I WRITE to call the attention of observers to the present appearance of the inner dusky ring of Saturn. Although the ring is not very open, only permitting that portion near the ends to be seen on the nights of the 9th and 11th of this month, using a portion of a large reflector sufficient only to show Enceladus clearly, it was most prominent, and not to be overlooked. It had the appearance of being covered with bright points, such as a rough dusk paper touched lightly with chalk would give; that part in front of the ball being dark, and showing as a fine dark line across, equal in width and shade to the shadow beneath, so that the narrow part of the whole ring appeared on the face of the planet as if bounded by two fine parallel dark lines. The wide and the narrow division at the ends of the ring were very plain.