1872. DECEMBER, Twelfth Month. @'s Declination. Astronomical Calculations. 1 219.57 7 22 43 13 23 13 19 23 27 25 23 28 22 22 10 23 0 16 23 22 22 23 27 28 28 16 22 29 11* 123 5 17 23 24 23 23 26 29 23 12 22 36 12 28 9 18 23 26 24 23 25 30 23 7 First Quarter, 7th day, 6h. 52m., morning. Last Quarter, 22d day, 9h. 28m., evening. D'sl Sets. of Days. Decre. Moon's Full Sex, Boston. h. n. m. h. 74 336 1S. 7 114 28 9 17 5 59|11| 1/114 thi. 5 13 0 44 337 2 M. 7 12 4 28 9 166 0102 001 kn. 6 13 1 47 338 3 Tu. 7 13 4 28 9 15 6 110 3 0 11 kn. 7 23 2 51 339 4 W. 7 144 27 9 136 3 9 4 11 2 legs 8 403 52 340 5 Th. 7 15 4 27 9 12 6 4 9 5 21 3 legs 9 56 4 50 341 6|Fr. 7 16 4 27 9 11 6 5 8 6 4 feet 11 11 5 43 342 7 Sa. 7 17 4 27 9 10 6 6 8 7 5 feet morn. 6 32 343 8 S. 7 18 4 27 9 96 7 8 8 51 6 h'd 0 23 7 19 344 9M. 7 19 4 27 9 86 87 969 71 h'd 1 34 8 5 345 10 Tu. 7 19 4 27 9 8 6 8 710 781 h'd 2 43 8 52 346 11 W. 7 20 4 27 9 76 9 6 11 819 n'k 3 52 9 39 347|12 Th. 7 21 4 27 9 6 6 10 6 12 9ị 10 nok | 4 5910 27 348 13 Fr. 7 224 28 9 66 10 513 103 104 arm 6 511 18 349 14 Sa. 7 23 4 28 9 56 11 50 111 111 arm 7 11 morn. 350 15 S.7 23 4 28 9 56 11 4 15 113 br. rises 0 10 351 16 M. 7 24 4 28 9 46 12 4 16 0 5 54 1 2 352 17 Tu. 7 25 4 29 9 46 12 3 17 03 1" br. . 6 53 1 54 353 18 W. 7 25 4 29 9 46 12 318 11 14 h'rt | 7 54 2 43 354 19 Th. 7 26 4 29 9 36 13 2 19 2 24 h'rt 8 55 3 30 355 20 Fr. 7 274 30 9 36 13 220 2. 3 bel. / 9 57 4 15 356 21 Sa. 7 27 4 30 9 3 Inc. 121 3 3 bel. 10 58 4 58 357 22 S. 7 28 4 31 9 30 01 22 4 4 bel. 11 59 5 39 358 23 M. 7 28 4 31 9 30 0 0 23 5 rei. morn. 6 20 359 24 Tu. 7 28 4 32 9 40 1 S.24 61 6į rei. 1 3 7 2 360 25 W. 7 294 33 9 40 11 125 73 sec. 2 9 7 46 361 26 Th.7 29 4 33 9 40 1 1 26 8 81 sec. 3 17 8 34 362 27 Fr. 7 294 34 9 50 2 227 89 91 thi. 4 28 9 26 363 28 Sa. 7 304 35 950 22 28 91 101 thi. 5 43 10 24 364 29 S.7 30 4 36 9 60 3 3 29 101 11 kn. 6 57 11 27 365 30 M. 7 30 4 37 9 70 4 3 114 114 kn. sets 0 32 03 br. DECEMBER hath 31 days. 1872. If wrong you do, if false you play, In Summer among the flowers ; In Winter among the showers. MACKAY. . meets. E Aspects, Holidays, Events, Farmer's Calendar. Al À 1 F Advent Sun. Very hi. tid. If you didn't get time to trim 2 Mo. ( ruus low. 6 $ (. the grape vines last month, you had better be about it now. Any 3 Tu. ( in Per. 68.6h ( time after the leaves have dropped 4 W. 16 h. Thomas Carlyle born, 1795. till the first of March will do, 5 Th. 320. United States Congress but on the whole it is a good 6 Fr. St. Nicholas. 8 stat. plan to have a fixed time, and now is the best. Other fruit 7 Sa. $ gr.hel. lat. S. trees can be trimmed now, but 8 F 20 Su. in Adv. s in Aph. no large limbs should be taken 9 Mo. h iu 98. 69(. A storm off at this season. All fruit trees 10 Tu. 8 in 8. Low tides. ought to be kept in shape with 11 W. is very near. the pruning knife during their 12 Th. 14th. Washington died, 1792. growth, so as not to require any large limbs to be taken off'; but if 13 Fr. 15th. High tides. from any previous neglect it be14 Sa. 8 in Perihelion. Cold, comes necessary, do it in May or 15 F 30 Su. in Adv. (r. high. June, when the rapid growth will . 16 Mo. 6 % O inf. 4 stationary.help to heal the wound. If you an 17 Tu. 18th. Boston Tea Party, 1773. tools on the farm, made a year 18 W. | 6 (: but fine ago, make another now. 19 Th. (in Apogee. for the have none, the sooner you set 20 Fr. 646. 21st. Oent. 13. about it the better you will be off. There's a world of meaning 21 Sa. St. Thomas. WINT. BEGINS. in figures, but it needs a little 22 F 4th Sun. in Ad. {21st. SHORTEST study to bring it out. It is time 23 Mo. 6 c. 22d. Very low ti. to begin to feed out the turnips. 24 Tu. Edwin M. Stanton died, Mangolds keep well into spring, season. 25 W. CHRISTMAS. & gr. hel. 1. N. and they are decidedly better in March than in January: Roots 26 Th. St. Stephen. ☆ stationary. are good for all- kinds of stock, 27 Fr. St. John, Evangelist. but best for milch cows and 28 Sa. Holy Innocents. 6 $.C. sheep. You can keep a store 29 F 1st Sun.af. Christmas. pig on raw mangolds alone from Thanksgiving to March. Spruce 30 Mo. Oh ( 29th. ( ru. low. up and get ready for a hard 31 Tu. 1 in Peri. Very hi. tides. winter. If you 1869. COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES. (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME COURT.-At Washington, to commence on the first Monday in December, annually. The Supreme Court of the United States consists of one Chief and eight Associate Justices. There are nine judicial circuits, and to each of these is assigned one of the justices. By a law parscd in 1869, there are also mine Circuit Judges, each of whom is to reside in his Circuit. The Circuits and justices are as follows: First Circuit (Maine, N. H., Mass., R. I.), Nathan Clifford, of Portland, Me., Asso. Justice. Second (Vt., Conn., N. Y.), Samuel Nelson, of Cooperstown, N. Y., As. J. Third (Penn., N. J., Del). Wm. Strong, of Philadelphia, Pa., As. J. Fourth (Md., Va., W. Va., N. C., S. C.), Salmon P. Chase, of Cincinnati, O., Chief Justice. Firth (Geo., Fla., Ala., Miss.. JA. Tex.). Joseph P. Bradley, of Newark, N. J.. As. J. Sirth (Ohio, Mich., Ken., l'enn.), Noah H. Swayne, of Colunibas, 0., As. J. Seventh (Ind., III., Wis.), David Davis, of Bloomington, II., As. J. Eighth (Min., Iowa, Mo., kan.. Ark., Neb.), S F." Miller, of Keokuk, Iowa, Aš. J. Ninth (Cal., Oregon, Nev.), Stephen J. Field, of San Francisco, Cal., A8. J. UNITED STATES Circuit COURTS IN In MAINE — at Portland, 1st Tues, in Feb. THE FIRST AND SECOND EASTERN CIR- and Dec.; at Bath, 1st Tues. in Sept.; CUITS. - IN MAINE — at Portland, 230 at Bangor, 4th Tues, in June. In New Apr. and 230 Sept. In N. HAMPSHIRE- HAMPSHIRE - at Portsmouth, 3d Tues. at Portsmouth, May 8, and at Exeter, Oct. in March and Sept.; at Exeter, 3d Tues. 8. In MASSACHUSETTS — at Boston, May in June and Dec. In MASSACHUSETTS — 15 and Oct. 15. In CONNECTICUT --at N. at Boston, 3d Tues. in Mar., 4th Tues. Haven, 4th Tues. in Apr., and at Hartford, in June, 2d Tues. in Sept., and 1st Tues. 3d Tues. in Sept. In RHODE ISLAND- at in Dec.' In CONNECTICUT — at Hartford, Providence, June 15, and Nov. 15. In 4th Tues. in May and Nov.; at N. Haven, VERMONT — at Windsor, 4th Tu. in July, 4th Tues, in Feb. and Aug. In Rhode at Rutland Oct. 3d., and at Burlington, ISLAND - at Newport, 2a Tues. in May 4th Tues, in Feb. and 3d Tues, in Oct.; at Providence, 1st user If the days happen on Sunday the Tues. in Feb. and Aug. In VERMONT -Court comes in the Monday following. Windsor, Mon, after 4th Tu, July; RutUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS. land, Oct. Oth; Burlington, 4th Tues. Feb. COURTS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME COURTS. -)st District (Hart- bury, 1st Tu. June, 4th Tu. Aug., and ford and Tolland Cos.) – 4th Tu. in Feb., 3d l'u. in Oct.; at Brooklyn, 1st Tues, in and 2d Tues, in Sept. 2u District (New Jan., 3d Tues, in Apr., 4th Tues. in Aug., Haven and Middlesex Cos.) – 20 Tues. in 1st Tues. in Nov.; at Litchfield, 4th Tu. Feb., and 4th Tues, in Sept. 3d District in Jan., 2d Tues. in April, 3d Tues. in (N. London and Windham Cos.)- 2d Tu. Sept., and 1st Tues. in Nov.; at Middlein March, and 4th Tucs. in Oct. 4th town, 1st Tues, in Feb., and 1st Tues. in District (Litchfield and Fairfield Cos. — Dec.; at Haddam, 2d Tues. in April, and At Bridgeport, 1st Tues in Feb. and 20 20 Tues. in Oct.; at Tolland, 1st Tues, in Tu. in Oct.; at Litchfield, 2dTu. in Aug. Feb., 21 Tues, in April, 18t Tu. in Sept., The place where each term of the and 1st Tues. in Dec.; at Bridgeport, 3d Court shall be held, in each judicial dis- Tues. in Feb., 1st Tues. In Mar., 4th_Tu. trict, is designated by the chief judge. in Aug., 3d Tu. in Oct., and 3d Tu. in Dec. SUPERIOR COURTS. - At Hartford, 2d COURTS OP COMMON PLEAS, at HartTues. in March, 3d Tues, in July, 4th ford and New Haven, 1st Mon. in each Tues. in Sept., and 3d Tues. in Dec. month except July and Aug. Fairfield At New Haven, 1st Tues, in March, 2d Co.-At Bridgeport, 1st Mon. Mar., June, Tues. in May, 1st Tues, in Sept. 3d Sept., Nov., and Dec., and 1st Tu. April Tues. in Oct., and 3d Tues. in Dec. At at Danbury, 1st Mon. Jan., Feb., May, Norwich, last Tues. in March, and 3d and Oct. New London Co.-N. London, Tues. in Nov. AtNew London, 3d Tues. 1st Tues. of Aug., Dec., and April; Nor-, in Jan. and 20 Tues. in Sept; at Dan-1 wich, 1st Tues. of Oct., Feb., and June. COURTS IN THE STATE OF VERMONT. . (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME COURTS. Middlebury, 1st COUNTY COURTS. Middlebury, 1st Mon. after 3d Tues, in Jan. Rutland, 1st Tues. in June, and 2d in Dec. Rutland, 2d Mon, after 4th Tues. Jan. Bennington Tues. in Mar. and Sept. Manchester, 1st and Manchester, alternately, 2d Tues. aftr Tues. in June, and Bennington, 1st Tues. 4th Tues. in Jan. Newfane, Mon. follow- in Dec. Newfane, 2d Tues. in April and ing 20 Tues, aft. 4th Tues. in Jan. Wood- Sept. Woodstock, 4th Tues. in May, and stock, 1st Thurs. aft. 4th Tu. next aft. 4th 1st in Dec. Chelsea, 1st Tu. in June, and Tu. in Jan. Chelsea, 6th Tu. aft. 4th Tu. 3d in Dec. Burlington, 1st Tues. in April, in Jan. Burlington, 1st Tu. in Jan. St. and 4th in Sept. St. Albans, 2d Tues, in Albans, 1st Mon. aft. 2d Tu.in Jan. North April and Sept. North Hero, last Tues. in Hero, 1st Fri. aft. 3d Tues. in Jan. Hyde Feb. and Aug. Hyde Park, 4th Tues, in Park, 3d Tues. in Aug. Montpelier, 2d May, and let in Dec. Montpelier, 2d Tues. in Aug. Irasburg, 1st Thurs, next Tues. in Mar. and Sept. Irasburg, 1st aft. 3d Tues. in Aug. St. Johnsbury, 1st Wed. after 1st Tues, in dept. and Feb. 8i. Thurs. next aft. 4th Tues. in Aug. Guild-Johnsbury, 1st Tues. In June and Dec. COURTS IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. TRIAL and October. - CARROLL Co.: Ossipee At Portsmouth, 3d Tues. of Corner, 1st Tues. of Mar., June, Sept. Oct., and Exeter, 3d Tues. of January and and Dec. Conway, 1st Tu. of Jun., Ap., 24 Tu. of April, for Co. of Rockingham. July and Oct. Tamworth, 1st Tu. of Feb., At Dover, 21 Tues. of Feb., and 1st Tues. May, Aug. and Nov. - MERRIMACK Co.: of Sept., for Co. of Strafford. At Gilford, Concord, 4th Tues. of every month. 4th Tues. of Mar., and the 4th Tues. of HILLSBOROUGH Co.: Manchester, 4th Tu. Sept., for the Co. of Belknap. At Ossipee, of Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept. and Nov. 3d Tu. Ap. and Oct. for Co. of Carroll." At Nashua, 4th Tues. of Feb., April, June, Concord, 1st Tues. of Oct., and 1st Tues. Aug., Oct. and Dec. Hillsboro' Bridge, of April, for Co. of Merrimack. At Am- Frid. after 4th Tues. Jan. Francestown, herst, ist Tues, of May, at Manchester, Frid. after 4th Tues. April, July and Oct. 1st Tues. of Jan., and at Nashua, 1st Tues. | Amherst, Frid, aft. 4th Tues. Feb., June, of Sept., for Co. of Hillsborough. At Sept. and Dec. Peterborough, Frid. aft. Keene, 1st Tues. of April and 3d Tues. 4th Tu.of May and Aug. Mason Village, of Oct. for Co. of Cheshire. At Newport, Frid. after 4th Tues. of March and Nor. 4th Tues. of Jan. and 1st Tues. of Sept., 1 - CHESHIRE Co.: Keene, 1st and 30 Tu. for Co, Sullivan, At Haverhill, 3d Tues. every month. - SULLIVAN Co.: Newport, of Mar. and 3d Taes.of Sept., for the West. last Wed. of Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. Jud. Dist., and at Plymouth, 1st Tues. of and Dec. Claremont, last Wed. of Jan., May and Nov. for the Eastern Jud. Dist., Mar., May, July, Sept. and Nov. -GRAF. Grafton Co. At Colebrook, 1st Tu. of Feb. TON Co.: Lisbon, 3d Tues. of Ap. and and 3d Tu. of Aug., for North. Jud. Dist. Oct. Plymouth, 1st Tu.of May and Nov. of Coös. At Lancaster, 4th Tu. of Apr. Canaan, 3d Tu. of June and Dec. Haverand 1st Tu. of Nov. for South. Jud. Dist. hill, 3d Tu. March and Sept. Bristol, 3d of Coös. Tu. July. Littleton, 30 Tu. Jan. WentPROBATE COURTS. ROCKINGHAM Co.: worth, 3d Tu. Feb. and Aug. Lebanon, Exeter, Wed. next aft. 1st Tues. of Apr., 1st Tues. March and Sept. - Coös Co.: Wed, next aft. 3d Tues, of Feb. and Mar., Colebrook, let Tues, of Feb. and Sept. and Wed. next aft. 20 Tues, of each other Lancaster, 1st Tues. of Jan., March, May, month. Portsmouth, 1st Tu. Nov., 3d Tul July, and Nov. COURTS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. CIVIL AND Actions only.) Somerset Co.at Norridge- at Paris, 2u | actions exceeding $500, and criminal juTu. Mar., 3d Tu. Sept., and 18t Tu. Dec. risdiction in all actions. Court sits for Penobscot Co., at Bangor, Civil Actions, trial of civil actions exclusively, 1st Tu. 1st Tues, Jan, and Apr., and 1st Tues. of Feb., Mar., Apr., Oct., Nov., and Dec.; Oct.; Criminal Actions, 1st Tues. Feb. and for civil and criminal cases, 1st Tues. and 20 Tu. Aug. Piscataquis Co., at Do- of Jan., May, and September. COURTS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME COURT, -- At Newport, 3d COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.- At New Mon. in Mar., and 31 Mon. in Sept. port, 3d Mon. in May and Nov. ProviProvidence, 4th Mon. in March, and ist dence, 18t Mon, in Mar., June, Sept., and Mon. in Oct. South Kingston, 3d Mon. Dec. (Mar. and Sept. terms are for crimiin Feb., and 3d Mon. iu Aug. Bristol, 1st nal business only). 80. Kingston, 2d Mon. mon. in March, and 2d Mon, in Sept. in May, and 19t Mon. in Nov. Bristol, East Greenwich, 2d Mou. in March, and 1st Mon. in May, and last Mon. in Oct. Ith Mon. in Aug. E. Greenwich, 2d Mon. in April and Oct. SUPREME JUD. AND SUPERIOR COURTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. (Corrected 1871.) SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OP MASS. SUPERIOR COURT OF MASSACHUSETTSJURY TERM8.-For Barnstable and Dukes For Essex Co., (civil) at Salem, 1st Mon. Counties, at Barnstable, 1st Tuesday of of June and Dec., at Lawrence, 1st Mon. May. For Berkshire Co., at Pittsfield, 2d of March, and at Newburyport, 1st Mon. Tues. of May. For Bristol Co., at New of Sept. ; (crim.) at Lawrence, 1st Mon. Bedford, 20 Tues. of Nov.; also at Taun- of Oct., at Newburyport, 2d Mon. of May, ton, 3d 'sues. of April. For Essex Co., at and at 'Balem, 4th Mon. of Jan. Salem, 3d Tu. of April and 1st Tu. Nov. For Middlesex Co., (civil) at Lowell, 2d For Franklin Co., at Greenfield, 2d Tu. of Mon, of March, and 1st Mon. of Sept. ; April. Por Hampden Co., at Springfield, at Cambridge, 1st Mon. of June, and 2d 4th Tues, of April. For Hampshire Co., Mon, of Dec.; (crim.) at Cambridge, 20 at Northampton, 3d Tues. of April. For Mon. of Feb., and 4th Mon. of June; and Middlesex Co., at Lowell, 3d Tues, of at Lowell, 3d Non. of Oct. April; also at Cambridge, 3d Tues. of For Hampshire Co., at Northampton, Oct. For Nantucket Co., at Nantucket, (civil) 3d Môn. of Feb., 1st Mon. of June, 1st Tues. of July. For Norfolk Co., at and 3d Mon. of Oct.; (crim.) 2d Mon. of Dedham, 3d Tues. of Feb. For Plymouth June, and 3d Mon. of Dec. Co., at Plymouth, 2d Tues. of May. For For Franklin Co., at Greenfield, 3d Mon. Suffolk Co., at Boston, 2d Tues. of Sept. of March, and 2d Mon. of Aug. and Nov. and 1st Tues, of April. For Worcester For Hampden Co., at Springfield, (civil) Co., at Worcester, 22 Tues, of April. 24 Mon. of March and June, and 4th Mon. of Oct.; (crim.) 3d Mon, of May, and 1st LAW TERMS OF SUPREME JUDICIAL Mon. of Dec. COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS.-A law term For Berkshire Co., at Pittsfield, (civil) of the Supreme Judicial Court shall be 4th Mon. of Feb., June, and Oct.; (crim.) held at Boston on the first Wednesday of 2d Mon. of Jan. and July. January of each year, which term may be For Norfolk Co., at Dedham, (civil) 4th adjourned, from time to time, to places and Mon. in Apr., Sept., and Dec.; (crim.) times most conducive to the despatch of 1st Mon. in Apr., Sept., and Dec. business and the interests of the public; For Plymouth Co.,at Plymouth, 2d Mon. and there shall be entered and determined of Feb. and June, and 4th Mon. of Oct. therein questions of law arising in the For Bristol Co., at Taunton, 2d Mon, of counties of Barnstable, Dukes County, March and Sept., and at New Bedford, 2d Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, and Suf: Mon. of June and Dec. folk; and also all questions of law arising For Suffolk Co., at Boston, (civil) 1st in other counties where special provisions Tues. of Jan., Ap'l, July, and Oct.; (crim.) are not made therefor. 1st Mon. of every month. And law terms of said court shall also For Barnstable Co., at Barnstable, Tues. annually be held as follows: next after 1st Mon, of April, and ed Tues. Mon. of June and Oet. Mon. of May and Sept. At Worcester, for Worcester Co., 4th Mon. of Aug., and 2d Mon, of Dec.; and Tues. after 1st Tues. of Sept. at Fitchburg, 2d Mon. of June and Nov.; At Plymouth, for Plymouth Co., 3d Tu.(crim.) at Worcester, 3d Mon. of Jan., 2d of Oct. Mon. of May, and 3d Mon. of Oct.; and At Taunton, for Bristol Co., 4th Tu. Oct. at Fitchburg, 2d Mon, of Aug. 1 COURTS OF INSOLVENCY IN MASSACHUSETTS. While the Bankrupt Law of the United States is in force, the Insolvency Law is suspended as to new cases, but not as to those previously commenced. |