MONTHLY NOTICES. 2. Bury St. Edmunds-cattle. 7 and 18. Cheltenham-cattle and pedlery. 10, 11. Bewdley-first day, hogs only-2nd day, 12. Shrewsbury-cattle, sheep; pigs, &c. 14. Thirsk-horned cattle, horses, sheep, &c. 17. Hornsea-horses and cattle. 28. Bridgewater-cattle, &c. 30. Quarter Sessions commence in this week. 31. Last day of the year.-Those who have not been accustomed to keep an account of personal or household expenses should begin from this day. Those in trade who have not been accustomed to take an annual account of stock should begin from this day. Without cash-books and without stock-books, trade is little better than a game of chance. ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. v. 9 Mercury, in the constellations Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricornus, is invisible in the beginning; from the 10th an evening star to the end. On the 1st, at 5h. 45m. A.M., in Aphelion; on the 12th, at Oh. 49m. A.M., in conjunction with Venus, at 20 9' N. Venus, in the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpio, is an evening star till the 12th, invisible till the 19th, then a morning star to the end of the month. On the 16th, at 4h. 2m. P.M., in inferior conjunction with the sun; on the 20th, at 9h. 20m. A.M., in conjunction with Mars, at 20 57' S. Mars, in the constellations Scorpio and Sagittarius, is invisible till near the end of the month; then a morning star. Jupiter, in the constellation Virgo, on the 15th passes the meridian at 7h. 37m. A.M. Saturn, in the constellation Pisces, on the 15th passes the meridian at 7h. 20m. P.M.; on the 18th, at 10h. 32m., A.M., stationary. Uranus, in the constellation Pisces, on the 15th passes the meridian at 8h. 3m. P.M. The Moon, on the 2nd, at 8h. 58m. P.M., with s Scorpii, at 3° 43' S.; on the 3rd, at 7h. 42m. A.M., with a Scorpii (Antares) at 9° 8' S.; at 1h. 33m. P.M., with Mars, at 4° 45' S.; at 10h. 10m. P.M., with Mercury, at 5° 23' S.; on the 5th, at 5h. 46m. A.M., with Venus, at 4° 26' S.; on the 9th, at 11h. Om. A.M., in Apogee. On the 13th, at 7h. 7m. P.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 2° 19' N.; on the 17th, at 9h. 9m. P.M., with a Tauri (Aldebaran) at 10 5' S.; on the 18th, at 5h. 8m. P.M., with 3 Tauri, at 9° 9' N.; on the 20th, at 10h. 35m. P.M., with B Geminorum (Pollux) at 8° 0' N.; on the 21st, at 6h. 0m. A.M., in Perigee. On the 23rd, at 7h. 31m. A.M., in conjunction with a Leonis (Regulus), at 1° 31'S.; on the 26th, at 11h. 46m. P.M., with Jupiter, at 4° 1' S.; at 11h. 50m. P.M., with a Virginis (Spica), at 7°40'S.; on the 30th, at 2h. 19m. P.M., with a Scorpii at 90 11' S.; on the 31st, at 11h. 58m. A.M., with Venus, at 0° 36' N. The Constellation Taurus is on the meridian at midnight in the beginning, and Orion and Auriga in the middle, of the month. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. First Satellite. 9th, Im. at 2h. 58m 5s. A.M.; 16th, Im. at 4h. 51m. 36s. A.M.; 23rd, Im. at 6h. 45m. 4s. A.M. Second Satellite. 10th, Im. at 2h. 22m. 278. A.M.; 17th, Im. at 5h. 5m. 21s. A.M.; 24th, Im. at 7h. 38m. 16s. A.M. Third Satellite. 21st, Im. at 1h. 57m. 8s. A.M.; 21st, Em. at 4h. 38m. 25s. A.M.; 28th, Im. at 5h. 54m. 44s. A.M. MISCELLANEOUS REGISTER. THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GREAT BRITAIN. THE QUEEN. ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA, born May 24, 1819; married Feb. 10, 1840, to Prince Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emanuel of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, born Aug. 26, 1819. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, born Nov. 21, 1840, Princess Royal. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, born Nov. 9, 1841. Alice Maud Mary, born April 25, 1843. Alfred Ernest Albert, born Aug. 6, 1844. Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1846. Louisa Caroline Alberta, born March 8, 1848. The Queen Dowager. Adelaide Amelia Louisa Teresa Caroline, widow of King Wm. IV., sister of the reigning Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, born August 13, 1792. Royal Princes and Princess. Ernest Augustus (King of Hanover), Duke of Cumberland, born June 5, 1771; married May 29, 1815, to Frederica Carolina Sophia, daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and widow of Fred. William, Prince of Solms Braunfels, born March 2, 1778. Issue, George Frederic, born May 27, 1819. Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, born February 24, 1774; married May 7, 1818, to Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa, daughter of the Landgrave of Hesse; born July 25, 1797. Issue, George William, born March 26, 1819; Augusta Caroline, July 19, 1822; Mary Adelaide, Nov. 27, 1833. Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, born April 25, 1776. Her Majesty's Mother. Victoria Maria Louisa (Princess Dowager of Leiningen), Duchess of Kent, widow of Edward Duke of Kent, sister of the King of the Belgians, born Aug. 17, 1786. The QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD, &c. Hered. Joint Great Chamberlain of England, Lord Willoughby D'Eresby-Sec. Robert Burrell. Hered. Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk Treas. Lord Marcus Hill-Comp. Rt. Hon. W. S. Lascelles-Master of Household, Maj.Gen. G. Bowles-Sec. to Board of Green Cloth, Sir Thos. Marrable. Ld. Chamberlain, Marquess of Breadalbane Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Edw. HowardLords in Waiting, Marquess of Ormonde, Earl of Morley, Earl of Listowel, Lord Waterpark, Lord Byron, Lord Camoys, Lord Elphinstone and Lord Dufferin Grooms in Waiting, Sir H. Seton, Sir F. Stovin, Hon. Capt. A. N. Hood, Hon. Capt. Robt. Boyle, J. R. Ormsby Gore, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Sir E. Bowater, Hon. Capt. Joseph Denman, R.N.-Extra Grooms in Waiting, Gen. Hon. Sir W. Lumley, Hon. Chas. Augustus Murray-Pages of Honour in Ordinary, Hon. W. F. Forbes, Hon. A. Crofton, G. G. Cameron, G. G. GordonComptroller of Accounts, Sir W. MartinsKeeper of Privy Purse, Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. B. Phipps. Master of Ceremonies, Hon. Col. Sir E. Cust-Poet Laureat, Wm. Wordsworth-Examiner of Plays, J.M. Kemble--Principal Portrait Painter, Sir G. Hayter. Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland. Ladies of the Bedchamber-Countess of Hered. Grand Almoner, Marq. of Exeter. Clerk of the Closet, Bishop of Chester- Physicians, Sir James Clark, Bt., M.D., Serjeant Surgeons, Sir B. C. Brodie, Bt., Robt. Keate. PRINCE ALBERT'S HOUSEHOLD. Groom of the Stole, Marquess of Abercorn. Treasurer, Lieut.- Col. Hon. C. B. Phipps. Gentlemen of Bedchamber, Lord George Lennox and Viscount Clifden. Secretary, Dr. E. Prætorius. Private Secretary, Col. Hon. Chas. Grey. Chief Equerry, Major-Gen. Wemys. Equerries, Lt.-Col. Bouverie, Hon. Capt. Alex. Gordon, and Lieut.-Col. F. Hugh Seymour. Grooms of Bedchamber, Lieut. -Col. Wylde and Capt. Francis Seymour Extra Groom, Gen. Sir G. Anson, Deputy-Paymaster, S. Beltz. Cashier, E. Saunders. Accountant, E. W. Cleere. THE EXCHEQUER. Chancellor, Right Hon. Sir Chs. Wood, Bt. EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Superintendent, John Bowen. SECRETARIES OF STATE'S OFFICES. Home Affairs-Principal Secretary, Rt. Hon. Sir George Grey, bt.-Under Secs., Horatio Waddington, G. C. Lewis. Foreign Affairs-Principal Secretary, Visc. Palmerston Under Secs., Lord Eddisbury, H. U. Addington. Colonial Affairs-Principal Secretary, Earl Grey-Under Secs., B. Hawes, H. Merivale, and T. F. Elliott. War Office-Sec.-at-War, Rt. Hon. Fox Maule-Deputy, L. Sulivan-PaymasterGeneral, Earl Granville-Medical Di rector-General, Sir J. McGrigor, Bart., M.D. Chief Examiner of Army Accounts, E. Marshall. Horse Guards-Commander of the Forces, Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington-Military Secretary, Lt.-Gen. Lord Fitzroy Somerset-Adj.-Gen. Maj.-Gen. Sir John Macdonald Quartermaster-Gen., Lt. Gen. Sir J. Willoughby Gordon, bt. -Judge-Advocate Gen. Sir D. DundasChaplain-Gen. Rev. Dr. W. Dakins. Ordnance-Master-Gen., Marquess of Anglesey-Surveyor-Gen., Major-Gen. C.R. Fox-Clerk of Ordnance, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. Anson-Sec. to Board, (vacant). BOARD OF TRADE. President, Rt. Hon. H. Labouchere. Secretaries, G. R. Porter and Sir D. Le Statistical Department-Director, A. W. Fonblanque-Deputy, W. D. Oswald. Corn Department- Comptroller of Corn Returns, George Joyce. Railway Board-Commissioners, Rt. Hon. H. Labouchere (Chairman), Earl Granville, Rt. Hon. Sir Edw. Ryan, Lieut.-Col. R.C. Alderson-Sec., Capt. H.D. HarnessInspector of Railways, Capt. Wynne, R.E. DUCHY OF LANCASTER. Chancellor, Lord Campbell. OFFICE OF WOODS, FORESTS, &c. Commissioners, Earl of Carlisle, A. Milne, Hon. C. A. Gore-Sec., S. W. Philipps. THE MINT. Master, Rt. Hon. R. L. Sheil. Deputy, Jas. W. Morrison. Comptroller, John Tekell. IRISH OFFICE. Chief Sec., Sir Wm. Somerville. BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE. Chairman, John Wood-Dep., John Thorn- Secretary, John Clayton Freeling, Esq. THE HOUSE OF PEERS. The titles here given are those by which the noblemen sit in the House of Peers. Speaker, The Lord High Chancellor... Chairman of Comm. E. of Shaftesbury. Earls Princes of the Blood Royal... Dukes Marquesses Viscounts... Barons Peers of Scotland (elected 1847)* 3 20 21 115 26 4 454 * Marked thus are Scotch Peers. PRINCES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL. Wales, Albert Edward, Prince of, 1841,*0 Cumberland, Prince Ernest Augustus 1799, o Cambridge, Prince Adolphus Fred., 1801 ARCHBISHOPS. Canterbury, John Bird Sumner, 1848 York, Thomas Musgrave, 1847 Armagh, Lord J. G. Beresford, 1822, b DUKES. Beaufort, Henry Somerset, 1682 Cleveland, Henry Vane, 1833 Devonshire, W. Spencer Cavendish, 1694 Grafton, Henry Fitzroy, 1675 Leeds, F. G. D'Arcy Osborne, 1694, * Richmond, Charles Lennox, 1675, * Somerset, Edw. Adolph. Seymour, 1547 MARQUESSES. Abercorn, James Hamilton, 1790, *o Ailsa, Arch. Kennedy, 1831 (Cassilis, E. *) b a Marked thus are Scotch Represen. Peers. Hastings, Paulyn Reginald Serlo, 1816, o EARLS. Abergavenny, Rev. Wm. Neville, 1784 Beauchamp, J. R. Pindar, 1815 Bradford, G. A. F. H. Bridgman, 1815 Buckinghamshire, G. R. Hampden, 1764 Caledon, Jas. Dupre Alexander, 1800, b Camperdown, R. Dundas Duncan-Hal. dane, 1831 Cardigan, James Thos. Brudenell, 1661 * One vacant, Nov. 10, 1849. |