1. Certificate to be taken out by any member of an inn of court in England, acting as conveyancer, special pleader, draftsman in equity, not being at the bar.

1. Stage carriage licences expire.

1. Borough Councillors to be elected.
1. Holiday at Bank Transfer Office.

1. Cirencester-cattle, sheep, horses, &c.
6. Beverley cattle, horses, and sheep.
6. Newcastle-under-Lyne-cattle.
6, 7. Carnarvon-cattle, &c.

8. Warwick-horses, cows, and sheep.

8. Rochdale-horses,cattle, and woollen cloths. 9. Mayors and Aldermen of Boroughs elected. 9, 10. Denbigh-cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, &c. 11. Martinmas-Scotch Quarter-day.

13. Loughborough-horses, cows, and sheep.

14. Kingston, Surrey-horses, cattle, &c. 14. Leek-cattle, &c.

16. Certificate to be taken out yearly by any person admitted as an attorney, solicitor, proctor, or writer to the signet, or admitted and enrolled as a notary public, and by every sworn clerk, clerks in court, &c.

16, 17. Llandovery-cattle and pigs. 17, 18. Andover-sheep, cheese, hops. 20. Boston (3 days)-horses.

22. Guildford-horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs. 23. Louth-horses, cattle, sheep, &c. 29. Gloucester-cattle, pigs, horses, &c. 29. Wellington-cattle, sheep, &c. 30. Bromsgrove-cattle, sheep, &c. 30. Warrington (for 9 days)-horses, &c. 30. Wells-oxen, horses, sheep, and hogs.

15 TH 319

16 F 320

17 S 321

18 322 25 Sunday after Trinity.

19 M 323

20 Tu 324

21 W 325 Princess Royal b. 1840. 22 TH 326

23 F 327 24 S 328

25 S329 Sunday next bef. Advent. 26 M 330 Prs. Maud of W., b. 1869. 27 Tu 331 Prs. Mary of Camb.b.1833. 28 W 532

ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA.

Mercury, in the constellations Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio, is in superior conjunction with the Sun on the 13th.

Venus, in the constellation Sagittarius, is an evening star. On the 10th, in conjunction with Jupiter, at 2° 42′ N; on the 15th, sets at 6h 34m P.M.; on the 21st, in conjunction with Sagittarii at 0° 4' S.

Mars, in the constellations Aquarius and Pisces, is visible until past midnight. On the 15th, sets at 1h 14m A.M.

Jupiter, in the constellation Sagittarius, is visible a short time after sunset. On the 15th, sets at 6h 30m P.M.

Saturn, in the constellation Aquarius, is visible

in the evenings. On the 15th, sets at 0h 48m A.M.

Uranus is in the constellation Leo. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 6h 29m A.M.

Neptune is in the constellation Aries. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 10h 35m P.M.

The Moon, on the 2nd, at 2h A.M., in Perigee; on the 5th, at 3h A.M., in conjunction with Mercury; on the 8th, at 11h P.M., with Venus, at 1°30' N; on the 9th, at 1h A.M., with Jupiter, at 4° 7' N; on the 13th, at 11h P.M., in Apogee; on the 15th, at 1h A.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 4° 0' S; at 10h A.M., with Mars, at 3° 34' S; and on the 27th, at 6h P.M., in Perigee.

Meteors on the 13th, about midnight.

The Constellations Perseus and Eridanus will be on the meridian about midnight in the middle of the month.

1. Stamford-cattle.

1. Bridgewater-cattle, &c.

4, 5. Carnarvon-cattle, &c.

5. Dursley-cattle, sheep, and pigs.

5. Atherstone-horses and fat cattle.

6. Bodmin-cattle and sheep.

14. Thirsk-horses, cattle, sheep, and leather. 14, 15. Denbigh-cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, &c. 16. Kettering-sheep and cattle.

16. Cheltenham-cattle and pedlery. 18. Hornsea-horses and cattle.

21. Election of common councilmen. 29. Leek-cattle, &c.

31. Dog licences expire, also licences for servants, &c.

31. Last day of the year.-Those who have not been accustomed to keep an account of personal or household expenses, or if in trade, to take an annual account of stock, should begin from this day. Without cash-books and stock-books, trade is little better than a game of chance.

ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA.

Mercury, in the constellation Sagittarius, is visible after sunset, about the 25th at greatest elongation 19° 44' E.

Venus, in the constellations Capricornus and Aquarius, is an evening star. On the 11th, at greatest elongation from the Sun 47° 16' E; on the 15th, sets at 7h 37m P.M.; on the 29th, in conjunction with Capricorni at 0° 7' N.

Mars, in the constellation Pisces, is visible in the evenings. On the 15th, sets at oh 43m A.M.

Jupiter, in the constellation Sagittarius, is visible above the western horizon a little after sunset. On the 15th, sets at 5h 2m P.M.

Saturn, in the constellation Aquarius, is visible in the evenings. On the 15th, sets at 10h 50m P.M. Uranus is in the constellation Leo. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 4h 31m A.M.

Neptune is in the constellation Aries. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 8h 35m P.M.

The Moon, on the 5th, at 10h P.M., in conjunction with Mercury; on the 6th, at 9h P.M., with Jupiter, at 3° 37' N; on the 8th. at 11h P.M., with Venus at 0° 42' S; on the 11th, at 8h P.M., in Apogee; on the 12th, at 11h A.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 4° 16' S; on the 13th, at 10h P.M., with Mars at 3° 46' S; on the 23rd at 2h P.M., in Perigee.

The Constellation Taurus will be on the meridian at midnight in the beginning, and Orion and Auriga in the middle of the month.

Hebrew Calendar. 1877. 5638.

27 TH 361 St. John, Evangelist.

28 F 362 Innocents.

29 S 363

30364 1 Sun. after Christmas.

31 M 365 Silvester.

Dedication of Temple.

7 1

7 1 Thebet.

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Kurban Bairam.

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