QUARTER SESSIONS.

IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

BEDFORD-Jan. 13, Ap. 21, July 14, Oct. 20.
BERKS-Reading, Jan.12. Newbury, April
20-Abingdon, July 13, Oct. 19.
BRISTOL CITY (same as Somerset.)
BUCKS-Aylesbury (same as Berks.)
CAMBRIDGE County, Cambridge, Jan. 15,
April 23, July 16, Oct. 22. For the Town,
the Monday before.
CHESHIRE-Chester, Jan. 11, April 19,
July 12, Oct. 18.
CORNWALL-(same as Berks.)
COVENTRY-(same as Cheshire.)

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

15

23
26

16

19

22

25

Nottingham, Jan. 11, Apr. 19, July12, Oct.18
Newark
East Retford 18
Town of Nottingham-two days after the
County Sessions at Nottingham.
NORTHUMBERLAND-The County Sessions
are held alternately at Newcastle on
Tyne, Morpeth, Hexham, and Alnwick;
and for 1830 will be Jan. 15, April 23,
July 16, Oct. 22.
OXFORDSHIRE-Oxford,(same as Cheshire.)

CUMBERLAND-Cockermouth, Jan. 12. Car- RUTLANDSHIRE-Ŏkeham, (same as Bucks.)

lisle, April 20, July 13. Penrith, Oct. 19. DERBYSHIRE-Derby (same as Berks.) DEVONSHIRE-Exeter (same as Berks.) DORSETSHIRE-Dorchester, (as Berks.) DURHAM (same as Cheshire.)

as

ELY, Isle of-Wisbeach, Jan. 13, July 14.
Ely, April 21, Oct. 20.
ESSEX-Colchester and Harwich, (same as
Cheshire.) Chelmsford, (as Berks.)
EXETER, CITY, (same as Cheshire.)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE-Gloucester (as Berks.)
HAMPSHIRE-Winchester (as Berks.)
HEREFORDSHIRE-Hereford (as Berks.)
HERTFORDSHIRE-Hertford, (same
Cheshire.) St. Alban's, the same week.
HUNTING DONSHIRE-(same as Cheshire.)
KENT-Maidstone, Th. Jan 14, T. Ap. 20,
Th. July 15, T. Oct. 19. Canterbury,
Jan. 12, April 20, July 13, Oct. 19.
LANCASHIRE- - Lancaster (same as Che-
shire.) Adjournments are held at Pres-
ton, at Salford, and at Liverpool.
LEICESTERSHIRE-Leicester (as Cheshire.)
Parts of Lindsey.

LINCOLNSHIRE.

Date. City. Kirton. Louth. Spilsby.

January 16

15

19

April 24

July

October 23

Date.

Parts of Kesteven. Parts of Holland.

Bourn. Sleaford.
January Tu. 12 Th. 14
April Tu. 20 Th. 22
July Tu.13 Th. 15
October Tu. 19 Th. 21 Tu. 19 Th. 21
MIDDLESEX and LONDON.-The Sessions

for Middlesex and London are held eight
times a year; four of these Sessions
(called Quarter Sessions) are held as
near to the times prescribed by the Sta-
tute as convenience will admit; the other
four, termed General Sessions, are taken
in the intervening periods. The exact
times are fixed by the Court of Aldermen
for each year.

MONMOUTHSHIRE-Uske, (as Cheshire.)
NORFOLK-Shire House, Norwich, Jan. 13,
April 21, July 14, Oct. 20. Norwich
City, (same as Bedford.)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-Northampton, Jan.
14, April 22, July 15, Oct. 21. Peter-
borough, Jan. 13, April 21, July 14,
Oct. 20.

SHROPSHIRE-Shrewsbury (s. as Cheshire.)
For the Town, the day before.
SOMERSETSHIRE-Wells, Jan, 11. April 19.

Bridgewater, July 12. Taunton, Oct. 18.
STAFFORDSHIRE-Stafford, (same as Ely.)
SUFFOLK-Beccles, Jan. 11, April 19, July
12, Oct. 18. Woodbridge, Jan. 13, Apríl
21, July 14, Oct. 20. Ipswich, Jan. 15,
April 23, July. 16, Oct. 22. Bury, Jan.
18, April 26, July 19, Oct. 25.
SURREY-New Sessions House, Newington,
Jan. 12. Ryegate, April 20. Guildford,
July 13. Kingston, Oct. 19.
SUSSEX-Petworth, Jan. 12, April 20, Oct.
19. Horsham, July 13. Lewes, Jan. 14,.
April 22, July 15, Oct. 21. Chichester,
Oct. 23.

WARWICKSHIRE-Warwick, (as Berks.)
WESTMINSTER-City, are generally held..
on the Thursday preceding the Monday
of the Quarter Sessions for Middlesex.
WESTMORELAND-Appleby, (same as Ely.)
WILTSHIRE-Devizes, Jan. 12. Salisbury,
April 20. Warminster, July 13. Marl-
borough, Oct. 19.
WORCESTERSHIRE-Worcester, (same as
Cheshire.)
YORKSHIRE-York City, Jan. 15, April 23,
July 16, Oct. 22. St. Peter's Liberty,
Jan. 16, April 24, July 17, Oct. 23.-
EAST RIDING: Beverley, Jan. 12, April
20, July 13, Oct. 19.-WEST RIDING:
Wetherby, Jan. 12. Wakefield, Jan. 14,
Doncaster, Jan. 20. Pontefract, April 19.
Skipton, July 13. Bradford, July 15.
Rotherham,July 21. Knaresborough, Oct.
19. Leeds, Oct. 21. Sheffield, Oct. 27.
NORTH RIDING: Northallerton, Jan. 11,
April 19, July 12, Oct. 18.-ARCHBI-
SHOP'S Quarter Sessions for the Liberty
of Cawood, Wistow, and Otley: Otley,
Jan. 13, April 21, July 14, Oct. 20. Ca-
wood, April 21, Oct. 20.

The Quarter Sessions through NORTH and
SOUTH WALES are held as follow:
The first whole Week after Epiphany, the
6th Jan.; first Week after Easter-week;
the first Week after the Translation of
St. Thomas à Becket, or July 7; and the
first Week after the 11th October. This
is the principle upon which the Sessions
throughout England are, in nearly all
cases, fixed by statute. The magistrates
determine the day of the week on which
the sessions shall commence-and these
days are generally observed,

32 Sun. after Christmas. Impeachment of the

Position of Stars and Planets.

1st. 6h. 46′ 22′′,4 S; Saturn SE, H; Ursa Minor NbE, H}; Ursa Major NE, H; Cor Caroli ENE,H; Coma Berenices EbN, HB Leonis E, H; Lynx EbS, Z; Hydra SE, H: Gemini SSE, H; Procyon SbE, H: Sirius S, H; Pleiades WSW, H: Algol W, H; Persei WbN, H; a Andromeda WNW, H.

15th. 7h. 41'34",2 S; Corona Borealis NELE,H0; AurigaENE, H+; Leo SEbE,H; Cancer SbF, H; Pollux S, H; Procyon S, H: Orion's Belt SWbS, H; CapellaW, H; Cassiopeia NW, H; a Cephei Nb W, H. 19th. The Sun enters (Pisces) 21m after 2 in the morning.

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Dr. Priestley d. 1804

Mean dryness

7 Septuages. Sunday

8 M

49

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6.1

20

38

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21

Samuel Butler b. 1612

Mean greatest do. of day
Greatest dryness .
Thermometer.

M. Q. Scots behd. 1586 Mean temperature

9 Tu In 8 days of Purif. 4 ret. Dr. Maskelyne d. 1811 Highest

10 W

11 TH

Ld. Darnley mur. 1567 Lowest
Bp. Hoadley b. 1706
Voltaire b. 1694

Lady J.Grey behd.1542

The Revolution 1688

Radiation.

Mean greatest power of sun 10.1
Greatest power.

Mean cold of terrestrial ra

diation

Greatest do.

Adin.Jervis's vict.1797 Mean quantity of rain

Bp. Atterbury d. 1732 Mean of evaporation

P. Melancthon b. 1495
Mich. Angelo d. 1563
Molière d. 1673

N.

36

4.7 10

Ins. 0.746 . 0.73

Table of the Winds.

Days Dew-P.

Days Dew-P

14 30. S.

2 37.5

29.

S.W.5

39.5

32.

Martin Luther d. 1546 N.E. 4
Copernicus b. 1473 E. 2

Dav. Garrick b. 1716

Duke of Suffolk

W. 5 39.
S.E. 2 34.5 N.W.3 34.

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THE average of nights in this be-month of which the air is frosty does not exceed eleven. abundance of hoar frost is a well known indication of rain. Great continued thick mists, arising frosts are commonlypreceded by from the condensation of the vapour emitted by the rivers and other waters.

headed 1554
James Barry d. 1806
Dr. Rd. Price b. 1723
G. F. Handel b. 1684
E. of Essex behd. 1601

Jn. P. Kemble d. 1823

John Evelyn d. 1706

Snow, when slowly produced, will often be found crystallized in the most beautiful forms.

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