QUARTER-SESSIONS (1851) IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. By the Act 1 Will. IV. c. 70, it is enacted that" in the year 1831, and afterwards, the justices of the peace in every county, riding, or division, for which Quarter-Sessions of the Peace by law ought to be held, shall hold their general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace in the first week after the 11th of October, in the first week after the 28th of December, in the first week after the 31st of March, and in the first week after the 24th of June." The following list has been computed according to this rule. The Act 4 and 5 Will. IV. cap. 47, allows a discretionary power to the Justices of Peace as to the time of holding the Spring Quarter-Sessions, and empowers them to alter the day for holding the Sessions, so as not to be earlier than the 7th of March, nor later than the 22d of April. BEDFORD-W. Jan. 1, April 9, July 2, Oct. 15. BERKS Tu. Reading, April 8, and Oct. 14; Abingdon, Dec. 31, 1850, and July 1. BUCKS-Aylesbury, Tu. same as Berks. CAMBRIDGE Cambridge County, F. Jan. 3, April 11, July 4, Oct. 17. For the Town, the Monday before. CHESHIRE Chester, M. Dec. 30, 1850, Apr. 7, June 30, Oct. 13. CORNWALL-Bodmin, Tu. same as Berks. CUMBERLAND-Tu. as Berks, Jan. and June at Carlisle, April & Oct. at Cockermouth. DERBYSHIRE-April Sessions at Chesterfield, the others at Derby, Tu. same as Berks. DEVONSHIRE-Exeter, Tu. same as Berks. ESSEX-Colchester and Harwich, M. same LANCASHIRE - Lancaster, M. same as Cheshire. Adjournments are held at Preston, at Salford, and at Kirkdale. LEICESTERSHIRE-Leicester as Cheshire. LINCOLNSHIRE Lincoln city | Sat. Jan. 4 April 12 July 5 Oct. 18 Kirton.... Fr. Jan. 3 April 11 July 4 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Spilsby July 8 Bourn and Boston, Tu. as Berks; Sleaford, and Spalding, Th. Jan. 2, April 10, July 3, Oct. 16. MIDOLESEX-Clerkenwell, Tu. Dec.30, 1850. General and adjourned Sessions are also held at other intervening periods. The particular days for holding the Clerkenwell Sessions, and also those for holding the LONDON Quarter, Sessions. have not been fixed in time to be given here. MONMOUTHSHIRE-Usk, M. as Cheshire. NORFOLK Shire House, Norwich, W. same as Bedford; City of Norwich the day before. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - Northampton, Th. as Sussex, West Div. Peterborough, W. as Bedford. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE- Nottingham, M. as Cheshire. East Retford, M. after Newark. RUTLANDSHIRE-Oakham, Tu. as Berks. SHROPSHIRE Shrewsbury, Tu. as Berks. For the Town, the Monday preceding. SOMERSETSHIRE Wells, M. Dec. 30, 1850, April 7. Bridgewater, June 30. Taunton, Oct. 13. Bath on the following Monday. Staffordshire-Stafford, W. as Bedford. SUFFOLK-Beccles, M. as Cheshire, Woodbridge, W. as Bedford, Ipswich, F. as Cambridge; and Bury, M. following. SURREY-New Sessions House, Newington, Tu. Dec. 31, 1850. Reigate, April 8. Guildford, July 1. Kingston, Oct. 14. SUSSEX Eastern Division: Lewes, M. same as Cheshire. Western Division: Petworth, Th. Jan. 2, and April 10. Hor. sham, July 3. Chichester, Oct. 16. WARWICKSHIRE-Warwick, Tu. as Berks. Coventry, on preceding Monday. WESTMINSTER City, are generally held on the Thursday preceding the Quarter Sessions for Middlesex. WESTMORELAND-Appleby, W. as Bedfd., and by adjournment at Kendal. WILTSHIRE-Tu. Devizes, Dec. 31, 1850. Salisbury, April 8. Warminster, July 1. Marlborough, Oct. 14. WORCESTERSHIRE-Worcester, M. same as Cheshire. Worcester City the day fol lowing. YORKSHIRE-York City, M. as Cheshire. EAST RIDING: Beverley, Tu. as Berks. WEST RIDING: Knaresborough, Tu. Dec. 31, 1850. Wakefield, W. Jan. 1. field, M. Jan. 6. Pontefract, M. April 7. Skipton, Tu. July 1. Bradford, W. July 2, Rotherham, M. July 7. Knaresborough, Tu. Oct. 14. Leeds, W. Oct. 15. Doncaster, M. Oct. 20. NORTH RIDING: Northallerton, Tu. as Berks. Shef The Quarter Sessions through NORTH and SOUTH WALES are held by the same rule as the foregoing, the magistrates determining the day of the week on which the Sessions shall commence. TRANSFER DAYS. The Transfer Days are now Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Divi. dends are due at the following dates after an interval of three days, or if a Sunday intervenes of four days. Powers of Attorney for the Sale or Transfer of Stock must be deposited at the Bank, &c. for examination, one day before they can be acted upon; if for receiving Dividends, it is sufficient to present them at the time the first Dividend becomes payable. The expense of a Power of Attorney is 17. 1s. 6d. for each Stock separately, but for Bank, India, and South Sea Stock, 17. 11s. 6d.; and when required to be made out on the same day, half-past Twelve o'clock is the latest time for receiv ing orders. The boxes for receiving Powers of Attorney for Sale close at Two o'clock. All Probates of Wills, Letters of Admi nistration, and other proofs of decease, are required to be left at the Bank, &c., for Registration from two to three clear days, exclusive of holidays. HOLIDAYS KEPT AT THE PUBLIC OFFICES IN 1851. By an Act of Parliament passed in 1834, much of the money business of the Exchequer is removed to the Bank of England. At the EXCHEQUER all holidays are abolished except Christmas Day and Good Friday. CUSTOM-HOUSE, EXCISE, STAMPS, AND TAXES OFFICES. Good Friday, April 18. Day appointed to be kept as the Queen's Birth-day. Prince of Wales's Birth-day, Nov. 9. Christmas Day, Dec. 25. All the above days are also ordered to be kept as holidays by the officers and servants of the Dock Companies of the United Kingdom. At the Stamps and Taxes Office, the Restoration of Charles II., May 29; Whit Monday and Tuesday (June 9 and 10), are kept in addition. Good Friday, April 18. INDIA HOUSE. Christmas Day, December 25. BANK OF ENGLAND. Good Friday, April 18. Christmas Day, December 25. And in the Transfer Offices, 1st May and 1st November in addition. N.B. Whenever the 1st May or 1st November falls on a Sunday the holiday will be kept on the Monday following. SOUTH SEA HOUSE.-Same as Bank of England. The Public are admitted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, between the hours of The Museum is closed between the 1st and 7th January, the 1st and 7th May, and the 1st and 7th September, and on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Christmas Day. Any Special Fast or Thanksgiving Days ordered by Authority are kept in addition by all the above establishments. 1 QUARTER-SESSIONS (1851) IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. By the Act 1 Will. IV. c. 70, it is enacted that" in the year 1831, and afterwards, the justices of the peace in every county, riding, or division, for which Quarter-Sessions of the Peace by law ought to be held, shall hold their general Quarter-Sessions of the Peace in the first week after the 11th of October, in the first week after the 28th of December, in the first week after the 31st of March, and in the first week after the 24th of June." The following list has been computed according to this rule. The Act 4 and 5 Will. IV. cap. 47, allows a discretionary power to the Justices of Peace as to the time of holding the Spring Quarter-Sessions, and empowers them to alter the day for holding the Sessions, so as not to be earlier than the 7th of March, nor later than the 22d of April. BEDFORD-W. Jan. 1, April 9, July 2, Oct. 15. BERKS TU. Reading, April 8, and Oct. 14; Abingdon, Dec. 31, 1850, and July 1. BUCKS-Aylesbury, Tu. same as Berks. CAMBRIDGE Cambridge County, F. Jan. 3, April 11, July 4, Oct. 17. For the Town, the Monday before. CHESHIRE Chester, M. Dec. 30, 1850, Apr. 7, June 30, Oct. 13. CORNWALL-Bodmin, Tu. same as Berks. CUMBERLAND-Tu. as Berks, Jan. and June at Carlisle, April & Oct. at Cockermouth. DERBYSHIRE-April Sessions at Chesterfield, the others at Derby, Tu. same as Berks. DEVONSHIRE-Exeter, Tu. same as Berks. ESSEX-Colchester and Harwich, M. same LANCASHIRE - Lancaster, M. same as Cheshire. Adjournments are held at Preston, at Salford, and at Kirkdale. LEICESTERSHIRE-Leicester as Cheshire. LINCOLNSHIRE Lincoln city Sat. Jan. 4 April 12 July 5 Oct. 18 Kirton.... Fr. Jan. 3 April 11 July 4 Oct. 17 July 8 Oct. 21 Spilsby Bourn and Boston, Tu. as Berks; Sleaford, and Spalding, Th. Jan. 2, April 10, July 3, Oct. 16. MIDOLESEX-Clerkenwell, Tu. Dec.30, 1850. General and adjourned Sessions are also held at other intervening periods. The particular days for holding the Clerkenwell Sessions, and also those for holding the LONDON Quarter, Sessions. have not been fixed in time to be given here. MONMOUTHSHIRE-Usk, M. as Cheshire. Shire House, Norwich, W. same as Bedford; City of Norwich the day before. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - Northampton, Th. as Sussex, West Div. Peterborough, W. as Bedford. NORFOLK NOTTINGHAMSHIRE- Nottingham, M. as Cheshire. East Retford, M. after Newark. Town of Nottingham-Two days after the County Sessions. NORTHUMBERLAND-The County Sessions are held alternately at Newcastle-onTyne, Morpeth. Hexham, and Alnwick. Th. same as Northampton. Town of Newcastle, W. previous. OXFORDSHIRF-Oxford, County and City, M. as Cheshire. Banbury, the preceding Saturday. RUTLANDSHIRE-Oakham, Tu. as Berks. SHROPSHIRE Shrewsbury, Tu. as Berks. For the Town, the Monday preceding. SOMERSETSHIRE Wells, M. Dec. 30, 1850, April 7. Bridgewater, June 30. Taunton, Oct. 13. Bath on the following Monday. STAFFORDSHIRE-Stafford, W. as Bedford. SUFFOLK-Beccles, M. as Cheshire, Woodbridge, W. as Bedford, Ipswich, F. as Cambridge; and Bury, M. following. SURREY-New Sessions House, Newington, Tu. Dec. 31, 1850. Reigate, April 8. Guildford, July 1. Kingston, Oct. 14. SUSSEX Eastern Division: Lewes, M. same as Cheshire. Western Division: Petworth, Th. Jan. 2, and April 10. Horsham, July 3. Chichester, Oct. 16. WARWICKSHIRE-Warwick, Tu. as Berks. Coventry, on preceding Monday. WESTMINSTER City, are generally held on the Thursday preceding the Quarter Sessions for Middlesex. WESTMORELAND-Appleby, W. as Bedfd., and by adjournment at Kendal. WILTSHIRE-Tu. Devizes, Dec. 31, 1850. Salisbury, April 8. Warminster, July 1. Marlborough, Oct. 14. WORCESTERSHIRE-Worcester, M. same as Cheshire. Worcester City the day following. YORKSHIRE York City, M. as Cheshire. EAST RIDING: Beverley, Tu. as Berks. WEST RIDING: Knaresborough, Tu. Dec. 31, 1850. Wakefield, W. Jan. 1. Sheffield, M. Jan. 6. Pontefract, M. April 7. Skipton, Tu. July 1. Bradford, W. July 2, Rotherham, M. July 7. Knaresborough, Tu. Oct. 14. Leeds, W. Oct. 15. caster, M. Oct. 20. NORTH RIDING: Northallerton, Tu. as Berks. Don The Quarter Sessions through NORTH and SOUTH WALES are held by the same rule as the foregoing, the magistrates determining the day of the week on which the Sessions shall commence. MONTHLY NOTICES. 1. Brinsh Museum closes. Registration.-Births-Persons should cause their children to be registered within forty-two dys after birth, by giving personal notice to the 1. Leipzic fair-manufactured goods and plea-registrar of theirdistrict, without any fee whatever. sure (the business commences 3 or 4 days earlier). Deaths.-Intination should be given of deaths in the same manner as births. This is of importance to be done early, as the undertaker must have a certificate to give to the minister who reads the funeral service, without which he may refuse to bury the body. 3. Half-yearly dividends on some species of Stock become due. See Table of Transfer-days. 8. Brit. Mus. 10 till 4; Reading Room, 9 till 4. 8. Fire Insurance due at Christmas must be paid by this day, or the Policy becomes void. As the cause of death is to be entered, sound 20, 21. Melton Mowbray fair-horses, cattle. discretion should be exercised in ascertaining the 26. Brunswick-miscellaneous, including ma-real nature of the deceased's death, for which imnufactured goods, &c. porrant purpose every facility should be given. Day Day of the ofthe Week. Year 1 W 2 TH 3 F 123 → 1 Circumcision. Matt. 4 60 Luke 3 to ver. 23 49 44 Matt. 10 John 2 to ver. 12 31 17 1 Cor. 1 4 S 5 6 M 4 Sundays and 5 2 Sunday after Christmas. 6 Epiphany, Old Christ. Day 7 7 Tu 8 W 8 ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Mercury, in the constellations Capricornus and Sagittarius, is an evening star till the 20th; invisible till the 24th; then a morning star to the end. On the 22nd, at 9h. 15m. A.M., in inferior conjunction with the sun; on the 30th, at 2h. 46m. A.M., in conjunction with Mars, at 4° 16′ S. Venus, in the constellations Scorpio and Sagittarius, is a morning star throughout the month. On the 13th, at 8h. Om. A.M., in Perihelion; on the 21st at 5h. 35m. A.M., at greatest brilliancy. Mars, in the constellation Sagittarius, is a morn. ing star throughout the month. Jupiter, in the constellation Virgo, on the 19th, at 6h. 2. P.M., in quadrature with the sun; on the 15th passes the meridian at 5h. 48m. A.M. Saturn, in the constellation Pisces, on the 5th, at 8h. 25. A.M., in quadrature with the sun; on the 15th passes the meridian at 5h. 21m. P.M. Uranus, in the constellation Pisces, on the 15th passes the meridian at 6h. 1m. P.M.; on the 17th, at 2h. 58m. A.M., in quadrature with the sun. The Moon, on the 1st, at 3h. 11m. P.M., in conjunction with Mars, at 3° 37' S.; on the 4th, at 4hr. 46m. A.M., with Mercury, at 1° 35' S.; on the 6th, at 4h. On. A.M., in Apogee. On the 10th, at 4h. 11m. A.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 2° 37' N.; on the 14th, at 7h. 53m. A.M., with a Tauri (Aldebarin) at 1° 4' S.; on the 15th, at 4h. 9m. A.M., with B Tauri, at 9° 12' N.; on the 17th, at 9h. 23m. A.M. with 8 Geminorum (Pollux) at 7° 59' N.; on the 18th at 2h. 0m. P.M. in Perigee. On the 19th, at 4h. 38m. P.M. in conjunction with a Leonis (Regulus) at 1° 36' S.; on the 23rd, at 6h. 1m. A.M., with a Virginis (Spica) at 7° 41' S.; at 9h. 59m. A.M., with Jupiter, at 4° 3' S.; on the 26th, at 8h. 54m. A.M., with 8 Scorpii, at 3° 52' S.; at 7h. 50m. P.M., with a Scorpii (Antares), at 90 16' S.; on the 28th, at 8h. 56m. A.M., with Venus, at 1° 44' N.; 19 19 2 Sunday after Epiphany.on the 30th, at 4h. 29m. P.M., with Mercury, at 208 N.; at 6h. 3m. P.M., with Mars, at 2° 0'S. The Constellation Canis Major will be on the meridian about midnight in the beginning, and Gemini and Canis Minor about the middle, of the month. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. First Satellite. 8th, Im. at 5h. Om. 11s. A.M.; 15th, Im. at 6h. 53m. 31s. A.M.; 17th, im. at th. 21m. 5.s. A.M.; 24th, Im. at 3h. 15m. 14s. A.M. Second Satellite. 11th, Im. at 2h. 0m. 47s. A.M.; 18th, Im. at 4h. 33m. 57s. A.M. 31 F 31 Hilary Term ends. The Monthly List of Fairs is only a selection of the more important ones. When they fall on Sunday they are usually held the day after. We have also added a few of the German Fairs which are of commercial interest, each of which continues for three weeks. |