1. British Museum closes. 1. Reading-horses and cattle. 1. Holiday at Bank. MONTHLY NOTICES. 2. Coventry-horses, cows, and sheep. 2. Leipzic-books, Russian and Polish produce, manufactured goods, &c. 5. Northampton-horses. 5. Howden-horses. 5 and 6. Boston-sheep. 5. Royal Academy Exhibition opens. 6. Southampton-cattle and cheese. 6. Abingdon-cattle. 6. Lewes cattle. 8. Stroud-cattle, sheep, and pigs. May 1 Holy Thurs. Asc. Day 8. British Museum opens, from 10 till 6; Reading Room, 9 till 6. 12. Oswestry-cattle, sheep, and pigs. 12, 13, 14. Leicester-horses, cows, and sheep. 13. Wells-horses and cattle. 14. Ramsbury-horses, cows, and sheep. 15. Whitsunday, Scotch Quarter-day. 20. Swindon-cattle, pigs, and sheep. 21. Quakers'General Meeting beginsin London. 28, 29. Holiday at Stamps and Taxes Office. 4 Sunday after Ascen. Whit Sunday 18 Trinity Sunday 25 1st Sun. aft. Trinity Luke 24, v. 44 ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Mercury, in the constellations Arics, Taurus, and Gemini, is an evening star throughout the month. On the 3d, at 1h. 15m. A.M., in Perihelion; at 8h. 26m. A.M., in conjunction with Uranus, at 1° 11' N.; on the 26th, at 3h. 32m. P.M., at greatest elongation 22 57' E.; on the 28th, at 11h. 29m. A.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 20 25' N. Venus, in the constellations Aries and Taurus, is a morning star throughout the month; on the 15th, rises at 3h. 37m. A.M.; on the 27th, at 1h. 3m. P.M., in conjunction with Uranus, at 60 47 S. Mars, in the constellation Virgo. On the 15th, at 3h. 10m. A.M., stationary; on the 31st, passes the meriridian at 7h. 41m. P.M. Jupiter, in the constellation Pisces, is a morning star throughout the month. On the 15th passes the meridian at 8h. 33m. A.M. Saturn, in the constellations Taurus and Gemini. On the 15th passes the meridian at 2h. 20m. P.M., and sets at 10h. 31m. P.M. Uranus, in the constellation Taurus. On the 11th, at 11h. 29m. A.M., in conjunction with the sun; on the 15th passes the meridian at 11h. 42m. A.M. The Moon, on the 1st, at 11h. 27m. A.M., in conjunction with Jupiter, at 1h. 22m. N. On the 2nd, at 7h. 0m. P.M., in Perigee; on the 3rd, at 3h. 2m. A.M., in conjunction with Venus, at 1h. 29m. S.; on the 5th, at 2h. 13m. A.M., with Uranus, at 20 46' S., at 9h. 2m. A.M., with Mercury, at 1h. 35m. S.; on the 6th, at 8h. 15m. A.M., with a Tauri (Aldebaran), at 90 18 S.; on the 7th, at 3h. 35m. A.M., with 8 Tauri, at 1° 1' N.; at 4h. 17m. P.M., with Saturn, at 5 30' S.; on the 9th, at 11h. 19m. A.M., with 3 Geminorum (Pollux), at 1° 27' N.; on the 12th, at 6h. 51m. A.M., with a Leonis (Regulus), at 4° 14' S.; on the 14th, at 6h. 0m. P.M., in Apogee; on the 15th, at 8h. 18m. A.M., in conjunction with Mars, at 00 58' S.; on the 16th, at h. 51m. P.M., with a Virginis (Spica), at 20 45' S.; on the 18th, at 6h. 20m. P.M., with a2 Libræ, at 2° 12' N.; on the 20th, at 5h. 33m. A.M., with 8 Scorpii, at 40 19 N.; at 4h. 0m. P.M., with a Scorpii (Antares), at 0° 59' S.; on the 29th, at 3h. 48m. A.M., with Jupiter, at 00 40' N.; on the 30th, at noon, in Perigee. The Constellations Ursa Minor, Corona Borealis, Serpens, and Libra, will be on the meridian at midnight, near the middle of the month, and Scorpio near the end. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. First Satellite. 15th, Im. at 2h. 55m. 43 2s. A.M. MONTHLY NOTICES. 2. Leicester-horses, cows, and sheep. 2. Worcester-cattle, &c. 5. Malmesbury-cattle and horses. 9. Ruyton-horses, cattle, and sheep. 10, 11. Shrewsbury-cattle, horses, sheep. 13. Whittlesea-horses and cattle. 15. Overseers to fix on church doors for two Sundays notices to persons qualified to vote for counties to make claims.-N.B. Persons on the register need not make a new claim unless they have changed their qualification or place of abode 17. Grimsby-sheep. 18. Droitwich-cattle, cheese, wool. 19. Northampton-horses. 20. Naumburg--manufactured goods, &c. 20. Kidderminster-horses, cattle, cheese. 23. Horncastle-horses and cattle. 24. Bromsgrove (monthly)-cattle, &c. 24, 25, 26. Boughton Green, Northamptonshire-miscellaneous, 25. Cambridge for a week-miscellaneous. 30. Quarter Sessions commence in this week. Day 13 " 12 17 Galat. 6 2 Sam. 19 Acts 4 Day of the ofthe Week. Year Sundays and MIDSUMMER DAY. .. 179 ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Mercury, in the constellation Gemini, is an evening star till the 16th, invisible till the 28th, then a morning star to the end of the month. On the 8th, at 6h. 52m. P.M., stationary. On the 16th, at 0h. 5:m. A.M., in Aphelion; on the 17th, at 5h. 56m. A.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 20 21' S.; on the 21st, at oh. 58m. P.M., in inferior conjunction with the sun; on the 26th, at 3h. 1cm. A.M., in conjunction with Venus, at 4° 40' S. Venus, in the constellations Taurus and Gemini, is a morning star throughout the month. On the 15th rises at 3h. 10m. A.M. Mars, in the constellation Virgo. On the 15th passes the meridian at 6h. 56m. P.M.; on the 30th passes the meridian at 6h. 18m. P.M., and sets at 11h. 51m. P.M. Jupiter, in the constellation Pisces, On the 15th, passes the meridian at 6h. 50m. A.M. On the 29th, in quadrature with the sun. Saturn, in the constellation Gemini. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 0h. 34m. P.M., and sets at 8h. 45m. P.M. On the 25th in conjunction with the sun. Uranus, in the constellation Taurus. On the 15th rises at 2h. 5m. A.M., and passes the meridian at 9h. 47m. A.M. The Moon, on the 1st, at 2h. 21m. P.M., in conjunction with Uranus at 20 54' S On the 2nd, at th. 4m. A.M., with Venus, at 3° 58' S.; at 6h. om. P.M., with a Tauri (Aldebaran), at 90 16' S; on the 3rd, at 1h. 21m. P.M., with 8 Tauri, at 10 4' N.; on the 4th, at 7h. 34m. A.M., with Saturn, at 50 29' S.; at 1h. 15m. P.M., with Mercury, at 4° 31' S.; on the 5th, at 8h. 33m P.M., with 3 Geminorum (Pollux), at 1° 35' N.; on the 8th, at 3h. 5m. P.M., with a Leonis (Regulus), at 40 3' S.; on the 11th, at noon, in Apogee; on the 12th, at 1h. 24m. A.M., in conjunction with Mars, at 1° 23'S.; on the 13th, at 4h. 58m. A.M., with a Virgir.is (Spica), at 20 23' S.; on the 15th, at 2h. 15m. A.M with a2 Libre, at 20 12' N.; on the 16th, at th. 20m. P.M, with 31 Scorpii, at 40 21' N, at 11h. 42m. P.M. with a Scorpii (Antares), at 0° 58' S., on the 25th, at 7h. A.M., in Perigee; at 4h. 12m. P.M., in conjunction with Jupiter, at 00 3' S.; on the 29th, at 0h. 13m. A.M., with Uranus, at 30 7' S. The Constellations Draco, Hercules, and Ophiuchus the month. are on the meridian at midnight, about the middle of Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. First Satellite. 7th, Im. at 3.5m, 31.9s. A.M.; 23rd, Im. at 1.21m. 34.98. A.M.; 30th, Im. at 3.15m. 23.0s, A.M. |