MONTHLY NOTICES. 5. Dividends on several descriptions of Stock become due. 5. Annual licence to be taken out by Pawnbrokers, and by Appraisers who are not Auctioneers. 7. Ruyton-horses, cattle, sheep, &c. 7, 8, 9. Taunton-horses and cattle. 8. Fire insurance due at Midsummer must be paid on or before this day, or the policy becomes void. 8, 9. Shrewsbury-wool. 12. Thetford-wool. 14. Newcastle-under-Lyme-wool. 31. Overseers to make out lists of county and borough electors. 31. Royal Academy Exhibition closes. 19. Assessed taxes and poor-rates due on Jan. 5, Chelmsford (about the middle of this month). ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Mercury, in the constellations Gemini and Cancer, is a morning star throughout the month. On the 3rd, at 0h. 32m. A M., stationary; on the 14th, at 4h. 52m., A.M., at greatest elongation 20° 27′ W.; on the 18th, at 8h. 39m. P.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 0° 47′ S.; on the 30th, at 0h. 29m. A.M., in perihelion. On Venus, in the constellations Gemini and Cancer. the 1st, at 11h. 46m. A.M., in conjunction with Saturn, at 1° 0' N.; on the 20th, in superior conjunction with the sun; on the 27th, in perihelion. Mars, in the constellation Virgo. On the 12th, at 3h. 26m. A.M., in quadrature with the sun; on the 31st, passes the meridian at 5h. 13m, P.M. Jupiter, in the constellation Pisces. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 5h. 2m. A.M.; on the 2 th, at 7h. 28m. P.M., stationary. Saturn, in the constellation Gemini. On the 15th, rises at 2h. 43m. A.M., and passes the meridian at 10h. 53m. A.M. Uranus, in the constellation Taurus. On the 15th, rises at Oh. 10m. A.M., and passes the meridian at 7h. 54m. A.M. The Moon, on the 1st, at 8h. 11m. A.M., in conjunction with Mercury, at 90 11' S; at 10h. 15m. P.M., with Saturn, at 5° 31' S.; at 11h. 10m. P.M., with Venus, at 4° 31' S.; on the 3rd, at 5h. 20m. A.M., with 8 Geminorum (Pollux), at 10 41' N.; on the 5th, at 11h. 34m. P. M., with a Leonis (Regulus), at 30 50' S.; on the 9th, at 6h. 0m. A.M., in apogee; on the 10th, at 8 h. 50m. A.M., in conjunction with Mars, at 0° 44' S.; at lh. 15m. P.M., with a Virginis (Spica), at 20 7' S.; on the 12th, at 10h. 50m. A.M., with a2 Libræ, at 20 30' N.; on the 13th, at 10h. 8m. P.M., with St Scorpii, at 40 30' N.; on the 14th, at 8h. 31m. A.M., with a Scorpii (Antares), at 0° 50′ S.; on the 21st, at 6h. 0m. A.M., in Perigee; on the 23rd, at 1h. 0m. A.M., in conjunction with Jupiter, at 0° 39' S.; on the 26th, at 7h. 48m. A. M., with Uranus, at 30 24 S.; on the 27th, at 8h. 14m. A.M., with a Tauri (Aldebaran), at 90 30'S.; on the 28th, at 4h. 14m. A.M., with 8 Tauri, at 0° 56' N.; on the 29th, at 11h. 15m. A.M., with Saturn, at 50 38'S.; on the 30th, at 0h. 44m. P.M., with 8 Geminorum (Pollux), at 10 40' N.; at 10h. 15m. P.M., with Mercury, at 40 5' S. The Constellations Cygnus, Aquila, and Sagittarius are on the meridian at midnight about the middle of the month. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites First Satellite. 8th, Im. at 11h. 37m. 40 5s. P.M.; 16th, Im. at 1h. 31m. 34 8s. A.M.; 23rd, Im. at 3h. 25m. 32 8s. A.M.; 31st, Im. at 11h. 48m. 8.2s, P.M. Second Satellite. 4th, Im. at 0h. 50m. 18.0%, A.M., Em. at 3h. 35m. 43.2s. A.M.; 11th, Im. at 3h. 26m. 31-68. A.M.; 28th, Im. at 9h. 56m. 3.98. P.M. Third Satellite, 3rd, Em. at 1h. 50m. 4.3s. A.M.; 10th Im. at 2h. 48m. 32.8s. A.M. Fourth Satellite. 23rd, Im. at 10h. 51m. 45:38. P.M. MONTHLY NOTICES. 1. Annual Licence to be taken out by Hawkers | and Pedlers. 1. Lammas, Scotch Quarter-day. 25. Last day for leaving with overseers objections to county electors. 25. Last day for service of objections on electors 3 to 10. (First two Sundays) Borough and in counties or their tenants, and for service on county lists to be affixed to church doors. 4. Daventry-horses, cattle, sheep. 4. Brunswick-manufactured goods, &c. 17. Cassel-manufactured goods, &c. 21. Rugby-horses, cows, sheep, cheese. 24. Frankfort-on-the-Maine government securities of all countries, manufactured goods, &c. overseers of objections to borough electors; also the last day to claim as borough electors. 29. Overseers of parishes and townships to send lists of electors and lists of objections to the clerk of the peace for the county, or to the town clerk in cities or boroughs. 2 S 215 4 M 217 5 Tu 218 3216 11 Sunday after Trinity. 6 W 219 Prince Alfred b. 1844. 7 TH 220 8 F 221 9 S 10 222 ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Mercury, in the constellations Cancer Leo, and Virgo, is a morning star till the 6th, invisible till the 10th, then an evening star to the end of the month. On the 9th, at 9h. 41m. A.M., in superior conjunction with the sun; on the 16th, at 6h. 8m. P.M., in conjunction with Venus at 00 11' N. Venus, in the constellations Cancer and Leo is an evening star throughout the month. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 0h. 34m. P.M., and sets at 7h. 45m.P.M. Mars, in the constellations Virgo and Libre. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 4h. 48m. P.M. Jupiter, in the constellation Pisces. On the 15th, passes the meridian at 3h. 0m. A.M. Saturn, in the constellation Gemini. On the 15th, rises at Oh. 58m. A.M., and passes the meridian at 9h. 7m. A.M. Uranus, in the constellation Taurus. On the 17th, at 7h. 26m. P.M., in quadrature with the sun; on the 30th, at 6h. 17m. P.M, stationary. The Moon, on the 1st, at 1h. 33m. A.M, in conjunction with Venus, at 30 33' S. On the 2nd, at 7h. 26m. A.M., with a Leonis (Regulus), at 30 42' S.; on the 223 12 Sunday after Trinity. 5th, at midnight, in Apogee; on the 6th, at 9h. 5m. 11 M 224 Half-Quarter. A M., in conjunction with a Virginis (Spica), at 1950'S.; on the 8th, at 0h. 32m. A.M., with Mars, at 6° 33′ N.; at 7h. 9m P M., with a2 Libra, at 20 46′ N.; on the 10th, at 6h. 54m. A.M, with 31 Scorpii, at 4° 43′ N.;_at 5h. 30m. P.M., with a Scorpii (Antares), at 0° 38' S.; on the 18th, at th. 0m. A.M., in Perigee; on the 19th, at 7h. 18m. A M., in conjunction with Jupiter, at 0° 56′ S.; on the 22nd, at 2h. 15m. P.M., with Uranus, at 340'S.; on the 23rd, at 2h. 40m. P.M., with a Tauri (Aldebaran), at 90 42' S.; on the 24th, at Sh. 41m. A.M., with Tauri, at 00 44' N.; on the 25th, at 10h. 15m. P.M., with Saturn, at 50 49 S.; on the 26th, at 6h. 43m. P.M., with 8 Geminorum (Pollux), at 1034 N.; on the 29th, at 2h. 10m. P.M., with a Leonis (Regulus), at 30 42′ S.; on the 31st, at 11h. 17m. A.M., with Venus, at 103′ S. The Constellations Cepheus, the west part of Pegasus, Aquarius, and the east part of Capricornus, will be on the meridian at midnight, about the middle of the month. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. First Satellite. 15th, Im. at 3h. 36m. 32.9s. A.M.; 16th, Im. at 10h. 5m. 46s. P.M.; 23rd, Im. at 11h. 59m. 28.5s. P.M.; 31st, Im. at 1h. 53m. 59.9s. A.M. Second Satellite. 5th, Im. at 0h. 32m. 249s. A.M.; 514 Sunday after Trinity. 12th, Im. at 3h. 8m. 41s. A.M.; 29th, Im. at St. Bartholomew. ...... 26 Tu 239 Prince Albert b. 1819. 2 1 Ab. Mohammedan Calendar. 1856. Hegira, 1272. Aug. 129 Dhu'lkadah. 3 1 Dhu'lhajjah, Fast. Destruc-12 10 Temple. 15 13 Tubeab, a little 16 14 17 14 J Kurban Fortunate 1. British Museum closes. MONTHLY NOTICES. 1. Bristol,ten days-leather & wool, horses & cattle. 4, 5, 6. Barnet-sheep, Welsh cattle, and horses. 5. Overseers of Parishes and Boroughs to make out Burgess Lists' under Municipal Reform Act, to be delivered to Town-Clerk this day. 7 to 14. (Two Sundays preceding the 15th) Lists of objections to county electors, and also claims and objections respecting borough lists, to be affixed to church doors. Lists, and objections to persons improperly in- 24. Lists of claimants, and of persons objected to, to be fixed by Town-Clerk in some public 8. Town Clerk in Boroughs to cause the Bur-place of each Borough from this day till Oct. 1. eess Lists to be fixed in some public place in the Borough from this day till 15th. 8. British Museum opens, from 10 till 5; Reading Room, 9 till 4. 15. Claims of persons omitted in the Burgess 26. Howden, for six days-horses. 27. Leipzic-books, Russian and Polish produce, manufactured goods, &c.; lasts three weeks. British Association for the Advancement of Science meets at Cheltenham this month. ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA. Mercury, in the constellation Virgo, is an evening star throughout the month. On the 12th, at 0h. 6m. A.M., in Aphelion; on the 22nd, at 4h. 37m. P.M., at greatest elongation 26° 4' E.; on the 30th, sets at 50 59' P.M. Venus, in the constellations Leo and Virgo, is an evening star throughout the month. On the 15th passes the meridian at 0h. 53m. P.M., and sets at 6h 45m. P. M. Mars, in the constellations Libræ and Scorpio, is an evening star throughout the month. On the 15th passes the meridian at 4h. 6m. P M. Jupiter, in the constellation Pisces, on the 15th passes the meridian at 0h. 47m. A.M. On the 27th, at 2h. 26m. A.M., in opposition to the sun. On the 15th, Saturn, in the constellation Gemini. passes the meridian at 7h. 17m. A.M. Uranus, in the constellation Taurus. On the 15th passes the meridian at 3h. 53m. A.M. The Moon, on the 1st, at 3h. 9m. A.M., in conjunction with Mercury, at 1043 S.; on the 2nd, at 3h. 0m. P.M., in Apogee; at 4h. 11m. A.M., in conjunction with a Virgins (Spica), at 10 40' S.; on the 5th, at 2h. 27m. A.M.. with a2 Libre, at 2° 58' N.; at 8h. 25m. P.M., with Mars, at 1° 56' N.; on the 6th, at 2h. 4cm. P.M., with 81 Scorpii, at 4° 55' N.; on the 7th, at 1h. 31m. A.M., with a Scorpii (Antares), at 10 26' S.; on the 15th, at 8h. 0m. A.M., in Perigee; at oh. 29m. P.M., in conjunction with Jupiter, at 00 50' S.; on the 18th, with Uranus, at 9h. 14m. P.M., at 30 49' S.; on the 19th, at 8h. 12m. P.M., with a Tauri (Aldebaran), at 90 51' S.; on the 20th, at 3h. 46m. P.M., with 3 Tauri, at 00 36′ N.; on the 22nd, at 7h. 41m. A.M., with Saturn, at 50 57' S.; on the 23rd, at 0h. 14m. A.M., with 8 Geminorum (Pollux), at 10 27' N.; on the 25th, at 8h. 2m. P.M., with a Leonis (Regulus), at 30 45' S.; on the 29th, at 11h. Om. P.M., in Apogee; on the 30th, at 10h. 27m. A.M., in conjunction with a Virginis (Spica), at 1° 37' S. The Constellation Pegasus will be on the meridian at midnight, about the middle of the month. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. First Satellite. 1st, Im. at 8h. 22m. 42.78. P.M.; 7th, Im. at 3h. 48m. 39 6s. A.M.; 8th, Im. at 10h. 17m. 24 4s. P.M.; 16th, Im. at 0h. 12m. 14.8s. A.M.; 17th, Im, at 6h. 40m. 56.5s. P.M.; 23rd, Im. at 2h. 7m. 14'0s. A.M.; 24th, Im. at 8h. 35m. 58-0s. P.M. Second Satellite. 6th, Im. at 9h. 12m. 20'1s. A.M.; 13th, 1m. at 2h. 47m. 47-78. A.M.; 20th, Im. at 5h. 23m. 15'98. A.M.; Mohammedan Calendar. 1856. Hegira, 1273. Sept. 11 Moharem. New 1856. (Dedication of 17 17 30 Tu 274 Jewish year, 5617, begins. the Greeks. Fortunate |