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D. OF M.

ANNIVERSARIES,

FESTIVALS,
OCCURRENCES, ETC.

Day

Sets.
Aftern.

DITRATION OF MOONLIGHT.
Before Sunrise.

After Sunset.
O'Clock.

O'Clock.
0 2 4 6 8

6 8 10 12

Moon
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Riees.
Rises. After Sets,

Morn.
Noon

M. 8.

Nein Year's 1 S Circumcision.

Dacy

8 8 3 594 0 8 39 5 32 22nd SUND. AFT.CHRISTMAS 8 8 4 28 4 1 9 9 7 0 3 M Training-ship Warspite burnt, 8 8 4 55 4 2 9 35 8 25

1876 4 Tu Roger Ascham died, 1013

8 8 5 23 4 3 9 56 9 45 6WDuke of York died, 1827

8 8 5 504 4 10 15 11 6 6 TH EPIPHANY

8 7 6 164 6 10 32 Morn. 7 F | Bishop of Ely died, 1864

8 7 6 42 4 7 10 55 0 21 8 s Prince Albert Victor of Wales

8 7 7 7 4 8 11 17 1 34 horn, 1864 9. Ist SUND, AFT. EPIPHANY 8 6 7 32 4 9 11 44 2 45 10 M Serjeant Parry died, 1880 8 6 7 56 4 10 Aftern. 3 52 11 Tt Hilary Law Sittings begin

8 5 8 20 4 11 0 54 4 54 12 W Dean Alford died, 1871

8 4 8 43 4 13 1 43 5 49 13 T: Cambridge Lent Term begins

8 3 9 5 4 14 2 37 6 31 14 F Oxford Lent Term begins

8 2 9 27 4 16 3 40 7 10 16 S British Museum opened, 1759

8 2 9 48 4 18 4 46 7 41 16 % 2ND SUND. AFT. EPIPHANY 8 1 10 9 4 19 5 528 5 17 M Siamese Twins died, 1844

8 0 10 28 4 21 7 0 8 26 18 TV Prisca. Old Twelfth Day 7 59 10 47 4 22 8 8 8 44 29 W Copernicus born, 1473

7 68 11 6 4 24 9 17 9 1 20 TH Fabian, Bishop

7 57 11 23 4 26 10 26 9 18 21 F Agnes, Virgin and Martyr 17 56 11 40 4 27 11 40 9 34 22 S Princess Christian born, 1831 7 55 11 56 4 29 Morn. 9 54 23 $ 3RD Sund. Arr. EPIPHANY 7 54 12 11 4 31 0 55 10 19 24 M Length of Day, sh. 40m. 7 63 12 26 4 33 2 12 10 51 25 'Tu Princess Royal marge de 1853 7 51 12 39 4 35 3 29 11 31 26 W Dr. Jenner died, 1823

7 50 12 52 4 37 4 41 Aftern 27 T Peter the Great died, 1725 7 48 13 5 4 39 5 41 1 36 28 F Battle of Aliwal, 1846

7 47 13 16 4 40 6 27 2 56 29 s Capitulation of Paris, 1871 7 45 13 26 4 41 7 5 4 22 30 & 4TH SUND. AFT. ENPHANY 7 44 13 36 4 43 7 34 5 51 31 M Length of Night, 14h. 68m. 7 43 13 45 4 451 7 57 7 17

HIGH WATER AT
London Bridge.
Liverpool Dock.

Year.
Morn. Aftern. Morn. Aftern.
B. M. H. M. H. M. H. M.
2 2 2 21 11 27 11 46 1
2 48 3 13

0 13 2 3 35 42 0 38 1 0 3 4 25 4 50 1 27 1 50 4 5 12 5 33 2 15 2 37 6 5 55 6 18 2 58 3 20 6 40 7 5 3 43 4 5 7 7 30 7 55 4 30 4 55 8 8 23 8 55 5 20 5 48

9 9 33 10 13 6 20 6 58 10 10 53 11 30 7 38 8 18 11

0 5 8 55 9 30 12 0 33 0 58 9 58 10 23 13 1 20 1 40 10 45 11 5 14 2 3 2 20 11 28 11 45 15 2 35 2 53 Noon.

16 3 10 3 25 0 18 0 35 17 3 40 3 57 0 50 1 5 18 4 12 4 30 1 22 1 37 19 4 45 5 0 1 55 2 10 20 5 15 5 33 2 25 2 40 21 5 50 6 10 2 58 3 15 22 6 30 6 54 3 35 3 55 23 7 18 7 45 4 19 4 43 24 8 20 8 55 5 10 5 45 25 9 38 10 25 6 20 7 3 26 11 5 11 48 7 50 8 30 27

0 25 9 13 950 28 0 53 1 20 10 18 10 45 29 1 50 2 13 11 15 11 38 30 2 35 3 0 Noon.

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ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES.

Venus is an evening star, setting on the 1st at 7h. 38m. p.m., or 3h. 38m. The Moon and Venus are yery near to each other during the evening hours after sunset; on the 11th at 8h. 9m. p.m., or 3h. 58m. after sunset; on the of Jan. 3; the Moon is to the right of Jupiter during the evening hours of 21st at Sh. 38m. p.m., or 4h. 11m. after the Sun; and on the last day of the he 6th, and to the left of this planet during the evening hours of the 7th. month at 9h. 6m. p.m. She is near the Moon on the 3rd. She will be very near Saturn during the evening hours of the 7th, being a

Mans is a morning star, rising on the 1st at 6h. 40m., or 1h. 28m. before little to the right of the planet till about the 11 o'clock, and a little to

sunrise; on the 11th at 6h. 86m. a.m., or 1h. 30m. before the Sun; on the the left after this time. She is near Mars on the 28th, and Mercury on

21st at Ch. 20m. a.m., or 1h. 2im. before the Sun ; and on the last day at the 30th. Her phases or times of change are:

6h. 19m. a.m., or lh. 24m, before sunrise. He is due south on the 1st at First Quarter on the 7th at 9 minutes after sh. in the morning.

10h. 34m. a.m., on the 15th at 10h. 23m. am., and on the last day at 10h. Full Moon 15th

morning. Last Quarter

12m. a.m. He is near the Moon on the 28th. 47

morning. New Moon 48

morning.

JUPITER sets on the 1st at Ch. 16m, a.m., on the 11th at 11h. 44m. p.m., on She is nearest the Earth on the 29th, and most distant from it on the 14th. the 21st at 11h. 11m. p.m., and the last day at 10h. 42m. p.m. He is due

south on the 1st at Sh. 56m. p.m., on the 15th at 6h. 7m. p.m., and on the Mercury is a morning står till the 19th, rising on the 1st at Th. 10m. a.m., last day of the month at 4h. 13m. p.m. He is in quadrature with the sun or 58m. before sunrise ; on the 6th at 7h. 28m. a.m., or 39m before suprise ; on the 1st, and near the Moon on the 7th. on the 11th at 7h. 41m. a.m., or 24 minutes before the Sun. On the 19th the planet and sun rise together : from this day till March 3 the planet rises SATURN sets on the 1st at 1h. 20m. a.m., on the 12th at Oh. 31m. a.m., on in daylight, or after the Sun. On the 28th he sets at about sunset, and on the 22nd at Oh. 1m. a.m., and on the last day at 11h. 25m. p.ma. He is due the last day of the month at 4h. 58m. p.m., or 18 minutes after sunset. south on the 1st at th. 40m. p.m., on the 15th at 5h. 46m. p.m., and on the He is at his greatest distance from the Sun on the sth, in superior cont last day of the month at 4h. 46m. p.m. He is near the Moon on the 7th, Junction with the Sun on the 26th, and near the Moon on the 30th. and in quadrature with the guin on the 18th.

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THE CALENDAR.
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR

OF OUR LORD 1881.

14

9

Gregorian or Julian or

New Calenda. Old Calendar Golden Number

1

1 Epaot...

30

11 Solar Cycle

14 Roman Indiction

9 Dominical Letter

B

D Septuagesima Sunday

Feb. 13 Feb. 8 Ash Wednesday

March 2 Feb. 25 Easter Sunday

April 17 April 12 Ascension Day

May 26 May 21 Whit Sunday

June 5 May 31 1st Sunday in Advent

Nov. 27 Nov. 29 The year 1881 is the latter part of the 5641st and the beginning of the 5642nd year since the creation of the world, according to the Jews. The year 6612 commences on Sept. 24, 1881, being the 18th year of the 297th cycle of 19 years. The year 1881 answers to the 6594th of the Julian period, to the 2634th from the foundation of Rome, to the 2657th year of the Olympiads, and to the year 7389-90 of the Byzantine Era. The year 1299 of the Mohammedan Era commences on Nov. 23, 1881; and Ramadân (month of abstinence observed by the Turks) commences on July 28, 1881.

ASTRONOMICAL SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
ó Conjunction, or having the same Longitude or Right Ascension.
0 Quadrature, or differing 90° in Longitude or Right Ascension.
8 Opposition, or differing 180' in Longitude or Right Ascension.
The Sun 45 Eugenia 102 Miriam 159 Emilia
New Moon 46 Hestia

103 Hera

160 Una D) First Quarter 47 Aglaia

104 Clymene 161 Athor O Full Moon 48 Doris

105 Artemis 162 Laurentia ( Last Quarter 49 Pales

106 Dione 163 Erigone ♡ Mercury 50 Virginia 107 Camilla 164 Eva 4 Venus

51 Nemausa 109 Hecuba 165 Loreley w or The Earth 52 Europa 109 Felicitas 166 Rhodope 8 Mars

63 Calypso 110 Lydia 167 Urda 4 Jupiter 64 Alexandra 111 Ate

169 Sibylla h Saturn 55 Pandora 112 Iphigenia 169 Zelia H Uranus 56 Melete

113 Amathea 170 Maria Neptune 57 Mnemosyne 114 Cassandra 171 Ophelia 1 Ceres 58 Concordia 115 Thyra

172 Baucis 2 Pallas

59 Olympia 116 Tirona 173 Ino
3 Juno
60 Echo

117 Lomia 174 Phedra
4 Vesta
61 Danaë

118 Peitho 175 Andromache 5 Astrea 62 Erato

119 Althea 176 Idunna 6 Hebe

63 Ausonia 120 Lachosis 177 Irma 7 Iris

64 Angelina 121 Hermione 178 Belisana 8 Flora

65 Maximiliana 122 Gerda 179 Clytemnestra 9 Metis 66 Maia

123 Brunhilda 180 Garumna 10 Hygeia 67 Asia

124 Alcestis 181 Eucharis 11 Parthenope 68 Leto

125 Liberatrix 182 Elsbeth 12 Victoria 69 Hesperia 126 Velleda 183 Lamberta 13 Egeria 70 Panopea 127 Johanna 184 Deiopeia 14 Irene 71 Niobe

129 Nenesis 185 Eunike 15 Eunomia 72 Feronia 129 Antigone 186 Celuta 16 Psyche 73 Clytie

130 Electia 187 Lamberta 17 Thetis 74 Galatea 131 Vala

188 Menippe 18 Melpomene 75 Eurydice 132 Æthra 189 Phthia 19 Fortuna 76 Freia

133 Cyrene 190 Ismene 20 Massilia 77 Frigga 134 Sophrosyne 191 Kolga 21 Lutetia 78 Diana

135 Hertha 192 Nausica 22 Calliope 79 Eurynome 136 Austria 193 Ambrosia 23 Thalia 80 Sappho 137 Melibaa 194 Prokne 24 Themis 81 Terpsichore 138 Tolosa 195 Eurycleia 25 Phocea 82 Alcmnene 139 Juewa 196 Philomela 26 Proserpine 83 Beatrix

140 Siwa

197 Arete 27 Euterpe 84 Clio

141 Lumen 198 Ampella 29 Bellona 85 IO

142 Polana 199 Byblis 29 Amphitrite 86 Semele

143 Adria 200 Dynamene 30 Urania 87 Sylvia

144 Vibilia 201 Penelope 31 Euphrosyne 88 Thisbe

145 Odeona 202 Chrysc18 32 Pomona 89 Julia

146 Lucina 203 Pompeia 33 Polyhymnia 90 Antiope 147 Protogeneia 204 Callisto 34 Circe 91 Ægina 148 Gallia

205
35 Leucothes 92 Undina 149 Medusa 206 Hersilia
36 Atalantu 93 Minerva 150 Nuwa

207
37 Fides
94 Aurora

151 Abundantia 208
38 Leda
95 Arethusa 152 Atala

209 Dido
39 Letitia 96 Ægle

153 Hilda

210 40 Harmonia 97 Clotho

154 Bertha 211
41 Daphne 98 Ianthe 155 Scylla

212
42 Isis
99 Dike

156 Xanthippe
43 Ariadne 100 Hecate 157 Dejanira
44 Nysa

101 Helt na 168 Koronis

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FIXED & MOVABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES. &c.
Epiphany

.. Jan. 6 Birth of Queen Victoria ... May 24
SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY ... Feb. 13 Ascension Day-Holy Thurs. 26
QUINQUAGESIMA-SUBOVE S. 27 Wur SUNDAY-PENTECOST June 5
St. David
March 1 TRINITY SUNDAY

12
Ash Wednesday
2 Corpus Christi

16 QUADRAGESIMA—1st Sun. In LENT & Access, of Queen Victoria

20 St. Patrick 17 Proclamation

21 Annunciation-Lady Day 25 St. John Baptist-Midsum. Day

24 PALM SUNDAY

April 10 St. Michael - Michaelm. Day Sept. 29 Good FRIDAY

15 Birth of Prince of Wales... Nür. 9 EASTER SUNDAY 17 1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

27 St. George

23 St. Andrero Low Sunday ...

24 St. Thomas

Dec. 21
ROGATION SUNDAY
May 22 Christmas Day

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UNIVERSITY TERMS, 1881.

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CAMBRIDGE TERMI. BEGINS

ENDS.
BEGINNINGS OF THE SEASONS.

D, H.
Lent

January 13 February 24 April 8 Sun enters Capricornus and Winter begins, 1880, Dec. 21 10 a.m.

Easter
April 22 May 23

June
Aries
1881, March 2011 a.m. Michaelmas

October 1 November 8

Dec.

16 Cancer Summer

June

21 7 a.m.
Libra ,, Autumn
Sept. 22 10 p m.

The Commencement, June 21.
Capricornus , Winter

Dec. 21 4 p.m.
OXFORD TERM.

BEGINS.

ENDS. The Sun will consequently be in the Winter sig days 1 hour; Spring signs, 92 days 20 hours; Summer signs, 93 days

Autumn signs,
Lent

January 14 April 9
Easter

April 20 89 days 18 hours.

June 9 xx1. 1 Trinity

June 4

July 9 The sun will be on the March 2011 a.m., his declin, being 000

Michuelmas

October 10

December 17 Equator and going North

The Act, July 5.
The sun will reach his
June 21 7 a.m.

28 27 12
greatest North declination
The sun will be on the

22 10 p.m. Sept.

0 0 0

LAW SITTINGS, 1881.
Equator and going South
The sun will reach his

Dec.
214 p.m.
23 27 12

DEGIN.
greatest South declination)
The Sun will be North of the Equator (comprising the periods of Spring Hilary

January 11

April 18 and Summer) 186 days 11 hours, and South of the Equator (comprising the Easter

April 26

June 3 periods of Autumn and Winter) 178 days 19 hours.

Trinity

June 14

August 8 The length of the year is 365 days 6 hours.

Michaelmas

November 2

December 21

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