CP1101150 7.4195 1862, Feb. 7. gift of Eben Francis, Esq. 7 · Cambridge. Bazin & Chandler, Printers, 37 Cornhill. PREFACE AND APOLOGY. During a great portion of the winter and spring, I was afflicted after the manner of Job, (according to popular notions,) and rendered thereby unable to use a pen for nearly three months. On recovery, numerous deferred matters so overtasked my time, that at one period İ believed I would have to give up the preparation of the Register. But remonstrances and inclination led me to persevere; and by employing the pen of another, and his aid in collecting the statistics furnished, I have been enabled to furnish the Publisher with the copy at a late date. As the person employed was inexperienced in making out the statistics, I can hardly hope they are even as free from error as in former years. And for the want of time, I was obliged to omit the anecdotes, and use several selections-all of which I regretted, but could not avoid. Such as it is, it must be or not at all; and believing that it was better, and would be more acceptable than NOTHING, I gave it. I trust I may do better another year. Fort Plain, N. Y., July 20th, 1852. A. B. GROSH. There will be two Eclipses of the Sun, and one Eclipse of the Moon, this year. 1. There will be an Eclipse of the Sun on Monday, June 6th, at the time of New Moon the afternoon, invisible in all the northern portion of the United States. It will be visib on the Sun's southern limb at the following cities: The Eclipse will be central and annular on the meridian in longitude 119o 54' west fra Greenwich, and latitude 0° 38' north. II. There will be an Eclipse on the Moon's northern limb on the 20th and 21st of Jua visible. Duration, 1 h. 36 m. Magnitude, 2.45 digits. III. There will be an Eclipse of the Sun on the 30th of November, at the time of Ne Moon; invisible in North America. It will be central and total on the meridian in long tude 1100 18' west from Greenwich, and latitude 11° 20' south. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Dominical Letter. B; Golden Number, or Lunar Cycle, 11; Epact, 20; Solar Cycle, 14 Roman Indiction, 11 ; Julian Period, 6566. EQUINOXES AND SOLSTICES FOR 1853. EQUINOXES AND SOLSTICES. London. D. H. M. D. H. M. D. H. M Vernal Equinox.. March 20 4 25 ev. 20 11 41 mo. 20 11 17 mo. 20 10 47 mo.20 8 17 m Summer Solstice.. June..21 1 23 ev. 21 8 39 mo. 21 8 15 mo. 21 7 45 mo. 21 5 15 m Autumn. Equinox. Sept. 23 3 36 mo. 22 10 52 ev. 22 10 28 ev. 22 9 58 ev. 22 7 29 ev Winter Solstice... Dec...[21 9 12 ev. 21 4 28 ev. 21 4 4 ev. 21 3 34 ev. 21 1 46 When it is noon at London, it is 6h. 52m. in the morning at Washington; and when it noon at Washington, it is 5h. 8m. in the evening at London. The Sun is in Perigee Dec. 30, 1852; in Apogee, July 3, 1853; in Perigee, January 1, 1854 Venus will be Morning Star until May 13, then Evening Star until February, 28, 194 MEMORANDA FOR 1853. JAN. 1, Circumcision; 2, 2d S. aft. Christmas; 6, Epiphany; 9, 1st S. aft. Epiph.; 16, 2 aft. Epiph.; 23, Septuagesima; 25, Conv. St. Paul; 30, Sexagesima. FEB. 6, Quinquagesimis 9, Ash-Wednesday; 13, 1st S. in Lent; 20, 2d S. in Lent; 24, St. Matthias; 27, 3d S. in Let MARCH 6, 4th S. in Lent; 13, 5th S. in Lent; 20, 6th S. in Lent; 25, Good-Friday; 27, East Sunday. APRIL 3, 1st S. aft. Easter; 10, 20'S. aft. Easter; 17, 3d S. aft. Easter; 24, 4th 8. Easter; 25, St. Mark. MAY 1, 5th S. aft. Easter; Sts. Philip and James; 5, Ascension-day S. aft. Ascension; 15, Whit-Sunday; 22, Trinity-Sunday; 29, 1st S. aft. Trin. JUNE 5, aft. Trin.; 11, St. Barnabas; 12, 3d S aft. Trin.; 19, 4th S. aft. Trin.; 24, St. John the Baptis 26, 5th S. aft. Trin. ; 29, St. Peter. JULY 3, 6th S. aft. Trin.; 10, 7th S. aft. Trin.; 17, 8th S Trin.; 24, 9th S. aft. Trin. ; 25, St. James; 31, 10th S. aft. Trin. AUG. 7. 11th S. aft. Trin. 12th S. aft. Trin.; 21, 13th S. aft. Trin.; 24, St. Bartholomew; 28, 14th. S. aft. Trin. SEPT. 4.1 S. aft. Trin.; 11th, 16th S. aft. Trin; 18, 17th S. aft. Trin.; 21, St. Matthew; 25, 18th S. Trin. Oct. 2, 19th S. aft. Trin.; 9, 20th S. aft. Trin.; 16, 21st S. aft. Trin.; 18, St. Lu 23, 22d S. aft. Trin.; 28, Sts. Simon and Jude; 30, 23d S. aft. Trin. Nov. 1, All-Saints. 24th S. aft. Trin.; 13, 25th S. aft. Trin. ; 20, 26th S. aft. Trin.; 27, Advent-Sunday; 30, Andrew. Dec. 4, 2d S. in Advent; 11, 3d S. in Advent; 18, 4th S. in Advent; 21, Thomas; 25, Christmas; 26, St. Stephen; 27, St John; 28, Innocents. H. MH. MH. MH. M. H. M. H. MH. M. H. M. 7 32 4 36 11 17 3 18 7 27 4 41 11 18 ev. 18 |