Series 04: James S. Hassall, diary 1881: No. 07

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SEPTEMBER 1881                                                       NOVEMBER  1881                                                   
Days of   
M W Y
Sundays, Holidays, and other Notes.          Days of 
M W Y
Sunday , Holidays, and other Notes.          

 

1 TH  244 Partridge shooting beg. in Eng.                      1 Tu  305  All Saints. Ann. Day, Hawke's Bay &       Marlborough                           
2 F 245     2 W 306 All Souls
3 S 246 Cavagnari massacrd. at Cabul, '79 3 TH 307  
4 S 247 12 after Trinity       (36) 4 F 308  
5 M 248   5 S 309 Battle of Inkerman, 1854
6 TU 249   6 S 310 21 after Trinity            (45)
7 W 250   7 M 311  
8 TH 251   8 Tu 312 Transit of Mercury
9 F 252   9 W 313 Prince of Wales born, 1841
10 S 253   10 Th 314  
11 S 254 13 after Trinity       (37) 11 F 315 St. Martin. Half Quarter Day
12 M 255   12 S 316  
13 TU 256   13 S 317 22 after Trinity            (46)
14 W 257 Holy Cross Day 14 M 318  
15 TH 258   15 TU 319  
16 F 259   16 W 320  
17 S 260   17 TH 321 Suez Canal opened, 1869
18 S 261 14 after Trinity        (38) 18 F 322  
19 M 262   19 S 323  
20 TU 263   20 S 324 23 after Trinity            (47)
21 W 264 St. Matthew. Ember Day 21 M 325 Sun eclipsed
22 TH 265   22 TU 326 St. Cecilia
23 F 266 First day of Spring. Ember Day 23 W 327 Proc. New Constitution, Victoria
24 S 267 Ember Day. Jewish year 5642. 24 TH 328  
25 S 268 15 after Trinity (39) commences 25 F 329  
26 M 269   26 S 330  
27 TU 270   27 S 331 1 in Advent                 (48)
28 W 271   28 M 332  
29 TH 272 St. Michael. Michaelmas Day 29 TU 333  
30 F 273 Divs due on India Bonds 30 W 334 St. Andrew
           

 

OCTOBER 1881                                                           DECEMBER  1881                                                   
Days of   
M W Y
Sundays, Holidays, and other             
Notes.
Days of 
M W Y
Sundays, Holidays, and other Notes

 

1 S 274                                       1 TH     335       
2 S 275 16 after Trinity        (40) 2 F 336                                
3 M 276   3 S 337  
4 TU 277   4 S 338 2 in Advent          (49)
5 W 278 Divs. due at Bank of Eng. 5 M 339 Moon eclipsed
6 TH 279   6 TU 340  
7 F 280   7 W 341  
8 S 281   8 TH 342  
9 S 282 17 after Trinity        (41) 9 F 343  
10 M  283   10 S 344 Separation Day, Queensland
11 TU 284 Old Michaelmas Day 11 S 345 3 in Advent          (50)
12 W 285   12 M 346  
13 TH 286   13 T 347  
14 F 287 Fire Insurance ceases 14 W 348 Prince Consort died, 1861
Emb. Day. Princess Alice died, '78
15 S 288   15 TH 349  
16 S 289 18 after Trinity        (42) 16 F 350 Ember Day
17 M 290   17 S 351 Ann. Day, Canterbury. Emb. Day
18 TU 291 St. Luke 18 S 352 4 in Advent.           (51)
19 W 292   19 M 353  
20 TH 293   20 TU 354  
21 F 294   21 W 355 St. Thomas. Longest Day
22 S 295   22 TH 356  
23 S 296 19 after Trinity 23 F 357  
24 M 297 English Long Vacation ends 24 S 358  
25 TU 298   25 S 359 Christmas Day       (52)
26 W 299   26 M 360 St. Stephen
27 TH 300   27 TU 361 St. John
28 F 301 St. Simon and St. Jude 28 W 362 Innocents. Ann. day, S. Australia
29 S 302   29 TH 363  
30 S 303 20 after Trinity          (44) 30 F 364  
31 M 304   31 S 365  

 

SOVEREIGNS,&c,. OF EUROPE                                               

Age in 1881, and Date of Accession                               

       
COUNTRY. NAME. AGE ACC. 
Austria Francis Joseph(E.)         51 1848
Baden Fredk. W.L.(G.D.) 55 1856
Bavaria Louis II. (K.) 36 1864
Belgium Leopold II. (K.) 46 1865
Bulgaria Alexander I. (P.) 23 1879
Denmark Christian IX (K.) 63 1863
France Jules Grevy (P.) 68 1879
Germ. Emp. William I. (E.) 84 1861
Gt. Britain Victoria (Q.) 62 1837
Greece George I. (K.) 36 1863
Italy Humbert I. (K.) 37 1878
Netherlands William III. 64 1849
Portugal Louis I. (K.) 43 1861
Roman Ch. Leo XIII. (Pope) 71 1878
Russia Alexander II. (E.) 63 1855
Saxony Albert (K.) 53 1873
Spain Alphonso XII. (K.) 24 1874
Swe., & Nor. Oscar II. (K.) 52 1872
Wurtmbrg. Charles Fdk. Alex. 58 1861
U.S.(Amr.) R.B. Hayes (P.)  - 1876

 

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone (£7,500)
Lord High Chancellor, Lord Selborne (£10,000)
Lord President of the Privy Council,  Earl Spencer (£2,000)
Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Argyll (£2,000)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Earl Granville  (£5,000)
Secretary of State for the Colonies, Earl of Kimberley  (£5,000)
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir W. Vernon Harcourt (£5,000)
Secretary of State for War, Right Hon. Hugh C.E. Childers (£5,000)
Sec. of State for India, Marquis of Hartington  (£5,000)
First Lord of the Admiralty, Earl of Northbrook (£4,500)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Right Hon. John Bright  (£2,500)
Chief Secretary for Ireland, Right. Hon. W. E. Forster (£4,425)
President of Local Government Board, Right. Hon. Jno. Geo. Dodson (£2,000)
President of the Board of Trade, Right. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain (£2,000)
THE ABOVE FORM THE CABINET
Vice-President of this Council, A. J. Mundella (£2,000)
Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Kenmare (£2,000)
Postmaster-General, Henry Fawcett (£2,500)
Attorney-General, Sir Henry James (£7,000)
Solicitor-General, Sir Farrer Herschell  (£6,000)
Secretary to the Admiralty, G. J. Shaw-Lefevre, M.P. (£2,000)
Chief Commissioner of Works, W. P. Adam  (£2,000)
Lord-Lieut. of Ireland, Earl Cowper, K.G., (£20,000)
Lord-Advocate of Scotland, Jno. McLaren (£2,387)

THE ROYAL FAMILY
Date of Birth and Age in 1861.

Queen Victoria.................................. May 24, 1819..62
Prince Consort.................................. Aug. 26, 1819, (Died Dec. 14, 1861)
Princes Royal.................................... Nov. 21,1840..41 (Married Jan. 25, 1858, to Crown Prince Fred, William of Prussia) 6 children.
Prince of Wales.............................. Nov. 9, 1841..40 (Married March 10, 1863, to Alexandra, Princess of Denmark, born Dec. 1, 1844). Issue –

Albert Victor Christian Ed., Jan. 8, 1864.....17

George Fk. Ernest Albert, June 3, 1865.......16

Louise Vict. Alex Dagmar, Feb. 20, 1867...14
Victoria Alex. Olga Mary, July 6, 1868........13
Maud Char. Mary. Vict. Nov. 26, 1869........12

Princess Alice Maud Mary,.................April 25, 1843  (Married July 1, 1862, to Prince Louis of Hesse, died Dec.14, 1878) 7 children
Pr. Alfred Ernest Albert (Duke of Edinburgh)...Aug. 6, 1844...37 (Married, January 23, 1874, to Grand Duchess Mare Alexandrovna of Russia) 3 children
Princess Helena. Aug. Vict.. May 25, 1846....35 (Married July 5, 1866, to Pr. Christian of Schleswig-Holstein) 5 children
Prs. Louise Car. Alberta....Mar. 18, 1848...33 (Married March 21, 1871, to Marquis of Lorne)
Pr. Arthur William Patrick Albert (Duke of Connaught)........... May 1, 1850...31 (Married March 13, 1879, to Princess Louise of Prussia)
Pr Leopold G. Duncan Al., Apr. 7, 1853...28
Prs. Beatrice Mary V. Feo., Apr. 14, 1857...24
Duke of Cumberland.......Sept. 21, 1815...36
Duke of Cambridge..........March 26, 1819...62
Duchess of Cambridge...... July 25, 1797...84
Duchess of Mecklenburgh...July 19, 1822...59
Duchess of Teck.................Nov. 27, 1833...48
 

COLONIAL GOVERNORS

Bahamas—William Robinson, Esq., C.M.G.
Barbadoes—Sir H.E. Bulwer, K.C.M.G.
Bermuda—Major-Gen. Sir R. M. Ladan.
British-Guiana—C.H. Kortright, Esq., C.M.G.
Canada—The Rt. Hon. Marquid of Lorne.
Cape of G. Hope—Rt. Hone. Sir H.B.R. Frere, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.S.I.
Ceylon—Hon. Sir J. R. Longden, K.C.M.G.
Falkland Islands—T.F. Callaghan, Esq.
Fiji—The Hon. Sir A.H. Gordon, G.C.M.G.
Gibraltar—Gen. Lord Napier of Magdala.
Gold Coast—H.T. Ussher, Esq., C.M.G.
Heligoland—Lieut.-Col. Sir H.G.B. Mazse.
Honduras—F.P. Barlee, Esq., C.M.G.
Hong Kong—Sir J.P. Hennessy, K.C.M.G.
Jamaica—Sir A. Musgrave, K.C.M.G.
Leeward Islands—Geo. Berkeley, Esq., C.M.G.
Malta—Gen. Sir A. Borton, K.C.B.
Mauritius—Sit G.F. Bown, G.C.M.G.
Natal—Maj.-Gen. Sir C. G. Colley, K.C S.
Newfoundland—Sir John H. Glover, G.C.M.G.
New South Wales—Rt. Hon. Lord A. Loftus, G.C.B.
N. Zealand—Sir Hercules Robinson, G.C.M.G.
Queensland—Sir A. E. Kennedy, K.C.M.G.
S. Aust.—Maj.-Gen. Sire W.F.D. Jervois, R.E.,C.C.M.G., C.B.
Strait Settlements—F.A. Weld, Esq., C.M.G.
St. Helena—H.R. Janisch. Esq., C.M.G.
Tasmania—Maj. G.C. Strahan, R.A., C.M.G.
Trinidad—Sir H.T. Irving, K.C.M.G.
Victoria—The Marquis of Normandy, G.C.M.G.
W Africa Settlemts—Surg.-Maj. Sir Saml. Rowe, K.C.M.G.
West Australia—Sir W.C.F. Robinson, K.C.M.G. 

India—The Most Noble the Marquis of Ripon.
Do. Bombay—The Rt. Hone. Sire Jas. Ferguson, Bart., K.C.M.G.
Do. Madras—His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandes, G.C.S.I.
Do. [indecipherable]—Hon. Ashley Eden, C.S.I.

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