MARS.
Of this planet we have little to report. He continues his direct motion, which amounts to 9° 30′ 34″. As he and the earth are getting farther apart, his diameter (apparently) diminishes from 10″ to 8″. He rises on the 1st, 15th and 30th at 12:27 p. m., 11:54 a. m., and 11:24 a. m., and sets on the 2d, 16th, and May 1st at 3:09, 2:22, and 1:38 a. m., respectively. On the 4th, at 10:26 a. m., his position is 8° 10′ north of the moon, and on the 1st a little northeast of the nebula Præsepe in Cancer.