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OCCULTATIONS OF PLANETS AND FIXED STARS BY THE MOON,
VISIBLE AT GREENWICH.

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OCCULTATIONS OF PLANETS AND FIXED STARS BY THE MOON,

VISIBLE AT GREENWICH.

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A TABLE OF THE DURATION OF MOONLIGHT AFTER SUNSET AND BEFORE SUNRISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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The figures under the name of each month denote the number of hours nearly between sunset and sunrise. The number of points denote the hours of darkness; and their position.....**** indi- i cates the one..... before, the other ***** after midnight.

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April 5. SUN. A total eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth generally at 3h. 449m. A.M., mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 44° 39′ E, and latitude 58° 51' S.; ends on the earth generally at sh. 16:5m. A.M., in longitude 146 17' E., and latitude 20 42 S. Central eclipse at äh. 16-9m. A.M., in longitude 101° 28′ E., and latitude 57° 53′ S.

April 20. MOON partially eclipsed, invisible at Greenwich; first contact with the Penumbra at 6h. 153m. A.M. mean time at Greenwich; first contact with the shadow at 7h. 34.1m. A.M.; middle of the eclipse at 9h. 6'4m. A.M.; last contact with the shadow at 10h. 38-7m. A.M.; last contact with the Penumbra at 1lb. 5.5m. A.M. Magnitude of the eclipse, (moon's diameter 1) 0-706 on the northern limb.

Sept. 29. SUN. Annular eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth

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TERMS AND RETURNS.

HILARY TERM begins 11th January-Ends 31st January.
EASTER TERM begins 15th April-Ends 8th May.
TRINITY TERM begins 22nd May-Ends 12th June.
MICHAELMAS TERM begins 2nd Nov.-Ends 25th Nov.

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TRANSFER DAYS.

The Transfer Days are now Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Dividends are due at the following dates after an interval of three days, or if a Sunday intervenes of four days.

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no Transfer can be made after 1 o'clock on Saturdays.

Transfer at the Bank must be made by half-past 2 o'clock; at the India House by 3.

Expense of Transfer in

Bk. Stock, 251. & under, 5s. ; above that sum, 125. India Stock, 17. 10s.; non-transfer days, 2s. 6d. extra.

Powers of Attorney for the Sale or Transfer of Stock must be deposited at the Bank, &c. for examination, one day before they can be acted upon; if for receiving Dividends, it is sufficient to present them at the time the first Dividend becomes payable.

The expense of a Power of Attorney is 17. 18. 6d. for each Stock separately, but for Bank and India Stock, 17. 11s. 6d. ; and when required to be made out on the same day, half-past Twelve o'clock is the latest time for receiving orders. The boxes for receiving Powers of Attorney for Sale close at Two o'clock.

All Probates of Wills, Letters of Admi nistration, and other proofs of decease, are required to be left at the Bank, &c., for Registration from two to three clear days, exclusive of holidays.

PUBLIC OFFICES IN 1856.

HOLIDAYS KEPT AT THE By an Act of Parliament passed in 1834, much of the money business of the Exchequer is removed to the Bank of England. At the EXCHEQUER all holidays are abolished except Christmas Day and Good Friday.

EXCISE, STAMPS, AND TAXES OFFICES.

Good Friday, March 21. Day appointed to be kept as the Queen's Birth-day. Coronation Day, June 28. Prince of Wales's Birth-day, Nov. 9. Christmas Day, Dec. 25. All the above days are also ordered to be kept as holidays by the officers and servants of the Custom House and the Dock Companies of the United Kingdom, except the Prince of Wales's birthday and the Coronation day. At the Stamps and Taxes Office, the Restoration of Charles II., May 29; Whit Monday and Tuesday (May 12 and 13), are kept in addition.

INDIA HOUSE.

Christmas Day, December 25.

Good Friday, March 21.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

Good Friday, March 21.

1 Christmas Day, December 25. And in the Transfer Offices, 1st May and 1st November in addition. N.B. Whenever the 1st May or 1st November falls on a Sunday the holiday will be kept on the Monday following.

BRITISH MUSEUM.

The Public are admitted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, between the hours of Ten and Four during the months of November, December, January, and February; between Ten and Five during the months of September, October, March, and April; and between Ten and Six during the months of May, June, July, and August. The Reading Room is open every day, except holidays, an hour carlier, but closes at the same times.

The Museum is closed between the 1st and 7th January, the 1st and 7th May, and the 1st and 7th September, and on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Christmas day. Any Special Fast or Thanksgiving Days ordered by Authority are kept in addition by all the above establishments.

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