A TABLE OF THE DURATION OF MOONLIGHT AFTER SUNSET AND BEFORE SUNRISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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 .....***** indicates the one..... before, the other ***** after midnight. February 12. SUN. An annular eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth generally at 3h. 25.9m. A.M. mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 390 22' E., and latitude 11° 21' S.; ends at 9h. 333m., in longitude 1260 37' E., and latitude 14° 50' N. Central eclipse begins generally at 4h. 32.8m. A.M., in longitude 220 53' E., and latitude 100 21 S.; ends generally at 8h. 26-4m. in longitude 1430 6' E., and latitude 150 49' N. August 7. SUN total eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth generally at 6h. 56m. P. M. mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 163° 52′ E., and latitude 11° 49' N.; ends on August 8th, at Oh. 10.5m. A.M. in longitude 94° 16' W., and latitude 100 9 S. Central eclipse begins generally at 7h. 50-6m. P.M. in longitude 150° 5' E., and latitude 12° 17' N.; ends generally at 11h. 15.9m. P.M. in longitude 80° 28′ W. and latitude 9° 42′ S. HILARY TERM begins 11th January-Ends 31st January. TRANSFER DAYS. The Transfer Days are now Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Dividends are due at the following dates, and are receivable at any time subsequently. shut, by paying at the Bank, India House, and South Sea House, 2s. 6d, extra for each Transfer; but 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 India House by 3; at South Sea House by half-past 2. Expense of Transfer in Bk. Stock, 251. & under, 5s. ; above that sum, 128. India Stock, 1. 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. 1s. 6d. for each Stock separately, but for Bank, India, and South Sea 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 receiv ing orders. The boxes for receiving Powers of Attorney for Sale close at Two o'clock. All Probates of Wills, Letters of Administration, 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. HOLIDAYS KEPT AT THE PUBLIC OFFICES IN 1850. 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. CUSTOM-HOUSE, EXCISE, STAMPS, AND TAXES OFFICES. Good Friday, March 29. Day appointed to be kept as the Queen's Birth-day. 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 Dock Companies of the United Kingdom. At the Stamps and Taxes Office, the Restoration of Charles II., May 29; Whit Monday and Tuesday (May 20 and 21) are kept in addition. INDIA HOUSE. Christmas Day, December 25. Good Friday, March 29. BANK OF ENGLAND. Christmas Day, December 25. Good Friday, March 29. 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. SOUTH SEA HOUSE.-Same as Bank of England. The Public are admitted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, between the hours of 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. |