January 17. ECLIPSES IN 1851. MOON partially eclipsed, visible at Greenwich. Begins at 2h. 29-9m. P.M. mean time at Greenwich; middle at 4h. 50m.; ends at 7h. 10.1m. Magnitude of the eclipse (Moon's diameter 1) 0-465 on the northern limb. February 1. SUN. An annular eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth generally at 3h. 36m. A. M. mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 36° 1' E., and latitude 32° 57′ S.; ends on the earth generally at 8h. 45-1m. in longitude 146° 21' E.; and latitude 13° 13' S. Central eclipse begins generally at 4h. 23.6m. in longitude 70 44 E., and latitude 470 41' S.; ends at 7h. 25 1m. in longitude 171° 49' E., and latitude 280 27' S. This eclipse is visible in the Indian ocean. July 13. MOON partially eclipsed, invisible at Greenwich. Begins at 4h.34.5m. A.M. mean time at Greenwich; middle at 7h. 21-3m., ends at 10h. 81m. Magnitude of the eclipse (Moon's diameter = 1) 0-706 on the southern limb. July 28. SUN totally eclipsed, visible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth generally at Oh. 14.2m. P.M. mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 106° 28′ W., and latitude 36° 0' N.; ends on the earth generally at 4h. 31.2m. in longitude 26° 7' E., and latitude 20° 28′ N. Central eclipse begins generally at 1h. 25-8m. in longitude 137° 48′ W., and latitude 530 43 N.; ends at 3h. 39-6m. in longitude 520 50 E., and latitude 39° 6' N. At Greenwich a partial eclipse is visible, beginning at 2h. 3 3m. P.M.; greatest phase at 3h. 11.6m., and ending at 4h. 15-2m. HILARY TERM begins 11th January-Ends 31st January. Ends. Lent Term ........Jan. 14...... Apr. 12 Ends. .Apr. 11 Mich.....Oct. 10... Nov. 12 m.. Dec. 16 The Commencement will be July 1. TERMS IN ENGLAND Usually taken in Leases. 25 March Lady Day | 29 Sept.. Mich. Day 24 June.. Midsum. 25 Dec... Christmas IN SCOTLAND. ་ TRANSFER DAYS. The Transfer Days are now Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Divi. dends are due at the following dates after an interval of three days, or if a Sunday intervenes of four days. 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. Inela 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, India, and South Sea Stock, 1. 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 1851. much of the money business of the At the EXCHEQUER all holidays are By an Act of Parliament passed in 1834, Exchequer is removed to the Bank of England. abolished except Christmas Day and Good Friday. CUSTOM-HOUSE, EXCISE, STAMPS, AND TAXES OFFICES. Good Friday, April 18. 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 (June 9 and 10), are kept in addition. Good Friday, April 18. INDIA HOUSE. Christmas Day, December 25. BANK OF ENGLAND. Good Friday, April 18. 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. 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. |