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1884.] JANUARY. [31 Days.

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1884.] FEBRUARY. [29 Days.

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i884 .] MARCH [31 Days.

ARIES T The Ram.t S St. David.2 S Quadragesima Sunday.3 M Copley Fielding d., 18554 Ta Lord Lawrence b., 1811.5 W Correggio died, 1534.6 Th Rev. Samuel Parr d. , 1825.7 F Pr'cess Wales en. Lon. 6;.8S William III. died, 1702.9 5* 2nd Sunday in Lent.

10 M Prince of Wales mar. . '6311 To Siege of Badajoz, 1811.12 \V

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St. Gregory.1^ Th Duke of Connaught m.,'79.14 F Victor Emanuel b., 1820.15 S I Processor Parks d., 1876.16 > yrd Sunday in Lent.

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17 M St. Patrick.18 Tu Princess Louise b., 1848.19 W Lucknow taken, 1858.20 Th Sir I. Newton d., 1727.21 F Princess Louise mar., '71.22 S Goethe died, 1832.23 > 4th Sunday in Lent.24 M Eurydice foundered, 1878.25 Tu Annunciation Day.26 W Duke of Cambridge b., '19.27 Th Treaty of Amiens, 1802.28 F War with Russia, 1854.29 S Stock Exchange panic, '78.30 5 5th Sunday in Lent.31 M Peace dec'rd at Paris, '56.

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i88 4.] APRIL. [30 Days.

TAURUS The BulliTu2 w3 Th4F5S6S>7 M8Tu9 W

10 Th11 F12 S13 &14 M15 Tu

All Fools' Day.Richard Cobden d., 1865.Tower opened free, 1873.Oliver Goldsmith d., 1774Raikes died, 1811.Palm Sunday.Prince Leopold b., 1853.Dr. Gale died, 1702.Lord Bacon died, 1626.Battle of Toulouse, 1814.Good Friday.Rodney's Victory, 1782.Easter Sunday,Bank Holiday.President Lincoln d., 1865.1

16 W17 Th18 F19 s20 s>21 M22 Tu23 W24 Th25 F26 S27 &28 M29 Tu30W

Shakespeare born, 1563.Benj. Franklin d., 1790.Liebig died, 1873.Lord Byron died, 1824.Low Sunday.Duke of Sussex d., 1843.Wordsworth died, 1850.St. George.Daniel de Foe died, 1731.Princess Alice born, 1843.Jeremy Collier d., 1726.2nd Simday after Easter.Chaucer died, 1400.Russian War ended, 1856.Montgomery died, 1854.

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1884.] MAY.

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i884 .] JUNE. [30 Days.

CANCER 25 The Crab.l&

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LEO ft The Lion.iTu2\V3 Th4Fss6S>7 M8Tu9 WioThii F12 S3*

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1 Princess Alice mar., 1862. ' 17 ThSir Robert Peel died, 1850. 18 FCobden born, 1804. 19 SBattle of Ulundi, 1879. 20 S>Battle of Wagram, 1809. 21 MA,th Sunday after Trinity. 22 TuSheridan died, 1816. 23WHyde Park Riots, 1855. 24 ThE. Burke died, 1797. 25 FLouis Daguerre d., 1851. 26 SJack Cade killed, 1450. 27 >George Stevenson d., 1850. 28 M5 th Sunday after Trinity. 29 TuBastille taken, 1789. 30 \VSt. Swithin. 31 ThBeranger (poet) died, 1857.

Dr. Isaac Watts b. , 1674.Dean Stanley died, 1881.Bishop Wilberforce d., '73.6th Sunday after Trinity.Robert Burns died, 1796.Battle of Salamanca, 1812.Indian Bill passed, 1858.Archbishop Synge d., 1741Coleridge died, 1834.Henry VII. born, 1456.jth Sunday after Trinity.Marshal Mortier k., 1835.Wilberforce died, 1833.Gray (poet) died, 1771.Ignatius Loyola d., 1556.

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VIRGO w The Virgin.iF2S3*4 MSTu6W7 Th8F9 SioS>ii M12 Tu13 w14 Th15 F16 S

Battle of the Nile, 1798. 17 >Mehemet Ali died, 1849. 18 MZth Sunday after Trinity. 19 TuBank Holiday. 20 WLord Howe died, 1799. 21 ThPrince Alfred born, 1844. 22 FQueen Caroline d., 1821. 23 SFire at Serajevo, 1879. 24 JoDryden born, 1631. 25 M

f gt/i Sunday after Trinity. 26 Tu(Lord Hill born, 1772. 27 WIGrouse shooting begins. 28 ThI Queen Adelaide b., 1792. 29 F\ Bishop Law died, 1787. 30 SSir Walter Scott b., 1771. 31 SBen Jonson died, 1637.

! lot/i Sunday after TrinityEarl Russell born, 1792.jRiot in Newgate, 1777.:Sir C. Sedley died, 1701., William IV. born, 1765.! Battle of Bosworth, 1485.Treaty of Prague, 1866.1 1 th Sunday after TrinityHerschel died, 1822.(Prince Consort born, 1819.Thomson (poet,) d., 1748.St. Augustine.General Napier d., 1853.Sir John Ross died, 1856.12^/z Sunday after Trinity

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SAGITTARIUS T-he- Archer.iS2&3M4 TU5 w6Th7 F8S9*10 M11 Tu12W13 Th14 F15 s

All Saints' Day.zxst Sunday after TrinityBishop Lowthd., 1787.(George Peabody d., 1869.Gunpowder Plot, 1605.Princess Charlotte d., 1817.Battle of Moultan, 1848.John Milton died, 1674.22ndSunday after TrinityMartin Luther born, 1483.St. Martin.R. Baxter born, 1615.F. Overbeck died, 1869.Mozart born, 1719.John Bright born, 181 1.

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23rdSunday after TrinitySuez Canal opened, 1869.Fall of Kars, 1877.Charles I. born, 1600.Chatterton born, 1752.Princess Royal bom, 1840.Lord Clive died, 1774.2\th Sunday after TrinityLord Melbourne d., 1848.St. Cath brine.W. Cowper born, 1731.Lord Selborne born, 1812.Cardinal Wolsey d., 1530.Prince Rupert d., 1682.1st Sunday in Advent.

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ECLIPSES, 1884.In the year 1884 there will be three Eclipses of the SUN and two ofthe MOON.March 26th. A Partial Eclipse of the SUN, invisible at Greenwich.April g-ioth.A Total Eclipse of the MOON, invisible at Greenwich.April 2.5th. A Partial Eclipse of the SUN, invisible at Greenwich.October 4th. A Total Eclipse of the MOON, visible at Greenwich.H M

First contact with the Penumbra, Oct. 4, 7 168^First contact with the Shadow - - 4, 8Beginning of Total Phase - - - - 4. 9 *5 I Mean TimeMiddle of the Eclipse 4.10 2 } at GreenwichEnd of Total Phase - - - - - 4, 10 48 2 [Last contact with the Shadow - - 4, 11 48Last contact with the Penumbra - 4, 12 47

October \Zth.-A Partial Eclipse of the SUN, invisible at Greenwich.TRANSFER DAYS OF THE FUNDS.

Dividends due the 5th of January and the $th of July are taid thebth of January and the 6th of July, unless the 5th or 6th falls on aSunday, then on the jth.3 per cent. Consols "\New 3i per cent I DaI1New 2^ per cent. C *'India 5 per cent. Stock 'Dividends due the $tk of April and the ~,th of October are paid the 6th

ofApril and the 6th of October unless the $th or 6thfalls on a Sunday,then on the jth.Bank Stock3 per cent. Reduced .. ... )New 3 per cent > Daily.Annuities, for 30 years, expire 5th April, 1885 ... )India 4 per cent. Transfer Loans ... ... ... '

India Bonds Interest due 31st of March, 30th September, and payableon the following days.India Debentures Interest due 16th February and 16th August.Hours for selling and transferring everyday from 11 till 3 o'clock.Saturdays excepted, then only till 1 o'clock.Dividends are payable daily from 9 till 3 o'clock.PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND BY POST.Dividends are payable by the Bank by Post by Dividend warrantssent at the risk of the stock holder, who will have to fill up a form o\application to be obtained at the Bank or any Money-order Office. Thawarrants will require endorsing, and are only payable through a banker.

QUARTER AND HALE-QUARTER DAYS.February 8th, Half-Quarter Day.March 25th, Lady Day.May 9th, Half-Quarter Day.June 24th, Midsummer Day.

August nth, Half-Quarter Day.September 29th, Michaelmas Day.Nov. nth, Half-Quarter Day.December 25th, Christmas Day.

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POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.The New Parcels Post.For an Inland Postal Parcel not exceeding ilb. in weight, the rateof postage, to be prepaid in ordinary postage stamps, will be 3d. ; ilb.and not exceeding 3ID., 6d. ; 31b. and not exceeding 51b., gd. ; ^lb. and

not exceeding 71b., is.The dimensions allowed for an Inland Postal Parcel will be :Maximum length, 3ft. 6in. ; Maximum length and girth combined, 6ft.Examples: A parcel measuring St't. Gin. in its longest dimension maymeasure as much as .'ft. tiin. in tfirth, i.e. around its thickest part, orA shorter parcel may be thicker e.g. if measuring no more than 3ft. inlength, it may measure as much as St't. in girtn, i.e. around its thickest part.The Regulations under which certain Articles are prohibited fromtransmission by the Letter Post will with a few exceptions applyequally to the Parcels Post. For instance, Gunpowder, LuciferMatches, anything liable to sudden combustion, Bladders containingliauid, and Live Animals, will be excluded from the Parcels Post. .

Post Cards.Post Cards, whether official or private having a \d. stamp impressedupon them (adhesive stamps not being accepted in pajunent of the

postage), may be transmitted between places in the United Kingdom,with letters written on the back. They may now be purchased at thefollowing rates : Stout cards 1, \d. ; 2, x\d. , 3, 2d. ; 4, i\d. ; 5, 3\d. ;6, Sfd. Thin Cards 1, \d. ; 2, i\d ; 3, i\d. ; 4, 2\. . 5, 3d. , 6. 3^/.Reply Post Cards are also now issued at an advanced rate.

Post Office Telegraphs.The charge for the transmission of Messages by Telegraphthroughout the United Kingdom is is. for the first twenty words, and 3d.for each additional five words or part of five words. The names andaddresses of the sender and receiver are not charged for.Money Orders.The scale of charges on the issue of Inland Money Orders is now asfollows :Sums of 6 and under 7 %d-

7 ,, 8 9d.8 ,, ,,9 r d-9 >) 5. 10 nd.10 is.

Sums under 10s. . . . 2d.,, of 10s. and under 2 3d.

,, 2 3 i,d.3 >. - 4 Sd.

,. ., 4 ., 5 (>d.5 6 id.Ihese Orders are available for presentation within Twelve Months,instead of One Month, as heretofore This scale does not apply toOrders issued on the Colonies and places abroad'.*

Postal Orders.Orders for fixed sums will in future be issued by the Money OrderOffices at the following scale :For is \d. I For 1 os 2d.

,, is. 6d. \d. ,, 12s. 6d. td.,. 2S. 6d. id. I ,, 15s 2d.,, 5s id* I ,, 17s. 6d. 2d

js. 6d id. 1 ,, 20s 2d.The ibove Orders will only be available for three months.

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The days are gone,The months have Jlon.vn,Andyou and I a* e older grown.Shake hands, good-bye, and ha-ve no fearTo --welcome well another year.

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