THE

BANKING ALMANAC,

Directory

YEAR BOOK AND DIARY,

FOR

1859;

CONTAINING

THE CALENDAR-STATISTICS

A DIARY,

OF PRICES OF PUBLIC STOCKS-OFFICIAL DIRECTORY-ANNUAL
CHRONOLOGY-BANKING AND COMMERCIAL RETROSPECT-LIST OF MERCANTILE FAILURES-
DIGEST OF BANKING STATISTICS-AN ABSTRACT OF THE NEW STAMP ACT-ANALYSIS OF
THE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT OF LAST SESSION-PARLIAMENTARY DIRECTORY,

AND A

Complete Banking Directory.

EDITED BY D. MORIER EVANS.

PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS.

LONDON:

RICHARD GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, 5, PATERNOSTER ROW;

WATERLOW AND SONS, LONDON WALL, BIRCHIN LANE,

AND 49, PARLIAMENT STREET ;

LONDON:

WATERLOW AND SONS, PRINTERS, CARPENTERS' HALL,

LONDON WALL.

The year 5620 of the Jewish Era commences on September 29, 1859.
The year 1276 of the Mahommedan Era commences on August 1, 1859.

ECLIPSES IN 1859.

1. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, February 3, invisible at Greenwich.
2. A total Eclipse of the Moon, February 17, invisible at Greenwich.
3. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, March 4, invisible at Greenwich.
4. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, July 29, invisible at Greenwich.
5. A total Eclipse of the Moon, August 13, invisible at Greenwich.
6. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, August 28, invisible at Greenwich.
LAW TERMS.

Hilary Term begins 11 Jan.
Easter Term...... 15 April

........ends 31 Mar. | Trinity Term begins 26 May....ends 16 June.
12 May Michaelmas Term... 2 Nov.........25 Nov.

When any of the days between the Thursday before and the Wednesday next after Easter-day fall within Easter Term, the
Sittings in Easter Term are suspended, and the Term prolonged for an equal number of days; whilst the commencement of
Trinity Term is postponed, and its continuance prolonged for the like period. (11 GEO. IV., and 1 Wм. IV., c. 70, s. 6.)
UNIVERSITY TERMS.

Useful for showing the day of the week on which any particular day of the month will fall, and vice versa.

6 13 20 27

Wednesday ..7 14 21 28