The sun., 1896-10-04
JOHN WAIsON,S ALMANACK.
Curious Information About King Georges
Kingdom In 1904.


A curious little hook s THE Gentleman
and Citizens Almanack" for the year of our
Lord 1864. and the fourth year of the reign of
King George III. 1t was printed by S. Powell
in the city of Dublin.
The front fy leaf contains n list of stage
coaches to various cities In Ireland. together
with high sounding names of comfortable inns
along the route The book itself gives the days
OF the year and month. the suns rising and
setting. the moons age and changes old style:
tables of the marriages and deaths OF the
Princes of Europe. and list of the Lords and
Commons OF Parliament. There is an index
to the courts. societies. hospitals, forts and
garrisons, and fire engines and watermcn. an
exchange list OF coins and values in the United
Kingdom is followed by table of values OF
foreign pistoles and moydores, with the grains
ana pennyweiGhts contained in each. A dag
ger on the calendar marks the nights of the
greatest moonlight" and the table of tho rising
and setting Of the moon makes special exception
to G f hshs th'rS %o is
endar indicates the days on which tho act
against "cursng and profane swearing may
be read in churches and chapels. Penalties
are one shilling for one oath, TWO shilinEs for
two oaths. or TO he set in the stocks. a child
under lG years; for swearing, is TO be whipt
stables presence.' The table for finding Tie
hirl, tides gives many places that are not
new names. Two Of them arc the south coast
of Bretagno and the banks OF Flanders. There
Is n table To regula late the spinners, showing
how tho quantity of yarn ought to he ad justed
to tho price of fax, 90 prevent it's being spun
beyond its st iple. Then there is n scale of
interest at six per cent, and calculation OF
the hirc of n coach or chaise around the city
of Dublin; rings end chaise for more than
all complaints AGAINST drivers must be made
70 the REGISTERS Office witAin fourteen days
each reign since the Norman conquest is no.
margin Is printed in large capitals, Long
Live the King" The names Of persons who
received premiums for tho. encouragement OF
pages of tho book. One Peter Winfield re-
ceived prize for showing two watches ''of
transparent enamel not attempted here be-
barley off turnip ground, for painting meHzo-
tints, for new designs on copper plates, ana for
Postage e New York, New England. east
English colonies on the North Ameercnn conti-
pence; double letters. three shiilngs. OF
some letters there was no certainty, there
being no conveyance for letters, since the late
peace, TO any of his MaleSt%'s islands in The
West Indies, except ny occasional ships" The
penny post existed within the cities of Lon
don and Wesumiaster , ,hd,s ana the borough OF
paid on the letter deposited at tho Post Office,
and another penny vas collected on the dellv-
London 10 Holland, France. Flanders, and TO
the town OF Geneva, through France. paid nc
foreign postage. But letters arriving from
the same countries paid 10 pence at the port OF
every TUESDAY ana Friday 10 all parts of Eu-
rope, except the Lisbon mail, which started
every Tuesday. No letters containing money |
was mDiled by John Watson. aud sold by
j. j. NJ.