LB880N8 IN ARTROVOMY 



M,. 



Parw, U 2 Dtamtor* 1881. 

 s les Diroo tours de la Western Banking Corporation 



(Limit, -1), a Manchester. 



Messieurs, J'ai 1'avantago do vous informer par la pn'- 



,> j ui iv., u iiiijourd'hni do M. Bernard la somme de 



fr. J:.O,IHIO, que, eonformement a YOB i .-<, j'ai versee 



(In /. Messieurs Moullyn Frews, en les priant do YOUS la 



remettre en papier court. BUT Londres au moillenr change 



<, on, *'il entrait mioux dann la convenance de cea 



*, do fairo transferor co montant a votro credit chex un 



de lours correspondunts de Londres. 



Reoevez, Messieurs, 1'assuranee 

 de ma parfaito estime, 



FHKDKRIC TOURVILLE. 



27. LETTER REFUSING TO SUPPLY GOODS ON CRCDIT. 

 London, January nth, 1882. 

 Messrs. A. Pcrrin & Co., Paris. 



In mis wer to your note, I beg to state that it is impossible for 



to open iiny now accounts. 

 Tho price of the goods ordered is 570 francs. 

 If you will confirm the order, and, as is customary, accompany 

 it by a bank-post bill on London, or a bill payable at aight on 

 Paris, I will at once send the articles you desire to your agent. 

 Waiting your reply, 



I have the honour to be, 

 Gentlemen, 



Your obedient servant, 



LEWIS PRATT. 



Londres, le 17 Janvier 1882. 

 Messieurs A. Perrin & Cia, a Paris. 



En reponse a votre lettre, j'ai 1'honneur de vous informer qne 

 je ne puis onvrir de nouveaux comptes. 



Le prix des articles que vous me demandez est de 570 francs. 

 Si vous voulez bien m'en confirmer la demando, et 1'accom- 

 papner comme d'usage de son soldo en un mandat sur la banque 

 de Londres on un bon & vue sur Paris, je remettrai aussitot chen 

 votre commissionnaire les articles que vons desirez. 

 En attendant vos ordres, 



J'ai 1'honneur d'etre, 



Messieurs, 



Votre obeissant serviteur 

 LEWIS PRATT. 



28. LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF "REMITTANCES. 



London, Jan. 23rd, 1882. 

 Messrs. Daniel Bros., Liverpool. 



Gentlemen.- -Your favour of the 7th inst. came duly to hand 

 covering your remittances for 



148 12 6 pro 18th February 



225 60,, 25th 



420 , 5th March 



^6793 18 6 on London, 



which we place to your credit under usual reserve. 

 We remain, Gentlemen, 



Yours respectfully, 



A. BROWNLOW & Co. 



Londres, le 23 Janvier 1882. 

 Messieurs Daniel Freres, a Liverpool. 



Messieurs, Votre honorco en date du 7 courant nous est bien 

 parvenue couvrant vos remises de 



148 12 6 au 18 Fevrier 

 225 6 25 

 420 00,, 5 Mars 



.793 18 6 snr Londres, 



que nous paseons a votre credit sous les reserves d'usage. 

 Recevez, Messieurs, nos salutations dialing >, 



A. BROWNLOW 4 C". 



29. LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF MONEY FROM 

 AGENT. 



Manchester. Dec. 12th, 1881. 

 Messrs. W. Carter & Co., Dublin. 

 Dear Sirs, Without any of your favours to reply to, we 



herewith beg to inform you that we have o-dftj raasrved from 

 Meanrs. Hawkea 4 Co., of your city, for your aooosmt, jgljKt, 

 which we place to your credit under tomorrow's data. 

 We are, dear .^ 



Yours truly, 



8. UABJURT 4 Co. 



, 18 IMecmkn 1881. 

 Messieurs W. Carter et O, Du: 



Chein Mosaieurs, Sand ancune da* votres a repoatdM, BOO* 

 avona I'avantage do TOO* informer j>ar la presents qo BOM 

 avona recu aujourd'hui de Messieurs Hawkes et C", de 

 ville, pour votre compte 4,200, qne nous 

 valcur & domain. 



I'i !. '. I.IT' M"'"i<"ir'', 



_ 8. BARMCTT 4 C. 



30. LKTTER ABOUT jtow-AccrFreo BILL*. 



Liverpool, Sept. 28th, 1881. 

 Messn. Costenoble, Lewin 4 Co., San Francisco. 



Gentlemen, In answer to your favour of Jane the 26th, I 

 return you the enclosed Bill on Smith Broe. of 



Dollars 1,950, with the protest for non-acceptance, for th 

 costs of which you will please to credit me with 



Dollars 3. I am in a similar pomtion a* yoonchren, Kariaf 

 also a bill in hand on the same Smith Bros, of 



Dollars 1,428, drawn by Jones 4 Co. of yonr town, payable 

 the 20th October, which he has also refused to accept, and 

 which I enclose, with the protest, requesting yon to exact 

 sufficient security from the drawers, and to inform me cf the 

 result Begging you beforehand to excuse toe trevble I am 

 occasioning, 



I have the honour to be, Gentleman, 



Yonr obedient servant, 



Lewis MARTIN. 



voo?, le 28 Beptenbrt 1881. 

 MM. Costenoble, Lewis et O, a San Francisco. 



Messieurs, En reponse a votre lettre dn 26 Join, ja TOM 

 renvoie ci-inclus la lettre de change snr Smith Frvrea de 



Doll. 1,950, avec son proU'-t, faute d'acoeptation, dost 

 vous plaira de mo creditor lo ooiit de 



Doll. 3. Je suis dans le mt'me cas qne Tona-m^mes, ayant 

 aussi une lettre do change sur ces MM. Smith Frerea de 



Doll. 1,428, tiroo par Jones et <>, de votre ville, pay- 

 able le 20 Octobre, dont il a aussi refus^ 1'acceptation, et 

 que je vons envoie ci-inclnse avec son prott-t, en vous priant 

 d'exiger uno surotu snflUante des tireurs et do m 'informer da 

 n'sultat. En vous demandant pardon d'avanoo de 1'cmbarraa 

 quo je vous cause, 



J'ai rirnmeur d'etre, Messieurs, 



Votre tont devoW, 



LJEWU 



LESSON^ !\ ASTRONOMY. V. 



GENERAL APPKARANCE OF THE HEAVEM8 IN 



LATITUDES MERIDIAN POLE STAB OKKAT AMD LJTTL 

 BEAR PLANETS. 



HAVING now given a brief sketch of the history of oar soianoa, 

 and seen the way in which the moat important diaooveriaa in it 

 have been effected, v. . : -.to the more practical parts 



of the science. We shall, as may be expected, meet with a few 

 difficulties aa we advance, and there will be a few definition* 

 and technical terms that it will be necessary for us to learn; 

 but the tax thus imposed on the student will be no very heavy 

 one, and the increasing interest which will be felt in UM 

 starry heavens will far more than make amends for any little 

 trouble. 



It is usually the best and simplest plan to acquire a general 

 notion of the scope of any science before entering into its 

 details to know the problems which are proposed before we 

 attempt their solution ; and so it is best for us to become geaa 

 rally acquainted with some of the phenomena of the stars and 

 planets before fully inquiring into the caosaa of those phe- 

 nomena. To accomplinh this, let the student on the first clear 



