JANUARY.

Remarkable days.

1 Circumcision. . 2 Clear and 3 Allied fleet entered the‘ Black Sea, 1854. Cold-

4 2d SUNDAY after Cnnisrnas.‘

6 EPIPHANY. Snow. 7 Changeable. 9 Clear and Cold.

11 let SUN. after Epiphany.

13 More moderate.

14 St. John N. B. burnt 1837.

15 Fine wealherfori

16 the Season.'

17 Franklin born 1706.

18 2d SUN. after EPIPHANY.

20 P. E. Island and illegiti—i len Islands granted to1 Capt. Doublet and others; 1663. '

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25 2d SUN. after EPIPIIANY.

‘ Conversion of St Paul.

26 New South Wales settled 1788.

28 Geo. Ill. died 1820.

29 Look outfor

30 Martyrdom of K. Churlesl

31 a snow storm.

l/Veal/m i becomes colder:

U. S. ARMY.—~Tlle au- thorized strength of United States army is 17—

867, officers and men; the‘

actual strength, 15,752 The number of enlistments for the year ending Sept; 20, 10,546; loss by deaths, discharges, and desertions,I 5,500. The whole terri—E tory of the United States is‘ divided into 5 great depart-: ,ments in which there are "26 arsenals and 98 forts, most of which are garriml soned.

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The Congress ofthe Uni- ted States consists of' a Se- nate and House of Repre- sentatives, and must as- semble at least once a year: on the first Monday of De- cember, unless otherwise directed by law.

The Senate is composed of'tivo members from each state, so that the regular number is now sixty—two. They are chosen by the Legislatures of the several states for the term of' six vears, one third being elec- ted liiennially. The Vice— President of" the United States is President of the

ESenate, having the casting

vote when the Votes of the Senators are equally divi- ded. In case of his absence or death, a President pro tempore is chosen by the Senators from their own body. '

The Right Way to Read. i—When the late Jeremiah Evarts was in the fifth year ot‘his age, he came to his Father and asked him for a new book. His father ask- ed him if' the last book he had given him was Worn out. “0 no, sir,” said Jeremiah, “ but .I have read all the sense out ofit.” l-le meant to say, that he .had read it thoroughly, and had made himself" master ofall the ideas it contained.