(b). The record of[1] 11 days of September, 1751, was held as non-existent, so that the 3rd to 13th days of September (both days inclusive) were written off.
(c) The Gregorian method,[2] already explained of, calculating leap years, was also adopted, so that errors in the future cannot occur, At least the error will be only of consequence after many thousands of years.
93. The calendar annexed to the statute is interesting, as showing the vitality of the Roman reckoning, and is important, being still, in the strict letter, the Statute Law Calendar of Great Britain, and as such is repeated in the Second Revised Statutes issued in 1889.[3]
94. In 1859, it is proper to remark, three anniversaries were abrogated in the statutory calendar, both 30th January, King Charles' martyrdom; 29th May, Charles II.'s nativity and return; 5th November, 'Papists' conspiracy. This is the statutory designation, and is used now for the purpose of identification only—it being in my opinion that it always was a misnomer.
95. The statement of the regnal years on recent British coins seems to cause difficulty to some people, for while I was revising the MS. of this volume, there appeared in the correspondent's column of an important Scottish newspaper a letter which read, 'It would be interesting to know who is responsible for the error on one of the dates on the crown pieces of 1893 or 1894. On the crown piece of 1893 the legend runs, "Anno regni lvi.," and on the crown piece for
