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OUNDUND ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD KOf:.: 1858, •T (itlRO nlB LATTBIi WAfLt Of THS TWKNrt'9nVr AMT t>||| ' BBdlNNlNO or THE TWENTY'BECONO TEAR OF TUH " ^' RBION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTOIIIA) «OfiITAINmo MTRaNDMICiU STATISTICAL, COHSIEBCIALft LOCAL ▲KB iJEklVED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES. »■' ' ' €OB»ILBD, FEINTED AND FVBLIfHKO St "^ JOSEPH WOODS« .»::"W . ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND. UDCCCLVII. Ay ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA FOR THB TIAft 186 8. -I J- ECLIPSES. i:*her» win b« Two Eclipiei of the SUN, and two of tho MOON. 1.— A partial BcHpso of the Moon, Febraary 27tb. Begloa, 5b, 39m, p. M. Enis, 7b, 46m, p. m. Digita eclipsod 4, oo tba South Limb, visible ia Newfouodlttod. n.->Partial Eclipse of the Sun, March 15th ; Tbible In Naw- fouDdluDd. It will be aooular io Europe. III.— A partial Eclipse of the Mooir, August 24th; iovislble bare. IV.— A total Eclipse of the Scir. September 7 ; visible In South America, ioviiible here. Chronological Cyclest for ISffSi Golden Number Cycle of the Sun J)«*mioical Letter 16 19 C Epact Roman Indiclion Julian Period IS 1 8571 \t The Seasons* Spring commences March 20— Sun enters Aries, Summer commences June 2i — Sun enters Cancer, Autumn commences September 22— Sun enters Libroi Winter commences December 21— Sun eoters Caprkomw, St. John's. True Latitude of Church Hill Longitude (West of Greenwich) • •••t« «« 47» 84* 30 North. 62 39 45 West. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. iNA ti* MOON. Bagiof, 5bt I tb« South !• ia Now* ; loTbibI* il« in Sotttb . . . . . . • • Ifl 1 6571 mtw. * 30 North. 45 Woin JAOTTA BY, 8 1 DATS. moon's phases. Last Quarter 6ih day, 9h, 16m, Evening. Nsvr Moon 15th duy, Hi. 51in, Morning. First Quarter S2nd day, Ih, SOai, Evening. Full Moun . . 29th dny, 5li, 40in, Mnriiiiig. &i^' Sun Sun Sun's Equa High Water at '5»'S» rises sets Decli- lion St. John's, Memoranda, 5* r at nalion. of \st 2nd f§ <5 St. John's. time. tide, tide H M. H. M o M. 3. H.M H. M. Fii 1 7 55 4 13 S 23 1 3 61 9 9 21 35 Firat Local L^gisla* Sat 2 7 54 4 14 22 56 4 20 9 58 22 22 tore iimt, 1833. Sun 'c 7 54 4 li 22 50 4 48 10 46 23 9 2nd Sunduy after Moo 4 7 54 4 16 22 44 5 15 11 30 23 50 Chiisunui. Toe 5 7 64 4 17 22 37 5 42 12 12 34 V Wed I 7 54 4 19 22 30 6 9 65 13 16 Epiphany. ; ^ Thu : 7 03 4 20 22 23 6 36 lb9 14 3 Fri i 7 63 4 21 22 15 7 1 2 30 15 4 [npennd, 1850 ^9X (^ 7 63 4 22 22 7 7 26 3 35 16 9 Cnthnlio Cuthmlnil SitnK 7 50 4 24 31 58 7 60 4 44 17 20 lal Sunday arterEirid Sh8 6th GHii.Aa. Sat 16 7 49 4 31 20 5(i 10 4 9 14 21 3l o|>nn«d, 1856. Hun 17 7 48 4 33 20 45 10 24 9 48 >2 4 2ad Sundtiy after Mould 7 47 4 34 20 33 10 44 10 22 22 39 Epiiibaoy. Tue 19 7 46 • 4 36 20 20 11 2 10 67 23 14 Wed20 7 45 4 37 20 7 11 20 11 :J4 23 5-' Tho2l 7 44 4 38 19 5) 11 37 13 12 32 American Indep^nil* Fit 2. 7 44 4 40 19.40 11 54 5 J 13 17 eoce uclinow. 1763 Snt 23 7 43 4 42 19 26 12 9 1 42 14 11 SunU 7 4-^ 4 43 19 l-> 12 24 2 46 15 26 3rd Sunday aftetEpi* Mull 35 7 41 4 45 18 57 12 38 4 6 16 50 pbauy. Tue 26 7 40 4 56 18 42 12 5i 5 36 17 W^d27 7 38 4 48 18 27 13 4 6 15 18 48 [opened. 1850 Tliu2cf 7 37 4 49 18 11 13 16 7 20 19 51 ColoniHl Building Fri 'J9 7 36 4 61 17 5*ia 27 17 39 13 37 8 17 20 4 1 3rd Sfs. 6tli Otto.At. Sxt 31) 7 35 4 52 9 4 21 26 opeued. 1857. 5un 31 7 33 4 54 S 17 23 13 46 9 47 22 6 SfptiiBBi^nimii. January.— Junuary (Lniin, Januarius) whs su culled by the Ko- maut from ianos. one uf iht>ir superior dehies, to who n the first day of the year was sncred, and lliiouKh whom they oflr«»red their prayers to the gods : tience the name is used to signify gale of ihd ifcar. Jaou* was repreaeoted wiib two fae<*B : en« old aod wrlok* (sd, aud looking backward ; the other face young and smlliogt and toukhrg forward. A\ THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC ir FEBRUABT, 98 DATS. moon's PIIA6E9. Last QoARTER 5tb day, New Moon I3th day, First Quarter ..... SiOth day, VvLh Moon 27tb day. 5b. 45fn, Eveniag. 6b, 41m, EveDiog, 9b, 37ni, Eveniag. 6b, 34in, Eveoiog, ^^ Sun Sun Sun's E<}ua Water at '5*'^ rises sets Decli- tion St. John's, Memoranda. §* ^ at nation. of Ist 2nd Q c^ St. John's time. tide, tide H M. H. M. o M 8. H. H. H.M. Mod 1 7 32 4 55 3 17 6 13 56 10 26 22 43 Tue 2 7 31 4 67 16 48 14 2 11 2 23 21 Caodlemai Day Wed 3 7 29 4 59 16 31 14 9 11 37 23 55 Tbu 4 7 28 5 16 13 14 15 12 12 30 Fri 6 7 27 5 2 15 55 14 20 46 13 6 [laidbef.Leg.1B57 Sat 6 7 25 5 3 15 37 14 24 1 26 13 50 Piabery Coo. papera fiun 7 7 24 5 5 16 18 14 27 2 20 14 58 Sexageairaa Mon 8 7 22 5 7 14 59 14 30 3 38 16 22 Tue Q 7 20 6 8 14 40 14 32 5 6 17 49 WedJO 7 19 5 10 14 20 14 33 6 18 30 Q. Vic. married,1840 Thu.l 7 17 5 11 14 1 14 33 6 56 19 19 Fii 12 7 16 5 13 13 41 14 32 7 42 20 3 Snt 13 7 14 5 15 13 21 14 31 8 20 20 38 Sun 14 7 13 5 16 13 14 29 8 56 21 13 Quinquagesima Moul5 7 11 5 16 12 40 14 26 9 30 21 45 Tue 16 7 9 5 19 12 19 14 22 10 1 22 18 Wed 17 7 7 5 21 11 58 14 18 10 36 22 53 AsbWedoeBdfty.BI, ThulS Fii 19 7 6 5 22 11 37 14 13 11 9 23 26 Society fuunU.iaoa 7 4 5 24 11 16 14 7 11 45 4 • Snt 20 7 2 5 26 10 54 14 1 24 12 48 Sun2\ 7 «' 6 27 10 33 13 64 1 14 13 42 Ut Sunday in Lent Mull 22 6 59 5 29 10 11 13 47 2 17 16 2 Tue 23 6 57 5 30 9 49 13 38 3 51 16 42 .. Wed24 6 55 5 32 9 27 13 30 5 35 17 59 Thu25 6 5-2 5 34 9 5 13 20 6 19 18 51 Fii 26 6 51 5 35 8 42 13 10 7 18 19 46 if»t 27 6 49 5 36 8 20 13 8 7 20 29 Sun 28 6 48 5 38 S 7 67 12 49 8 49 21 8 2nd Sunday in L^ent FcBRUARY.-^Februury (Lutin, Februarius) received ii« name Irom Ftfbtuaiia, a feuat of saciificea and purificationa held by tbe Roinnna in Oris montb, io the vain l)upe«.>f being cleansed from tbe •ius of Ibe whnle year. It corresponds to Adar (Est a vi. 15), lh« sixth civil, and twelfth sacred month of tbe Jews. By tbe Suxmf it Tvas called Sprotttkele, ae cabbages begin to sprout now ; and niso Sol-monath, the month when pancakes were offt;red tp Sol, pr th«iWB, , - .. r kO, 45tn, Eveniag. 41ni, EveDing. 27m. Ereniog. 34in, E?eoiog. \Iemoranda. emai Day idbef.Leg.1B57 ry CoQ. papers lesiraa c. inai'ried(1840 {UHgesiraa . ,|. .. /^edaeoday. B I. i«ty f(Jiund,iao» (today in I«ent "*:c iunday io Lftoi )ived ita oume ins held by II10 sansed frmn I be Szra vi. 15). th* By tlie Siix to* rout now ; and flfered tQ Sul, pr THC NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC 9 " ~~ MABC H, 81 DAYS. ~ ~" moom'b fhases. Lait Qoartkr 7th day, 2b, 39in, Ereeiog. New Moon ]5tb day, 8h, 41nn, Moroiog. FimtQdabtbr 23nd day, 4h, Um, Muroing. Full Moon 29th day, 8h. 36in, Morning. Sun I Sun rises I sets at St, John's. Mod Tue Wed Tbu Fri Sat Sun Mod Tue W«dlO Tbu 11 Fri 12 8at 13 *Siin 14 Mou 15 Tue 16 Wedl7 Tbu 18 Fri 19 Sat 2U &un 21 Mou 22 Tu« 33 Wed24 Thu26 Fri 26 eat 27 Sun 28 Mob29 Tub 30 "UedSl H. M. 6 45 6 44 6 42 6 40 6 38 6 36 6 34 6 32 6 3U 6 28 6 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 6 IV! 6 10 6 8 6 4 2 58 56 54 5 5 51 5 4f 5 46 M 39 4] 42 44 45 47 48 60 51 53 54 56 67 58 59 ] 3 4 6 7 8 10 6 1] 6 13 6 14 6 1^ 6 17 6 18 6 20 6 21 6 23 Sun's Decli- nation. o 7 35 7 12 6 49 6 26 Equa tion ?f time 12 3 39 16 63 29 6 3 42 3 19 2 55 2 32 2 8 1 44 20 67 33 9 14 38 2 25 49 12 «6 69 23 N 9 46 4 9 12 25 12 13 11 59 11 46 11 11 11 32 n 3 10 47 10 32 10 16 9 59 9 43 9 26 9 9 9 61 8 34 8 16 68 40 22 4 45 6 27 6 9 50 32 13 4 55 36 ] High Water at St. John's. Isl Und tide, tide H 9 9 10 U 11 1 2 4 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 2 S 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 M. 23 59 32 32 4 42 28 44 21 60 27 14 54 28 33 5 46 22 6 59 12 56 33 11 6 4.d\ 22 66 29 H. •21 22 22 23 23 12 13 14 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 ■ U 42 15 47 16 48 21 3 1 33 10 53 34 12 44 16 50 25 2 43 32 31 3 46 42 41 26 6 39 11 44 Memoranda, ':> St. David J. Weilef died, 1701 3rd Sunday io Ltnt 4ih Sunday io Lest St. Patricl(~3d Sm. 6tb Gen.Aa. closed 5lh Sutjday io Loot Aonuiuciatioa [by the Allies 1854 War dec. agt. Kussi* Palm Sunday Treaty of Peace «gd at Paris, 1866 March. — March (Lntin Martius) was so named by the Romans |n honor of Mora, their god of war. In this month the Gothic tribes went out on warlike expeditions. It unswera to NiSAtr or Abib (Nfih. ii 1; Deut. xvi 1), the seventh of tbe civil, and thii first of the sacred year of the Jews. By the Saxons it WM nainett Hlyd-monatht the loud or windy mootb. if 6 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. APRIL, 80 DATS. MOON S PHASES. Last QoARTKR 6rh dMy, lOh, 13m. Morniog. New Moon 13tli dny, 7h. 44in, Cvaning. FiMT QuARTXR 20th dnj, lOh. 6Sin, Morning. F01.L Mooif 27ih day, llli, {25m. Evfning. •si's* Thu Fri Sat Sun Moo Tue Wed Thu Fil Slit 10 Sun 11 Mod 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri lb Sat 17 SunlB Moo 19 Tue 20 Wed21 Tbu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 ^U7»25 Moo 26 Tue 27 W'ed28 Tbu 29 Fri 30 Sun Sun 'Sun's E(fua rises sets Decli tton at nation. of St. John's. time. II. M H M M. 8 5 44 6 24 N 4 32 4 5 42 6 25 4 56 3 42 5 40 6 27 5 19 3 24 5 38 6 28 5 41 3 6 5 36 6SU 6 4 2 48 5 34 6 31 6 27 2 31 5 3i» 6 32 6 50 2 13 5 31 6 83 7 12 1 56 5 28 6 35 7 34 1 39 5 26 6 36 7 57 1 22 5 24 6 38 8 19 1 6 6 22 6 39 8 41 50 5 20 6 41 9 3 34 5 18 6 42 9 24 18 5 16 6 44 •9 46 3 5 15 6 45 10 7 12 5 13 6 46 10 28 26 5 11 6 48 10 49 40 5 9 6 49 11 10 r>4 5 7 6 50 11 31 1 7 5 6 6 52 11 51 1 20 5 4 6 53 12 12 1 32 5 2 6 51' 12 32 1 44 5 6 56 12 52 1 56 4 58 6 57 13 11 2 7 4 56 6 59 13 31 2 17 4 55 7 13 50 2 27 4 53 7 2 14 9 2 36 4 51 7 3 14 28 2 45 4 50 7 4 N14 46 254 tiififr~ Water at St. John's. 1st 2nd tide, tide H. M 9 59 10 29 11 1 1134 12 58 4 40 6 33 14 50 8 25 9 3 9 42 1U23 11 58 17 50 11 (I 6. '(5 715 7 52 9 9 33 H •>2 22 23 23 12 13 14 16 il7 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 M 14 44 15 53 34 27 54 24 40 II 54 33 7 45 23 8 46 34 28 35 6 S 44 10 55 35 9 44 16 48 Memoranda. Qood FiidR7 T Baiter Sundajr 2d Bombardiient of Sebaatopol. 1855 lat Suoday aft.Eaater Royal aat. to Catholic Relief Bill, 1829 Gleolo.iurTey of Nfld. com. 1839 2d Sunday aft. Cailar St. George [1857 Dapr. of GoT.Darliog, Lt. Gov. Ltiw sworn into office, 1857. rr«. of PnHce ruiilied al Puria, 1856 Gas Com. incor. 1844 GuvDdrling arrd.1855 Equation of time to be added to apparent time to the 15tb, uod to be subtracted the remainder of the month* AvRiL — A|ii il (Latin. Aprilit) is so called from aperire, • to open,* in allusion to the openini; of the young buds of trees and flowerii and ibe geooral dovelopmeut of vegetation at this season. 0. !m. Morniog. I in, Ev«nlng. im, Morning. >m, Evening. tmoranda. 'liday Sanday f ■• ntiardmrnt of bHttopol. 1855 dayaft.Eaiter it. to Catliolie lief Bill, 1829 unrey of Nfld. com. 18S9 lay aft. Caatar rga [1867 FGov.Dirliog, Ltiw aworo office, 1857. PHHcerHiifiad at Paria, 1856 m. iiicor. 1844 rliag arrd.1855 e 15ili, and to b^ fir*. 'td open.* and flowcra • iBon. 1 THB NtWrOUNDLAlfD ALMAIVAO. MAY, 81 DAYS. moon's phases. Last QuAEfBA 6ili day, Nbw Moon 13th day, Fiaar Quartek 19th day. Full Moon 27th day, 3b, 9n), Moralof. 3h, 17in, Morniog. 6b, 4909, E?aoiog« 2b, 34m, CTaniog. •s."s. II Sun I Sun rises \ sets at St. JohfCs. Sat Sun Mod Tua Wed 5 Thu Frl 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 MonlO Tuell Wed 13 Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun\G Moo 17 Toe 18 Wedlg Tbu2o Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Moo 24 Toe 25 Wed 26 Tbu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 20 Moil 31 H. M 4 48 4 47 4 45 4 43 4 42 4 40 4 39 4 38 4 36 4 3S 4 33 4 3S 4 31 4 29 426 4 87 4 26 4 24 4 23 4 22 4 21 4 21 4 19 4 18 4 17 416 4 15 4 14 4 13 4 13 4 12 H. M 7 6 \Equa Sun's tion Decli- nation. 10 11 IS 14 15 16 18 19 7 20 7 21 7 23 7 24 7 25 7 27 7 28 7 29 7 30 7 31 7 82 7 33 7 34 7 36 7 36 7 38 7 40 7 41 7 41 7 42 time, subt. o N15 15 22 15 40 15 58 16 15 16 32 16 49 17 5 17 21 17 37 17 63 18 8 18 23 18 38 18 62 19 6 19 2(1 19 33 19 46 19 59 20 11 20 23 20 35 20 46 20 57 21 8 21 18 21 28 21 37 21 47 N^l 55 J 9 16 22 3 23 3 33 3 37 3 42 3 45 3 48 51 52 54 64 54 8 54 3 53 3 51 8 49 High Water at St. John's. 1st 2nd tide, tide. H.M 10 3 10 37 1111 1150 39 1 37 3 4 11 516 6 6 28 7 7 46 43 89 34 29 24 18 11 4 57 49 41 11 56 8 39 9 25 10 ll 11 4 11 58 1 2 6 3 23 4 25 5 26 6 U 641 7 22 8 2 8 38 9 11 9 45 H. 22 22 33 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 10 23122 M 21 45 30 13 5 16 36 45 42 6 48 33 16 1 48 37 31 26 32 47 55 56 53 17 1 42 20 55 31 3 38 Memoranda. [Eaater 4tb Snnday after Gov. Darling awora into office, 1855 Peace proclaiintd, 1856. Rogation Sunday. Conititutioo, 1855. Gen.Elec.under new Aacensioo Day. Sunday after Aicoa* aioo. . . . . . .r [Cathd. laid. 1841 Foundation atoneCa. [opened, 1855. lat Sea. 6th Gen. At. Whit Snnday. Birth of QuoenViet, 1819. Trinity Snnday. Mat.— May (Latin, Maius) ia ao denominated from Maia. th« moat beautiful of the eonatellation Pleiades, and the fabled mother of Mercury, one of the falae deitiea. The eorreapooding Jewiab month wai Sivan (Eitb. fiii. 9), the niotb of tb« civil, rad third 01 the ner»d ywr. 8 THl NIWFOUffDLAITD ALHAHAC; JUKE , 30 D AYS. moon's PHAa£a. Lakt QoAKfeik 4th day, 4h, bOn. Bv0Diiif|. Kbw Mtinif llth day, llh, 15m, MorDiof, First Quartbr I8ih day, 4h, 43m, Moroiaji. Full Mooif 26th duy, 5h, 42m, Morniog. ^ 1^ Sun Sun Sun't '5^'S* riaei $et8 Dtcli- II at St. John't nation. H. M H. M o Ta« 1 4 12 7 43 N82 4 Wed 2 4 12 7 44 22 1:^ Thu '6 4 11 7 45 22 10 Fri 4 4 10 7 45 22 26 Sat 5 4 10 7 46 22 33 Sun a 4 10 7 47 22 40 Muu 7 4 9 7 48 32 46 Tue 8 4 9 7 48 22 51 Wed 9 4 9 7 49 22 57 Thu 10 4 8 7 50 23 1 Fri 11 4 8 7 51 23 6 Sat IV 4 8 7 51 23 10 Sunl'c 4 7 7 62 23 14 M0DltiQ jf^n^)^ wm 89 QamfiJ:froai J||do. o^a olirtif fabled Goddessei of the Romaof. It aoiwera to t))« 4»w]«h ItMHf MUZ, the tenth of iheir ciril, and fourth of their lacred year. AOi bOa, Bf0Dliij|. 15m, Moroiof. 43tn, Moraion. 42m, Morniof. Ultmorand^t '.«•'. <'i. usChriitl. landny afterTrt> y. [rifed, 1057 . Bannermnn ar- iroorBanoermaa rorn into office St. John's deat'd. fira. 1846, SuDday afterTrl- ty. Ix.aadLeg. Coua. ider Respi. Qovt« xzetted, 1850. ;bapel ttpd, 1858. an'a Road Cong. Sunday ufterl'rt- ty—Aec. Qaeea ie. 1937. John Bap.— Mfal- immar Day. folly. Sunday afterTrt- .Q.Vic,1838-Ld laglan died, 185S. time to the 14tbi moDth. D JtfOO. 090 oCMa* tb« 4awUhTAHi- icred year. THB NIWrOU^DLAND ALMANAC. d JULV, ai D AY». 1IQ0N*8 PHA9B8. ItAiT QoARTiR 4tli liny, 3h. 13m. Morning. NsfT Moon lOlh day, 6h. 63in, Evening. Fiaar QuABtiR 17th day, 6h, 8m, Eveoiiig. Foi.b Moon 25th day, 8b, 32m, Ev4>ning. I I Thu KrI Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fil Snt 10 Sun ^ 1 Mon 12 Tu«l3 Wedl4 Thu 15 Fil Iti Snt 17 Sun 18 Monl9 Tue 20 WedSl Thu 22 FrI 23 Sat 24 Sun ^5 Mon 26 Tue 27 \Vad28 Thu 20 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun I Sun ritea | tela at St. John'a. H. M. n. M 12 13 13 14 16 15 If 17 16 19 19 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 4 27 65 65 54 54 54 63 53 53 52 51 7 61 2^ 29 SO 32 38 34 35 Stf 37 S8 39 41 Sun'' a DecLi nation. o N23 8 23 4 22 59 E^ua tion time, add. 5C 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 89 38 37 36 35 34 32 31 22 54 22 49 22 43 22 '37 22 30 22 23 22 16 22 8 22 I) 21 52 21 43 21 33 21 24 21 U 21 3 30 53 20 42 20 30 20 19 20 7 19 54 19 41 19 2k- 10 15 19 1 18 47 18 83 Ni8 m M. 8 3 26 3 38 .') 49 4 High Water at St. John'a. lat 2nd tide, tide, H. M 11 19 11 59 42 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 9 6 11 6 12 11 21 31 40 50 58 7 14 22 29 36 41 47 52 56 4 7 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 12 12 11 10 6 29 23 30 33 45 19 21 8 17 9 11 10 10 47 11 3i! 16 68 1 40 2 34 3 40 4 52 5 43 6 35 7 24 8 8 8 45 9 16 9 51 10 23 10 56 1 1 32 Memoranda. H. ai 23 40 12 20 13 6 13 56 6th Sunday* after 14 57 Trinity. 16 17 11 18 18 51 19 49 20 46 21 38 i2 25 23 9 23 54 12 36 13 19 14 3 15 8 16 16 17 28 . ,,' 18 5 19 19 47 20 26 8th Sunday after 21 1 Tiinity. 21 36 Fuunda. Stone LuB.' 22 7 Asylum laid, 1853. 22 38 1856. 23 13 [com.byU.S.S. Arctic :?3 49 0c.Sur.bftNfl.&lie. Free Trade Act paa> aeJ, 1855. Sub.Ma.EI Cable laid betw.C.Ray nodC. Breton, 1856. St.Switbio. 7th Sunday after Triaity. JtJLY.— July (Latin, JuZtu«) wan originally culled Quiniilis, being tfae fifth month of the Roman calendar. Iljarc Antony designated it Julius, in booor of Caius Julius Csesar, dictator of Rome, who was born in it< and who reformed the calendar. It aoswera to Ab, tba ojeveoth month of the Jewish civil year, and the 6th of iheiy sacred jenr, t i I ! 10 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC.' AUGUS T, 3A BAYS. moon's phases. Last (^OAiiTEft 2iicJ dMy, lOh, 60m, MmrnlngL New iMoeit D(h dny. Ih. 230). Hnrnlng. Fimr QoAnTER 1 6i h day. 81s 11m. Morning. FoLvMooi* 24'h dny, lOh, 41tn. Morniog* La«t QuARTRR 3l6f dny, 4h. 45in, Eveni' g. Sun I Sun rises ] sets at St. John's. Sun Mon Tub Wed Thu FrI Siir. Sun Moil Tup 10 Wedll Thiil-J Fii 13 Snr 14 Sun 15 Moil 16 Tuel7 VVfiilB Tim 19 Fi-i 20 t$Ht 21 Sun 2'i Moil 2.3 TuH 24« WfdSS' M 4-2 44 45 4 46 48 49 :)0 51 5H 54 55 57 66 4 5} 5 ] 5 I 6 3 5 6 5 (i Thu 26! F.i 27 Snt S8 Sun 29 1 Moll 30 Tu« 31 5 9 5 II' 6 11 6 \li 5 H 5 19 5-21 5 22 M 2 28 27 2o 2J 2V 21 li If: 15 i: r. ► 6 4 3 1 5? 6 67 6 55 6 54 6 6-^ 6 5(1 6 48 6 4r 6 44 6 42 6 40 6 38 Sun's Decli nation. n Nl8 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 U 14 13 13 13 12 12 J2 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 N 8 S 4^ 3.: 17 1 44 28 11 oJ: 3f 18 < 45 24 4( 2: 4f 28 9 4f- 2i F 48 a: t 4f •: 40 Bqua tion of time add High Water at St John's \st 2nd tide, tide 3 .^5 6 50 5 45 6 38 5 32 24 lb 8 59 49 39 28 17 5 63 40 27 13 69 44 29 14 6H 41 25 8 H. M li 51 1 4) 2 4f 4 J 5 3f 6 11 7 2(' Memoranda. 50 3-* 14 1.'^ 8 9 9 44 10 23 11 I 1 1 3( 13 5v 1 o 4 38 44 8 5 33 6 14 7 4 7 47 8 '.'2 8 55 9 5i« 9 5fi 10 3(1 11 iJ 11 3H 20 9ih Sunday after Tiiuity. H M \i 3 13 15 14 10 15 28 10 54 |8 (I 18 51 19 49 ■>0 38 ^1 28 22 2 22 41 23 18 •_»3 55 12 31 13 14 14 7 15 24 16 51 17 57 1841 19 27 20 6 20 39 21 9 21 41 22 14 .>2 45 23 LO 131 li Sundiiy after .'3 58| Tiii.liy. U45I lOth Snn.nfiwTrlnlty A»r. of Prince Henry of liieNvtliarlaada 1845. 1st bonk pni)tnd,1457 lliliSun.HfiprTii"iry ii.ol Tchei nH> H,1855 5 h bom. of Stfbusto* pol, 1845. [CHlhed.lHid, 184S ^ PouiidH. ftonePro. \ ditto newWee. Cbutnh iHid. 1856. Sur.of AllHiilii UcHHii cninpleled, 1856, Birth of Prince Albert 1819. AuGOST.— August was nriginully cnlled by the Romniis Sextilit, or th« sixth month ; which was aftorwoidB, by the snnalo, chnngnd to Augustus, in honor of the Emperor. It corresponds tr» th# Jewish EtUL (Neh. »i. 15), their twelfth civil, or aiith sacred month, kC, THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 11 !3m* M nrnlng. IiDt Morning. Im, MorniDg* 5m, Evrtiii'g. emoranda. inday after Itj. n.nflwTrlnffjr Prince Hptiry 9 NrtliHi'laoda (pnRt*(f,1457 n.Mfii*rTiinjr3r ;hi*inH}H,1855 1. nf Sebualo* 845. led.lHiM, 184S idH. floiiePro. to new W pa. Rh iHid. 1856. Vtlniiiii Of'HHn leted, 1856. Prince Albert inday after TiHiia Sextilit, nnte, clinngnd iponda tn ih^ •iith aaered SEPTEMBER, 30 DAYS. moon's phases. New MooH 7th day, lOh, 44m, Morning. First Quarter 15th dny. Ih. 45111, Morning. Full Moon 22oii duy, llh, 49in, Evfning. La 6 8: 7 35 43 4 4 l«54 CKhv uuiiiMncHil liy Silt 4 6 27 631 7 IS 1 M 5 39 18 Mr.Gialioine. 1851. Sun '. 5 29 Q'lt 6 50 1 2-^ 14 1H45 UihSuii-Hfi.TiiM 6(h Mou h 5 30 6^t 6 28 I 4i 7 12 19 40 biMiib.Sebaat.18jS. TuH 7 5 31 62 6 6 2 2 8 3 20 22 Wnd 8 5 3i!lof'S'b>ifit(..1855. Thu 9 5;j 6 1*1 5 20 2 4a 9 18 2137 'Hth CiihfdrHl ciiu> Fii 11 5 35 6 1'- 4 58 3 4 9 5.' ii II aacruied, 1855. Sat 11 3 37 bl(> 4 35 3 25 IC 26 22 4:{ Sun W h''\f' 6H 4 U 3 45 10 59 23 16 iS'h Sund(4y after Moiii:- 5 3f' 6U 3 49 4 6 U 31 .'3 50 Tiiuity. Tu«l4 541 6 i<> 3 26 4 2d 7 12 30 '■ ' ■ i Wed 15 5 42 6 8 3 3 4 49 5 t 13 19 '■ ThuKi 6 43 6 6 2 40 5 10 157 14 44 ■ Fri 17 5 40 6 4 2 17 5 31 3 80 16 14 ■ -■- \- S>it 16 6 46 6 2 I bi 5 52 4 58 17 41 Sun lU 5 47 6 1 30 6 13 6 47 18 13 16th Sunday after Moo-io .5 49 6 58 1 7 6 34 6 37 18 5S Trinity. Tue'21 5 5U 5 56 VT *3 6 55 7 17 19 35 Protoa.OHthrl. e mia* w«.d2a 5 51 5 54 N 2'» 7 16 7 62 20 6 crHt»ci,l830, bntfie Thu 23 5 5v 55:1 5*0 3 7 37 8 23 20 39 cftheAluia,1654. Fri ^4 5 54 5 50 27 7 57 8 53 21 9 Sat 2£ 6 56 5 44 50 8 18 9 27 n43 f Sun 2h 5.5/ 6 4() 1 u 8 38 lO 22 IH 17th Sunday after \ion27 5 58 5 44 1 37 8 5- 10 35 >2 55 Triuity. Turt2« 6 < 5 42 2 9 18 ll 16 23 39 WMii29 6 1 5 4U 2 24 9 ''i** 3 12 30 St. Michanl. Thu 30 6 Ji 5^b S 2 47 9 57 1 1 13 42 Rus.dtff.at Kara, 1855 Skptkmbbr — StftilembHi, now the ninth, wua anoiMntly tha aevtfuth iiiiinth. aa ia indicar«>d by ita nami>. which ia derived from »eptent, HianiJ) iiig ♦• seven ;'* ember* or imber, ia from thi* Latin, and aignifiea •' abiiwera." aa fraqueutly the raioy aMaoa bagina tLia mouth. M ajiS HHffigMJiua i i^BaB iB i i iBiga V2 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. OCTOBER, 31 DATS. MOON S PHASES. New Moon 6th day, lOh, 36ro, Evening. First Qdahtbr 14th dny, Oh, 11m, Eveoing. Full Moon 22od dny, 11 h, 48in, iVIoitiing. Lao r Quarter 29th day, 5h, 2m, Morning* & 59 Equa High » ^ Sun Sun Sun's lion Water at 'S*'^ rises sets Decli- '>/ St. John's, Memoranda, at nation. time- 1 st 2nd St. John's. subt. tide, tide -'^ ,*.. II M. H.M M. s. H.M H. M. Fri 1 C 4 536 S 3 11 10 17 229 15 17 rj^,v" Sut 2 6 h 5 33 3 34 10 36 4 10 16 57 Sun 3 6 6 5 31 3 67 10 54 5 37 17 44 I8th Sunday aAer Mou 4 6 8 5 29 4 20 11 13 6 7 18 32 Triuity .: Tuo 6 6 9 527 4 43 11 31 6 55 19 17 ""-■"■I-- Wod 6 6 11 5 25 5 7 11 49 7 37 19 54 --* Tl.u 7 6 12 5 23 6 30 12 6 8 13 20 3> IstTel. message frofn Fri 8 6 14 5 22 5 53 12 23 8 48 •21 6 Cape ijrelon, 185& Snt 9 6l5 5 20 6 16 12 39 9 23 21 39 [Tiiijity. SunM} 6l7 5 18 6 38 12 55 9 55 22 12 1 9th Sunday after Mod 1 1 6 18 5 16 7 1 13 1] 10 28 22 44 Steam com. e»tMb. io Tue 12 6 20 3 14 7 24 13 26 11 2 23 20 Con. Buy, 1852 Wedl3 6 21 5 12 7 46 13 40 11 40 23 59 Tha 14 6 22 5 10 8 9 13 64 24 12 50 Fii 15 6 24 5 8 8 31 H 8 1 22 14 1 Sat 16 6 25 5 6 8 53 14 21 2 46 15 33 Sun 17 6 27 5 4 9 15 14 33 4 15 16 52 20thSun.af.Tr!n.,l8t Mod 18 6 28 5 2 9 37 14 44 5 26 17 54 bom.of SebnB.1854 Toe 19 6 30 5 9 69 14 56 6 18 16 Free Trade Act reed. Wed20 6 31 4 58 10 21 15 6 6 35 18 54 Koyal assent, 1855 Thu2l 6 33 4 57 10 42 15 16 7 13 19 30 Bnt.ofTrafalgui-,180& Fii 2i 6 34 4 55 11 3 15 26 7 48 20 3 Snt 23 6 36 4 63 11 25 15 33 8 21 20 40 [Tilnily. &'un24 6 37 4 51 11 46 15 41 8 59 21 19 2l8t Sunday after Mon25 6 39 4 50 12 6 15 48 9 38 2159 fiat of Balaclava, 1854 Tue 26 6 40 4 48 12 27 15 54 10 20 22 4 J Ist Bnt.oflukermaQB W«d27 6 42 4 46 12 47 16 U 5 23 31 1854 Thu28 6 43 4 45 13 8 16 6 11 69 12 28 B. \. Soc. iDcor., I83d Fri 29 6 4,5 4 43 13 28 16 9 1 3 13 43 Sftt 30 6 4(5 4 41 13 48 16 12 2 28 15 12 TTrinity. Sttn31 ^6 48 4 40 S 14 7 16 15 3 66< 16 36 22nd Fonnav aftpr October. — October derives its name from the Lutin word veto, ** eight," indicating the place it held in the Roman ciilandar. and imher% or '•shower." To the Jews it was known as But. signify- ing decay,8a io the fall of the leaf (1 Kings vi. 38), or Marchesvan, as it was colled after the captivity. in.nf.THnMlat of S«bH8.185cd. il assent, 1855 rrafalgui',I80& c. incor., 1839 till word oetOf riilHiidiir. Hiid BUL. sicniry* Marchesvak, THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. iD w OVfiM MOO BEB, 80 DATS. 9E9. '■■ N*S PHA Nkw Moon ..ti*- 5th dav. 1h. l7in. Greniaa. ^K V ^V * ■ A*^ ^m V ■« First QoART Full Mooir Last Quart ER .. — — ^, — , _...-, — g. . 13th day, 5h, 12m, Evening. . 20tli day, lOb. 56in, Evening. . 27th day, 2h, 4m, Evening, BR .. fe'^ San Sun Sun's Equa tion High Water at •^"^ rises sets Decli of .St. John's. Memoranda, §» ? at nation. time. 1st 'ind ^ f§ Si. John's. subt. tide. tide. H.M. H. M M. 8. H M. H. U. Mon 1 6 49 4 38 S 14 26 16 16 511 1741 All Saints ... Tub 2 6 51 4 36 14 46 16 18, 5 51 18 5 Wed 3 6 53 4 35 15 5 16 18 6 29 18 51 FreeSt.Andrew'sCb. Tim 4 6 54 4 33 15 23 16 17 7 12 19 29 opened, 1850 Fii 5 6 36 4 32 15 42 16 16 7 49 20 6 2dLtiutleofIokerm80 Sat 6 6 57 4 30 •16 16 14 8 5?5 20 42 1854 Sun 7 6 59 4 29 16 18 16 11 8 59 21 18 23d Sunday after Moo 8 7 4^27 16 35 16 7 9 32 21 50 Tiioiiy Tue 9 7 2 4 26 16 53 16 2 10 7 •22 23 Biiih of Prioce of AVedlO 7 3 4 25i 17 10 15 56 10 41 22 59 Wales, 1841 Thu 11 7 5 4 24 17 26 15 50 11 18 23 38 F.I 12 7 6 4 32 17 43 15 43 11 59 12 24 / •- . ... .,': Sat 13 7 8 4 21 17 6!) lo 34 51 13 18 ■ . . . .• . .Sun 14 7 10 4 20 18 l3 15 25 154 14 36 PreeTrade proelmed, Mon 15 7 11 4 19 18 3(> 15 15 3 13 15 48 1855 Tue lb 7 12 4 18 18 45 la 5 4 21 16 52 Qen. ElectioDS 1846 ■Wedl7 7 14 4 16 19 14 53 5 20 17 4fi and 1852 ThulS 7 15 4*15 19 15 U 41 5 55 18 8 .'-'' Fil ly 7 17 4 14 19 29 14 27 6 29 18 51 .; .. 'ii- V ■ -;r,..N= Sat 20 7 la 4 13 19 43 14 13 7 15 19 36 .bun 21 7 20 4 12 19 56 13 58 7 57 20 18 -35th Sunday after Hon 22 7 21 411 20 9 13 42 8 40 21 1 Ti'iulty Tue 23 7 23 4 n 20 22 13 2S 9 25 21 4^ . » .. - . . ^ Wed24 7 24 4 10 20 30 13 8 10 15 22 38 Tho25 7 26 4 9 20 46 12 50 11 7 23 31 •• i ■ ,;.' dmc Fri 26 7 27 4 8 20 58 12 32 1 12 29 1 ....._» fat 27 7 28 4 7 81 9 12 IQ 058 13 3'2 Sun 28 7 30 4 7 21 20 11 52 2 6 14 4N lat Sunday ioAdvaot Mon29 731 4 6 21 30 11 31 3 18 15 5-^ Tue 30 7 3'2l 4 6 S2l 4iiUl 9 4 23 16 Sf- St. Andrew i NoVKMBLE.— Noveinber is so namf^d (lom the Latin novem^ *> nine," it lieinj; th» ninth month of the Rumnn c«l<*n(iar. It cof rwpor.ds to the Jewish ( hisleu (Neh. i, I ). which signifiHa chiliedf the tliiid mootb of (heir civil, aad uintb ol thsir sacrsd year. 14 tHE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. DECEMBER, 31 DAYS. moon's phases. New Moozf . FlRMT QOART . 6th dujt 6b, 39ro, Mnroing. . 13th day, llh, 58m, Moroing. >R .. ••••••• #••• FoLt Mooif 20th day, 9h. 35in. Mornins. Last Quarter . . . S7th day, 2h. 7tn, Moriting. akwraw • ^K «r ^B »• • ^W9 ■ % ^^ 1 High Sun Sun Sun's Equa tion Water at '^'^ rises sets Decli- St. John's, Memoranda, ^ p at nation. of 1st 2nd ^ «3 St. John's time tide, tide H.M. U. M. o M 9. H.M H.M. W«dl 7 33 4 d S21 50 10 47 5 25 17 54 *" Tiiu 2 7 35 4 5 21 59 10 24 6 18 19 Fri 3 7 36 4 4 22 7 lO 1 641 19 4 St. AndrAw'a Kirk SHt 4 7 37 4 4 2i 16 9 37 7 26 19 47 o|>«*ut«d 1843. fiun 5 7 38 4 » 21 24 9 12 8 6 .'0 24 2ndSun.iiiA«ivt..5th Mull 6 7 39 4 3 22 31 8 47 8 43 n U«u. A». distful. by Tub 7 7 40 4 3 22 38 8 21 9 19 il 35 proclu. 1854. \Va muuth. Deckmber — DriCHinb«r d«riv(>a ita name from tlm Latiii. decern, **teu;" MB, ia the Roman yekr, ioatiiuted by lionttlttB, bBgiauiitg with Sflarcb, it vrtia tbe teoih mooth. CAO. 39ro, Morning. 58m, Moroinf, 35in. Morning. 7in, Mtiriiini;. Memoranda. indrnw'g Kirk ut^d 1843. un. iiiA«ivt.. 5th u. A«. diuul. by citt. 1854. rofSontofT^m ■aDCftoigz,l850. kiodayinAdvent EiecUon, 1642. uoday iB.idtr«ot homaa. imaa Day. iin.art Chria. St lia. [Stapbeo me tu ihw :i4tii, muuih. n Latin, decern, uka, bagiauiag Tflft }?SWrOUNX>LASD ALMANAC. 15 COLOXT OF NBV 'SNDLAND. Oavtrnor. Commander -in- Chief, and Vice-Admiraf.—Hia Ex« CBLLBMCT SIR ALEXANDICR BANNEUAl AN, Kmight Lieut-'Gover nor— {in the event of the death, ni during ih» nh. aence of tlie (»overnor) — Columel Robert Law, K 11, R N C, conMnntidiiig H M Troopa Private Secretary - Lieutenant W J Coen, R N C Colunial Aide de Camp — Lieutenant Colonel Edward L Jarvii THE EXGCIIT1VI2 COUNCIL. Hon Philip F Little — Attorney General Hon John Kent — Colonial Secretary Hon Liturence O'litxen—Pretident in the alteneeofihe Governor Hon Tliomna Glen— -Receiver General Hon Edmund Hnnrnlinn — Surveyor General !,.-*. Hon Geoi'Ke II Emeraon— it»o/tci Hon SHOinet Caraon, M D St JoIid'b Hon Thomaa Row do Hon Jumea J Rugeraon do Hon Philip Duggnn do ,, , Hon Jamea Corniacic Bay Robert* Hon John Fox St John'a CZerit— Chriatopher Ayre; Master-in'Chancery — Bryan Robin- •on. Q C ; Usher of the Black Rod — Frwdt-rirk R Rennie; Door Keeper— Valentine Born ; Assistant Door'keepers and Messengers •-Jobu Uanraban, and Jamea Wulsh BOUSE OF ASSEDIBLT. 5j»tfaJt^—Ambro8eShen, Eaquiro District of St John*s irMf— Hon Philip F Little, Arobroao Sbaa and John Caaey, Eaqra i •l 16 ^HB KBWFOtJNDLAND ALMANAC. District of St John's Ea«<— Hon John Kent, Robert John Parsons and John Kuvanngh» Edqrs District of Harbor Grace— James L PreodorgaBt and Julia Hoy ward, Esqrs District 9/ Carbonear-'Hon Iklmand Hanrahaa District of Harbor iyTatne— William Talbot and Thomai By roe, £sqra District of Port*de*Orave~-1i6ben Brown, Esq District of Bay dc-VerJs —J oho Bemister, Esq ' District of jfVint/y— Stephen March, Jobo Winter and Frederic B T Carter, Esqrs District of Bonaviata — Robert Carter, John H Warren and MnlbMw W Wiilbank, fisqrs District of TwiUingate and Fogo- William H Ellis and Thomas Kitighl, Evqrs District of F€rryland —Hon Thomas Glen, and Edward D Shea, Lsq District of Placentia and St. Mary's-^Geoige J Hogsett, John Delniipy niid MicliHel Kelly, Keqrs District of Burin — Clement BeLuing and Pntrick Morris, Esqrs District of Fortune J?a^— Hugh W Hoyles, E«q District of Burgeo and La PoiU — Robert Prowse, Esq . Clerk — John Stuart ; Cleik Assistnnt — Richard Holden ; Solicltflr —John Liltln; 2Serii<^Hnt-at-Arm8— Elius RMndnll; Librarian— MidS Dflaufy; Door Keeper — \ illitim Dulton; iMfSsenger— ^lichaeJ Power; Undnr Door KHepers'* Philip Brown. WilliHin Doyle; Aa- sistaot Messenger — Richard Cooney ; Fireman— John higgins COLONIAL SECRKTAaT'S OFFICE. ColoninlSecretiiry— Hon John Kent; Clerks— ChrlstopherAyre, and Joseph Crowdy ; Office Keeper — Valeolioe Born; Mes« seBger^uhn Howaon SURVEYOR GEi\ERAL*S OFFICE. Snr?eynr General— Hon Edmund Hanrahan ; Deputy Surve/or ^Edward M J Deiuney ; Chainmun — — ■ DEPUTV SURVEYORS IN THE OUTPORTI. Nvrlhtrn Z>t«tn'c<— Alexander O'Donovan, Carbonear ; James N Leamon, brigus; Benjamin Sweetland. Trinity; John T Pakley, Greenspond ; William iSweetiand, Bonaviata; Thomas Harris, Green tinj Southern District—ThontM Moekler, Bay Bntis ; Michael Kelly, Perryland; Jobo Simms, Trepassey ; John Enfiish, St JMary's sod Plscenti* : Henry Camp, Burin and Fortune Bay ; Tho- mas Winter, Fortune Bay THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 17 ftEVENCU K^TABLISIIAmNT. BOARt» OP KEVENUB. Prostdpnt— Hod. Thomita Qlen ; lluo. John Kent. Hon. LauMDC« O'tirieo, Waiter Giievo, Esq.. Hon. John Fux, iJoa. Tboinaa ft«w - CUSTOMtt' DEPARTMBNT. Receiver GeDdral — Hon. Thomas Gleu. AssistoDt Collector — CieorgB Bennett. Esq. Lnnding Surveyor — John Canairs:. Land- ing Wuitera — EdwaiJ L. Miore, Juiiies S. HtiywarJ. First Clerk nnd Warehouse K«*eper~James Prendergnst. Second Clerk — Fruncia H. Pryce. Third Clt^rk— Wil i>irn Giih Fourth Clerk and I^ocker-— William Ouutney. Locker— Richard Furiieaux. OCTPOBT SUB COLLECTORS OP CUSTOMS. Fogn, inmea M. Winter. Greenspond, Lorenzo Moore. — Tiinity, Robert Bayly. CarbnnHnr, Donald Bethuno. Harbour Grace, Edward G. Biown, Brigus, John C. Nuttall. Pluceutia, Willinm G. Bradsbuw. Burin, Thomas Birkelt. Lainnlinn, James Winter. Uorbor Briton, Thcmas E. Gadea. Guultois, Thornns Winter. LaPoile, Thomas Read. PRBVCNTIVB OFFICERS OF CUSTOMS. Green Buy, (North Side,) Patrick Power. Bonavista, William Sweetlaod. Bay Bulla, John L. McKie. Ferrylniid, Luke Brown. St. Mary's. James Murphy. Trepassey, John Devereux. Grand Bnnk, Josiuh Blackburn. OJerin, Jumes Biadslinw. Fortune. Thomas Rogers. Burgeo, Jumea B. Sawyer. Twiiliugnto, Josepli J. Pearce. Little Placeotia, James AIcGruth. Channel (Port-aux' Basque), Marmaduke H. Clow. St. Lawrence, Hugh Vavasor. — Bellornm, John G. Lucas. ,, ■J ,'.'ti.\< V^.-A CUSTOMS department; Comptroller — Hon. Thomas Glen. Surveyor of Shipping-- Janiea S. Hay ward. Shipping Master and Emigrant Agent — William J. Henderson. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Receiver General — Hon. Thomas Glen; Clerk — George Jt\ Huyward. Authorised Broker — Joseph R. Mullings. ^ FINANCIAL SECRET AUFS OFFICE. Financial Secretary — Hon. James Tobio. i- BOARD OF WORKS For the managenjent and superintendence of Government Hoase, Colonial Building. Court Houses, Gaols. Custom Houses, Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, and all other Buildings and Property belonging to the Colony; Light Houses, Buoys, and Beacons erected or to be erected within the Colony and its deoendeocifls ; supervision of Commissioners of Roads, Highways, Bridges, &c., dec. Chairman — Hon Edmund Hanrahao; Hon John Kent, Ambrose Shea, John Kavanagh, Jobu Stuart, Jobti Casey, atid Tereooe HaJlern. Esquirei. P 18 THE NBVVfOUNDLAND AtMANAC Sacretarir— George J Hogaett. Superiateodent of Public BuildiDga— Patrick Kough. Road Survey ora ood loapectora— Tbomaa Byrae, John Oelaaoyi and Jobo Maher. OUTPORT BOARDS OP ROAD OOMHISSIOMERS. Brigus to Port-dC' Grave, (both places inclusive,) — John Leamon* Edgar Stirling, Thomaa Butier, John Wilcox. Harbor Grace, (from Spaniartft Bay Long Bridge to BarrotVa Road, N. E. of Connor a^a House), — The Hon. Jamea Cormacic, Andrew Dryadaie, William S. Green, William Donnelly, Hugh W. Trapnell. Carbonear, (Electoial District). — John McCarthy, John Rorke, William Brown, William W Bemiater, Edward Dwyer. Bay-de^Verds^ (Electoral District) — Richard Rankin, Rev Mr Duffy, Jabez Pik?, Dr Wright, Thomas Neil, Rev E, Brettle, John Curtis. Trinity, (North-side) to Ragged Harbor — G. P, Lockyer, Robert Bayly, Alexander W Breroner, Patrick Murphy. Trinity, i South side) from Grates Cove to Hants J?arior— 'Rich- ard Rankin. John Sheehan, Jamea March, James L. Mews, Tho* mas Cooper. New Harbour — Charles Newhook, Wm Miller, Joseph Pretty. Hants Harbor to Head of the Bay— Robert Ollerhead, Richard Underhay, John Bemister, Michael Uowley, James Wiseman* Ragged Harbor to Bird Island — Alexander Bremner. Isaac Snelgrove, William Ashford, William Tilly, William Walsh, Rob- ert Tiily. Bonavista — William Sweetland, John Lawience, Peter Ward, James Saint, Patrick Kougb. King's Cove — Rev Mnthew Scanlau, Rev John Moroton, James Stewart, Michael Murphy, James Egan. Salvage--Uenry Wills, William Dyke, jr, Jamea Pike, William Sanson, Samuel Thurman. Greenspond-'Jolin Musson, Martin Stone, William Tough, John Ridout, Michael Curren. Keels and Tickle Cove—David Candow, Andrew Mullowney, (Tickle Cove) JoMi Murphy, William Penny (Keels). Twillingate—iohn Peyton, Joseph J. Pearce, Charles £dmonds, Joseph Minty, Thomas Manuel. Fogo — Joseph Bessant Highmore, George E. Ridout, Henry Findloter, M.D.. Richard Power, Thomas Humphrey. Tilton Harbor— Res Patrick Ward, William Burke, John Brien, John Dwyer, John Burke. Bumtlsland,Ex]doitS'-V]\\\\Mn Minchington, Edward Downton, Thomas Butt, William Sevin, Andrew Pearce. Fortune Harbour-'Viey Richard Aylward, James Hamilton. Jackef^s Arm to Head of the Bay "John Knight, J. Campbell, John Rowsell. i 11 TH£ ^NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Id ward Downton, Shoe Cove to Nipper's Harbour— 3 tmea Grey, John Stark, Wil- liam Nobloi John VVeiflhinnn. £ea(/ing7*tcA:/e«— JameBAIcock,E(iwardButler,\VilliainRowsell. Ferryland'-Eer Jiiines Mur|)hy, Luke Orowni James Carter, Richard Cashin, Thomas Norris. From Bay Bulla to the Goulds — Martin Williams, Martin Dris- coll, Thomas Mockler, Cornelius O'Brien, Dr. McKie. Fermeuse. 4%.— Rev James Murphy, John Sheebey,. i'eter Wiii- ser, Jr., Daniel Jennings, Evaus. Placentia and St. JWaru's— Rev Edward Condon, Francis L. Bradshaw, Michael Kelly, James McOrath, Freeman. £urin— Edward Morris, William Hooper, Clement ficnning, Isaac Collins, Francis Moran. Orand Bank — Edward Evans, Jonathan Snook. George Lake. Harbor Briton— Thomaa E. Gaden, Andrew Ellis, John Trood> Clement Mallett. £e{/oram-~-John Cluett, John Grandy, Patrick Rose,) Rev John Marshall, Thomas Rose. From Garnish to Burin — Henry Camp, Thomas [Grandy, John Parsons, Joseph Grandy, George Moulton. GauUois—Vf WWam Gallop, John Lee. Rev Mr Colley, Thomas Winter, Samuel Mow. Burgeo—Rev John Cunningham, Rohert*H. Dawe, J P, George Picot, John Anderson, William Anderson. LaPoile — Thomas Reid, J P, Philip Clements. WilliamThomas, James B. Sawyer Channel, ( Port-awBasque) —Rev Joshua DuvaJ, Alexander Wad- del, Francis A. Read QAOLS. St. Jo^n*«— Gaoler, Richard Brace ; Turnkey, Joseph Score ; Surgeons — District Surgeons, St John's Eust Harbor Orac£ — Gaoler, David Rogers; Surgeon, William Dow. M D Trini/y— Gaoler. Charles Granger Ferryland — Gaoler, Francis Geary PZacen/ta— Gaoler, Samuel Collins Uurin — Gaoler, Edmund Glynn Bonavista—Gao]Wt Michael Fennell TwiUingate and Fo^o— Gaoler, James Rice COURT HOUSES. St Jo/m'f— Keeper, John R Jeans Harbor Grace— Keeper,- David Rogers Ferr^Zanc^— Keeper, Francis (SeMry « «T. JOUH*» HOSPITAL. Medical Attendants— Hon John Kochfort, MO, and Hon finmnel Carson. M D ; Matron—Mis Beesoo; Keeper— 'JoUo Trowse i« 20 THE NEWFOUNDLAND AtMArCAC. m m t m LUNATIC A8VLIIM, (ST. JUUN's.) FtiyBician— Henry U Stabb, MD UI8TRICT nUROEONB. St John's, (Eastern WonJ)— Clinrles Crow.Iy, M D, Chnrleg H RenouF, M 1). (Western Ward)— Frederick liuiiiiiig, M O, Juine* N FfHser, M D Cone f ption Bay ^WWWam Do\',M I), COLONIAL BUILDIMU AND GROUNDS. ■ Kooper— Mrs Delaney COMMISSIONnitS OF STRRETR. IIaiborGrace—Ho\icvtJolm Pinseiit, J 1*, Hon John Muan, Hod Tiioiims II llidley Carbonear — Joseph Ryun, J P, John Rorko, Jolin McCarthy COMMIS^IONEUS FOR ERECTION OP RRKAKWATBRS. ToaWs Couc— Rov P Cleary, John L M'Kie, John Driscoil Xawjcfiiwc— James llealy, Jiunes Winter, Jolin Collins ' LIGHT HOUSES. ♦ Keepers of Lrs;hls -FortAinlierst. John Sheppnrd. fJape Spenr, Jaiiiua Cnntwtill ; Assisratii, Deiiit* Cant well. HarlioiGrHcelsland, Edward LOuk: Assisiunt, Joseph ^^eil Cape Bonnviaita. Jere- miah Wliiic ; Aseistanl, Nicholua White Cape Pine, liemjr llerdor; Assistant, Satnnol Ani^lin liarhnr Grace Heach, (Beacon end Li^htltUeorge i^own. Cnpe Race, William Hully ; Assistant, Ueorgo Hevvelt. Green Island, Patrick ilonlalnui; A8MJstunt» JaniOM Houlahan. (Jetieral Inttpecior — Robert Oak Light Dues — One Shilling per ton on all vessels entering any Port or Harbor of the Colony, except (>(>astiii|;. Sealing or Fishing Vessels ; but not to he levied more than once in any one year.— Sealing and Coasting Vessels— sixionce per ton on registeied ves- sels of 40 tons and upwards; Fifteen shillings per annum oa ail vessels less than 40 tons The 19ih of Vic, Cap 5, Sec 5, enacts— »* That no greater surn thuii £25 steilinir shall be in any year levied lor Light Dues on any Steamer or Vessel entering any port of this Colony ; and no Steamer plying between Europe and ony port ol North America, and entering any port of this Colony as a Port of Call, shall be lia- ble to pay any Light Dues or other port charges except Pildiago" DRSCRIFTION OP LIGHTS.. Fori Amhtrat Light, at the entrance of St John's — A Lii;ht was first CK'ahlished ot this station in 1-813, and until the granting of a Legislature to this Island the expenses consequent on ils mainte- nance were defrayed by voluntary contnhniioiiH ; in 1850 a new liuuse, Lantern and a|)|>aruiu8 were erected. Tne Li^ht burni) at an elevation of 110 feet* is produced hy a trel'le ur^imd burner placed in the focus of un annular lens of the fourth order, and in favourable weather can be seen 12 miles. When Cape Sprar is enveloped in fog a heavy piece of ordnance is also diichuriied at this Fort every lioiir during day light, to assist vessels in making the iiorbor T» THB NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 21 111) Muan.Hon Capt Spear Light— 'Th\% Liftht woa first oxhiltiied on llie Uc Eepieinber, 1836; it it produced by leven nruHiid (Mirnnra mid nil- V«rfld reflectors buriiing at an «levniion of 375 Ipki - ii r<9vulvua, ■liewini; a Bright Light every minute, iind in ftivoiii-HlilH wKinlier cnn bo leen 36 milea. It ia aituuted in 47* 31' N lai, hiid 6:2* S3* W longitude Harbor Orace Island Li^grA^— First exiiibited on tlie 21st No* vemlier, 1837 ; it ia a fixed LiKl'l, hiis filt«en nrgnnd liuinttrit mid reflectors, shewing a ateudy bright Liuht Iroiii N to 8W niid hy VV ■eaward, elevuted uboVe the levt^i of (he aeii 151 leKt. iiml cnn he seen in fair weitilier in rounding CitpM St. Kriinciti or croHcinii Con ception Bay, on the intervening Hiniee lieiwetjii N, iind S VV.imd by W ; on the Innd aide the ligiit id mure t'eehle. It ia aituated in iat 47 42 N, and in Ion 53 05 W . Cape Bonaviata Light -Sitimtcd in l»t. 49 42 N, Ion. 52 59 W, ia a Uovolvins Light, ahewing iiliKrniilely every two minniKtf ii l^hite iind n Red Light. It ia |>rodnced hy Hixie»^ii coilMnd. by keeping this Light open witli (3nptt Liir(>«iii, ir will carry ymi clear of the Flowers Rocks; first exhibited Uth September, 1)343 Capt Pine Light— ThU tower is of iron, built by the Iin|ieriii| Ooverninent in m49-50. and first put in rrqiiisilion on the Ist Jan~ uary 1851. It ia revolving, and shews a bright fl.ish every 3U se. eoiids— baa I2ar^nnd burners nnd reflectors -elevated above the level of the sea 314 feet — situated in lut. 46 37 N, and in Ion. 53 30 W. In a favourable atate of the atmosphere it cuti bo seen 36 miles Harbor Grace Beach Beacon and Light — Firat exhibited llth September, 1854 ; stands on the Point ot Beach at tlie entrance ol ilurbor Grace. It is u double Light, hs a ilintinciion from Huibor Grace Island Light, one being placed aliuve the other preserving tbnt appearance for six miles; exeeeding this distance up lo ten miles, the two Lights appear blended into one. In HaiiiiiK into Harltor Grace with n fair or leoding wind, tiring the Beuch Ueacun to bear W, or W, by S, and by keeping the Light or building a little on the atarboard bow it will curry you clear ol the Bur, ou which at low water there is not mure thuii 8 feet of water Oreen Island Light, at the entrance of Calalina Harbor, Trinity £at/-bituated in Iat. 4d 30 N, Ion. 53 03 W. This is a Fixed White Light, burns ut an elevation of 92 feet above high water, exhibited every night from sunset to sunrise, and in hivurubie wea- ther will be seen from E N tC, seaward, to 8 W |2 miles. Vessels bound Northward by keeping this Li<>lit open with the North ilend of Catalina until BunaviHia Light opens wiih Cape Lh Jeuii, will give the Flowers Kocks an ample tierth — or wlieii uomiiitf Iruin the Northward and hound for Catalina, hy i>ivin;.' the N deail u moderate berth, you will clear the Brandies Kicks by steering lor Oreen Island Light Cape Race Light 'VxVihhati Fixed White Light, from ounaet to sHurise. The Light will be visible to seaward Irom N £ by iC II 22 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. round by the 8 E ami South to Weit. The Liiflit is elovaied IflO feet above the meao water level of the sea, and may be leen in clear weather 17 iiillei from a ibip's declt. The tower iaistriped red and white vertioally. It ataiida close to the old Beacon, which hRN been cut down. The Lighihouse ia in Int. 40" 39' 12*' N. Ion. 530 2' 38" W. All bonrings are MoKiietio. Var, 24o W. N.B.— A Toll will be levied upon all Veetiela benefiting by this Light POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Post Master General— William Lemon Solomon, Esq; Ch'ref Clerk and Aecouniant— Martin Shea; First Assorter, E. >olomon ; Second Assorter, John Freeuinn; Third Assorter. John Hanrahan ; Fourth Assurier, Juines Furlong ; Fifth Assorter, Thonius Murphy Office hours, from 9 o'clock, a m to 4 p ra. Sundays^excepted POST MASTERS. Harbor Uraee, Andrew Drysdule ; Carbonear, John'MoCarthy ; Briyus, John Stertaford ; Trinhy, Anne Cross; Bunsvisia. John Lnwrence; (jreenspond, Lorenzo Moore; Fogo, John Fitzgerald; Twillingttte, Joseph J Penrce; Bay Bulls. Martiu^iWillimns; Ferrylnnd, John Morry ; Trepassey. John Devereux; Plaoentia. Mnry Morris; Burin, Thomas Birkett; Uurbor Br itoa.] Thomas £ Gadeo ; Burgeo, James B Sawyer WAV orriOBRS. Port*de*Gi'ave, Mathew O'Rieliy ; Bay Roberts, James Fitzgerald; King's Cove, Micbael Murphy; New Perlican, Joseph Howei; Old Perlican, William Christian ; St Mary's, Philip Breen; Grand Bunk, John Tough ; Oderin, Andrew Murphy ; Isle of Valen, George Le Messurier; Salmonier, Patrick Hurley ; Little Placentia, Alexander Burke; Garnish, Henry Camp ; Harbor Maine. Patrick Brick POSTAL ROUTES. Between St John's. Brigus, Horbor Grace, Carbonear, and inter* mediate places by Couch, every Monday and Thursday Between Carbonear and New Perlican, by Messenger, weekly, calling at Heart's Content Between Harbor Main ond Brigus, fortnightly Between New and Old Perlican, weekly, during summer months Between New Perlican ond Trinity, by boat, weekly Between Trinity and Bonavista, by Messenger, weekly, calling at Catalina Between Trinity and King's Cove, by Messenger, weekly Between St. John's, Fogo and Twillingate, leaving St. Johii*ia every second Wednesday after the arrival of the Mail Packet from Halifax, or on such other days as tbe Post Master General may-ap- point Between Bonavista and Greenspond, weekly, calling at Tickle Cove duiing summer months Between St John's and Ferryiand, hy waggon weekly, during summer months, and forloighlly durtog^wiuttr mootfas. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC 23 * iittlweeo K«rrylHU(l uii i Tie|tiiiiaMy by M«aa»ug«r. * Betwsen St. Jobo'a aud Placviiiia by WagguD. * Batwaen Salmoolei and St. Mary'a by Meueoger. * Betweeo Little Placeatia, Red Island, Harbor buffatt. Ula af Valeo, and Marailiean, by Boat. * Betweeo Great Placaiitiu and Ddfio by Boftt, touehiog at Oderio. * Between Garoiib, Grand Bank aod Fortune, by Meaaeoger. * Between Garoiah and Hnrbor Briton, by Boat. * Between Harbor Briton and Burgee, by Boat. Between firigua and Port-d«-Grave, by Meaaenger, semi-weeltly. Between Btigua and Bay Itoberti. by Meeiaiiger, aemi-weelily. * Between Great and Little Placentia, by Meaaenger. Special Maila between StJobn'a and Portugal Cove, and between St.Jobn'a and Placentia. NoTB~Letteia for the United Statei of Americn, muat be pre- paid or they cannot be forwarded. Newapapera poated in thia country, when addreaaed to any place in Nova Scotia, Canada, P. E. Island, Bermuda, the United Statea, or elaewhero, muat io all caaea be prepaid, otberwiae they cannot be forwarded. Routea marlied thaa * are fortnightly during auminer, aod monthly during wintei montha. , ;_ 8A?INCIS> BANK. 6ov«mor«.'— Three raemhera ol the Legialative Council and five membera of the House of Aaaembly, viz,— lion Thomaa H. Ridley, Hon Jamea J. Rognrson, ond Hon Jamea Cormacit, of the Couo* cil ; and Hon Philip F Little, Hon Thomas Glen, Hon John Kent, Ambreae Shea, and John Hayward, Eaquirea, of the Uooae of Aaaembly. Directors— The Hon the Speaker of the Aaaembly, (A. Shea, Esq.) Hon Philip F Little, and Hon Jamea J. Rogeraon. Ctu^ter— Edward Morris, Eaq. . Auets aful Liabililies, 31«< December, 1856, {as audited) Aaaeta ^123,499 7 3 Liabilities 109,086 3 V Surplus of Assets ,£14,414 7 The Bank is open every Mondaj between the Hours of 12 and 2 o'clock, for Depositora'Boaineaa; and on Wedneadaya for Dia- count business, from 11 to 3 o'clock. nULB WITH RESPECT TO DEPOSITORS. D«pon^.— All Deposits of not leas than One Shilliog made by any person, shall as anon as they amount to Twenty Shillings, be I i H THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. coof)iilere(i nt (i D^'Dosit to th" iirri'Mint of tlit* ii^ici'egirrt huui ■ Unwed on sums \va» iIihii h pi>uiid« nor for Deposiis uikIai- six monilis, iIih six months to comnit^nuH from the first day of the iiiontli ensuing lie rec«i|it. Tiio intorest duH on deiiosita on thn lant 'Iny of Dfcetnher in nncli yenr, to ba carried to the credit of the DnpoBitor. and the balance curried to a n«*w Hccitunt, and to be regHi'ded as a deposit made on that day.—* The Blink is at libeily to retnrii or reject the deposits of any per* nun or persons, and to d'-cliiie rec-iviiii; any deposits exceeding One Hundred and Fiflv Pounils, suljecl to the payniMnI of interest thereon, w en itslialihe deemed ^'xneiiiHot so to do. And do sum exceedini; ^4;IOO shall be recf ived fmin ai4y deposit"!', but i ,-. -/_ ,,; j. -^^ : POOR COMMISSIONERS. Joseph Shon. ^',D.. E^'q-, Honorables Ptiilip P. Little, John Kent, Thomas Glen, James Tobin, and James J. Uogersuu. BOARD OF IIKALTll. Health O/^Icers— Hon Samuel Carson, M. D . St, John's. Wil- Haiit Dow Xi. D , Maibur Grace. Kicliard Uerny, M. D.,Curbuuuar. FiJiiicis Moran, M. D. burin. (tUCEN'S PRINTER. John Collier Withers. Esq. '•(■ 11 COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS. ChairmRn— John B. Bulley. Esq. ; Hon Laurence O'Brieo, Niuliulas StabU, and Nicliuhis Cu^ack, Enquires. Table of Rates if Pilotage of Vessels in and out of the Harbor of iSt. John^s. ('urrency. On Vessels uiider Kighty Tons New Measurement X2 On Vessels from Eijjitty Tuna to One Hundred Tons New Measurement , 3 10 On Vessels from One Hundred Tons to One Hundred and Twenty Tons New Measurement 8 15 On Vessels from One Hundred and Twenty Tons to One Hundred and Sixty Tons New Moasorement 3 TUB KEWFOUPfDI^APfp ALAfANAp. 9$ Oo Vnuals from One Hundred and Sixty Tons to Two Hundred Tons New Measuremeot 3 6 Qn Vessels from Two Hundred Tons to Two Hundred ,ij and Fuity Tuns New Measuremffot j3 10 Q Oo Vessels from Twp Hundred and Forty Tors to Two Hundred aud l^giiiy Tons New Measurement 3 15 On VmsHs from Two Hundred and Eighty Tons to Three Hundred Tons New Meaaurement 4 On Vesiels frem Three Hundred Tops to Three Hun- dred and Fifty Tons New Meaaurement 5 0. Oo Vessels from Three Hundred and Fifty Tons to Four Hundred Tons New Measurement 6 0' On Vessela from Four Hundred Tons to Five Hundred >Un >d Tons New Measurement 7 On Vessels from Five Hundred Tons fo Six Hundred Tons New Measurement 8 On Vessels from Six Hundred Tons to Seven Hundred Tons New Measurement 9 On Vessf^'ls from Seven Hundred Tons to Eight Hun< dred Tons New Measurement 10 Over that size — for every One Hundrpd Tons additional 10 And on no one Vessel is the Pilotage to exceed 12 All Coasting Vessels which may tuke Pilots to pay one -half of the abov9 J^ates of Pilotage, ia proportion ." 1' V.-! to their Tonnage. The above Scale of Pilotage shall be payable on the Register Tonnage of all such Vessels, as ascertained before £oing out uf the Hart>or. '' - " < .. - . . ^ . A .-^ Currency. Her Majesty's Ships unaer Sixth-Rate i * •* " « ^3 10 Do. do. of Fourth. Fitih. and Sixth-Rate 6 10 Po. do. of First, Second, and Third-Rute 8 10 All Merchant or MhII Steamers to pay 6d. for each HorsePower, and oo oo one Ship to exceed Twelve Pounds currency, to be ascertained] «ither by Ship's Register, or if necessary by Captaio!s Affidavit. ,,, ., .« . , V7- - ' JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT^ -. „ . ^^ Supreme. Co«t< — Chief Justice — Honorable Francis Brady. As- sistant Judges— ^Honorablea Augustus W. DesBurres, and James Simms. Attorney General — Honorable Philip F. Little. Solicitor General— Honorable George H. Emerson. Queen's Counsel— >\'illiam B. Row, Bryan ilobioson, and Hugh W. Uoyles. Chief Clerk and Registrar ijupreme and Central Circuit Courts — Cfaariea ^imms. Chief t^lerk ^nd Registrar Northern Circuit Court— Jo)in Stark- Chief Clerk nod Registrar Southern Circuit Court-»George ) Simms. Crier of Supreme Court und Tipstaff— Michael Houian. ■ - ■ ' i; iX ^' TBB NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Barristers and Attornies of the Supreme Court at St. John*$ ac- cording to iSenion'^y—- William b. Row, Cliuries Slmmi, Bryan Rubioson, Hon.liporge H. Emerson, Eflwrnd M. Archibald, Hugh W. Hoylcs, Fredeiicit B. T. Carter, Joho Kayward, Joho S. Stevena. Robert R. W. Lilly, Hon. Pliilin F. LillK George J. Hogoetr, John Litilet Thomas J. Koagh, Hatthew W. Watbank, W'illium V. U biteway, Henry A. Clilt. Wiiliam G. Flood, Rob«r* J« Pioaeor, }r., Archibald £m«r8on, Charles U. Simins. Attornies at £aur— Robert R. HoMen, IVillUm B. Klelley, Aoguatua O. Hay ward, Daniel W. Prowae. Students admitted Members of the Law Soeieti/-—yiichet9l J. 0*Mara. i Barristers and Attornies, Harbor ^rare— Richard Anderson, John Hayward, Heniy C. Walts. Law Society Benchers — Frederick B.T. Carter, Treasurer; Hon Attorney Geueial, Hun Solicitor G«'neral. William B. Row. Bryan Robinson, Charles Simtns. Hugh W. Hoyles. John Bayward, and George J. Hogsett. Secretary — Henry A. Ctift. Librariao— George Anderson. Sheriffs— Contrn] District— John V. Nagent. Norlbero District -^Garland C. tiaden. Southern District — John Stephenson. Maaters'in-Chancery — Bryan Robinson, Q. C, Hoo George II. Emeraun, Charles Siinms, Thomaa J. Kough. Vice- Admiralty Court — Judge— The Chief Justice for the time being. Rfgistrat— P«ter W. Cutter. Mai sbal— Christopher Ay re. TERMS OF COVRTB. "' ' it- Supreme Court— Spring Term commences 20th May. to eontlniMi three weeks. AituninTHrm,20ilt Oclul)«>ir, and ti* continue three weeks, with pewer to the Judges to prolong the Term from day to day, not exceeding six days in all. Sessions after Term— The first Monday in Febraary, March. April, and Julyi and to coLliuue for a period out exceeding six days. Central Circuit Court — Spring Term. 20th April, and tocontfoue three wi'eks. Aniunm Tf rni, SOili Ocliber, and to continue three whole Wfeks, with power to ihe presiding Judae tu pioloog the Term from day to day ni>t exceeding six da}B in all. Sessions of ter 7Vrm— The second Monday in Ffbroary, Marchi tod July, itUKd to cuutiuue lor .a jieriod out exceeding six days. BTirENCIART MJteiSTRATia. St. John's— Peter W. Carter, and Thomas Beonatt. Conception Buy— Robert J. Pinsent, Harbour Grace. Joseph Ryan, Curbooear. Charlea Coseos, Brigus. Trinity Bay— Benjaroia Sweetlaod, Trinity. Ricbtrd Rat^kiBi Old Perlican. Bona vista— William Street land. THB MBWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 21 Twillingate— John Peyton. Fsrrjriand— John Li McKie, Bay Balls. Peter Wiaier, Ferry* Isad. Placeoiia and St. Mar> 'a— Francis L. Bradshawi Piacentia. Burin — Wiliia:n Hooper, Burin. Josiah Blackburo, Grand Bank, Fortune Bay — ThoiiiHa E. Gaden^ Harbor Briton. iUSTICES OF THE PEACE.* St. John's— Robert CartAr, R.N., Walter Grieve. Charles Simins, Bryan Rubinsun. Hun. Jumes Tobin. Conception Buy— Robert Puck, Thomas Hutcbings, John Stark. Hon. John Muiui, William S Green, Hon. Jiunes Cormack, Williuai Ounnelly, William W. UumistHr. George Forward, John lluike. James L. PrendergHst, John Wilcox, Jtho Keeping, Juho Leamon , HoRi Trioinaa H. Riilley, Richard Mitadevilie, Patrick Strap p, Richard Bttrny, M. D., Dtoald Bethune. Triiiity Biy — William Kelson, James Qaintz, John Tilly, James Mew, Riibeit Ullerhead, Alexander IkemnHr, Charles Newhook, James Johnston, Stephen March, Phiii;) Lsvesconte, John Bain- iatei, Micha**! Uowley< Bonavista Buy — Joiin T. Oikiey, William Brown. Geo Skelton. Lorenzo Moore, JuSHpji Shears, Michael Murphy, Djvid Candjw. James Soint, Ptiter Ward. Twillingate and Fogu — George E. Ridout, James Fitzgerald. William .Vlinchington, Joseph B. Highmore, James Alcock, William Stirling, M.D . Jonepli J. Peurce, Charles £dmonds. ~. Ferryland — /llan Goodridge, Luke Brown. Piacentia nnd St. Mary'd— George Simms, James Morphr, William G. Bradshaw, Alexander Chambers, Patrick Furlong". Qenrgn LeVlessurier, Hon. Philip Duggan, John Walah, Thomas E. Collect. Burin— Clement Benning, John Thorn, James Moran, Eiward Evans, Isaac Collins. Fortune Bay — Thomas R<«ad, Thomas Renouf, Andrew Elli«, William Gillop, Robert II. Diwe, Clement Matlett. Bargee, &c. — James B. Sawyer, Alexander Waddel. St. George's Hay — Horatio H. Forest, Elwin Alexander. Labrador— Nathan Normnn, Thomas Row Crockweli, Donald A. Smith, William 6. BendatI, Sampsoa DiW, Henry Warren, Tboraa^ Q, Larmore, George Goodridge. From Cape John to Bay of Islands and the Coast of Labrador — James L. Prendergast. For the Colony of Newfoundland and its DependenciPS— Thomn« Malcolm Sabine Pasley, R N., George Annesley Phayre, R N. •The Members of H»*r Majesty's Executive Council, and the Judieea of the Supreme Court, are all in the Comraissioo uf the Poane fur the Central, Northern ond Suulbern Districts of the Island. P f^' ^ rat NEWPOtJi^^LAND ALMANA0. CLERKS OF THE t^EACf!. St. Jobn'0— AaroD Hogsetr, (Robert H. W. Lilly, Aetihj;).-. Harbour Grace — Lnwis W. Eniarsoo. Carbooear— -Julio Mackny* Brigus— John C. Nuftall. Trihity— Robert Bnyly. Bonavitta— John Lawrence. Twillingate — Aaroa A. Pearce. PlMcentia— James Murpby. Buria— Patrick Morris. Harbor Briton — Asdrtw Cllii. COKONERS. St. John's— Joseph Shea, M. D. Harboai* Grace — John Stark. Brigus — Charles Cozens. Western Bay— John (/urtis. Tiinity.^ Benjamin Sweetland. Oreenspond— Dr. Skelton. TwiilingHta — Williiim Stirling. M.D. Ferryland — John Stephenson. Harbor Briton— Thomas E. Gadeo. Bay Bulis-^Murlin Williams. South Shore Trinity Bay — Michael Howley. Bonarista — John Lawreoce. FGLICE. St. John's— Io8pector» Timothy Mitchell. Sergeant — Lionel t, B. Chancey. Harbour Grace — High Constable, John Conoell. Assayer of Weights and Measures — Timothy Mitchell, St. John's, . * *' EDUCATIONAL INSTITVTIdlVS. .i.tl-.i:, -«;,l1«: ST. John's academy. Erectors — Church of* England Board — Right Rev. Dr. FeiM, Thoniad Bennett, Robert Curter, Hugh W. Hoyles, Bryan Robin* son. Head Master— Rev. George P. Harris, M A. 'Roman Catholic Board — Right Rev. Dr. Mullock, Hon JobD Kent, Hon John Kochfort, M D., Hon Laurence O'Brien, Hod Philip F. Little. Masters— Rev, Henry Cail'agnini, Rev W. For^ riatal, Mr. Fenlon, Mr. Hanbury. General Protestant Board — Hk)h Samuel Carson, M D, Nicbo!a» Stabb, Hon James J. Rogerson, Patrick Tasker, Robert Brown. Head Master— Adam Scuit. • *A Mi .<.u .f.f tf fS' : ; ».-/ GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. JDir(dor5— Harbor Grace— Hon John Munn, Jahies L. Prendar- gBst, William Donnelly, Hon Thomus H. Ridley, Johj Huyward, Hugh W. Trupnei:. Master — ^John J. Roddick. Carbonear— Joseph Ryan, J P, Williiim W. Bemister, Richard Berny, M D, Donald Betbune, John McCarthy, Edward T Pike, Michael Bulger. Master — Alexander O'Douovan, B A. GOMMBRCTAL SCHOOLS. Comrnhaioners — Brigus — Charles Cozens, J P, James N Leamoo, John C. Nuttall, Richard Mandeville. Teacher— William Shan* stone. Trinity— Benjamin Sweetland. J P. William Kelson, John John' aton, G I* Lockyer, Alexander Bremner, Edwaid Egaa. Teacbet — James Campbell. It— Liooel t. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 29 BAoiViBU-^ William Sweetiand, Peter Ward, James Saint, Joha Lawrence. King's Core— Rev M. Scanlan, Michael Murplijr, William Brown. Ferryland— Rev James Murphy, Robert Carter, Luke Brown, Michael Devereuz. Teacher — Michael Kelly. Great l*lacflnt{a->-Rev Pelagius Nolan, Francis L. Bradshaw.JP, Michael J. Kelly, Rev K. Condon, Thomas Rielly. Teacher- Thomas Rielly. St. Mary's — Rev John Ryan, William Lush, John Walsh, James Murphy. Teacher— Patrick Walsh. Harbour Hriton— Thomas E. Guden, JP, Andrew Ellis. Arthur Di^ovar, Rev Willi&m K. White, Clement Mallett. Teacher- William Shephard. PROTESTANT SCHOOLS. COLONIAL CHURCH AND SCHOOL SOCIfiTT. Patron— Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. VicePatron$ —His Grace the Archbishop ot Canterbury; His Grace the Archbishop of York. President — The Most Hon. the Marquis of Cholmondeley, and 50 Vicd-PiesiJeots, uouaisting of Peers oi the tloited Kingdom, Bugliah and Colonial Bishops, Colonial Governors, Membeis of Parliament, &c., &c. Genera/ iSupmn^cnien^— Rev Dr Hellmuth. Corresponding Committee in Ntxofoundland — Robert Ptowse* Chairman; John Winter, M D, Charles Simms, Cliristopher Ayre, Edward L. Jurvis. Teachers— ^X. John's — Mr and Mrs Gardner, Mr George Gardner, Miss Huckett ; Mr and Mrs Crosby, (South Side). Petty Harbor- Mr and Mrs Bishop. Turbay — Mr Mai tin. Portugal Cove — Mr and Mrs Woods. Brigus — Mr Milts. Salmon Cove — Mr Kellegrew. Barebeed — Mr Payne. Port-de-Grave — Mr and Mrs Maddock. — Harbor Grace ■ . Spaniard's Bay— Mr and Mrs Earle.— Bishop's Cove— Miss E Gosse. Heart's Content— Mr and Miss Ryall. Trinity— Mr Collis and Miss Lockyer. English Harbour and Ship Cove — Mr Moore. Booavista — . Salvage- Mr aud iVIrs Thurman. Greenspond— Rev R W and Mrs Dyer, abd — — ~. Swain's Island— Mr E Bishop. Fair Island— Mr Cutler. Change Island— .Mr Jeai.8. Twillingate— Mr Every.— Beltoram— Rev J and Mrs Marshall. Haibor Buffett— Mr Ward. Bay Roberts — Mr Dubie. WBSLEITAN MBTHODIST SCHOOL SOCIETY. Committee— Ko^ Henry Daniel. Chnirmnn and Treasurer; Rev John S Peach, Secretary ; Rev Adam Nightingale, Rev William E Shenstone. Rev Thomas Smith, Rev Ellas Bretlle, Hun John Munn, Hon J J Rogerson ; John Bulley, Sr, Josepb Woods, Rubett Pack, John Rurke. St. John's Day School Commiltee-^Rev Henry Daniel, Chairman ; William Bulley, Treasurer; Joseph Woods, Secretary; Rev Thomas Smith, Hon J J Rogerson, Stephen Rendeil, Joha BuUey, Sr, I^i iiis\i r i 30 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Edwnrd M'tiiti*, Juhn Woodf. Jiiidrs A VVhiteford, Cliarles R Ayro, Peter MucplieraoD, Wiilium Ktiighti Audrew liluckwood, tieurg* Oenr. Teachers -St.JolinV— JoR«pliB«r,nn. Cfirbnnenr— Joseph Pafpr». Bliicklieiid— John Cui lis. OlJ Ffi'liciin — WilliHin ClirUiinQ. Port* dtoGnivn — Miss NiglitiiigHlH. Ptiuch Cdvh — Jugepli Bheks. Cupids — Kiibt^it Ueiidfr. Ciitiilinn— Utfiijiiiiiin C<>Ih. Ureeii Bay — Mrs Gyiiii. Fiiit iMluiid . Sound Isliiiid - (.'hiirltfs Dnwns, Burin P-«j — Mrs Folifir. S|»oi»n Cuvh— Mrs Bminloy. VVtfBtuia tjljuru— — — — — . Muddy Hole— OnHrlfs HHrris. PRESBYTERIAN (ST. ANfiREW's) SCIIUOL. 8T. JOUn's Commitlee — Gt^otgn 0. Ueddns, GilbHiC Urowuiug, Jainel S> Kutlierfurd. 'IVuciii'r— James N. Ni'ilson. „^^^ BOARDS UNDER EDUCATION ACT. St. John's— Rev TtiomHs M. Wood, or iti'liis abflonce the senior Cleigyiiiiiii ot llie Ciiurcli of Engbiiid, Kev Uenry Dmiel, or tfenior WesiHyiin Minister, Rev Francis Nicn], R»iiv Mos>m. Rev William Dyer, John T. Uiikley, Loieuzo Moore, Juho Ridout, Juha Mub^od, Geo Skelion, iM D. Bonavista Bay, .STowfA— Rev Ernest A. Sail, Re» Tlior.ias Harris, Joseph Sheais, Archibald Arnott, James Saint, Rev William Net- ten, Alexandei BreroQer(Catalioa). James Fur- THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 31 Bonavitta Bay, lVeat~-t\fV J»liii Moreimi, Diviil Cuiidtiw, ('I'ickit* CiiVH), Juhu iSlioara (Opnu Hull), bumuel Cufliii. Witliam H'liicuck, jr. Fogo— RmvW. A- Elder. Jnmnv M. Winter, ThomM Humphrvyi* John BciiiiMti, Ottorge £* Rilout. Uvory Sjriiims, Joliu Uituk«« Ju8»*i)li HighrnufA. T\riliingat*^R*'^ Thomnn Boon0. Rev Paul Pr«atwooJ, Ju|ia Prjfoii. Uliarles E!iiinrd, Fortcau. Rev George Hutchinson. M A, Battle Harbor. THS NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 33 Theological Institution— Principal— Ven H M Lower, M A. Yice-Principal — Rev Joseph F Phelps. Siudeots— Georee H Hooper, R M Johnson, Williatn Kirby, Charles Edwards, Charles F Jagy, George Gardiner, Edward Botwood. Newfoundland Church Society — Patron — His Excellency the Governor, President — The iiight Rev the Lord Bisliop of New- foundland. Vice-Presidents— The Rural Deans. Treasurer— F C K Hepburn. Secretary— Rev John Pearson. Committee — Hou T Row. B Harvey, F C 'K Hepburn. P G Tessier, F 13 T Carter, C Crowdy, W Rendell, H W lioyles, J ii Wood, Bryan Robinson, James BayLy, Capt Carter, R N. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Diocese »f St. John's — The Right Rev. John Thomas Mullock, D. D., Lord Bishop of St. John's ; Rev James O'Donnell, Rev Joha Vereker, Rev Michael Walsh, Rev Richard O'Donnell. St.John's College — Rev Henry Carfagnini, Rev William Forristal. Rev Thomas O'Connor, Portugal Cove ; Rev E. Troy, Torbay ; ¥ery Rev K. Walsh, V. G., Harbor Maine ; Very Rev Deun Cleary, Witless Bay: Rev E. Brennan, Ferryland; Rev James Murphy, Fermeuse; Rev Jer. O'Neile, Trepassey ; Rev John Ryan, St. Mary's; Rev E. Condon, Placentia ; Rev Pel. Nolan, Little Pla- centia; Rev James Walsh, Oliver's Cove; RevJ. Cullen, Rev M. Berny, Burin ; Rev J. .Fripps. St Lawrence ; Rev E. O'Keefe, Brigus ; Very Rev A. Belanger, V G, St George's J3ay. Convents — ^Presentation Convents in St John's, two; Sisters of Mercy Convent, in St John*Si one; Presentation Convents in Har* bor Grace, Carbonear, Harbor Maine, Fermeuse, and Ferryland. St John's Catholic College of St Bonaventure — Rev Henry Car- fagnini, President; Rev W Forristal, Director and Professor; Mr Fenlon, Professor of Science ; Mr Hanbury, Professor of Classics. The French Shore served annually by Priests sent from France. Diocese of Harbor Grace— The Right Rev John Dulton, D D, Lord Bishop of Harbor Grace; Very Rev Charles Dnllon,VG, and RevJ Walsh, Harbor Grace; Rev John O'Connor, Carbonear; Rev Bernard Duffy, Northern Bay ; Rev Mathew Scanlan, King's Cove ; Rev J. Brown, Bonavista ; Kev Patrick Ward, Tilton Har- bor; Rev R Aylward, Fortune Harbor. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Tti« Rev Charles Pedley, Queen's-road Chapel, St John'«. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH. The Rev Henry Daniel, Chairman of the District ; Kev John S Peach, Financial Secretary ; Rev Henry Daniel, Rev Thomas Smith, St John's; Rev John S Fhinney, Harbor Grace; Rev William E Shenatone, Carbonear ; Rev Samuel W Sprague, Brigus; Rev Adam Nightingale, Port-de»Grave ; RevElias Brettle^ Black Head; Rev John S Peach and Rev Alexander W Nicolson, Island Cove aod Perlicau ; Rev Thomaa Fox, U^? t's Harbor; Km i ii i 34 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Thomns Ilnrriii, Bonavistn : Uev Paul Prentwood, Greon Bay; Rev James Dove, Burin ; Rev Thomas Gooiz, Grand Bank ; Rev Charlei Combeu, Western Shore. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The Rev Francis Nicol, St Andrew's Church, St John's. FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The Rev Moses Harvey, St John's ; Rev Alexander Ross. Hor- bor Grace. LAYMEN LICENSED TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE. William G Bradphaw. J P, Placentia ; William Sweotland, J P, Bonnvlsta ; John Tilly, J P, Hont'sHnrbor ; Thomas E Gaden. JP, Harbor Briton ; John Peyon, J P, Twillingate ; J Galton, Port- QUX'Basque ; Charles Harris, Muddy Hole. , »j Sti Joliu's and Newfonndland Auiiliary Bible Sodetyt His Excellency the Governor, Patron. ^Nicholas Stabb. Esq. President. Hon. Judge DesBarres, Hon. Samuel Cariiton, M.D., Hon. James J. Roeerson, and William B. Row, Vice-'^'esidonts. Robert Prowse, Treasurer. Thomns McConnan, Depositary. — Rev. Moses Harvey and John B. Bulley, Secretaries. Committee — Rev. Francis Nicol, Rev. Henry Duniel, Rev. Thomas Smith, Rev. Charles Pedloy, Hon. T. Row, N. Mudge, J. Winter, H. W. Hoyles, P.Taeker, J. Boyd, J. S- Rutherford, A. Mitchell, J. Mac- Gregor, J. O. Fraser, J. Murray, J. Seaton, W. Freeman, J. Pitts, J. Bulley, A. Whiteford, R. Brown, S. Rendell, R. L. Muir, J. H. Cozens, and all Clergymen being members of the Society. Religions Tract and Boc)^. Society. Hod Jnmes J. Rogerson, President. Robert Prowse, Treasurer. Francis H. Pryce, Secretary. Committee — Rev Francis Nicol, Rev Moses Harvey, liev Thomas Smith. Rev Charles Pedley, Rob- ert Brown, James Bnyly, Hugh W. Hoylee, Thomas Hart, Charles Simms, Bryan Robioson, John B. Bulley, Stephen Reodelt, John McGregor, John Bulley, sr. Depositary — Miss Knight TOVNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Rev. Moses Harvey, President. Rev. Francis Nicol, Hon. Jam^s J. Rogerson. John AlacGregor, Adam Scott, Vice-Presidents. — Thomas McAulay, Treasurer. George Gardner, Secretary. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. St John's — Walter Grieve, President. Ewen Stabb and John MacGregor. Vice-Presidentsi Robert Prowse, Treasurer and Se- cretary. Henry K. Dickenson, Stephen Rendell. Patrick Tasker, Eugenius Harvey, Peter G. Tessier, Nicholas Stabb, Hon Laurence O'Brien, Frnncia C. K. Hfrbuin, Hon Thomas Row. sr Ross, Har- THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 3o BANKS. UNION UANK OP NEWFOUNDLAND. Directors — Walter Grieve, Presideot. Eugeaius Harvey, Vice- President. Hod Laurence 0*Brieu, Robert Prowse, Ewen Stubb, Hon Tliotnas Row, John MacGregor. John W. Smith, Manager. Randul Green, Teller. John Noon, Clerk. Hugh W. Hoyles, Q.C., Solicitor. Discount Daya^Monduya and Thursdays, from H past 12 o'clock. Hours of Business— From 10 a. ro. to 3 p. m. COMMERCIAL UANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Directors — Francis C. K. Hepburn, Stephen Rendell, John Bowring, Gustav Ehlers. Robert Brown, Manager. Peter P. LeMessurier, Accountant; Joseph Yelland, Teller. William B. Dryer, Clerk und Messenger. Bryan Robinson, Q. C, Solicitor. Discount Days— Tuesdays and Fridays, from 12 to 1 o'clock. Hours of Business — From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. NOTARIES PUBLIC. St. JoAn'j!— Charles Simms, M. C , William B. Row, Q. 0, Bryan Robinson, Q. C, Hon. George H. Emertion, Huijh W. Hoyles, Q. C, Robert Prowse, George F. Bown, Henry Devereux, Fredericic B. T. Carter, Peter Rcgerson, William J. Ward, Robert R. W. Lilly, Edward Morris, George J. Hogcett, William U. Mare, John Little, Samuel G. Archibald, Matthew W. Walbank, Thomaii J. Kough, William V. iVhiteway, John B. Cormack, Nicholas Stabb, Charles S. Warren, Robert J. Pinsent, jr., Henry A Clift. Outporta — Harbour Grace — Andrew Drysdale, John Hay ward. Carbonear— Henry C. Watts. Twillingate — John Peyton. Buriu — William Hooper. Placentia— William G. Bradshaw. Southern District and Labrador— William H. Ellis. FOREIGN CONSULATES. United States of America — William S. H. Newman, Consul for Newfoundland. Kingdom of Spain— Don Fernando Montoya Y. Caballero, Mar- ques de Caballero, Conde de Villabermosa del Pioar, Consul fur Newfoundland. J^ Harrison Ridley, Harbor Grace, Vice-Consul. Agents— Israel McNeil, Cape Charles. Nicholas P.iyoe, Dead Island. William Junott. Long Island. Andrew Ellis. Fortuoo Bay. , Trinity Bay. John Musson, Greeuspond. J. Peyton, Twillingate. Empire of Brazil — Thomas (3. Job, Vice-Consul for Newfound^ land. Commercial Agents — Stephen Rendell, St. John's. John Fisher, Harbor Grace. William Kelson, Trinity. Kingdom of Portugal— Charles F, Bennett. Consul General fur Newfoundland. Vice-Consuls— Charles T. Bennett, St. John's. Hon. JohnMunn, Hurbor Giace. NViliiam Hooper, Burin. Robert Puck, Carbonear. R. F. Sweetman, Placentia. Andrew Ellis, Harbor Briton. (if il ^1 THE NEWFOUNbLANP ALMANAC. Kiogdom of Pruiaia— Kobert Prowse, Conaul for St. Jobo'c. llainburg— Robert Prowse, Coosui. Kmpire of Fraoce—J. C. Touisaint, Vice-Conaul for St. Jobn'a. AllLITART ESTABLISHMENT. 0/ncnr Commandiog the Troops — Colonel Uubert Lnw, K. E7., Royal Newloundlnod Companiea, Garriaort Statf— Acting Staff Officer, Lieut, nod Adjutant A. S. Ouill, R N C. Acting Oarriaun Chapluiu— Rev T. M. Wood. Ganiaoo StaiF Clerli— Sergeant M. Gilllgau. Iiea])ective Officers IVar Department — Captain Millington Ih Syoge, Commanding Royal Eogioeer. Aaaistant Military Store- keepor, J. Tuubrid«;e. Military Store Department — Asaistant Military Store>l(eepar and Acting liurrack Muster, J Tunbridge. Estabiiahed Cleric, N. Hno« mer. liurrackSergoanta, II. Hawkins, P. O'Connor. Store Houae Man, K. Scott. Warder, W. Hammond. Wharfinger, (Queen's Wharf), W. Francis.* Office Messenger, M; Leo. Commissariat Department — Deputy Assistant Commissary Gen- eral, W.T. McKinetry. Commissariat Clerk, J. F. Manning. As- sistant Store-keeper and Issuer, W. H. Carrington. Office Mes- senger, M. Connors. Comynanding Royal Engineers — Ceptatn M. H. Synge. At- tached to Engineer Office and Department — Clerk of Works, J. Withell. Engineer Clerk, A. Jenkins. Office Messenger, Q. Clark Royal Newfoundland Companies — Lieut. Colonel Robert Lnw^ -K. H., Brevet Colonel. Captains, W. S. Bold, Brevet Mnjor M, MacGregor. Lieutenants, A. S. Quill. D. E.Daly, W. J. Coen. Ensigns, A. B. Mitchell. W. Gillmor. Adjutant and Acting Quarter Master, A. S- Quill, Lieut. Acting Pay Master, D. £. Daly, Lieut. Acting Instructor of Rifie Musketry, A. S. Quill, Lieut. Assistant Surgeon (Regimental Hospital), W. M. Skues,. M. 6. School Master. 3rd Class, W. Gelt. School Mistress, Mrs. Gell. ArtillerylnstructorattacbedtoR.N.Companies, Sergeant Ai. Stewart. Royal Artillery. Posts and Works — St. John's, (North Side)— Fort Townshend, Fort William; Signal Hill, Storehouses, Magazine and Armoury^ Queen's, Waldegrave, Chain Kocic, Wallace's and Quidi Vidi Bat- teries; Military Store Yard, Commissariat House, Office, Fuel Yard and Garrison Bakery, Queen's Wharf, Commissariat and Military Store Houses there inclusive; Engineer House, Office^ Workshops and Yard. South Side— Fort Amherst and Magazine. N.B. — Morning, Noon and Evening, Guns are iired daily fron> Queen's Battery, as also an Alarm Gun on occasion of fire iu Town, which is repeated by two Guns, in quick succession, from Fort William Battery ; Fort Amherst fires Fog Guns every hour, when necessary, a» also two Gyna for Vessels when in Distress at Sea. * See Wharfinger's printed Instructions posted at the Gate fof gieaerolinfoimation, ^'lueiiigipriiii THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 37 NAVAL. Commander-iti' Chief on the Wetl India and North American Station — Sir llouiton Stewart, K.C.B , Kaar Admiral of tlie Red. Royal Naval Dock Yard, South Side, St. John'a. ReYenue and Expendltore O/lhe Colony of Newfoundland, for the Year ending ' .5,721 300 6,720 5 9 1,257 6 4 1,123 18 2 1,178 3 1 142 8 (> 298 9 11 ,&c.l 5,726 8 41 3 11 7.567 9 10 3,473 16 10 660 18 10 8,227 10 8,437 12 9 300 U 1,192 11 11 13 4 1,399 9 6 r^591 12 286 2 6 107 14 11 ll <'M 38 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Steam CommuDicatioa Public Builiiogs Breakwater and Public Wharves Postal Act Construction of Pumps, &c ^'^' Electric Telegraph Tompany Quarantine Act, &c Protection of Fisheries, Sec St John's Hospital Insurance on Public Buildings Penitentiary Coormissioners Night Watch Jury Act Miscellaaeous .fif- A>.:t: 300 1,576 16 1 86 14 2,119 17 9 279 5 2 2,000 20 6 10 451 2 6 2,513 13 185 15 4 1.305 14 2 102 4 5 45 7 4 3,343 10 11 Total £105,845 16 5 NEWFOVIVDLiND TARIFF OF DUTIES. Articles. Ale, Porter, Cider, and Perry, viz : — In Bottles, the Dozen, of 2 Gallons In Casks — the Gallon • " Animals, viz: — Horses— each Oxen and Cows — each Sheep, Swina, and Calves — each Apples— the Barrel Bacon, Hams, Tongues, Smoked Beef and Sausages— the Cwt. Beef, salted and cured — the brl. of 200 lbs Biscuit— the Cwt. ■ • .- Butter— the Cwt. Cheese — the Cwt. *-'^*^- Chocolate and Cocoa — the lb, Cigars— the M. Coals — the ton. Coffee— the lb. ^ Feathers — the lb. Flour— the Brl. ■ ^ ' ■ ' Fruit dried— the lb. p • ; Fruit other descriptions — the c£lJ0 Lumber — the M. « Molasses — the Gallon Oatmeal and Indian Meal — the Brl. Pork— the Barrel of 200 lbs. Salt — the ton Shingles — the M. Spirits— Brandy, Gin, Whiskey and Cordials, or other Spirits not herein deiined or enumerated, and not exceeding the etiength of proof by Sykes'a Hydrometer, and so in proportion fur any greater strength and for uuy greater or less quantity than a gulloa- the Gallon Duty in stg. £ 8 d 10 6 1 1 9 3 6 7 2 3 5 10 1 6 3 1 1 1 1 6 1 10 2 6 Qi 6 3 6 10 4 J \ c. 300 1,576 16 I 86 14 2,119 17 9 279 5 2 2,000 20 6 10 451 2 6 2,513 13 185 15 4 1.303 14 2 102 4 5 45 7 4 J,343 10 ll ,845 16 5 $• )uty Id Btg. £ 8 d 9 3 10 5 1 16 7 6 2 3 3 5 1 10 10 1 1 1 6 1 10 2 6 2| 6 3 6 1 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMA^^AC. Rum ditto ditto — the Gallon , '> Sugar — Loaf aod refiaeJ— the Cwt. • Unrefined •' Bastard " Tea — the lb. Timber, including Balk and Scantling — the ion .... Tobacco, manufactured and leaf — the lb. Tobacco Stems — the Cw t. Vinegar — the Gallon Wines— In Bottles— the Gallon Wines in wood and other vessels, not being bottles, viz ; — Port, Madeira, Hock, Burgundy, Claret — the Gallon Sherry— the Gallon (aod 12^ percent, ad valorem.) All other Wines — the Gallon Aflchors, Barley and Oats, Canvass, Cordage and Cables, Copper and Composition Metal for Ships, viz: — Sheathing, Bar, Bolt, and Nails; Corks and Corkwood, Fishing Tackle, Indian Corn ; Iron, viz: Bar, Bolt, Sheathing and Sheet, Wrought Nails ; Medicines, Oakum. Peas, Pitch, Tar, Turpentine and Rosin, Poultry and Fresh Meat — the £100 Goods, Wares and Merchandize not otherwise enu" merated, described, or charged with duty in this Act, and not otherwise exempt — the a£lOO ,, LOCAL DISTILLATION. Rum, not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykos'a Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, and fbr any greater or less quantity than a gallon— the gallon Brandy. Gin, or other Spirits not herein defined or enumerated, and not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater or less quantity than a gallon— the gallon 39 :■■■ £ B d • 1 6 12 7 6 7 6 4 1 3 2 3 5 4 2 6 TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. 2 10 8 \'ii - ,i,i'i I. 4 Printed Books, Pamphlets, Maps and Charts, Coin and Bullion, Hemp, Flax, Tow, Plants, Trees and Shrubs, Specimens illustra* tive of Natural History, Works of Art, viz: Engravings, Paintings, Statuary, and all articles imported tor religious purposes, and not intended for sale ; Manures ot all kinds ; Provisions for ri.M. Land and Sea Forces, Passengers' Baggage, Household Furniture and Working Tools, and Implements used and in the use of Persons arriving in this Island, Refuse of Rice, Seeds tor Agricultural pur- poses. Vegetables of all sorts, Mules and Asses. Animals certified by the President of the Agricultural Society, to be imported for the improvement of Stock, Printing Paper, Royal and Demy, in use for Newspapers, Cotton Yarn, Pig Iron, Coke. I ( . f 40 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. ' ' ' •? ' ■i:, ■' i'.;v- 'i''- 'Is iikl'5 1.i The follmoing Articles, being the growth and produce of the United States of America, are admitted free of Duty under the Red' procity Ad: — Grain, Flour, and Bread StiiflTs of all kinds« Animals of all kinds* Fresb, Smoked, and Salted Meats. Cotton Wool, Seeds and Vege- iHbles, Undried Fruits, Dried Fruits, Fish of all kinds, Products of Fish and all other creatures living in the Water, Poultry, Eggs, Hides, Furs, Skins or Tails, undressed Stone or Marble in its crude or unwrougbt state. Slate, Butter, Cheese, Tallotv, Lard, Horns, Manures, Ores of Metals of all kinds, Coal, Pitch, Tar, Ttirpentine* Ashes, Timber and Lumber of all kinds, round, hewed and sawed, unmanufactured in wh«le or in part, Firewood, Plants, Shrubs and Trees, Pelts, Wool, Fish Oil, Rice, Broom Corn and Bark, Gypsuna, ground or unground, iiewn, or wrought, or unwrougbt. Burr or Grindstones, Dye StuiTs, Flax, Hemp wid Tow unmanufactured, unmanufactured Tobjgicco, Rags. The following Articlee, being the grotcik, produce, or manufacture of the United Kingdom, the British bforth American Provinces and Prince Edward Island, are admitted free^f Duty under the Reciprocity Act : — Animals, Beef, Pork, Biscuit, Bread, Butter, Cocoa Paste, Corn or Grain of all kinds, Flour and Bread Stuffs, Fiah, fresh or salted, dried or pickled. Fish Oil. Furs or Skins, the produce of Fish or creatures living in the sea. Gypsum, Horns, Poultry, Plants, Shrubs and Trees, Potatoesand Vegetables of all kinds, Seedsof all kinds, Apples, Pelts, Skins, Furs or Tails, undressed, Wood, viz: — Boaids, Plank, Staves, Timber and Firewood. The follomng Articles, being the growth, produce or manufacture of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island^ are admitted free of Duty under the Reciprocity Act :— Grain and Bread Stuffs of all kinds. Vegetables. Fruits, Seeds, Hay. and Straw, Hops, Animals, salted and fresh Meats, Buitei-, Cheese, Chocolate and other preparations of Cocoa, Lard, Tallow, Hides, Horns, Wool, undressed Skins and Furs of all kinds, Ores of all kinds, Iron in Pigs and Blooms, Copper, Lead in Pigs, Grind- stones and Stones of all kinds. Earth, Coals, Lime, Ochres. Gyp- sum, ground or unground, Rock Salt, Wood, Bark, Timber and Lumber of all kinds. Firewood, Ashes, B^ish, Fish Oil. vjz:— Train Oil, Spermaceti Oil, Head Matter and Blubber, Fins and Skins, the produce of Fish or Creatures living in the Sea. ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE, 1857. Cap. I.— An Act further to amend an Act passed in the 17th >ear of Her Majesty's Reign, entitled '• An Act to Incorporate a Company under the style and title of the New York, Newfonnd- land, and London Telegraph Company." Cap, II. — An Act to provide for the Erection of a Light House on the Island of Baccalieu, on the Coast of this Island. Cap. HI. — An Act to provide for the support and maintenance of Cape Race Light House, THE NEWFOUNDLAND .ALMANAC. 41 Gap, IV.— Aa Act to cnntioue tha Act for crinti'iw to i-I'*r v|h- jnety ceittiiii Uutit^s on Goods, Wnree, ood Merchandiz»^, imported iato tbif Coluoy and its Dopandeodes. Cap. v.— An Act for granting to H«r Mnjnsty n Sum of Monny fuf Constructing and Repaiiiug Ruuds, Streets, and Biidges wiiiiia this Colony. ,__.^ Cap. Vl.— Ad Act for the Encnuracement of Educntion. Cap. VII —An Act for Hscertaiuiog the populatiou of thiii Colony, and other Stalislical luformaliun. Cap. VIIL— Aj Act to rApeal the Act for the Naturalizatioo of Alieds. and to make other piovisions in lieu thereof. Cap. IX.— An Act for granting to Her VIiij«8ty a Sam of Money for Defiayiiig t^e Exppnsea of tlie ('ivil Guverninnnt of this Colony for the Year endiug 31dt December. One Thousand Eight Hun- dred and Fifty Seven, and for olhei purposes. Cap. X.— Aa Act to provide fur the CuoiiogeDt Expenses of the Legislaiuie. A RETURN Of the Vessels that entered imcards and cleared outwards at the Island of Newfoundland during the year 1836 COUNTRIES. C to INWAKDS. OUTWARDS. NO. TONS MEN. NO. 114 TONS. MEN-. United Kingdom 191 33302 1822 1731G 1033 British Poasessions 626 59494 3909 614 68512 4216 France 23, 491 65 5 85 13 Spain 93 11508 805 71 8320 617 Portugal : ^ '-' ^ 112, 1482soi.iinTi:» Af iou^T 0/ Dutiable Goods impottet/ info (he f stand of Newfuundland m ihe \fur tvdfd .'il*/ Vecfmlier. I8.j(». ulirwine the aae'fftnte Quantities and Value of th§ various Articles, and antjunt of Vu'y rollecled fhrrein AHTILI.CS IMPoKTEIt qUANTITT. VALOK. DIJTT. AK Port**!', 1 iiJfT. £ s. d £ 8. d. Pi'iiy, via: in bolln. 1910 dnz 599 13 6 71 U 6 Iti riiHks .... 4tiU08gHl.- 3229 17 11 576 2 Attimtilfl, viz : Iloi'l<«>8 .... 'i ..: OxfD nniJ Co\v« 24 215 10 6 Mieep,Swioo,CHlvi't 27 23 1 7 Al|il»*8 131^ brli^ 26 1 9 17 3 Buciiii.HiiniD Tongi ft i'M|il>kv(] B«-ff IHiC SH!ihJH>»»» 271 3 3 c« 1148 12 10 101 18 1 Bi"*-!'. aiilieii uDdcui-»'> 131 ImI. 414 9 4 13 2 Hi^^•uit 72fi7n..1 Ocw 1^9076 18 n 008 9 4 HuitHf 6579-3 24 " 25744 2 !i 985 14 2 Ch- esB 179 -J- 1 '• H35 4 4 44 17 6 (hiruliiie and Conim 2^90 IHh 74 7 12 10 ( »>£Hli .... 197050 M GH6 li ( 98 10 6 Cimla 7H:ni t 6(87 9 6 381 14 b* C'« ffee 20530.1 ili8 4-J85 15 2 fc55 8 9 Fmii hoi'fl .... 6 1 .'30 •' 1514 17 7 213 9 8 Flour . . . ■ 8270 brir 17712 17 1 620 6 6 Fiuit, dripd .... 77469 Iba 18>4 7 8 322 15 9 Du. uili*^rde£cii|)lion- 696 19 \. 69 14 Luinhnr 194425 fep 678 17 C 24 6 1 L«Hili«r,manuructui>d 40920 15 2 4092 1 6 MolH88t*8 .... 9]2l90gnl!- 66666 2 3 9499 3 9 Oiittiieitl and Ind.Mf h lllSbiU. 13-»4 4 6 27 16 6 Po.k 1195 " 5124 15 (. 179 5 R»>Hil}-niade Ciulliint! 3.586 3258 12 2 Siill 416--'Piiori a 1.30 I( 1040 14 3 biiixglps .... 4835 M. ]897 19 3 241 15 S| irii8. viz : lsllllldJ,C^il>.Coldi^ll^ 25004 e>il 8437 1 3 .1000 2 10 Rum ... 165641 •' 25UI6 7 7 12423 1 6 SuK'ir. ^iz: . ... Iteliiied ... 1 086-3- 15 cw 3:69 4 4 649 9 1 Uurt-fiot-d .... 16459 2 13 " 20406 19 1 5797 10 I biistuid •>.> 164-0- 6 " 258 10 (1 01 lU 3 Tfii . . • • 420448 Iba 20092 12 6976 16 10 Timber 480 ton^ 692 10 b 24 3 Tol)aucn,inaDuracture'j 434448 iba 11517 b 5430 4 Sieina .... Vinegar .... 1602 gals 158 13 3 22 10 7 ''-^^^mm nBta ■:] THS NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 43 I J ndland in atigtegate amount of DUTT. ^ £ $. d. 71 12 6 575 2 ■j.i .'o: j 6 1 7 17 3 101 18 1 13 2 908 9 4 985 14 2 44 17 6 12 10 98 10 6 381 14 6 fc55 8 9 213 9 8 6.20 6 6 322 15 9 t)9 14 24 6 1 092 1 6 499 3 9 27 16 6 179 5 v'68 I'i 2 1)40 N 3 241 15 [100 2 10 423 1 6 i;49 9 1 797 10 I Ul lU 3 )76 16 10 24 3 130 4 2? to 7 CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT OF GOODS IMPORTED, (continued.) ARTICLES IMPORTED. QUANTITY. VALUE. DUTT. AVinea, viz., io Boitlns .... 766 gale 565 13 191 10 not in B'tftles, viz- Port, Miideira,Htick. Burgundy, Claret 6166 •' 2315 10 1233 4 Sherry .... 8533 " 1659 8 1122 5 11 Other WioAS ... 3751 " 999 16 5 375 2 Gotidt, Wnrei andMer. chandize pnumenit- ed to pay 5 per cent. 92276 4 6 4613 16 a Goods which pay duty ■■ . 'i at the rate of seTen and a hnlf per cent. 53818 19 11 4036 8 S Siili. manufactures of 6569 2 6 656 18 3 Goods not otherwise •numerated or de- scribed .... 147262 6 3 14726 4 6 Tnf ■!■ ... 730041 2 3 86996 4 7 Ten per cent on St J( >hn*8 Collections 7161 H 4 Local Distillation '■ , ,: ;■• 805 19 8 Total Revenue £94463 18 7 - ■,-. CiOTernors of Newfoundland, From the earliest period of which there are any authentic Records in the Secretary's Office, 1749 1750— 5t 1753—54 1755—56 1757—59 1760 1761—63 1764-68 1769-71 1772-74 1775 1776—78 1779—81 1782—85 1786-88 1789—91 1792— 9J Rodney Drake Benfoy Doriill Edwards Webb Graves Palliser Hon. J. ByroB Shudbam Duflf Montague Edwards CHmpbell Elliott Milbanke King 1794—96 Sir J. Wallace 1797—99 Hon. W. Waldegravo 1800-1 Sir C. M.PuIe 1802—3 Gambier 1804-6 SirE. Gower 1807-9 Holloway 1810—12 Sir J. Duckworth 1813-15 Sir R G. Keats 1816—17 Pickmare 1818—25 Sir C. Hamilton 18'.i5— 34 Sir T. Cochrnue 1834—41 Pieecotc 1841 — 46 Su' John Hnrvay 1847—52 Sir J. G. Ld-Muicbant 1853 — 55 Hnmilton 1855—57 Dirllog 1857 Sir A. Baonerniau u THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. Firot Life and Marine Insurance Companies* Phanix Fire Insurance. Company of London. — Agents for New- foundland, W. & G. RenUeli, ijt. John's. Agents for Lloyds. — Orooking, Son 6c Co.. St. JolinV Thomoa Ridley 6i bons, Harbor Gruce. f hili() DeQuiiTille. Labrador.— John P. Frecker, St. Pierre. Colonial Life Assurance Company. — Registered f>nd Empowerect nnd«r Act ot Puriiarneni 7 and 8 Vict. Cup. 110. Capital,£600,000. St. John's Blanch, George T. Brooking, Agent. Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Company, London — Capital, £6.000,000 sierUug. Brooking, Son & vo,, Agentb for Newfoundland. jj The Royal Insurance Company, for Fire, Life and Annmties.'-^ Boyal liiouruncti Buildiiigs, Liverpool; attti id, I>onibard iSireet, London. Capital de2,C0U,0U0 sterling.— W. L. Anthony, Agent, St. John's Branch. Liveipool and London Fire Insurance Company —Established 1836. Capital, £2,000,000 sterling. Bowritfg Brothers, ^tf^^^ts i^ Newfoundlund. Britannia Life Assurance Office, London- — St. John's Branch' Hobert Prowse, Agent. St. Jolin^s Marine Insurance Company.— Incorporated by Act of Lccal Legislature, 1853 Commille -Robert Alsop, William L. Anthony, Charles F. Bennett. John liowring, F. C- K. Hepburn, JHon. Thomas Row, Stephen Rendell, Ewen 8tabb, Patrick Tusker, John B. Bulley, Agent, William H. Ellia, Surveyor. Newfoundland Marine Assurance Company. — Capital £25,000. Directors — Robert Prowpe, "resident; Walter Grieve, James S. Clifi, Peter G. Tessier. John MacGregor, Patrick Tasker, VV iliiam M. liornes, Hon. Laurence O'Britie, David Steele. Edward L. Jarvis, Secretary. James Pitts, Surveyor. Equitable Fire Insurance Company, q/Lonc^on.— Capital, <€50O,- 000 sterling. Cirectors — Hon. Laurence O'Brien, Chairman ; Hon. John Kent. Rotiert Prowse, William JNl. Barnes. Walter Grieve. Frederick B. T. Carter, Standing Counsel. Edward L. Jarvii, Agent for Newfoundland. National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, of London — Capi- tal, <£500,000 stg., in addition to about £100,000, cur , of reserved proiits. Directors — Hugh W Hoyles, Chairman ; Charles F Ben- nett, Ewen Stahb, Ambrose Shea, Patrick Tasker. Frederick B. T. Carter, Solicitor. Hon. Samuel Carson, M.D., Medical Lxaia- iner. Nicholas Siabb. Agent for Newfoundland. Niw York Board of Underwriters - (Nine Offices). Office of Attorney and Agent, at the United States Consulate. Board of Underwriters of the City of Philadelphia— (Eleven Of- fices). Office of Attorney and Agent, at Consulate of the Vuited States. THE NEWFOUiipLAXD ALMANAC. 4^ Canada Life Assurance Company —OS&qq in St. Juhn's. War* ren. iiroihera. Agents for Newfoundland. MerchanCa and Tradesman's Mutual Lift Assurance Society of London — William J Ward, A^teiit for Newioutidland. Hon. Samuel Carson, M D., Medical Referee. F. B. T. Carter. Solicitor. Commercial Bunk of Newfoundland, Bankei's. Office, Duckworth Street, West ot the Exchange Buildings. Mutual Marine Insurance Club of Conception Bay— John Fitz- gerald, Secretary. Mutual Insurance Society of Bri^^usj Conception Bay — — — -r— r», Secretary. .j Joint Stock Companies} Public Societies^ Ac* New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company.,-*, Directors in New York — Peier Cuuper, Moaes Ta>lur, Cytut W. Field, Marshal O. Kobnits, WiUou G. Hunt. Peter Cnop<>r, PrHE'doot. Cyrus W. Field, Vic«»-Pr«*8idHnt. MosHs Tnylor. Treuaurer. Professor F. S. l3. Morae, Elt^ctriciaa. David D Field, Cuuusel. John W. Brett, Local Manager, London, Englaod. AmbrosB 6hen, Lncul Manager, St John's, Newfound- land. Alexander M- McKay, Supprioieudent. Newfoundland Steam Packet Company.— D'lrectora-^HonTho* mas U. Ridley, Edward E Bruwn, William Donnelly, William Brown, Wiliidm S. Green. John Nurinan, Hun Juhn Muiiu, Patrick Devereux, John Rorke, Hon James Curniack. Azariuh Muudon, Hon John Fox. Chairman and Agent, William Donnelly. Se- cretary, John Hayward. St. John's Oas Light Company — Diipctora— Robert Prowse, PresiHeut; Stephf^u RHiidell, Vice-Pieeident ; Richard O'D^vyer, John Biiwriiig, Christopher Ayre, Walter Giieve, Hon Laurence O'Hrieu. John M Briue, Treasurer aud Secretary. Andrew Thompson, Manager. St. John's Water Company— D\r»ctorB — Robert Prowse, Presi- dent ; Patrick Tasker, Vice Presidwnt ; C F Benimtr, WHlter Grieve, Francis C K Hepburn, Richard O'Dwyer, i oetl Kiiil H*m Jithn Fox. Vicf-Presidenta. Directors— Cnmmittne of tliH Meclinnics Iiitiitute. Jhiiih* 8«Hton, Secretary aod Treasurer. Cummwiciul Btink ot Newfounditiod, Bunkers. Newfoundland Benefit Building and Investment Society— Eainh' Hsiifd. .Viarch, 1651- Board of MaiiHgenieiit^BryHO Kobiiison, Preaident. Hugh W lloyles, Suliciior. William J Ward, Secra. tary. 8umuel Kniitht, Auditor. Commercial Bunk of Newfound- iHod. Bankers. Office— Duckworth Street, West of the Excbaog* Buildings. Permanent Loan and Investment Society of St. John's, Njld.-^ Etsiahlialied June, 1854. Directors— Bryan Robinson, President; Clinrlea F. Uenuelt, Hon. Laurence O'Krien, Francis C. K. Hepburn, rHirick Tusker. Trustees - Charles F. Bennett and Hon. Jjaurence O'Brien. Commercial Bank of Newfoundland, Bankers. HuithW. Uoylcs, Solicitor. William J. Ward, Secretary. Office — Duck« worth Street, West of tlie Exchange Buildings.* Masonic— Si. John's I^odge, No. 844. Patrick Tasker. W. Af . James W. Prowse, S. W. William H. Ellis, J. W. Daniel J. Henderson, Treasurer. James S. Hayward, Secretary. David Raid, S. D. William T. Parsons, J. D. John Hogsett, Robert Alsop, Stewards. Wilkinson, Tyler. Agricultural Society— \1\% Excellency the Governor, Patron.— Bryan ^Robinson, President. Hon. Laurence O'Brien, Patrick Kou>(h, Charles F. Bennett, Patricli Tasker, Vice-Presidents. John Tunbridge. Treasurer. William F. Kennie, Secretary. Coopers^ Society — Edward Elliard, President. John Comerford, Vice President. David Power, First Treasurer. Richard Aspill, Second Treasurer. Edward Kennedy, Secretary. St. John^s Phcenix Volunteer Fire Company — Francis Boggin, First Director. Samuel Loveys, Second Director. William Coyell, Treasurer. Richard Halley, Secretary. Manufactories, Mills, Works, ^.— St. John's— 2 Corn Mills, 2 Saw Mills, 1 Bone Mill, 1 Gas Manufactory, 1 Iron Foundry, 1 Brewery, 1 Water Works, 1 Seal Oil Manufactory (by machinery), 2 Bakeries (by machinery), 1 Patent Slip. Brigus — I Corn Mill.— Harbor Grace— 1 Corn Mill, 1 Gas Maau&ctory. Trinity Bay— 3 Saw Mills. Gieen Bay— 3 ijaw M^ls. BeneToIent Institutions, Cliaritable Societies* kt» Benevolent Irish Society — Founded in 1806. The Right Rer Dr Mullock, Pairon. Hon Philip F Little, President. Edward Morris, Vice-President. Robert Kent, First Assistant. Jauiea Jordon. Second Assistant. lohn Kavanagh, Treasurer. Thomai S. Uwyer, Secretary. Walter' Dillon, Chairman Orphan Asylum. John t'arter. Chairman of Charity. John Kawtins, Chairman ot Review and Corres|)ondenee. Terence Staftord, Secretary Orphan Asylum School. Church of England Asylum for Widowx and Orphans —lliB Ex- eeliency the Governor, Patroo. The tlight Rev Or Feild, Visitor ill TRfi MBWroUNDLAND ALMANAC. 47 •nil Pr«'ffiit«ni. The V»'iieritliln Archdt'nroii Lnw«r, M A, R«4V T M W iioii. VioePr«?Ri«ipnlii. THa Kighi Uev itia Viiiiiur nnd Pra- •ultjiii (tx-offiri*) Henry K Dickennoii, Jnlm Wiiiier, .VI 1>, Tius* tves. JiiuiuH K VVuoil, Treasurer. Juhn Tiinliritlge, lloiioiary Se-* Cit'lnry. (Jliaileii Crowiiy. M D, Physician. Cuniinitiee— P C K Hepliiirn, W illiuin H Mare. William Kendell, Biyao Kobinson, Hon Thomas Row, Peter G Tessier, Henry P Thomas, Eugeniua Harvey, Hugh W Huyles. Uev John Pearsoa. St. John*t Factory — Honorables Laurence O'Brien, Thomaf Glen, James J Rogereon, Edmund Hanrahan, Trustees. , Newfoundland Natives' Society. —Hon Philip Dutrgnn, President. Thitinua G. Morry. Fust Vice-President. Frederick 0. T. Carter. Second Vice-President. James S. Cliii, Treasurer. Dr. Denrin, Chairmnn of Review and Correspondence. William Fieeiuan, ChHiriiian of Relief. William Pitts, Secretary. Randal Ureeo, Assistant Secretary. St. George's Society — Henry AIsop. President. W. V. White* way, Ruben Ptowse, Vice^Piesidents. Geol^e T. Rendell, Trea« sorer. John C. Withers, eSecretury. Coutmniee of Chnrity— Rev T. .V]. Wood. Chuirmun. Robert Brown. Secretary nnd Treasurer. Rev J Piielpfi, W. H. Mare, T. R. Smith, H K. Dickenvon, W. U. Ellis. P. C. Tessier, Henry Eurle, G. F. Bown, L. Tessier. St. Andrew's Society. — Kenneth McLen, President. James CliHliiiKrs, VicK>Piesident. Alexander Mitchell, Treiisurer. James N. Nt^iUon, Secretary. Coinmitiee of Ciiurity—JamedS. Ruther- ford. George G. Geddes, Charles Rankin. Hon Dr Carson, Medi** eal Adviser. Newfoundland British Society. — Charles Rnnkin, President. Edward H, Colton, Vice-President. Joseph Uribble, Treaouier. Samuel Carnell, secretary. Hon Samuel Carson, M. D., Medical Attendant. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. — John Little President. Edward Power, Vice-President- John Kawlins, Assistant Vice«Piesideut. Willmm Kitcliiii, Treasurer. Henry Simms. Secretaiyi Q'and Division of the Sons of Temperance.— WWWnni Lilly, G.W.P. JainesT. W. Crosl.y, G W.A. Oavid Reid.G S. VVil- liam Jenkins, G T. John Lung, U.Ch. D.iuiei Cameron. G.C John K. Carter, G.S: Roinan Catholic Total Abstinence Society. ~Rev Kyran Walsti, ' Pre»ident. Mechanics* Society -John Maher, President. John Power, Vice PieHidenl. Palnck Dtaly, Fust Assistaiii. Tlnunas Puwer, Second Assistant. John (Joady. First Treaaurer. J luies Keoutih, Second Tieaaurer. John Power, Tnird Treasurer. Charles O'Brien, Secretary. Dorcas Society. — Mrs Carson, President. Mrs J. B. Bulley, Treasurer. Mrs Christopher Browo, {Secretary. Mrs Stabb, Mra Pcdiey, Mrs C. Brown, Dispensers. 'f'f 48 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. li li !; 'i t t I: Dorca$ Society^ Harbor Oract,— vl rs Dryadule. President and Truasuier. — — — , SecreUry. Dorcas Society, Carbonear.—Mrn Shenstone, Pi -^eident andTrea* ■urer. Mrs Ueihune, Secretary. Benevolent Irish Society, Conception Ba y.—Jolin Fitzgerald, President. Patiiok Defereua. Victi*Pr«aidunt. Andrew T. Oi-ya* dale. First Assistant. John Mullally, Second Assistant. Robert Walsh, Treasurer. Edward Dwyer. Secretary. Pierce Maher. ChHirman of Charity. W. Howlet, Chairman of Review and Cor- respondence. Trinity Benefit C^u&.— Instituted 1838.— William Kelson, Trea* surer. Newspapers Published in the Colony. St. John's — Royal Guzerte — Tuesdays. Ditto Public Ledger — Tuesdays and Fridays. Newfoundlander—Mondays and Thursdays. Times-^ Wednesdays and Saturdays. Patriot, and Terra Nova Herald — Mondays. Morning Post — Tuesdays and Fridays. Courier — Wednesdays and Saturdays. NewfoundlandExpress— Wednesdays and Saturdays. Commercial Journal, Prices Current, and Shipping List — Published on the arrival of every Mail Packet. Ditto Telegraph — Wednesdays. Harbor Grace— Conception Bay Man — Wednesdays. Ships Owned and Registered in Newfoundland* Number of Vessels ........ 1.115 Tonnage 76,345 •1 Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto H The Royal Family of Great Britain. Q0ECN AxKXAXDRi.>^ ViCToniA (only child of Edvoard Duke of Ktiiii, whu died January 2S. 18^U;. burn May 24. I8i9; proclMiuied Juiia 21, 1837; crowned June 28 1838, iiiHi-rieJ KHirutiry iQ, 1840, lo her cousin. Albart Franoia AutiUdtus Cliai-|''g Emanuol, of Suxe Cuburg and Gtthti, buru Auguut 26. 1819. Children :— Victoria Adelaide Maria Luuida. Piincess Koyal, bum Nuvember 21, 1840. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Earl of Dublin, born November 9, 1841. Alice Maud Mary, boru April 25, 1843. Alfred Ernest Albert, born Attgurt6, 1^4. ^ Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1^46v THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 4,9 Louisa CurolioB AlbertSt born March 18, 1848. Arthur WillUm Patrick Albert, born May 1. 1850. ■ Leopold QeorgA Duncao Frederick, born April?, 1853. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, bora April 14, 1857. Her Majealy^s Mother. — Victoria Maria Louisa (Princees Dawa« Ser of Loiaiogen), Ducbesa of Kent, widow of Edward Duke^ of [ent. sister of the Kiog of the Belgians, bora August 17, 1786. Coutina of the Que«n.— George Frederick (King of Hanover), Duke of Cumberland, born May 27. 1819; married February 18, 1843, to Princess Mary of Saxe Alteoburg. — Children: E.raeBt Augustus, born Sep. 21. 1845; Frederikn, born Jan. 9, 1848; aod Maria, born Dec. 3, 1849. George William, Dake of Cambridge, born March 26, 1819.— Priacpss Augusta Caroline, of Cambridge, July 19, 1822 — married June 28, 1843, to Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz. Princess Mary Adelaide, Nov. 27, 1833. QueerCs AunU — Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, born April 27, 1776. Augusta Dowager Duobess of Cambridge, born July 25, 1797. »■"'•♦' 1 'i Her Majesty's Chief Officers of State. THE CABINET. First Lord of the Treasury (Premier) — ViscouDt Pulmerston Loid Hifh Chancellor — Lord Crnuworth Without OfTioe — Marquis of Lansdowne •.•r'i'-.'t Chancellor of the Exchequer — Sir George C Lewis Lord President of the Council— Earl Granville Lord Privy Seal — Earl of Harrowby Secretaries of State, Home— Sir George Grey ■ .; - ? vv *» •• " Foreign — Earl of Clareudou • < • I '* " Coloniai— Right Hon U Laboucuere ,. ' " '« War — LordPanmure ,= First Lord of the Admiralty— Sir Charles Wood, Bart " Post Master General— Duke of Argyll President of the Board of Control- Right Hon R Vernon Smith President of Board of Trade— Lord Stanley of Alderley Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster— Right Hon M Talbot Baiaes NOT OF THE CAINET. General Commaudiog-in-Cbief, Duke of Cambridge. Loid Lieutenant of Ireland. Earle of Carlisle. Chief Secreinry for Ireland, Right Hon. H. A. Herbert. ^*' Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Right Hon. M. Brady. Attorney General for Ireland, Right Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, -.J r r('i 60 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC PIICENIX FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY Lombard Street and Charing Cross, London. rSTABLlSlIED IN 1782, For Insuring tvery kind of Property in tvery part of tht W*rld, from Loss or damage by /• irt. TBdSTBSa AND D1BSCT0R8. Decimua Burton. Eiq. OeUviua Edward Coope, Eiq. William <^;otton, Esq. Johc DoviB, Esq. George Holfijute Foster, Esq. Georgo Arthur FulJHr, Esq. (yharleiKiiiHDuel Uoodhnrt, E^q. James Alexander Gotdoa, Esq. lleory Grace, Esq. Kaiiiraao D. Hudgsoo, Esq. James Home, Esq- William Jamei Luocaster, Ksq. John Driea Magens, Esq. J. Mustermao, Esq., M.P. Juhii Timothy Ay ley. Esq. George Stanley RnptOD, Ksq. Beiijr lio Shaw, Esq. MattLew Whiting, Esq. ' Francis Wilson, Enq Auditors. — John Hodgson, Esq. Peter Martintau, Esq. Ileoiy Heymao Toulmen, Esq. Secretaries,— WWiuer Harris, Esq. George Williuin LovtII, Esq. Architect and Surveyor, — John Shaw, Esq. INSURANCE COMPANY, Royal Insurance Buildings^ North John Street, and Dale Street, Liverpool ; and 29, Lombard Street, Corner of ClemenCs. Lane, London. »... CAPITAL-£2,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of £20 Each. TRUSTEES. ,,,>f John Shaw Leigh, Esq. | John Naylur, Esq. (TUsU I I)IIl£CT0R8, BTC, IN LIVERPOOL. Charles Turner, Esq., Chairman. John Bramley>Moore, Esq., M.P., and Ralph Brocklebank, Esq., Deputy- Chairmen. Thos. Darnley Anderson, Esq. George H. Horsefall, Esq. ; J Richard Houghtop, Esq. William Smith, Esq. Edward Johnstone, Esq. Roger Lyon Joi' js, Esq. '• Tames Lawrence, Esq. Robert M'Andrew, Esq. William J. Marrow, Esq^. Francis Maxwell, Esq. v; f*.^ Michael Belcher, Esq. George Booker, Esq. Thomas Bouch, Esq. Michael Bousfield, Esq. David Cannon, Esq. ^ Thomas Dover, Esq. Robert Ellison Harvey,Esq. James Holme, Esq. Thomas Dyson Hornby, Esq. Jdin Torr, Esq. AUDITORS. William Titherington, Esq. | John Dickinson, Esq. '■ SwTjg'eox— Hngh Neill. P.R.A.S. . Jbi.'ii^ ON ESTiSuSHMENT. No, 29, Lombard Street, Comer of Clement' 9 Lane. .> DIRECTORS, ETC., IN LONDON. Samuel Baker, Esq. Rober* 3. Byass,, Esq. Richard Cooke Coles, Esq, Henry Kendall, Esq. Thomas Lancaster, Esq. H. M'Chlery, Esq. iEdward Mackmurdo, Esq. Daniel Henry Rucker, Esq. William Wainwright, Esq. John Westmorland, Esq. Secretary to the London Boa^d—J. B. Johnston, Esq. Solicitors — Messrs. JenkinsoiJ; Sweeting and Jenkinson !! 54 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. .i Phyiician—'Vr. Sandersoo, 26, Upper Berkeley Street, Portman i^quare. Surveyor — John Belcher, Eeq. Actuary and Secrttary-^Tercy M. Dove, Eiq. Bankert in Liverpool— -The Bank of Liverpool. Bankers in London — The London Joint Stock Bank. Statements of the Report* madt 1th August, 1857, and EMracts therefrom. FIRE, Only on* out of 72 London and Country Offices, included in that Report, exceeds the " Royal" in ita increase of Duty for the j^ar ; and that one Office solely by the all but nomi- nal sum of £2 — being more than the total increase of all the Scotch Offices^ and greater than any two of the fourteen Eng- liuh Ofllces established North of Birmingham. No Country Office establishment in L3ndon equals this Company in ita Revenue derived from the metropolis. LIFE. New Policies for the No. of Policies, year cndiog June, 1855 396 " 1856 654 " 1857 768 Thus the new Assurers for the year ending June, 1857, ar« 160 per cent, above those for the year ending June, 1855. Sum Assured. £166,864 S88 321 891,168 Premium . ^64,867 8.870 11,864 LAR6E BONUS DECURED. £2 per cent, per annum on sums Assured, Or 80 per cent, on the average of Fremiams paid. Date of Policy. Age. Sum Assured. Premium > BODUI 1845 1846 1846 39 24 33 £1000 1000 2000 £242 18 194 5 480 15 4 ^180 160 390 This laat. Claim paid-.de2320. Division of Profits every Five Tears. PERCY M. DOVB, Manager and Actuary, W. L. ANTHONY, St. John's, Agent for Newfoundland, THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANAC. 55 THE LIVERPOOL ^JVD LONDON VIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Eitahluhed in 1836. 0APnAIr-£2,000,000, Sterling. Trustees. Sir T. Beruard Birch, Bart. Adam Hodgsoot Esq. - '- Samuel Henry Thompsoo, Esq. > r<: . , Directors in Liverpool* Joaeph Ciiristopher Ewart, Esq.t Chairman. George Grant, Eaq., Fraocia Hey wood, Esq , Deputy-Chairmea. Alex. H. Campbell, Eaq. William Earle, Esq. Edward Moon Thomas Haigb, Eaq. i. tiert Higgio, Esq. ^ ^v.9 Holt, Ettq. ■1'! Hornby. Eaq. J^wrge Hall Lawrence, Esq. Harold Littledale, Esq. William Lowe. Esq. Alexander MacGregor, Esq, John Marriott. Esq. Charles Saunders, Esq. Fraocia Shand, Esq. John Swainson, Esq. James A. Tobin, Esq: Thomas Brocklebaok, Esq. Swinton Boult, Esq., Secretary. Agents in St. John*s, Newfoundland, BOWRING, BROTHERS. ELMSLY & SHAW, WATER STREET, St. J4fhii's^ sr IS ^ IP (S) isr S7 10 lEd ^ S7 0) 9 {Opposite the Market House.) 11. I 56 THE IfBWFOUNDLANp ALMANAC. FIRE INSUMWCE COMPANy ojp gjOJvnojr. ?19 CAFITAL-£600,000, Sterling. Board of Local Directors for Newfoundland. Hod. Laurence O'Brien, Chairman. Hon. John Kent I William M. Barnes, Esq. Robert Prowse, Esq. | Walter Grieve, Esq. Standing Coumel-— Frederick B. T. Carter, Esq. Parties insured in this Office for three consecutive years, will be entitled to participate in one^half of the Profits with' out incurring liability. Proposals for Insurance against Loss or Damage by Fire on Buildings. Household Furniture, Goods, Stock in Trade, Farming, and Agricultural Stocks, Ships, Bargee, &c., will be received at the Agent's Office, Exchange Buildings, Duck* worth Street, ■ U He «; -tjri i E. L. JARVIS, ^, f,.o«T Agent. N.B. — No charge for Policies executed in this Colony, ^^i, » ■■ H ■■■l..» ■■— I M -^M. .1 ■ I. ■■ ■ ■ ■ I ■ ■■■■I.B*— — ■■■ — -^ ■■■■■I— — — ■ ■■■■■^■» I- ■■ p ■IIBI ■■^TI^ M I . I, , HOT, COLD ., ^ ■■•;'-_■ ^- r - AND SHOWER B A V H Ss 9 At their Hair-dressing Establishment^ Opposite the Premises of %CrHOT BATH, One ShUling ; or Six for Five Shillings. COLD J Sixpence J or Twelve for Five Shillings. fH8 NTBWFOtTNDlAIfD AIMANAO. 57 Keeps constantly on Hand a large Collection of SCHOOL and MISCELLAJ^EOUS BOOKS, ,, Writing, Drawing and Printing •PAPERS & STATIONERr. Of all kinds, FANCY GOODS, MILNER'S HOLDFAST > AND FOB SALE BY THOMAS McCONNAN, Agent /or Newfoundland, «— a^*— — f I I I 111 ■ I I I. M ■ ■■- ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ — — -■ — . I, . (a as ^ w 1 30r u ■ ■ " WISTAR'S BALSAM OP WILD CHERRY, For the Cure of COVQHS, COLDS, ^-c, ^c. Oxygenated BftTT£RS. T. McCONNAN, Agent. Hi I, ; 58 THB NEWPOUNDLAffD ALMAKA«« MiTlSHJNSURANCE. THE MEHCHANT'S AND TRADESMAN'S MCTUAl LiFii ASSUllANCfi SOCmTY, MEWFOVJ^DLAJ^D AQE^CT. AGENT William James Ward, Esq,, Notary Publio. Medical Referee — Hon. Samuel Carsou, AI.D. Sulicil&r — P. B. T. Carter, Esq. Bankert-^Commorc\a\ Bank of Newfuundlaud. ADVANTAGES. Policies Indisputable, except in cases of Fraud. All ample Security Fund, in addition to the accumulation of Premiums. No Personal Liability to th6 Assured. Tables prepared as \uw as cunsistent with safety. The wiioLB Profits divided amongst the Members.' The Piemiums of MetnlnMa Ucduced every Threo YearSt or a Bunus mided to the Policy, or u payment in Cash. No.N (•'oitPBiTUuK OF PoLiciKs — Assurors unable or who find ii iiiroiivr'iiietii lu pay ttirir prumiums as they fall due, m IV ohMiin on up|iliraiiiii.t. of uii Kq>iiutile Vilue, without any further pay* meiiis, and may also pariiiMpale in the profits. The BubidthM nfthe Soriuiy embraces Assurances on Singlo LivHH, Joint LiveB, and SuiviyiM ships. Eiid«)wment8 for Children, bums of Money orEndowmenta payable to Children at the ago of fourteen or twenty-one. Assurnncoon the Lives of Children, from eight yeais of age. Endowments for adulrs. Sums of money payablo at the respectivei ages of fifty, fitty^ve, sixty five, or at death, if that event should happen before the time specified. And all the Business or Risks contingent for human lifo or for terms certain. Policies in this Society eonstttuto an absolute security, as ithey. cannot be affected by any act of the assured ; for whsther THIt IflWl'OUffDtAND ALMANAC. 5& mulaUon 10 Yearf » h. or who fall (lu0, I a Tern- R smvller ler pay* »n Single owmenta ly-ono. lis of age. ilo at the Lb. if that m life or Bunty* aa vrhather the OBflured die by his own harKiq. m iiy tho hsrifiti ni Jueinoe, or liy dupDing. in nil cases of aosi^ntnt-iii lo a Ixma Bdc rr>f .» WILLIAM J. WARD, ' Agent for Ntw/oundland. ^•^ Af» ANALYSIS in the Lmrlon Tunes , shews, tliHt, of iliu Fijtyfour Suru^tinh vvhus*e iftiirns have been |iublish<'d by the lti;gi,stru (TrMo'ial, \\\^ M-rchanV s and Tradesman * elands the third best on the lisi, as regards econumy in expundiiure, siubilily and Houndiicss. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS AGENCY And Agency of the European and AmiTtcan TELEGRAPHIC ASSOCMTlOAf, St. John's, Newfoundland. The Undersigned,— who, in addition to being Agent of the Associated Press, has great facilities for the purpose, re- ceives and transmits tnessaj^es between Europe and America by the Telegraph Line between St. Joiin's and Now York. Messages sent by Steamers from Europe touching hero, will be immediately forwarded by Telegraph from this to any pait of the United States, or Biiiish Provincen in America, to reach their destination in acivsnce of the M.iil. Message.** sent to the undersij>ij«^d from any of the latter placeb by T'legraph, after the mail per Steamer shali liave Ipfi, will be forwarded by the .Steamer when leaving this, iier lust place of departure, for PJuiope. prices of C<>ltnn, Corn, Sijc;ar^. Fish, Oil, or any ollirr article iu the European and American MaiketSi will be ac- ■-.( fo THB NXWrOITNDtAlf^ Al>BfAlf A9« curatily obtained to the latbst tnomeiU potaibltt and prompt)/ trantmitted to parties ordering such iiit'orinatioQ* The Proprietor has a vessel stationed off Cape Race to intercept Steamers coming from Europe, and messsges sent to his care, through his agent at Liverpool, or the agent of the Associated Press at Southampton, will* when iotereepiadt be telegraphed from this* Messagea from Europe will be forwarded per ateamer by RICHARD STUART, Esq., No. 10, Exchange Street East, Liverp9ol» Messages from the United States iviU be forwarded P«C Telegraph, by D. H. CRAIG, Esq.. No. ^9, Beqyer Street, New Yorkf Terms may be known on application to the above at Liverpool and New Yoik, and to Messrs. BENJAMIN WIER, & Co., or JESSE UOYT, Esq., Agent Associated Press, Telegraph Office, Halifax, N.S. C.V.FORSTER^Esq., Superintendent of NewsRoom, ^t, John, N.B, WILLIAM CASSILS, Esq, Quebec, £. PICKUP, Esq., Montreal. Mr. STEPHEN BERRY, Agent Associated Preaa, Telegraph Office, PorOj^nf^ Mr. JOHN STILES, Boston. Messrs. LAY60URNE & SALAS. Cadix, JAMES PRING, Esq.. Lisbon. 0^A11 Messagea sent through this Agency, will b* re- garded as most strictly confidential. WILLIAM J. WARD, Telegraphic and General News Agent and AgetU for the Ewropea* If American Telegraphic Association^ TO THE PUBLIC. Tai andartixMil r««l« that ■n npolosy \» due to his Patront antl the Pulilie, for the advanced period of the aeuson in which Thf NicwrouNDLAifu Almanac roa 185Si« placed before i lie in. H4 hopes, however, that for eorrectneM and usefulneas tite pieaeni work will be found to lie equal if not aupetiQr t9 pregeding publi* •aiiona of a almilar cliameier. The Compiler is indehied to his talented friend and eountrynun^ W> C. St. John, Esq.. of Boston (late of Harbour Uraoe) fur the Astronomical Culculutious, and the high oharacler that gentleman, has justly acquired for scientific and literary attaininunts, will b« 9 sufficient guarnntee for their correctness. The undersigned alvq •eknowledgea his indebtedness to the Heads of Departments and pfher gentlemen, for the ir courteousness and the proanptiiude with whieb they furnished the information required. JOSfiPH WOOD9. St. John's, Mfld., Oteember, 1857. CORTENTSr 11 •i;\ i* ) ilstrooomleal Phaoomeaa for th« year 18S9 S AtiiMiiii*! at Liw 3ft Acia of thn Local L«gi«lature. IBa? 40 A(Jvrrii8«m«'nta , 60 BoHrd of Rpvenue 17 B.iHrd of Witi ks 17 lliiHrdii uf Ki>H(J Co.iimiisionera 18 B<»iird iif Ht-Hlih Sl4 Uhi I Uinm and Aitornini of Supr^mff Courl 26 Bin itiera iiiid Ailurniei, Huibuur Grace 26 Baiikx— SHviiigN* liHKk S23 U' iuii U.ink uf Newfoundlnnd .. .. 35 C'oiniiiKrcittI H«ink uf Newruuudhnd 39 BptiHVuleiit (iiatiiulions. Chuii(at>l«» SjclAtiei, dec 46 Ctii-oiinloKical Cjicl«>a 2 OiniiiiHiicemeiit of the Senaona 2 CalftiilHi PNt>Hi — MooQ*8 Pim»ea,Sun'a Rising and Sr'iiiiig Ml SI J iiiii'Hflypry doj in ili« year, S'Jo'h Ufclintttion, Ki|UHti'iii of Time, Hiirli Water ot 2)t. JuUo'a «*«Hilrii«>nt J7 Cmuh H'iiia<-B titid Keepers 19 O'lnmiDHioiKMB iif Streeta (Conception naj) fiO CodtiiiiflsiiMifre fir Ereciiitn uf Uieukvratera SO CcinmiaoiiMU'rH of th« Poor 84 C'oniiniHciiMiHiH (if Pilota * 24 Cl-iU -r the Peace 28 Coioii«>r« S8 CuM)iii«4icial Schoola 28 ColoniHl (Jhurch nod School Society and Seboolb 29 Cmiventa 33 Clerity of J)ifr>*rent DeDomioationa 33 Chainl>er of Coinmerce 34 OooaoliJHted Areouot uf Gonda importe-l io the year 1856, aliewing iliM quaotllieai value, ayd duty 42 Diatiict SurgeoDB 20 Executife CtiUDcil 16 FinHncial Secretary'a Office 17 Foreign Coiiau la 35 Ooveioor of the Colony 15 QmoIh iiixl G'liilera 18 Oriiintiidr i^ciioola 28 G^vertiota uf Newfoundlaad 43 Unuae tif A»>Bpmiily 15 Hurbiif GiHCH Fr«e School 31 Hei Mftjt'sty's .VJioiateia 49 laaoratice Coinpaaiea— Fire, Life, and Marine 44 iadicial Department ^ <:> 40 ao 17 It «t ss 35 3-14 16 17 iS 20 94 24 U ft 28 29 89 32 34 20 16 17 35 15 28 43 15 31 42 44 U JattlcM of ih« ?•■£• Juiiii Slock (JoiiiDiiuitff, Public Soci«tl«i, dce., LniiiuiJH iinii L»n|>itu(]« of St. Jitho'tf >LiAUi. U. -^luur ut Ntfwfuuudliit.d lj»-4(i«iMtive OouDcil Liulil Houirv Niiil Lig'ilf Lhw Siicittiy Uniiclirrs l^yinitii LicwiiHtiJ tu C«iebr«ia Mtirrisf* Kluatrr* id CitHocery Miliury EciablMbnieot Naval EitMbiiahiiiaal NoUriaa Public Nawfouodiaod Church Soclaty Nawapapara Pubiiahad in iha Colony Nawfouodland Tariff of Duiiaa Poat OAca Dapartmant. and Poatal Rootaa Polica Proiaataiit Boarda of Educatioa Quaao'a Priotar Romao Catholic Boarda of Edocatioa Aeligioua Tmet and Duolt SociMty JlvveouM and Cxiienditure, 1656 Kviuro of V«aaels Entered aoil Clearadi 1856 iloyal Family of Eu|{laod Survayor Geoaral'a Uffica Sr. Jubo'a lloapital St. Julio'a Lunatic Aaylom Supreme Court Studfiiia M<>iiibera of tbn Law Society Sbeiiff* and l)e|iuty Sheriffa Stit>*'tidi«iry MajiittirHiaa St. Jolin'a Arail*