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Les diagrammes suivants lllustrent la niAthode. y errata Id to nt le pel u re, ipon d 1 2 3 32X 1 2 3 4 5 6 ■•f .^ 'l/.t'(^.l£^^^^l'/^ ... , 22 Customs Department 23 Court Houses and Keepers 26 Commissioners of Streets (Conception Bay) 26 Commissioners of the Poor 32 Commissioners for Reduction of Public Debt 32 Commissioners of Pilots and Rates of Pilotage 32 Commissioners of Wrecked Property 33 Clerks of the Peace 36 Coroners . ..,•••?•• 36 Commercial Schools ^ 37 Colonial and Continental Church Society Schools 37 Convents 42 Clergy of different Denominations 40 Chamber of Commerce 44 Commissioners of Affidavits, &c. in S. and C.C Courts 56 Difference of Time at various places on the Globe as com- pared with St. John's , ^ 6 District Surgeons v< V^F .1 ^.\.v :„.;? .,^.,. 26 Eclipses for the year 1862 4 Equinoxes, Length of Seasons, &c. 8 Executive Council 21 Fixed and Moveable Festivals, Anniversaries, &c 6 Financial Secretary's Office 23 Foreign Consuls 45 Governor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice-Admiral of Newfoundland . ♦ 21 Gaols and Gaolers 26 Grammar Schools 36 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 8 4 34 50 23 23 24 34 34 31 44 44 6 9-20 .... 22 23 ..... 26 26 32 32 32 33 36 36 37 37 42 40 44 56 5 '.V... 26 * ... 4 * .... 21 6 • :.::.. 23 45 miral of 21 ' .... 26 * . . . 36 House of Assembly Harbor Qrace Free School (St. Patrick's) Her Majesty's Chief Officers of State Insurance Companies — Fire, Life, and Marine Judicial Department Joint Stock Companies, Public Societies, &c. Latitude and Longitude of St. John's Latitude and Longitude of places on the Coast Newfoundland Legislative Council Light Houses and Lights Laymen Licensed to Celebrate Marriage Meteorological Observations for the years 1858, '59, and '60 Military Establishment Note to Tide Tables Naval Establishment Notaries Public Newfoundland Church Society Newfoundland Tariff of Duties Private Secretary to the Governor Post Office Department, Postal Routes and Rates of Postage Police Protestant Boards of Education Queen's Printer Revenue Department Roman Catholic Boards of Education Religious Tract and Book Society Revenue and Expenditure, 1860 Royal Family of England Surveyor General's Office St. John's Hospital St. John's Lunatic Asylum ' St. John's Academy St. John's Wesleyan Academy St. John's Presbyterian School St. John's Orphan Asylum St. John's Catholic College of St. Bonaventure St. John's and Newfoundland Bible Society Seamen's Mission and Home Society Ships Owned and Registered in Newfoundland Sterling value of Imports and Exports from and to each Country in 1860 Treasury Department Terms of Supreme and Central Circuit Courts Theological Institution (Church of England) Vice Admiralty Court Volunteer Rifle Companies Value of Imports and Exports for 1856, '57, '58, '59, '60 Wesleyan Methodist School and Agency Society and Schools .... Young Men's Christian Association .... 21 39 56 57 34 53 6 4 21 27 43 7 45 6 46 43 41 47 21 29 36 38 34 23 39 44 49 55 22 26 26 36 36 38 39 42 43 44 49 51 23 34 41 34 46 49 38 44 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA, ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1862. Tliere will be Five Eclipses this year, — three of the Sun, and two of the Moox, viz : — 1,—A Total Eclipse of the Moon, June 12, visible in thii Island :-> Oh 14m Morning ^ Ih lOm do 2h 17in 2h 48m 3h 20m 4h 27m 5h 23m do do do do do O CO First contact with Penumbra First contact with Shadow Beginning of Total Phase Middle of Eclipse End of Total Phase Last contact with Shadow Last contact with Penumbra Magnitude of Eclipse (Moon's Diameter=l) 1.194. First contact with Shadow occurs at 67 ° from the Northernmost point of the Moon's Limb towards the East. IL — Paiiial Eclipse of the Sun, June 27, invisible in this Island. III. — Partial Eclipse of tJie Sun, November 21, intisible in this Island. IV. — Total Eclipse of the Moon, December 6, visible in this Is- land :— First contact with Penumbra First contact with Shadow Beginning of Total Phase Middle of Eclipse End of Total Phase Last contact with Shadow Last contact with Penumbra Magnitude of Eclipse (Moon's diameter=l) 1.409. \.— Partial Eclipse of the Sun, December 21, invisible in this Island. Ih Om Morning ^ ca 2h 13m do 3h 22m do 4h 8m do 4h 43m do 6h 2m do 7h 15m do \' LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF PLACES ON THE COAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Lat. N. Cape Ray .... 47 37 3 Cape St. George .... 48 28 54 Cow Head .... 49 55 12 Point Riche .... 50 41 30 Point FeroUe 51 1 9 Cape Norman .... 51 37 Quirpon Island— Cape Bauld 51 38 Groais Island— North Point 50 59 Canada Head .... 50 41 Cape St. John— North Bill 49 69 30 Toulinguet Harbor-^Harbor Rock 49 39 28 Lon. W. 59 17 2 59 14 26 57 51 16 57 24 57 5 53 48 55 30 55 27 56 2 55 25 54 41 47 20 i^ two tost ind. his l8- THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK Cape Fogo Offer Wadham Funk Island Cape Frecla— South Bill Greenspond Island Offer Gooseberry Island Cape Bonavista — Gull Island Catalina Harbor — North Head Horsechops Trinity Harbor, entrance Bonaventure Head Bacalieu Island— North Point Cape St. Francis Cape Spear Cape Broyle — North Point. Cape Bollard Cape Race . Virgin Rocks Cape Fine Cape St Mary Placentia Harbor Mortier Rocks mid. Cape Chapeaurouge Point May St. Peter's Island Light House Cape Miquelon . . . . Lat. N. 49 40 49 37 30 49 44 21 49 18 40 49 V 30 48 68 30 48 42 40 48 32 28 48 21 30 48 21 30 48 16 30 48 9 47 48 47 30 53 47 3 52 46 46 46 46 39 44 46 26 33 46 37 14 46 49 25 47 15 11 47 2 46 54 19 46 51 46 46 52 47 8 11 4 Lon. W. 20 53 54 53 40 53 7 53 24 53 31 53 27 52 59 20 52 56 6 53 8 30 53 16 50 53 18 10 52 44 46 52 43 41 52 33 30 62 47 27 52 53 20 52 59 10 50 56 35 53 30 54 8 45 53 55 3 54 52 55 20 30 55 59 56 8 44 56 19 30 his 2 26 6 N7 120 A TABLE Shewing th« Difference of Time at various places on the Globe, as compared with St. John's, Newfoundland, When it is Noon at St. John's it is g Hi '** CO to B O Hi •*» CO '.iV 30"— Long. W. 52° 30' 46"— 170 feet obovo Sea level. 18 5 8. Inches. Max. hight of Barometer corrected to sea level .... 30.33 Min. do. do 28.70 Mean do. do 29.dl Max. height of Thermometer 84 ° Min. do. do. ... . — 2 « Mean temp, for year .... 41 ^ Quantity of Rain including melted Snow in inches .... 50.8G0 Prevailing Winds . . . NW. Kain fell on 98 days ; Fog 66 days. 18 5 9. Max. height of Bar. corrected to sea level .... Min. do. do Mean do. do Max. height of Ther Min. do. do. .... Mean temp, for year .... Quantity of Rain including melted Snow in inches .... Prevailing Winds ... Bain fell on 110 days ; Snow on 54 ; Fog 88; Thunder and Light- ning on 6 18 60. " 'f Max. he^ht of Bar. corrected to sea level .... 30.36 Min. do. do 29.56 Mean do. do 29.60 Max. height of Ther 80 <» Min. do. do. .... — 1U° Mean temp, for year .... 41 ^ Quantity of Rain and melted Snow in inches . . . - Prevailing Winds .... Rain fell on 117 days ; Snow on 43 ; Fog 109; Thunder and Light- ning on 5 Date. January 16th March 26Ch August 12th February 11th the year 30.66 28.72 29.79 96® —8° 440 64.220 NNW. & SSW. •(.( January 26th December 5th July 13th March 3rd the year V/ i'l: 82.040 NW. & SSW. February 29th do 11th Aug.llth&15th February 3rd the year : .ii< 8 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. ^ EQUINOXKS, &c. d. h. m. Vernftl Equinox Summur onlsttcc March 20 10 52 m. Juno 21 7 39 m. Autumnal Equinox Winter Solstice Sept. 22 62 c. Dec. 21 3 39 e. LENGTH OF SEASONS, &c. d. h. in* Sun in Winter signs 89 1 9 Sun in Spring signs 93 20 39 Sun in Summer signs 93 14 13 Sun in Autumnal signs 89 17 47 Tropicol Yeor 365 6 44 Sun North of the Equator 186 10 48 Sun South of the Equator 178 18 58 Difference " - ■ ■ — 7 15 62 TO THE PUBWC. In presenting to the publio of Newfoundland the Almanack For THE Year 1862, the Compiler would make suitable acknowledg- ments for the favorable consideration extended to previous publica- tions of the work. The undersigned is under renewed obligations to his talented friend, W. C. St. John, Esq., of Boston, for the Astronomical and other scientific information which will bo found in the Introduc- tory and Calendar pages ; he is also indebted to E. M. J. Dela- NET, Esq., C. E., of the Board of Works Department, for the Me- teorological Observations for the years 1858, 1859, and 1860 ; to the Heads of Public Departments, and others, he has to express his thanks for the readiness at all times manifested to furnish the in- formation required. JOSEPH WOODS. St. John's, November, 1861. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. MOON'S PHASES. FiliST QuAUTEii 7tli day, 71i, lOm, Evening. Full Moon 15th day, lUli, 2'>in, Evening. Last Quarter 22tid day, oh, 7u), Murning. New Moon 2Uih day, 1 1 h, 2()m, Evening. I Sun rises Sun sets at St. John*s. IL M. w 1 7 66 Th. 2 7 64 F 3 7 64 S 4 7 64 Su. 6 7 64 M 6 7 64 T 7 7 63 W 8 7 63 Th. e 7 63 F 10 7 62 S 11 7 62 Su. 12 7 61 M 13 7 61 T 14 7 60 W 15 7 60 Th. 16 7 49 F 17 7 48 S 18 7 47 Su. 19 7 46 M 20 7 45 T 21 7 44 W 22 7 44 Th. 23 7 43 F 24 7 42 B 26 7 41 Su. 26 7 40 M 27 7 38 T 28 7 37 W 29 7 36 Th. 30 7 36 F 31 7 33 II. M. 13 14 15 10 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34 36 37 38 40 42 43 45 46 48 49 61 62 64 (f. app. time. Suit's Decli' nation. o S23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 10 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 817 1 66 60 44 37 30 23 15 7 68 49 39 29 18 8 66 45 33 20 7 54 40 26 12 57 42 27 11 55 39 23 Equa. 'if time, add. M. 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 8. 62 20 48 16 43 9 36 1 26 61 15 38 1 23 44 6 24 44 2 20 37 63 9 24 38 61 3 15 26 36 45 riif/h Wafer at St. JuJm's, 1st 2nd tide. tide. II. 8 9 10 10 11 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 2 3 4 6 G 7 8 9 M. I II. 37121 2621 10,22 60 23 32.23 12 60 32 26 36 48 40 32 18 39 16 60 26 2 41 21 7 4 20 47 44 41 29 13 12 13 13 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 M. 2 48 30 12 62 30 11 66 1 12 25 67 40 19 68 33 7 44 21 69 44 33 38 3 32 12 14 7 51 32 Memoranda. First Local Legisla- ture met, 1833. Quebec founded, 1608 Epiphany. Catholic Cathedral opened, 1850. Ist Sun^afterEpiphany Amalgam'd. Assembly closed, 1847. Franklin born, 1706. 2d Sun. afterEpiphany Amer'n. Independence acknowledged, 1783 [ried, 1858 Princess Royal mar- 3d Sun. afterEpiphany Col. Building opened, 1850. [opened, 1860. 1st Sess. 7th Gen. As. January. — January (Latin, Januarius) was so called by the Ro- mans from Janus, one of their superior deities, to whom the first day of the year was sacred, and through whom they otfcred their prayers to the gods : hence the name is used to signify gate of the J rear. Janus was represented with two faces : one old and wrink- ed, and looking backward ; the ot,hcr face young- and smUing, and looking forward. «M li. 'I ■; 10 THE NEWFOUND LAND ALMANACK. H If First Quarter Full Moon .... Last Quarter.. New Moon .... MOON'S PHASES. 6th day, 4h, 41m, Evening. 14th day, lb, 36m, Evening. , 21st day, 10b, 41m, Morning. 28th day, Ih, 19m, Evening. > • N Sun Sun 0. app. time High Water at ^ Equa *^ '^ rises sets Sun*s tion St. John% Memoranda, g» §* at Decli- of 1st 2nd ^ i St. JoTm!s. nation. time. tide. tide. II.M. iH. M. o ' M. S. H. M. n. M. s 1 7 32 4 55 S17 6 13 54 9 61 22 8 Sebast. docks de8.1856 Su. 2 7 31 4 57 16 48 14 1 10 27 22 46 4th Sun. after Epiph- M 3 7 29 4 59 16 31 14 8 11 1 23 17 any— CandiemasDay T 4 7 28 5 16 13 14 14 1134 23 51 W 5 7 27 5 2 15 55 14 19 8 12 26 H Th. 6 7 25 5 3 16 37 14 23 44 13 3 Fishery Convention F 7 7 24 5 5 16 18 14 26 125 13 63 laid before Legis- S 8 7 22 6 7 14 59 14 29 2 26 16 7 lature, 1857. Su. 9 7 20 5 8 14 40 14 30 3 47 16 29 5th Sun.afterEpiphany M 10 7 19 5 10 14 20 14 31 5 14 17 53 Qn.Vic. married, 1840 T 11 7 17 5 11 14 1 14 31 20 18 28 W 12 7 16 5 13 13 41 14 31 6 55 19 17 Th. 13 7 14 5 15 13 21 14 29 7 39 20 1 F 14 7 13 5 16 13 14 27 8 18 20 36 Valentine's Day. S 15 7 11 5 18 12 40 14 24 8 53 21 12 Su. 16 7 9 5 19 12 19 14 21 9 29 21 46 Septuagesima B.I.Soc'y foundedl806 M 17 7 7 5 21 11 58 14 16 10 4 22 22 T 18 7 6 5 22 11 37 14 11 10 41 22 69 Luther died, 1646 W 19 7 4 5 24 11 16 14 5 11 18 23 39 Th. 20 7 2 6 26 10 54 13 59 1169 12 19 F 21 7 6 27 10 33 13 52 44 13 10 S 22 7 69 6 29 10 11 13 44 142 14 19 Washingtonborn,1732 Su. 23 7 57 5 20 9 49 13 36 3 4 16 51 Sexagesima M 24 7 55 5 32 9 27 13 27 4 40 17 27 Napoleon escaped from T 25 7 52 5 34 9 5 13 18 6 40 18 7 Elba, 1815 W 26 7 61 6 36 8 42 13 8 6 39 19 6 Th. 27 7 49 5 36 8 20 12 58 7 31 19 55 F 28 7 48 5 38 S 7 57 12 46 8 16 20 34 : ■• ^ February. — February (Latin, Februarius) received its name from Februlia, a feast of sacrifices and purifications held by the Romans in this month, in the vain hope of being cleansed from the sins of the whole year. It corresponds to Adar (Ezra vi. 16), the sixth civil, and twelfth sanrcd month of the Jews. By the Saxons it was called Sprmiikde, as cabbages begin to sprout now ; and also So?-momth, the month when pancakes were offered to Sol, or the Sun. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 11 BdC^irolX, 8X X>^3^s. MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter . . ,,,, , 8th dav. Ih. 51in. Eveninsr. Full Moon , 16th dav. Ih. 47ni. Morninff. Last Quartf-h - - - 22nH <1ftv. (\h. 1 Qm. F.veninor, New Moon • 30th dav. 4h. 16in. Mornini?. • \^\^WhA \A%mj 9 Alls A^JmMMf A>A\.'A Al AKla^ • ^ ^- - 1 Sun 0. app. time. High Water at ^ Sun Equa. ^ V rises sets Sun's 1 of St. John's, Memoranda. §* §» at Decli- time. 1st 2nd 5__ q St, John's. nation. add. tide. tide. H.M. H. M. ' M. s. •II. M. 11. M. s 1 6 45 5 39 S 7 35 12 35 8 63 21 10 St. David Su. 2 6 44 5 41 7 12 12 23 9 26 2142 Shrove Sun. J.Wesley M 3 6 42 5 42 6 49 12 10 9 59 22 16 died, 1791. T 4 6 40 5 44 6 26 11 67 10 29 22 45 B,&F.BibleSoc'y.est'd. W 5 6 38 5 45 6 3 11 44 11 23 16 Ash Wednesday. [1804 Th. 6 6 36 5 47 5 39 11 30 11 31 23 47 F 7 6 34 5 48 5 16 11 15 6 12 26 7th Gen.Ass.dissolved 8 8 6 32 5 50 4 53 11 47 13 10 byProclamation,18Gl Su. 9 6 30 5 51 4 29 10 45 1 36 14 12 1st Sun. in Lent M 10 6 28 5 53 4 6 10 30 2 56 15 40 New South Wales dis- T 11 6 26 5 54 3 42 10 14 4 25 17 7 covered, 1787. W 12 6 24 5 56 3 19 9 67 5 46 18 Th. 13 6 22 5 57 2 55 9 41 6 17 18 43 F 14 6 20 5 58 2 32 9 24 7 7 19 26 S 15 6 18 5 59 2 8 9 7 7 48 20 8 Su. 16 6 16 6 1 1 44 8 49 8 24 20 43 2nd Sun. in Lent M 17 6 14^ 6 3 1 20 8 32 9 1 21 18 St. Patrick T 18 6 12 6 4 67 8 14 9 39 2157 W 19 6 10 6 6 33 7 66 10 18 22 36 Sir J. Newton died, Th. 20 6 8 6 7 S 9 7 38 10 56 23 19 1727 F 21 6 6 6 8 N 14 7 20 11 42 12 6 S 22 6 4 6 10 38 7 2 32 13 2 Su. 23 6 2 6 11 1 2 6 43 1 34 14 11 3rd Sun. in Lent M 24 6 6 13 1 25 6 25 2 57 16 44 Qn. Eliz'th died, 1603 T 25 5 58 6 14 1 49 6 8 4 29 17 14 Annunciation W 26 5 56 6 16 2 12 5 48 6 50 18 10 Th. 27 5 64 6 17 2 36 5 30 6 20 18 48 F 28 5 52 6 18 2 59 6 11 7 10 19 32 Allies declare War S 29 5 50 6 20 3 23 4 53 7 50 20 8 ngainstllussia, 18^4 Su. 30 5 48 6 21 3 46 4 34 8 24 20 43 4th Sun. in Lent M 31 5 46 6 23 N 4 9 4 16 8 59 2115> March. — March (Latin, Martins) was so named by the Komnns in honor of Mars, their god of war. In this month the Gothic tribes went out on warlike expeditions. It answers to Nisan, or Abib (Neh. ii. 1 ; Deut. xvi. 1), the seventh of the civil, and the first of the sacred year of the Jews. By the Saxons it wns named Hlyd-monathf the loud or windy month. t I- i 1 1 12 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. F; I I MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter 7th day, 8h, 42m, Morning. Full Moon Hth day, llh, 32m, Morning. Last Quarter 21st day, 2h, 33m, Morning. New Moon 28th day, 7h, 56m, Evening. T 1 W 2 Th. 3 F 4 S 5 Su. 6 M 7 T 8 W 9 Th. 10 F 11 S 12 Su. 13 M 14 T 15 W 16 Th. 17 F 18 S 19 Su. 20 M 21 T 22 W 23 Th. 24 F 25 S 26 Su. 27 M 28 T 29 W 30 Sun rises Sun sets at St. Johii's. II. M. 5 44 42 40 38 30 34 32 31 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 13 11 9 7 6 4 2 58 56 55 53 51 50 n.M. 6 24 6 25 6 27 6 28 6 30 6 31 6 32 6 33 6 35 6 36 6 38 6 39 41 6 42 6 44 6 45 6 46 48 6 49 6 50 6 52 6 53 6 54 6 56 6 57 6 59 0. app. time. Sun's Decli- nation. N o 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 N14 32 56 19 41 4 27 50 12 34 57 19 41 3 24 46 7 28 49 10 31 51 12 32 52 11 31 50 9 28 46 Equa Hon of time. M. 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 s. 58 40 22 4 47 29 12 55 38 21 5 49 33 17 2 13 27 41 55 8 21 33 45 56 7 18 27 37 46 54 High Water at St. Johii's, 1st 2nd tide, tide. Memoranda. II. 9 10 10 11 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 9 10 11 1 2 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 M. 32 1 32 5 38 18 8 19 II. 21 22 22 23 23 12 13 15 42116 59 40 25 10 51 30 14 57 43 33 25 29 46 9 20 38 20 57 31 3 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 12 14 15 10 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 M 46 17 49 21 57 42 41 1 21 32 47 31 10 52 36 20 8 59 56 4 21 45 48 14 40 14 47 19 Mutiny atMeerut,1857 5th Sun. in Lent Prince Leopold born, 1853. London Bridge burnt, 1759 Palm Sunday. Catho- lic Emancipation, 1829 [land, 1856 Nap. in. visited Eng- Franklindied, 1790 Good Friday Easter Sunday St. George Dept. of Gov.Darling, 1857 Nom.forGen.Ele.,1861 Low Sunday. Peace ratified atParis,1857 Gov.Darling ar'd,1855 Equation of time to be added to apparent time to the 15th, and to be subtracted the remainder of the month. April. — April (Latin, Aprilis) is so called from aperire, ' to open, in allusion to the opening of the young buds of trees and flowers^ and the general development of vegetation at this season. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. I. J 9 MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter 6th day, llh, 53m, Evening. Full Moon 13th day, 7h, 30m, Evening. Last Quarter 20th day, Oh, 8m, Evening. New Moon , 28th day, llh, 55m, Morning. May. — May (Latin, Mains) is so denominated from Maia, the most beautiful of the constellation Pleiades, and the fabled mother of Mercury, one of the false deities. The corresponding Jewish month was SiVAN (Esth. viii. 9), the ninth of the civil, and third of the sacred year. "..i^ ^ • t« G. app. time. High fe !^ Sun Sun Eatia Water at '^ '^ rises sets Sun*s of St. John's, Memoranda, S>s §* a t Decli- time. 1st 2nd ^ St.Jc >hn*s. nation. subt. tide. tide. II. M. II. M. o ' M.S. n. M. II. M. Th. 1 4 48 7 6 N15 4 3 2 9 36 2152 F 2 4 47 7 7 15 22 3 9 10 9 22 6 General Election,1861 S 3 4 46 7 8 15 40 3 16 10 42 23 Su. 4 4 43 7 10 15 58 3 22 11 18 23 37 2d Sun. after Easter M 5 4 42 7 11 16 15 3 27 1157 12 20 Napoleon died, 1821 T 6 4 40 7 12 16 32 3 33 44 13 13 Peace proclaimed, 1 856 W 7 4 39 7 14 16 49 3 37 143 14 18 Th. 8 4 38 7 15 17 6 3 41 2 58 15 34 . F 9 4 36 7 16 17 21 3 45 4 7 16 41 S 10 4 35 7 18 17 37 3 48 5 12 17 42 Mutiny atMeenit,l857 Su. 11 4 33 7 19 17 53 3 50 6 18 7 3d Sun. after Easter M 12 4 32 7 20 18 8 3 52 6 31 18 54 General Election, 1855 T 13' 4 31 7 21 18 23 3 53 7 19 19 43 1st Ses.8thGcn.Assem. W 14 4 29 7 23 18 38 3 53 8 6 20 31 opened, 1861. Riots Th. 15 4 28 7 24 18 52 3 53 8 55 2122 in Water-str. Mili- F 16 4 27 7 25 19 6 3 53 9 44 22 8 tary called out. S 17 4 26 7 27 19 20 3 52 10 31 22 58 Su. 18 4 24 7 28 19 33 3 50 1123 23 60 4thSun.af.Easter. Na- M 19 4 23 7 29 19 46 3 48 018 12 45 poleon I. pro.Em,1804 T 20 4 22 7 30 19 59 3 45 1 15 13 46 Foundation Stone Ro. W 21 4 21 7 31 20 11 3 42 2 20 14 56 Catholic Cathedral Th. 22 4 21 7 32 20 23 3 38 329 16 laid, 1841 F 23 4 19 7 33 20 35 3 33 4 29 17 ■■ S 24 4 18 7 34 20 46 3 28 5 30 17 59Qn.Vict.born, 1819 Su. 25 4 17 7 35 20 67 3 23 6 18 25 Rogation Sunday M 26 4 16 7 36 21 8 3 17 6 47 19 7 T 27 4 15 7 38 21 18 3 10 7 29 19 49 W 28 4 14 7 40 21 28 3 3 8 8 20 26 Th. 29 4 13 7 41 21 37 2 55 8 43 21 1 Ascension Day F 30 4 13 7 41 21 47 2 47 9 18 2135 S 31 4 12 7 42 N21 55' 2 39 9 52 22 10 DrChalmers died,1847 I'. i I i ill M THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. MOON'S PHASES. First (Quarter dth day, llh, 12tn, Morning. FuM. Moon 12th day, 2h, 47m, Morning. Las I (Barter 18th day, 11 h, 42m, Evening. Nt.w M^;ON 27th day, 2h, 23m, Morning. N bun Sun (7. fljjp. time. High ^ Equa Water at •^ 'fe^ rises sets Sun*s . tion St. John*s, Memoranda. s» g* at Decli- S» at Decli- time. 1st 2nd 5_ £ St. JdhrCs. nation. add. tide. tide. H.M. H. M. o ' M. S. H. M. H. M. T 1 4 12 7 65 N23 8 3 28 10 45 23 4 W 2 4 13 7 55 23 4 3 40 1123 23 43 Th. 3 4 13 7 6^ 22 59 3 61 2 12 25 F 4 4 14 7 64 22 54 4 2 48 13 12 Am.Ind.,1776. SirH. S 5 4 15 7 64 22 49 4 13 137 14 5 Laurence kd.atLuckno Su. 6 4 15 7 53 22 43 4 23 2 35 15 11 3dSun.afterTrin.C1857 M 7 4 16 7 53 22 37 4 33 3 48 16 24 Free TradeAct passed. T 8 4 17 7 53 22 30 4 42 5 1 17 37 1855 W 9 4 18 7 52 22 23 4 51 6 18 11 Th. 10 4 19 7 51 22 16 6 6 44 19 13 CapeRay andC.Breton ElecCable laid, 1856 F 11 4 19 7 61 22 8 6 8 7 43 20 9 S 12 4 21 7 60 22 6 16 8 36 21 2 Brit evac.Crimea,1856 Su. 13 4 21 7 50 21 52 5 24 9 26 2149 4th Sun. after Trinity M 14 4 22 7 49 21 43 5 30 10 11 22 31 T 15 4 23 7 48 21 33 5 37 10 53 23 15 St. Swithin W 16 4 24 7 47 21 24 6 43 1135 23 55 1st French Rev., 1789 Th. 17 4 25 7 46 21 14 5 48 15 12 35 Havelock retakes F 18 4 26 7 45 21 3 6 53 56 13 1'? Cawnpore, 1857 S 19 4 27 7 44 20 53 6 58 141 14 7 Su. 20 4 28 7 43 20 42 6 1 2 39 15 13 6th Sum after Trinity M 21 4 29 7 42 20 30 6 5 3 49 16 25 T 22 4 30 7 41 20 19 6 8 5 3 17 39 [St John's, I860 W 23 4 32 7 40 20 7 6 10 6 18 10 PrinceWales arrives at Th. 24 4 33 7 39 19 54 6 12 6 38 19 2 Gibraltar taken, 1804 F 25 4 34 7 38 19 41 6 13 7 25 19 46 Saames [Sydneyl860 S 26 4 35 7 37 19 28 6 13 8 7 20 25 PiinceWales leaves for Su. 27 4 36 7 36 19 15 6 13 8 42 20 59 6th Sun. after Trinity M 28 4 37 7 35 19 1 6 13 9 17 2134 T 29 4 38 7 34 18 47 6 12 9 50 22 6 French Revolu., 1830 W 30 4 39 7 32 18 33 6 10 10 23 22 41 Cook'8lBtVoyage,1768 Th.31 4 41 7 31 N18 18 6 7 11 23 18 July. — July (Latin, Julius), was originally called Quintilis, being the fifth month of the Roman calendar. Marc Antony designated it Julius, in honor of Caius Julius Csesar, dictator of Rome, who was born in it, and who reformed the calendar. It answers to Ab, the eleventh month of the Jewish civil year, and the fifth of their saprcd year. r. ! n I, i 1 i f- i; I 16 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. If I! 1 m M MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter 3rd day, Ih, 26m, Morning. Full Moon 9th day, 5h, 39m, Evening. Last Quarter 17th day, 6h, 17m, Morning. New Moon 2dth day, 6h, 10m, Morning. »5| F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. Sun rises Sun sets at St. John's. n.M. 1 4 42 2 4 44 3 4 45 4 4 46 5 4 48 6 4 49 7 4 50 8 4 51 9 4 63 10 4 54 11 4 55 12 4 57 13 4 58 14 4 59 15 5 1 16 5 2 17 5 3 18 5 5 19 5 6 20 6 7 21 5 9 22 5 10 23 6 11 24 5 13 25 6 14 26 5 15 27 5 17 28 5 18 29 5 19 30 5 21 31 5 22 II. M, 29 28 27 25 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 13 11 9 8 6 4 3 1 6 59 6 57 6 55 6 54 6 52 6 50 6 48 6 46 6 44 6 42 6 40 6 38 O. app. time. Slinks Decli- nation. \Equa. of time, add. N N o 18 3 17 48 17 32 17 17 17 1 16 44 16 28 16 11 15 53 15 36 15 18 15 14 42 14 24 14 5 13 46 13 27 13 8 12 48 12 29 12 9 11 49 11 29 11 8 10 48 10 27 10 6 9 45 9 23 9 2 8 40 M. 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 s. 4 56 51 45 39 32 25 17 8 59 49 39 28 17 5 53 40 27 13 69 44 29 13 57 41 24 7 49 32 13 nigh Water at St. John's, Ist 2nd tide, tide. II. M. lir"' 18 1 7 2 4 3 24 4 61|17 6 018 6 44 19 7 40 20 8 2620 H. 23 12 13 14 16 9 8 9 48 10 27 11 2 1137 14 64 145 2 55 4 18 6 37 6 10 7 7 41 8 16 8 49 9 26 9 59 10 36 1113 1164 21 22 22 23 23 12 13 14 15 16 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 12 M. 66 41 34 41 8 35 11 12 3 48 29 7 45 20 56 34 17 16 37 69 36 22 69 33 8 42 16 63 33 17 Memoranda. Negro Emancipation, 1834 7th Sun. after Trinity [laid, 1858 Atlantic ElectricCable PrinceAlfred born 1844 Canning died, 1827 8th Sun. after Trinity Printing inventedl437 Battle Tchernaya,1865 9th Sun. after Trinity Canada discov'd. 1508 Foundatio Stone Wes- leyanChurch laid,1866 10th Sun.after Trinity PrinceAlbertbornlS 1 9 24— St. Bartholomew 11th Sun. after Trinity August. — August was originally called by the Romans Sextilis, or the sixth month ; which was afterwards, by the senate, changed to Augustus, in honor of the Emperor. It corresponds to the Jewish Elul (Nch. vi. 15), their twelfth civil, or sixth sacred month. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. if lis, ;ed ish &i ^V te M0( >eir, 80 » J^aymm 3N'S PHA^S. First Quaktee . . .., ,. 1st dav. 6h. 47iii. Morninff Full Moon ...,., 8th dav. 4h. 27ni. Mornincr. A V M4AS ATA^'^'A^ • • • t • • Last Quarter. . . • , 15th dav. Oh. 52in. Evenincr* New Moon . < 2ard flftv. ah. 27m. Eveninir. First Quari 'EE .. . 30lh day, Oh, 40m, Evening. •. • i~ * I 0. app. time. Hiffh ^ ^ Sun mn Equa Sun's of Water at ^ ^ rites sets St. John's, Memoranda, g» §" at Decli- time. Ist 2nd £_ ^ 8t John's. nation. subt. tide. tide. H. M. H« M. ' ML s. II. M. H. M. M 1 ft 23 6 36 N 8 19 5 44 13 14 T 2 ft 25 6 35 7 67 24 148 14 28 W 3 ft 26 6 33 7 35 43 3 12 16 Cromwell died, 1658 Th. 4 6 27 6 31 7 13 1 3 4 46 17 27 F 5 ft 29 6 28 6 50 1 23 5 30 18 3 Ist Am. Coi^re8s,1774 S 6 ft 30 6 26 6 28 1 43 6 34 19 Su. 7 ft 31 6 24 6 6 2 3 7 26 19 48 12th Sun. after Trinity M 8 ft 33 6 23 ft 43 2 23 8 8 20 26 Fall of Sevastop. 1866 T 9 ft 34 6 21 5 20 2 44 8 45 21 3 R.C.Catfae*l.cons.,186ft W 10 ft 35 6 18 4 58 3 4 922 2140 Th. U ft 37 6 16 4 35 3 25 9 56 22 13 Columbus discovered F 12 5 38 6 14 4 12 3 46 10 30 22 46 America,1492 [1759 S 13 ft 39 6 12 3 49 4 7 11 2 23 19 Wolfe killed atQuebec Su. 14 ft 41 6 10 3 26 4 28 1135 23 64 13th Sun. after Trinity M 15 ft 42 6 8 3 3 4 49 016 12 37 T 16 ft 43 6 6 2 40 5 10 1 3 13 32 W 17 ft 45 6 4 2 17 5 32 2 8 14 61 - ' ■ Th. 18 ft 46 6 2 1 53 5 53 3 33 16 16 Surrender of Quebec, F 19 ft 47 6 1 30 6 14 4 67 17 33 1769 S 20 ft 49 ft 58 1 7 6 35 5 30 18 2 Batde of Alma, 1864 Su. 21 ft ftO ft ft6 43 6 56 6 27 18 48 14th Sun. aft. Trin. St M 22 ft ftl 5 54 N 20 7 17 7 8 19 28 John's Cathedral T 23 ft 52 ft ftS S 3 7 37 7 46 20 4 consecrated, 1860 W 24 ft ft4 ft 50 27 7 58 8 22 20 39 29— Bat.of Kar8,1865 Th. 25 ft 06 5 48 50 8 18 8 57 21 16 F 26 ft 57 ft 46 1 14 8 39 9 34 2154 St. Cyprian* S 27 ft 52 ft 44 1 37 8 59 10 13 22 32 Su. 28 6 6 42 2 9 19 10 53 23 14 16th Sun. after Trinity M 29 6 1 ft 40 2 24 9 38 1138 12 3 St. Michael T 30 6 2 ft 38 S 2 47 9 58 32 13 31 Whitfield died, 1770 SEPTEHBEiu-^September, now the ninth, was anciently the sev- enth month, as is indicated by its name, which is derived from sep' tem, signifying " seven ;" ember, or imber, is from the Latin, and signifies "showers," as frequently the rainy season begins this month. ^1 I I il ■ i i 'i '^1 18 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. ,. MOON'S PHASES. Full Moon 7th day, 5h, 16m, Evenins^. Last Quarter 15th day, 8h, 12m, Evening. New Moon 23rd day, 4h, 6m, Morning. First Quarter 29th day, 8b, 14m, Evening. ^ ^ Sun Sun 0. app. time. High Equa. Water at *&» '^ rises sets Sun'a of St. John's, Memoranda. g» ^ at Decli- time. 1st 2nd ^ £ St. JohrCs. nation. mU. tide. tide. •' . H. M. n, M. ' M. S. H. M. H. M. [1807 w 1 6 4 5 36 S 3 11 10 17 1 41 14 23 IstStr. on HudsonRiv. Th. 2 6 5 5 39 3 34 10 36 3 10 16 66 Allies encamp'd before F 3 6 6 5 31 3 67 10 66 4 38 17 17 Sevastopol, 1854. S 4 6 8 5 29 4 20 11 13 6 49 18 Su, 5 6 9 6 27 4 43 11 31 6 18 18 41 16th Sun. after Trinity M 6 6 11 5 25 5 7 11 49 7 2 19 23 T 7 6 12 5 23 6 30 12 6 7 44 20 3 1 stTelegraphMes.from W 8 6 14 5 22 6 53 12 23 8 22 20 38 Cape Breton, 1856 Th. 9 6 15 5 20 6 16 12 39 8 64 21 12 F 10 6 17 5 18 6 38 12 55 9 28 2146 [Concep. Bay, 1852 S U 6 18 5 16 7 1 13 11 10 1 22 17 SteamCom. estab'd. in Su. 12 6 20 5 14 7 24 13 26 10 34 22 61 17th Sun. after Trinity M 13 6 21 5 12 7 46 13 40 11 8 23 26 T 14 6 22 5 10 8 9 13 64 11 46 12 17 19— Free TradeAct re- W 15 6 24 5 8 8 31 14 8 30 12 68 ceived Royal assent, Th. 16 6 25 5 6 8 63 14 21 1 29 14 7 1856 F 17 6 27 5 1 9 15 14 33 2 47 15 27 S 18 6 28 5 2 9 37 14 45 4 6 16 42 Su. 19 6 30 5 9 69 14 65 5 16 17 46 18th Sun. after Trinity M 20 6 31 468 10 21 16 6 6 18 9 Battle Navarino, 1827 T 21 6 33 4 67 10 42 16 16 6 30 18 60 Battle Trafalgar, 1806 W 22 6 34 4 65 11 3 16 25 7 11 19 31 Th. 23 6 36 4 63 11 25 15 33 7 60 20 9 F 24 6 37 4 51 11 46 15 41 8 30 20 61 Canton bomb'd. 1857 S 25 6 39 4 05 12 6 15 48 9 12 2133 Battle Balaclava, 1854 Su. 26 6 40 4 48 12 27 16 64 9 55 22 18 19th Sun. after Trinity M 27 6 42 4 46 12 47 15 69 10 42 23 6 T 28 6 43 4 45 13 8 16 4 11 31 23 58 ,, t ii ;; ' -/ W 29 6 45 4 43 13 28 16 8 28 12 58 ■■f ■ i li '•' ' ■>' Th, 30 6 46 4 41 13 48 16 11 1 32 14 10 ■r -,* , t- * ' - F 31 6 48 4 40 S14 7 16 14 2 62 15 32 Hallow Eve OCTOBER.-^Ootober derives its name from the Latin word octo, <* eight," indicating the place it held in the Roman calendar, and imber, or " shower " To the Jews it was known as Bul, signifying decay, as in the fall of the leaf (1 Kings vi. 38), or Marchesyan, &fk it was called after the captivil.y. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 19 MOON'S PHASES. Full Moon 6th day, 9h, 18m, Morning. Last Quarter 14th day, 2h, 40m, Evenini;. New Moon 21st day, 2h, 44m, Evening. First Quarter 28th day, Gh, 31m, Morning. ^ N '^ '^ dk dk Q e Ci q 8 1 Su. 2 M 3 T 4 W 5 Th. 6 F 7 S 8 Su. 9 M 10 T 11 W 12 Th. 13 F 14 S 15 Su. 16 M 17 T 18 W 19 Th. 20 F 21 S 22 Su. 23 M 24 T 25 W 26 Th 27 F 28 S 29 Su. 30 Sun rises Sun sets at St. John*s. 0. app. time. Sun*s Decli- nation. Equa of time subt. H. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 M. H. M. ' 49 4 38 S14 26 51 4 46 14 46 53 4 35 16 5 54 4 83 15 23 56 4 32 15 42 57 4 30 16 00 59 4 29 16 18 4 27 16 35 2 4 26 16 53 3 4 25 , 17 10 5 4 24 17 26 6 4 22 17 43 8 4 21 17 59 10 4 20 18 15 11 4 19 18 30 12 4 18 18 45 14 4 16 19 15 4 15 19 15 17 4 14 19 29 18 4 13 19 43 20 4 12 19 56 21 4 11 20 9 23 4 11 20 22 24 4 10 20 34 26 4 9 20 46 27 4 -8 20 58 28 4 7 21 9 30 4 7 21 20 31 4 6 21 30 32 4 6 S21 40 M. 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 s. 16 17 17 16 15 13 10 6 1 55 49 42 33 24 14 3 52 39 26 12 57 41 24 7 49 30 10 50 29 8 High Water at St. John's, 1st 2nd tide. tide. II. 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 1 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 M. 11 21 37 20 67 33 6 38 11 46 23 6 63 56 7 16 19 36 23 11 67 43 34 II. 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 26 23 18|l2 13;13 18,14 2916 M. 48 49 16 59 39 16 50 23 55 28 5 42 28 21 32 42 49 47 13 59 48 34 20 8 59 62 45 44 54 3 Memoranda. All Saints 20th Sun. after Trinity Free StAndrew'sChur. opened, 1860 General Election, 1869 Milton died, 1674 PrinceWales bornl841 Nfld.& NewYork Tele- graph opened, 1856 FreeTrade procrdl866 22d Sun. after Trinity 16 — GeneralElections, 1848 and 1862 Duke of Wellington's funeral, 1862 Princess Koyal born, 1840 23rd Sun. after Trinity Peace with U. S. 1814 Kars capitulated, 1865 [opened, 1857 StJohn'sWesLChurch St. Andrew November. — November is so named from the Latin novem " nine," it being the ninth month of the Roman calendar. It corresponds to the Jewish Chisleu (Neh. i, 1), which signifies cJiilled, the third month of th«ir civUi and ninth of their sacred year. I 1 1 'It «? H' ill M' i/ 'i! THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. I, , MOON'S PHASES. Full Moon 6th day, 4h, 7in, Morning. Last Quarter 14th day, 7h, dm, Morning. New Moon 2l8t day, Ih, 34in, Morning. First Quarter 27th day, 8h, Sim, Evening. fc. • ^ Sun Sun 0. app. time. High li Water at 's^ ^S^ rises sets Sun's Eqiia St. John% Memoranda. d) g* at Decli. of lat 2nd 4 f=J St. John's. nation. time. tide. tide. 11. M. n.M. ' M.S. n. M. U. M. M 1 7 33 4 5 S21 60 10 45 4 36 17 9 3— St. Andrew's Kirk T 2 7 r^ 4 5 21 69 10 22 5 40 18 opened, 1843 2d Se8.7th Oen.Assem. W 3 7 36 4 4 22 7 9 69 6 8 18 32 Th. 4 7 37 4 4 22 16 9 35 655 19 15 opened, 1860 5thOen. Ass. dissolved F 6 7 38 4 3 22 24 9 10 7 36 19 65 S 6 7 39 4 3 22 31 8 45 813 20 31 by proelamationl864 Su. 7 7 40 4 3 22 38 8 19 8 60 21 7 2d Sun. in Advent M 8 7 42 4 3 22 44 7 63 9 24 2140 T 9 7 43 4 3 22 60 7 26 9 58 22 16 Sons of Temperance W 10 7 44 4 3 22 66' 6 69 10 32 22 49 organized, 1850 Th. 11 7 44 4 3 23 1 6 32 11 6 2324 Plymouth burnt by French, 1377 F 12 7 46 4 3 23 6 6 4 1143 12 4 S 13 7 46 4 3 23 10 6 36 26 12 48 Su. 14 7 47 4 3 23 14 6 7 1 13 13 40 3d Sun. in Adv. Gen. M 15 7 48 4 3 23 17 4 38 2 9 14 43 Elections, 1842 T 16 7 49 4 3 23 20 4 9 3 18 15 62 W 17 7 49 4 4 23 23 3 39 4 28 17 3 . • .■ . Th. 18 7 60 4 4 23 25 3 10 636 18 F 19 7 61 4 4 23 26 2 40 6 6 18 33 Napoleon lU. procl'd. Emp. 1848 S 20 7 61 4 6 23 27 2 10 7 1 19 28 Su. 21 7 62 4 6 23 28 1 40 7 56 20 22 4thSun.inAdvent. St M 22 7 52 4 6 23 28 1 10 8 48 2112 Thomas T 23 7 63 4 6 23 27 40 9 37 22 1 W 24 7 63 4 7 23 26 10 10 26 22 49 Th. 25 7 63 4 7 23 26 20 11 12 23 37 Christmas Bat F 26 7 64 4 8 23 23 60 1 12 24 St. Stephen S 27 7 64 4 » 23 21 1 20 47 12 9 St. John Su. 28 7 54 4 9 23 18 1 50 134 14 2 Innocents* Day M 29 7 54 4 10 23 15 2 19 2 34 15 8 T 30 7 66 4 11 23 11 2 48 3 42 16 18 W 31 7 56 4 12 S23 7 3 17 4 62 17 28 ■r: J • - Equation of time to be subtracted from apparent time to the 24th, and to be added the remainder oi the month. DECEMBER.-<-December derives its name from the Latin decern, ** ten ;" as» in the Komnn year, instituted by Romulus, beginning with March, it was the tenth month. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK 91 i^A^. COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Governor, Commander-in-C?nef, and Vice-Admiral— His Excellency SIR ALEXANDER BANNERMAN, Knight. Private Secretary — Lieutenant W. J. Coen, R. N. C. Colonial Aide-de-Camp — Lieut.*Colonel Edward L. Jarvii: THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Hon. Laurence O'Brien — PresidetU in tJie absence of the Governor Hon. Hugh W. Hoyles — Attomeg General. Hon. Robert Carter, R. H,— Acting Colonial Secretary, Hon. Nicholas Stabb. Hon. John Bemister. Acting Clerk of the Council— Hon. Robert Carter, R. N. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Hon. Laurence O'Brien, President^ St. John's Hon. John Rochfort, M. D., Hon. Edward Morris, Hon. Nicholas Stabb, Hon. Robert J. Pinsent, Hon. Patrick Kough, Hon. Robert Kent, Hon. Kenneth M'Lea, Hon. James S. Clift, Hon. Richard O'Dwyer, Hon. Edward White, Hon. Peter G. Tessier, do do do do do do do do 4o do do Master-iU'Chancery and Clerk^Kon. George H. Emerson, hold* ingt by Her Majesty's patent, the rank and precedence of an Execu- tive Councillor ; Ueher of the Black Rod — William F. Rennie ; Jboor Keeper— i9mw Walsh ; Aseistant Door Keepers and Measen- jf THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMAN;\CK, 41 n Deanery of Avalon — Ker. Bo')eit Temiile, Ferryland. Rev George M. Johnson, Petty Haibov. llev Benjuiniii Fleet, Fox Trap. Rev. Algernon Gifford, Portugal Cove. Ven H. M. Lower, M.A., Rev. J. F. Phelps, St. John's ; Rev. John Pearson, South Side ; Rev Thomas M. Wood, (Rural Dean) St Thomas's. Rev a Palairet, M.A., Topsail. Deanery of Conception Bay — Rev M. Blackmore, (Rural Dean) Bay Roberts. Rev James C. IJarvoy, Port-de-Grave. Rev W. J. Hoyles, Carbonear. Rev Bertram Jones, Harbor Grace, Rev Oliver Rouse, Bay-de-Verd. Rev William Shannon, Brigus. Rev Julian Moreton, Island Cove. Deanery of Trinity Bay — Rev George Gardner, Heart's Content. Rev W. Kirby, King's Cove. Rev W. J. Milner, Greenspond. Rev William Netten, Catalina. Rev A. E. C. Bayly, Bonaviata. Rev Benjamin Smith, (Rural Dean) Trinity. Deanery of Notre Dame Bay — Rev Thomas Boone, (Rural Dean) Twillingate, Rev. Josiah Darrell, Herring Neck. Rev. R. M. Johnson, Fogo. Rev George Tucker, B. A, Moreton's Harbor. Deanery of Flacentia Bay — Rev William Rozier, Burin. Rev William F. Meek, Harbor Buffett. Rev A. £. Gabriel, Lamaline. Deanery of Fortune Bay — Rev George H. Hooper, LaPoile. Rev Henry Lind, St George's Bay. Rev Edward CoUey, Hermitage Bay. Rev John Cunningham, Burgeo. Rev W.W. LeGallais, Chan- nel. Rev John Marshall, Belleoram. Rev William X. White, (Rural Dean) Harbor Briton. Labrador—Rev E. Botwood, Forteau. Rev George Hutchinson, M. A, Battle Harbor. Theological Institution — Principal — Ven H.M. I ower,M.A. Vice- Principal — Rev Joseph F. Phelps. Students — John Noel, W. Shears, John Goodacre Cragg, George Seymour Chamberlain, Charles Rock West. Newfoundland Church Society — Patron — His Excellency the Gov- ernor, President— The Right Rev the Lord Bishop of Newfound- land. Vice-President— The Rural Deans. Treasurer— F.C.K. Hep- burn. Secretary — Rev John Pearson. Committee — Eugenius Har- vey, John Tunbridge, F. B. T. Carter, J. C.Withers, C. Crowdy,M.D W. Rendell, Hon H. W. Hoyles, J. B. Wood, K.McLea,jr, John W^inter, M.D, John H.Warren, Henry K. Dickinson, T. Bennett,J,P, George J. Hayward, Hon Judge Robinson. BOMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Diocese of St John's— Right Rev John Thomas Mullock,D. D., Lord Bishop of St John's Very Rev P. Cleary, Dean Very Rev K. Walsh, Vicar-General Very Rev A. Belanger, Vicar General St John's Cathedral— Right Rev J. T. Mullock, D. D, Rev Jeremiah O'Donnell, Rev John Vereker, Rev Thomas Byrne 42 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. i| if St Patrick's, River Head— Rev Michael Walsh, Rev Thomas Cody. St John's College— Very Rev. Henry Carfagnini,^. D., O. S. F., Rev. Richard O'Donnell. Portugal Cove — Rev Thomas O'Connor. Torbay — Rev Edward Troy. Harbor Maine — Very Rev Kyran Walsh, V.G., Rev Wm. Walsh. Witless Bay — Very Rev Dean Cleary, Rev Richard Dunphy. Ferryland — Rev James Murphy. Fermeuse— Rev William Forristall. Trepassey — Rev John Ryan St Mary's — Rev M. Hannebury Placentia — Rev E. Condon Little Placentia — Rev Peiagius Nowlan Oliver's Cove, St Kyran's — Rev James Walsh Burin — Rev John Cullen, Rev M.Berny Harbor Briton — Rev E. Brennan St Lawrence — Rev J. Fripps Brigus- Rev E. O'Keefe St George's Bay— Very Rev Alexander Belanger, V. G. " French Shore— Served annually by two Priests from Franee College of St Bonaventure, St John's— Very Rev H. Carfagnini, O.S.F., D.D., President and Prolessor. Rev Richard O'Donnell, Director j Thomas Talbot, Professor of Classics and Belles Lettres ; M. Fenlon, Professor of Science ; P. Comerford, E. Bennett, and Sig Caylo, Professors of Spanish, Music, and Design. Convents in the Diocese of St John's, 10.— St. John8,'4 ; Brigus, 1 ; Harbor Maine, 1 ; St Mary's, 1 j Witless Bay, 1 ; Ferryland, 1 j Fermeuse, 1. St Michael's Female Orphanage, St John's, Belveder— Nuns, & ; Orphans, 51. Diocese of Harbor Grace— The Right Rev John Dalton, D. D., Lord Bishop of Harbor Grace ; Rev J Walsh. Carbonear— Rev John O'Connor. Northern Bay— Very Rev Bernard Duffy, V. G. King's Cove— Rev Matthew Scanlan Bonavista — Rev J. Brown Tilton Harbor— Rev Patrick Ward . Bay-de-Verds — (Vacant) ' Presentation Convents in the Diocese of Harbor Grace, two ; one at Harbor Grace and one at Carbonear. ^ CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. The Rev Charles Pedley, Queen's Road Chapel, St John's. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 43 The WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH. The Rev Edmund Botterell, Chairman of the District; Kev John S. Peach, Financial Secretary. ^t John's— Rev Edmund Botterell, Rev John Waterhouse ; Rev Adam Nightingale, Supernumerary. Harbor Grace — Rev Christopher Lockhart Carbonear — Rev Elias Brettle, Rev Thomas D. Hart Brigus — Rev Thomas Harris Port-de-Grave — Rev William E Shenstone Blackhead — Rev John S. Peach Island Cove — Rev James Dove Old Perlican— Rev John Goodison Hant's Harbor — To be supplied Trinity— Rev Alfred W. Turner Bonavista — Rev Paul Prestwood, Rev Thomas Fox Twillingate — Rev Charles Comben Burin — Rev John S. Phinney Grand Bank — Rev John Winterbotham Missions of Conference. Labrador — Supplied during Summer by the Rev Thomas Fox Petites — Rev Charles Ladner Channel — Rev Joseph Gaetz Exploits, Burnt Island — Rev James A. Duke CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The Rev Donald McRae, St Andrew's Church, St John's FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The Rev Moses Harvey, St John's The Rev Alexander Ross, Harbor Grace laymen licensed to celebrate marriage. Charles Harris, Muddy Hole. George Goodridge, Labrador ST. JOHN'S AND NEWFOUNDLAND AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. His Excellency the Governor, Patron. Hon Nicholas Stabb, Pre- sident. Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, William Freeman, Stephen Rendell, John Macgregor, William Boyd, Vice-Presidents. Robert Brown, Treasurer. Thomas McConnan, Depositary. Rev Moses Harvey and John B. BuUey, Secretaries. Committee — Rev Edmund Bot- terell, Rev Charles Pedley, Rev Donald McRae, Rev John Water- house, N. Mudge, Dr Winter, Wm. Boyd, J. S. Rutherford, J. O. Fraser, J. Murray, J. Seaton, J. Pitts, A. Whiteford, II. L. Muir, James Bayly, Joseph Woods, Hon Peter G. Tessier, E. L Jarvis, Richard Neyle, John Woods, John B. McLea, G. Brownin^^, Richard Brace, J. Baird, R% Grieve, and all Clergymen being members of the Society. 4'! THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. % k r RELIGIOUS TRACT AND BOOK SOCIETY. James Bayly, President ; Gustav Ehlers, Vice-President. Robert Brown, Treasurer. J. W. Marriott, Secretary. Committee — Rev Donald McRao, Rev Moses Harvey, Rev Charles Pedley,Rev Edmund Botterell, Hon Hugh W. Iloyles, John B. Bulley, Stephen Rendell, John Macgregor, James Seaton, James J. Rogerson, William Boyd, Hon E. White, Thomas R. Smith, Thomas G. Morry. Depositary — .MrsTrenear. SEAMEN'S MISSION AND HOME SOCIETY. Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, Chairman ; James Bayly, Secretary ; R- Brown, Treasurer. Committee— Hon Nicholas Stabb, Dr Winter* James J. Rogerson, Stephen Rendell, Frederick B. T. Carter, Alan Goodridge, William Killigrew, Stephen March, John B. Bulley, W. V. Whiteway, John Macgregor, James Seaton, William Boyd. — Ex-officio members — The Chairman and Secretary of the Correspond- ing Committee, and Inspector of Schools of the Colonial and Con- tinental Church Society. Lay Missionary — George Stokes, YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. Rev Charles Pedley, President. Rev Moses Harvey, Rev Don- ald McRae, and all Ministers members of the Society, Vice-Presi- dents. Robert Blackwood, Treasurer. Henry P. Heath, Secretary. A. Forbes, Librarian. Committee — G. Whitten, T. Wood, G. Mews, J.^Green, J. Muir. CHAMB] I OF COMMERCE. St. John's — F. C. K. Hepburn, President. H. K. Dickinson and Hon P. G. Tessier, Vice-Presidents. Ewen Stabb, Treasurer and Secretary. Hon. N. Stabb, Hon L. O'Brien, Gustav Eblers, John Bowring, Eugenius Harvey, Hon James S. Clift, Htm K. McLea^ W. II. Mare, J. Macgregor. Manager of Commercial Rooms— Mattbew H. Warreu. BANKS. UNION BANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Directors— Hon L. O'Brien, John Macgregor, Henry K. Dickin- son, Eugenius Harvey, Robert Grieve. John W. Smith, Manager. Randal Greene, Accountant and Teller. Charles S. Pinsent and John Noon, Clerks. Hon Htigh W. Iloyles, Q.C., Solicitor. Discount Days— Mondays and Thursdays, from 12i o'clock. Hours of Business — From 10 a.m., to 3 p m. COMMERCIAL BANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND. Directors — Francis C. K. Hepburn, Stephen Rendell, John Bow- ring, Gustav Ehlers, Hon Kenneth McLea. Robert Brown, Manager. Peter P. LeMessurier, Teller. William Walsh, Clerk. William B. Dryer, Clerk and Messenger. F. B. T. Carter, Q. C, Solicitor. Discount Days — Tuesdays and Fridays, from 12i to li o'clock. Hours of Business — From 10 a m, to 3 p m. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 4:^ NOTARIES PUBLIC. St John's — Charles Simms, Hon George H. Emerson, Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, Robert Prowse, George F. Bown, Henry Devereux, Frederick B. T. Carter, William J. Ward, Robert R. W. Lilly, Hon Edward Morris, George J. Hogsett, William H. Mare, John Little, Samuel 0. Archibald, Matthew W. Walbank, Thomas J. Kough, William V. Whiteway, John B. Cormack, Hon Nicholas Stabb, Matthew H. Warren, Charles S. Warren, Hon Robert J Pinsent, Alexander Stuart, Richard B. Holden, Thomas H. Mabin, Roger F. Sweetman. Outports— Harbor Grace— John Hayward, Andrew Drysdale, Henry A. Clift, Lewis W. Emerson. Carbonear — Henry C. Watts. Twillingate — John Peyton. Burin — William Hooper. Brigus — William S. Mills. Bay Roberts — George W. R. Hierliby. Lama- line — Clement Benning. I- r. r- n FOREIGN CONSULATES. United States of America — William S. H. Newman, Consul for Newfoundland. Elingdom of Spain — Don Hipolito de Uriarte, Consul for New- foundland ; Vice-Consuls — St John's — Charles F. Ancell ; H&rbour Grace — T. Harrison Ridley; Consular Agents — Twillingate — John Peyton ; Greenspond — James L. Noonan ; Cape Charles — Israel McNeil ; Dead Island — Nicholas Payne ; Long Island — William Junott. Empire of Brazil — Stephen Rendell, Vice-Consul for Newfound- land. Commercial Agents — John Munn, Harbour Grace ; William Kelson, Trinity. Kingdom of Portugal — Charles F. Bennett, Consul General for Newfoundland. Vice-Consuls — Charles T. Bennett, St. John's ; John Munn, Harbour Grace ; William Hooper, Burin ; R. F. Sweetland, Flacentia ; Charles Edmonds, Twillingate Kingdom of Prussia — Robert Prowse, Consul for St. John's; D. W. Prowse, Consular Agent. Hambmgh — Robert Prowse,^,Con8ul ; D, W. Prowse, Consular Agent. Empire of France — J. C. Toussaint, Vice-Consu' for Newfoundland. MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. Officer Commanding the Troops — Lieut-Colonel J. J. Grant, Royal Newfoundland Companies. Garrison Staff — Acting Staff Officer^ Ensign and Adjutant, W. Gillmor, RNC. Acting Garrison Chap- lain—Rev T. M. Wood. Garrison Staff Clerk— Sergeant M. Gilligan. Military Store Department — Assistant Superintendent of Stores and Acting Barrack Master, J. Tunbridge. Established Clerk, N. Hanmer. Barrack Sergeants, H. Hawkins, P. O'Connor. Store- house-man, F.Scott. Warder, W. Hammond. Wharfinger, (Queen's Wharf,) W. Francis.* Office Messenger, A. Devanna. * See Wharfinger's printed Instructions posted at the Gate for general information. 46 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. y\ ^^\ •k\ Commissariat Department — Assistant Commissary General, D. Clarke. Temporary Clerk, C. P. Withell. Assistant Store-keeper and Issuer, J. Devlin. Office Messenger, Boyal Engineer Department -Commanding Royal Engineers. Capt. T. A. L.' Murray. Attached to Engineer Office and Depart- ment — Clerk of Works, William Pearse. Engineer Clerk, (tem- porary) L. Uanmer. Office Messenger, 0. Clarke. Royal Newfoundland Companies — Lt Colonel J. J. Grant. Cap- tains, Thomas Haurahan, A. S. Quill. Lieutenants, D. E. Daly, W. J. Coen. Ensigns, W. Gillmor, William Cavanagh. Adjutant and Acting Quarter Master, W. Gillmor. Acting Pay Master, W. J. Coen, Lieut. Assistant Surgeon (Regimental Hospital), Leslie O. Patterson, in Medical charge ; Staff Assistant Surgeon, E. H. Lloyd, M.B. School Master, 2nd Class, W. Gell ; School Mistress, Mrs. Gell. Detachment 62nd Regiment — Capt. . Lieutenants MachcU and Mesham. Ensign Pagan. Posts and Works— St John's, (North Side) — Fort Townshend, Fort William ; Signal Hill, Storehouses, Magazine and Armoury; Queen's, Waldegrave, Chain Rock, Wallace's, and Quidi Vidi Batteries ; Military Store Yard, Commiosariat 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 fired daily from Queen's Battery, as also an Alarm Gun on occasion of Fire in Town ; Fort Amherst fires Fog Guns every hour, when necessary, as also two Guns for Vessels when in Distress at Sea. NOMINAL LIST OP OFFICERS OF THE VOLUNTEER RIFLE COMPANIES IN NEWFOUNDLAND. ST. John's. No. 1 Company — Captain, Stephen Rendell. Lieutenant, Henry K. Dickinson. Ensign, Nicholas Mudge. Surgeon, James N. Eraser, M.D. Secretary, J. Yelland. No. 2 Company — Captain, Gustav Ehlers. Lieutenant, Matthew W. Walbank. Ensign, John Mortimer. Surgeon, W.C.Simms, M.D. No. 3 Company — Captain, Hon. James S. Clift. Lieutenant, Robert Thorburn. Ensign, Robert Dicks. No. 4 Company— Captain, Henry Renouf. Lieutenant, Michael E. Fhelan. Ensign, John T. Barron. No. 6 Company — Captain, John Kavanagh. Lieutenant, George J. Hogsett. Ensign, Robert J. Kent. DISTRICT OF CONCEPTION BAY. No. 1 Harbor Grace Volunteer Rifle Company — Captain, John Hay ward. Lieutenant, Henry T. Moore. Ensign, Robert Munn. NAVAL. Commander-in-Chief on the West India and North American Sta- tion — Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.B. Royal Naval Dock Yard, South Side, St John's. . v .4 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK 47 NEWFOUNDLAND TARIFF OF DUTIES. Articles Duty in stg. Ale, Porter, Cider, and Perry, viz : — £ s d In Bottles, the Dozen oi 2 Gallons 9 In Casks, the Gallon 3 Bacon, Hams, Smoked Beef, and Sausages — the Cwt. 7 6 Beef, salted and cured— the barrel of 200 lbs 2 Biscuit or Bread — the cwt. 3 Butter— the cwt. 3 Cheese — the cwt 6 Chocolate and Cocoa — the lb 1 Cigars— the M 10 Coffee— the lb 1 Feathers and Feather Beds— the lb 1 Flour— the brl 16 Fruits, dried— the lb 1 Fruits, other descriptions— the £100 10 Molasses — the gallon 2^ Oatmeal and Indian Meal— the brl 6 Pork— the brl of 200 lbs 3 Salt— the ton 6 Shooks and Staves, manufactured or dressed — the£l00 10 Spirits — Brandy, Gin, "Whiskey, or other Spirits not herein defined or enumerated, not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof —the gallon 4 Bum ditto ditto — the gallon 1 6 Cordials, Shrub, and other Spirits being sweetened or mixed so that the degree of strength cannot be ascertained as aforesaid — the gallon 2 Sugar — Loaf and refined— the cwt 12 Unrefined 7 6 Bastard 7 6 Tea— the lb. 4 Tobacco — manufactured and leaf— the lb. 3 Tobacco Stems — the cwt. 2 Vinegar — the gallon 3 "Wines of all kinds — In bottles (except Claret) — the gallon 5 Wines in wood and other vessels, not being bottles, viz : — Port, Madeira, Hock, Burgundy — the gallon 4 Sherry — 12i per cent, ad valorem— and the gallon 2 6 Claret — in wood or bottles — the gallon 2 All ether Wines— the gallon 2 Anchors, Barley and Oats, Canvass, Cordage and Cables, Copper and Composition Metal for Ships, viz : — Sheathing, Bar, Bolt and Nails j Corks and Corkwood, FishingTackle, IndianCorn ; Iron,viz, Bar, Bolt, Sheathing and Sheet, Wrought Nails ; Medicines, Oakum, Peas, Pitch, Tar, Turpentine and Rosin ; Poultry and Fresh Meat— the £100 5 J 48 THE NKWFOrNDLAND ALMAMACK. H 10 6 8 10 and Goods, Wares, and Merchandize not otherwise enume- rated, described, or charged with duty in this Act and not otherwise exempt — the £100 Fish — salted, dried, or pickled, for every cwt. imported LOCAL DISTILLATION. Rum, not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof — the gallon Brandy, Gin, or other Spirits not herein defined or enumerated, not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof — the gallon TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. Printing Presses, Printing Paper, (Royal and Demy) Types all other Printing Matenali Printed Books, Pamphlets, Maps and Charts Coin and Bullion Hemp, Flax, Tow Plants, Trees and Shrubs Specimens illustrative of Natural History Works of Art, viz : — Enpavings, Paintings, Statuarv, and all arti- cles imported for religious purposes and not intended for sale Manures of all kinds Arms, Clothing, and Provisions for Her Majesty's 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 for Agricultural purposes Vegetables of all sorts Animals of all kinds Articles of any description imported for the use of the Governor Donations of Clothing specially imported for distribution gratuitously by any charitable Society Cotton larn, Pig Iron, Coke. TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES. Grain, Flour and Breadstuffs, of all kinds Animals of all kinds Fresh, Smoked, and Salted Meats Cotton, Wool, Seeds and Vegetables Undried Fruits, Dried Fruits Fish of all kinds Products of Fish and all other creatures living in the vreXev Poultry, Eggs Hides, Furs, Skins, or Tails — undres.'ied Stone or Marble, in its crude or unwrought state Slate Butter, Cheese, Tallaw, Lard Horns, Manures Ores of Metals of all kinds ; Ccal THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 4» Fitch, Tar, Turpentine 5 Ashes Timber and Lumber, of all kinds, round hewed and sawed— manu. factured in whole or in part Firewood, Plants, Shrubs and Trees Pelts, "Wool J FiohOil Kice, Broom Corn and Bark Gypsum — ground or unground Hewn or wrought or unwrought Burr or Grindstones Dye Stuffs Flax, Hemp, Tow — unmanufactured Unmanufactured Tobacco ; Rags —So long as the said Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America, in the recited Act mentioned, shall remain in force in this Island ; and similar Articles, being the growth, produce, and manufacture of the United Kingdom, British North American Provinces, or of the Island of Prince Edward, or the Channel Is. lands, shell be admitted Duty Free, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. All Yachts sailing under Warrant of the Lords of the Admiralt}*, or belonging to the Hoyal Yacht Club, shall be exempted, on view of the said Warrant, from payment of all Local Duties whatsoever. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR I860 Revenue £133,608 1 7 Expenditure 120,728 4 2 SHIPS OWNED AND REGISTERED IN NEWFOUNDLAND Number of Vessels 1,394 Tonnage ' 92,639 VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN '56, '57, '58, '59, '60 Imports Exports 1856 £1,271,604 1,338,797 1857 £1,413,432 1,651,171 1858 £1,172,862 1,318,836 1859 1860 £1,324,136 1,357,113 £1,254,128 1,271,712 !li H 111 •0 o r-i 6 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. o a Q o :§> S» o •§ fUOI)«UTU10U9(i; ^ •uoppgaj^uoQ 1-«IH oa-'.i puBpoog 5J OS ^ CI M* «0 O) eo i-i rH ^ OS r- 5: ^ «■* w »- w >rt?IO^O'— 'COtO 8 10 eoc^©«op^«k>0<5d eo«ocieo'^eMciiOTti^c^eoci»-<»H ■^.^ 00 t-»HOlO5»'5«5»t<00>'5t-;D'*>'3'*l»-l «OOQO't»C0'-i«DOr^00^ >0 CM 00 00 ^. ^ .- . -. 00 rH CO ^ t- CO o w .. . ^ 0> CI « eOCMCO'O— iCMCOCIOS cicir-oot-cMeo«o^ tQCOOQOOSUSOOUSeO CI CO OB CO I •rS O O O o '*<> «j *j «.> !^ 0? CO c c o o B o a c 'O "TS J3 & O 0) era « o 0) OB o ca §8 cQconp^wcJpqHnHFziaHPqpNpq O oi>pQ ^ OS'S en SCO) >^"r; c ^ a tl'P fLc3 "r2 « eJT" 5 o H <0 22 o u a a> The Census of the Labrador was cursorily taken by the late Su- perintendent of Fisheries (James L. Prendergast, Esquire,) in 1856 and 1857, but it is not sufficiently correct or full to form a part of the foregoing Returns. The number of permanent residents, as given by that gentleman, from L'Anse Sablon to Sandwich Bay, both in- clusive, including Belle Isle, is 1650, of whom 1331 are Protestants and 319 Catholics. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK S\ TOTAL VALUE, In Sterling, of the Imports and Exports of the Colony of Xewfound- fflundlandffrom and to each ('ountry, in the Year IHOO. C0UNTUIE8. IMPOKTS THKUKFROM i;xrOUTS TIILRF.TO United Kingdom .... £480,009 £333,025 British Colonies, viz. : Jersey . . . . Canada . . . . 13,231 15,781 42,423 10,320 Nova Scotia . . . . 140,237 39,412 New Brunswick . . . . 2,702 • 784 P. E. Island . . . . 20,740 1,014 British W. Indies . . . . 37,107 80,303 Mauritius .... 0,067 Foreign Countries, viz. : Hanse Towns . . . . 74,«92 Spain .... 11,144 107,595 Portugal . . . . 11,121 155,553 Italian States .... 508 34,239 Sicily 4,050 Malta • 3,214 Ionian Islands . . . . 1,388 United States .... 304,733 81,800 Foreisn W. Indies. . . . Brazil . . . . 44,400 61,217 44 229,008 St. Peters 1,107 172 Total £1,254,128 £1,271,712 FIRE, LIFE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of London — Agents for New- foundland, W. & O. Rendell, St. John's. Agents for Lloyds — Brooking, Son & Co., St. John's. Thomas Ridley & Sons, Harbor Grace. Philip De Quintville, Labrador. John P. Frecker, St. Pierre. Colonial Life Assurance Company — Registered and Empowered under Act of Parliament 7 and 8 Vic. Cap. 110. Capital, £500,000; St. John's Branch, Walter Grieve and Hon. L. O'Brien, Directors ; George T. Brooking, Agent. Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Company, London. Capital, £5,000,000, sterling. Brooking, Son & Co., Agents for Newfoundland. The Royal Insurance Company, for Fire, Life and Annuities. — Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpool; and 29 Lombard Street, London. Capital, £2,000,000, sterling. Job, Brothers & Co., Agents, Newfoundland Branch. I .1 I 52 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. ^'\ CI I Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company — Estab- lished 1836. Capital, £2,000.000 sterling. Invested fund, ^l,- 213,337. Income £450,000. Bowring, Brothers, Agents for New- foundland. Britannia Life Assurance Office, London— St. John's Branch, D. W. Prowse, Agent. Queen Insurance Company, for Fire and Life — General Agent for Newfoundland, D. W. Prowse. St. John's Marine Insurance Company — Incorporated by Act of Local Legislature, 1853. Committee— Charles F. Bennett, John Bowring, F. C. K.. Hepburn, Stephen Keiidell, James Howe, Hon. Nicholas Stabb, Gustav Ehlers, Hon P. G. Tessier, Henry K. Dick- inson. John B. Bulley, Agent. Hon. John Bemister, Surveyor. Newfoundland Marine Assurance Company — Capital, £25,000. — Directors — Alan Goodridge, President ; Hon. James S Clift, Walter Grieve, Hon. Peter G. Tessier, John Macgregur, William Killegrew, Hon. Laurence O'Brien, Henry K. Dickinson, Hon. Kenneth M'Lea. Edward L. Jarvis, Secretary. Tames Pitts, Surveyor. International Life Assurance Society, of London — Capital, £500,- 000 sterling, in addition to about £100,000 currency, of reserved profits. Directors — Hon. Hugh W. Hoyles, Chairman ; Charles F. Bennett, Ewen Stabb, Ambrose Shea. Frederick B. T. Carter, Q.C., Solicitor. Hon Nicholas Stabb, General Agent for Newfoundland. Imperial Fire Insurance Company, of London — Established 1803. Capital subscribed and invested, £1,600,000. Agent for St. John's, Thomas G. Morry. Star Life Assurance Society, Chief Office, 48, Moorgate Street, London. St. John's — W. C Simms, M.D., Medical Beferee. Agent for Newfoundland, Joseph Woods. Baltimore Underwriters, Boston Underwriters — Twelve Offices. Attorney and Agent for Newfoundland, W- H. Newman. Boards of Underwriters of theCities of NewYork and Philadelphia. Attorney and Agent for Newfoundland, W. H. Newman. Liverpool Underwriters' Association— Ridley & Sons, Harbor Grace, Agents. Albert Medical & Family Endowment Life Assurance Company, with which is combined the Kent Mutual Assurance Society, London. Established 1838.— William J. Ward, Agent at St. John's for New- foundland, Cape Breton and P. E. Island. Medical Examiners, Drs Crowdy & Simms. Solicitor, F. B. T. Carter, Q. C. Bankers, Com- mercial Bank of Newfoundland. Mutual Marine Insurance Club of Conception Bay— John Fitz- gerald, Sec etary. Mutual Insurance Society of Brigus, Conception Bay— Jonathan Percy, Treasurer and Secretary. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. «3 JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, PUBLIC SOCIETIES, &c. New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company— Di- rectors in New York — Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Cyrus W. Field, Marshal O. Boberts, Wilson G. Hunt. Peter Cooper, President. Cyrus W. Field, Vice-President. — Moses Taylor, Treasurer. David D. Field, Counsel. Alexander M. Mackey, Local Manager, St. John's, and Superintendent. St. John's Gas Light Company — Directors — John Bowring, Pre- sident; Stephen Rendell, Vice-President; Hon Laurence O'Brien, Richard O'Dwyer, Oustav Ehlers, Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, David Sclater. William F. Rennie, Secretary. General Water Company — Incorporated 1859. Directors, Am- brose Shea, President; F. C. K. Hepburn, Stephen Rendell, Hon Robert Kent, Hon Laurence O'Brien, Ewen Stahb, (Government Director). Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, Q. C, Solicitor. William J. Ward, Secretary. St. John's Athenaeum — Hon Nicholas Stabb, President. John Bowring and Hon R. J. Pinsent, Vice-Presidents. E. L. Moore, Curator of Museum. E. M. J. Delaney, Curator of Apparatus. D. W. Prowse, Secretary. E. B. Moore, Librarian and Superintendent of Rooms. Committee — A. Scott, W. Boyd, W. Pitts, R. T.Rankin, J. M'Kinlay, H. Bevins, L. Tessier, A. 'iaylor, G. Lash. Commer- cial Bank of Newfoundland, Bankers. St. John's Debating Club— H'^n H. W. Hoyles, President. D. W. Prowse and H. T. Wood, Vice-Presidents. C. E. L. Jarvis, Treasurer. J. Nightingale, Secretary. • Masonic — Hon James S. Clift, D. P. G. Master. John G. James, P. G. Secretaiy. Officers of St. John's Lodge, No 844 — John Mor- timer, W.M. N. S. Stabb, S W. G. Browning, J. W. George Lash, Treasurer. John G James, Secretary. R. T. Rankin, S.D. John Hellyer, J.D. Thomas Wescott, J.G. John Wilkinson, Tyler. John Magor and James S. Rutherford, Stewards. G. F. Bown, Chairman of Committee of Charily. Officers of Avalon Lodge, No. 1078— R. Grieve, W.M. W. V. Whiteway and J. N. Eraser, P.M. Theodore Clift, S.W. F. G. Bunting, J.W. A. F. Shirran, S.D. A. Scott, J.D. R. Thorburn, Treasurer. Agricultural Society — His Excellency the Governor, Patron.— John Tunbridge, President. William V. Whiteway, George F. Bown, Dr. Winter, C. S. Warren, Vice-Presidents. Joseph Crowdy, Treasurer. W. F. Rennie, Secretary. Newfoundland Fishermen's Society. — Charles Power, President. Terence Hallern, Vice-President. William Coady, Assistant Vice- Fresic'ent. James McLaughlin, First Treasurer. Thomas Duh\ Second Treasurer. James Glindon, Third Treasurer. Laurence Barron, Secretary. Michael Keefe, Assistant Secretary. Floating Dry Dock Company — Stephen Rendell, President. Gus- tav Ehlers, Vice- President. Pierce Feehan, Robert Grieve, Robert Alexander, William B. Bowring, Hon Peter Q. Tessier, Directors. i^ I 54 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. Hi V' St. John's Phoenix Volunteer Fire Cobipany— Francis Boi First Director. Samuel Loveys, Second Director. Patrick doo, Treasurer. Philip Hally, Secretary. 3RI R( gin, ear- O'SulIivan, First Director. — Treasurer and Secretary, John Cathedral Fire Brigade. — Patrick William McOrath, Second Director. DonneUy. Manufactories, Mills, Works, &c — St. John's — 2 Corn Mills, 2 Saw Mills, 1 Bone Mill, 1 Gas Manufactory, 1 Iron Foundry, 1 Brewery, 1 Water Works, 2 Seal Oil Manufactories, (by machinery) 2 Bakeries, (by machinery), 1 Patent Slip, 1 Floating Dock. Brig- us — 1 Corn Mill. Harbor Grace — 1 Corn Mill, 1 Gas Manufactory. Exploits Bay— 2 Saw Mills. Middle Arm of Green Bay — 1 Saw Mill. Exploits (Burnt Island)— 2 Saw Mills. Hall's Bay— 2 Saw Mills. Trinity Bay— 6 Saw Mills. BENEVOLENT AND CHARITABLE SOCIETIES, &c. Benevolent Irish Society — Founded in 1806. The Right Rev Dr Mullock, Patron. Hon L. O'Brien, Vice-Patron. Hon Edward Morris, President. Hon Robert Kent, Vice-President. Thomas S. Dwyer, First Assistant- John Kitchin, Second Assistant. John Kavanagh, Treasurer. James Healy, Secretary. John Power, Chairman Orphan Asylum. John O'Donnell, Chairman of Charity. John Rawlins, Chairman of Rtiview and Correspondence. Robert J. Kent, Secretary Orphan Asylum School. Church of England Asylum for Widows and Orphans — His Ex- cellency the Governor, Patron The Right Rev Dr. Feildi Visitor and President. The Venerable Archdeacon Lower, M.A., Rev T. M. Wood, Vice-presidents. The Right Rev the Visitor and Presi- dent (ex officio). Henry K. Dickinson, John Winter, M.D., Trustees. Francis C. K. Hepburn, Treasurer. John Tunbridge, Honorary Sec- retary. Charles Crowdy, M.D., Physician. Committee— Judge Robinson, Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, Philip Hutchins, Kenneth McLea, i'r.. Rev G. M. Johnson, James Hay ward, William H. Mare, John logsett, F. B. T. Carter, Thomas Clift. St. John's Factory — Honorable Laurence O'Brien ; Thomas Glen. James J. Rogerson, Edmund Hanrahan, Trustees. Newfoundland Natives' Society — Hon Hugh W. Hoyles, Presi- dent. Thomas G. Morry, First Vice-President. Frederick B. T. Carter, Second Vice-President. James S. Clift, Dearin, Chairman of Review and Correspondence, man. Chairman of Relief. William Piits, Secretary. Assistant Secretary. St. George's Society — George F. Bown, President George T. Rendell and John C. Withers, Vice-Presidents Henry T. Wood, Treasurer. F. C. Jagg, Secretary. Committee of Charity — The above-named officers, and the Ven. Archdeacon Lower, Revs T- M. Wood, J Pearson, J. Phelps ; Thomas R. Smith, James Bayly, Hen- ry K. Dickinson, W. Rendell, L. Tessier, D. W. Prowse. Physi- cian— Dr. H. U. Stabb. Treasurer. Dr. William Free- Randal Greene, fi • ,^ THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 55 St. Andrew's Society — Hon Kenneth McLea, President. Robert Grieve, Vice-President. James Baird, Treasurer. James N. Neil- son, Secretary. Committee of Charity — Charles Hankin, Robert Blackwood, and Robert Peace. Newfoundland British Societyr— Nathaniel Hill, President. Henry W. Seymour, Vice-President. Joseph Gribbie, Treasurer. Edward Knight, Secretary. Society of St. Vincent de Paul — John Little, President. Edward Power, Vice-President. John Rawlins, Assistant Vice-President. — William Kitchin, Treasurer. William Doutney, Secretary. Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance— Robert Peace, G. W.P. . Lionel T. Chancey, G.W. A. Ebenezer Brace, G. Scribe. James Rooney, G. T. James T. W. Crosby, G. Chaplain. John Hughes, G. Con. ■ Mclntire, G. Sen. Mechanics' Society — John Maher, President. John Power, Vice- President. Patrick Dealy, First Assistant. Edward Ryan, Second Assistant. Valentine Merchant, First Treasurer. James Keough, Second Treasurer. Thomas Whelan, Third Treasurer. Charles O'Brien, Secretary. Dorcas Society, St John's — Mrs John B. BuUey, President and Treasurer. Mrs. Christopher Brown, Secretary. Mrs Botterell, Mrs Brown, Mrs Stabb, Dispensers. Dorcas Society, Harbor Grace— Mrs Drysdale, President and Treasurer. Dorcas Society, Carbonear— Mrs Brettle, President and Treasurer. Benevolent Irish Society, Conception Bay — Founded in 1814. — The Right Rev. Dr. Dalton, Patron. John Fitzgerald, President. Patrick Devereux, Vice-President. Andrew T. Drysdale, First As- sistant. William Howlett, Second Assistant. Robert Walsh, Trea- surer. Patrick Walsh, Secretary. James Bulger, Chairman of Charity. Trinity Benefit Club — Instituted 1838. William Kelson,Treasurer THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GREAT BRITAIN. Queen Alexandbina Victoria (only child of Edward Duke of Kent, who died January 23, 1820), born May 24, 1819 ; proolairred June 21, 1837 ; crowned June 28, 1838; married February 10, 1840, to her cousin, Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emanuel^ of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, bora August 26, 1819. Children : — Victoria Adelaide Maria Louisa, Princess Royal, born November 21, 1840. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Earl of Dublin, born No- vember 9, 1841. Alice Maud Mary, born April 25, 1843. Alfred Ernest A^lbert, born August 6, 1844. Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1846. Louisa Carolina Alberta, born March 18, 1848. Arthur William Patrick Albert, born May 1, 1850. Leopold George Duncan Frederick, born April 7, 1853. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, born April 14, 1857. 1 1' 'I 56 THE NE WFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF OFFICERS OF STATE. THE CABINET. First Lord of Treasury — Viscount Palmerston, K O Chancellor of the Exchequer — Right Hon W £ Gladstone Secretary of State for Foreign Department — Earl Russell Secidtary of State for the Home Department — Sir George Grey Secretary of State for the Colonies — The Duke of Newcastle War Secretary — Sir G. Cornwall Lewis President of the Indian Board— Sir C Wood, G C B First Lord of the Admiralty — The Duke of Somerset Lord Chancellor — Lord Westbury President of the Council— The Earl of Granville, K Privy Seal— The Duke of Argyll, K T President of the Board of Trade— Right Hon T Milner Gibson Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster — Rt Hon Edward Cardweli IRELAND. Lord Lieutenant — ^Earl of Carlisle Chief Secretary— Right Hon Sir Robert Peel Lord Chancellor — Right Hon M. Brady [The following information should have appeared in the ''Judicial Department," but was not supplied in time.] Commissioners for Issuing Mesne and Final Process and Subpoenas returnable into the Surpreme and Circuit Courts of Newfoundland, for taking Affidavits in either of the said Courts, and for taking re- cognizance of Bail in any Suit depending in the eaid Courts. CENTRAL. DISTRICT. St. John's — Charles Simms and Henry T. Wood. NORTHERN DISTRICT. Harbor Grace — John Fitzgerald. Port-de-Grave — John Wilcox. Hant's Harbor — James Mews. Old Perlican — William Christian. Trinity — Benjamin Sweetland. Bonavista — John Lawrence. Greens- Jond— George Skelton. Fogo— James M. Winter. Twillingate— ohn Peyton. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Ferryland — Luke Brown. Placentia — Francis L. Bradshaw. Harbor Buffett — ^Thomas E. Collett. Burin — Edward L. Morris. Lamaline — Clement Benning. Grand Bank — Josiah Blackburn. Harbor Briton — Thomas E. Gaden. Burgee — Richard Bradshaw. LaPoile — Thomas Reade. Commissioners for taking Affidavits and recognisavtoe of Bail in any suit depending in the said Courts. NORTHERN DISTRICT. Harbor Grace— Lewis W. Emerson. Carbonear — ^Thomas Newell. Brigus — Charles Cozens. Port-de-Grave — George Garland. New Harbor — Charles Newhook. Bay-de-Verd — Thomas Hutshings. Black Head — John Curtis. Chapel's Cove— John Murphy. Job's Cove — William Turner. Catalina — Alexander Bremner* Bonavista — William Sweetland. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Bay Bulls — John L. McKie. Aquafbrt — Peter Wins»;r. Tr*^i< *^- sey — George Simms. Burin — Thomas Biikett. St George V ?oiy— John AUery. 1. w 8. '8 Ita THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 57 THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON TIBE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANT. Estahlished in 1836. LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS UNLIMITED. Invested Funds, £1<259,826. Progress of the Company since 1848. -r- — Year. Fire Premiums. Life Premiums. Invested Funds. 1848 1853 1858 1859 1860 35,472 113,612 276,056 295,414 313,725 19,840 49,128 121,411 127,415 131,721 388,990 620,898 1,156,035 1,213,317 1,259,826 THE ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS ^450,000. On all Descriptions of PROPERTY. Bates as low as is consistent with proper socurity. LIVERPOOL BOARD, Head Office ... 1, Dale Street. chairman. George Grant, Esquire. DEPUTY-CHAIRMEN. Charle8 S. Parker, Esq., James Aspinall Tobin, Esq. John B. Brancker, Esq A. H. Campbell, Esq Thomas Haigh, Esq George Holt, Esq Joseph Hubback, Esq Harold Littledale, Esq John Marriott, Esq Francis Sband, Esq Samuel Ashton, Euq Thomas Brocklebank, Esq William Earle, Esq Robert Higgin, Esq Hugh Hornby, Esq George Hall Laurence, Esq Edward A'oon, Esq Charles Saunders, Esq John Swainson, Esq J. C. Ewart, Esq., M. P. SECRETARY. Swinton Boult, Esquire. 9* Proipeotuses and all information can be had of the under- aigned, AgaUafor ^euffoundland, BOWRING, BROTHERS, St. John'?. t^ i, »8 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. THE IB © ^ ii 3L HEAD OFFICES— Royal Insurance Buildings, LIVER- POOL, and Lombard Street, LONDON. Bbanc^ Offices — Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin. PROGRESS OF THE FIRE BRANCH. The following Statement mil show the Bapid Growth of the FIRE PREMIUMS. Total Premiums Increase of each Year Year Received above the preceding one. 1850 £44,027 10 £9,557 19 8 1851 52,673 5 11 8,645 16 11 1852 76,925 4 2 24,251 18 3 1353 112,564 4 4 35,639 2 1854 128,459 11 4 15,895 7 1855 130,060 11 11 1,601 7 1856 151,733 9 6 21,672 17 7 1857 175,049 4 8 23,315 15 2 1858 196,148 2 6 21,098 17 10 1859 228,314 7 3 32,166 4 9 1860 262,977 19 11 34,663 12 8 The following Statement of the Periodical Additions made to the Fire Reserved Fund will more clearly exhibit its high posi- tion and vast resources. It should be observed that these sums reserved are in addition to its large CAPITAL IN HAND OF £288,065, and are quite irrespective of the Life and Annuity Accumulations. In the year 1849 the Reserved Fund amounted only to £24,731 12 In the Three following years £27,046 3s. was added to that amount 27,046 3 In the next Three years £29,206 128. 9d. was added 29,206 12 9 While in the Four years, ending 1859| the sum added was 79,158 2 3 Making the Total to the credit of that account £160,142 10 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK 59 The TOTAL FUNDS in hand:^ Capital paid up Fire Reserved Fund Life Fund . . . . Annuity Funds . . . . Endowment Funds £283,065 160,142 10 207,061 19 43,308 13 10 5,286 16 8 £698,863 19 6 Besides a considerable amount to Profit and Loss not yet disposed of. The INCREASE of the " ROYAL" in 1860, was more than DOUBLE THAT OF ANY OTHER COMPANY, and more than 30 PER CENT of the entire Increase of all the London Offices combined. The Increase of the Rotal is also more than 30 PER CENT, of the entire Increase of the other Twenty-eight Country Offices combined. LIFE BRANCH. The Reports of the Company for several years have had in- variably to announce a constant periodical expansion of its Life business, the new policies of each succeeding year showing an advance over the one that had immediately preceded it. A similar result is shown in the year 1860, the premiums on new policies, after deducting guarantees, being £15,079 17s. lOd., which is an increase on that item of £1,993 17s. 5d. above the amount received for the year 1859. POLICIES WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM AND PRESENT VALUES. The following statement will make clear the increasing value which, will attach to the Policies of the Company, when in existence for some years : — Policy, dated 2nd September, 1845 ; Sum Assured £2,000 Amount of Policy, with Bonuses, at the present moment, and subject to future additibns at subsequent valuations .... 2,560 Or, a Policy would be issued in lieu, without the payment of any further Premiums, for .... The Total Premiums already paid being only .... 1,172 910 6 E 60 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. I'-' ii 4 t it £999 1,27» 546 10 364 7 e £300 366 149 9 10 241 16 A Policy, dated I at December, 1845 ; Sum Assured Amount ot Policy, with Bonuses, at the present moment, and subject to future additions at subsequent valuations .... Or, a Policy would be issued in lieu, without the payment of any further Premiums, for .... The Total Premiums already paid being .... Policy, dated 23rd November, 1848 ; Sum Assured Amount of Policy, with Bonuses, at the present moment, and subject to future additions at subsequent valuations .... Or, a Policy would be issued in lieu, without the payment of any further Premiums, for .... The Total Premiums already paid being .... Special Advantages of the LIFE BEANCH. Profits — Large Proportion returned every Five Years to Policies then in existence two entire years. Expenses chiefly home by the Fire Branchy in order to increase the Bonus to be returned. LIFE BONUSES DECLARED, Two per cent, per Annum on the sum Assured: The Greatest Bonus ever continuously declared by any Company. PERCY M. DOVE, Actuary and Manager. JOB, BROTHERS & Co., Agents for Netvfoundland^ ABSTRACT CENSUS & RETURN OF THE Population, &Cm of Newfoundland, TAKEN IN 1857. Printed on good paper, royal quarto, and substantially half- bound, for sale at the Office of the Courier, Duckworth Street, third door "West of Prescott Street, and at the Shop of Mr. T, McCoNNAN, Water Street. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 61 THE Colonial Life Assnranee Company, Begistered and Empowered under Act of Parliament, 7 and 8 Victoria f Cap. 110. GOVERNOR. The Right Honorable the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine: London— 4 a LOTHBURY. Edinburgh, 1 GEORGE ST. Glasgow, 35, StVINCENT PLACE. Board of Directors in Edinburgh. George Moir, Esquire — Chairman. Henry David Hill, Esq James Hay, Esq Alexander J. Russell, Esq William Stewart Walker, Esq John Robert Todd, Esq George Mercer, Esq James M. Melville, Esq Peter Ramsay, Esq George Patten, Esq James Duncan, Esq Archibald Home, Esq Medical Adviser — Henry Marshall, Esq Actuary — William Thomas Thompson, Esq Secretary — Henry Jones Williams, Esq Auditor — Charles Pearson, Esq. Board ^ Directors in London. The Right Honourable the Earl of Mintoj Alexander Gillespie, Esq T. Holdsworth Brooking, Esq John Scott, Esq Medical Adviser — ^Dr. John W. Woodfall Secretary— Sydney Crocker, Esq Board of Directors in Glasgow. David Laing Burn, Esq Alexander McGregor, Esq George Gillespie, Esq Malcolm M'Caul, Esq Donald Smith, Esq Mungo Campbell, jr.. Esq William Eccles, Esq Alexander Glasgow, Esq Medical Adviser — Dr. A. D. Anderson Secretary — William Hunter, Esq Board of Directors in Newfoundland, Head Office~St. John's. G. T. Brooking, Esq., Hon Laur. O'Brien, Walter Grieve, Esq. Medical Adviser — Henry Hunt Stabb, Esq., M.D. Agent — George T. Brooking. GEO. T. BROOKING, Agent for Newfoundland. 9 63 THE NTJ'WFOUNDLANJ) ALMANACK. 11. ■A T ■JlalAJVOEl BRITISH AND FOREIGN Life and Fire Assnrance Company. BARTHOLOMEW LANE, LONDON. Estahliaked by Act of Parliament. CAFITAL-£5,000,000, Sterling. Board of Direction : Samuel Ouemey, Esq. | Sir Moses Montefiore, F.R.S. Directors. James P. Howard, Esq John Irving, Esq Louis Lucas, Esq Thomas Masterman, Esq Thomas Richardson, Esq Lionel N. D. Rothschild, Esq Oswald Smith, Esq H. M. Thornton, Esq Avditors. SirOeo. Carrol, Samuel Guemey, jr., Esq., AndrewJolinston,E8q. Bankers — Messrs. Bamett, Hoares & Co. Actuary — Benjamin Compretz, Esq., F.R.S. Secretary — Andrew Hamilton, Esq. Physician — John R. Hume, M.D., XHurzon Street Solicitor — ^John M. Pearce, Esq. /S»Mrveyor— Thomas Allason, Esq. James Alexander, jr.. Esq G. H. Bamett, Esq Sir E. N. Boxton, Bart Sir R. CampbeU, Bart Benjamin Cohen, Esq Edward Fletcher, Esq Charles Oibbes, Esq William Gladstone, Esq I i Established March, 1824. The Rates of the Premiums of Assurance for the greater part of LIFE, will be found lower than those in use in many of the older and most respectable Offices. The Premiums of Assurance on FIRE, are the same as those which are demanded by the first class of Assiurance Companies. Parties INSURED participate in PROFITS every FiveYears. Losses by LIGHTNING made good. BROOKING, SON & Co. AgerUs. i THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 63 ^ Fire Insurance Company ^ LONDON. InBtituted 1803- SUBSCRIBED AND INVESTED CAPITAL, ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. Directors : Sir Chables Ruoqe Price, Bart., Chairman. Edwabd Henbt Chapman, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Thomas 0. BarolaVt Esq James Christian C. Bell, Esq R. Cooper Lee Bevan, Esq James Brand, Esq George H. Cutler, Esq Henry Davidson, Esq Duncan Dunbar, Esq Samuel Hibbert, Esq Sir John Kirkland, Esq William LyaU, Esq Ex-Directota : James Malcolmson, Esq Claude Neilson, Esq Frederick Patison, Esq John Sanderson Rigge, Esq William R. Robinson, Esq John Scott, Esq M. T. Smith, Esq., M.P. Newman Smith, Esq Richard Twining, £fsq Augustus H. Bosanquet, Esq Charles Cave, Esq George Field, Esq George Hibbert, Esq Samuel Hvde, Esq Janes G. Murdoch, Esq Auditors : Paul Butler, Esq Isaac Carr, Esq George William Cottam, Esq Thomi 8 A. Gibb, Esq Charles Marryat, Esq Ex'Auditor : James Scott, Esquire. Ageni, 8t» John's, New/outicUand, THOMAS G. MORRY. I 'i i ) vi ij I l4 i? 64 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. Medieal and Family Endowment LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, WITU WUICU 18 COMBINED THE Kent Mutual Assurance Society^ 2^(S)S7IQ)(Q)S7o Established, 1838. The accumulated Assets exceed (Sterling) £650,000 The Subscribed Capital .... .... 500,000 The Paid up Capital .... .... 145,000 The Annual Income from Life Premiums, exceeds 250,000 The Policy Claims and Bonuses paid to ) , q^q q^^ Claimants about ) ' ' The New Business is progressing at the rate of about £30,000 per annum. •f BOJrUS EVERY THREE TEJiRS. The BONUSES already declared, have ranged from TWENTY-FIVE up to FIFTY per cent. on the PREMIUMS paid. NEWFOUNDLAND AGENCY. Medical Me/erees — Drs. Crowdy and Simms. Particulars may be ascertained and Assurances effected on application to WILLIAM J. WARD, AgerUfor Newfoundland, Cape Breton, and Jhrince Edward Island, THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 61 yr J TINWARE and STOVE P ESTABLISHMENT. / Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Parhr,Hall, Office S^ Cook Stoves, } XI. .^ rsr C3- £3 s , j' ) GRATES, A Large Assortment of Constantly on HanJ. WATEH-STREET, Two Doors West of Messrs. Thomas & DicxiNSON's, ST. JOHN'S, N. F. l7Farticular Attention given to Job Work. .^ %*. C fss97 I ! i 66 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. ELMSLY & SHAW, AND Wine and Spirit Merchants, ST. JOHN'S, ^?i DEALER IN \. COOKING STOVES and RANGES, ^ Parlor, Office and Hall ^ ^ 'I ^ "^ lb %ft From Manufacturers in Albany, Troy, Taunton, New York M and Boston. 8TO VE-PIPES; TIN, COPPER, and BRASS WORK. Adjoining Messrs. Baine, Johnston ?5 o I (U s a a (3 CI] 1^ a> u CB m ^ OB Km J 01 J el II 's 53 I . •§ V S£ S ?l i CO •^1 H & S Life Assurance Society^ 48, Moorgate Street. TRUSTEES, George Smith, L.L.D. William Betts, Esq. William Skinner, Esq. Frederick Mildred, Esq. rPHE STAR LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY was founded .1 in the year 1843. It was established by members of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, and is the only Company con- nected with that Body. By its Deed of Settlement special provision is made that a majority of the Directors shall be accredited Wesleyan Metho- dists. The Stab has been largely adopted by the Itinerant Preachers, as a medium for family provision — upwards of 500 being already assured in this Company. NEWFOUNDLAND AGENCY. Medical Referee : — W. C. Simms, Esq., M.D., Men\btr of the Royal College of Surgeons^ Edinburgh, JOSEPH WOODS, Agent for Nentfoundhnd. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. Tl Bogle's Wigs and Hair Work! Truest to Nature, irreproachable in style and Perfect in Fit ! NONE CAN EQITAL THEM QPSole Agent for the Royal Transparent Parting. OBSE&TE THE DOTTED LINES. No. 1 — The circumfer« ence of the head. No. 2— Temple to tem- ple — across the back. No. 3 — Forehead to nape of the neck. No. 4 — Ear to ear over the temple. Nos. 1, 3 & 4, are to be ^ ^ f^ ^ ^ • fSr Persons residing in [l any part of the world can / be beautifully fitted to a f' Wig orToupee.by measur- ing their heads as above, and sending* sample of their huir, and stating also the style and manner in whioh they usually wear it. particuiarly obterved. BOGM^B^S EtbmCTRtC ihnMR MMTE, Best and Cheapest in the World. No smut, no skin staining; but pure, permanent and natural. Try— be convinced. Fricest 50 cents, $1.00, $1.50. Are you getting Bald? is your Hair turning Grey? BOOLE'S HYPERION FLUID is the great Restorer. Dresser and Curler of HAIR, — all others are sham imitations. Prices, 25, 50, 75, cents, $1.00 and $1.50. BOGLE'S Balm of Cytherea beautifies the complexion, Price 50c. Sold by Druggists throughout the United States, Canadas, and England. Proprietory W. BOGLE, 202, Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Opposite Marlboro' Hotel. Every Toilet Article kept for Sale. Cotton Lilies, Nets and Seines. aJ t THE AMERICAN _^ ' ' ' Net Sf Twine Manufacturing ^ - > ^ Company, '''''■" ^ ■ RESPECTFULLY ask the Newfoundland Fishermen to give their Fabrics a fair trial, and it is believed that they will be found dv/rdble, light, and of ample stbenoth. They are universally used in the United States. • ^-^ 49, Cammerciat Street^ Boston, •: vr;:i .'I ii' 72 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. II Correct in principhf thorough in constructionf accurate^ con- venient and durable in operation. These SCALES are still made under the supervision of the origi- nal Inventors, and are constantly receiving improvements, based on their skill and experience of more than THiRTr years devoted only to this branch of business. They have received more first class pre- miums than all other Scales ; and, vrhat is of more practical value, have received the award of superior excellence by the vast ntim- bers who have used them for many years. At our Warehouse, may constantly be found a complete assortment of all kinds of weighing apparatus adapted to every branch of business, as Hav, Coal, Kail- road, Ice and Stone Scales ; Platform, Counter and Warehouse Scales ; Druggists', Confectioners', Butchers' and Gold Scales ; with an ample variety of Store Furnishing Equipments as Sugar Mills, Alarm Money Drawers, Measures, Weights, &c. — AU nvarranted in every respect. FAIRBANKS & BROWN, 118 liliLK Street, Boston. Sold in St. John's, Nfld., by JAMES GLEESON, and CLIFT, WOOD & Co. .f