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The smallest number of Eclipses that cen possibly happen in a year, occurs in 1864. , There will, therefore, *be but two Eolipses the present year ; both these are of the Sun, and neither of (hem visi- ble in this Island. The first happens May S, and will be visible in the North Pacitic Ocean, California, Siberia and Australia. It begins on the Earth generally (Lon. 126 » 56' E., Lat. 1 © 23' S.) 9h. 30m, p.m., Green- wich, (m.t.,) and ends 3h. 3m. on the morning of the 6th (0. m.ct.) Long. 130 o 25' W., Lat, 20 » 9' N. . The second happens October 30, and will be visible in the South Pacific and South Atlantic Oceans, at Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope, South and Central America and tbe W«st Coast of Africa.-^ It begins on the Earth generally, October 30, Oh. 31m. (Greenwich m.t.) Long. 100° 14' W., Lat. 6® 25' N., and ends on the Ear'V. generally, October 30, 6h. 29m. Long. 6 » 26' W., Lat. 19 » 25' b. Calendd,t. Golden Number £pact Solar Cycle 3 22 25 Dominical Letters C.B Roman Indiction 7 Julian Period 6577 Fixed and Moveable Feasts, Anniversaries, &c. Epiphany January 6 Septuagesima do 24 Shrove Sunday February 7 Ash Wednesday do 10 First Sunday in Lent do 14 St. David "A/, March 1 St. Patrick do 17 Pa'.m Sunday do 20 Annunciation — Lady Day do 25 Good Friday do 25 Easter Sunday do 27 Low Sunday April 3 St. George ''E do 23 Rogation Sunday May 1 Ascension Day ^^. ,j^ do 5 Pentecost — Whit Sunday May 15 Trinity Sunday do Birih C£ueen Victoria do Corpus Christ! do Accession Queen Victoria June Hrcclam^tibn do St.JohnBaptist — Midsummer Birth of Prince ConsortAugust 26 Michaelmas Day September 29 Birth Prince of Wales Novem. 9 First Sunday in Advent do St. Andrew do St. Thomas December Christmas do 22 24 26 20 21 24 27 30 21 25 w .J 'J The Year 5625 of the Jewish Era commences on October 1, 1864. Ramadan (Month of Abstineace observed by the Turks) com- mences on February 9, 1864. The Year IviSl of the Mohammedan Era commences on June 6, 1864 /{ «ii. r^ i-t u ki, r- U St. John's. True Latitude of Church Hill Longitude (West of Greenwich) 470 34' 30 North. 62 44 West. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. Latitude and Longitude of places on the Coast of Net folindland ■ - ~ , ■ .f. Lat. : N. Long. \ rtT. Cape Ray , -> ' . .# 47 37 3 69 17 2 Cape St. Georgt ..„; .... 48 28 64 59 14 26 Cow Head ., -j { . •••• 49 55 12 67 51 IG Point Kichie .... 60 41 30 67 24 Poin* Ferolle _ .... 51 1 9 67 6 47 Cape Norman .... 61 37 65 48 Quirpon Island — Cape Bauld 61 38 65 30 Groais Island— North Point 60 59 55 27 Canada Head .... 60 41 66 2 Cape Sti John— North Bill 49 59 30 65 25 Toulinguet Harbor — Harbor Rock 49 39 28 54 41 20 Cape Fogo .... Offer Wadham .... 49 40 63 54 49 37 30 63 40 Funk Ishnd .... 49 44 21 63 7 20 Cape Freels— South Bill .... 49 18 40 53 24 Greenspond Island .... 49 7 30 63 31 Offer Gooseberry Island .... 48 58 30 63 27 Cape Bonavista — Gull Island 48 42 40 62 69 20 Catalina Harbor — North Head 48 32 28 52 56 6 Horsechops .... 48 21 30 53 8 30 Trinity Harbor, entrance .... 48 21 30 53 16 60 Bonaventure Head .... 48 16 30 53 18 10 Bacalieu Island — North Point 48 9 62 44 46 Cape St. Francis .... 47 48 4 62 43 41 Cape Spear .... 47 30 53 62 33 30 Cape Broyle— North Point. . . . 47 3 52 62 47 27 Cape Bollard .... 46 46 46 62 63 20 Cape Race ... 46 39 44 52 59 10 Virgin Rocks r .... 46 26 83 50 56 35 Cape Pine * - .... 46 37 14 63 30 Cape St. Mary .... 46 49 25 64 « 45 Placentia Harbor .... 47 15 11 63 65 3 Mortier Rocks mid. .... 47 2 54 62 Cape Chapeaurouge .... 46 54 19 5,5 20 30 Point May .... 46 54 55 59 St. Peter's Island Light House 46 46 52 56 8 44 Cape Miquelon . . • • 47 8 11 56 19 30 NOTE. — The Tide Tables (in the Calendar pages) may be rendered applicable to various other places on the coast, by simply adding of subtracting as the case may be, the difference beiween ibo timen of High Water or the Full and Change of the Moon at St. John's, and the time of the full tide at any other harbor ; for example, td find the time of High Water at any of the principal harbors of Con- ception Bay, add 45 minutes to the time at which it will be High Water at St. John's ; for Placentia Bay, add 2 hours ; for St. Peter'* Ih. 60m. ; for Ferrolle, on the French .Shore, 4 hours, &c,-»-Se« 'Xabie LVII. of Norie's Epitome. fa THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANaCK. Tiio Weather. Hesult of N'eteoroloj?ical Observations for the Years, 1860, 1861, 1B6J, trtkim front the Colonial Building, St. John's, Newfoundland, by E. M. J. Dl;LA^'Ey, Esq., (I.E., ObHerver.— Lat. N. 47 ® 34' 30" —Long. \V. 62 o 39' 45"— 170 feet abovo Sea Level. v 18 60. 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 and melted Snow in inches Prevailing Winds .... Rain fell on 11 7 days ; Snow on 43 ; Fog 109 ; Thundtsr and Light- ning on 5. '.,; .... Inches. 30.36 29 56 29.60 BOO — lli = 41 o 82.040 NW.&SSW. Date February 29th do. 11th Aug. 11th & 19th February 3rd the y»ar 1861. Max. height of Bar. corrected to gea level .... Min. do. do Mean do do Max. height of Ther Min. do. do. .... Quantity of Kain and melted Snow in inches .... Prevailing Winds .... Rain fell on 108 days ; Snow on 40 ; Thunder andLightning4 ; Fog 92 ; 80lh June a large Comet appeared. 30.30 28.50 29.40 86° -3° 58.630 NN W.& SSW. 1862. Max. height of Bar. corrected to sea level .... Min. V do. do Mean do. do Max. height of Ther Min. do. do Mean temp, for year .... Quantity of Kain and melted Snow in inches .... Prevailing Winds .... Kai» fell on 98 days ; Snow on 44 ; Fog 70 ; Thunder and Light- sing 4 ; Harbor blockaded -wiith ice from middle of April to middU of June. 30.50 28 67 29,53 76 » —7° 41© 53.670 NNW.&SW. :<•) ■• : , J >\> '^".Ui * ' -:. •' ;■ : ■;■'«■( - ■f->'' i' n ■•';-;( n October 27th January 20th July 10th February 9tli th« y«ar May 2d January July 6th February Srd 18th the year THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 6 ■■,,u. JANUARY, 31 DATS. MOON'S PHASES. Last Quarter 2nd day, 4h, 8m, Morning New Moon 9th day, 4h, 15m, Morning First Quarter 15th day, 7h, 36m, Evening Full Moon 23rd day, 6h, 32m, Evening Last Quarter... 3l8t day, 8h, 47m, Evening V ^ q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 Th. 21 F 22 S 23 Su.24 M 25 F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Sun rises Sun sets at St. John's. H. M. T W Th. F S Su. 26 27 28 29 30 31 55 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 50 60 49 48 47 46 45 44 44 43 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 33 H. M. 13 14 15 16 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 82 O. app. time. Sun's Decli- nation. o 123 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 3 58 63 47 41 34 27 19 11 2 53 44 34 24 13 2 51 39 27 14 1 48 34 20 5 50 35 20 4 48 Equa of time, add. M. 3 V i 5 6 5 6 6 ^ 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 U 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 s. 38 6 34 2 29 56 23 49 14 39 3 27 5U High Water at St. John's. p. M.' A. 11 57 11 21 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 1311 34 1 31 40 53 7! 38 33 25 8 14 9 2 9 48 10 35 20 551 16, 35 54 12l 30j 10 54?S 17 31113 9 27 45 7 6 56 7 37 8 13 8 46 9 16 9 47 lOjlO 18 21110 49 3II11 22 4ll IVl 32l 45; 58| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 1 2 3 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 M. 38 3 6 16 32 14 7 49 38 24 13 57 42 29 22 32 48 6 38 33 18 66 29 2 32 2 34 6 41 Memoranda. First meeting 'f Local Legislature, 1833. 2d Sunday after Chiiat mas. > "ft Epiphany. i,'^ [opened, 1850. R. Catholic Cathedral 1st Sun.afterEpiphany '\{ Amalgam'd Assembly closed, 1847. 2d Sun.afterEpiphany Watt born, 1736. ; Independence of U. States ack'd, 1783. Septuagesima. Marriage of Princess Hoyal, 1858. 2d Sess. 8th Gen. Ass. opened, 1862. Sexagesima. January.— January (Latin Januarius) was so called by the Ro- mans from Janus, one of their superior deities, to vhom the first day of the year was sacred, and through whom they offered their prayers to the gods ; hence the name is used to signify gate of the year. Janus was represented with two faces ; one old and wrinkled, and looking backward; the othsr face youug and amiling, and looluDg forward. 6 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. FEBRUA BY, 2 9 DAYS. MOON'S I'HASES. New Moon 7th day, 2h, 39m, Eveninj? JiRST Quarter nth day, 9h, 64in, Morninir Full Moon 22nd day, Ih, 30m. Evenm| 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. M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Id 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sun rises Sun sets at St. John's. O^pp. ti me. Hon time. Sun's Decli- nation. H. M 32 31 29 28 27 25 24 22 20 19 17 16 14 13 11 9 7 6 4 3 2 69 6 67 6 55 6 52 6 61 6 49 6 48 H.M. 4 65S 4 57 4 59 5 5 2 5 3 5 5 5 6 8 5 10 5 11 5 13 5 15 5 16 5 18 5 19 5 21 5 22 5 24 5 25 6 26 5 27 5 29 5 30 5 32 5 34 5 35 5 36 5 38 o 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 14 67 40 22 4 46 27 9 50 30 11 51 31 11 51 30 9 48 27 6 44 22 38 16 54 32 9 46 M 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 8. 49 57 4 10 16 21 24 28 30 31 32 32 31 29 27 23 20 15 9 3 57 49 41 33 23 14 3 52 41 High Water at St. Johr's. Memoranda. P. M. A. M. 46 44 13 32 39 IS 12 1 46 30 12 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 5310 32 11 23 1 13 2 26 3 50 5 12 5 48 6 45 7 36 8 23 9 7 9 51 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 34 14 26 49 10 46 36 17 51 21 52 21 51 22 55 32 Candlemas Day. - [before Legis. 1857. Fishery Conven. laid Shrove Sunday. i' Ash Wednesday— Qb. Victoria marriedl840 11 14 11 54 46 1 46 3 6 431 5 18 6 14 6 58 7 34 8 7 8 37 9 7 9 35 10 6 10 38 U 13 Ist Sunday in Lent- Valentine's Day B.I.Soc'yfoundedlSOft Luther died, 1546. 2d Sunday in Lent. Wa8hingtonborn,1735 Nap. 1. escaped from Elba, 1815. 3rd Sunday in Lent ' i- ir i. vV February. — February (Latin, Febviiarius) received its name from Februalia, a feast of sacrifices and purifications held by the Bomang in this month, in the vain hope of being cleansed from the sins of the whole year. It corresponds to Adar (Ezr»i vi. 15), the sixth civil, and twelfth sacred month ot the Jews. By the Saxons it was called Sproutkele, as cabbages begin to sprout now ; and alsa Sol-monathf the month when pancakes were offered to Sol, or the Sun. i '.^ '/ij(.' f./ I'jitJxJ Vi»' .i;i^^i«i )cuidoA •-r^ • THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. MARCH, 31 DAYS. „.,t ..,, .• . MOON'S PHASES. Last Quarter iRt day, New Moon 8th duy, PiRST Quarter 15th day, Full Moon 23rd day, Ia8T Quarter 30ih day, 9h, 41 in, Morning Oh, 29tn, Morning 2h, 37m, Gh, dim, Gil, 45)ni, Morning Moriiitig Evening t • Lr Sun Sun (J. upp, time. 1 fc ^ Euua nigh "^ rues seta SU71*3 «/ Water at Memoranda* s» §* at Decli- time. St. John's. ^ ^ ^ St. John*3. nation. suit. ILM. ILM. o ' M.S. p. M. A. M. T 1 45 5 39 S 7 23 12 29 11 63 St. David W 2 44 5 41 7 1 12 16 1 14 43 J. Wesley died, 1791 13. & F. Bible Society Th. 3 6 42 5 42 6 38 12 4 2 36 1 61 F 4 6 40 5 44 6 14 11 60 4 9 3 21 established, 1804 S 5 G 38 5 45 5 51 11 37 5 24 4 57 Su. 6 6 36 6 47 5 2811 22 6 1 6 38 4ih Sunday in Lent M 7 6 34! 5 48 6 511 8 6 53 6 28 7thOen.A8s dissolved T 8 6 32 5 50 4 41 10 53 7 40 7 17 by proclaDiation,1861 W 9 G 30 551 4 1810 3H 8 23 8 2 Th. 10 G 28' 5 53 3 64' 10 22 9 7 8 45 New South Wales dU- F 11 6 26 5 54 3 31 10 6 9 48 9 28 ooversd, 1787 S 12 6 24 5 56 3 7 9 60 10 27 10 8 Su. 13 6 22 5 57 2 44 9 33 11 7 10 48 6th Sunday in Lent M 14 6 20 5 58 2 20 9 1611 61 11 30 1 T 15 6 18 5 59 1 56 8 69 16 . ' .'.•'' W 16 6 16 6 1 1 33 8 42 145 1 10 :i- 1' [ I .( ( ■' Th. 17 6 14 6 3 1 9 8 24 3 8 2 26 St. Patrick F 18 6 12 6 4 45 8 6 4 32 3 60 Prin.Louisa born,1848 S 19 6 10 6 6 S 21 7 48 5 33 6 9 SirLNewtondied,1727 Su. 20 6 8 6 7 N 2 7 30 6 5 5 41 Palm Suaday * M 21 6 6 6 8 26 7 12 6 46 6 26 .' T 22 6 4 6 10 60 6 53 7 21 7 2 • '.' "v W 23 6 2 6 11 1 13 6 35 7 61 7 36 Th. 24 6 6 13 ,1 37 6 17 8 22 8 6 F 25 5 58 6 14 2 5 58 8 64 8 36 Lady D&y — Good S 26 1 5 56 6 16 2 24 5 39 9 24 9 8 Friday Su. 27 5 54 6 17 2 47 6 21 9 68 9 41 Easter Sunday M 28 5 62 6 18 3 11 6 2 10 33 10 16 .z*^ T 29 5 50 6 20 3 34 4 44 11 12 10 63 W 30 ' 5 48 6 21 3 57 4 26 1136 Peace urith Bussi8f Th. 31 ' 5 46 6 23 N 4 21 4 7 1 1 28 1856 / .' » 'I March. — March (Latin, Martius) was so named by the Bomans in h6nor of Mars, their god of war. Iti this month the Gothic tribes went out on warlike expeditions. It answers to NiisAN, or Abib (Nefa. ii. 1 ; Deut. xvi. I), the seventh of the civil; and the first of the sacred year of the Jews. By the Saxoog it was named Mlyd-monath, the loud or windy month. ijk THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. I'! iii Iff If! APRIL, 30 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES. New Moom Cth day, lOh, 18m, Morninf First Quautkr 13th day, dh, 39m, Evening Full Moon 2l8t day, 9li, 48m, Evening Last Qcartkr 2Uth day, lb, 4m, Morning ^ ^ 1 Sun Sun '^ 'o* ri^/cn acta »,' at q St JohrCs. O. app. Sun'a Decli- nation. 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 1 2 3 4j 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16, 17| 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 II. M. II. M. ' 5 44 6 24 N 4 44 5 42 26 5 7 5 40 6 27 5 30 5 38 6 28 5 53 6 36 6 30 6 16 5 34 631 6 38 6 32 6 32 7 1 5 31 6 33 7 23 6 28 6 35 7 43 5 26 6 36 8 8 5 24 6 38 8 30 6 2-i 6 39 8 52 5 20 6 41 9 13 6 18 6 42 9 35 6 16 6 44 9 56 6 15 6 45 10 18 5 13 6 46 10 39 5 U 6 48 11 5 9 6 49 11 20 5 7 6 50 11 41 5 5 6 52 12 1 5 4 6 53 12 21 5 2 6 54 12 41 5 6 56 13 1 4 58 6 .J7 13 21 4 56 6 .JU ]3 40 4 55 7 13 59 4 53 7 2 14 18 4 51 7 3 . 14 37 4 50 7 4 N14 55 time. Equa Hon of time M. s. 3 49 3 31 3 13 2 5 J 2 38 2 21 4 47 30 14 S710 42 11 26 11 4 19 33 47 2 1 1 1 nigh Water at St. John's. p. 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 13 26 38 50 1 12 2210 3111 41 49 57 11 2 M. 25 53 9 40 31 17 51 43 23 3 42 25 10 24 40 50 50 5 42 17 51 26 1 38 19 1 54 55 13 Mem§randti. A.M. 1 38 - 3 8 4 35 Low Sunday 5 2()|Abdic. ofNap.1, 1814 6 7 6 56 7 38 8 22 9 4 9 44 10 22 11 3 11 48 R. C. Emancipa. 1829 38|Prince8a Beatrice born 1 45 1857. [land, 1856 3 3:Nap. IIL visited Eng- 4 16 3d Sunday afterEaster 5 20 Byron died, 1824 Prince Leopold born, 1853 2d Sunday afterEaitw 544 6 24 7 1 7 35 8 9 8 44 9 20 9 57 10 38 1126 1 32 a St, George 4thSunday afterEaster Prin. Alice born, 1843 Test and Corporation Acts repealed, 1828 Equation of time to be added to apparent time to the 14tb, and to ^ be subtracted the remainder ot 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 flowera ^nd the general deTelopment of vegetation at this season. THE NKWI-'OUNDLAND ALMANACK. MAY, 31 DATS. , MOON'S PHASES. New Moon First Quar 5th day, 8h, 43m, Kveuing \^t\\ dnv. 'ih. AOm. Kvoninir TRR. . AAAAbAA •.••&- Full Moon 2l8t day. 9h. 51m, Morning Last Quaut ER S8th day, 5h, 50m, Morning . . • 0. app. time ^ :^' Sun Sun Equa High Water at '■ ' ^ ■^ rises sets Sun^s of Memoranda. ^ g* at Decli- time. St. John's. ^ St. John's. nation. atibt. n. M. 1 11. M. ' M. s. P.M. A.M. Su. 1 4 48 7 6 N15 13 3 5 3 32 2 54 Rogation Sunday • ■' M 2 4 47 7 7 IC 31 3 12 4 43 4 9 Oenerai Kloclion, 1861 T 3 4 45 7 8 15 49 3 18 5 85 6 13 W 4 4 43 7 10 16 6 3 24 6 7 6 47 ' . Th. 5 4 42 7 11 16 23 3 30 6 57 6 32 Ascension Day F 6 4 40 7 12 16 40 3 34 7 41 7 21 » 7 4 39 7 14 16 57 3 38 8 23 8 3 Su. 8 4 38 7 16 17 13 3 42 9 3 8 45 Sun. after Ascension M 9 4 36 7 16 17 29 3 45 9 43 9 23 T 10 4 35 7 18 17 45 3 48 10 22 10 2 W 11 4 33 7 19 18 3 49 11 lll0 43 Th. 12 4 32 7 20 18 15 3 5l|ll4511 22 F 13 4 31 7 21 18 30 3 62 33 8 lstSes.8thGon Assom S 14 4 29 7 23 18 45 3 52 1 30 1 opened, 1861— Uiots Whit Sunday Su. 15 4 28 7 24 18 59 3 52 2 41 2 6 M 16 4 27 7 25 19 13 3 51 3 45 3 14 T 17 4 20 7 27 19 26 3 49 4 49 4 19 W 18 4 24 7 28 19 40 3 47 5 31 5 17 Trial byJury instituted Th. 19 4 23 7 29 19 62 3 45 6 1 5 42 1270 F 20 4 22 7 30 20 6 3 42 6 43 6 22 Foun. Stone R. C. S 21 4 21 7 31 20 17 3 38 7 25 7 4 Cathedral laid, 1841 Su. 22 4 21 7 32 20 29 3 34 8 3 7 43 Trinity Sunday M 23 4 19 7 33 20 40 3 30 8 42 8 21 T 24 4 18 7 34 20 52 3 24 9 23 9 2 Qn. Victoria born ,1819 W 23 4 17 7 35 21 2 3 1910 8 9 45 I'rin.Helena born,1846 Th. 26 4 16 7 36 21 13 3 13 10 54 10 29 Corpus Christi F 27 4 15 7 38 21 23 3 6lll47 11 20 S 28 4 14 7 40 21 33 2 59 40 ■ ( * Su. 29* 4 13 7 41 21 42 2 51 1 55 1 22 1st Sun. after Trinity M 30 4 13 7 41 21 51 2 43 3 6 2 30 T 31 4 12 7 42 N21 69l 2 34 4 12l 3 41 ...... ^..- . _ .. 4 il - ■ t ■ MAY.—May (Latin, Maim) is so denominated Irom Maia, tlio most beautiful of the constellation Pleiades, and the fabled mother of Mercury, one of the false deities. The corresponding Jewish month was SiVAN (Eath. viii. 9), the ninth of the civil, and third of the sacred year. m ;^ m B 'I THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. JUNE, 30 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES. New Moon 4th day, 8h, lOm, Morning First Quarter. « 12th day, 8h, 18ai, Morning Full Moon 19th day, 7h, 24in, Evening Last Quarter 26th day, lOh, 44m, Morning > • • 1 G. app. time. . fe !^ Sun Sun Equa High ■' '^_ '^ rises sets Sun's Z tion Water at Memoranda, \ >» at Decli- of St. John's. »§ St. John's. nation. time. n. M. H.M. ' M.S. P.M. A.M. ■ • ' .:.;•<'. li w 1 4 12 7 43 N22 8 2 25 5 16 4 43 - ■' s ^: f ;, '-J .■•■' Th. 2 4 12 7 44 22 15 2 13 6 43 5 11 .- ■ y :. , .- ^ .11 ,.- F 3 4 11 7 45 22 23 2 6 6 37 6 11 George IIL born, 1738 S 4 4 10 7 45 22 30 1 56 7 24 7 1 Battle Magenta, 1859 Su. 5 4 10 7 46 22 37 1 46 8 9 7 48 2nd Sun. after Trinity M 6 4 10 7 47 22 43 1 35 8 48 8 27 T 7 4 9 7 48 22 49 1 24 9 25 9 7 W 8 4 9 7 48 22 54 1 12 10 1 9 44 Sir Alex. Bannerman Th. 9 4 9 7 49 22 59 1 1 10 39 10 21 arrived, 1857 F 10 4 8 7 50 23 4 49 11 17 10 69 '--' • S 11 4 8 7 51 23 8 37 1139 St. Barnabas Su. 12 4 8 7 51 23 12 25 45 22 3rd Sun. after Trinity M 13 4 7 7 52 23 15 12 1 40 1 10 t T 14 4 7 7 52 23 18 1 2 4i 2 12 W 15 4 6 7 53 23 21 13 3 45 3 14 Magna Charta signed, Th. 16 4 6 7 53 23 23 26 4 47 4 16 1215 F 17 4 6 7 54 23 25 38 5 37 5 17 J. Wesley born, 1708 S 18 4 5 7 64 23 26 61 6 8 6 45 Battle Waterloo, 1815 Su. 19 4 6 7 55 23 27 1 4 6 57 6 32 4th Sun. after Trinity M 20 4 4 7 55 23 27 1 17 7 40 7 19 \cc. Q. Victoria, 1837 T 21 4 7 7 65 23 28 1 30 8 27 8 4 Proclamation W 22 4 8 7 66 23 27 1 43 9 13 8 51 Th. 23 4 8 7 56 23 27 1 56 9 68 9 35 >i 'i . » . F 24 4 9 7 56 23 25 2 8 10 46 10 20 St.John— Midsummer S 25 4 9 7 66 23 24 2 21 1138 U 12 Su. 26 4 10 7 56 23 22 2 34 31 5th Sun. after Trinity M 27 4 10 7 56 23 20 2 46 130 59 Ist Sess. 8th Gen. Ass T 28 4 10 7 66 23 17 2 58 2 36 2 prorog'd by pro. 1861 W 29 4 11 7 6G 23 14 3 10 3 44 3 11 St. Peter Th. 30 4 11 7 56 N23 10 3 22 4 63 4 19; 28— Cor. Q. Vict; 1838 Equation of time to be subtracted from apparent time to the 13th and to be added the remainder of the month. June. — June, (Latin, Junius), was so named from Juno, one of tht fabled Goddesses of the Ilomans: It answers to the Jewish TaX- yuz, the tenth of their civil, and fourth of their lacred year^ THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. U horning Morning Evening Morning tda. v-- orn, 1738 ita, 1859 r Trinity nnerman 57 ./v !r Trinity ,a signed, .rn, 1708 loo, 1815 jr Trinity oria, 1837 idsummer ;r Trinity Gen. Ass -pro. 1861 Vict; 1838 the 13th one of th« rish Tam- ar* JULY, 31 DAYS. - -- MOON'S PHASES. Nemt Moon 3rd day, 8h, 53ni, Evening FiBST Quarter 12th day. Oh, 21m, Morning Full Moon 19th day, 3h, 5m, Morning Last Quarter 25th day, 5h, 15m, Evening F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F 8 Su. M T W Th. F S Su. N Sun Sun 0. app. time. 1 Equw 'fe* rises sets Sun's of f? at Decli- time. q St. John's. nation. add. H. M. H. M. ' M. S. 1 4 12 7 65 N23 6 3 34 2 4 13 7 65 23 2 3 45 3 4 13 7 64 22 67 3 66 4 4 14 7 64 22 62 4 7 5 4 15 7 64 22 46 4 18 6 4 15 7 63 22 40 4 28 7 4 16 7 63 22 34 4 38 8 4 17 7 63 22 27 4 47 9 4 18 7 62 22 20 4 66 10 4 19 7 61 22 12 5 6 11 4 19 7 61 22 4 5 13 12 4 21 7 60 21 66 5 20 13 4 21 7 60 21 47 5 28 14 4 22 7 49 21 38 6 34 15 4 23 7 48 21 29 6 40 16 4 24 7 47 21 19 6 46 17 4 25 7 46 21 9 5 51 18 4 26 7 45 20 68 6 66 19 4 27 7 44 20 48 6 20 4 28 7 43 20 36 6 3 21 4 29 7 42 20 25 6 6 22 4 30 7 41 20 13 6 9 23 4 32 7 40 20 1 6 10 24 4 33 7 39 19 48 6 12 25 4 34 7 38 19 35 6 12 26 4 35 7 37 19 22 6 12 27 4 36 7 36 19 8 6 12 28 4 37 7 35 18 64 6 11 29 4 38 7 34 18 40 6 9 30 4 39 7 32 18 26 6 7 31 4 41 7 31 N18 11 6 4 High Water at St. John's. P.M. 5 25 6 21 711 7 54 8 34 9 9 9 43 10 17 10 51 1127 60 143 2 63 4 1 5 11 5 40 6 35 7 25 8 14 9 2 9 45 10 31 11 18 58 2 1 3 16 4 33 5 23 6 9 a.m. 6 ] 5 55 6 47 7 33 8 15 8 52 9 25 10 10 34 11 8 1146 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 15 18 27 37 23 9 1 48 8 38 9 23 10 9 10 53 1141 30 1 28 2 38 3 54 5 8 5 41 Memoranda. Sir R. Peel died, 1850 6th Sun. after Triaity. Am. Indepenu. 1776. Free Trade Act pasS" ed, 1855. 7th Sun. after Trinity Cape Ray& C. Breton Elec. Cable laid, 1856 St. Swithiu's Day. I St French Revo. 1789 8 th Sun. after Trinity [St. John's, 1860. Prince Walesarrives at 9th Sun. after Trinity. St. James. PrinceVVales leavesSt John 'sforSydney, 1860 French Revolu., 1830. Ig. Loyola died, 1556 10th Sun. after Trinity 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 Caesar, 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 sacred year. 12 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. l! ] ! AUGUST, 31 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES. New Moon 2nd day, llh, 3m, Morning First Quarteh 10th day, 2h, 27m, Evening Full Moon 17th day, lOh, Cm, Morning Last Quarter 24th day, 2h, 34m, Morning Si a>i 53 Sun rises Sun sets at G. app. time. Sun's Decli- St. John's, i nation. Equa. of iime. add. 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 M T W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26' 27 28 29 30 31 II. M. I n. M.l o 4 42 4 44 4 45 4 46 4 48 4 49 4 50 4 51 4 53 4 54 4 55 4 57 4 58 4 59 6 1 5 2 7 29;N17 56 7 28 7 27 7 25 7 24 7 22 7 21 7 19 7 18 7 16 7 15 7 13 7 11 7 9 High Water at St. John's. Memoranda. '^ 6 7 9 10 5 11 5 13 5 14 5 15 5 17 5 18 5 19 5 21 5 22 7 7 7 7 7 6 59 6 57 6 55 6 54 6 52 6 50 6 48 6 46 6 44 6 42 6 40 17 41 17 25 17 9 16 53 16 36 16 19 16 2 15 45 15 27 15 10 14 52 14 33 14 15 13 56 13 37 13 18 12 59 12 39 12 19 11 59 11 39 11 19 10 58 10 38 10 17 9 56 9 34 9 13 8 52 M. S. 6 1 5 57 5 52 5 47 5 41 5 35 6 381N 8 30 5 28 5 20 5 12 5 3 4 54 4 44 4 33 4 22 4 11 3 58 3 46 3 32 3 19 3 5 2 50 2 35 2 19 2 4 1 47 1 31 1 14 56 38 20 2 p. M. 6 59 7 38 8 15 8 48 9 19 9 50 10 21 10 51 11 28 57 2 C 3 22 4 45 5 55 6 18 7 9 7 58 8 42 9 25 10 11 10 55 1140 34 1 28 2 49 4 8 5 22 5 51 6 39 7 16 A. M. 6 36 Emancipa. of Slaves T 1Q !_iir'T !?-_ -.CCA 7 18 7 57 8 32 9 3 9 33iPrince Alfred b. 1844. in W. Indies, 1834 [laid, 1858. Atlantic Tel. Cable 10 5 10 36 11 9 11 46 30 1 26 244 4 6 5 20 6 2 6 44 7 33 8 21 9 5!Canad^ discov'd, 1508 9 46 13th Sun.after trinity 10 33Found.StoneSt.Johu'.s 11 17 11th Sun. after Trinity Canning died, 1827 Prince Henry of the Netherlands arr'd, 1845. ^ , ;., ,. 12th Sun.after Trinity Gas first used in Lou< don, 1807. 57 2 5 3 29 4 46 5 23 6 17 6 59 We8.Uhurch laid,1856 Birth Prince Consoxt, 1819. 14th Sun.after Trinity J. Bunyan died, 1688. 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 (Neh. y'u IS), their twelfth civil, or sixth sacred month. ,u:v THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. SEPTEMBER, 30 DATS. 18 ilorning Evening ^lorning horning ida. ■o.. f Slaves J8, 1834 id, 1858. Cable I b. 1844. er Trinity 1, 1827 nry of the ds arr'd, s .> I. i ,_ ,, f . ..,,,• er Trinity «i ioLon;- av'd, 1508 ;er trinity eSt.John's I laid,1856 e Consojjt, ter Trinity lied, 1688. na Sextilis, e, changed ds to the !cth saored MOON'S PHASES. New Moon 1st day, 2h, 37m, Morning First Quarter 9th day, 2h, 20m, Morning Full Moon loth day, dh, 39m, Evening liAST Quarter 22nd day, 3h, 24m, Evening New Moon 30th day, 7h, 13m, Evening ^ N 0. app. time. ,' - "' Sun Sim Eaua.l High *^ ^ rises sets Sun's of Water at Memoranda, §* §* at Becli- time St. John's. ■ ■ ■■ ■ .. .-- ; :. 4 (=) Si Johv!s. nation. subt. H.M. H.M. ' M. S. r. M. A.M. Th. 1 6 23 6 36 N 8 8 17 7 49 7 33 '■"■'■ -'* ■ - ; yi F 2 5 25 6 35 7 46 36 8 22 8 7 -: '. I,' S 3 5 26 6 33 7 24 55 8 51 8 36 Cromwell died, 1658. Su. 4 5 27 631 7 2 1 14 9 20 9 6 15th Sun. after Trinity 1st Am.Congte88,1774 M 5 5 29 6 28 6 40 1 34 9 51 9 37 T 6 5 30 6 26 6 17 1 54 10 22 10 6 . . y', » ; ,; W 7 5 31 6 24 5 55 2 14 10 55 10 38 Th. 8 5 33 6 23 5 32 2 35 11 35 11 15 Fallof Sevastop. 1855 F 9 6 34 6 21 5 10 2 65 34 18 R.C.Cathe'Lcons.,1855 S 10 5 35 6 18 4 47 3 16 1 29 54 Su. 11 5 37 6 16 4 24 3 37 2 55 2 12 16th Sun. after Trinity M 12 5 38 6 14 4 1 3 58 4 21 3 39 Columbus discovered T 13 6 39 6 12 3 38 4 19 5 18 4 58 America, 1492 W 14 5 41 6 10 3 15 4 40 5 68 5 33 Wellington died, 1852 Th. 15 5 42 6 8 2 52 5 1 6 50 6 26 13— Wolfe kiUed at V 16 5 43 6 6 2 29 5 22 7 34 7 11 Quebec, 1759 s 17 5 45 6 4 2 5 5 44 8 19 7 57 Su. 18 5 46 6 2 1 42 6 5 9 4 8 42 17th Sun. after Trinity M 19 5 47 6 1 19 6 26 9 46 9 25 T 20 5 49 5 58 56 6 47 10 27 10 6 Battle of Alma, 1854 W 21 5 50 5 56 82 7 8 11 9 10 48 St. John's Cathedral Th. 22 5 51 5 54 N 9 7 29 1168 1133 consecrated, 1850 F 23 5 52 5 53 S 15 7 50 56 24 \r- S 24 5 54 5 50 38 8 10 2 14 131 Su. 25 5 56 5 48 1 1 8 31 3 35 2 55 18th Sud. after Ttinity M 26 5 57 5 46 1 25 8 51 4 48 4 10 St. Cyprian T 27 5 52 544 1 48 9 11 5 31 6 8 W 28 6 5 42 2 12 9 31 6 7 5 47 [Kars, 1855 Th. 29 6 1 6 40 2 35 9 51 6 47 6 28 St. Michael— Battle of F 30 6 2 6 38 [S 2 58 10 10 7 20 7 6 Whitefield died, 1770 September. — September, now the ninth, was anciently the ftev- enth month, as is indicated by its name, which is derived from scp- iem, signifying " seven ;" ember ^ or iinber, is from the Latin, and signifies ** showers," as frequently the rainy season begins this li THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. . OCTOBER, 31 DATS. MOON'S PHASES. FtUst Ouarter 8th dav. Oh. 7ni. Evening FtiLL Moon • ...< 15th dav. 2b. 40ni. Morninip IaST OUARTF-W 22nfl Hav. 7li. .'i7m. Mnrninir New Moon. 30th day, llh, 68m, Morning | _ • ^_» 0. app. time. 1 ^ !^ Sun Sun Equa High 'fe^ V rises sets Sun's of Water at Memoranda, — g» §* at Decli- time. St. John's. ■''.,■ ' ■•■ ,• (1 . ■'' -''",' ^ Q •^ St. JohvUs. nation. subt. H. M. n.M. ' M.S. p. M. A. M. S 1 6 4 6 36 S 3 22 10 29 7 62 7 35 Su. 2 6 5 6 39 3 45 10 48 8 20 8 6 19th Sun. after Trinity M 3 6 6 6 31 4 8 11 6 8 62 8 36 1 — IstSteameron Hud T 4 6 8 6 29 4 32 11 24 9 24 9 7 son River, 1807 W 5 6 9 6 27 4 65 11 42 9 55 9 40 Th. 6 6 11 6 25 5 18 11 69 10 32 10 13 if F 7 6 12 5 23 6 41 12 16 11 15 10 62 1 stTelegraphMes.from S 8 6 14 6 22 6 4 12 33 1137 Cape Breton, 1856 Su. 9! 6 15 6 20 6 27 12 49 1 10 44 20ih Sun. after Trinity M 10 6 17 6 18 6 49 13 6 2 36 161 * T U 6 18 5 16 7 12 13 20 4 1 3 19 Steam Com. establish- W 12 6 20 6 14 7 35 13 35 5 8 4 36 ed in Conception Th. 13 6 21 6 12 7 67 13 49 6 37 6 23 Bay, 1862 F 14 6 22 6 10 8 19 14 3 6 26 6 3 • • S 16 6 24 6 8 8 42 14 16 7 11 6 49 '.'' Su. 16 6 25 6 6 9 4 14 28 7 65 7 33 21st Sun. after Trinity M 17 6 27 6 1 9 26 14 40 8 42 8 18 J T 18 6 28 6 2 9 48 14 62 9 24 9 3 C' ,' ' W 19 6 30 6 10 9 16 3 10 4 9 45 FreeTradeAct receivM Th. 20 6 31 4 58 10 31 16 13 10 46 10 24 Koyal assent, 1865 F 21 6 33 4 67 10 62 15 22 1134 11 9 Battle Trafalgar, 1806 S 22 6 34 4 65 11 14 15 31 11 69 Su. 23 6 36 4 63 11 35 16 39 66 26 22d Sun. after Trinity M 24 6 37 4 61 11 66 16 46 2 13 132 • T 25 6 39 4 60 12 16 15 63 3 27 2 61 4 W 26 6 40 4 48 12 37 15 69 4 38 4 4 Th. 27 6 42 4 46 12 67 16 4 6 30 6 6 F 28 6 43 4 46 13 17 16 8 6 11 5 62 St. Simon and St. Jude S 29 ! 6 45 4 43 13 37 16 12 6 48 6 30 Su. 30 \ 6 46 4 41 33 67 16 15 7 21 7 6 23d Sun. after Trinity M >31l 6 48t 4 40 S14 17 16 17 7 64 7 38lHallow Eve | October. — October derives its name from the Latin word octo, 1 " eight," indicating the place it held in the lioman calendar, and 1 imher, or " shower." To the Jews it nvas known as BuL, signifying 1 decay, as in the fall of the leaf (1 Kings ti. 38), or Marchesvan, as | itv ras called after the capti irity. ■ THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 10 Evening Morning Morning Morning %da. jr Trinity ;ron Hud 1807 Mes.from in, 1856 er Trinity establish- 3nception T If it Trinity 'A t receir'd ent, 1855 gar, 1805 er Trinity 1 St. Jud» er Trinity trord octo, ndar, and ignifying BSVAN, as NOVEMBER, 30 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter 6th day, 8h, 22m, Full Moon 13th day, 2h, 3m, Last QuARTT^. 21st day, 3h, 46m, New Moon 29th day, 3h, 47m, Evening Evening Morning Morning ^ !M V '^ 1 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 26 S 26 Su. 27 M 28 T 29 W 30 Sun rises Sun sets at St. John's. H. M. 6 49 6 51 6 53 6 54 6 56 6 57 6 59 7 7 7 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32 H.M. 38 36 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 25 24 22 21 4 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 G. app. time. Sun's Decli- nation, S 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 S21 36 55 14 32 50 8 26 44 1 18 34 51 7 22 38 53 7 22 36 49 2 15 28 40, 52 3 14 25 35 45 Equa of time, subt. M. s. 16 18 16 19 16 18 16 17 16 15 16 V2 16 16 15 59 16 53 15 46 15 38 15 30 15 20 15 10 14 69 14 47 14 34 14 20 14 6 13 61 13 34 13 18 12 59 12 41 12 22 12 2 11 41 11 20 10 58 High Water at St. John's. ;P. M. 8 26 9 1 9 37 10 15 11 1153 54 2 14 3 31 4 30 5 10 6 4 6 53 7 40 8 23 9 6 9 40 10 2C 11 10 11 64 044 151 57 1 3 36 13 61 29 9 A.M. 8 10 8 44 9 19 9 57 10 37 1124 21 1 33 2 54 4 9 451 6 39 6 30 7 17 8 1 8 44 9 25 10 5 10 48 1132 17 1 15 2 24 3 30 4 45 6 15 5 50 6 32 7 11 7 50 Memoranda. rj- All Saints . ' „. Free St. Andrew's Church opened,1850 24th Sun. after Trinity General Election,1859 nirthPrin.Wale8,1841 Nfld. and New York Telegraph opened, 1856. 25th Sun. after Trinity FreeTrade prcl'd,1855 .i:f. '4 [Funeral, 1852 Duke of Wellington's 26th Sun. after Trinity Princess Koyal born, 1840 .._ . ... ,.;, Peace with U.S., 1814 Kars capitulated, 1835 Advent Sunday [1857 Wes. Church opened, St. Andrew NoVEMBEB, — November is so named from the Latin novem " nine," it being the ninth month of the Roman calendar. It corresponds to the Jewish CmsLEU (Neb. i. 1), which signifies chiUed, the third month of their civil, and ninth of their sacred year. I f^. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. DECEMBER^ 31 DAYS. MOON'S PHASES. FmsT Quarter 6th day, 4h^ 3m, Morning Full Moon 13th day, 3h, 42m, Morning Last Quarter 21st day, Ih, 32m, Morning New Moon 28th day, &h, dim. Evening Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F StJ. M T W Th. F S Su. M T W Th. F I I* 1 2 3 4 d 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sun rises Sun sets G. app. time. at St. John*s. H. M. 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 61 51 52 52 53 53 53 54 54 54 54 55 55 H. M. 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 I T- 8\ 9\ 9 10 11 12 Sun^s Decli' nation. o S21 22 22 6x 3 11 22 20 22 27 22 34 22 41 22 47 22 53 22 59 23 23 23 4 8 12 Equa of time. High Water at St. John's* )-.\ Memoranda* '. i lO VI . \ ■' M. S. P. M. 23 16 23 19 23 2] 23 24 23 25 23 27 2S 27 23 28 23 27 23 27 23 26 23 24 23 22 23 19 23 16 23 13 23 S23 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 35 8 46 12i 9 26 4810 7 23 10 53 1144 12 1 11 2 24 3 37 4 47 5 46 6 31 7 27 8 10 8 52 9 32 10 7 10 45 1125 58 32 6 40 13 46 18 50 21 53 24 54 25 55 25 66 26 56 26 5 35 4 34 4 33 2 31 027 16 21 27 38 23 59 6 44 7 29 8 12 9 15 A.M. 8 27 9 6 947 10 30 11 19 40 147 2 59 4 11 5 16 6 11 7 3 7 49 8 32 9 11 9 49 10 26 11 6 1145 6 48 146 2 64 3 69 6 4 6 35 6 21 7 7 7 61 8 63 [opened, 1843 St. Andre\7's Kirk 2d Sun. in Advent Sons of Tem.organiz'd in St. John's, 1850 3d Sun. in Advent '•?f l^^. C. Wesley born, 1708 4th Sun. in Advent N(U)oleou HL procl'd Emperor, 1848 .. . St. Thomas M Christmas Day, i St. Stephen , t St. John /"- .J^l Innocents' Day. !^ •H • X ' v/ S_|3J.__ Eqoatidn of time to be subtracted from apparent time to the 23rd » and to be added the remainder ot the month. — December. — December derives its name from the Latin deeetnf "ten;" as, in the Koman year, instituted by Bomulus, beginning viUi March, it was the tenth month. THE NEWFOUNDI AJTD ALMANACK. 17 -■■— -g ,'j,< t i*. . i .. ! I ,'jmv«. COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. V'V -xM Oovemor, Commander-in-Chief, and Vice-Admiral—' '^ His Excellency SIR ALEXANDER BANNERMAN, Knwht: Private Secretary — Captain Coen, (Unattached.) Colonial Aide-de-Ccmp — Edward L. Jarvis, EsquirN The Executive Council. Hon. Laurerce O'Brien — President in the absence of the Qowemw Hon. Hugh W. Hoyles — Attorney General. Hon. Robert Carter, "RJl^.— Acting Colonial Secretary, Hon. Nicholas Stabb. ' ^ . Hon. John Bemister — Receiver General. Acting Clerk of the Council — Hon. Robert Carter, R.N The Legis?ative Council. . : - r Hon. Laurence O'Brien, President, St. John't < ■'•"'^'^ 'ntf-ili 'f^. ) Hon. John Rochfort, M.D., Hon. Edward Morris, Hon. Nicholas Stabb, Hon. Robert J. Fin sent, Hon. Patrick Kough, Hon. Robert Kent, Hon. James S. Clift, Hon. Richard O'Dwycr, - Hon. Edward White, Hon. Peter G. Tessier, ' do do do do do do do do do do ill ..dt<- 1 'dw Master-in-Chancery and Clerk — Hon. George H. Emerson, hold- ing* by Her Majesty's patent, the rank and precedence of an Execu- tive Cbunoillor; Usher of the Black ^o Colonial Secretary's Office. Acting Colonial Secretary— Hon. Robert Carter, R.N. ; 1st Clerk — Joseph Crowdy ; Second Clerk — Michael A. Kent ; Office Keeptr and Messenger — James Dunphy. Surveyor General's Office. Surveyor General— John H. Warren, Esq. ; Deputy Surveyor- Edward M. J. Delaney, C.E. ; Chainman — Richard Ryan. DEPUTY SURVEYORS IN 0UTP0RT8. Northern District— hX^x^n^er O'Donovan, Carbonear; Patrick Brine, Brigus ; Benjamin Sweetland, Trinity ; John T. Oakley, Greenspcnd ; William Sweetland, Bonavista; Eugene Hamilton, Thomas Hanrahan, King's Core; G. W, Hierlihy, Harbor Grace; Wm. Swansborough, New Ferlican, (Trinity Bay South) ; William Christian, Bay-de-Verds. Southern District—Thomas Mockler, Bay Bulls ; Michael Kelly, Ferryland ; John Simuis, Trepassey ; John W. English, St. Mary'a and Plicentia ; Henry Camp, Burin and Fortune Bay; James Har- ney, Burin ; Thomas Winter, F'ortune Bay. * See Appendix -last page. THR NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 19 Bevenue Establishment. BOARD or REVENUE. President — Hon. John Bemister, Receiver General ; Hon. Laureno* O'Brien, Stephen Bendell, Esq., and Hon. Nicholas Stabb. REVENUE ESTABLISHMENT. Receiver General — Hon. J. Bemi&ter. Assistant Collector — John Canning, Es^. Landing and Tide Surveyor— James S. Hayward. Landing Waiters— Edward L. Moore, Thomas E. Gaden. First Clerk and Warehouse Keeper — William Doutney. Second Clerk — James Winter. Third Clerk— William Gill. Fourth Clork and Locker — William Reddin. Locker — John Hickey. Authorized Broker — Joseph R. MuUings. OUTPORT SUB-COLLECTORS. Fogo, John O. Lucas. Greenspond, William Lang. Trinity, Robert Bayly. Carbonear, John McCarthy. Harbor Grace, Ed ward E. Brown ; Clerk and Landing Wniter, Johnstone F. Burrows. Brigus, John C. Nuttall. Flacentia, William Bradshaw. Burin, Thomas Winter. LamalinC; Henry Benning. Harbor Breton, Thomas Birkett. Oaultois, Richard Bradshaw. LaPoile, Thomai Bead. Twillingate, Joseph J. Pearce. PREVENTIVE OFFICERS. ■' ~ Green Bay, (North Side,) Patiick Power. Bonavista, William Sweetland. Bay Bulls, John L. McKie. Ferryland, Luke Brown. St. Mary's, James Murphy. Trepassey, John Devereux. Grand Bank, Josiah Blackburn. Fortune, Thomas Rogers. LaManche, Richard McGrath. Little Placentia, Thomas Freeman. Channel (Port-aux-Basque,) Horatio H. Read. St. Lawrence, Hugh Vava- sor. English Harbor, (Fortune Bay,) Albert Sterling. Bay Roberts, George W. Hierlihy. Pushthrough, (Fortune Bay,) Henry Camp. Bay-de-North, John Burfitt. Hants Hurbor, James L. Mews. %9ttu:l CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. : ,■,' ; Comptroller— Hon. J. Bemister. Surveyor of Shipping— Edward L. Moore, St. John's. Shipping Master and Emigrant Agent — James Finlay. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ' ' Receiver General — Hon. J. Bemister. Clerk— Geo. F. Hayward* ^!^'' '' Financial Secretary's Office. :; , ' Affting Financial Secretary — Richard Howley, £&quire. i>ivi5(r vHn.-T^ J.. Board of Works. For the management and superintendence of Government House, Cyplonisl Building, Court Houses, Gaols, Custom Houses, Hospitals, Lunatic Asylum, and all other Buildings and Property belonging to the Colony ; Light Howses, Buoys, and Beacons erected or to be greeted within the Colony and its dependencies ; supervision of Com- missioners of Roads, Highways, Bridges, &c., &c. 20 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. I Chnirinon — John H. Warren, Esquire ; John Kavannj'h, 'I'luinas S. Dwyer, Terence Hallern, Stephen Rendell, James E. Wood, and William Boyd, Esquires. Secretary — John Stuart. Superintendent of Public Bulldliigg— Hon. Patrick Kough. Road Surveyors and Inspectors — Thomas Byrne, John M^her, and "William Coady. OUTPORT BOARDS OF ROAD COMJtlBslONERS. Brigus to Port de-drave, (both places inc1u«iive)— John Leamon, Richard Mandeville, Rev. E. O'Keefe, John Wilcox, Pliilip Benaetti Thomas Butler, and John Bartlett. ,» , // ...,,. ... Port-de-Grave, (Northern side of Northern Gut Bridge)— John Wilfox, I'hoina.s BiithM", Thomis Marten, jr., KHimy, James Keeping, Samuel l)uw, jr., (Shij) Cove), Jcihn Butler, (Sand). liiiy R l.erts — William S. Green, Richard Cormack, Isaac Bartlett, John'MacStravic, and Robert Duw. Harbor Grace (from Spaniards' Bay Long Biidge to Barrett'f Road) — Andrew Drysdnle, William Donnelly, Hugh W. Trapnell, Thomas liiggins, PatricK Devereux, Robert Walsh, and James Crane. Carbon ear, (Electoral District) — William W. Bemister, John Rorke, Edward Dwyer, James Forward, and Michael Bulger. Bay-de-Verds, (Upper Division, from Fresh Water to Northern Bay, exclusive) — Rev. John S. Peach, and Joseph H. FarsoDSt William Butt, James P. King, John Fitzgerald. Bay-de-Verds, (Lower Division, from Northern Bay, inclusive, to Grates Cove) — Rev. William E. Shenstone, Rev. Bernard Dufly, Rov. Oliver Rowse, and John Lewis, Thomas Neil, John Wright, Josiah Garland. Trinity, (North Side) to Ragged Harbor — Benjamin Sweetland, Robert Bayly. Alexander W. Bremner, Patrick Murphy. Trinity, (South Side) from Grates Cove to Hants Harbor— James L. Mews, John Sheehan, Thomas Cooper, Jabez Tilly, William Meadows, and William March. New Harbor— Charles Newhook, William Miller, Joseph Prstt]r, and Edgar March. Hants Harbor to Head ot the Bay— Robert Ollerhead, Michael Howley, James Wiseman, John VV'alker, and Rueben Bemister. Ragged Harbor to Bird Island— Alexander Bremner, William Ashford, William Walsh, Robert Tilly, John Cameron, John Jeynes. Bonavista — William Sweetland, John Lawrence, Peter Ward, James Saint, Patrick Kough, John G. Skelton, M.D. King's Cove— Rev. Matthew Scanlan, Michael Murphy, Dafid Candow, jr., and William Hancock, jr. ' * ^ Salvage— Henry Wills, William Dyke, jf., James Pike, Williani Sanson, Samuel Thurman, and Thomas Oldford. Greenspond— William Tough> Michael Curren, George Skelton, M.D., James Noonan, John T, Oakley^ William Lang, and James Carter. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. 21 John Keels and Tickle Cove—David Candow, and Andrew MuUowoey, (Tickle Cove), John Murphy, William Penny, (Keels). Twillin^ate — John Peyton, Joaeph J. Pearce, Charles Edmonds, Joseph Minty, Thomas Manuel. Foffo— Hay Findlater, M.D., Richard Power, Thomas Humphrey, John Banks, and Walter Williams. Tilton Harbor — Rev. Patrick Ward, and William Durke, John Brien, John Dwyer, and William Greene. Moreton's Harbor and Tizzard's Harbor — William Osmond, John Forward, (Tizzard's Harbor), Henry Knight, John Taylor, John Cantwell, (Moreton's Harbor). Burnt Island, Exploits— William Menchenton, Edward Dowton, Thomas Butt, William Sevin, Andrew Pearce, and Josiah Manuel. Fortune Harbor— James Hamilton, Michael Bryan, Michael Byrne, Matthias Olaveen, Patrick Carroll, William Carrdll, (Indian Cove), and James Lyver, (Waldron's Cove). Jacket's Arm to Head of the Bay— John Knight, J. Campbell, and John Rowsell. Shoe Cove to Nipper's Harbor— James Gray, John Stark, William Noble, and John Welshman. Leading Tickle— James Alcock, Edward Butler, and William Rowsell. Ferryland and Fermews — Rev. James Murphy, and Richard Cashin, William Prendergast, Simon Gregory, Patrick Finn, Michael foley, and George Jackman. Bay Bulls to the Goulds — Martin Williams, Martin Driscoll, Thomas Mockler, Cornelius O'Brien, Doctor McKie, and Very Rev. P. Cleary. Placentia and St. Mary's— Franbis L. Brad^hfl'w, tihd Rev.Edw&i'd Condon, Thomas Freetnan, and Thomas Keites; Burin— William Hooper, Edward Morris, -Frfincis Berteau, Owen Pine, and Rev. John Cullen. jg DijiTfur Lamaline— Clement Benning, Robert Bonhell, John Pitmtin, John Collins, and George Cake. Grand Bank— Edward Evans, Jonathan Snook, G^rge Lake, and IVilliam Burfitt. Harbor Breton— Samuel Howe, Philip Hubert, Clement Mallet, and James Hardy. Belloram— ^Rev. John Marshall, John ClnMt, John Grandy, Pat- nek Rose, and Thomas Rose. English Harbor— T. R. Bennett, — Hall, — • Fiander, T. Evane. From Garnish to Burin- Henry Camp, ThoniM (jhrandy, John 3>arBon8, Joseph Grandy, George Moulton. Gaultois— Het. Mr. Colley, and Joha Led, Thomas Winter, H. 'Sheppard, and William f. (iallop. 91 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. Burgeo — Rev. John CiinninghRm, and Williftm Anderion, Stephtn Vatcher, Kiohard Bradshaw, Walt«r Ford. LaPoile—Thomas Kaed, Rev. George Hooper, and Philip Clt- ments, Wiiliam Thomas and Frederick Cox. Channel (Port-aux-Basque)— Rev. W. W. LeQallaia, R-v. Tho- mas ]). Hart, John Qiilman, John Bragg, William Gillman, John G. Brook. GAOLS. Richard Brace } Turnkey, St. John's (Penitentiarv)— Keeper, Richar Samuel 8h^w; Surgeon, CharleH Crowdy, M.D. Harbour Orace — Gaoler, Duvid Rogers} Surgeon, William Dow. M.D. 5fVin%— Gaoler, Charles Granger. Ferryland — Gaoler, Francis Geary. .".''1 Ptocenfta— Gaoler, Samuel CoUina. t. .. . ,.| ,„,,., | ^unn— Gaoler, John Murphy. . , , i .» , V ' ^onauw^a— Gaoler, Michael Fsnnell. \ , , .) , ,' ; )._, Twillingate and Fogo — Gaoler, James Rice. JBUrftoMr JBr€"' j-.i- ! Ferryland — Keeper, Francis Geary. ••■ "■ *• ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL. ' '' ' ' '""''''^ Medical Attendants— Hon. John Roohfort, M.D., and Thomas McKen, M.D. ; Matron — Mrs. Dooley j Keeper—John Prowse. ST. JOHN'S POOR HOUSE. Medical Attendants — Hospital Doctors ; Keeper— John Downey ; Assistant Keeper— Joseph Score. LUNATIC ASYLUM, (ST. JOHN'S.) ,!:'[. h, : ' Resident Physiciaa— Henry H. Stabb, M.D. tft-fj-vf _.,,;/ DISTRICT SURGEONS. y ' 8i. John's, (Eastern Ward)— Charles Crowdy, M.D., Charles H. Itenouf, M.D. (Western Ward)— Frederick Bunting, M.D., James N. Eraser, M.D. , CoueepUon Bay — William Dow, M.D. si-jji !. ;,/ COLONIAL BUILDING AND GROUNDS. ,,.!,,„ ■.. Keeper — Mrs. Born. • » sji},/, -J, ' COMMISSIONERS FOR ERECTION OF PUBLIC WHARF. ' -^ Ca^aZtna— Alexander Bremner, William Walsh, James Murphy, John Diamond, John Jeynes. „ , ^ COMMISSIONERS FOR ERECTION OF BREAKWATERS. ," ' '. Fortune— Qeorge Lake, sr., Elias Major, John Lake, John Spenef sr., Thomas Rogers, sr., John Forsey, br., and Edward Bennett. Orand ^anA;— Robert Forsey. William Burfitt, Henry Hickm'an., Wilson Lovell, Henry Nicolle, George Tibbo, George Forsey. THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACTC. 2S Ligpht Houses. Fori Amherat Light, at the entrance of St. John's — A Light wai firat entttblikhed at thia atation in It 13 { In I860 a new Houas, Lan- tern !?nd Apparatus wore erected. The Light burns at an elevation of 114 ffft, is produced bv a treble argand burner placed in th« focus ot an annular lens of the fourth order, and in favorable wea- ther can be seen ]^ nautical miles. When Cape Spenr is enveloped in fog a h^Avy piece of ordnance is also discharged at this Fort evtiy hour during day light, to assist vessels in mnking the harbor. It is ftituated in lat. 47.33.54 N., and long. 52.40.18 W. John Sbeppard, Keeper ; Austin Sheppard, Assistant. Cape Spear Light— 'Vhia Light was first exhibited on the 1st September, 1835; it is produced by seven argand burners and sil- vered reflectors burning at an elevation of |264 feet— it revolv§«, ■hewing a bright Light, every minute, and in favourable weather can be seen 26 nautical miles. It is situated in 47.31.11 N. lat., and 62.36.59 W. longitude. James Cantwell, Keeper; Denis Cantwell, Assistant. Harbor Grace Island Light— Firnt exhibited on the 21 st Novem- ber, 1836 ; it is a Fixed Light, has fifteen argand burners and refleo- tors, shewing a steady bright Light from N. to S. W. and by W. seaward, elevated above the level of the sea 151 feet, and can be ■een in fair weather in rounding Cape St. Francis or crossing Cnn- ception Bay, on the intervening space between N. and S. W. and bf W. 20 nautical miles ; on the lana side the light is more feeble. It is situated in lat. 47.42.45 N., and long. 53.8.15 W. Austin Oke, Keeper ; Charles Snow, Assistant. Cape Bonavista Light — Situated in lat. 48.41.56 N., long. 53.5.20 W. ; is a Revolving Light, shewing alternately every 90 seconds a White and Red Light. It is produced by sixteen argand burners and reflectors, burns at an elevation above the sea of 150 feet, and in favourable weather can be seen 18 nautical miles. By keeping this Light open with Cape Largent, it will carry you clear of^tho Flower Rocks; first exhibited 11th September, 1843. Jeremiah White, Keeper ; Nicholas White, Assistant. Cape Pine Light— Ihia Tower is of iron, built by the Imperial Government in 1849-50, and first put in requisition on the 1st Jan- uary, 1851. It is revolving, and shews a brisk flash every thirty ifconds — has 12 argand burners and reflectors— elevated above the level of the sea 314 feet — situated in lat. 46.37.4 N., and in long. 53.31.45 W. In a favourable state of the atmosphere it can be seen 26 nautical miles. Henry Herder, Keeper; Samuel Austin, As- sistant. Harbour Grace Beach Beacon and Light — First exhibited 11th September, 1850 ; stands on the Point of Beach at the entrance of Harbour Grace. It is a double Light, as a distinction from Harbour Grace Island Light, one being placed above the other, preserving that appearance for six miles ; exceeding this distance up to ten ipiles, the two Lights appear blended into one. In sailing into Barbour Grace with a fair or leading wind, bring the Beach Beacon le bear W. er W. by %., and by keeping the Light or building » 24 THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMANACK. llitle on the starboard bow it will carry you clear ot the Bar, oa which at low water there is not more chan 8 feet of water. It ii situated in lat. 47.41.28 N., and in long. 53.12.33 W.; elevation above the sea level 40 feet ; in clear weather it may be seen at a dis- tance of 11 nautical miles. George Brown, Keeper, '■'"yi^ j^- -^ ' : t Oreen Island Light, at the Entranpe of Catalina Barbour, Trini^l J9ay— Situated in lat. 48.30.15 N., long. 53.2.40 W. This is a Fixe4; White Light, burns at an elevation of 92 feet above high water, and in favorable weather will be seen from E.N.E., seaward; to S^Wi,' 15 nautical miles. Vessels bound Northward by keeping this Light' open with the North Head of Catalina until Bonavista lAght opens with Cape LeJean, will give the Flowers Rocks an ample berth — ' or when coming from the Northward and bound for Catalina, by giving the N. Head a moderate berth, you will clear the Brandies- Rocks by steering for- Green Island Lipht. It was first exhibited in 1857. Patrick Houlahan, Keeper; William Houlahan, Assistant. Cape Race Light — Exhibits a Fixed White Light, from sunset t©' sunrise. The Light will be visible to seaward from N. E. by E. round by the S.E. and S. to W. The Light is elevated 180 feet abov« the mean water level of the sea, and may be seen in clear weather 19 nautical miles from a ship's deck. The Tower is striped red and' v^hite vertically. It stands close to the old Beacon, which has been cut down. The Light-house is in lat. 46.39.30 N., long. 53.4.30 W., and was first exhibited in 1856. William Hally, Keeper ; George^ liewett, Assistant. Dodding Head, Great Burin Island Light — This Light was put ia requisition on the 3rd August, 1858, and is exhibited every night from sunset to sunrise. It is revolving, cato-dioptric, of the second order, producing a brilliant White Light every minute, with inter- mediate flashes at intervals of twenty seconds, burning at an eleva- tion of 430 feet above the level of the sea, and in favorable weather can bie seen 29 miles— situated in 47.0.26 North Latitude, 55.8.43 AVest Longitude. Martin Sparrow, Keeper; Thomas Doran, As- sistant. Offer Wadham Island Light — Was first exhibited on the 4th Oc- tober, 1858, and is lighted every night from sunset to sunrise. The Light is a steady, fixed lens-light, burning on a circular Brick Tower lOl) feet above the level of the sea, and can be seen in a favourable state of the atmosphere 15 nautical miles. Situated in Latitude 49.36.0 North— L()iifj;itude 53.45.6 West. Charles Prowse, Keeper; Robert Welloti, Assistant. Baccalieu Island Light — This Light is exhibited every night from the going away of daylight in the evening to the return of daylight in thje morning. The Light House is situated on the Northern end of the Island-Latitude 48.8.51 North, Longitude 52.47.50 West, — the Tower is of brick, the keeper's dwelling a square building detached from the Tower, painted white, with the roof red. The Light is a Cato-dioptric first class Holophotal Revolving White Light, shewing a flash every twenty seconds. It is elevated 443 feet above high water, and can be seen in clear weather 30 nautical |nileS| apd a lesser distance acoording to ^the state of the iwmw THE NEWFOUNDLAND ALMAI^ACB!.- 2$ Bar, on It ii evation it a dis« 2Vtnt