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CALENDAR, ,Jar Tbe Near of Onr Eor!) 1859 ; BEING the THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP TF.AR New Series. No.8. THE PRINCE EDW ARO ISLAND CALENDAR, ,jar tbe near of onr Eor!) 1859 ; BEING THE THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP TF.AR, AND TOE LATTER PAIlT or TOE TWESTT'~ECO~D AND TOIC BEGINNING OF TIlE TWE~TY'TlIIRD YEAR OF TDII nE:ON OF UER )UJi8lY Qt:UN VICTORI .... CONTAINING Commercial, 8tatistical, Astronomical, Dep:lftmcntal AND GENERAL INFORMATlo~r, SPECIAI.LY PREI''''RiD rOR TDIS I8St:E. THE ASTRONOmCAL CALCULATIONS IIave been made for Chl\rlottetown. in lat. 41)° 14' N., long. - 63° 10' 22" W. from Greenwicu. CH A RLOTTETO Vv' N : PUBLISUXD AND SOLD BY GEORGE T. U1SZARD, BOt:TII SIDE QUEEN SQUABS. J'. f;. ISI.A.Nll CALE"~DAR. '--f--~ ---r-'~~- --~- --"~~~~~- DURATI N OF THE SEASONS, Ere. Siln i" Winter SIgns, 8~ uays, Ih, J~m. :';un ill Sp'ring Si)!;ns, !)~ d"ys, 20h, 37m. Sun in Summer Si;lns, 93 days. l4h, 12m. Slln in A "Iumnal Signs, S!J days, I7h, 47m. Tr'll,ical Year, 3GJ days, 5b, !i5m. Sun Norlh of the Erlualo1', ISlj days, IOh, 4~m. tlun Suulh of the Equator, 171'3 days, Wh, 6m. Difference, 7 days, 15h. 43m. Tho follow in)!; i. the proportion of nutritious matter and water in each ut the fullowing substances: L',s. Lhs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs Subs'ances 1\'ul, mat. n'ater. Lbs. Substances, nul mal. 1V81fr. lllU\\'lJeatfluur, ~U IOIUUBeets, 15 SoS IIiU Corn meal, 91 !J lOU Strawberries, 10 !JO IlIU Hice, 86 14 100 Pears, 16 84 j()U l.Iarlcy meal, 88 12 100 Apples, 16 84 JOO Itye f1uur, 79 :!I lOU Cuerries, 25 7[, IOU Oatmeal, 75 25 100 Plums, 2~ 71 100 Potatoes, 22.\ 77 ~ 100 Apricots, 26 74 100 White beans, !J5 51 100 P~aches, 20 SO 1011 Carrot;'. 10 !JO 100 Grapes, 27 73 IOO Tumip., 4\ !J5.~ IGO !IIelune, 3 07 100 Cabbage, 71 92~1100 Cucumbers, 21 9H Smrl'l"O A"D TONNAOII OF GREAT B.,TAIN.-On January), 1S57, there were in Great Britain 24,480 registered anili!lg vessels. with a tonnage of 3,OtH,475 : and of registered steam vessels, 1,6!J7, with a tonnap;e of 386,462. In the colonies, etc., 8.615 sailing veuels. and 239 steamers, with a tonnnj!e of 780,1113 tons. The coasting trade, was, i7lward., 152 383 British vessels, with a tonnage of 15,288,819; and 307 foreign vessels, with a tonnage of 53.489; outwar.ds. 156212 British vessela. with a tonnap;e of 15,3513,647; and 227 foreign, with a tonnage of 40,312. Vessels built, 888 timber and 33 iron sailin!! vessels, and 54 timber and li5 iron steam vessels, with a tota~ tonnage of 244,578 ton8. 719 sailing, and 35 steam veuell wrecked. BRlTlsn POS1·,OFFICE.-In 1856\ .the total number of lett delivered in Great Britaio, "'88.479,393,803; of wbicb, 3' 309,853 were in England and Wales; 41,851,00S in !reI! and 48.232,942 in Seotland. The number of newsparer. 71,000,000, and the number of book packets nearly 3,0~;'j 'fhe gross revenue was $14,334,770; expenses $8,301,145 revenue, 1ii6,O~8,G25. The total number of rooney-order1 6,li8,D82, to tbe amount of $49,027,810, being an increal 7! per cent over the previous year. So much for cheap post 1 P. B. JSL .. '11 C.\I.E'\IlAIC. 3 R,"L'''ADS IN GnE.\T nUIT"" -On .Jlln~ :::0. Hl;, •• ILrrp were I R.9·12 milt's of railro'lIl~ "1lt'IIt"J ,IIUJ ill 1I~" ill C;r':'at Brilaill., emplo)ir,gin all 100J.(i(;O pe1"~OIl~; Hili) 3.1!J3 mileH of lInollCII{'d i railroadt'l, emr1oying. in all 41,1.37 I PI :-;:\1'11"', In IH5ti, tile: numht'r or passC'ngers CIITI\'f'."nl. was 1~!).~.J7 .5~J:!: TlU',1I11£'r of I' i per.1ns killed, 281 ; nnd i"joorc,1 ".I' a",·jtl .. ", •• ~Ol. In tl,e hnlf·year endjn~ June 30, IM5H. tlll~ tli lal Idlmht'r of raf'Sf'n·l gers in England nnd \ral" .... W;IR ·10.179, ~·t7; :Ind tho tutal II urn her of Illiles tra \'~1 h.'d. (i(i ~I .:; 15 OJ!), o}, uP" a rUM of :";0 ru ile8 ' on an aV(lrJgc fur each jnlla.hit.tnt. In t'c()tJ.lnd, ,-),fil1:--1 ~:J:!' rllssengprs, and (,8 :)UO,OV4 miles tru\l'I:1 J ()r.:!O lIIil, 8 t~'r I each inliaf,itunt. In Ireland" 3,43G,O,ll pnslwngf'r~, anti <in,­ u39,53G miles traveiled, or about 7 miles for each i"llUbilant. fiRlTIHI nE:vn~e~ AXD EXPFf'.DlTl'nrS for the "\flnr endiJ1g Dpr. 31, I~jti -I:ceeipts 83{j1,1 !11.~IJ"; expendilure •. $411,(;17,- 000 ;.. {'XCf'SS of elpent.litu~es over incolIlC. $10,5:!2,L(iO: more ,han ::;~1I5.000 were expended for ti,e war BerviccR uf Ih" year. rotal debt fir Great Britain, funded and unfunded, March 31, 185(J, was S3,S,G, 563)470. TnF. PRECIOUS ~hTALs.-The following will exhibit the pro­ duclion of the precious mcl:ils turoughout the world, in . IS56;- . Gold. Silver. Total. Americ!>, $87.114,8.58 $290HG,3IG $lli.III I,IG4 Europe, 23,29G.61G 8.(j~2 439 31,!J'!),055 Asia, 19,8G5,340 5,214,87G 25,O80,2:!5 Africa, 5,0()0,000 5.nnO,()1I0 Australia, 102,m47 ,144 1U2,087,I41 ------ ----- ------ Total. $237 ,3G3 ,967 $43,883,G31 $281,21. ,508 The following will exbibit their production at various pe- riods prior to the above ;- ' 1492, ---- $250,000 1843, --- $iO,OOO,OOO J: 1600, ___ I1,O(}O,UOO 1848, --- 87,000,000 1700, --- 23,000,000 1851, --- 180,000,000 H!OO, --- 53,000,000 To AECERTAIN THE LI1NGTH OF 'THE DAY AND NIGHT, at nny time of tbe year, add 12 hours to the time of the Bun's 5ettin~. and from tbe sum, Bubtract the time of rising, for tbe length of the day. Subtract the time of setting from 12 hours, and to tbe remninder add the time of rising next morning, for tbe length of the night. These rules are equally true for apparent ti e. '~very year the number of which is divisible by 4 without a remainder, is a leap. year, except tbe last year of tho century, wbicb i~ a leap-year only when divisible by 400 witbout a remainder. Thus tbe year 1900 will not be a leap-year. 4 1'. E. ISLAND CALENDAR. MORNING AND EVENING STaRS Venus will be Morning Star until September 27th, then Evening Slar the re~t of the year. Mars will be Evening Star unlit July 21st, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Evening Star until June 25th, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Morning Star until Janusry 29th, then Evening Star until Angust 8th, then Morning Star the relt of the year. MERCURY· This planet will be in a position most favorable (ur obserVlltion on the 30th of March, the 28th of July, and 22d of N<Jvember, when it will be in the west, not very far from the place of lunset; also on the 21th of January, the 22J of May, and 16th of September, at which times it will be in the east jUlt before sunrise. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Dominical Leller, C Solar Cycle, 19 Golden Number, I6 Julian Period, 6571 Jewi.h Lunar Cycle, 1:1 Age of the world, 6861 Epnct, 15 ECLIPSES. T~ere will be six Eclipses this year, two of the Moon, nnd fOllr 0/ the Sun, as f.,lIows: I. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, Feh. 2d, invisible in P. 1<:. Island. U. A total Eclipse of the Moon, Feb. 17th, early in the morning, visible. in P. E. l"land, as [.,lIows : Eclipse begins 4h 4710. Total Eclipse from 5h 4610. to ih. 22m. The moon will set from four to seven minutes after the Sun rises, nnd with about \-3 of it eclipsed at that time. III. A partial Eclipse of the Sun,March 4th, inviRible in P. E. Island. I V. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, July 2!Jth. in the afternoo~. This Eclipse will be very small, 1.1stiog only a few mlOutes, and occurs about an hour beti.re sun_et. V. A total Eclipse of the 1\1oon, August 13th, invisilJle in P. E. Island. VI. A partial Eclipse of the Sun, August 28th, invisi­ ble in P. E. Island. P. E. ISLAND CALENDAR. 5 ------------- ~----- Circumcision Jan. J Princess Helena'. ~ 25 Epiphany 6 Birth Day, '46 S Sepluagesima Sunday 2lJ Restorlltion K. ehBS. II 29 Sexagesima S,mdllY 27 A~cension Day, June 2 Martyrdom ofK. Chas. I. 30 Penteco.t, "'hit-Sun. 12 Q. Vic. mar. 1810 Feb. 10 Trinil y Sunday, l!I SI. David March I Accn •. Q. Victoria '37 20 Qui, or Shrove Sunday 6 Proclamalion. 21 Ash-Wednesday 9 SI. In. Bapl Midillm'r D. 24 hi 8,m. ill Lwl I:J Coronalion. Q. V,e. 28 SI. Pau'ick 17 SI. P~ter and Pall I '!!J Princes. Louisa's n. D. 18 PI'. Alf,·ed'sB. P.'H Aug. Ii Annune., Ladv day, 25 Pro AI~el't'8 B. D. 'W 26 Pr.Le ... Geo Dnn. ~ A '1 7 St. 1\1 ichael ? Albert's B.
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