PETERHEAD S. 4L'f5 ALMANAC AND DIRECTORY ^835. PETERHEAD, 1853 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/peterheadalmanac1853dire y x\j\ m-: w\ \T I) - DIRRCTORY. & STATIOIJER, EESPECTFULLY Solicits attention to his present | Stock of Books and Stationery which is carefully se- '^^1 lected ; consisting of a large Assortment of Books in History, Science, Novels, and General Literature ; all the School Books in general use '; Papers—including Writing, Drawing, Cart- tridge and Fancy Papers ; Envelopes, all sizes and qualities ; Merchants' Account Books, Day Books, Ledgers, Letter Books, Memorandum Books for 1853, ^d. to Is. Aceoimt Books Milled and Bomid to any Pattern- W. L. T. has just got to hand a good supply of Diaries for 185S. Almanacks pok 1853. Letts' Diaries, 4s 6d, 4s, 3s, Oliver and Boyd's*, 4s, and 3d 2s 6d. Is, and 6d Aberdeen Almanack, 23 6d T. J. and J. Smith's do., Is 6d Uncle Tom's Almanack, Is Is, and 6d Illustrated Exhibitor, do. 6d Lurasden ^ Sons' do, 3s and 2s Dietrichsen and Hannay's Al- Renshaw's do. Is manack, 6d Oliver and Boyd's, do. 2s Glenny's Garden Almanack, Tide Tables for 1853, Is 6d, Is Is Nautical Almanacks, 1853-54 Punch's Almanack, 3d All the London and Edinhurgh Periodicals, Netv Boohs, and M'lisic, supplied as published. In great variety of Binding. ?i9 :3n ^tmivt.iwi t\ Mx\$\i UocRs, aitb '3mUin'$ C^w^ Mmt, '-JHt^ William L. Taylor's list, Continued. mw liijii. 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The Publications of Nelson, Routledge, W, 4; R. Chambers, Cassell, .f c. Norib's Navigation, Mw IMtion, computed for 1854. A large Assortment of GOZD i- SILVEB FEN- AND PENCIL CASES, AND GOLD PENS, I Orders from the Country Pimetually Attended to, Peterhe.vd, 2oth Lecemler. 1852. ! l00belier mi Stottoner, Broad Street, Peterhead, IN Returning thanks to his many Friends in Peter- head and Surrounding District for the very liberal sup- port he has hitherto received, begs to as3uro them that no effort shall be wanting on his part to merit a continuance of their^favour. J. R. particularly invites attention to his present Stock of |> Books, which comprises a great variety of Works in Theology, History, Biography, Science, and General Literature, and also Gift Books, in Elegant Bindings, a large assortment of which, selected with care, has just corae to hand, adapted to the season as P NEW YEAE'S PEESENTS. J. R. has also on hand several copies of (Jl#e \M iS&a Price £4 i4s, ; a, "Work unequalled in the department of Science to which it relates, and as only a very limited impres- sion of the Work has been issued at the above price, an early i„ call is respectfully solicited from those who wish to possess |l this truly Splendid Work «l N,B.—J. R. is sole Agent foi- the Publishers in this district. : PETERHEAD AND DIRECTORY. 1853. PETERHEAD PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY P. STUART, BROAD STREET. -^ »X 't vV^ B c- ALMANAC. tmsm ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON IN 1853. June 6. An annular eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Edinburgh. •—Begins on tiie earth generally at 5h. 7m. A., in long. 156 deg. 48 min. W. of Greenwich, and lat. 2'd deg. 23 min. S., and ends on the earth generally at I Ih. 7*1 m, a,, in long. 77 deg. 52 min. W. of Greenwich, and lat. 1 deg. 42 min. S. June 21. A partial eclipse of the Moon, invisible at Edinburgh . First contact with the shadow, 5h. ) 3m. M. ; middle of the eclipse, 6h. I'Sm. M. ; last contact with the shadow, 6h. 49-6m. Magnitude of the eclipse, (Moon's diameter being J) 0'204 on the northern limb. November 30. A total eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Edin- burgh. —Begins on the earth generally at 4h. 37'6 m. a., in long. 153 deg. 56 min. W, of Greenwich, and lat. 19 deg. 47 min. N. Ends on the earth generally at 9h. 52*5m. a., in long. 57 deg. 49 min. W. of Greenwich, and lat. 7 deg. 35 min. S. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES, Dominical Letter... B I Epact..... 20 i Roman Indiction..ll Cycle. ...... 14 Julian Period. .,6566 Golden Number... 11 j Solar | QUARTERS OF THE YEAR. Spring begins March 20, at 4h. 25m. A. Summer June 21, at Ih. 23m. A. Autumn.. ...... Sept. 23, at 3h. 36m. M. Winter ........Dec. 21, at 9h. 12ra, a. The year 5614 of the Jewish era commences October 3, 1853. The year 1270 of the Mohammedan era commences Oct. 4, ]8.53, Ramadan, or the Month of Abstinence, commences June 8, 1853. BANK HOLIDAYS. New Year's Day... Jan. 3 Restoration of Chas. II. May 29 Martyrdom of Charles I. Jan. 30 Queen's Accession June 20 Queen's Marriage ....Feb 10 Queen's Coi'onation,...,June 28 Good Friday Mar. 26 Gunpowder Plot... Nov. 5 Queen's Birthday ,...May 24 Christmas Day Dec. 25 TERMS IN SCOTLAND. TERMS IN ENGLAND. Lady Day..., ...March 24 Candlemas ....Feb. 2 | Whitsunday.... ...May 15 Midsummer., »...,. ...June 24 Lammas .Aug. 1 Michaelmas Day. Sept. 29 Martinmas..... Nov. 11 Christmas Dec, 25 These terms are all in 'Sew Style, and to lind the Old Style 12 days must be added. The terms in Scotland are not everywhere the same. Thus, in Peterhead the 26th May is the Whitsunday, and the 22d November the Martinmas term. When the term day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is considered as the term. IDIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH WATER AT LEiTH AND OTHER PIACES, ENGLAND. H. M. «. M. Berwick-on-Tweed ., — 2 Banff ..- — 1 35 Bristol , ... .. * i 55 Broomielaw — 47 Cowt'S ~?j 35 Buchiinness — 2 22 Dover Pier... —- 3 10 Burntisiand * 8 Falmouth * 2 55 Cantire, Muli of. — 5 22 Flamborough Head .. * 1 39 Cromarty ,. — 2 19 Gravesend — 1 15 Dunbar and Eyemouth — 7 Harwich — 2 52 Dundee * 14 * Holy Island... ... .. 13 Fifeness — 1 * Hull ... .. 3 88 Galloway, Mull of — 3 7 ^- * Land's End . 2 8 Grangemouth 35 Liverpool Dock 2 55 Greenock — 2 35 London Bridge . — 115 Inverary ... — 2 20 Milford Haven * 3 33 Inverness — 2 1 + Newcastle , 1 38 Kirkcudbright — 3 7 Plymouth Dock * 3 13 Lerwick Harbour — 4 20 Portsmouth Dock . —2 40 Montrose — 40 Ramsgate Harbour .. — 2 50 Pentland Frith — 3 62 Scarborough ... .. * 1 24 Peterhead ... ... ... — 1 43 Spiiheai (Stream) — 4 52 Port-Patrick — 3 29 Sunderland * 40 Stirling * 1 40 * Whitby ..... .. 1 3 Stromness .,. — 5 20 Whitehaven — 2 57 IRELAND. Yarmouth Roads — B 41 Belfast. — 4 15 SCOTLAND. Cork Harbour * 2 10 Aberdeen ... — 1 7 Donaghadee Pier — 3 45 Alloa * 1 Dublin Bar — 3 8 * Arbroath —.0 31 Limei'ick 3 61 Arran Isle — 3 i Wicklow — 3 48 Ayr ... ... — 2 46 In using this Table, take from the Kalendar the time of High Water at Leith ; add to it the time opposite the place required * ~— when the sign is prefixed ; subtract it when the mark oc- curs. Thus the time of High Water at Leith in the morning of 1st January is 6h. 17m. ; the time in this Table opposite Liver- pool is — 2h, 55m. ; and by subtracting this from the former there is obtained 3h. 22m. for the morning tide at Liverpool on the day required. All tlve calculations in the Kalendar arc mad^ in Greenwich Mean Time, . 1853.] JANUARY, XXXI Days. {III jSundays&Remai-kableDays.! Sun HighWater atLeith T^ « jRisesI Sets Morn. Kven. ilJepth. I I F. I H. M. H. AI. I. !^ I" IH.M.JH.M. IjSa fTHB CiRcoMcisioN 18 47|3 47 IP 4 6 17i 6 44il3 11 2i^ in Son. 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