Jan. 1856
Jan. 1855
Jan. 1857 3,600
Jan. 1855 2,500
Jan. 1855 1.500
Jan. 1856 3,000
Dec. 1856 2,000
June 1851 1,000
Jan. 1857 1,800
Jun. 1855 4,000
Jan. 1855 2,000
Jan. 1855 1.800
Jan. 1855 3,000

Oct. 1855
Dec. 1855
Oct. 1851 750
Jan. 1856 5,000
Dec. 1855 1,250

The following States hold Legislative Sessions biennially, viz:- Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois, Whigs in Italics.

THERE will be four Eclipses this year: two of

the Sun and two of the Moon.

I. There will be a Partial Eclipse of the Moon on the 12th of May, at the time of Full Moon,

invisible in the United States.

II. There will be an Annular Eclipse of the Sun on Friday afternoon, May 26th, visible in every part of the United States, principally as a large partial Eclipse on the Sun's northern limb.

w Hampshire. Since the angular diame of the Moon will be less than that of the Sun, the latter can not in any place be totally fore, reach the earth; hence a bright ring of light, eclipsed. The Moon's shadow will not, there one-third of a digit wide, will be pictured on the This will cover a strip of country one hundred Sun along where the central eclipse passes. miles wide in the section above described.

1313, and since then it has returned thirty-one This eclipse first touched the earth July 2d, times. It occurred in April, 1800; in May, 1818; and in May, 1836. Its next return will be June Magni- 5th, 1872, but will not be visible in this country. tude. Its last return will be August 17th, 2593. The next eclipse of the Sun, of note, will be on the 15th of March, 1858.

Digits.
11.10
10.75

я. м.

п. м.

п. м.

Montreal.
Eastport..
Rochester..

4 10 5 26

6 33

2 23

4 43 5 56

6 59

2 16

3 53 5 10

6 20

2 27

11 07

Milwaukie.

3 24 26

5 41

2 39

10.25

The eclipse of this year first touches the earth at sunrise in the Pacific, in long. 176° 35′ W., lat. 1° 22′ S.; and ends at sunset in the Atlantic in long. 73° 41' W., lat. 28° 29′ N.

III. There will be a Partial Eclipse of the Moon, 11.23 of only sixty-four hundredths of a digit in size, 9.81 on the northern limb, on the 4th of November. 10.27 It will be visible at the time of the Moon's rising 11 36 in Maine, and in the eastern part of New Hamp9.85 shire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Its 9.54 duration will be, in most cases, about five or six 10.70 minutes after the Moon rises. At New York, the 10.02 eclipse will end nine minutes before the Moon 10.21 rises.

10.38 IV. There will be a Total Eclipse of the Sun 9.41 November 20th, invisible in the United States. 914 This magnificent eclipse will display itself in 9.59 South America, at the Cape of Good Hope, and 998 in the adjacent waters.

8.69 1080

Tide Table.

The Calendar pages of this Almanac exhibit 7.92 the time of high-water at New York and Boston, 9.30 To find the time of high-water at any of the fol 804 lowing places, add to or subtract from the time 8.77 of high-water at New York, as follows:

7.22

7.49

2.34

9.28

4 25 186 27

2 25

9 79

2 56 4 205 35

2 39

11 24 1 52 41 317
11 27 1 12 2 503 23
4 25 18 6 26 2 24
3 16 4 36 5 49 2 33
2 25

6 23

7.60 Albany........add 634 New Haven...add 2 4
7.73 Annapolis, Md.sub. 151 New London..sub. 0 21
7.10 Annapolis, N.S.add 1 49 Newport......sub. 1 55
Amboy.......sub. 0 39 Norfolk.......sub. 0 41
7.73 Baltimore.....add 5 7 Plymouth. .....add 2 19
6.63 Bridgeport....add 2 0 Portland.. ...add 139
7.43 Cape Split.. add 2 0 Portsmouth...add 2 9
628 Eastport...
....add 2 9 Providence...sub. 0 41
6.24 Halifax, N. S..sub. 2 15 Quebec, Can..add 8 49
6.63 Holmes' Hole..add 1 4 Richmond....sub. 2 25
5.39 Hellgate......add 1 41 Salem ...add 2 19
5.88 Marblehead...add 1 49 Sandy Hook..sub. 0 50
Machias.......add 1 54 St. John's, N.B. add 249
4.37 Mobile Point..add 1 54 Sunbury..
......add 0 19
1.53 New Bedford..sub. 1 40 Windsor...... add 2 49
NOTE.-There is a great deal of uncertainty
about the tides, in consequence of the direction
and strength of the winds.

6.66

3.18

NOTE. This is the largest eclipse of the Sun that has occurred in the United States for many years. The eclipse will be central and largest in

THE 5615th year of the Jews begins on the 23d

Canada West, and in the northeastern counties of September. The 1271st year of the MOHAMof New York, in Vermont, and in the southern | MEDAN era begins September 24th.

Vernal Equinox......March..... 20 10 20 e.
Summer Solstice....June... 21 7 8 e.
Autumnal Equinox...S-ptember. 23 9 13 m.
Winter Solstice.... December.. 22 3 0 m.
When it is noon at London, it is 6 h. 52 m. in
the morning at Washington; and when it is noon
at Washington, it is 5 h. 8 m. in the evening at
London.

Astronomical Signs Explained.
Sun, (Moon,

Q Venus,

Mars,

h Saturn. HUranus,

4

Mercury, 24 Jupiter, Neptune.

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC, WITH THE TIME OF THE

SUNS ENTERING EACH.

21

4 29 m.
10 16 m. 21

21 6 52 e.

September 17th, then in Leo until October 9th, then in Virgo until November 24, then in Libra until Nov. 28th, then in Scorpio until Dec. 20th.

Mars will be in Leo until July 9th, excepting a few days in April, when it will be in the last part of Cancer. On the 10th of July it passes the equator southward, and goes through Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, before the year closes. It will be furthest in the south Nov. 21st,

Jupiter will be in Sagittarius all of the year. will be in Aries until April 16th, then in Taurus This planet is working toward the north. Saturn the balance of the year. Uranus will be in Aries all of the year. Neptune will be in Aquarius, The Rings of Saturn will be in a favorable position for visibility all of this year.

Risings and Settings of Planets.

The reader should understand that these are not materially affected by the longitude of a place; and also, that when the hour is less than six, it is in the morning; and when greater than six, it is in the evening.

1854.

Dominical Letter, A; Golden Number, 12;
Jewish Lunar Cycle, 9; Epact (Moon's age
Jan. 1), 1; Solar Cycle, 15; Roman Indiction, 12;
Julian Period, 6567; Age of the world (Sep-January
tuagint), 7362.

Notes.

VENUS will be evening star until February 28th, then morning star until December 13th, then evening star until October 1st. 1855. JUPITER February 1 Venus sets. will be morning star until July 15th, then evening star until January 29th, 1855. MARS will be morning star until February 26th, then evening star until April 9th, 1855. SATURN will be evening star until May 26th, then morning star until March Dec. 4th, then evening star until June 10th, 1855. The MOON will run furthest north this year December 6th, to the 10th degree of Gemini, in April 26° 58′ 21.9" north declination. It will go furthest south December 20th, to the 10th degree of Sagittarius, in 26° 57′ 11.2" south declination. The May longitude of its ascending node in the middle of the year will be 59°.

The SUN will be north of the equator this tropical year, dating from the solstice of December 21st, 1853, 186 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes; July and south of it 178 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes; showing a difference of 7 days, 15 hours, 58 August minutes, which is caused by the slow motion of the Sun when near its aphelion in July.

Distance of the EARTH from the Sun January 1st, 93,577,000 miles; distance July 1st, 96,768,000 miles.

Venus will be in Aquarius until about May 6th, then in Pisces until about June 4th, then in Aries until July 2d, then in Taurus until July 29th, then in Gemini until August 22d, then in Cancer until

20 Mars sets...... 8 Mercury rises. 20 Saturn rises... September 1 Mars sets...

20 Venus rises...
October 1 Saturn rises...
20 Jupiter sets....
Novemb'r 11 Mercury sets..ev.5 17
27 Mercury rises..
December 1 Jupiter sets....

20 Mars sets......

6 16

ev. 5 28

5 35

7 59

627

1

1, 1847 Hencke Driessen. 13, 1850 Gasparis... Naples. 20, 1850 Hind.. London. 2, 1850 Gasparis... Naples. 8, 1845 Hencke... Driessen. 1, 1804 Harding. Lilienthal. 1, 1801 Piazzi... Palermo. Bremen.

263,421,510 2.77285 1,656 March 28, 1802 Olbers

293,255,700 3.150060 2,042 April 12, 1849 Gasparis... Naples. 485,000.000 5.202776 4,332

Juno

Ceres

890,000,000 9.538786 10,759

Uranus.

Neptune.

35,112 1,800,000,000 19. 18239030,686 March 13, 1781 Herschel. Slough. 35,000 3,600,000,000 30.036800 60.128 Sept. 23, 1846 Galle....

Berlin.

› Directions for Finding the True Time. rent time. Clock-time is always correct; but

wrong.

The Sun is on the meridian at 12 o'clock on too "fast" or too "slow" of the clock. Hence apparent time varies every day, and is alternately four days only in the year. It is sometimes as two Almanacs, made by the same calculator for much as 16 minutes before or after twelve when the same year and place, will disagree consideraits shadow strikes the noon-mark on the sun-dial. bly in the Sun's rising and setting, if each is calOn each calendar page of this Almanac is shown culated in a different kind of time. Persons obthe exact time when the sun reaches the meri-serving this should not conclude that either is dian, or the shadow the noon-mark; and in order to set a clock or watch correctly, it must, when This Almanac is calculated in mean or clockit is noon by the sun-dial or noon-mark, be set at time, and is correct according to all good timethe time indicated in the Almanac. Thus, on the pieces, Almanacs in apparent time are known by the Suu's rising and setting, when added, being equal to 12 hours; and at the time of its crossings the equator, the rising and setting is at 6 o'clock. Such Almanacs are old-fashioned, and are going into disuse. They are not correct according to true time, and can be made so only by adding the amount the sun is slow of the clock, and subtracting when it is "fast."

25th of January, when the Sun is on the noonmark, the watch must be set 12 minutes and 41 seconds past twelve, which will be the true time. The practice of setting time-pieces by the rising or setting of the Sun or Moon, is not strictly correct; as the unevenness of the earth's surface and intervening objects, such as hills and forests, near the points of rising and setting, occasion deviation, in every place, from the time expressed in the Almanac, which time is adapted to a smooth, level horizon. The only means of keep ing correct time, is by the use of a moon-mark,

or a meridian-line.

Clock Time and Apparent Time. There are two kinds of time used in common Almanacs for the Sun's rising and setting: one is clock-time, and the other is sun-time, or appa

set at 6 o'clock when it was at the equinoxes. The Sun has not, since it was created, risen or And why? Because it does not come to the meridian at 12 o'clock at that time-a fact that is true for nearly every day in the year. The old idea that it is 12 o'clock when the shadow is at the noon-mark, is a mistaken one; and if timepieces be set at 12 at those times, they will not be correct, except on the 15th of April and June, September 1st, and December 24th. Noon and 12 o'clock are not the same.

A KENTUCKY DIPLOMAT.-Colonel was and ass, in French, are pronounced almost the appointed by General Harrison Minister to same. The above is vouched for by a Russian Russia. The Colonel spoke abominable French, gentleman who was present and heard the conwith a worse Kentucky accent. Believing French versation. to be his forte, he would answer in that language, with all the air of a diplomat, every question asked BAD SPELLING.-A gentleman wrote Doctor him in English. One day, at a grand levee at the Francis the following note: "Dear Doctor-I Winter Palace, one of the Empress's ladies-in-caught cold yesterday, and have got a little horse. waiting asked him in English how long he had Pleas write what I shall do for them' been in Europe. He replied in French: "I was an ass in Paris, part of an ass in London, almost an ass in Germany, and I am two asses here!""And you will be an ass wherever you go," said the maid-of-honor, in French. The word year

The following was the answer :"Dear P.-For the cold take a pound of butter candy. For the little horse buy a saddle and bridle, and ride him out the first time we have fair weather."

6 37

7 20 7 11 5 16

6 30

13

sets

6 30

8 23 7 9 18 7 7 44 10 10 7 8 53 10 557

10 17

sets

95 18

6 33

85 19
85 20 8 55

746