THE UNION, PARISH, AND BOARD OF HEALTH OFFICERS' Pocket Almanac and Guide, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1856, BEING BISSEXTILE, OR LEAP YEAR. LONDON: KNIGHT AND CO., 90, FLEET-STREET, Board of Health. 1856. PRINTED BY A. SWEETING, BARTLETT'S BUILDINGS, Holborn. List of Unions formed by the Poor Law Commissioners and the Poor Law Board, Unions under Gilbert's Act, and Places under Local Acts, together with the Area and Population (in 1851) of each Union, &c., the Number of Parishes, and of Elected and Ex-officio Guardians; the Inspectors' and Audit Districts in which the several Unions, &c., are situate; the Day of Meeting of the Guardians; the Names and Addresses of the Clerks and Treasurers; the Names of the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen; the Districts, Names, and Addresses of the Relieving Officers; the Names of the Medical Officers; the Names and Addresses of the Masters and Chaplains of Workhouses; the Names and Certificates of the Workhouse Teachers; and the Workhouse Accommodation of each Union.-Corrected up to December 25, 1855 ........17-155 179-83 April 5. SUN. A total eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth generally at 3h. 44-9m. A.M., mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 44° 39' E., and latitude 58° 51' S.; ends on the earth generally at 8h. 16.5m. A. M., in longitude 146° 17′ E., and latitude 2° 42′ S. Central eclipse at 5h. 16-9m. A. M., in longitude 101° 28' E., and latitude 57° 53' S. April 20. MOON partially eclipsed, invisible at Greenwich; first contact with the Penumbra at 6h. 15.3m. A.M. mean time at Greenwich; first contact with the shadow at 7h. 34·1m. A.M.; middle of the eclipse at 9h. 64m. A.M.; last contact with the shadow at 10h. 38.7m. A. M.; last contact with the Penumbra at 11h. 57.5m. A.M. Magnitude of the eclipse, (moon's diameter = 1) 0.706 on the northern limb. Sept. 29. SUN. Annular eclipse, invisible at Greenwich. Begins on the earth IN 1856. generally at 1h. 29-7m. A.M., mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 70° 37' E., and latitude 65° 56′ N.; ends on the earth generally at 6h. 28'0m. A.M., in longitude 170° 15′ E., and latitude 7° 54' N. Central eclipse begins generally at 3h. 19.5m. A.M., in longit de 156° 20′ W., and latitude 80° 6' N.; ends generally at 4h. 38.2m. A.M., in longitude 164° 8' W., and latitude 41° 44' N. Oct. 13. MOON partially eclipsed, visitle at Greenwich. First contact with the Penumbra at 8h. 22.6m. P.M., mean time at Greenwich; first contact with the shadow at 9h. 21-1m.; middle of the eclipse 10h. 541; last contact with the shadow, 14th, at Oh. 27·lm. A.M.; last contact with the Penumbra at 1h. 25.6m. Magnitude of the eclipse (moon's diameter 1) 0.994 on the southern limb. TERMS AND RETURNS. HILARY TERM begins 11th January.. Ends 31st January. THE ROYAL FAMILY. THE QUEEN. (4) ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA, born May 24, 1819; married Feb.. 10, 1840, to Prince Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emanuel of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, born Aug. 26, 1819. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, born Nov. 21, 1840, Princess Royal. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, born Nov. 9, 1841. Alice Maud Mary, born April 25, 1843. Alfred Ernest Albert, born Aug. 6, 1844. Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1846. Louisa Caroline Alberta, born March 18, 1848. Arthur William Patrick Albert, born May 1, 1850. Leopold George Duncan Albert, born April 7, 1853. Royal Princes and Princesses. Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, born April 25, 1776. George Frederic, Duke of Cumberland (King of Hanover), born May 27, 1819, married Feb. 18, 1843, Mary Alexandrina, daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe Altenburg, by whom he has a son and two daughters. George William, Duke of Cambridge, born March 26, 1819; Augusta Caroline, July 19, 1822; Mary Adelaide, Nov. 27, 1833. Her Majesty's Mother. Victoria_Maria Louisa (Princess Dowager of Leiningen), Duchess of Kent, widow of Edward Duke of Kent, sister of the King of the Belgians, born Aug. 17.1786. THE MINISTRY. THE CABINET. COURTS OF EQUITY AND LAW. COURT OF CHANCERY. Lord High Chancellor, Lord Cranworth. Chief Sec., Hon. W. C. S. Rice-Reg. in Lunacy, C. W. Wilde. Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly- Lords Justices of Appeal, Right Hon. Sir J.L. COURTS OF LAW. Queen's Bench-Lord Chief Justice, Lord Exchequer Lord Chief Baron, Right Hon. LAW OFFICERS. Solicitor-General, Sir Richard Bethell. Attorney-General, Sir A. J. E. Cockburn. ADMIRALTY COURT. Judge of the Admiralty, Rt. Hon. S. Lushington-Queen's Advocate-General, Sir J. D. Harding-Judge-Advocate, W. Atherton- Admiralty Advocate, Dr. R. J. Phillimore-Registrar, H. C. RotheryMarshal, Evan Jones. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Lords Justices of Appeal, Sir J. L. Knight Chief Registrar, Hon. John Campbell. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Chief Commissioner, William Jas. Law Commissioners, C. Phillips and Serjeant J. S. Murphy Provisional Assignee, S. Sturgis. Chief Clerk, H. Simpson Rules, C. V. White. Clerk of the MONTHLY NOTICES. 1. British Museum closes. 1. Leipzig fair-manufactured goods and pleasure (the business commences 3 or 4 days earlier). 1. Clerks to Guardians to make out Lists of Lunatic Paupers; Justices' Clerks to send Lists of Bastardy Summonses to Clerks of the Peace, as soon after this day as possible. 1. Quarter Sessions commence on the Monday in this week. 5. Half-yearly dividends on some species of Stock become due. 8. British Museum opens, 10 till 4; Reading Room, 9 till 4. 8. Fire Insurance due at Christmas must be paid by this day, or the Policy becomes void. 21, 22. Melton Mowbray fair-horses, cattle. 26. Brunswick - miscellaneous, including manufactured goods, &c. 31. Last day for the Superintendent - Registrar to transmit Quarterly Returns of Marriage Licences to the Registrars-General. Registration.-Births.— Persons should cause their children to be registered within forty-two days after birth, by giving personal notice to the registrar of their district, without any fee whatever. Deaths. Intimation should be given of deaths in the same manner as births. This is of importance to be done early, as the undertaker must have a certificate to give to the minister who reads the funeral service, without which he may refuse to bury the body. As the cause of death is to be entered, sound discretion should be exercised in ascertaining the real nature of the deceased's death, for which important purpose every facility should be given. The Monthly List of Fairs is only a selection of the more important ones. We have also added a few of the German Fairs which are of commercial interest, each of which continues for three weeks. C |