W lieved to be complete and correct. The Seventh Census of the United States not yet having been printed, it has been found impossible to obtain full or authentic returns of the matters embraced therein. For obvious reasons the most authentic source of information is the official publication, and it is better to 'give in one of our volumes a complete abstract of the census from the official copy, than to publish portions of it from year to year in separate volumes from unofficial and irresponsible authority. If the census is’printed in season, we hope to give full abstracts of its returns in our volume for next year. The Titles and Abstracts of the Public Laws and Joint Resolutions have been carefully prepared, and are sufficiently full, except for professional use. Among those this year of special interest are the acts making land warrants assignable, establishing the Light-House Board, for the further security of passengers on board steam-vessels, relatir.g to the public printing, and concerning the Post-Office establishment. The tabular view of the railroads in the country is continued from the last -volume; and the comparative view of the debts, property, and general financial condition of all the States has been corrected with great care from the latest official returns. The information concerning the Individual States is more full than in former years. It is believed that nowhere else can be found such full details respecting the Executive and Judiciary, the finances, schools, charitable institutions, and pauperism and crime, of the several States. Should any one note inaccuracies or deficiencies therein, he is urgently requested to correct them. The European part of the work, revised from the best authority to the latest dates, gives the several States of Europe, with their form of government, the name, title, and date of accession of the reigning sovereigns, the area and population of the several countries. It also gives the Royal Family of England, and the Ministry, Judiciary, the Peers, and the New House of Commons. The newest Ministry of France is added. The Obituary Notices and Chronicle of Events have been prepared with care. A full foreign obituary was prepared but is crowded out. It will be given next year. The thanks of the Editor are particularly due to the heads of Department at Washington, and to his many contributors and correspondents, to whom the work is indebted for a great part of its value. A continuance of their favors is respectfully solicited. A work embracing such a multitude of facts must necessarily contain some errors; persons who detect any are earnestly requested to communicate them to the Editor. It is particularly desirable that these communications should not be anonymous. It is frequently a source of regret to the Editor that he cannot suitably acknowl. edge the valuable hints and assistance of anonymous correspondents. It is a matter of some public interest, that a periodical which circulates so widely, both in Europe and America, and which is so universally trusted as a manual for reference, should be rendered as accurate as possible ; and this end can be obtained only by the coöperation of many individuals. Communications should be addressed to the Editor of the American Almanac,” Boston. Boston, Mass., Sept. 30, 1852. CONTENTS. PAGB 3 Elements of the Eclipses of the Sun,...... 45 Celestial Phenomena, Signs, &c., 3 Latitude and Longitude of Observatories, 45 4 Latitude and Longitude of Places, 46 Beginning and Length of the Seasons, 4 Apparent Places of the Pole Star, Movable Festivals of the Church, . 5 Places of the Principal Fixed Stars, 59 Height of the Greatest Tides in 1853, 7 Recent Discoveries in Astronomy, relating Darkness of the Nights in 1853,. CALENDAR : – January, &c.,. 10- 33 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION :- Tables 34 - 36 for Biddeford, Cambridge, Lowell, Wor- 37 cester, Lambertville, Chapel Hill. Charles- 40 ton, Savannah, Eulaw, Muscatine, Ro. chester, and Flowering of Fruit-Trees in Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites in 1853,... 43 1852, 89-98 8,9 2. Executive Government, ............ 101 Vessels of War of the Navy, Commission to adjust Private Land 6. The Judiciary, 124 Postmasters in Chief Towns & Cities, 104 Supreme Court, 109 7. Intercourse with Foreign Nations, .. 129 Registers, Rec's, &c., in Land Office, 109 Ministers, &c., in Foreign Countries, 129 111 Consuls, &c., in Foreign countries, 130 Army Pension Agents, .............. 112 Foreign Ministers in the U. States,'. 134 113 Foreign Consuls in the U. States,.... 134 113 8. Titles and Abstracts of Public Laws, 139 Officers of Corps and Regiments,.. 113 Appropriations for 1852 and 1853,. 139 Military Geographical Divisions, 115 9. Public Resolutions,.... Military Geographical Departments, 115 10. Revenue and Expenditure, Duties. Revenue, &c., for 1851,.. Militia Force of the United States, 118 Redemption of Treasury-Notes, .... .......... U. S. Revenue from 1789 to 1851, 170 Privilege of Franking, U. S. Expenditure from 1789 to 1851, 171 Rates of Foreign Postage, &c., . 192-195 172 Foreign Newspaper and Pamphlet Value of Imports for five Years...... 175 13. Public Lands,.. Value of Exports, 1848 - 1851, 176 Sales of Public Lands, Imports from and Exports to Foreign 14. Colleges, &c., in the United States,. 198 178 Annual College Expenses,.. Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade, 179 Theological Schools, Imports and Exports of each State, 180 Law Schools, . Vessels built in U. States, and their 180 15. Smithsonian Institution, Comparative View of Tonnage from 16. Religious Denominations, Commercial Marine of United States, 131 18. Governors of States and Territories, 205 Vessels built, and their Tonnage, from 19. Finances of the States, 182 20. Population of the United States, 208 182 21. Slaves in the United States, 183 22. Seventh Census of United States, ... 209 No. of Post-Offices, &c., since 1790, .. 184 23. Population of Principal Cities,..... 210 Post Offices in each State, classified 24. Mint, 185 Officers of Mint, and Coinage,. Cost and Income from Postages in 185 Coinage of the Mint for 59 Years, 212 Revenue &c., under Law of 1845, 186 25. Congress,... Receipts and Expenditures for Con House of Representatives,... 215 Alphabetical List of Representatives, 218 Compensation of Postmasters,... 188 26. Railroads in the United States,. .............. 66 ........ 315 ...... 318 98 .. 178 .... 134 .... 319 PAGE PAGE 51 3 318 332 Events, General, in 1851 . ............ 315 1852. 289 Executive Government of U. S........... 101 207 113 Exports, Value of, in 1850 -51...... 176 - 178 119 Exports to Foreign Countries .......... 178 169 116 Federal Representative Population,...... 209 5 ..206, 207 59 280 Flowering of Fruit-trees in 1852 .89-98 Foreign Goods imported...... 187 312 Foreign Nations, Intercourse with 129 211 Foreign Trade, Countries of ..... ..... 178 332 191 162 315 3 318 278 .................. 4 Government, Seats of, in different States. 204 5 Governments, Annual Expenses of State. 207 ......126 - 128 Governors of States, Terms and Salaries.. 205 301 169 180 172 201 Indian Superintendents and Agents...... 111 300 172 Inspection of Steam-Vessels,act concerning 150 352 181 Intercourse with Foreign Nations ....... 129 308 5 352 Judges of U.S. Circuit and District Courts 126 124 43 292 352 Land-Office, Registers, Receivers, &c. 109 196 8 Lands, Public, Act granting Right of Way 163 through, in certain cases... ..143, 146, 148 263 Latitude and Longitude of Observatories 45 101 Latitude and Longitude of Places.... 46 - 50 102 Law Schools .. 102 - 101 Laws, Titles and Abstracts of Public 139 160 199 - 201 352 39 Lighthouse Board, Act concerning. 159 285 6 183 187 227 129 Marine, Commercial, of the U. S... 181 ... 202 ....... 204 .................. 162 129, 131 213 New Jersey Marine Corps.. 197 42 Public Lands, Surveyors-General of...... 110 127 Public Laws, Titles and Abstracts of ..... 139 264 Public Printing, Act concerning ........ 147 237 Public Resolutions of Congress.......... 162 220 Railroads.in New England .....220-223 203 Railroads in Construction in New England 222 220 - 226 109 69 67 116 Registers of Land Office................ 109 204 314 Representatives, Alphabetical List of.... 218 215 134 Representatives, State, No. of, and Terms 205 210 Representatives, U. S., Apportionment of 209 163-171 170 243 44 207 4 122 Secretaries of Legation ...... 113 Senate of the U.S. 120 Senators, State, No. of and Terms 3 208 203 275 225 317 273 Specific Duties. See Imports. 57 59 102 204 294 Slate Finances, Debts, &c. 150 352 51 69 126 3 Surveyors of Land-Office. 109 291 287 202 211 7 .. 139 179 - 182 ..192 – 196 Tonnage, Comparative View of, for 36 Years 181 178 102 102 209 314 42 234 122 267 184-188 Abstract of Constitution of 161 War Department .. 101 Western Railroads ....... 149 Wheeling Bridge, Act concerning 89-98 310 207 Young's Refractions. 196 Zodiac, Signs of the............ 66 206, 207 ............. ... 267 103 316 67 .................. |
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