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DIRECTORY. ] DEVOXSHIRE. NEWTO~ ABBOT. easl", in Highweek street, Newton Bushel, is an edifice of yearly left by John Peter, and £2 yearly left by Robert stone, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of nave with a Hayman, in 1632. small recessed chancel and a massive tower at the north-west HOUGHTON is a hamlet in the parish of Highweek, I~ angle containing one bell: there are 400 sittings. Here is a miles north-west. dissenting chapel, which is served alternately by Baptist and In 1885, Roydon, a detached part of Wolborough, was Congregational ministers. amalgamated with East Ogwell. The Orphan Home, Combe Denys, was established here in I Rateable Population. May, 1887, in connection with Miss Sharman's Home, Aus- Parish. Area. value. 1871. 1831. tral street, West square, Southwark, London SE; the house Highweek .•. 2,557 acres £10,773 158. 1,625 2,16-1- and furniture being given by :Mrs. Ness, of Daracombe; the Wolborough 1,120" £27,15814S. 6,082 t7,663 home will hold 18 children; Miss Caroline Simon, matron. : The income from the parish lands, about £40 yearly, is 3,677" £37,932 9s. 7,707 9,82:) devoted to the National s(;hools and to providing clothing for t Including 302 officers & inmates in the workhouse. poor people. In 1538 John Gibberd left four cottages andan Parish Clerk, Wolborough, William Roberts. acre of land, with £4 a year for the poor, who nave also 20S. Sexton, Highweek, Charles Luly. • Official Establishments, Local Institutions &c. POST, M. O. & T. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, Hughes Gen. William Templer C.B. Dunley, Bover Trat:ey Market place.-Stephen Rogers, postmaster Lucas Lt.-Gen. Alfred Wm. c. B. Dunmore, near HOURS OF ATTENDANCE :-For sale of stamps, registration (If Monro Charles Jas. Hale esq. Ingsdon manor, Newton Abb,t letters &c. week days, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ; sundays, 7 to IQ Paul Capt. Arthnr George Barnsley, East Teignmouth a.m. ; for postal order business, week days, 9 a.m. to 9 Plumptre Francis Henry esq. house, near p.m. ; for money order & savings bank, government an- Kewton Abbot uuity & insurance business & issue of licenses, week days, Scratton Daniel Robert esq. Ogwell, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m ; satnrdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ; for tele- Steele Henry esq. Ashburton graph business, week days, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ; sundays, 7 Strickland Capt. WaIter Cecil, The Rise, to 10 a.m Vicary John esq. Broadlands, Newton Abbot DISPATCH OF LETTERS-MAILS. Wade Charles Joseph esq. West Cliff, DawJish London (night), Bristol, &c.' 8.30 p.m. (extra ~d. Walcott Col. Edmund Scopoli C.B. Rock house, stamp) 9.5 p.m. ; London (1St day) 9 a.m. (extra ~d. Watts William John esq. D.L. Forde house, Newton Abbot stamp) 9.5 a.m.; London (2nd day), Bristol, Exeter & Watts William John, jun. esq. The Firs, Newton Abbot , 11.25 a.m. ; Bristol, Exeter, Teignmouth &c. Whidborne John esq. Gorway, East Teignmouth 3.15 p.m. (extra ~d. stamp) 3.30 p.m. ; North of Eng- Woodley James esq. D.L. Halshanger, Ashburton land, Ireland & Scotland, Southampton & South-West of Clerk to the Magistrates, Robert Hugo Montagu B.lker, , 3.15 p.m. (extra ~d. stamp) 3.30 p.m. ; - Courtenay street port, Plymouth, Torquay, &c. Cornwall (night), Petty Sessions are held at the Town hall, Newton Abbot, ID p.m.; Devonport, Plymouth, Torqnay, Tatnes &c. e,-ery tuesday at II a.m. & at Ashburton, Dawlish & Cornwall (1st day), 9 a.m. (extra ~d. st.amp) 9.5 a.m. ; Teignmouth, once a month. The following places are Devonport, Plymouth, Totnes &c. (2nd day), , included in the petty sessional division :-, Torquay, Dartmouth &, Paignton, 2.35 p.m. ; Plymonth & Ashburton, Hickington, , Hovey Tracey, Torquay (3rd day), 4.30 p.m.; Ashburton, Buckfast- Hroadhempstone, Huckland-in-the-Moor, Chudleigh, Cof- leigh, Chudleigh, Rovey Tracey, Moreton Hampstead & finswell, Dawlish, Haccombe-with-Coombe, Hennock, &c. (night), 4 a.m.; Ashburton & Buckfast- Highweek, , Ideford, , , Kings- leigh (1st day), 9 a.m. (extra !d. stamp) 9.5 a.m. ; Ash- kerswell, , , Ogwell (East), Ogwell burton & (2nd day), 2.35 p.m. ; Bovey (West), St. Nicholas, Staverton, Stoke-in-Teignhead, Tracey & Chudleigh, Moreton Hampstead & Chagford , Teignmouth (East), Teignmouth (West), (day), 5 p.m.; (day), 3.15 p.m. (extra ~d. I Torbryan,, Widdicombe-in-the-Moor,Wolborough stamp) 3.30 p.m. ; Abbotskerswell & Ipplepen (day), 3.45 &; Woodland p.m.; Newton Abbot rural deliveries, 5.30 a.m. ; sunday, Wolborough Local Board. to all parts, 8.30 p.m. (with extra stamp) 9.5 p.m PARCEL POST DISPATCHES :-11.15 a.m. 2.15, 3. 15, 4.15, Offices, Courtenay street. 4.45, 8 (London, night, & all parts) & 9 p.m Board day, the first friday in each month, at 4 p.m. TOWN DELiVERIES. MEMBERS. First delivery from all parts, 7 a.m William John 'Watts D.L., J.P. chairman. S~cond delivery from North of England, Scotland & Wales, James Snelling Bearne I Hugh Mills, sen Exeter, Southampton & South-'West of England; Devon­ Lewis Bearne I Charles Rees port, Plymouth, Torquay, Cornwall, 10.I5 a.m Josias Crocker I Joseph William Rowell Third delivery from London (1St day); Devonport & Ply­ James Robert Cull I William Vicary mouth; Cornwall; , Chudleigh &c. ; London John Foss I John Wotton Steer (2nd day) & Ireland; Bristol, Exeter, Teignffiouth &c. ; John William Ley Devonport, Plymouth, Torqnay, Totnes &c.; Brixham, Clerk, Robert Hugo Montagu Baker, Courtenay street Dartmouth & Paignton; Ashburton & Bnckfastlcigh, 4. IS Treasurer, J. Whidborne p.m Medical Officer of Health, William Harvey, St. Eweste, On sundays the first delivery only is made Wolborough hill POST & M. O. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, 74 Surveyor & Inspector of Nuisances, Lewis SteTens, 26 Queen street.-Jos. Steer, sub-postmaster. Box cleared Devon square at 8.30 &; 11 a.m. & 2.55, 3 & 8 p.m. ; sundays 7 p.m Collector, Thomas Shilston, Highweek street County Magistrates for Teignbridge Petty Insurance Agents. Sessional Division. British Empire, J. R. Cnll, 46 Queen street; G. E. Goddard, Morley Earl of D. L. Saltram, near Plympton Kingsteinton clay mines Clifford of Chudleigh Lord D.L. Ugbrooke park, Chudleigh Commercial Union, J B. Pinsent, The Brewery; A. Gregory, Dawson Hon. Rd. Maitland Westenra, Holme pk. Ashburton Devon & Cornwall Bank; A. Hatch, Wilts & Dorset Bank Sykes Sir Frederic Henry bart. Holcombe ho. near Dawlish County Fire, J. Foss & Son, 18 & 20 Bank street; A.Gregory, Baker Sir Samuel White kt. (Pasha) F.RG.S., F.R.A.S. Devon & CornwaH Bank F.R.S. Sandford Orleigh, Newton Abbot Economic Life, R. Ford Amery Peter Fabyan Sparke esq. Druid, Ashburton Hand-in-Hand, C. Stevens, 46 Courtenay street Beavan John Griffiths esq. Penrhos, Kington, Herefordshire Imperial Fire & Life, C. Vile, Conrtenay street; G. Wake- Bentinck Charles Aldenburgh esq. India, Bovey Tracey, barn, Queen street (life only) Newton Abbot Lancashire, James Stooke, Courtenay street Brown Hercules E