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Lodge that of Profe3Sor Sir Richard Owen K.C.B., F.R.s. hotels; and manv handsome villa residences stand on the The White Lodge, the favourite residence of Queen Caroline, crest of the hill: tlie ugly but spacious banqueting house, ad­ is now the residence of H.S.H. the Duke of Teck o.c.B.; joining the Star and Garter, was erected in 1865 by Mr. E. Lord Sidmouth died here J:<'ebruary 15th. 18+4: H. M. the M. Barry R.A.; the older portion of the inn was destroyed Queen also lived here for a short time after the death of the by fire in February, 1870, in which the manager perished ; Duchess of Kent and it was afterwards occupied by the Louis Philippe had lived in it for six months after his flight Prince of Wales : the house contains some fine pictures, in- from Paris: in 1872 the site of the old. building was re-occn­ cluding portraits of George IlL and Queen Charlotte, pre- , pied by a new building in the Romanesque st.yle, called "The sented by the king to Lord Sidmonth. Pavilion," u6 feet long by 70 wide, and containing a ball- On the lower road, facing the Thames, stands Buccleuch room 8o by 61 feet : this structure is united to the hotel by House, where the Queen and Prince Albert were entertained the concert hall, which is surrounded by an open loggia witb in 1842, and now the residence of Sir John Whittaker Ellis I attached rooms for private parties. hart. H.P.: in 1886 thi~ house, with the estate, was pur- J Sir Joshua Reynolds lived at a house on the hill and chased by the Richmond vestry for a sum of £2s,ooo, painted the view from the terrace, reput-ed to be one of the borrowed from the Public Works Loan Commissioners; but finest in , from Wick Hoe~se, the second house on the the house and part of the estate were sold for £ IO,ooo, and right after passing the terrace. Gerard Edema, the land­ the remaining grounds, comprising about 10 acres, devoted scape painter, also lived here. to tlle public as a park and pleasure ground on June 22, Edmund Kean, the famous tragedian, died here 15tb 1887, under the name of the Terrace Gardens; by the ac- ~fay, 1833, and John James Heidegger, master of the revels quisition of this property the great natural beauties of the to George I. and I I. died at the last house in ~laid of Honour­ far-famed Richmond Hill, as well as the pastoral character row, 4th September, 1749. ' of Richmond Terrace, have been permanently preserved: in Her Majesty the Queen is lady of the manor. The cus­ a house on the terrace, the late Marquis of Lansdowne, the tom of" Borough English," or the succession of the young- Marquis of Anglesey, and the Prince de Joinville successively est son, prevails in the manor. _ resided. Richmond parish contains 1,202 acres of land and 54 of From Richmond Hill a beautiful view is obtained of the water and foreshore: r<~.teable value, £r75,179; the popu­ river and surrounding country: close to the gates of the lationin 1871 was 15,II3, and in r88r, 19,o68. park on the hill, are the Star and Garter and the Queen's Parish Clerk, Thomas Tibballs, 13 Eton street. Official Establishments, Local Institutions &c. HEAD PosT, :M. 0. & T. 0. & GovernmentS. B. & Annuity Dispensary, The Green, T. M. Clarke, hon. dentist; W. Office, George st. Outgoing Mails.-Times of collection: Yates & H. H. Boulter, surgeons; A. Hornby, W. Thackerp 4.3o, s. 6.10, 7.3o, 8.15, 9·35· 11, 11.15 a.m..; 12.30, R. Read, Lloyd & Son, J. Bletsoe & Hopwood & Son, dis­ 12.5o, 1.20, 1.35, 1.40, 2. 10, 2.5o, 3-5· 3-35. 4· 15, 4-45· pensers ; Alfred John Wood, sec s.ro, 5.3o, 6.s, 6.3o, 6.35, 6._so, 7·45· 7-ss. 9-15, 9-45 & East Surrey Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion (B & C Com­ 10 p.m.; sunday, 7 & 8.30 p.m panies), Lieut.-CoL- E. V. Thompson, commanding de­ RECEIVING & M. 0. 0. & S. B.'s.-tFriars Stile road, 5.25, tachment; F. G. Powell, capt. of B Co.; E. Hodgkin, 7-45· 9. 10.20, II.SS a. m.; 2.Is, 4-15, s. 7·5· 8.ss p.m.; capt. of C Co.; W. A. F. Bateman, surgeon ; Rev. Canon sunday 6.25tp.m. road, 7.4o, 8.ss. IO.rs, u.so C. T. Procter M.A. acting-chaplain; Henry Russell, drill a.m.; 2.10, 4.10, 4·55, 7, 8.40 p.m.; sunday 6.20 p.m. instructor ; drill hall for both companies, St. Mary's grove . Marshgate road (Matson place), 5.3o, 7-so, 9-5, 10.25, Fire Engine Station, The Square, Thomas Covell, captain ; 12 a. m.; 2, 4.2o, 5·5· 7· ro, 8.50 p.m. ; sunday 6.30 p.m. Edward Kisby, resident engineer, & 12 men New Richmond, s.w, 7.30, 8.45, Io.s, 11.40 a.m. ; 2, 4, Free Public Library, Little green, Frank Pacy, librarian 4·45. 6.so, 8.30 p.m. ; sunday 6.5 p.m. tKew gardens, Hospital, Kew Foot road, W. A. F. Bateman, E. L. Fenn M. D. 5-IS, 7·40, 8.ss. 10.15, II.55 a.m.; 4· s.so, 8, 9-20 p.m.; A. Roberts Law M.D., C. M. F. J. Wadd M. D., c.l\1:. medical sunday 8.20 p.m otlicers; John Frederick Nail, house surgeon; Ueorge Hayward Street L.D. s. R.c.s. uel. dental surgeon ; medical Marked thus t are Telegraph Offices. officers for out-patients, Herbert F. Chapman & S. S. County Magistrates Richmond Petty Sessional Burn M. A., M. B. ; G.eorge C. H.owland, sec. ; Mrs. Liddall, Division. matron Rugge-Price Lieut.-Col. Charles, Spring grove, Richmond, Metropolitan Police Station, V Division, Richmond section. chairman which consists of 7 inspectors, 9 sergeants & 105 con­ Bnrdett Col. SirFras. bart. D.L. Ancaster ho.Richmond Hill stables, George street, John Pryke, resident inspector Bush Frank Whittaker esq. Q.c., M.A. Fairfax, Ship lane, Public Baths, Park shot, Alfred Boon, manager s w Richmond Town Cricket Ground & Athletic Association Cave Thomas esq. Queens berry house, Richmond Limited, Kew Foot road, Edwin Ash, sec Keene Samuel Wolfe esq. Mill lodge, Barnes s w Stamp Office, 1 Castle terrace, Hill street, John Greville Mast.er Jn. Hy. esq. Montrose house, Petersham, Richmond Hiscoke & Son, distributors Ommanney Lieut.-Col. Octavius, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxon Theatre Penrhyn Edward Hugh Leycester esq. D.L. w s RICHMO~D PARK. Porcelli Capt. Alan Roger Charles, I Downe ter. Richmond Stopford AdmiralRt.Fanshawe,Mount Ararat ho. H.ichmond Ranger, H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge K.G White Sir William Henry C. B. Stonehill, Upper Sheen s w Deputy, Major-Gen. T. H. Clifton, Robinhood gate Wigan Frederick esq. Close lawn, Upper Sheen sw Keeper, H. G. Sawyer, Bog lodge, The Park Clerk to Magistrates, Josiah (]artledge, 5A, Townshend ALMSHOUSES. road, Marsh Gate road Bishop Duppa!l', Vineyard; Robert Alexander Smith, clerk Petty Sessions are held on Wednesday, at the Sessions House, & paymaster to all the almshouses Paradise road, at 10 a.m Hickey's,MarshGate rd.Rev.Astiey Cooper A. K.C. L. chaplain The following places are in the Petty Sessional Division:­ Houblon's, Marsh Gate road Barnes, Kew, Mortlake, Petersham & Richmond Michel's, Vineyard Officers of the Corporation & Urban Sanitary Queen Eli7.abeth's, Vineyard Authority. RICHli10~D UNION. Provisional Town Clerk, Frederick Bernard, sen. 1 Up.Hill st Treasurer, Board day, thursday, at 11 a.m. at the Workhouse. Medical Officer of Health, Jn.Taylor Rowland M. D. The Grn Tlle union comprises the following parishes :-Barnes, Kew. Surveyor, Walter Brooke, Parish yard, Lower Mortlake rd l\Iortlake, Petersham & Richmond. The population of Sanitary Inspector, Arthur Adye Goodwin, Grosvenor road the union in 1881 was 33,633.; rateable value, £315,250 Collectors of Rates, William Ballard, No. 1 Division, 2 Port- Clerk to the Guardians & Assessment Committee, Alfred land villas, Vineyard; Albert Hoare, No. 2 Division, John Wood, 17 The Green, Richmond Paradise road Treasurer, William Pennyfeather, London & County Bank, Richmond Lower Thames Valley Main Sewerage :Board. Collector to the Guardians & Relieving Officer for the Constituted 29th September, 1877; 40 & 41 Vie. eh. ccxxix. Union, Chas. Robert Emblin, 20 Townshend rd.Richmnd The Members for Richmond are :- Vaccination Officer, Godfrey Carr Hamber, 17 Adelaide rd Burt C. (chairman) tNoyce George Thomas I Medical Officers, Barnes district, J ames Adams M. n. The **Carless T. J tSzlumper J. W. J.P Terrace, Barnes ; Kew district, George Richard Cundell, tGascoyne S. T I **Trevor F. G. B Brunswick house, Kew ; Mortlake district, Richard Lewis t Re-elected 1889. n Elected 1890. ! Elected 1887. Clerk, John Leslie Grove Powell Shone, Elm road, East Sheen ; Richmond district, William Yates, 7 The Green, Richmond Public Establishments. Public Vaccinators, each medical offh!er is public vaccinator Assembly Rooms, The Square, John Robinson, lessee for his district, with the exception of Kew, which is for Cemetery, Grove road, F. B. Seoior, clerk that purpose added to the Richmond district •