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i y^ ^'^•\Hl,(a m \Wi\ GOLD AND SILVER SMITH, 31 SIIG-S: STI^EET. PERTH. SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICES, BEST SHEFFIELD AND BIRMINGHAM (!^lettro-P:a3tteto piateb Crutt mb spirit /tamtjs, ^EEAD BASKETS, WAITEKS, ^NS, FORKS, FISH CARVERS, ci &c. &c. &c. ^cotct) pearl, pebble, arib (STatntgorm leroeller^. HAIR BRACELETS, RINGS, BROOCHES, CHAINS, &c. PLAITED AND MOUNTED. OLD PLATED GOODS RE-FINISHED, EQUAL TO NEW. Silver Plate, Jewellery, and Watches Repaired. (Late A. Cheistie & Son), 23 ia:zc3-i3: sti^eet^ PERTH, MANUFACTURER OF HOSIERY Of all descriptions, in Cotton, Worsted, Lambs' Wool, Merino, and Silk, or made to Order. LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S ^ilk, Cotton, anb SEoollen ^\}xxi^ attb ^Mktt^, LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S DRAWERS, In Silk, Cotton, Worsted, Merino, and Lambs' Wool, either Kibbed or Plain. Of either Silk, Cotton, or Woollen, with Plain or Ribbed Bodies] ALSO, BELTS AND KNEE-CAPS. TARTAN HOSE OF EVERY VARIETY, Or made to Order. GLOVES AND MITTS, In Silk, Cotton, or Thread, in great Variety and Colour. FLANNEL SHOOTING JACKETS. ® €^9 CONFECTIONER AND e « 41, GEORGE STREET, COOKS FOR ALL KINDS OP ALSO ON HAND, ALL KINDS OF CAKES AND FANCY BISCUIT, j^jsru ICES PTO*a0^ ^^te mmU to ©vto- GINGER BEER, LEMONADE, AND SODA WATER. '*»- : THE POST-OFFICE PERTH DIRECTOEI FOR WITH A COPIOUS APPENDIX, CONTAINING A COMPLETE POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY, AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION. COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY JAMES MAESHALL, POST-OFFICE. WITH ^ pUtt of tl)e OTtts atiti d^nmxonn, ENGEAVED EXPRESSLY FOB THE WORK. PEETH PRINTED FOR THE PUBLISHER BY C. G. SIDEY, POST-OFFICE. PRICE TWO SHILLINGS. CONTENTS. Page 1. Directory, ... 1 2. Postal DiEECTouY, 102 Eates OP Postage, 104 Postage Stamps, ... 108 Eegistration, 109 --— Delivery, 110 Money Orders, ... 110 — Miscellaneous Regulations, 113 3. List op Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, ... 119 4. Public Offices, ... 128 5. Municipal Lists, 130 6. County Lists, 134 7. Judicial Lists, ... .135 8. Commercial Lists, 137 9. Professional Lists, 142 10. Public Conveyances, 144 11. Ecclesiastical Lists, 148 12. Literary AND Educational Lists, 149 13. Charitable and Benevolent Lists, ... 151 34. Sporting Lists, ... 154 15. Miscellaneous Lists, ... 155 16. Advertisements—Insurance Companies, 159 Miscellaneous, 181 COEEECTED LIST OF HIGH CONSTABLES, (Substituted for that at Page 137). Williairi Cameron, moderator. E. Dow, clerk and treasurer. Wm. Malcom, M.D., physician. Archibald Eeid, solicitor. Eev. J. E. dimming, chaplain. Eobert Lees, secretary. captains. George Bruce. Pet 3r M'Currach. Henry Imrie. Nei I Eeid. Ck B tft ,'"".'V; - ,; M" ,:i4 \ 1992 . • INDEX Page — Pa,ge. Accountants, . 158 Postal Directory Officers of the Department, 102 Architects, , 144 Chief Establishment, . 102 Assurance Offices and Agents, , 142 Perth of Mails, Auctioneers and Appraisers, , 144 Arrivals & Departures 103 at Receiv- Auxiliary London Society, , 149 Hours of Collection Pillar Box, . Bank Holidays, . 139 ing-House and 103 ' of Inland, . 104 Banking Companies, . 137 Rates Postage— Unpaid, .. 104 Bowling Club, . 156 Periodi- Cab Proprietors, . , 146 Newspapers and other Carriers, 147 cals, 104 sent Abi'oad, . (Railway), . 146 Newspapers 105 Proceedings, . Cemeteries, . 157 Parliamentary 106 . Choral Society, . 156 Inland Book-Post, 106 Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors, 143 Colonial Book-Post, . 107 Clergy & tlieir Places of Worship, 148 Precautions against Fraud, &c., 108 Commissioners of Supply, . 134 Postage Stamps, . 108 County and City Infirmary, . 151 Registi-ation, 109 Court of Lieutenancy, . 134 Delivery, . 110 . Cricket Club, 154 at Window, . 110 Criminal Officei'S, . 135 Private Boxes and Bags, . 110 Curling Clubs, . 154 Money Orders, 110 . Deaf and Dumb Institution, . 153 Payment of Money Orders, Ill Regulations, .. Destitute Sick Society, . 153 Miscellaneous 113 Fairs, 139 Table of Despatch of Foreign . yire Engines, . 133 Mails from Perth, 117 . Foreign Vice-Consuls, . 144 Prison Board, . 133 General Prison, . 156 Prison Establishment, . 133 Guild Court, 181 Public Baths, 152 High Constables— (preceding page). Public Libraries, 150 Highland Society, . 156 Public Offices, 128 Hotels, 144 Public Seminaries and Schools, . 150 154 Indigent Old Men's Society, . 152 Races and Hunt, Indigent Old Women's Society, 152 Railway Companies, . 144 Infant Schools, . 154 Registrar of Births, Marriages and Justice of Peace Courts, . 135 Deaths, 130 Justices of the Peace, . 134 Royal Asylum for Lunatics, . 151 Keeper of Register of Sasines, . 166 Royal Golfing Society, . 164 King James the Sixth's Hospital, 153 Royal Horticultural Society, . 155 Ladies' Clothing Society, . 152 Sacramental Fast-Days, . 148 Ladies' House of Refuge, ..153 Schools of Industry, . 153 . Licencing System, . 158 Seymour Munro Free School, . 164 Literary and Antiquarian Society, 165 Sheriff and Commissiary Courts, 136 Magistrates and Town Council, 131 Officers, 136 Master-Extraordinary for Scotland Shipping 140 of the Court of Chancery, . 166 Sick Nurses, 143 Masonic Lodges, . 157 Society for Liberation of Pieligion, 148 Medical Practitioners, . , . 143 Society of Solicitors, . 136 Members of Parliament, . 130 Soup kitchen, . 162 Messengers-at-Arms, . 135 Statistics of Perth, .. ..130 Model Lodging-House, . 152 St John's Public Reading-Room, 150 Newspapers, . 149 St John's Religious Society, . 149 Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, 119 Tide Table, 141 Ornithological Society, .. ..156 Total Abstinence Societies, . 156 Patriotic Society, . 155 Tract Depositories, ... 149 Perthshire Bible Society, . 149 Trades' Convener Court, . 133 Polling Stations, . 133 Water Commission, . 132 Police Commission, . 132 Young Men's Tract Society, . 149 . —,. • . INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. Irtsittmiice Companies. Page Page Albert and Times Life, . .. 17Y People's Provident Life, . 173 Atlas Fire and Life, .. 173 Scottish Equitable Life, . 168 British Guarantee Association, .. 179 Scottish Provincial Fire and Life 202 Caledonian Fire and Life, .. 160 Scottish Sea, 172 County Fii"e, .. 159 Scottish Union Fire and Life, 162 Edinburgh Life, . .. 163 Standard Life, 166 English and Scottish Law Life, 178 Sun Fire and Life, 161 European Life, .. 176 Times Fire and Life, 177 Life Association of Scotland, .. 172 United Kingdom Life, 170 North British Fu-e and Life, .. 164 Temperance Life 174 Northern Fire, .. 180 West of England Fire and Life, 177 i^ceUatieou^. Page Anderson & Christie, sculptors— Mackay, John, plasterer, . 187 (end of vol.) Menzies, Mrs D., embroidery, . 182 Ashton, Alexander, bill-poster. 209 Menzies, Stewart, tobacconist, . 19.3 Bell, Joseph, slater, 198 Mess, George, postmaster. 191 Black, John, umbrella-maker, . 211 Miller, David, bootmaker, . 185 Bridgend of Perth Water Coy., . 183 Munro, Donald, tobacconist, . 203 Buchanan, Donald, ironmonger, 198 M'Farlane, Duncan, auctioneer, 204 Campbell, P. & P., dyers, 199 M'Laren, Alex., Exchange Hotel, 210 Carson, John, house furnishings, 186 M'Nab, Robert, smith and general Crichton, (J., jeweller and dentist, 207 ironmonger— (end of vol.) Darling, 3Irs George, hatter and M'Vicar, Archibald, planemaker, 197 clothier, . 194 M'Vicar and Campbell, painters, 208 Davidson, J. & A., postmasters, 190 Murdoch and Co, fancy ware- Donaldson, James, bill-poster, . lyy house, . 205 Drummond, Alex., jeweller and Murray, Alexander, picture-frame watchmaker— (begin, of vol.) maker, 206 Fenwick, David J., confectioner Pairney, John, clothier and out- (beginning of vol.) fitter, 188 Forsyth, Thomas, smith and bell- Paton and Walsh, gunmakers, . 204 hanger, 209 Ramage, Graeme Champion Inn, 201 Frazer,Jno., clothier andoutfitter, 201 Reid, Neil, chemist and druggist, 208 Gibson, Geo., commercial agency, 184 Robertson, Daniel, watchmaker, 210 Grasby, Edwin H., hosier— (be- Pvobertson, David, bookseller and ginning of vol.) news-agent, . 209 Greig, Thomas, hosier. 200 Robertson, William, watchmaker, 197 ' Hay, Alexander slater, . 185 Roy, James, bill-poster, . 209 Henderson, photogi-aphist, 195 Savings Bank, 181 Irons, D. & J., tea-merchants, . 189 Scott, Andrew, perfumer, 192 Jackson, William, bookbinder— Scott, W. D., cabinetmaker, 192 (end of vol.) Stewart and Robertson, masons, 208 Kinnoch, Peter, bootmaker, . 203 Taylor, James, brushmaker, 198 Keiller, Wed., confectioner, .. 212 Taylor and Finlayson, general Lamb, James, bird-stuffer, . 201 ironmongers, Lang's haircutting and perfumery Taylor and Peters, marble work, 187 establishment, 207 Thomson,. H, photographist, 211 Lindsay, Alex., coal-merchant, .. 200 Whittet, Robert, printer— (end of Mackie and Co., plumbers, etc., 197 vol.) Malloch, David, planemaker, . 204 Wood, John, baker. DIRECTORY. Abbott, James, weaver, Dovecotland Abbott, William, weaver, 43 Pomarium Abernethy, William, porter, 25 Kirkgate Absolon, George, M.D., 2 Graham's place, King street Adams, David, labourer, 304 High street Adams, David, pointsman, Carr's croft Adams, James, 176 South street Adams, John, labourer, 119 South street Adams, John, railway-guard, 31 Leonard street Adams, Mrs Gilbert, 9 Commercial street, Bridgend Adams, Mrs James, Union lane Adams, Mrs John, 15 Cross street Adams, Patrick, labourer, 134 High street Adamson, John, grain-merchant, 16 Pomarium Adamson, Eev. William, South William street Addis, Mrs William, lodgings, 69 North Methven street Addis & Frew, plumbers and brassfounders, 6 Mill street Advertiser and Strathmore Journal Office, Kirk Close, 80 High street Aikman, Mrs James, 2 King's place Aitchison, Mrs James, Canal street Aitken, Charles, seaman, 10 Cow vennel Aitken, John,