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Class: lsi^\W l'??^ Accession No.(^ 1^.% Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witii funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.arGhive.org/details/postofficeperthd1872prin THE POST OFFICE PERTH DIRECTORY FOR 187 2, AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION. COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY JAMES MARSHALL, POST OFFICE. WITH ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK. PERTH: PRINTED FOR THE PI;T]^LTSHER J3Y D. WOOD. PRICE I WO SHlrltlN'Gs' AND SIXPENCE. CONTENTS. Page 1. Public Offices, ... ... ... ... i 2. Municipal Lists, ... ... ... ... 3 3. County Lists, ... ... ... ... 6 4. Judicial Lists, ... ... ... ... 10 5. Commercial Lists, ... .. ... ... 15 6. Public Conveyances, ... ... ... 19 7. Ecclesiastical Lists, ... ... ... 21 8. Literary AND Educational Lists, ... ... 23 9. Charitable and Benevolent Lists, ... ... 26 10. Sporting Lists, ... .... ... .... 30 11. Miscellaneous Lists, ... , ... ... 31 12. List of Noblemen AND Gentlemen's Seats, ... 35 13. List of the Clergy in Perthshire, ... ... 50 14. Postal Directory— Officers OF the Department, ... ... 56 Arrival and Departure of Mails from Perth, 57 Rates OF Postage, ... ... ... 58 Newspapers, ... ... ... ... 58 Postage Stamps, ... ... ... ... 60 Registration, ... ... ... ... 61 Delivery, .. ... .. ... 61 Money Orders, ... ... ... ... 62 Savings Bank, ... ... ... ... 64 Insurance AND Annuities, ... ... 65 Miscellaneous, .. ... ... ... 66 Suggestions to the PucLic, &c., ... ... 66 Table of Foreign and Colonial Postage, ... 70 Arrival and Departure of Foreign Mails, 72 15. General Directory, ^ ... .,, ... 7 16. Professional Directory, ... ... ... 195 17. Advertisements—Insurance Companies, ... 219 Miscellaneous, ... ... 229 i32^ D/ CABINET & UPHOLSTERY WAREHOUSE, 18 & 20 MILL STREET, I^ IE I^ T lET. W. D. SCOTT'S SHOW-ROOMS Contain an Elegant Assortment of Artistic Designs, in every description of FURNITURE, M^hicli, for intrinsic value, tasteful effect, and permanent satisfaction, he feels assured cannot be sur- passed by any house in the Trade. Estimates and Designs given for complete House Fwnishings. DINING- Sideboards, Slide and Telescope Dining ROOM Tables, Sofas, Easy and other Chairs, &c., in FURNITURE Mahogany, Oak, &c. DRAWING- Chiffonnieres, Cabinets ; Loo, Occasional, and ROOM Sutherland Tables, Chairs, Sofas, &c,, in FURNITURE Walnut, Rosewood, INIahogany, &c. Arabian, Four-Post, and French Bedsteads, in Mahogany, Birch, Brass, and Iron W^ard- BED-ROOM ; FURNITURE robes, Chests of Drawers, Wash-stands, Toilet Tables, Toilet Glasses, Cane-seated Chairs in various Woods. Feather Beds, Bolsters, and Pillows ; Hair, BEDDING Spring, and other Mattresses, Paillasses, all purified by Steam. Iron and Brass Bedsteads of every description. CARPETS, DAMASKS, CHINTZES, &c. ... .,... ' INDEX. Page Page Anglers' Club, . 31 Perthshire Rifle Volunteers, 9 Bank Holidays, . 17 Perthshire Bible Society, . 23 Banking Companies^ . 15 Police Commission, . 5 . Bowling Club, . 31 Polling Stations, 6 . Carriers, . 20 Procurators and Solicitors, 11 Carriers (General Parcel), . 19 Postal Directory— Cemeteries, . 34 Chief Officers, . 56 Choral Society (beginning of vol.) Perth Establishment, . 56 City Mission, .. .. 21 Arrival and Departure of Mails, 57 Clergy and their Places of Wor- Hours of Collection at Receiv- ship in Perth, . 22 ing House and Pillar-Boxes, 57 Clergy in Perthshire, . 50 Rates of Postage— Inland, 58 Commissioners of Supply, . 6 Newspapers, &c., .. 58 Council Committee, . 4 Newspapers sent Abroad, 59 County and City Infirmary, 26 Book-Post, .. .. 59 County Prison Board, . 8 Colonial Book-Post, . 60 Court of Lieutenancy, . 7 Pattern and Sample Post, 60 Cricket Club, . 30 Post Cards—Postage Stamps, 60 Curling Clubs, . 30 Registration—Delivery, . 61 Custom House Holidays, . 18 Money Orders, . 62 Deaf and Dumb Institution, 29 Savings Banks, . 64 Society, . Insurance Annuities, , Destitute Sick 27 and 65 Fairs, . 17 Miscellaneous Regulations, 66 Fechney School, . 28 Table of Foreign and Colonial Fire Engines, . 6 Postage, .. .. 70 General Directory, . 73 Table of Despatch and Arrival General Prison, . - 31 of Foreign Mails from Perth, 72 Golfing Societies, . 31 Professional Directory, 195 Guild Court, . 6 Public Baths and Wash-House, 29 High Constables (beginning of vol.) Public Offices, . i Highland Society, . 34 Races and Hunt, .. .. 30. Indigent Old Men's Society, 27 Railway Companies, . 19 Indigent Old Women's Society, 27 Railway Carriers, . 21 Infant Schools, . 28 Regatta Club, . , . 31 Justices of the Peace, . 7 Registrar of Births, Marriages, King James the Sixth's Hospital, 29 and Deaths, . 3 Ladies' Clothing Society, . 27 Royal Horticultural Society, 33 Ladies' House of Refuge, . 28 Royal Perthshire Militia, . 8 Lethendy Mortifications, . 29 Sacramental Fast Days, . 23 Libraries, . 23 Schools of Industry, . 28 Licensing Courts, . 13 School of Art, .. .0 25 Literary and Antiquarian Society, 32 Seminaries and Schools, . 24 Magistrates and Town Covncil, 4 Seymour Munro Free School, 25 Master Extraordinary for Scot- Sharp's Institution, . 25 land of the Court of Chancery, 14 Sheriff and Commissary Courts, 10 Masonic Lodges—begin, ofvol. and 33 Sheriff and Commissary Officers, 12 Meeting of Sheriff Courts, . 12 Shipping, . 18 Members of Parliament, . 3 Society for Liberation of Religion, 23 Messengers-at-Arms, .. 12 Society for the Prevention of Model Lodging-House, . 29 Cruelty to Animals, . 30 Murray's Royal Institution for the Society of Natural Science, 32 Insane, . 27 Society of Solicitors, . 13 Murthly Asylum, . 8 Soup Kitchen, . 29 Newspapers, . 25 Staff-Officer of Pensioners, 10 Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, 35 Statistics of Perth, . 3 Omnibus to Scone, . 21 Temperance Society, . 32 Patriotic Society, . 32 Terms in Scotland, .. 17 People's Club and Institute, 24 Trades Convener Court, . 5 Perth and Kinnoull Horticul- Water Commission, . 5 tural Society, . 33 Young Men's Christian Association 22 .. ... .. .. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. IneHtnitfe Comqpanus. Pasre Page Briton Medica.1 and General Life, 22a Northern Assurance Fire and Life Caledonian Fire and Life, . 2ig (beginning of vol.) Edinburgh Life, . 222 Scottish Equitable Life, . 220 Liverpool & London Fire & Life, 224 Standard Life, . 225 Scottish Commercial, 221 Sun Fire and Life, . 223 <iEi0ccUixucou0. Pas Page Anderson & Cramb, sculptors, 239 M'Gregor, Misses, teachers, 42 Anderson, J., china-merchant, 240 M'Gregor & Co., Robert, wine Ayson, James, baker, 247 and spirit merchants, . 24S Baxter, J. & J., watchmakers, &c. MacLeish, James, plumber, &c., 252 (beginning of vol.) Rlacfarlane, Duncan (begin, of vol.) Bell, Joseph, slater, 246 Mackie & Co., D., plumbers, 237 Brady, T., auctioneer, &c.. 245 Marshall, Peter, baker, . 254 Brown, A., hosier (begin, of vol.) Mason, Thomas, chemist, . 255 Campbell, John, agent, 243 Menzies, Mrs D., embroidery, 253 Carr, Robert, baker. 254 Menzies, Stewart, tobacconist, 257 Chamber of Commerce, 230 Miller, H. L., gen. ironmonger, 251 Cock, Andrew, fishmonger. 247 Moyes, Andrew, tailor & clothier, 256 Duff, William, music-teacher, 40 Murray, A. , picture-frame maker, 241 Forsyth, T., smith and bellhanger, 247 Robertson, Wm., postmaster, 24S Fyfe, Alexander, wine and spirit Ross, David, clothier, . 235 merchant (beginning of vol.) Roy, John, general ironmonger, 250 Gorrie, Thomas, manufacturer of Savings Bank, . 229 iron and wire work, . 247 Scott, W. D., cabinetmaker. Sec, Gow, Daniel, coal-merchant, 246 (beginning of vol.) Grego, G., optician (end of vol.) Shand, William, wine and spirit Greig, Thomas, outfitter, . 253 merchant, . 254 Grieve, James, sewing-machine Stirton, John, saddler, .. 252 manufacturer, 233 • Taylor & Finlayson, ironmongers, 238 Hay, Alexander, slater, 246 Taylor, James, brushmaker, 252 Henderson, Robert, fruiterer, &c. ,255 Thomson, Robert, tailor and Henry, Peter, hotel-keeper, 255 clothier, . 236 Hill, Wm., fish-merchant, &c.; 245 Walker, R., postmaster, .. 249 Imrie & Cuthbert, ironmongers, 243 Wannan, Alexander, wine and Jackson, Jas., carver and gilder, 256 spirit merchant, . 244 Kinnoch, James, bootmaker, 248 Whittet, J. & T., tea and coffee Lees & Son, James, gun and rifle merchants, . 244 manufacturers, . 248 Wight, T., iron and wire worker, 252 Lorimer, G. M., coal-merchant, 255 Wilson, Robert, baker, . 258 M'Cowan, Colin, tea and wine and Wood, John, baker, . , 254 spirit merchant, . 248 Wotherspoon, J., hatter, .. 242 ADDITIONS AND ALTERATION. THE PERTH CHORAL SOCIETY. The Hon. Arthur Kmnaird, M.P., Patron. Lord Provost PuUar, President. Robert Hay, Vice-President. Dr. Linter, Conductor. C. W. Macdougall, Sec. J. R. Gloag, Librarian. Duncan Seton, Treasurer. D. Johnston, Sub-Librarian. R. Keay,