PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Mr. John Popplewe\1, 3 Cowper place. Sittings of the Court are held at Bradford at Mr. Briggs Priestley, M.P., Apperley Bridge. 9.45 a.m. on certain days appointed by the judge Mr. Thomas Priestley, Bank Top house. throughout the year, for Bradford, Ad walton, Allerton, Mr. W. E. B. Priestley, Rosemount House, Cliff Villas. Bolton, Bowling, Calverley, Clayton, Cleckhe,.,ton, :Mr. F. Priestman, Pierremont, Toiler lane. Drighlington, Eccleshill, Farsley, Heaton, Horton, Mr. Henry B. Priestman, 7 Fartield road. Hunsworth, Idle, Manningham, North Bierley, Pudsey, Mr. H. B. Ratcliffe, ld Oak lane. Shipley, 'l'hornton, Tong, Wyke, and Wilsden. Mr. David Salmond, Ilkley. At Bradford, Bankruptcy and Equity matters, opposed Mr. Silas Scott, Shipley. and unopposed, are taken on Tuesday• in priority to Mr. Robert Sbackleton, ParkfielBaildon. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE: BRADFORD Mr. Jonas Whitley, Ellerthorpe, Allerton. DISTRICT REGISTRY. Mr. Frank Willey, Oak Lodge, Manningham. Mr. Willia.m Willis Wood, Green Hill House, Leeds road. Established hy the Judicatura Acts, 1873 and 1875. Mr. Jesse 'Vood, Allerton. Offices at the County Court, Manor row. Mr. Jamcs Wright, lCITY QUARTER and has cha,rge of the larger estates until the appoint SESSIONS. ment of a trustee hy the creditors. In all cases he Recm·del"-Thoma,s Milvain, Q.C., Ba,rrister-at-La,w, investigates the conduct of the debtor, takes charge of 3 Plowden buildinga, E.C. the public exa,mination, and reports to the Court Cle1·k of the Peace-Alexa,nder N eill, solicitor. whether offences have been committed. He examines Bo>"ough Coroner-J. G. Hutchinson, solicitor (Offices, and reports upon ail offers of coouposition and schemes Picmdilly, Bmdford). The Coroner holds Courts of a.rra,ngement proposed to be made by bankrupts. of Inquisition a,t the Town Ha,ll. He also acts as trustee of estates in every case "here a vacancy in that office occurs, and after tbe creditors' trustee has been released, should further action become The Borough Quarter Sessions were instituted by necessary. Since the 1st January, 189!, he is also Royal Warr.nl. and of The Hon. H Pnry ~:dmm,d Butler. Lord of the Chief Clerk-Herbert Denny. Manor," is held annually at the Market Tavern, The Court was established in 18-J,7, aml the present Godwin street, on the last Friday in October. building erected in 1859. Sten·a,.d-"vV. Greaves, solicitor, 5 Charles street, No. 11 Circuit, of which Mr. Bompas is judge, com Bradford. prises the towns of Bradford, Keighley, Burnley, Otley, At the Court Leet the Constables, Deputy Constahles, Skipton, Colne, and a,t Leeds sittiugs are held for Byelaw-men, Be,.dles, and Finders for all the townships Ba,nkruptcy and Equity matters only. within the manor of Bradfonl are appointed.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE BRADFORD CORPORATION. Members of the City Council. The following gentlemen constitute the Council for the City for the yea,r 1897-8. '111e dates atta,cheJ indicate the several periods of retirement : - MAYOR: Thomas Speight, EsGreat Horton.1898 J .. Hardaker, 3 Ash burn ham grove, North Park rd.l898 Fr~derick Priestman, Pierremont, Toller lane ...... 1898 Alfred Hodgson, 8 Rose mount, Bolton road ..... 1901 Charles Leona,rd Robinsou, 5 Lincoln terrace ...... 1901 William HDldsworth, 97 Woodroyd rLittle Horton green ...... 1898 471
