\ ~ . .392 'WELLS. SOM.ERSETSHIRE. LKELLYS Corp01'8. tion. Law Life, R. L. Foster, I Cathedral green MAYoR-Jobn Henry Holloway esq. Liverpool, London & Globe Fire & Life, Garrod & Ha.rris, RECORDER-Thomas E. Rogers esq. Market place TOWN CoUNCIL & LOCAL BOARD. Manchester Fire, G. Slade, 5 St. John street Mayor, John Henry Holloway esq. Mutual Life, A. G. Russ, Poor Law offices Aldermen. Northern, F. Ashman, Bridge Farm cottage, Dulcote; S. F. Retire. Retire. Goodall, Chamberlain street; & H. B. Russell, Wilts & John Giffard Everett..• I88gl Edward Harte ...•••..•.•• 1892 Dorset Bank, High street John Henry Holloway 1889 Jacob Barnes ••..•.•....• 1892 North British & Mercantile, Welsh, Son & Chubb, Market Councillors. place ; & R. L. Foster, I Cathedral green Retire. Retire. Norwich Union Fire, A. Chapman, 24 Chamberlain street Jonatban Slater .••....•• 1889 89.muel John Catcott Ocean & Ueneral Guarantee Assurance, A. G . .Russ, Poor Edwin Adolphus Collins 1889 Sirnmons .............. I890 Law offices John Nathaniel Knight 1889 Alfred Sheldon •........ I89I Phrenix Fire, T. J. Russell, Market place John Robert Collins ... 1889 Francis William Smith 189I Provident Life, C. Tyte, 4 Sadler street Sidney Thos. Richards I 890 James Arthur Tate ..• I89I Prudential, W. White, 74 High street Cornelius Tyte ••• ... ..• I89o William John Bennett 189I Railway Passengers' Assurance, G. Slade, 5 St. John street Wm. Henry Wickenden I89o Rock Life, G. E. Gould Auditors, Alfred George Russ, Poor Law offices ; & T. W. Royal Exchange, J. Marsh, 4 Priory villas Phillips, 10 Market place Scottish Accident, R. Isgar, Stuckey's Bank, High street Assessor, Edward A. Serel, 25 Market place Star Life, G. Slade, 5 St. John street Sun :Fire, Hippisley & Sons, 12 Chamberlain street OFFICERS OF THE CoRPORATION & URBAN SANITARY West of England, E. A. Serel, 25 Market place; Garrod & AUTHORITY. Harris, Market place; & R. L. Foster, I Cathedral green Town Clerk & Clerk to the Urban Sanitary Authority, & to Westminster Fire, J. H. Toomer, 7 St. Thomas street the School Attendan('e Committee, Reginald Lowbridge Foster, :r Cathedral green Public Establishments. Treasurer, Richard Harris, Market place· Borough Gaol, Market pl. Sergt. James Knight, gaol keeper Medical Officer of Health, Hy. Wm Livett, Chamberlain st Cemetery, Reginald Lowbridge Foster, clerk to the board & High Constables, Samuel John Catcott Simmons, Tor street; registrar; R. H. Curtis, superintendent & William John Bennett, Sadler street County Court, Town ball (registrar's office, I Cathedral City Survey:>r & Surveyor to Urban Sanitary Authority, green), His Honor W. J. Metcalfe Q.C. judge; Reginald Charles Brown, Chamberlain street Lowbridge Foster, registrar & high bailiff; Edwin A. Inspector of Nuisances, W. H. Jenkins, 45 High street Collins, under bailiff. A Court is held once a month; the Borough Accountant, William Newport Bendall, 17 Cham­ following places are in the district :-Ashwick, Baltons­ berlain street borough, Binegar, Butleigh, Chewton Mendip, Croscombe, Mace Bearers, Charles Gardner, I5 St. Cuthbert street ; & Dinder, Ditcheat, Doulting, East Lydford, Emborough, George Edward Cook, I7 St. John's street Evercreech, Glastonbury, Green Ore Farm1 Holcombe, Town Crier, John Wilton, 25 Broad street Hornblotton, Lamyatt, Meare, Milton, Clevedon, North School Attendance Officer, Edward A. Serel, Market place Wootton, East Pennard, West Pennard, Pilton, Priddy, CITY MAGISTRATES. Pylle, Rodney Stoke, Shepton Mallet, Stratton-on-the­ The Mayor :Fosse, Street, Walton, Westbury, West Cranmore, West Jacob Barnes, 4I High street Lydford, W ookey John Giffard Everett, 4 St. Andrew's street Certified Bailiffs under the Law of Distress Amendment John Gabriel French, IO New street Act :-Edwin A. Collins, Priory road ; E. S. L. Collins, John Samuel Fry, Keward house Priory road; William John Bennett, Sadler street; M. Henry ""illiam Livett, 20 Chamberlain street Smith, High street, Glastonbury William Inman Welsh, Beaumont County of Somerset & Bath Lunatic Asylum for Paupers, Clerk, Reginald Lowbridge J<'oster, Cathedral green West Horrington, A. Law Wade B.A., M.D. resident Petty Sessions for the city are held at the Town hall every physician & supt. ; Alexander McWilliam M.A., M.B., c. M. 2nd thursday in the month at I I a. m senior asst. medical officer ; Arthur William James County Magistrates for Wells Petty Sessional L.R.C.P.Lond. junior assistant medical officer; Rev. James Division. Downes B.A. chaplain ; Benjamin Thomas Duke, clerk to Clerk Edmund Hugh esq. chairman, Burford house, Shep­ the visitors & clerk & steward of the asylum ton Mallet Cottage Hospital, H. W. Livett M.D. & R. PurnellM.D. hon. BoyleMajor the Hon. Edmund John, Chewton house,Mendip consulting surgeons; W. Fairbanks M. D. & G. 0. Risdon, Freeman Edward Augustus esq. D.C.L., LL.D. Somerleaze, L. .R.C.P. hon. medical officers; C. Hart, treasurer; R. Wells Isgar, hon. sec. ; Mrs. H. Ridgeon, matron Hodgkinson William Sampson, Glencot, Wookey Hole, Wells County Police Station, Market place, J ames Knight,sergeant, Perkins Lieut.-Col. Alfred Thrale, East court, Wookey & 3 constables Porch John Alb~rt esq. Edgarley, Glastonbury Court of Probate District Registry Office, Cathedral green, Somerville Arthur Fownes esq. Dinder house, Wells Langford Ellicott, registrar ; 'l'homas Lowndes Glcaves, Tudway Charles Clement esq. The Cedars, Wells chief clerk Clerk to the Magistrates, Francis Osborne Oates Chubb, 7 Market House, James Knight, keeper Market place Public Weighbridge, I Priory road, Charles Hayter, lessee Petty Sessions are held at the Town hall every third monday, Stamp Office, Market place, Thos. Jas. Russell, distributor at 11.30 a. m.; the following places are included in the Surveyor of Taxes Office, Market place, John W. Smith petty sessional division :-Batcombe-cum-Nyland (extra­ Town Hall, James Knight, keeper parochial), Binegar, Dinder, Glastonbury Saint Benedict, VOLUNTEERS. Glastonbury Saint John, Meare, North Wootton, Priddy, North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry (C Troop), Capt. Rodney Stoke, Wells Saint Andrew Liberty, Wells Saint Norman McLean ; Sergt.-Major Wm. Salter, drill instrctr Cuthbert-in-Parish, St. Cuthbert.out.Parish, Westbury, Prince .Albert's Somersetshire Light Infantry, 3rd Volunteer West Pennard, Wookey Battalion (C Co.), armoury, 72A, High street; Capt. R. L. Foster; J. A. Bright, acting surgeon ; Rev. F. S. B. Insurance Agents. Peppin M.A. hon. chaplain Accident, H. B. Russell, Wilts & Dorset Bank, High street WELLS UNION. Alliance Assurance, R. Isgar, Stuckey's Bank, High street Board day, wednesday fortnightly at II a.m. at the Work· Atlas Fire & Life, Hippisley & ::Ions, I2 Chamberlain street house of the union . .British Empire Mutual Life, H. Brice, 2I Chamberlain st The union comprises the following places :-Baltonsborough, Clerical, Medical & General, H. B. Russell, Wilts & Dorset Butleigh, Chewton Mendip, Dinder, Glastonbury, Green Bank, High street Ore, Meare, North Wootton, Priddy, Rodney Stoke St. Commercial Union, W. N. Bendall, Eastfield; & R. Norton, Andrew (Liberty of), in Wells, St. Cuthbert-out-Parisb, Priory road in Wells, St. Cuthbert-in-Parish, in Wells, Street, Walton, County Fire, C. Tyte, 4 Sadler street ; R. Isgar, Stuckey's Westbury, West Pennard & Wookey. The population of Bank, High street; H. B. Russell, Wilts & Dorset Bank, the union in I88I was 22,009; rateable value, £I47,I98 High street; W. Lmmon, jun. Wookey Hole Clerk to the Guardians & Assessment Committee, Alfred Economic Life, J. M. Atkins, "Journal" office George Russ, Poor Law offices, Wells Eagle Life, Welsh, Son & Chubb, 7 Market place Treasurer, Major the HonE. J. Boyle, Stuckey's Bank Edinborough Life, R. Isgar, Stuckey's Bank, High street Relieving & VaccinationOfficers,N o. 1 or Wells district,Frank General, Bennett & Smith, Sadler street Carter Thatcher, 82 High street, Wells; No. 2 or Glaston· Guardian, A. G. Russ, Poor Law offices bury district, Robert Whitting Fear, Magdalene street, Imperial Fire & Life, Welsh, Son & Chubb, 7 Market pia~ Glastonbury . ~ .