ABERDEEN CITY LIBRARIES Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2011 witii funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/bonaccorddirecto184445uns ^@M«a© ® # "^ rn PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETOR: BY GEO. CORNWALL, VICTORIA COURT, 54 CASTLE STREET, 54 And may be had of the Letter Carriers and at the Post OfTice. 1844. c^ik^zs^ Qe.a, 2/. /^9 9M 1 — 2 . CONTENTS. Counting-house Calendar, „„_- v Stamps and Taxes, ,„ Stamp Duties, ,. ™„^~. vi Excise and Customs,^ Mail and Stage Coaches,- ™ vii Section V. List of Carriers, „~„-~ ix — Commercial Establishments. Banks— Section I. Aberdeen Banking Co., „—. 36 Municipal Institutions. Aberdeen Town and County Magistrates of Aberdeen, . 1 Population of the City, „,^-,^^ 1 North of Scotland Banking Co., 38 The Guildry, Bank of Scotland, . — Incorporated Trades,„ British Linen Company, ,~~~, Police Establishment,, Commercial Bank of Scot- Harbour, National Bank of Scotland, „ Section II. Savings' Bank, „,~,„„.„™.„,„ Legal Department. Shipping Companies— Courts of Law, ™~„™,™~~~~. 1 Aberdeen Steam Navigation Society of Advocates, H Company,„w-~,~~~~-~.,^ . 41 Public Officers, ™~-,~ 16 Aberdeen Leith and Clyde Messengers-at-Arms, ™,-~—,— 16 Shipping Company, . 42 Sheriff Officers, .™,™„„~~«~ 16 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Old Shipping , 42 Section III. Company, Ecclesiastical Department. Aberdeen and Newcastle,,,—. , 43 Aberdeen and Dundee, . 43 Established Church, ,—.— 17 Foreign Consuls at Aberdeen,™ , 43 Churchyard Dues, „ 17 Aberdeen Shipping, „„„,„, , 44 Churchwarden's Dues, ,,™—~-. 17 The Income Tax,,,^,„„,„„ „„^ . 47 Various Denominations, .„-..-«— 18 Alphabetical List of Streets, Section IV. Squares, Lanes, &c.,„—,„„.,„ 50 Revenue Department. Directory— Post Office, Rates, &c., ,. 19 New Aberdeen,„„„„„.„„„„„ 59 List of Post Towns and Sub- Old Aberdeen,™ . ™1H3 in Scotland, „„. 25 offices Woodside, &c.,„„„™„,„™,199 Post Towns in England & Wales, 29 Do. in Ireland, ,<-„-«-.,„-«.-«- 33 Advertisements,, ,™v™^„,,' i / ^y COUNTING-HOUSE CALENDAR, 1844-45. JULY. SEPTEMBER. NOVEMBER. Sun. 7 14 21 28 Sun. 1 8 15 22 29 Sun. 3 10 17 24 Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Mon, 2 9 16 23 30 Mon. 4 11 18 25 Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Tues. 3 10 17 24 ... Tues. 5 12 19 26 Wed. 3 10 17 24 31 Wed. 4 11 18 25 '... Wed. 6 13 20 27 Thur. 4 11 18 25 ... Thur. 5 12 19 26 ... Thur. 7 14 21 28 Fri. 5J2.19 26. ... Fri. 6 13 20 27 ... Fri. 1 8 15 22 29 Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... Sat. 7 14 21 28 ... Sat. 2 9 16 23 30 AUGUST. OCTOBER. DECEMBER. Sun. 4 11 18 25 Sun. 6 13 20 27 Sun. 1 8 15 22 29 ]\Ton. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 2 9 16 23 30 Tues. 6 13 20 27 Tues. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 3 10 17 24 31 Wed. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 4 11 18 25 ... Thur. 1 8 15 22 29 Thur. 3 10 17 24 31 Thur. 5 12 19 26 ... Fri. 2 9. 16 23 30 Fri. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 6 13 20 27 ... Sat. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 7 14 21 28 ... IS 4: 5. JANUARY. MAY. SEPTEMBER. Sun. 5 12 19 26 Sun. 4 11 18 25 Sun. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 6 13 20 27 Mon. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 7 14 21 28 Tues. 6 13 20 27 Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 1 8 15 22 29 Wed. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 3 10 17 24 ... Thur. 2 9 16 23 30. Thur. 1 8 15 22 29 Thur. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 3 10 17 24 31 Fri. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 4 11 18 25 ... Sat. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... FEBRUARY. JUNE. OCTOBER. Sun. 2 9 16 23 Sun. 1 8 15 22 29 Sun. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 3 10 17 24 Mon. 2 9 16 23 30* Mon. 6 13 20 27 Tues. 4 11 18 25 Tues. 3 10 17 24 ... Tues. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 5 12 19 26 Wed. 4 11 18 25 ... Wed. 1 8 15 22 29 Thur. 6 13 20 27 Thur. 5 12 19 26 ... Thur. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 7 14 21 28 Fri. 6 13 20 27 ... Fri. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 1 8 15 22 ... Sat. 7 14 21 28 ... Sat. 4 11 18 25 ... MARCH. JULY. NOVEMBER. Sua. 2 9 16 23 30 Sun. 6 13 20 27 Sun. 2 9 16 23 30 Mon. 3 10 17 24 31 Mon. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 3 10 17 24 ... Tues. 4 11 18 25 ... Tues. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 4 11 18 25 ... Wed. 5 12 19 26 ... Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 5 12 19 26 ... Thur. 6 13 20 27 ... Thur. 3 10 17 24 31 Thur. 6 13 20 27 ... Fri. 7 14 21 28 ... Fri. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 7 14 21 28 ... Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 ... Sat. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat, 1 8 15 22 29 ... APRIL. AUGUST. DECEMBER. Sun. 6 13 20 27 Sun. 3 10 17 24 31 Sun. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 4 11 18 25 ... Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 5 12 19 26 ... Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 6 13 20 27 ... Wed. 3 10 17 24 31 Thur. 3 10 17 24 ... Thur. 7 14 21 28 ... Thur, 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 1 8 15 22 29 ... Fri. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 2 9 16 23 30 ... Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... ..... 1 BANK HOLIDAYS. New-year's-day January 1 Coronation 3f Queen. Victoria, . June 28 rt's Birthday, August 26 Queen's Birthday, May 24 Christmas-d ay, Dec. 2.'j When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is kept. — STAMP DUTIES. BILLS, PEOMISSOKT NOTES, &C. Not exce Bdin" Exceeding On demand or after date. ' mths. date or 2 mths. date or 60 days' s ight. 60 days' sight. For £2 and not above £5 5s £0 1 £0 1 6 JOve 5 5s ... .. 20 1 6 2 20 .. 30 2 2 6 30 .. 50 2 6 3 6 50 .. 100 3 6 4 6 ... 100 .. 200 4 6 5 ... 200 .. 300 5 6 ... 300 .. 500 6 8 6 ... 500 .. 1000 8 6 12 6 .. 1000 .. 2000 12 6 15 ... 2000 .. 3000 15 1 5 .. 3000 1 5 1 10 FOREIGN BILLS OF EXCHANGE. For any sum notab. £100, Is 6d Ab. £1000 notab. £2000, 7s 6d Above £100 .. 200, 3s Od .. 2000 .. 3000, 10s Od 200 .. 500, 4s Od .. 3000 .. .. 15s Od 500 .. 1000, 5s Od Eoery Bill of each Set pays. RECEIPTS. For £5, and uudsr £10, Os 3d For £300, and under £500, 5s Od 10, .. 20. 03 6d .. 500, .. 1000, 7s 6d 20, .. 50, Is Od .. 1000, and upwards, 10s Od 50, .. 100, Is 6d In full of all demands, 10s Od 100, .. 200, 2s 6d Eeceiver of Money pays Stamp. 200, .. 300, 4s Od POLICIES OF SEA INSURANCE. Coasting Voyage.—Premium not above 20s. per cent. If sum not above £100, Is — 3d | Above £100, at percent, _,ls 3d Premium above 20s. per cent. If sum not above £100,,™.2s 6d | Above£100, at per cent,. AGREEMENTS. Not above 1080 words, 20s. —Above 1080 words, 35s.- -With a progressive duty of 25s. for every 1080 words additional. PERSONAL BONDS AND MORTGAGES. Suranotexceeding£50,., -£1 Above £2,000 not exc. £3,000, £7 Above £50, 100,„ » 1 3,000 .. 4,000, 8 100, 200,„ » 2 4,000 5,000, 9 200. 300,„ . 3 5,000 10,000, 12 300, 500,„ , 4 10,000 15,000, 15 500, 1000,„ . 5 15.000 20,000, 20 1000, 2000,. 6 20,000 25 Progressive Duty, 25s. Mortgages, same duty as Bonds. Bills of Lading, 6rf. Not amounting to £20,.™2s £500 or upwards,™.,. .^«„10s £20 and under 100,^.33 Any other kind, os 100 . 500, 5s For every additional sheet, 5s DECREE ARBITRAL. 1080 words, £1 15s. —And for every entire quantity of lOSO words additional, 25s. — MAIL AND STAGE COACHES. CONVEYANCES. Considerations Dutv. Considerations Dutv. nder £20, .£0 iOs If £7,000, and not £8.000, £7'5 20, and not £50, 1 Os 8,000, 9,000, 85 50, .. 150, 1 Os 9,000, 10,000, 95 150, .. 300, 2 Os 10,000, 12,000, 110 300, .. 500, 3 Os 12,000, 15,000, 130 SCO, .. 750, 6 Os 15,000, 20,000, 170 750, .. 1000, 9 Os 20,000, 30,000, 240 1000, .. 2000, 12 Os 30,000, 40,000, 5.50 2000, .. 3000, 25 Os 40,000, 50,000, 450 3000, .. 4000, 35 Os 50,000, 60.000, 550 4000, .. 5000, 45 Os 60,000, 80,000, 650 5000, .. 6000, 55 Os 80,000, 100,000, 800 6000, .. 7000, 65 Os 100,000, or up wards,,,™™ 1000 LEASES OR TACKS. Lease of any lands, at a yearly rent, where no sum of money, by way of fine or grassum, has been paid : Where the yearly rent shall And for the counterpart of not amount to £20, ~ .~.20s any lease hereby charged And where the same shall with a duty, if not exceed- amount to £20, and not to ing £1, the like duty as on £100 .^ 30s the same.