Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/postofficedirect185152uns THE 0st-#ffict IRECTORY. crb -<fj ussa-sio Qk- vSP ABERDEEN: PRINTED TOR THE PROPRIETORS, BY GEO. CORNWALL, VICTORIA COURT; And Sold by the BOOKSELLERS & LETTER-CARRIERS. 1851. i mm, SHa u 1 Ji#e-/, — . —-. CONTENTS, Clyde Shipping Calendar and Bank Holidays ™- i Aberdeen Leith and Stamp Duties™™™-.™. v Company ™-™- ~~ ~~- 32 Na- Arrivals & Despatches of Mails, &c. vii Aberdeen and Newcastle Steam 33 Delivery of Letters™-™™™™ vii vigation Company Newcastle-on-Tyne Mail and Stage Coaches.™-, . vii Aberdeen and List of Carriers ™- i: Foreign Consuls ™ ~~ SECTION I. Athenseum Reading Room MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS. Union Club Rooms.—. Public News Room , Magistrates of Aberdeen —. —. 13 Medical School.™ ™ The Guildry—.™- ~~.——— 13 Aberdeen Shipping™—™™ Incorporated Trades.™,—.-. 1 1 Police Establishment — 14 SECTION IV. • SECTION II. revenue department. LEGAL DEPARTMENT. Post Office— Arrivals and Despatches — viii Courts of Law ™-™-™- ~ 10 .viii Deliveries of Letters . ..— Society of Advocates ™-m——™„, 18 Rates of Postage within the Public Officers ~™ ™~ 19 — United Kingdom ™- 40 Messengers-at-Arms,™.„ ... 19 — — 40 Ship Letters™—™ . .«• Sheriff Officers .~~ 20 Packet List..—~ ™~-~ Foreign Rates of Postage . SECTION III. Registration of Letters commercial establishments, &c. Money Orders,.— ™~- . List of Money Order Offices Banks— Stamps and Taxes .—. —.~.—~~ — Aberdeen Banking Company . 21 — Excise ™™-™-„™™*™—«.~—.™—™~-— Aberdeen Town and Connty Bank. „ 22 North of Scotland Banking Co. — . 22 Bank of Scotland™—,™. ~. .. 23 SECTION V. British Linen Company.— .— ™» - 24 Commercial Bank of Scotland™-™.. 25 ECCLESIASTICAL DEPARTMENT National Bank of Scotland ™ ™. 25 Established Church.. City of Glasgow Bank »—,~-~ - 26 Free Church.. „.—,— National Security Savings' Bank™-. - 27 Various Denominations assurance companies— Aberdeen Fire and Life Assurance DIRECTORY. Company™.,,,. 28 — Northern Assurance Company „—™ 28 New Aberdeen Aberdeen Mutual Assurance and List of Names „—„— . 62 &c. 181 Friendly Society ™—„ ~-™-.. 29 List of Streets, ™™~ Agents for Insurance Companies— 30 Old Aberdeen— Magistrates and Council „ 233 . 31 Stock Exchange List of Names ™—-™~-™™ 234 . 240 shipping companies— Woodside ™-„_„— , 245 Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. Advertisments —r!—~™—. ; 1851-52. Surg. Slugugt, <gq>tcmbet. 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 ... Thur. 3 10 17 24 31 Thur. 7 11 21 28 ... Thur. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 18 15 22 29 ... Fri. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 2 9 16 23 30 ... Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... ©ctokr. Nobembev. Wettmfat. Sun. 5 12 19 26 Sun. 2 9 16 23 30 Sun. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 6 13 20 27 Mon. 3 10 17 24 ... Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 7 14 21 2S Tues. 4 11 18 25 ... Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 1 8 15 22 29 Wed. 5 12 19 26 ... Wed. 3 10 17 24 31 Thur. 2 9 16 23 30 Thur. 6 13 20 27 ... Thur. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 3 10 17 24 31 Fri. 7 14 21 28 ... Fri. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 4 11 18 25 ... Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 ... Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... ^anuav/j. J^i-uarg, Sun. 4 11 18 25 Sun. 1 8 15 22 29 Sun. 7 14 21 28 Mon. 5 12 19 28 Mon. 2 9 16 23 ... Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Tues. 6 13 20 27 Tues. 3 10 17 24 ... Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Wed. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 4 11 18 25 ... Wed. 3 10 17 2 t 31 Thur. 1 8 15 22 29 Thur. 5 12 19 26 ... Thur. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 6 13 20 27 ... Fri. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 7 14 21 28 ... Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... 1 Spril. JWag. Sunc. l Sun. 4 11 18 25 Sun. 2 9 16 23 30 Sun. 6 13 20 27 Mon. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 3 10 17 24 31 Mon. 7 14 21 28 Tues. 6 13 20 27 Tues. 4 11 18 25 ... Tues. 1 8 15 22 29 Wed. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 5 12 19 26 ... Wed. 2 9 16 23 30 Thur. 1 8 15 22 29 Thur. 6 13 20 27 ... Thur. 3 10 17 24 ... Fri. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 7 14 21 28 ... Fri. 4 11 18 25 ... Sat. 3 10 17 24 ... Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 ... Sat. 5 12 1!) 26 ... ]mmk M@L3©AYi New Year's Day, - - - Jan. 1 Prince Albeit's Birthday, Au Good Friday, - - - - April 9 Prince of Wales do. - Nov. i) Queen's Birthday, - - - May 24 Christmas Day, - - - Dec. 25 Cor. of Queen Victoria, - June 28 When a Holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is I;cp>. STAMP DUTIES. STAMP DUTIES. BILLS AND PROMISSORY MOTES. r not exceeding 2 months after date, or If otherwise 60 days after sight. payable. If for £2 and not exceeding £5 5s. £0 1 £0 1 6 £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 or upwards, 1 5 1 10 Penalty for Post-dating Bills, £10. FOREIGN BILLS OF EXCHANGE. For any sum not above £100.™»ls. 6d. Above £1000 not above £2000 7s. 6d. Above £100 „ 200 3s. Od. „ 2000 „ 3000 10s. 0d„ „ 200 „ 500 4s. Od. „ 3000 „ ... 15s. „ 500 „ 1000 5s. Od. Every Bill of each set pays. If £5 and under £10„ 3d. If £200 and under £300 4s. Od. 10 „ 20„ 6d. 300 „ 500 5s. Od. 20 „ 50„ .Is. Od. 500 „ 1000 7s. 6d. 50 „ 100„ . Is. 6d. 1000 and upwards ,^,„™„„ 10s. Od. 100 „ 200„ . 2s. 6d. Any sum, if in full of all demands, 10s. Od. AGREEMENTS. Not above 1080 words, 20s. —Above 1080 words, 35s. —With a progressive duty of 25s. for every 1080 words additional. PERSONAL BOND, &C. Personal Bond in Scotland, given as a Security for the payment of any definite and certain sum of money. Not exceeding,,™™ , £50 £0 £50 and not exceeding,. 100 100 „ 150 150 „ 200 200 • 250 250 300 And where the same shall exceed £300, then for every £100, and also for any Fractional part of £100 ^, „^„„, — STAMP DUTIES. CONVEYANCES, BONDS FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES, TRANSFER OF STOCKS, &C. Where the Purchase or consideration Money therein or thereupon expressed shall not exceed £25 ,—.„_-„„ —, —. —,. £0 2 6 Above £25 and not exceeding £50 „—.„—„-~„„—. , 5 50 75 7 G 75 100 10 100 125 12 6 125 150 15 150 175 17 6 175 200 1 200 225 1 2 6 225 250 1 5 250 275 1 7 6 275 300 1 10 300 350 1 15 350 400 2 400 450 2 5 450 500 2 10 500 550 2 15 550 600 3 And where the Purchase or consideration Money shall exceed £600, then for every £100, and also for any Fractional part of £100 „ „ LIFE ASSURANCE POLICIES. Not exceeding ,^.~*~£50 , If £1000 and under £3000 £3 Above £50 and not 100 . 3000 „ 5000^-, 4 „ 100 and under 500 . 5000 and upwards „_ 5 If 500 „ 1000 . FIRE POLICIES. Duty on each Policy, Is., besides 3s. per cent, per annum, on every In- surance made or renewed. Exemptions— Public Hospitals, also Agricultural Produce, Farming Stock, and Implements of Husbandry. Lease or Tack of any Heritable Subjects, at a yearly Sent, without any sum of money by way of Fine, Premium, or Grassum paid for the same. Where the yearly Rent shall not exceed £5,„^,„„,, „™ „„,™„ £0 6 Above £5 and not exceeding £10 ,™,.»«*~™,™>. „ „„.. „ . I 1 6 2 2 6 5 7 6 10 And where the same shall exceed £100, then for every £50, and also for any Fractional part of £50 ^^ r^^ rr^errr^, m^rrrr^. rr^,^r,^^t^r^,^ — viii ARRIVALS AND DESPATCHES OF MAILS, &C. ARRIVALS AND DESPATCHES OF MAILS, &c. Mails. Box closes. Departures. Arrivals. London (day mail) 1 10 p.m. „™ 8 56 A.M. „™ 1 42 P.M. Do. fnight mail), 4 45 a.m. „™ 6 28 A.M. „™ 6 55 A.M. Inverness (mail; „_»„ 6 p.m. „„ 5 10 A.M. Jm 7 13 P.M. Peterhead do. „„„ 8 40 A M. „™ 1 3 P.M. „™ 9 35 A.M. Banff (gig) „—. —. do. ™ 1 P.M. „ do. Do. (Earl of Fife)„ 6 30 a.m. ~„. 8 P.M. „„. 7 A.M. Alford „ 8 40 a.m. „ 5 59 p.m. „™ 9 35 AM. Methlie do. ™ 6 10 P.M. „ do. Rallater , ,™. do. ,- 1 P.M. „ do. Maryculter „™„^..^ do. -~ 6 P.M. „ do. Lerwick is despatched at 5, p.m., every Friday, and arrives every Wednesday, at 5, a.m., during the months of April, May, June, July, August, and Sep- tember ; the other six months, the day and hour of despatch uncertain. DELIVERY OF LETTERS. First, .at 9 35 a.m. Second,* „ „ 1 50 P.M. Third,* . „ 7 15 P.M. MAIL AND STAGE COACH CONVEYANCES. Depart. Arrive. Peterhead Mail ™. 9 35 a.m. 1 p.m. To Peterhead, Fraserburgh, &c. Inverness „ 7 15 p.m.