Aberdeen City Council LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/postofficedirect185354uns THE POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY. 1853-4 ABERDEEN: fjrhtijir for tin ^rapriirnra, taj Wm. BENNETT. 42, CASTLE STREET, Mr Mi Int. tju %i\hx-€sxmts. 1853. Op I*- -2,5 . £)fe6. 60. J+883 — CONTENTS Calendar and Bank Holidays . v North of Scotland Banking Co. 60 Mail and Stage Coaches . vi Bank of Scotland 51 List of Carriers vii British Linen Company ... 51 Stamp Duties xi Commercial Bank of Scotland . 52 National Bank of Scotland . 53 SECTION I. City of Glasgow Bank .... 53 National Security Savings' Bank 54 eevenue department. Post Office— ASSURANCE COMPANIES— Arrivals and Despatches . 14 Scottish Provincial 55 List of Post Towns, &c. 14 The ... Arrivals and Despatches of Fo- The Northern 55 reign and Colonial Mails 23 The Aberdeen Mutual Assurance Friendly Society 56 Rates of Foreign Postage . 25 and ... Foreign Cities and Principal Places 30 Stock Exchange 57 Inland Postage and General Regulations .... 31 shipping companies Postage Stamps, &c. ... 32 Limitation of Weight and Size 32 Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. 67 Illegal Conveyance of Letters 33 Aberdeen and Newcastle Steam Regulations for Newsp., &c. 35 Navigation Company ... 57 Inland Book Post .... 36 Aberdeen Leith and Clyde Ship- ping Company 58 Foreign Book Post . - . 37 Registration 37 Aberdeen and Newcastle Shipping Money order offiec .... 37 Company's Traders ... 58 Inland Revenue—Stamp and Taxes 38 in . 59 Late Excise . 38 Foreign Consuls Aberdeen Customs 39 Medical School 59 Union Club Rooms 59 SECTION II. Athenaeum Reading Rooms . 59 Public News Room ..... 59 MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS. Aberdeen Shipping 69 Magistrates of Aberdeen SECTION V. The Guildry .... Incorporated Trades ECCLESIASTICAL DEPARTMENT. Police Establishment Established Church of Scotland 64 Harbour i . Free Church of Scotland . 64 SECTION III. Various Denominations ... 65 LEGAL DEPARTMENT. DIRECTORY. Courts of Law 43 Society of Advocates .... 45 New Aberdeen— Public Officers 46 List of Names 66 Messengers-at-Arms ... 46 Sheriff Officers 47 Old Aberdeen— Magistrates and Council . 191 SECTION IV. List of Names 192 Woodside— commercial establishments. List of Names 198 Alphabetical List of Streets 203 Banks— Agents for Insurance Co.'s 267 Aberdeen Banking Company . 48 Professions and Trades . 269 Uni on Bank of Scotland ... 49 Ab erdeen Town and County . 49 ADVERTISEMENTS 308 Catmtrag-3toe Cakttftar, 1853-54. JULY. AUGUST. SEPTEMBER. Frid. 1 S 15 22 29 Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 Thur.l 8 15 22 29 Sat. 2 9 16 23 30 Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Frid. 2 9 16 23 30 Sun. 3 10 17 24 31 Wed. 3 10 17 24 31 Sat. 3 10 17 24 ... Mon. 4 11 18 25 Thur.4 11 18 25 ... Sun. 4 11 18 25 ... 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Mon. 6 13 20 27 ... j Sat. 7 14 21 28 Tues. 7 14 21 28 .. j Tues. 7 14 21 28 ... APRIL. MAY. JUNE. Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 I Mon. 1 8 15 22 29 1 Thur.l 8 15 22 29 Sun. 2 9 16 23 30 Tues. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 2 9 16 23 30 J j 3 10 17 24 Wed. 3 10 17 24 3i I Sat. 3 10 17 24 31 Mon. ...f 25 ... Tues. 4 11 18 j Thur.4 11 18 25 ... Sun. 4 11 18 25 ... Wed. 5 12 19 26 ... Fri. 5 12 19 26 .. Mon. 5 12 19 26 ... | 27 ... Tues. Thur.6 13 20 | Sat. 6 13 20 27 ... I 6 13 20 27 ... 28 .. Fri. 7 14 21 | Sun. 7 14 21 28 ... Wed. 7 14 21 28 ... | BANK HOLIDAYS. Cor. of Queen Victoria, June 28 New Year's Day, Jan. 1 Prince Albert's Birthday, Aug. 26 Good Friday, . Prince of Wales do. Nov. 9 Queen's Birthday, May 24 Christmas Day, . Dec. 25 When a Holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is Jcept, TIME TABLE OF COACHES WHICH DEPART FROM AND ARRIVE AT ABERDEEN. ABOYNE and BANCHORY, via North side of River Dee— The " MARQUIS of HUNTLY" leaves the Royal Hotel at 4, p.m., and arrives at Aboyne at 8 p.m. Leaves Aboyne at 6, a.m., Banchory at 7, a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 10, a.m. ALFORD.— The " VALE OF ALFORD" leaves the Royal Hotel, at 4, p.m., and arrives in Alford at 7.15, p.m. Leaves Alford at 6.30, a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 9.30, a.m. " BALLATER MAIL" leaves the Royal Hotel at 6.15, a.m., and ar- rives at Ballater at 11.50, a.m. Leaves Ballater at 8, a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 1.40, p.m. BANCHORY, via South side of River Dee The " DEFIANCE" leaves the Royal Hotel at 4, p.m., and arrives at Banchory at 6.30 ; passing Maryculter and Durris. Leaves Banchory at 7, and arrives at Aberdeen, 9.30 p.m. BANFF.—The "EARL OF FIFE" leaves the Royal Hotel at7,A.M.,and arrives in Banff at 12.30, noon—passing New Machar, Oldmeldrum, Fyvie, Towie, Darra, and Turriff. Leaves Banff at 2.30, p.m., and ar- rives in Aberdeen at 8 p.m. ELLON, &c—The " BANKS OF YTHAN" leaves Dean's Inn, Queen for Ellon, every lawful Strichen, Street, day at 3, p.m. ;—passing on to every Monday and Friday, and to Old Deer, every Wednesday and Sa- turday. Leaves Strichen every Tuesday and Saturday at 6 a.m., and New Deer, at 7, a.m. ; leaves Old Deer everj' Monday and Thursday, at 7 a.m., and Ellon, every day, at 9, a.m., except Friday, when it leaves at 8.20, a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 11, a.m. HUNTLY.— The " DEFIANCE" leaves the Royal Hotel, at 2. p.m., and arrives in Huntly at 8, p.m. Leaves Huntly at 7, a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 1. p.m. INVERNESS.—The "MAIL" leaves the Royal Hotel at 6.45, p.m., and arrives in Inverness at 6.15, a.m.—passing Kintore, Inverury, Pit- machie, Huntly, Keith, Fochabers (junction with Speyside Mail), Elgin, Forres, Nairn, and Campbelton ; Leaves Inverness at 5.40, p.m., and ar- rives in Aberdeen at 4.56, a.m. INVERNESS— The '.' DEFIANCE" leaves the Royal Hotel at 7, a.m., and arrives in Inverness at 7, p.m. Leaves Inverness at 7, a.m., and ar- rives in Aberdeen at 7, p.m. INVERURY.—The " ENGINEER" leaves the City Hotel, St. Nicho- las Street, at 7.30, a.m., and arrives in Inverury at 9.30, a m.— passing Blackburn and Kintore. Leaves Inverury at 4.15., p.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 6, p.m. INVERURY.— The " BANKS OF DON" leaves the Royal Hotel at 4, p.m., and arrives in Inverury at 6, p.m.—passing Blackburn, Kintore, and Kemnay. Leaves Inverury at 8, a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 10, A.M. METHLIC—The "EARL OF ABERDEEN" leaves 26, West North street every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at 3.30, p.m.— passing Udny and Tarves, and arrives in Methlic at 6.30, p.m. Leaves Methlic at 7, a.m., same days, and arrives in Aberdeen at 10, a.m. OLDMELDRUM— The " BRAES OF MELDRUM" leaves the Union Inn, St. Nicholas Street, at 3 30, p.m., and arrives in Oldmeldrum at 6, p.m. Leaves Oldmeldrum at 7.30 a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 9.45, a.m. PETERHEAD and FRASERBURGH— The " Mail" leaves the Royal Hotel at 7, a.m., and arrives in Peterhead at II, a.m., and Fraserburgh at 12.30, p.m.—passing Ellon, Cruden, Mintlaw, Park, and Rathen. Leaves Peterhead at 8, a.m., and Fraserburgh at 6.30., a.m., and arrives in Aberdeen at 12.8 noon. RHYN1E.— The " LORD FORBES" leaves the Royal Hotel on Tues- , LIST OF COACHES, &C. vii day, Thursday, and Saturday at 11, a.m., and arrives at Rhynie at 3.30, p.m —passing Skene House and Ectat, Legrgerdale, Cluny, Whiteley, Whitehouse, Village of Alford, Haughton, Bridge of Alford, Knockes- pock, Whitehaugh.