Chapter XII: Manchester (1)

THE town of Manchester, including Salford, contains 270,960 inhabitants, and is distant from London 186 miles, and from Liverpool thirty-one by the railroad.

The origin of this town, which is remarkable for the extent of its
trade, and the importance of its manufactures, may be traced to
remote antiquity. In the time of the Druids, it was distinguished as
one of the principal stations of their priests, and celebrated for
the privilege of sanctuary attached to its altar, which, in the
British language, was called _Meyne_, signifying a stone. Prior to
the Christian era, it was one of the principal seats of the
Brigantes, who had a castle or stronghold, called _Mancenion_, or the
place of tents, near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell,
the site of which, still called the "Castle Field," was selected as a
station by the Romans, on their conquest of this part of Britain
under Agricola, about the year 79, and called by them _Mancunium_,
whence the Saxon _Manceastre_, and our _Manchester_. The Romans
occupied this station during nearly four centuries, and formed roads,
branching off to their surrounding settlements. Various antiquities
have been from time to time discovered in the neighbourhood. After
the departure of the Romans, a party of Saxons took the fort from the
Britons, to whom the garrison afterwards surrendered. In 620, it was
captured by Edwin, King of Northumbria. In 627, the inhabitants were
converted to Christianity, by Paulinus, a missionary from Gregory I.
Manchester having been taken by the Danes, was wrested from their
possession, about 920, by Edward the Elder, who rebuilt and fortified
the town and castle. For some time it continued prosperous, but
suffered greatly in the wars between the Danes and Northumbrians.
The early history of all ancient towns, chiefly "pertains to feats of
broils and battles;" castles founded, demolished, and rebuilt, to be
destroyed again; baronial feuds and fierce invasions; with the faint
and fruitless struggles of _right_ against _might_, make up the dark
and bloody record.

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After the twelfth century, a calmer period arrived; and, though
occasionally troubled by the pest of war, the fortunes of the now
wealthy town of Manchester, have been progressively increasing. From
the year 1352, we may date the commencement of its manufacturing
celebrity, when a kind of woollen cloth, made from the fleece, in an
unprepared state, called "Manchester cotton," was introduced; and
some Flemish artisans, invited into England, by Edward III., settled
in the town, and brought the woollen manufacture to a considerable
degree of perfection. At the time of the Reformation, an
ecclesiastical commission was established at Manchester, and
exercised great intolerance, imprisoning and executing numbers of
popish recusants; another of the black and by-gone deeds of our past
"dark ages." During the Parliamentary war, the head-quarters of the
Parliamentarian army, in Lancashire, were fixed at Manchester, which
was fortified and defended too well for the Royalist forces to be
successful in any of their repeated attacks. In 1652, the walls were
thrown down, the fortifications demolished, and the gates carried
away and sold. The good town of Manchester had grown great and
wealthy; but we much doubt if it had become particularly grave or
wise, since we know that extravagant rejoicings, accompanied by every
splendour of pomp and ceremony, took place at the restoration of the
not-too-excellent King Charles II., in whose honour, and to the
glorification of the thirsty woollen-weavers, the public conduits
flowed with streams of wine, instead of water; a celebration worthy
of the "merry monarch."

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In 1745, Prince Charles Edward entered Manchester with his army, and
took up his abode in the house of Mr. Dickenson, in Market-street,
when he levied money, raised men and horses for his service, and
after marching about the country, made a rapid retreat into Scotland,
before the army of the Duke of Cumberland. The officers of the
Manchester regiment, were tried for high treason, and executed on
Kennington Common, two of the heads being placed on Temple Bar, and
two on the Exchange, Manchester. With this inhuman and disgraceful
event, the record of the "fortunes of war," connected with this
place, ends,--we will trust for ever.

The various manufactures carried on in Manchester, would occupy a descriptive work of no small extent, in themselves; and the account which so small a volume as the present can find space for, must be brief indeed. The staple trade is the cotton manufacture, which, in all its branches, is carried on to an almost incredible extent. From the time of Edward III., when the "Manchester cottons" were first introduced, this branch of trade has been increasing in importance. About the year 1740, cotton was manufactured by the spindle and distaff in the cottages of the workmen, chiefly into fustians, thicksets, dimities, and jeans, to which other kinds of goods were shortly added. About the year 1760, these goods, hitherto made only for home consumption, formed a market on the continent of Europe and America, and in consequence of the increased demand, recourse was had to the aid of machinery. The spinning jennies, invented by Messrs. Kay and Highs, have been introduced, and greatly improved by Mr. Hargreaves, whose success, exciting the apprehensions of the hand-workmen, caused the destruction of his machinery, and his retreat to Nottingham, where he died in indigence. Sir Richard Arkwright, the late Sir Robert Peel, and others, have improved and invented other machines, which, aided by the power of the steam-engine, have prodigiously increased the quantity and variety of the goods manufactured in this town.

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In the spinning department alone, there are in the town and vicinity 114 factories, worked by 118 steam-engines, the aggregate power of which is equal to that of 3,981 horses; by this machinery, 2,182,350 spindles, and 6,926 power-looms are set in motion. The power-looms, a recent invention, originating with the Rev. Mr. Cartwright, of Holland House, Kent, were not proved finally successful till 1806. The factories, in several of which the whole process of the manufacture, from the introduction of the raw material, to the completion of the fabric, is carried on, are immense ranges of building, from six to eight stories in height, some employing 2,000 persons each, and the whole affording employment to upwards of 30,000 persons. The principal articles at present manufactured are velvets, fustians, jeans, ticking, checks, ginghams, nankeens, diaper, quilting, calico, muslins, muslinets, cambric handkerchiefs, small wares, silks, and, in fact, every variety of cotton and silk goods. There are also extensive bleaching grounds, works for printing and dyeing, and all other departments of the manufacture. Extensive forges, foundries, &c., for the machinery used, laboratories for chemical productions used in the trade, and mills for the manufacture of all descriptions of paper; engraving, as connected with the printing of cotton and muslin goods, is carried on to a great extent; and there are hat manufactories, and saw mills on a very large scale. It is needless to inform the reader, that an inspection of some of these immense hives of labour and invention, will well repay the trouble of a visit. It is a proud feeling to an Englishman to know, that the productions of the thousand busy hands and whirling wheels around him, are destined to increase the comfort, refinement, or splendour of nations, spread far and wide over the globe: and it is a joyful thing to compare present greatness and secure freedom, with the long past years when a little bristling fortress and a tented field, scenes of barbaric bloodshed and grovelling slavery, occupied the spot of earth now devoted to usefulness, industry, and knowledge.

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Manchester is situated on the banks of the river Irwell; (which here receives the tributary streams of the Irk and the Medlock;) on the N.W. bank lies the newly erected borough of Salford, connected by means of five bridges with Manchester, of which it forms an integral part. In various parts of the town there are altogether nearly sixty bridges. The town is well paved, and lighted with gas; and the inhabitants are supplied with water by the Manchester and Salford Water Company. The environs, in many parts, particularly in Broughton, Ardwick-green, and Gibraltar, are pleasant, and present many ranges of handsome residences, tasteful villas, and cottages. In the older parts of the town are several ancient houses, interspersed with modern dwellings, and, except where recent improvements have been made, the streets are inconveniently narrow; the accommodation of trade being more studied here than elegance and symmetry of appearance.

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The public buildings and institutions of Manchester are well worthy of its wealth and importance. The Exchange and Commercial Buildings, facing the Market-place, form a spacious handsome edifice, built of Runcorn stone: containing the News-room, Exchange, Library, Post-office, Chamber of Commerce, a spacious Dining-room, and other apartments. The members of the Literary and Philosophical Society have a suitable building for their meetings, and have published many volumes of Transactions in the English, French, and German languages, which are much circulated on the continent. The Royal Institution, embracing a variety of objects connected with literature, science, and the fine arts, has a fine building in the Grecian style, from a design by Mr. Barry, forming a splendid addition to the architectural ornaments of the town. The centre comprises the Hall and Lecture Theatre, lighted by a lantern from the ceiling, which may be darkened instantaneously at the will of the lecturer. One of the wings is appropriated as the Academy of the Fine Arts, with Exhibition-rooms, and the other as a Museum of Natural History. The whole cost of this elegant pile was estimated at 50,000. The Town Hall is a noble edifice, from a design by Mr. F. Goodwin, after the model of the Temple of Erectheus, at Athens, with a beautiful tower and dome in the centre, resembling the Tower of Andronicus, called "The Temple of Winds:" it contains various apartments for transacting the public business of the town, and one splendid room, 132 feet long, decorated with great elegance. The Town Hall at Salford is a handsome and commodious stone edifice by the same architect. The Society for promoting the study of natural history, has a valuable and extensive Museum also; and the town possesses flourishing Mechanics' Institutions, Philological Society, Agricultural Society, Botanic Garden, several Libraries, two Theatres, Assembly-rooms, Concert-rooms, Annual Races, and Triennial Musical Festivals. There are twenty-six churches and chapels belonging to the Establishment, and more than fifty places of worship for the various denominations of Dissenters. The windows of St. John's Church, in Byrom-street, contain some very ancient and beautiful stained glass, brought from a convent in Rouen; also, pictures in the vestry, and a fine piece of sculpture, by Flaxman. The Free Grammar School, founded in the 7th of Henry VIII., has a revenue of 4,000, and the number of scholars is from 150 to 200. The Blue Coat, St. Paul's, Lancasterian, National, and Infants' Schools, are all highly useful, and well-supported establishments; and the various Sunday Schools instruct as many as 30,000 children. The Hospitals and other Charitable Institutions are equally extensive in their sphere of usefulness, and together with the establishments before mentioned, worthy of the wealth, intelligence, and liberality of this great and important town.

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Among the distinguished natives of Manchester, or persons who have been otherwise connected with it, may be enumerated, William Crabtree, an astronomical writer, and inventor of the micrometer, born at Broughton and killed at the battle of Marston Moor in 1644; John Byrom, a poet, and author of a system of shorthand; John Ferriar, M.D., author of Illustrations of Sterne, &c.; Thomas Barritt, the antiquary and heraldist; Thomas Faulkner, an enterprising traveller, who published the earliest account of Patagonia, and died in 1774; the Rev. John Whittaker, the Manchester historian; and others of less renown. Manchester gives the title of duke and earl to the family of Montague. The market days are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; fairs on Easter Monday and Tuesday, and October 1 and 2. Salford fairs begin on Whit Monday, for twenty-one days; and on November 17, for the same time.

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The information required by the traveller respecting inns, places of public resort, &c., will be found in the Appendix, under the head of Manchester.

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END OF THE ROUTE.

REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION AND LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY COMPANIES.

[Picture: Train of the Period]

_REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY_.

TIME OF DEPARTURE.--The doors of the Booking Office are closed precisely at the time appointed for starting, after which no passenger can be admitted.

BOOKING.--There are no Booking Places, except at the Company's Offices at the respective Stations. Each Booking Ticket for the First Class Trains is numbered to correspond with the seat taken. The places by the mixed Trains are not numbered.

LUGGAGE.--Each Passenger's Luggage will, as far as practicable, be placed on the roof of the coach in which he has taken his place; carpet bags and small luggage may be placed underneath the seat opposite to that which the owner occupies. No charge for _bona fide_ luggage belonging to the passenger under 100lb. weight; above that weight, a charge is made at the rate of 1d. per lb. for the whole distance. No kind of merchandise allowed to be taken as luggage. The attention of travellers is requested to the legal notice exhibited at the different stations, respecting the limitation of the Company's liabilities to the loss or damage of luggage. All passengers by Railway will do well to have their luggage distinctly marked with their names and destination.

GENTLEMEN'S CARRIAGES AND HORSES.--Gentlemen's carriages and horses must be at the Stations at least a quarter of an hour before the time of departure. A supply of trucks are kept at all the _principal_ Stations on the line; but to prevent disappointment it is recommended that previous notice should be given, when practicable, at the Station where they may be required. No charge for landing or embarking carriages or horses on any part of the line.

ROAD STATIONS.--Passengers intending to join the Trains at any of the stopping places are desired to be in good time, as the train will leave each Station as soon as ready, without reference to the time stated in the tables, the main object being to perform the whole journey as expeditiously as possible. Passengers will be booked only conditionally upon there being room on the arrival of the Trains, and they will have the preference of seats in the order in which they are booked. No persons are booked after the arrival of the Train.--All persons are requested to get into and alight from the coaches invariably on the left side, as the only certain means of preventing accidents from Trains passing in an opposite direction.

CONDUCTORS, GUARDS, AND PORTERS.--Every Train is provided with Guards, and a Conductor, who is responsible for the order and regularity of the journey. The Company's Porters will load and unload the luggage, and put it into or upon any omnibus or other carriage at any of the Stations. No fees or gratuities allowed to be received by the Conductors, Guards, Porters, or other persons in the service of the Company.

SMOKING, SELLING OF LIQUORS, &c.--No smoking is allowed in the Station-houses, or in any of the coaches, even with the consent of the passengers. A substantial breakfast may be had at the Station-house at Birmingham, by parties, going by the early train; but no person is allowed to sell liquors or eatables of any kind upon the line.--The Company earnestly hope that the public will co-operate with them in enforcing this regulation, as it will be the means of removing a cause of delay, and will greatly diminish the chance of accident.

Goods sent to Birmingham, Manchester, or Liverpool, by the evening Trains, are generally delivered early on the following morning.

CONVEYANCES TO LOCAL TOWNS FROM STATIONS.

BESCOT BRIDGE.

Conveyance.--A light Van runs from this Station to Walsall for the conveyance of passengers.

WOLVERHAMPTON.

Conveyances.--Two Omnibuses from the town meet all the Trains. Coaches to Shrewsbury, through Shiffnal and Wellington, from the New Hotel:--Royal Mail, 7.5 a.m.; Swallow, 8.5 a.m.; *Prince of Wales, 12.75 p.m.; Wonder, 7.25 p.m. To Shrewsbury, from the Crown and Cushion:--Salopian, 3.25 p.m., through Shiffnal, Madeley and Ironbridge. To Shrewsbury, from the Railway Station:--An Omnibus, 3 p.m., through Shiffnal and Wellington. To Dudley 6.75 a.m.; *1.5 p.m.; *4.5 p.m.; *6.5 p.m. To Bridgenorth, 4 p.m.

Marked thus (*) do not run on Sundays.

STAFFORD.

Conveyances.--Omnibuses are in attendance to convey passengers to any part of the town. Coaches to Burton-on-Trent, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, &c., 12.5 p.m. Rugeley and Lichfield, 3.75p.m. Stone and Newcastle, 4.5 p.m. Stone and Potteries, 7 p.m.

WHITMORE.

Conveyances.--Coaches daily to Shrewsbury, through Market Drayton. A Coach through Newcastle to the Potteries daily. The Pottery Company and Green's Omnibuses daily to Newcastle and Potteries.

BASFORD AND MADELEY STATIONS.

Conveyances.--Conveyances are in waiting at these Stations to take passengers and goods to Newcastle, the Potteries, or any other place.

CREWE.

Conveyances.--A Coach from Macclesfield, through Congleton and Sandbach, to Crewe Station, twice daily. A Coach to Whitchurch, daily. An Omnibus from Nantwich to Crewe, to meet all the Trains, and convey passengers to Nantwich.

HARTFORD.

Conveyances.--Adams' Omnibus (with the letter bags) to Northwich and Knutsford, morning and evening. Mail to Chester and Tarporley, daily. From Chester there are Coaches to all parts of North and South Wales.

PRESTON-BROOK.

Conveyances.--Leaves Wilson's Hotel, Runcorn, morning and afternoon, to meet the Trains, and return on the arrival of the Trains at this station.

WARRINGTON.

Conveyances.--Omnibuses are in attendance to convey passengers to any part of the town. Chaises, Cars, or Gigs, to be had in a few minutes' notice. Coaches to Macclesfield, Stockport, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, and all parts of the North.

TABLE OF FARES AND DISTANCES.

BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM Perry Barr 3.25 Perry Barr. 1 6 1 0 Newton Road 6.5 3.5 Newton Road. 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Bescot Bridge 9.25 6 2.75 Bescot Bridge. 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 James's Bridge 10 6.75 3.5 .75 James's Bridge. 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 16 10 Willenhall 11.75 8.5 5.25 2.5 1.75 Willenhall. 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 WOLVERHAMPTON 14.25 10.75 7.5 4.75 4 2.25 WOLVERHAMPTON. 3 0 2 6 2 6 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Four Ashes 20 16.5 13.25 10.5 9.75 8 5.75 Four Ashes. 4 0 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 0 2 6 2 6 2 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 Spread Eagle 21.5 18 14.75 12 11.25 9.5 7.25 1.5 Spread Eagle. 4 6 3 6 4 0 3 0 3 6 2 6 3 0 2 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Penkridge 24 20.5 17.25 14.5 13.75 12 9.75 4 2.5 Penkridge. 5 0 4 0 4 6 3 6 4 0 3 0 3 6 2 6 3 0 2 6 3 0 2 0 2 6 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 STAFFORD 29.25 25.75 22.5 19.75 19 17.25 15 9.25 7.75 5.25 STAFFORD. 6 0 5 0 5 6 4 6 5 0 4 0 4 6 3 6 4 6 3 6 4 0 3 0 3 6 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 16 10 Bridgeford 32.5 29.25 26 23.25 22.5 20.75 18.5 12.75 11.25 8.75 3.5 Bridgeford. 7 0 5 6 6 0 5 0 6 0 4 6 5 6 4 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 3 6 4 6 3 0 2 6 2 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 Norton Bridge 35 31.5 28.25 25.5 24.75 23 20.75 15 13.5 11 5.75 2.25 Norton Bridge. 7 6 6 0 6 6 5 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 4 6 5 6 4 6 5 6 4 0 5 0 3 6 3 6 2 6 3 0 2 6 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 WHITMORE 43.25 39.75 36.5 33.75 33 31.25 29 23.25 21.75 19.25 14 10.5 8.25 WHITMORE. 9 6 8 0 8 6 7 0 8 0 6 6 7 6 6 0 7 6 6 0 7 0 5 6 6 6 5 0 5 0 4 6 4 6 4 0 4 0 3 6 3 0 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 Madeley 46 42.5 39.25 36.5 35.75 34 31.75 26 24.5 22 16.75 13.25 11 2.75 Madeley. 10 0 8 6 9 0 7 6 8 6 7 0 8 0 7 0 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 0 7 0 5 6 6 0 5 0 5 6 4 6 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 6 1 6 1 6 1 0 Basford 51 47.5 44 41.5 41 39 37 31 29 27 22 18 16 8 5 Basford. 12 0 10 6 10 6 9 6 10 6 8 6 10 0 8 6 10 0 8 0 9 6 7 6 9 0 7 0 7 6 6 0 7 0 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 0 4 6 4 6 4 0 4 0 3 6 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 0 CREWE 54 50.5 47.25 44.5 43.75 42 39.75 34 32.5 30 24.75 21.25 19 10.75 8 3 CREWE. 12 0 10 6 10 6 9 6 10 6 8 6 10 0 8 6 10 0 8 0 9 6 7 6 9 0 7 0 7 6 6 0 7 0 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 0 4 6 4 6 4 0 4 0 3 6 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Coppenhall 56 52.5 49.25 46.5 45.75 44 41.75 36 34.5 32 26.75 23.25 21 12.75 10 5 2 Coppenhall. 12 6 10 6 11 6 9 6 11 6 9 0 10 6 9 0 10 0 8 6 9 6 8 0 9 0 7 0 7 6 7 0 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 5 6 5 0 5 0 4 6 4 6 4 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 Minshull 58.75 55.25 52 49.25 48.5 46.75 44.5 38.75 37.25 34.75 29.5 26 23.75 15.5 12.75 8 4.75 2.75 Minshull Vernon. Vernon 13 0 11 0 12 6 10 6 11 6 10 0 11 0 9 6 11 0 9 0 10 6 8 6 10 0 8 0 8 6 7 0 8 6 7 0 8 0 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 0 5 6 4 6 3 6 3 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 16 10 Winsford 61.25 57.75 54.5 51.75 51 49.25 47 41.25 39.75 37.25 32 28.5 26.25 18 15.25 10 7.25 5.25 2.5 Winsford. 13 6 11 6 12 6 11 0 12 0 10 6 11 6 10 0 11 0 9 6 10 6 9 6 10 0 9 0 9 0 8 0 8 6 7 6 8 6 7 0 7 0 6 0 6 6 5 0 6 0 5 0 4 6 3 6 3 0 2 6 3 0 2 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 HARTFORD * 65.75 62.75 59 56.25 55.5 53.75 51.5 45.75 44.25 41.75 36.5 33 30.75 22.5 19.75 15 11.75 9.75 7 4.5 HARTFORD. 14 0 12 0 13 6 11 6 13 0 11 0 12 0 10 6 11 6 10 0 11 0 9 6 10 6 9 0 10 0 8 6 9 6 8 0 9 0 7 0 7 6 6 6 7 0 6 0 6 6 5 6 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 2 6 1 6 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Acton 68.25 64.75 61.5 58.75 58 56.25 54 48.5 46.75 44.25 39 35.5 33.25 25 22.25 17 14.25 12.25 9.5 7 2.5 Acton. 15 0 12 6 14 6 12 0 14 0 11 6 13 6 11 0 13 0 11 0 12 6 10 6 12 0 10 0 10 6 9 0 10 0 8 6 9 6 8 0 8 6 7 6 8 0 6 0 7 6 6 0 5 6 4 6 5 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 6 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Preston Brook 72.5 69 65.75 63 62.25 60.5 58.25 52.5 51 48.5 43.25 39.75 37.5 29.25 26.5 21.5 18.5 16.5 13.75 11.25 6.75 4.25 Preston Brook. 15 6 13 6 15 0 13 0 14 0 12 6 13 6 12 0 13 6 12 0 13 0 11 6 12 6 11 0 11 0 9 6 11 0 9 6 10 6 9 0 9 6 8 0 8 6 7 0 8 6 7 0 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 0 5 6 5 0 4 0 3 6 3 6 3 0 3 0 2 6 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Moore 75 71.5 68.25 65.25 64.75 63 60.75 55 53.5 51 45.75 42.25 40 31.75 29 24 21 19 16.25 13.75 9.25 6.75 2.5 Moore. 16 0 14 0 15 6 13 6 14 6 13 6 14 0 12 6 13 6 12 6 13 0 12 0 12 6 11 6 11 6 10 6 11 0 10 0 10 6 9 6 10 0 8 6 9 0 7 6 9 0 7 6 7 0 6 0 6 0 5 6 6 0 5 6 4 6 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 0 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 WARRINGTON 78 74.5 71.25 68.25 67.75 66 63.75 58 56.25 54 48.75 45.25 43 34.75 32 27 24 22 19.25 16.75 12.25 9.75 5.5 3 WARRINTON. 17 0 14 0 16 0 14 0 15 6 13 6 15 0 13 0 14 6 12 6 14 0 12 6 13 6 12 0 12 0 11 0 12 0 10 6 11 6 10 0 10 6 9 0 9 6 8 0 9 0 8 0 7 6 6 0 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 0 4 6 4 6 4 0 4 0 3 6 3 6 3 0 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 Newton 82.75 79.25 76 73.25 72.5 70.75 68.5 62.75 61.25 58.75 53.5 50 47.75 39.5 36.75 32 28.75 26.75 24 21.5 17 14.5 10.25 7.75 4.75 Newton Junction. Junction 18 0 15 0 17 6 14 6 16 6 14 6 16 0 14 0 15 6 13 6 15 0 13 6 15 0 13 0 14 0 12 0 13 6 11 6 13 0 11 0 11 6 10 0 11 0 9 0 10 6 8 6 8 0 7 0 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 0 5 0 5 6 4 6 5 0 4 6 5 0 4 0 3 6 3 0 3 0 2 6 2 0 1 6 1 6 1 0 1 6 1 0 MANCHESTER 97.25 94 90.25 88 87.25 85.5 83.25 77.5 76 73.5 68.25 64.75 62.5 54.25 51.5 46.5 43.5 41.25 38.75 36.25 31.75 29.25 25 22.5 19.5 14.75 MANCHESTER. 21 0 17 0 21 0 17 0 21 0 16 6 19 6 16 0 19 6 16 0 19 0 15 6 19 0 15 0 16 6 14 0 16 6 14 0 16 0 13 6 15 0 12 6 14 0 12 0 13 6 11 6 12 0 10 0 11 0 9 6 11 0 9 6 9 6 8 0 9 0 7 6 8 0 7 0 7 6 6 6 7 0 6 0 6 0 5 6 5 6 4 6 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 6 4 0 3 6 LIVERPOOL 97.25 94 90.75 88 87.25 85.5 83.25 72.5 76 73.5 68.25 64.75 62.5 54.25 51.5 46.5 43.5 41.25 38.75 36.25 31.75 29.25 25 22.5 19.5 14.75 30 LIVERPOOL. 21 0 17 0 21 0 17 0 21 0 16 6 19 6 16 0 19 6 16 0 19 0 15 6 19 0 15 0 16 6 14 0 16 6 14 0 16 0 13 6 15 0 12 6 14 0 12 0 13 6 11 6 12 0 10 0 11 0 9 6 11 0 9 6 9 6 8 0 9 0 7 6 8 0 7 0 7 6 6 6 7 0 6 0 6 0 5 6 5 6 4 6 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 6 4 0 3 6 6 0 4 6

_Explanation_.--To find the fare and distance from one station to another--say Stafford to Wolverhampton. Find Stafford in the first column, carry your eye along the column opposite to which it is placed until you arrive at Wolverhampton placed in the slanting column, and there the fare and distance will be found.

*** The figures at the top of each square denote the distance, those on the left hand the fare by the _first_ class carriages, (_whether in first class or mixed class trains_) and those on the right hand the fare by the _second_ class carriages.

[_Entered at Stationer's Hall_.]

* The Fares from Stations above Hartford, to Stations on the Manchester and Liverpool Line, are the same as to Manchester and Liverpool. But the Fares from Hartford, Acton, Preston Brook, Moore, and Warrington, to the Stations on the Manchester and Liverpool Line, are in proportion to the distance.

The Fare from Birmingham to any Station on the Liverpool and Manchester Line is in proportion.

N.B.--The Mixed Trains also take up and set down Passengers _to or from any part of the Grand Junction Railway_, at all the usual Stopping Places on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.--An allowance is _included_ in the above Tables of five minutes for _all_ the Trains at the _principal_ Stations, and of three minutes for _the Mixed Trains_, at the intermediate stopping places.--No Fare is less than One Shilling by the principal Trains.--The Fare between the intermediate Stopping Places is at the rate of about 2.5d. per mile for First, and 1.5d. for Second Class Passengers. Tables of which are kept at each of the Stations.

Parties arriving at Birmingham by the early Trains, can go on in the same carriage to the London and Birmingham Railway Station, and so proceed by the London Train.

Departures

FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM.
3 A.M. First, joins London Train at 8 30 A.M.
6 30 A.M. Mixed ,, 12 30 P.M.
9 15 A.M. 1st Class ,, 2 30 P.M.
11 30 A.M. 1st Class ,, 4 30 P.M.
4 30 P.M. Mixed
6 P.M. 1st Class ,, 11 30 P.M.

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FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER.
3 A.M. First 2 30 P.M. 1st Class
6 A.M. Mixed Train 4 P.M. Mixed
11 30 A.M. 1st Class 5 P.M. 1st Class

The 3 A.M. Train from Liverpool starts from the Station, Edge Hill, to which place any Passenger wishing to go by this Train must proceed to take his place.

On Sundays.

FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM.
3 A.M. First, joins London Train at 8 30 A.M.
7 30 A.M. Mixed ,, 1 30 P.M.
11 30 A.M. ,,
6 P.M. ,, 11 30 P.M.
FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER.
3 A.M.
7 30 A.M. Mixed
11 30 A.M. Mixed
5 P.M. ,,

The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only.

By the Trains at A.M.
3
9 15 A.M. on week 3 A.M. on
days, and
at
11 30 A.M. 7 30 A.M. Sundays
and 6 P.M. and 6 P.M.

First Class Passengers, Horses, and Carriages will, if required, be booked throughout from Liverpool and Manchester only, to London, (but not to any other place on the London and Birmingham Line for the present,) without change of Carriage at Birmingham. A certain number only can be booked by each train in this manner.

No Horses can be booked further than Birmingham, unless they belong to a Carriage or Passenger accompanying one of the above-mentioned Trains.

Horses and Carriages should be at the Stations and booked at least a quarter of an hour before the time of departure.

Fares.

BETWEEN LIVERPOOL OR MANCHESTER AND FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRMINGHAM. MANCHESTER TO LONDON, WHEN BOOKED THROUGHOUT AS ABOVE . s. Six Inside 1st Class Coach 1 1 Second Class Closed 0 17 Day Trains. Carriages Third Class Open Carriage by 0 11 6 Inside Coach, G.J. 21s. 6.5 a.m. Train from London 1. 10s. = 2. 11s. Liverpool or Manchester, and by 6 a.m. Train from Birmingham Passengers booked by this conveyance for 4 Inside Coach, G.J. 23s. the entire distance only. London 1. 10s. = 2. 13s. Children under Ten Years of age Half Night Trains. Price. Ditto in arms free 6 Inside Coach, G.J. 21s. London 1. 12s. 6d. = 2. 13s. 6d. 4 Inside Coach, G.J. 23s. London 1. 12s. 6d. = 2. 15s. 6d. One Horse 2 0 G.J. 2 4. 10s London 2. 10s = Two Horses, if one property 3 0 ,, 3 8 and in one box. ,, 5 = Three do do 4 0 ,, 4 10 ,, 6 = Dogs each 0 3 Gentlemen's Carriages, four 3 0 ,, 3 6. 15s. wheels ,, 3. 15s = Do do two wheels 2 0 ,, 2 5. 15s. ,, 3. 15s = Passengers in Private 0 17 ,, 17s. 1. 17s. Carriages Lond. (20s. Day 25s. 2. 2s. Night Servants 0 14 ,, 14s. 1. 14s. ,, 20s. Day 25s. 1. 19s. Night Grooms in charge of Horses, 0 14 if riding with them in the box. Servants, in attendance on 0 17 their Employers, may ride outside, if there be room, by First Class Trains, at Second Class Fares.

For intermediate distances all Carriages, whether on two or four wheels, will be charged alike.

Passengers are particularly requested to see that their Luggage is safely loaded on the Carriages before starting, and that it is legibly directed with the Owner's name, address, and destination.

Officers of the Grand Junction Railway:--

JOHN MOSS, Esq., OF LIVERPOOL, CHAIRMAN.

C. LAWRENCE, Esq., OF LIVERPOOL, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN.

J. R. CHORLEY, Esq., OF LIVERPOOL, TREASURER.

MR. S. EBORALL, CHIEF AGENT AT BIRMINGHAM.

MR. G. BAKER, CHIEF AGENT AT MANCHESTER.

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.--CONVEYANCE OF MERCHANDISE.

The rates for the conveyances of Merchandise from Liverpool and Manchester to Birmingham, and from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester respectively, for the present, are as follows:--

1st Class--Heavy hardware, 1s 6d. per cwt. No charge less than 1s. 6d.

2nd Class--Bale goods, fruit, grocery, shoes, shell fish, wines and spirits in casks, &c., &c., 2s. per cwt.

3rd Class--Silk goods, light trusses, toys, wines and spirits in bottles packed, fish, furniture, wool, tea, &c., &c., 2s. 6d. and 3s. per cwt.

4th Class--Hats, light glasses in crates, and milliner's boxes, &c., 7s. per cwt.

Charge for Parcels to date from Oct. 1st, 1838, between Liverpool and Manchester and Birmingham.

s. d.
Under 18lbs. weight.
For any distance under 35 miles 0 6
,, ,, above 35, and not exceeding 50 miles 1 0
Entire distance 1 6
Above 18lbs. weight.
For any distance under 35 miles .5d. per lb.
,, ,, above 35, and not exceeding 50 miles .75d. ,,
,, ,, ,, 50, to the entire distance 1d. ,,
From Liverpool and Manchester to London.
15 lbs. and under 2s. 6d.
Above 15 lbs. 2d. per lb.

Large light packages will be charged according to the bulk, &c., at the discretion of the Company. Any person sending a parcel is authorised to require its being booked in his presence, as the Company will not be answerable for any parcels that are not entered in their books.

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.

Travelling by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1838.--The following are the Times of Departure both from Lime Street Station, Liverpool, and from Liverpool Road Station, Manchester.

First Class, 7, 9, 11, a.m., and 2, 3, 7, p.m.

Second Class, 7.25, 10, 12, a.m., and 3, 5.5, 7, p.m.--Stopping only at Newton, except on Tuesdays and Saturdays, when the evening Second Class Train from Manchester starts at 6, instead of 5.5 o'clock.

On Sundays.

First Class, 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.--Second Class, 7 a.m. and 5.5 p.m.

Fares.

s. d.
By First Class train--Four inside--Royal Mail 6 6
ditto--Six inside--Glass Coach 6 0
By 2nd Class train--Glass Coaches 6 0
ditto--Open carriages 4 6
Charge for the conveyance of Four-wheeled carriages 20 0
ditto--Two-wheeled ditto 15 0
Horses--For One horse 10s. --Two horses 18s. --Three horses 22s.

N.B.--All Horses must be embarked at the Company's Station, EDGE HILL, (Wavertree-lane,) unless accompanying Carriages to which they belong; in which case they may be embarked at LIME STREET.

Luggage.

NOTICE.--To prevent loss or mistake of Luggage, Passengers are requested to keep charge of their small Packages, by placing them under their Seats, instead of on the Roof of the Coach.--The Weight allowed for each Passenger is 60lb., beyond which a Charge will be made at the rate of 3s. per cwt.

Liverpool and Manchester to Wigan.

By the First Class train 7 a.m.--2nd Class trains 10, 12, a.m. and 5.5 p.m.

On Sundays.

By the 2nd Class Trains 7 a.m., and 5.5 p.m.

FARES.--From Liverpool or Manchester, 1st Class 5s.; 2nd Class 3s. 6d.

Liverpool and Manchester to Bolton.

By the 1st Class Train 9 a.m.--2nd Class Trains 7.25, 12, a.m., and 5.5 p.m.

On Sundays.

By the 2nd Class Trains 7 am., and 5.5 p.m.

FARES.--From Liverpool, In. 5s. 6d., Out. 4s.; and from Manchester, 2s. 6d. and 2s.

Liverpool and Manchester to St. Helens.

By the 2nd Class Trains, 7.25, 10, 12, a.m., and 3, 5.5, p.m.

On Sundays.

By the 2nd Class Trains 7 a.m., and 5.5 p.m.

FARES.--From Liverpool In. 2s. 6d. Out 2s.; and from Manchester, 3s. 6d. and 2s. 6d.

Liverpool and Manchester to Runcorn Gap.

By the 2nd Class Trains 7.5 a.m., and 3 p.m.

On Sundays.

By the 2nd Class Trains 7 a.m. and 5.5 p.m.

FARES.--From Liverpool, In. 3s., Out. 2s. 6d.; and from Manchester 4s. and 3s.

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THE VISITER'S GUIDE TO BIRMINGHAM, {97a} LIVERPOOL, AND MANCHESTER.

BIRMINGHAM.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

The Town Hall, {97b} situate at the top of New-street; open to strangers.

The Free School, New-street.

Market Hall, High-street.

Royal School of Medicine and Surgery, Paradise-street, opposite the Town Hall, where an extensive Museum is at all times open to the public.

The Society of Arts, New-street. Exhibition of Paintings open in the Autumn.

Nelson's Monument, High-street.

The Theatre Royal, New-street.

News Rooms, Bennett's Hill.

Public Office, Moor-street.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

Post Office, situate at the bottom of Bennett's Hill.

Stamp Office, Colmore Row.

Assay Office, Cannon-street.

The Cemetery, Hockley.

Proof House, Banbury-street.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.

The Society of Arts, New-street. Exhibition of Paintings open in the Autumn.

Philosophical Institution, Cannon-street.

Mechanic's Institution, Cannon-street.

Botanical & Horticultural Society. The Gardens are at Edgbaston. Strangers are admitted by a subscriber's order.

Old Library, Union-street.

New Library, Temple Row West.

Law Library, Waterloo-street.

Medical Library, at the Royal School of Medicine, Paradise-street.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.

Theatre Royal, New-street.

Ryan's Amphitheatre, Bradford-street.

Billiard Rooms, Waterloo-street, adjoining the News Room; New-street, adjoining the Theatre; and Cannon-street.

PUBLIC CHARITIES.

General Hospital, Summer Lane.

Dispensary, Union-street.

Asylum, (for Destitute Children,) near to Aston Park.

Workhouse, Lichfield-street.

Magdalen Asylum and Chapel, Islington.

Infirmary for Diseases of the Eye, Cannon-street.

SCHOOLS.

Free Grammar School, New-street.

Blue Coat School, east side of St. Philip's Church Yard.

Infant Schools, Ann-street and Cherry-street.

National Schools, Pinfold-street.

Lancasterian School, Severn-street.

Protestant Dissenters' Charity School, for females, Park-street.

Deaf and Dumb Institution, Edgbaston.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Barracks, Great Brook-street, Ashted.

Court of Requests, High-street.

Duddeston Hall Lunatic Asylum, Duddeston.

Old Gas Works, Broad-street.

The Baths, (swimming, and hot and cold private Baths,) at Lady Well, near the bottom of Worcester-street.

Vauxhall Gardens, Ashted.

PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Church of England.

Churches and Chapels. Ministers, with their Services commence.
Residences.
St. Martin's, Rev. T. Moseley, .5 past 10, 3, .5
Bull-ring M.A., Bath-row, past 6.
Rector; Rev. M. W.
Foye, A.M.,
Exeter-row, Curate;
Rev. C. Arnold, A.M.,
Sandpits, Lecturer.

St. Philip's, Temple Rev. L. Gardner, .5 past 10, .25 past
row D.D., Rectory, 3.
Rector; Rev. J. W.
Downes, M.A.,
Colmore-row,
Lecturer; Rev. B.
Spurrell, M.A. 36 St.
Paul's-square,
Curate.
St. George's, St. Rev. John Garbett, .25 before 11, .5
George's M.A., Hockley-hill, past 3, and .5 past
Rector; Rev. Layton 6; Wednesday, .25
Irwen, Gt. past 7.
Hampton-street,
Curate.
St. Thomas's, Rev. Wm. Marsh, M.A., .5 past 10, 3, and .5
Holloway-head Hagley-row, Rector; past 6; Tuesday, 7,
Rev. Charles Lowe, prayer meeting;
B.A., Bedford-place, Sunday, 7; Friday, .5
Bristol-road, Curate. past 7.
All Saints', Hockley Rev. S. F. Morgan, .5 past 10, 3.
M.A., Grosvenor-row,
Birmingham-heath,
Rector.
Christ Church, Rev. J. G. Breay, .5 past 10, .5 past
Paradise-street B.A., Crescent, 6; Thursday, 7.
Minister; Rev. Daniel
Ledsam, B.A.,
Summer-hill, Curate.
St. Bartholomew's, Rev. Thomas Nunns, 11, .5 past 6.
Bartholomew-square M.A., Crescent,
Minister.
St. Mary's, St. Rev. J. C. Barratt, .5 past 10, 3, .5
Mary's square M.A., St. Mary's-row, past 6.
Minister; Rev. E.
Hall, M.A.,
Summer-hill, Curate.
St. Paul's, St. Rev. Rann Kennedy, .25 before 11, .5
Paul's square M.A., The Hollies, past 6.
Hall Green, Minister;
Rev. William Wenman,
St. Paul's-square,
Curate.
St. Peter's, Dale-end Rev. Charles Craven, 11, .5 past 6.
M.A., Edgbaston,
Minister.
Bishop Ryder's,
Stafford-street
St. John's, Deritend Rev. E. Palmer, 11, .5 past 6.
High-gate, Minister;
Rev. J. Collisson,
B.A., Camphill,
Curate.
St. James's, Ashted Rev. Josiah Allport, .5 past 10, .5 past
Ashted, Minister. 6.
Trinity, Bordesley Rev. S. Crane, B.A., .5 past 10, .5 past
Bordesley, Minister. 3; in winter 3.
Aston Church, Aston Rev. G. O. Fenwicke, 11, 3.
M.A., Vicarage,
Vicar; Rev. Horace
Chavasse, Curate.
Edgbaston Church, Rev. Charles Pixell, 11, .5 past 3.
Edgbaston M.A., Vicarage,
Vicar.
St. George's,
Calthorpe-street,
Edgbaston
Handsworth Church, Rev. John Hargreaves, 11, 3.
Handsworth M.A., Rectory,
Rector; Rev. D. N.
Walton, M.A.,
Heathfield-lane,
Curate.
Magdalen Chapel,
Islington

Dissenters.

Chapels and Meeting Ministers, and their Services commence.
Houses. Residences.
_Association Methodists_.
Newhall street, Mr. J. Handley, .5 past 10, 6;
Minister. Wednesday, .25 past
7.
_Baptists_.
Cannon-street Rev. T. Swann, .5 past 10, 3, and .5
Wheeley's Lane, past 6; Monday and
Edgbaston. Thursday, .5 past 7.
Bond street Rev. T. Morgan, .5 past 10, .5 past
Regent place, 6; Monday and
Harper's hill. Wednesday, .5 past 7.
Graham-street Rev. J. Hoby, D.D., .5 past 10, .5 past
Camden-hill. 6; Monday and
Wednesday, .5 past 7.
Newhall-street Rev. J. Ham, .5 past 10, 3, and .5
Bath-street. past 6; Monday and
Wednesday, .5 past 7.
Lombard street Rev. G. Cheatle, 11, 3, and .5 past 6;
Lombard-street. Monday and Wednesday,
.5 past 7.
_Calvinists_.
Bartholomew-street Rev. Mr. Telford, .5 past 10, 6; Monday
Bordesley-place. and Wednesday, .5
past 7.
Zoah Chapel, Rev. James Jay. .5 past 10, and .5
Cambridge-street past 6; Wednesday, .5
past 7.
Lawrence-street Rev. Thomas .5 past 10, 3, and
Buckingham. half past 6; Monday
and Thursday, .5 past
7
_Dependent Methodists_.
Buck-street Various Preachers. .5 past 10, 2, & 6;
Tuesday, .5 past 7;
Thursday, 8.
_Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church_.
Newhall-street, Mr. Barclay. 6, 10, 2, .5 before
4, 5, .5 past 6; also
daily, 6, and 5.
_Independents_.
Carr's lane Rev. J. A. James, .5 past 10, .5 past
Edgbaston. 6; Monday and
Wednesday, .5 past 7.
Steelhouse-lane Rev. T. East, 11, .5 past 6; Monday
Sparkbrook. and Wednesday, .5
past 7.
Livery-street Rev. J. Allsop, 7, .25 before 11, .5
Newhall-hill. past 6; Monday and
Thursday, .25 past 7.
Legge-street Messrs. Clay and .5 past 10, .5 past
Derrington, alternate 6; Tuesday &
Preachers. Thursday, .5 past 7.
Great Barr-street Various Preachers. .5 past 10, .5 past
6.
Union Chapel, Rev. J. Hammond, 11, 3, and .5 past 6.
Handsworth Union Row,
Handsworth.
Saltley, near the Various Preachers. .5 past 10, and 3.
Railway
_Jews' Synagogue_.
Severn-street Rev. Mr. Chapman, On Saturday at .5
Smallbrook-street, past 8, during the
Reader. winter months, & 8,
Summer months; 1, and
at sunset.
_Lady Huntingdon's_.
King-street Rev. John Jones, .5 past 10, 3, & .5
Bristol Road. past 6; Monday,
Wednesday, and
Friday, .5 past 7. A
Welsh service at 2
every Sunday
afternoon.
_New Jerusalem Church_.
Summer Lane Rev. E. Madeley, .25 before 11, & .5
Summer-lane. past 6.
_New Connexion Methodists_.
Oxford-street Rev. J. Curtis, .5 past 10, .5 past
Ravenhurst street. 2, & 6; Tuesday &
Friday, .5 past 7.
_Primitive Methodists_.
Inge-street Various Preachers.
Bordesley-street Various Preachers.
_Roman Catholics_.
St. Chad's, Rev. E. Peach and .25 past 8, .5 past
Shadwell-street Rev. J. Abbott. 9, .5 past 10, .5
past 3, and .5 past
6.
St. Peter's, St Rev. T. M. McDonnell, 9, .5 past 10, .5
Peter's place St. Peter's place. past 3, & .5 past 6.
_Society of Friends_.
Bull-street 10, 3, in Winter, and
6 in Summer;
Wednesday, 10.
_Scotch Church_.
Broad-street Rev. Robert Wallace, 11 & .5 past 6.
M.A., No. 1,
Summer-hill Terrace,
Sandpits.
_Unitarians_.
Old Meeting-house, Rev. Hugh Hutton, 11 & .5 past 6.
Grub-street Edgbaston.
New Meeting-house, Rev. John Kentish, 11 & 3.
Moor street Bourn-brook,
Bristol-road; Rev. S.
Bache,
Frederick-street,
Edgbaston.
Thorp-street Various Preachers. 11, .5 past 6;
Wednesday, .5 past 7.
Cambridge-street, Various Preachers. 11, 3.
Crescent
_Birmingham West Circuit_.
Cherry-street Rev. G. B. McDonald, .5 past 10, 3, and 6;
45, Newhall-street. Tuesday and Thursday,
.25 past 7.
Wesley Chapel, Rev. T. Dicken, 17, .5 past 10, 3, and .5
Constitution-hill Vittoria-street. past 6; Tuesday, .25
past 7.
Islington Chapel Rev. J. Lomas, Hagley .5 past 10, .5 past
Road. 2, and 6; Wednesday,
.25 past 7.
Bristol-road Rev. J. P. Haswell, .5 past 10, .5 past
Wellington-road. 2, and 6; Tuesday;
.25 past 7.
_Birmingham East Circuit_.
Belmont-row Rev. D. Walton, .5 past 10, .5 past
Belmont row. 2, and 6; Wednesday
.25 past 7.
Bradford-street Rev. J. Barton, .5 past 10, .5 past
Camphill. 2, and 6; Wednesday,
.5 past 7.
New-town Row Rev. W. Griffith, .5 past 10, .5 past
Jun. 2, and 6; Thursday,
.5 past 7.

PRINCIPAL SHOW ROOMS AND MANUFACTORIES. {106}

Soho, Handsworth.

BRASS FOUNDERS.

Anderton, W. and Sons, 6, Whittall-street.

Barber, J., and Green, 15, Newhall-street.

Bourn, John, 31, Lionel-street.

Docker, Thomas, and Sons, Whittall-street.

Heaton, Ralph, 70 and 71, Bath-street.

Horn, Thomas, Temple-row.

Lingham Brothers, 170, Little Hampton-street.

Messenger, Thomas, and Sons, 22, Broad-street.

Ratcliff, J. and E., St. Paul's Square.

Simcox, Pemberton, and Co., 42, Livery-street.

Smith, Timothy, and Sons, 4, Bartholomew-street.

Standley, James, 43, Staniforth-street.

Swift, James, 7, Whittall-street.

Winfield, R. W., Cambridge-street.

BRITISH PLATE MANUFACTURERS.

Brown & Ball, Paradise-street.

Evans & Askin, George-street, Sand Pits.

Merry & Co., Cherry-street.

Sturges & Son, 26, Lichfield-street.

BUTTON MANUFACTURERS.

Armfield, Edward, Newhall-street.

Aston, J., St. Paul's Square.

Bartleet, T., and Sons, 126, Great Charles-street.

Elliott, W., Frederick-street, Regent-street.

Hammond, Turner, and Sons, Snowhill.

Hardman, J., and Co., 12, Paradise-street.

Jennens and Co., Old Meeting-house-yard, Deritend.

Ledsam, Thomas, and Sons, 10, Great Charles-street.

Smith, C. F., 14, Newhall-street.

Steadman, R., Jun., 35, Edmund-street.

CUT AND PLAIN GLASS MANUFACTURERS.

Bedford, Sarah, & Co., 16, New-street.

Henderson, (Stainer of Glass,) New-street.

Price, High-street.

Rollason, Thomas, (Manufacturer to the Royal Family,) Steel-house Lane.

Osler, F. & C., Broad street.

GLASS WORKS.

Bacchus and Green, Union Glass Works, Dartmouth-street.

Gammon, W. & Co., Belmont Glass Works, Great Brook-street.

Goold & Co., AEtna Glass Works, Broad-street.

Harris, Rice, Islington Glass Works, Sheepcote-street, Broad-street.

Thomson and Shaw, Bagot-street.

GUN AND PISTOL MAKERS.

Busby, J., 30.5, New-street.

Dugard, R., 29, Whittall-street.

Jones, Charles, 16, Whittall-street.

Meredith, H., and Son, 48, St. Paul's Square.

Powell, W., 49, High-street.

Pritchard, W., 135, New-street.

Redfern, B., Caroline-street.

Richards, Westley, 82, High-street.

Sargant and Son, 74, Edmund-street.

Wheeler, R., and Son, 27, Snow-hill.

HOTHOUSE AND HORTICULTURAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTORS--METALLIC AND COPPER SASH MANUFACTURERS.

Clark, Thomas, jun., 55, Lionel-street.

Daft, Thomas, & Son, Town Hall Foundry, Paradise-street.

IRON FOUNDERS.

Boulton, Watt, & Co., Soho.

Capper, Charles Henry, Broad-street.

Jones, George, Phoenix Foundry, Snowhill.

Jones, Thomas, & Sons, Bradford-street.

Mole, T. & W., Pagoda Works, Bordesley.--Show Rooms, Smithfield.

Smith & Hawkes, Eagle Foundry, Broad-street.

JAPANNERS.

Bill, R. & G., 14, Summer Lane.

Jennens & Bettridge, (Paper Tray Makers to her Majesty,) 99, Constitution Hill.

Lane, Thomas, Great Hampton-street.

Room, James, 28, Summer Row.

JEWELLERS, SILVERSMITHS, AND EMPORIUMS FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CUTLERY, PLATED WARES, &C.

Soho Plate Company, Handsworth.

Collis, G. R., Church-street.

Edwards, Ball, & Co., 82, High-street, where may be seen a very extensive stock of silver goods and jewellery.

Mapplebeck & Lowe, Bull Ring.

LAMP, CHANDELIER, CANDELABRA, LUSTRE, &c., MANUFACTURERS.

Aspinall, T., 33, Lower Temple-street.

Blakeway, John, Edgbaston-street.

Blakeway, Thomas William, Broad-street.

Messenger, Thomas, & Sons, Broad-street.

Osler, Follett, Broad-street, Islington.

Phipson & Evans, Newhall-street.

Ratcliff, John & Charles, 140, Suffolk-street.

Salt, Thomas Clutton, 17 & 18, Edmund-street.

Smith, Timothy, & Sons, 4, Bartholomew street.

METAL ROLLERS.

Cooke, Roome, & Harley, Fazeley-street.

Muntz, George Frederick, Water-street.

Phipson, William, Fazeley-street.

Union Rolling Mills, Cambridge-street.

PIN MAKERS.

Phipson, T., & Sons, Broad-street.

Latham & Kilmister, Lancaster-street.

PLATERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF SILVER AND PLATED WARES.

Baker, W. T., 42, Paradise-street.

Collis, G. R., Church-street.

Dixon, Matthew, 137, Snow-hill.

Kirkham, T., 13, Cherry-street, Union-street.

Parker, J., & Sons, 23.5, Summer-row.

Parker, John Frederick, 72, High-street.

Ryland, William, 167, Great Charles-street.

Soho Plate Company, Soho.

Spooner, Painter, & Co., 12, New Market-street, Great Charles-street.

Waterhouse & Son, 22, Hill-street.

Wilkinson, Thomas, & Co., 15, Great Hampton-street.

Willmore & Co., Bread-street.

STEAM ENGINE MANUFACTURERS.

Boulton & Watt, Soho, Handsworth.

Capper, C. H., Broad-street.

Donaldson & Glasgow, 53, Suffolk-street.

Smith & Hawkes, Eagle Foundry, Broad-street.

Jones, George, Phoenix Foundry, Snow-hill and Lionel-street.

Penn, Samuel, Great Lister-street Steam Mill.

Tongue, W., 95, Bordesley-street.

SCREW MANUFACTURERS.

James, J., Bradford-street.

Ledsam, Messrs., Edmund-street.

Ryland, H., Oozell-street, Broad-street.

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURERS, &c.

Knight, Henry, Machinist, 15, Ann-street.

Middlemore, --, Holloway-head, Saddlers' Ironmonger.

Room, W. & F., Parade, Wholesale Saddlers and Bridle Makers.

Rodgers & Co., Broad-street, Brace and Belt Manufacturers.

POST OFFICE, BENNETT'S HILL.

_The following Statement shows the time of Arrival and Departure of the various Mails_.

ARRIVALS. DEPARTURE.
4 25 A.M. Bristol 9 20 P.M.
5 48 ,, London 8 50 ,,
7 ,, Sutton Messenger 7 15 A.M.
7 50 ,, Banbury 6 50 P.M.
10 23 ,, Chipping Norton 3 ,,
11 30 ,, First G. J. Railway 5 45 A.M.
Noon Bilston Messenger 2 30 P.M.
4 30 P.M. Second G. J. Railway 11 15 A.M.
4 30 ,, Sheffield 5 30 ,,
5 2 ,, Yarmouth 7 45 ,,
5 35 ,, Leamington 7 ,,
5 15 ,, Oldbury Messenger 7 15 ,,
6 ,, Halesowen / Castle Bromwich / 7 15 ,,
Great Barr
6 45 ,, London {110} 7 38 ,,
6 20 ,, Tamworth 7 ,,
7 55 ,, Worcester 7 ,,
8 30 ,, Stourport 6 30 ,,
8 31 ,, Holyhead 6 23 ,,
8 40 ,, Third G.J. Railway 2 15 P.M.
11 45 ,, Fourth G.J. Railway 6 45 ,,

A second bag for London is despatched by the midnight Mail, and arrives there in time for an afternoon delivery.

On Tuesdays and Fridays a Foreign Bag is forwarded to London by a mail which leaves Birmingham at .5 past 12 at noon.

The Letter Box closes at 6.5 a.m., for the despatch of the mails to Holyhead, Yarmouth, Worcester, Leamington, and Stourport; at 8 p.m. for the despatch of the London and Bristol mails, and half an hour previous to the departure of any of the other mails.

The delivery of Letters from the office window commences at .5 past 7 a.m., with the letters brought by the Bristol and London mails. Letters by the other mails are ready for delivery in 30 Minutes after their arrival until 8 p.m., at which period this window is closed. At .5 past 8 p.m. it opens again for the delivery of letters brought by the Worcester, Stourport, Third Railway, and Holyhead mails, and it continues open until 10 p.m.

There are two general deliveries by letter-carriers within the town, the first commencing at .5 past 7 a.m., and the second at about a .25 after 5 p.m., except on Sundays, when there is no afternoon delivery.

When any delay occurs in the arrival of the mails, a corresponding delay will necessarily occur in the delivery.