CONNEYANCES.                                                          981

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CARRIERS FROM THE INNS.                                                   983

BOROUGH OF SHEFFIELD.

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MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, 1856—7.

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N.B.—The letters W., F., G.P., H., L., S., and B., prefixed to the names of the parties in the above List denote that those parties are members of the following committees, viz. W, of the Watch committee; F, of the Finance committee; G.P, of the General Purposes committe; H, of the Health committee; L, of the Public Library committee; S, of the Smoke Bye-Laws committee; and B, of the Bridges and Streets committee.

      CLERK TO THE MAGISTRATES, Albert Smith, Esq.

      PETTY SESSIONS are held daily for the Borough, and adjourned Quarter Sessions for the Riding, at the usual period.

TOWN CLERK, Edward Bramley, Esq., 6 Paradise sq., and Council Hall.

COLLECTOR OF BOROUGH RATES, Mr. W. H. Frith, 2 Arundel st.

COLLECTOR OF BRIDGE RATES, Mr. Wm. Edwards, 2 Arundel street.

THE POLICE OFFICE, TOWN HALL, Mr. Thos. Raynor, superintendent; Wm. Gilley, warrant officer, with three assistants; Samuel Linley, inspector of day police; William Watson, inspector of night police; John England, clerk; Epbriam Sills, detective inspec­tor, with eight assistants. There are 1 day and 8 night sergeants, 36 day constables, 110 watchmen, 1 smoke consulting inspector, 1 smoke inspector, and 1 sanitary consulting inspector, with two assistants.

      COURT LEET, held at the Town hall, on Wednesday in Easter Week, Michael Ellison, Esq., manor steward to the Duke of Norfolk; Jas. P. Burbeary, Esq., law clerk to the Commissioners of the Sheffield Markets; Mr. J. White, inspector of weights and measures for Sheffield; Mr. John Cooper, inspector of weights and measures for the out townships, and town beadle; Mr. John Ward, town crier and pinder for Sheffield; Mr. A. J. Buxton, bailiff and inspector of weights and measures for Earl Fitzwilliam’s manor of Ecclesall; Mr. Benj. Clarborough, pinder and crier for Ecclesall.

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      COUNTY COURT, held at County Court Hall, Bank street. The district comprises the parishes of Sheffield, Ecclesfield, Handsworth, and Norton, the chapelry of Bradfield and the townships of Dore and Totley, Wm. Walker, Esq., judge; Wm. Wake and Thos. Wm. Rodgers, Esqs., joint registrars; Mr. A. J. Fretwell, manging clerk; Mr. W. L. Smilter, high bailiff; and William Bellamy, deputy.

      COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, (Leeds Circuit) held at County Court hall, Bank street, Martin John West, Esq., of Leeds, commissioner; Samuel Payne, Esq., registrar; and John Brewin, Esq., 11 St. James’s street, official assignee.

      CUTLER’S HALL, Church street, Mr. George Wostenholm, master cutler; Messrs. Isaac Greaves and Samuel Jackson, wardens; Messrs. Charles Chambers, George Wilkin­son, William Hutchinson, Charles Hall, W. G. Ragg, and William Nicholson, searchers; Messrs. F. T. Mappin, William A. Matthews, Michael Hunter, William Webster, S. S. Deakin, Henry Atkin, Henry Mort, Thomas B. Turton, John Spencer, John Wilkinson, Edwin Cadman, William Horrobin, Thomas Staniforth, George Deakin, William Hawcroft, Joseph Fenton, John Walters, William Badger, William Harrison, Thomas Jowett, John Hobson, and Robert Jackson, assistants; James Wilson, Esq., law clerk; and Jph. Jewitt, beadle.

      The NORFOLK MARKET HALL, Old Haymarket, Joseph Oates, inspector.

      The CORN EXCHANGE and NEW HAYMARKET, Foot of Exchange street.

      The CATTLE MARKET, Furnival road

      THE SHAMBLES, Market place.

      The UNITED GAS LIGHT Co’s. Office, 18, Shude Hill, Mr. William Lockwood, chairman; Mr. Edward Unwin, managing director; Thomas Roberts, chief accountant; and Mr. W. Wake, law clerk and secretary. The Company’s works are at Sheaf Bridge, Effingham street, Earl street, Neepsend, Shude hill, Bow street, and Spring street.

      The WATER WORKS Co’s. Office, Divison street, Mr. J. T. Leather, consulting engineer; Mr. John Gunson, sub-engineer; Mr. George S. Greening, secretary; William Bland and Richard Yeomans, collectors; and James Woodruif and Joseph Hoyland, clerks. The Dams are situated at Crookes Moor and Redmires.

      The INLAND REVENUE OFFICE, 99, Norfolk street, Alexander Fraser, collector; Jph. Angus and John Robinson, clerks; Allan Pipe, supervisor, first district and James Dockeray, supervisor, second district; the district officers are Anthony Ward, 1st division, William Edey, 2nd division, Robert Penket, 3rd division, William Fryer, 4th division, and Edward Tillbrook, 5th division,

      The STAMP OFFICE, 1, St. James’s street, Major Richard Fawkes, distributor.

      The TAX OFEICE, Aldine court, High street, Mr. William Chadwick, surveyor.

      The SHEFFIELD UNION WORKHOUSE, Kelham street, T. E. Mycock, Esq., chairman;. Mr. Joseph Spencer, clerk and superintendent registrar; Mr. Samuel and Mrs. Sarah Rogers, master and matron; William and Ann Pringle, superintendents of the asylum; Thomas Heeley, schoolmaster; Eliza Thorpe, schoolmistress; Mr. Samuel Brewin, auditor; John Stevenson, house porter; James Ellis, levy clerk; the relieving officers are William Hardcastle and Thomas Woollam, for Sheffield, and George Sykes, for Brightside, Attercliffe and Handsworth. The poor rate collectors are Richard Bagshaw, Charles Carr, George C. Levick, and William H. Woolhouse, for Sheffield, Thomas Collinson, for Brightside, R. Hadfleld, for Attercliffe-cum-Parnall, and George Sibray, for Handsworth; Joseph Beale and Joseph Kirk, registrars of marriages. The registrars of births and deaths are H. J. Hunter, south district; Fredk. E. Watkinson, west district; J. T. Crawshaw, north district; B. Skidmore, Park district; George Sykes, Brightside; Geo. Dawson, Attercliffe-cum-Barnall; and G. Sibray, Handsworth; Mr. William Skinner, house surgeon; George Jepson, dispenser; and Messrs. John Sykes, Harmer Smith, H. G. Allanson, George Atkins, and Herbert Walker, surgeons to the Union.

      ECCLESALL BIERLOW UNION WORKHOUSE, Ecclesall, Thomas Rawson Barker, Esq., chairman; Mr. William Firth, clerk and superintendent registrar; Mr. James Yeomans, master, Mrs. Ann Biggin, matron; Rev. E. B. Chalmer, M.A., chaplain; George Roberts, schoolmaster; Ann Archdeacon, schoolmistress; Mr. Samuel Brewin, auditor; Chas. Farnsworth, porter; Mr. Wm. Travis, levy clerk; Mr. Jonathan Dearden, jun., relieving officer. The poor rate collectors are Mr. Wm. Travis, for Ecclesall, Mr. Jas.

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Bloor for Nether and Upper Hallam, and Mr. Jas. Veall for Norton, &c. The assistant overseers are Mr. Fras. Shaw, of Little Norton, and Mr. T, Smith for Upper Hallam; the latter is also vestry clerk for Ecclesall and Nether Hallam. The Rev. W. T. Kidd is registrar of marriages and the registrars of births and deaths are Rev. W. T Kidd for Ecclesall; Thos. Lee, Norton; Richard Furness, Dore; and Hy. Bloor, Nether Hallam. Mr. James Walker, house surgeon and Messrs. James Walker, Julian Hunter, Knowlton Wilson, and George Booker, surgeons to the Union.

      The SHEFFIELD FIRE OFFICE, 15, George street, Mr. Charles Esam, secretary.

      The NORTH OF ENGLAND FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE Co., 17 Old Haymarket, Mr. George Stewart. secretary.

      The SHEFFIELD SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY, Music hall, Mrs. A. Wells, librarian, Miss. M. Lawton, acting librarian.

      The BOROUGH FREE LIBRARY, Surrey street, Walter Parsonson, librarian.

      The MECHANICS’ LIBRARY, 21, Watson walk, Alfred Smith, librarian.

      The ATHENÆUM LIBRARY, 24, George street, Miss Webster, librarian.

      The CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTRUCTION SOCIETY’S LIBRARY, 20, Carver street, Charles Hawkes, librarian.

      The LAW LIBRARY, 3 Hartshead, John Fairburn, secretary.

      The FRIENDS’ LIBRARY, 3 Meeting-house lane.

      The LITERARY and PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, Music hall, E. F. Anderson, Esq., president; Mr. C. B. Smith, curator; Messrs. J. Kirk and C, J. Shearman, M.D., secretaries; and Mr. John Holland, actuary.

      The EXCHANGE and NEWS ROOM, Old Haymarket, F. Hoyland, secretary.

      The MUSIC HALL, Surrey street, Thomas Ainley, keeper.

      The THEATRE, Tudor street.

      The ADELPHI THEATRE, opposite the Cattle Market.

      The SURREY MUSIC BALI., West bar, T. Youdan, proprietor.

      The ASSEMBLY ROOMS, (now Council Hall), Norfolk street.

      The BATH SALOON, Victoria street.

      THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, Clarkehouse road, Thomas Marshall, clerk to the proprie­tors; Mr John Law, curator

      NEWHALL GARDENS, Brightside lane, Hunt, Fernell, and Warhurst, proprietors

      THE PUBLIC BATHS, Convent walk, John Marshall, keeper

      BOWLING GREENS, Cherrytree hill, Newhall, Ecclesall, and (SUBSCRIPTION), Ecclesall and Broomsgrove roads

      CRICKET GROUNDS, Hyde park, Newhall, Darnall, and (UNITED), Brammall lane, Michael J. Ellison, Esq, is chairman to the latter

      THE TEMPERANCE HALL, Townhead street, Mr Edward Smith, president; John Wilson, keeper of the Hall

      THE TEMPERANCE HALL, (Little Sheffield) Barker’s pool

      THE GENERAL INFIRMARY, Infirmary road, The Duke of Norfolk, president, The Duke of Devonshire and Earl Fitzwilliam, vice-presidents, Henry Walker, Esq, treasurer, Drs C. Thompson, MM. De Bartolmé, and C. Elam, physicians, Messsrs Hy. Jackson, Saml. Gregory, and Jonathan Barber, surgeons, Mr John Hall, house surgeon, The Rev Thos. Smith, chaplain, Mrs Hannah Banker, matron, and Mr Joseph Kirk, secretary

      The DISPENSARY, West Street, Thomas Dunn, Esq, president, Messrs Wright, Ches­man, Hunter, and Parker, surgeons, Messrs Lawton and Atkin, surgeon accouchers, Mr R. M. Smith, house surgeon, and Mr J. B. Roberts, collector

      The SHEFFIELD MEDICAL INSTITUTION, Surrey street, Wilson Overend, Esq, presi­dent,, and Mr, Jonathan Barber, secretary

      SHREWSUURY’S HOSPITAL, Norfolk road, Rev John Stacye, M.A, governor and chaplain

      HOLLIS HOSPITAL, Newhall street, Mr Richard CARR, governor

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The LICENSED VICTUALLERS’ ASYLUM, Grimesthorpe

CHURCHES.—The PARISH CHURCH, (St Peter’s and the Holy Trinity), Church street, Rev Thomas Sale, D.D, rural dean of Sheffield, and canon of York, vicar, The Rev. Samuel Earnshaw, M.A, Rev John Gibson, M.A, and Rev George Trevor, M.A, canon of York, assistants, The Rev Chas. Collier, M.A, curate for Canon Trevor, Rev James Moorhouse, B.A, vicar’s curate, and the Rev. Frederick Atkinson, curate for Rev. J. Gibson; Mr John Kirk, clerk, Isaac Chatterton, sexton, and Messrs Bothamley and Smith, organists

                The Church Burgesses are, Messrs Henry Newbould, Henry Wilson, Samuel Revill, W. I Horn, H. M. Greaves, Robert Younge, Henry Furniss, Edward Hudson, George Hounsfield, Thomas Creswick, and C. F. Younge, (one vacant); Mr James Wheat, clerk.

ST PAUL’S CHURCH, Norfolk street, Rev James Knight, M.A, incumbent, Rev Henry Banham, curate, and Mr J. C. Walker, organist

ST JAMES’ CHURCH, St James’ street, Rev Thomas Best, M.A, incumbent, Rev Francis Morton, B.A, curate

ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, Portobello street and Broad lane, Rev Wm Mercer, M.A, incum­bent, C. Corbidge, clerk, W. Wilson, sexton, and Mr P. Phillips, organist

ST PHILIP’S CHURCH, Infirmary road, Rev John Livesey, M.A, incumbent, Rev J. F. Wright, curate, Mr Joseph Cartledge, clerk and sexton, and Mr John S. Booth, organist

ST MARY’S CHURCH, Brammall lane, Rev Wm Wilkinson, M.A. incumbent, Mr Thomas Preston, clerk, James Dyson, sexton, and Mr Edwin Butterworth, organist

ST JOHN’S CHURCH, Park hill, Rev Richard Heslop, incumbent, Mr Richard Parkin, clerk and sexton

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Nursery Street, Rev John Aldous, incumbent

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Darnall, Rev Wm L. Gibson, incumbent

ST JUDE’S CHURCH, Eldon street, Rev George Sandford, M.A, incumbent

ST JUDE’S CHURCH, Moorfields, Rev Samuel John Lyon, M.A, incumbent

ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH, Carver street, Rev. John Francis Whitty, incumbent

ST LUKE’S CHURCH, Solly street, Rev Robert Henry Deane, B.A, incumbent

PORTER STREET DISTRICT—(No Church yet built), Rev James Battersby, incumbent

CHRIST CHURCH, Pitsmoor, Rev Henry Barlow, M.A, incumbent

CHRIST CHURCH, Attercliffe, Rev Charles Thomas Wilkinson, incumbent

CHRIST CHURCH, Heeley, Rev Henry D. Jones, M.A, incumbent

CHRIST CHURCH, Fulwood, Rev Edward Boteler Chalmer, M.A, incumbent

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, Ecclesall, Rev Edward Newman, incumbent

ST THOMAS’ CHURCH, Brightside, Rev Thomas Hulme, incumbent

ST THOMAS’ CHURCH, Crookes, Rev Charles George Coombe, incumbent

The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, (St Marie), Norfolk row, Revs. Wm. Fisher, Jph. Hill, and Francis Callebert, priests

The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, (St Vincent’s), Garden street, Revs. Michael Bunk, Thos. Plunkett, Jas Fitzgerald, Peter Duff, and John Myers, priests

The CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH, Victoria street, Rev Henry Sennick, minister

ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Hanover street, Rev James Breakey, minister

The FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE, Meeting house lane, Bank street

CHAPELS.—INDEPENDENT, Norfolk street, (Nether Chapel), Rev Henry Batchelor; Lee Croft, Rev Brewin Grant, B.A; Queen street, Rev J. H. Muir; Garden street, Rev H. F. Rustedt; Howard street, Rev R. C. Lumsden; Westfield terrace, (Mount Zion), Rev David Loxton; Wicker, Rev J. B. Paton, M.A; Fulwood, Rev Hugh Garside

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PARTICULAR BAPTIST, Townhead Street, Rev Charles Larom; Portmahon, Rev J. E.Giles.

GENERAL BAPTIST, Eyre Street, Rev Henry Ashberry, minister

ASSOCIATION METHODIST, Surrey street, Rev Thomas Hacking, minister

UNITARIAN, Norfolk street; Rev Brooke Herford, minister

WESLEYAN METHODISTS, Norfolk street, Carver street, Moorfields (Ebenezer), Bridge-houses, Park, and South street (Brunswick)

NEW CONNEXION METHODISTS, Scotland street, South street, and Talbot street

WESLEYAN REFORMERS, Wellington st (Mount Tabor), Walkley, Pyebank, Gatefield, and Watery street

PRIMITIVE METHODISTS, Coalpit lane, and Stanley st

The LATTER DAY SAINTS, Hall of Science, Rockingham street

The JEWS SYNAGOGUE, Figtree lane

The PLYMOUTH BRETHREN, 82 Division street

The GENERAL CEMETERY, Ecclesall and Cemetery roads, The Rev George Sandford, M.A, and the Rev W. T. Kidd, chaplains; Mr John Kirk, secretary

SCHOOLS.—The COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, Collegiate crescent, Rev E. D. Ward, M.A, principal; Rev G. G. Lawrence, M.A, Edmund Thorald, Esq, B.A, and the Rev Wm. Tate, B.A., assistants; Rev G. G. Lawrence, French; Herr Carl Wehnert, German; Mr Hugh Thompson, drawing, Mr J. Walker, music, and Dr. Allan. chemistry

WESLEY COLLEGE, Glossop road.—This large and beautiful building was erected in the years 1836-7-8, at a cost of upwards of £30,000, by the Wealeyan Methodists, and was opened in 1838, as the Wesleyan Proprietary Grammar School. In the year 1844, it became a college of the University of London, under the title of “Wesley College.” It furnishes accommodation for about 200 students and pupils, and is conducted by a governor, head-master, and nineteen other masters and professors. It was established to give a first-class education to the sons of the wealthier classes among the Wesleyan Methodists, in connexion with instruction in the doctrines and principles of Christianity, as held by that church. The sons of other persons are admitted, but all conform to the same religious training. Rev. S. D. Waddy, governor and chaplain, H. M. Shera, Esq., M.A, head­master, Rev. J. M. Raby, G. B. Samuel, and J. Seward, Esqs., classical tutors, E. Shaw, John Berriman, John Wood, and R. W. Allen, mathematical tutors, G. Elam, H. Parkin, W. Gilbert, and W. B. McCullagh, commercial masters, A. K. Martini, German, David Parke; Hebrew, R. H. Parker, drawing, Mons. Meot de Montmusard, French, Dr. Allan, chemistry, E. & M. P. Jones, music, and Mr. Charlton, gymnastics.

The FREE GRAMMER SCHOOL, St. Georges square, Rev. P. Bowen, M.A, head master, Rev Charles Collier, M.A, second master

The BOYS’ CHARITY SCHOOL, East parade, James Wescoe, master

The GIRLS’ CHARITY SCHOOL, 15, St James row, M.A, and E, Adamson, mistresses

The GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART, or SCHOOL OF DESIGN, 13, Arundel st; Young Mitchell, head master, Godfrey Sykes, and H. D. Lomas, assistants

The NATIONAL, AND OTHER SCHOOLS.—(See Directory)

The CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTRUCTION SOCIETY, 20, Carver street, Henry Wild, secretary

The YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, Norfolk street

The PEOPLE’S COLLEGE, Orchard street, T. Rowbotham, master

The SHEFFIELD MECHANICS’ INSTITUTION, Surrey street

The HALLAMSHIRE MECHANICS’ INSTITUTION, Hall of Science, Rockingham street

The ATHENÆUM, George street, Dr. Bartolmé, president, Mr Wm, Smith, junior, honorary secretary.

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The following enumeration of the Six Townships in the Parish of Sheffield, shows their population at the five decennial periods of the Parliamentary Census, their territorial extent, and their number of houses, in 1851:—