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EDLVBUIJGII AInD LEITH
Funeral and Undertaking
Establishment.
ESTABLISHED 1861.
PETER MOIR & CO., Proprietors.
10. 11, & 14 ST. JAMES' PLACE (off Elder St.); 70 NICOLSON STREET; and
EEE MAJESTY'S HORSE EEPOSITOEY, NOTTINGHAM PLACE.
PM. & Co., in tendering their best thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, and Public
• for the liberal patronage bestowed on them, and in soliciting its continuance,
beg to intimate that their Establishment has every requisite necessary for conducting
Funerals, and that they have spared neither labour nor capital to render their
equipages superior in every respect to any in town; and those entrusting them with
their entire orders will find every attention paid to strict economy. By perusing the
various Tables of Rates, the Public will have no difficulty in selecting that which may
be most suitable to their wishes.
LIST OF CHAESES FOR HEARSES AND MOURNING COACHES,
EEDUCKD TWENTY PER CENT.
s. d. s. d.
Best Hpai'se, with Feathers, Four
6 Horses, aud Posiilions . . . 63

Plainest One Horse Hearse,
Common One Horse Hearse,
One Horse Hearse, with Feathers,
Best One Horse Hearse,
Best One Horse Hoarse, with Feathers
Plain Two Horse Hearse,
Second Best Two Horse Hearse, .
Best Two Hurse Hearse,
Best Two Horse Hearse, with Feathers',
Plain Foiu" Hor.^e Hearse, .
Best Four Hor»e Hearse,
Best Four Horse Hearse, with Feathers,
10
9
12
16
21
2i
30
35
42
50
Best Heai'se, with Feathers, Four
Horses, aud Posiilions . . . 63
Best Hearse, with Feathers, Six Horses,
and Postihons, cliargedin proportion.
One Horse Coaches to carry Four
Persons, 10
Two Horse Coaches, first class, to
carry Six Persons, ....
Mourning Coaches, with large front
Boot, made expresslj' for Children's
Funerals, and constructed to carry
Six Persons inside, ....
15
15
COFFINS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ON THE MOST APPROVED STYLES, ALWAYS
ON HAND TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL CLASSES.
To thoroughly convince the Working Classes how much the Proprietors have
reduced their charges, they offer a complete funeral for ONE POUND.
Orders received at all hours by Persons constantly in attendance.