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GRAY'S ANNUAL DIRECTORY.
HACKNEY CHAIRS.
— George street, opposite Frederick street— Hope-
park-end, opposite centre of Meadow — Lauriston,
opposite head of Lady Lawson's wynd — Prince
street, opposite Castle street — Queen street, oppo-
site Hanover street, . .Is. 6d.
To Abbeyhill, east end — Dundas street — Gibbet
loan — Leith walk, opposite Marshall's entry —
Lauriston lane, west — Park place, south end —
Prince street, as far as opposite Charlotte street,
east side — Queen street, as far as opposite Frederick
street — Upper Quarryholes — West Kirk, Is. 9d.
To Comely-green — Canonmills, south end —
Easter road— Gibbet toll-bar— George street, west
end— Howe street, opposite Northumberland street
— Heriot row, west — Middlefield, Leith walk —
Maitland street, east end — Pitt street, at Cumber-
land street — Queen street, opposite Castle street
— south Charlotte street, at George street — To-
bago street, .... 2s.
Fromthe Theatreto Hunter square — Catherine
street, north end Calton-hill— Prince street, oppo-
site centre house between St David street and Ha-
nover street — St Andrew square, York place, 6d,
To Antigua street, to Gayfield square — north
College street, east end — north St David street, to
Queen street, . . • 9d.
To Assembly rooms — Argyle square — Dium-
mond place, south side — Hanover street, to north
end — Prince street, centre of division between
Castle street and Frederick street, . Is.
To Botanic Gardens, Leith walk — Canongate, to
opposite the Church — Castle gate — Castle street,
south division — Frederick street, north end — Prince
street, between Charlotte street and Castle street — .
Nicolson street, to Richmond street, Is. 3d.
To George square — Castle street — south Char-
lotte street — Dundas street — Howe street, south
division — Hope street, east side — Great King street,
east division — Middlefield, Leith walk — Park place,
Teviot row, . . . Is. 6d.
To Archers' Hall — Charlotte square, west side —
Fyfe place — Fettes row, north side of Pitt street —
George square, west and south sides — Holyrood-
house — Heriot row, west end — Great King street,
west end — Maitland street, . 1 s. 9d.
To Abbeyhill — Cowfeeder row — Buccleuch street,
south end — India street, north end— Logie green,
by Canonmills, ... 2s.
From the Assembly Rooms, to George street,
middle of west division — Prince street, at St David
street, west side — Prince street, to Castle street,
east side — Queen street, at St David street, west
side — Queen street, at Castle street, east side — St
Andrew square, . . . 6d.
To Abercromby place, east end — Charlotte
square, south and north sides — Duke street — Dun-
das street — Howe street, north to Great King
street — Heriot row, west to India street — Nelson
street, to Northumberland street — Prince street,
east end — Prince street, to Charlotte street — Queen
street, to Charlotce street — York place, to English
Chapel, . . . . 9d.
To Albany street, east end of west division —
Charlotte place, west end — Dublin street, north
end — St James square, by Elder street — India
street, north end — Pitt street, to Fettes row —
Theatre — York place, to east end, . Is.
To Drumsheugh, to the toll-bar — Forth street —
London street — Maitland street, to the east division
of the crescent — Picardy place, to east end, by
York place — Stockbridge, . . Is. 3d.
To Broughton, to the toll-bar— Maitland street,
HACKNEY CHAIRS.
west of the crescent — Netherbow — Royal Ex-
change, . . .Is. 6d.
To Canonmills, south end — Gayfield square,
north side — High street, to St John street —
Orchardfield and Castlebarns — Park street, by West
bow — Raeburn place — South bridge, south of Cow-
gate — Water of Leith, . . Is. 9d.
To Bell's mills — Canonmills, north end — Canon-
gate Church — Drummond street — Fountainbridge,
west end — Lauriston — Nicolson street, north from
Richmond street — New street — Pleasance, north
end — Roxburgh place — south College street — St
John street — Tobago street — Teviot Row, 2s.
PORTERS' RATES & REGULATIONS.
Coals. — Carts of 12 cwt. — Eveiy cart of
coals not exceeding 1 2 cwt. to a house or cellar
entering from the street or close, or to first storey
up or down stairs, . . . 4d.
Every succeeding storey after the first, addi-
tional, . . . . Id.
Or if up or down a close beyond the front land,
to any part within the close, additional, Id.
Carts of 16 cwt. — Every cart of coals above
12 cwt. and not exceeding 16 cwt. to a house or
cellar entering from the street or close, or to first
storey up or down stairs, . . 5d.
Every succeeding storey, after the first, addi-
tional, .... lid.
Or if up or down a close beyond the front land,
additional, .... lid.
Carts of 20 cwt. — Every cart of coals not ex-
ceeding 20 cwt. to a house or cellar entering from
the street or close, or to first storey up or down
stairs, .... 6d.
Every succeeding storey after the first, addi-
tional, .... 2d.
Or if up or down a close beyond a front land,
additional, .... 2d.
Coals in bags. — English coals in bags not ex-
ceeding 2 cwt. to a house or cellar entering from
the street or close, or first storey up or down stairs,
for each bag, .... Id.
Every succeeding storey after the first, for each
bag, additional, . • • OJd.
Every bag carried down the close, additional, O^d.
Coals from cellars Coals carried from a
cellar to a house of any height of stair, for a bur-
den of 1J cwt. . . . l^d.
Building of Coals. — Porters are obliged to
build the coals for an additional allowance for each
cart of 12 cwt. . . • Id.
And for carts of 16 and 20 cwt. . Igd.
Small Coals. — English or small coals not in
bags, for every cart of 12 cwt. . 6d.
And for greater quantities or distance, in pro-
portion to the above rates for Scotch coals.
Miscellaneous Employment For any mes-
sage, box, or burden of J cwt. or under, or one
dozen of liquor, from the Tron Church to Prince
street, eastward of south and north St Andrew
street, also Register street, Shakespeare square,
Netherbow, Drummond and College streets, Sur-
geons' Hall, Weigh-house, or the like distance, 3d.
And for a full burden . . . 4d.
From the Tron Church for any message, box,
or burden of J cwt. or under, or one dozen of
liquor to Prince street, Queen street, and cross
streets east of south and north Hanover streets,
and including these streets, York place, Elder
street, Black Bull, Canongate, Nicolson square