Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1878 > Part 1

EDINBURGHSHIRE.
EDINBURGH.
SLATER'S
BENEVOLENT AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS— cohW.
GEORGE HERIOT'S HOSPITAL— cy«tm»erf.
Junior f: nglish—Donald Ferguson & John Craig
Writinrj— J amea Watson
French— Jules A. Kuug
Draif>int}—Ja.mes B. Napier
Vocol Music— T. M. Hunter
DniLing and Co /is/ft en/cs— George Lowe
TRINITY HOSPITAL.
GovcriuKS—The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of
Edinl>avgh
Clerk— 'i'he Town Clerk
Treasurtr £ Account ani-~T\\e Citv Chfimberlain
Accountunt Auditor— 7homa,s Dnll, C.A.
A'u7-^don— Archibald Inglis, m.p.
THE HERIOT FOUNDATION SCHOOLS.
Jmpector—F. W. Bedford, ll.i>., d.c.l.
JUVENILE SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Heriofe bridge— William Robertson and Harriet Sutherland
Borthwick close— William Hali and Lavinia Laiug
Cowgate port— John Byers and Naomi Ormiston
High School yards— James IM'Kean and Isabella Aitchison
Old Assembly close— (ieorge Barker and Grace Dick
West Rose et- William Winstanley and Jessie Urquhart
Broushton— Thomas Armstrong and Adelaide Z. Smith
Abbey hill— John Marshall and Isabella Garden
Arthur street— John M'Crindle and Catherine Munro
Orindlay street— John Bauchope and Agues Carfrae
Mmic Teachem—T. M. Hunter, Thomas Smith, William Kerr, J.
-■Marshall. John Hall, J. C. Grant, and James M-Keau
INFANTS' SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Old Assembly close— Mrs. — Murray
Higli Schooryards— Janet Millar
West Rose street — Isabella Andrei'
Eroughton— Ann Bell
Victoria street — E. Mason
Abbey hill— Charlotte Garden
Schools for Evening Classes.— Brown square, Victoria at, Rose
st, High School yards, Hcriot bridge, Abbey hill, Broughton st, and
Cowgate port— the last being for females.
Treasurer's Office, 7 Royal Exchange, open from 10 to 5; Saturdays.
10 to 2.
DONALDSON'S HOSPITAL,
On the Glasgow Road.
Tre-'surer and Aaent— .John Cook, W.S. 61 North Castle st
Clerk— Stewart Neilson. W.S.
Suryeon — James D.Gillespie, m.d.
House Governor and Chaplain — Rev. David Ealsillie, ai.A.
Master ef Deuf an'l Dumb Children— A.\frei\ Large
first Teacher of HeaHng Children— Heary Murray Smith, m.a.
Second Ditto — James M. Niven
Jnnior Ditto — John Nicolson
Assistant Teacher of Deaf and Dumb Children— J nmes Tait
Junior Ditto — John Nicholson
Matron— Miss G. M. Cunningham
Assistant Matron — Miss — Black
Teacher of Deaf and Dumb Girls— 'Miss Wright
Ditto of Bearing Girfs— Miss Margaret Bruce
Teacher of Drawing — John Fortie
Teacher of Vocal Music— T. M. Hunter
House Steward— John M'Leish,3 Caledonian road
Housekeeper— 'iliSB M. Black
O^icer— John Ross
llngineer — James Rogers
Gar Jenera— Andrew Douglas and Thomas Brown
Jantfor- John Stewart
JOHN WATSON'S INSTITUTION,
Denn.
Clerk— James Milligan, S.S.C.
SiM'f/euJi— James Dunsmore
Detiiist-W. A. Roberts
M(tster— George Rowe
Preni:h Master — Mr. Kunz
Ass^'itant Magterg — John Dickson, A. M'Kay, and J. A. Clement
Drawijig—l^lr. Frier
Mfl(rort— Miss Mun-ay
Aasieta7it Matron — Miss — Home
Janitor — John Liddle
Odrc/tf/ier— John Rome
JOHN WATTS'S HOSPITAL,
Leith Links.
Matron — iliss Frances Menzies
Surp«o»i— Robert Paterson. m.d.
Factor and Clerk — David Grant
T.a\r Aoent—V^'. H. Couper
THE TRADES MAIDEN HOSPITAL,
Meadows.
Treasurer — George Crichton
Surgeon-AndTev,- Wood, m.d.
^frtfron- Jane Ann Bonnar
Governesses— 'yii&soH Johnstone and Carmichael
TEACHERS.
English— G. M. Porteous and W. L. M'Dou 1
French— Monsieur Kunz
MuKic — Alfred Huxtabie
Drawing — John Fortie
Singiiig — Walter Strang
Writing — W. W. Anderson
Da/u;t7i5— .George D'Egville
C'Zerfc— William Stuart- Fraser, W.S.
Officer— John Loudon
EDINBURGH ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THELODGING
HOUSES OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
(Instituted 1841.)
Secretary— T. Thomson. W.S. 1 Thistle court
Assistant Secretary an ' •rasurer—AlexHndeT Nicoll, 5 St. Andrew sq
ORPHAN HOSPITAL,
Dean.
-Sifjeoji— William Brown
TT6ti»iiri I —John Scott-Moncrieff
C•/,<,■Jt_^ ;,,.niaa Strong, W.S.
M^i$ic Teac.:-- : —Willi&m Kerr
Hov^e Governor — John Crawford
Matron — Miss — Neilson
Assistant Teacher— J. Watson
Sewing Mi»tresi—C. Tait
Matron — Mrs. -
ORPHANAGE HOME,
no Raeburn Place.
- Birrell
CAUVIN'S HOSPITAL,
Duddingston.
Head Master — Thomas Ross, m.a.
Jfa(roH~Mi8S Catherine Sunderland
Medical Attendant— Di\ Scott, Musselburgh
Factor and Secretary — David Scott, C.A. 4 North David st
Law ^^evit— Robert Beatson, W.S.
EDINBURGH ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE
CONDITION OF THE POOR,
69, Hanover Street, a£iutb»
O fl^o, - liJ0 - , O opsiitTitlon street— Alexander PaterB6u;5tiperifrt*odeiit
Chairman — Alexander Wood, m.d., f.r.s.e.
rfce-C/(«/rmen— Hugh Rose and "Thomas Ivory, advocate
Treasurer— W. J. Duncan, manager of National Bank
Trustees — Alexander Campbell, Charles Cowan, Samuel Raleigh, auu
A. V. Smith Sligo, of Inzievar.
Auditors— F, H. Carter, C.A. and T. G. Dickson, C.A.
Secretary and Superintendent —F, Murray
THE EDINBURGH DEAF & DUMB BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
{Instituted November, 1835.)
S^crctari/- Alexander M. Duflf, 13 Teviot place
TreasJirtfr— Peter James Eraser, 5 Clarence st
ROYAL BLIND ASYLUM it SCHOOL.
Asylums: Male, 58 Nicolson Street; Female and School, West
Craigmillar.
Treasurer and Seoretary-F. & F. W. Carter, C.A. 5 St. Andrew sq
^u(/itoj— David Scott, C. A.
Consulting P)ii/sicia«— Benjamin Bell
Medical Officer— Dv. James Andrew
Chaplain— Rev. E. Kennedy
Manager — William Martin
Consulting Oculist— Dr. D. Arg>'ll Robertson
Superintendent (West Craigmillar)— G. M'Culloch
Matron of Female Institution — Mrs. — M'CuUoch
EDINBURGH INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
Henderson Row (Established June, 1810).
Secretary and Treasitcr—'Ilngh Jamos Rollo, W.S. 14 Young st
Medical Officer — A. Halliday Douglas, m.d. f.h.c.p.e.
Surgeon-Dentist — John Smith, m.d.
Head Master— J&mes Eryden
Matron — Mrs. — , Macdonald
Assistant Teachers— Will'mm Hall Addison, Fred lUingworth and
Miss Sarah Edwards
Sewing Mistre8a—F.\izRhelh Geddes
Drawing Master —
C'oIZe#(or— David Walkpr
GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND.
Secretary and Treasurer— WexAnder Brown, 4 North St. David st
Lady Superintendent— Mrs. — MacBeath
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FUND OF SCOTTISH MASONIC BENEVOLENCE.
Freemasons' Hall, 98 George Street (Instituted 1846.)
rrcfl^urer—Samuel Hay, Union Bank
Convener of Committee — John Laurie
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
(Edinburgh and Lpith Branch.)
Hon. 5«fjf/a?7/— George Mathieson, U! Waterloo place