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DIRECTORY
STIRLING
STIRLINGSHIRE
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, &c— continued.
INLAND REVENUE OFFICES.
Property, Income, Land & Assessed Taxes
Office (for the Counties of Stirling, Clack-
mannan & Linlithgow), 25 Friars st— Philip
Musgrave, surveyor
EXCISE OFFICE, 25 FRIAES STREET.
Collector— Edward J. M'Guire
Clerks— John Bruce, S. H. Cosh & L. J.
Saunders
Supervisor — Donald Cameron
Officers— William Goodall & Thos. J. O'Reilly
BURGH OF STIRLING.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS.
Provost & High Sheriff— Robert Yellowlees
Bailies & Sheriffs — George Kinross, Archibald
Forrest, James Ronald & James Gray
Councillors — Fourteen
Dean of Guild— Robert Mercer
Town Clerk— Thomas L. Galbraith
Treasurer— David Crocket
Town Clerk Depute— Donald Cowan
Chamberlain — James Brown
Police Treasurer — James Brown
Burgh Assessor— Robert Currie [Ronald
Master of Works <£ Police Surveyor — William
Police and Water Rate Collector — Ebenezer
Gentleman
Superintendent of Police, Billet Mastci' and
Procurator Fiscal — Thomas Ferguson
Town's Officer — William Anderson
JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT,
Held first Monday of every month.
Office, 11 King Street.
Clerk— James Chrystal
Depute Clerk— Alexander Fisher
Procurator Fiscal — James L. Philp
STIRLING CASTLE.
Commanding Officer — Colonel Templeman
blaster Gunner — Thomas VVhyte
Quarter Master— Captain John Brebber
Chaplain— Rev. George Muir Smith
Surgeon — D. Murray
MILITIA STORES.
Of Stirling, Clackmannan, Kinross & Dum-
barton Militia.
Mar Place, Castle Hill.
(Third Battallion— Princess Louise's.)
Licut.-Col. Commandant — The Duke of Mont-
rose
Adjutant— Major Thomas A. A. Barstow
STIRLINGSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS,
Orderly Room, Orchard Place.
Adjutant— Major G. L. O'Sullivan
STIRLING ART SCHOOL,
Held at the High School, Spittal Square, in
connection with the South Kensington
Museum.
Art M, aster— Leonard Baker
Secretary — John Kemp
treasurer— Daniel Ferguson
FIRST STIRLINGSHIRE RIFLE
VOLUNTEERS.
Viewfield Street.
Hon. Colonel — A. Wilson
Lii-ut. -Colonel— Charles M'lutosh King
Major— A. Nimmo
HER MAJESTY'S PRISON,
St. John Street.
Governor — John Robertson
Matron — Elizabeth Harkness
Chaplain— Rev. William Gibb
Surgeon— .Inhn Drew, m.d,
Chief Warder— David Gordon
FACULTY OF SOLICITORS AND
PROCURATORS.
Dean— James Chrystal
Sub-Dean -James L. Philp
Clerk & Treasurer — Charles Wingate
Procurators for the Poor— Charles Wingate &
Ebenezer Gentleman
Curator of Library — James Brown
Officer — Robert Brunton
ROYAL INFIRMARY,
Spittal Street.
Surgeon — John B. Robertson
ATHEN.EUM,
Top of King Street.
STIRLING SUBSCRIPTION READING
ROOM,
10 Barnton Street.
Secretary — William Reid
Treasurer — Ebenezer Morrison
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA-
TION,
Held at the Arcade.
Chairman — John Steel
Secretary — David Kinross
MORTIFICATIONS.
Adamson's Bursary
Allan's (founded in 1724, for the Education
of Children of Tradesmen) — Geo. Peddie,
master
Cowaue's (founded in 1639, for the Relief of
Decayed Guild Brethren) — Win. Christie,
master & factor
Cunningham's i founded in 1808, for the Edu-
cation of the Children of Guild Brethren) —
James Brown, factor
Spittal's (founded in 1530, for the Relief of
Decayed Burgesses)— Geo. Peddie, master
SMITH INSTITUTE (FREE READING
ROOM, LIBRARY & MUSEUM),
Dumbarton Road.
Trustees — Robert Yellowlees (provost), Stir-
ling; James W. Barty, Dunblane ; & J. W.
Cos, Nottingham
GAS WORKS,
Thistle Street.
Chairman— George Kinross
Secretary — Ebenezer Gentleman
Manager — Peter Watson
COMBINATION POOR HOUSE,
For the Parishes of Stirling, St.Niniaus,and
Kilsyth,
Union Street.
Governor — Jacob Gow
Matron — Agnes Hannah
Chaplain — John M'Kenzie, M.A.
Surgeon— Robert Moodie, m.d.
Corn Exchange, Spittal st
County Assessor's Office, 25 Friars st— Philip
Musgrove, assessor
County Police Office, County buildings, Barn-
ton st— Alex. Campbell, chief constable ;
Gordon Grant, superintendent
County Rate Office, Barnton st— J. W. Camp-
bell, collector
Good Templars' Hall, Spittal st
Guildhall, Mar pi— Robt. Robertson, officer
Holy Trinity Church Home, Viewfield st—
Sister Faith, sister-in-eharge
Justice of Peace Office (County), 11 King st—
James Chrystal, clerk
Lands Valuation Office (Burgh of Stirling),
Dalgleish court, Baker st— Robert Currie,
assessor
Macfarlano Free Library & Museum, Smith
Institute — John Neill, keeper
Military Hospital, Castle wvnd
Oddfellows' Hall, St. Mary's wynd
Rates Office (Water & Police), 59 Murray pi—
Ebenezer Gentleman, collector
Registration of Voters Office (County), 25
Friars st— Philip Musgrave, registrar
River Forth District Salmon Fisheries Office,
King st— Thos. L. Galbraith, cleric Joseph
Napier, superintendent
Session Clerk's Office, Spittal st— Henry
Arnott, clerk
Sheriff & Justice of Peace Courts, County
buildings, Barnton st
Sheriff Clerk's Office, County buildings, Barn-
ton st— Thos. L. Galbraith, clerk ; Richard
Davie, clerk depute
Stirling Agricultural Society, Port st— Robert
Taylor, Barnton st. sec
Stirling Public Hall Co. Limited, 46 Barnton
st— Robert Taylor, sec [manager
Stirling Town Hall, Arcade — Wm. Crawford,
Stirling Working Boys' & Girls' Religious
Society's Hall, 67 Port st— John Anderson,
secretary [surveyor
Tax Office, 25 Friars st — Philip Musgrave,
The Stirling County Club, Murray pi— J. W.
Campbell, secretary
Town Clerk's Office, King st— Thomas L.
Galbraith, town clerk
Town House & Court House, Broad st— Wm.
Anderson, town officer
Union Hall,' Thistle st
Water Works Office — Thomas L. Galbraith,
clerk, Town House; Ebenezer Gentleman,
collector, 59 Murray pi
Weights & Measures Office, Upper craigs—
Lockhart & M'Nab, inspectors
PAROCHIAL BOARD OFFICE,
For the Parish of Stirling,
Broad Street.
Inspector tt> Collector— John Paterson
Medical Officer— John Drew, m.d.
REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND
MARRIAGES,
For the-Burgh of Stirling.
Office, 59 Murray Place.
Registrar— Ebenezer Gentleman
Agricultural Society (StirlingGencral Central
Union) — Robert Taylor, Barnton st. sec
Bowling Club, Dumbarton rd— Alex. Fisher,
president
Burgh Assessor's Office, Dalgleish court,
Baker st — Robt. Currie, assessor & valuator
Burgh Police Oilice, Broad st— Thomas Fer
guson, superintendent
Burgh Surveyor & Works Chambers, King st
— William Ronald, master of works
Caledonian Hall, Baker st Robert
Woolley, proprietor
Cemetery, top of St. John st — Peter Lees,
sexton [chamberlain
Chamberlain's Office, King Bt— Jas. Brown,
Children's Home, Burgu muir — Annie Crowe,
matron
Commissioners of Police Office, King st—
Thomas L. Galbraith, clerk
Commissioners of the Forth Navigation,
King st— Thomas L. Galbraith, clerk
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE CENTRAL SECTION OF THE
CALEDONIAN LINB.
Station, Murray pi— John Samuel, suptndnt
ON THE STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE SECTION
AND ON THE FORTH AND CLYDE SECTION
OF THE NORTH BRITISH LINE.
Station, Murray pi— John Samuol, suptndnt
Caledonian Railway Goods Office, Railway
station— James Maccaull, agent
North British Railway Goods Office, Shore
rd— A. Elder, agent
Wordie & Co. agents & carriers to the Cale-
donian Railway Co. Railway station — Geo.
Forsyth, agent
TRAMWAY CARS.
To and from BRIDGE OF ALLAN and from
Murray place, half-hourly
CONVEYANCE BY ROAD.
M'Fadyen & Co. agents & carriers to the
North British Railway Co. Shore rd— A.
Elder, agent
To DOUNE, — Anderson, from Corn
Exchange, Friday
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To LEITH WEST PIER, the Stirling Steam*
boat Co.'s Steamers, daily during Summer,
& occasionally during winter, calling at
Alloa, Charleston, North Queen's Ferry,
Crombie Point, Bu'ncss, Kincardine, and
Duumore
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