Number One; or, the Way of the World
Chapter i.
Introductory. Frank at Home.
"One Man in his Time Plays Many Parts."—Shakespeare.
"That's a promising son of yours," said a noble candidate for senatorial honors to a gentleman whose political opinions happened to accord with those of the speaker.
"If the hopeful promises of youth were ever sure of fulfilment, my lord,—"
"In the present case," continued the lordly flatterer, interrupting the respondent and secretly conveying a guinea to the hand of his son, "let us not cloud the prospect with a conjunction. There's no if in the subject, is there, Frank?"
Frank blushed a reply or acknowledgement, or both, but said nothing.
His lordship again turned to the parent.
"As chairman of our committee, you might possibly receive a few useful hints from my private secretary. What say you? Will you see him previous to the next meeting of your friends?"
"At any time or in any way I can aid the good cause, I shall ever be found at your lordship's service."
"And I at yours. Good morning."
The foregoing fragment has been preserved and still vividly floats on the mind of the writer. It is a small portion, but the only portion, of a conversation I remember to have taken place at my father's house in the early part of the present century. Beyond this the event appears like a confused dream. I go back to a mass of matter, but see nothing distinctly. I have a faint recollection of having answered certain mathematical questions, or having done or said something to the satisfaction of the noble visitor, without, in the exhumation, being able to distinguish more clearly what that something was. Yet, in the foreground of the picture, one prominent object presents itself to prove the reality of things almost lost in the distance. Whatever might have been the performance in question, and however imperfect the execution and remembrance thereof, the good old guinea I received at the close still shines so brightly on the memory that the apparition seems to revive and actually to impart a taste of the heartfelt joy created by its first impression. As a guinea was the founder of that impression, the simple fact is favorable to the belief that our love of gold is strong, not only at maturity but even in the spring of life.
Of the two immediate causes—the parent's political capital, or the son's solution of certain questions—it matters little now which had the greater weight with the would-be M.P. when he called me "a promising boy." Boy, however, I was, wanting but a few weeks to complete thirteen years of health and happiness. Happy in the innocent pleasures and pastimes of youth and youthful companions, I envied not the more refined or artificial amusements of man, while I shared not his cares and responsibilities. In my native town—a small and remote English borough—my father was the proprietor of a house of long standing. That he was himself a man of local reputation may be imagined from the fact of his having been chairman of a committee of gentlemen who were instrumental in placing at the head of the poll the noble lord who was at that time elected M.P. for the borough.
My worthy parent, whose thoughts were anywhere and on anything but commerce, and whose society was courted by so many of his townsmen, was the founder only of his own social and political reputation. The commercial reputation of the house of long standing, of which he was the proprietor, had been founded and bequeathed by his father. Like many a fortunate or unfortunate heir to a commercial estate that has been acquired by the daily toil of a parent's long and anxious life, he felt little sympathy with, or taste either for the character, conditions, or dignity of his inheritance. Beyond any revenue that might arise there-from, without personal application or return of labor, the owner felt no interest in his business property. His mind had been tutored above it. Although his collegiate studies were in keeping with his father's means, they in a great measure unfitted him for the mercantile life for which he was intended, and by which alone the income arising from the house could be permanently maintained. He succeeded to the establishment, but the establishment had to depend on its former reputation rather than on the efforts of the new master for its future position. "Had I been trained for commercial life, commercial life might have suited me. I engage in commerce at your desire, but against my own." As recorded by himself, that, on his return from college, was the reply to his parent, when requested to enter on the duties designed for him.
"Yes, yes, I'll attend to that to-morrow." Such was the repeated reply of the proprietor of the house of long standing, when reminded of some important business that required not to be deferred till to-morrow, but attended to to-day. To a man who had no taste for commerce the business of a parish or the affairs of the nation proved of much greater importance than his own.
It is a great mistake to suppose that the only Houses of Parliament are those near Westminster Abbey. Every town in the kingdom has its little House of Commons. Every house, too, has its local staff of debators. If not real M.P.'s, they are nevertheless big men—at least in their own eyes, if not in the eyes of the world. If they cannot deal with important public measures they deal largely in words which are of the utmost importance to themselves. But let no one detract either from the dignity or power of a country House of Commons. As public opinion—through the press—is ever brought to bear on Statesmen and Legislators, so likewise is the voice of a village knot of politicians ever brought to bear, and often to bear heavily, on each wavering representative. Woe to that M.P. who by a conscientious speech or vote should give offence not to the Speaker in St. Stephen's Hall, but to the speakers in the Town Hall of St. Stump. Severe and lasting were the blows which the cutting sentences of my honored father inflicted on all who failed in their loyalty to the Crown or their duty to the country. But far more severe and lasting was the blow he at the same time inflicted on his own business.
The natural consequence of war between a gentleman's taste and his profession is soon perceptible. Profession becomes the servant of taste, even at the cost of the conqueror. It was so here. Other than commercial matters filled the mind and engaged the attention of one who was dependent on, but had no taste for commerce. The reader, without the prediction of a prophet or the reason of a Greek philosopher, may anticipate the result. A few years after the decease of its founder, the house of long standing is discovered on the decline. The reputation of an establishment may do much for a new proprietor, but reputation, however high, is not altogether self-supporting. If the outward superscription of a firm require a periodical coat of paint or varnish, the internal machine that creates the fame of the house must likewise need repeated attention. This discovery was made in the establishment in question rather late in the day. An attempt to remedy the evil supplied painful evidence of the fact that it is much easier to make a new trade than to retrieve a neglected one. As active generals turn to their own advantage the inactivity of their adversaries, a few young and meritorious houses in the town of my nativity were rapidly taking the strong positions of an establishment that had previously, and for a long period, been regarded as the commercial commander-in-chief of the surrounding district.
Chapter ii.
Frank an Orphan.
In social or commercial life, how many and momentous are the changes which sometimes take place in the brief space of a few years. Two years are numbered with the past. So are all the scenes and some of the actors just named. The house of long standing and the respected proprietor, who devoted more time to parish and political affairs than to his own, have both ceased to exist. The mortal decease of the one was soon followed by the commercial extinction of the other. The subsequent and closing scene of the drama, in which all worldly accounts were balanced, made it painfully manifest that, in this instance, commerce and politics had not thrived well together. The merchant had been sacrificed to the politician. The fruitful gain arising from commerce had been neglected for the fruitless reputation of the platform, or the worse than fruitless smiles of political courtiers. But all was over. The honest enthusiast who, at his own cost, had given so much valuable time to others could give them no more. His son, Frank, was now an orphan. His loved and loving parents had gone to their final resting place.
Fifteen is rather a critical age for a critical position. At this moment I was at the point of both. A parentless and penniless youth at the age of fifteen. That was my position. It has been, and will again be, the situation of other youths. But the world covers a large space, and I had the world before me. If I had no friend to insure me a good place therein, I had none to prevent me obtaining the best place I could for myself. With this knowledge I was about to start on the journey of life.
As in manhood, so in boyhood—the heart looks for a dwelling place anywhere but in the vicinity where it has lost one. Deep and lasting is the pang that gives birth to this desire for change of scene, or change of occupation. Such a feeling, apart from any other, might have justified me in the refusal of a situation which was kindly tendered for my acceptance by a friend of my late father. But at this moment the heart contained something more than grief that was at war with the interests of its owner. It was pride. For the benefit of my young readers I admit the first of many foolish acts. A false notion of pride caused me to reject the boon my condition stood so much in need of. What? Clerk in an office in my native town, in which my father had been a man of repute—horrible! Then to be recognized in that situation by those who were yet independent of self-support—more horrible still. Or, finally, to be laughed at and discarded by former companions for having nobly accommodated myself to an unavoidable change of fortune—more horrible than all. These and kindred sensations alternately crossed the mind. Like the base seconds or cowardly backers of brave but misguided spirits in some ignoble encounter, they seemed to encourage a proud heart to defend a false position, whatever personal suffering might ensue. Alas! How frequent and severe is the penalty paid by sensitive but mistaken young minds to that subtle monster—pride. In my subsequent travels round the world I beheld some of its effects. In the streets of Melbourne I have seen the well educated son of a bankrupt merchant carrying, in a baker's basket, the daily bread of others in order to obtain his own. In tracing the sad spectacle to its origin, I discovered that the bearer of the basket, rather than carry a small parcel in his native land, had abandoned a lucrative position, as the representative of an old and eminent mercantile house, in order to improve his position at the Antipodes. On the Gold Fields of Victoria, I have seen the son of a poor Baronet working, like an English "navvy," mid-deep in water—because in the mother country the pride of the aristocratic laborer prevented him accepting a subordinate government appointment which had, with difficulty, been obtained through the influence of his father. Farther in the interior of Australia, a picture of a still more distressing tendency arrested my attention. Riding one day over a part of the country in which kangaroos and apossums were more plentiful than the human race, I overtook a team of bullocks on their way to the remote station of a well known squatter. On asking the coarsely clad, unshaved, but youthful bullock driver the nearest way to the point whither I was bound, the young man, after having signalled his cattle to stop, looked intently at his inquisitor, raised both arms in a manner that indicated great surprise, and in a tone of voice that betrayed something between joy and madness, exclaimed:—
"I—can't be mistaken; no, I—"
Here he drew nearer the horse on which I was mounted, and after an earnest survey of the rider, sealed by a slight but expressive motion of the head right and left, he repeated with increased emphasis,
"No; I can't be mistaken—I'm sure I can't. But you don't know me—no?"
"Indeed, I do not," I replied.
At this moment there confronted my vision a look I have never forgotten and can never forget. A fiery glance from the eye of the most eminent actor that ever lived never made a deeper impression on a spectator than was suddenly produced on the writer by the mute yet eloquent expression on the countenance of the bullock driver. It seemed to open out a volume—not in a word, but in a look That look conveyed to my mind twenty questions at a blush. Who, or what is he? To whom does he belong? From what part of the world did he come? As these and other queries were crossing the imagination they were interrupted by:—
"Yes; I know you well; but you don't wish to know me. You and I are not now—that is I am not what I was. I am the—the same person, but—"
His speech, faltered, and as he turned his head to conceal the tears that damped his cheek, I couldn't, for the life of me, avoid following suit, although satisfied the thing was altogether a mistake. Recovering his self-possession, the young man evidently wished to pass off, unnoticed, the symptoms of a sensitive heart, and in a volume of sound somewhat more bold than clear, he continued,
"When you have passed the next creek turn your horse to the right, and the rider will soon reach the spot he enquired for. Good morning, Sir. In time past I might have said, Frank."
The familiar sound of my own name, coupled with a style of speech superior to that of most bullock drivers, completely electrified me; and as the young man with-drewwithdrew to proceed with his team of cattle, I muttered a sort of half stifled "aye," or "ho-i," as a signal for him to return. This was answered by a clear and emphatic:—
"No, Sir. I have no wish to intrude my conversation or my company on anyone. Time was when Charles—, the present bullock driver, would have received a different sort of greeting from his old school-fellow."
The name of Charles—, the disfigured student, threw instant light on the subject. A moment, and I was dismounted; another, and the hands and arms of two old school-fellows were like so many pump-handles in rapid motion, while the liquid drops that bore testimony to the sincerity of the operation were as warm, if not so continuous, as any stream that ever flowed from a natural course.
What took place after the somewhat difficult task of personal recognition, or subsequently at the house of the squatter in whose service my friend filled an unenviable situation, may be passed without comment. Although the early history of one who had fallen from a good position to that of bullock driver was soon revealed, the details of that revelation will not be required here. It is enough for the reader to know that the primary cause of the young man's fall was—pride.
To perpetuate, or to redeem such a fall two things, in either case, are required—idleness and intemperance, or perseverance and sobriety. To continue in idleness and intemperance the fallen one may expect nothing but the ultimate and utter destruction both of mind and body. With perseverance and sobriety a young man, although disgraced and humbled by some false step or steps of his own, has every hope of future restoration. It was even so with my young friend the bullock driver. But the mind of that generous hearted young fellow had been so hum-bledhumbled by a bitter consciousness of early errors that, of all who knew him, he himself was perhaps the least sanguine of his ever being able to raise himself from the level of what he called his "just deserts." He was too sincere in the conviction of past folly to estimate the real value of that heaven-born secret that creates a desire for an upward course. He was not one of those miserable objects who, under a faithless promise of reformation, obtain assistance from friends and relatives only to sink still lower in the depths of their own degradation. He had fallen, through the silly pride of early conceit, but he still retained the noble pride of self-respect. He had sacrificed his position, not his independence. After an interview in which a few of the bright traits of his character were seen, like specks of precious metal peeping through the mire, and when an old acquaintance, commiserating his position, tendered a little gold for his acceptance, he firmly but feelingly replied, "What have I done to merit this? No. Thank God, I am not yet a beggar or a pauper, and while I have strength to labor, I dare not become the recipient of charity. I thank you, my dear friend, for your kind offer. The Lord will bless you for it, and for your generous sympathy, but I should not myself be blessed in the possession of an unmerited gift."
Enough A summary of what followed may be given in a few words. There ever have been, and ever will be, in all countries and in all ages, people who, sooner or later, discover and appreciate good qualities—whether in a work of art or in a work of nature. Honesty, sobriety, industry, and morality were leading features in the character of the bullock driver. Although his master was not one of the most temperate of men, either in his living or his language, he beheld and admired in his servant virtues of which he was himself deficient. He was, moreover, a rich man, but he was also an uneducated man. He found his servant to be the possessor of riches superior to his own—mental riches. The discovery induced him to regard the owner with respect. He improved his position, admitted him to his confidence, and subsequently gave him a share in his extensive domain. They were now no longer master and servant, squatter and bullock driver, but partners, The death of the former, which took place about two years after the business union, and the subsequent marriage of the latter with the only surviving daughter of his late master, will bring the narrative to a close. It only remains to add that the late bullock driver is, at this present writing, one of the most wealthy landowners in Australia. Yes; there is something else to add. He is now, as master, what he was, as servant,—though humble and kind hearted, yet great in his aspirations and deeds as a man, made greater in the purity of his motives as a Christian. Not a Christian known to the world through outward signs and professions, but one known by the poor and friendless, through the way in which he silently performs the Christian character in a variety of noble actions. He is now a rich man and a good man. I respect him now, but I loved him when he was a bullock driver. He is as worthy of love now as then; but then the nobleness of his character, and that alone, came forth and filled my heart with love; now his riches and his position seem, as it were, to deprive the heart of its early sympathy, and what was once the very essence of love is now changed into profound esteem.
The simple record of these and other realities, as this work proceeds, will need no literary adornment. If the facts are not strong enough to speak for themselves—if, like the oral demonstration of little children, something be required to clear or brighten each subject—simplicity of action, like the natural movements of little children, will, perhaps, supply the deficiency. In describing my own acts, and those of others, I will not, for a moment, presume to say that similar acts will invariably produce the same results. I will give the substance of numerous truthful, some striking, incidents, without drawing on the imagination for external forms and flourishes. Of certain movements, whether giddy or grave, trifling or momentous, foolish or otherwise, the simple issue of each, so far as it has been developed, shall be given. In leaving my readers, especially my young readers, to consider whether the same or similar movements in life may not be attended with corresponding results, I will only express a sincere hope that they may arrive at conclusions not altogether adverse to their own welfare, and to the chief object of the author of the present pages.
Chapter iii.
The English Metropolis.
London is the parent of a large family and the guardian of a still larger one. Of her own children that remain at home she has a great many to provide for; yet, she has ever to make provision for a greater number of strangers, either in the shape of country cousins, foreign visitors, or grandchildren. She may, in truth, be termed the grand parent of the kingdom; for in addition to favored foreigners, some of whom prolong their stay to an indefinite period, and a succession of periodical visitors, she receives from the respective counties—her grandsons and granddaughters—a daily supply of young heads and hearts—some to be polished, instructed, and raised to power, wealth, or fame; others to be neglected, dishonored, and left to perish, either through their own or others' vices. Both of the good and evil store, this monster, London, has enough, and more than enough, for all comers.
From every part of the kingdom, by young persons of every profession, and by many of no profession at all, London is sought as the most desirable mart on which to test the mental, physical, or scientific powers or pretensions of those who have little or nothing else to depend on. With what pleasure does the country apprentice look forward to the close of his apprenticeship, in the hope of "going to London." With, what emphasis does the provincial actor declare he can never become great till he has established himself as a successful character on the London boards. Thus with actors of all grades, and of either sex,—from the young statesman in embryo- to the blooming country cook, each and all are anxious to perfect their parts on the London stage. It was even so with me, with this rather important difference—my part was yet to be revealed. The part of the schoolboy was the only one I had attempted, and that was unfortunately, although unavoidably, abandoned in an imperfect state. Still, boy as I was, there was something within—-something between the youthful spirit of adventure and a romantic desire for early independence—that satisfied me I should not remain long in the great capital without employment. Not that the loss of parents compelled me, on the instant, to leave the scenes of my childhood; but rather that the family jewel case, deprived of its chief treasures, had ceased to be attractive; for in the vacant sound of home the orphan was only reminded of the homeless.
The situation I had declined in my native town was applied for and obtained by a cousin of mine who was about my own age. He was already made happy in the early and bright prospect of commercial life, of which he had received the first instalment. I, too, was happy in the buoyant hope that London would shortly present for my acceptance something equally, if not more brilliant. The word "penniless" was no longer applicable to my own position, the sale of my father's effects having, contrary to expectation, after payment of all debts, left a balance in my favor of about seven pounds.
All is ready for the start. A substantial trunk, containing best and second suits of the most approved countri-fiedcountrified cut, with a variety of articles cast in similar moulds. Of such were formed some of the outward features by which the bearer might have been recognized in the great city as a "native" of anywhere else. The more minute or portfolio portion of the baggage included five letters of introduction to mercantile houses in London; a purse of seven guineas, and sundry trifles of no value to anyone but the owner. These, with the animate part of the stock, in the shape of a vigorous yet slender frame, an active spirit, an indifferent and unfinished education, together with the good wishes of numerous country cousins, comprised the personal and entire capital of a youth who was about to launch himself on the great ocean of life—the unrestrained dictates of his own mind having to govern or guide him on his future course, either for good or evil.
Although I was about to start in life with a small capital, I had often heard, not only heard but read, that some of the most eminent men in the kingdom had started with less. So and so, the rich merchant, or the eminent engineer, or the profound philosopher, or some other self-made and renowned character "was once a poor boy." This was often said in reference to the accomplished fact, without a momentary glance at the varied means by which the accomplishment had been effected. Like others, I beheld the pleasing pictures, and turned not to the process by which they had been perfected. The simple knowledge that each was a type of what might again become a living reality inspired me with hope and strength for the coming struggle—a struggle, if not for eminence, at least for honorable independence. With a spirit so hopeful, it was no wonder that I had faith in the well known declaration of an eminent and self-raised character, who said, "where there is merit in a young man's career, there is no such word as fail?"
Brunel and the "broad gauge" might have been subjects of public conversation in the early part of the present century, but, if the latter had any existence, it existed only in the imagination at the time I took my seat on the coach that was to convey me from a certain town in the west of England to London in the brief space of twenty-four hours. Yet, never, that I remember, did I enjoy a ride more than on that occasion. Many of my readers will be ready, from their own experience, to affirm that coach travelling had its pleasures as well as its annoyances; that on the box-seat of a well-mounted four-in-hand an occasional summer ride over hill and dale offered, in return for the additional time involved in the excursion, that varied panorama of the beauties of nature of which modern travellers are, in a great measure, deprived by the rapid advance of science, locomotion, and railway tunnels. Above and beyond the charming and varied aspects of the scene that enlivened my first coach journey to the great metropolis, a glorious sunshine of hope warmed the heart with the most pleasing pictures of uncurtained scenes in the distance. To my own youthful and inexperienced vision, the beauties of natural life typified the sweets of the life on which I was about to enter. I had yet no cause to anticipate, or even to dream of coming clouds and disappointments. At present, all was fair, and in the present prospect my mind beheld the future.
Everything seemed to justify the pleasing prediction. Four letters of introduction to mercantile houses in the great city to which I was bound, together with an assurance from some of the leading men in my native town that "the noble and right honorable M.P., who was mainly indebted for his seat in parliament to the political influence of my late father, would only be too happy to serve me"—all appeared to unite in suggesting various sunny spots on which to build a structure of future greatness.
The imagination of man, at every period of life, is ever ready to shape to its own mould any and everything that may incline, or even seem to incline, towards self. The moulds for shaping my individual budget of anticipated sweets were many, although none of them were yet filled. Into which, then, shall I cast my own lot? Shall I accept a subordinate government appointment and pass, or waste, the best part of my life on foolscap and red tape, in the hope of ultimately becoming a pensioner on the public purse; or shall I turn my youthful thoughts and aspirations to a more independent course of action, trusting to personal exertion for advancement, rather than to length of official service for a small pension in old age? These were questions, the only ones, that created a little anxiety as I rapidly approached the place and time by which such, and other queries, would for ever be set at rest.
London, or rather the smoke arising therefrom, appears in the distance. Other and more important considerations are suddenly suspended for a concentration of ideas relating to the richest and most wonderful city in the world.
Chapter iv.
Honest John.—Frank in London.
Honest John. This was the name of a man to whose clean but humble apartments I proceeded on my arrival in London. Honest John was a man in whose upright but somewhat crude and abrupt words and actions originated that part of his title which was not given to him either by his godfathers or his godmothers. That he was as honest when at the baptismal font he received the name of "John" as at any subsequent period of his life those who have seen the way of the world reflected, either in themselves or others, from childhood to maturity, will not be disposed to doubt. If honesty in infancy is unalloyed, John retained enough of the primitive virtue to merit, through the various stages of a long career, a title that followed him with honor to the grave. Even from the imperfect outlines that will be given herein, the reader may hereafter arrive at the reasonable conclusion that—so far as human capacity could compass his character—John lived and died an honest man. He was an old servant that had been in the service of my father, and father's father, time out of mind—at least, out of mind or memory of the writer. He had ever been part, or a variety of parts, of the late "house of long standing." As something between master and man—alternately representing a little, but not enough of each character to be regarded as chief of either—Honest John had been forty years in the establishment. The house and John were each identified with the other. As in former days, passengers by a stage coach knew more of the coachman than of his employers, John was better known than his master to the majority of those who had business transactions with the "house of long standing." Everybody that came to the establishment knew John, and John knew everybody that came; not only knew them, but knew or anticipated their wants before they were expressed. But the death of his master and subsequent dissolution of the house, compelled John, at the age of sixty, either to seek another home for his services, or retire on some six or seven hundred pounds he had saved from the past. Idleness, however, is not the choice of an active mind at any age—much less of one whose bodily vigour made him more than a match for juniors who had passed an intemperate life. In health and strength, John was a young man, although his years numbered threescore. When the head of a London house gave him an opportunity of filling a respectable, though not very lucrative, situation, the offer was readily accepted. With his adopted child, Amy, who was now about fifteen years old, Honest John immediately took up his abode in London. Here he had resided only about three months when I left the coach that had conveyed me from home to pay my first visit in the great metropolis to the only man therein of whom I had any intimate knowledge.
Entering John's apartments in the neighbourhood of Islington had the momentary effect of placing me again in the town from which I had been journeying during the previous twenty-four hours. The presence not only of Honest John and his industrious Amy, but also of those inanimate things which had been transferred from the country cottage to adorn the present little sitting-room, imparted something like reality to the illusion. Around the room, in frames more remarkable for their antiquity than for anything else, were hung the familiar counterfeits—chiefly in red and black paint—of John's nearest and dearest ancestors. These with the minor family relies, in the shape of old china and old books that occupied their allotted places in the apartment, gave to the interior that vivid appearance of "home" that forcibly reminded me of an occasional visit to John's country cottage, as courier from the house of long standing, bearing the message of "John, you're wanted."
One glance from the window, and the illusion was dispelled. Instead of a look out, as from the country cottage, on a beautiful garden, ornamented with choice shrubs and flowers, with a fine landscape in the distance, the prospect from the London apartment was a dirty little yard about eight or ten feet square, enclosed, not by majestic oaks and elms "with verdure clad," but by the backs of smoky houses, resembling certain persons in and around the same, who appeared to me to stand sadly in need of a good wash.
The tea and chop which had been prepared for me by the attentive Amy were much enjoyed, and the enjoyment enhanced by a hasty review of the changes relating to ourselves and others that had taken place in the brief space of a few months.
Amy was an orphan—the offspring of poor parents, but left parentless when only five years old. Honest John, who was never married, adopted the child of those with whom he had been on intimate terms in early life. Although in all but the lineal tie, he had ever been to her a father, she had been taught to call, and always called, him "uncle." Amy was slightly deformed. But the deformity was only that of the body. The sweetness of her disposition and the purity of her mind were among the countless proofs that the Almighty, for any outward or minor defects in His children, ever supplies compensating virtues within. The mild, yet expressive, countenance that imparted life to the engaging notes of the gentle Amy soon made her hearers forget that the back of the speaker was somewhat out of the usual proportions. The love that existed between John and Amy proves that, even from the common accidents of life, the human heart may form social ties as sacred and profound as any fostered on the parent hearth. Often have I heard my father mention the severe reproof that was once administered by Honest John to a conceited individual, who, after casting a contemptuous glance at the adopted child, said:—
"Why, John, how came you to adopt such an ugly deformed little brute as that?"
"Brute!" exclaimed John. "Is she related to you, Sir?"
"Thank heaven—no," was the fop's reply.
"Then she can't be a little brute, although you are a big one."
Defeated with his own weapon, the inquisitor closed the combat with that kind of forced laugh that serves to cover the shame of an ignominious retreat.
In a simile between animal and human nature our great dramatic poet says:—
……" Is the adder better than the eel,
Because its painted skin contents the eye?"
And Honest John, in comparing the relative value of mind and matter, had faith in the old adage that "beauty-is only skin deep." It was enough for him that Amy had many beauties in her mind, whatever others might think of the imperfections of her body. Love between parent and child could not be stronger than that which here existed between the adopter and the adopted.
Seeing I had done justice to the repast that had been prepared by the attentive Amy, Honest John, after throwing aside the newspaper he had been reading, said:—
"Well, Frank; as you've come to London to make your fortune, what's to be your first move?"
"Can't say at present, John. Wish to see a few of the London sights first. Am told that after I begin work there'll be no time to—"
"Spend your money, eh?" interposed John. "Now one gentle word before you start in life may be worth a dozen strong ones after you've started. Listen, Frank. In going through this world, like going towards the next, you've only two ways—the right and the wrong. Now, lad, don't spend your money till you learn how to make it. Who's the silly body would have thee begin the other way?"
"No silly body at all, but a very nice young fellow. Why, John, you knew the only son of the gentleman who was father's solicitor—I mean young Silas Bloomfield. He's considered a very clever young man at home."
"So is the father—very clever," said John." He once charged me six and eightpence for saying 'yes.' If there's any family likeness in the son's ability, take my word for't it will do thee no good, lad."
"Oh, but I rather like Silas. He's coming to town to-morrow. Going to ever so many places. Promised to take me. Nice young fellow, Silas."
"No doubt," said John." And with this nice young fellow you and your money are going?"
"Of course, John, I intend to go with him. Silas has plenty of money. Only wants my company, that's all. As I'm a stranger in London, his company will he very useful to me."
"Will it? "said John.
"I only wish he was going to stay a little longer; for he says we shall have quite enough to do to see everything in a fortnight."
"Quite," replied John.
"And his uncle told us it would be rather hard work."
"Rather," said John.
"But Silas was only ten days in London last time, and he says he saw everything and everybody before he left."
Amy, although quietly seated at needlework, had been paying more attention to the conversation than to her stitches. At this moment, as if by sudden impulse, she turned her eyes towards me, and in a subdued yet impassioned tone exclaimed:—
"Don't believe him, Frank. Although uncle and I have been in London more than three months, we haven't seen——"
"Amy!" said John, in a tone that at once transferred her action from the tongue to the finger, "don't interfere in matters that don't concern thee, girl."
For the mild reproof Amy had received the sensitiveness of her nature was at once perceptible, in certain little liquid drops that trickled down her cheeks. John was impatient of interruption. He noted every word that fell from my lips with that marked attention that seemed to dive into the very mainspring of those oral indications of youth that sometimes betray the course of future action. After he had paced the room two or three times, and resumed the seat he had just vacated, he said,
"Well, Frank, we can't place old heads on young shoulders—I'm aware of that, lad. Though they talk about the wisdom of the world, there's often more talk than body in't, especially if gathered young. Now, lad, there's a sort of wisdom in the world that young folks may learn of others, and there's another sort they can only learn of themselves. There's the sweet and there's the bitter fruit of experience. I've tasted both. If you live long, you'll taste both; but if you only learn of old heads the worth of the one, and the cost of the other, you may avoid a good deal of what nobody ever wished to taste twice. After his London freaks and frolics, that nice young fellow, as you call him, young Silas Bloomfield, will return to his parents. You have no parents—remember that, Frank. You wish to see a few of the shams before you begin with the realities of life. Don't go out of your depth. You have yet to learn your own strength and your own weakness. Boy like, you are going to be amused with the toys of society. Go. But when the play's over, what then, Frank?"
"Work—work in earnest, John," I replied.
"That sounds better," said John, with a smile. "When you are ready for the work will the work be ready for you?"
"Of course it will, when I enter a situation."
"True lad—when you enter. But when you are ready to enter will there be any friend ready to open the door?"
"Why, John, I have no less than five—"
"Excellent!" exclaimed John, ere I had finished the sentence. "You've a larger share of fortune to begin life with than most lads can boast of—remember that, Frank."
"Yes, John—though I didn't say I had five situations. But I have five letters to London houses."
"Is that all?" enquired John.
"Yes; but, let me tell you, the principals are all first-class men of business."
"Smaller the chance of their having any business with you, unless you happen to be wanted."
"If they don't want me, I shall take a government appointment."
"By all means," said John.
"I would rather be a merchant, but if I can't, why I suppose I'd better take a government situation, till I hear of something better; don't you think so, John?"
"Decidedly," said John, with a smile.
"I shall call on Lord——, one of our members. Don't you remember that, when I was a little boy, he gave me, at election time, the first guinea I ever had'?"
"And, take my word for't, it will be the last you will ever have from the same hand," said John.
"I don't want his money—not I. Haven't I nearly seven pounds of my own? When I want money I shall work for it. But as his lordship was so friendly with my father, I'm sure, if I don't take a commercial situation, he will give me a good official one. I have no doubt about that, have you, John?"
"Not the least, though our conclusions may differ. But it's no use at present, Frank, to talk any more about what you will, or what you won't do, or about what others will or won't do for thee. There is one thing you must first learn. That you may not pay a high price in learning it is the best wish of one who is perhaps not thy worst enemy."
"What is it, John?" I enquired, feeling anxious to know, if not to apply, so valuable a secret.
"The Way of the World."
"But there are so many ways in the world, John."
"There's a family likeness between 'em all. It may be stronger in some hearts than others, but there is always a little feature or two to remind one of the original. Dost understand me, lad?"
"Indeed I do not. What is the original feature?" I enquired.
"Number One. That's it—the best or worst of all figures or features. It will serve thee either as a blessing or a curse. If you wish advancement, wealth, or worldly honors, trust to number one—that is, to thyself. If you look for aid to other figures you'll fail. But the same figure denotes two classes. Remember that, lad. There are the number ones which signify selfishness and all that is bad; and there are the number ones that signify independence, charitableness, and all that is good. Study thou the evil class only to become more firmly attached to the other. So far as in thy power lies, assist others, but never trust to others for assistance. Honest John can give thee no further advice. Time will soon come when he will not be here to offer any. Then, Frank, you will know more of the way of the world. In that way, you will find, under various aspects, and at every turn, whether in social, commercial, or political life, that the first and foremost of all figures is number one."
Honest John here ceased to offer advice. It was now nearly ten o'clock, and knowing, as I did, that the small sitting room we then occupied, and two little bedrooms, comprised the domestic apartments of the host, I began to feel somewhat curious as to where I might have to sleep, having in my own mind concluded that on the morrow I should have to seek a lodging elsewhere. With some little hesitation, I broached the subject. John soon settled it.
"Well; we'll not turn thee out o'door, lad. Amy will make thy mind easy on that point. Amy is mistress of all household matters."
Hereupon, Amy was instantly on her legs, on which she was as nimble as a kitten. My attention was immediately directed to the end of the apartment to which she darted.
"Look here, Frank," said Amy, in a most engaging tone, "you see this little sofa? This morning I purchased it for you."
"For me?" I enquired.
"For you, and you only, Frank. It is to be yours as long as you like, or have occasion to use it; is it not, uncle?"
"Quite right, girl," said John.
At this moment it not only puzzled me how I was to sleep on such a contracted bit of furniture, but also how I was to dispose of my long legs in the attempt.
"Perhaps, like me, you never saw a sofa-bed before you came to London?" said Amy.
"What do you mean?" I innocently enquired.
"You shall see," replied Amy.
She there and then, as if by magic, opened out to my astonished vision bedstead, with bed and bedding enough to repose, in comfort, a body of greater proportions than that which was about to become its temporary occupant.
"Everything new," said Amy, as she prepared the portable couch for my reception. "Bedstead, bed, and bedding, all new this morning; and this is a great advantage for a young person just from the country, is it not, uncle?"
"Right, girl," said John. "Amy speaks from experience; and, take my word for't lad, it's the best authority on any subject. But Frank is not to be frightened by a few lady-birds?"
"Not I. Pretty little innocent creatures. But how strange you should have such things in a place like London."
John and Amy saluted my innocence with laughter.
"In London, Frank, thou shalt find creatures by far more strange than these. This thou wilt learn from experience."
"There!" said Amy, as she gave the finishing touch to the little bed, "I only hope you may sleep well, and find, in the morning, that my endeavour to make you comfortable has been successful."
"I am sure I shall; and, as for sleeping, I am just now tired enough to sleep anywhere."
"No doubt, lad," said John. "We will not long delay the trial. A little while and we shall all retire. Amy,—the Book!"
Amy immediately conveyed to the table the family Bible, seated herself, and read, without comment, one chapter each from the Old and New Testament. I will not now, as I did then, attempt to disguise the varied sensations which at that moment came over me. They were not in unison, and had little sympathy with a sacred discourse. I was less impressed with the sublime character of the subject than with the clear and well emphasised notes of the reader. Had Amy been engaged on a couple of chapters of exciting romance, I should, probably, have felt more at ease, and my thoughts would not have wandered so far from the matter. I thought Amy a charming reader; but a sepulchral, solemn sort of regard for, rather than love of, what she was reading, created, during the short time she was engaged on the sacred volume, a considerable degree of restless anxiety for the relief I experienced at the close.
"Frank," said John, as Amy closed the sacred volume, "when you were four years old your mother died. You don't remember her. Twice a day, at least, she read her Bible. That you don't remember."
Here John rose from his seat, and taking the candle Amy had provided, gave me a hearty shake of the hand. After a momentary pause, and a look of impressive earnestness, he said:—
"Happy that young man or young woman whose habits furnish proof of having been trained by such a mother. God bless thee, Frank. Good night!"
"I hope you'll sleep well," said Amy, with a smile; "and not have your rest disturbed by lady-birds. Good night!"
John and Amy retired to their respective apartments. A few moments, and I was not only enclosed in the new bedding Amy had provided, but also ready for the sweet repose I believed sleep to have in store for me. Contrary to expectation, it was two hours, or more, before the wished-for comfort came. Although my extended limbs, in the very luxury of enjoyment, told of the fatigue of the body, there were certain restless little thoughts that delayed the repose of the mind. The more I tried not to think of anything, the more quickly came something to make me think. The floating images were many and various. The chief of them seemed to suggest the question,—"will this dwelling-place afford me the same degree of comfort I might find in a lodging of my own?" I felt satisfied that the united desire of John and Amy was to contribute not only to my immediate comfort, but also to my permanent happiness; but it then appeared to me that there were certain forms appended to their efforts that would prove fatal to the consummation of their hopes. The heartfelt gratitude I already felt for their kindness evoked, at the same time, a bitter sense of the restraint that kindness might place on my youthful inclinations, I had for some time been free from social restraint, and I wished to continue so. Although, in my native town, I had always occupied, in church, a portion of the family pew on the Sabbath day, I had no recollection, till this my first evening in London, of ever reading, or hearing the Bible read during the week. At home, I had often been told that Honest John was a good sort of man, but I had never passed an evening at his cottage, or in his company, till now; and I had no idea that any of his goodness arose in reading, or having the Bible read twice a day.
These and other thoughts, concerning my own feelings and future movements, alternately crossed the mind. But, as the approach of midnight lessened the noises without, balmy sleep closed the debate I had been carrying on with myself, and adjourned the consideration of other subjects till I should rise, refreshed, and better prepared for action, after I had passed my first night in London.
Chapter v.
Pleasure and Pain.—Hope and Disappointment.
How was the first month after my arrival in London occupied? Let truth, in the following brief narrative, reply.
In three days I had had enough of Honest John, Amy, and the sofa-bedstead, Each in that brief space had contributed so much to my comfort that a relaxation, if not of good things, at least of the attendants that accompanied them, was already thought desirable. Breakfast I enjoyed, but I relished the eggs and bacon more than the two chapters by which they were preceded. Supper I also enjoyed, but the Book—the Book before breakfast and after supper—no; I didn't enjoy that. The daily appearance of the Book, however, was only one of several causes that induced an early change of abode. My companion, Silas Bloomfield, had arrived in London. By him I was informed that a latch-key to the street-door of a lodging-house was an indispensable article with any one who wished to go "sight seeing." Honest John had no latch-key, and he usually retired to rest at ten o'clock. Contrary, therefore, to the wishes of my systematic host and attentive Amy, I left the free board and lodging they wished me to retain, in order to share with my companion the expense and pleasure of an apartment in which, as he informed me, we could "do as we liked."
Pleasure-hunting against time is rather hard work. My first experience on this head receives daily confirmation from that numerous and ever-flowing body of the community commonly called "country cousins," who come to London to see everything within a given space of time. Although a good deal may be seen in such a race for pleasure, how much of the spectacle is understood or enjoyed? It may be possible to go through the form of dining six times in one day, but it is scarcely possible to partake of, much less to enjoy, a liberal share of each repast, however varied may be the dishes composing the same. An attempt to cram either mind or body with food of any sort was never yet attended by pleasing results.
At the expiration of a fortnight my friend, Silas, and the writer had seen many, or rather most of the leading "London sights." But, as we reclined on the softest place we could find in our apartment on the last day, we were better qualified to discourse on the daily fatigue arising from the labor involved in "sight seeing" than on any particular pleasure to be derived therefrom. It puzzled each of us, on a calm review of the "wonders" we had seen, to determine which was the most wonderful, or whether, in fact, there was in either of the "wonders" anything very wonderful, after all. So far as I was concerned, disappointment formed the chief ingredient in the review. Founded on sketch-books and country gossip, my imaginary picture of the marvels of London was dazzling only in the distance—the ideal having surpassed the reality.
Of the romantic forms and charming figures with which young persons, and others, sometimes people the imagination—relative to celebrated mind and matter, heard of, but unseen—a striking instance recently came under my own immediate notice. Having occasional opportuni-tiesopportunities of going into society far above my own circle, I some time since took one of my fair "country cousins" to a conversazione at which were assembled some of the leading men of the day. Here a dialogue, something after the following, and in a subdued tone of voice, ensued between us:—
"Well, cousin; as you are anxious to know a few of the London lions,—you see that gentleman in the corner of the room talking to a lady much taller than himself—that's Mr. Charles Sharp, the celebrated actor of the Princess's Theatre."
"That Mr. Charles Sharp?" enquired my fair cousin, in surprise; "why, what an insignificant little person, to be sure."
"The gentleman on his right is Lord Littlejohn, at one time Premier of England."
"Is that Lord Littlejohn? why, he's a more insignificant looking person than the last, I declare."
"The lady on the left of Lord Littlejohn is Miss Mental, the celebrated authoress."
"What a fright! I shall never like her works again."
"The gentleman in front of Miss Mental is Bishop Dogood."
"You're joking, cousin. That person a Bishop? why he's more like a barber than a bishop, I declare. Don't name any more of 'em, cousin. Yes; there is one whose name I should like to know, for he's just the picture of the finest man in our village—I mean that gentleman in the centre of the room."
"That's Mr. Alderman Turtle, cousin."
"Alderman Turtle! dear me! he's the very image of young Mr. Jolly who keeps the 'Bull's Head.'"
Before my fair cousin left town, a careful examination of the contents of a portfolio of "portraits of living and deceased celebrities" satisfied her that with nature, as with art, the most valuable works are not always in the finest frames.
To proceed with the story of my life. After the race for pleasure, came the reckoning, and a pretty reckoning it was. Each had hitherto paid his own share in the transaction; and after a final division and settlement of bills for lodging, &c., my friend, Silas, had a balance of twenty-two shillings in hand, while, on my part, two pounds, ten shillings, alone remained out of my former and entire capital of seven guineas. Of the remnant, my companion required the loan of one guinea, his own being insufficient to convey him again to his country home. Various reasons—most of which have long since escaped my memory—were assigned for the small amount of cash with which he had started, and the consequent necessity for my becoming partner in the monetary responsibility, contrary to a previously expressed note that "Frank's company is all that is required." I only remember that while I was perfectly satisfied with the causes assigned by my companion for what he had not done, the assurance of what he intended to do made me equally happy. I was yet in blissful ignorance of any way of the world that, with precocious talent, would reveal precocious deceit, cunning, or falsehood; and I never for a moment doubted the sincerity of my early bosom friend, Silas Bloomfield, when he promised to return, by first post after his arrival home, a five pound note in lieu of the guinea. He kindly considered the addition might be found useful; and after I had entered on the duties of a situation the amount could be returned at my own convenience. With this understanding, which strengthened my opinion that Silas was a "nice young fellow," we parted.
My little knowledge of arithmetic was enough to satisfy me that if one week's board and lodging cost fifteen shillings, two weeks ditto would absorb the whole of my thirty shillings; and thinking it possible, though not probable, that such a thing as a miscarriage might befall the promised five pound note, or that a suitable situation might not fall to my lot during the first week's search for the same, I deemed it desirable to seek a less expensive abode than that which I had shared with my friend Silas. Accordingly, I sought, and soon found, a suitable lodging at six shillings per week. This was to include breakfast; and having already discovered a restaurant in which I could dine for ninepence, the result of the change would be a saving of four and sixpence a week, or nearly another week's board and lodging for the thirty shillings in hand. Thus, by post, on the same day that my friend took his departure for home, I despatched the address of my new abode—the abode to which that friend's letter, containing the promised "five" was to be directed.
Friend Silas and my own desire for pleasure departed together. Night came, and refreshed me with sleep and solitude in my new and, I hoped, temporary dwelling place.
Early in the morning that launched me on my own individual resources I was up and stirring—anxious for the solution of the all-important question, "which of my epistolary introductions will yield me any, or what service?" Calling, respectively, on each of the mercantile firms to whom my letters were addressed soon solved the problem. In the following will be found the substance of the reply to each application, together with the result thereof.
No. 1.
"I perceive by this letter from one of our country agents, that you wish to obtain a situation in London. By making enquiries round town, you will, no doubt, find some one who would be glad of a smart country lad, like yourself. I regret we have no vacancy for you here. Good morning."
Hereupon the speaker retired to his counting-house; and as quickly and quietly as a novel position in an office among numerous strangers would permit, I retreated towards the street door, feeling the first prick on the spirit in no way relieved by a sound that caught my ear from one of the numerous clerks, who said to a brother scribbler, "just twig the cut of his coat."
No. 2.
"So, young gentleman, you want a situation? Been accustomed to our sort of business? No; not been accustomed to any business. Then, I can do nothing for you, my man. When you have served your apprenticeship, you can give us a call."
No. 3.
"Letter from our friend, Thomson. Walk in my private counting-house and take a seat. Mr. Thomson, in his letter, tells me you wish to obtain a mercantile situation. Most happy to do what I can for you. What premium do your friends intend to pay? Not any. Well; I don't know of a situation that would suit you just at this moment, but—' any would suit you,' you say. Well; I don't know of any, at present. You can look in again, if you like, when you pass this way. Should you return to the country, give my respects to Mr. Thompson. Here, John, show this young gentleman the way out."
No. 4.
"A situation, eh? In the present state of trade, there's not half work for those who have situations. Mr. Smith knows that as well as I do; and I'm. surprised he should send you to me. You can tell him so. Shall soon want a situation myself, unless things improve. Don't waste your time here, lad; I've nothing for you."
No. 5.
"Neither of the firm are within at present. I'm the head clerk. Is your letter on business?—Yes. Give it to me. You told me it was on business; it's an application for a situation. You had better call in about half an hour, and see one of the firm; although we have no vacancy here, except for a light porter."
At the expiration of half an hour, I called again, saw one of the firm, and enquired what duties constituted the office of light porter? With a smile, accompanied by a gentle tap on my shoulder, he said, "the duties are, by far, too heavy for you, my lad. Try elsewhere for something better. Good morning."
Thus, in a few hours, and by the natural elements I had invoked, was utterly destroyed the epistolary batch of hopes on which my mind had for some time rested. It was now four o'clock. I had not partaken of refreshment since breakfast, and was not less exhausted in body than depressed in mind. But anxiety supplied the place of hunger; for, like a poor mariner whose last chance is on his last anchor, I made way, as fast as surviving vigor would permit, towards an untried spot, leaving for awhile the commercial shallows of despondency for what might prove a welcome harbor—though a political one—of refuge. On reaching the town residence of the Right Honorable M.P. whose cause my father had often and successfully advocated, I rang the visitor's bell, resolved, if possible, to go direct to head-quarters, without revealing to servants the purport of my mission.
"What's your pleasure, young man?" enquired a gaily liveried colossus, who appeared to me a much nobler looking fellow than his master.
"Private business with his lordship," I replied.
"His lordship is at present engaged in the library; and unless your business is important he will not see you."
"My business is very important to me," I said, as courage seemed to strengthen from the effect of the day's defeat.
"To you it may be, young man, but is it of equal importance to his lordship?"
"I hope so. Please to convey to his lordship the name of my father."
So saying, I gave to my herculean interrogator a slip of paper which I had prepared for the occasion. This proved my immediate passport, for in less than a minute the commanding footman conducted me to the presence of his master, the senior M.P. for my native town.
"Son of my late respected friend, I presume?" enquired his lordship, as I entered the library. "Pray be seated. Like other young country gentlemen, you have come to London to see a few of its wonders, I suppose? "
"Have seen all I wish to see in that way, my lord."
"And are now on your way home again, eh?"
"Since my father's death and the close of his establishment I have had no country home. I should like to make this my home now, my Lord."
"This!—this house?" quickly repeated his lordship in seeming amazement.
"Pardon me, your lordship, I should have said London—if I can obtain a situation in London."
"Yes, yes; you will find no difficulty there. You possess, no doubt, the means of introduction to some of our city merchants?"
"I regret to say, my lord, I have already exhausted the means—unless your lordship—perhaps your lordship may be disposed to appoint me to a situation?"
"Quite disposed, if my means accorded with my disposition. However, I will not fail to recommend you to the notice of my friend the Home Secretary; and should anything transpire to your advantage, I will at once communicate with you. Pray leave me your address."
Assumed it might have been—but the kind and gentle manner of the noble lord formed a pleasing contrast to the rough and ready treatment I had received from the mercantile gentlemen on whom I had previously called. Extreme politeness and affability on the part of superiors surely tend to pacify, if not to lessen, the wants they may fail to supply. The polite and genial bearing of the noble lord caused me, for a moment, almost to forget, or lose sight of, my chief object with the speaker. In listening to his graceful sentences, I hardly knew, or had time to think, whether the favor I solicited would ultimately be granted or denied, or whether, in fact, his lordship had said anything to lead to a direct conclusion either one way or another. Without looking again at the paper I had placed on the table, I was not even sure that I had correctly written my own address. During the brief time my attention was thus occupied, his lordship had rung the bell and requested the presence of the butler, who quickly made his appearance.
"William," said his lordship, addressing the butler, "let my young friend here be supplied with any refreshment he may require. You have left me your address, have you, young gentleman? Yes, yes; here it is—quite right, quite right. Good morning to you, good morning, good morning."
Thus surrounded by artistic splendour, saluted by gracious smiles, and fairly bowed out of one room by a noble lord and into another by his butler, I not only felt a little out of my own element, but hardly knew what to make of that into which I had wandered. Such princely civilities disconcerted me; yet they seemed to furnish evidence that something more than mere civility was intended. Sitting alone at table, before a Sumptuous cold collation of beef, fowl, tongue, tartlets, jellies, wines, &c., and interrupted only by an occasional appearance and enquiry on the part of a stately footman, who was anxious to know whether all my wants were supplied, I did not for a moment imagine—what youth unacquainted with the way of the world would?—that the sweets of the repast would be the only ones I should ever taste on the subject that brought me hither. To have supposed that I then saw before me the alpha and omega of princely generosity would have not only evinced, on my part, a want of gratitude for the present hospitality of the noble host, but would have likewise implied a doubt on the sincerity of his future intentions. Could an inexperienced heart think, much less believe, that in the ready acknowledgement thus made of the value of political services rendered by a parent would be found a receipt in full? Or that the youthful guest of a nobleman by whom the acknowledgement was given would live to remember, with sorrow, the only return made for the past services of a sire—when an orphan was the recipient, and a statesman the donor? No, gentle reader, I did not think or believe anything of the sort. I took as freely of the good things before me as a mixed feeling of fatigue and excitement would permit, and retired therefrom with the pleasing conviction that better things were yet in store for me—the greatest consideration upper-mostuppermost in my mind being, "how many days will elapse before I shall hear from his lordship, and to what sort of situation will he appoint me?" With the mind thus engaged, the fatigue of the body was unfelt, till I was subsequently informed that I had increased the distance on my return from his lordship's mansion to my own lodging by an unnecessary circuit of some two or three miles.
The week that followed my first day's search for employment was, or seemed to be, the longest in my history. I was in daily expectation of what would have been a twofold boon to my personal state—the appointment to a government situation by a nobleman, and the receipt of a five pound note from a companion who had kindly aided me in spending my own. I tried hard to teach myself a lesson on "patience," and had ample time for the task. The hours of each day and the minutes of each hour were multiplied by suspense. From sunrise to sunset there appeared to be time enough to make a voyage to the Antipodes, and from sunset to sunrise to make the voyage back again. Though becalmed by day, the breeze of excitement at night was not only enough to keep me on the move, but to originate the anything but agreeable discovery that the London "lady-birds," of which I had been forewarned by the gentle Amy, were not identical with the class of "pretty innocent little creatures" with which I had been familiar in the country. Before the expiration of many nights, or rather during the progress or at the close of each night, I was in a condition, from active experience, to endorse Amy's declaration that "new bedstead, bed, and bedding would be found very desirable and of great advantage to a young person just from the country." During these days and nights of suspense, other reflections would now and then intrude disagreeable little queries on the mind. Some of these were the reverse of flattering to the solitary object and scantily-furnished lodging by whom and in which they were entertained. They went so far as to submit that I had acted precipitately, if not unwisely, in forsaking, so soon, the "sofa-bedstead and bedding" which had been specially prepared for me and my "own use" by the considerate Amy—especially as no London "lady-bird" had there disturbed my rest during the three nights of my tenancy. It was also suggested that, in the financial condition of the reflector, the free board and lodging of Honest John would have been more desirable than that which would completely exhaust the exchequer in about a fortnight, unless the expected five pound note, or the situation should come to hand in the interval Even the two chapters before breakfast and after supper began to appear trifling obstacles to the comfort of a guest, compared with those which might shortly present themselves. But each and all of these thoughts were pregnant with pain; and as pain is never a welcome visitor, I tried, though sometimes unsuccessfully, to ally the fate of its numerous offspring to that of the "ladybirds," by an endeavour to drown the tormentors. To return to the "sofa-bedstead," Honest John, and Amy, before I had improved my position, was altogether out of the question, although the question of "why did I leave them?" would, in spite of mental opposition, occasionally intrude on the mind.
Never were expected favors—that ever came to hand—so long as mine in coming. They never came at all. Ten days had already elapsed, and I had neither obtained the hoped-for situation, nor the promised bank-note, nor had I yet received any information on the subject of either. But what man or woman, boy or girl, is ever quick to abandon the last hope of anything in which self-interest is involved, until the thing hoped for has ceased to exist? Poor Lady Franklin would not believe the case of the lamented Sir John to be hopeless, till she received the record of his burial. Thus, in the most trifling matters of ordinary life, in which we have a personal interest, we hope against hope, so long as we dream of anything to hope for. While, in my own mind, a hundred causes were assigned, and as many excuses made, for my late companion's neglect in not forwarding either the borrowed guinea or the promised addition, that companion never made or, at least, never communicated an excuse on the subject, although three times reminded of his debt and his promise. He was, however, at too great a distance to be personally reached. Not so the noble lord from whom I still expected an appointment, and I therefore resolved to make a second application to his lordship.
I called again on my lord —, but my lord — was not at home. When his giant footman opened the door, the butler, who happened to be in the hall at the time, politely informed me that his lordship would not return till late in the evening, but, he continued, "if you will step inside, I should myself like to have a few moments conversation with you, as I hear by your speech that you are a young countryman of mine." The invitation to step inside was at once accepted, although the appended intimation that a youth's speech disclosed the district of his nativity rather puzzled a young countryman who was not aware—what young countryman is?—of bearing any oral or local mark for recognition by strangers.
"I have often heard of your father, young gentleman," said the butler, after he had placed a chair for my use, and taken one for his own. "As he has been of more service to Lord-than his lordship is ever likely to be to you, I thought I would just give you a hint, in order to save your time, and prevent disappointment."
"I am much obliged to you, sir," I replied, "but, as you are aware, his lordship has already shown me great kindness."
"His lordship is ever polite to all comers, but he has received you with greater hospitality than is usually accorded to applicants for situations. I therefore, as a friend, now that you have lost your father, tell you not to misconstrue his lordship's kindness by supposing he intends anything more."
"I thank you, sir,—yet I almost think, although his lordship didn't exactly promise me a situation, that—"
"He intended to give you one, eh? You are but young in politics, and will hardly comprehend me when I tell you that statesmen never positively promise or refuse anything to anybody."
"That's a strange sort of way," I said, and at that time I thought what I said. "By that way, it will be impossible for people to know what they mean."
"Just so. That is what they mean," said the butler.
"I don't precisely understand you, sir," I replied.
"Then you are just like those who have business with statesmen Can you understand anyone who never, directly, says yes or no? "
"No. I should only understand that as evasion."
"That word gives you the pith of the matter. Time is the only thing to tell others of a statesman's meaning. It is not unfrequently the only thing to tell him of his own meaning, for it often happens that he doesn't himself know what he means. Time will tell you all about your situation; but, in the mean time, you will find the word evasion playing the chief part in anything relating to the subject."
"But his lordship said he would recommend me to the notice of his friend the Home Secretary."
"And thus evade the disagreeable yes or no, by transferring the enquirer to one who has no interest in the enquiry. The Home Secretary may do for you what he has done for hundreds of others—place your name on the list of candidates."
"If he does that may I not have a chance with others?" I enquired.
"Yes; the chance of remaining on the list till the Secretary, or his successor, takes you off again. Those on the list marked A. 1. are like the funds. They may fluctuate according to circumstances, but they bear interest, and the warrant-holders, our statesmen, are entitled to the dividends. But the unnumbered candidates are merely paltry figures, or sums standing without interest. Till the number ones are exhausted, there is no chance whatever for the others. Had your father lived, you would have been A. 1. and your chance of a situation would then have been a good one."
"But then I should not have needed a situation."
"Consequently, you would have had less difficulty in procuring one. Government situations are not generally given to those who stand most in need of them—not to those who want a living, but to those who have the means or interest to obtain it."
"If, sir, that is the usual way, I am afraid I haven't much chance."
"Come along, my young countryman," said the butler, after having vacated his seat and tapped me on the shoulder, "come and join me in a bit of lunch. We'll renew the subject over a sandwich and a glass of ale."
Hereupon, I followed the gentleman to another apart-mentapartment, and, at his request, and agreeably with, my own inclination, seated myself opposite a dish of sandwiches and a jug of ale.
"As I told you before," said the newly constituted host, on taking his seat at table, "you are only young in politics, and as they are not likely at present to be of any use to you, I advise you to seek employment elsewhere; for, after all, the sort of situations given to youths who are not backed by exalted birth or influence are only fit for those who are themselves fit for little else."
"But, I suppose, there are some young men of talent in government offices, are there not, sir?"
"Many—too many," said the host.
"Yet, a talented young man can generally get on there, can he not?"
"Get on?" exclaimed the facetious and seemingly happy host, with a loud laugh. "Talent in a government clerk becomes like the foot of a fair celestial, through being placed in a position where there is no room for its natural expansion. Did you ever hear of government subordinates becoming great and eminent men, like striplings who rise from the ranks in other professions? I have noticed, with regret, the monotonous occupation of several young fellows who unfortunately had just enough influence to get appointed to 'easy chairs,' as we call them. Each had talent that would have made way either in the commercial or professional world, but now it is of little or no use to its owner."
"Yet, sir, if either had shown a disposition to apply it——"
"Tut, tut," interposed the host, with a shake of the head, "when the annual limit of a lad's advancement may be found in ten pounds a year, with or without ability on the part of the receiver, where is the advantage of having ability, or at least, of its application?"
"Then I am surprised that young men of talent don't try to advance themselves in some other way."
"True, my lad; but human nature is not usually active when activity is not positively required. A young man who can jog on through life, even in a donkey cart, on an even course, and at the public expense, doesn't generally try to ascend the hill of fortune, by the application of his own powers. Don't you pine for a government situation, if you can get any other. If you can't get another, why you may then call on, or write to Lord—, though your question will, most likely, only be attended by a notification founded on the official rule of evasion."
After again and again thanking his lordship's butler, and my own considerate host, for his great kindness and valuable advice, I left the nobleman's mansion to which an hour previously I had repaired for employment, with my revised opinion as to the real value of such employment lowered by, at least, fifty per cent. All I had before heard concerning the slow process of advancement in the civil departments of government was now confirmed by one whom I supposed to be something like an authority on the subject; and I therefore resolved not again to trouble Lord—, nor to solicit his aid in my behalf, if I could in any way aid myself. I also resolved not to accept any situation that might be offered by his lordship, without further solicitation on my part—if by a vigorous search through London, with its attendant toil, or even privation, I could only maintain an independent spirit, by procuring employment through my own exertion, unassisted and unfettered by that lordly patronage that is more readily given and obtained when not required than when needed.
Chapter vi.
Try Again.
"Try again" When I was a very little boy—not more than six or seven years old—my mind received a powerful and, as time has proved, a lasting impression from the moral of a little song entitled "perseverance," in which composition a repetition of the above extract is one of its leading features. Probably the illustration of the subject did something towards the perpetuation of a practical lesson therefrom. As a treat I was one evening taken to an institution in my native town to hear from a learned professor a lecture on "the effects of early training." In order to illustrate what might be accomplished by "perseverance," even in the early stages of life, the lecturer, during the evening, arranged a vocal band of children of from four to six years of age. This done, the first signal from his baton drew forth from his pretty little choir such sweet and captivating strains of harmony that I have never forgotten the simple yet commanding words:—
"If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try, try again;
'Tis a lesson you should heed,
Try, try, try again.
"Once or twice though you may fail,
Try, try, try again;
If at last you would prevail,
Try, try, try again."
And I did "try again." From eight in the morning till dusk, day after day, for three successive weeks, I walked from street to street, from east to west, and from north to south. I penetrated warehouses, shops, counting-houses, banking-houses, and houses in professions of which I was then, and am still ignorant, while in all manner of strange and mysterious places I tried for success without obtaining it. That youth who without trade, profession, or patronage, has himself walked through London in search of employment can alone compass the extent or severity of such a trial. Fatigued in body, depressed in mind, often hungry yet afraid to spend one of the few remaining shillings, or even half the amount, for a dinner, in case there might be insufficient for my landlady at the close of the week. Such was my case during the last three days of my three weeks' search for a situation. Yet more severe, far more severe, than the physical toil of the task were the angry frowns and snarling negatives of many of the gentlemen, or rather individuals, on whom I called. Gentlemen invariably give to a courteous question a civil answer. Some such I found among the meanest no less than the highest tradesmen. Their kind "would if I could" answers were little gleams of sunshine that encouraged me on the way; and as I was always hopeful, there ever came to my comfort and assistance the most stimulating of the verses in the song just named:—
"If you find your task his hard,
Try, try, try again;
Time will bring you your reward,
Try, try, try again."
On the first morning of the fourth week, my own case not only seemed "hard," but had in reality become serious. It never occurred to me when, with thirty shillings, I embarked in life on my own individual resources, and made arrangements with myself for equalizing the monetary capital in hand, so as to ensure board and lodging for three weeks, that anything more than board and lodging would be required. But I was now reminded of a serious error or omission in my youthful and inexperienced calculations. One after another, certain little wants began to present themselves, not only to present themselves, but to prove, in the presentation, that when a young gentleman has entirely to provide for himself, something beyond, eating, drinking, and sleeping will occasionally be needed. My little stock of clean linen was nearly exhausted. All but the last shirt had been worn, when suddenly, and for the first time, the question arose:—"how and by whom are these necessaries again to be made ready for wear?" At home, they had always been found in my chest of drawers, ready for use when required, but now, when they were wanted as usual, they were not ready. The rain had also made perceptible inroads on the beauty and original shape of my chapeau; for after the first day—that day happened to be a sunny one—I consigned my umbrella to future obscurity, finding, as I did, that something either in the size, make, or color of the article often attracted more attention than the owner—one gentleman on whom I called having the curiosity to enquire, as he opened out the gingham for inspection, whether it was intended as a tent for the use of emigrants. Finding the cause of such remarks to be anything but favorable to the chief object of a youth in search of a situation, I at once discharged the umbrella from my service, while, in its early doom, I was forcibly reminded of a poor curate in my native town, who was suddenly dismissed from office for having either by his appearance or by his eloquence, attracted more attention than the vicar—thereby detracting from the importance and dignity of his master.
But while a questionable looking hat, dirty linen, and sundry other little things, told of wants the supply of which might be postponed for a short time, worse than either of these, in its immediate consequences, was a requirement that would admit of no delay. My only thick pair of walking shoes had for several days furnished their owner with a well grounded report that unless something were done, and that quickly, for arresting the rapid decline of the soles, the toes of these useful articles would not be the only ones with which they were connected that would have openly to salute the pavement at every step, or perhaps, like the unfortunate umbrella, be subject to the critical remarks of certain curious and unfeeling spectators. The shoes were therefore sent to be mended, but without any enquiry as to the cost of mending the same. To my utter amazement and dismay, the London cobbler, on the completion of his "job," as he called it, made a demand of five shillings and sixpence—one shilling less, I believe, than the original cost of the shoes in my native town.
Pecuniary embarrassment, at any period of life, is, no doubt, rather a disagreeable sort of thing. It was especially so to me during my youthful experience of the world. Yet here I was clearly insolvent before I had reached my sixteenth birthday. The position was a painful one, but the knowledge that it might have been averted made it still more painful. Although the fellowship of my first and faithless companion was the primary cause of early difficulties, the early adoption of Honest John's timely, but unheeded, advice would have prevented all. His friendly counsel was disregarded, and juvenile insolvency is the result. Although the deficiency is not, at present, large, there is the gloomy prospect of its daily enlargement. The cobbler's bill was the immediate cause of the deficit. The bill was three shillings more than I expected it would be. This paid, I had a balance in hand of five shillings, and my inventive powers on a subject of finance would admit of no calculation, though taxed to the utmost, by which I could, with the amount named, discharge, in full, a bill of six shillings and sixpence. This amount was now due to the landlady for a week's board and lodging, or rather for lodging and breakfast—the only daily meal of which I had partaken during the latter half of the closing week. I therefore resolved, before matters grew worse, or that anyone could accuse me of going on too long without making my affairs known to others when they were patent to myself, at once to hold a meeting of my creditor—the landlady. On the dirty little servant girl removing the remains of the breakfast of which I had freely partaken,—thinking it might possibly be the last for some time—I desired her to tell her mistress I should be glad to speak with her. Never have I forgotten, never can I forget, the interview that followed—an interview in which a woman created on my mind an impression the very opposite of that which has since been produced by the great majority of those of the sex with whom I have had the good fortune to become acquainted.
At the close of each of the two preceding weeks, I gave to the servant the amount due for lodging, &c, to convey to her mistress. On this occasion the delivery of a message, in place of the money, had the immediate effect of securing the requisite meeting for disclosing my embarrassed position.
"Kitty says you wish to speak to me," said Mrs. Pepper, as she entered the cheerless little room of which I was the tenant. "I've brought up your bill," she continued, at the same time giving me a small slip of paper on which was written:—
"One week bed and breakfast, 6s. 6d.
Paid,
C. Pepper."
"Pray, take a seat, Mrs. Pepper," I said.
"Lor bless ye, I aint time for sitting at any time a day, specially mornings; too many comings and goings in a house like this; one married couple, and a single young man going to-day; some people are never satisfied long anywhere; but I never did and never shall like women, specially as lodgers; sooner do for a dozen young men than one woman. I've brought up your bill, young man."
"Yes, Mrs. Pepper; the bill is the subject on which I wished to see you. You have written "paid" on it, but I regret to say I shall not be able to discharge your bill this week."
"Not—not pay the bill?" reiterated the landlady with an air of indignant surprise. "Not pay your bill, did you say?"
"I said I could not discharge it this week."
"Then, if that's the case, young man, you'd better discharge yourself, and save my son the trouble a doing it for you. We don't want people here as can't pay; but, in course, your box must remain till we're satisfied, though the sooner you go the better. Not pay, indeed? Who sent you to lodge here—somebody else as you couldn't pay, I s'pose?"
"Mrs. Pepper, if you will only allow me to——"
"I'll allow nothing, sir, afore you pay your bill. Why, we let you in at a shilling a week less than our regular terms, because you was rather young! and we took ourselves in at the bargain, as no three full-grown men in 'the house eats half the breakfast as you do. They satisfy themselves overnight afore they come home. I'll never take another from the country who goes to bed at nine, sleeps to grow hungry, and gets up to take it out of his breakfast, at the cost of his landlady. But if you can't pay, you'd better go."
"If you'll only allow me, Mrs. Pepper, I will tell you that I have been in daily expectation of a five pound note from the country, in addition to a guinea borrowed by a companion before he left London. I also hoped to have obtained a situation before this."
"Hopes and disappointments is all very well in their way," said the landlady, pointing to the dirty slip of paper she had placed on the table, "but hopes and disappointments don't pay bills. And now I remember, we never had a reference with you, young man; that is, we didn't go for one. You told us not to call on that John—somebody, somewhere in Islington; but my daughter took the address, and now we'd better see what he knows about you."
"For mercy's sake, Mrs. Pepper, don't call there; I would not have you call on John for the world"
"Not for the world, and you can't pay six and sixpence?" said the landlady as she was on the point of retiring.
"If you delay your call on John, I will use every effort to pay you to-morrow. Five shillings I can give you at once, if you will only allow the balance of eighteenpence to remain for a short time?"
"You might have told me that, before," said Mrs. Pepper, in a subdued tone. "In course, everybody knows that eighteenpence is less to lose than six and sixpence, so I'll take the five shillings."
"I hope, Mrs. Pepper, you may not lose a farthing by me; and if you will not call on John to-day, I will endeavour—nay, I will engage to pay you the balance of your bill to-morrow."
"Then, I will give you till to-morrow to pay it," replied the considerate landlady, as she took the receipted bill, with five shillings I had placed thereon, and retired from my apartment.
After this severe castigation, I sallied forth on another day's search for employment, but without the requisite nerve or composure for making a single application—the want of eighteenpence having completely obscured the more important want of a situation. Having wandered to and fro for two hours, or more, in an unenviable state of anxiety, I returned to my lodging for the purpose of ascertaining whether any small article of which I was the owner could be converted into the trifling, yet all-important monetary sum required. At this moment, I imagined that the immediate acquisition of eighteenpence would not only satisfy a resolute and curious woman, but also stay from Honest John a disclosure I so much dreaded—the penniless and friendless position to which I had been reduced through my own imprudence, in having rejected that kind advice and assistance, of which I now felt myself unworthy. And I was too much ashamed of my unworthiness again to accept or solicit what I had before accepted only to discard.
Again I entered the lodging that I was now anxious to quit for ever. The sight of the place terrified me, but the remembrance of her who made it terrible terrified me still more. Openly accused of "eating as much as any three full-grown men in the house," how could I reconcile myself either to the place or my accuser? If I had a craving stomach, I had a sensitive mind; and as one could only, in future, be satisfied at the expense of the other, I clearly foresaw that my morning meal, the only daily one of which I had recently partaken, would have to be considerably reduced. Two slices of bread and butter, instead of six, must be the maximum—otherwise, if on any particular occasion the "three full-grown lodgers" should not happen to "satisfy theirselves overnight," my very slumber might be disturbed by a trio of apparitions, preceded or followed by that of the landlady, each and all demanding the bread and butter of which they had been defrauded.
While turning out the contents of my chest in quest of some convertible relic with which to satisfy Mrs. Pepper, and ease my own mind, I was suddenly interrupted by the self-same individual whose exacting doctrines had two hours previously been propounded at the expense of her tenant's nerves. But the woman was changed, or there was a change in the woman. In person, she was evidently the same, but in manner and speech she was another being. The sudden transformation, or cause thereof, was at this moment a riddle the solution of which was unfathomable.
"You're not a packing up, young gentleman, are you?" said Mrs. Pepper, as she entered my apartment.
"Oh dear, no; but as my box is to remain here till you are satisfied, I was just placing the contents in something like order."
"Ha! ha! ha! I was only a joking you this morning, young man. Why, didn't you think when I was a talking to you about going and all that, that it was only a joke?"
"Indeed, Mrs, Pepper, I did not. I thought, and think it something more than a joke."
"Well, well; don't think anything more about it. We've been talking the matter over, and my daughter considers you a very steady young man; we are a going to do all we can for you, so make yourself quite at home, and if there's anything you want why you've only to say so. There! I've placed your five shillings on the table on the very spot where it stood this morning, so you see I was only a joking. The money, you know, may he useful to you, and, in course, I don't want it" and as for this week's or next week's bill, or the one after for the matter a that, you needn't uncompose yourself in the least about it; I know you means well, and I shall get my money some day, and if I don't, why it will be no fault a mine?I mean no fault a yours, as I'm sure you'll pay when you has it in your power. But remember, I was only a joking this morning. Why, as I live, your breakfast things arn't cleared away, and it's near upon one o'clock. I'll take 'em down at once, as I've got something to send up as you'll not object to."
Hereupon, Mrs. Pepper left the room. At the expiration of a few moments the door was re-opened, when Kitty, the dirty little servant girl, entered the apartment with a small tea tray which she placed on the table that had just been enriched with five shillings from the hands of her mistress.
"If you please, sir," said Kitty, as she arranged the ends of the cloth that covered the tray, "missus says she thought you might like broad beans and bacon, and as she's a having some for dinner, she thought she'd send you up a little. You'll find the cabbage in the white basin and the porter in the blue jug. Missus says you'll please ring if you wants anything."
Hereupon Kitty also left the room. As for me, I was altogether in a fog, with my senses so mystified by the mortal maze in which I was enclosed, that I knew not what to think, or whither to proceed. But hunger was, at this moment, too keen for the inaction of the body, or for the reflection of a sensitive or modest mind. Amid the prevailing mist, the sense of smell was so strong, that Mrs. Pepper's beans and bacon attracted my personal attention before I had time to consider either the mystery that surrounded a welcome repast, or the still greater mystery attached to a woman, who on the same day had surprised me by the representation of two characters, each the very opposite of the other. When I had finished beans, bacon, cabbage, porter and all, I not only felt better, but truly grateful for the timely gift; at the same time, I felt that nothing on earth would ever make me respect the giver. A certain antipathy towards my landlady had sprung up in my breast?a mortal horror, mixed with fear, such as I never remember to have entertained either before or since that period. Although a few weeks' experience of the way of the world had already confirmed me in the belief that I should meet with many strange characters on my journey, Mrs. Pepper was the strangest I had yet encountered.
The day was altogether an eventful one. No sooner had Kitty removed the empty plates and dishes, than she brought to me an official letter that had been forwarded from Downing-street. This was a reply to a written application made on the preceding day. The answer came too soon to be the herald of welcome intelligence. It simply confirmed a portion of the information I had previously received from the butler of the nobleman to whom I had applied for a situation. Time has proved the rest of the butler's prophecy—the following note being the last I have ever heard on the subject to which it relates:—
"Downing Street, June 10th.
"Sir,
"I am directed by Lord—to inform you that your name has been placed on the list of candidates for situations under government.
"I am, Sir,
"Your obedient servant,
"Henry—."
This letter had scarcely been deposited with other equally valuable documents in my chest, when Kitty, on presenting me with a very diminutive parcel, informed me that "It had been left by a young man who told missus Frank might guess the person who sent it." Kitty also said, as she was leaving the room, "missus told the gentleman that valuable things is generally wrapped in small parcels."
The remark of the "missus" was certainly applicable to the present case, as the parcel was small, and the contents—to me—very valuable. The guinea borrowed by my supposed friend and early companion, Silas Bloomfield, was now, at least as I imagined, returned to the lender, although the little bit of brown paper, and the message delivered by Kitty, alone escorted the prodigal coin on its return. There was nothing else to indicate from whom it came, or whither it had so long strayed from its rightful owner. But my friend had been my first and only debtor, and as the amount returned was identical with that borrowed, how could I "guess" that any other person had had a hand in the business? The absence of all written communication on the subject I attributed to my friend's inability or disinclination for an exchange of friendly relationship. Had the guinea been enclosed in the promised bank-note instead of in a bit of brown paper, the order of things would have been reversed. As it was, I concluded that my companion had acted honestly in the discharge of his own debt, but not equally so with regard to the fulfilment of a promise that would have made his friend his debtor.
A large portion of the guinea was soon disposed of. Mrs. Pepper was at once summoned to the presence of one whom she had just comforted with beans and bacon; and notwithstanding a fresh display of generosity, on her part, in stating that immediate payment of her bill was not required, I insisted on discharging not only the past but the present week's account. I was now out of debt, had a small cash balance in hand, and was comparatively happy. Without knowing what character my serio-comic landlady might next assume, I knew it would be out of her power for some few days, at least, to accuse me of being her monetary debtor. But there still hung on my memory the more unpalatable accusation of "having eaten for breakfast more than any three full-grown men in the house." However much I might have relished the morning meal, while ignorant of the crime I was committing, I was totally unable to stomach an accusation that would, in future, lessen the enjoyment of a necessary repast. Fearing that, without a considerable reduction in that repast, I might again be called on to plead to a former charge, I felt that my final departure from the establishment would be the only way to make me independent of it, and place me beyond the reach of its complex owner. How was this to be accomplished??only by obtaining a situation. With my small capital, I had no heart to enter another lodging-house, thinking I might fare worse than I had already done, and eventually get no breakfast at all. The day was only half spent, and I at once resolved to go forth and "try again" for employment.
In passing through a part of the city not far from Finsbury Square, my attention was attracted to a shop or office window in which, among a variety of announcements of vacant situations for persons of almost every grade and profession, from a pot-boy to a private secretary, appeared the following:—
"Wanted, for first-class commercial establishments, a few respectable youths and young men from the country."
Here was a sight to cheer a heart drooping with despair! How strange I had not seen the office or the announcement before. Is it a dream or a pleasing reality? Half a dozen perusals of the notice, and as many passes to and fro in front of the window in which it appeared, convinced me there was no dreaming on my part, whatever there might be on the part of those who had displayed a signal that stood as an inviting beacon to my long delayed desire. But, as the brightest hopes are often shaded by a passing cloud, my mind was suddenly depressed by the supposition that the vacant places might have been filled, although the announcement of the vacancies still remained. The gentleman within the office had perhaps omitted to remove the notice when the wants of the publisher had been supplied. With a heart agitated alike by hope and fear, I entered the office whence the excitement originated.
"I have called on the subject of a notice which appears in your window," I said to a man of respectable appearance, who sat behind the counter reading a newspaper.
"Which notice do you mean?" enquired the gentleman.
"That which states that a few youths and young men from the country are wanted."
"Under which class do you consider yourself; because we make some difference in the charge; youths have not quite so much to pay as young men."
"Pay!" I exclaimed in astonishment. "I don't want a situation where there is anything to pay, but one in which a young person would be paid for his services."
"Precisely. Such are the situations we profess to supply; but, of course, we are paid for supplying them. It is our business. In the same manner that you expect to be paid for your services, we, in the first place, expect to be paid for ours. But I perceive you are fresh from the country,"
Here the speaker was stopped, or stopped himself, through the appearance of a young woman, who at this moment entered the office, and said:—
"If you please, master, what's your charge for getting a place for under-housemaid?"
"Take a seat in the inner room, and as soon as I am disengaged I'll speak to you."
The girl obeyed the command, and the commander closed the door of the room into which she entered.
"Our charge for a commercial situation for a respectable youth, like yourself, is five shillings," continued the gentleman.
"I shall be most happy to pay that amount, sir," I replied, taking from my pocket a purse that contained but little more. "What will be the character, and what the duties of the situation?"
"Character—commercial, and of the first class. Its duties will relate to commerce, of course."
"You'll find five shillings there, sir," I said, placing on the counter that amount, which was immediately transferred by the official to his own pocket. "Will you please to inform me what day I may prepare for work?"
The answer to this question was delayed by a youth about my own age, who entered the office and said:—
"Can I see the gentleman who wants a young man from the country?"
"Walk in this room and take a seat," said the official, as he opened and closed the door of the inner room. "What did you say in reference to work?" he enquired, again turning his attention to me.
"I merely wished to know when I am to get ready for my situation," I replied.
"Soon as the situation is ready for you, of course."
"But how soon will that be, sir, if you please? "
"My good lad, I don't profess to be a prophet as well as an agent. I will do the best I can for you in my own profession, and I promise to place your name on our commercial list this very day."
The word "list" produced on my nervous system a momentary shock by no means agreeable. It was an immediate reminder of the "government list" on which my name had already been placed, without—as I was informed—any chance of securing the desire of its owner. After I had partially recovered from the effects of the electric thrill, I told the official, who was evidently anxious to engage his clients in the inner room, that although my name had already been placed on one list, I—
"I can't help that," said the agent, interrupting me. "We have no connection with any other establishment."
"But I am anxious, if possible, to get into a situation at once," I said.
"If so, you had better pay the extra or special fee," said the agent. "Then your case will be marked urgent. This will cost you another half-crown."
"Then, sir, may I depend on the situation—"
"At the earliest moment we can obtain it for you. Indeed, you may call on me early to-morrow morning, when I shall probably be disengaged. We will then go into the subject of remuneration, namely, what salary you would require. Would a merchant's office suit you?"
"Exactly," I replied.
"Well This is but seldom or ever obtained, except in special cases. You are a stranger to me, but if you take my advice, you'll pay the extra fee at once."
Although I had some slight misgivings respecting the character and business of the gentleman to whom I had already paid five shillings, my wavering doubts were not unlike those of a tradesman who has suddenly become suspicious of a debtor. He is rather inclined to enlarge a doubtful account than jeopardize all by immediate stoppage. I therefore paid the extra fee for a special case, feeling at the same time anything but sure that the services of the agent whom I had engaged to conduct it would be found worth the seven shillings and sixpence paid to secure them. On returning to my lodging with an empty purse, it occurred to me that I had again deviated from the course advised by honest John. The disposal of my three half-crowns told me that I had been trusting for aid to another, instead of to number one.
My worst fears on the subject were soon confirmed. The agent of respectable appearance and plausable address, whom I had just trusted, happened to be one of those London sharpers that are ever and anon devising some trap for catching the unwary. Although his bait was prepared only for small fry,—such as unsuspecting country lads, cooks, clerks, kitchen-maids, and the like, the angler himself was, nevertheless, practising, on a minor scale, the art of those who spread their nets for greater game. He was a miniature type of those gigantic swindlers who year after year vary the style of their materials, and introduce into their new schemes changes as striking and attractive as any that were ever designed by French milliners as "novelties for the season." Whether the honest inventors of fashion for the adornment of the human figure are, or are not more numerous than the professional authors of designs for concealing the blackest dyes of the human heart, may be a question beyond mathematical solution. But whatever may be the number of the first class, that of the second, if computed at all, must be measured by that indefinite number known as legion. When will the English government introduce into "Census Papers" space to enable gentlemen, in the extensive profession alluded to, to fill in a correct return? It is hardly right that so large a portion of the community should have their names recorded only in that miscellaneous compilation of persons to be found under the head of "Court Directory." In the way of bubble companies, British bank directors, promoters of annuity and other societies, established for the benefit of the founders, together with a host of individual Redpaths, Robsons, and Pullingers, there surely must have been, of late, individuals sufficiently numerous to have entitled them—if not for their own benefit, at least for the benefit of the public—to their proper place in the "Classification of Trades." It is to be hoped that in such classification, at least in our Directories, the omission may be supplied, and that the name of "swindler," now that the profession has become an extensive one, may in future be found in alphabetical order, and not, as is too often the case, entered with other trades under an inappropriate heading.
The swindling agent who had alternately excited my hopes and fears, at the serious cost—to me—of three half-crowns, gave me but little further trouble, beyond that which was occasioned by the loss of my money. The day after I had paid him two morning visits, each of which was unceremoniously ended by "call again to-morrow," I found his office closed. It was inaccessible beyond the exterior. During my short stay in the vicinity, numerous victims bombarded the door, and, with anything but "blessings" for the absentee, made several ineffectual attempts to effect an entrance into the apartments of the fugitive. On the following day, the Times newspaper brought the agent's history, so far as my interest was concerned, to an ignominious close. The Lord Mayor consigned him to prison, for three months, for having obtained, and disposed of a young man's gold watch, under promise of securing for its owner a situation of greater value than the article he had purloined.
The discovery, on my part, that the services of the faithless agent were for a time to be confined to the treadmill was purely accidental. The newspaper in which the statement appeared was not examined by me for information either on criminal, political, or general subjects. I had another and more important object in its perusal. By day I walked through London in search of employment, and at night I searched the newspaper merely as a supplement to my daily endeavours. I had for some time been one of that countless number of individuals—comprising every age, profession, and denomination—who wade through the advertising columns of the Times in pursuit of better fortune. Here again, on the same day and in the same paper that made me acquainted with the temporary suspension of the business career of one who had deceived me, I again beheld the very mirror that reflected my wish in the following advertisement:—"Wanted, for a large wholesale house, a respectable and well-educated youth. The situation is one that will require activity and perseverance. Address, by letter only, prepaid, (in applicant's own handwriting) to Messrs. Fountain, Pillar, and Branch,—Street, City."
To this attractive announcement, as to many others that had at various times preceded it, I immediately applied all the mental force at my command. But the heart, in the repeated venture of its fondest hopes, may become so accustomed to disappointment that disappointment itself may almost lose its sting. My disappointments had now been so numerous that, in this instance, I anticipated an addition to the number. All my written and personal applications had hitherto been made without avail; yet, in moments of dark despair, my depressed spirits still retained a spark from that long-cherished injunction that again and again fanned into a flame a resolution to "try again." So, I sat down and filled a sheet, the powerful appeal in which might, I thought,—if the advertiser in early life had only happened to have been in the applicant's position—command from a sympathetic and generous heart that attention which would insure for the author a reply stamped with the seal of success.
When my studied phraseology had been duly committed to paper, I resolved to expedite the delivery of the letter by taking it myself. Although the advertisement said "apply by letter only," I considered that the personal delivery of the epistle would be in strict accordance with the advertiser's orders, no mention being made of any particular person by whom letters should be forwarded, nor that applicants might not, if they felt disposed, save the postage by becoming their own postman. Notwithstanding the loss of my three half-crowns, I was still rich in the possession of five shillings which had been taken from, and returned to me by my considerate landlady; but deeming it desirable to keep this amount intact, in case the lady might repeat the tragic part she had already played, at the expense of my nerves, I considered it prudent to save even the small sum I should have had to pay for postage, by becoming my own letter carrier.
Next to its extensive docks and shipping, there is, perhaps, nothing of a commercial character in England's greatest city capable of exciting so much surprise in the mind of a stranger as a walk through some of the large wholesale warehouses. The magnificent sight at once presented to the view, on entering any first-class wholesale establishment—the brilliant and substantial display of every class of goods, both British and foreign—cannot fail to excite a greater degree of interest, if not surprise, with a stranger, than that occasioned by an inspection of our enormous docks, in which wealth can only be viewed in unsightly and unbroken bulk. The man who forms an opinion of London's city by a mere promenade through, and survey of its principal streets, is about the same distance from a just conception of his subject as the groundwork of the Pacific is supposed to be from the surface of its waters.
On entering the warehouse of Messrs. Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, the outward gloomy appearance of which furnished but a feint idea of its valuable contents, I was almost unnerved by surprise. The vast extent of the premises—the innumerable and immense piles of goods which, stood below, around, and towered above me, together with the numerous body of busy warehousemen by whom I was surrounded, completely stupified my senses with wonder. Enquiring for the principal of the firm, I was informed by one of the warehousemen that Mr. Fountain was not in the way, nor likely to be for some time, as he had just left for his country house, and that when in town his visits to the warehouse were few, short, and very uncertain. On asking for Mr. Pillar, I was told that Mr. Pillar was in Manchester, but that Mr. Branch would be found in his private counting-house at the end of the ware-house.
On this information, I proceeded through the centre of the establishment in search of the counting-house; but I soon found it necessary to make further enquiries, for the place was so strangely divided and subdivided by endless masses of merchandize, that I at first turned to the right and then to the left, till the interior of the premises appeared like some huge commercial maze—while those young men who were acquainted with my object seemed amused in leaving me to find it as best I could. At length, announcing my arrival at the counting-house by a gentle tap on the door, an immediate invitation—"come in"—in a sonorous voice, at once introduced me to the junior partner of the firm, who was seated at his desk busily engaged in writing.
"I beg pardon, sir, for interrupting you, but I merely wish to deliver this letter," I said.
"Letter—from whom?" enquired Mr. Branch.
"From—from myself, sir," I nervously replied.
"On what subject?" said Mr. Branch.
"It's an application for a situation, sir, if you please."
"Comply with the conditions of the advertisement and apply by letter," continued the gentleman, without taking his pen from paper or staying the work on which he was engaged.
"I have already done that, sir, and also taken the liberty of placing the letter on the desk before you."
"Then, unless you deem your letter of more importance to me than that on which I am engaged, you may go."
"Good morning, sir," was my reply.
On withdrawing from the presence of Mr. Branch, the only return to my parting salute was a side glance from that gentleman towards my person as I closed the door of the office. When I had regained the street, a loud tap on the warehouse window, accompanied by a signal from a young man within, had the effect of again bringing me into the establishment, when I was told to return to the office I had just left, as Mr. Branch wished to see me.
I had often before heard that a sudden surprise may have the effect of sending the human heart into its owner's mouth, but at this moment mine appeared to be making violent efforts to escape from bondage altogether. As I tremulously returned to the private counting-house of Mr. Branch, certain rapid heavings in a sensitive region told me I might have to appear before my late inquisitor without any heart at all. Faint as was my chance of success in the simple order issued by a gentleman for another interview, or second sight, it, nevertheless, was the only glimmer even of distant hope I had yet seen in any of my fruitless endeavours. The novelty of the little spark was so exciting that it actually made me tremble for its vitality, or through fear of its early extinction. In this state I re-entered the counting-house of Mr. Branch, who was now engaged, not in writing his own letter but in reading mine. The fevered pulse of the most feverish of patients never reached a higher rate of speed than was attained by mine during the few silent moments occupied by Mr. Branch in reading my appeal for a situation. The acuteness of the sensation was intense, and its intensity was rather increased than diminished by the first few words that broke silence only to agitate suspense:—
"Ah!" exclaimed Mr. Branch, as he laid the letter on his desk. "What was the name?" he said, again looking at the signature. "Frank!—Frank is it? Well; the letter seems frank enough certainly. It tells me you are an orphan; but you are neither better nor worse for that, I suppose? You appear very anxious for something to do; what are you fit for, lad?"
Beyond the involuntary liquid drop the occasion gave rise to, an ineffectual movement of the lips was the only reply.
"Oh! if that's all you're fit for, I'm afraid you—sit down, lad, sit down."
A seat was a relief, at least, to the body. As my interrogator extended the interval of silence by looking at his newspaper, I felt that any silly and obtrusive tear that comes when it is not wanted ought to have been previously buried in the bosom of the ocean. To the utmost depths thereof did I wish consigned that which now discomposed me.
"How long have you been in London?" enquired Mr. Branch, with his eyes rather than his attention directed to the newspaper.
"Fi—fi—nearly six weeks, sir."
"You say in your letter you are ready to engage in anything in which you would have an opportunity of working your way upward? Lads too often promise what they fail to perform. You mean what you say, I suppose?"
"Always, sir."
"And intend to practise what you promise?"
"If I could only have the chance, sir."
"Then you shall have it," said Mr. Branch.
Again I was almost overcome—no longer with suspense but joy—but encouragement now made strength of mind too powerful for a second display of weakness in another region.
"The terms on which youths are received into our establishment are these:—They receive, in return for three years' service, board and lodging, together with such knowledge of the department in which they may be placed as may be acquired by their own industry and ability. We never accept a premium, nor retain in our employ any one not worthy retention. On the other hand, the services of a youth have sometimes been found sufficiently meritorious to entitle him to some pecuniary mark of recognition before the expiration of his term. As a preliminary step to this arrangement, we generally receive a youth for two or three months on trial. Are you prepared for the first test?"
"Quite prepared, sir, and will do my best."
"That will be your business; it will be ours to estimate the value of your best. With what friend or relation do you now reside?"
"At present, sir, I am in lodgings."
"Lodgings! Then, whom do you expect, during your three years' term, to supply you with clothes?"
"I—I think, sir, I have nearly enough to last that time."
"Well," said Mr. Branch, with a smile, "I will write to one of the gentlemen in your native town to whom you refer. Should he have nothing to say to your disadvantage, you may enter on your duties in this establishment at nine o'clock in the morning on the first of the ensuing month."
Experience induces me to believe that great excitement at any important moment, while it impresses the mind with the chief object, tends to mystify or efface the details of any incident from which such excitement may arise. Soon after the period of the above-named interview I attempted to discover, but have not yet discovered, the manner in which I took leave of Mr. Branch, after having received the joyful announcement of my first commercial engagement. According to the natural course of things, I must have passed from that gentleman's presence, through the warehouse, into the street. But the mode of my escape has ever been a mystery. From the close of the sentence that told me I was to enter on my duties in the establishment on the first of the ensuing month, till I found that on going backward at the corner of the street to get a good view of the exterior of the premises I had upset an apple-stall, the passage remains blank.
The collision with the apple-stall, followed by a volley of abuse from its female proprietor, had the effect of shaking the mind out of its pleasing abstraction. From this point the veil is withdrawn from the memory. The apple-woman at once raised me to that state of consciousness that made my position as clear as the stall I had upset. I was too happy, however, to feel any concern for the mishap, beyond a desire to make compensation for the same. The award of a shilling at once elicited from my abuser the consolatory declaration that "a jintleman always acts as sich." From this point, all, at present, went smooth. I thought the streets, the people, and everything I passed, looked brighter and better than they had ever looked before —brighter at least, than they appeared during my three weeks' search for what I had now secured. Even Kitty, the dirty little maid who opened the door at my lodgings, became an attractive object; and although I had never exchanged words with the girl, except on some domestic subject similar to that of the "beans and bacon," yet, on this occasion I remember to have said, "well, Kitty, I've got a situation at last."
When a night's repose had calmed the excitement of the preceding day, I found time to discover a few of the immediate wants occasioned by success. The chief of these was a desire to leave for ever the lodging in which my hourly fear was that of having again to encounter, either in kindness or anger, a landlady whose character was altogether beyond my power of comprehension. Fifteen days had to expire to bring the first of the ensuing month—the time appointed for the opening of my commercial duties. I had only four shillings to offer Mrs. Pepper in part payment of six shillings and sixpence, now due for a week's lodging. After this lady's unpalatable accusation concerning my breakfast, and the consequent reduction made by me in the quantity thereof, a cup of coffee and a slice of bread and butter, at a little shop in the vicinity, had often served me as an early dinner. The proprietor of this house had both the manner and appearance of respectability, and I resolved to make all the circumstances of my position known to this person, and ask him to receive me for a fortnight into his house. He at once assented and declined to accept, as security for payment, the most valuable article—my watch—I possessed, although he supplied me with half-a-crown to complete the amount due to Mrs. Pepper.
"It never rains but it pours." I now began to think that, on a small scale, my own case was about to illustrate this well-known adage. One goodly stream of fortune that had but yesterday refreshed a drooping spirit after a long drought, was to-day followed by another, while a successor was yet at hand. On reaching the lodging I was about to vacate, Kitty gave me a small sealed parcel which, during my absence, had been left by the person from whom a little parcel had previously been received. The delivery of the second packet was simply accompanied by a repetition of the message left with the first, viz.,—"Frank might guess the person who sent it." I did guess and, so far as related to the value of the parcel, the guess was a correct one, but whether it was equally so with regard to the person from whom the packet came will presently appear. For the receipt of the five pound Bank of England note which was wrapped up in a bit of brown paper, I at once considered myself indebted to the young gentleman whose delay in the fulfilment of his promise had induced me, in my own mind, to libel him as a faithless friend. The only mystery about the note appeared to be the absence of all communication on the subject, beyond a repetition of the verbal message that had been left with the previous guinea. But I resolved to write to my country friend from my new lodging. With this determination, I tried to fortify my nerves for a final interview with a landlady of whom I stood in fear—although the possession of means for the discharge of her claim supplied me, in the place of a large amount of former fear, with a proportionate degree of independence.
"Kitty says you wish to see me," said Mrs. Pepper, as she entered my apartment.
"I owe you for a week's lodging, Mrs. Pepper," was my reply.
"I believe you do; but if you owed me for two weeks it would be all the same."
"But the amount would not be the same, Mrs. Pepper?"
"Well, that's very true; but you know what I mean; it's the same thing whether you pay this week or next week, or the week arter, for the matter o' that. I shall be satisfied anyhow."
"I hope so, Mrs. Pepper, and as my week expires to-day, I wish to satisfy you before I go."
"Why, you're not a going out again to-day? It's not good for you, young man, to walk so much. Do rest a little. I was just a going to send you up a little bit of gooseberry tart. Don't spare the sugar, for the berries are mortally sour. As we've got no cream, you'll find a little milk take off the sharpness. I'll tell Kitty to bring you up a little."
"Really, Mrs. Pepper, I am much obliged to you, but I'd rather be excused. I don't think you understood me when I talked of going?"
"Understood! Of course I understood. You are a going to your situation—but not to-day; and when you do go I s'pose you'll sleep here at nights? The young people don't live in the house there, do they? But what day are you a going—in about a fortnight, I believe?"
"Yes; I go to my situation in a fortnight, but I am going from here to-day."
"Oh!" exclaimed the landlady, with a frown as long and angry as that of a sulky child, "if that's the case, young man, I see through it all. But I don't blame you; it's him as gave security for you who's done it."
"Him who gave security for me?" I enquired in amazement.
"Yes; for your board and lodging, and promised something for the maid. Honest John, as you call him; it's to him you're a going, I s'pose?"
"Indeed it is not," I said, as the blood seemed to fire my every vein, "and after your promise, Mrs. Pepper, I am surprised you should have called on him."
"Are you, though?" said the landlady with a sneer. "At your age, young man, you should not be surprised at anything; but you'll not be quite so young when you are a little older."
"I am old enough to know that," I replied, having now greater contempt than fear for a woman who had broken faith and revealed my position to those from whom I wished to withhold it. "Again, Mrs. Pepper, I tell you I am very much surprised that you should have called on John at all."
"And, again, I tell you, young man, that at your age you must not be surprised at anything. One of your size to talk to a person of my experience. Wait till you're full grown; perhaps you never will be. It's my opinion you never was full grown, not as a baby; you must a been born rather young, or you'd know more 'an you do."
"If you change this note and take the six and sixpence to which you are entitled, I shall be out of your debt, madam," I said, at the same time placing a five pound note on the table.
"And this is all one gets for doing a good turn," said Mrs. Pepper, taking up the note. "You'd a never had the note nor the guinea, nor any part of it, if it hadn't a been for me—ask the man you're a going to else. Didn't I tell him all about you, and all about the country friend as cheated you; and didn't he say he'd send the self same sums as you had lost, and send 'em all anonmously? Ask him if I didn't tell him all, and if he didn't thank me for taking compassion on you? But, as I'm a woman, it's the last time I ever concerns myself for the benefit of another."
Mrs. Pepper now left the room, but returned in a few moments with what she called "the balance" from the bank-note.
"Your bill, with extras, is eighteen shillings. There's the balance," said the landlady, as she placed four pounds two shillings on the table, and again left the room without saying another word.
From this moment I had no desire to see, and never again saw, the woman who had now ceased to be my landlady. The portrait of the character she had previously left on my mind received its final touch from the extras by which a bill of six and sixpence was suddenly raised to eighteen shillings. Whether justly or unjustly, I decided that the original of the picture belonged to the second class of number ones to which Honest John had directed my attention, when he informed me that the various characters to be found in the way of the world might be divided into two classes. After Kitty had been satisfied with a few shillings from the change returned by her mistress, I shouldered my trunk and started for the new lodgings, in which I received every comfort and attention.
It was not till the day preceding that on which I entered my first situation that I found sufficient courage to face the anonymous benefactor who had rescued me from my difficulties. The imaginary friend whose companionship caused those difficulties proved false. To the secret aid of Honest John I was alone indebted for the relief of troubles his good advice had failed to avert. But fearing his anger would accord with my own deserts, I delayed my visit till the day that prefaced the opening of my commercial duties, and the visit was then enforced rather by a sense of gratitude for great kindness, than by a desire for a personal acknowledgement of the same.
Dreary darkness is not more directly opposed to cheerful light than was my anticipated gloomy reception at the hands of Honest John to the sunny one which Honest John accorded me. In place of expected frowns and merited censure, I received nothing but smiles and encouragement. Instead of being upbraided by a list of past errors, I was only commended for good intentions in the future. Reference to bygone folly was never made, except in the sorrow expressed for the penalty I had paid for it. The faithlessness of my early companion was not even alluded to, except in the hope that I might meet with friends more worthy of confidence. But this generous sympathy created in my mind a deeper impression of the mistakes I had made than if they had been presented and condemned in the darkest colors. Now, and not till now, I felt the real value of parental or guardian love. When my father lived I never felt the want of a father's protecting care, and therefore never knew its inestimable worth. Here I found a second father—not of kindred birth and station—in the faithful servant of the first. Honest John evinced that tender regard for my welfare that every affectionate parent cherishes for his child. May every youthful heart learn the true worth of the first family jewel while its mortal spirit survives, for there are but few who ever find a second. Father and mother are often unheeded, sometimes unloved, while living. Would it be thus if children discovered the worth of their parents before they lost them? On this, the evening preceding my mercantile probation, I was enabled to estimate the real value of the protector I had lost, by the worth of the one I had gained. Never did youth feel greater reverence for his father, nor a more affectionate regard for his sister, than that entertained by me for Honest John and the gentle Amy, as I took a dutiful farewell about twelve hours before the time fixed for the dawn of my commercial life.
On telling John that no person could judge of the contents of the house I was about to enter by its external appearance, he Said—
"That house is like the heart of man—remember that, Frank. You can only judge of the interior by becoming acquainted with its contents. It is even so with the human structure. Judge no one by outward appearances. Like the external aspect of the establishment you are about to enter, the outward form or figure of a man is by no means a sure sign of the stuff within. It may be good, or it may be good for nothing. This knowledge can only be obtained through your dealings with the owner. But if you'd take a hint from an old traveller, and one who has had some narrow escapes in the way of the world, remember, Frank, that rough ground is less dangerous than a slippery surface."
Chapter vii.
Frank's First Appearance on the Stage of Commerce.
At nine o'clock on the morning of the appointed day I entered the establishment of Messrs. Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. The house was an extensive one—one of the largest of its class in the city of London. The business of the firm was that of wholesale silk, Manchester, Scotch, and general warehousemen. The departments were numerous, and included almost every class of goods suited to the retail trade—drapers—or shippers, either for the home or foreign markets. The entire staff of the house was a large one, though it varied a little in what are called the "flat" or "busy seasons" of the year. Including warehousemen, clerks, youths, and porters, the average number of employés was about two hundred. Of these, about one hundred and thirty were boarded and lodged on the premises. The remaining seventy, which comprised the buyers and heads of the respective departments and the chief clerks, dined and took tea in the house, but resided at their own villas, or in their own apartments, at various distances and in various directions from the house of business, agreeably with their own peculiar fancies or social habits.
Before I had been ten minutes in the warehouse of Messrs. Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, and while waiting to be installed into office, I beheld a practical illustration of the first vital rule of commerce—the chief pivot on which commercial success has ever, in a great measure, depended, and must ever depend. This was the grand principle of action adopted by every first-class establishment in the United Kingdom, viz.,—punctuality. When I entered the warehouse a few minutes before nine, a continuous stream of young and middle-aged men fresh from their homes and families, marched down the centre of the great mercantile depôt, and branched off right and left to their respective departments with all the regularity and precision of a picket of grenadiers who deploy and halt at their allotted stations. When the warehouse clock had sounded the final stroke of nine, the stream of living vessels had ceased to flow. Each of the tributaries of active labor had sent its quota of heads and hands to the central station; that all might there discharge their daily duties, and return for a fresh supply of vigor with which to pursue their wonted course on the morrow.
A few moments after the hour for all to be in their places, a tall shrewd-looking business-like man, marched down the centre of the warehouse, and took up a position commanding a view of the entrance. This gentleman was the general of the establishment. His duties correspond with those of shop-walker in a retail house. He superintends order, notes the arrival and departure of the young men, and does the "polite" to wholesale buyers in a manner quite as agreeable and sometimes more substantial than that displayed by retail dealers towards their equally welcome but less extensive customers. Either by this officer, or the chief of some particular department, a "large buyer" is usually conducted to lunch, dinner, tea, or wine, as the time of day or circumstances of the case might require. But like all head officers in large wholesale establishments, the general, while all-important in his own department, is comparatively useless beyond it. He superintends and sees that the wants of each buyer are supplied, without himself being able to supply them. He knows the class of goods and the variety of the class each department contains, but would be unable to select from such class or classes any particular number, make, or quality of goods enquired for. That is the business of others. The business of the general, or warehouse-walker is to superintend, not to serve.
"Well, my lad, what's your business?" enquired the superintendent, as he discovered me standing in the warehouse waiting the arrival of the junior of the firm.
"Mr. Branch appointed this morning for me to enter my situation, sir."
"Oh! you are one of Mr. Branch's children, are you? Come this way. Here Mr. Fourquarter, here's a little of the raw material for you; see what you can make of it."
In this unceremonious manner I was at once introduced to the largest department in the house, to its buyer and my own immediate master, and to the opening scene in the commercial drama, the first act of which might determine whether success or failure would be the result of the trial.
Alas! how severe are the trials of disposition and temper, by every imaginable mortal test, to which a youth is sometimes subject before he makes himself master of his first commercial or professional position—especially when he becomes the subordinate of rough, spiteful, or heartless seniors. Without that invincible determination that springs from necessity, how often is the heart of youth crushed in its first praiseworthy effort—not through its own fault, but by the harsh treatment of others. I have seen this more than once. For my own part, when I upset the apple-stall in the joyful excitement of the scene in which my first situation had been secured and revelled over, I considered that my troubles were all coming to a close. But here again the imagination had drawn a picture entirely opposed to the reality. My first month of office proved a calendar of disagreeable discoveries. I found the difficulty of securing a situation was now surpassed by the difficulty of keeping it. The troubles and trials encountered in the way to the first step on fortune's ladder were succeeded by others which made it hard, very hard, to hold the footing that cost so much labor to obtain. Fortunately I had no indulgent parents to fall back upon, or I might have lost the position I had gained. Aware of this, I held fast, though more than an average share of the annoyances that usually befel fresh comers or "young flats," as they are called, appeared to be reserved for the "countryman."
Not only did the young warehousemen, who were already familiar with the trade, leave me to acquire knowledge as best I could, but in all places and at all times, in business or out of business, "chaff," practical jokes, and occasional injuries were remorselessly and unceasingly heaped on the devoted head of the new comer. By the agency of an unseen hand, a tall and heavy pile of goods would now and then roll over, and in its downward course carry me flat on the floor, to the evident delight of those who had devised and executed the mischief. On one occasion I remember that, on putting on my hat and again removing it, I was smothered from head to foot with flour that had been placed in it. But these and other mischievous games were invariably carried on by junior warehousemen in the temporary absence of the heads of the departments. The sporting young men of the establishment selected for their victims those of their juniors whom they knew would rather be tormented than exiled. Any complaint of their conduct would have ultimately insured the discharge of the reporter instead of the person reported.
The position of an orphan is generally regarded as an unfortunate one. In most cases it may prove to be so. But there are exceptions to this, as to every other current of life by which the human form is carried. Of such exceptions, the writer's early history will furnish one. The melancholy accident, as it is often regarded, of being thrown parentless on the world was one of the most fortunate incidents in my own life. In it, I found a richer legacy than gold or the means of self-indulgence—I found the key to self-dependence, together with a knowledge of the real value of the inheritance, gathered from early experience. God only knows what might have been my position or sphere of life, had my parents lived. Yet I know full well, and may truly aver, that on more than one occasion, I should have abandoned my position in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, if indulgent parents had been alive, and ready to receive their "poor boy" from the commercial school and schooling which only proved for the benefit of the scholar. Reflection was my sole referee and prompter. Here I found it would be wiser to submit to trifling annoyances—wiser to battle against present difficulties, than rashly subject myself to future and greater ones. The former want of a good dinner, with the prospect of remaining poor and fit for nothing, now taught me the worth of a good dinner, with the chance of becoming independent and fit for something. In the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, there, was no limit to the number of slices of bread and butter supplied for a youth's breakfast. With the daily recognition of this agreeable fact, I was ever reminded of Mrs. Pepper and the abridgement of my morning meal. The contrast was too striking to escape the memory. I therefore resolved to keep and, if possible, to improve my footing, and thereby lessen its difficulties, in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch—unlike
A Youth Who'd Play, But Wouldn't Work.
Poor Robin Rose! Robin Rose was a youth about my own age. His first situation was in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. Adjoining that in which I was placed stood the department selected by the firm for Robin's opening scene. The day that introduced Robin to the stage of commerce raised the curtain on another débutant in the person of the writer. Our respective parts were cast by the same commercial manager, and differed only in detail. But between the actors the contrast was much greater. The accomplished young townsman had many advantages over the crude young countryman. Education, personal appearance, and knowledge of local customs were each on the side of the Londoner. Against these I possessed but one stronghold—perseverance. Of this, Robin was deficient,—it was his weak point. Although he escaped the annoyances and practical jokes to which I was subject, Robin made troubles for himself. The daily duties of his situation were regarded as so many daily hardships. He would have liked his place in a first-class house, without the work attached to it. The commercial obligations of the establishment were less in keeping with Robin's taste than the domestic and social comforts within the house. He preferred the sitting-room to the wareroom. Evening pleasure suited him better than morning labor.
Robin, moreover, was an especial favorite. But—like his own taste—the favor was rather of social than commercial origin. He was held in higher esteem by the juniors of the establishment than by the chief of his own department—by those who liked an entertaining companion, rather than by one who prized a useful assistant. The lads admired the refinement of Robin's taste in dress, envied the ring that adorned his little finger, applauded to the echo his genial style of telling a story, or singing a song, and ever regarded him as the head of the youthful and social gathering. But the evening and morning pictures told different tales. In one, Robin was the hero; in the other, he was a sluggard. He played "first fiddle" in the first, but no fiddle at all in the second. The same spirit that at night afforded pleasure to those whose praise was worth nothing, provoked, by day, the displeasure of those whose good opinion was worth something. In fine, the delicate hand that displayed a cambric handkerchief to the greatest advantage, was found a very bad hand in the use of a duster, and that sweet voice which charmed the social circle was always out of tune in the march of commerce.
Poor Robin! Robin had indulgent parents. They were told by their "poor boy" that his commercial hardships were unbearable. The parents complained to the firm. The firm replied with a corresponding grievance:—"We have no desire to subject to hardships a youth from whom we receive no benefit. The services of your son being of no value here, your early removal of the same from this establishment will oblige—Fountain, Pillar, and Branch."
Thus ended the first act in Robin's commercial career. After a brief trial of two months, he was withdrawn from the great mercantile house in which he had been placed. His withdrawal was universally regretted by those youths to whose evening pleasures he had so largely contributed. But the heads of the commercial department, to which Robin had contributed nothing, evinced no corresponding regret for the social loss of the juniors. "Robin's going—let him go," said his seniors in office, on the day of his departure. "Robin's gone—luck go with him," said his seniors on the day after his departure. He had made no impression—or a bad one, if, any—in business, and his name was thus dismissed and forgotten by business men. Yet, a few of his youthful companions, who had enjoyed the pleasantries of his companionship, noted with curiosity, and learned with regret, the career and subsequent fate of one who had been the hero of the sitting-room, and the sluggard of the wareroom:—
In the commercial as in the scientific world, that knowledge, skill, or position which may be the most difficult to secure, is generally of the greatest value when secured; but that which is obtained without labor is often worth nothing. Robin soon found, and for some years kept, a situation in which he had little to do, and as little to learn. Here he found leisure for his idle habits by day, and for the cultivation of his expensive pleasures at night. On the death of his parents, however, he discovered to his sorrow, that idleness and pleasure failed to supply their owner either with board and lodging, clothes, or pocket money. He also found that the master who had accepted his services, without pay, to do next to nothing, was not disposed to retain his services on any other terms.
Poor Robin! For some years the diminished wick of his broken and waning spirit flickered on through a precarious existence. At one time he was waiter at an hotel, at another time he was billiard-marker, then an omnibus conductor; but, more frequently than either, or any thing else, he was the unemployed recipient of favors from those on whom he had either the claim of relationship, or former friendship. The last time I saw him he received from me the sum of two shillings and sixpence, in reply to his declaration—endorced by his appearance—that he stood in want of a dinner. The last I heard of him was in the melancholy report, that, behind the door of the bed-room to which he had retired, he had—in place of his coat—suspended himself. Poor Robin Rose!
The sad career and still more dismal end of Robin Rose furnish a truthful, yet fearful, lesson on the fruit of idleness, arising from seed allowed to germinate in the path of youth. Through an indulgent but mistaken feeling of kindness, parents are apt to favor the views of their sons, by regarding a little work as a great hardship—although to the want of it may be traced many of those baneful evils which give birth to the follies of youth, kindle the vice of manhood, and darken the sorrows of old age. It is a serious mistake—one of common occurrence—to suppose that a situation in which the duties offer leisure for every indulgence, is that which affords the greatest facilities for advancement. If the body be inactive, the mind must be occupied on what is profitable or unprofitable. If idleness be allowed to feed the mind of youth with unwholesome matter, time will only tend to increase and strengthen a taste for what will soon become habitual. How many hundreds, how many thousands, of promising and intelligent youths are at this moment wasting their precious hours in the offices of some petty would-be merchant? Are there not, of the number, many whose duties consist in dusting the office in the morning, entering the names of callers during the day, and returning to their friends with the fruit of their labor—loss of time—at night, and with the brilliant prospect of the same profitable occupation on the morrow?
What a contrast and variety, both in feeling, disposition, and action, does the character of youth display! The large number of youths in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch might have formed an extensive study for the moralist. The varied and opposite features by which their character was developed would have required a skilful hand to embody the same, not owing to the obscurity, but rather to the undisguised prominence of the figures. The peculiar construction, complicated machinery, and different degrees of action of human nature may be more conspicuously seen in youth than at any subsequent period. In youth, nature is revealed in her true colors. That artifice which in manhood assumes so many forms, and is capable of so much deception, is almost a stranger to youth, in which age the natural gentleness or wickedness, gaiety or gravity, of disposition may be seen without disguise.
Yet how frequent are the mistakes which occur in the management of youth—although the most disagreeable characters may often, at an early age, be tempered, if not entirely changed by suitable treatment. Excessive indulgence and excessive severity are the extremes which lead to the ruin of thousands. A self-willed disposition may, for a time, be frightened into submission by force, but will fail to receive any benefit from it. The rod may terrify the spirit, but cannot conquer it. An attempt to grow oranges on the top of Mont Blanc, or to improve an unpromising sapling by throwing hot water on its roots, will scarcely prove more unsuccessful than an endeavour to cultivate meekness in the most stubborn mould of nature by severe treatment.
Parents often regard others as the originators of any imperfections which may present themselves in their own children. It is not a thing of rare occurrence for an indulgent parent to attribute to the monitor or commercial instructor of his child, not only the discovery of any bad quality, but, at the same time, to lay the cause entirely at the master's door—although it might have only opened a stronger light on growing evils created or neglected under his own paternal roof. Early impressions on the mind are generally the most permanent. They may, for a time, be partially obscured, or even perverted, by the changes and allurements of life, but their effect is but seldom, if ever, wholly effaced. Virtue being the cultivated vine, rather than a wild and growing instinct of nature, and being ourselves, even in infancy, the creatures of imitation, we are more likely to follow good qualities than to generate them, although in some instances they may be neglected or abandoned in maturity. If the proper principles be not instilled before the youth enters on his commercial career, the chance of their future installation will be small indeed. Although, in the spring of commercial life, opportunities may occur for the improvement of character under various aspects, such opportunities are seldom embraced if a foretaste of what is desirable has not been previously acquired. Should a parent forget at an early period, to prepare in his son's mind the way to a substantial foundation, or omit to cultivate the path by the force of good example, there will be but faint hope of its subsequent formation. Suddenly launched on the world, often among those who introduce evil habits where good ones are not already planted, a youth requires great moral power to cling to what is right where wrong predominates in those around.
Let me here make a passing remark on the salutary effect of good, and the pernicious tendency of unwholesome literature on the mind of youth. The Press of a country may be taken as a faithful type of the people, and England may indeed be envied by other nations, not only in reference to the high character and unbridled freedom of her Press, but also with regard to the corresponding advantages and blessings enjoyed by her people. But the Press is a large family, and large families not unfrequently contain members who are a disgrace to their own kin. It is even so with the Press. There are scavengers in the paths of literature, as in other departments of social science. There are literary reptiles or carnivorous crows whose polluted quills are ever ready to pander to a vitiated taste; writers who—in the words of the Times—"make lust the alpha, and murder the omega of their filthy productions." It is by these that the mind of youth is not only polluted, but frequently led into the mud-pool of reality, past all redemption. If you find a youth good for nothing, or good only for mischief, just make some enquiry respecting his taste for literature. If he has any taste at all on the subject, you will, in nine cases out of ten, find that taste to be a depraved one. I have known several youths—Robin Rose was one—whose early ruin might be partially, if not entirely attributed to the love of horrible, yet at the same time most seductive, and exciting tales of the devil's creation. I thank God that no work of that kind can be ranked among my many offences.
Fortunately, the working classes of the present day need not waste their pence on literary trash, unless they desire to do so. It cannot be said "there is nothing better in the market at the same price." The issue of cheap literature is not now entirely monopolised by the black-feathered tribe. There is no occasion for the artizan or laborer to take his weekly or monthly penny for a sheet of mental poison—always "to-be continued" for the ruin of its victims. So long as the "British Workman," and other publications recommended by the Pure Literature Society, continue to supply matter that tends to purify the morals and elevate the mind, the people have only themselves to blame if they choose those fables that have nothing hut a hellish tendency.
In the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, the staff of junior officers was a large one. Including those in each department—ware-room, entering-room, and counting-house—the average number of youths from fourteen to eighteen years of age was about twenty. The school itself is, or rather was during my probation, one that might have furnished subjects for the constant employment of a Hogarth. The varied scenes enacted therein might have been vividly sketched by the masterly pencil of such an artist. They cannot be transcribed, but only alluded to, by the feeble pen of the writer. The meeting of youthful spirits, after the commercial duties of the day, might be compared to a whirlpool or centre of opposite currents,—to which objects of various sizes, dispositions, and degrees had gathered together, and were now, aided by their own buoyancy, being turned round in the most conflicting confusion. Never did priestly conclave of Romans and lay agents, from Pope No-no down to Guy Fawkes, hatch a greater amount of mischief in a given time, than was nightly devised, and often executed, by the youthful disturbers of the peace, of which body the writer was a member. No sooner were the commercial duties of the day at an end, than the games of the evening—whether serious or comic, hurtful or harmless—at once began. True, the machinations of the youthful assembly involved nothing so grave as the ruin of country, the extirpation of state, or the change of creed; but the mischievous games of the desperadoes of the tribe often gave rise to social disorder that proved anything but agreeable to the victim or victims selected for the sport of any particular occasion. Each proposition, however wicked or absurd, that was supported by the majority of the party enforced the silent acquiescence of the opponents, as open hostility or dissent only served to mark the opponent as the next subject to be operated on. The majority carried every scheme—whether of innocent sport, or wanton mischief and cruelty. On one occasion, a youth who had given offence was condemned to be cropped, and a secret committee was accordingly appointed to execute the sentence. Ignorant of the penalty that awaited him, the unconscious culprit—like Samson asleep—was one night deprived of his curly locks—at least, as many of the same as the shearers could sever without disturbing the repose of the slumbering innocent. His appearance at the breakfast table the following morning provoked, as may be imagined, loud or suppressed laughter on the part of all present but the hairless stripling whose grotesque appearance occasioned the merriment. On another occasion, the manager of the establishment had himself aroused the displeasure of the juniors, by the introduction of a few social reforms. For this legitimate exercise of authority, the offender's hat, which hung in the hall, was polluted by the insertion of a quantity of indescribable fifth, which descended on the head of the general as he placed his hat thereon. Neither in this, nor any such act, were the criminals ever discovered. Secrecy was invariably observed. Anything else would have insured either the immediate expulsion of the informer, or the discharge—by the firm—of the entire juvenile staff. In a large establish-mentestablishment, the adoption of this alternative is not always convenient.
Happily, not only the scenes just alluded to, but most of those of a similar character, are numbered with the things of the past. In social reform, much has been accomplished during the last forty years. That time has nearly elapsed since I entered on the duties of my first commercial situation in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. Mercantile establishments had not then—as now—well-stocked libraries for the mental and moral improvement of the inmates. In that day, masters who were not themselves advanced in anything but commercial knowledge, failed to display that solicitude which is now evinced by employers for the intellectual advancement of the employés. To furnish the pocket, not the mind, was the chief object of business men. The higher branches of learning were then deemed useless appendages in a young warehouseman's education, because the cost of ensuring their possession would have involved an outlay for which there was no certainty of a profitable return. If £ s. d. be still the dominant features in the world, young people are, at least, impressed with the advantages that may arise from a knowledge of the arts and sciences. If, in many cases, the arts and sciences have done little more for the fathers and grand-fathers of the present generation than satisfy them of their utility, the aged members of the community evince a laudable desire to impart to their sons what was denied in the early stages of their own career. If number one be still found, and will still be found, the leading figure in the way of the world, there is at present an evident and growing endeavour to refine, and give a greater degree of finish to the picture
In this allusion to the advantages of a suitable education for each and every class of society, the writer does not wish to be misunderstood. If social reformers of former days neglected to impress on parents and employers the benefits that would accrue from having their sons and servants mentally qualified for their respective positions in life, some of our modern philanthropists seem desirous of rushing to the opposite extreme. They would not only have people educated for positions beyond those designed for them, but, in many cases, they lead the ignorant to suppose that education is to do everything for them. Such assurances are not only illusory, but dangerous. If by the application of mental knowledge to natural talent or genius, certain poor men have become, as others may become, great and eminent, it is absurd to argue, by the same rule, that education would develop in the many what nature has given only to the few. Education may perfect the shoot, but cannot plant the seed of genius. Those who would make mechanics and artizans classical scholars, or invest cooks and kitchen-maids with drawing-room accomplishments, are not social reformers, but social revolutionists. They would destroy law and order, and disturb the peace of society rather than consolidate it. Servants who acquire a superficial knowledge of what they are not qualified, either by nature or position to practise, are themselves seldom satisfied with their own situation in life, and seldom satisfy those whom they engage to serve.
Even so with young people who beguile themselves on another subject—a reliance on others, instead of on themselves. The poor mechanic who has learned to read and write and to do a little in vulgar fractions, and who complacently believes himself to be a man of letters, is no more an object of self-delusion than that youth who places his trust in the reputed wealth of friend or relative, either for his own permanent advancement, or for a position of future independence. The simple circumstance of a lad being blessed with wealthy or independent parents cannot, in itself, be a misfortune, although a greater misfortune can scarcely befall a youth than to make his own knowledge of such wealth or independence an excuse for inactivity or idleness. This declaration is founded on personal observation. I look around me for the old and middle-aged men who, nearly forty years ago, played—with the writer—their youthful parts in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. What were the prospects of those young men then? What is the position of these old men now? Of about two-thirds of the staff, I am unable to speak. We are either separated by death, divided by country, or lost to memory through change of occupation, or change of appearance. But one-third, or about seven of my warehouse companious are still before me. Three of the number are not only independent, but very wealthy men—one of them a millionaire. The remaining four are anything but independent. One is, or rather was a few weeks since, in the wine trade, and has, in his time, been in a variety of other trades; another—a fine grey-headed, well-educated, old man—is canvasser and collector for the proprietors of a metropolitan publication; another is in a very small, but has been in a very large way of business; and the last of the number is often recognised at the corner of a certain street in the city. He never fails to recognise any old friend or acquaintance, of whom he is ever ready to receive anything in the shape of a gratuity, from sixpence to a sovereign.
To their own unaided exertions in early life, two out of the commercial trio of wealthy gentlemen just named are entirely indebted for their present independent position. Their friends were too poor to assist them with anything but good advice. The parents of the third were in a respectable way of business, and probably started their son when, on his own account, he entered on the path to fortune. The last four gentlemen alluded to could boast, and did boast, of friends and relations in good or easy circumstances. These facts tell their own tale, without comment. "The 'old uns' have plenty of money, why should I work?" In this Observation—which I have often heard—may he found the key to the present position of the four gentlemen just referred to. The reader may naturally enquire, "to which of the two classes mentioned does the writer himself belong?" The answer is, "To neither." Although I had neither parent nor friend to ease the struggles of a somewhat arduous and varied career, I am neither wealthy nor entirety independent. But, thank God, I am contented, not only contented, but happy. I might have been richer without being happier; but the reason I am not richer than I am cannot be traced to the want of opportunities. The veil that covers the loss or neglect of such opportunities will be raised for the reader in due time. At present it is necessary, for a moment, to return to the first stage in the warehouseman's career, in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch.
Before I had been three months in my situation, the difficulties and annoyances by which I was at first surrounded had diminished both in number and magnitude. The buyer or head of my department, who—speaking symbolically—had favored me with a greater number of kicks than kisses, began to relax the severity of his treatment. When he found his pupil attentive, industrious, and, if not an apt scholar, at least, anxious to learn, he gradually changed the tone of his commands and corrections from bitter notes of anger to gentle admonitions, and from gentle admonitions to words of kindness and encouragement. Gaining strength with the senior in office, I lessened the opposition and annoyance of juniors who are ever ready to take advantage of, rather than to relieve the embarrassment of a new comer or commercial novice. I endeavoured to give all the satisfaction my limited knowledge of business would allow, and, at the same time, to increase the amount of knowledge by which greater satisfaction might be given. The endeavour was recognised and acknowledged. One morning, when all the young men in the department were engaged, and after a successful attempt, on my part, to supply the wants of a customer, the senior, in his rough, business-like way, said, "well done young-un; you'll do. Remember, the governor has got his eye on you." Although immensely pleased, after my early doubts and fears, to hear from the head of my department that I should "do," I was altogether at a loss to know how the governor—a term always applied to one of the firm—could have his "eye on me." Not only had neither of the governors spoken to me since the day when my engagement was closed with Mr. Branch, but I had not seen them, except in an occasional and hasty walk through the wareroom, on their way to or from the counting-house. From the following incidents, however, I subsequently, for a moment, supposed that it was quite possible for governors to have their eyes where they are not themselves seen.
Although treated with greater consideration in business than at first, I was not yet free from annoyance out of business. Each inmate of the house had small, but separate beds. I had two bed-room companions. They had been, and continued to be, my relentless tormentors. But practical joke players sometimes carry their fun beyond the forbearance of those on whom they play, and a little too far for their own enjoyment. It was so here. Having one night retired to bed and fallen asleep before the arrival of my peace-destroyers, I was shortly afterwards awoke, partly by a shivering sensation through the system, and partly by the loud laughter of my tormentors, one of whom stood near my head with the jug from which he had been pouring cold water down my back. Consciousness was no sooner restored me, than I was suddenly invested with a power for action such as I never before, and have never since felt, and such as, I trust, I may never again feel. A vivid recollection of the forbearance with which I had suffered former indignities at once floated on the memory, and made the present insult the signal for a terrific explosion of suppressed anger. The electric flash that fired the spirit was so instantaneous, that between the conception and execution of a desire for retributive justice there was no time for reflection. In a moment I was out of bed; in another moment I was engaged in administering to the culprit a personal chastisement as severe as was ever received by one youth from the hands of another. He was finally left almost breathless, but not altogether bruiseless, on the bed he had saturated with water, while I took possession of the dry one he intended for himself.
Young wags are generally young cowards. One of the present was, and the other was not an exception to the rule. The twin culprit who had been equally guilty with the brother who had executed the watery design of the pair, not only abandoned his comrade during the pugilistic encounter, but hastily sneaked into his bed before he was half undressed, in order to avoid the share of punishment to which he was entitled, and which—had he maintained an erect position—he would probably have received.
The temporary satisfaction or pleasure that may arise from having administered personal chastisement to another may he succeeded by anything but agreeable reflections. Correction in this case was merited by the offender. But the hand which, at the moment, was incapable of selfrestraint would, within the same hour, have gladly withdrawn the punishment it had inflicted. Directly beneath our bed-room was the sleeping apartment of the manager or warehouse-walker of the establishment. Whether he had been disturbed by the noise arising from the scuffle that had taken place above him, or whether the water from the jug that was broken in the encounter had penetrated the ceiling and opened a communication with his head, I am unable to say. Be this as it may, I was no sooner settled in bed than a loud rap on the bed-room door (which received no response from the affrighted belligerents within) was followed by the entrance of the superintendent, who was robed in his dressing-gown and carried in his hand a lighted candle. After a momentary glance at the disordered state of the apartment and the pieces of broken jug winch covered the room, the managerial visitor, in a tone of striking significance, enquired:—
"What's the meaning of all this?"
To this, however, a death-like silence was alone vouchsafed by those who-to use a common expression—were too "wide awake" to dream even of an attempt to solve a query that might involve the respondent in further trouble After the lapse of a few moments, the manager approached the couch on which lay, in silent purgatory, rather than in sweet repose, Robert Turnbull the youth who was expiating his offence on the damp bed he intended for another, but which—unfortunately for the designer—he had prepared for himself.
"Robert, what's the meaning of all this?" enquired the manager with increased emphasis.
"I—I have been the cause of it all, sir," replied Robert, in a tone that betrayed a spirit quivering between penitence and despair.
"Oh! you acknowledge your guilt, do you? Wait on me in the morning in my office, before you enter on your duties in the warehouse."
Thus, the manager closed his speech, his visit, and the door of the bed-room from which he retired in seeming disgust. Of the sensations which at this moment agitated my bed-room companions, I am unable to speak; mine were made up of strong solutions of sorrow, fear, and pity—sorrow for what I had done, fear of the consequences, and pity for one who had already pleaded guilty to the leading count in the indictment. In his honest confession, Robert Turnbull, the agressor, at once caused me to pity the heart I had punished; for that heart in the time of error and, perhaps, danger, had revealed, at least, one noble feature in its owner. The plea of "guilty" instantly changed a feeling of contempt to one of respect. I had no longer anything to forgive my adversary, but all to be forgiven by him. I had previously considered him false as well as vicious, cunning as well as cruel, but I was mistaken. He was not one of those who offer insult without shame, and receive it without resentment. Unlike his companion in mischief, Robert was not a coward. He erred, contested his error, was defeated, and manfully acknowledged his fault, by taking on himself its entire responsibility. Out of the stalk which was supposed to contain only "chaff" had been thrashed a noble ear of corn. We had fought our way to friendship, and were now the best of friends. So far, the conflict terminated amicably and was productive of good. But the friendly pair that disturbed and made peace with themselves had, unfortunately, disturbed and not made peace with, others. There resided in the house a law-maker as well as a peacemaker. This was the judge who now agitated the minds of those who had fought and fraternized, but had yet to be called up for judgment.
My recent foe, but present friend, Robert Turnbull, was nephew to Mr. Branch, the junior partner of the firm. This fact, though formidable in itself, was only a dark cloud in the distance. But primà facie evidence of the liberty I had taken with the nephew of a gentleman to whom I was indebted for my first step in the commercial world, made me tremble for the result of the coming storm. I was fearful—and my very dreams were pregnant with the fear—that one, if not both, of the combatants might be swept from the establishment in disgrace. For his own sake, Robert would, if possible, keep the affair from the knowledge of his uncle; but for the sake of the establishment, and the preservation of good order therein, the manager, in all probability, would prevent the consummation of such a desire. It would, I thought, have been better for me if I had communicated, and left the faults of my companion to the care of, and for correction by, other hands. But after-thoughts on what has been done are not preventives. I had now to look at the probable consequences of the reflection, without being able to efface the cause. The fear of being again cast on the world, and of losing the situation that cost so much labor and anxiety to secure, was already a punishment far greater either than a damp bed, or the chastisement awarded the offender. While Robert, during the night, gave unmistakable signs that his punishment had not deprived him of sleep, the restless spirit by which that punishment was administered was tossing to and fro like a ship on a troubled sea. The calm of one body and the agitation of the other might be easily accounted for. In the event of his being cashiered Robert had friends and bread and butter to fly to. I had neither. Therein our cases differed, and the knowledge of this difference served as a narcotic to the mind of one patient, and as an irritant to the mind of the other.
Mrs. Pepper, my first and never to be forgotten landlady, and the limited breakfast she supplied, when that breakfast constituted my only daily meal, were subjects still fresh on the memory—so fresh, that the very reflection of what had fallen and might again fall to my lot, either kept me awake, or furnished my dreams with pictures more terrible even than the realities. After this fashion, I passed the night, like a poor criminal whose mind is disturbed by dismal forebodings of the morrow.
The morrow came and, with it, certain signs to strengthen the belief that my worst fears would be realized. Robert Turnbull was absent from the breakfast table. Where was he? He was neither in his bed-room, nor in the warehouse. Was he in the manager's office, or had he been sent thus early to the private residence of his uncle, for immediate examination and judgment? These and similar queries emanated from, and struck terror to, the mind that asked itself, in vain, for solutions. Now, for the first time since I had entered the establishment of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, I sat at breakfast without any appetite for the same. The niggardly Mrs. Pepper might herself have been satisfied with the moderate inroad made on my morning meal. I partook freely of the liquid portion of the repast, but bread and butter were altogether at a discount, though unlike property generally quoted at a discount—it would not "go down." I felt tolerably sure that Robert had been cashiered, and that my own discharge would soon be announced. The absence of my companion could not be attributed to the enlargement made by a fistic concussion over one of his eyes, for, on leaving bed, he declared his intention to boldly face any remarks or merriment his personal appearance might provoke. Robert was evidently gone. It was, therefore, no longer a question of whether, it was only a question of when I should have to follow?
Contrary to expectation, the day passed and a week passed, without anything or anybody, except my own suspense and anxiety—in themselves, anything but comforters—disturbing me on the subject in which I was deeply concerned and as deeply implicated. Robert was gone. But as no enquiries were made concerning him, except by the juniors of the establishment, it was evident that somebody at head-quarters knew both of his going and his whereabouts. I had two fresh bed-room companions who were, alike, agreeable and free from mischief. Neither of them evinced the least disposition or desire either to play upon the "young countryman" or to provoke him to a combat similar to that which had recently taken place in the same apartment.
After the lapse of a fortnight from the time of Robert's departure, I was one morning startled by a tap on the shoulder from the hand of one of the clerks of the establishment, by whom I was informed that Mr. Branch required my immediate presence in his private counting-house. The announcement had the momentary effect of suspending my power of speech. I looked—and no doubt looked very pale—at the messenger, as I bowed my head in dutiful recognition of his message, without giving any oral sign of my obedience. The cause of the summons, and the reason I had not been summoned before, floated on my mind in an instant. The probationary time named on the day of my engagement had now expired. I had been in my situation exactly three months. This was the period mentioned by Mr. Branch for testing my business qualifications and disposition for work. The gentleman had waited till the last day of the term—not to acquaint me that I was unequal to the commercial duties to which I had been appointed, but to punish and discharge the hand that had presumed to correct and chastise the nephew of one of the firm. My banishment was certain. Such, at least, was my conviction, as with parched lips and a tremulous frame I approached and entered the office in which Mr. Branch was seated.
"Well, sir," exclaimed Mr. Branch, in seeming abstraction, as he was in the act of folding a letter, "I'll settle my business with you immediately. I have been informed—that—you—"
"It was not by me, sir, the quarrel was begun," I softly muttered, in anticipation of the dreaded sentence, and in hope of its mitigation.
"What's that you say?" continued Mr. Branch, as he gave the finishing seal to his epistle and placed it in a receptacle marked 'letters for post,' "quarrel! what quarrel?—quarrel with whom?"
"The quarrel with your nephew, Robert, sir;" I reluctantly replied, being suddenly impressed, with a sense of my own folly, in having opened the subject.
"What!" said Mr. Branch in seeming surprise, "has the young scapegrace returned? The manager told me he had given him a month's holiday. He'll never be worth his salt. I know nothing of your quarrels; if you fall out you must fall in again. But I have lately been informed by the head of your department that he hopes to make a man of you—that is, if your past industry and attention to your duties are to be taken as fair samples of future exertions. We seldom, if ever, reward any youth till he has been in the house, at least, twelve months; but, in your case, the favorable report of the senior of your department may justify an exception. At present, young man, you will receive a salary of twenty pounds a-year; and in consideration of your position—did you not say, when I engaged you, that your parents were dead?"
Observing that my feelings, at the moment, were not equal to a reply, Mr. Branch proceeded:—
"We have dated the commencement of your pay from the day on which you entered our establishment. You are, therefore, entitled to a quarter's salary. Go on as you have begun, and your reward shall keep pace with your merit. There, young man, take that, and make good use of it."
So saying, Mr. Branch gave me a five-pound note, and again seated himself at his desk.
I attempted to acknowledge the gift, and in the attempt did, I believe, produce a sound something like th—th—th—th—ank you, sir. Then, with a feeling that might have been eloquent had it not been mute, I withdrew from the presence of my benefactor, and hastened to rather a gloomy and secluded part of the establishment, called the "lumber room." Here, in a remote corner, behind a pile of empty boxes, I gave vent to a mixture of joy and surprise which equalled, both in quantity and vivacity, any that ever filled and fermented a body of similar proportions.
Did ever anticipated pain resolve into such boundless pleasure! Never did criminal receive a "free pardon" with greater joy than that which now agitated the breast of Frank Foster. At the very moment when I expected to have been transported from the hopeful and busy ranks of commerce to the gloomy desert of despair, my commercial judge and master not only continued me in his service, but sent me again to that service without censure, not only without censure but with praise, not only with praise, but with the substantial reward arising from the cause on which that praise was founded.
Those of my readers who have been, and who remember the day on which they first became, salaried assistants, may readily compass the agreeable sensations of a penniless youth suddenly invested with a salary of twenty pounds a-year. Twenty pounds a-year! Did ever twenty thousand pounds a-year yield the rich possessor a happier day than that which made me master of the lesser sum? Impossible. Twenty pounds a-year! Ennobling sound—repeated not only twenty times, but twenty times twenty within the space of the first twenty-four hours in which it became familiar to my ear. That space comprised one of those brief periods in one's life, during which the supply of human happiness is found equal to the demand. A time when the heart has ceased to look beyond its own possessions for one of the most precious of mortal treasures—a jewel named "content."
My probation was now at an end. I was no longer a youth on trial, but a salaried assistant. I was no longer one whose fitness for the early stages of business had to be tested, but one who had obtained his certificate of qualification; no longer one whose retention or loss of office could be effected by the undeserved favor or unmerited censure of others, but one whose future advancement depended on that continued application to business, and that earnest desire for knowledge therein, which had already received an early and substantial recognition in a bank of England, note. That was, by far, the most valuable piece of paper money that has ever fallen to my lot. Notes of greater monetary value I have had, but not one the intrinsic worth of which could be compared with that of the first. Other notes have been valuable only for the sums they may have represented, but my first note brought knowledge of present, as well as promise of future gain. My first note made me not only a happy young man, but one of the most independent of young men. It established my independence, by proving that I had the means, through the use of my hands, of self-support. It was even so. The happiest and most independent day of my life was that on which I was declared to be entitled, through my own personal exertions, to a salary of twenty pounds a-year!
Thus began and ended my first three months on the great ocean of life. Though not unattended by dangers and anxieties, the trip was, on the whole, successfully accomplished. It is one of the few steps in a varied career to which I look back with satisfaction. Had all subsequent steps been equally free from mistakes, there would have been no occasion for the present volume—at least, not from the hand by which it is now penned.
Chapter viii.
Desire for Change of Occupation.
It is now twelve months since I entered on the duties of my first commercial situation in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. As junior or "duster" of my department, I had for some time represented an article, the services of which are called into action or laid aside, as occasion might require. The scene changes. The boy who had been at the beck and call of the commercial staff, becomes himself one of the staff, having a boy "at call." I am no longer deputy or lad of all work, but a youth or young man (what youth at 17 is not a young man?) occupying, in an important department, the position of third-salesman, at an improved salary of forty pounds a-year!
This, an unskilled laborer's first year's crop from the field of commerce, is, beyond doubt, a good one. The hand of labor has produced early and fruitful results. The first harvest is not only rich in itself, but is still richer with promises of that to come. Industry has been amply rewarded, and her future prospect is even better than her present gain.
"Well. Does it always follow that each upward step in life yields joy greater than was to be found on that which preceded it? My second commercial season opens auspi-ciouslyauspiciously. A higher position than I have hitherto filled awaits me, and my salary is doubled on the opening day. I am relieved by a junior from the minor duties of office; I feel not only equal to the requirements of my improved position, but also sanguine of obtaining a higher, and yet a higher post, till I become the head of the department in which fortune first placed me.
But am I more contented with forty than I was with twenty pounds a-year? Nothing of the kind. Can any one be happier than happy? My salary has been doubled, so have my desires. With twenty pounds a-year my wants were all supplied; with forty pounds a-year, new discoveries are made, and fresh wants immediately follow. No sooner is my footing secure on one path of life, than I cast a longing eye on another, and another, and another path.
Here, my young reader, you have already a faint glimpse of one of the greatest mistakes in the life of the writer—perhaps one of the greatest errors in your own life at this moment—viz., a desire for any trade, profession, or occupation other than that in hand. Such desire is not a solitary sound, as it is often heard in the way of the world. The young draper wishes he had been a druggist, the druggist regrets he was not made a lawyer, the lawyer would have been a doctor, the doctor of medicine says he ought to have been a doctor of divinity, or a curer of souls instead of bodies; and thus the wish resounds from one side of the globe to the other, from merchant as from mechanic, from the sea-sick sailor on his first voyage, as from the home-sick soldier in his first engagement—each desires to be other than he is. It is not always so, nor is it so with all; but it is often so, and ever so with many.
"I should like to be anything but what I am." When-everWhenever such avowal is a faithful reflex of the mind of youth, it reveals that kind of restraint on individual exertion that often proves a serious obstacle, if not a fatal barrier to future advancement. To originate or encourage personal antipathy to labor by which one has to live, and cannot exchange, is to pick a quarrel with one's own dinner. So long as the meal is needed, it is surely a silly thing to complain of the only means by which' It may be obtained. The lamentation is a perpetual drag on the wheel of fortune—especially when suspended from the arm of one who retards his own progress of life, without being able to change its course.
"As thy son will succeed best in the profession he may himself select, check not thy son's inclination." So says a well-known writer, and so say I—that is, if the choice of the son be compatible with the means or station of the parent. It often happens—as in the present case—that either the loss of parents, or position of friends, leaves no choice in the matter. In such case, would not a youth do well to improve, rather than to mourn or despise the calling in which circumstances might have placed him? By improving his position in such calling, he might eventually obtain that to which his heart aspires. Of this, two striking cases will presently be instaneed.
My present improved position is already attended by one or two of the usual accessions occasioned by a rise in the world. That spot which contains the greatest quantity of sugar is sure to be surrounded by the largest number of flies. Let what may decline, acquaintances ever multiply with each upward move in life. This is already perceptible in the second stage of my commercial existence. Without solicitation on my part, my salary is doubled. So is the number of my acquaintances. Unfortunately, the increase represents greater value on the part of the specie than on the part of humanity. But the expensive impression left on the mind by my first faithless companion, Silas Bloomfield, induced me to regard voluntary friends for what they were worth, or rather to weigh them by their own standard—whether their love consisted in the loan of a guinea or a cigar, or in that rarer and more genuine element of friendship that seeks a return only in the image of itself.
Yet, for an extended knowledge of the way of the world I found it quite as necessary to form acquaintances, as it was desirable to ascertain the individual and relative value of such acquaintances. An isolated being becomes as contracted in ideas as in habits. To cage the mind is not the way to insure its expansion. If some of my companions were deficient in those business habits by which I secured their good opinion, others had mastered accomplishments in which I discovered my own defects. While in scientific, medical, and other students, I saw professions the duties of which were more in accordance with my own taste than those of a warehouseman, I found at the same time that my desire was soaring beyond either the means or education of its owner.
But the light that kindled this desire was valuable not merely on account of mental deficiencies discovered, but on account of wants thereby created. By the reflection of other minds, I beheld the advantages of a better education than I was then master of. I saw, and saw clearly, that if mental knowledge was not necessary to the duties of a warehouseman, its acquisition might benefit the possessor in other ways—if only as a means of defence against a satirical or one-sided compliment in the social circle. "A still tongue may make a wise head," but it occurred to me, during rather a protracted display of my wisdom, that the tongue which is not prepared to be other than still must naturally be attached to rather a stupid head.
On the strength of this conviction, I resolved to go, and immediately carried out my resolution by going to school. I was not the only big scholar who felt anxious to improve what had been neglected in the past. The prosecution of my studies every evening from eight till ten o'clock soon enabled me to see, in the mental progress I had already made, how far I must previously have been behind—even in the elementary branches of knowledge.
The value of the ground I had gained created a desire for further advancement; and when, at a subsequent period, the City of London Literary and Scientific Institution was opened in Aldersgate Street, I became one of its first members, of which there was, in a short time, a large number. As it was scarcely possible for young men to pass their evenings here without benefit to themselves, there was nothing very remarkable in the fact that I soon found myself among those who derived greater profit from a reading or lecture room, than from a cigar shop or low singing establishment. I will not insult those of my young readers whose education may have been neglected either by themselves or friends, by an attempt to elaborate the simple truth that by evening study—by a couple of hours two or three times a week—they may do for themselves what others have failed to do for them. Out of a number of living proofs, I will simply mention two or three cases to illustrate not only the ready acquisition of knowledge by means of self-instruction, but also the profitable application of such knowledge when so acquired.
The first case of unaided self-advancement that occurs to my mind is that of one of the most popular preachers (of the Established Church) of the present day.
The Rev. Daniel—, the present incumbent of—, on the south side of London, and—lecturer in the City, was once an intelligent youth who filled an unimportant situation in a warehouse not far from St. Paul's. His occupation was not in accordance with his taste. But his taste soared beyond the means of his respectable but by no means wealthy parents. He joined, and soon became a distinguished member of the Literary Institution just named. In the discussion class of this institution he was at once recognised as an able debater, especially on social, philosophical, and historical subjects. In a short time, he was acknowledged the very first member not only of the particular class mentioned, but of the entire institution. On his retirement, his brother members presented him with a very valuable gift.
The youth now gladly forsook his commercial duties to pursue, at college, studies more in accordance with his own taste. It is not necessary to dwell on that subsequent upward course in his career that led to his present exalted position. It is enough to say that to that position the warehouse-boy raised himself by his own individual exertions.
There was another member of the institution whose early career is still more worthy of note, inasmuch as the aspirant's rise to eminence, although as rapid as that instanced in the foregoing case, was attended by opposition, and was therefore more difficult of attainment.
Unlike the former, this youth, on his first appearance as a speaker in the class of which he was a member, made anything but a favorable impression. His crude style of address and action often proved a source of merriment to those around, while his lofty aspirations (it was whispered in the class that he was anxious to exchange the duties of a draper's shop-boy for those of a barrister) were ridiculed by every member hut himself. In his early oratorical and elocutionary efforts he succeeded only in provoking the laughter of his audience. Night after night and week after week he spoke, or attempted to speak, on every subject under discussion; and night after night and week after week, his impatient audience endeavoured to put him down. But he was not to be put down. Having one evening, during a temporary lull, obtained a hearing, he addressed the members in nearly the following words:—
"Brother members,—permit me to say a word or two before I retire—(a sudden burst of applause for a moment interrupted the speaker, the applauders supposing the persecuted young candidate was about to retire from the contest. Silence restored, the speaker continued)—before I retire to the door for a little fresh air, after those noisy salutations with which my humble efforts are invariably greeted. But I beg to submit one rather important fact for your serious consideration during my temporary absence.
"Everything and everybody, as you are aware, gentlemen, must have had a beginning. And some of the greatest things, and some of the greatest beings in the world, and some of the noisiest spirits in this class, have had very small beginnings. Mine, as you well know, and have made me know and feel too, is a very small beginning. But by perseverance and, I trust, improvement, I may, by degrees, rise in the world as others have risen. Thus, in the course of time, I may secure, even here, that good opinion which I have hitherto failed to obtain. I am not a poet, gentlemen, although the following lines—pre-paredprepared for the occasion—may furnish you at the same time with my past position and future intention in this class:—
"'Climbing for knowledge, a little boy, like me,
Was one day seen upon a lofty tree;
When bigger boys, like you, on mischief bent,
Aimed at the young one's head—and down he went;
But inspired by courage, though repelled by pain,—
To gain the fruit—he climbed the tree again.'"
The good humored, cool, yet emphatic manner in which this address was delivered created, for the first time, a light feeling in favor of the speaker. Having succeeded in obtaining the ear of his class, his subsequent speeches were not only listened to without dissent, but were received by approval. His improvement was rapid and his success unequivocal. The only thing that interrupted his future addresses was the applause by which they were greeted. In less than twelve months he became one of the best speakers in the Institution. Agreeably with his own determination, he continued to climb the tree of knowledge till he reached a high, if not the highest branch in his profession. The draper's boy, that was, is, at this present writing, the well-known Mr. Sergeant—, one of the most eloquent and popular barristers of the day.
Well. In this case of self-instruction and advancement, did the hero originally possess mental talents superior to those owned by the majority of youthful heads? Nothing of the sort. In youth, the intellectual faculties of Mr. Sergeant—were not above the average. The secret of success cannot here be traced to great or precocious talents, but simply to perseverance, and a resolute spirit on the part of the aspirant to make the most of what talent he possessed.
If this case can prove anything, it can prove this—that success in public speaking is less dependent on the quality of the original stock from which it may spring than on the assiduous cultivation of the same. Perseverance and confidence were the chief elements of success. This youth, with a little talent, and the necessary confidence for its application, raised himself from obscurity to eminence, while other youths in the same class, with superior talents, utterly failed for want of confidence in their own powers. Diffidence—in the absence of the requisite perseverance for overcoming the same—has proved a fatal barrier to hundreds of would-be orators. It was nearly so with me. I had only just enough nerve during my early trial to turn the scale in my own favor. Once turned, and confidence acquired, I became a frequent speaker. But other young men there were, whose talents far exceeded any I ever possessed, who fell, like tender flowers, on the first rude blast of opposition. They were either held from their desire to speak through fear, or, after their first attempt to say something, were kept in perpetual retirement, entirely through diffidence. Practice is the only remedy for this; and practice before private friends—in the way of elocutionary entertainment, or declamatory addresses—would soon enable the speakers, should they desire it, to command the attention of the public.
Is not the acquisition of this confidence a thing to be desired by any youth? Its application may not be needed, but its possession, in case of need, may prove of the utmost value. Diffidence can be more easily rooted out in spring than at any subsequent period of life. Can any stripling tell what may be his position or requirements in the world at the age of maturity? In the future of the poorest boy now living, there may be times and occasions when the fluency of speech, or, at least, the power of giving clear expression to thought, may be of the greatest service. The poor boy may become a man of note; and it cannot be an agreeable thing for a clever man to make a fool of himself—if only in responding to the toast of his own health.
But this subject may find an appropriate conclusion in a verbatim report of a speech that was once delivered to a distinguished company by a gentleman who was clever at almost anything but the art of speech-making:—
"Mr. Chairman,—ladies—ladies and gentlemen. In returning—in rising to return, ladies and gentlemen—in returning my sincere thanks for the great—for the great and distinguished honor you have—I have just—just conferred, permit me to say that I—I beg to assure you, ladies and gentlemen, that nothing that I can say on the present occasion can sufficiently express my—your—your sense of my kindness—-(loud applause and suppressed laughter)—will—kindle a most—I can assure you, ladies and gentlemen, this is—this is the happiest moment of my life—(applause)—and in—in returning from the bottom of my heart—(loud cheers). But it is unnecessary to say anything—(cries of 'go on')—and I trust I have said nothing—(laughter)—nothing on the present occasion that—but I'll not detain you, ladies and gentlemen, by saying that—having said more than I intended to say on the present occasion—I can only say that—that in returning you my sincere thanks, I—I—I beg most sincerely to thank you." (The speaker, on resuming his seat, was rewarded with several rounds of applause of the most unmistakable kind.)
Chapter ix.
Authorship.—Budding Shoots from Early Taste.
"Determine your future course, boys, and steadfastly pursue it!"
Such were the words once addressed by a self-instructed genius to his three sons, who subsequently became distinguished characters in their respective professions. Here, as in hundreds of cases in the world, the young men had the advantage of mating their own choice. But there are other cases, in which there is no choice in the matter—cases in which youths are compelled to take what they can get. Such happened to be my case. It is, no doubt, the exception, not the rule, where a youth has no inclination or preference of his own in the allotment of his future occupation. It may be fortunate for those who have the privilege of making their own selection. Those who are not so favored have no alternative but that of doing the best they can for themselves. In some cases—as in those instanced in the preceding chapter—the want of assistance is not a bar to advancement in any way in the world that may be selected by young persons in their aspirations to fame or fortune.
I was now eighteen years of age, had been little more than two years in my first situation, and was in the receipt of a salary of one hundred pounds a year. Still I was not satisfied. While satisfied with, the pay, I was not satisfied with the occupation from which the pay was derived. My interest was in the warehouse, but my heart was no longer there. I saw professions that I liked, or thought I should like, better. But unlike those of my fellow class-men in learning, who forsook all emolument and commercial prospect for the attainment of one object, I had not the courage to risk what I had in hand for the uncertainty of obtaining what I desired. In my case, there would have been a greater sacrifice with a smaller prospect of gain, for my salary was greater, and my proficiency in learning less than came to the share of those who changed their occupations. Faith in the old adage—"a bird in hand is worth two in the bush"—induced me, for a time, to retain the contributor to present wants. Nevertheless, I heard other birds whose songs were more in harmony with the mind of the listener, than the never varying monetary strain to be heard in the march of commerce.
From a very early age—eight or nine years old—I had evinced a love for scribbling, or composing, in metrical form, a certain number of lines or verses, commonly called (by young people) poetry. This was my "hobby." In the common acceptation of the word a "hobby" refers to an expensive and—apart from the pleasure it may afford the indulger—to an almost useless kind of taste or pastime. But hobbies and hobbyists are not all of the same character. "While some hobbies involve an extravagant outlay of time and money, others have an opposite tendency. Some of the greatest men that ever lived have had their "hobbies"—hobbies by which they acquired their greatness. Watt, Stephenson, Shakspeare, Burns, and hundreds of others, when obscure and penniless boys, indulged in hobbies which lead to fame and fortune—while inferior or less gifted minds have, by the cultivation of their natural tastes, benefitted the world and themselves in a proportinate degree. A hobby is the natural offspring of the mind, and typifies the character of the mould in which it is formed, or the quality of the soil from which it emanates. It is part and parcel of its parent's being. Should that being be an intellectual and scientific one, the hobby will relate to science, and receive its culture from the intellect. Every hobby has its prototype in the parent mind. My hobby was that of authorship. I wished to become an author.
Become an author? "Never think of becoming an author." This piece of advice is often tendered by one young friend to another. In my early scribbling days, it was a gratuity of which I frequently became the recipient. But kind friends by whom such advice is given are apt to estimate the value of what they give, without considering the impossibility of its adoption by those who are already what they are advised not to become, A youth either is or is not an author—or, at least, he either has, or has not the means within himself of establishing his claim to the title. In the infant mind—the author in embryo—the matter already exists, although it may never reach maturity. The germs of authorship are there, though they may never sprout. The ore is there, though the mine may never be worked. "The spirit may exist without the letter." Yet a man must not necessarily be a learned man to be an author. As was remarked in another chapter, education may perfect the shoot, but cannot plant the seed of genius. A mechanic, in the humblest walk of art, may display an inventive genius of the highest order, although he may neither have the means nor the education to perfect what he has invented. On the other hand, the most finished workman is not an author, if he only adds a finish to the design of another. A man may be a classical scholar, but if he has never parented or given to the "world an original idea, he is not an author.
For certes then, so far as I am myself concerned in the matter, I have not, nor ever had, the least pretension to anything classical. How should I? When launched on the world to do for myself-—both with regard to mind and body—in the best way I could, reading and writing comprised the sum total of my scholastic attainments. Add to these the effects of a little dip into mathematics, with a few outward flourishes in composition—made during the evenings passed in a Literary Institution—and the addition will give the entire educational stock of a youth who wished to become an author. That I was already what I desired to become may presently be inferred by a brief reference to the work on which I was then engaged. As since that period, I have written fifteen or sixteen distinct works—some of which have passed through five editions—there will appear nothing like vanity in the statement that, not with standing the want of a finished education, I did become an author. So far, I attained the object of my desire. Whether anything was lost, or what was lost, in obtaining that desire, or whether it proved of its anticipated value to its owner when obtained, may appear in due course.
During the first two years of my commercial life, I found occasional leisure for the indulgence of my own particular "hobby." Like the lark, I was up early—not to sing, but to write songs; and, like the nightingale, I often tuned my compositions when other birds were taking their rest. Although I didn't write verses for the "million," I wrote them for a large number of my commercial companions. When a new song, an acrostic, or a few verses to commemorate some special event, happened to be wanted, either by a friend or a friend's friend, mine was the hand to which was assigned the honor of composition. The pleasure I derived in thus contributing to the poetical wants of my companions was ever an ample return for the task of preparing the mental offering. Neither singer, reciter, nor hearer, ever derived more satisfaction in the illustration of my early compositions than was experienced by the humble individual by whom the words were composed:—
"Who's the author of that piece?"
"Frank Foster."
To a young writer's heart—at least, it was so to mine—the question admits the value of the work; the answer pays it.
This sort of self-gratification or heartfelt pride—so long as it does not resolve itself into absolute vanity or personal conceit—is, perhaps, undeserving censure, provided the object or "hobby," of which the spirit is proud, is not in itself a foolish one. It is an isolated, if not a barren heart, that is not proud of something in the world besides flesh and blood—whether the pride may consist in the knowledge and love of a flower garden, the laws of gravitation, or the study of the stars.
With those, however, who desire to turn their fancies to some practical account, praise itself soon ceases to afford satisfaction, unless accompanied by that substantial acknowledgement that places the value of the commendation beyond doubt. The presence of the one proves the worth of the other. And no enthusiast ever yet had a spirit sufficiently buoyant to support its owner entirely by the effervescent laudations of kindred spirits. Those who are willing to pay for what they approve in the way of enter-tainmententertainment, are better qualified and more disposed to give impartial opinions on the quality of their fare, than those kind friends who are ever ready to approve, when approval is to be the extent of their award. By partial admirers, I had often been told that my songs and verses were "very pretty," but I now required extended proofs of their beauty. Although several of my poetical pieces had been published in the periodicals of the day, they had been sent to, and accepted by the editors as gratuitous and anonymous contributions. I now resolved to take the first step towards testing my capabilities, with a view of becoming a professional author. My stock of poetical pieces not being large enough to form a volume, I determined on making my first effort—for the public eye—in a prose sketch of "City Life"—more especially the life in which I was immediately engaged.
In order, if possible, to give a faithful coloring to the characters and scenes to be introduced in my first publication. I thought it desirable, in the first place, to obtain something more than a superficial knowledge of the various subjects to be introduced. I wanted to reach the foundation of certain social as well as commercial anomalies which were yet beyond my comprehension. In the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch—as in most large city establishments—the young men and youths had their evenings at their own disposal. From the close of business—six o'clock—till the close of the doors to the private dwelling—eleven o'clock—they had nothing but the dictates of their own inclinations to guide and govern them. About one-fourth of the number of youths in the house applied their leisure to the rational exercise of the body, the cultivation of the mind, and the improvement of an indifferent or neglected education. With the remaining three-fourths, there was such a contrarity of tastes and habits, that I was anxious to learn whether the cause or causes for such diversity could be traced to any other source than the natural inclinations of the young men themselves. Before my opinions were committed to paper, I wanted to learn:—why some young men passed the majority of their evenings, their Sabbaths, and their leisure hours with their friends at home, while other young men seldom visited their friends, and rarely spent an evening, a Sabbath, or a leisure hour at home at all; why some did everything that was calculated to impart a bloom to the intelligence of youth and vigor to the years of manhood, while others did everything that had an opposite tendency; why some selected, for mental fare, books with which to elevate the mind and enrich the understanding, while others—if they read anything beyond a Sunday newspaper—were ever ready to dive with avidity into the fulsome romances of the Eugene Sue class, or the trashy productions of other of the black-feathered tribe, whose polluted quills are ever ready to pander to a vitiated taste; why, in fine, some young men were content with innocent recreation and rational entertainments, while others sought, and were only satisfied with pastimes and pleasures of an expensive or immoral character?
How was I to penetrate the mystery, so as to reach the cause of the contrary currents, and thereby discover whether there was any other cause to be assigned for the existence of such opposites—beyond the natural and varied tastes of the human mind? Through the instrumentality of my brother warehousemen, I sought and found opportunities for spending an occasional hour or two, or sometimes an evening, in the family circles of those parents whose sons—aye, and daughters too!—displayed, in the selection of their pastimes, a contrast as striking as was over presented between virtue and vice.
No sooner had I made a number of friendly visits, than the veil of the mystery by which I had been surrounded was partially withdrawn. I saw certain lights that enabled me to unravel a few of the mystic threads of social life—lights by which I could trace a direct line to parental influence on youthful minds and actions. I saw that the follies of some young men, although not founded on parental example, were sometimes occasioned by the want of parental consideration. From my own requirements, no less than what I found to be required by other youths, I knew that young people needed occasional recreation and entertainment. And I soon found that where the head of a family was opposed to, or prevented innocent amusement, the vacancy was often supplied—either at home or abroad—by entertainments of an opposite tendency. In the middle, or commercial class of society, to which my attention was then directed, I found the cheerful aspect of some, and the gloomy aspect of other family circles, quite as remarkable as the opposite effects produced on the youthful branches of such families. A few brief sentences will give a rough outline of the leading features of one or two of the families I visited, and show, at the same time, how striking is the contrast caused by the comparison. Take family number one:—
After the usual labors of the day, when business and business thoughts had been closed for the night, here might be found Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, surrounded by their little ones—each anxious to contribute to the enjoyment and happiness of the rest, and one and all ready, by their united efforts, to cater for the entertainment of any friendly visitor or visitors that might happen to drop in during the evening.
The family recreations combined the useful with the ornamental, the scientific with the humorous, the mental with the physical, the anecdotical with the musical. Here was something to please every taste, and nothing to offend any.
Are the visitors parents?—then a few words from Mr. Lamb on homœopathy, illustrated by the contents of a little medical chest, may indicate how some parents become practical conservators both of their own health and that of their children. Is it the summer season, and are the visitors partial to horticulture?—then Seymour, the senior lamb of the family, will exhibit, in his highly cultivated little garden and lawn, not only the result of skilful labor on the part of an amateur gardener, but also the way in which that gardener employs his leisure hours and improves his health at the same time. On the other hand, are the days short, the evenings long, and in-door rather than out-door recreations desirable?—then the highly finished drawings from the pencil of the accomplished Clara, the charming vocal and instrumental solos, duets, trios, and concerted pieces from other members of an agreeable and happy little band, with an occasional quadrille to vary the entertainment, all tend to make an attractive programme, with which to enliven the family circle and entertain any friends that may happen to drop in during a winter evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lamb are not slaves to the conventional forms of fashionable society. They are not members of those would-be aristocrats who ape the manners of a higher circle, or display, in themselves or their children, an external and artificial grandeur at the cost of internal comfort or domestic wants. They never give large and expensive parties. They are not of those showy entertainers who, with every delicacy of the season, give sumptuous entertainments to other families—thereby involving the necessity of keeping their own on "short commons" during the intervals. Discretion is the family steward, and prudence the hand by which the supplies are administered. And the pleasure each member finds in the social circle prevents a desire for seeking pleasure elsewhere.
Change the scene. Take family number two:—
By the fire-side, in an easy, or rather an uneasy chair, sits Mr. Bull—in an unenviable state of ill-humour, both with himself and everybody else. Mr. Bull has had—no novelty in the family—an unlucky day "on change." Nevertheless, the business of the day is, or ought to be, over, and Mrs. Bull and family are anxious for a little innocent recreation or social enjoyment.
"Papa, dear," says Miss Bull, "may we have a little music this evening?"
"No!"—replies Mr. Bull, in a clap of thunder—" not in a musical humor!"
"Well then, may Edward and Evelina rehearse their new charade, papa?"
"Flummery!—no!" (Here the unhappy man turns his attention to the subject in which he is more painfully concerned, and on which he soliloquizes). "Consols at ninety-one, and downward bent!—five hundred lost through not selling out to-day—fool!—fool!—fool!"
If the scene be changed to the family circle of a brother, who is a shopkeeper, the lamentation would run thus:—
"Ten pounds less taken in the shop to-day than yesterday;—we shall all go to the workhouse;—music indeed?—sell your piano and look out for a situation!"
Thus it is,—in such families the parents fail either to amuse their children, or to let them amuse themselves. Deprived of all entertainment at home—unless they delight in stern looks and solemn sentences—the young Bulls not only seek entertainment where it is to be found, but often find that which ends in sorrow, if not in ultimate ruin and disgrace.
Having referred to the Lambs and Bulls of English society of the middle class, I may briefly allude to another family, which is perhaps as well, or better, known than either. Their relations may be found in every part of the United Kingdom.
This family is named "Stuffem." They are liberal entertainers both of themselves, their children, and their friends, and their entertainment is entirely of a social character. The Stuffems are for everlasting eating and drinking. They have a large number of friends—persons who are always found where there is plenty to eat and drink and nothing to pay. The Stuffems, in place of intellectual fare, entertain their friends with what is commonly called "a good blow out," and the visitors are generally those who can appreciate the entertainment.
In their out-door pleasure, the Stuffems never fail to illustrate the principal feature of their in-door amusement. Go where you will—by rail or by boat—you no sooner start on your journey than you find the attention of the Stuffems directed to a familiar basket, from which they draw their supplies during the remainder of the excursion. You may pass, and continue to pass, land and lake scenery of the most charming description; but the beauties of nature have no attraction for the Stuffems—while there is anything left in the basket.
Now, although eating and drinking are very desirable pastimes at the proper seasons and places, the vulgar display of such enjoyment is entirely confined to the class of persons alluded to. Their peculiarities are of English origin. So far as my experience goes, this outward show of "stuffing" is not to be seen in any part of the continent. It is only to be found in the United Kingdom—more especially in that part of the kingdom known as England.
After a goodly number of evenings had been spent in gaining an insight into the "doings" of the various family circles to which I had been introduced, I ventured, with the notes I had taken on social life, together with the more voluminous ones entered on commercial matters, to prepare my first pamphlet for the press. Six weeks—or rather the leisure hours of six weeks thus employed—may be passed over during the five or six minutes with which my young reader may learn the leading features of an incident that might have proved fatal to my prospects in life. The business or sport on which the incident originated did subsequently prove fatal to the commercial hopes of the young gentleman by whom I was, for a time, led into danger. It affords a striking illustration of
The Danger of Associating with a Gambler.
My early tormentor, Robert Turnbull, whom I had punished, and whose punishment, for a while, caused me some uneasiness for the safety of my own situation, still held a position in the warehouse, or rather counting-house, of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. Strange to say, from the day on which Robert returned to his duties—after having recruited his health and worn out the marks of his chastisement—the hand by which his chastisement had been administered was held in the greatest esteem. On my part, however, the friendship was in no way solicited, and barely reciprocated. Robert's habits were not altogether in unison with the taste of him whom he now regarded as his friend. His family connexions, rather than his own habits, made his friendship endurable, if not desirable. At all events, the position I held in the young gentleman's esteem was envied by many of the clerks and warehousemen in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. That house was a wealthy and extensive one, and Robert's uncle was a member of the firm. Mr. Branch had no child of his own, and—unless forfeited by glaring misconduct—there was every prospect of an early partnership for the nephew. Independent of this connection. Robert's parents were persons of position and property. They honored me with frequent invitations, and I was invariably received with kindness and consideration. The only thing that made those visits unpleasant to my (then) modest nature was an occasional reference to my particular tastes—as patterns by which the more gaily disposed inclinations of Robert might take a lesson. More valuable than Robert's friendship—there was something else which, probably, induced certain young gentleman, who had an eye to number one in the way of the world, to envy my acquaintance with the family. There was a lovely, accomplished, and only daughter—but not for me—who was subsequently married to a Baronet.
It is a wholesome piece of good old English advice that enjoins young people to seek companions above, rather than below, their own station in life. The injunction can have but one meaning—that is, that such companions should be In Every Way above those who desire their acquaintance. Can any consideration, especially a selfish one, justify a young man in accepting, as an intimate friend, one who disgraces a high position by low habits? In this particular case, the sequel will prove the best answer to the question.
Betting, smoking, and a disposition for anything in the way of gambling, were a few of the many extravagant propensities of Robert Turnbull. Beyond an occasional cigar, I had not, during an acquaintance of two years, been tempted to join my companion in any of his expensive pleasures. Unless homeward bent, I seldom accompanied him in his rambles. But who can make a friend of folly, without making a foolish step? The connexion itself is a step in the wrong direction, but its continuance is sure to lead to something worse—a step that will be deeper and darker than the first. In his gambling speculations, Robert had one day had a piece of "good luck." Luck! I never hear that word without a feeling of shame and sorrow at the very sound. It is a fiction of an excited and deluded brain. There is no such thing as "luck." If there is—it is good luck only where a youth, in speculation, loses all he has, rather than wins what he desires, for he will be more likely to be turned from his folly by his losses than by his gains.
That which Robert designated "good luck," and which, for a brief season, I regarded as such, was the sum of one hundred pounds Sterling won by my companion in a lottery. There was at that time a well-known tavern in the city, at which a sort of "sweepstakes" or subscription lottery was organised and carried out—pertaining to every celebrated horse-race that occurred during the year. Each subscriber held a ticket, with the name of some horse entered for a particular race, and in the event of such horse being first, second, or third in the race, the ticket-holder would be entitled to a specified sum—subject to certain conditions and deductions hereafter named—according to the amount originally subscribed.
How many pounds, or scores of pounds, Robert had previously spent in these ventures, without any other result than the loss of the same, I am unable to say. One evening, however, when I was quietly seated in a little private room, and busily engaged composing my work for the press, Robert Turnbull suddenly entered. For a time, I thought he had gone mad. He certainly was mad with excitement. After sending me and the chair on which I was seated flat on the floor, he at once committed my MSS.—the work of a fortnight—to the flames, and, brandishing the poker over his head, he exclaimed in delirious fits of joy and excitement:—
"Clear out of this! Take a lesson in something noble! Look at that! (Here he threw on the table a bank note for fifty pounds.) Play the fool no longer. There's a little of the superannuated essence of sport! Put that by for me. I can trust you. Why, Frank Foster, why stick to this scribbling hobby of yours? You're mad!"
"I am—if you have communicated the disease. In the name of fortune, Robert, what has possessed you?"
"That's it!" he replied, with a fit of laughter, as he became more subdued and seated himself at the table. "Fortune has possessed me, and I intend to invest you with a few of her charms. Won a hundred yesterday on the Derby. What dy'e think of that, Frank? There—there's a present for you! That's a ticket for the Oaks to morrow. If your horse should win you'll net a hundred pounds; should he come in second, you'll net fifty, and if he should only get in third, there'll be twenty-five for you. Talk about work! Who wants to be working here for a beggarly hundred a year, when he can win a hundred in a day? I was with a young fellow yesterday, who netted five hundred on a single race! And they tell me that Lord Tinsel won over ten thousand! That's my standard of good luck! At present, I have only had a small slice—a mere taste! But it's enough to give one a relish, Frank!"
Here the sound of the supper-bell, by which we were summoned to our evening meal, suspended the conversation.
On the following day, I began to think that if Robert had not communicated to me a little of his madness, he had, at least, invested me with a share of his "good luck." Long before receiving the congratulations of my friend, who had gone to the races, I was informed that the ticket with which he made me a shareholder in the speculation, bore the name of a horse which had been placed third in the race; and that I should thus be entitled to the sum of twenty-five pounds! Such was the fact. The amount of a quarter's salary in return for a guinea ticket—that ticket a present, too!
On his return to town, Robert made me acquainted with the conditions on which the money was receivable. The conditions were as fellows:—The winner of the first prize (£100) to pay twenty pounds, the winner of the second prize (£50) ten pounds, and the winner of the third prize (£25) five pounds towards providing a "champagne supper" for the general body of subscribers. The prizes to be paid to the winners only on the night of the supper.
Although I would rather have taken my twenty-five pounds without the conditional supper, the love of money was sufficiently strong to induce my attendance at the feast. Rather than lose twenty pounds, I decided to take my seat at table with those whose company and habits I disliked. The supper was a sumptuous one, while the supply of champagne was far greater than the discretion of some of those who seldom partook of so costly a beverage. When the cloth had been removed, and the young gentlemen had retained their seats sufficiently long to show that wine in the human system—like water on a mill—makes the tongue run, some person, either by accident or design, proposed cards. Whether I acceded to the proposition of "play" of my own free will, or through the persuasion of my friend Robert Turnbull, I am now (as on the morning after the game) unable to say. It only remains to add that the twenty pounds which I received at the supper table I lost the same evening, and in the same room, at the card table. I will not add to my own condemnation by recording my opinion of some of the winners at the card table that evening. While there, I was one of the party of players. If they were tainted, how could I be pure? But I never gambled after that night.
Not so with my companion, Robert Turnbull. His "good luck," as he called it, drew him deeper and deeper on that reckless current of speculation that leads its votaries either to ill-gotten gain and misery, or to utter ruin and despair. I tried to turn him from his folly. As my efforts were of no avail, I severed, once and for ever, that friendly tie which—on my part—ought never to have been formed. I still spoke to, but was not again seen walking or smoking with Robert Turnbull:
The close of Robert's commercial career was a sad one. The close of his earthly career was still more sad. Through a long run of what he called his "bad luck," he ultimately became involved in pecuniary obligations to certain members of the betting fraternity. In order to relieve his (temporary as he hoped) embarrassment, and tempt luck to flow again in the right direction, he made free with nearly six hundred pounds—monies belonging to the firm of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. And before his anticipated tide of fortune enabled him to replace the absent cash, the deficiency was discovered.
A few months previous to this affair, a clerk in the same house had been transported for embezzlement. By his relationship with one of the firm, Robert was saved from the like disgrace. But a misfortune as great, or even greater, awaited him. His friends procured for him a situation in Sierra Leone. This might appear anything but a desirable place for a young man whose constitution had been already impaired by indulgence. But to Sierra Leone Robert was sent, and in Sierra Leone Robert died, from the effects of fever, a month after his arrival. For some time after his death, it was frequently remarked by the young men in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, that "Robert was only saved from transportation to be sentenced to death," while others observed that "he was saved from one of the penalties to pay both."
Thus, at the age of twenty-one, ended the life of Robert Turnbull. Robert was what some young men called "a fool only to himself." His companions, on whom he wasted his time and money, called him so. Hangers-on, who flattered their dupe while they duped him, called him so—not only, in his absence, called him so, but thought they paid him a sort of compliment by the title.
Robert did, indeed, play the "fool to himself," by allowing others to play the fool with him. He had a generous but foolish disposition. The generosity of his heart was the bait that induced false friends to study and flatter the weak points of their victim. Playing the fool to oneself is an act that is often spoken of very lightly by thoughtless spectators. But it too often proves a serious part for the player. Playing the "fool to himself" was the first act in the sad yet truthful drama in which Robert Turnbull hurried his own life to a close at the age of twenty-one.
One night of dissipation and excitement in a betting-room, and at a card table, proved enough for me—enough not only to destroy any existing taste for such sport, but to obviate the necessity for a repetition of a dose by which the nausea produced by the indulgence had been cured. The surfeit increased my taste for retirement, and for the harmless scribbling from which I had been withdrawn. Although Robert, in his uncontrollable joy, arising from that "good luck" which gave him his first prize and the key to his ruin, had committed my literary notes to the flames, I completed my little pamphlet in six weeks.
The book was published in Paternoster Row. Among a certain class of citizens—warehousemen—it caused a good deal of talk, and that talk made the work sell, and sell freely. The commercial and social evils mentioned, and the remedies suggested, might have aided, and, no doubt, did aid the sale of the pamphlet. The crudity of the composition was, certainly, not the cause of its success. But it was successful. This may be inferred from the simple fact that in less than twelve months four thousand copies of my little shilling book had been sold.
How shall I describe the sensations produced on my mind by my first literary success? For two reasons, I will attempt nothing of the sort. Those who have experienced the like sensations would alone comprehend them; and to the majority of my readers an attempted description might seem almost as extravagant as the joy occasioned by the first success of my late companion—the young gambler. If poor Robert Turnbull was driven mad by the speed of the horse that brought him his first prize, I was unconsciously taken a long way in the same direction by the success of my first book.
The question about my becoming a professional author was now settled—of course in the affirmative. That which had ceased to be a question was succeeded by another question of still more importance:—"If a little book which had been written in six weeks had produced its author a net profit of eighty pounds, what amount ought to be realized by a big book, or the portions of a book, on which the same author had been engaged many years?" Though unable by any mathematical rule to determine the exact sum to be expected from the more important work of the two, my own imagination permitted me to anticipate a very large amount. Fortunately, in the early stages of my career, my movements were regulated by a certain degree of caution. After due consideration, prudence suggested the retention of my commercial situation till the issue of a second literary work had confirmed and enlarged the success caused by the publication of the first.
Poems!—poems!—poems! Collecting all I had composed, I granted my muse twelve months to make an addition to the number—confident in the belief that, at the end of the allotted period, I should be prepared to satisfy the public with a volume of poems that would make a man of the author!
Chapter x.
Honest John.—
A Little Legacy.
Who is there that has not occasionally, if not often, heard some reverend gentleman, after an eloquent description of the way of the world, at once localize and concentrate the general application of his argument and its object, by a direct appeal to those around him, in the sharp-pointed home thrust—"are such, my dear hearers, your ways?"
Reader! don't be alarmed. I am not going to preach a sermon. Nor am I an advocate for sermonizing, except by proper persons, and in proper places. I am simply about to preface a social incident in my own life, by one or two questions which will bear on the subject in hand, and may, possibly, evoke, on the part of others, a kindred recognition of a truthful story. I will not even deal in generalities, unless my own case should happen, unfortunately, to have a general bearing. Beyond the parabolical aspect of the questions, I will not be personal, as the particular incident in question will affect no one but the narrator.
Well, reader; did you, from friend or stranger, ever receive either kind attention to your immediate wants, seasonable but unsolicited favors, or some special act or acts of generosity for which, on your part, gratitude failed to make a suitable return? Have you in your early career been indebted for something either in money, good advice, or personal advancement, that has tended to promote your own welfare;—and have you, at a subsequent period, altogether forgotten, or failed to acknowledge the gratitude due to your benefactor or benefactors? Have the changes of fortune, the allurements of life, or the attractions of an improved position, made you forget—as many are apt to forget—even father, mother, brother, sister, or some valuable friend, unconnected by family ties, who assisted you when you needed assistance?
If a charitable heart brings its own reward, an ungrateful heart will some day bring its own punishment. In the case I am about to mention, the heart was full of gratitude—but the gratitude remained at home. The fact of having the means to pay, while leaving unpaid, a just debt, is not a plea with which to satisfy a creditor. Nor will such knowledge long satisfy the awakening conscience of a debtor.
When, without friends, and with only a few pounds in my pocket, I first arrived in London to seek my own fortune—had I known anything of the way of the world, or had I allowed the hand of experience to put me at once in the right way—I might have avoided many, if not all, of those personal wants and annoyances, to which I was subject before my first situation had been procured. On the first day, however, of my arrival in London I found a real friend. But, not knowing the value of the prize, I at once forsook it for a counterfeit. The exchange and consequent effects thereof are described in the early part of the volume. There also will be found a brief notice of the friend alluded to.
Honest John. He it was who became the orphan's friend when that orphan had no other friend in the world. He it was who would have cared, and did care, both for my spiritual and temporal welfare, when I was unable to care for either. He it was whose home I forsook and whose advice I disregarded, when by a false friend I was drawn into trouble. But the exchange proved a lesson for my inexperience, rather than the total loss of my only friend. Though I withdrew from the friendship and protection of Honest John, Honest John did not withdraw his friendship and protection from me. When self-abasement brought shame, and shame caused me for a time to suffer the loss of, rather than to seek the boon I had rejected, Honest John—unknown to the truant—discovered my whereabouts and secretly administered to my wants. My first landlady was herself the key by which I discovered the faithlessness of my early companion, and the true worth of my benefactor, Honest John. Of the worthlessness of the one, or of the real value of the other, I might still have been ignorant, had my ignorance not been enlightened by the selfishness and treachery of Mrs. Pepper.
Honest John was my first and greatest benefactor. He assisted me at a time when I most needed assistance—when I wanted a meal, and wanted the means to obtain it. How far, then, did I display by outward signs, or how long did I retain through the heart's reflection, a becoming sense of gratitude for benefits thus received on the very dawn of my commercial existence? Like that of any other hungry animal that remembers for a time the hand by which its wants have been supplied, instinct, if not gratitude, evinced a keen sense of the quarter from which I had derived material or bodily aid. Though the value of a gift may sometimes obscure the giver, it is almost impossible to enjoy a boon and altogether forget its origin. Animal nature only turns to the source of its last supply when another supply is needed. But in human nature a consciousness of coming wants, even during the enjoyment of present ones, ever keeps the mind alive to the fountain-head—at least, so long as anything is supplied or may be expected therefrom.
When I entered, and for some time after I had entered, on the duties of my first situation, Honest John was first and foremost in my affections. He had treated me as a considerate parent treats his own child; and I regarded him as a dutiful son regards an affectionate parent. While at the close of business I frequently spent an evening with him and his intelligent Amy, I seldom, if ever, failed to pass the Sabbath day in their company. The sacred character of that day was, perhaps, a little more rigidly observed than was at all times agreeable. Yet, in the company of Honest John, I never objected to do as John did—even if unable to feel as John felt. If his practical christianity was something I could more readily appreciate than his christian piety, the benefit I had received from the one made me, at least, respect the other. I was thankful for the hospitality of my mortal benefactor—even while I failed, in the proper spirit, to return thanks to Him who gave each his daily bread. Going to church at this time was, on my part, a ceremony performed more out of respect to Honest John than to anything else. How many times have I been seated near a pulpit, when my mind has been anywhere else? How often during divine service have I been gathering from the imagination a choice bouquet of wild flowers for some poem of my own? What figure shall number the periods when the rising up and sitting down of a congregation alone reminded me of what was going on in church, till it was time to go away?
It is not for me to premise what benefit, if any, may ultimately be derived by other listless frequenters of a place of worship. If, on my part, any future good arose through subscribing an attendance to what I neither objected to nor sought after, the circumstance will be duly noted. At present, I will simply state what was the immediate effect of good example. If going to church, at the instigation of Honest John, failed either to make me religious, or even attentive to religious services, it, at least, imprinted on the mind a never to be effaced regard for those who were better than myself. While my own portrait bore testimony to the truth of the old adage that "people who go to church are not all good people," the wickedness of one half of the flock, of which I formed an unit, tended only to display more clearly the virtues of the other half. I knew that Honest John didn't go to church to make money, though he gave a good deal to the poor; I knew he didn't go to church to please other people, for—however well known he might have been by the frequenters of the parish church in his native town—he was, probably, not known by a dozen of the regular congregation at the parish church of Islington. I knew a little—no one but himself knew all—of the daily aid he secretly rendered to those in distress. This knowledge induced me to think, if the readiness manifested by Honest John to administer to the temporal wants of others had anything to do with a desire he evinced for his own spiritual welfare, there must be some precious gem in the habit of Christianity, the value of which is known only to the wearer. Therefore, I believed in the good things associated with christian life, although I was not yet familiar with the treasures from which the christian contributed so much both to his own happiness and that of others. The consequence was, that I always, from this time, respected those whom I believed to be truly pious, although I was not myself one of the number. At no period of a varied career did I ever countenance anything in the way of light or irreverent remarks on the subject of religion.
But it was not the love created by the good qualities of Honest John that alone induced the frequent visits which I made to my benefactor during the first few months of my commercial probation. Those visits were occasioned partly by gratitude for past kindness, and partly through a natural desire to enlist sympathy for present troubles. When the human heart has a grievance, it seeks that considerate friend who is, at least, ready to offer consolation for the complaint, even if unable to cure the malady. While I had many grievances and only one friend—when the youths in the house in which I filled my first situation were all against the "young countryman," and I found none but an old countryman to take my part, Honest John gave me counsel, comfort, and protection. His advice cheered my spirits under difficulties, fortified my courage for increased energy, and imparted that firm and fearless tone to honest action that converted enemies into friends, and raised me to a position in the good opinion of my employers which made me independent of all below.
The numerous troubles and difficulties that presented themselves in my opening career were now at an end. What followed? The benefactor to whom I was indebted for valuable aid in the cure of complaints incidental to the first stage of a commercial life, was soon treated like a physician whose services are no longer required by his once drooping but now restored and cheerful patient. Number one was "all right." My steps were again firm. I was equal to my own guidance in the way of the world, and had no further occasion or desire for the advice or assistance of another. At the time when troubles were on the increase, my visits to Honest John were many and long. But now, when I had no grievances, or was sufficiently strong to master those which presented themselves, the visits to my benefactor gradually became less both in number and duration. So long as advice and assistance were needed, my mind was sufficiently elastic to yield to a few distasteful customs, in order to obtain an object. When the occasion for personal favors had been withdrawn, personal sacrifice was no longer a necessity. When—which was not often—I did pay a visit to Honest John, such visits were made and ended either before prayers during the week, or after church-time on Sundays. Gratitude still prompted me to offer my respects to an old friend, so long as the duty involved no further obligation. But when the performance of that duty was made unpleasant by an occasional hint from my host that I was neglecting certain important duties of my own, even gratitude itself strove to avoid so bold a creditor; and from this time Honest John seldom beheld the youth whose spiritual and temporal welfare he had so much at heart.
Number one is a figure in youth that imperceptibly grows with his own growth. Its expansion is typified by every new coat, cap, or other garment, the size of which exceeds that by which it was preceded. The increased and increasing prominence of the figure may be seen by anyone but the wearer. At every stage—boy, youth, and young man—the heart is inclined to think more of itself and less of others. Such is the figure described by Honest John—of self, which denotes the great majority of mankind. The other number one had no mean representative in that (noble) man—of which only a feeble sketch is here given—who, in naming a few of the leading features of the character unintentionally drew his own.
In the way of the world, the attractions were too many and too great, and exercised on the mind an influence of too much power to allow me any longer to subject myself to certain forms and restrictions to which I had previously submitted in the way followed by Honest John. In lieu of daily or weekly calls on my benefactor, extended intervals of one, two, three, and four months successively served to divide the periods of visits, which grew shorter as they became less frequent.
One evening, after an interval of about six months; I called at John's lodgings, with the intention of leaving a card—a case of visiting cards had just been added to my personal requisites—and proceeding, with the companion by whom I was accompanied, on some errand of more importance. The opportunity, however, for the presentation of "my card" was unexpectedly delayed. The door was not opened, as usual, by the servant of the house, but by the gentle Amy, the adopted child—now a blooming lass of eighteen—of Honest John.
"Dear me!" exclaimed Amy, in seeming surprise, "here's Frank—I beg pardon—Mr. Foster, I declare."
The sudden flight of the speaker from the familiar "Frank" to the formal "Mister" appeared like an appropriate but severe satire on the personal vanity indicated by the highly-glazed card I held in my hand ready for the servant, but which I now returned, like a dishonored bill, to the pocket of its owner.
"Won't you walk inside, Mr. Foster?" enquired Amy.
"Not this evening. I have a friend with me."
"There is room enough for your friend," she replied.
"I am aware of that. But I merely called to enquire after John. How has he been this long time?"
"Very ill," replied Amy, with an ominous shake of the head.
"Very ill?" I repeated in surprise. "How long has he been ill?"
"Nearly six months."
"Six months? This is the first time I have heard a word about it."
"Indeed!" said Amy, in an assumed tone of wonder. "I suppose, then, it must be six months since you made any enquiry?"
"Why—it is, I believe, some time since I—(here an indescribable feeling of shame suddenly fired the heart with a bitter consciousness of ingratitude)—called. But other engagements have prevented me from—has John been confined to bed?"
"Yes; and is still confined to his room."
"Tell him I have been so much engaged of late that I—no; I'll see him myself. Walk in Harry. Amy, please to show my friend to the sitting-room. I'll ascertain, at the bed-room door, whether I can see the invalid." A rap on the door, followed by an invitation to "Come in!" soon decided the question, and introduced me at once to the presence of Honest John.
Patient sufferer! cruel benefactor!—cruel only in being kind. Why were you not angry, that I might have found an excuse for my long absence? Why did you not scold me, that I might have found an excuse to depart? Why, on my entrance, did you at once greet me with a ready hand and a smile of welcome from a warm heart? Why did you condone a grievous fault, and at the same moment, and with the same breath, prick a guilty conscience with—"I suppose, by your long absence, you have been busy lately, Frank?" And why with kind words and cheerful strains did you add to the love that already inconvenienced the bearer? Why did you re-win the affections I tried to. estrange—when they told of duties which were not always convenient or agreeable to perform? Why did you make sorrow a subject for joy, why in sickness were you all sunshine, and why did your lively spirit cheer the heart of one who expected nothing but frowns and gloomy apprehensions?
Ten minutes. That was the time I proposed to pass with Honest John ere I entered his room. Two hours. That was the time I had unconsciously passed with my sick friend when I left his room. The cause of the difference between what was intended and what was done can only be assigned to the unexpected treatment that created an extension of time, and concealed the knowledge of the same from the mind of the visitor. I anticipated distasteful fare, but was treated with an agreeable repast. Honest John at once secured my attention and interest by turning to the scenes of my childhood, and by relating a truthful history of the rise and fall, the sayings and doings, and the vices and virtues of those I had either known or heard of "at home."
Contrary to expectation, the interview, notwithstanding the illness of the host, had afforded me much pleasure. Yet there was an absence of something at that meeting which afterwards caused a good deal of reflection. It was a vacuum I was altogether at a loss to understand. Not a word had been said by my sick friend on the subject of religion. He had not even treated me to a chapter in the Bible. Had he done so, it would simply have been regarded by the visitor as a family habit, and I should have thought no more about the matter after it had been over. But now the subject presented itself not only once or twice, but, at least, a hundred times. The absence of the sacred volume was something so remarkable, that the Book was ever before me. It floated on the mind again and again—not to bring me to a daily study of its contents, but to excite my surprise at Honest John—when we had not met for so long a period—having omitted his former invariable custom. Was the omission caused by a change of taste on the part of the good man? If so, his entire nature must have undergone a change. When I was his frequent visitor, Honest John would not have laid aside his daily custom for any one—not even if Pope Nono had been his guest. How did it happen, then, that the Book was not introduced on the occasion of my visit, after so long an absence? In spite of opposition, the intrusion of this question on the mind caused me to think more about the Bible in one week than I had done during the preceding twelve months.
The world is made of wonders. From nature as from art, there has ever been, and ever will be, a constant flow of surprises. A perpetual motion may some day astonish mankind. But the fundamental principle of such motion will then, as now, be as old as the hills, for the world itself has ever been, and ever will be, a perpetual motion of surprises. In the great social circle of humanity, the daily incidents of wonder are probably more numerous than those which, ever and anon, arise in the commercial, political, and scientific arenas of life. Nor does the universality of a surprise make it more exciting to those concerned than if it were a shock confined to a couple of homesteads or a pair of human hearts. The surprise of a dethroned monarch at the unexpected loss of his sceptre is not greater than the astonishment of a lad suddenly caught in the act of stealing an apple from a neighbour's garden.
For two hours, Honest John had entertained me with a variety of surprising tales. The humorous manner in which these were told by one who (as it subsequently proved) was within a few days of death, formed a subject of surprise for his visitor long after the heart that caused the reflection had ceased to beat.
Strange coincidence! During the time a sick friend was captivating my ear and laying the basis for future wonder, my companion in the adjoining room was (as it subsequently appeared) laying the foundation for a surprise that would prove quite as startling as its twin disturber. Two hours' conversation between my gallant young friend, Harry Shorthose, and the gentle Amy, had already prepared the way for opening a clandestine correspondence, the issue of which will be recorded hereafter.
On the third day after my interview with Honest John, I received the following note:—
"Thursday morning.
"Dear Frank,
"Since you were here on Monday, uncle has been gradually getting worse. Last night he had very little sleep, and he is much exhausted this morning. He desired me to say he would be glad to see you, if you can spare time to run up this evening.
"Yours truly
"Mr. F. Foster." "Amy Easto.
In a twofold sense, this epistle was the bearer of most unwelcome intelligence. I was not only sorry to hear of the more serious illness of my benefactor, but I was also sorry that his summons could not be obeyed at the time named. In order to celebrate the anniversary of the birth-day of a young lady friend, I had just composed a charade, in which the author was himself east for one of the leading characters. This evening was to be the final rehearsal of the same. The grand performance was appointed for the morrow, for the evening of which a party of friends had been invited by the parents of the young lady in whose honor the entertainment was to be given.
As author, conductor, and leading performer in the literary or dramatic part of the soirée, my heart, my ability, and my reputation had each too large a stake in the undertaking to forego the praise, or sacrifice all the honor thereof—even for the best friend in the world. I never for a moment supposed that Honest John was dangerously ill. I therefore decided on writing a letter, expressive of sorrow at the intelligence I had received, at the same time informing my correspondent that the invitation conveyed in her note could not—owing to previous important engagements—be personally responded to for a couple of days.
The night and the hour appointed for the soirée had arrived. The cab that was to have conveyed me thither stood at the door of my city home. I had just completed my toilet, when one of the servants of the establishment knocked at my bed-room door, handed me a card, and said, a gentleman who had just alighted from his carriage was waiting in the hall, and wished to speak with me immediately. Seeing the card bore the name of "Dr. Daniel," whom I knew to be Honest John's medical adviser, an involuntary shudder—the sudden offspring of some dismal foreboding—seemed almost to prostrate the entire system with the fear of a revelation of a terrible calamity. Have I lost my benefactor? Have I disregarded his summons when I was summoned, perhaps, to receive his parting farewell or final blessing? The effect on the mind of a flash from these doubts withdrew nearly all support from the legs that bore an agitated frame to the presence of an unexpected visitor, who was waiting either to confirm or relieve my gloomy apprehensions.
"Good evening, young gentleman," said Dr. Daniel, as I descended the stairs leading to the hall." Having had occasion to drive in this direction, I was requested to inform you that your friend lies in a very precarious state."
Sad as was the tenor of this intelligence, it at once relieved my mind of an immense weight of anxiety—fearing, as I did fear, the speaker was about to tell not of the living, but of the dead.
"Then, your patient is not dangerously ill, is he, doctor?" I enquired.
"His condition is, perhaps, less favorable than when you saw him this morning."
"I—I have—not seen him this morning," I replied with hesitation, and not without shame.
"Indeed!" said my informant. "Has he not expressed a wish to see you?"
"Yes;—but—having a—a particular—engagement for this evening, I intended to see him early in the—but I'll go at once. Perhaps, doctor, I may be able to fulfil my engagement afterwards?"
"You will be the best judge of that. I simply advise you to see my patient first."
"I will do so," I replied as my visitor took his departure.
"Precarious state! Precarious means uncertain. I am uncertain whether this is one of the evasive answers of a medical man, or whether Honest John is really in a dangerous state. It only wants a quarter to eight o'clock. The party, for which I am dressed, is invited to meet at eight. How can the play be performed without the leading character! Should I disappoint my friends, they'll never forgive me. I must go. But should anything serious happen to poor John before I have seen him, I should never forgive myself. What shall I do?"
As I stood in the hall, putting these queries to myself, a double knock induced me to think my visitor had returned. When I had partially opened the door, the doctor introduced his head, and in a subdued tone said, "I omitted to mention that my patient desires to say something to you on the subject of a little legacy." With this remark, the doctor again withdrew, entered his carriage, and hastily drove off.
"A little legacy! Dear old man!"
Was it the singular sensation created by the unexpected announcement of "a little legacy," or was it my own unselfish love for the "dear old man," that gave birth to the tear which at this moment trickled down my cheek? Conscience may be pardoned for leaving this question unanswered. Though an honest answer might reflect a leading feature in the way of the world, it would not, it is hoped, reflect all the world.
The origin of the sensitive tear that came forth at the sound of "a little legacy" may be partially traced by what followed. It was no longer the festivities of a birth-day party, but the solemnities of a sick-man's room that now engaged my mind. It was no longer the comic but the serious drama of life that impelled my movements, when in the cab that was to have conveyed me to a place of merriment I was hastily driven to a scene of sorrow.
"A little legacy? Dear old man! Is this your return for my ingratitude? Impossible. The thing must be altogether a delusion. Either by the doctor or his patient, the idea has originated in a dream. Why a legacy for me? I have a good situation, and can earn money enough for my own support. Amy is entirely dependent on Honest John. Can he from the adopted child, who has done everything to please him, take one shilling for the benefit of a youth who has done everything to incur his displeasure? I think not. Yet, the best of men sometimes do strange things, and the worst of men as often get what the best alone merit. Who shall say that Honest John may not leave me a legacy of two or three hundred—just to make me feel I never deserved it? Three hundred! What a godsend! But I haven't at present got it. Three hundred pounds! A nice little legacy! I could do wonders with it—at least, I could see wonders, and that, perhaps, would be easier than doing them. Three hundred—perhaps, five hundred pounds! Charming legacy! What would I—or what would I not do with it? I would no longer study French and German in the evening classes of our literary institution, for no young men with money go there. I would no longer give gratuitous instruction to the charity children of our parish school, for no young men with money go there. But I know where I would go. I'd go up the Rhine, for everybody with money goes there. I'd go to the opera once a-week, for everybody with money goes there. I'd go—."
At this moment the cab stopped at the house in which Honest John resided. Leaving both the conveyance and my soliloquy on possibilities, I at once proceeded on my way to the benefactor from whom I expected "a little legacy." On entering the sitting-room, my fears were again awakened. Here was the gentle Amy—"like Niobe, all tears." She was under a cloud that never breaks on one member of a family without affecting the entire circle. When to my enquiry of "How is John this evening?" Amy responded only with sobs and sighs, my own spirit betrayed internal symptoms of a partnership in sorrow, although I endeavoured to restrain and conceal all outward signs of the same. The veil of suspense and uncertainty by which I was surrounded was at length removed by an old woman who emerged from the adjoining bed-room.
"Rallied!—in course, he has," said Mrs. Tuck, as she entered the sitting-room. I told you he'd rally, didn't I, Miss?—in course I did. Well, well; nursing aint the most inwiting of callings, is it Miss? I hopes you'll never come to that. Is there a little drop a gin in the bottle?"
Mrs. Tuck, hereupon, took from a corner cupboard a bottle of gin, from which she filled a large wine glass, and drank the contents with a smack of the lips that seemed to flavor the draught.
"If all inwalids suffered as patiently as your dear old uncle, why there's nobody as wouldn't have a friend or two always ill, jist for the pleasure a waiting on 'em. Beg pardon, sir," she continued, on discovering a visitor of whose presence she was not previously aware. "Is this the young gentleman as master has been asking for?"
Amy signified her assent.
"Been abroad, sir, I s'pose?" continued Mrs. Tuck. "Master's been looking for you these two days and more. Miss Easto was a thinking you'd be too late to see the poor old gentleman—that is, you'd be too late for him to see you. Matters did seem wery doubtful a little while ago. But I said he'd rally; and so, in course, he did. Can't disturb the dear man now. He's gone off into a wery comfortable doze. But I'll tell you the moment you can come in. The Lord be praised, you'll find a patient sufferer. It does one's heart good to see such christian wirtue."
Mrs. Tuck re-entered the bed-room of Honest John, and was immediately followed by Amy, whose countenance had considerably brightened, on hearing that an improvement had taken place in the patient.
Fearing from what I had already gathered, through the deep distress of the gentle Amy, and from the ominous words of a mechanical sort of nurse, that my benefactor was not only dangerously ill, but that he was, probably, near the period of his dissolution, an indescribable feeling of awe accompanied the direful supposition. I had never witnessed the reality of a death-bed scene. But my imagination had pictured such a scene in the darkest colors. Mental and physical agony, heart-rending groans, hideous contortions of the body, and everything that could torment the sufferer and grieve the spectator, aided my mind in producing a sketch that made a very coward of the author. Terrified at my own picture, it was no wonder I trembled at the thought of beholding the reality.
After sitting about two hours in a solitary state of suspense and anxiety, with no other occupation than that of snuffing the candles and conjuring up in my imagination all sorts of disagreeable fancies, the time had arrived when the illusions I had practised on my own mind would be made apparent.
"No lamb ever suffered more quieter," said Mrs. Tuck, as she entered the sitting-room. "But he aint in no pain now—no pain at all."
"I am glad to hear that. Of course, then, nurse, he is better, is he not?" I enquired.
"Why, it don't follow in every indiwidual case that a patient is better 'cause he aint no longer in pain. I don't wish to hurt your feelings, young man,—'cause a few hours will show whether my suspicions is werified. The dear man is now a waking up; so you'd better go in and sit by his bed-side, along with Miss Easto, and I'll take a little rest here on the sofa. If I'm wanted, please tell Miss Easto to knock the wall, as usual."
With noiseless steps, I now entered the bed-room of Honest John. On closing the door after my entrance, my eye accidently discovered Mrs. Tuck, taking from the little corner cupboard in the sitting-room the black bottle from which she had previously refreshed herself.
Amy stood at the head of the bed on which Honest John reposed. She beckoned me to approach and look on the patient. His spirit was in that transient state which is usually described "between sleeping and waking." His placid features were like those of a happy child at the moment of its entering the pillowy region of slumber. As I stood ruminating in surprise at the sweet tranquillity of one who was in imminent danger, the patient awoke. The moment he saw me at his side his lips greeted me with one of the most expressive smiles of welcome I ever beheld. Seeing the difficulty he had in moving his arm, I anticipated his wish, by embracing his damp and almost lifeless hand, as he tried to raise it from the bed.
"I hope, John, you'll soon be better," I said.
The patient smiled, while his voice, which was almost inaudible, whispered, in a broken sentence,
"Very—very soon."
"You feel a little easier than you did, do you not?"
"Nev—never better in—in my life," he replied with an effort that appeared to exhaust him.
This reply induced me to think that the words and meaning of an almost breathless sufferer were opposed to each other.
"I sincerely hope you will be better in a little while," I said.
"Quite—quite well in a—in a little while," he whis-peredwhispered, with a smile, although he was now unable to connect his words.
"His mind begins to wander," I remarked to Amy in a subdued tone.
The dear old man either heard the remark, or correctly premised its purport. He not only signified a negative to my proposition by shaking his head, but he accompanied the movement by a gentle smile of forgiveness for the injury I had inflicted. I have never forgotten,—can never forget, the eloquent and touching appeal conveyed by that significant look of my benefactor, at the moment when I made the weakness of his body and the feebleness of his words the foundation for a doubt on the strength of his mind. There was something in that look that touched at once the most sensitive part of my nature. In the uncontrollable tears that rolled down my cheek, Honest John himself beheld my silent response. On turning his eyes towards the chimney-piece, his meaning appeared to be understood by Amy, who handed me a slip of paper. She said the lines thereon were written by her in the morning at the dictation of the patient, who composed them as he lay in bed. They were as follows:—
"Weep not for John,
When he has left
This earthly shore;
God's only son
For sinners wept,
But weeps no more.
"Weep not for John,
When he has slept
To wake no more;
God's only son
Will raise his own,
When all is o'er."
After I had read (to myself) the foregoing lines and returned them to Amy, Honest John, with a voice that seemed to grow weaker every minute, said—
"Weep—and—pray—for—for those who—who are not—not pre—prepared to—to die. I—I am—ready and hap—happy! The blessed cause of—of this—you—you may—learn—learn there!—there! there!"
Looking towards the Bible that lay on the bed, he repeated the word "there!" in a tone that was loud, compared with his previous words. Immediately after this effort, his features became deadly pale, while his breathing was more labored. Amy, who could no longer control her feelings, hastily left the room. Her loud, though distant, sobs were almost as painful to hear as the fading sounds from the voice of her dying protector. From the time Amy quitted the apartment, Honest John kept his eyes in the direction of the door. Mrs. Tuck entered the room and, after a momentary glance at the patient, again left. She quickly returned with Amy, whom she led to the head of the bed, telling her to restrain her feelings for a short time. When the patient again beheld his adopted child, a heavenly smile played over his features. The intervals between his respirations now grew longer. A movement of the lips, several times repeated, induced the belief that he had something of importance to communicate. On placing my head near him, I presently heard from his feeble lips the name of "Jesus!" All for a few moments seemed quiet. Then, we heard a quivering sound, like the bubbling of water in the throat. After this, the patient slept—for ever.
"Come, my dear young mistress," said Mrs. Tuck, as she took Amy by the arm, "it's all over."
Amy uttered a long deep sigh and fainted. She was immediately carried to her own room. As I withdrew from the death-bed of Honest John, there passed through my mind a fervent prayer that the close of my life might be like that I had witnessed. My spirit again and again said, "Lord, let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his."
A dark cold November morning was in keeping with the surrounding gloom. When the church clock sounded the final stroke of "six" I was reminded both of the time present and that which had passed since, on the previous evening, I entered the dwelling of my (now) late benefactor. During the ten long hours that had intervened, I never for one moment thought either of "a little legacy," or of the "birthday party," which had before been the cause of some anxiety. The calm resignation and joyful peace of a christian on the approach of death were subjects of sufficient interest to occupy my mind, till the last breath of that christian had loosed his spirit for a happier sphere.
But the presentation of a sealed parcel by Mrs. Tuck, and my subsequent departure with the same, again told of previous doubts, hopes, and expectations concerning "a little legacy." There also arose on the mind certain reflections of my own disgrace, and the disappointment I must have occasioned others, through my unexplained absence at a performance, for which I had engaged myself as the leading character.
"Nothing like sleep for trouble and wexation," said Mrs. Tuck, as she entered from Amy's bedroom. "Soon as my young mistress gets a right down good sleep she'll wake quite another thing—in course she will. She told me to give you this packet, cause its wery particular you should have it, and cause she aint well enough to give it to you herself."
After the speaker had delivered her message, and a small parcel which was sealed in half-a-dozen places, she proceeded to the black bottle in the little corner cupboard.
"The dear departed one!" continued Mrs. Tuck, as she finished a glass of the liquid, of the odour of which her person had long been the bearer. "When he wrote on that parcel, which he wanted to conwey with his own hand, he was a thinking he should never see you no more. It was only this blessed morning he did it. And now—the Lord be praised—his spirit is in heaven, where I hopes ours may some day be."
"When I had partaken of a cup of coffee, I took the sealed parcel and my own departure from the house—leaving Mrs. Tuck to recover from the effects of a heavily-taxed spirit, by a little repose on the couch of her late master.
What a powerful magnet is money! How striking and immediate its influence on the mind! On the death of my benefactor, which had just taken place, I was both mentally and physically exhausted. The want of a little of that repose, recommended by Mrs. Tuck "for trouble and wexation," was, as I imagined, the primary cause of heaviness, for which I then anticipated "sleep" as the only remedy. There was, however, another and more immediate remedy for languor, and, perhaps, for other complaints. On the appearance of a sealed parcel, with "a little legacy," I was not only wide awake, but felt as if my entire system had been suddenly transformed and refreshed by some magical operation.
"Gold that can make a clouded prospect fair,
May, for a season, cure each mortal care."
One hour offered ample time for an active youth to walk a distance of about two miles. At seven o'clock, I was not more than two miles from my city home, in which breakfast was served at eight. The paper parcel that contained "a little legacy" was neither bulky nor heavy. Although I had not been in bed during the night, I might have walked the distance named in half the time named. But walking would not have been consistent either with the habit or dignity of a young man of property, as I then supposed myself to be. Seeing an empty hackney coach pass, I hailed the driver, who appeared disinclined to accept another fare. He said he was "going home to feed." But the moment the reply of "I'll give you ten shillings to drive me to the city" reached the ear of the drowsy driver, he cracked his whip across the backs of his horses, and, turning the heads of the unwilling animals, touched his hat, and, as soon as I had entered the carriage, drove off in the direction indicated by the tempting offer of "treble fare."
The sealed parcel which had produced such a magical effect on my feelings bore the following superscription, in the hand of the late donor:—
"Enclosed is a little legacy for Frank Foster. But the packet is not to be opened till six months after my death.
"If the receiver ever esteemed the giver while he lived, the greatest respect he can pay to his memory will be to guard, with brotherly love, the orphan Amy, when she has no other guardian but her Heavenly One.
"H. J"
Dear old man! Shall I not obey your last command? Yes. Not a day shall pass without my calling to see the desolate and gentle Amy. But why did John forbid me to open the packet for six months? He did not, I suppose, wish to show at once the extent of his generosity, and thus overwhelm me with the sudden conviction of my own unworthiness. How very considerate. Yet, I should like just to see the contents of the packet. But, no; I'll not forfeit my right to it, by violating the sacred wish of my benefactor. I'll place the parcel in the hands of our head clerk, so that its safety may be insured in the iron safe of the house till six months shall have expired. This day six months! That will be the twenty-fourth of May. Just the season for a trip up the Rhine! The amount of the legacy will, of course, regulate my movements. But whatever the sum, it is more than anybody else would have left me. Then why do I think so much about the disappointment I might have occasioned a lot of singing, dancing, and merry-making friends, when my absence from their party was caused by a serious duty elsewhere. Was there one at that soirée that would leave me five hundred pounds—or even five hundred pence? Not one.
While reasoning on these and other questions, with a degree of philosophy suited to the occasion, the hackney coach stopped at the door of my city home, into which I immediately conducted myself and "a little legacy."
Chapter xi.
Effect of a Little Legacy.
My first volume of poems, from the publication of which I anticipated great results, had been before the public—or might have been in that proud position, had the desire of the public on the subject corresponded with that of the author—nearly four months. This was the work, the success of which would at once have changed a commercial life to that of a professional or literary one. I only waited a favorable verdict to leave for ever the busy mart of commerce, for the more exalted, yet secluded walks of literature.
"But, then, the thought of hunger on the plain,
Destroyed the hope of solitude again,"
It had taken a long time to write the poems; but it took a much longer time to sell them. Three months after their publication, fifteen copies only had been sold. I was altogether at a loss to understand this seeming want of taste on the part of a public that had purchased about three thousand copies of my prose composition in a similar space of time. Was the poetry inferior to the prose? The publisher said—"no." Then, why did it fail to sell? "Because there is no demand for the article," was the reply. And by way of consolation, my comforter, on calling my attention to some favorable "reviews," politely informed me that I had every reason to be satisfied, although the sale of the work I had launched on the world would, probably, not pay the price of the paper on which it was printed.
Instead of finding "every reason to be satisfied," I failed to discover, in my publisher's statement, even the smallest cause for satisfaction. His balm for disappointment might have been sufficient to illumine the hope of some less worldly and more exalted poetic genius,—then, probably located in the lofty region of a garret, working hard for bread and water and posthumous fame. But the link that had made me familiar with the substantial results of commercial life had some influence in causing me to regard either mental or physical labor from certain £ s. d. points of view. This early acquired number one knowledge induced me to question the policy of bringing to market any further supply of an article which had already shown a balance on the wrong side of the ledger. I did not approve the principle of supplying even a mental commodity at a serious pecuniary loss to the producer—notwithstanding an assurance from my literary agent that I had "every reason to be satisfied." True, I had an uncontrollable passion for composition, and wanted to become a professional author. But, at the same time, I could not forget that I now received a salary of two hundred pounds a-year for my commercial services. To withdraw from this income and the good things arising therefrom, I required something more than the prospect of future retirement in a garret. The indulgence of a poetic taste would have been sweet, but not at the sacrifice of all other sweets. I therefore decided to hold the "bird in hand" a little longer.
"For trouble and wexation," says a certain authority, you must "diwert the mind by day, and conwince it of the walue of sleep by night." Nobody would be disposed either to question this doctrine, or to deny the value of the specific,—when, as in my case, the remedy can be applied. I had a counter cause to divert the mind from its depression. The fate of poems, from the vitality and sale of which I had anticipated fame and fortune, would have proved a heavy blow for the author had there not been something of a cheering aspect in the distance. The time was now drawing near when the value of "a little legacy" would be revealed to its owner. My hope with regard to the hidden boon was sufficiently buoyant to support a disappointed spirit, when other hopes had vanished.
The interval between the death of my benefactor and the revelation of the value of "a little legacy" to which I was entitled, gave birth to a variety of curious pictures by friendly artists. If these pictures—in which cash was ever the leading figure—displayed any analogy between my own way and the way of the world, the way of the world, in the brief space of a few months, presented my way in anything but pleasing colors.
So soon as my brother warehousemen, private friends, and outside acquaintances heard it whispered that I was entitled to "a little legacy," the monetary value of the gift, though yet unknown to the legitimate heir, was determined, published, and commented on, agreeably with the particular fancies of those who became suddenly inspired with an ardent desire for the welfare of the legatee. With regard to the amount of the treasure, the "reports" varied from one to ten thousand pounds! Such were the reports. They were like so many snow balls, whose proportions expand by being propelled in their own element. It re-mainsremains to be seen whether, like snow balls, they were equally susceptible of sudden dissolution. In the mean time, the simple fact of being reported rich foreshadowed, in the way of the world, a little of that magnetic influence that would be likely to spring from the actual possession of riches. The following are only a few, but they represent a large number of favors which, like April showers, fell on my devoted head from those mortal bodies that anticipated warmth from the sunny rays of "a little legacy" that would presently make its appearance:—
(No. 1.)
"Friday, noon.
"Dear Foster,
"Enclosed you have a couple of stall tickets for tomorrow night. Make use of my services in this way whenever you need them.
"Allow me to congratulate you on that recent slice of luck that adds to your name the title of 'legatee.' This is the character so many poor devils (myself included) would like to play, as it fills the pocket without exertion. I hope you are as warm in the part as report makes you.
"Yours faithfully,"
Septimus—.
"P.S.—You are, of course, invited to Sinclair's party for Wednesday next? Miss Inverarity and her cousin, Julia, will be there."
The writer of this letter was in some way connected with His Majesty's Theatre, of which Mr. Laporte was at that time lessee. I had often met the young gentleman, and he had as often made unsuccessful efforts to induce me to join him at "loo." But he had not, till now, either sent or offered me cards for the opera.
(No. 2.)
"April 1st.
"My dear Sir,
"I delayed replying to your very kind explanatory letter of 25th November last, not wishing to hurt your feelings immediately after the loss of your friend.
"We were, of course, much disappointed at the non-performance of your charade at Theadora's birthday party, but your note on the following day entirely justified your absence on the occasion.
"Robert and the young ladies desire to be kindly remembered, while conveying to you their kind remembrances; and they all unite with me in the hope that you will soon favor us with your agreeable company, or, at least, with an early call after your long absence.
"Believe me, my dear sir,
"Very truly yours,
"Maria——.
"Frank Foster, Esq."
The foregoing epistle was from the mother of the young lady, to the honor of whom I engaged—and failed—to perform on the night of Honest John's death. A desire "not to hurt my feelings" is the cause assigned for not replying to my "kind letter" for more than four months. The present reader may assume, if necessary, any other cause for the delay—or rather for the letter after such delay.
(No. 3.)
"Foster, my dear fellow, how d'ye do?" said Mr. Sharp, who, on meeting me on Cornhill, accompanied his oral salute by a hearty shake of the hand. "You are just the young man I wished to see. I am at present in a position to put you in the way of a good thing. Can't give you the key to it at this moment, but will do so in the evening. Can you call at my private house at six o'clock?"
I replied in the affirmative.
"Well. Good bye for the present. Remember the time—six o'clock."
Joining the friend from whom he had for a moment withdrawn, Mr. Sharp again proceeded on his way.
Mr. Sharp was a gentleman who had lived for a short period (with greater satisfaction to himself than to his employers) in the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch. On leaving the establishment—not of his own accord—he became manager of a certain company in the city of London. Previously to this, he had either regarded himself too big or Frank Foster too little to take any notice of the junior warehouseman, beyond a distant shake of the head. But a change had suddenly taken place in the lofty bearing of Mr. Sharp; and as he was "in a position to put me in the way of a good thing," a desire on my part to obtain the promised "key" thereof made me faithful at the appointed hour for meeting my mysterious patron.
As the house clock was striking the hour of six, I entered the drawing-room of my new friend.
"'Tis thus a man of business ever keeps his appointment," exclaimed Mr. Sharp.
"Dinner's on the table, sir," said a well-fitted and bright-buttoned youth of sixteen.
"And thus good servants ever keep their engagements," continued the host, as he conducted me to the dining-room.
In the absence of any previous intimation from Mr. Sharp that a "call at his private house" meant an invitation to dinner, I was not exactly prepared—as I thought—for a second dinner, especially as I had just partaken of tea. But I soon discovered that a good deal may be accomplished in the way of eating and drinking, even by one who had just concluded a similar engagement. Fish, fowl, and other delicacies are not often placed before the junior employés of large city establishments. A "wee bit," and then a "wee bit more" from some, if not from the majority, of these dishes convinced me that taste is a conductor that can find room for a few nice little things, although appetite may pronounce the vehicle "full."
Dinner over, Mrs. Sharp and her two daughters retired, and Mr. Sharp proceeded at once to the business for which I had been more immediately invited.
"Well, Foster, as I before observed, you are a man of business, and deserve a better position than that which you now occupy. What salary do they give you at the old house?"
"Two hundred a year," I replied.
"Is that all? But you would have no objection, I suppose, to have it doubled?"
"Not the least objection, Mr. Sharp."
"And to obtain at once so desirable an end, you would not, I presume, object to a small outlay?"
"Pardon my stupidity; but I confess I don't understand this question quite so well as the last."
"To make the matter clear—would not an addition to your present income of two hundred a year for life be cheap at four hundred pounds?"
"Very, provided the duties of—"
"The duties of the office are a mere bagatelle," said Mr. Sharp, interrupting me. "I see, Foster, you have the cue to my meaning?"
"Which, as I take it, Mr. Sharp, is simply this,—a permanent appointment of four hundred a year may be secured for the sum of four hundred pounds?"
"Exactly!—that tells the whole story, so far as relates to a simple matter of exchange. Now for the situation to which it refers. We require a secretary to our company. You understand me?"
"Yes, sir; I understand what you say. But has Mr. Faithful, your present secretary, resigned?"
"His resignation will not be required till his successor has been appointed."
"Does he not suit the directors?" I enquired.
"He doesn't suit me," replied Mr. Sharp. "I'm the manager. The directors of a company are often like figures in a hall—more for ornament than use, having less of the reality than of the semblance of power."
"Then, the manager himself decides on the most suitable candidate?"
"Precisely. The directors have the privilege of confirming the selection."
"Suppose, Mr. Sharp, the directors should appoint a candidate of their own choice?"
"They did so on the formation of the company, twelve months ago. But, as I told you before, the gentleman doesn't suit. We need not dwell on that part of the subject. The appointment is now in my hands. You are in every way qualified to fill it. I have nothing more to add. Decision is the only thing wanting. You have mine. The relative must come from you."
"If I understand you, Mr. Sharp, my acceptance of the office would involve the outlay of four hundred pounds?"
"Just so. Or one hundred less than I should expect, and can, in fact, obtain from another. Of course, my friend, the subject of this conversation must be regarded as confidential on either side, although in the absence of a third person we may speak without reserve. Now, to tell you the truth, Foster, I have in my pocket (in answer to an advertisement of mine in the Times) a letter from a gentleman who says he would cheerfully pay five hundred pounds for the appointment in question. But rather than negotiate the matter with a stranger, I will readily make a sacrifice of one hundred pounds in your favor, though aware that you have at present a thousand pounds at your command."
"A thousand pounds! Me? Really, Mr. Sharp, I am not aware of it. It may be so, but if so, your knowledge on the subject is in advance of mine."
"Well, I am thus informed by a gentleman in the house you now represent. Are you not entitled to a legacy of a thousand pounds?"
"I am entitled to a legacy. But of its value I am at present totally ignorant, and must remain so for another month."
"Oh, oh! That's the state of the case, is it?" said Mr. Sharp, while he appeared for a moment to reflect on what had taken place. "Fools will talk; and a wise man who is gulled by the report of a fool is the greater fool of the two. Well, Foster, for the present, we'll let the matter stand over. Meanwhile regard me as your friend. Let us join the ladies in the drawing-room."
Hereupon, we proceeded to the drawing-room, in which, either by accident or invitation, several friends or acquaintances of the host had assembled. After coffee had been served, the time was enlivened by music, recitations, quadrilles, etc., etc.; and, altogether, I passed a very pleasant evening in the family circle of Mr. and Mrs. Sharp.
At the close of this agreeable meeting, my brief connexion with the Sharps ended. The situation for which I had been specially invited was never filled by me. The reason, or one of the reasons, for this will presently appear. Meanwhile, I may observe that the office of Secretary, which was promised "for life," soon became permanently vacant, as the company itself suddenly expired five months after I had received the offer of a desirable appointment therein for the small sum of four hundred pounds.
The foregoing represent only a few of the "good things" which were tendered for my acceptance during the brief space of six months—each offer having originated in the report of "a little legacy" to which I was entitled.
Before the close of the chapter, and the revelation of my own legacy, let me in a few sentences record the effect of a legacy elsewhere.
After the death of Honest John, I discharged, to the best of my ability, the duty to which I had been appointed by the last wish of my benefactor. If, through want of the natural elements of the part, I failed to regard the orphan, Amy, with the "brotherly love" to which I had been enjoined, I was, at least, ever mindful of the responsibilities of office. Though unable to invest myself with the affection of a brother, I was not wanting in brotherly attention. My visits to the lady were frequent. Indeed, I was subsequently induced to believe that such visits had been more frequent than agreeable; that respect to the memory of Honest John, rather than to me, had prevented the gentle Amy from saying more than "I am sorry, Mr. Foster, you take so much trouble on my account." But in discharging the duty imposed by the mandate of Honest John, I did not for a moment imagine that Amy had any "other guardian but her Heavenly One." Her Heavenly One knew better. When, by accident, I became acquainted with the fact, it occurred to me that the wisest testators would do well to make provision for contingencies that may arise hereafter—for little incidents which may take place after their departure from a world in which, both with regard to matter and mind, the future is all uncertainty.
For some time after the marriage of Queen Victoria, a large number of persons made excursions to Windsor for the purpose of seeing the Royal Pair, who at that time condescended daily to gratify the curiosity of the public, by making, at least, one circuit of the Castle-terrace between files of the assembled spectators. It was on a fine Sunday in the month of May that I accompanied my warehouse compannion, Harry Shorthose, on one of these trips. In the evening, on our return to town, we parted company. Harry had—as he said—to call on a relative. I therefore started for home; but, before reaching the establishment, changed my course, and proceeded on a visit to the gentle Amy.
Amy and the aunt with whom she resided were both from home. According to their usual custom, when they left home separately, or there was a probability of their returning in the same way, they placed the keys of their apartments with the landlady of the house—an officer's widow, whose habitation was on the ground floor. Being well known to the lady and her family, I had no difficulty in obtaining the key of the apartment in which I desired to rest till the return of the fair tenants. Finding on my entrance to the sitting-room that the sofa on which I wished to recline was occupied by caps, artificial flowers, and other articles of finery, I threw my weary limbs on the outside of the bed in the adjoining room, and soon fell into a sound sleep.
Now, the son of the landlady—a gay young ensign in the English army—happened not only to enjoy the practical jokes of others, but was himself equally fond of thus indulging his own taste whenever an opportunity offered. This young gentleman—though the culprit was unknown at the time—found the present occasion exactly suited for the indulgence of a "lark." Having observed that, on entering the apartments of my absent friends, I incautiously left the key in the door, the young "red jacket" watched an opportunity for secretly and silently locking that door and again placing the key in the position in which it had been left by the owner. The chief object or fun anticipated in this trick by the originator was simply the detention of his prisoner, in the event of a desire to escape. But the joke itself proved a key to scenes and surprises never contemplated by the author, who looked for his sport to the captive he had just made, rather than to the liberators thereof.
In a short time Amy returned home—not alone, nor in the company of her aunt. Finding the key of the door in possession of the landlady, with whom it had been left, she did not for a moment imagine that her aunt or anybody else occupied an apartment that was locked from the outside. Accompanied by her friend, she entered the sitting-room, in blissful ignorance of the presence of a third person who lay at full length on the bed in the adjoining apartment.
The sleep in which I had indulged was now brought to a close. Either enough had been obtained, or consciousness restored to the sleeper by the surrounding noise. I awoke, and was just about to quit my downy resting place, when a familiar voice—beyond that of Amy—suddenly caught my ear. Surprise and curiosity were at once produced by the sound. Instead of quitting my position, I quietly retained it on the bed—but with eyes and ears open. The former were, at the moment, of little service, as evening twilight had almost disappeared. Yet I dimly saw, but was unseen by, a female figure that entered the bed-room, passed close to the bed on which I lay, placed a bonnet and shawl on the chest of drawers, and hastily returned to the adjoining sitting-room.
"How did you like our new minister this evening?" said Amy to her outside friend, as she left the bed-room.
"How did you like him?" said one whom (to my utter astonishment) I knew to be my companion, Harry Shorthose, who had been with me this very day on an excursion to "Windsor.
"I like him very much," replied Amy.
"So do I," rejoined Harry.
"Do you like him as well as our late incumbent?" said Amy.
"Do you like him as well?" repeated Harry.
"I like him better," replied Amy.
"So do I," rejoined Harry.
"What did you think of the curate's reading?" said Amy.
"What did you think of it?" repeated Harry.
"Not much," replied Amy.
"Nor did I," rejoined Harry.
"What church did you attend this morning?" said Amy.
"Well,—it was my intention to have gone to Brixton, but—will you go there next Sunday morning, Amy?"
"Me? You know I have a great aversion to Sunday travelling."
"So have I, love."
The effect of the last word on a mind that was totally unconscious of any existing friendship between the speakers was electrical. "Love!" I muttered to myself, as the bed under me almost shook from the effect of the shock I had experienced. Love, indeed! But they are evidently not strangers to the sound. Confirmation on this head was not long delayed.
"Then, of course, dear, you would not think of travelling on Sundays?" said Amy.
"Certainly not, love," replied Harry. "I have a very poor opinion of those who make their excursions on such days."
"I am, indeed, pleased to hear you say so, Harry. But I fear your friend, Frank Foster, has no such scruples."
"I am afraid not, Amy."
Impudent imposter! Barefaced hypocrite! These and other expressions crossed my mind, as I thought, for a moment, of at once confronting the culprit. But I managed to hold the reins on a spirit that was as difficult to restrain as that of a colt bitten by a forest fly. When the sting was withdrawn from "self" I contrived to bear the less painful part of the dialogue with that calm resignation which will generally submit to a trifling infliction, in order to reach the end of an exciting story.
"There is certainly one consistent feature in the character of Frank," said Amy. "He never makes the least pretension to religion."
"Never," replied Harry. "His motto has always been esto quod esse videris, or be what you seem to be. Yes, Amy, he is, at least, consistent."
"Indeed, I have always found him so. And if people are not always what they should be, I don't like them to appear other than they are, do you, dear?"
"Certainly not, love—though Shakspeare says, 'Assume a virtue if you have it not.'"
"Does Shakspeare say so? It can't be in Frank's edition, for this is his favorite book. He appears to like it better than any other."
"So do I," said Harry.
"Better than any other book?" enquired Amy.
"Of course, love, with the exception of one book," was the reply.
"Ah me! Poor Frank!" exclaimed Amy with a deep sigh.
"Poor Frank! with a sigh too. What's the meaning of that, love? Have you any cause to bewail his present position? His friends report him rich, not poor."
"There are riches which are not of gold, but are yet more precious," said Amy.
"Very true, love. There are the riches of the mind, of which my own dear Amy owns a very fair—"
The conclusion of the sentence was rendered inaudable—at least in the bed-room—by certain lovers' salutations which often prove more eloquent than words.
"Did I not, love," continued Harry, "on one occasion, hear you say that no one but yourself would know the value of Frank's legacy till the parcel containing it shall have been opened?"
"I don't remember saying so," replied Amy. "If I did say so, it was simply the truth."
"But why, Amy, do you guard the subject with such secrecy?"
"Because enjoined to do so by my dear departed guardian. You would not have me violate his last wish?"
"Certainly not, love."
"By brotherly attention, since the death of Honest John, your companion, Frank Foster, has faithfully discharged the duty to which he was appointed, and I trust he may be satisfied with his reward. With this reward he will, no doubt, become personally acquainted on Saturday next, when the time named for its concealment from the owner will have expired."
"On Saturday next?" said Harry. "That will be the twenty-fourth of May. Six months have already elapsed since we first became acquainted, love! Of this acquaintance Harry knows less than of his own legacy! How strange!"
"Would it not be still more strange if both secrets should be revealed to him on the same day?" said Amy.
"It would, indeed, love," replied Harry, as his voice launched out into a roll of laughter, in which he was joined by his fair companion.
I cannot say which of the three had the greater reason to laugh; but I laughed as heartily as either, although my laughter was carried on in an under current that was unheard amidst the general roar.
"A very fortunate thing," said Harry, "that Frank has not made his visits here on Sundays."
"More fortunate, perhaps, for us than for himself," replied Amy. "I have often reflected, with pain, on the fact that while in his brotherly attentions he has frequently invited me to places of amusement, he never asked me to accompany him to a place of worship."
"Still, Amy, he never asked you to stay away. I hate to be dragged—I mean Frank hates force in any way, especially in the way of religion."
"If either of you were drowning, would either object to be dragged from a perilous position?"
"I should say not, love. Life is too precious to object to the rescue of the body from danger."
"And is the body more precious than the soul?" enquired Amy.
"Well, dear; let us avoid a discussion on this subject. You know my opinion entirely accords with your own, love."
At this moment a terrible commotion was created throughout the establishment. It was the result of an accident. On leaving the bed on which I had been lying, I wished, if possible, to make a secret and silent escape from the house. But in groping about in the dark I accidently upset a small table, the numerous glass ornaments on which caused, in their fall, a fearful noise and confusion in a room which was not supposed—at least by Amy and her companion—to be at that time occupied by any human spirit.
After a loud shriek, which was succeeded by the treble cry of "Thieves! police! help!" Amy made a precipitate retreat, followed by her brave companion, till she reached the hall leading to the street door. Here she was met by the affrighted landlady and her two daughters, who had rushed from their apartments to learn the cause of the alarm. The young ensign, with whom the mischief originated, remained within—no doubt in the full enjoyment of the unexpected excitement caused by his handy work.
On descending the stairs in search of the terrified absentees, I was met and instantly seized by a burly policeman, who in stature, as in manner, was big enough to swallow me.
"Don't distress yourself, my good man," I said to this powerful guardian of the public peace, whose breath, which was strongly impregnated with a smell of onions, was the only thing in my proximity to his person that made me feel uneasy.
"Sunday robberies is on the increase of late," said my resolute captor, as he took a firmer hold of the wristband of my coat. "Any more of your friends concerned in this job?" he enquired.
"Yes; here are two just coming up," was the reply, as I beheld Amy and her lover, like a couple of scared kittens, cautiously returning to their quarters and placing one foot before the other at extended intervals.
"Mercy on me! why it's Mr. Foster!" exclaimed Amy, who staggered again from the effect of the surprise.
Her companion was the greater coward of the two. So soon as he caught sight of the individual who had been made captive by the officer, he suddenly withdrew himself from the scene, calling out in his retreat—"Let him go, policeman! It's a mistake!—follow me!" Although the officer was less alarmed than either, he was, probably, more surprised than either. But the friendly recognition of his prisoner by those who sent him to secure a supposed robber made him at once release the captive, and fly for an explanation to the retreating lover whose voice again sounded the command of "follow me!" Neither of these actors again appeared on the scene.
"I was not aware, till now, of Mr. Foster being a spy," said Amy, as she re-entered and seated herself in her apartment.
"I am not myself aware of it even now," was my reply. "If in an open house all lovers are as clear and as open as you have been, they must not blame outside and accidental hearers."
"I am surprised, Mr. Foster, that you should lock yourself in my apartment and call it an 'accident.' Your friend, Mr. Shorthose,—"
"He is no longer my friend; and if you take my advice, he will from this moment cease to be yours."
"I suppose, sir, I may be allowed to—"
The speaker here covered her face with her handkerchief and began to cry.
"Harry Shorthose has evidently been attracted here by your money, Amy. But Honest John in his last command appointed me to watch your interests. I should not prove faithfnl to my charge, did I fail to warn you of the impending danger which has this evening come to my knowledge."
Amy's sobs now grew so loud and so painful to hear, that I resolved to postpone further comment on the subject that provoked them. But at this moment her aunt entered the room. After briefly referring her to her niece for an explanation of the scene, I immediately left the house. Outside stood the "fast" young ensign, smoking a cigar. This young gentleman was a wit as well as a wag. His sharp repartees told with considerable effect on the sentences of any speaker who happened to be no match for the soldier.
"Allow me to offer you a cigar this evening, Mr. Foster," said the punster as I passed him.
"I never smoke, except when I am in a passion," was my reply.
"Then, sir," said the "red jacket," with a smile, "you've smoked some mortal 'biguns' to night, havn't you?" Hereupon we parted company.
The following morning I prepared to question Harry Shorthose on the subject that had accidently come to my knowledge. But he never again entered the house of Fountain, Pillar and Branch. He simply sent to the firm the written resignation of his situation, with an intimation of his intention to retire from the particular kind of business in which he had been engaged.
This sudden move alarmed me. I began to anticipate and fear unwelcome intelligence. In the evening, and on four succeeding evenings, I called to enquire after Amy, but Amy on each occasion was from home. At least, the door of her apartment was on each occasion locked—whether from within or without I am unable to say. But the excitement on this subject was for a short time eclipsed by greater excitement on a subject still nearer home.
On Saturday, the twenty-fourth day of May, the question which had caused me a little anxiety, and my friends more than a little speculation, was to be solved. The day for the solution had now arrived. "A little legacy!" What is the value thereof?—that is the question. Taking from an iron safe the parcel that had for six months kept the knowledge of its contents from the legatee, I quietly withdrew to my bedroom for the unobserved enjoyment of a pleasing revelation.
On opening the parcel that was to make me a rich, or leave me still a poor young man, I discovered that the "little legacy," for which I had been anxiously waiting during the past six months, was nothing more nor less than—a little Bible!
I will not now—because I cannot—describe the sensation this disclosure produced on the mind of the legatee. On a partial recovery from the effect of surprise and disappointment, I read the inscription on the fly-leaf of the sacred volume. It was as follows:—
"To Frank Foster,—
"In this book I leave you what you stand most in need of. Make your heart a storehouse for its treasures. They are the only riches that will carry you from earth to meet again in heaven your well-wisher,
"Honest John."
When I had carefully examined the paper in which the book had been enclosed, without finding anything else, I returned the volume to its wrapper and placed it in the most remote corner at the bottom of my chest. The box was no sooner locked than a tap on the outside of the bedroom door, by the head clerk of the house, was followed by the inquiry of—
"Has the legacy equalled your expectation, Frank?"
"Greatly exceeded it," I said, in an assumed tone of joy.
"Will you again require the use of the iron safe?"
"Not at present," was my reply—after which the clerk retired.
This early enquiry from one friend gave me a gentle hint of what might be expected from others on the same subject. I therefore resolved not to publish my own disappointment, but rather to give an evasive answer to anyone who might desire information concerning my imaginary fortune. The resolution proved to be a judicious one. I was still treated by my friends as a young man of property, and obtained from them the additional credit of knowing how to take care of it. In truth, the absence of the expected fortune was, to me, the greatest fortune of all—although it took me some time to realize and reconcile myself to the fact. The facinations of the society by which I was surrounded, together with a long cherished hope for a continental tour, would soon have dissipated a monetary legacy, whatever might have been the amount thereof. Certain friends and acquaintances would then have blamed me for my folly. On the other hand, these friends and acquaintances ever lauded my prudence, and gave me credit for taking care of a fortune which I never possessed.
Trouble, it is said, "never comes alone." On Monday the twenty-sixth day of May—two days after my disap-pointmentdisappointment in the legacy affair—another disagreeable surprise awaited me. I received by post a letter, or rather an envelope, in which was enclosed wedding cards bearing the names of "Mr. and Mrs. Shorthose." The envelope bore the Brighton post-mark of the twenty-fourth of May. By this I inferred—what subsequently proved to be the case—that the orphan, Amy, the gentle Amy to whom I had been appointed temporary guardian, had found a more permanent protector in the acceptance of a husband. And this event was solemnized the very day on which I discovered that my own "little legacy" resolved itself into a little Bible.
Well. After a secret courtship of six months' duration, my late companion, Harry Shorthose, wedded either the orphan Amy, or her fortune of twelve hundred pounds, which had been left to her by Honest John. Harry Shorthose was a most intelligent and talented young man. He appeared in every way—but one way—qualified to make a good husband. Yet Harry was one of the last young men in the world I should have recommended Amy to marry. Out of his own mouth I judged him. During our early acquaintance, prior to my friend's introduction to Amy, I had heard Harry declare—"If ever I marry, I'll marry for money, though the bride be ugly as sin; and I'll never marry without money, though she be fair as an angel." The remembrance of this declaration of the bridegroom made me tremble for the future happiness of the bride. That bride, although one of the most gentle and accomplished of her sex, was certainly not one of the fairest.
The human heart is not always so bad as it may seem. I mistook the character of my companion, inasmuch as my companion had mistaken himself. He had intended to marry for money. But finding the lady's gold the least among her riches, he had it settled on herself. She won his love before marriage, and strengthened it after. Than Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Shorthose, there does not, I believe, exist at this moment a happier family in the city of Dublin.
Success, however, in any cause—good or bad—is usually rewarded by smiles, if not by general applause, while failure in any cause—good or bad—is followed by the opposite group of frowns and universal contempt. But success often brings to light any sterling metal that may be secreted in the mind of its hero, while failure would have left it concealed in the mire. Had a reigning monarch died in early exile, or during his futile attempt to invade the country he now governs, history would have declared, as everybody did declare, the bold aspirant to a tenanted throne to be a "natural fool." But everybody now knows that the monarch in question is no fool, although various opinions may exist concerning the use made of his talents.
Chapter xii.
A Large House on a Little Foundation, or Aiming at Great Things Before Little ones have been Accomplished.
At the close of my connexion with the house of Fountain, Pillar and Branch, I became an interested witness in one of those suicidal performances which occasionally take place in the commercial world.
It is well known—at least in the United Kingdom—that eminent mercantile establishments, like sturdy oaks, are generally of slow growth. In new countries, as, for instance, in America, houses and men sometimes jump into fame in the course of a few years, or even in a few months. In the old country, however, such cases are rare and are altogether exceptional. People here are not so fast as in the new world. In commercial, professional, or even in political life, it takes a beginner a long time to secure the suffrages of the public. Once secured, they are not easily enticed away—not even by the offer of superior advantages elsewhere. Most of our extensive and eminent houses originated in a small, a very small way. Like acorns, their rise has been gradual, and their expansion and power have been a work of time. Although in the field of commerce an occasional attempt to change the natural course of things has been attended with success, such attempts have more frequently resulted in failure.
The house of Fountain, Pillar and Branch was a very old, extensive, and eminent one. It was here I commenced my business education. Here, from the alphabet of commercial knowledge to the more advanced stages of "profit and loss," I became versed in all—however little—of which I was at present master. But there are in the world a large number of young persons, of which at this time I happened to be one, who fail to discover when they are "well off," and who never learn the value of a good situation until it is lost. A combination and sudden move on the part of two of the leading men of the house induced me—for an imaginary advantage—to withdraw from the great commercial school in which I had been tutored, and from the service of Messrs. Fountain, Pillar and Branch.
In this, as in other large wholesale houses of the same class, there were numerous important departments. Though each department, like the branch of a railway, is connected with, and adds to or detracts from, the profits of the main establishment, each has its separate staff of assistants and manager—the manager in this particular trade being generally known as the "buyer." The returns made, the expenses incurred, and the stock kept by the respective buyers are presented to the firm, by the chief clerk, in an annual "balance sheet," in which every department displays its distinctive features. Thus, not only is the relative value of each branch of business ascertained, but likewise the value of the services of each "buyer," who is regarded as the responsible man in his own sphere, and whose personal-remuneration depends, in a great measure, on the revenue arising from the department subject to his management. Thirty years ago—but things have much improved since then—many of the employers in large establishments cared little for the employés, beyond the amount in pounds, shillings, and pence, they could get out of them. So long as the employed had the outlines of honesty, and the capability of showing a large return, with remunerating profits, the details of character, "the mind that makes the body rich," or the morals which purify it, however lax, remained unnoticed, or, if noticed, remained unreproved by employers. As men entirely of the world, they paid less attention to the morals or intellectual advancement of those by whom their trade was conducted and governed than to the annual result of that government, as shown in the balance on the credit side of the ledger. But if evidence were wanting to prove that a favorable change has taken place, the following simple fact would go far to supply it. In many of those vast wholesale houses in the vicinity of which I passed my youthful days, there are now—instead of large barren or meanly furnished sitting rooms, as heretofore—not only commodious and well-furnished apartments, but extensive libraries, supplied with everything that can tend to improve the mind and enrich the understanding. For the benefit of those in their employ, a few of our merchant princes go even beyond this, by treating their employės to weekly lectures during the winter months. I have myself been recently engaged, with other professional gentlemen, to lecture on literary and scientific subjects to audiences of nearly two hundred young warehousemen—within the very walls that once enclosed my services as an assistant.
My secession from the eminent establishment in which I had passed my early probation, and obtained a good position, originated thus:—Here were two buyers, Reckless and Venture, each having an important department, and each in his own department making a large and profitable return. Reckless and Venture had been in the house of Fountain, Pillar and Branch for many years. They had been here as junior assistants, and they were here now as important buyers with large salaries. The firm had raised them to what they were, both with regard to position and pay. But Reckless had no sooner secured the "box seat" of the coach than he wished to take the reins. He no sooner became chief of the first department in the house than he wanted to be made shareholder in the house itself. Venture had arranged to play a similar game, in the event of the success of his brother buyer; or, in the event of failure, to join him in any ulterior step. They thought the firm would concede their demand, rather than part with two such valuable servants. But they committed the fatal error—not an uncommon one in the way of the world—of overrating their own abilities, and at the same time of underrating the dignity and independence of their employers. While respectfully declining the proposed addition to their title, the firm assured their head buyer that they were ready to recognise the value of his services to the fullest extent, if the recognition had not already been made. After a little deliberation, they proposed to Reckless to increase his pay from eight hundred to a thousand a-year—probably a larger salary than was ever before paid or offered to a gentleman in a similar trade. To this offer was appended the remark—"When the time shall come for the admission of a new partner, such intimation must be made by one of the firm, not by a gentleman who desires to become so."
Each, in turn, rejected the offer of the other. Nothing but a partnership would satisfy Reckless. But the firm would not—on his own nomination—be satisfied with such a partner. Finally they agreed, but agreed on one thing only—to part.
Reckless and Venture had previously determined their line of action. They had resolved either to become shareholders in the eminent establishment they now represented, or to found and open out a concern of their own on a grand scale, and in direct opposition to "the old house." Venture had a little money. Reckless had less. But what of that? Merchants and manufacturers in those days only wanted money when their debtors had none to give them. Good-natured creditors were themselves satisfied with the presumption that men going into a large way of business were men of capital, till proof was furnished to the contrary. It was only those who started in a small way whose means and character were rigidly inquired into. Reckless and Venture had no occasion to feel uneasy on a point of which they were certain—that of obtaining credit. But as they were unable to muster enough cash even for the preliminary expenses of a large establishment, it was necessary to admit a third person as partner in their grand design. Bounce was a suitable man. Bounce was a London draper in a good way of business. But his ideas were more extensive than his trade. He knew Reckless and Venture, and knowing the vast return they had made for "the old house," he had often intimated his wish to transfer his ability and his means from the retail to the wholesale trade. Here, then, was his opportunity. This he at once embraced by the disposal of his business, and by subscribing his person and property towards the formation of the extensive wholesale establishment which was to open under the firm of "Reckless, Venture, and Bounce."
Increased pay and the promise of future advantages induced three additional buyers and fifteen junior ware-housemenwarehousemen to leave the old house for the new one. In this move, my case may partially illustrate several others. In the house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, my position was only one step below that of an old and faithful buyer, who was not to be moved by the tempting offers of the new firm. The removal of this gentlemen, either by death or any other cause, would have insured my elevation to the head of my department, and to a salary of four or five hundred a-year. But in my present restless state it might, I thought, prove a tedious affair to wait for such promotion—even in the old and familiar house wherein I had received my commercial education, and with a firm from whom I had received much kindness and consideration. The immediate opportunity for obtaining three hundred a-year, when my salary stood only at two-thirds of that amount, displayed a rise too sudden and tempting to be resisted. The offer was readily accepted, and I at once quitted the service of the old house for that of the new one, which was now preparing to astonish the world with its wonders.
Everything ready, the curtain is about to rise on the first scene in the new house of Reckless, Venture, and Bounce. The stock to be displayed is, as truly announced in their circular, "immense!" Should it fail to bring custom to the house, it did not fail to satisfy everybody behind the scenes that English, Irish, Scotch, and French manufacturers had evinced an early and earnest desire to make good customers of the new firm. Nobody that beheld their mountainous collection of manufacturers could for a moment doubt that, if their ability to sell goods equalled their ability to buy them, Reckless, Venture, and Bounce would soon command one of the largest trades in the city of London.
Every customer of the old house—there were many thousands—received from the seceders a polite invitation to inspect the stock of the new establishment on the "opening day." This invitation was not responded to by the "great rush" anticipated by the firm. It neither required a police force to keep the entrance to the house clear for the ingress of anxious customers, nor was an extra number of assistants needed to attend to the wants of those that came.
Little disappointments at the beginning of a daring enterprise are often succeeded by greater ones as the drama proceeds. It was even so with the house of Reckless, Venture, and Bounce. The launch of their great design on the ocean of commerce created no excitement, except on the part of the originators. And the want of excitement on the occasion of a great event is not usually regarded as an omen of success. The disappointment occasioned by the absence of the anticipated "rush" on the opening day was the precursor of greater disappointments, as time more fully disclosed the weakness of the mainspring which was expected to keep the entire machinery of the concern in motion.
When, as leading men, Reckless and Venture were doing wonders for the old house, they regarded themselves as the magnates by which such important results were achieved. Great actors, they thought, could play equally well on any stage. True, they had never enacted first-rate parts elsewhere, and they omitted to consider the importance of anything but their own talents. The age and position of "the old house," the value of its properties, and the well-merited attachment of its numerous patrons were altogether overlooked by the two seceding actors. They did not for a moment suppose that they were only the well-finished instruments by which certain commercial operations were performed, and that their employers, Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, were themselves the chief operators. On the contrary, Reckless and Venture thought themselves capable of doing what others had done for them. Ignorant both of the unlimited resources of the house they represented, and the stability of its established connexion, they supposed that, without the assistance of the former, they could easily secure the latter.
In a few months the pleasing illusion was dispelled. Amid a vast and expensive stock of goods, commercial wisdom was soon found to be the most costly article that had been purchased by the new house of Reckless, Venture, and Bounce. Had the firm known, as they now knew, the extent of their own capability, they would at first have attempted but little, because they would have seen the impossibility of accomplishing much. Early knowledge of their own power might have proved the ground-work of success, while judgment to keep within the boundary would have supplied materials for building the structure. They now discovered that the connexion which had been long wedded to the old house evinced no desire to pass their favors to the new establishment, though peculiar advantages were promised for the transfer.
The vitality of the new house was of short duration, as it suddenly expired at the not very advanced age of eighteen months. The final exit of the firm from the stage of commerce may be recorded in a few words. The majority of our great houses commenced their career at the bottom of a long hill, gradually working their way to the top. Here the workers may, if they please, enjoy their rest. But when, as in the present case, the driver or drivers of a new commercial establishment begin at the wrong end, and start their machine from the top instead of the bottom of the hill, the concern soon reaches its final resting-place. Reckless, Venture, and Bounce were only eighteen months in driving their great establishment from the top of Prospect Hill down the entire decline of their commercial existence, which terminated in a well-known Court in Basinghall Street. Beyond the outside of this Court their old and faithful servant, the present recorder, has no desire to follow them.
The foregoing is a true account of the life and death of the great commercial house of Reckless, Venture, and Bounce.
As a short distance only divides commercial from family mistakes, I may briefly refer to the affair in which I was concerned—not legally—in the case of
Gentility and Poor Fare, VersusIndependence and Plenty.
Before I close the present chapter, let me turn for a few moments from a commercial to a social picture—from a hastily drawn sketch on the busy mart of commerce to the rough but not less truthful outline of a scene in the domestic drama of life. The incident I am now about to relate originated through my connexion with the house, the life and death of which have just been recorded. It is not, however, on this account the subject is deemed worthy of note, but because the story itself is illustrative not only of what has long been, and still continues to be, a social evil,—or at least a family error—but that it at the same time suggests a remedy for the thing complained of.
During my connexion with the eminent house of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, I was lodged and boarded in the establishment. But my engagement with the opposition house, and consequent elevation in pay and position(?) made it incumbent on me to provide apartments and partial board on my own account. An advertisement expressive of these wants was within two days responded to by offers so numerous that a division of the advertiser into two hundred parts would not have allowed a fractional allotment of the individual to each and all of the "desirable homes" to which one mortal body had been invited. The style and composition of a letter often denote something of the character of the writer. Such, at least, was my belief, when out of a large bundle of epistolary addresses I selected that of Mrs. Maria Mental, whose offer of the "advantages of a well-educated circle" was deemed worthy of consideration. An interview with the lady settled the question, agreeably with the favorable opinion created by her letter. An engagement to "board and lodge" with Mr. and Mrs. Mental was the result.
Poor Mental! But let me begin with the lady, to whose lofty notions of gentility must be ascribed those innumerable little troubles and trials which pressed heavily on the otherwise cheerful and sweetly-tempered members of her own family. Mrs. Mental had a touch of the lady in every accomplishment but one—the income. Her daughters had been trained to a similar style, and with the same cheering prospect. They had left school, and were now at home, taking of their mamma lessons in their last and most difficult study—"how to make both ends meet."
Mr. Mental was one of the most amiable of men, an affectionate husband, and a kind and indulgent parent. He studied every want of his accomplished partner, and appeared to satisfy every want but one. But that happened to be an important one—the want of money. His occasional inability to satisfy this want was probably one of the greatest troubles of a long and anxious career. Yet he derived from his greatest care his greatest happiness. The very mainspring of his existence was so completely wound up in the welfare of his children, and so inseparably linked by the potent chain of parental affection, that his whole life appeared like one long, romantic, but unsubstantial dream; for, in his kindred spirit, some active agent moved, unseen, the never-failing hand of time, and minutes, hours, and years seemed passed and passing away in one continued and unfruitful course. For a man of education, refined taste, but limited means, to provide even for a young and numerous family is not always an easy task. But how to provide for, or agreeably dispose of, a grown-up family, the youngest at the age of fourteen, was a question that defied all Mr. Mental's affectionate and anxious efforts to solve. His early life had been interwoven with, and illumined by hope. But now it contained every feature but the brightest. The patron who had obtained for him his situation in a government office was dead. He had lost his interest at headquarters, and with it, his chance of promotion. Except with the holders of a few overdue bills, he had now no interest with anybody. He was one of those fortunate or unfortunate beings whom Fate with one hand supplied with many of the living branches of fortune, while with the other hand she withheld the fruit. Two sons, five daughters, an accomplished wife, and one hundred and fifty pounds a-year comprised Mr. Mental's family and family resources.
Appearances are often deceptive. It is not always a serene or sunny exterior, either in person or place, that denotes a corresponding calm or warmth within. The gentility of a fair form does not, in itself, prove that the figure has recently been supplied with a substantial meal. Neither is the neatness of a detached cottage a sure sign that its inmates, during an inclement season, are kept warm by good fires and the like. Mrs. and the Misses Mental were themselves the very pictures, or rather the very realities of neatness and gentility. Their habitation was in keeping with its inmates, or at least with the female portion thereof. Each was typical of the other, while all gave evidence of the pervading spirit that turned everything to the best advantage—whether the renovating power had been applied to a time-worn table cover, curtain, or carpet, or to a reversible apron, a cloak, a cashmere, or cap-ribbon. But a few of the personal inconveniences that arose from the constant endeavour of a family to keep up "appearances" beyond their means may be gathered by what follows.
In her well-written and equally well-indited reply to my advertisement, Mrs. Mental had modestly intimated that "an agreeable addition to her family circle would not be objected to." This was one of the reasons assigned for an offer to open the door of her private establishment to a stranger. But a brief residence in my new abode led to the discovery that a personal extension of the family circle was not the only "agreeable addition" to the domestic hearth. It was the sum of thirty shillings, payable weekly for partial board and lodging, that made the new comer "an agreeable addition." The only pain created by its payment was the knowledge of how much the small stipend was needed by the head of a large family of recipients. Poor Mental! He never received a quarter's salary that it was not immediately dispensed in small portions to clamorous little tradesmen to whom larger sums were due. Yet the debtor was honest, and I pitied him from my heart. With one hundred and fifty pounds a-year he could not, of course, satisfy claims to the amount of two hundred a-year. But why, with a fixed salary, was his expenditure in excess of his income? A word or two with his accomplished wife may furnish the question with an answer.
Mrs. Mental was the only surviving child of a deceased officer, whose good name happened to be her sole inheritances—save and except a disciplined taste for gentility, the standard of which she faithfully carried to the last. In the true spirit of many a poor yet deserving soldier, the soldier's daughter was ever dreaming of promotion that never came. When the sprightly Charles Mental was first appointed to a government situation his young bride believed that, like an ensign who in time becomes a general, her devoted Charles would gradually rise from the post of junior clerk to that of prime minister. Even when he had lost his interest at "head quarters," and, with it, all chance of promotion, his fair partner, both in habit and costume, still maintained her position above the rank and file of society. She could not or would not accommodate herself to circumstances. When a batch of young officers (male and female) had made their appearance, the style of the parent-general was kept up as before. Though the juvenile staff had often to muster on "short commons," their dear mamma had always the newest style of costume both for parade and review. She could bear the loss of a good dinner rather than lose the outward forms of fashion. This was the severe and artificial school of discipline in which the branches were trained.
But Clara, the youngest daughter, had a spirit of her own, with less false pride and more real independence than any other member of the family. She had no wish to continue at home, dependent on those whose means were so circum-scribed; But she dreaded still more the worse than menial situation of a poor governess. She had no desire to follow in the path of two senior sisters, who passed half their time in situations they could no longer keep, and the other half with parents who could no longer keep them. She sighed for a more independent position, even though it should be one of less refinement and gentility. As her spirit continued to sigh for independence, I on one occasion put the question—"Would a respectable business situation be ac-ceptable?" The enquiry struck terror to every one of the family, except that one whom it chiefly concerned. The bare idea of anything connected with the "shop" for a member of the Mental family—especially a female member—was in itself something dreadful. It was like an electric shock on every nerve of gentility.
"What!" exclaimed Mrs. Mental, "a situation in a shop? I hope I may never behold a child of mine in so degrading a position. I shudder at the contemplation of such a sight. What!—to see one's own daughter behind the counter? Pray, Mr. Foster, don't inflame Clara's romantic spirit with anything of that sort."
But Clara's independent spirit was already on fire. Like that of a lucifer match the ignitable matter had only waited a sharp twitch to force it into a blaze. The touch had been given. A flame was kindled which would either continue through life or (if quenched) leave the frame a spiritless mass. Again and again, this young and vigorous heart solicited me to procure for her a situation in a house of business. Again and again the mother made the daughter's solicitude of no avail. Time passed. The steadiness and brilliancy of the child's resolve tended to moderate the parent's opposition. A situation in a first-class house of business—not far from Regent Street—was at length submitted for approval. After a sharp contest in her own mind between gentility and expendiency, Mrs. Mental reluctantly consented to the disgrace of her family, by allowing her daughter to accept what her daughter had already resolved to embrace—a position in a "shop," or, as an indignant mamma ironically observed, "to play in public the distinguished part of female counter-jumper."
Poor Clara! Great as was the parent's antipathy to business, that of the other female members of the family was greater. During the first few months of her business probation, she was treated by her sisters in a manner the very opposite to that of sisterly kindness and affection. It was probably the presence of the lodger, or his thirty shillings a week, that prevented these well-trained young ladies from prosecuting with still greater rigour that independent spirit which they declared had "disgraced them by becoming a shop girl."
This exhibition of empty pride on the one hand and proud independence on the other proved of benefit even to the lodger, who was thus made familiar with a few of the shams and realities of life. For some time previously, my ideas of refinement and gentility had somewhat outgrown the strength of my position. A taste for literature and the fine arts had not only made more glaring the coarse habits of those commercial brothers who were exclusively devoted to money-making, but had almost caused me to look with contempt on my own kin, and to forget the fount from whence my importance sprung. But a residence with the Mental family, together with an introduction to a large circle of their acquaintances who were as accomplished, as poor, and as proud as themselves, soon disclosed the secrets of the artificial "make up" of that genteel society which I subsequently discovered comprised rather an extensive class in the world. Here I beheld accomplished young ladies pass more than half their time in tuning their sweet voices and strumming away on a hired piano; young ladies who carried their wardrobes on their backs, yet would rather forego a Sunday dinner than omit—even at the cost of their last shilling—to trim those wardrobes with some trifling emblem of the newest fashion. When I saw these things and heard the pretty damsels declare that they were in every way superior to "shop girls" who were well fed, well paid, well clothed, and well conducted, I began to contrast external show with internal comforts, and to exclaim—"give me sensible shop girl sisters before highly-glazed gingerbread dolls."
The house of—never gave an immediate salary to a young lady totally unacquainted with business. Being, however, favorably impressed with the manner and general appearance of the new candidate for commercial honors, the firm promised to reward Clara Mental at the earliest period at which her services might be found of value. She had not long to wait for the fulfilment of the promise. I cannot state the exact period at which her salary began, having omitted to enter it in my diary. It was not, I believe, more than six months after the young lady had entered on the duties of business. I have it recorded that at the expiration of two years from the time of her novitiate she was in the receipt of a salary of sixty pounds a-year, and that she expressed herself as being "very comfortable, equally independent, and perfectly happy!" Not bad, either in position or pay, for a young lady at the age of nineteen!
Success in anything, or in any sphere of life, is the prime minister of conciliation. Had Clara, in her noble struggle for independence, failed in the attempt—failed either through a natural inaptitude for business or from any other unblameable cause—her effort would have been pronounced as silly as herself, if not as mad as the lodger who gave the cue to her folly and opened a course for its indulgence. But as Clara did not fail, indignant foes were soon changed to sympathizing friends. The romantic spirit of that child, who in the "distinguished character of female counter-jumper" had threatened the fall of social gentility, was now regarded as a family star of the first magnitude. Parents no longer despised the position of the daughter by whom—contrary to expectation—they had not been disgraced. Even senior sisters condescended to acknowledge the talent, if not to commend the taste, of the enterprising "shop girl" whom they at first disowned and persecuted.
Without dwelling on all the subsequent features in this truthful story, the sequal may be briefly given. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Mental lived to see the final position and reward of the successful "shop girl." Clara had accomplishments superior to the majority of young ladies engaged in business. But her accomplishments did not prove a barrier either to commercial or social advancement. Because this young lady—behind the counter—not only played her part well in business, but could, if required, play well and sing well out of business, nobody took a dislike to her on that account. The close of her commercial career would justify the opposite conclusion. At the age of twenty-three—after five years self-support and independence—Clara Mental became the wife of one of the first merchants in the city of London.
Wealth is power. Now, then, the rich merchant's wife had an opportunity for avenging past insults—for teaching contemptuous sisters and unfeeling friends that tokens of unkindness can be returned to the dealers in their own coin. On attaining an exalted and powerful position, a despotic spirit is wont to reflect the frown of every former foe. But who can change a noble heart into a despotic and revengeful one? Not even its owner. Like the root of a tree, its natural character is retained to the last. The once despised but forgiving "shop girl" who received the scorns and the rebukes of others without retaliation, did not now from her lofty station resent insult with injury. The lady of substantial means did not from her temple of fortune embitter the position of would-be ladies without means, when she had an opportunity of returning good for evil. No. But let one patent fact supply the moral and close the story. At this moment not only are two unmarried sisters supported by the good Mrs.——, late Clara Mental—but also two of the children of another sister, whose taste for refinement and gentility induced her to accept for a husband, from a respectable profession, a gentleman without practice.
The story is ended. I have no desire to follow the modern custom of pinning to a little drama, when the drama is over, a long and prosy "tag." But the preceding sketch of an incident in real life is suggestive of one or two queries. These are respectfully submitted—unanswered—for the consideration of the large number of mothers and daughters of gentility whom such queries may concern. I will not go into the important question—whether men of from ten to fifteen stone in weight are, or are not, "out of place" behind the counter of a lace or fancy establishment; or whether in that effeminate assumption of manner and address necessary to the successful display of ladies' collars, capes, and night caps, the actors do not sacrifice all that is manly—save and except the figures of men? This question chiefly concerns themselves, yet not themselves alone; for in the total absence of their sex from such places, such places would necessarily have to be filled by the opposite sex.
But as this legitimate field for female action is not in the sole or undisputed possession of male officers, let me put the questions of which I have given notice. I ask yourselves, the youthful thousands—who shall say how many?—of ill-fed, thinly-clad, yet highly-accomplished spinsters at present located in the United Kingdom, whether the love of gentility is strong enough, if not to keep you, at least to induce you to keep as you are? Or whether, like the heroine just named, you are ready to doff your notions of false pride and enter on a noble struggle for self-support and independence? In a great commercial country, there is plenty of room even for novices under the age of twenty, whilst there is room enough, and to spare, for efficient hands at almost any age. Depend on it, young ladies, your accomplishments would not prove a barrier to commercial success, if ability and industry only enable you to pursue the course for its attainment. You must not all expect, nor would all desire, to meet with rich husbands on your journey. Some of you, like the heroine's senior sister, would, no doubt, rather marry a teacher of music, and afterwards meet with a kind relative to teach the children everything else. I am convinced that the duties as well as the hardships of a junior governess, dependent on her own exertions for support, are as great, if not greater, than those of any member of any class in the great family of mankind. On the other hand, I am satisfied, from personal knowledge, that a junior assistant in a respectable commercial establishment has greater comfort, greater liberty, and less real cause for anxiety and care than almost any other working member of any class in the kingdom—not excepting the employers whom she may serve.
With no object beyond a desire for your own welfare, I entreat you, my numerous young sisters of refinement and accomplished country cousins, who, like pretty captives in a cage, are now singing and hopping about for a bare and anything but natural existence, to weigh well the questions herein submitted for your consideration.
Turning for a moment from a social to a political subject, let me briefly refer to
A Political Squib.
Just at this period—10th of April, 1848—other than either social or commercial affairs broke in on the peace of the metropolis. One of those fiery monsters, which once in an age rise up to disturb the quiet of the political horizon, was going either to explode the British constitution or be itself exploded. It was now when a huge rocket, that many dirty hands had for many years been filling with sulphurous matter, was about to be ignited. "Chartism" was the serpent's name. Nothing short of an entire revolution was apprehended. A change from established principles to no principle at all was to be effected in a day.
In order to arrest this dreaded innovation on law and order, commissions were granted to a larger number of "staff officers" than had ever before paraded the streets of London. To put down internal rebellion, special constables, in their magical and multitudinous creation, typified the recent sudden rise of the noble army of volunteers now ready to guard their Queen and country from external foes. Everything and everybody had been prepared for a fight. Corrupt spirits in power were not disposed to yield quietly to still more corrupt spirits that craved for power. Number One, or the chief office in the way of the world—the Bank—was studded with soldiers and sandbags, all ready for a desperate resistance to any illegal claim on the golden treasures within.
But after all this excitement—after many months of preparation on the part of General O'Trigger and his deluded troop for a grand demonstration against the invincible arm of sovereign rights—the whole affair proved a gigantic sham. In design, as in execution, it had nothing in it but a little of that spirit of madness which subsequently proved fatal to the unfortunate leader. Mad-brained fanatics, either in politics, religion, or anything else, became formidable only by the cries of their opponents. If the noisy advocate of any bad cause were allowed to expend his breath unnoticed, his cause would soon die a natural death. After the failure of the "grand demonstration," special constables and others were allowed to resume their former occupations in peace and quiet.
Almost contemporaneously with the foregoing subject there appeared
A Kingdom with two Kings.
Having referred to what political revolutionists failed to accomplish by violent means, let me by way of contrast briefly allude to a wonderful social change that is effected without even the semblance of violence. The present period will some day be regarded as a very remarkable one. In an age of wonders, England has given birth to an event unlike any that has ever been, or will probably ever again be, recorded in her history. By this event the leading features of Number One have become prominent, not only in their individual, but also in their national character. The drama itself will prove a great and permanent one—one of the utmost public importance—although the original actors therein are merely important as showing the sort of stuff of which a large portion of the public is composed.
I now speak of nothing more nor less than a social revolution. But like all revolutions that benefit mankind, it is accomplished without bloodshed. Unlike two royal terriers of French and Austrian breed, who after a desperate fight for territory, quietly sit down to arrange their differences and divide the spoil, England effects a mighty change, not only without drawing the sword, but simply by drawing from the pockets of the people a few millions sterling for the permanent good of society and the commercial interests of the world at large. The country is carefully mapped out, and certain sections or associated bodies of the people, commonly called "companies," soon constitute a little community in themselves. After a few harmless though not inexpensive parliamentary battles, they obtain at once and for ever the right to extensive tracts of land running in all directions through the most wealthy nation in the world. Hence arises an important community of landed proprietors who daily increase both in number and wealth, and whose possessions are already extending from north to south and from east to west.
In all times as in all countries, whether savage or civilized, every tribe has had its chief and every nation its ruler. Be the people ever so rude or ever so refined, be their form of government ever so crude or ever so polished, a head of some sort or other has ever been as necessary to each class or community as is the human head to the human body. Thousands and tens of thousands of Her Majesty's loyal subjects had now become railway-share proprietors. Without any abatement in their attachment to the Queen or their loyalty to the throne, they openly acknowledged another monarch in the person of a railway king, who has suddenly sprung up from among their own body, emerging, as if by magic, from an obscure position and poor estate to take his seat like a real hero, on the pinnacle of power, wealth, and fame. Thus England for the first time in her history has two kings at one time, or rather, two ruling monarchs—one being our gracious sovereign lady, the Queen. The railway king during his brief reign is the most popular potentate that ever swayed a golden sceptre. His popularity is not founded on the usual vulgar and lasting love that springs from the heart of an entire nation. Nothing of the sort. His majesty's twenty or thirty thousand subjects are all cast in the same mould with himself, and he goes direct to their sympathies and their affections with the tempting bait of "railway scrip" at a premium, which he supplies at par to as many of his votaries as time and opportunity permit. Never before had majesty so many courtiers, and never before were courtiers so solicitous for the welfare of the king's most dutiful subjects, of which they are themselves the most devoted. The golden rule of their royal master is to them a source of boundless joy. But, alas, for the brief existence even of kingly power, when that power wants the vital spirit of religious truth in its application! Little more need be said by way of a sequel to the story. God, in carrying out His own mighty designs in the various stages of the world, raises men to power and again reduces them to nothingness, as daily lessons for all who in struggling for the things of this world forget that He who gave all can also take all away. Does any one suppose that this railway king is set up and taken down simply as a moral for his own heart? Is he more selfish than his accomplices? Not a whit. His majesty is one of the worst or best abused men in the kingdom. Yet the majority of his once loyal subjects would have behaved no better than their royal master had they been placed in the golden chamber of temptation from which their master fell. Let each unscrupulous speculator take a special note of that fall to his own home, and let him place it—as a lover places an enigma—under his pillow to sleep on it.
Chapter xiii.
A Few Years on the Road.
On the commercial demise of the firm of Reckless, Venture, and Bounce, three of the late warehousemen of of that defunct establishment received an intimation from their former employers that they might, if they chose, return to the old house. I happened to be one of the favored three. But my mind was now in that unsettled state that made any occupation seem preferable to that in hand. With a growing dislike to a warehouseman's life, yet with a keen sense of the income arising therefrom, I was just about to accept the offer of Fountain, Pillar, and Branch, when a more desirable one presented itself from another quarter. Although the new post tendered for my acceptance was a commercial one, and directly connected with that branch of commerce in which I had been engaged, the duties were not identical. Any change that would not involve a sacrifice, either of position or pay, would at this moment have proved grateful to the half-literary, half-scientific, and anti-commercial taste of Frank Foster.
I had often considered that the most desirable and independent post connected with commerce or commercial pursuits was that of provincial representative of any first-class establishment. An opportunity now occurred for personally and practically testing my opinion. In the representation of the extensive and well-known house of Substance and Co., a vacancy had just taken place, and I was engaged to fill it. With a salary of three hundred a-year, an allowance of one guinea a-day for expenses, and an excellent "turn out" in the way of a horse and chaise, I was about to enter on a new phase in my commercial career. Just the thing I had been longing for—an opportunity for beholding the beauties of my native land. As this could not be obtained either apart from business or at my own expense, I was delighted with the chance of making business a profitable step to pleasure of the highest order—the expansion of the mind through a more comprehensive view of Divine Majesty in the wonderful works of creation. It is all very well to read about "the beauties of nature," but, to enjoy them, they must be seen. The reading is like an elaborate grace to a substantial meal, but seeing is the meal itself. Those wealthy tradesmen who have never journeyed fifty miles beyond their own counting-houses, know but little of the world, beyond that which grows and multiplies under "hot-beds" bearing the initials of £. s. d. If they would be as rich in knowledge as in that by which knowledge can be obtained, they must—travel.
I was quite aware, before starting on my first journey, that however charming the beauties of nature might appear to a young commercial traveller, they would only form a part, though a pleasing part, of a picture in which bales and boxes of merchandise would have to be fairly represented in the back ground. I knew that seeing the country on my part would not alone satisfy employers who expected, through each morning's post, to have their visions gratified by a "good sheet" of orders from the particular part of the country in which I might have happened to pass the preceding day. I was aware of all this before I started. But there was a good deal more than this in the life of a traveller of which I was not aware. A young man sees only the bright side of a profession or trade of which he is not himself a member.
I soon discovered that the fortune of a commercial traveller is decided by the result of his first three or four journeys. During this period it is all collar-work for the gentleman. Should he flinch at his task he will make but an indifferent traveller. Whether he represent an old house, or a young one, whether the ground has been covered before or not, he has in either case to form a connexion and lay the foundation of a trade for himself. Although an old house may favor him with the advantage of a connexion, it cannot insure the friendly disposition of that connexion towards him as an individual. This rests with himself. The very parties with whom his predecessor might have done a large trade, he may possibly find the most difficult to secure. An intimate acquaintance with a former representative will more frequently retard than advance the interest of a successor—especially with those who entertain less regard for a house than the person representing it, and who fail to recognise the same merit in the new as in their old associate. As a new man, therefore—whether for an old house or a young one—he has both to form his connexion and make his trade. When is this to be accomplished, if not at the outset? Never, It is now he has to ascend that ladder of fortune on which, in these days of competition and commercial enterprise, it requires much labor to attain anything like an eminent position. It is now he has to look for substantial subjects with which he may safely build a trade, and also devote his best energies to its construction. It is now that a careful or careles selection of his materials determine the future security or insecurity of the structure. Should he select good men for the foundation of his work, the profit of his exertions will he sufficient to keep the building in repair, and leave a balance in hand for any future dilapidations. If, on the contrary, he should build his hopes on doubtful men, the expense of now and then removing rotten portions of the building, and propping up others, will not only dissolve all profit arising from the investment of labor and capital, but will soon destroy building, capital, profit and all. It being more difficult to accomplish his object with the first than with the second class of these subjects, the still greater difficulty is, entirely to avoid those who cause the least trouble to do with, but the greater profit to do without.
To each and all of these tasks must a young traveller, during the first term of his studies, steadfastly apply himself, otherwise he will not prove a successful advocate, whether his advocacy be for himself or others. If he fail to apply his abilities towards forming a connexion in the spring of his career, he will lack the energy, if not the ability, to do so in the fall.
In the counting-house, a youth may take his seat as an alderman does his gown—for life. He has neither to push a dull trade, nor drive a dull horse, but merely his pen. His business is not to effect sales, but simply to enter them. All he has to do is, to chronicle what others do for him. Thus he goes on from day to day and from year to year, raising himself step by step, as old age or death may remove his senior in office.
With a commercial traveller the case is very different. He has not the advantages in this respect of either clerk or warehouseman. True, if successful, he is as well paid as either, and has perhaps a better prospect than either of ultimately finding himself a member of the firm whom he has successfully represented. But he has no senior in his department, in whose removal he can date a prospective rise; nor has he any junior to transact his business in his absence. He has to represent and act the parts of principal, clerk, and warehouseman. He is not only expected to sell goods, but—what is of still greater importance—he is expected to get the money for them when they are sold. In short, everything that has to be done must be done by him self, and his own ability and energy are his only helpmates.
But in addition to the physical capability for discharging the duties of a commercial life, it requires more than talent or even genius to make a man a good traveller. He must be the owner of a mild and even temper. Although nature should have endowed him with the versatile ability of a prime minister, still, if she omitted to accompany the gift with the sweet breath of moderation for its application, it will prove of little service to the possessor. Industry, agreeable manners, and a good temper are the three great attributes of commercial success. The inheritor of these passports to commerce will often succeed better on his journey than one who ranks higher as regards his intellectual capacity, but who wants the leading features of success for his guide.
Without vainly ascribing to myself the possession of either of the necessary requisites for the commercial side of the character, let me go direct to a remarkable (at present exceptional) scene of social extravagance in the life of a traveller—a scene which, at the close of my first week on the road, filled my mind with more surprise, and my body with greater discomfort than was created by any other event during the remainder of my commercial career.
But let me observe that scenes like that I am about to describe are now numbered with things of the past. Not only have the commercial body and their tastes kept pace with the social improvements of the age, but so also have the landlords of commercial houses. As a body, no class of gentlemen—no "uncommercial travellers" are better, or, perhaps, so well and, at the same time, so inexpensively fed, as commercial men; and in return for this attention to their comforts, landlords must in some way be remunerated—although no respectable landlord of the present day would wish to see his visitors intoxicated, thereby giving to his house a name that would do it more harm than good.
My maiden journey was through the charming county of Kent. Starting from London on Monday morning, I drove through the towns of Gravesend, Rochester, Maidstone, &c.—not altogether without orders—on my way to Margate, which I was anxious to reach, and did reach, on Saturday night. Here I expected to derive some enjoyment both from the invigorating influence of a sea breeze, and from the peaceful rest of a quiet Sabbath—after the anything but light or inactive labors of the week. To determine the difference between the enjoyment anticipated and the enjoyment realized, the reader may extract evidence for an impartial judgment from a brief and faithful account of
MyfirstSunday in a "Commercial Room."
At eight o'clock, I breakfasted alone. At nine, another gentleman was following suit. At ten, four only had exchanged their beds for their morning meal. At half-past ten, the number was increased by another unit, while the serviceable allotments on the breakfast table denoted that some eight or nine absentees had still to enter an appear-anceappearance. At a quarter to eleven, I left for church, not without a feeling of surprise at the number of gentlemen who were still inmates of their beds or bed-rooms at this advanced period of a fine summer's morning. On reentering the room on my return from church, I imagined for a moment that I had mistaken the apartment. But a familiar recognition from some of the inmates with whom I had conversed on the previous evening assured me of the room being the same, only under another aspect.
The large table which, at eleven o'clock, was in bread and butter order for receiving its guests, had been entirely divested of its white morning robes and china ornaments. But instead of being again dressed for dinner, it was now disfigured by a variety of desks and driving-boxes, new and old, and of various shapes and sizes. Seated in front of these were their respective owners, some writing, others engaged in counting a handful of notes or a pile of gold; and all apparently employed on business of such vital importance that it would admit of no delay. The commercial-room at this moment resembled an apartment in some banking establishment in which the clerks are all busily engaged in preparing their balances for the day. Instead of an agreeable prospect from the flavor of a piece of roast beef—for which I was fully prepared—there was nothing at present stirring but a disagreeable scent from old desks and dirty driving-boxes.
"Waiter, what is the time appointed for dinner today?" I enquired.
Before the waiter had time to furnish a reply, the lion—I beg pardon—the president of the day politely informed me that dinner for himself and friends was ordered to be on the table at five o'clock, and that the addition of my company would increase both the pleasure and number of the party. An invitation from so important an individual, and so highly scented with compliment, could hardly fail to be acceptable to one so young on the road as myself. Had I consulted my own feelings only, I should have ordered dinner at once, instead of a sandwich and glass of sherry as a temporary substitute.
It appears—or rather, it afterwards appeared, for I was not at the time aware of the fact—that a certain knot of "old stagers," or, in other words, a few commercial gentlemen, who enjoyed a social chat over a friendly bottle, were in the habit of meeting, at a stated period in the year, at the White Hart Hotel, Margate, for the purpose of spending a quiet and agreeable day together—the reader may presently say, "for the purpose of spending their time and money in a very foolish manner." Be that as it may, this was one of the appointed days for the "annual gathering."
A good dinner to a commercial man is no novelty. It must be an extravagant "spread" indeed, that would induce him to note it as anything beyond his daily fare. The dinner provided on this occasion was such as might create a slight sensation in its favor, even with a commercial man. But Mr. Creed knew his customers, and, like a sagacious landlord, he doubtless saw the reflection of "another bottle" in every extra dish he placed upon the table.
Besides this, the president of the day was what may be termed the landlord's friend. And, in the commercial body, the landlord's friend is a gentleman who happens to be on intimate terms with certain landlords, and who appears to consider the welfare of such landlords before that of anybody else—even his own. Because honored with an occasional invitation to take wine and smoke a cigar in the bar, he deems it his duty, whenever he can enforce it, to inflict the penalty of the compliment on his friends in the commercial-room. "Another bottle," or "another glass for the good of the house," is always either proposed or seconded by the landlord's friend.
The dinner hour at length arrived, and with it a dinner which for variety and extravagance had, perhaps, seldom been surpassed by Mr. Creed, or witnessed by his patrons, and which—thanks to the march of good sense—is but seldom, at the present day, either seen or heard of in a commercial-room.
It being settled, after a brief discussion, who was entitled to the honor of filling the chair, the president and vice-president, supported by six of their honorable order on either side, took their respective seats at table. After a graceless signal from the chair, the splendid array of dishes were at once unmasked, and the numerous staff by which they were surrounded opened a destructive fire on the first two courses presented to their notice, which consisted of real turtle and other soups, backed by a fine turbot and a splendid salmon. When the president had contributed to the wants of his friends, he said:—" Gentlemen, from the splendid sample before us, we may infer that our worthy landlord has provided rather a handsome dinner on this occasion. As a slight return for such liberality, I don't think we can do less than order champagne!"
"Less!" exclaimed a little gentleman on his right, who appeared to be his first lieutenant, inasmuch as he supported everything that came from head quarters; "I hope, Mr. President, we shall do something more before we've done."
"The chairman can't err," said another.
"Of course not," added a third.
"Waiter!" said the president, "champagne!—iced, of course," he continued.
"Yes, sir," said the waiter, as one of his deputies, with an instinctive knowledge of the chairman's wants, entered the room with a bottle in his hand; "we had some iced on purpose, sir."
"Gentlemen, I shall be happy to take champagne with each and all of you!" was the president's challenge, on the report of the first bottle, which was soon followed by another and another, and numerous others.
Thus, at brief intervals, during the time they were occupied on the succeeding courses, which were in all respects equal to their predecessors, bottle followed bottle in rapid succession. So it continued till the appearance of the cheese induced the president to inform his friends that the worthy landlord kept the finest glass of old port in the country.
"And unless he wishes to keep it," facetiously remarked the lieutenant, "we shall not, Mr. Chairman, be satisfied with your opinion on the subject."
Hereupon the company transferred their favors from champagne to port. The subsequent introduction of a splendid dessert caused the president again to inform his Mends that there were but few innkeepers who held anything even worthy the name of claret; but their worthy landlord was one of the few exceptions, as he was the owner of some of the choicest claret in the county of Kent. If, therefore, they had no objection, he would afford them an opportunity of affirming his assertion, by at once putting it to the test. This, of course, was unanimously assented to, and claret now took its place by the side of champagne and port.
But the disposition of the president's friends was so kindly tempered by what had been taken, that any proposition, however extravagant or ridiculous, would, at this moment, have met with entire approbation. The majority felt inspired by that self-created spirit of independence that carried the ideas much beyond the cares of the world. They cared neither for the world nor anything in it. Their lofty imaginations were now elevated so far above the common occurrences of ordinary life, that happiness with them was not now a something to be sought for, but something they already possessed. All painful recollections of past sorrow was dead, and all thought of future joy extended only to the next glass of wine. However unpleasant, at other times, might be the various peculiarities of their different dispositions, good nature was at this moment the predominant feature of all. Sullen and disagreeable tempers now became affable and agreeable ones. Even the tongue of the reserved character that had been long silent, was now—like a water-mill after a long drought—by the influence of a potent stream, brought again into rapid motion.
When the first bottle of claret had been disposed of, the landlord suddenly made his appearance, whispered the president, placed a bottle of wine on the table, and quickly made his exit.
"Gentlemen," said the president, "our worthy landlord, with a noble spirit of liberality that influences all his actions, has with my permission, placed this bottle of claret on the table at his own expense."
"A regular trump!" exclaimed the lieutenant.
"Gentlemen," continued the president, with increased emphasis, "have the kindness to charge your glasses."—Here he resumed his seat for a few moments, and then rose again.—" Gentlemen, although I feel quite unequal to the task I have undertaken—(no, no, from his friends)—although, as I said before, I feel myself unequal to the task, I have everything but ability in my favor, as the mere mention of the gentleman's name whose health I am about to propose, will be sufficient in itself to ensure a hearty response from all present. (Hear, hear, with faint symptoms of applause.) Nothing that I can say, gentlemen, can possibly increase your high opinion of the true worth and inestimable qualities of our worthy and much-esteemed landlord. (Hear, hear, with marked indications of approbation from his immediate friends.) Gentlemen, I will not waste your time—(hear, hear, from one or two others)—I will not waste your time by attempting to describe the various traits of his noble character, as I should only enumerate a few of his many virtues, without being able to add to their lustre. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, the very wine with which your glasses are charged will afford you a much better idea of the liberality of his heart than can any empty words of mine. (Hear, hear, with general applause.) Without further preface, gentlemen, I beg leave to propose the health of our worthy landlord, Mr. Creed. Being Sunday, you will please to moderate your applause as much as possible. Bumpers, gentlemen, bumpers!"
After the toast had been formally honored—what toast is not?—and more wine ordered, the presence of the landlord was requested. On his arrival, the vice-chairman, agreeably with instructions from head quarters, made him acquainted with the honor that had just been accorded him.
The landlord briefly acknowledged the compliment, modestly referred the company to their good fortune in having so excellent a president, toasted their healths in a bumper, and retired.
With each successive bottle the conversation became more general, less refined, and much louder. Now, they would all speak on one subject at once; then, half-a-dozen would include as many subjects in one discourse. Now, they would speak one with another, then altogether. The man of anecdote—the hero of more adventures than anyone else—would now try to astonish the company with something that happened to himself but yesterday—but which affair the company happened to have heard from another man of anecdote a long time ago. Now, the poetic man would quote a well-known passage from some ancient work he had never read, and when asked for the name of the author would give either Byron or Burns. Then, the facetious or witty man would say something remarkably funny, and immediately show the company how they ought to appreciate the joke, by leading off the laugh himself. The man of froth would then boast of the splendid bottle of port or claret he kept in the cellars of his own establishment at Brixton—an idea most likely suggested by the recollection of a pint of porter he had recently enjoyed in his apartments in the neighbourhood of Islington. There were also present other men of doubtful wit and wisdom, but, being myself one of the number, I may, out of self-respect, be permitted to close the account with a brief summary of the cause and consequence of the chairman's temporary absence from his post.
This was about the time for leaving the chair for a few moments, and this was the time the president left it. During his absence, his lieutenant, who was somewhat more advanced in wine than the rest, rose and said,—" Mr. President—(hear, hear, and laughter)—I beg pardon, Mr. Vice-president and gentlemen—(hear, hear)—with your permission, sir, I beg leave to rise—(hear, hear, and very good!)—I beg leave to drink—I beg leave to propose—(bravo!)—he is a brave fellow, gentlemen—I can't tell you all I know of him—(hear, hear, with much laughter and applause.) If you knew him as well as I know him, he— if—(hear, hear,)—his actions, gentlemen—(hear, hear, capital!) He is what he—what he was—I mean what—what he appears to be—(hear, hear, and applause.) Gentlemen, I have known our president—I've known him, gentlemen—(a voice—say a week,)—who are you?—(hear, hear, go on, bravo!) Gentlemen, I rise—(laughter)—I rise, gentlemen—(great laughter)—to propose my—to propose the health of our noble president—(applause.) Gentlemen, it will be unnecessary for me to tell you—(a friend—cut it short)—I shan't. Gentlemen, I—why did you interrupt me? Gentlemn, I—I am satisfied—(several voices—so are we.) Eh? (hear, hear, with roars of laughter and applause.) If you expect to—(no, no, go on, my boy—you're all right.) Gentlemen, I feel I have taken a little—(no, no, bravo!) Gentlemen, our president's good health."
The vice-president, on resuming his seat, was rewarded with a round of applause that caused several wine glasses on the table to be broken.
The chairman, on his return, acknowledged the compliment of which he had been the subject. It was now past ten o'clock, so that the dinner and what followed had already occupied more than five hours, as well as the most pleasant part of a beautiful summer's day. But matters now drew to a close. The dinner-bill was called, divided, and announced to be about twenty-five shillings each, which was declared to be "exceedingly moderate."
The company now disposed of themselves in various ways. Some took a walk, which occupied them so long that they didn't walk in till the following morning. Others, after becoming extensive patrons of soda-water and brandy, proceeded to bed; while others slept soundly, for a time, where they were. The president, of course, took his cigar and parting-glass with the worthy landlord.
The foregoing is a faithful transcript of the notes in my diary. The characters have been clothed without any attempt at artificial display. They may not have made use of the exact words set down for them, although they did both say and do a good deal more than is here recorded.
It may seem an unfortunate accident that led a young traveller into such a scene of dissipation on his first Sunday in a commercial room. But I never believed in misfortune in the life of a young man—except so far as it may be regarded as such by himself. Believe an accident a misfortune and it will become so. Scenes of extravagance are no doubt unfortunate for the promoters or others who may indulge in them; but their exhibition makes the members of moderation inclined to be more moderate still. Such, in this instance was the effect on me. I had not been in the habit of wasting my own money in this way, and I failed to see the necessity of making thus free with the money of others.
But let me not conceal from the reader the simple fact that dissipation and extravagance were not my only points of objection to this senseless feast. It took place on the Sabbath day. Although no Puritan in habit, much less so in profession, I, nevertheless, had some little regard for a decent observance of the seventh day. Although the "little legacy" that had been left me by Honest John was still in the remote corner of my chest (at home), the knowledge of its possession, if not of its contents and value, would sometimes float on the memory. In church, I always remembered both the gift and the giver at least once a-week. Since the death of my early benefactor, there had been no one to remind me, by friendly example, of the necessity for going to a place of worship. But somehow or other, I had acquired a habit of visiting a building which I formerly tried to avoid. This habit might have originated in a variety of causes. I will not pretend to say which was the prevailing cause. It might have been respect to the cherished memory of Honest John. It might have been the desire for being considered respectable. Or it might have been the love of oratory, as I loved dearly to hear an eloquent speaker, whether in the pulpit, at the bar, or on the platform. But whatever the cause,—I did go to church once, sometimes twice, on the Sabbath day. Yet—so far as I can at present remember—the chief edification derived from the habit was the occasional pleasure of hearing a clever man. But the mere custom of going to church—if it did nothing more—made me at least indisposed to countenance any great violation of the Sabbath, either on the part of those who did, or those who did not go to a place of worship. The consequence was that, throughout the remainder of my career on the road, I tried to avoid scenes like those which had been enacted during my first Sunday in a commercial room.
While the road affords many opportunities for the advancement of a young man of ability, it, at the same time, offers every temptation to go astray—especially to one not possessed of strong moral courage. Away from home—with frequent specimens of profligacy before his eyes, and unfettered by those feelings of shame which, when surrounded by his friends, will sometimes prove a restraint on his actions—there is every facility for the full exercise of his inclinations. There is no one to question or reproach him for his intemperate doings and unseasonable hours at night, or for his idle habits in the morning. He is himself sole master of his own free will, and unless he be sufficiently master of himself to guide and govern it aright, the pernicious influence of the fast characters that occasionally cross his path will soon taint his mind by those baneful and delusive pleasures which prove fatal to the constitution and character of many noble spirits.
On the other hand, the road offers to a young man of sobriety and perseverance a more rapid way of attaining mercantile eminence than almost any other path in the commercial world. Some of the first merchants and merchant-warehousemen in the kingdom have, in the early stages of their career, represented, in the country, either their own or other eminent houses. An old acquaintance who—like the writer—was once a hard-working commercial traveller is now one of the firm of the largest house, of its class, in the world. He occasionally entertains, at his town residence, some of the leading men in this country. The size of the rooms in his house—the largest of which was not more than half full on the occasion and with the number of persons hereafter alluded to—may be inferred from the following extract from a letter in which the gentleman reminds me of an engagement I made to give one of my scientific lectures before a small party at his house.
"Kensington Palace Gardens,January 15, 1860.
"My Dear Sir,"
In addition to the ladies and gentlemen previously invited to hear your lecture, there will be a large party from Fulham Palace. Altogether, I expect from 140 to 150.
"I shall be at home early to meet you, but my butler will do all you may require.
"To—Esq."
Yours truly,
George—.There recently appeared in a certain Review a very laudatory sketch of this gentleman's commercial career. Many persons have assigned the parentage of that paper to the author of the present work. Without expressing any opinion on the article in question, I will simply say it was not written by me.
The writer of the foregoing letter was once a commercial traveller. So was I. But he had not only a better horse (house) than his friend, but he knew better how to drive it.
After I had travelled a little more than three years, worked hard, established a good connexion, made my position less arduous, seen and enjoyed the beauties of the country, and saved a little money, I began seriously to contemplate the abandonment, at once and for ever, of all the advantages I had gained. I again grew weary of commercial life. The natural tendencies of the mind were once more making present occupation distasteful, and the laborer uncomfortable. This occupation was made doubly distasteful through another success which had just been secured with my restrained but unconquerable "hobby."
Early rising had enabled me to write numerous "Sketches of commercial life." These contained a few modest hints—termed by fast men, "revolutionary doctrines"—on the necessity for reform in the commercial room. The bookFrom which the sketch of my "first Sunday in a commercial room" is taken.
was published under the incognito of "A commercial man." The sale of the little work was immense. But its commercial success was a mere trifle compared to the excitement the volume produced on the minds of other travellers, and the effect of that excitement on the mind of the author. The sketches were condemned by hundreds of travellers, and purchased by thousands. The condemnation insured their sale, without the aid of any other advertisement. I can remember nothing that I ever enjoyed more thoroughly than the sport that now arose from my own handy work. No writer ever heard his writing more freely discussed. Either before or after dinner, at grog-time or other time, "Sketches of commercial life" came under review. For at least three months after its publication, the book was in some way referred to by somebody in every commercial room I entered. Nobody—but himself—knew the author, who often opposed his own principles, in order to provoke the discussion he so much relished. The fast men of the road condemned the work in toto, while the more steady-going characters came to the rescue. If sensible men never laugh at their own sayings, I may at once pronounce myself a fool, for never did human being laugh more frequently or more heartily at the effect of a squib which, as in this instance, had been directed at a numerous and important fraternity.
My commercial career now drew to a close. As a taste for literary pursuits increased, the taste for commerce declined. I resolved to leave business for another walk in life, even if compelled, at a future period, to retrace my steps. Acting on such resolve, I drove to town, balanced accounts with the house I represented, shook hands with the firm, ceased to be their representative, and no longer considered myself a commercial man. I beheld, as I thought, a more pleasing prospect in the distance.
"Thus from afar each dim-discovered scene
More pleasing seems than all the past hath been!"
Chapter xiv.
Change of Scene, and Change of Occupation.
Who'd be an author? This was a question I put to myself after two years' service in the ranks of my favorite profession. Yet I loved, more than any other, the occupation I had selected. The heart was so completely absorbed in its labors, and time passed so pleasantly and so quickly with the laborer, that it was only when I put down my pen to count or seek a substantial return for its application that the question of who'd be an author? floated on the mind. If the labors of the profession—because agreeable—were light, the wages were much lighter. When—which was the case during the latter part of my commercial engagement—I was in the receipt of four hundred a-year, and a guinea a day for travelling expenses, I used to consider such pay, for hard work, to be very small. But I now worked harder and longer—only with instead of against the grain—for less than half the sum. Although I wrote early and wrote late, wrote poetry and wrote prose, wrote for others and wrote for myself, it was some time before I wrote anything long enough or strong enough to produce me two hundred a-year. Nevertheless, I stuck to my "hobby," yet found by experience that certain concessions to public taste would probably lead to private benefit. On this faint glimmer of editorial wisdom, I changed, or at least modi- fiedmodified my course, by trying to please my readers as well as myself. Instead of attempting to take them to a region whence they were not inclined to follow, I now tried to find out how far they could be led, without fear of their deserting their leader. Instead of again ascending to the clouds in a flight of imagination, I kept a run-away spirit on a more simple path of composition nearer home. By so doing I secured not only a greater number of followers, but the substantial benefits arising therefrom.
Time passed. Having either in a commercial or literary capacity, visited nearly every city, town, and district in the United Kingdom, I felt anxious for a peep at some of our colonial possessions. The period at which my desire originated was favorable to its consummation. Extensive-gold fields had just been discovered in the vast and (then) almost unpeopled continent of Australia. The excitement created in England by the announcement of the discovery, together with the general desire for authentic information on the subject, induced me to think that descriptive notes by an eye witness of the golden region might prove a "decided hit." The thought was at once clothed by action. Though sixteen thousand miles did appear a long way to go for materials to make a book, I was satisfied that the book—to be worth anything—should be something more than a fancy picture of one side of the world, drawn by an artist on the other side. The imagination may, and often does accomplish a good deal in the way of pretty pictures that are unlike anything else; but I had no wish to advise people to rush headlong—even on a golden errand——to the "sunny Antipodes" of which I knew nothing, except by report. Though the journey would not only be the longest, but by far the most speculative I had yet taken, I resolved to take it. As a literary man, I had been long enough in business to become acquainted with articles that did, and articles that did not pay. Poetry with me c ould not be called good stock, though firm in its position—a removal from the shelf whereon it was first placed being unnecessary. In novel goods, there was so much competition by amateur speculators and small professionals, while the demand for the productions of two or three well known and deservedly popular heads was so large, that my own little store, against such heavy odds, was something like a dwarf contesting a race with giants. It was only now and then that the outrageously extravagant style of an article attracted attention towards my little literary shop. But there was one department in which I had not altogether labored in vain. My sketches of real life, whether social or commercial, had been tolerably successful. Like the main line of a railway, they had paid interest on the bad stock of unprofitable branches. Well. Here was an opportunity of providing for my patrons sketches of real life in earnest. Life in Australia was at this moment a reality with a vengeance.
Neither change of profession nor change of position in after life can entirely erase impressions made on the mind of youth by early occupation and habit. The tendency in human nature to show, by word or deed, some little sign of early training is not inaptly typified by the song that tells of a man so far forgetting the position he occupied on his own carriage as to alight therefrom, in order to give an old comrade "a shove behind his truck."
Previous to my connexion with the press, I had been for many years engaged in commerce. Subsequently to my engagement in commerce, I had been for many years connected with the press. I was now going to Australia for materials with which to make a book. Could I not, by the aid of commercial knowledge, make a little money to cover the expenses of the trip? It was reported that everything in the golden region, except gold, was enormously dear. Could I not, without detracting from the dignity of an author, do a little trade, by exchanging a few things that were plentiful at home for the only thing that was reported cheap at the Antipodes? A desire to supply the wants of others, if not my own, induced me to decide in the affirmative. The way of the world had attractions which still enabled me to make a trifling sacrifice on a simple matter of taste, in order to benefit number one. After every pound I could muster—about four hundred—had been expended in providing a miscellaneous collection of articles adapted to any but a classical taste, I immediately set sail in a first-class ship on my half-literary, half-commercial enterprise.
A large passenger ship is, for the time, an extensive lodging-house, occupied by first, second, and third-class lodgers. The great difference between the liberty of the subject is, that the seaward occupants, if not entirely confined to their own apartments, have only a limited space for pedestrian exercise, while the inland residents can wander from home at their pleasure. But this temporary chain that keeps the voyagers within their dwelling, or permits them to take exercise only on the balcony—the poop—enables each member of the captive family to "take stock" of the other. For an agreeable as well as a disagreeable knowledge of human nature there is no place like a large passenger ship, and no opportunity like that of a three months' voyage with a miscellaneous party. Before the end of the excursion, a keen observer, without any apparatus beyond his own vision, may imprint on his memory the stereotyped likeness not only of the outward form, but also of the inward beauties or blemishes which adorn or disfigure the various members of the social crew. My own observations during two voyages round the world would fill a moderate sized volume. Their insertion here would be foreign to the object of the present work. But, notwithstanding this, I must briefly allude to one passenger—one worthy of mention, because the leading features of the character are in every way worthy of emulation.
After we had passed the first fortnight on anything but a placid ocean, crossed the Bay of Biscay, and partially recovered from the effects of a sensation on which it is not (now) necessary to dwell, the names, the habits, and something of the character of each member of the aquatic family gradually began to dawn on the entire circle. Everybody knew everybody. While A informed B what A had been, what seen, what done, and from whom descended, B returned the favor, by a portrait of himself, and each respected so much of the self-drawn sketch of the other as the general bearing of the original seemed to justify. Thus were ideal or real pictures of number one furnished by the originals. But to this, as to other rules, there was an exception. That exception was here found in
A Desirable Passenger.
There was one passenger who had very little to say about herself, and nothing—except in the way of kindness—about anybody else. She sat next to the captain at meals, and the captain called her Miss Grace. By this name only was she known. But from the beginning to the end of the voyage Miss Grace was a mystery to all. She was an enigma which no one could solve. Some said the mould of her mind stamped her as a superior sort of governess. Others said the shabby-genteel appearance of her apparel proved her to be either the daughter of some half-pay officer, or the orphan of a bankrupt merchant. But nobody could say positively who or what she was. Yet she was a being whom everyone loved—not merely respected but loved. Yes; she won the affection of all, without satisfying the curiosity of any.
How then did this lady obtain and exercise such power over the hearts of her fellow-passengers? To the reader this question may appear as great a riddle and as difficult to solve as the lady herself. But a few sentences may throw some light on the subject. The potent spell under which we were held originated partly through a feeling of sympathy excited by the lady's—seemingly—lonely situation, and partly by the unaffected yet never-ceasing desire she manifested for the happiness of all around. In a large ship, crowded with passengers, there are often other ailments than those produced by sea-sickness, and other storms than those arising from the natural elements of wind and water. At such a time most persons have enough to do in attending to themselves, without trying to redress the social grievances of those around. Yet there are a few among the many who entirely forget, or at least disregard their own trouble and discomfort, and seem to derive their chief enjoyment in their daily endeavours to contribute to the happiness of others. Of this small minority in the world Miss Grace happened to be a distinguished member. Whenever, wherever, or by whomsoever in the ship aid was needed, either to reconcile discordant spirits, comfort the broken-hearted, or administer to the wants of the sick, Miss Grace was always at hand. She had often relieved, if not dispelled, mental or bodily pain before anyone but herself and the sufferer knew of the wound. Neither the cause nor the subject, however dark and uninviting, pre- ventedprevented Miss Grace from penetrating the path of sorrow, whenever she thought her presence and her aid might lessen the prevailing gloom. If a second or third-class passenger suffered—as several did suffer—from the effects of fever or some other fearful malady, Miss Grace, with an almost reckless disregard of personal danger, attended early and late at the bedside of the patient. From her own little private store of preserves and medical comforts she brought relief to the sufferer, when the advice and prescriptions of "an experienced surgeon"—a youth about twenty years of age, just emerged from his apprenticeship—proved unavailing, because the patient had no faith in the practitioner. Even poor Jack, a violent member of the crew, who said he'd pitch the doctor overboard, if he came to his berth, permitted a visit and accepted antidotes for his disease from Miss Grace. When he had recovered, he declared with an oath in the presence of his late attendant, that the lady had saved his life. She reproved him for returning for her services a fee she could not accept. The man was not again heard to swear during the rest of the voyage. Thus the moral influence over the mind equalled the power held by Miss Grace on the heart. This influence and the great extent thereof, may be illustrated by a simple incident and in a single sentence. One day, just as a couple of third-class passengers were about to settle their dispute by a pugilistic encounter, Miss Grace happened suddenly to make her appearance. Not only did the approaching combatants immediately sneak into their respective cabins, but those by whom they were surrounded, and who were eager for the coming sport, were at once scattered like a covey of small birds at the approach of an eagle.
Towards the close of the voyage Miss Grace herself became an invalid, and the loss of her daily visits was most severely felt, especially by the third-class passengers. Excessive labor in her constant endeavour to advance both the temporal and spiritual welfare of others was the cause of her indisposition. That sympathy for the fair sufferer was felt throughout the ship, from the commander to the cabin-boy, may be inferred by what followed. The gentle philanthropist had often expressed a wish that those on board who could afford a trifle would unite in raising by subscription a small sum of money for the benefit of a poor but deserving family. This family of six persons occupied berths in the third class. The parents had been in a good position, but had lost all their property. Their passage had been paid by friends at home, and they had now only a few pounds with which to enter on a new career at the Antipodes.
The highest compliment that can be paid to a public benefactor is to carry out any unfinished project of benevolence during the absence, through illness or other causes, of the originator. It is also the highest honor that can be paid to the memory of departed greatness. It was resolved, if possible, to accomplish the desire of Miss Grace, and then to make the lady acquainted with the result. The attempt was made and proved successful. In three days, thirty-five pounds had been collected. The subscription list, with the amount thereof, was sent to Miss Grace, together with a request that she would, on her recovery, present the contribution to the family for whom it was intended. The money was at once returned, with the intimation that the proper persons to make the presentation were those who had kindly carried out the suggestion of the subscriber whose name appeared last on the list. That name was indicated by Miss Grace under the initials A. G. for the sum of fifteen pounds. This raised the total to fifty pounds. The unexpected contribution of fifteen pounds from Miss Grace created an immense amount of surprise and excitement. The sensation was not altogether an agreeable one. The mysterious donor became a greater mystery than ever. Nobody supposed she had fifteen pounds for her own use, much less for dispensation in charity. All on board had long been satisfied that her heart was one of the noblest that ever filled a human form with heavenly emotions. But some of her admirers began, now, to doubt whether she was quite sound in the head. Nothing appeared to justify her extraordinary liberality. The plain apparel and unassuming manner of the giver seemed to denote that she was the only one of the first-class passengers to whom a sovereign would be an object of consideration. The donation was in every way something as incomprehensible as the donor herself.
A ship at sea is for the time being a little world in itself. The inhabitants know nothing except by surmise of what is going on elsewhere. In so circumscribed a space an object of less interest either than the mysterious Miss Grace or her equally mysterious gift often proves a subject for continued excitement and discussion. Here, as in the outer world, a trifling matter will sometimes swell into a subject of importance, in the same way as a little event may give birth to a great one. At the suggestion of Miss Grace, a collection had just been made in behalf of a poor family. This was regarded simply as an act of charity. It was followed by another—not merely an act of charity, but a substantial and universal token of regard in favor of the founder of the first. We were within a few days' sail of our destination, and it was resolved, as one of the promoters justly observed, "to do something handsome" for the lady who had devoted her time and money, and impaired her health for the benefit of her fellow passengers. Everybody supposed Miss Grace to be poorer than the family to whom fifty pounds had just been presented, one-third of which had been subscribed by the fair philanthropist. Everbody likewise believed—not only believed but felt that to allow the lady to leave the ship on her mysterious mission, of which no one but herself knew anything, without a suitable token of regard from her admirers, would be a lasting disgrace to all on board. A subsciption was therefore decided on. The list was opened and closed on the same day—inasmuch as on the second day there was not a human being in the ship that had not sent in a trifle towards the proposed object. Little children from five years old and upward, sailor boys and sailors—all had contributed their mite, and the subscription list contained the name of every individual in the ship, except that of Miss Grace herself. Thus in the space of a few hours, eighty-two pounds fifteen shillings had been collected. Its presentation was a pleasing duty the subscribers had yet to perform.
To say that modesty is ever found the handmaid to virtues of the highest order is simply to state a fact that has been more or less apparent in every age since the world began. Miss Grace was no mock philanthropist, therefore not anxious either to see or hear the publication of her own good deeds. She had been informed of the "testimonial" that awaited her acceptance, and had communicated to the informant her wishes on the subject. On the same day on which the captain gave to his crew half a sheep for a fresh dinner, together with an extra allowance of "grog," he invited all the second and third-class passengers to a substantial tea. This was to be followed by a speech from the chairman (the captain) concerning the bag of money he had been deputed to present to Miss Grace. The first- classfirstclass passengers were invited to be present after the repast, in order to hear the message in which they had a joint interest. Of course, everybody expected that the chief object of interest—as she had nearly recovered from her indisposition—would herself be present on the occasion. Apart from a general desire to testify by their hands—as they had already done by their money—to the noble and unselfish labors of their heroine, the majority of the passengers were curious in their anxiety to learn whether the object of their esteem would on this occasion withdraw the veil which had so long and so effectually concealed everything pertaining to her own history.
So soon as the repast had received from its numerous patrons the justice due to its recherché character, the captain of the feast, who was also captain of the ship,—and a noble fellow to boot—rose and said:—
"Ladies and gentlemen, and youngsters,—speech-making is no part of my profession. I never tried my hand at spinning yarns, except an occasional rope-yarn. Though a bad hand at this sort of work, the dignity of the subject on the present occasion makes me feel like one who has already put his foot in it. You see, ladies and gentlemen, I have soon proved my first proposition, by trying to take a lofty course. But I'll now put about again, and keep on my own natural tack. (Cheers and laughter.) Well. You have deputed me to present this bag of gold to a lady who has indeed proved herself worthy of your esteem. (Cheers, and cries of—Miss Grace.) If you'll only haul taut your weather-main brace, I'll go-head. The lady is not too unwell to attend, but she can't attend. (Sensation and renewed cries for Miss Grace.) I am going to tell you a secret. See, now,—you are quiet in a moment. One little word has stilled the storm. What a pleasant thing to have the command of a little secret. It is surely the great secret of public speaking. (Laughter.) I have now got you so tight in hand, that I'm almost inclined to retain my power a little longer. (Laughter and cries of no, no.) Well, as I'm not fond of a dead calm, I'll open out for your satisfaction. I see that the ladies, though seated at table, are all on the tiptoe of curiosity. Let me ask one question, the answer to which will decide whether you are to have all or only half the secret. May this money be applied by the recipient to any other than the object for which it was intended? (Loud cries of no, no; it's for Miss Grace, for herself only) Well, then, your kindness makes it necessary for me to reveal a personal matter which the lady has kept, and still wished to have kept from your knowledge. The money which you have subscribed for Miss Grace cannot be accepted, because it is not needed by Lady Grace Courtly. (Great sensation.) Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that unassuming form that has done so much towards making you contented and happy during the voyage is a lady by birth, a lady of fortune, and need I tell you that, above all, she is a lady in her actions? (Great cheering and excitement.) When she has so strongly impressed this fact on the mind of every one on board, you may be at a loss to imagine her motive for concealing her birthright from all but myself. On her first entering this ship, she desired me not to publish my knowledge of her position and title. But she assigned no reason for her wish. You are now as well qualified as myself to form an opinion on the subject. I am inclined to think that her ladyship supposed she could do more for you in the character of Miss Grace than you would have been willing to accept from her under the flying colors of Lady Grace Courtly. (Loud cheers.) And that she wished to be received by you as an affectionate sister, rather than as a formal patron. (Applause.) The success of her endeavours is ratified by your proffered testimonial. (Cheers.) But there will be something that will endure longer—something to perpetuate her memory better than gold. If those brothers and sisters whom Lady Grace has served, at the cost of her own health, are only what they ought to be, the likeness of their benefactress will hang on their hearts while life itself shall therein find a dwelling-place. (Immense cheering and cries for Miss Grace, Lady Grace, Lady Grace Courtly.) Don't make quite So much noise. The silent tears which I observe falling in some quarters constitute the best tribute to the lady's worth. Well, You have only had half the secret. Would you like the other half? (Yes, yes, and loud applause.) But I must tell you the price, though the money is already advanced. You see this bag of gold. What is to be done with it—returned to the subscribers? (No, no.) What then? Are you willing that the lady for whom it was originally intended should settle the question? (Yes, yes, from a hundred voices.) But I must put it to the vote, as her ladyship will not act, if there be but one dissentient. Those who are in favor of the proposition hold up one hand. (This request was responded to by everybody holding up both hands.) The opinion seems unanimous, but I'll simply ask, is there any opponent? (No, no, and great cheering.) Well, ladies and gentlemen, unanimity is the seal under which I am permitted to act on her ladyship's behalf. As you have paid the purchase money and fulfilled the conditions of the contract, here is the freeholder's assignment of her rights. Let me first tell you that the original sum of eighty-two pounds fifteen shillings is now raised by her ladyship to one hundred guineas. (Tremendous applause, with loud and continued cries for Miss Grace, Lady Grace, Miss Courtly, Lady Courtly.) I tell you her ladyship is in her cabin, and has no wish to be disturbed. You would surely not deprive her of this one comfort, when she has been the cause of your enjoying so many? She is fully sensible of your kindness, but is by far too sensitive for this outward manifestation of esteem. Besides which, her presence during this excitement might place her in danger of being literally torn to pieces by her own lovers. (Laughter and cheers.) And you know very well she has always evinced a desire to allay rather than to arouse the passions. (Renewed applause.) I will now read from a slip of paper I hold in my hand the suggestions of Lady Courtly concerning the distribution of the sum of one hundred guineas, of which you have subscribed eighty-two pounds fifteen shillings. Her ladyship wishes seventy pounds to be remitted to England for the widow of the poor fellow—one of the crew—that we lost overboard off the Cape of Good Hope. (Great cheering, followed by a tremendous volley of hurrahs from the sailors.) I may here observe that her ladyship had previously placed thirty pounds in my hands for the same object. (Renewed applause.) The remaining portion of the contribution is thus allotted:—Five guineas to Miss Faithful, the young lady who has so kindly assisted in the school which has been established on board by Lady Courtly. (Loud cheers.) One guinea to each of three scholars who have obtained the greatest number of good marks. (Cries of bravo little ones, followed by an enquiry of 'Mother, am I to have a guinea?' This query, together with the answer from another scholar—'Yes, Annie, and so am I,'—created a considerable amount both of laughter, applause, and general excitement among the children.) Each of the other scholars will receive the sum of five shillings, unless Miss Faithful should deem any undeserving through wilful misconduct. (Increased uproar among the children, with the most supplicating appeals and glances to Miss Faithful.) Lady Courtly wishes the balance to be applied in the purchase of Bibles for any of the sailors who may be disposed to accept a copy, or who may at present be without one. And now, ladies and gentlemen, I have said my say, and I hope my little secrets have satisfied the curiosity of the curious. You are now aware that we have a real lady on board. (Laughter and cheers.) You have long since discovered the value of the article, and I have now given you the title. In conclusion, let me hope that you are all satisfied with the manner in which Lady Courtly has directed both her own and your money to be distributed, and that the objects selected as recipients of the bounty are alike worthy of her ladyship's judgment and your approval." (The captain resumed his seat amid the most enthusiastic cheering.)
One of the first-class passengers here stepped forward and said:—"Ladies and gentlemen, I am quite sure you will not allow your excellent chairman to vacate the post he has so ably filled, without according him a hearty vote of thanks not only for his services on this social occasion, but also for his uniform kindness to all on board during the long voyage which is now nearly brought to a close. (Loud cheers.) Our worthy commander would have found our good opinion of him supported by evidence stronger than words, had not that priceless jewel, the title of which we have just heard, caused the substantial part of our offerings to take a charitable direction." (Loud applause, followed by three cheers for the chairman).
The captian again rose and thus returned thanks for the ovation:—"I thank you for your good opinion. For doing his duty, a commander does sometimes get paid by the passengers as well as by the owners of a ship. There are not many modest men in the world who would object to double pay for their services, even though one of the awards should be a gratuitous one. (Hear, hear.) When people have insisted on proving the value of their words by a corresponding number of guineas, my own modesty has never, that I am aware of, prevented me from putting the test of friendly professions into my pocket. (Laughter and cheers.) But so far as this voyage is concerned, the pleasure I have derived through seeing you contented and happy, has proved to me a reward of far greater value than a few ounces of gold. (Renewed applause.) The presence of agreeable passengers often relieves a sailor's life of a good deal of its monotony. During this passage we have, somehow or other, been all like one family. If I could only be sure of always having such a family at sea, with a real lady at the helm, I should never desire to be anything but a sailor. (Laughter and applause.) Never, till now, should I have thought it possible that in the midst of so large a number of persons one gentle and, I may say, God-like spirit could have imparted a kindred tone throughout the entire circle. (Cheers.) I have always given the ladies credit for a good many of our joys, but, after this voyage, I must give them credit for a good many more. We are now within a few hours' sail of land, and let me in conclusion hope that you may never live under greater trouble there than has fallen to your lot at sea." (Great cheering, during which the captain vacated the chair and the party gradually dispersed).
Although at the beginning of the voyage Lady Grace Courtly contrived to enter the ship like some obscure individual, unobserved and almost unattended, she was not allowed to take her departure in the like manner. No doubt she would gladly have slipped away, without any manifestation of esteem on the part of her admirers, beyond an affectionate and almost silent farewell. This was accorded her by many—probably by her warmest lovers, as a noisy tongue is not an infallible test of a sincere heart. But in a mixed company enthusiasm, when kindled, assumes a variety of forms. Lady Courtly had herself fanned into a flame a warmth of feeling that naturally surrounded its author on the occasion of a final parting with those whose affections she had won.
We had no sooner dropped anchor in Hobson's Bay than an eight-oared cutter appeared alongside. A gentleman from the boat came on board, spoke a few words to the captain, and was immediately conducted to the cabin occupied by Lady Courtly. A rumour was soon circulated that the visitor was either her ladyship's brother or cousin, and that he would in a short time convey his distinguished relative to the shore. An extraordinary commotion among the passengers was at once observable. Even the sailors, Who were busily engaged in furling sail and putting the ship in order, seemed anxious to show some mark of respect to the heroine of the voyage, as the time approached for her final departure from the ship. That moment had now arrived, and a most exciting one it was. When her ladyship had left her cabin and appeared on deck for the last time, a scene that altogether baffles minute description atonce presented itself. The lady's brother, or cousin, or whatever he was, must have been astonished at the spectacle, if he had never before witnessed a public recognition of his fair relative's merits. Her ladyship probably gave and received more kisses on this occasion than were ever before exchanged in so short a period. Every child, and nearly every female on board shared the affectionate salutation. All alike, forgetting the social distinction between themselves and their benefactress, rushed to an embrace that was to convey their last external token of gratitude, love, and duty. The remark of a dear little child who—fearing she might be overlooked amid the prevailing excitement—loudly exclaimed "Do kiss me, Miss Grace," is a fair type of the manner in which titles, position, and conventional forms were all neglected and forgotten in the natural ebullition of kindred hearts. Impressed by a sense of having simply performed her duty, Lady Courtly herself seemed more surprised than anyone else at the warmth of the ovation. But she was much affected by its evident sincerity. When she had taken her seat in the boat that was to convey her to the shore, and countless white handkerchiefs, together with a few that might once have been white, performed the double duty of wiping away their owners' tears, and waving a final adieu to the fair philanthropist, the scene was not only a most affecting but a most imposing one. So soon as the cutter was fairly clear of the ship, the sailors received the signal for giving vent to their pent-up feelings. The captain's friendly appeal to the gallantry of his crew in the hoped-for command of "Now boys, three cheers for the sailor's friend," was responded to by a volley as loud and as fervent as ever greeted a sovereign that ruled the hearts of British subjects. And when, at the unexpected discharge of a cannon which the carpenter had secretly commissioned for the occasion, those cheers were renewed with increased vigor, and Lady Courtly waved her own handkerchief in recognition of the compliment, the excitement was intense. The Queen of Great Britain has at no period of her popular reign created a more thrilling sensation than was at this moment produced by Lady Grace Courtly on the minds of her fondly-gazing but already-distant admirers.
"* * * she came, unheralded by fame,
To leave behind a dearly-cherished name."
To the foregoing truthful story, I will only add my own belief, that all on board had, by the potent influence of Lady Courtly's acts, had their opinion of the nobility in general raised at least fifty per cent.; and that, at the close of the voyage, everybody felt convinced that, if Lady Grace was a fair sample of other real ladies, the "upper ten thousand" contained living gems of greater value than the estimate usually taken of them by the less aristocratic multitude.
Chapter xv.
Money—Money—Money.
"What a pleasant thing it is to be making money. Yes; it is a pleasant thing to be making money rapidly, but excess of pleasure in the process sometimes makes the business dangerous as well as pleasant. In my case, let me give the reader the true features of the event in the chronological order of their original development—pleasure first and danger, if any, as it arose.
On landing in Melbourne in 1853, I found almost everybody mad with excitement. Who could avoid danger from the disease, when gold was the cause of the malady? I will not now attempt either a detailed sketch of Australia, or an account of the moral condition of the people at a period when the magnetic influence of the precious metal created a social revolution, for the like of which history may be searched in vain. These things are patent to everybody, and have long since been given to the world by a hundred pens—the writer's included. But I then told only of the commercial dealings of others. Let me now give a brief summary of my own. At this time everything in Australia of a commercial and social, if not of a moral character, was as completely the opposite of everything in the United Kingdom as the Antipodes itself. Instead of it being difficult, as in the mother country, to find a ready sale for goods at high prices, the only difficulty in Australia at this moment was to find goods in order to sell them at any price. No sooner had I placed my foot on the golden region than I was surrounded by a host of anxious enquirers, intoxicated speculators, and would-be purchasers, while all sorts of strange voices saluted me with the following and similar questions:—"Anything to sell? Any goods on board? I can buy your invoices. What cargo has the ship? Well; if you've nothing to say and nothing to sell, will you have a nobbler? As you're a new chum, we'll do the thing handsome."
These signs of the commercial baromoter indicated a pleasing prospect for one who had goods to sell, and whose only regret was that he had so few. As for excitement—it began with me the first hour of my arrival in the colony, and never left me till after my departure. The chief object of my visit—as originally designed—was that of making a book. This was completely obscured, if not entirely forgotten, in the more ready process that now presented itself of making money. True, I might have disposed of the whole of my little stock of goods at twenty, thirty, or perhaps fifty per cent profit, and in one lot, immediately on my arrival. But, like others in the Way of the world, I was not to be satisfied with a moderate return for my investment, so long as there was a chance of an inordinate rate in the distance.
The numerous discomforts that fell to my lot during the brief space of two months would have been declared intolerable, had I not all the time been making money. I should not so patiently have submitted to the indignity of sleeping, or rather lying, in a room with some half-dozen human strangers, had not the approaching morrow foreshadowed the more brilliant prospect of making money. The price paid to be made miserable was even greater than the misery itself—especially to those whose social troubles found a balm in that all-potent palliative, the constant recurring fact of making money. My daily expenses were about three guineas. What of that—when the daily profits were more than thirty! Three guineas a day may appear a high figure for being made miserable, but thirty guineas a day made the temporary endurance of the misery at least bearable, if not desirable. At all events, the annoyances when over, appeared greater, on reflection, than at the period of their sufferance.
At the expiration of about two months I had converted everything I could dispense with into "nuggets," even to the ring on my little finger. All except personal requisites, and a few of these, too, had been exchanged for the precious metal. Not even the little watch in my pocket escaped colonial seizure—a digger having insisted both on becoming the purchaser and paying for the object of his fancy about five times more than its original value.
Having thus completely "sold out," at profits varying from fifty to five hundred per cent., and having secured a weighty box of "gold dust" as a return for my commercial enterprise, the question arose—what is to be the next move? The question was soon decided, and the move soon made.
Whenever or wherever has there been a sudden "hit" at money making that has not been followed by a desire, on the part of the performer, for a repetition of the performance? Who is there in the way of the world whose appetite was ever sharpened by the flavor of a fortunate venture, without retaining a taste for a similar or still more sumptuous repast? While asking the question for others, I will only attempt to answer for myself. Of one thing I had obtained positive proof, namely,—that two months in Australia had enabled me to make more money than I had previously earned in the mother country in five years. The drama had only to be repeated on a grander scale in order to make the performer at least a man of fortune, if not a fortunate man. Could I hesitate to act, when action had already produced and still promised such brilliant results? Five minutes consideration, and the question was settled.
"When will the first ship sail for England?" My enquiry on this head elicited from the agent of such ship the answer—"She will sail in three days."
"Any vacant berths in the first class?" I enquired.
"No single ones," replied the agent. "Only one cabin for a married couple, and this we expect to be taken by a gentleman who is to call again in half-an-hour."
"And, of course, it will not be let to another?"
"To anybody that pays first. We consider nothing settled till we get the cash."
"What's the amount required for securing the cabin?"
"One hundred guineas for two passengers."
"But you would not, I suppose, object to the same price for one ?"
"Certainly not," said the agent.
"Then, I'll bring you the money in ten minutes."
Ten minutes had scarcely elapsed ere I had been for, and returned with the amount. No sooner had I paid the money and received a certificate to prove my right of possession to the vacant berth, than the squatter who had promised to return in half-an-hour made his appearance. On being informed the cabin was no longer disengaged, he poured forth a volley of abuse in language I will not attempt to describe. But his oaths were soon checked by the ship-agent, who coolly informed the swearer that his tongue had furnished ample evidence that the absence of its owner from the ship would not prove a very serious loss to the passengers.
Notwithstanding his abuse, the abuser had justice on his side. He had called with his money according to promise; and, on subsequent reflection, I felt that the agent in letting the cabin as he had done, and the tenant who had taken it, were equally blameable for such "sharp practice." For my share in the transaction, however, punishment soon followed the act of the guilty one. At the expiration of three days, when the ship was to have sailed, there were no sailors to sail her—the entire crew, with the exception of the officers and one man, having abandoned the vessel and gone to the diggings. Three weeks instead of three days were now expended in making "ready for sea." In the interval I had the mortification to witness the departure of another ship, which contained the veritable squatter and his wife whom I had previously deprived of the cabin I now held at double fare.
The unavoidable delay of our ship gave me an opportunity to see a little of the interior of the country. The price of seeing that little gave rise to a subsequent endeavour to devise some move for resuscitating the cost of so expensive a sight. A journey to and from the Ballarat diggings, together with a week's residence on the rich gold field, involved an outlay of nearly forty pounds. The reader will have no difficulty in premising the various luxuries that raised the bill to its grand total, by noting the figures of one item only:—At a refreshment house on my way to the golden region, I partook of some bread and cheese and a bottle of ale, the bill for which amounted to fifteen shillings.
On my return from the diggings, the ship was still reported "short of hands." Well. Is there no way of making enough money to cover the expenses occasioned by delay? Having, through the want of merchandize, ceased for the time to play the merchant, is there no other character by which I can make an honest penny, or rather an honest pound, for at this golden period there were no copper coins in the colony—at least I saw none. At certain literary institutions in the mother country I had on several occasions given "Shakspearean readings." Why not try the effect of an elocutionary entertainment at the Antipodes? As a rule, the excited inhabitants just now would, no doubt, prefer "nobblers" to poetry. But Shakspeare for "one night only" might possibly draw an audience, even though the reader should fail to gratify them. "Solve your doubt by putting it to the test," said a friend. "I'll do so," said I.
Unfortunately for the performer, the difficulty between saying and doing what had been decided on was at this moment greater in Australia than in England. At present, we had "no moon." As nobody could venture at night on the ups and downs of the unfinished and unlighted streets of Melbourne, in the absence of the evening luminary, without fear either of breaking his head or having it broken for him, there was not the least chance—even had the star of the night been a brilliant instead of a remote one—of attracting an audience from home, unaided by the light of the moon.
At length the ship was manned by a sufficient number of hands to enable the agents to declare her "ready for sea." The moon had also sufficiently developed herself to enable me to announce an "elocutionary entertainment" for the evening preceding my departure for England. Anything and everything that had been attempted in Australia during the year, of which this evening was a fragment, had resulted in money making. I feared this literary speculation might prove a solitary exception. Such, however, was not the case. The building selected for the occasion was large, inconvenient, and uncomfortable. But when the time had arrived for opening the doors, a miscellaneous crowd—in anything but full dress —had arrived to enter them. Ten minutes sufficed to fill the room. In less than five minutes after, a variety of shouts for the performer, interspersed with cries of "What's he waiting for? "Why doesn't he make a start?" &c, compelled me, for the first and only time in my life, to begin a lecture twenty minutes before the time specified in the syllabus.
Beyond saying that—with one exception—my hearers were not only orderly but also attentive, I will simply refer to a couple of curious incidents connected with the performance. Either the composition or delivery of one of the serious pieces in the programme roused the anger of an offended spirit. Whether my declamation was or was not too violent for the character I attempted to personify, or whether, owing to the dagger I held in my hand, a bloody encounter appeared imminent, I am unable to say. But the irritable and exceptionable member of the audience alluded to—a fine dog—and the only living creature, I believe, that had not paid for admittance, began a growl that resolved itself into a terrific bark just at the moment Cato was contemplating self-destruction. Never was hesitation between life and death more quickly settled, and never did a sublime soliloquy produce greater laughter than on this occasion terminated the life of the piece before the end of the character.
The second incident,This incident has been mentioned in my work—which will hereafter be alluded to—on Australia.
in some respects, resembled the first. Though the hero was of the human instead of the canine species, and although his appreciation of poetry might have exceeded that of the four-legged animal, his knowledge of the particular character on which he commented appeared on a par with that of poor "Shepherd." The substance of what I am about to narrate was communicated by an inmate of the hotel at which I lodged. The gentleman was present at my lecture, and as his story was confirmed by another of the audience who heard the dialogue, I have no reason to doubt its accuracy. It appears that next my friend at the lecture sat a very wealthy, though not a very learned squatter. During the lecture, after I had recited "Wolsey's farewell to the world," the magnate alluded to remarked, that "Mr. Wolsey appeared to have been very badly used, but," he continued, "who was this Wolsey? I have never heard of him before, have you? —who or what was he?"
My informant added considerably to my amusement on saying that he replied to his inquisitor by telling him that "Mr. Wolsey formerly held a commission in a large and well-known establishment." "I thought so," rejoined the colonial millionaire,—"a commercial traveller, I suppose? But," he continued, "what did he mean by 'the tender leaves of hope?' I suppose he travelled for the firm of Hope in the tea trade?" The closing supposition proved too much for the gravity of his respondent, whose ingenuity was suddenly taxed to find some other than the real cause for a burst of laughter that followed an enquiry of so serious but stimulating a nature.
Having by my elocutionary entertainment netted a clear profit of about forty-seven pounds, I felt so highly satisfied with the result of my evening's exertions as to wish that the homeward-bound ship might be delayed a few days longer. Had such an event taken place, I should certainly have announced my literary medley for repetition—so long as a cheerful moon and a crowded audience favored the design of the performer. But fate willed it otherwise. The morrow came, the ship sailed, and I was once more on my way to old England.
During the homeward voyage I had ample time to sketch and determine my future course—to calculate not only the money I had made, but what I intended to make. Mark, reader! I say determined, for I had quite determined what my course should be. Well. If we could only determine future events, what pretty pictures—with the painters in the foreground—men would make for themselves. Here is a rough outline of mine:—
Author, speculator, lecturer, and prospective career painter of figure Number One fairly at sea—great contrast between past excitement and present quiet. Discover that a feverish pulse and champagne have not been conducive to health, and that the improved state of the body, occasioned by a voyage to the golden region, has been entirely dissipated by a brief residence in the region itself. Hope for a renewal of physical vigor from the homeward passage—while present lassitude is made light by the weighty presence of its compensating cause. Spirits completely revive on taking a retrospective view of the small means by which great results have been, and greater still are expected to be accomplished. Rule for the attainment of the desired end is simple as A, B, C:—for as the commercial application of four hundred pounds has produced the sum of two thousand, two thousand, worked by the same process, ought to yield the sum of ten thousand! The thing itself appears as clear and almost as grand as the majestic ocean beneath—which has only to be crossed and re-crossed, in order to realize the design of one whom it nobly bears towards the glittering object in view. Ten thousand pounds! Could anything be better for him who never longed for an independent income of more than four or five hundred a-year? The thing's settled! Another voyage round the world, and the subsequent retirement of the voyager to a pretty country retreat, must bring peace and plenty to one who will then have liberty and leisure to enjoy capon and claret, and to write books for amusement, instead of for pork chops and porter.
Such is an outline of what was intended. The result of an endeavour to embody what was intended will soon be made apparent. Ere now,
"Men have been raised to wealth, at Fortune's call,
And, by their fickle mistress, doomed to fall."
For, as the same writer says,
"A bag of gold, by patient labor gained,
Is often by a prudent hand retained;
Bat lucre won by hazard or by art,
By kindred instruments may soon depart."
On arriving in England I made immediate preparations for leaving again at the earliest possible period. Ample aid was at hand to facilitate my arrangements. There was no scarcity either of labor or of merchandise—no difficulty, like that in Australia, of obtaining an abundant supply of both. The countries, like the markets, were the opposite of each other. In the one I had been besieged by eager purchasers; in the other I was now surrounded by eager sellers. At the Antipodes buyers wanted more than I had to sell; in England sellers wanted me to buy more than I had money to pay for. Attentive warehousemen soon enabled me to reach the full extent of my means, but they lacked the persuasive eloquence to make me go beyond. Why? I knew, if I were to lose all I had, it would all be my own loss. This knowledge made me not only independent, but comparatively happy in the prosecution of my second antipodal venture.
But there were other trusts that caused the trustee some anxiety. The chief of these gave me greater concern than any which arose from my own speculation.
Out of a goodly number of persons bearing the name of friend, I had—and still, I believe, have—one real one. The possession of such a treasure may, and does sometimes involve a little responsibility—the solicitude for the preservation of the jewel being in proportion to its value in the heart by which it is worn. Well. My friend wished me to undertake a small commission that might prove of benefit to both. I say both, because it is impossible, where true friendship exists, for one branch to benefit another and itself not participate in the benefit conferred. At the request and in behalf of my friend, I took charge of a shipment of merchandize of the value of about four hundred pounds. I undertook this charge, with the hope of converting my friend's goods into a goodly number of "nuggets." These, according to the time occupied by my first expedition, would be returnable in England, and to the hands of the speculator, in about nine months. At present there was every prospect that the object in view would be thus speedily attained. But as nothing—at least of man's design—is absolutely certain that is not already accomplished, I felt more concerned for my friend than for myself. Although, like me, he had made a speculative throw, and would have to abide the hazard of the die, the monetary responsibility I had undertaken, though smaller in amount, was far greater in its consequences than my own. Still, there was no help for it. I had a friend, and this anxiety on his behalf was only a natural sign that there existed, on my part, some little knowledge of the fact.
The following remarkable letter (translated) has already appeared in my work on Australia. It is re-produced here, not because many eminent men have pronounced it a master-piece in its way, but because the persecutions which gave rise to the document are still in force, and still disgrace the Australian colonies. At this present writing no Chinese immigrant can enter either Victoria, New South "Wales, or South Australia without being subject to the barbarous indignity of paying a tax of £10 for the admittance of his own head into a christian country! Let England, the boasted land of civilization and personal freedom, answer the following question:—If any of your free-born British subjects on entering a foreign land—even that flowery empire into which you have recently forced an entrance—had their own bodies taxed like so many barrels of beef or bales of merchandise, what would be the effect thereof on your people and your press? In England there can be but one answer to such a question. The public voice would at once demand a removal—either by diplomacy or cannon balls —of so monstrous a check to the free intercourse of nations. Unfortunately, it is not thus in Australia. Political wisdom and justice are not so far advanced, or, at least, not so generally adopted at the Antipodes as in the mother country. By legislative enactment—enforced by the prejudiced and illiterate part of the populace—Australian legislators have thought fit to deny to an unoffending people a right which they themselves claim and possess on Chinese territory, as in every other land throughout the civilized globe.
"Speech of Quang Chew, "
Lately Arrived, a Man, Being Good in his Reason and Aftections, and Fifth Cousin of the Mandarin ta Quang Tsing Loo, Who Possesses Many Gardens Near Macao.
"Kind people of the gold-enticing country!—I, a man of some years beyond the rest of us Chinese who have recently disembarked upon the hospitable shores of your yellow fields; also a man, wishing very humbly to express the gratitude of his heart, and of all those who accompany him, or who have gone before us, not forgetting all those who are humbly on the way; I, being, moreover, a man of moderation and cautious judgment, even after looking on both sides of the bridge, according to the wise laws and advice of Cung Foo T'see, and Lao Shang, cannot but give words to my surprise at some of the roughly-split and knotty bamboos which, as we are informed by the tongue of our interpreter, Atchai, have been swung threateningly above the shoulders of all the golden sea-crossing people of the Central Flowery Empire, our much beloved and distant native land.
"Man being subject to many changes and dark clouds, must submit with resignation. Man must be patient and likewise exceedingly respectful. All good laws teach this; and all dutiful Chinese reverence the laws, because they are the finest flowers and fruits which the heavenly sun extracts from the roots of wisdom. Therefore man must always bow before his governors and superiors, because they are the roots of wisdom. With all becoming ceremonies we wish to approach and bow before the governor of this town.
"But in what thing have we, the Chinese, humbly landing on your delightful shores, given just cause of offence? That is what I am desirous to know. We wish to be made sensible. Man at all times needs instruction, and particularly when he arrives in a foreign land. Our interpreter Atchai would not deceive us. Atchai is a respectable young man, formerly one of the agents of Howqua and Mowqua, merchants in tea; but Atchai may have made some mistake in your words, and in the characters he placed before us as representing your words. This is my opinion. It is also the opinion of Ayung Fi, a man of extensive judgment, and one of the principal tailors of Canton. I will say more. Ayung thinks Atchai has made a bad looking-glass.
"Understanding, by the assurances of many respectable people in our own country, and additionally convinced by others who had voyaged to this land, and returned to the Central Flowery Empire, that, not only do the people of England come here, but the people of India, and Japan, and America, and also from French lands, and other places; and having been informed that there were no people of any country who were excluded, and that all those people were even welcomed with both hands, and the sound of triangles and kettles [meaning drums], who came from civilized places, where the arts and other useful labors were studied from the wisest and most ancient traditions, and were industriously cultivated; now, therefore, in all reverence, and with every proper ceremony, I, the speaker of this, Quang Chew, a very humble man, but having reason, do not think it will justly balance in your wise governor's hand, when bitter and unfruitful counsellors [more literally, mandarins made of orange-peel] propose that all nations shall be welcome here, excepting the Chinese. I appeal to you all, diversified people of the gold-enticing country, if this would not be a hard-grained and distorted proceeding? At the thought of being sent home with disgrace, and for no wrong done, we blush, though innocent, we tremble excessively, though free from guilt.
"Among our numbers we have men well skilled in gardening, and the cultivation of all sorts of fruits and flowers; likewise carpenters, and workers in fine wood, and in ivory, which we hear abounds in your forests; also cunning agriculturists, who know how to manage the worst as well as the best soils, particularly Leu Lee, and his five nephews; also many excellent cooks who would allow nothing to be wasted; moreover, we have lockmakers, and toy makers, and many umbrella makers, and carvers of fans and chessmen, and some who make musical instruments, which others can play. Why should all these things be sent back with disgrace?
"If it has, unfortunately, happened that any among our people, through ignorance of your laws, have committed any offences, let them suffer the punishment awarded, and due to ignorance. Man must be instructed, either by wise precepts, or by punishment. That is all I shall say in this matter. But it is necessary that I should speak about gold. "Thinking very considerably on the subject, I can see very surely that it is not every man who can find much gold. Some, indeed, will find none at all. These poor men will need to live upon the labor of others, who will not be pleased with that arrangement. Therefore, these poor men will return to this town, and to all your smaller towns, and villages, and villas, and farms, and sell their skill and their services in their several ways for a little money, and perhaps rice. "Why should all our gardeners, and cooks, be driven away in scorn, when they might be of great use to many others, if allowed to remain here?
"I will propose one thing in particular. Being aware that the governors of this place are always chosen as being most eminent in wisdom; also being well informed of the great extent of lands in the distant regions beyond the town, and that the greatest part of those lands have never been cultivated; I, the speaker of this, Quang Chew, a humble man, but having some little sense, feel very certain that most of those men of different countries who have found much gold, have purchased land from the governor of the soil. Man delights in having land, and also in orchards and gardens, and prosperous farms. If, then, these places have not been cultivated, it is because those who have bought, or perhaps been presented with all these small farms and fields, for good conduct, by your generous and national governor, are men accustomed only to dig for gold, and not to till the soil, or else not numerous enough for the work of cultivation. Perhaps, also, not being cunning in those labors.
"If this speech have any reason in it, I know it will be heard with a close ear, and the head leaning on one side; and I most anxiously hope that the governor of this town, and all the towns and lands beyond, will condescend to weigh and measure, and reflect a little upon my words; in the belief of which, with all humbleness of heart, and respectful ceremonies, we await in silence, the vermilion-colored reply."
By the following letter (or that portion thereof that applies to the Chinese subject) which appears in the Times of this day—20th February, 1862—it will be seen that there is not much prospect of the repeal of the odious tax previously referred to.
"
To the Editor of the '
Times.'
"Sir,—I observe in one or two leading articles in your journal you greatly misrepresent the state of matters in Australia.
"Our opinions are very decided about the Chinese, based as they are upon reasons and our own safety and ascendency, and any attempt on the part of England to interfere will alienate us to a man and place us in determined hostility to a country which every consideration should always lead us to regard with unalterable affection.
"I am, Sir, yours very respectfully,
"David Buchanan.
"Legislative Assembly, Sidney,
Dec. 19th, 1861."
This epistle needs no comment. Its high and mighty, yet daring and tear-my-coat tone is a pretty sure indication that the writer and his followers are not open to any reason but their own. But it is only fair towards the more reasonable, and therefore more sensible portion of the Australian community to give place to the following protest which was adopted in the shape of a resolution by the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce at the time when I last visited the colony.
"That in the opinion of this Chamber, it is contrary to the spirit of the age, opposed to the interests of this colony, and opposed to the treaty with China, to pass any law peculiarly applicable to the prevention of the Chinese from landing in this colony."
When my commercial arrangements were complete, goods shipped, and the ship nearly ready for sea, the recollection of what originally appeared a subject of more importance than commerce suddenly flashed on my mind. I remembered that the primary object of my first visit to Australia was that of writing a book. Though impressed with the full belief, and inspired by a sincere hope that, on my second visit to the Antipodes, the same money making cause for the non-fulfilment of the literary part of my mission would still exist, I considered that on this occasion the double object might be accomplished—that after I had made a fortune, I might, if only for amusement attempt some description of the country in which so sudden a fortune had been made. At present a few hasty notes of an equally hasty visit to the diggings comprised the only evidence—except the box of gold that had just been converted into goods for a second antipodal enterprise—of the fact that I had seen anything of the country, for a sight of which I had journeyed so far. Though the heart was made buoyant by the knowledge of what had been, and by the hope of what was expected to be done in the way of money making, its owner was not so entirely the slave of gold, as to lose at once and for ever the taste that had before changed a commercial into a literary life. No. I still desired and intended to see something more both of the country and people I had visited—not only of the particular colony of Victoria, but other of the Australian Colonies—and to write and publish an account of what I had seen.
Such was my intention. I intended to visit the principal parts of the chief antipodal countries, and to make a book after I had made a fortune. As a preliminary step towards the attainment of this object, and as the only means of obtaining correct statistical information for the contemplated work, it was absolutely necessary to get letters of introduction from the highest official in England to the highest officials at the Antipodes. At present the sovereign power over those distant regions and the rulers thereof was vested in Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Could I obtain the required letters from Sir George—a man to whom I was an entire stranger? Impossible. So I was told. But people who always believe, or are only guided by what they are told, seldom accomplish anything. I had seen so many seeming impossibilities surmounted by others that I was not in this instance to be frightened from action by the friendly assurance of "you'll not succeed," nor was I to be deterred from a bold step by the equally friendly advice of "don't try"
From early experience in the way of the world, I knew that, as a rule, letters of introduction from inferior to superior officers were worthless pieces of paper, while those from friend to friend of corresponding rank often prove equally useless to the bearer. But a note from a superior officer to a dependant is a very different thing. This commands attention, while the former, in some cases, barely insure civility. Wishing to take my cards—if I took any—direct from the fountain head, I communicated to Sir George Grey my desire on the subject. The application was accompanied by some three or four letters to prove the respectability of the applicant, and by a copy of my last work, which had passed through several editions. I soon received a polite answer to the effect that Sir George Grey was satisfied of my respectability, but could not on that account alone give me letters of introduction to the governors of our colonial possessions. If, however, evidence of position in addition to that of respectability could be furnished, such as a letter from the banker of the applicant, together with a reference to some one personally known to Sir George, the letters of introduction applied for would be cheerfully given.
"Letter from my banker!" Now, let me tell you, reader, it is a fine thing to have a banker, and a still finer thing to have "a friend at court." So far as my own account was concerned, my banker was only three months old. What of that? Was not "my banker" a living reality? During the brief space of three months—thanks to my colonial speculation—I had paid through this monetary channel between two and three thousand pounds. For commercial purposes, a connexion of longer standing would no doubt have been more effective. But, had my banker been an old friend, or his bank coined for the occasion, the institution could not have been better adapted to the purpose for which it was now required. As for the second thing needful, a reference to some one personally known to Sir George—this requisition could be easily complied with. Mr. Macaulay (afterwards Lord Macaulay), or some other eminent writer who had taken an interest in the only work I ever wrote that didn't sell—a book of poems—would, no doubt, say all that was necessary. That every requirement was eventually fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies may be seen by the following epistle, in the original of which was conveyed the hoped for response to my wishes:—
"Downing Street,
December 29th.
"Sir,
"I am directed by Sir George Grey to forward you the enclosed letters of introduction to the Governors of Victoria, New South Wales, Van Dieman's Land, and New Zealand, in compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 19th instant."
"I am, Sir,
"Your obedient servant,
(Signed) "Sam. Whitbread.
"To—, Esq."
I was now fully charged and again ready to start on my half-literary, half-commercial enterprise. With letters of introduction to the governors of four colonies, there could be no doubt about my obtaining ready access to the state papers necessary for the compilation of statistics for my literary work. And with a stock of merchandise, to the value of about two thousand pounds, I was likewise hopeful of finding, as I had previously found, that to the pockets and favorable opinions of the colonists access would be equally easy.
Once more beating down channel against a head wind—which some of the sailors attributed to our having "sailed on a Friday"—we only awaited a favorable change of the elements, in order to skim the ocean with cheerful hearts, a full cargo, agreeable passengers, an able commander, and a gallant crew, towards that haven at the opposite side of the globe which, it was hoped, would be safely reached in something less than ninety days. The captain of the ship predicted a fine passage. But the passengers subsequently discovered that the captain was not in this instance a true prophet.
"Poor wanderers of a stormy day,
From wave to wave we're driven;
And fancy's flash and reason's ray
Serve but to light the troubled way,—
There's nothing calm but Heaven!"—Moore.
Chapter xvi.
The Tide Has Flowed.—
It Now Ebbs.
What an unpleasant thing it is to be losing money. Look at this picture, as you have already looked on that. I have just given, from personal experience, a few dashes from the pen of one who found it a very pleasant thing to be making money. A regard for truth, rather than the love of an altered position, now compels me to sketch the opposite of a pleasing picture.
After a tedious and tempestuous passage of nearly four months' duration, here I am at the golden region, located at the same hotel at which I was lodged twelve months ago. But in the interval there has been a commercial revolution. Never was change more sudden or complete. Instead of Hobson's Bay bearing on the surface of its waters a few straggling ships, each alike without either goods or crew, those waters are now studded by a prodigious fleet of merchantmen, among which might be seen a flag from almost every nation but that of Russia. From this imposing array of floating warehouses, inland store-rooms, shops, wooden huts, and even diggers' tents have been, or are being filled to overflowing. Instead of ten buyers to one seller, as heretofore, there are now ten sellers to one buyer. It looks for all the world, as if London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow had, by some ex- traordinaryextraordinary agency, shot their entire stock both of things wearable, serviceable, and eatable on the opposite side of the globe, without sending the necessary stock of human beings to buy, wear, or swallow their commodities. Instead of the demand for goods being greater than the supply, the supply is now ten times greater than the demand.
Like some poor distracted spirit that bears daily torment from toothache, rather than submit to that momentary operation which would bring the wished-for sound of "it's all over," I lacked courage to take my little stock of merchandise—the very eye-tooth of dearly-cherished hopes—to the dreaded slaughter-house of colonial skill. But a month's hesitation convinced me there was no chance of obtaining relief under the fallacious hope that the commercial disease would cure itself. Every tide brought fresh cargoes of evidence that delay would only make more painful the approaching sacrifice of my two thousand guinea enterprise. Gaining wisdom by experience, and seeing that I had already wasted thirty days, and a far greater number of guineas, in hoping for improvement where there was no hope, I now resolved to close the business in hand—one which could not be improved by keeping open. Acting on this resolve, I desired my agent to "sell," and (to use a not very classical expression) I may observe that the gentleman did sell, and a pretty "sell" it was; for not only were the goods sold, but the owner also. Enough. Without troubling the reader with the details of this unfortunate speculation, I will merely add that after the auctioneer's hammer had sacrificed my commercial enterprise, and the auctioneer had deducted from the result of the operation the very moderate expenses involved in the destruction, I received from the effects of the same a little more than enough money to take me on my contemplatedc tour through the colonies, and to cover the cost of my passage to England.
Consolation, when sought, may be found under any and every trouble. In the present instance, I consoled myself with the balm of the Irishman who said, "after I had been killed by the enemy I had the satisfaction of saving my friend." Though not gifted with the supernatural power of Doctor O'Toole, I derived considerable pleasure from the simple knowledge of having, as I thought, saved not the person, but the property of a valued friend from almost total destruction. The sale of my own stock had entailed a loss to its owner of about seventy per cent. But I had managed to make better terms for the disposal of goods which were not mine. As previously stated, a gentleman whom I regarded as a real friend had consigned to my care, for sale on his behalf, merchandise to the value of about four hundred pounds. For these goods I succeeded in finding a firm by whom the entire lot was taken at a discount of about twenty-five per cent,—the purchase money to be paid in cash within thirty days, or one month after the goods had been delivered to the purchasers. The delivery was duly made to one of the largest, and—so I was informed—one of the first houses of its class in Melbourne, and I was pleased at having effected a sale which would not entail on an absent friend a loss of such magnitude as that which I had myself suffered at the hands of the most merciless of commercial knackers.
Alas, for the sandy groundwork of human calculations! The little pleasure arising from my hope of the structure I had just built, like the building itself, had but a brief existence. Before the expiration of a month, consequently before the arrival of the day on which I was to have received payment for the goods that had been intrusted to my care, the purchasers failed. By other houses this house had just been declared "one of the very first of its class." Therefore, either the class itself, or the declaration of the class to which it belonged, must have been altogether bad. After wasting about twenty pounds in a fruitless endeavour to obtain from these fraudulent dealers either goods or money, I took my final departure from the city. But I took nothing—not a shilling—for that valued friend who no doubt expected to receive for his four hundred guinea venture a weighty box of Australian treasure.
This loss was the heaviest blow of all. I was sorely grieved that the last and only ray of hope in an unfortuate speculation was thus entirely extinguished. But after the first severe shock, I found consolation even under this the most painful of all blows—which was a thrust direct at the heart. A little quiet thought, followed by a reflex of what I had seen in the way of the world convinced me that there is nothing like a monetary test for proving real or counterfeit friendship. Men seldom relinquish their claim to the—often unmerited—name of friend, so long as there is anything to gain or nothing to lose by the title. But a good pull or even an attempted pull at the pocket seldom fails to draw the curtain from the heart, and to reveal a friend in his true colors. I required no such test applied to one whom I knew—so far as human sagacity can know—to be genuine. But the proof was now an unavoidable necessity. In a future chapter a single sentence will give the result of its application.
The loss from my own speculation ceased to be a serious matter, so soon as the business in which it originated was at an end. It failed to inflict on its victim that fretful wound which causes subsequent trouble or pain. I was again free and comparatively easy—like a late sufferer from toothache, whose tormentor had just been removed. My weaknesses, though great and many, have never had among their number the following little one—that of repining, or of regretting the impossibility of being unable to recall what is beyond human reach. I have always had in this poor mortal frame enough—though but one little drop—of the spirit of philosophy to prevent the folly of wishing to bring back yesterday. I never gave way to saying or thinking "if I had not done so and so," or "if I had not lost so much, I should have been so much better off," or "what a fool I was to do as I did," and so on. Knowing these lamentations to be, if not a fatal barrier to present action, at least a serious drag on a desire to do better in the future than has been done in the past, I never gave audience to such dismal reflections. Had I done so, I might often have been overwhelmed with trouble instead of being comparatively happy.
Now that my pretty pair of colonial speculations—like the "nuggets" made by the first and lost by the second—were numbered with things of the past, I returned to the point from which I had been enticed by the alluring sweets of sudden gain. Now that eighteen months had been wasted, half of which had been spent in making money and the other half in losing it, I retraced my steps, though the time lost could not be recalled, by returning to the position and occupation I had so hastily and so unwisely abandoned. Now that—contrary to expectation—I had failed to make a fortune in the golden region, I started on my original design, and began to make a book descriptive of the region itself.
And let me tell you, my literary readers—if I have any—you who are wont to charm and elevate other imaginations by lofty flights from your own—however faithful may be your ideal pictures of pleasure or pain, there is nothing like a prick from the weapon of a wasp for a life-like exposition of its sting. Here is a brief extract, the only one that will be given, from the work on which I entered immediately after I had emerged from the scene described:—
"Melbourne, at present, is a kind of modern Babel—a little hell upon earth—a city of rioters, cut-throats, gamblers, and drunkards—a crowded den of human iniquity—where, from the highest merchants downward, there appears to be but one object in view—where the very faculties of mind, body, and soul, are employed and directed to one worldly end—where thousands are anxiously and almost exclusively bent towards the consummation of their own selfish desires—where calm reflection and all the higher attributes of the mind lose their proper influence in artificial excitement—where the ties of friendship, domestic duties, kindred obligations, intellectual study, and the immortal spirit of true religion are often neglected, if not entirely forgotten in the busy work of self-aggrandizement—where, in fine, the priceless possessions of health, together with all those sweet enjoyments which constitute the real happiness of life, fall a sacrifice to an insatiable thirst for gain."
The truth of the sketch, of which the foregoing is but a small portion, has never been questioned—not even by the actors in the fearful drama. But was I not one, though a minor one, of the characters? In this scene of commercial gambling had I not played, and—had success attended my second appearance on the stage—might I not have continued to play a part? Be this as it may, I did not, in my first venture, object to share the spoil of the speculators, though I joined them not in their drunken gambols. Like one who secretly and silently contributes to a dangerous agitation, I had no cause for complaint, till my own fingers had been burnt by the very fire I had kindled. Is such the way of the world? Is it thus in each overgrown garden of corruption men are ready to pick up for themselves fruit from the very paths they condemn? The preceding pages have already recorded that such—at least, for eighteen months of my career—had been the case with me. As a sort of justification for a false step, people often endeavour to prove that other people are equally foolish. Whatever the object in the present instance, I will simply observe that in a future part of this work the reader may observe that Australia is not the only country, nor the writer the only individual, of which positive proof will be given concerning similar or perhaps greater strides for gold on the part of number one.
I will not now tire the reader with a long account of my many "hairbreadth 'scapes" during a tour through the civilized and uncivilized, the inhabited and uninhabited parts of the colonies. Neither will it be necessary to attempt an elaborate description of persons and places, of countries and communities, which of late years have formed subjects for so many pens—some accounts, let me add, by penmen who have furnished the world with highly-finished, if not strikingly faithful pictures taken by artists at a distance of sixteen thousand miles from the localities and objects represented. A few sketches however of those distant regions have been the result of personal observation. Among the small number of these my own feeble one forms an unit. That book—so far as sale is concerned—proved one of the most successful of my works. To this I may perhaps briefly refer hereafter. As the social aspect of Australia is at present very different to what it was in 1852-3 I will not now dwell on abominations which have in a great measure, if not entirely ceased to exist. But there is a colony with which the general reader may be less familiar. The natural advantages rather than the mineral riches—though these are of considerable extent—of that colony may justify a few passing remarks. Everybody has either heard a good deal or read a good deal about Australia. But it is not everybody that has heard so much or read so much about New Zealand—at least not from one who has personally explored that distant region.
In 1855 the European population of New Zealand was only about 60,000. At present it is probably rather under than over 120,000, while the territorial extent of the country is somewhat greater than that of Great Britain and Ireland, or only 50,000 acres less than the whole of Great Britain and Ireland, with all the adjacent isles—as New Zealand contains 78,300,480 acres.
Here, then, is one of the finest colonies, if not the finest colony in the world, with a population smaller than that of a good-sized English town, and with square acres as many as those of England, Ireland, and Scotland together. The climate of the colony is as superior to that of Australia as are the Maories or natives of New Zealand compared with the emaciated and inanimate aborigines of the golden region. In Australia, however, the native race will soon become extinct. Even the Maories of New Zealand—the finest native race of darkies in the world—are decreasing in number every year, although the decrease is much less rapid than with the Australian native. The present Maori population of New Zealand is about 50,000. Like other native races in countries where Europeans have permanently settled, the New Zealanders will no doubt in the course of time—say fifty or a hundred years—become nearly if not entirely extinct. At present there is room to accommodate at least 25,000,000 European settlers, although the entire colony does not contain the two hundredth part of that number.
I once either read a prediction or heard it predicted that "New Zealand would at some future period become the Great Britain of the southern hemisphere." Although I have but little faith in modern prophets and prophecies, I confess myself sufficiently credulous to accept and believe in the above prediction as an exception to the rule.
Comparatively little known as she is at present, New Zealand will, no doubt, some day become an important and populous country, if not a great nation. She has all the elements to warrant such an opinion and to justify such a belief. With a fine, if not the finest climate in the world, the colony has every corresponding advantage. Though she cannot, at present, boast of extensive gold fields fully developed, like those of Australia, a treasure more valuable and inexhaustible may be found in the periodical riches of her soil.
It would be foreign to the object of this work to say more on a subject which I have previously described in detail. In the few foregoing sentences will be found the summary of my former opinion. That opinion is unchanged. And if asked to name the first colony in the southern hemisphere, as a desirable home for the intending emigrant I should still with the most impartial sincerity answer—New Zealand.
This opinion was arrived at after having visited and personally inspected every province in the colony, from Auckland to Otago.
Having completed my tour through, and taken voluminous notes of the colonies of Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, I now, like a tired and long absent child, turned towards my own home in the mother country—a country the beauties of which will bear comparison with most countries, and a home the comforts of which are unobtainable in any other part of the world.
Before bidding a final farewell to the Antipodes, I may just mention that during my tour through New Zealand a presentation was made to me of a somewhat singular character. But neither the singularity of the gift nor the event in which it originated would alone have justified an account of the affair by its present recorder. The mere allusion to compliment of a personal nature might in itself subject a writer, no less than a speaker, to the charge of vanity. But future reference which will be made to the following incident—in the shape of a sequel to the story—may disclose the real motive for its present revelation, the chief object of which is to show that the leading features in human nature—especially those noted by Honest John—have a striking resemblance and are in all respects very much the same all over the world.
In a former chapter mention is already made of my having at the close of my first visit to Australia given a lecture with some success. Soon after this the pleasure market, no less than other markets, became glutted with all manner of subjects, and with things both suited and unsuited to the particular tastes of the community. Immediately on the appearance of ballad singers, dancers, tumblers and rope-walkers, each steady-going lecturer had to make his final bow to a colonial audience. Everything was changed. While a learned professor gave scientific lectures, or lectures on scientific subjects to empty benches, some clown from the ring at Astley's or elsewhere drew large, if not fashionable audiences and sixty pounds a-week, as a reward for his services. Finding matters thus, I abandoned all idea of another attempt in the way of a poetical exposition—poetry being now declared "dry and uninteresting." This evidence of the popular taste however, is merely typical of the changes which of late years have taken place in the mother country. At the present day, how many of the general public are there that attend or care anything about lectures on literary or scientific subjects? Let the secretaries of literary institutions answer this question. In the absence of such answer, that of one who has had some experience in the matter may suffice. There was a time when those lectures were attractive. That time is past. A musical entertainment, or one in which the entertainer personifies some sixty characters in as many minutes never fails to draw the multitude, while poetry never fails to keep the multitude away. Some institutions have discovered this, and give their members an occasional light dessert in place of the more substantial repast. Others again are opposed to all innovation. It is scarcely necessary to say which of the two is in the best position to pay twenty shillings in the pound. It is useless to attempt to cram the public with poetry while the public taste lies in another direction.
At the time of my visit to New Zealand but few, if any, out of the vast fleet of modern entertainers had reached that remote region. Consequently the few lectures and dramatic readings which I gave during my tour through the colony were at least liberally patronised, if they were not duly appreciated. It was after the delivery of one of these lectures that I received a note of which the following is a copy:—
"Nelson,
February 18th.
"Dear Sir,
"Having to make a communication which may probably prove to your advantage, may I request the honor of your company at dinner to-morrow at six o'clock?
"The favor of an early reply will oblige,"
Yours truly, "Thomas —
"To—, Esq., Trafalgar Hotel."
"Something to my advantage!" On reading that part of the note, I felt as though a detective officer had just conveyed the gentle hint of "take care of your pockets." Even after the mysterious invitation of Mr. Sharp, who feasted his guest much after the fashion and with the view of "throwing a sprat to catch a whale," I looked with grave suspicion on the voluntary offer of a personal benefit from any person who could have no interest—unless a selfish one—in a stranger. But, putting aside the suspicious "something to the advantage" of the guest, I had no objection to a good dinner, provided the host was "a proper man." And hereupon I proceeded to make enquiry on the subject, by ringing the bell and requesting, as a preliminary step, the presence of the landlord of my hotel.
"Good morning, landlord. As you appear to know most persons of importance in the town, may I ask whether your knowledge extends to a gentleman of the name of Thomas—."
No doubt Hon. Thomas Renwick, M.D., dies at his residence "Newstead," Nelson, 1879"Doctor ——you mean," replied the landlord. "Oh yes, know him quite well. Everybody knows the doctor."
"Indeed! But you don't say what everybody knows about him, though your answer leaves ample room for enquiry. You say he is well known; is he equally respected?"
"I believe he is, too," said the landlord, "Not a man in Nelson more respected than the doctor."
"Of course, then, he is what people call 'well off,' is he not?"
"Rich as a Jew," was the reply. "Married, I suppose?"
"Yes—and to one as rich as himself."
"Any family?"
"I never heard of any but their broad acres."
"Do they keep much company?"
"I think not. The wife is a good-hearted though rather peculiar sort of body—so the ladies say—but the ladies, you know will talk, 'specially in small places where they've only theirselves to talk about."
"Very true, landlord; and I thank you for all this information. By-the-bye, you were good enough to promise me some wild fowl on an early day. I shall not dine at home to-morrow, but will gladly avail myself of your offer on any other day during the week. Good morning."
After the foregoing evidence, the reader will not be surprised to hear that immediately on the landlord's departure, I wrote a note, accepting an invitation to dine with one whom I had heard of, but not yet seen. Though still in a maze concerning the object of that invitation, I had just been informed that the author of it was universally respected and was moreover "as rich as a Jew." Would any poor man either on this or on the other side of the globe have declined a summons so graciously worded? I think not. The experience I had now had of the way of the world made me doubt, even in this case, whether I should find anything to "my advantage" beyond a good dinner and good company. Still, there was the daily recurring fact that in a strange world strange things are for ever taking place, and that every hour of man's existence supplies evidence of some new mystery.
The day and the dinner hour arrived. On entering the well-furnished, though not extensive villa of the host, I was met and complimented both by the host and hostess, who said they had already—at a distance—derived much pleasure from my presence in the lecture hall, having attended each of my dramatic readings; but they had now the additional pleasure of receiving me as their guest. Hereupon I was introduced to good company and to a good dinner; and the entire party afterwards enjoyed, or seemed to enjoy an agreeable evening in the drawing-room. Not a whisper was heard—at least not by the principal person concerned—of anything to "my advantage" beyond what was then going on. But on taking leave, the host accompanied me to the hall door, wished me "God speed" on the homeward voyage, and placed in my hand a huge envelope, the contents of which he desired me to examine at my leisure, or when I had nothing better to do.
It was somewhat past two o'clock when I reached my hotel with the mysterious packet. Yet I found leisure and had "nothing better to do"—before saying prayers—than to examine and ruminate on the contents of the monster envelope, which even now failed to impress me with the belief that it would disclose anything to "my advantage." At the moment of breaking the seal, I expected to find within nothing more than the MSS. of a prose or poetical composition, founded on the life or death of some favorite kitten, cousin, or native chief, and probably dedicated to Frank Foster. In my editorial capacity I had often received anonymous contributions of poetry and prose—why not one duly authenticated? But in this case I mistook the character of the formidable document, for on withdrawing it from its temporary hiding place I found it clothed in legal forms, duly supported by the well-known upright or buckram style of letter and figure in which the hand of a lawyer's clerk is at once visible. The document was accompanied by the following note from the gentleman by whom I had just been so liberally entertained:—
"Nelson,
February 19th.
"Mr dear Sir,"
In company with a large number of the inhabitants of Nelson, we have been highly pleased with your literary entertainments.
"Mrs. R—desires to express, in something more than words, the pleasure she has herself derived from those exhibitions by requesting your acceptance (in trust, and for the benefit of Miss—) of ten acres of land, the legal conveyance of which is herewith enclosed.
"Wishing you a speedy, safe, and pleasant passage to England, believe me, my dear sir,
"Yours faithfully,
"Thomas —.
"To—Esq., Trafalgar Hotel."
Ten acres of land! A present! not to me, but to a young lady in England whom the donor had never seen. The affair was in every way a mysterious if not a romantic one. Had the lady presented me with ten ounces of gold, or ten ten-pound notes, a diamond ring, an elephant's tusk, a silver snuff-box, or any other convertible mark of her gracious favor, the thing would have been a little more intelligible. But as it now stood, and was likely to stand,—for land is not a moveable commodity—the distant owner, who was yet in blissful ignorance of her little estate at the Antipodes, would probably never see either the gift or the giver, though she would not be able to think of the one and forget the other.
On enquiry I was informed that the land, being in the immediate district of a new township, would probably increase in value every year. With this information, and as trustee pro tem, of the singular gift, I took my berth in a ship which, with fair winds, fine weather, and the lapse of about three months, would enable me, on the opposite side of the globe, to present myself to, and surprise the young lady who, in my absence, had become a landowner without purchase.
With regard to the passage from New Zealand to England, I will merely observe that a literary man or anyone partial to writing has some little advantage over those who lack profitable occupation for their leisure hours during a long sea voyage. The majority of passengers—when tired of the innocent amusements, or the gaming and expensive sports peculiar to social life—tax their inventive faculties for some new mode of "killing time." Authors, on the contrary, endeavour to preserve rather than to destroy time—to make the present live in the future, rather than to let it fly like a cloud, or drift down the ever-fleeting quicksands of unrecorded moments in the past.
I will not dwell on the product of my own labor at sea, beyond the simple statement that during this my last voyage I put into proper shape and prepared for press the notes on which my forthcoming work on Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand was founded, and that during the preceding voyages I wrote three dramas—a drama to each voyage.
Chapter xvii.
Another Stage in Life.
Home. How delightful a thing it is to return home after a long absence—especially if that home be a happy one. At this period I was the welcomed tenant, not only tenant but master of such a home.
Those readers who have followed me through the previous stages of my career, and to whom the leading incidents—one excepted—of that career have been communicated, may now be surprised to learn that I have a wife and three children! But why has the revelation of so important an event in one's life been so long withheld, or when thus withheld, why now disclosed? Why burke the entire history of what to the public is usually so interesting—first love, poetical epistles, clandestine meetings and the final victory under the sacred bond of matrimony? Was the wooing less pregnant with romance or the wedding with interest than other wooings and weddings with which countless periodicals have been, and still are, filled for the edification of countless readers? Perhaps so, or perhaps not. Yet, beyond that brief reference to the domestic circle which is necessitated by the presentation of a landed gift to my only daughter, I should still have remained silent on the subject of my own family, only that such silence might now be misconstrued. Therefore, in a single sentence I will simply say, that my union was a happy one, and that in my own family circle I have ever derived, as I still derive, my greatest earthly happiness. This book originated with a higher object than that of publishing a mere rigmarole of private affairs, however interesting such matters might be to those immediately concerned. True, our own children may be—at least in the eyes of their parents—very superior to the children of other people, but will other people, or other people's children believe anything of the sort? If so, I am taking incorrect sketches both of our own way and of the way of the world. Therefore, though Miss J—'s accomplishments, Master H—'s industry, or young B—'s love be great or little, the subject is one of greater interest to themselves and to their parents than to anybody else.
After placing before my little family circle a brief résumé of the many perils and few pleasures in my antipodal adventure, and after putting my daughter in possession of the deed by which she became the owner of ten acres of land—to the giver of which reference will be made in a future chapter—I proceeded to that friend who had unfortunately entrusted to my care goods to the amount of £400, for which I had nothing but an account of their loss to return. Yet, except the swindlers in Australia who had obtained possession of these goods, the original owner was the only person who treated their loss with levity. As he cordially shook me by the hand, he declared, "my only trouble in the matter has arisen from the knowledge that I have given you so much trouble on my account." For once I felt I had not been mistaken in my estimate of a man whom I had long regarded as a friend. The reader may determine by one or two incidents in a future chapter whether such estimate was a correct one.
Having thus returned from my antipodal mission with a full heart and an empty purse, and having sent to press a bundle of notes from which my future literary work was to be composed, and having, moreover, like the renowned Mother Hubbard, discovered that our family "cupboard was bare," I began, with anxious eye, to look around for some ready source from which to furnish an indispensable domestic store. Though a few lectures at various literary institutions served as the means for the partial supply of an immediate necessity, the revenue arising from this kind of occupation—unless such engagements were extended to each night in the week—proved but a beggarly pittance, after all, a something that barely exceeded, if it equalled, the pay of a skilled mechanic. But if "necessity is the mother of invention," it likewise not unfrequently becomes the parent of adoption or imitation. If, like a General Tom Thumb, the adopted child should give early promise of fame and fortune, hundreds of ready-made guardians will be found both ready and willing to father the "public pet."
It was just at this period that, at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, my friend Albert Smith was making a more profitable and less arduous ascent of a gigantic mountain than was ever before made by traveller for the benefit of himself and the amusement of his patrons. He was not only drawing nightly crowds of admiring spectators to witness his graceful and easy "Ascent of Mont Blanc," but by his lecture and pictorial illustrations of the same he was also drawing large sums of money from his visitors' pockets into his own. Now, did anybody ever make a "great hit" in the English metropolis, either in the shape of an entertainment or any other enterprise, without being almost immediately followed by a whole host of imitators? No sooner is birth given to an original idea than countless outsiders are ready and anxious to make capital out of borrowed stock, by placing before the public what often proves to be the mere effigy of another's offspring. Was there ever a successful originator without a large company of unsuccessful imitators? Never—at least not within range of my memory. Although the actual ascent of the real, mountain by Mr. Smith prevented an imitation of his descriptive "Ascent of Mont Blanc" by those who had never journeyed fifty miles from home, nevertheless, the success of his single-handed entertainment gave rise to exhibitions and exhibitors without number, and, it may be truly said, without vitality, as a vast majority of the same had but a very brief existence. Though every town in the kingdom was soon inundated with drawing-room entertainments and entertainers, every town in the kingdom soon allowed the novelties to die a natural death. Mine might possibly have shared a similar fate; but, as will presently be seen, it came to a premature end from other causes.
I will not attempt to conceal the fact that in the success of "Mont Blanc" originated my own desire to enter the public arena as a professional lecturer, sanguine—like others—as I then was, of reaping a rich reward for my labors. But while hoping to derive benefit by the adoption of my friend's plan of a single-handed entertainment, I, at the same time, resolved that in all other respects novelty should prevail, and that the exhibition, whatever its merits or demerits, should at least bear evidence of originality. From an early period I had not only been partial to, but had frequently taken an active part in private theatricals.
Private theatricals! Those of my readers who have never witnessed the odd characters and strange scenes which occasionally make up entertainments of this kind have but a faint notion either of the performances, or of the irresistible merriment created thereby. The mirth of the audience usually increases with the seriousness of the play and the gravity of the players. The frequent oral mistakes made by a novice in some tragic part are often mere trifles to the novelty of the action. When he points to the sky in addressing the boundless ocean, or to the lower region in addressing the sun, it becomes painfully, or rather amusingly apparent to the spectators, that the particular part of Hamlet's address to the players, in which he exhorts them to "suit the action to the word and the word to the action" is entirely neglected by the amateur before them. Sheridan's amusing play of "The Critic; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed," was surely founded on amateur performances. Be this as it may, such performances served as a foundation and furnished a portion of the materials for my new entertainment of "Amateur Authors and Actors; or, an Evening at Home." In writing the speeches, composing the songs, and arranging the parts of this intended exhibition, in which many of the most ludicrous scenes in amateur acting and singing were introduced, I worked almost night and day for nearly four months.
I verily believe that where one public character dies a natural death, five at least kill themselves by excitement—that is, that five out of every six whose means of living depend on exciting or artificial action either become prematurely old, or die before reaching an advanced age. Let our physical laborers work as hard as they may, our intellectual slaves work still harder, while the wear and tear of the brain-driver greatly exceed that of the mechanic How many promising intellects, like worm-eaten fruit, have kissed their mother earth before reaching maturity? I have marked the untimely fall of a large number. I can count many late acquaintances who, in early manhood, worked themselves to death. My friend Albert Smith might be named as one among a host of others. He was usually the lion of an evening party. His genial disposition and affable manners made him as popular in private as in public society. But the excitement arising from that popularity was the bane of the noble spirit it had reared. The man was unable to live without excitement, Yet excitement proved fatal to his existence. Temperate in all things else, he had no moderation in one thing—an exuberant fancy. With the effervescence of this fancy he was ever intoxicated—an intoxication not less injurious to the body than the more debasing one arising from strong drinks. The last time I met him was at a large party. Here he was all grace and gaiety till an advanced hour in the morning, though he was announced to give his popular lecture twice on the same day. This induced a gentleman at the soir ée to remark, "Smith will surely kill himself." The truth of the prophecy is unfortunately too well known.
Well. Did anything I had seen of danger, as affecting others, deter me from entering on a dangerous course? Nothing of the sort. I had tasted public applause and liked it. The business in hand was not only agreeable to the taste, but promised to be remunerative. Though the bodily frame betrayed unmistakable symptoms of weakness, it was supported by the hope of pleasure and profit. Launched on the silvery stream of gain, who would dream of danger—even though a buoyant spirit should all the while be nearing the rapids of destruction? My new entertainment had already been tried on one of the side channels to public favor. The trial took place at the Royal Polytechnic Institution. The lecture theatre was full on the occasion, and the exhibition was successful. Like the incipient stage of an incurable malady, that success proved the first step to my final downfall. But, while I saw fortune smile before me, I did not for a moment suppose that her elder sister, mis -fortune, was close at my heels. Therefore extensive preparations were at once made both for a London season and a provincial tour, and the Queen's Concert Room, Hanover Square, was engaged as the grand starting point. To an eminent artist I paid ten guineas each for drawings (on stone) of the leading characters in my entertainment. Posters, hand-bills, and programmes were struck off by thousands, and everything was done and everybody, from bill-stickers to money-takers, engaged to carry into effect the most beautiful arrangements that were ever completed for making a rapid and handsome independence.
As the time for making my first appearance in Hanover Square drew near my bodily strength had diminished rather than increased. On the day preceding the entertainment I was so unwell that, by the advice of friends, I prepared for press the draft of an advertisement in which the postponement of the exhibition was to have been announced. But on the following and all eventful morning I felt or thought I felt better. The circular was not issued, and I resolved to proceed to business at the appointed hour, and thus, to the best of my ability, fulfil my engagement with the public. Everything but good health favored the opening night. The weather was good, my spirits were good, the audience was good, and—I simply record what was stated by the press—the entertainment elicited from others the like designation. But that verdict was not obtained without a desperate and almost fatal effort on the part of the performer. While the audience appeared to derive pleasure from what was going on, they were altogether ignorant of the bodily pain of the poor sufferer who, with forced smiles and simulated vigor, catered for their amusement.
The race was over just in time. When won—I immediately broke down. I could not have entered on another scene without having at once betrayed the weakness I had so successfully managed to conceal. On the following day I was too unwell for anything, except to recline on the sofa, read the opinions of the press on the entertainment which gave birth to my illness, reflect awhile on the seeming futility of my beautiful arrangements for making a rapid and handsome fortune, and send for the medical gentleman whose advice—"to abstain from all excitement"—I had previously disregarded.
"The country and your native air may do something for you. At present I can do nothing."
Such was the soothing balm of my medical comforter! Having before solicited his advice and followed my own, I found him on this occasion honest enough to administer a dose which proved at least irresistible, if not efficacious. To the country and my native air I at once repaired. But country and native air failed to arrest the approaching malady. In a few days I was confined to bed by malignant fever. When, at the expiration of six weeks, that fever had sufficiently subsided to permit of my removal to London, another and more lasting disease followed—one from which I have never recovered, and shall probably never recover. To this, the heaviest blow yet greatest blessing of my life, I will briefly refer in the next chapter.
Chapter xviii.
Happiness.—The Best Stage of All.
"I Thank God for this severe affliction." With some persons it is usual to return thanks to God for benefits received. I am not aware of ever having omitted the like duty for any special act or acts of kindness conferred on me by man, though unfortunately I have no doubt whatever of having again and again neglected it for blessings from above. But after two years of severe illness I could honestly and gratefully exclaim, and did so exclaim to myself and myself alone, "I thank God for this severe affliction." Though a great sufferer, my sins have been far greater than my sufferings, and I am therefore thankful I have not suffered more.
Thankful for affliction? Yes. And more than this—I declare such affliction to have been the greatest boon of my life. These words may fall on some ears like vacant sounds from a mind affected by the infirmities of a diseased body. Be this as it may, they are nevertheless something beyond the mere phantoms of an inflated imagination. They are nothing more nor less than the silent records of sterling realities. I was never a good hand at fiction, and will not now attempt it in probably the last work, if not the last chapter I shall ever pen. Not easily led away by plausible theories, and sceptical on all subjects that can- notcannot be clearly explained, I will not myself advance anything incapable of proof. Let me, then, in a few brief sentences, offer to the sceptic an explanation of the seemingly strange avowal of—thankfulness for affliction!
First—on personal or selfish ground alone, I have every reason to be thankful for affliction, inasmuch as it has been my greatest benefactor. How? Because I have received from it a treasure by far more precious than gold, viz.—true happiness. Yes; I was happier during severe illness, as I now am under partial restoration to health, than I have ever been at any other period of my existence. Why? Because I trusted more in God and less on man. By the latter I have often been deceived. By the former—never. He has given me all and more than all I ever asked, for he has given me the present extension of life which I now enjoy—and that I did not ask. Oh, how poor and how light are the favors of this world, in comparison with the tender mercies and inestimable love of God! Almost as light as air, yet hardly heavy enough for their mother earth—the former are like flimsy little flakes of chaff, while the latter resembles a full-grown ear of corn. The corn reflects the never-failing goodness of Heaven, and the world is merely the external chaff.
But I am not going to sermonize on the subject. If by the grace of God I have at length discovered in his Son Jesus Christ the great and only source of real happiness, it is enough for me simply to record the fact. It is not needful that every recipient of a spiritual draught should expatiate on the exact manner in which each drop from the living stream of life has been sought or received. Myriads of brother believers have already drunk and are now drinking, while all are invited to drink, at the great fount which the Saviour of mankind in his own body opened to the whole world. And in heartfelt gratitude to the Almighty for the light that has guided one so unworthy as myself thus far towards the path of eternal peace, this heart—while life itself shall therein find a dwelling place—can never cease to thank God for the severe affliction that opened the way to a never failing antidote. But without dwelling on a subject in which I feel more than I can express, let me now recount the leading incidents of the three years in which the darkest clouds of present life were all dispelled by brilliant rays of hope in the future.
Next to a monetary test, a long fit of illness is the very best of all earthly proofs for correctly estimating the value of friends and friendship. Sickness is a blast that makes the light of friendship quiver in the distance. When that friendship is composed only of base mailer, poverty is its extinguisher. When I fell sick, by how many old friends was I visited? Let old friends, if any still survive, answer the question. I will merely observe that capon and claret proved more attractive than blisters and black draughts, and that friends were ever at hand to discuss the merits of the one, though few indeed made their appearance to dwell on the miseries of the other.
Oh, what a strange picture of the way of the world is shadowed forth under mental or bodily affliction! To any person with a precarious income a passport to fashionable society may be regarded as a faithful index to future sorrow. I had mixed with, and had been courted by superiors both in wealth and station. Welcomed by them while I was in health and prosperity, I was now forsaken and forgotten in adversity. Even those who had feasted at my table, danced at my soirées, or taken part in my private entertainments, omitted, after one or two formal calls, either to visit or enquire after the poor sufferer who had wasted time and money in contributing to their pleasures.
"A good sort of fellow enough, and not bad company, but he has been a great fool to himself."
This or a similar judgment from once-welcomed guests was soon found to be the only return for prodigal hospitality—the only comforter contributed by society for the repose of the host whom his late visitors truly described as "a great fool to himself."
Yet, in addition to my immediate social circle, there was, and still is, one friend—beside the Heavenly One—that never forsook me. Next to my own family, that friend is my largest social creditor. The gratitude due to him may be compared to our national debt—something beyond all hope of liquidation. And the obligations still increase. Yet a warm embrace from the hand of friendship is the only return I can offer which proves acceptable to the heart that asks no favor but that of adding to those already granted by itself. I will say no more of one to whom I briefly alluded in the preceding chapter, except that I again thank God for the affliction that proved the value of such a friend. Let no man rail at fortune, if among a multitude of counterfeits he can only find one prize like this.
If then the unselfish acts of private friendship, benevolence, and love are inestimable, who shall estimate the noble deeds of a public benefactor? As a connecting link with the leading incidents in this chapter, it is necessary to say a few words on a subject which will survive when present readers and writers shall cease to be. That subject may be found in
A Faithful Christian Minister.
"A man's good deeds will prove his noblest monument."
It is thus with the dear departed one of whom I am about to speak. I reside, as I have long resided, in a suburban district—one that is thickly peopled, though, so far as spiritual matters are concerned, it had long been one of the desert appendages of the English metropolis. About fifteen years ago the sad state of the locality came to the knowledge of a gentleman who was then an entire stranger in the district. The Rev. David—, F.R.S., is no longer of this world, and his name—one destined to outlive the present generation—must rather confer honor on, than be honored by, a few pages that will be read and then thrown aside. Well. Like a pilgrim in a heathen land, the gentleman entered on a voluntary mission in a desolate district. I had the privilege of making his acquaintance. His self-imposed task appeared at first to be an impossibility. But his task was a labor of love, his only object being to do good where good was so much needed. What a life of practical Christianity was here displayed! Never did fallible mortal, in daily solicitude for the poor and needy, more frequently remind others, by personal example, of the great work of our blessed Saviour.
In the humble room of an humble dwelling the Rev. David — entered on his sacred mission. His opening service and first sermon were delivered to a congregation of twenty-three persons only! Nothing daunted, he continued his weekly services and daily visitations till his little room was unable to accommodate all who desired to enter. A temporary church was now erected. But this building, like its predecessor, was soon found inadequate to the wants of the inhabitants. So far gratified by the result of his individual exertions, the reverend gentleman on his own responsibility—aided only to a moderate extent by a small number of friends—and at the cost of the whole of his private fortune, built a church capable of accommodating fifteen hundred persons. The cost of the building, together with the adjoining schools, having exceeded the original estimate by about four thousand pounds, the founder was compelled to insure his life as security for the debt. Having expressly stipulated with the proper authorities that five hundred of the sittings in his church should be free, the stipend arising from the incumbency was barely sufficient to cover the expense of insurance on the life of the incumbent. This debt proved a heavy drag on one of the noblest hearts that was ever filled with heavenly emotions. Still, the bearer continued, without a murmur, on his—to him—sunny path of love and duty, working day and night for and among the poor and needy. The good man's deeds, as well as his pecuniary responsibility, eventually came to the knowledge of the present Bishop of London. It was only after considerable persuasion that this worthy prelate induced Mr.—to leave his own family—as he called his congregation—for a living in the city, which in a little while would enable him to leave free from debt the sacred temple in which he had gathered his family around him.
The most sinful of mankind cannot but admire in others the virtues of which they are themselves deficient. I have ever held noble spirits in the greatest veneration, without myself being one of the number. I deem it impossible for any human being to entertain for another a more profound love than that kindled in this bosom by the daily acts of my friend and pastor, David—. Yet, somehow or other, I was for many years a friend and admirer of the man I failed to imitate. I loved the precepts and lauded the example both of Honest John and David—, while I was at the same time driving free and fast in the way of the world. Whatever progress I may now have made in the right direction, Christianity with me was certainly not a thing of sudden impulse, or even rapid growth. Yet association with, and love for good men may have had some influence on the future action of the heart.
Poor David—! Even under his heavy monetary bur den, he was one of the happiest and most cheerful men in England. His whole life affords a striking illustration of the fact—of which I am now more than ever convinced—that true Christianity and real happiness are synonymous terms, that it is impossible for any one to possess even a little of the one without having as much of the other, and that any person under any condition and in any sphere of life may—without any recommendation or certificate of character from his brother man—obtain a free grant from the Divine Benefactor, simply by seeking it in the proper way. Mr.—held his new and lucrative living in the City only for a very short period. A dangerous illness soon terminated fatally and brought the glorious career of this good man to a close at the age of fifty-nine. Though he was not spared to discharge with his own hands the remaining debt on the noble temple he had erected,
"He died and left that Temple Free!"
his life having been insured for the full amount that was left unpaid. His unexpected death caused a profound sensation, especially among the poor, by whom he was universally beloved in the district of Holy Trinity. It was the intention of his family to have had his remains interred in the country, but an urgent appeal from a body of late parishioners induced his bereaved and respected widow to allow the last sad service due to a deceased pastor to be discharged in the church he had himself founded. Some idea may be formed of the reverential regard in which the memory of the departed founder was held from the simple fact that hundreds of persons were unable to gain admittance to the church at the time of the funeral service, and that every shop in the entire district was either entirely or partially closed on the occasion, while nearly seven thousand mourners followed the body of David—to the grave. This may be found recorded on his tombstone in Highgate cemetery.
A word or two in conclusion. On the subject named above I wish to prevent the possibility of a false conclusion on the part of the reader. The Rev. David—won and reigned in the hearts of thousands of his fellow creatures. Men and women looked on him not only as a pastor but as a friend and brother, while little children loved and regarded him as an affectionate parent. How, it may be asked, was all this accomplished? Some persons may suppose that the object of so much esteem, being a clergyman, must have been always sermonizing; that the bell of his church must have been for everlasting sounding an invitation to formal services, to hymns from surpliced choristers, to daily or hourly prayer meetings, to morning and evening lectures and the like. Not so. Though at the duly appointed periods the church bell summoned people to hear the gospel in its pure and potent simplicity, rather than to see the gospel dressed in theatrical costume, David—not only preached but practised that gospel—not only distributed from the text of the One Great Master the various parts to be performed by others, but took the leading character himself. And that character was not only adapted to the pulpit or platform, not only to the bedside of the sick and dying, not only to the cottage with a vacant chair, near which sit fatherless or motherless children, not only to the desolate and foodless hovels of hunger, crime, and want, but also to the social circle of his equals or the gilded chambers of the great. He loved good society but had little time to enjoy it. One of his good deeds will illustrate hundreds, and it will show at the same time a cause why the doer had so little time to accept and take any part in the mansions of the great, whither he was often invited.
In a wretched lodging, at the remote corner of a court, which none but misery-hunters and friendly-relief bearers would have found, Mr.—discovered a family on the brink of starvation. A poor woman with her three children had been thus reduced to want by a drunken husband, who for the second time had been discharged from a good situation through his intemperate habits. The loss of work and subsequent pangs of poverty had in this instance found a successor in a severe attack of illness, which the drunkard had himself suffered. But from this illness he had nearly recovered.
The only point in the present narrative on which I am in doubt is,—whether the patient recognised in his visitor the minister by his dress, or whether he had a previous knowledge of Mr.—through having resided in the district of his ministrations. That the title with which in his vulgar salutation he addressed his benefactor was a correct one may be seen by the opening dialogue.
"Sal, here's a parson," said the unwashed and sickly-looking husband to his wife, who, with an infant in her arms and a child on either side, completed the sad picture of misery which confronted the minister as he entered the wretched abode. "We want no parsons here," he gruffly muttered in a voice like that of a bear growling at an intruder. "I say again, sir, we want no parsons here," he repeated in a still louder snarl.
"I presume you do not, my good man," replied the minister; "but hearing from one of your neighbours that you were in want of bread, I thought a few shillings might perhaps be acceptable."
The hungry man appeared to be struck dumb with surprise. Without raising himself from the chair on which he was seated, he slowly turned the back of both towards his visitor, inclined his head forward, and remained mute. The minister, with a look of compassion, but without a word of admonition to hungry mortals, simply handed his contribution to the poor woman, who in a flood of tears evinced by a few broken sentences her gratitude for an unexpected boon. After a few words of sympathy, expres-siveof a hope that the distress of the family might soon receive more than temporary relief, Mr.—took his departure, promising to call again on the morrow. He did so call, but was honestly informed by the woman that her husband being ashamed to face his benefactor, had purposely absented himself at the time of the expeoted visit.
Some persons might think this intentional absence, through shame, betrayed anything but a sign of improvement on the part of the absentee. The reverend visitor thought otherwise, and declared—a declaration I heard from his own lips—"that a man must be ashamed of his doings before he is likely to do better." It is evident the poor man was ashamed of himself, not of his benefactor. In return for insult he had received kindness, though he wanted moral courage to acknowledge or ask forgiveness for his fault. Better this feeling than the false guise of that sneaking hypocrite who would readily acknowledge his faults or confess his crimes, if by so doing he could obtain silver or gold to commit other crimes.
A few days after the minister's last visit to the seat of poverty, the chief cause of that poverty was agreeably surprised on receiving from his late employers a message to the effect that, "owing to the intercession of the Rev. David—, the firm were disposed to give an intemperate workman one more trial." About a month after this, the minister—taking his accustomed survey of, and talk with, little children before service on the Sabbath day—saw on one of the free seats in his church, not only the late drunkard, but also the wife, and three children whom he had previously visited. In answer to the minister's kind welcome of, "I am pleased to see you, and hope you have recovered from the effects of your late illness," the man replied to his pastor in a respectful manner for the first, but not for the last time. No; but the story may be closed in another sentence. From that hour of friendly recognition to the present—a period of many years—the late slave to intemperance has not only been one of the most temperate and respectable artizans in the district, but both himself, his wife, and his children have ever been regular in their attendance at the church founded by David—
Let me simply add that the character of this good man is not mentioned as an isolated one. It is merely a type of hundreds of Gospel ministers who, in devoting their lives in various ways—often under personal discomforts, trials, and revilings—to a faithful discharge of their laborious and ill-requited duties, look only for their reward in the future fulfilment of that heavenly promise of which they are themselves but messengers to those below.
To proceed with the account of my own "ups and downs" in life, it is necessary to observe that my work on the Australian Colonies proved a commercial success, and that the proceeds arising from this success not only freed me from past and present embarrassment, but served during the early part of a protracted illness to keep a feeble patient at least out debt, if not out of pain. The heavy liabilities which had been incurred in mounting the entertainment with which I had intended to make—but did not make—a fortune were all discharged, and I was truly thankful to find that the anticipated danger to an invalid's comfort, through the dreaded sale of family trinkets and treasures, was for a time suspended, if not entirely dispelled. It will be unnecessary to dwell on the success of the book, beyond the simple statement that previous to the disposal of the copyright, and within a period of about fifteen months, nearly four thousand copies of the work had been sold; that it was favorably received by sixty-six newspapers and magazines, and that a copy of the second edition—three more have since been published—was graciously accepted by Her Majesty, as will be seen by the following communication:—
"Major-General Grey has had the honor of receiving Mr.—'s letter of yesterday, and having submitted it to H.R.H. the Prince Consort, is now commanded to acknowledge, with many thanks, the second edition of the work which Mr.——has been good enough to send, and which Her Majesty has much pleasure in accepting for the Royal Library. "Windsor Castle, Nov. 17, 1857."
"A ready sale and exalted patronage!" Pleasing sounds to an author's ear. But there are clouds and casualties in life which may in the course of time overshadow even these sunny rays of fortune. An illness which opened with fever, was followed by one of the most painful operations in surgery, and finally, after raging for two years with more or less severity, left with the patient a pulmonary complaint supposed to be incurable, proved altogether like a circuit of insatiable quicksands that swallowed up all the golden store that rested on its shallow waters. Every coin, whatever its size, complexion, or value, no sooner entered the unsubstantial circle than it disappeared; and it was only by the good housewife's skill in matters of finance, and by the most rigid observance of economy in the use of material matter, that an auctioneer's hammer was prevented from falling with a terrible crash on the grand piano, at the same time inflicting a heavy blow on its owners. Yet, even in sickness, there are but few persons in the world who are too poor to aid the cause of charity in some way or other—either in word or act.
Charity! Type of heavenly grace, that shoots from the very soul of man for the good of others. I speak not of spurious charity, of which there is so much in the way of the world, but of that which springs spontaneously from a sensitive and willing heart, without the influence either of force or fashion. I speak of the penny given with the wish that it could be made a pound, not of the pound given with a secret desire that it could be reduced to a penny. The one is like those gentle and refreshing streams—symbols of divine love—which run their daily course throughout the length and breadth of the land for the benefit of mankind; the other is like inanimate pools of stagnant water—pumped from acrid human wells by the aid of high-pressure engines.
But the cause of charity is sometimes, no doubt, largely served from sources in which charity itself—if it has any existence at all in the human heart—may occupy but a very small space. It is not long ago that in an almost incredible brief space of time, contributions to the amount of twenty-four thousand pounds were collected for the London Hospital. This large sum was obtained in the course of a few days, by a few gentlemen, and from a few contributors only! But how and by whom was the thing accomplished? Who were the collectors, and who were the subscribers?
The subscribers were extensive merchants, and the collectors, by whom those merchants were personally waited on, were their bankers. The directors of the London Hospital exercised a sound discretion in appointing such a committee of canvassers. But, instead of a polite visit from his banker, had each merchant been waited on by the secretary of the hospital, would the monetary result of the application have been the same? It is well that in the way of the world the hand that tenders a gift is not always guided in its movement by the heart of the giver—otherwise the cause of charity might seriously suffer.
But can there in the life of man be any feeling more delightful or gratifying to the soul than that which emanates from an act of real charity? I firmly believe that for every such act the actor is rewarded four-fold; that the recipient of charity, in fact, receives in material aid something of far less value than the award accorded to the donor in a blessing which can never decay. In such things the heart is its own paymaster, and seldom forgets the peaceful and pleasant feeling due to its master for the means of doing good.
The following incident happened more than twenty years ago. Though a trifle in itself, it is perhaps worthy of record, owing to the lasting impression such a trifle is capable of making on the mind. In this instance the impression, which has never been, and can never—till death—be erased from the memory, was rendered doubly impressive from the effect produced by two opposite senses—first, through the pain occasioned by selfishness; and secondly from the pleasure arising through the defeat of that selfishness in the heart wherein the struggle took place. Its origin might be traced to an early acquaintance with—
A Fast Young Gentleman.
A young officer, who was far more skilful in the practice of contracting debts than in that of discharging them, had for some time been my debtor to the extent of ten pounds. Although the loss of his companionship—for he never called on his friend after he had left him a type of his character in an I.O.U.—was cheap at such a price, I considered it would be still cheaper if I could get back my money. As written communications on the subject had proved of no avail, I at length resolved to try the effect of a personal application. My late companion, the red jacket, was now quartered at Chatham. At this time there was no railway in that direction; and, taking the usual conveyance, I started by steam-boat for Gravesend, with the intention of proceeding to Chatham by omnibus.
Before the steamer had reached her destination I saw, in a secluded corner behind the paddle-box, a poor man, his wife, and three children, who were making an attempt to allay hunger with a few pieces of dry bread which had been withdrawn from a small cotton wrapper. Previous to their humble repast they must have solicited a supply of water, for it was the reluctant, grumbling way in which a jug of this fluid was furnished by the steward that first attracted my attention towards the little family circle. They were evidently very poor; they were also very ragged; but they were at the same time very clean and very quiet. I don't know what it was that made me suddenly regard these "ragamuffins," as the cabin-boy called them, with more than common interest; I only know that I did so regard them, and watched their movements with as much attention as if they had been related to me by some family tie.
At the close of their bread and water meal, when they were quietly strolling a little farther aft, but without the most remote idea of the penalty incurred by the movement, they were suddenly waited on by the collector of passenger fares. At this period two shillings was the charge in the saloon, and one and sixpence in the fore-cabin, the usual half-fare being charged for children under twelve years of age. Taking from the corner of her handkerchief the correct amount—as she, in blissful ignorance of anything to the contrary, imagined—of passage money for the family, the poor woman handed the same to the collector.
"Two of ye are there, and three children?" said the collector, on counting the money. "I want one and nine-pence more."
"One—one and—and ninepence more?" said the poor woman, casting a look of dismay towards her husband. "We was told one and sixpence each, and half-price for the youngsters, wasn't us, John?"
"Yes, that we wor," replied John, as the features of both gave evidence of the greatest alarm.
"The fare's two shillings ' baft the funnel. You should a kept forrad if you wanted to go for less. I want one and ninepence. Come, look sharp," said the collector, in a manner as sharp as his words.
Without further comment or complaint, the bewildered pair evinced a ready desire to submit to the unexpected tax, by immediately searching their pockets for the amount. Unable to muster more than one and eightpence between them, they made an appeal to their eldest child (a girl about twelve years of age) who at once furnished the required penny. So soon as the collector had taken her money and departed, the poor child, with tears in her eyes and an indescribable look of affectionate compassion on her countenance, tendered to her distressed parents another penny—evidently the last coin in the world in which this poor family had a joint interest.
My heart was suddenly pierced to its very centre. I was not aware, till now, that sympathy, even in her most powerful touch, could inoculate her subjects with a pang so poignant. I had never before, and have not, I believe, since, been so suddenly overcome by other people's distress. The feeling was too acute for anything but a desire for a speedy deliverance therefrom. My hand was already in my pocket—but, on turning aside for a moment's reflection and relief, it was withdrawn empty. The painful feeling had already lost a little of its intensity. While it existed I thought only of the wants of others; I now began to think chiefly of my own. Ten shillings represented my cash personality. From this amount I had to pay carriage fare to Chatham, and also discharge the expenses of the return journey to London. How, then, could anything be spared for the poor family whose moneyless and foodless—perhaps bedless—position I commiserated?
It was this question that provoked a sudden conflict between self and self-sacrifice. The contest was a severe one. Had the money which self wanted out of the pocket of the red jacket at Chatham been reclaimed, a few shillings might have been spared for the foodless family of five. This was a strong argument on the part of self; yet feeling was all in favour of self-sacrifice. But while the heart was engaged as umpire in the struggle, the steamer had been moored, and her passengers were rapidly moving towards the shore. Foremost in the crowd were the objects of my solicitude. In a few minutes they were on their way up the High Street of the town; in a few minutes more they were lost to my view. Self had won the victory—no —yes; still, a desire to know whether the spirits that provoked contention between two opposite senses had reached their destination, or whether they had to journey beyond the town before there would be a chance of their obtaining relief, induced me to follow in the direction they had taken. Sight of the poor travellers was soon regained, and I followed in their wake to a road leading to the country. Their live stock—the only stock they possessed—was now re-adjusted, the youngest child being suspended to the back of its mother, the second taken to its father's arms, and the eldest left to tramp her way with her parents. Seeing they had now prepared for a journey, the very thought of which was quite enough for their present follower, a determination on my part, to satisfy curiosity—if nothing more—induced me for a few moments to advance with double-quick step abreast with the travellers.
"Fine day this for travelling," I remarked.
"Mighty fine day, indeed, master," said the head of the travelling family.
"Have you far to go?" I enquired.
"About a matter a twelve miles, I reckon," was the reply.
"To your own home, I suppose?"
"Oh, no, sir," said the wife." These parts is quite strange to us, sir."
"Hounslow's our parish," added the husband.
"And did you walk from Hounslow to London, before taking the steamer for Gravesend?"
"Me and my missus did, sir; but a man in a cart took the youngsters a goodish way for the matter of a drop a beer."
"I suppose you were surprised at having to pay two shillings each for your passage by the steamer?"
"We wor, indeed, master," said the poor man, without complaining of the advantage that had been taken of his ignorance on the subject.
"I was very thankful we had enough to pay the charge, sir," added the wife.
"I paid a penny, sir," said the good-tempered child at her side.
"Hold your tongue, Jane," said the mother.
"Do you expect to find good employment in the part of Kent to which you are going?" I enquired.
"Pretty good, I reckon, sir. They tell us that hop-pickers is right well paid."
"And my husband has gotten a letter of recommendation to the minister of——. Would you like to see it, sir?" said the poor woman.
"I should very much like to see it."
The letter, which was carefully wrapped in a large piece of brown paper, was handed to me for perusal. It ran thus:—
"The Vicar of——presents his compliments to Mr.——, and has much pleasure in recommending for employment in Mr.——'s district the bearer, John——, whom the Vicar has known for many years as a sober, industrious man, whose praiseworthy and constant endeavour to keep from the workhouse an aged mother has been the chief cause of his being so poor himself."
Enough. The letter was returned, without comment, to its owner. And now the right arm of brotherly love was not raised from the pocket of the sympathizer empty handed. Nothwithstanding the long and unequal contest—all in favor of self—that had previously taken place in the heart, this umpire now assigned the victory to self-sacrifice, while that human monster, number one, was defeated without a blow.
But who can truly picture the joyful sensation arising from such a victory? "The victor"—some may say. Let none believe it. It is something beyond human power. Man is capable of much; but till he is able to breathe into his own soul that breath of hallowed love which can share the distress of another, and find pleasure in the task—till he can infuse into his heart the pure spirit of charity, which is the peculiar gift of God, he cannot paint the image of a sense, Immortal! What! Attempt to describe the sensation that ran through every vein when the heart was suddenly relieved of a burden, by the absence of which its bearer was changed to another being? No. I take no credit to myself for the change so quickly effected, and will not attempt to describe what was accomplished by the agency of some ministering angel. I may give the external or business features of the case, by simply stating, that with the poor family who were reduced to their last penny I divided the contents of my own purse; that for the two half-crowns with which they were thus astonished from the hand of a stranger they gave me looks and tears which were far more eloquent than words; and that when I had parted from them I felt that, in reality, I was their debtor, and that no amount of money—had not the heart accompanied the gift—could have purchased the blessing I received in return for the small sum of five shillings! Did I over estimate the value of what had been given me in exchange for such a trifle? No. An unseen hand had infused at least twenty-five per cent; of purifying matter into a selfish nature. There was now a permanent link of sympathy between my own soul and suffering humanity. From that hour to the present I have entertained for the uncomplaining and deserving poor a genuine spark of unselfish love—love which could never have been created in the same breast by golden treasures, polished courtesies, or exalted patronage from the hands of the high and mighty in the way of the world.
After I had parted for ever from the grateful family of five, I felt—I don't know how I felt. But all the faculties of mind, body, and soul seemed wonderfully pleased with each other. Did the reader ever make or hear the remark of, "that gentleman appears to be on very good terms with himself?" If so, he has made or heard what would have been applicable to me on the occasion referred to. Or—should the reader be a lady—has the lady, during a residence at school or elsewhere in a Catholic country, seen with what buoyant hearts young persons return from a confession box? If so, the fair reader may form some idea of my feeling, after the conscience had been relieved of something heavier than it was able to bear. So happy was I, that, during my return walk through the streets of Gravesend, neither the red jacket defaulter, nor his miniature I.O.U., which filled an otherwise empty space in my purse, ever for a moment floated on the memory. It was only when I reached the spot where an omnibus cad saluted the passers-by with the question of "Going to Chatham?" that the cause of my not going became apparent.
The sum of five shillings being merely enough to pay the passage of its owner to town, and provide him with a little refreshment on the journey, I took a walk in the vicinity of Gravesend till the hour appointed for the departure of the next steamer for London. On entering the vessel a few minutes before four o'clock, I proceeded at once to the cabin, being quickened in this movement by a sharp appetite, and by the supposition that the balance of cash in hand—after deducting passage-money—might be expended on a cold collation, much to the comfort of the passenger concerned, and as an agreeable way of applying a portion of the time to be occupied in the passage to London.
The repast over, I was reclining in the corner of the cabin couch, in that drowsy state of repose usually designated, "between sleeping and waking;" and while thus engaged in dreamy foreshadowings of a trip to Chatham on some future day, I was suddenly startled by the sound of a familiar voice from a person on deck—"I say, steward, why the d—l don't you bring up the cigars we ordered?"
To this question there was no reply, owing to the steward's absence. But in a few seconds a rattle of swords on the cabin-stairs announced the descent of the inquisitor and a pair of companions. First to enter the saloon was the veritable red jacket whom I was in search of.
"Fire and fury!" exclaimed the astonished lieutenant, on beholding his old acquaintance; "why, Frank, who on earth would have thought of seeing you here?"
"Not you, Reynold, that's quite certain," I replied.
"By St. George, no! But give us your hand, old fellow, for I am delighted to see you again—I am really, Frank."
"Believe me, Reynold, I am equally pleased to see you. Indeed, I was thinking about two hours since of going down to Chatham, but——."
"It's just as well you didn't. We bade a final adieu to that dull hole this morning, and fired over it a volley of anything but affectionate farewells. We've been dining with a few friends in Gravesend, as we take our departure in a few days on foreign service. Allow me to introduce my friends, Captain——and Lieutenant——. You must know, gentlemen, that Frank is an old acquaintance of mine; and the unexpected pleasure of meeting a friend to whom I—I am indebted for many a kind—here, steward, bring a bottle of champagne!"
"I beg, Reynold, you will not think of ordering champagne on my account."
"By St. George, no! I'll order it on my own account, but I expect you to partake of it. You must know, gentle-men, that Frank and I have often played together in amateur performances, though I'm inclined to think the fool was the only character in which I succeeded."
"Permit me to say, Reynold, that you always played your own character well."
"Ah! I find you are as satirical as ever. By-the-bye, Frank, if you call on me at the United Service Club on Monday morning, I'll——."
"Pardon me, Reynold," interposed his friend, Captain——, "you forget that we sail for Calcutta on Saturday."
"Sat——, is Saturday the day?" confusedly enquired
Reynold. "Well, Frank, if you call on Friday I shall be happy to exchange notes with you. You understand? Bring that bit of paper of mine in your pocket."
"Do you know, Reynold, it happens to be there at this moment."
"The deuce it does? Well, let's have it at once. There, my boy!" he continued, throwing on the table a bank note for one hundred founds! "Give me change out of that!"
"You are very kind; but how to deduct the trifle you owe me from such a giant as this I am somewhat at a loss to know."
"How much do you want, Reynold?" enquired his friend, Captain——.
"It's only ten pounds, sir," I said, before the lieutenant had time to reply.
"But I must have change," said Reynold.
"We can easily get the note cashed at Cox's. There's a ten-pounder," said the captain, as he handed me the money and returned the larger note to his friend.
"Pop! Here's the wine!" said Reynold, as he tore up the I.O.U. which I had kept for him for more than two years. "Come, boys, let's drink to the good taste of those that love us, and better taste to those that don't!"
I will not now tire the reader with the small talk which took place over the first or second bottle of champagne, but will simply observe, in reference to the subsequent career of Reynold, that about twelve months after his arrival in India he fell in action; and that the commanding officer paid a much higher tribute to his bravery than could be accorded by a numerous staff of creditors to the actions of a fast lieutenant in the United Kingdom.
By the peculiar events disclosed in the foregoing incident it will be seen that a simple act of charity, at the cost of five shillings to the performer, was the means of bringing about a meeting between debtor and creditor, and thereby securing to the latter a debt which would otherwise, in all probability, have remained a debt to the present day. But let no one for a moment suppose that this fact is adduced to show the natural or invariable tendency of every kindred movement, or to prove to the unfortunate holders of I.O.U.'s and other creditors that sixpence in the pound invested on charitable objects would be attended with similar results. When charity becomes a matter of business or a subject of pain, the performer had better consult his lawyer or his doctor.
In continuation of the narrative of my own life, I may observe that at the expiration of about eighteen months from the commencement of a severe illness, a gradual fall in the quicksilver of a monetary barometer again indicated coming clouds on the social horizon—clouds which might soon extinguish the golden rays of a drooping exchequer. Though the success of a recent publication had brought a good deal of money to the family circle, that circle—with children just formed in line with one head above another on the staircase leading to the grand hall of knowledge—is just the place where a good deal of money is wanted. Besides which, a book, unlike a bank, is seldom a source of permanent revenue to its proprietor; and I also discovered that the diminished sale of my pen-ink-and-paper commodity failed to produce a corresponding diminution in the bread and butter wants of those whose cares in life were not yet of a character to affect their appetites. Still—thanks to a merciful Providence—our cupboard was never entirely empty, though the exchequer has often been in that unpleasant condition.
If "charity begins at home," it may be fairly assumed that she would be unable to leave home at a time like that denoted by the preceding remarks. Yet at this more than at any other time since the death of David—, aid was required of his friends for the purpose of extending the noble schools he had founded, but which were now inadequate to the wants of the district poor. Money I had none to give, while little value could attach to the labors of one who was not only a prisoner in his own dwelling, but an object of solitary confinement, on anything but a soft bed, about eighteen hours out of every twenty-four. But can I do nothing to advance the glorious cause of education for the poor? This was a question which for several weeks found no reply. At last came the answer—"I'll try." At this period a daily draught from the "little legacy"—the Bible—left me by Honest John, was by no means a thing so nauseous to the palate as it proved to be when the divine composition was first prescribed for an ungrateful patient.
Instead of uneasiness, as heretofore, the book now brought consolation and comfort. This effect being the result of reading it, might not a corresponding result be produced in writing on it? And might not other readers who felt an equal interest in the volume, favor a little subject thereon, having for its object the spiritual welfare of poor children? These thoughts, leaning towards a desire for the solution of the original question, were instrumental in bringing about the final determination of—"I'll try."
About twelve months after the foregoing resolve, more than one hundred short poems on Holy Writ had been composed by the bed-ridden author. So far, therefore, as the writer was concerned the question was practically solved. The pleasure I had derived in the composition of these poems—although the majority had been written while on a bed of sickness—had proved an ample reward for the self-imposed task of the writer. But the pleasure derived by the author in writing them was one thing, while that which might be derived by others in reading them was another thing. The latter embraced a portion of the subject which had not been solved. And this part would have still remained in its happy state of uncertainty had not the private feelings of the writer given way to a desire to aid the object for which the work was in the first instance undertaken. With every wish to benefit the schools, I had no wish whatever to make a futile attempt in that direction, by printing an unsuccessful work. It was now a question between hope and fear. Which had the most probable chance of realization? A keen recollection of the fate of the only unsuccessful book I had previously written—a volume of poems—inclined my opinion towards the gloomy side of the subject. Kind friends entertained opposite opinions, and advised accordingly. One especially, a leading man among dis-sentersdissenters, said that if he were allowed to publish the poems in a cheap form, for the benefit of the church of which he was a member, he would insure the sale of a thousand copies among the congregation in less than a week. "What?" he continued, "have you not at your church a congregation of fifteen hundred, and can you for a moment doubt the sale of a book of original poems—however little you may regard their merits—if published at one shilling, and for the special benefit of your free school?" These and similar questions were persuasive, if not convincing, and I resolved to test them. Without asking the school committee to incur any liability, I allowed all risks to rest on my own shoulders, although at this time it would have been unwise to place a heavy weight thereon. The book was printed, and, by the following statement which appeared on the fly-leaf of the volume, it will be seen that a ready sale of the edition would have yielded to the schools the sum of £28 6s. 6d.
"In preparing for publication one thousand copies of this little work, the following expenses have been incurred:—
"W.H. & Co. (for printing) |
£10 |
3 |
3 |
" Ditto (paper) |
6 |
0 |
3 |
"B. & Son (binding) |
5 |
10 |
0 |
"Total |
21 |
13 |
6 |
"Thus every copy that may be sold at the published price of One Shilling will leave Sevenpence for the object stated in the Preface."
An announcement was thus duly made to the leading seat-holders of the congregation of a little book "by one of the members." At this time a resident governess in the family of the author—a young lady who, apart from her educational duties, took a warm interest in advancing the cause of charity—had intended making a voluntary call on some half-dozen of the "grandees" of "our church flock." One call was enough, if not to satisfy the lady, at least to satisfy the author of poems "by a penitent," who was neither disposed to become his own book hawker, nor to allow his friends to be insulted on his account. Hero are the parties and substance of the interview alluded to:—The Chilly family formerly resided in a small and very humble dwelling in the parish of St. Pancras. But, having made their way in life with railroad speed, they now occupy one of the best houses in their immediate district. People who thus rapidly get on in the world have a perfect right to do as the Chilly's have done, by moving from third to second, and from second to first-class carriages, as circumstances may justify. Mr. Chilly is considered by everybody—therefore by the writer—to be a very quiet, gentlemanly, nice kind of man. It was on the Chilly family "our governess" made her first and last call on the subject before referred to. But it was Mrs. Chilly, not Mr. Chilly, with whom she came in contact.
On entering the well-furnished drawing-room of the family in question "our governess," Miss Prudence, was received with becoming courtesy. But so soon as the subject of her mission was made known, she found it was not an impossible thing even for a member of her own sex to change gentle words and gracious smiles into discordant sounds, and looks like any but those of an angel.
"Oh! I was not aware of the purport of your visit. I have not read the book, although I have certainly heard of it; but I think nothing of it," said Mrs. Chilly.
"Possibly so, madam. It is not the merit but the object of the publication to which I would call your attenion," said Miss Prudence.
"But we have already subscribed to the schools; and with regard to poetry, I'm quite sure there's no member of our congregation who can write poetry. For my part, I can read nothing but Tennyson, and not much of that."
"You have, no doubt, read Coventry Patmore's 'Angel in the House?'" enquired Miss Prudence.
"Oh, dear, no. It's all very well for young people to write about such things as angels, but I should like to know where they are to be found?"
"I fear there are not many in London," said Miss Prudence, with a smile.
"You are quite right, young lady. And what nonsense it is for writers attempting to describe what they know nothing about."
"I hope, Mrs. Chilly, you will pardon me for the liberty I took in calling on you. Good morning," said Miss Prudence.
"Good morning, Miss, good morning. I am afraid I've said too much. Of course I know nothing of the author of the work you mention, and have no wish to offend him; though we shall not require any of his books. Good morning, Miss."
It was soon made manifest that the undisguised and—so far—honest expressions of Mrs. Chilly fairly represented the feelings of a large number of persons who said nothing. That others of the congregation had, no more occasion for the book than the outspoken Mrs. Chilly may be inferred from the size of the brown paper parcels which (for anything I know to the contrary) remain to this day in their original place on the vestry shelves—unless, perchance, their uncut leaves have been removed for practical use to the counter of some butter shop.
Had I been a young author instead of an old one, disappointment at this cold reception of a literary offspring might have assumed something of a personal character. But, having no vanity to gratify in the success of the work, there was none to be wounded by its failure. For the monetary loss and temporary inconvenience occasioned by that failure, I was also more than repaid by tokens of friendship from those whose sympathies were of greater value than a few ounces of gold. Yet I cannot confess to the entire absence of disappointment on the subject. In addition to that created by the failure of the object of the book, the cause of that failure was a source of still greater surprise and sorrow. It was the verification of a remark made by an observant pew-opener that imparted pain to the heart of the writer:—"Ah, Mr.——, that's a nice little book of yours, and it's very kind of you to write it for the good of our schools; but it's only religious people as will buy that book, and we haven't many of them in our church."
What? Not many religious people in a congregation of fifteen hundred souls? Then, where are religious people to be found, if not in church? Or what is it, if not religion that takes people there? Millions upon millions are weekly visitors of places of worship—upon what errand, if not on that of religion? Does the way of the world extend beyond the portal of a temple consecrated, if not devoted to the service of God? Within these holy sanctuaries there are many turnings; are the majority of them only footpaths or branches of the outer world? And are the majority of those who tread thereon as busily engaged—in spirit, if not in action—as the money-changers whose tables our Saviour upset? These queries created a temporary feeling of pain, inasmuch as they tended to lessen the standard I had formed of church-going people, during the life, and by the life of Honest John. And an incident that almost immediately followed the pew-opener's remark served as another drop in the drooping side of the scale by which I had weighed number ones of the first class.
The book proved a failure. Out of about two hundred and fifty copies that were sold nearly two-thirds of that number were purchased by non-residents of the district, and strangers to the schools, for the benefit of which the work was written. But the ministers of the church knew the particular tastes and inclinations of their flock far better than any lay member—excepting, perhaps, a couple of experienced and active churchwardens. They also knew how far—under their own guidance and protection—to allow their flock to wander from their spiritual domain in order to effect an object which could not be accomplished at home.
And what was the nature of the attractive card or compound which could enlist the sympathies of this great flock? What bait could draw from their silvery stream or rich preserve that mental and spiritual food which unenticed affection had failed to supply to those dear little lambs that stood, homeless and friendless, at the very gates of plenty? Was it a charity sermon by bishop Faithful? Nothing of the sort. Twenty-five pounds would have been the outside yield of such a call. It was something more attractive than that—ay, and more productive too! It was nothing more nor less than—a concert! Was it a concert of sacred music given in church? No. It was a miscellaneous concert given at Hanover Square Rooms. Having obtained the gratuitous services of a few fiddlers and songsters, the sagacious church wardens knew perfectly well how to secure the fish for which they had baited their hooks:—
"A full dress private Concert, at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover Square, at the uniform charge of two shillings and sixpence each person."
Such was the substance of the communication made to a congregation, the male members of which were, one and all, invited to become stewards for the occasion. The appeal was irresistible. Each lady on that occasion would be able to hear something—never mind what—in the way of music; would be able to see others and be seen herself; and all in full dress, at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover Square, for the small sum of two shillings and sixpence! "Would not such an exhibition, apart from the musical display, be worth all the money? As for the male part of the audience—they were like those that attended that celebrated dinner, at which all were stewards but the chairman and his deputy. Each therefore had the gratification of seeing his name at the head of the programme, while as many as were disposed to exercise their full privilege, might wave their wands of office and display white favors in their coats. Was not this also worth half—a—crown? The question is answered in the simple fact that every ticket for the full dress musical exhibition was sold long before the exhibition took place.
The financial success of the entertainment proved most gratifying to the promoters, who were enabled by this, their first musical venture, to benefit their schools to the extent of nearly one hundred pounds! Since that period a full dress private concert, for the like laudable object, has been an event of almost annual occurrence—the originators having established the fact that with music and white kids charity may be served by those whose otherwise uncovered hands and uninspired hearts would remain inactive in the good cause.
Many persons would object to see the cash-box that supplies funds for spiritual instruction or bodily want thus enriched by secular means. For my part, I have no scruples of the kind. The world contains but little of any- thinganything that—being tested—"would be found entirely free from adulteration. And when the poor and needy cannot get the bread of charity without alloy, they should be content to take it as pure as it can be obtained. And when the human heart can only be made charitable by external pressure, it is surely a commendable thing to take its owner to a concert, or to Brighton and back—Sundays excepted—or to any other harmless region, the atmospheric influence of which would effect the desired object, either by curing the patient of a selfish disease, or making him pay for the attempt to do so.
How often the objections that are raised in reference to the dispositions and doings of strangers or neighbours would be at once silenced by a little self-examination on the part of the objectors. Self-examination is the gentle handmaid to those charitable feelings which sweeten or subdue a bitter thought, and prevent many an unfriendly thrust at others. Brother mortal, look, as I have looked, at home—that is, within the secret chambers of the heart—and take a retrospective view of thy own life, before passing sentence elsewhere. This inward inspection of all that is registered on the pages of the memory will materially modify, if not entirely arrest judgment on the acts of others. When filled with surprise and disappointment at the failure of the little work I had written for a charitable object, a few moments' reflection proved sufficient to point the arrow at my own heart. I remembered the time when any book on the subject of religion would have been spurned by me in the like manner that my book was now spurned by others. At the time when I was grieved to hear from the lips of an intelligent pew-opener that "there were not many religious people in our church," I soon remembered that a few years ago I attended church chiefly for the purpose either of being entertained by powerful declamation and brilliant oratory, or excited by the extraordinary gestures, remarkable action, or fiery perorations of some popular preacher. And when, with a mixed feeling of pleasure and pain, I heard of a "great rush for concert tickets" by an entire congregation of christian worshippers, a reference to the mind's memorandum book told me of a period in my own life when a dance or a song would have proved far more attractive either than psalm-books or sermons.
Speaking of self-examination, I would finally observe that every evil, whether in thought, word, or act that has befallen me, through the fallibility of a sinful nature, I attribute entirely to the weakness of my own heart; but all the good which has been vouchsafed to me through life—through whatever channel it may have passed hither—I can distinctly trace to the protecting providence and guiding hand of God.
Conclusion.
The world again! How many and great have been the changes that have passed over an already eventful life during the last three years! To my former experience in the world, and imperfect knowledge of mankind, at least ten years have been added in less than one-third of that time. At present I can only briefly refer to one or two incidents which—should my life be spared—may be fully embodied at a future period. A large fleet of events, the origin of some of which may be traced to the Antipodes, to America, and to other parts of the globe, have each and all been duly noted, though they are not yet ripe for publication. A few words on one or two points, a mere reference to which may serve as a connecting link between the pre-sent and future narrative, must, for the time being, bring the subject to a close.
The chief feature or object of this work has not—like the leading character in a play—been made to dwarf every-thing except its own self-sufficient and ever-forward image. That human monster, Self, has at present been faintly shadowed, rather than strongly marked. But recent notes on passing events will, I fear, compel me in any future volume, to give a little more prominence to the principal figure—Number One. Friends—if none beside—know that, in taking the various portraits that appear herein, I have endeavored to walk in nature's steps, even though I should have failed to re-produce or reflect impressions worthy of the originals. Number One, both of the first and second class, now confronts me—in my note book—in a variety of forms. As the figures appear, so I will endeavour to present them to the public. Whether bright and warm as a summer sun, or cold and uninviting as a wintry blast; whether noble-hearted and generous like a true patriot, or selfish and mean like a false friend, each figure—so far as the ability of the artist will permit—shall be presented in its true colors. Of one thing the painter may speak with certainty —in his own figure will probably be found as many, if not more blemishes than in any other. Of these blemishes the difficulty of restraining what was once a very hasty, and is still an irritable temper will be one. And, be it observed, the present work is not made up merely of imaginary sketches, either of persons or places. Each sketch, however feebly or imperfectly drawn, is founded on a living reality. It will be even so—if my life be spared—in a future volume. Among a number of small changes and presentations during a long and varied career, Fortune, at an early period in life not only placed in my hand the pen of a hard working and humble author, but she has since that time wheeled me to and fro through the very scenes which—by God's blessing—I have been permitted to describe. My own study has not been some secluded and charming spot, occupied merely for drawing pretty pictures from the imagination. No; it has simply been a quiet little corner in any locality—where, as time and opportunity offered, I have been able to make a hasty transcript of those scenes in which I had either played, or was then playing a part.
In a monetary point of view, authorship is, perhaps, more precarious than any other profession, whether scientific or commercial. A merchant or shopkeeper generally finds his business and his income increase with his years. Having, in the spring of his career, worked hard to establish the one, he is enabled, during the summer or autumn of life, to take his repose in the enjoyment of the other. But the stock-in-trade—the brains—of an author cannot, after this fashion, be drawn on or made a bank in the absence or declining years of the proprietor. The revenue arising from literary property cannot be made continuous, except through a regular supply of stock from the mental store of the proprietor. Articles from the hands of a deputy fail to satisfy customers who expect to have their tables furnished direct from the "fountain head." Work, work, work; there is nothing but work for an author. Whatever may be conveyed to the lofty chambers of his brain from the literary garners of brother authors, or however much he may be indebted to other people for materials with which to shape new ideas, his own mill must be kept continually going, in order to supply him with daily bread therefrom. Yet, there are a few exceptional cases, in which the work of an author becomes like the business of a shop or warehouse that may be conducted without the personal superintendence of the original founder. But a work of this kind is usually of a commercial character, while its bearings on some important branch or branches of commerce impart to it a permanent value. In pen-ink-and-paper property there is nothing that bears so near a relationship to a sound banking establishment as a standard work of reference. In its commercial or monetary value, would not the most celebrated or intellectual book that was ever written fall into utter insignificance by side of the London Directory? If it were possible for the author of the former—if alive—to become suddenly possessed of the revenue arising from the last named work, he would, no doubt, answer the question in the affirmative.
An idea on the dry subject of facts and figures had for a considerable period occupied a small space in one corner of my mind. After several unavoidable delays, this idea was partially embodied. A commercial annual of reference which I had projected previous to my illness was subsequently given to the world. Taking into consideration the crude and unfinished state of the first issue, the work proved a decided success; and I deemed myself fortunate in having, as I then thought, laid the foundation stone of a structure from which the founder might derive permanent benefit. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone (Chancellor of the Exchequer) in a kind and considerate letter of 20th March, 1860, in which he makes some valuable suggestions for the improvement of the work, consented to become sponsor to the third edition in the following words:—
"If you think fit to inscribe the next edition to me, you will kindly do me a great honor, and I must always be glad to see it associated with the pursuits in which my family have largely shared."
But the third edition has not yet made, and will probably never make its appearance. It is no less strange than true that the success of the work was the primary cause of its early suspension. This was occasioned by my introduction into scenes and subjects with which I should not otherwise have been concerned. Reference may be made to these things hereafter. At present I will simply observe that since my severe illness, for which I shall never cease to be thankful, I have been ten times happier than I was before, when I was ten times richer. But heavier, far heavier than the worldly losses of an entire life is the domestic blight which has now deprived me of one-half of my own heart. I cannot at this moment speak of the fearful weight of such a blow, except to say that God has given me strength to bear it; not only to bear it, but to join with the dear departed one in her last prayer that "the Lord would grant her a peaceful passage to eternity." That petition has just been granted. The proclamation of this heavenly truth each sorrowing survivor heard from the lips of the christian voyager, whose last words, as she quitted this earthly shore softly communicated the joyful tidings of—" I go to Jesus."
Turning the mind for a moment from heaven to earth, let me say in conclusion about half-a-dozen words in keeping with the text on which the subject of this work was started. During the last twelve months my position as amanuensis or secretary to—has placed me in personal contact and communication with a large number of the most distinguished personages in the United Kingdom, from the highest downward. This extended knowledge of the human race has more strongly than ever confirmed the declaration made by Honest John, that "in every station of society, whether in social, commercial, or political life Number One is still the leading feature in The Way of the World."
End of Volume One.
Note.—Should the Author's life be spared, this work will be continued.
A Colonial Directory; Including Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand
1862.
A Colonial Directory; Including Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand.
Note.—The vast number of persons in the United Kingdom who have relatives in the Colonies, and the great difficulty of obtaining any Australian Work of Reference, cannot fail to make the following pages at least useful, if not valuable, in every first-class Hotel, Institution, or Commercial Establishment.
Trades, Professions, Etc., In Sydney, from
Sands and Kenny's Directory.
Accountants.
- Campbell, Archibald, 77, Pitt-street
- Cuff, Wm. H., Waverley-road
- David, Dawson, 25, Darlinghurst-street
- Dixon, William, 16, Mervell-street
- David, W. Lambe, George-street
- Eagar, Geoffrey, 884, George-street
- Field, T., Downshire-pl., Paddington
- Gidd, Charles, Woollahra
- Hall, Reuben, Salisbury-st., Waverley
- Kemp, J., 161, William-st., Woolloo.
- Linstead, G., Missenden-rd., Camperd.
- McDonald, W., Underwood-st., Paddgtn.
- Nixon, John H., Elizabeth-street
- Nightingale, Wm., 548 Elizabeth-street
- Phillips, H., Enmore-road, Newtown
- Simpson, C. M.,136 Pitt-st., p.r., Balmn.
- Symonds, Sam., Camden-ter., Newtwn.
- Thomson, R., St. Leonards, North Shore
- Webb, Thomas, 261 Crown-street
Account-Book Manufacturers. See also Bookbinders.
- Edwards, Thomas, 151 Pitt-street
- Roberts, David, 284 Pitt-street
- Sands and Kenny, 422 George-street
- Sapsford, N., 96 Clarence-street
Architects, Surveyors, and Civil Engineers.
- Bell, Edward, Paddington
- Blackett, E. T., 177 Pitt-street
- Bibb, J., 247 Macquarie-street
- Bird, Thomas, 423 George-street
- Brown, —, 79 Bourke-street
- Breese, Henry, 353 Elizabeth-street
- Bradridge, Wm., 375 George-street
- Burrows and Baron, 177 Pitt-street
- Butterfield, T., Wallscourt-lodge, Balm.
- Cook, Alf., 153 William-st., Woolloo.
- Corbet, R. D., 321, Bridge-street
- Gould, John, 4 George-street
- Grundy, Fras. H., Neutral Bay.N. Shore
- Hahn, Moritz, 142, Palmer. Street
- Hume, James, 137 Elizabeth-street
- Hilly, J. P., 138 Pitt-street
- Holland, F. W., 138 Pitt-street
- Knapp, Edward, 91 Elizabeth-street
- Knapp, E. J. H, 79 Elizabeth-street
- Lewis, Oswald H., 392 George-street
- Langley, C.E. Criterion-cham., King-st.
- Mickleworth, E., St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Moriarty, Edward, 33 Hunter-street
- McBeath, David, 227 Palmer-street
- Mansfield, G. A., 178 Pitt-street
- Meyers, Maxim. South Head-rd., Padd.
- St. Reiny, Valentine, 130 Woolloo-mooloo-street
- Stafford, T. and S., 253 George-street
- Rowe, Thomas, 400 George-street
- Reuss and Browne, 134 Pitt-street
- Robertson, Henry, 16 Lower Fort-st.
- Redgrave, John, 348 Bourke-street
- Weaver and Kemp, 18 l Pitt-street
Artists.
- Asselin, Charles, 47 Judge-street
- Gill, Samuel T., Hill's-terrace, Riley-st.
- Griffin, Gerald, 171 George-street
- Martens, Conrad, St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Roberts, George, Victoria-st., Padd.
- Thomas, Edmund, 11 Hunter-street
- Habbé, Herr, York-street
Artists in Photography.
- Baker, Jas., 519 George-street
- Blackwood, W., and Goodes, H., 328 George-street
- Bruce, Chas., 179 George-street
- Denslow, J. W., 84 King-street
- Freeman, W. G. & J., 392 George-st.
- Glaister, Thos. S., 247 Pitt-street
- Gow, James, 410 George-street
- Guy, Jas., cor. George & Liverpool.sts.
- Haviland, E., 341 George-street
- Hunt, Henry, 9 Dowling-street
- Hetzer, Wm., 314 George-street
- Insley, Lawson, 390 George-street
- Morris, H., Pitt-street
- Pickering, C. P., 194 Parramatta-street
- Walker and Watson, 233 Pitt-street
- Yates, Wm. H., 99 King-street
Artist in Wax Flowers.
- Hogan, Miss, 701 Elizabeth-street
Assurance Offices.
- Australian Gen. Ass. Co., New Pitt-st.
- Australian Mut. Prov. So,, Hunter-st.
- Derwent & Tamar Mar. Ass., Syd. Exch.
- Imperial Fire Insurance, Spring-st.
- London Alliance (Fire & Life) Ass-, O'Connell-street
- Launceston Fire & Marine Insurance
- Company, Macquarie-place
- Liverpool & London (Fire & Life) Ass.
- Company, Margaret street
- Mar. Ass. Co., 264 & 227 George-st.
- New South Wales Mar. Ass., Bridge-st.
- Northern London Assurance Co., 60
- Margaret-street
- Professional Life Assur,, Wynyard-sq.
- Royal Fire & Life Ins. Co., 384 Geo.-st.
- Sydney Fire Ins. Co., Hunter&Pitt-sts.
- Sydney Marine Insurance Co., Lyons's buildings, George-street
- Peoples' Prov. Ass. Society, George-st.
- Waterloo Life Ass., 6 Wynyard-street
Attorneys.—See Legal Directory.
Auctioneers.
- Baker, G. F., 226 Pitt-street
- Bradly, Frederick P., 199 Pitt-street
- Bradly, James, 121 King-street
- Burt., S. and Co., 272 Pitt-street
- Bunting, Jabez, 53 Liverpool-street
- Chatto & Hughes, 253 George-street
- Cockburn & Israel, 296 Pitt-street
- Coben, J. G., 336 George-street
- Dean, W., & Co., 27 O'Connell-street
- Durham & Irwin, 2 Elizabeth-st. North
- Ebsworth, O. B., Albert-st., Cir. Quay
- Frith & Payten, 154 Pitt-street
- Humphery, Thos. B., 132 Elizabeth-st.
- Jagelman, Joseph, 248 Pitt-street
- Lister & Burnett, 91 King-street
- Martyn, Charles, 246 Pitt-street
- Monaghan, John, 500 George-street
- Moore, Alexander, & Co., 285 Pitt-st.
- Moore, Charles, & Co,, 217 Pitt-street
- Mort & Co., 177 Pitt-street
- Muriel, Robert, Wynyard-street
- Newman, Henry H, 95 Elizabeth-st.
- O'Brien & Co., 320 George-street
- Peek & Fotheringham, 309 George-st.
- Pritchard, William, 121 Sussex-st., and New Market Shed
- Purkis & Lambert, 255 George-street
- Richardson & Wrench, 146 Pitt-street
- Teakle, Charles, Wynyard-street
- Threlkeld, L., & Co., 362 George-street
- Wooller, Samuel, 252 Pitt-street
Bakers.
- Alheit, John, Newtown-road
- Baragray, Denis, 66 Gloucester-street
- Bedford, David, Newtown-road
- Bennett, John, 177 South Head-road
- Bones, Edward, 163 George-street
- Burgess, Edmund, Cbarles-st., Newtwn.
- Byrnes, John, Essex-lane
- Campbell, James H., 33 Market-street
- Carmichael, John, 53 Fitzroy-street
- Carroll, John, 270 and 272 Crown-st.
- Casson, James, 174 Crown-street
- Childs, Charles, 1 Dale-street
- Chisholm, James, Cook's River-road
- Cosgrove, Thos., 8 Miller-st., N. Shore
- Costelloe, William, 155 Parramatta-st.
- Davey, William, 8 Charles-street
- Davis, Alexander, 3 Union-street
- Delohery, James, 20 Yurong-lane
- Dingle, Thos., 48 Woolloomooloo-st.
- Dorin, John, 6, Maiden-lane
- Dowdie, Thomas, 19, Liverpool-street
- Elliott, John, 106 Market-street
- Freehill, P., 109 George-street
- Franks, G. B., 442, Pitt-street
- Fry, Frederick, 151 Gloucester-street
- Fairburn, Jas., South Head-rd., Padd.
- Gaffery, Baynard, 88 Market-street
- Godfrey, James, 82 South Head-road
- Gribble, Samuel, 24, Bathurst-street
- Hamilton, Walter, 174 George-street
- Hamilton and Co., 28 Hunter-street
- Harden, John, 15 Erskine-street
- Harris, H., 76 Parramalta-street
- Hilder, George, 35 Bathurst-street
- Higgin's, Andrew, Rusbeutter's-bay
- Hoffman, Frederick, 501 George-street
- Hohnen, C., 56 Yurong-street
- Holmes, Samuel, 114 King-streat
- Jolly, Benison, 279 Clarence-street
- Kidman, Chas., 158 South Head-road
- Logan, John, 56, Bathurst-street
- Lovely, Charles, 310 Pitt-street
- M'Clinchey, Daniel, Miller-st., N. Shore
- Manning, John, 18 Norton-street
- Macintyre, Duncan, 52 Judge-street
- Miller, John, 410 Sussex-street
- M'Leod, Wm., 17 Druitt-street
- Mewbury, Isaac, 4 Queen-street
- May, Robert, 340 Pitt-street
- Newlin, Adam, 28 Market-street
- Newham, Frederick, 22 Exeter-place
- Newbury, Isaac, 54 Queen-street
- O'Donnell, —, 13 Bathurst-street
- Pybus, Robert, 96 Duke-street
- Pratt, Charles, 41 Druitt-street
- Quealy, Thomas, 729 Greorge-street
- Rogers, John, South Head-rd., Padding.
- Rankin, W. H., 329 Castlereagh-street
- Randall, C., 11 Essex-street
- Service, James, 385 Elizabeth-street
- Stafford, William, 4 Campbell-street
- Shadler, A., 69 and 71 Hunter-street
- Smith and Co., 724 George-street
- Sheldwick, John, Manly Beach
- Smithers, John, 241 Riley-street
- Slawson, George, 42 Market-street
- Turner, Alfred, 14 Wattle street
- Verdeau, J. B., 54 Goulburn-street
- Vaughan, William, 60 Forbes-street
- Whitbread, George, 28 Stanley-street
- Wilson, John, Australia-st., Newtown
- Wilkie, G., & Co., 516 George-street
- Wiengarth, H., 26 York street
- Watmough, John, 81 Sussex-street
Banks and Banking Companies.
- Australian Jt. Stk. Bk., 373 George-st.
- Australasia, Bank of, George-street
- Australia, London Chartered Bank of, 247 George street
- Australia, Union Bank of, Pitt and Hunter-streets
- Commercial Bank, George-street
- English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, George and King-sts.
- New South Wales, Bank of, George-st.
- Oriental Bank Corporation, Pitt-st. N. Savings Bank, Barrack-street
Basket Makers.
- Finch, Samuel, 121 York street
- Green, Isaac, 161 York-street
- Wiley & Son, Park-street
Bell Hangers.
- Corderoy, A., 103 Clarence-street
- Martin, Thomas, King-street
- Percy, Gibson, 115 Bathurst-street
- Thomson, R. & W., 355 Pitt-street
- Vivian, W. H. 142 Liverpool-street
- Whiteman, S., Glebe-road
Biscuit Manufacturers.
- Wilkie, Geo., & Co., 518 George-street
- Hamilton, George, 28 Hunter-street
- Holmes, S., 114 King-street East
Blacksmiths, Smiths, &c.
- Bayliss, Joseph, 483 George-street
- Berwick, Thomas, 5, Parramatta-street
- Bishop, William, 5 Washington-street
- Ball, William, George-street
- Bastard, William, 153 Parramatta-st.
- Busby, William, 778 George-street
- Barlow, Henry, 3 Market-street
- Bates, J. & Son, 171 Parramatta-street
- Cunningham, R.D.4, Cunningham's-whf.
- Challinor, Thomas, 297 Bourke-street
- Challinor, T., South Head-road
- Cannon, John, 15 Charles-street
- Cohen, John, 350 Kent-street
- Day, Mark, 271 Palmer-street
- Dubos, Louis, 18 Gloucester-street
- Elstub, Thomas, Cook's River-road
- Easquaite, Henry, Mary-place, Padd.
- Ferguson, Robert, 185 Parramatta-st.
- Foster, Steven, 84 Harrington-street
- Gibson, Percy, 115 Bathurst-street
- Glover, George, 20 O'Connell-street
- Hilton, John, St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Hogan, Martin, 92 Duke-street
- Hill, John, 30 Buckingham-street
- Johnson, George. 17 Forbes-street
- Joyner, Cornelius, 18 Charles-street
- Kent, Hugh, 40 Parramatta-street
- McGlynn, Patrick, 305 Palmer-street
- Mooney, Thomas, Hay-street
- Manning, Edward, Hamilton-lane
- Mitchell, W. & D., Cook's River-road
- Moore, Thomas, Hosking's-place
- Millage, Charles, Hosking's-place
- Maloney, John, Victoria-street
- Mosley, George, 334, Kent-street
- Mitchell, Robert, 244 Crown-street
- Norman, W. G., Cook's River-road
- Nelson, William, 11 Ferry-lane
- Nicholson, James, 342 Kent-street
- Odds, James, 238 Crown-street
- Pope, William, 18 Parramatta-street
- Pearsall, Joseph, Glenmore-road
- Powell, James, Whale-st., Randwick
- Potwell, James, 517 George-street
- Redford, Richard, Newtown
- Reardon, Jeremiah, Corfu-street
- Stringer, John, 36 Market-street
- Sharp, Mrs. Careening Cove, North Sh.
- Sewell, Henry J., Caledonian-st., Padd.
- Smith, Cormick, 27 Parker-street
- Smith, Jas. & Cormick, Parker-st., Bla.
- Smith, James, George-street
- Sims, Robert, Glenmore-road
- Thomson, David,
5 Market-street
- Veness, Fred., Ellison-street, Randwick
- Watson, Henry, Friend's-lane
- Ward, Michael, 99 Harrington-street
- Walsh, David, South Head-roat, Padd.
- Ward, John, Kent-street
- Williams, Philip, 561 & 563 George-st.
- Watkins, George, 25 Wattle-street
- Wire, William, 95 Gloucester-street
Blacking Manufacturers.
- Cassora, A., and Co., Queen-street
- Lavers, J. V., and Co., 544 George-st.
- Morgan and Co., Pitt-street, Redfern
- Oldfield, John, 100 Kent-street
Blind Manufacturers.
- Fuller, Samuel, 286 Pitt-street
- Tarring, J. W., 13 Park-street
Block and Mast Makers.
- See Shipbuilders.
- Lockwood, George, George-st. North
- Lockwood, Wm., 178 Princes-street
- Stevenson, Mark, 15 Princes-street
- West, J., 61 Windmill-street
Boarding Houses.
- Buckley, G., 203 George-street
- Bluck, Richard, 52 King-street
- Baker, Alfred, 229 Clarence-street
- Beltman, Mrs., 226 Forbes-street
- Bode, R. G., 88 Essex-street
- Burnett, Miss M., 251 Elizabeth-street
- Clery, Mrs. Bridget, 126 Clarence-st.
- Cheers, Mrs., 88 Stanley-street
- Clayton, Mrs., 136 William-street
- Cornelious, Mrs., 107 Harrington-st.
- Coleman, Mrs. 91 Woolloomooloo-st.
- Campbell, Mrs., 193 Clarence-street
- Drew, Mrs. A., 2 Church Hill
- Daley, Thomas, 155 Clarence-street
- Douglas, Mrs., 22 O'Connell-street
- Driscoll, Mrs., 148 Clarence-street
- Drewery, James, 159 Clarence-street
- Evalintine, Joshua, 26 Harrington-st.
- Ellis, Edward, 22 Erskine-street
- Fraser, David F., Manly
- Farley, 21 Clarence-street
- Flynn, James, 158 Clarence-street
- Goreanan, Mrs., 52 Harrington-street
- Grant, Miss, 19 Jamison-street
- Gleeson, Mrs., 129 George-street
- Gunn, W. N., 203 Macquarie-street
- Hancock, William, 497 Kent-street
- Hall, Mrs., 39 King-street
- Heath, Thomas, 14 Harrington-street
- Hockey, Alfred, Miller's-road
- Hammond, R., 6 Harrington-street
- Jennings, Mrs., 45 Forbes-street
- Jolly, John, 512 George-street
- Kelly, John, 5 Harrington-street
- Kelly, James, 167 George-street
- Sivewright, Mrs., 119 Woolloomooloo-street
- Lenehan, Mrs., 39 Bourke-street
- Lauder, George E., 24 O'Connell-st.
- Myers, Mrs., 30 Yurong-street
- Marshall, Mrs., 67 Elizabeth-street
- Moon, William, 208 Clarence-street
- Martin, Mrs., St. Kilda House, 141 Woolloomooloo-street
- McMaster, Mrs., 137 William-street, Woolloomooloo.
- Malabar, Mrs. Anne, 79 Clarence-st.
- McGee, —, 220 Clarence-street
- Merchant, William, 12 Harrington-st.
- Newsome, Mrs., 117 Palmer-street
- Onge, Miss L., 3 Church Hill
- Oliver, Mrs., 17 Bay-street
- Philips, Samuel, 77 Clarence-street
- Pallen, Mrs., 29 Erskine-street
- Rogers, R., 43 Hunter-street
- Stone, Betsy, 190 George-street
- Sandford, Mrs., Woolloomooloo-street
- Septon, Edmund, 245 Clarence-street
- Smith, James, 151 George-street
- Smith, J. T., Manly
- Sweetman, Thomas, 130 Clarence-st.
- Tebbett, A., 15 Jamison-street
- Treneman, George, 161 Clarence-st.
- Taylor, Mrs., 132 Clarence-street
- Taylor, Joseph, 137 Clarence-street
- Turner, Mrs., 37 Stanley-street
- Turr, John, 112 Clarence-street
- Vaughan, Mrs., 115 Palmer-street
- Watkins, Eliza, 209 Macquarie-street
- Walker, Rachel, 283 Macquarie-street
- Weston, Mrs., 92 Stanley-street
- West, Mrs., 202 Palmer Street
- Watson, Mrs., 146 Liverpool-street
- Wicks, Mrs., 20 Erskine-street
- White, Mary, 119 Macquarie-street
Boatbuilders.
- Barnett, Benjamin, Pottinger-street
- Barnett, C., St. Leonards, North Shore
- Byrnes, Edward, 112 Sussex-street
- Carr, Henry, 13 Druitt-street
- Day, T. W., 24 Sussex-street
- Dunn, Wm., Lavender Bay, N. Shore
- Green, Rd., Milsom's Point, N. Shore
- Holdsworth, P. R., Macquarie-place
- Ireland, James, Sussex-street
- Irwick, Patrick, 44 Dowling-street
- Looke, Joseph, Looke-street, Balmain
- Phillips, John, 6 Lansdowne-street
- Reynolds, Wm., Cooper-st., Balmain
- Yates, —, Duke-street
Bookbinders.—See also Stationers.
- Abbott, Mrs. G., 114 South Head-road
- Addison, George, George-street
- Andrews, John, 313 Pitt-street
- Bancroft, Henry, 793 George-street
- Conyber, William, Park-street
- Clark, W. F., 100 South Head-road
- Clarke, Jacob R., 356 George-street
- Dolman, William, 234 Pitt-street
- Edwards, T., 175 William-st., Woolloo.
- Edwards, F. L., 451 Elizabeth-street
- Flanagan, Edward, 88 Market-street
- Furber, A. S., 191 Phillip-street
- Garrett, William, 55 Dowling-street
- Griffiths, William, 60 Upper Fort-st.
- Goold, Samuel, 178 Pitt-street
- Harwood, C., 22, Stanley-st., Woolloo.
- Hewitt, John H., 207 Pitt-street
- Hill, James, 790 George-street
- Jarrington, F., 23 Chippen-street
- Mailer, John, 1 Sherwin-place
- Mackay, R, 249 Elizabeth-street
- Mevrill, V., 65 Burton-street
- McCrackin, Thos., 76½ So. Head-road
- McKeogh, Peter, 25 Duke-street
- Moffitt, William, 227 Pitt-street
- Moore, Jeremiah, 562 George-street
- Morrison, John H., 264 Pitt-street
- Muspratt, Eliza, 84 William-street
- Parsons, Baldwin G.,13 Marlborough-st.
- Pierce, George, 20 Stanley-street
- Piddington, William R.,332, George-st.
- Roberts, David, 284 Pitt-street
- Roberts, D., 135 King-street
- Robertson, George, 383 George-street
- Rushton, John, 393 George-street
- Sands and Kenny, 392 George-street
- Sandon, Thos. Chas., 318 George-st.
- Sapsford, Mrs., 96 Clarence-street
- Stack, Francis, 176 Dowling-street
- Wakeley, William, 68 Glebe-road
- Yarrington, Frederick, 23 Chippen-st.
- Yeo, Thomas, 103 Forbes-street
Boot and Shoemakers.
- Andrew, Joseph C., Camperdown-road
- Armstrong, John, Edgeworth-place
- Armstrong, J., 1 Short-street
- Audsley, Thomas, 31 South Head-road
- Anselmo, Joshua, 102 Sussex-street
- Burton, James, 12 Charles-street
- Bailey, G., Newtown-road
- Barry, Henry & Thomas, 127 George-st.
- Barncastle, Standish, Glebe-road
- Bennett, Thomas, 96 Forbes-street
- Bovis, Charles, 80 King-street
- Beattie, James, 450 King-street
- Beer, George, 54 Market-street
- Bennett, Thos. & Wm., 294 George-st.
- Boyd, John, 171 Devonshire-street
- Byrne, William, 710 George-street
- Byrne, William, 587 George-street
- Beiley, Richard, 531 George-street
- Bing, H., Alfred-street
- Cooher, Thomas, 27 Yurong-lane
- Cocksedge, Thomas, Newtown-road
- Cooper, Thomas, 27 Yurong-street
- Cook, Henry, 67 Hunter-street
- Coughlan, Daniel, 76 Hunter-street
- Cocks & Hunt, 369 George-street
- Chorley, Joseph, 115 South Head-road
- Callagan, Samuel, 511 George-street
- Cooke, Richard, 235 George-street
- Clelland, Edward, 74 Market-street
- Corrigan, John, 19 Parramatta-street
- Callaghan, Samuel, 97 King-street
- Cleary, Richard, 110 King-street
- Crossley, John, 713 George-street
- Callagher, James, 14 Yurong-street
- Campbell, M., Cook's River-road
- Collins, Louis, 355 Elizabeth-street
- Cale, Richard, 555 George-street
- Capes, Samuel, 32 Kensington-street
- Drawbridge, William, 365 Crown-st.
- Davey, Wm., St. Leonards, North Shore
- Dolby, John, 700 George-street
- Davey & Hunter, 788 Market-buildings
- Davis, Thomas L., 148 Elizabeth-street
- Davey, Peter, 139 Crown-street
- Donovan, Richard, 144 Gloucester-st.
- Daley, Charles, 130 South Head-road
- Daly, Charles, 130 South Head-road
- Deary, John, 61 Hunter-street
- Dowling, Thomas, 2 Charlotte-place
- Dadswell, Thomas, 36 King-street
- Dolman, George, 47 Parramatta-street
- Emmerton, J., Prospect-pl., Paddington
- Evans, Henry, 58 William-street
- Ealey, Thomas, 803 George-street
- Forster, F., 132 South Head-road
- Fisher, Thomas, 174 Pitt-street
- Fisher, Thomas, 29 Buckingham-street
- Forster, Francis, 132 South Head-road
- Fletcher, John, 434 George-street
- Fennelly, Patrick, 53 Gloucester-street
- Fitzpatrick, Henry, 190 Cumberland-st.
- Farmer, George, 539 George-street
- Fair, Jeremiah, 336 Bourke-street
- Feeny, A., 496 George-street
- Gibson, George, 343 Kent-street
- Gough, James, 277 George-street
- Griffin, Richard, 7, Francis-street
- Garrett, William, 33 Dowling-street
- Goddard, John, 285 Bourke-street
- Gardiner, George, 499 George-street
- Green, Mrs., 61 Parramatta-street
- Gray, Allen, 16 Margaret-place
- Gardner, George, 499 George-street
- Gallannan, James, 236 Elizabeth-st.
- Gleeson, James, 741 George-street
- Hand, J., Union-street, Pyrmont
- Hicking, Samuel, 246 George-street
- Hussey, Michael, 3 Essex-lane
- Harris, James, 119 Crown-street
- Higley, J., St. Leonards, North Shore
- Harris, Henry, junior, Corfu-street
- Harris, John, 28 Macquarie-street
- Harris, Henry, Corfu-street
- Hayes, H., 4 Paradise-place
- Howard, Francis, Francis-st., Glebe
- Hill, Matthew, 113, Clarence-street
- Hunter, C., South Head-rd., Paddington
- Hope, Wm., Victoria-st., Paddington
- Ireton, George J., 81, Middle-street
- Illidge, Josiah Mason, 278 George-st.
- Inman, John, 41 South Head-road
- Johnson, Jason, 80 Parramatta-street
- Joyer, Casper, 96 Burton-street
- James, William, 34 Kensington-street
- Jolly, Henry, 198 Liverpool-street
- Knabenschuh, John, 19 Swan-street
- Kerr, Samuel, 177 George-street
- Kiely, John, 240 Crown-street
- Kilpatrick, Bernard, 530 George-street
- Lockett, John, 53 Kensington-street
- Libhey, William, 7 Erskine-street
- Lobb, John, 239 Pitt-street
- Langton, John, Morrison-street
- Lennie, L., 12 Windmill-street
- Lawrence, Joel W., 788 George-street
- McCabe, Edwd., 110 Kensington-street
- Magner, John T., 30 Crown-street
- McKeogh, Peter, 25 Duke-street
- Marshall, John, 7 Smidmore-street
- McAulay, Texter, 183 George-street
- McDonald, George, Stephen-street
- Munroe, Peter, 127 Woolloomooloo-st.
- May, Isaac, Henrietta-street
- Moore, Thomas, 408 Pitt-street
- Morgan, John, 120 South Head-road
- Magner, J., Glebe-road
- Moran, Cornelius, 33 Kensington-st.
- Macauley, Jas., 6 Princes-street
- Mackel, John, 514 George-street
- Martin, Peter, 115 Forbes-street
- Moore, Richard D., 131 Morrison-st.
- Milly, James, 169 Parramatta-street
- McLaughlin, James 32 & 34 Wellington-st.
- McCarthy, James, 87 Riley-street
- Mahuke, F. M. C., Cook's River-road
- M'Belland, James, 203 Palmer-street
- McAuley, Wm., 72 Cumberland-street
- Merrick, John, 149 William-street
- McKenzie, George, 22 Wellington-st.
- Morgan, John, 120 South Head-road
- Nelson, Robert, 8 Market-street
- Norman, Edward, 368 Bourke-street
- O'Brien, John, 147 Crown-street
- Olsen, Frederick, 40 King-street
- Overton, Joshua, 20 Middle-street
- O'Brien, John, 39 Liverpool-street
- O'Brien, Thomas, 30 Waterloo-street
- Pickering, James, 3 Wellington-street
- Pratt, Thomas, 62 Market-street
- Petrie, Adam, Piper-street, Woollahra
- Platt, James, 79 Judge-street
- Percival, George, 81 Duke-street
- Peatt, Thomas, 639 George-street
- Patterson, Joseph, 122 Riley-street
- Pope, T., South Head-road, Paddington
- Page, William, 6 Queen-street
- Parker, Thomas L., 15 Dale-street
- Riley, James, St. Leonards, North-shore
- Rofe, Edward, 328 George-street
- Rawley, John, Victoria-st., Paddington
- Ridgeway, George, 33 Parramatta-st.
- Rofe, Alfred, 630 George-street
- Runge, Frederick, 93 Clarence-street
- Redford, John, Waverley-road
- Ross, Roderick, 118 Pitt-street
- Rothwell, Richard, 503 George-street
- Rolston, Andrew, 35 King-street
- Sutton, George, 48 Wellington-street
- Spratt, James, 49 Judge-street
- Somerville, William, 63 Burton-street
- Spilsted, John, Cook's River-road
- Sherman, P., 67 Goulburn-street
- Stewart, W., La Perouse-st., Randwick
- Smith, William, 106 Gloucester-street
- Shepherd A., Rushcutter's-bay, South Head-road
- Smith, Charles, Rushcutter's-bay
- Scott, Wm., Prospect-place, Paddington
- Sugden, William, North Shore
- Stock, William, 124 South Head-road
- Stiles, Thomas, Cook's River-road
- Swain, John, 169 South Head-road
- Summers, James, 514 Bourke-street
- Slemaker, William, 36 Druitt-street
- Sheahan, John, Hoskin's-place
- Sweeney, George, 68 Market-street
- Stack, Francis, 196 Dowling-street
- Tartarin, L., 102 York-street
- Tomas, William, 34 Kensington-street
- Tiedekum, Frederick, 162 Clarence-st.
- Tibbey, C., 7 Margaret-place
- Turner, Alfred, Newtown-road
- Vickery, Ebenezer, 305 George-street
- Vickery, James, 375 George-street
- White, James, 345 Bourke-street
- Wallis, Henry, 154 Clarence-street
- Willy, John, 215 Liverpool-street
- Wood, William, 197 Clarence-street
- Warner, William, 91 Parramatta-street
- Wright, Alexander, 188 Parramatta-st.
- William, Thomas, 84 Hunter-street
- Wilson, C. H., O'Connell-st., Newtown
- Wetman, Henry, 85 Market-street
- Wakeley, William, 68 William-street
- Webb, John, 5 Wellington-street
Brass Founders, Finishers, &c.
- Brown, Thomas J., 103 Bathurst-street, and 614 George-street
- Bradford, David, 362 Pitt-street
- Crighton, Charles, 237 Clarence-street
- Dawson, Richard, 186 George-street
- Fitzpatrick, 25 Erskine-street
- Ferguson, J., 689 and 701 George-st.
- Harkness, T., 24 Liverpool-street
- Murphy, Chas., 48 Druitt-street
- Marshall, Allan A., 19 Macquarie-place
- Marshall, Wm., 407 Pitt-street
Brewers.
- M'Guigan, P., 107 Bathurst-street
- Marshall, J., Paddington Brewery, Pad.
- Springett, Robert, Bank-street
- Tooth, R. E. and F., Kent Brewery, Parramatta-street
Bricklayers.
- Bricksey, Thomas, Newtown
- Briley, John, 29 Yurong-lane
- Brooks, H., 2 Charles-street
- Chase, Henry, Enmore-road, Newtown
- Campton, Thomas, Woollahra
- Coates, Charles, 118 Kent-street
- Darnes, Richard, Chippen-street
- Edges, John, 25 Judge-street
- Etherington, Thos., 13 Norton-st. Little
- Farl, James, 70 Kensington-street
- Gawthorp, Richard, 264 Clarence-st.
- Grace, Henry, 316 Crown-street
- Hawkins, Henry, Newtown
- Howgrove, John, Newtown
- Howe, Frederick, Newtown
- Hill, William, 3 Fitzroy-street
- Howe, George, Newtown
- Jones, Thomas, 417 Bourke-street
- Jones, David, Jaques-wharf
- King, George, 1 Paradise-place
- Looney, John, 33 Bourke-street
- Newman, John, 11 Wellington-street
- Rudd, Wm., Wellington-st., Newtown
- Smith, George, 56 Mary-street
- Thomas, George, 81 Morrison-street
- Venteman, Francis, 30 Duke-street
- Wilkinson, Ed., 15 Burton-st., Woolloomoolo
- Wagg, William, 27 Denham-street
- Wright, Wm., Paddington
Brickmakers.
- Cook, William, Foster-street
- Croft, F., Camperdown
- Hill, Joseph, Camperdown
- Ives, Fredk., Erskinville-lane, Newtown
- Leclerc, Fras., Camperdown
- M'Grath, Daniel, 48 Foster-street
Brokers, Commission Agents, &C.
- Anderson, Samuel and John, 6 King-st.
- Allen, Thomas, Albion-wharf
- Ashlin, Spencer, (labour and com.), 139 Pitt-street
- Brewster, John, (stock and station), 265 George-street
- Bradley, James O., 12 Wilton-street
- Bowden, T. W., (land and estate), 423 George-street
- Brown, William, 120 King-street
- Brown, Charles, & Co., 227 George-st.
- Browne, Charles, 140 King-street
- Clarke, William, 328 George-street
- Deloitte, W. S., 251 George-street
- Dwyer, J. M., 131 Parramatta-street
- Durham & Irwin, Albert-street, Circular-quay
- Doyle, Michael, 4 Dixon-street
- Elliott, James E, 84 Bathurst-street
- Evans & Co., 142 King-street
- Eldred, W. H., Campbell's-wharf
- Evans, William, 39 Market-street
- Fusedale, Thomas, 248 Kent-street
- Forbes, Robert, (stock and station), 76 King-street
- Fisher, Henry & Son, 95 George-street
- Gritton, W., 423 George-street
- Gershon, Henry, 489 Kent-street
- Gimber, N., Elizabeth-street
- Greer & Curtis, 115 King-street
- Holmes, William H., 287 Elizabeth-st.
- Hamilton, Hugh M., 421 George-st.
- Haigh, Wm. B., (estate), 120 King-st.
- Hoffman, Henry, 139 Pitt-street
- Ironside, James, Edgeworth-place
- Jackson, Thomas, 79 Pitt-street
- Jeanneret, Chas., 227 George-street
- Laidley, Ireland & Co., 364 George-st.
- Long, Charles H., 19 Hunter-street
- Matthews, J. A., 55 Pitt-street
- Malcolm, James, 227 George-street
- M'Caffray, Thomas, 4, Erskine-street
- M'Kenzie, Colin, 132 Elizabeth-street
- Mackel, James, 2 Paradise-place
- Magnus, Morris, 2 Gonlburn-street
- M'Phillamy, William, 80 Upper Fort-st.
- Mullins, J., 13 Hunter-street
- M'Call, Michael, 24 Erskine-street
- Mitchell, Alfred, 326 Brougham-street
- Perry, Robert, Lake's-buildings
- Ross, Thomas L., 46 Yurong-street
- Roberts, James, 140 King-street
- Redgate, Samuel 106 King-street
- Randolph, Richard, 247 Macquarie-st.
- Ranniger, H., 344 George-street
- Rayner, John, 450 Bourke-street
- Smyth, Samuel H., 227 George-street
- Smyth, Melbourne, 227 George-street
- Stonham, D. H., Market-wharf
- Short, William, 18 Dixon-street
- Smith, Stephen, Elizabeth-street
- Te Kloot, Jean, 267 George-street
- Tapson, J., 362 George-street
- Vennard and Steven, 348 George-st.
- William, John A., 140 King-street
Brush Makers.
- Hogg, James, O'Connell-street, Newtown-road
- McMahon, M., 410 George-street
- Sewell, James, and Co., Park-street
Builders.
- Allison, James, 104 Harrington-street
- Abbott, Thomas, 37 Stanley-street
- Bailey, Wm., Station-street, Newtown
- Bennett, James, 70 Crown-street
- Banks, Wm., Thomas-street, Newtown
- Begg, John, 601 Yurong-street
- Brooke, Hugh, 49 Washington-street
- Castle, Maurice. 45 Bourke-street
- Clark, John, 29 Norton-street
- Clark, Thomas, 31 Norton-street
- Cox, John, 567 Bourke-street
- Chaffey, George, 12 Norton-st., Little
- Calder, James, 82 Abercrombie-street
- Clark, John, 29 Norton-street
- Clark, Thomas, 31 Norton-street
- Doyle, William, Stephen-street
- Dean, Alexander, 150 Liverpool-street, Woolloomooloo
- Donaldson, John, 154 Gloucester-street
- Dobson, Henry, 211 South Head-road
- Elphinstone, Jas. B., Talfourd-st., Glebe
- Earle, John, 24 Francis-street
- Eaton, Wm., Lane Cove-road, North Shore
- Endicott, Thomas, 64 Judge-street
- Edmund, Thomas, 214 Kent-street
- Francis, Benjamin, Newtown
- Grace, William, 321 Elizabeth-street
- Godbolt, James, Cook's River-road
- Glover, James, Miller-st., North Shore
- Hughes, Robert, 369 Kent-street
- Harris, William, 81 Bourke-street
- Hopkins, William, 11Stanley-st., Wooll.
- Inder, John, 209 Elizabeth-street
- James, Benjamin, South Head-road
- James, A., 53 Clarence-street
- Lang, Robert, 10 & 12 Newtown-road
- McNeill, Thomas, 160 Palmer-street
- McKellar, Robert, 2 Francis-street
- McCawley, Christopher, 72 Forbes-st.
- Mannell, John, 87 Stanley-street
- Purcell, Thomas, 295 & 297 Elizabeth-street
- Puxley, William, 291 Elizabeth-street
- Rowe, Thomas, 99 Bourke-street
- Robinson, Wm. H., 90 Hunter-street
- Simmons, Charles, Ocean View-house, Waverley
- Shea, Michael, 13 Duke-street
- Shaide, George, Miller's-st., North Shore
- Stoddart, Wm., Glenmore-road, Padd.
- Sutton, George, 146 Palmer-street
- Sugden, Wm., Milsom's Point, North Shore
- Sutton, John, 136 Palmer-street
- Slade, Joseph, 315 Dowling-street
- Slater, Thomas, Newtown
- Smith, Henry, 128 Palmer-street
- Toose, Henry, 237 Macquarie-street
- Wallace, Nathaniel, 25 Bourke-street
- Wadge, Henry, 15 Market-street
- Walter, James, Underwood-st., Padd.
- Watkins, William., 139 Buckingham-street
- Watkins, Richard, Bulwell-cottage, Birrell-street, Waverley
Butchers.
- Andrews, Philip, 658 Argyle-street
- Argent, Thomas, 441 Pitt-street
- Ashley, Thomas, 262 Clarence-street
- Ashdown, Henry, 104 Macquarie-street
- Brown, H., Newmarket-shops
- Blennan, James, Market-sheds
- Bailey, Edwin, 85 Palmer-street
- Baird, William, 90 Palmer-street
- Bardon, Sydney, Cook's River-road
- Butler, Stephen, 26 Erskine-street
- Baynes, Joshua, 306 Kent-street
- Billington, Thomas, 220 Sussex-street
- Bailey and Co., 162 South Head-road
- Bailey, Edwin John, 95 Palmer-street
- Bailey, E. L. and Co., 109 Crown-st.
- Bardon, James, Cook's River-road
- Bowd, Tristram, 357 Castlereagh-street
- Brown, John, 236 Clarence-street
- Bundy, John, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Bardon, Fredk., Cook's River-road
- Biggs, Alfred, Waverley-road
- Bell, Henry, 315 Pitt-street
- Busher, Thos., Denison-st., Newtown
- Butler, Stephen, 62 Sussex-street
- Britcher, Charles, 161 & 169 Sussex-st.
- Carrigan, Charles, 17 Parramatta-street
- Cummins, Henry, 192 Pitt-street
- Carroll, Patrick, 31 King-street
- Cleeve, John & Co., 24 Charlotte-place
- Clegg, George N., 6 Market-street
- Clark, Henry, 148 South Head-road
- Clinton, James, 82 Hunter-street
- Cover, William, 264 Crown-street
- Cane, Edmund, 108 Liverpool-street
- Connor, W. G., Newmarket-shops
- Clarke, Richard, 103 South Head-road
- Clark, Henry, 41 Forbes-street
- Cooper, Jane, Cooper-street, Waverley
- Cassidy, Thomas, Elizabeth-street
- Conway, James, 373 Castlereagh-street
- Churchill, James, 60 Dowling-street
- Dubois, Francis, 35 Clarence-street
- Davis, George, Newtown-road
- Dempsey, George, 438 Pitt-street
- Downie, Alexander, Pyrmont
- Epar, John, Newmarket-shops
- Etherington, J., Newmarket-shops
- Evans, Leonard, 29 Waterloo-street
- Fuller, Wm., 149 South Head-road
- Gilligan, Michael, 619 George-street
- Gale, —,131 William-street
- Giles, Richard, 4 Crown-street
- Griffin, William, 236 George-street
- Gibbins, John, 675 George-street
- Gibbs, James, Bathurst-street
- Gard, John, 201 South Head-road
- Greenhill, Thomas, 10 Margaret-place
- Gale, Ehud, 116 Sussex-street
- Greenhill, James, Kent-street
- Gallagher, Edward, 343 Bourke-street
- Griffin, William, 72 Market-street
- Hudson, Enos, 56 Shepherd-street
- Hamilton, 220 George-street
- Hudson, Henry, Newtown-road
- Handcock, John, 13 Kensington-street
- Haigh, James, 140 Clarence-street
- Heming, William, 233 Liverpool-street
- Hening, William, 161 Crown-street
- Hudson, John, 148 Dowling-street
- Hulle, F. W., 559 George-street
- Higgins, John Thos., 112 Woolloomooloo-street
- Hooker, W. E., 28 Essex-street
- Ireland, W. H., Newmarket-shops
- Jenkins, Richard N., 760 George-street
- Jones, Edward, 23 Waterloo-street
- Joyce, Thomas, 13 Waterloo-street
- Jobson, James, 18 Kent-street
- Kent, George, 23 Wattle-street
- Laws, W., 90 South Head-road
- Leader, John, 51 Devonshire-street
- Leirs, Peter, Newtown-road
- Moger, James, 55 Clarence-street
- McGrath, Michael, Camperdown
- Macannes, James, North Shore
- McGrath, Andrew, 8 Essex-street
- Mortimer, Henry, 7 Essex-street
- Maxwell, 72 York-street
- McLeod, Mrs. Marg., Gloucester-st.
- Maughan, Wm., 88 Riley-street
- Newman, Chas. P., 338 Sussex-street
- O'Connor, J., 18 Charles-street
- O'Connor, P., Newmarket-shops
- O'Hara, Edward, 178 George-street
- Oaknay, George, 50 Gloucester-street
- O'Connell, William, 218 Clarence-st.
- Palmer, Fred. J., John st., Woollahra
- Parsons, Geoffrey, 44 Hunter-street
- Pyne, Nicholas, Berry-st., North Shore
- Prestage, N., 28 Market-street
- Prince, William, 304 Crown-street
- Quinlan, Thomas, 196 Clarence-street
- Quinlan, Henry, 21 Market-street
- Quinlan, T., Newmarket-shops
- Richards, William, South Head-road, Paddington
- Roe, Wm., 4 Chippen-street
- Rice, Henry C., 62 Market-street
- Rice, Thomas, 316 Pitt-street
- Rice, Thomas, Market-sheds
- Ryan, Timothy, 93 Princes-street
- Speers, William, 2 Market-street
- Swain, John, 169 South Head-road
- Strange, Thomas, 2 Yurong-street
- Smith, Charles, 129 Yurong-street
- Sharp, George, 70 Hunter-street
- Scard, J., 30 Erskine-street
- Solomon, John, 88 Parramatta-street
- Smith, H. T., 69 Washington-street
- Sedgwick, Frederick, 384 Bourke-st.
- Salt, James, 418 Crown-street
- Tunsall, Anthony, Missenden-road, Newtown
- Thomas, Wm., Rushcutters' Bay
- Tye, William, Newtown-road
- Thompson, John, 113 Clarence-street
- Tieri, W., 46 Goulburn-street
- Uhde, L. and Co., 158 George-street
- Usher, A., Newmarket-shops
- Uhde, L. and Co., 772 George-street
- Vandemburg, Chas., 78 Goulburn-st.
- Wyckham, Edward, 20 King-street
- Waite, Henry, 50 King-street
- Wallace, Henry, 40 George-street
- Williams, Edward, 612 George-street
- Walpole, Rob. G., 93 Abercrombie-st.
- Walsh, Edw., 29 Abercrombie-street
- Walsh, John, 544 Crown-street
- Webber, Charles Fred., 63 Crown-st.
- Ward, John, 33, Goulburn-street
- Woolfe, Henry, Market-sheds
- Willingale, Rob., 49 South Head-road
- Woodward, Wm. R., 460 Bourke-st.
- Wickham, Thomas, 526 George-street
- Williams, Edward, 612, George-street
- Walker, Joseph, 21 Druitt-street
- White, J., Newmarket-shops
- Ward, W. H, 106 Cumberland-street
Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, and Furniture Manufacturers.
- Arnold, Joseph, 135 Parramatta-street
- Bowering, John Henry, 648 George-st.
- Beatton, Wm., 330 Pitt-street
- Barnes, John, 81 Stanley-street, Wooloomooloo
- Bradshaw, G., 19 Charles-street
- Beaton, W., 111 Bathurst-street
- Brierly, James, 21 Erskine-street
- Buck, Richard, 128 King-street
- Bethel, Charles, 157 South Head-road
- Briley, Itai, 12 Upper Fort-street
- Child, Henry C., 56 Parramatta-street
- Carty, John, 355 Macquarie-street
- Cottrell, Rich., and Son, 319 Kent-st.
- Curtis, James, 59 Hunter-street
- Cowan, Joseph, 307 Pitt-street
- Dean, William, 283 Pitt-street
- Dyer, John, 21 Charles-street
- Fisher, Godfrey, Hosking's-place
- Godring, Robert, 608 George-street
- Grant, Frederick, 98 William-street
- Helonze, Frederick, Rushcutter's Bay
- Hordern, Joseph, 231 Palmer-street
- Hook, George, 36 Bourke-street
- Harrison, —, 172 Crown-street
- Hill, John, jun., and Son, 100 King-st.
- Hoods, Mrs., 199 Palmer-street
- James, H. O., 797 George-street
- Jordan, John, 318 Pitt-street
- Levy, Philip, 280 George-street
- Munroe, Donald, Darling Point
- McCarthy, John, 379 Pitt-street
- McPherson, Daniel, 361 Pitt-street
- Miller, Henry L., 175 Elizabeth-street
- Melville, Ninian, 9 Campbell-place
- McConnell, James, 96 South Head-road
- Moore, Thomas, 337 Pitt-street
- Maher, Timothy, 295 Pitt-street
- Pearson, Thomas, 280 Pitt-street
- Parsonage, Edw., 9 Gloucester-street
- Phillips, B. A., 423 Pitt-street
- Riley, John, 311 Pitt-street
- Shettle, William, 248 Crown-street
- Seddon, Richard, 92 Palmer-street
- Sutton, William, Gipps-st., Paddington
- Sims, Samuel, 199 South Head-road
- Stewart, Robert, 391 Pitt-street
- Smith, Robert, 20 Yurong-street
- Shaw, Delaney, 791 George-street
- Steel, James, 121 Palmer-street
- Taylor, James, Newland-st., Waverley
- Smith, John, 579 George-street
- West, Benjamin, 220 Kent-street
- Walland, Thomas, Nelson Bay-road
- Vaughan, James, Rushcutters' Bay
Candle Manufacturers—See Soap Manufacturers.
Cane Workers.
- Dunn, Henry, 267 Elizabeth-street
- Clifford, Charles, 12 Waterloo-street
Carpenters And Joiners.
- Atchinson, David, 56 Princes-street
- Allender, Rob., O'Connell-st., Newtown
- Armitage, William, 294 Crown-street
- Arkinstall, Henry, 51 Burton-street
- Best, George, 179 Burton-street
- Bruce, George, 77 Dowling-street
- Bosward, George, 205 Clarence-street
- Brown, Frederick H., 9 Norton-street
- Brown, William, 7 Castlereagh-street
- Beaver, John, 102 Mary-street
- Baker, Benjamin, 46, Buckingham-st.
- Barnsley, Wm., Redfern
- Barratt, James, 22 Kensington-street
- Bishop, William, 140 Burton-street
- Broughton, G., 25 Charles-street
- Brindle, David, 68 Kensington-street
- Barry, Morris, 386 Kent-street
- Brown, Edwin, 43 Holt street
- Burton, F. H., Grose-st., Camperdown
- Bowery, Frederick, Riley-street
- Challis, Anthony, 11 Denison-terrace, Woolloomooloo-street
- Churchill, Benjamin, 214 Elizabeth-st.
- Coleman, Joseph, 14 Morrison-street
- Cadell, B., 344 Brougham-street
- Campbell, James, 14 Norton-st., Little
- Clancy, Patrick C., 12 Norton-street
- Chaffer, Frederick, 15 Norton-street
- Cochrane, Charles, 125 Chippen-street
- Conly, Thomas, 373 Elizabeth-street
- Croft, William, O'Connell-st., Newtown
- Cashin, Joseph, 1 Morrison-street
- Carroll, Patrick, 50 Macquarie-street
- Crawford, George, Macquarie-lane
- Cochrane, Charles, 25 Chippen-street
- Crisford, James, 10 Queen-street
- Corti, Peter, 131 Crown-street
- Carroll, Denis, Riley-place
- Colburn, Henry, 188 Crown-street
- Chaffer, Edwin, 13 Norton-street
- Chamberlain, Philip, 99 Clarence-street
- Dye, Charles, 362 Bourke-street
- Duncan, Samuel, 12 Chippen-street
- Dyball, Samuel, Camperdown
- Dickson, John, 27 Druitt-street
- Darragh, Francis, Riley-street
- Dickinson, Joseph, 77 Middle-street
- Doyle, James, 90 Duke-street
- Davis, George, 58 Crown-street
- Eaton, John, 40 Charles-street
- Etherington, T. and D., 37 Pitt-street
- Farrington, Thos. Wm., 29 Charles-st.
- Fitzgerald, Richard, 50 Stanley-street
- Farmer, James, 5 Dale-street
- Goddard, Charles, South Head-road
- Gilbert, James, 544 Elizabeth-street
- Goebel, Charles, Camperdown
- Guppy, Joseph, 10 King-street
- Gorman, John, Friend's-lane
- Gilbert, Alfred, 404 Bourke-street
- Graham, George, Ann's-lane
- Goodwin, Thomas, 537 Crown-street
- Gillespie, Edward, 254 Clarence-street
- Gurney, John, William-st., Wooloo
- Glenn, James, 511 Crown-street
- Goderich, William, 31 Denham-street
- Gibson, John, 265 Palmer-street
- Haiton, John, 84 Princes-street
- Hotten, Henry, 9 Denham-street
- Hoare, John, Miller-street, N. Shore
- Henayck, John, Judge-street
- Hodges, William, 347 Kent-street
- Hunt, James, 1 Denham-street
- Hornett, Charles Joseph, 8 Mary-st.
- Hudson, Thos., 140 Liverpool-street
- Henry, George, 61 Judge-street
- Hancock, Edward, Elizabeth-st., Little
- Harris, Henry, 31 Holt-street
- Isaacs, Benjamin, 397 Castlereagh-st.
- Jenkins, Wm., Prospect-st., Newtown
- Jephson, John, 21 Marlborough-st.
- Jennings, Henry, 40 Market-lane
- Kennedy, Donald, 396 Kent-street
- Kettle, John, 92 Kent-street
- Laing, James, 22 Newtown-road
- Lees, James, 227 Clarence-street
- Lott, Walter, 23 Clarence-street
- Lakin, Henry, 350 Bourke-street
- Lawless, James, 192 Dowling-street
- Lawrence, Luke, 4 Norton-street
- Malone, John, 28 Burton-st., Wooloo.
- Mahony, J., 243, Liverpool-street, Woolloomooloo
- McCracken, James, 69 Bathurst-street
- Milligan, Joseph, 21 Bay-st., Woolloo.
- McIntosh, Alexander, 789 Chippen-st.
- McGarrey, Patrick, Ultimo-street
- McNiely, Thomas, 88 Duke-street
- Medus, James, George-street
- Minty, James, 366 Bourke-street
- Mack, George, 24 Norton-street, Little
- Murray, Patrick, 45 Foster-street
- McGrath, John, 278 Palmer-street
- Moore, William, 363 Macquarie-street
- Maher, Patrick, 97 Clarence-street
- McIntosh, Alex., 7 and 9 Chippen-st.
- McPherson, Wm., 16 Kensington-st.
- Noake, I. Carpenter, 135 Dowling-st.
- Nugent, Walter, 84 Palmer-street
- Newman, Thomas, Manly
- O'Shanessy, W., 13 Norton-st., Upper
- Overton, Jas., Campbell-st., Newtown
- O'Brien, John, Riley-street
- Porter, South Head-road
- Pell, John, 5 Burton-street, Woolloom.
- Proudfoot, Alfred, 8 Bourke-street
- Paint, George, 10 Wattle-street
- Purcell, John, 2 Morrison-street
- Powe, William, Vernon-st., Woollahra
- Parten, Fred., Isabella-st., Waverley
- Quirk, Daniel, 594 George-street
- Quantock, Thomas, 36 Judge-street
- Robertson, John Fred., 12 Forbes-st.
- Robinson, Robert, Blue's Bay, N. Shore
- Riley, George, 21 Wattle-street
- Robinson, Rob., Blue's Bay, N. Shore
- Rowett, William, 11 Charles-street
- Robinson, Wm., Blue's Bay, N. Shore
- Reiz, William, 182 Princes-street
- Ross, William, 234 Crown-street
- Renwick, Harter, Point Piper-road
- Roberts, William, 61 Mary-street
- Redmolds, John, Victoria-st., Padding.
- Rider, William, Rushcutter's-bay
- Richards, Thos., Underwood-st., Padd.
- Stenning, Felix, 316 Brougham-street
- Shaw, George, 21 Queen-st.
- Sands, William, 13 Dale-street
- Sambrook, John, 70 Duke-srreet
- Symonds, S., Regent-street, Newtown
- Stacey, Chas., Victoria-st., Paddington
- Seabrook, Wm, Mongur-st., Woollahra
- Swatman, Richard, Denham-street
- Thomas, James, Orwell-street
- Turbit, Henry, Alfred-street
- Teox, John, 22 Charles-street
- Thomas, Richd. Pearce, 156 Crown-st.
- Thompson, Martin, 159 York-street
- Wood, Arthur, 92 Burton-street
- White, John, 35 Dowling-street
- Williams, William, Elizabeth-street
- Wharton, William, 7 Elizabeth-street
- Well, Edward, 444 Elizabeth-street
- Walker, John, Macquarie-lane
- Whitcombe, John, 27 Kensington-st.
- Walker, William, Macquarie-lane
- Whitcombe, William, 26 Dale-street
- Williams, Benjamin, 97 Devonshire-st.
- Wilcox, William, Denham-street
- Wright, Charles, 99 Abercrombie-st.
- Williams, Sam. Jas., 12
- Wellington-st. West, 252 Crown-street
Carvers, Gilders, and Picture-frame Makers.
- Bernasconi, Benedict, 242 Pitt-street
- Baldwin, Edward, 11 Hunter-street
- Corti, Joseph, 208 Pitt-street
- Eccles, George, 26 Charles-street
- Farran, Edward, 734 George-street
- Fletcher, John, 195 Crown-street
Wood Carvers.
- Griffiths, William, Newtown-road
- Murray, Archibald, 98 Liverpool-street
- Robinson and Roberts, 572 George-st.
- Smith, Robert, 241 Elizabeth-street
- Waters, Henry, 466 Kent-street
Chemists.—See Druggists.
Chimney Sweepers.
- Porter, William, 231 Macquarie-street
- Beech, William, 167 Pitt-street
- Copeman, James, 255 Clarence-street
China, Glass, and Earthen-Ware Dealers.
- Carroll, Matthew, 128 South Head-road
- Campbell, James, 62 Wellington-street
- Coates, Mrs. L, R., 480 George-street
- Davies and Co., 498 George-street
- Gould, Joseph, 424 George-street
- Graves, Eliza, 704 George-street
- Isaacs, John, 27 Dickson-street
- Lawrence, Fred., 173 South Head-rd.
- Wilson, James, 768 George-street
- Whealer, Mary, 25 Parramatta-street
Civil Engineers.—See Architects, &C
Coach Builders.
- Selby, James, Long Bay
- Arthur, E. and F., 59 Druitt-street
- Angus, Wm., 21 Stanley-st., Woolloo.
- Freeman, Ed. & Co., 22 South Head-rd.
- Halley, Wm., 48 Buckingham-street
- Holt, Wm.
(Holt and Co.), 26 Marl-borough-street
- Joyce, John, 26 Waterloo-street
- Lyttle, James, 347 Castlereagh-street
- McCarty, Edward, 80 Liverpool-street
- Moore, Thomas, 357 Bourke-street
- Nicoll, William, 4 Wellington-street
- Parfitt, John, 176 Palmer-street
- Rowley, John, 116 Dowling-street
- Robertson, John, 483 Pitt-street
- Vial, Wm., South Head-road
- White, James, 68 Buckingham-street
Coach Painters and Trimmers.
- Andrews, Wm., 93 Stanley-st., Woolloo.
- Boulter, Uriah, 44 Yurong-street
- McNeill, Charles, Frederick-place
- Goldspring, Ebenezer, 292 Crown-st.
Coach Smiths.
- Shaw, G., 8 Denison-ter., Woolloo.-st.
- Wilkie, J., 28 Burton-street
Coal And Fuel Merchants.
- Duguid, John, 76 Pitt-street
- Knox, John, 121 Bathurst-street
- McIsaac, Dougal, Barker-street
- Murphy and Co., 20 Liverpool-street
- Mossman, Thomas, Susan-street
- Purcell, James, 102 Riley-street
- Poole, Thomas, Barker-street
- Poole and Hayes, Bathurst-street
- Speer, and Meiklejohn, 1 Erskine-street
- Sutton, E. 106 Woolloomooloo-street
- Whittle, Henry R., Bathurst-street
Commission Agents.—See Brokers.
Corn Factors and Dealers in Colonial Produce.
- Barker, Geo. W., and Co., 43 Mkt.-st.
- Brown, Donald, 503 Pitt-street
- Clewitt, James, St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Challinor, James, 189 South Head-road
- Davis, Joseph, 12 Charlotte-place
- Dunn, Edward, Rushcutter's Bay
- Fearnley, John, & Co., 180 George-st.
- Ferris, Henry, 237½ Pitt-street
- Goodins, George, 193 George-street
- Guy, Robert, 569 George-street
- Hopkins, Thomas, 677 George-street
- Hughes, John, Newtown-road
- Harris, William, 764 George-street
- Hopkins, Thomas, 25 Parker-street
- Long, Thomas, Hunter-street, Little
- Leek, Henry, 615 George-street
- Moroney & Larkin, 48 Paramatta-st.
- McMah, John, 117 Pitt-street
- Maloney, Patrick, 135 Princes-street
- Millgate, Samuel, Newtown-road
- McNamara, Michael, 69 George-street
- Nurcombe, Robert, Holt-street
- Spence, William, 23 Clarence-street
- Varley, William, Camperdown
- Walker & Clark, Walker's Wharf
- Walker, William, Newtown-road
Combmakers.
- Harpfner, South Head-road
- Johnson, James, 61 King-street
Compositors.
- Beattie, Richard, 85 Clarence-street
- Belford, Charles, 327 Castlereagh-st.
- Bone, Robert, 52 Crown-street
- Brown, Frederick H., 9 Norton-street
- Clarke, H. W., 16 Norton-street, Little
- Dutton, James, Double Bay
- D'Arietta, Walter, 314 Brougham-st.
- Dyas, James, 84 Kent-street
- Finnigan, Peter, 59 Princes-street
- Gotting, John, Hunter-street, Little
- Hooper, Wm., William-street, Padd.
- Harrison, Geo. D., Eliza-st. Woollahra
- Hanson, Wm., 21 Francis-street
- McNaughten, James, 175 Forbes-st.
- Munro, Hy., Wellington-st., Newtown
- McGrath, Frederick J., 18 Gipps-st.
- Northwood, Samuel, 117 Woolloo.-st.
- Nash, William, 72 Fort-street, Upper
- Strange, William, 41 Bathurst-street
- Strong, George, St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Stone, Edward, 45 Crown-street
- Taylor, William, 16 Macquarie-street
- Williams, John, 62 Yurong-street
Confectioners.
- Biddell, Brothers, 495 George-street
- Bantick, Samuel, 8 Cliippen-street
- Barrell, John, 524 George-street
- Cripps, Thomas, 165 Forbes-street
- Cripps, Thomas, 255 Pitt-street
- Cook, James, 361 and 363 Elizabeth-st.
- Cripps, Thomas, junr., 510 George-st.
- Douglas, Robt., 100 Wm.-st., Woolloo.
- Dean, John, 701 George-street
- Freney, Michael, 61 South Head-road
- Hanslow, Allred, 158 Palmer-street
- Heylen, Thomas, 97 Palmer-street.
- Kirby, Frederick, 2 South Head-road
- Masters, John, 208 Parramatta-street
- Martin, Mrs., 352 Kent-street
- Nicholls, John, South Head-road
- O'Neill, Thomas, 639 George-street
- Poole, James, 304 George-street
- Reeves, James, 23 Market-street
- Realey, Edward, 66 York-street
- Schofield, John, 66 Palmer-street
- Smith, John, 121 South Head-road
- Smith, James, 45 South Head-road
- Steadman, James, 377 Elizabeth-street
- Senut, Louis, 183 Elizabeth-street
- Searle, John, 11 Erskine-street
- Tinnimore, John T., 51 South Head-rd.
- Venters, Francis, 228 George-street
- Weekes, N., 67 South Head-road
- Williams, Benjamin, South Head-road
- Williams, Henry, 202 Pitt-street
- Wilson, Charles H., 763 George-street
Contractors.
- Brien, Wm., Camperdown-road
- Donohue, Thomas, 348 Crown-street
- Gibbons, Martin, Newtown
- Lacey, Matthew, 82 Cooper-street
- O'Brien, John, 236 Liverpool-street
- Peto, Brassey, and Betts, Elizabeth-st.
- Taylor, William, 1 Napoleon-street
- Vaughan, Wm., Sth. Hd.-road, Padd.
Conveyancers.—See Legal Directory.
Coopers.
- Cormack, Alex. Wm., 37 Chippen-st.
- Chapman, Chas., Elizabeth-st. North
- Foster, Thomas, 133 Cumberland-st.
- Hall, Thomas, 7 Norton-street
- Logan, John, 313 Kent-street
- M'Intyre, George, 212 Kent-street
- Randall, Edward, 547 Kent-street
- Simmons, William, 85 Parramatta-st.
- Smith, William, 28 Charles-street
- Wilson, William, 20 Market-street
- Watt, James, 90 Sussex-street
- Williams, John, 4 Pitt-street
Cordial and ærated Water Manufacturers.
- Bray, C., 6 Sarah Anne-street
- Caporn & Co., Queen-street
- Gregory, E. W., Caledonia-st., Padd.
- Henfrey, W., Castlereagh-street
- Kelly, G. B., 388½ Pitt-street
- Lavers and Co., 544 George-street
- Morgan, S. C., Pitt-street, Redfern
- Starkey, Castlereagh-street
- Mayo, 25 Clarence-street
- Thompson, W., Robin Hood-lane
- Watson, W., 191 William-st., Woolloo.
Curriers.—See Leather Dealers.
Custom-House Agents.
- Bayley, Marshall, Circular Quay
- Clark, Wm. S., Alfred-street
- Ford, Robert T., Alfred-street
- Gedye, McCrae, and Co., Alfred-street
- Giffard, Nicholas, Alfred-street
- Lewis, George, Campbell's Wharf
- Molieon and Black, Alfred-street
- Metcalfe, Powell, and Co.,
(Mehael
Metcalfe $ James Powell), Bridge-st.
- Moss, George, Alfred-street
Cutlers.
- Armstrong, Henry, 6 Chippen-street
- Bennett, Frederick, 348 Clarence-st.
- Bennett, F. G., King-street
- Gillam, Joseph, 394 George-street
- Jennings, William, 274 George-street
- Rose, Joseph Henry, 53 King-street
- Modini, Giovanna Battisti, 610 George-street
Dairymen.
- Burdett, Daniel, Camperdown-road
- Burton, Francis, Ultimo-street
- Brambley, William, 56 Forbes-street
- Bridgeman, Pottinger-street
- Clancy, Patrick, Ultimo-street
- Crosby, Thomas, Ultimo-street
- Cogan, Michael, St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Cornwall, Thomas, Newtown
- McCabe, Patrick, 87 Fitzroy-street
- Coops, John, Nelson Bay-road
- Caldwell, James, Waverley
- Donley, William, St. Leon., North Shore
- Dogherty, John, 26 Bourke-street
- Dogherty, Patrick, 194 Dowling-street
- Drynan, Margaret, 39 Dowling-street
- Farmer, William, Crown-street
- Fitzpatrick, Patrick, Ann's-lane
- Gormafe Hugh, Ultimo-street
- Gieger, Geo., Eamore-road, Newtown
- Hammon, Eugene, Waverley
- Lemonton, William, Ultimo-street
- Luders, J., South Head-rd, Paddington
- Miller, Henry, 18 Essex-street
- McBarney, James, Glenmore-road
- Marooney, Mary, Ultimo-street
- McDonald, Alexander, Ultimo-street
- O'Brien, John, 302 Crown-street
- Riley, James, Victoria-street
- Santley, James, Ultimo-street
- Young, T., Uuderwood-st., Paddington
- Dancing, Professors of.
- Clark, John, Elizabeth-street
- Clark, William, William-street
- Farelly, Madame, Elizabeth-street
- Needs, H. Pitt-street
- Williamson, Mrs. 519 George-street
Dealers, Shopkeepers, &C.
- Abrams, John, 275 Elizabeth-street
- Abbott, James, 190 Clarence-street
- Appleton, Robert, 495 Kent-street
- Bagshaw, William, Elizabeth-street
- Bitten, Nathan, 321 Sussex-street
- Bartlett, A., 98 Woolloomooloo.-st.
- Barnett, John, 40 Market-street
- Bone, Frederick, 398 Pitt-street
- Buchanan, William, 25 Yurong-street
- Barker, C. W., & Son, 173 York-street
- Brown, Wm., Cook's River-road
- Burns, William, 169 Clarence-street
- Barrett, Lewis, 477 Pitt-street
- Clarke, John de, 131 King-street
- Chambers, Mrs., 29 Essex-street
- Cunningham, Peter, 81 Clarence-street
- Chant, Joseph, 37 Dowling-street
- Cowan, John, 104 Devonshire-street
- Conlan, Samuel, 26 Dowling-street
- Cowan, John, 32 Princes-street
- Carter, William, Camperdown-road
- Corey, James, 96 Parramatta-street
- Clifford, James, 661, George-street
- Costello, David, 747 George-street
- Coulter, Edward, 59 Crown-street
- Cale, James, Camperdown
- Dowling, Mrs. Ann, 189 Clarence-Street
- Dallison, Thomas, 14 Market-street
- Eccles, Thomas, 116 Riley-street
- Flavan, Mrs. C, 47 Prince-street
- Fury, Mrs., 13 Erskine-street
- Farrell, James, 133 Clarence-street
- Farrel, John, 402 Pitt-street
- Fell, John, 418 Kent-street
- Foster, James, 23 Burton-street
- Fitzgerald, William, 14 Essex-street
- Gilligan, Timothy, 145 Purramatta-st.
- Goodin, William, Newtown-road
- Gray, Mrs. J., 331 Elizabeth-street
- Greystock, George, Camperdown
- Holroyd, Mrs. 8., 351 Bourke-street
- Hornby, John, Camperdown-road
- Hendrick, Denis, 86 Parramatta-road
- Hickey, John, 175 Clarence-street
- Hilton, Robert, 178 Clarence-street
- Henton, William, Camperdown
- Harrison, W., 38 York-street
- Hancock, William, Bathurst-street
- Hughes, Mrs. L., Riley-street
- Haggard, Rebecca, Newtown-road
- Harman, Thomas, 143 Gloucester-street
- Jagelman, Joseph, 254 Pitt-street
- Jacobs, A., 828 Elizabeth-street
- Jenkins, John, 381 Pitt-street
- Jones, J., Miller-street, North Shore
- Johnston, John, 285 Kent-street
- Justin, William, Gloiieester-street
- Kent, William, Riley-street
- Kelly, John, 287 Sussex-street
- Kirkin, Thomas, 27 King-street
- Kelly, Charles, Kensington-street
- Kelly, Michael, 369 Pitt-street
- Knox, William, 33 Judge-street
- Lewis, Henry, 468 Kent-street
- Levy, Benjamin N., 6 Market-lane
- Logue, John, 38 Riley-street
- Littlewood, John, 94 Riley-street
- Lindsay, B. M., 88 Elizabeth-street
- Mackay, W., 330 Kent-street
- McMahon, James, Brickfield Hill
- McGuinnes, — 65 Market-street
- McCauley, James, 129 Clarence-street
- Moses, M., 181 Elizabeth-street
- Mahon, Lewis, 37 Crown-street
- McCulloch, Daniel, 71 Parramatta-st.
- Morelles, Francis, 165 Clarence-street
- McRickard, Henry, 273 Macquarie-st.
- Moore, Thomas, 337 Pitt street
- Monkhouse, William, 41, Dowling-st.
- Murphy, John, 67 Gloucester-street
- Mayne, Robert, 429 Pitt-street
- Maher, William, 281 Sussex-street
- Morrissey, Wm., 32 York-street
- Myers, Abraham, 498 Kent-street
- Manning, Wm., 43 Parramatta-street
- M'Elhenna, Robert, 289 Sussex-street
- Morriss, Frederick, 99 Dowling-street
- Marlow, Mrs. Sarah, 116 Market-street
- Morris, John, 163 Pitt-street
- Murphy, Anne, Newtown-road
- Nye, R. P., 22 Bourke-street
- Nurcombe, Robert, Holt-street
- Norton, Thomas, 85 Crown-street
- O'Brien, Arthur, 291 Clarence-street
- O'Brien, Martin, Hi Market-street
- O'Malony, Patrick, 104 Kent-street
- Parker, Thos., St. Leonards, N. Shore
- Parker, John, 21 Kensington-street
- Parish, Jane, 721 George-street
- Rossiter, Walter, 294 Pitt-street
- Reilly, P., 141 Elizabeth-street
- Russell, Henry, 179 Elizabeth-street
- Ring, William, Elizabeth-street
- Russell, William, 58 Hunter-street
- Rice, George, 161 Pitt-street
- Rogers, Abraham, 257 Clarence-street
- Rodgers, Andrew, 329 Sussex-street
- Reather, Mrs. E., 453 Kent-street
- Scott, John W., 151 Elizabeth-street
- Say, James, 240 Elizabeth-street
- Scholes, William, 71 Clarence-street
- Sammon, Nathaniel, 191 Elizabeth-st.
- Sutton, Joseph, 44 Macquarie-street
- Sessimond, Chrisr., 259 Clarence-street
- Smith, William, Hoskings-place
- Smith, Henry, 515 Crown-street
- Smith, Francis, Jaques Wharf
- Stapleton, Samuel, 11 Burton-street
- Smith, John, 435 Pitt-street
- Swift, Peter, 108 Princes-street
- Scholes, William, Margaret-place
- Sowter, Thomas, 29 Burton-street
- Sweeney, Daniel, 185 Clarence-street
- Smith, James, 74 Riley-street
- Strafford, W., 93 Stanley-street
- Sweating, George, 268 Elizabeth-street
- Slater, Wm. J. J., 46 Market-street
- Shaw, Charles, 503 Kent-street
- Thomas, Henry, 288 Pitt-street
- Tremaine, Richard, 252 Pitt-street
- Vackson, Richard, 208 Elizabeth-street
- Worth, James, Woollahra
- Worsly, S. J., 187 Elizabeth-street
- Woods, George, 181 Clarence-street
- Walker, James, 34 Market-street
- Walsh, William, 277 Sussex-street
- Wright, Archibald, 40 Princes-street
- Waler, George, 767 George-street
- Wood, James, Camperdown
- Whitbread, H. E., 31 Parramatta-st.
- Zouhill, John, 239 Macquarie-street
Dentists.
- Belisario, J., 147 Phillip-street
- Bertrand, H. L., 330 George-street
- Emanuel, M., 324 George-street
- Eskell, L., 21 Hunter-street
- Emanuel, A., 78 William-street
- Fletcher, D., Wynynrd-street
- Paterson, Hugh, Elizabeth-street
- Symthe, J. E. Hunter-street
Drapers, &c.
- Allen, Stephen, 343 Macquarie-street
- Baulke, William, 82 King-street
- Ballantyne, J., 157 George-street
- Blumer, J. W., Paddington
- Battle, Augustus, 79 & 81 So. Head-rd.
- Butler, James, 52 William-street
- Brady, James, 647 George-street
- Brown, Wm. Bose, 344 Crown-street
Commercial Directory.
- Broad, Joseph, Newtown-road
- Buck, Robt., 18 William-st., Woolloom.
- Broome, Charles, 484 George-street
- Calder, William, 219 George-street
- Casher, Robert, 298 George-street
- Creagh, Ed., 13 Stanley-st., Woolloo.
- Cohen, Hyam, & Co., 229 Pitt-street
- Clark, James, 523 and 625 George-st.
- Crosby, Rbt. S., 13 & 15 Parramatta-st.
- Charters, Peter, 688 George-street
- Collins, Joseph, 56 Market-street
- Collins, Abraham, 396 George-street
- Dawson, Thompson,&Co.,406George-st.
- Daly, Wm., 173 George-street
- Donelan, John, 278 Crown-street
- Dunlop, James, 118 Riley-street
- Douglass, Alex., 223 George-street
- Duke, Henry, 132 Bourke-street
- Davies, John, 448 George-street
- Dignum, James, 24 Kensington-street
- Ellis, Julia, 202 George-street
- Fogarty, William, 95 Parramatta-street
- Fossi, A. Hoskings-place
- Fitzgerald, Patk., 638 & 640 George-st.
- Fitegerald, Edward, 10 South Head-rd.
- Francis, John, 64 William-street
- Fisher, Frederick, 129 Buckingham-st.
- Farmer & Painter, 269 & 271 Pitt-st.
- Forbes, R., Point Piper-rd., Paddington
- Fegan, Michael, 12 Market-street
- Fahey, Francis, 90 King-street
- Goulston, J., 218 George-street
- Giles, Francis, & Co., 376 & 378 George-street
- Grey; Archibald, 68 Crown-street
- Grant, A., 141 South Head-road
- Griffiths, William, 355 Bourke-street
- Griffiths, Richard, 86 King-street
- Hordern, Libbeus, and Edward, 674 George-street
- Howell, John, 692 George-street
- Harland, John, 75 South Head-road
- Howes, William, 253 Pitt-street
- Hunter, William, 344 George-street
- Hordern, Anthony, 756 George-street
- Holborrow, Daniel, 325 George-street
- Hobba, Hoar, and Mackay, 331 and 333 George-street
- Hobson and Whiting, 5, Hunter-street
- Hurley, George, 353 George-street
- Harpham, Mrs. 91 South Head-road
- Hancock, James Walter, 618 George-st.
- Hornby, James, Nelson Bay-road
- Haughton, Charles, 190 Elizabeth-st.
- Halbert, John, 88 King-street
- Holroyd, Michael, Newtown-road
- Jackson, Alfred, 30 Foster-street
- Jones, David, & Co., 345 George-street
- Johnson, Wood, 341 George-street
- Jackson, Henry, 28 Foster-street
- Kingsborough, Curran, 325 George-st.
- Kelly, Michael, 178 Riley-street
- Kirkpatrick, 97 South Head-road
- Little, Robert, 273 Pitt-street
- Long, Walter, 285 Pitt-street
- Lee, William H., 105 South Head-rd.
- Lander, Michael Angelo, 75 William-st.
- Leader, Michael, 40 Holt-street
- Levy, Godfrey, 605 George-street
- Lloyd, George, 87 John-street, Pyrmont
- Lewis, Sharp H., 101 Hunter-street
- M'Crae, John, 136 Dowling-street
- Morey, James, Newtown
- Morrison, Chas. Edw., 195 Dowling-st.
- M'Crea, William, 626 George-street
- M'Cormack, Thomas, 88 William-street
- May, Charles, 357 George-street
- Moss, Isaac, 714 George-street
- Mens, Moses, 165 George-street
- Murray, John Sinclair, 111 and 113 South Head-road
- Newland, William, 169 George-street
- Nash, Thomas, 2 Market-lane
- Orr, John H., 98 Palmer-street
- O'Donnell, Hitchins, and Co., 357 George-street
- Pearce, Jethro T., 96 Riley-street
- Price, William, 342 George-street
- Perry, Jonathan S. and Josiab, 92 and 94 King-street
- Pyne, Charles, Newtown-road.
- Phillips, Samuel, 631 George-street
- Phillips, L., 694 George-street
- Pender, Madame, 363 George-street
- Piper, James, Newtown-road
- Rush, Waltham, 117 Bourke-street
- Ruthford, John, 885 Devonshire-street
- Skinner, John, 220 Pitt-street
- Spence, Mark, 216 Pitt-street
- Scrivener, Edward, 321 George-street
- Shoppee, Thomas, 59 Judge-street
- Sadler, James, 42 William-st., Woolloo.
- Simpson, James, 79 & 81 Parramatta-st.
- Sharp, William, 68 South Head-road
- Simms, Samuel, 38 Macquarie-street
- Samuels, Michael, 617 George-street
- Spence, T. G., 700 George-street
- Sherlock, Francis, 664 George-street
- Sharp, Mrs., 70 South Head-road
- Selby, Henry, 635 George-street
- Savren, William, Edgeworth-place
- Tickle, William J., 622 George-street
- Thompson, 3. and S., 224 Pitt-street
- Tarplee, W. J., 85 Yurong-street
- Talbot, Mrs. M., 26 Market-Street
- Unger, J., 145 George-street
- Vallack, R. G., 23 Jamison-street
- Weight and Johnson, 251 Pitt-street
- Wilson, John, 624 George-street
- Wetherill, John, 307 George-street.
- Wetherill, Stephen, 578 George-street
- Wareham, T., William-st., Paddington
- Webster, John, Newtown-road
- Young and Yeo, 275 Pitt-street
Dressmakers.
- Bene, Elizabeth, 241 Macquarie-street
- Cooper, Mrs., 148 Dowling-street
- Cox, Mrs., 247 Liverpool-street
- Chappell, Mrs., 106 Elizabeth-street
- Cohen, Mrs. Elizabeth, 45 Market-lane
- Campbell, Mrs. S. J., 479 Kent-street
- Gardiner, Mrs. M., 373 Crown-street
- Gleeson, Mrs. M., 250 Crown-street
- Hall, Mrs., 28 Bourke-street
- Hickey, Miss, 117 Clarence-street
- Hayes, Miss, 99 Palmer-street
- Hamilton, Mrs. D., 383 Kent-street
- Hornby, Mrs. M., Nelson Bay-road
- Hendrick, Catherine, 732 George-st.
- Johnson, Mrs., and Moore, Miss, 381 Bourke-street
- Kay, Miss M., 96 Elizabeth-street
- Kenny, Miss, 20 Forbes-street
- McDonald, Mrs. Bridget, Gloucester-st.
- Plummer, Mrs., 76 South Head-road
- Robinson, Mrs. M., 97 Elizabeth-st.
- Riordan, Miss M., Elizabeth-street
- Robinson, Miss J., 7 Barton-st., Little
- Rawlins, Raehael, 441 Kent-street
- Sutton, Mrs., Bathurst-street
- Templeton, Mrs., 176 Clarence-street
- Thompson, Ann, 353 Macquarie-street
- Tallant, Mrs. M. A., 48 Market-lane
- Waite, Mrs. Mary, Elizabeth-street
- Woods, Mrs. Mary, 63 Gloucester-st.
- White, Miss L., 135 Elizabeth-street
- Walsh, Mary, 83, Market-street
Druggists, &c.
- Bozon, Frederick, 86 William-street
- Burrell, H., 87 South Head-road
- Bell, John, 227 George-street
- Brocklebanb, William, 212 George-st.
- Crompton, W. P., 69 Crown-street
- Duncan, John W., 372 Kent-street
- Earle, Charles V., 550 George-street
- Elliott, C. R., and Co., 181 Pitt-street
- Finch, Charles C., 84 King-street
- Foss and Co., 219 Pitt-street
- Gilbert, Henry, 8 Market-street
- Guise, John, Miller-st., North Shore
- Gutzmer, —, 89 John-street, Pyrmont
- Harris, Samuel, 89 Parramatta-street
- Heath, George, 334 George-street
- Hood, E. H., 51 Parramatta-street
- Horner, Charles Wm., 56 William-st.
- Henry, James, 659 George-street
- Jenkins, William, 252 George-street
- Kirschbaum, Albert, 124 King-street
- Smythe, J. E., 52 Hunter-street
- Mills, William, Cook's River-road
- Norrie, James, 222, Pitt-street
- Pratt, William, 519 George-street
- Poulton, A., 77 South Head-road
- Porter, Edward, 324 George-street
- Pinhey, William T., 259 Pitt-street
- Pratt, William, 57 Parramatta-street
- Rogers, Edward, Newtown-road
- Sloper, Fred., 50 William-st., Woolloo.
- Smith, James, 154 William-street
- Senior, Frank, 262 George-street
- Watson, John, 593 George-street
- Watt, Alfred, and Co., 534 George-st.
Dyers, Scourers, &c.
- Eldridge, W. C, 135 York-street
- McConnell, E., 38 Washington-street
- Miethling, F., 56 York-street
- Rogers, C. W., 181 South Head-road
- Sadling, J., 42 Hunter-street
Earthenware Dealers.—See Glass Dealers.
Eating Houses.—See Restaurants.
Engineers.—See Also Ironfounders.
- Ashton, William, 25 Burton-street
- Byrnes, John, 120 Abercrombie-street
- Bubb and Son, Victoria-street
- Brown, James, 518 Bourke-street
- Collins, William, 45 Bathurst-st. West
- Cahels, James, 68 Palmer-street
- Clennan, Hugh, 392 Kent-street
- Chapman, J., &.,
& c., 782 George-st.
- Doyle, Matthew, 4 Domain-terrace
- Dannakar, David, 35 Pitt-street
- Deeble, James, 35 Margaret-place
- Del phenthall, William, George-street
- Docksey, Frederick, 10 Ferry-lane
- Elliott, W., 45 Bathurst-street West
- Edington, John, 110 Macquarie-street
- Fyfe, William, 59 Washington-street
- Fletcher, Abraham, 848 Kent-street
- Fowler, Chas., Blue's Bay, North Shore
- Gerrard, J., Blue's Point, North Shore
- Gosling, James, 67 Washington-street
- Goldring, Joseph, 57 Downshire-terrace
- Hall, George, Blue's Bay, North Shore
- Haines, T., Bathurst-street West
- Hall, George, junior, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Halliday, Laing and Morrison, 16 Erskine-street
- Jubb, Joseph, Devonshire-street
- Locksley, Wm., Camperdown
- M'Donongh, Charles, 110 Clarence-st.
- Munger, William R., 10 Mary-street
- Morris, William, 31 Chippen-street
- Moriarty, Ed. O., 33 Hunter-street
- Nield, Wm., Frederick-place
- Newton, Jos., John-street, Woollahra
- Phillips, Charles, 269 Clarence-street
- Paul, Andrew, 47 Washington-street
- Russell, P. N. and Co., George and Sussex-streets
- Russell, George, 462 Kent-street
- Rose, Henry, 2 Riley-street
- Russell, P. Nicol, Elizabeth-st., Padd.
- Smith, John, Frederick-place
- Shelly, George, 80 Gloucester-street
- Sanderson, John, 8 Dixon-street
- Scott, Thomas, 405 Kent-street
- Thompson, George, 168 Clarence-st.
- Vales, Henry, 50 Buckingham-street
- Walker, James, Frederick-place
- Williams, George, 169 Gloucester-st.
- Wiseman, Thomas, 57 Princes-street
- Whitton, J., Brisbane-house, N. Shore
- Watts, George, 55 Washington-street
- Young, Alexander H., Bathurst-street
- Yates, John, 22 Queen-street
Engravers.
- Allen, John, 287 Market-street
- Allan and Wigley, George-street
- Ashton, C, 24 York-street
- Fitzsimons, John, 112 Pitt-street
- Goddard, Charles, 173 Pitt-street
- Jervis, H. G., 169 Pitt-street
- Mason, Walter, 245 Liverpool-street
- O'Connor, Joseph &., 16 Queen-street
- Peyton, Stanley L., 35 Washington-st.
- Roper, —, Market-street
- Robertson, George, 221 Castlereagh-st.
- Salisbury, Thomas, 49 Market-street
- Sutherland, William, 491 Pitt-street
- Wilson, William, 394 Pitt-street
Fancy Warehousemen.
- Abraham and Co., 79 King-street
- Crouch, George J., 542 George-street
- Davies, E., and Co., 98 King-street
- Engel, Miss E., 22 Hunter-street
- Ferrier, John, 350 George-street
- Grenville, H., 315 George-street
- Hoffnung, S., and Co., 339 George-st.
- Inglis, William, 81 King-street
- Lecky, George, 509 George-street
- Leopold, Wm., 6 Hunter-street
- Lusty, Thomas, 620 George-street
- Lazarus, Mrs., 366 George-street
- Mewburn, H. H., 8 Hunter-street
- Nash, William, 591 George-street-
- Ogden, Frederick, 643 George-street
- Parrott, Brothers, 12 Hunter-street
- Parkes, Robert, 703 George-street
- Richard, Martin, 69 Parramatta-street
- Stoney, Sarah, 672 George-street
Farriers.—See Blacksmiths.
Fishmongers,
- Cain, R., Woolloomooloo-street
- Cordell, —, 24 Dale-street
- Myers, P., 234 Pitt-street
- Smart, John, Harnett-street
- Tims, R., 777 George-street
Flour Merchants.
- Barker, T. and Co., Sussex-street
- Berkelman and Bate, 75 Grose-street
- Breillat, T. and Co., Sussex-street
Fruiterers And Green-Grocers.
- Andrews, George Wm., 1 Market-sheds
- Albury, William, Market-sheds
- Abbott, Mrs., Market-sheds
- Adams, Richard, 731 George-street
- Arthur, Mary, 612 George-street
- Branson, Henry, 242 George-street
- Bunces, Mrs. M. A., 13½ Erskine-st.
- Buckingham, Henry, 17 Market-sheds
- Beare, John C, 134 William-street
- Blake, John, 54 Woolloomooloo-street
- Cain, R., 42 Woollooraooloo-street
- Clancy, Michael, Miller's-road
- Clark, Richard, 34 King-street
- Coyle, Edward, 88 Woolloomooloo-st.
- Deegin, Patrick, 58 Bathurst-street
- Davies, Isaac, 380 Kent-street
- Davies, George, 676 George-street
- Davies, Isaac, Market-sheds
- Evans, James, 765 George-street
- Eley, James, 299 Clarence-street
- Fitzpatrick, Rehecca, Market-sheds
- Franck, John, Market-sheds
- Griffith, J., 541 George-street
- Harding, J., Miller-street, North Shore
- Horner, Sebastian, 173 Elizabeth-street
- Heard, Francis, 175 George-street
- Heyrod, Reuben, 2 Market-sheds
- Hughes, Peter, 665 George-street
- Horner, William, Market-sheds,
- Horsay, Josiah, 46 Hunter-street
- Hutchinson, Thomas, 266 Clarence-st.
- Landells, Mrs., 25 Hunter-street
- Lawless, Thomas, 513 Kent-street
- Lawless, Patrick, 21 Market-sheds
- Lewis, C, 129 William-street
- Laur, John, 202 Parramatta-street
- Lingard, Mrs., 70 Bourke-street
- Molloy, Jane, 370 Kent-street
- Morris, James, 133 King-street
- Martin, Hector, 239 Clarence-street
- Manning, Mrs., 3 Burton-street
- Morris, B., 35 Parramatta-street
- Martin, Hector, 14 Market-sheds
- McCrosser, James, 589 George-street
- McDonald, Mrs. Jane, 270 George-st.
- Neaves, William, 137 Crown-street
- Nixon, William, 1 Market-sheds
- Nicholson, Archibald, Bathurst-street
- Owen, David, 22 Market-street
- O'Brien, Rose, 99 George-street
- Preston, Samuel, 8 Market-sheds
- Punch, Peter, Market-sheds
- Sweetman, John, Market-sheds
- Sweetman, John, 192 Clarence-street
- Severn, Thomas, 171 George-street
- Toohill, John, Market-sheds
- Thomas, Catherine, Market-sheds
- Warren, Mrs., Market-sheds
Furniture Dealers.—See Cabinet Makers.
Gardeners, Nursery and Seedsmen.
- Bell, George, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Baptist, John, 15 Market-sheds
- Buyers, Robert, Blue's Bay
- Buskerville, Robert, Frederick-place
- Downey, M., 61 Stanley-st., Woolloo.
- Elliott, John, Randwick
- Ferar, Jeremiah, 105 Forbes-street
- Graham, Joseph, 42 Bourke-street
- Guilfoyle, M., Double Bay
- Graham, Joseph, 11 Market-sheds
- Holah, John, 10 Market-sheds
- Lussley, William, 7 Market-sheds
- Lawless, Michael, 252 Clarence-street
- McKean, J. G., 3 Market-sheds
- McGregor, Andrew, 230 Liverpool-st.
- O'Neill, Bernard, Market-sheds
- O'Neill, Edward, 118 Clarence-street
- Page, Thomas, Chapel House, Padd.
- Rettifer, James, Isabella-st., Waverley
- Seymour, James, Waverley Crescent
- Shepherd, J., Newtown-road
- Susseler, David, 604 Bourke-street
- Smith, John, 237 Liverpool-street
Gasfitters.
- Barr, R., 329 Castlereagh-street
- Constable and Turner, Market-street
- Cracknell, James, 78 Crown-street
- Ferguson, J. T., Valentine's-lane
- Greenslade, James, 125 Crown-street
- Gray, J. T., 133 William-street
- Jones, W., 739 George-street
- Keating, Patrick, 26 Denham-street
- Milne, James, 64 Parramatta-street
Ginger-Beer Manufacturers.
- Baker, J., 13 Brown's-lane
- Cook, H. W., Castlereagh-street
- Gray, J., Newtown-road
- Kearney, D., 213½ Pitt-street
- Lillywhite, William, Camperdown
- Norris, Isaac, 371 Pitt-street
- Starkey, William, 151 Castlereagh-st.
Gilders.—See Carvers.
Glass Blowers.
- Shepherd, Joseph, 133 Castlereagh-st.
Grocers.
- Adams, John, 657 George-street
- Adams, Thomas, 186 Elizabeth-street
- Bennett, James, 13, Fitzroy-street
- Barlow, John, 758 George-street
- Bodman, Henry, 44 Bourke-street
- Breakspear, William, 24 King-street
- Brignell, J., 46 Bourke-street
- Bray, George, 87 Parramatta-street
- Bennett, Isaac, Paddington
- Barnett, James, 191 Parramatta-street
- Buck, George, Manly
- Brady, Patrick, 88 Fitzroy-street
- Buchanan, Thomas, 113 Crown-street
- Buller, A., 25 Bathurst-street
- Baldars, Mrs., 27 Bathurst-street
- Bennett, S. and Co., 482 George-street
- Bergin and Co., 529 George-street
- Bardsley, John, Glebe-street, Glebe
- Brennan, W., 149 William-street
- Bowes, Patrick, New South Head-road
- Burgess, Theodore, Regent-st., Newtown
- Barker, Mrs., 79 Palmer-street
- Beehag, William, Newtown-road
- Bowyer, George, 466 Elizabeth-street
- Clare, Mrs. Maria, 117 Bathurst-street
- Caldwell, John, 278 Pitt-street
- Cromie, John, & Bros., 9 Parramatta-st.
- Chislett, Stephen, Newtown-road
- Cooper, Joseph J., 21 and 23 Judge-st.
- Curran, J., 649 George-street
- Clark, Matt. John, 137 Buckingham-st.
- Carr, A., North Shore
- Cunningham, Henry, 136 King-street
- Douglass, Jacob, 176 George-street
- Devlin, H., 88 York-street
- Doodson, Robert, 32 William-street
- Dawson, Rachael, 35 Norton-street
- Douglass, William, 651 George-street
- Dowling, Mrs. A., 37 King-street
- Dixon, Henry, 156 William-street
- Digby, Thomas, Domain-st., Newtown
- Evans, Mary, 26 Queen-street
- Emerson, Richard, 277 Palmer-street
- Egan, John, 57 Fitzroy-street
- Eldridge, D., 57 North Shore
- Fowden, John, 286 Pitt-street
- Foster, Aaron, 1 Parramatta-street
- Fairweather, Robert, 99 Harris-street, Pyrmont
- Forrest, John, Miller's-road
- Fanale, Patrick, 753 George-street
- Fenton, Mrs., 58 Bourke-street
- Goddard, G., North Shore
- Graham, P., 86 Hunter-street
- Holland, John, Cook's River-road
- Hanks, J. G., 558 George-street
- Hayes, F., 10 Essex-street
- Hickey, P., 14 Charles-street
- Hogan, Edward, 347 Elizabeth-street
- Harrison and Attwoon, 231 George-st.
- Hudson, Benjamin, 65 Fitzroy-street
- Hampton, John, 431 Pitt-street
- Hanks, John and Co., 478 George-st.
- Hanlay, Thomas, Bathurst-street
- Hurst, John, 553 George-street
- Hall, John, 571 George-street
- Hughes, William, 62 William-street
- Jackson, Mrs., 70 Dowling-street
- Jones, Daniel, Manly
- Johnson, Timothy, Manly
- Logan, S., 73 Parramatta-street
- Larkin, James, Camperdown
- Linklater, William, 64 Bourke-street
- Lowe, Benjamin, 290 George-street
- Law, Daniel, 726 Bourke-street
- Lewis, Michael, 98 Riley-street
- Love, William, 494 George-street
- Macdonald, William, 117 York-street
- McGregor, James, 204 Pitt-street
- Moore, John, 68 Riley-street
- McEncroe, Denis, 576 George-street
- Macdougall, Alex., Union-st., Pyrmont
- McCann, William, 30 Dowling-street
- McEncroe, Edward, 194 George-street
- Macdonald, William, 60 King-street
- Macauley, George, 70 Riley-street
- McMahon, 611 George-street
- McKenzie, Norton-street, Little
- McEncroe, Thomas, 11 Market-street
- McKeown, Thomas, 575 George-street
- McCarthy, John, 715 George-street
- Macmanamy, James, 77 Parramatta-st.
- Moore, Thomas, 322 Pitt-street
- Moses, John, 669 George-street
- Murray, Timothy, 86 Crown-street
- Mackinlay, Patrick and Denis, 27 Erskine-street
- Malam, George, 58 Mary-street
- Miles, John, 744, George-street
- Macken, Patrick, Newtown
- Miller, James, 513 George-street
- Malony, John, 146 William-street
- Mosely, William, Parramatta-road
- Neil, John, 22 Bathurst-street
- O'Hea, David, 155 George-street
- O'Brien, Patrick, 56 Dowling-street
- Powell, David, 205 Palmer-street
- Pearce, Henry, Birrell-st., Waverley
- Pitt, Edward W., 27 Waterloo-street
- Parsons, William, 214 George-street
- Peays, William, 200 Clarence-street
- Patrick, Hugh, 54 Market-lane
- Pincott, Benjamin, 194 Crown-street
- Proctor, Peter, 85 Stanley-street
- Peden, Magnus J., 540 George-street
- Perry, J. H., Albemarle-st., Newtown
- Roland, Thomas, 14 Waterloo-street
- Ruddom, Henry, 11, Kent-street
- Ross, P. R., 18 Riley-street
- Roller, Sarah, 414 Kent-street
- Ross, Adam, 187 George-street
- Roberts, Alexander, 433 Pitt-street
- Rock, James, 32 Market-street
- Richardson, R., 173 Forbes-street
- Reid, A., North Shore
- Robinson, G., 66 Yurong-street
- Reynolds, Michael, Piper-st., Woollahra
- Roberts, George, Cooper-st., Waverley
- Ray, Thomas, 52 Devonshire-street
- Switson, Robert, 254 Elizabeth-street
- Smyth and Wells, 88 Hunter-street
- Smith, Peter, 171 Forbes-street
- Smith, John, 85 George-street
- Sullivan, Daniel, 404 Crown-street
- Sainty, John, 300 Crown-street
- Stevenson, James, Newtown-road
- Stockley, Thomas, Newtown-road
- Smith, Peate, and Co., 258 and 260 George-street
- Scanlon, John, South Head-rd., Padd.
- Shepherd, Wm. Rd., 17 Kensington-st.
- Stewart, Frederick, 16 & 18 Hunter-st.
- Smith, Patrick, 18 Lansdowne-street
- Smith, Frederick, North Shore
- Smith, J. F., 20 Francis-street
- Smith, Edward, 31 Stanley-street
- Tulloch, Charles, Riley-street
- Twohig, Andrew, 138 Clarence-street
- Tedd, James, 59 Clarence-street
- Toat, Eliza, Camperdown
- Thomas, William, 5, Erskine-street
- Thompson & Miller, 78 Clarence-street
- Thomas, Charles H, 306 Crown-street
- Thame, Richard, and Page, G. W., 476 George-street
- Tighe, Edward, 60 William-street
- Thomas, John, 159 Parramatta-street
- Turner, John, 141 Clarence-street
- Woodhouse, William, Hosking's-place
- Wheeler, Nathaniel, 432 Pitt-street
- Webb, James, 25 Waterloo-street
- Ward, Mrs. Louisa, 40 Wellington-st.
- Wyeth, William, Newtown-road
- Wilson, John, Upper Forbes-street
- Walsh, Philip, 11 Parramatta-street
- Williams, John, 335 Kent-street
- Waddle, R. and J. B., 607 George-st.
- Willington, W. G., North Shore
- Webb, Mrs., Miller's-road
- Watson, R. and S., 6, Essex-street
- Wright, John, 43 Forbes-street
- Wenman, John, Cook's River-road
- Webber, Mrs., 99 Forbes-street
Gunsmiths.
- Challinor, Henry, 61 King-street
- Whitfield, George, 69 King-street
Hairdressers.—See Perfumers.
Harnessmakers.—See Saddlers.
Hatters.
- Clarke, Charles, 4 Mary-street
- Collins, Samuel, 727 George-street
- Frazer, John, 745 George-street
- Franklin, Julius, 296 George-street
- Keedle, George, 489 George-street
- Mountcastle, B., 319 George-street, and 64 Market-street
- Palser, John, 644 George-street
- Priddy, Chas. Frederick,454 George-st.
- Smith, George H., 316 George-street
- Wiesjberg, H., 60 Market-street
Hay Dealers.—See Corn Dealers.
Herbalists.
- Lackey, James. Barker-street
- Steventon, W., 255 Elizabeth-street
- Patterson, T., Market-street
Horse Dealers And Livery Stable Keepers.
- Burt and Co., Pitt-street
- Clark, M., 263 William-street North
- Driscoll, T., 250½ Pitt-street
- Flatman, E. H., Castlereagh-street
- Martyn, Charles, Pitt-street
- Nelson, Henry, Botany-road, Redfern
- Purtell, John, Cumberland-street
- Sharp, David, 127 Crown-street
- Thompson, Buchan, 54 Hunter-street
- Watt, John, 334½ Pitt-street
- Wooller, Thomas, 256 Pitt-street
- Wooller, John, 42 Parramatta-street
- Woods, Wm., 157 William-street North
- Whitworth, R. P., Tait's Cottage, N. Shore
Hosiers. See Drapers.
Hotels.—See Licensed Victuallers.
Importers.—See Merchants.
Iron Founders, &c.
- Bolton, G., Yurong-lane
- Bubb & Son, Victoria Foundry, Victoria-street
- Dawson, —, George-street
- Fyfe, William, 251 Sussex-street
- Hulbert, John, 78 Duke-street
- Maher, Joseph, 20 Wellington-street
- Napier, F., 105 Sussex-street
- Russell, P. N. and Co., (
Peter Nicol Russell, John Russell, Geo. Russell, James W. Dunlop) Barker-street, 442 George-street, and Sussex-street
- Riley, G., Yurong-lane
- Waters, Frederick, Barker-street
- Young and Mather, Pitt-street North
Ironmongers.
- Ainsworth, W. G., 185 York-street
- Allerton, Alexander, 650 George-st.
- Adnum, William, 266 George-street
- Allerton, William, 667 George-street
- Bern, John, 50 Parramatta-street
- Byrne, Edward, 36 Dowling-street
- Bennett, M. and Son, 772 George-st.
- Berry, J. S., 656 George-street
- Cole, Charles, 92 William-street
- Collins, Thomas, 83 Parramatta-street
- Crawford, William, 696 George-street
- Coleman, James, 190 Princes-street
- Dale, Joseph, 387 George-street
- Friend, W. S., 175 York-street
- Friend and Son, 183 York-street
- Fletcher, Archibald. 67 Parramatta-st.
- Fitzwilliam, —, 19 Bourke-street
- Griffiths, Thomas, 584 George-street
- Holdsworth, Joseph Burdekin, 458 George-street
- Iredale and Co., 187 York-street
- Jennings, Thomas, 204 George-street
- M'Nab, John, 602 George-street
- M'Intosh, John, 375 Pitt-street
- May, Thomas, 757 George-street
- Owen, John and Son, 215 George-st.
- Ogden, Richard, Double Bay
- Oliver, Robert, 36 Macquarie-street
- Reeve, J. P., 655 George-street
- Robinson, Frederick R., 486 George-st.
- Stevens and Drinkwater, 300 Pitt-st.
- Wyatt, W. and F., 319 Pitt-street
- Wright, William, 39 Buckingham-st.
- Walker, James, 20 York-street
- Younger, Charles, 166 Pitt-street
Jewellers, Watch and Clock-Makers.
- Beckman, E. and Co., 314 George-st.
- Brush, Sam., and Macdonell, William, 326 George-street
- Bloor, George, 160 Liverpool-street
- Brown, William, George-street
- Brown, William, 270 Elizabeth-street
- Boston, Thomas, Newtown-road
- Conway, Alexander, 4561/2 George-st.
- Cohen, Jacob C., 306 George-street
- Davis, Samuel, 360 George-street
- Jones, F., 20 Hunter-street
- Dickson, James, 53 Market-street
- Evans, Charles, 218 George-street
- Felton, Thomas, 370 George-street
- Flavelle, John, 53 Lower Fort-street
- Fallick, Charles, Cook's River-road
- Hoch, Aloes, 37 Market-street
- Flavelle, Brothers, & Co., 354 George-st.
- Hogarth, Julius, and Erichsen, Conrad, 312 George-street
- Hafer, P. G. C., 2 Hunter-street
- Hardy, John, 195 Forbes-street
- Hollingdale, Edward, 102 King-street
- Hammon, Frederick, 81 King-street
- Hardy, John, 25 Hunter-street
- Hughes, James, 504 George-street
- Jacobsen, Love, 244 Pitt-street
- Joseph, Alfred, 257 Pitt-street
- Lassen, Theodore, 90 Woolloomooloo-st.
- Lewis, G. Isaac, 528 George-street
- Lloyd, Charles, 49 Bourke-street
- Milliken, —, 94 Parramatta-street
- Myers, S. V., 195 Elizabeth-street
- Pitt, O. and C., 207 Elizabeth-street
- Phillips, John, 173 Pitt-street
- Russell, Michael, 276 George-street
- Roberts, John, 21 Lower Fort-street
- Schroeter, Charles, 103 York-street
- Saber, Wolff, 548 George-street
- Somersen, John, 574 George-street
- Veyret and Delarue, 623 George-street
- Woolf, Abraham, 247 Pitt-street
- Wilson, Nathan, 272 George-street
- Walker, John, and Jones, Timothy, 338 George-street
- Walker, John F., 371 Bourke-street
- Street, Thomas, 171 Gloucester-street
Lampmakers.
- Fels, E., 456 George-street
Law Stationers.
- Bannister, Wm., Elizabeth-street
- Eustace, Thos., Elizabeth-street
- Hemming, William, Elizabeth-street
- Kenyon, George, 93 Elizabeth-street
- Phenna, Robert, 176 Pitt-street
- Smith, S., 108 Elizabeth-street
Leather Dealers.
- Begg, John, 80 Stanley-street
- Bailey, Richard, 531 George-street
- Davies, George, 11 Park-street
- Eady, Thos. W., 82 York-street
- Hall and Anderson, 223 Elizabeth-st.
- Pawley, William, 617 Bourke-street
- Pawley, George, 609 Bourke-street
- Pawley, Henry, 615 Bourke-street
- Richards, James, 19 Norton-street Rofe, J., 537 George-street
- Usher, R. T., 468 Elizabeth-street
- Wilshire and Co., 634 George-street
Licensed Victuallers.
- Akhurst, Mrs., Janet H., Star Inn, 63 Hunter-street
- Allen, Eli, Royal Oak, 305 Pitt-street
- Anderson, John, Australian Inn, 104 Parramatta-street
- Aylward, James, Pelican Hotel, Devonshire-street
- Ashton, W., Beehive Inn, 33 Princes-st.
- Alphen, Henry, Garrick's Head, 55 King-street
- Bransgrove, G., Great Britain Hotel, 367 George-street
- Berry, Thomas, Harbour View Inn, 92 Cumberland-street
- Buck, T. G., Lamb Inn, Margaret-st.
- Broadziak, Isaac, Clarence River Inn, Margaret-place
- Brady, J., Shamrock Hotel, Woolloo.-st.
- Bowman, Thomas, Coachmakers' Arms, 4 Goulburn-street
- Borton, E., Borton's Hotel, Market-st.
- Boardman, James, 40 Hunter-street
- Bruffell, Thomas, Manly Beach Tavern, Manly
- Buck, Thos., Sussex Arms, Paddington
- Brennan, T., Union Inn, Cook's River-road
- Barlow, J., Pine Apple Inn, Fitzroy-st.
- Beattie, W. H., Market Wharf Inn, Market-street
- Brown, W., Hargrave's Hotel, Woolloo-mooloo-street, Woolloomooloo
- Brideson, M., Red House Inn, 159 Pitt-street
- Baynes, Thos., Farriers' Arms Inn, 409 George-street
- Black, Edward, Lily of St. Leonards, Milsom's-point, North Shore
- Brown, Mrs. Catherine, Paragon Hotel, Macquarie-place
- Beatton, W., Cherry Tree Inn, Bath-urst-street
- Blackstone, Joseph, Newtown Inn, Cook's River-road
- Baldock, William, Clarence and Richmond Hotel, 353 Kent-street
- Bluck, James, Bluck's Family Hotel, 528 Crown-street
- Baker, W., Burns Tavern, Bathurst-st.
- Bradford, Alfred, 6 South Head-road
- Berry, R., Bakers' Arms Inn, Cumberland-street
- Butters, H. J., University Hotel, Parramatta-road
- Borton, E., Borton's Hotel, 291 Pitt-st.
- Blay, H., California Inn, 20 Parramatta-street
- Byrne, A., Red Bull Inn, Bay-st., Glebe
- Beattie, B., Gardeners' Arms, 195 York-street
- Blue, J., Old Commodore, North Shore
- Bernasconi, John, Pelican Inn, 55 South Head-road
- Blair, J., British Arms, 69 Sussex-st.
- Bath, C. H., St. John's Tavern, George-street
- Berry, Robert, Wheelwrights' Arms, 258 Sussex-street
- Bradford, Alfred, Blind Beggar Inn, South Head-road
- Baker, T., Victoria Hotel, 243 Pitt-st.
- Brennan, P., Cooper's Arms, Pyrmont
- Buck, T. J., Lamb Inn, Margaret-place
- Brown, J., Pelham's Hotel, 193 York-st.
- Blake, Jacob, Robin Hood Inn, 45 South Head-road
- Boyd, John, Woolpack Inn, George-st.
- Bullivant, Charles Jas., Three Crowns Inn, Charlotte-place
- Bell, Isaac, Wheelwrights' Arms, 196 Palmer-street
- Beck, Elizabeth, Old King George Inn, Barker-street
- Brown, Richard, Britannia Arms, 585 George-street
- Beal, Charles, Simpson's Hotel, 536 George-street
- Billing, Henry, Greenwich Pier Hotel, Watson's Bay
- Cleeve, Matt., Albert Inn, 60 Parramatta-street
- Chappel, Isaac, Farriers' Arms, Newtown-road Capper, Elizabeth, Prince of Wales Hotel, 184 George-street
- Cope, Geo., Builders' Arms, Glebe-road
- Cole, James, Waratah Hotel, 141 William-street
- Conley, James, Kingston Lodge Hotel, Australia-street, Newtown
- Cunningham, G., Odd-Fellow's Retreat
- Chalk, Russell, Steyne Hotel, Manly
- Chuter, William, Billy Blue Inn, St. Leonards
- Clune, Thomas, Clare Castle Inn, 65 Parramatta-street
- Coleson, George, Maitland and Morpeth Hotel, Market Wharf
- Corcoran, Patrick, Australian Inn, Woolloomooloo-street
- Camb, William, Elephant and Castle, King and Pitt-streets
- Cunningham, James, Commercial Hotel, 132 King-street
- Collins, Robert, Family Hotel, Aber-crombie-street
- Charlton, Matthew, Charlton's Hotel, Market Wharf-street
- Crabb, E., Tolano's Hotel, King-street
- Cohen, A., Freemasons' Hall, 187 York-street
- Clark, Wm., Willow Tree Hotel, 149 Victoria-street
- Collins, John J., Grose Farm Inn, Missenden-road, Camperdown
- Connell, James, Cockatoo Inn, South Head-road
- Connors, George, Lemon Tree, 138 Phillip-street
- Cowan, William, 59 Kensington-street
- Chard, J., DublinTavern,188 George-st.
- Cohen, R., Sir Maurice O'Connell, Glebe-road
- Collins, James, Golden Anchor Inn, 82 Parramatta-street
- Courvoisier, A., Custom House Hotel, Macquarie-place
- Cracknell, John, Sydney Volunteers' Hotel, Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo
- Daly, Bernard, Union Inn, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Davis, George A., Brompton Hotel, Cook's River-road
- Dawson, Thomas, 421 George-street
- Dickinson, Mary, Liberty Inn, 124 Riley-street
- Delohenty, M., Friend in Hand, Cooper-street, Glebe
- Davidson, Janet, Steamboat Inn, 188 Kent-street
- Driver, George, Three Tuns, 115 Elizabeth-street
- Doyle, Charles, Butchers' Arms, 449 Pitt-street
- Dearing, James, Dungate Inn, 375 Castlereagh-street
- Daly, W., Neptune Inn, 95 Princes-st.
- Doyle, Stephen, Clare Tavern, 543 George-street
- Daly, John, Plough Inn, 545 George-st.
- Donohue, Patrick J., Masonic Hall, Newtown-road
- Dind, William, Dind's Hotel, Milsom's-point. North Shore
- Dixon, Thomas, Red House Inn, Miller-street, North Shore
- Dimond, James, Halfway House, New South Head-road
- Davis, Saml., Exhibition Hotel, Market and Pitt-street
- Drysdale, Robert, Dumbarton Castle Inn, 145 Kent-street
- Driver, Richd., Three Tuns, 138 King-st.
- Dishington, John, Odd-Fellows' Hall, 663 George-street
- Donald, Edward, Rainbow Inn, 150 Cumberland-street
- Davidson, J., Steamboat Inn, Margaret-place
- Etherington, J., Nell Gwynne, Market street
- Earnshaw, E., Star of Peace Hotel, 296 Kent-street
- Eggleston, Wm., Cottage of Content, Newtown-road
- Erwin, J., Old Australian Inn, 120 Clarence-street
- Edmonds, H., Bayswater Hotel, Double Bay
- Fyfe, J., Steam Navigation Inn, 225 Kent-street
- Fox, Patrick, Colonnade Inn, King-st.
- Faris, J., Queen's Arms Inn, So. Hd.-rd.
- Fisher, G., Darling Harbour Inn, Market Wharf
- Fitzpatrick, Mary, the Old White Swan Inn, 156 George-street
- Fernandez, D., Woolpack Inn, 114 Sussex-street
- Flenady, Wm., Camperdown Hotel, Parramatta-road
- Gough, John, College Hotel, Campbell-street
- Gordon, J., Travellers' Rest, 77 Market-street, Newtown
- Gomes, C., Golden Age Hotel, 83 Riley-street
- Gallagher, J., Patent Slip,139 George-st.
- Gee, E., Montpellier Hotel, 130 King-st.
- Green, W. J., Marine Hotel., 93 George-street
- Gray, A., Lighthouse Hotel, Bathurst-st.
- Glisson, Jas., Curriers' Arms, 413 Pitt-street
- Goold, P., Post Office Hotel, lll York-st.
- Goldsmith, G., Grafton Arms, 488 George-street
- Green, W. R., Wellington-st., Parra-matta-street
- Glover, J., Sailor's Return, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Goodwin, E., Turon Inn, 809 George-st.
- Higgins, David, Yorkshire Stingo Inn, 417 Castlereagh-street
- Hill, R., Yorkshire Arms, 62 Dowling-st.
- Hyndes, Henry, Land of the West Inn, 107 Parramatta-street
- Hogan, J, Picnicers' Arms, Coogee Bay
- Hewson, John, Bridge Inn, Pyrmont
- Haman, Mrs., Kingston Hotel, Regent-street, Newtown
- Hutchinson, J., Richmond Inn, Market-street
- Horn, J. T., Union Inn, 119 So. Hd.-rd.
- Hourigan, J., Nelson Hotel, 130 William-street
- Henderson, Hannah, Clarence Hotel, 6 Erskine-street
- Hill, R., Enmore Hotel, Enmore-road, Newtown
- Henderson, R., Dove Inn, Erskine-st.
- Hart, T., Captain Cook Inn, Miller's-rd.
- Harris, G., Hynard's Hotel 401 Kent-st.
- Howarths, A., Butchers' Arms, Cook's River-road
- Harris, Mrs. M., Dungannon Castle, 19 Crown-street
- Hutchinson, R., Red Bull Inn, 53 Parramatta-street
- Holloway, J., Blue Lion Inn, Market-st.
- Horne, Robert, Baltic Wharf Inn, Market Wharf-street
- Hook, Joseph, Ovens Hotel, 421 Pitt-st.
- Hannah, T., Corn Stalk Inn,48 King-st.
- Hancock, Head & Heart Inn, Dixon-st.
- Heaney, Robt. E., Royal Woolloomooloo Hotel, William-street
- Heaton, William, Fisherman's Rest, 22 Dowling-street
- Ivory, T., Black Swan Inn, 679 George-street
- Jarrett, T., Royal Oak Hotel, Padd.
- Jessett, James, Cheshire Cheese, 232 Elizabeth-street
- Joyce, Thomas, Rose and Crown Inn, Glenmore-road
- Johnson, Catherine, Dog and Duck Hotel, 695 George-street
- Johnston, Edward, Cottage of Content, 160 South Head-road
- Kelly, James, Emu Inn, 580 George-st.
- Kilfoyle, John, Cottage of Content, Cook's River-road
- Kippie, Walter, City Inn, 311 Kent-st.
- Kearney, Denis, Brougham Tavern, 215 Pitt-street
- Keane, Charles, Swan of Erin Inn, Woolloomooloo-street
- Kelsey, Thomas, Sportsman's Inn, 481 Pitt-street
- King, Wm., Spread Eagle, 213 Pitt-st.
- Kelsey, Thomas, Sportsman's Arms, Goulburn-street
- Kennedy, J., Blue Bell, 111 Phillip-st.
- Longford, J., Blue Bell Inn, Erskine-st.
- Laramè, J., Waterloo Hotel, South Head-road
- Love, Elizabeth, Kangaroo Hotel, 471 George-street
- Lawson, James, Royal Oak, Pyrmont
- Leavy, T., Currency Lass, Glebe-road
- Lonergan, John, Revolving Battery Hotel, 97 Dowling-street
- Leonard, James, Royal Oak, Wattle-street
- Lord, John, Waterman's Arms, 30 Harrington-street
- Lee, Thomas, St. John's Tavern, 654 George-street
- Miller, John, Labour in Vain, 181 Sussex-street
- Marnham, C., Coach and Horses Inn, Essex-street
- Mann, Peter, Whalers' Arms, 71 Gloucester-street
- M'Donald, Louis, Trafalgar Inn, Newtown-road
- M'Namara, Patrick, Ship Inn, 16 Essex-street
- Martin, Emanuel, Madeira Inn, Devonshire-street
- Murphy, William, Australian Inn, 350 Kent-street
- May, James William, Huntsman Inn, 197 Parramatta-street
- Molland, Chris., Pier Hotel, Manly
- Mahony, Ann, Crispin's Arms Inn, 163 Clarence-street
- M'Donald, Edward T., Rainbow Inn, Essex-lane
- Murray, Denis, White Swan, 45 Dowling-street
- Matterson, F. N., Wollongong Hotel, 456 Kent-street
- Morris, W., Royal Oak Inn, Miller's-road
- M'Grath, Michael, Omnibus Inn, 645 George-street
- Madden, John, Sailor's Return, 27 Harrington-street
- M'Laurin, Hugh Graham, Red House, 20 William-street
- Montgomery, Wm., Fig-tree Cottage, North Shore
- Moore, R. W., Fortune of War, 133 George-street
- Moore, Thomas, Burton Ale House, 234 Kent-street
- McMaster, John, Fountain of Friendship, 298 Kent-street
- McGrath, J.T., Sportsmen's Arms, 256 Pitt-street
- McKeon, Mrs., Australian Oak Hotel, Cumberland-street
- McRoberts, R., Crown Inn, 565 George-street
- Murray, Dennis, White Swan Inn, 45 Dowling-street
- Mooney, J., Family Hotel, Crown-st.
- Maddox, Tristram, Old Ship Inn, 261 Clarence-street
- McCabe, Jno., North Star, 396, Pitt-st.
- McMillan, William, Clark's Hotel, Circular Quay
- McLennan, D., Ship Inn, 36, Sussex-st.
- Munn, George L., General Washington, 288 George-street
- McNamara, Michael, Farmers' Home Inn, 687 George-street
- Morrow, Robert, Honest Irishman, Camperdown
- McGrath, J. F., Wheatsheaf Inn, 749 George-street
- Meacher, C., Dowling-street Hotel, 20 Dowling-street
- Needs, W., Green Dragon, Erskine-st.
- Nobbs, T., Railway Hotel, Newtown-road
- Nobbs, John, Swan with two Necks Inn, 538 George-street
- Noble, Joseph, Golden Gate Hotel, 515 George-street
- O'Neill, J. M., Victoria Inn, South Head-road, corner of Botany-street
- O'Toole, Daniel, Victoria Inn, 66 South Head-road
- Ogle, William, Forbes Hotel, King-st.
- Onan, M., Victoria Inn, Bay-st., Glebe
- O'Maloney, Patrick, Harp of Freedom, 184 Princes-street
- O'Hehir, H. M., Emerald Isle Hotel, 781 George-street
- O'Brien, Wm. J., Tattersall's Hotel, 301 Pitt-street
- O'Reilly, Daniel, Liverpool and New York Hotel, George-street
- O'Connell, Peter, Royal Yacht Hotel, Alfred-street
- Phillips, Thomas, Supreme Court Inn, 213 South Head Road
- Phile, James, St. Leonards Hotel, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Prendergast, Ellen, Hibernian Inn, Glebe-street, Glebe
- Palmer, Sampson, Crown and Anchor, Newtown-road
- Palmer, Benjamin, Liverpool Arms, King-street, corner of Pitt-street
- Pardoe, George, Cricketers' Arms, 185 Elizabeth-street
- Prior, Henry, St. John's Tavern, New-town-road
- Pope, J., Flower-pot Inn, 177 York-st.
- Pratt, Mary A., Land's End Hotel, John-street, Pyrmont
- Pilford, Wm., Pilford's Hotel, Mac-quarie-place
- Page, Thomas, Steam Engine Inn, 671 George-street
- Prescott, James, Hunter River Inn, 2 Sussex-street
- Petherbridge, Wm., Railway Family Hotel, 2, Parramatta-street
- Quiglay, Thomas, St. Patrick's Inn, Goulburn-street
- Regan, James, Odd-Fellows' Arms, South Head-road
- Robertson, John, Dundee Arms, 137 Sussex-street
- Robinson, Daniel, Fitzroy Hotel, 54 William-street
- Rudd, I., Crown Inn, 182, Elizabeth-st.
- Reddy, John, Woolloomooloo Inn, 140 William-street
- Reid, N. C., Surry Hills Hotel, 308 Crown-street
- Rose, George, Pulteny Hotel, Cook's River-road
- Roberts, C., Crown & Anchor, Market-street
- Rhodes, Mary Ann, Rhodes' Family Hotel, Woolloomooloo-street
- Raphael, J. G., Sydney and Melbourne Hotel, 235 Kent-street
- Robertson, E., Harbour View Hotel, George-street
- Robertson James, Captain Cook Inn, 90 York-street
- Rech, Jacob, Gas Hotel, 159 Kent-st.
- Roche, T., Hamburg Hotel, 108 King-st.
- Reynolds, C., Flower Inn, 771 George-st.
- Rea, Jas. H., Irish Harp Inn, 216 George-street
- Riley, F., Supreme Court Hotel, 144 King-street
- Samuells, E., Golden Fleece Hotel, King and George-streets
- Smedley, J., Museum Hotel, 6 William-street
- Spencer, T., Shakspeare Tavern, 200 Pitt-street
- Somerville, Margaret, Sportsman's Arms, 149 Parramatta-street
- Sherlock, P., Governor Denison, 232 Kent-street
- Smith, C., Chippendale Inn, Cleveland-street
- Saunders, G., Lord Nelson Hotel, 9 Kent-street
- Simpson, J., City Wine Vaults, 268 George-street
- Steele, A., Royal Arms Hotel, Devonshire-street
- Shearman, Wm., Wheatsheaf Inn, 236 Crown-street
- Stewart, Wm., Royal Oak, Erskine-st.
- Stephens, Cath., Hit or Miss Inn, Windmill-street
- Solomon, J., Sir Maurice O'Connell, Elizabeth-street
- Steer, Mrs., Edinb. Castle, 389 Pitt-st.
- Studd, S., Woollahra Hotel, Piper-st., Woollahra
- Steel, Alexander, Royal Arms, Riley-st.
- Simpson, J., Lady of the Lake, Bay-street, Glebe
- Sotheren, W. S., Freemasons' Retreat, Woolloomooloo-street
- Shipman, Wm., White Swan Inn, Rose-street
- Shalvey, Michael, Globe Tavern, Market-street
- Smith, W., Green Dragon Inn, 273 Kent-street
- Scully, B., Imperial Hotel, 171 William-street
- Smith, W., Glasgow Arms, 358 George-street
- Smith, J. P., The Greenwood Tree Inn, Paddington
- Smith, E., Glasgow Mail, Cook's River-road
- Solomon, I., Lyceum Hotel, 84 York-st.
- Shettle, O. H., Strawberry Hills Inn, 520 Elizabeth-street
- Speerin, J., King's Head Inn, 77 George-street
- St. George, J., Railway Hotel, 775 George-street
- Seale, J., Square and Compass, George-street
- Tolano, Raphael, Tolano's Hotel, 241 Pitt-street
- Turner, G., Australian Inn, 479 Pitt-street
- Tevlin, P., Lord Rodney Hotel, 112 Kent-street
- Tierney, Daniel, Currency Lass, 137 Pitt-street
- Toogood, A., Rainbow Tavern, 223 Pitt-street
- Thompson, W., Bull's Head Inn, 41 Parramatta-street
- Tandy, T., Kentish Hotel, Parramatta-road
- Thompson, H., Royal Standard Inn, 59 King-street
- Thomson, J. C., Fireman's Arms, 22 Sussex-street
- Tobin, Jas., Family Hotel, 52 York-st.
- Tighe, Patrick, Rising Sun Inn, 73 South Head-road
- Toole, Danl., Victoria Inn, South Head-road
- Tall, J., Britannia Hotel, South Head-road, Paddington
- Thomas, Mary, Domain Hotel, 2 Bay-st.
- Turner, John, Skinner's Hotel, 310 George-street
- Timmins, T., Welcome Home Inn, 209 Clarence-street
- Venables, Edward, Case is Altered, 151 South Head-road
- Wild, Rd., Black Dog Inn, Essex-lane
- Walker, W., Union Inn, Newtown-rd.
- Wakeley, Joseph, Bull & Mouth, 279 Pitt-street
- Williams, Mrs. S., Star Hotel, 29 Mac-quarie-place
- Watson, J., Dolphin Inn, 416 Crown-st.
- Ward, W., Crooked Billet, 238 George-street
- Wilson, Peter, La Ville de Bourdeaux Hotel, 250 George-street
- Weld, Rd., Black Dog Inn, Gloucester-street
- Watt, Alex., Wright's Hotel, Elizabeth-street, Little
- Ward, Margt., Bird in Hand, 113 South Head-road
- Wormsley, W., Terminus Inn, Enmore-road, Newtown
- Yeend, J., Sir Walter Scott, Bathurst-st.
Lime Merchants.
- Blaxland, E. J., Albion Wharf
- Kennedy, M., 37 Kent-street
- Murphy and Bradley, Liverpool-street
Locksmiths.
- Dole, John, 393 George-street
- Gibson, Percy, Devonshire-street
- Martin, Thomas, 111 King-street
- Owen, John, 419 Castlereagh-street
- Webber, J., 185 George-street
Lodging Houses. See Boarding Houses.
Lucifer Match Manufacturer.
- Blitz, A., 52 Campbell-street
Machine Rulers.
- Brooks, J. W., 134 Phillip-street
- Cann, E., York-street
- Sands & Kenny, 392 George-street
- Sapsford, Mrs., 96 Clarence-street
Machinists.
- Cooper, W., Abercrombie-street
- Jones, Wm., Forbes-street
- Kain, Joseph, 236 Castlereagh-st.
- Nelson, Wm., 21 Parker-street
Marine Surveyors.
- Deloitte, William, 32 Bridge-street
- Fox, Capt. H. T., 25 Fort-st., Lower
- Malcolm, Jas., 227 George-street
- Viles, J. B., 165 Kent-street
Masons, Stonecutters, &c.
- Barry, William, 376 Bourke-street
- Brown, Gordon, 202 Riley-street
- Brown, John, Berry's Bay, North Shore
- Boythe, John, 171 Devonshire-street
- Bird, John, 1 Middle-street
- Bowman, T., St. Leonards, North Shore
- Boyle, John, 58 Kensington-street
- Cox, George, 8, Foxlow-place
- Cruise, S., Chuter's-paddock, N. Shore
- Cowley, Jesse, 2 Norton-street
- Drolin, John, 115 Dowling-street
- Donaldson, John, 196 Riley-st
- Donaldson, J., 147 William-st., Woollo.
- Everston, Charles, Paddington
- Fenistone, George, 3 Bay-street
- Glennin, William, 168 Riley-street
- Garvin, John, 109 Princes-street
- Gray, Alexander, 12, Woollahra
- Grindrod, Timothy, 33 Buckingham-st.
- Hawkins, Robert, Burrahpore-street
- Hallet, Thomas, 18 Yurong-street
- Jeffreys, Wm., 20 Lansdowne-street
- Jowett, Thomas, Camperdown
- Jago, John, St. Leonards, North Shore
- Jarvis, Robert, Camperdown
- Kendrick, John, Albert-street
- Loveridge, Edwin, 9 Dale-street
- Leech, Thomas, William-st., Woollahra
- Lowe, David, Corfu-street
- Manuell, John, 3 Morison-street
- Murphy, Francis, 379 Pitt-street
- Mathews, John, Frederick-place
- Medway, Mathew, Frederick-place
- Montgomery, J., Blue's-point, N. Shore
- Mercer, Andrew, 24 Yurong-street
- Meehan, C., Chadforth-st., Paddington
- O'Brien, James, Norton-street, Little
- Pike, J., 68 Yurong-street
- Patterson, George, 280 Riley-street
- Quigley, Michael, Glenmore-road
- Roberts, Charles, 31 Duke-Street
- Rhodes, Benjamin, 107 Princes-street,
- Reardon, James, 238 Elizabeth-street
- Rowe, J., South Head Road, Waverley
- Simon, Robert, 4 Wilton-street
- Saul, David, Denison-street, Woollahra
- Symon, Robert, 4 Wilton-place
- Shea, John, 28 Dowling-street
- Shugg, William, Riley-street
- Spence, Peter K., 540 Elizabeth-street
- Sullivan, M., Blenheim-st., Waverley
- Savette, Robert., Devonshire-street
- Thornton, F., 46 Burton-st., Woolloom.
- Tart, William, John-street, Woollahra
- Taylor, Brierley, 84 Parramatta-street
- Tiddyman, Fred., Piper-st., Woollahra
- Vincent, James, Isabella-st., Waverley
- Wilmot, S., Underwood-st., Paddington
- Wishart, James, 27 Burton-street
- Watkins, John, Waverley
- Wilson, John, Piper-street, Woollahra
- Wooller, Thomas, 78 Buckingham-st.
- White, William, 6 Ferry-lane
- Wilson, John, Macquarie-lane
- Wilkins, John, Glenmore-road
- Williams, Francis, 3 Judge-street
- Watts, Thomas, Duke-street
Merchants.
- Abrahams, Charles, 30 Riley-street
- Alexander, M., 48 Margaret-street
- Anderson, J. Bros., & Co., Queen's-pl.
- Anderson, James, 19 Forbes-street
- Alexander, John, 62 Margaret-street
- Armitage, J. T. & Co., 99 York-street
- Allen & Norton, 14 York-street
- Appa, Lean Henry, 213 George-street
- Allan, Edward, 189 William-street, Woolloomooloo
- Brown, Wm., & Co., 21 O'Connell-st.
- Bielby and Scott, 131 Pitt-street
- Buttrey, J. A., 36 Upper Fort-street
- Barnett, William, 76 Forbes-street
- Brown and Co., 16 Spring-street
- Baar, J. Moritz & Co., 64 Pitt-street
- Black, Alex., 10 Macquarie-place East
- Brown, William, 642 Bourke-street
- Buyers & Learmouth, 22 Charlotte-pl.
- Barnard, J. N. & Co., Barrack-street
- Brierley, Dean & Co., 273 George-st.
- Buchanan, Skinner and Co., 21 Mac-quarie-place
- Chong, Chin, 119 Lower George-street
- Chapman, Edward, 90 Clarence-street
- Caston, Nath., 8 Macquarie-pl. East
- Campbell, John, 382 Bourke-street
- Cohen, David and Co., Spring-street
- Cooper, Sir D. & Co., 464 George-st.
- Cook, Thomas, 193 Forbes-street
- Caird, Paterson & Co., 12 Barrack-st.
- Croom, A. F. and Co., Argyle-street
- Donovan, J. B. & Co., 107 Bathurst-st.
- Dean, James, 13 Lower Fort-street
- Davis and Co., 277 George-street
- Dangar, Gilchrist & Co., 88 Clarence-st
- Dixon, Thomas N., 95 William-street
- Dean, James, 12 Macquarie-place East
- Despointes, Michael, 794 George-st.
- Dreutler and Co., Wynyard-street
- Donaldson and Co., 108 Pitt-street
- Eldred, W. H., Bridge-street, corner of Pitt-street
- Ebsworth and Co., Bridge-street
- Fraser, John and Co., 95 York-street
- Ferris, Henry, 2371/2 Pitt-street
- Flower, Salting, & Co., 31 Hunter-st.
- Favene and Gwyn, Wynyard-street
- Franck, Edward, 27 Lower Fort-street
- Gilchrist and Watt, 64 Margaret-street
- Griffiths, Fanning, & Co., 4 Spring-st.
- Gordon, S. D., 2 Bridge-street
- Graham, Binney, and Co., 108 Pitt-st.
- Gilfillan and Co., 23 Margaret-place
- Griffiths, George, 448 Bourke-street
- Hebblewhite, Samuel, 292 Pitt-street
- Hoffnung, Sigmond, & Co., 339 George-street
- How, Walker, and Co., 253 George-st.
- Harpur, Henry, 63 Stanley-street
- Irving, Clark, 138 Pitt-street
- Jackson, H. M. and Co., 89 York-st.
- Jones, James, 465 Pitt-street
- Joseph, Samuel, 249 George-street
- Joubert, D. N., Miller's-point
- Keele, Campbell, & Co., 35 Hunter-st.
- Kohn, Joseph and Co., 13 Kent-street
- Keep and Parsons, Wynyard-street
- Lotze and Larnach, 55 George-street
- Leverrier, William, 329 William-street
- Levicks and Piper, 139 Pitt-street
- Lloyd, George A. & Co., 362 George-st.
- Lamb and Co., 131 Pitt-street
- Lender, Muller, and Co., 16 Macquarie-place East
- Lamont, William, Alfred-street
- Laidley, Ireland, & Co., 364 George-st.
- Levy, Alex., & Edward, A., 302 George-street
- Levy, Isaac, Wynyard-square
- Moore, Henry, Miller's-point
- M'Arthur, A., 125 York-street
- Montefiore and Co., 4 O'Connell-st.
- Martin, John, 51 George-street
- Moses, A. and Son, 3 Bridge-street
- Moss, M., Wynyard-lane
- Macnab and Co., Wynyard-street
- Macintosh, Hirst, & Co., Macquarie-pl.
- M'Namara, Jas., 55 Lower Fort-street
- Mort, James, and Co., 175 Pitt-street
- Morehead, Robert A., 1 O'Connell-st.
- Morehead & Young (R. A. and A. More-head, & M. Young), 13 O'Connell-st.
- Nom Hing and Co., 81 George-street
- Newton, C., Brothers, and Co., 440 George-street
- Paling, W. H., 83 York-street
- Prince, Bray, and Ogg, 372 and 374 George Street
- Paul, E. W., York-street
- Peters, J. Cornelius, 3701/2 George-st.
- Prost, Kohler, and Co., Philip-st. North
- Raymond, R. P., & Co., 247 George-st.
- Rundle, Rice T., 260 William-street
- Rossiter and Lazarus, 311 George-st.
- Richardson, John J. M., 85 Palmer-st.
- Rawack, Leopold, 138 William-street
- Rabone, Feez., and Co., 6 Wynyard-st.
- Solomon, Myer, 124 Dowling-street
- Scott, Henderson, & Co., 322 George-street
- Short, Wm., 2 Erskine-street
- Saunders and Co., 19 Charlotte-place
- Sayers, Edwin Mawney, 324 George-st
- Solmitz and Co., 60 Pitt-street
- Smith, A. B. and Co., 14 Macquarie-pl.
- Samuel, L. and S., 181 Pitt-street
- Spyer, L. S. and Co., Wynyard-sq.
- Tange, Anthony, 19 Lower Fort-st.
- Thompson, James, 147 Pitt-street
- Thacker, Daniell, & Co., 10 O'Connell-street
- Towns, Robert, and Co., Moore's-road
- Tange, A., and Co., 87 York-street
- Towns and Darley, 9 Exchange
- Vial, D'Aram Melchoir, 26 Munn-st.
- Williams, James H., 3 Lower Fort-st.
- Witham, John Spencer, 4 Essex-street
- Willis and Merry, 1 Church-hill
- Webster, Alex. S., 12 Macquarie-place
- Were, Hearder, & Co., 227 George-st.
- Young, Lark, & Bennett, 257 George-street
Medal And Die Sinkers.—See Engravers.
Midwives.
- Coomber, Mrs., 317 Elizabeth-street
- Garton, Mrs., Kensington-street
- Gibbs, Mrs., 91 William-street
- Harbie, Mrs., 158 Liverpool-street
- M'Carthy, Mrs., 125 William-street
- M'Conville, Mrs., 287 Palmer-street
- Mitchell, Mrs., 448 Pitt-street
- Smith, Elizabeth, 74 Parramatta-street
- Snow, Mrs., 234 Liverpool-street
- St. Remy, Madame, 90 Woolloomooloo-street
Millers.
- Furlong and Kennedy, Barker-street
- Gooddie, Thomas, 106, 124, and 126 Abercrombie-street
- Harris and Bolton, Waverley
- Luker and Rowlings, Bourke-street
- Marshall, —, Valentine's-lane
- Pinxton, Charles, 291 Kent-street
- Redgate, J., (Spice Miller) 43 Francis-street
- Spence, Thomas, 104 Palmer-street
- Wearne, Joseph, 75 George-street
- Wearne, John, 71 George-street
Milliners.—See Also Dressmakers.
- Barton, Mrs., 93 Parramatta-street
- Balbirnie, Mrs., 46 Forbes-street
- Banbury, Mrs. S., Newtown-road
- Croome, Mrs., Alfred-street
- Davies, Mrs., 39 Parramatta-street
- Evans, Miss M. A., 365 Bourke-street
- Foot, Mrs., 86 1/2 Market-street
- Gordon, Miss E., 25 Hunter-street
- Hillier, Mrs., 21 Parramatta-street
- May, Miss Sophia, 755 George-street
- Rigney, Bridget, 122 King-street
- Smith, Mrs., 204 Parramatta-street
Millwrights.—See Ironfounders And Engineers.
Musicians, Professors, and Teachers Of Music.
- Anderson, J. H., 21 Hunter-street
- Callen, Douglas, Paddington
- Crook, Robert, 27, Duke-street
- Chate, A., 54 Stanley-st., Woolloom.
- Chizlett, Chas., Piper-street, Woollahra
- Cordner, Wm. John, 135 Bourke-st.
- Crowe, Thomas, 383 Pitt-street
- Cameron, A., 34 Yurong-street
- Deane, John, 56 Riley-street
- Farrelly, Madame, 90 Bathurst-street
- Goldring and Co., 293 George-street
- Harwood, William, 93 Forbes-street
- Howson, Frank, 76 Crown-street
- Johnson, William, 461 Pitt-street
- Kreigsman, Casper R., Woollahra
- Ziems, Heinrich, 228 Liverpool-street
- Mullins, Patrick, 151 Essex-street
- Nicolle, Jules A., 24 Forbes-street
- Packer, Charles, 161 Bourke-street
- Read, Catherine, 285 Macquarie-street
- Rice, Walter J., 66 Riley-street
- Stanley, William, 471 Pitt-street
- Sweetman, John, 324 Pitt-street
- Woods, J., 50 Hunter-street
Music-Sellers and Importers and Makers of Musical Instruments.
- Anderson, J. H., 21 Hunter-street
- Banks, Thomas, Castlereagh-street
- Buist, John, 284 George-street
- Clarke, J. R., 356 George-street
- Goldring, L., 293 George-street
- Hurford and Co., 191 Castlereagh-st.
- Johnson, W. J. and Co., 233 Pitt-st.
- Moss, L., 27 Hunter-street
- Paling, W., and Co., 83 York-street
- Sandon, T. C., 318 George-street
Naturalist.
- Palmer, J. S., 9 Hunter-street
Nautical-instrument Makers. See Opticians, &c.
News Agents.—See Booksellers, &C.
Newspaper Proprietors.
- Addison, G. R.,
Christian Pleader, George-street
- Bancroft, H.,
Home Companion, York-street
- Dolman and Birrell,
Freeman's Journal, Pitt-street.
- Fairfax, John, & Sons,
Sydney Morning Herald, Pitt and Hunter-streets
- Hanson and Bennett,
Empire, Pitt-st.
- Pickering and Nichols,
Bell's Life in Sydney, Castlereagh-street
- Woolley and Co.,
Bradshaw's Railway Guide, Church-hill
Nurserymen.—See Gardeners.
Oilmen.
- Foster, Hy., & Bros., 27 Parramatta-st.
- Harbottle, Wm., 382 George-street
- Murphy, John, 23 Parramatta-street
- Smedley, Samuel, 551 George-street
- Wenban, W., 110 South Head Road
Opticians.
- DeLissa, L. A., King-street
- Flavelle, Bros., George-street
- Moss, L., 27 Hunter-street
Organ Builder.
- Bridson, Thomas, 96 Palmer-street
Outfitters.—See Drapers.
Painters, Glaziers, Plumbers, Decorators, & Paper-Hangers.
- Aydon, George, 131 Buckingham-street
- Bantin, Robert, 5 Kensington-street
- Bown, Charles, 475 George-street
- Bown, John Thomas, 473 George-st.
- Beaumont and Chapman, 474 George-st.
- Breakwell, H., 10 Campbell-la., Woollm.
- Brown, F. G., 101 Bathurst-street
- Brown, J. G., 78 Bathurst-street
- Corbet, Charles, 27 Charles-street
- Creighton, Charles, 226 George-street
- Coleman, Richard, 187 South Head-rd.
- Cross, Joseph B., 693 George-street
- Carruthers, John, 414 Pitt-street
- Coterell, Edward, 54 Devonshire-street
- Clement, James, Stephen-street
- Curtiss, Edward, 340 George-street
- Durnford, William, 6 Morrison-street
- Dalziel, William, 51 Forbes-street
- Druery, John, 38 Macquarie-street
- Dunlop, Daniel, 103 Woolloomooloo-street, Woolloomooloo
- Edwards, A Daniel 120 Riley-street
- Fleming, D., 33 Essex-street
- Gordon, John, 96 Market-street
- Gibbons, Charles, South Head-road
- Griffiths, Gort, 143 Bourke-street
- Harris, H. F., Cook's River-road
- Hill, C., Hosking's-place
- Hebden, George, 54 South Head-road
- Hardaker, George, Newtown
- Hobbs, Thomas, 46 Pitt-street
- Ingram, H., St. Leonards, North Shore
- Johnson, Frederick, Elizabeth-street
- Kendall, William, 17 Mary-street
- Lochart, Oliver, 188 Liverpool-street
- Leybourne, J. A., St. Leonard's, North Shore
- Myers, John, 277 Macquarie-street
- Moore, James, Wentworth-street
- Muschtuen, M., 86 Fitzroy-street
- Mullens, Edward, 225 Palmer-street
- Moorehouse, 88 South Head-road
- Miller, Joseph, Newtown
- M'Menamy, James, 8 South Head-road
- M'Guire, James, 37 Princes-street
- Macintosh, Neil, 137 South Head-road
- Monday, Henry, Miller-st., North Shore
- Miller, Joseph, 507 George-street
- Naylor, William, 114 Pitt-street
- Noonan, John, 11 Francis-street
- Nurcombe, E., 17 Charles-street
- O'Brien, James, Hosking's-place
- Poole, James, Frederick-place
- Pullen, William, 188 Palmer-street
- Reading, James, 132 Riley-street
- Roney, John, 276 Palmer-street
- Rogers, Charles, 281 Elizabeth-street
- Rosewall, G., Ocean-street, Woollahra
- Robinson, Edward, 7 Campbell-lane
- Robinson, John, Rushcutters' Bay
- Sheldon, R. L., 8 Jamison-street
- Stores, John, 80 Norton-street
- Stuart, John, 26 Hunter-street
- Saunders, John, 342 Brougham-street
- Taylor, H, C., Newtown-road
- Tupper, Thomas, 13 Market-street
- Torning, Thomas, 6 Pitt-street
- Tout, John, 6 Paradise-place
- Wright, Joseph, 328 Pitt-street
- Watson, R., 167 York-street
- Wilcox, John, 13 Mary-street
- Wilson, Andrew, 87 Bourke-street
- Walker, Thomas, Frederick-place
- Wright, Joseph H., and John, 88 Bathurst-street
- Watson and Frazer, South Head-road, Paddington
- Whelan, James, 27 Market-street
- Young, Robert, 7 Market-street
Paper Rulers.—See Machine Rulers.
Pastrycooks.—See Confectioners.
Pawnbrokers.
- Baker, John R., 126 South Head-road
- Davis, J., 535 George-street
- Joseph, Henry, 26 King-street
- Joseph, Alfred, 67 King-street
- McCarthy, Henry, 78 Parramatta-street
- Molloy, John Crofton, 92 Bathurst-st.
- Moss, William, 59 Parramatta-street
- Peters, Thomas, 111 Clarence-street
- Kirker, Alex., 144 Liverpool-street, Woolloomooloo
- Speerin, John, 121 George-street
Perfumers, Hairdressers, &c.
- Bourke, Daniel, 198 George-street
- Benson, Walter, 547 George-street
- Cutler, Frederick, 224 George-street
- Costin, George, 89 George-street
- Deeper, Elias, 302 George-street
- Fansen, A., 733 George-street
- Fowler, Robert, 39 Essex-street
- Farrell, W., 60 York-street
- Fowler, —, 44 York-street
- Griffin, Frederick, 377 Pitt-street
- Herrman, F. L., 205 Pitt-street
- Jackson, James, 719 George-street
- Jackson, Woolrich, 719 George-street
- Lacerda, F. A. D., 206 Parramatta-st.
- Lightly, H. J., 58 King-street
- Murray, James, 92 Parramatta-street
- Momberg, C., 8 Hunter street
- Moore, J., 73 William-street, Woolloo.
- Morgan, James, 46 Parramatta-street
- McMahon, Michael, 380 Bourke-street
- Smith, D., 30 York-street
- Scholtz, William, 24 Hunter-street
- Sealey, G. Wm., 196 Parramatta-street
- Smith, J. K, 299 Pitt-stteet
- Taylor, George, 58, Parramatta-street
- Vaughan, H., 209 Pitt-street
Pianoforte Makers, &c—See Musical Instrument Makers, &c.
Plasterers.
- Andrews, Wm., 266 Elizabeth-street
- Bickley, Martin, 116 Macquarie-street
- Carpenter, Wm. W., 289 Bourke-street
- Dircks, C. F., 10 Bourke-street
- Ireland, Robert, 19 Wattle-street
- Lewis, Thomas, 200 Elizabeth-street
- Moore, Charles, 57 Stanley-street
- Parish, R. J., 287 Bourke-street
- Phelps, Thomas, 8 Wilton-street
- Richardson, William, 75 Judge-street
- Smith, James, 51 Gloucester-street
- Simpson, Thomas, 1 Market-lane
- Watkins, W., 3 Denison-ter., Woolloom.
Plumbers.—See Painters,
Potato Merchants.—See Produce Dealers.
Potters.
- Field, Thomas, 779 George-street
- Fletcher, Peter, 25 Kensington-street
- McArthur, Gilbert, Camperdown
Poulterers.
- Cummins, H., 192 Pitt-street
- Ireland, W. H., 16 Market-shed
- Kippax, Wm., 349 Bourke-street
- Kippax, W. and S., 13 Market-sheds
- Lane, Thomas, 8 Queen-street
- Mortimer, J., 6 Market-sheds
Printers.
- Allen & Wigley, George-street
- Bone, Robert, Pitt-street
- Bancroft, Henry, 149 York-street
- Cook, Joseph & Co., 370½ George-st., (Mort's-passage)
- Cunninghame, Francis, 184 Pitt-street
- Degotardi, J., George-street
- Engel, J. A., 109 York-street
- Fryer, James R., George-street
- Grocott, Alonzo, 66 Bathurst-street
- Goggin, E., Caxton Printing Office, George-street
- Mason, F., York-street
- O'Connor, J. G., Chippendale
- Parke, A., 64. Yurong-street
- Reading and Wellbank, Bridge and George-streets
- Welch, Daniel L., Hunter-street
- Welsh & Co., Abercrombie-lane, & 225 Castlereagh-street
- White, Frederick W., 84 William-st.
- Woolley, —, Church-hill
Provision Dealers. See Grocers, &c
Publicans.—See Licensed Victuallers.
Quarrymen,—See Masons.
Registry Offices.
- Ashlin, Spencer, 139 Pitt-street
- Capps, Mrs., 125 King-street
- Glue, J. C., 162 Pitt-street
- Haigh and Brown, King-street
- Pawsey, Mrs., 124 King-street
- Redgate, —, King-street.
Restaurants, Eating Houses, &c.
- Birmingham, Wm., 15 Parramatta-st.
- Brady, Edward, 165 Parramatta-street
- King, James, 625 George-street
- Saunders, William, 801 George-street
- Halliday, A., 4 Hunter-street
- Poehlman, John, 368 George-street
- Barry, John, 524 George-street
- Barry, Mrs., 6 Campbell-street
- Burley, George, 76 King-street
- Carews, Mrs., 43 Hunter-street
- Cheval, T., Central House, George-st.
- Glue, J. C, 164 Pitt-street
- Jolly, Mrs., 512 George-street
- Poehlman, John, 283 George-street
- Watson, George, Pitt-street
- Whitaker, Mrs., 41 Market-street
- Weeks, Mrs., King-street
- Williams, —, George-street
Rope Manufacturers.
- Smith, Patrick, Glebe
- Watts, Robert, 601 George-street
Saddlers, &c.
- Butler, Brothers, Whitehouse, 148 Pitt-street
- Brooks, Henry, 18 York-street
- Boxsell, R., Parramatta-road
- Baker, John, 204 Elizabeth-street
- Brush, John, 668 George-street
- Boyd, Richard, 190 Parramatta-street
- Binnie, Richard, 527 George-street
- Bowen, W. L., 158 Pitt-street
- Cavanagh, William, 106 Riley-street
- Cooper, Christopher, 527 George-street
- Dunn, John, 754 George-street
- Dickinson, Joseph, 505 George-street
- Fletcher, Illingworth, 37 Buckingham-street
- Gaydon, W., 16 William-st, Woolloo.
- Gorte, Thomas, 29 Kensington-street
- Hardy, William, Edgeworth-place
- Hughes, Edward, 86 Bathurst-street
- Hyde, James, 82 Yurong-street
- Hamilton, C., 721 George-street
- McCall, David, George-street, Little
- McCall, David, 14 Hunter-street
- Newall, Philip, 38 Wellington-street
- O'Keefe, Thomas, 583 George-street
- Poullenot, —, 2 Campbell-street
- Rothwell, John, 720 George-street
- Richardson, William, 717 George-st.
- Perry, James, 712 George-street
- Rothwell, James, 508 George-street
- Scanlan, John, 706 George-street
- Simpson, W. H., 179 Pitt-street
- Stowe, George, 395 Pitt-street
- Smith, Louis H., 726 & 728 George-st.
- Smart, David, 272 Pitt-street
- Smith, Henry, 258 Pitt-street
- Smith, Andrew, 493 George-street
- Taylor, Robert, 52 Wellington-street
- Walker, James, 31 Buckingham-street
Sailmakers.
- Donald, G., 12 Queen-street
- Mordue, W, R., 14 Upper Fort-street
- Ray, Alex., 29 Washington-street
- Yates, J. G., 30 Francis-street
Saw-Mill Proprietors (Steam.)
- Booth, John, Shelly-st. Mills, Balmain
- Cook, James, Liverpool-street
- Fairfax and Son, Dowling-street
- Goodlet and Co., Erskine-street
- Robertson, C, Rooty Hill Mills
- Scott and Jolly, Bathurst-street, Cabramatta and Orimbah, Brisbane Water
Scale Manufacturer.
- Bain, George, 391 George-street
Schoolmasters & Mistresses.
- Allsop, T. V., Camperdown
- Aspinall, Miss E., Newtown-road
- Baker, Mrs., 151 Woolloo-st., Wooll.
- Boyce, Mrs. F., Newtown
- Cooksey, the Misses, Carthona, Darling-point
- Crickett, Miss, Lavender Bay
- Creeny, Spenee, 77 Bathurst-street
- Creagh, Richard, 289 Elizabeth-street
- Carroll, Peter, 178 Elizabeth-street
- Curtis, Robert, 232 Forbes-street
- Cane, Alfred, 46 Stanley-street
- Delohery, Miss, 30 Burton-street
- Drewett, Mrs., 90 Stanley-street
- Davy, Miss S., 182 Riley-street
- Dunlop, Robert, Wilson-st., Newtown
- Ensley, Mrs., 223 Palmer-street
- Eccleston, Mrs., 5 Dowling-street
- Freeman, Miss Susan, 70 Upper Fort-street
- Gabb, John, Camperdown-road
- Garrett, Misses, Newtown
- Howarth, Mrs. E., Newtown
- Harris, Mrs., 167 William-street
- Hall, the Misses, Ormonde House, Paddington
- Harris, T., Camden-terrace, Newtown
- Horniman, —, 122 William-street
- Jones, Lavinia, 285 Palmer-street
- Johnson, Edwin, Mount Pleasant Cottage, Paddington
- Remmish, J., 32 Yurong-street
- Kensett, William, (St. Mark's), New South Head-road
- Mulcahy, Catherine, 18 Foster-street
- Morgan, Elizabeth, 42 Dowling-street
- M'Guffin, Mrs., 273 Palmer-street
- Mayhew, Robert, Newtown
- Moore, Miss M,, Orwell House, Orwell-street
- Maxwell, Miss, 100 Palmer-street
- Newman, C. A., Egan-street
- Noake, Mrs., 135 Dowling-street
- Oddie, Miss A., O'Connell-street, Newtown
- Potts, Mrs. E., 6 Norton-st., Little
- Roberts, Mrs. J., Cook's River-road
- Rutledge, James, Edgeworth-place
- Rumleigh, Miss, 20 Duke-street
- Smith, John, 27 Stanley-st., Woolloom.
- Sanders, Mrs., 342 Brougham-street
- Smith, Mrs. H., Newtown
- Tannah, Mrs., 94 Dowling-street
- Thornton, Mrs., Cleveland-street
- Whitehead, John, 85 Gloucester-street
Sculptors & Marble Masons.
- Andrews and Son, Comperdown-road
- Bird, Joseph, Wilmott-street
- Layt, John, 383 Elizabeth-street
- Patten, William, 342 Pitt-street
- Talbot. Henry, 100 Kent-street
- Talbot, John, Newtown
- Woolford, Richard, 29 Clarence-street
Seedsmen— See Gardeners.
Ship-Builders.
- Bell, Richard, 2 Cunningham's Wharf
- Cuthbert, John, Cuthbert's Wharf
- Korff, J., Glebe
- Patterson, John, 340 Bourke-street
- Rountree and Co., Dry Dock, Balmain
- Towns & Darley, patent slip, Sussex-st.
Ship-Chandlers.
- Lane, Edward, & Co., 170 George-st.
- Lincker, J. F., 158 George-street
- Armstrong, A. B., 9 Market-street
- Mitchell, and Co., 164 George-street
- Silk, John, Shelly-street
Shipsmiths And Shipwrights.
- Beattie, H., 107 Harris-st., Pyrmont
- Chatfield, Charles, Miller's-point
- Cunyngham, R., George-st., North
- Corcoran, L., 6, Upper Fort-street
- Egan, R., New George-street
- Forrester, J., Balmain
- Johnson, R., 61 Lower Fort-street
- McGregor, William, Gas-street
- McMillan, John, 4 Windmill-street
- Over, William, 14 Munn-street
- Patterson, John, 346 Bourke-street
- Rutherford, Wm., 46 Bathurst-street
- Shea, Daniel, 28 Duke-street
Shirtmakers.
- Butler, H. S., 57 Market-street
- Hughes, M. A., Market-street
- Smith, William, 36 Park-street
Shoemakers—See Bootmakers.
Slaters and Shinglers.
- Ayres, John, 22 Norton-street
- Aitkin, A., & Son, 371 Elizabeth-street
- Dent, John, 20 Norton-street
- Murray, H., 218 Clarence-street
- Saltier, L., 394 Castlereagh-street
- Long, Samuel, 48 Kensington-street
Smiths—See Blacksmiths.
Soap and Candle-Makers.
- Allen, William B., 262 Sussex-street
- Cowan and Israel, 350 Elizabeth-street
- Downes, Patrick, 9 Essex-street
- Hewitt, George, Balmain
- Hogan and Caraher, 109 Gloucester-st.
- Melly, John, 167 Parramatta-street
- Wright, William, 422 Pitt-street
Sodawater Manufacturers. See Cordial Manufacturers.
Solicitors—See Legal Directory.
Stationers—See Booksellers.
Stevedores.
- Dwyer, Philip, 46 Cumberland-street
- Farley, Patrick, 46 Gloucester-street
- Fancell, Joseph, 82 Princes-street
- Owen, Charles, 16 Munn-street
- McCarthy, W., 43 Princes-street
- Marsden, George, 61 Windmill-street
- Moore, H. M., 16 Argyle-street
Stonecutters—See Masons.
Sugar Refiners.
- Sugar Refining Company, 264 George-st.
- Robey and Son, 62 Margaret-street
Surgeons.—See Medical Directory.
Surveyors.—See Architects.
Tailors.
- Barry, M., 57 Hunter-street
- Bray, Philip, 6 Norton-street, Upper
- Bull, Robert, 326 Pitt-street
- Bond, William, 616 George-street
- Brady, William, 238 Pitt-street.
- Blanchard, M., 104 South Head-road
- Baynes, William, 118 Elizabeth-street
- Bullard, Joseph, 479 George-street
- Butter, John, 299 Pitt-street
- Clancy, Thomas, 100 Market-street
- Cunningham, Samuel, 155 Pitt-street
- Clark, D. W., 371 George-street
- Collins, John, 44 Princes-street
- Cross, S., 2 Campbell-lane, Woolloo.
- Cousens, William, 642 George-street
- Carlen, John, Hunter-street, Little
- Cunningham, Samuel, 40 Dowling-st.
- Cohen, Henry, 402 George-street
- Connor, Daniel, 16 Foster-street
- Clarkson, David, 149 Bourke-street
- Collins, John, 44 Princes-street
- Dahlquist, A., 48 Hunter-street
- Douglass, Robert, Anne-street
- Douglas, Robert, 134 King-street
- Doyle, Henry, 106 Elizabeth-street
- Dobbie, John, 1 Albert-street
- Dixson, John, 427 Pitt-street
- Exton, John, 15 Hunter-street
- Elworthy, George, 381 George-street
- Earle, William, 48 Bathurst-street
- Fusedale, Henry, 128 King-street
- Goulden, J., 641 George-street
- Garbutt, John, 16 Norton-street
- Gibson, George, 1 Wellington-street
- Gunn, Walter N, 178 Pitt-street
- Geoghegan, Michael, 18 South Head-road
- Hill, William, Frederick-place
- Humphreys, James, George-street
- Howland, Charles, 70 Parramatta-st.
- Howes, William, 191 Forbes-street
- Holle, John, 277 George-street
- Haigh, John F., 287 Palmer-street
- Howes, William, 253 Pitt-street
- Haydon, Ebenezer, 14 Middle-street
- Heather, Alfred, 66 Kensington-street
- Hopkins, John C, 361 George-street
- Hannan, Martin, 100 Princes-street
- Harrison, James, Newtown-road
- Innes, Edward, 134 Pitt-street
- Jones, H., 22 Hunter-street
- Jones, Robert, 308 George-street
- James, Edwin, 19 Hunter-street
- Jones, Edward, Hamilton-lane
- Joiner, John, 275 George-street
- Kron, Ellis, 289 George-street
- Kerr, James, 76 Buckingham-street
- King, J. K., 45 Parramatta-street
- Lord, H., 49 King-street
- Leworthy, Richard, 271 George-street
- Lewis, David, 35 Bourke-street
- Mooney, Edward, Valentine's-lane
- Myers, —, 98 York-street
- Millard, Robert, 97 Abercrombie-st.
- M'Farlane, John, 172 Palmer-street
- Nixon, Henry H, 1 Hunter-street
- Noice, Charles, Friend's-lane
- Pratt, William, Newtown-road
- Peters, J., Hosking's-place
- Ryland, Frederick, O'Connell-street
- Rossiter, Geo. F., Newtown-road
- Roberts, Thomas, 96 Burton-street
- Rice, Thomas, 69 Stanley-street
- Steevson, James, 661 George-street
- Seghers, Francis, Rushcutters' Bay
- Sullivan, Thomas, 261 Palmer-street
- Smith, D. Curtiss, 211 George-street
- Stewart, Matthew, 104 George-street
- Searle, Thomas, 51 Paradise-place
- Tomlim, Silas, 36 Forbes-street
- Tickle, Joseph B., 352 George-street
- Tout, —, 621 George-street
- Wilson, H., 157 Pitt-street
- Wilkinson. James, 182 Liverpool-st.
- Wallace, William, 14 Foster-street
- Warren, Alfred, 628 George-street
- Welsh, Patrick, Victoria-street
- Welsh, Patrick, 689 George-street
- Wood, William, Waverley
- Zahel, Vincent, 330 George-street
Tanners.—See Leather Dealers.
Timber Merchants.
- Booth, John, Shelley-street
- Brown, John, Walker's Wharf
- Boyd, Richard Wm., 86 Dowling-st.
- Brown, John, Botany-road, Redfern
- Broomfield and Whittaker, Albion Wharf
- Bullock, Daniel, 24 Duke-street
- Cook, James, Liverpool-street
- Curtis, James, 179 Sussex-street
- Chadwick, William, 31 Parker-street
- Dobell, G., Parker-street
- Edwards, Matthew, Glebe
- Elphinstone, Wm., 183 Parramatta-st.
- Fairfax and Son, 2 Dowling-street
- Goodlet and Smith, 12 Erskine-street
- Green, J. H., Bathurst-street
- Goodlet, J. H. and Co., 14 Erskine-street and 7 Parramatta-street
- Harris, George, & Co., 62 South Head-road
- Jarman, George, 485 George-street
- McKinley, Henry, 25 Stanley-street
- Matthews, Thomas, Barker-street
- Masters, Robert, 54 Dowling-street
- Melly, M., 50 Druitt-street
- McIsaacs and Kelly, Bathurst-street
- Moon, Henry, 8 Lower Fort-street
- O'Neill and Daley, Bathurst-street
- Rankin and Batty, 112 Sussex-street
- Rolfe, William H., 13 Pitt-street
- Scott and Jolly, Bathurst-street
- Uncles, John, and Co., Sussex-street
- Venteman, Daniel, 11 Dowling-street
- Wilson and Blair, 88 Sussex-street
Tin, Iron, and Zinc Workers.
- Absalom, John, Frederick-place
- Batters, R., South Head-road
- Bridges, Thomas, 100 Macquarie-st.
- Bloxidge, J., 26 Essex-street
- Boony, Mark, George-street North
- Brown, James, 30 Queen-street
- Carr, Thomas, 26 Bathurst-street
- Cale, R. and Thomas, 557 George-st.
- Fox, B., Hamilton-lane
- Meckel, Edwards, 47 William-street
- Parr, David, 4 Bathurst-street
- Ponder, Robert, 782 George-street
- Ruedgley, W., Erskine-street
- Shilling, James, Frederick-place
- Sutton, Joseph, 192 George-street
- Dart, Robert, 10 and 12 Parramatta-st,
- Voss, Edward, 609 George-street
- Waters, Frederick, 1 Washington-st.
- Wilson and Co., 735 George-street
- Wilson, E. George, 599 George-street
- Woods, James, 567 George-street
Tobacconists.
- Aldis, William H., 275 George-street
- Buchanan, William, 127 William-street
- Begg, John, 299 George-street
- Cohen, M., 244 George-street
- Curren, John, 117 King-street
- Debnam, John, 200 George-street
- Donovan, Denis, 96 King-street
- Dean, Samuel, 228 Pitt-street
- Davis, Isaac, 460 George-street
- Faning, Henry, 392 Pitt-street
- Fry, James W., 247 Pitt-street
- Gough, S. B., 95 South Head-road
- Green, Joseph, 759 George-street
- Hudder, H., 19 Erskine-street
- Hogan, W., 113 King-street
- Holmes, William, 34 Erskine-street
- Leigh, James M., 284 George-street
- Lind, George, 103 King-street
- Lissak, J. J., 83 King-street
- Mattos, Antonio, 690 George-street
- Myers, John, 105 King-street
- Penfold, E. T., 452 George-street
- Short, Alfred, 234 George-street
- Santos, Severo Jose, 190 Pitt-street
- Thompson, Archd., 521 George-street
Toolmaker.
- Wood, Charles, 326 Pitt-street
Toymen—See Fancy Dealers, Warehousemen, &c.
Turners.
- Baldock, Louis, 123 William-street
- Cragen, Joseph, Bathurst-street
- Dear, William, 491 Bourke-street
- Dunn, Thomas, Balmain
- Hagen, John, 313 George-street
- Hilton, James, 183 Clarence-street
- Imber, William, 315 Kent-street
- Morris, Thomas, 265 Elizabeth-street
- Morrison, Arch., 28 Marlborough-st.
- Ourtz, E. W., 24 Dowling-street
- Quill, George, 173 Sussex-street
- Schuler, L., 55 Parramatta-street
Type Founders.
- Davies, Brothers, 20 Dale-street
- McKay, Walter, Charles-street
- Thomson, Mrs. Alex., 83 Yurong-street
Umbrella Makers.
- Nellings, Thomas, 59 Market-street
- White, John, 143 Parramatta-street
Undertakers.
- Beaver, J. and C., 206 Castlereagh-st.
- Curtis, James, 57 Hunter-street
- Dixon, Thomas, 776 George-street
- Hanslow, Richard, 778 George-street
- Hill, John, and Sons, 100 King-street
- Kinsela, Charles, 765 George-street
- Stewart, Robert, 399 Pitt-street
- Thomas, Reuben, 144 York-street
Upholsterers.—See Cabinetmakers.
Veterinary Surgeons.
- Armstrong, John, 264 Pitt-street
- Clements, William, Elizabeth-street
Warehousemen.
- Acheson, Wm., & Co., 327 George-st.
- Bellman, A., 164 Forbes-street
- Church, John & Walter, 329 George-st.
- Drynan, W., and Co., 271 Pitt-street
- Favenc, and Gwyn, 7 Wynyard-street
- Gray, Robert, Wynyard-lane
- Gregory, Cubitt, & Co, Wynward-st.
- Gardner, William, 327 George-street
- Gould, D. & J., 477 George-street
- Haigh, C. S., 85 York-street
- Keep & Parsons, 11 Wynyard-street
- Levi, David, 122 Elizabeth-street
- Lemon, M., 18 York-street
- Morris, Charles, 48 Macquarie-street
- Macnab, F., & Co., 9 Wynyard-street
- McArthur, F., and Co., 125 York-st.
- Moore, George, & Co., 206 Pitt-street
- Newton and Brothers, Royal Hotel Stores, George-street
- Petersen, Boesen, & Co., 16 York-st.
- Prince, Bray, & Ogg, 372 George-st.
- Perks, F., and Co., 66 King-street
- Robinson, Edwin, & Morey, James, 194 Pitt-street
- Rossiter & Lazarus, 311 George-street
- Thompson, James, 147 Pitt-street
- Thompson, J. W. & S. 224 Pitt-street
- Young, Lark, and Bennett, 265 George-street
Watchmakers—See Jewellers.
Well-Sinkers.
- Maskell, James, 130 South Head-rd.
- Reddie, John, 21 Argyle-street
- Thorn, H., St. Leonards, North Shore
Wheelwrights.
- Bayliss, Samuel, 114 Dowling-street
- Bull, William, Valentine's-lane
- Cunninghame, P., Frederick-place
- Curtis, Abraham,. 10 Wellington-street
- Enever, Walter, 516 George-street
- Heale, M., 784 George-street
- Harvey, —, Brickfield-hill
- Kelly, George, Ultimo-street
- Powell, James, 38 Stanley-street
- Smith, James, Frederick-place
- Webber, George, 774 George-street
- Woodman, John, 510 Bourke-street
Whipmakers.
- Clark, Henry Thomas, 184 Castlereagh-street
- Hudson, T., Wellington-st., Newtown
Whitesmiths.—See Blacksmiths.
Wine And Spirit Merchants.
- Corkhill, Richard B., 352½ George-st.
- Caporn, Wm. Good (
Butts & Caporn), 14 Lower Fort-street
- Bath, Charles, 19 Charlotte-place
- Beit and Macdonald, 6 Wynyard-st.
- Egan, Daniel, 86 Market-street
- Farrell, Thomas, 78 King-street
- Fesq, George, 375 George-street
- Grogan, Thomas, 722 George-street
- Jones, James, 465 Pitt-street
- Lewis, William, 7 Jamison-street
- Leathes, G. S., and Co., 69 Market-st.
- Moss, C., 93 York-street
- Mort, J., and Co., 175 Pitt-street
- Peters, James C., 2 Jamison-street
- Teillard, Edward, and Co., 140 Pitt-st.
- Sage, Miller, and Co., 52 Pitt-street
- Tucker, Joseph E., 50½ Market-street
- Thompson, Arch., and Co., 196 Pitt-st.
- Tucker and Co., 397, George-street
- Waller, J. G., and Co., 79 York-street
- Watson and Co., 352½ George-street
- Wilson, Charles A., 145 Pitt-street
- Wedderburn, John, 229 George-street
- Wyndham &Linkman, Exchange cellars
Wireworkers
- Eastway and Son, 413 George-street
- Hubbard, James, 115 King-street
- Walsh, William, 767 George-street
Wool Brokers, &c.
- Atkinson, J. H., 5 Albert-st., Circular Quay
- Cameron, James, 123 Bourke-street
- Ebsworth, O. B., 7 Albert-st., Circular Quay
- Mort & Co., 7 Albert-st., Circular Quay
- Richardson & Wrench, Circular Quay
Zincworkers.— See Tinsmiths.
Legal Directory.
Supreme Court. King-street
Chief Justice—J. N. Dickinson
Judges—Samuel F. Milford, E. Wise
Master in Equity—G, Hibbert Deffell
First Clerk—James Anderson
Second Clerk—James S. Patterson
Third Clerk—Peter C. Curtis
Supernumerary—William H. Hargvaves
Prothonotary and Curator of Intestate Estates, Supreme Court—S. Raymond
Chief Clerk—David Bruce Hutchinson
Official Assignee of Intestate Estates—Edmund A. Mackechnie
Clerks—E. Lee, M.A., J. A. Read, and George Milford
Attorney-Genfral'S Department. Offices, Macquarie-street
Attorney-General—J. F. Hargrave
Solicitor-General—
Crown Solicitor—J. Williams.
Secretary to the Hon, the Law Officers —Wm. Edmund Plunkett
Clerk to ditto—H. Burne
Clerks to Crown Solicitor—J.B. Jackson, J. Fisher, Jon. J. Lee. J. Hart
Insolvency Department. Supreme Court.
Chief Commissioner—W. A. Purefoy
Chief Clerk—T. G. Austin
Assistant Clerk—J. S. Unwin
Messenger and Bailiff— James Shea
Official Assignees—E. A. Mackechnie (for Intestate Estates); John Piper Mackenzie; John Morris, Frederick Wm. Perry; R. H. Sempill.
Board For Reporting on Claims to Crown Land Grants.
President—Charles K. Murray
Commissioners—William Alex. Purefoy, Edward Butler
Secretary—Alister George M'Lean
Commissioners for Giving Consent to the Marriage of Minors.
- Sydney—David Forbes, P.M
Vice-Admiralty Court.
Vice-Admiral — His Excellency Sir William T. Denison, K.C.B.
Judge—The Chief Justice
Marshal—William Teale
Deputy—H. B. Garrett
Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff— John O'Neil Brenan, J.P.
Under Sheriff-—George Richard Uhr
Chief Clerk—John Phelan
Second Clerk—William Blakeney
Third Clerk—W. C. Uhr
Bailiffs.
- Sydney—Chief Bailiff, Thomas Brown; Assistants, E. Brewer, M. O'Conner
- Parramatta—John Brown
- Maitland—John Kingsmill
- Muswellbrook—George Smith
- Bathurst—Thomas Jones
- Goulburn—James Riley
- Sofala—James Prout
Darlinghurst Gaol.
Visiting Magistrate—J. M'Lerie
Principal Gaoler — Henry Clements Beverley
Church of England Chaplain—Rev. Philip Agnew
Roman Catholic—Rev. S. Sheehy
Surgeon (Visiting)—G. West, M.D.
Clerk—George Wickham
Penal Establishment, Cockatoo Island.
Superintendent—G. K. Manu
Assistant—John Taylor
Visiting Magistrate—S. North, W.P.M. Country Gaolers.
- Parramatta—Thomas Allan
- Bathurst—John Chippendale
- Goulburn—Henry Forster
- Maitland—John Wallace
Court of Quarter Sessions.
Chairman—Alfred Cheeke
Deputy Chairman—A. T. Holroyd
Crown Prosecutor—E. Butler
Clerk of the Peace, Cumberland and Goulburn, and District of Bathurst —A. C. Maxwell
Clerk to Ditto—-J. C. M'Cormack
Court of Requests.
- Hyde Park Buildings, Macquarie-st.
Commissioner—Alfred Cheeke
Deputy Commissioner—A. J. Holroyd
Registrar—Alexander C. Maxwell
Chief Clerk—J. C. M'Cormack
Clerks—M'Cormick & T. S. Brennand
Department of Police.
Inspector-General of Police and Metropolitan Superintendent—J. M'Lerie
Police Magistrate—D. C. Scott
Visiting Magistrate of the Gaol at Darlinghurst—John M'Lerie
Chief of Petty Sessions—H. Connell
Clerks—Charles James Smithers; C. Delohery, James Martin, James P. Ormiston, W. C. Crane, Edward Reeve, and F. B. Davidson
Superintendent Mounted Pat., Western District—EM. Battye
Superintendent Mounted Pat., Southern District—Henry Zouch
Surgeon Metrop. Police—J. Y. Rutter
Accountant—J. C. Thompson
Clerks—P. H. de Phillipsthal, H. H. Bligh, and H. Lowndes
- Convict Beanch—
2nd Class Clerk—J. Horsey
Chief Inspector of Police—Jeremiah Higgins.
Inspector of Detective Force—C. E. Harrison
Serjeant-Major of Sydney Mid. Pat.—James K. Black
Department of Water Police.
- (Court and Office, Circular Quay.)
Police Magistrate—Samuel North
Clerk of Petty Sessions—B. Bunbury
Clerk—J. W. Lees
Sub-Inspectors—1 E. Holland Cowell; 2 Thomas Ferris. 3 Cockswains, 12 Constables; 2 detective ditto; 1 lock-up keeper
Native Police.
Commandant—Edric Vaux Morisset
Secretary and Clerk—A. E. Dodard
Port Curtis and Leichhardt Districts—Lieut. Murray; 2nd Lieut. Smith
Clarence and M'Leay. River Districts—Lieuts. R. Dempster and Poulder
Albert District—2nd Lieut. Alexander Tod Perry
Lower Darling—2nd Lieutenant Edward Morris Lockyer.
Coroners for New South Wales.
- Albury—Atkins, Heywood
- Armidale—Morkham, T. J.
- Bathurst—Busby, George
- Brisbane Water—Harrison, James
- Braidwood—Codrington, George Frederick, M.D.
- Broulee—M'Allister, A.
- Berrima—Temple, Charles
- Cassilis—Busby, G.
- Camden, Picton, and Narellan—John M. M. Antill
- Campbelltown, Liverpool, and Appin—Bell, William
- Carcoar—Smith, Charles Edward
- Dungog—M'Kenzie, E. M., M.D.
- Grafton—Skinner, Alexander
- Goulburn—Waugh, Robert
- Hartley—Brown, Thomas
- Kiama—Parott, R. J.
- Maitland—Thompson, James
- Mudgee—King, W.
- Merton—West, J. B.
- Murrundi—Wheeler, H.
- Moruya—Caswell, W. L.
- Muswellbrook—Thornton, A.
- Binalong—Campbell, W. D.
- Bligh—Cockburn, J.
- Newcastle and Raymond Terrace—Knaggs, R. C.
- Parramatta—Lyons, Charles B.
- Port Macquarie—Haylod, T. B., M.D,
- Paterson—Thompson, James
- Patrick's Plains—Glennie, Henry
- Penrith—Clarke, George Thomas
- Queanbeyan—Morton, Andrew
- Scone—Little, Archibald
- Sydney, Parker, John S.
- Windsor—Dowe, Joshua
- Wellington—Curtis, Samuel
- Wollongong—S. S. Rogers
- Yass—Biake, Maurice J.
- Wollombi and Macdonald River—B. Sullivan
- Shoalhaven—T. M. Richards
Commissioners for Taking Affidavits.
Sydney.
- Raymond, Samuel, Supreme Court
- Hutchinson, David Bruce, do.
- Daintrey, Edward, 61 Elizabeth-street
- Gurner, John, 233 George-street
- Bradley, Henry Burton, 64 Margaret-st.
- Tarnton, G. S., District Court
- Sempill, Robt. Hamilton, Wynyard-sq.
- Perry, Fred. William, 125 Elizabeth-st.
- Beverley, Henry Clements, Darling-hurst Gaol
- Uhr, George Richard, Sheriff's Office,
- Supreme Court
- Jacques, Theodore James, Registrar-General's Office, Elizabeth-street
- M'Cormack, John C., Court of Requests
- Mackenzie, Colin, 149 Bourke-street
- Stephen, Francis Henry, Supreme Court
- Anderson, James, Equity Office, Supreme Court
- St. Julien, Charles, Waverley
Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Beyond the Jurisdiction of the Courts.
Melbourne.
- Pinnock, John Denham, Registrar Supreme Court
- Bancroft, C. C.
- Gibbes, William, Solicitor
- Stephen, Hamilton Farish, Solicitor
- Porter, John Alfrey, Prothonotary
- Daley, R. G., Solicitor
Gipps' Land.
- Stewart, George, P. M.
Walda.
- Watson, Sydney George
Geelong.
- Taylor, Thomas Hamlet, Solicitor
- Sandford, Edward, Solicitor
- Stephen, Sidney James, Registrar County Court
Beechworth.
- Parry, William Corbitt Jones
Castlemaine.
- Naylor, Thomas Beasley
Ovens.
- Stiles, Henry
Portland.
- Blair, James, P. L. M.
Hobarton.
- Butler, Charles, Solicitor.
- Sorell, Wm., Registrar Supreme Court
- Pitcairn, Robert, Solicitor
Launceston.
- Sams, William C., Under Sheriff
Adelaide.
- Hardy, Arthur
- Gwynne, E. C.
- Lawrence, J.
Hong Kong.
- Gaskill, William, Solicitor
Canton.
- Bird, Alexander, Vice-Consul.
- Sturges, Robert S., U.S. Consul
Otago.
- Harris, John Hyde
- Heath, Samuel, Solicitor
London.
- Chaffers, Alexander, 43 Bedford-road
- Tomlins, Thomas Edlyne, 11 Lincoln's Inn Fields
- A'Beckett, Edward Fitzbayley
Edinburgh.
- Mowbray, Jn. Thompson, 15 Albany-st.
Commissioners of the Supreme Court of Victoria, for Taking Affidavits in Sydney.
- Gurner, John, Solicitor
- Stephen, Montagu Consett, Solicitor
- Carter, Augustus
- Sempill, Robert Hamilton
Tasmania.
- Stephen, Montague Consett, Solicitor
Barristers of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- Blake, Isidore John, 116 Elizabeth-st.
- Blakeney, C. W.
- Brenan, John O'Neil, Sheriff
- Broadhurst, Edward, Q.C.
- Butler, Edward, 133 Elizabeth-street
- Burdekin, M.
- Callaghan, Thos., Chairman of Quarter Sessions
- Cary, Henry
- Cary, William, 139 King-street
- Cheeke, A., Chairman Court of Requests
- Dalley, William Bade, 99 Elizabeth-st.
- Dangar, Henry Cary, 137 King-street
- Darvall, John Bayley, Q.C.
- Deffell, G. Hibbert, Master in Equity
- Dillon, John Moore, Criminal Crown Solicitor
- Bowling, James Sheen, Crown Prose-cutor, Court of Quarter Sessions
- Ellis, Henry Wilfred
- Forbes, D. G.
- Fawcett, Peter, 114 Elizabeth-street
- Forster, W. J.
- Francis, H. B, Gordon, Alexander, 125 Elizabeth-st.
- Hargrave, J. Fletcher, Attorney-General, 125 Elizabeth-street
- Holroyd, Arthur Todd, 187 King-st.
- Isaaes, Robert McIntosh, 51 Hunter-st.
- Jackson, John Alexander, Paddington
- Josephson, Joshua F.
- Lutwyche, A. J. P., Solicitor-General
- Lyons, George Joseph
- Manning, Sir W. Montague, Knt., Q.C.
- Martin, James, Q.C.
- Meymott, F. W., 114 Elizabeth-street
- Milford, Herman, 51 Hunter-street
- Mitchell, D.P.
- Murray, C. Knight, 99 Elizabeth street
- Norton, W.
- Pemberton, George
- Plunkett, J. H., Q.C., 89 Elizabeth-st.
- Purefoy, W. Alexander, Chief Commis-sioner of Insolvent Estates
- Baper, Felix W., 93 Elizabeth-street
- Raymond, Samuel, Prothonotary
- Ratcliffe, E.
- Riley, Charles, 51 Hunter-street
- Shepherd, E.
- Simpson, G. B.
- Stephen, M. Henry, 114 Elizabeth-st.
- Throsby, Charles
- Wild, W. V.
- Windeyer, W. C., 59 Elizabeth-street
- Wilkinson, W. H.
Certified Conveyancers.
- Carew, —,232 George-street
- Clarke, William M., 15 Wentworth-pl.
- Rogers, Sir G. B., 137 Parramatta-st.
- Smart, W. S., 79 Pitt-street
Attobneys and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and Legal Firms.
- Abbott, Robt. Palmer, 119 Elizabeth-st.
- Abel, Alexander, 71 Elizabeth-street
- Adams, Thomas
- Allen and Bowden, 124 Elizabeth-st.
- Allen, G. Wigram, (Allen and Bowden)
- Banbury, Robert, 171 Pitt-street
- Barker, Wm., (Norton, Son & Barker)
- Benbow, G. F.
- Billyard, Wm. Whaley, 89 Elizabeth-st.
- Bowden, T. Kendall, (Allen & Bowden)
- Bradley and James, 64 Margaret-street
- Bradley, H. Burton, (Bradley & James)
- Brenan, John Ryan, 129 King-street
- Broughton, Robert, 364 George-street
- Brown, H. J.
- Brown, Stephen C, 130 Pitt-street
- Barton, W. S.
- Boyton, Francis James
- Burton, Edmund, 57 Elizabeth-street
- Croft, F. Ernest, (Milford and Croft)
- Cory, Edward J., 209 York-street
- Chubb, Charles F.
- Daintrey, Edwin, 61 Elizabeth-street
- Dawson, John, (Rodd and Dowson)
- Deane, William, 9 Hunter-street
- Deniehy, Daniel H., Elizabeth-street
- Dick, Alexander, 178 Pitt-street
- Dillon, John, 121 Elizabeth-street
- Dillon, John Moore
- Driver, Richard, Pitt-street
- Dunsmure and Stafford, 159 Castlereagh-street
- Dunsmure, John (Dunsmure& Stafford)
- Ellis, E. G.
- Ellis, R. P.
- Fitzhardinge &Mackechnie, 115 King-st
- Fitzhardinge, W. G. A. (Fitzhardinge and Mackechnie)
- Frazer, James
- Falls, Robert
- Fell, William Cotton, 139 Pitt-street
- Garrett, Henry Bond (Teale & Garrett)
- Garrick, Francis James (Rowley,
- Holdsworth, and Garrick)
- Graham, George Wm,, 57 Elizabeth-st.
- Greve, James, 16 Wentworth-place
- Green, James
- Gurner and Robberds, 333 George-st.
- Garner, John (Gurner and Robberds)
- Hart, James (Pennington and Hart)
- Hardy, W.
- Hayward, Augustus
- Hellyer, William, 84 King-street
- Holden and McCarthy, 125 Castlereagh-street
- Holden, Geo. Kenyon (Holden and McCarthy
- Holdsworth, Richard (Rowley, Holdsworth, and Garrick)
- Husband, James, 132 Pitt-street
- Iceton and Pownall, 57 Elizabeth-st.
- Iceton, Thomas (Iceton and Pownall)
- James, Layton Odell David (Bradley and James)
- Jacques, J. T.
- Johnson and Johnson, 174 Pitt-street
- Johnson, Robert (Johnson & Johnson)
- Jones, Henry, 21 Edward-street
- Jones, J. Russell (Templeton & Jones)
- Lander, J.
- Lee, John James, Attorney-General's Office
- Levy, David Lawrence, 364 George-st.
- Lipscombe, T.
- Mackechnie, Edward Augustus (Fitzhardinge and Mackechnie)
- Macnish, Wm. Ker, 89 Elizabeth-st.
- Malleson, A. B.
- Moffat, W. P., Mort's Passage, George street
- McCarthy, William Godfrey (Holden and McCarthy)
- McCarthy, William Frederick (Holden and McCarthy)
- McCulloch, A. H, 77 Elizabeth-street
- Mayne, Henry, 134 Pitt-street
- Michael, James Lionel, 370 George-st.
- Milford and Croft, 121 King-street
- Milford, Henry (Milford and Croft)
- Minithorpe, William
- Newton, Henry, 45 Hunter-street
- Newbon, H.
- Norton, Son, & Barker, 55 Elizabeth-st.
- Norton, J., sen. (Norton, Son, & Barker)
- Norton, Jas., jun.
- O'Reilly, Ed. Dormer, 46 Francis-st.
- Parker, Edward
- Pennington and Hart, 77, Elizabeth-st.
- Pennington, William George (Pennington and Hart)
- Pownall, George (Iceton and Pownall)
- Readett, Wood, 118 Elizabeth-street
- Redman, W., Criterion Chambers
- Reynolds, M.
- Robberds, Robert William (Gurner and Robberds)
- Robberds, J. E., 112 Elizabeth-street
- Roberts, William, 121 King-street
- Robertson, John Thomas, 79 Pitt-street
- Robertson, James
- Rodd and Dawson, 122 Pitt-street
- Rodd, C. B. (Rodd and Dawson)
- Rowley, George, (Rowley, Holdsworth, and Garrick)
- Rowley, Holdsworth, and Garrick, 120
- Elizabeth-street
- Rowsell, E.
- Russell, W.
- Roxburgh, J. P.
- Smith, John
- Spain and Young, No. 8 Exchange
- Spain, William, (Spain and Young)
- Sperling, James Moss
- Sleade, George
- Stafford, C. (Duusmure and Stafford)
- Stephen, M. C., 117 Elizabeth-street
- Sheet, John Widgery
- Stenhouse, N. D.
- Teale and Garrett, 137 King-street
- Teale, William, (Teale and Garrett)
- Templeton & Jones, 372 George-street
- Templeton, William Ralph, (Templeton and Jones)
- Thurlow, W.
- Thomas, Charles
- Thompson, J. Malbon, (Way and Thompson)
- Thompson, Arthur Piddock
- Thorbom, Jas.
- Want, R. J. and G., 139 Pitt-street
- Want, Randolph J., (Want, R. J. & G.)
- Want, George, (Want, R. J. and G.)
- Way and Thompson, 103 Elizabeth-st.
- Way, Rd. Hy., (Way and Thompson)
- Weedon, Thomas Elijah, 76 King-street
- Williams, John (Williams & Co.), 176 Pitt-street
- Williams, E.
- Wilson, George
- Williams, Thomas, 79 Pitt-street
- Wright, G.
- Williams, W.
- Willoughby, J. Lees
- Yarnton, G. Swinnerton, 176 Pitt-st.
- Young, William, (Spain and Young)
- Wright, G.
- Williams, W.
- Willoughby, J. Lees
Roll of Country Attorneys.
- Allman, George, Yass; Dunsmure and Stafford, agents
- Baker, Henry, Newcastle; Iceton and Pownall, agents
- Blackmore, S. F., Goulburn; Iceton and Pownall, agents
- Briggs, William, Maitland; Dunsmure and Stafford, agents
- Brodribb, J.Duddon, Mudgee; Templeton and Jones, agents
- Browne, Eyles Irwin Caulfield, New-castle; Pennington and Hart, agents
- Campbell, Henry Elmes, Albury; Pennington and Hart, agents
- Chambers, Joseph, Maitland; Pennington and Hart, agents
- Chubb, Charles, Ipswich
- Coley, Richard, Windsor; Iceton and Pownall, agents
- Colquhorm, George, Orange
- Devereux, John Walter, Mudgee;
- Pennington and Hart, agents
- Elyard, Alfred, Shoalhaven; Fitzhardinge and Maekechnie, agents
- Freestone, Anthony Sexton, Queanbeyan; Holden and M'Carthy, agents
- Fowler, Robert, Armidale
- Grantham, W., Albury
- Gould, J. Morton, Parramatta; Way and Thompson, agents
- Home, James Stirling, Bathurst; Wm. Deane, agent
- Lethbridge, Robt. Coplan, Penrith;
- Dunsmure and Stafford, agents
- Lilly, Charles, Brisbane
- Little, Bobert, Brisbane; Holden and M'Carthy, agents
- Lyons, Charles Bethel, Parramatta;
- Teale and Garrett, agents
- Macalister, Arthur, Ipswich; Duusmure and Stafford, agents
- Mann, H. T., Queanbeyan
- M'Intosh and Pinnock, Bathurst; Teale and Garrett, agents
- Miller, W. Moore, Albury; Holden and M'Carthy, agents
- Miller, W. H., Maitland
- Minter, R. Brownrigg, East Maitland;
- M. C. Stephen, agent
- M'Meagher, Joseph, East Maitland;
- R. P. Abbott, agent
- Overton, Jenfresson John, Parramatta;
- Robert Banbury, agent
- Owen, Robert, Wollongong; Dunsmure and Stafford, agents
- Owen, Percy, Kiarua
- Oxenham, John, Armidale
- Powell, E., Armidale
- Parker, Edw., Dubbo; W. Deane, agent
- Pinnock, George, Bathurst
- Rawlings, William, Brisbane; Holden and McCarthy, agents
- Richards, Thomas Morton, Shoalharen;
- Iceton and Pownall, agents
- Rogers, Saml., Sandilands, Wollongong;
- Dick and Brown, agents
- Ryall, Jos., Yass; M. C. Stephen, agent
- Serjeant, Samuel Bonny, Bathurst;
- Bradley and James, agents
- Smith, W., Tarn-worth
- Wadeson, Samuel, Orange; M. C. Stephen, agent
- Walker, William, Windsor; Templeton and Jones, agents
- Walsh, Charles Hamilton, Goulburn;
- Iceton and Pownall, agents
- Waring, R., Goulburn
- White, G., Campbelltown; James Husband, agent
Clerical and Collegiate Directory.
Church of England.
- Bishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of
Australasia—Right Revd. Frederick Barker, D.D.
Dean and Archdeacon of Cumberland— Very Rev. Wm. Macq. Cowper, M.A.
Canons of St. Andrew's Cathedral— Rev. Wm. H. Walsh, M.A.; Rev. Robert Allwood, B.A.
Chaplains to the Bishop of Sydney— Rev. Robert Allwood, B.A, and Rev. Edward Synge, MA.
Clergy List of the Diocese of Sydney.
- St. Philip's—W. M. Cooper, M.A., Dean; G. H. Moreton, curate
- Christ's Church—Wm. Horatio Walsh, M.A., (Canon)
- St. Andrew's—George King, M.A.
- Holy Trinity—E. Rogers
- Redfern—A. H. Stephens, B.A.
- Balmain—W. Stack, B.A.
- St. Mark's, Alexandria—G.W. Richard-son
- Darlinghurst—Thomas Hayden, B.A.
- Surry Hills—H. S. King, B.A.
- North Shore and Lane Cove—W. B. Clarke, M.A.
- St.Peter's, Cook's River—E.J.Nixon, B.A.
- Camperdown—C. C. Kemp
- Bishopsthorpe, Glebe—W.Drake, M.A.
- Ashfield—T. H. Wilkinson
- Enfield and Burwood—M. D. Meares
- Cockatoo Gaol and Chaplain to Immi-grants—P. P. Agnew
- Paddington—E. Synge, M.A.
- Pyrmont—J. D. Brennan
- J. A. Burke, Head Master St. Philip's Grammar School
Country Districts.
- Albury—Rev. R. Potter, B.A.
- Appin and Bargo District—H. D. D. Sparling, B.A.
- Araluen—C. H. Rich
- Abercrombie—T. Kemins
- Bathurst—Thomas Sharpe, M.A.; G. M. Fox, curate
- Berrima and Bong—James Samuel Hassell
- Bombala—E. Ford, B.A.
- Braidwood—James Allan
- Bungonia—E. B. Proctor
- Camden, Oaks, and Picton District— H. Tingcombe
- Canberry—G. P. Smith, M.A.
- Campbelltown—Edw. Smith, B.A.
- Carcoar—J. A. Boustell, B.A.
- Cobbity and Narellan—Thomas Hassell, M.A. (Colonial Chaplain)
- Collector—D. P. M. Hulbert
- Cooma and Maneroo District—T. Druitt
- Dapto—W. M. Simpson, M.A.
- Denham Court and Cabramatta—G. N. Woodd, B.A.
- Deniliquin—Ralph Barker
- Eden—William Allworth
- Emu, Castlereagh and Agnes Bank— T. W. Unwin
- Gundagai and Wagga Wagga—R. W. Young, Deacon
- Goulburn—William Sowerby; Curate, R. Leigh
- Hunter's Hill—A. H. Bull, M.A.'
- Hartley—John Troughton
- Jamberoo—P. J. Smith
- Kelso and O'Connell Plains—M. Lisle
- Kiama & Geringong—F. Ashwin, B.A.
- Liverpool—W. Hodgson, Principal of Moore College
- Ditto—Chas. E. D. Prindle, Incumbent of Holdsworthy
- Louisa Creek—W. Coombes
- Moruya—David Evans Jones, M.A.
- Mudgee—James Gunther
- Mulgoa & Greendale—G., Yidal, B.A.
- Orange—Robert H. Mayne
- Parramatta—W.F. Gore, B.A.; R. L. King, B.A.; Frederick Armitage. M.A. (Head Master King's School)
- Pennant Hills, Dooral & Castle Hill-Arthur Douglas
- Penrith & South Creek—Elijah Smith
- Pitt Town and Wilberforce—Thomas Wilson, B.A.
- Prospect and Seven Hills, T. Donkin, B.D.
- Queanbeyan and Bungendore—Alberto Dias Soares
- Richmond and Currajong—John Elder
- Ryde—George Edward Turner, S.C.L.
- Sofala—H. A. Palmer
- Sutton Forest—Thomas Horton
- Tumut District—"William Fox
- Ulladulla and Shoalhaven—John Steele
- Wellington Valley District—H. De
- Lisle; H. Garvin, B.A.
- Windsor and Clydesdale—H. T. Styles, M.A.
- Wollongong—Thomas Campbell Ewing Yass—Archdeacon Synge
Registrar of the Diocese—Jas. Norton, Esq, Elizabeth-street, Sydney
Secretary to the Bishop and Deputy Registrar— Mr. H. K. James, office, King-street, Sydney
Diocese of Newcastle.
Bishop of Newcastle—The Right Rev. William Tyrrell, D.D. Canons of the Cathedral, Newcastle.
- Rev. C. P. N. Wilton, senior Chaplain; Rev. G. K. Rusden; Rev. K. Boodle, Examining Chaplain
- Black Creek and Lochinvar—L. Tyrrell
- Brisbane—E. K. Yeatman; B. E. Shaw
- Brisbane Water—A. Glennie
- Clarence River—A. E. Selwyn
- Darling Downs—B. Gunnie
- Hexham—R. T. Bolton
- Jerry's Plains—J. Cooper
- Liverpool Plains—E. Williams
- Lower Hawkesbury—R. J. Boulton
- Maitland, West, St. Mary's—R. Chap-man
- Maitland St. Paul's—J. R. Thackeray
- Maitland East—J. A. Greaves
- Morpeth—R. G. Boodle (Canon)
- Murrurundi, St. Paul's—J. J. Nash
- Muswellbrook—J. A. Greeves
- Newcastle—C. P. N Wilton
- Newcastle St. John's—L. H. Rumsey
- New England—S. Hungerford
- Patterson—F. W. Adams
- Port Macquarie—T. O'Reilly
- Raymond Terrace—J. R. Bloomfield
- Scone—Coles Child
- Singleton—J. Blackwood
- Stroud—S. Simm
- Warialda—F. R. Kemp
- Wide Bay—E. Postlethwaite
- William River—Arthur Wayn
- Wollombi—J. F. R. Whinfield
Roman Catholic Church
Clergy of the Archdiocese.
Sydney.
Archbishop—His Grace the Most Rev. John Bede Polding, D.D., O.S.B.
Vicars-General—J. Keating, and J. A. Sheehy
Archdeacon— The Ven. J. McEncroe.
Metropolitan Churches.
- St. Mary's —The Very Rev. D. V. M.
- O'Connell, Dean; J. A. Sheehy, O.S.B.
- St. Patrick—Rev. Jerome Keating: P. Newman.
- St. Benedict—Rev. M. A. Corish.
- Sacred Heart—Rev. T. Sheridan; M.
- Walsh, Rev. J. A. Sheehey, O.S.B.
Suffragan Bishops.
- Right Rev. P. B. Geogeghan, D.D., O.S.F., (Adelaide).
- Right Rev. W. Wilson, (Hobart Town).
- Francis Goold, C.S.A. (Melbourne).
- Dom Seira, O.S.B., (Perth).
- Dom Salvado, O.S.B., (Victoria).
Suburbs.
- Balmain—Rev. J. J. Therry.
- Petersham—Rev. P. Birch.
- St. Leonards—Rev. — Powell, D.D.
Country Clergy.
- Albury—Rev. C. Toomy.
- Appin—J. Maher,
- Araluen—E. O'Brien.
- Armidale—T. McCarthy, J. Dunne.
- Bathurst—J. J. Grant, D.D., (Dean).
- Berrima—P. Magennis.
- Brisbane—J. Rigney, (Dean); J. Hart-ley.
- Brisbane Water—H. N. Wolfrey, O.C.
- Campbelltown—J. P. Roche, O.S.B.
- Carcoar—B. Murphy.
- Cooma —M. Kavanagh.
- Goulburn—R. Walsh
- Hartley—J. Phelan
- Kelso—W. Lanigan
- Kiama—P. Young
- Liverpool—J. D. D'Arcy
- Maitland, West—J. T. Lynch, (Dean)
- Maitland East—J. Kavanagh
- Maneroo—M. Kavanagh
- Mudgee—C. M'Carthy, P. White
- Newcastle—C. V. Dowling, O.S.D.
- Orange—P. White
- Parramatta—J. B. Sumner, O.S.B., (Dean).
- Penrith—M. Brennan
- Port Macquarie—J. O. Quinlan
- Quanbeyan—W. Kavanagh
- Raymond Terrace—E. Luckie
- Ryde—J. L. Rocher
- Singleton—P. Birch
- Sofala—D. M'Guinn
- Windsor—P. Hallinan, D.D.
- Wollongong—W. A. Johnson
- Yass—P. Bermingham and M. M'Alry
Wesleyan Church.
New South Wales District.
Ministers.
- Sydney, (North)—G. Hurst, T. Beazley, W. Hessell
- Sydney,(South)—T. Oram
- Sydney,(East)—J. Eggleston, William Schollfield
- Newtown—S. Robson, S. Ironside
General Secretary of Missions—The Rev. J. Eggleston
Chairman of New South Wales District—Rev. S. Rabone
Primitive Methodist Church.
- Crown-street, Kent-street & Glebe— R. Hartley, 34 College-st., Hyde Park
- Newtown—Jabez Longford
- Camden—Charles Waters
- Morpeth—George James
- Newcastle—William James Dean
- Goulburn—James Causeland
- Jarawa—John Addison
- Parramatta—
- Jaraberoo—
- Bathurst—
- Increase for the past year:—Members, 8,251; ministers, 65; local preachers, 546; leaders, 435; connex. chapels, 101; chapels, 92; Sabbath Schools, 126; scholars, 8,252; teachers, 1,805
Hebrews. (Synagogue, York-street).
President—Mr. N. Mandelson
Treasurer—Mr. S. A. Joseph
- Reader-Rev. A. A. Levy
Committee-Messrs. P. Cohen, S. Emanuel, S. Hoffnung, J. Lazarus, E. A. Levy, I. Myers, S. Samuel, L. Spyer
Auditors— Messrs. D. L. Levy and S. S. Myers
Secretary—Mr. De Lissa
Collector and Beadle—S. Goodman (Synagogue, Macquarie-street)
President—S. Cohen, Esq.
Treasurer—Mr. H. S. Cohen
Reader—Rev. S. Phillips
Committee—Messrs. S. Cohen, J. P. Cohen, J. G. Raphael, E. Phillips, L. Lipman, E. Moses, J. J. Levy, S. Davis
Beadle and Synagogue Keeper—L. Nathan
Presbyterian Church.
Synod of Australia.
- (In connection with the Church of Scotland.)
Moderator of Synod—Rev. J. Dugall
Clerk of Synod—Rev. J. Milne
Agents for Sites, &c.—Rev. J. Fullerton, LL. D., Sydney.
Ministers, Presbytery of Sydney.
- St. Andrews—John Dugall
- Pitt-street South—J. Fullerton, LL.D.
- Woolloomooloo—John M'Gibbon
- Paddington—J. Milne
- Campbelltown—W. M'Kee
- Wollongong—C. Acheson
- Shoalhaven—J. H. Garvin
- Port Macquarie—E. Holland
- Parramatta—James Coutts
- Windsor—M. Adam
Presbytery of Maitland.
- Maitland—William Purves
- Newcastle—James Nimmo
- Hinton—Robert Blain
- Singleton—J. S. White
- Paterson—Thomas Stirton
- Manning River —
- Armidale—Thomas Johnson
- Walcha—John Morrison
- Muswellbrook—Duncan Ross
Presbytery of Goulburn.
- Goulburn—William Ross, S. G. Fields, A. S. Pennicuik
Presbytery of Bathurst.
- Bathurst—J. B. Laughton, W. G. Fields, A. A. McEwan
- Upper Lachlan—James Adams [Two secessions have taken place, viz., that of Dr. Lang, in 1842; and that of the Synod of Eastern Australia, on Free Church Principles, in 1846.]
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia.
- (Maintaining the principles of the Free Church of Scotland).
Moderator of Synod—Rev. Charles Ogg, Brisbane
Clerk of Synod—Rev. A. M. Sheriff, Clarence-town
Treasurer—M. Buyers, Esq., Sydney
Ministers.
- Sydney — Macquarie-street, and St. George's, Gastlereagh-street — A. Salmon and Macintosh Mackay, LL.D.
- Chalmers' Church—J. L. McSkimming
- Richmond, Castlereagh, and Penrith— J. Cameron, AM.
- Bowenfels—S. E. Mackenzie, A.M.
Presbytery of Maitland.
- Maitland—W. McIntyre, A.M.
- Clarence Town and Dungog—A. M. Sheriff (P.C.)
- Ahalton—
- Wellingrove—A. Cameron
- Brisbane—Charles Ogg
- Singleton and Upper Hunter — J. McCulloch
- Manning River—Allan McIntyre
Presbytery of Illawarra.
- Shellharhour and Terry's Meadows— Hugh M 'Kail
- Kiama and Jamberoo—John Kinross
- Shoalhaven—W. Grant, A.M.
Synod of New South Wales.
Moderator—F. Fitzgerald Ministers.
- Sydney Scots' Church—John Dunmore
- Lang, D.D.; John Reid
- Tumut—Patrick Fitzgerald
- Manning River—William Ridley
- Lower Hunter—William Chaucer
- Murrurundi—Alexander Black
- Warwick and Darling Downs—Thomas Kingsford
- Balmain—T. Gordon
United Presbyterian Church.
- Sydney, Phillip-street—Rey. A. Thomson.
- Albury—Rev. D. H. Ballantyne.
Congregational Churches.
- Sydney Pitt-street—Robert Ross, M.L.
- Sydney W. Cuthbertson, B.A.
- Redfern—William Slayter
- Surry Hills—S. C. Kent
- Newtown — — Hill
- Woollongong—G. Charter
Mariners' Church,
- Near Campbell's Wharf.
Minister—Vacant
Unitarian Church.
- Macquarie-street.
Minister—Rev. G. H. Stanley
Baptists.
- Sydney—Revs. J. Voller, Bathurst-st.; S. Emery, Goulburn-street
- Hinton—Rev. P. Lane
Educational Establishments.
University of Sydney.
Visitor—His Excellency the Governor-General
Senate-Provost—Sir Chas. Nicholson, D.C.L. Oxford, LL.D. Cambridge
Vice-Provost—J. L. S. Merewether, B.A., Cambridge
Fellows—Rev. C. Allwood, B.A., Camb.; the Hon. G. Allen; P. Faucett; Alfred Denison; E. Deas Thomson, C.B.; Rev. M. Purvis; Most Rev. Archbishop Polding, D.D.; J. Hubert Plunkett, B.A., T.C.D.; B. O'Brien, M.D.; James Martin, Esq.; James McArthur.Esq.; H. Grattan Douglas, M.D.; S. A. Donaldson, Esq.
- Principal—
Professor of Classic and Logic—John Woolley, D.C.L., late Fellow of University College, Oxford.
Mathematics and Natural Philosophy—Morris B. Pell, B.A., late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge
Chemistry and Experimental Physic—John Smith, M.D., Fellow of the Chemical Society, London, and late assistant Professor of Chemistry, Marischal College, Aberdeen
Assistant Professor of Classics—Hugh Kennedy, Esq., Balliol College, Oxford
Reader in French—Monsieur P. Dutruc
Registrar—H. Kennedy, Esq., Oxford
- Esquire Bedell—W.C. Windeyer, M. A.
Examiners, Sydney University. classics.
The Professor—His Honor H. Oary, M.A., Worcester College, Oxford
Mathematics.
The Professor—Rev. W. Scott, M.A., Sydney Sussex Coll., Cambridge
Chemistry and Experimental Physics.
The Professor—Ed. Greenup, M.D., Cambridge
General.
- Cecil Stephen, John Bowman, & John Perry, Esqrs.
Special.
Classics—Sir Daniel Cooper
Mathematics—J. Barber, W. Cowlishaw, and E. Deas Thompson, Esqrs.
Experimental Physics—F. H. Quaiffe
Faculty of Medicine.
Dean—John Smith, M.D.
Examiners — A. A' Beckett, George Bennett, R. Greenup, M.D., John MacFarlane, M.D., J. Robertson, M.D., John Smith, M.D., George West, and Charles Nathan, Esqrs.
Faculty of Law.
Reader in General Jurisprudence—The Hon. J. F. Hargrave, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge.
Suffragan Colleges.
St. Paul's.
Visitor — The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Sydney, D.D.
Warden— H. J. Hose, Esq., M.A.
Bursar—Michael Metcalfe, Esq.
Fellows—Rev. R. Allwood, B.A.; H. Brown.; W. T. Cape, Esq.; W. Dumaresq, Esq.; A. T. Holroyd, Esq., M.B.; R. Johnson, Esq.; Sir Daniel Cooper; Rev. W. B. Clarke, M.A.; Charles Kemp, Esq.; Rev. G. King, B.A.; M. Metcalf, Esq.; Hon. J. Mitchell; Charles Nathan, Esq.; Rev. A. H. Stack; Robert Tooth, Esq.; Rev. W. H. Walsh, M.A.
Moore College.
- Moore College, Liverpool, is not connected with the University: it was founded by the late Mr. Moore, of Liverpool. The College certificate is equivalent to that of the Sydney University, and a sufficient preliminary for the Bishop's ordination examination.
Principal—Rev. Wm. Hodgson, MA., Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge
St. John's College (Roman Catholic).
Visitor — The Most Rev. Archbishop Polding, D.D.
Rector — The Very Rev. D. V. M. O'Connell
Fellows—E. B. Corish, Esq.; Rev. M. A. Curtis; W. Davis, Esq.; W. Faucett, Esq.; P. Gorman, Esq.; J. V. Gregory, Esq.; the Right Rev. H. Abbot, D.D.; J. Hart, Esq.; J. E. Heydon, Esq.; Rev. J. Keating; A. Lenehan, Esq.; the Very Rev. Archdeacon M'Encroe; Thomas M'Kinnon, C.B.A.; Richard O'Connor, Esq.; J. H. Plunkett, Esq.; Revs. J. F. Sheridan and J. Therry.
St. Mary's College. Lyndhurst,
- In connection with the Roman Catholic Church.
Professors and Masters.
Theology—Rev. S. A. Sheehy, O.S.B.
Latin and Greek—Rev. J. N. Quirk, O.S.B.; Mr. O'Riley; Rev. W. T. Dwyer, O.S.B.; Rev. J. P. Fitzpatrick, O.S.B.
Mathematics—Rev. J. H. A. Curtis, O.S.B.; Mr. O'Riley.
Modern Languages—Mr. O'Riley; Rev. J. H. A. Curtis, O.S.B.; Rev. J. A. Byrnes, O.S.B.—Junior Department, Mr. O. Farrel.
Singing—Rev. J. H. A. Curtis
Pianoforte—Mr. Anderson
Violin—Mr. Friedlander
Drill—Mr. Quinlan
St. Andrew's Presbyterian College.
- About £8,000 were subscribed towards this College 5 a Bill was intro-ducedintroduced into the Assembly by Mr. Hay, and referred to a Select Committee, who, having taken evidence, decided against it.]
National Board of Education. Office, Upper Fort-street
Commissioners—Sir Charles Nicholson, Kt.; Hon. G. K. Holden;. Smith, M.D.; G. W. Allan; M. A. Duncan, Esq.
Officers—W. C. Wills, Secretary; W. Wilkins, Inspector and Superintendent; H. Robertson, Architect; W. McIntyre, Organizing Master.
Denominational School Board. College-street.
Chairman—G. Allen, Esq.
Members—J. Dunsmure, Peter Faucett, G. McLeay.
Secretary—C. E. Robinson.
Sydney Grammar School. College-street. Trustees.
Official—The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. the Attorney-General, the Hon, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Provost of the University, the Senior Professor of Classics and Mathematics.
Elected-Thomas Barker, E. Cox, A. T. Holroyd, G. S. Macleay, M.P., the Hon. James Martin, and G. A. Allen, Esqrs.
Secretary—W. H. Catlett
Head Master—W. J. Stephens, M.A.
Mathematics—E. Pratt, B.A.
Foundation—E. Whitfield, M.A.
Junior Classical—W. Heaven, B.A.; E. Blackmore; J. Howthorne; T. Kinlock; J. Mills, Esqrs.
English—J. Mills, Esq.
French—Monsieur Dutruc
Drawing—Mr. Brees
St. Mary's Seminary.
- St. Mary's Road, College-street.
Patrons—His Grace the Archbishop, and the Right Rev. the Vicar-General
President—Rev. S. A. Sheehy, O.S.B.
Professor of Mathematics — W. W. Casey, Esq.
Professor of French and English—W. Dolman, Esq.
Professor of Classics—R. Bailly, Esq.
Junior Department—Mr. D. O'Callaghan
Protestant Orphan School, Parramatta.
Master—J. A. Betts
Matron—Mrs. Betts
Schoolmaster—C. Johnson
First Teacher—Miss Crawley
Second Teacher—Miss Barnes
Drill Master—Mr. Johnson
Roman Catholic Orphan School, Parramatta, for Both Sexes.
Committee of Management—The Right Rev. Dr. Gregory, J. Macnab, James Hart, and R. O'Connor, Esqrs.
Matron—M. A. Adamson
Sidney Hebrew School. Pitt-street,
President—D. Moses, Esq.
Treasurer—Mr. Samuel
Hon. Secretary—Mr. L. Lipman
Head Master and Teacher of Hebrew— Mr. A. A. Levy
Medical Directory.
Medical Board.
- Appointed under II. Victoria, 22.
- W. Bland,
President; B. O'Brien, M.D.; Donald M. M'Ewen, M.D.; J. Macfarlane, M.D.; Haynes Gibbes Alleyne, M.D.; Charles Nathan, F.R.C.S.
Secretary—Dr. Robertson
- Aaron, Isaac, 4 Hyde Park Terrace, Liverpool-street, Sydney
- A'Beckett, Arthur Martin
- Acret, Fr.
- Adams, James Smith
- Adams, C. W.
- Agnew, James Wilson
- Alexander, Charles Bowman, Dundee
- Allan, Edward, Berrima
- Alloway, George H., 165-William-st.
- Anderson, Colin A., M.D.
- Anderson, W. J., Darling-sir., Balmain
- Appleton, Henry
- Aspinall, W. V., Sydney
- Arbuckle, Alexander, Gipps' Land
- Armstrong, John, Sydney
- Armstrong, Wyndham Fitzgerald
- Armstrong, William
- Arnold, George John
- Auld, Robert, Brisbane Water
- Aitken, J., 723 George-street, Sydney
- Alleyne, Haynes Gibbes, M.D.,8 Upper Fort-street, Sydney
- Aldwin, A., Shoalhaven
- Adams, Charles Wacey
- Andrews, Thomas
- Ashenheim, Charles, M.D., Singleton
- Barker, William Thomas, M.D.
- Bamber, Charles Henry
- Bannatine, Richard, Staff Surgeon, 2nd class, Sydney
- Barker, Edward
- Barker, W. T., M.D.
- Barker, Thomas, M.D.
- Barton, Frederick James
- Barnes, George Frederick, Hinton
- Baxter, B. W., M.D.
- Baylie, William Kingston W.
- Bassett, W., Parramatta
- Becke, C. A., William-street
- Beamish, S. S., M. D.
- Beardmore, F. Joshua, Maitland
- Bellamy, Francis, 17 Clarence-street
- Bell, Hugh
- Bolsod, R. B.
- Bowe, H. Sione
- Bligh, R.
- Brereton, J. L., M.D., Hunter-street
- Bell, William, Campbelltown
- Bennett, George, William-street
- Bennett, Thomas, M.D.
- Bennett, W., William-street
- Berncastle, Julius, Macquarie-street
- Birtwhistle, John
- Black, Thomas, M.D., Melbourne
- Black, J.
- Bland, William,152 Pitt-street, Sydney
- Blake, Isidore Maurice, Yass
- Bleech, John
- Blamely, R. M.
- Bond, Edward
- Bond, Henry
- Boot, Edward, Broulee
- Bowker, Rich., R.S., M.D., Newcastle
- Bowker, Robert Stanser
- Bowman, Robert, M.D.
- Bligh, Richard
- Boyd, Sprott, M.D., 140 Castlereagh-st.
- Brown, William. M.D.
- Burke, S. S., R.N.
- Brown, Henry Hort
- Brown, William Maitland
- Brown, Alex. M., M.D., 5 Jamison-st.
- Brown, Joseph
- Brown, Walter, M.D.
- Browne, Robert Frederick
- Buchanan, C., M.D., 69 Liverpool-street
- Busby, George, Bathurst
- Blamey, Richard M., Sydney
- Bowe, Henry, Scone
- Burgon, J., 134 Castlereagh-st., Sydney
- Bolton, Robert Thorley
- Cadell, James J., M.D., Raymond-ter.
- Calov, Diedrick F. Gottleib. Singleton
- Campbell, Allen, Yass
- Campbell, William Henry
- Campbell, F., M.D., Tarban Creek
- Campbell, James
- Carruthers, J. M.
- Cates, John, Sydney
- Catlett, William, M.R., Sydney
- Churchhill, John, Sydney
- Chopin, C. Michael, M.D. of Paris
- Clark, George Thomas, Penrith
- Clarke, Jonathan, Melbourne
- Clutterbuck, J. B., M.D., Melbourne
- Codrington, G. F., M.D., Braidwood
- Connell, James Joseph, Bathurst
- Caruthers, John, M.D.
- Cooper, John, Sydney
- Cooper, John Henry
- Chapman, J. S., 11th Regiment
- Charles, Thomas, Kiama
- Cornelius, E.
- Connor, Cornelius Edward
- Cottor, Barry
- Coward, Henry, Melbourne
- Cox, George, M.D., Wollongong
- Cox, J., Sydney
- Craig, Robert, Bathurst
- Cooper, Robert John
- Cullen, Phibbs White
- Cumming, Frederick, M.D.
- Curtis, Samuel, Wellington
- Chapman, John S., Surgeon, 11th Regt.
- Cory, William Hanrott
- Cutting, Arthur Thomas Pigott
- Cumberland, Robert Bakwell
- Daniel, John
- Davies, William
- Davison, William
- Day, Henry, Wilberforce
- Day, John
- Divoitz, P., 11th Regiment
- Degner, Chas. Hy., M.D., of Gottingen
- Dobie, John, R.N., Sydney
- Dorsey, Wm. M'Taggart, Moreton Bay
- Doiter, J.
- Douglass, James, Maitland
- Douglass, Henry Grattan, M.D., Douglass Park, Camden
- Dowe, Joshua, M.D., Windsor
- Drummond, James, Merri Creek
- Docker, Joseph
- Duigan, Edmund John
- Eadon, Charles, Sydney
- Eckford, James, M.D.
- Eichler, F., Sydney
- Egan, Miles, 8 Bligh-street
- Ellis, James, R.N., Yass
- Elliott, George Robinson, Pitt-street, p. r., Fig Tree Point, Balmain
- Enscoe, John, Sydney
- Evans, Owen Spencer, Balmain
- Falder, Robert, Wollongong
- Flemming, William, Melbourne
- Field, J. W.
- Foulis, John, Sydney
- Fowler, Thomas Hollingsworth
- Fullerton, George, M.D.
- Foucart, Lewis, M.D., 92 Elizabeth-st.
- Gamack, Alexander
- Galbraith, G. T., M.D., Assistant Surgeon, 99th Regiment
- Gerard, John, Dapto
- Gemmel, John, Sydney
- Getty, William, Morpeth
- Gilbert, John
- Gilchrist, Walter, M.D.
- Gill, John, Sydney
- Glennie, Henry Singleton
- Glissan, Patrick, M.D.
- Goodwyn, John
- Graham, Henry, Sydney
- Gilhooley, James Charles
- Graham, C. H., M.D.
- Grant, John, M.D., 145 South Headroad, Sydney
- Grant, John
- Green, Henry
- Geenup, Richard, M.D., Parramatta
- Grove, William Edward
- Grover, Montague
- Gwynne, Gordon, Parramatta
- Guy, Thomas, M.D., Assistant-Surgeon, 11th Regiment
- Grey, William, 6 Bank-street
- Hamilton, G. H., Kiama
- Harris, Samuel, Sydney
- Harris, Richard
- Hansard, J. T., M. D.
- Harpur, F. Waterview-house, Balmain
- Harford, James, Yass
- Hadley, Henry, Surgeon, 99th Regt.
- Hanford, Albert William, Goulburn
- Harrington, Richard
- Hayton, J. B.
- Havens, Robert, Braidwood
- Hillyard, A.
- Haley, William Foxton, Queanbeyan
- Haylock, Thomas Busick, Penrith
- Hefferman, Nisbet, 11th Regiment
- Holland, John, Melbourne
- Hobbs, William
- Hope, Robert Cuthbertson, Geelong
- Hopkins, Thomas Benjamin
- Hosking, Peter Mann
- Houston, William, 257 Castlereagh-street, Sydney
- Houston, Hugh, Sydney Infirmary
- Homes, Charles
- Howitt, Godfrey, M.D. Melbourne
- Huffington, Hugh Arthur
- Hunt, Thomas Sydney
- Hunter, Thomas
- Hume, Andrew Wilson, M.D.
- Hayton, Thomas Bryan
- Irving, Thomas Goldson
- Irwing, Robert, M.D., Newcastle
- Jay, Richard Gardiner, Mudgee
- Jenkin, Richard Lewis
- Jenkins, William Jacob, 105 Botany-st.
- Jermyn, David
- Johnson, Alfred
- Jonassaon, Herman, M.D. of Versburg, Melbourne
- Jeston, Samuel Playsted
- Johnson, Thomas, Sydney
- Kennedy, Samuel
- Kydd, Hayes
- Kenny, William R.
- King, William, M.D.
- King, Hardinge Giffard, M.D.
- Kirkpatrick, Joseph Ash, Sydney
- Kinglake, Charles Woodforde
- Knaggs, Robert Corbett, Newcastle
- Labatt, Jonathan, M.D.
- Lambert, George Proud
- Lantery, Joseph, of Turin
- Large, William, of Tumut River
- Lassus, Nicholas Arnaud, M.D. of Paris
- Lee, W. M., M.D.
- Lidbetter, George Samuel
- Liddell, Andrew Maitland
- Lindeman, Henry John, Paterson
- Little, Robert, M.D.
- Little, David
- Lowe, J. Robert, 72 South Head-road
- Lucas, Francis Norman, M.D.
- Lynch, Henry
- Magee, Joseph, M.D.
- Marshall, Thornton, Assistant-Surgeon 11th Regiment
- Maberley, Samuel
- Marshall, G.
- Melhuish, James Bailey
- Meymott, Charles, Sydney
- Macalister, Alexander, M.D.
- M'Curdie, Samuel, M.D., Melbourne
- M'Donald, Alan Ronald, M.D.
- M'Donald, Donald
- MacFarlane, John, M.D., 219 Macquarie-street, Sydney
- Macmurdo, Howard Holland
- M'Hattie. Richard, Bathurst
- M'Intosh, Rob., M.D.
- M'Intyre, James
- M'Keachie, David, M.D.
- M'Kellar, Frederick, M.D., Sydney
- M'Kellar, Charles Kinnaird, Sydney
- M'Kenzie, Kenneth, Wollongong
- M'Kinlay, E. M'Kellar, Williams-river
- M'Kirdy, Robert, M.D.
- M'Evoy, Francis, Yass
- M'Phee, Dunean, 195 Parramatta-street, Sydney
- Mark, Edward Robson
- Mallon, W. P.
- Martin, James, Portland
- Macnish, James, M.D., South Head-road, Paddington
- Markham, Thomas Armidale
- Maxwell, Edward Stanford
- Menzies, Robert, Jamberoo
- Merryweather, John W. C.
- Miller, John West
- Milner, Robert Halliley
- Milford, Frederick, Sydney
- Mitchell, James, Sydney
- M'Intyre, Andrew
- Moriarty, Merion, M.D., Sydney
- Montgomery, Henry, Sydney
- Moon, John, Sydney
- Morris, John Thomas
- Morris, William
- Mowbray, Andrew, Sydney
- Morton, Andrew, Queanbeyan
- M'Ewan, Donald Macintosh, M.D., 145 Philip-street, Sydney
- M'Kay, Charles, M.D., 81 George-st.
- M'Nish, John, Sydney
- Morton, A.
- M'Vitie, H. M. Wallace, M.D., Sydney
- Moore, Robert Waters, Boyd Town
- Morse, John Norse
- Mowbray, A. Sydney
- Morris, John Thomas
- Morris, William
- Morgan, Allan Bradley, Wagga Wagga
- Moffit, A., 139 Castlereagh-street
- Morrison, Thomas Coutts
- Muller, Charles, 122 Elizabeth-street
- Nathan, C., F.R.C.S., 187 Macquarie-st.
- Nelson, William Richard
- Newberry, Benjamin
- Nicol, Appin G., M.D., Cassilis
- Nicholls, G. Archibald, M.D., R.N.
- Nind, Isaac Scott
- Norris, R. Radeliff, M.D., Sydney
- Norway, Samuel
- Nutt, Thomas Upton
- O'Brien, B., M.D.,141 Castlereagh-st., Sydney
- O'Brien, Edward
- O'Hara-Henry Lewis, Melbourne
- O'Hea, Henry Augustus
- O'Mullane, Arthur, M.D., Melbourne
- Owen, James, M.D.
- Park, Robert, Hunter River
- Palmer, William Hall, M.D.
- Palmer, James Frederick, Melbourne
- Palmer, Edward Fielding
- Parnell, Montague
- Parsons, Thomas, Parramatta
- Paterson, John, R.N., Melbourne
- Pettigrew, Fred. Webb, Wollongong
- Philip, Ludwig
- Pilgrim, Edward William
- Pugh, William Ross, Launceston
- Ramsay, Wilson, Mudgee
- Redhead, John
- Reedy, Maurice O'Keefe, M.D.
- Reid, James
- Richardson, William
- Richards, Henry
- Richards, William Nicholas, Sydney
- Robertson, John
- Robertson, H. F.
- Robertson, Kinnear, Maneroo
- Robertson, Thomas, Parramatta
- Robertson, Archibald Clinton
- Robertson, James, M.D., Wynyard-square
- Roberts, Alfred, 133 Castlereagh-street
- Rodd, John Stovin
- Ronald, William
- Ross, A., M.D.
- Rowland, H., M.D., Carcoar
- Russell, James Charles, Sydney
- Rutter, Robert Champley, Parramatta
- Rutter, John Yates, Sydney
- Ritchie, William, Port Fairy
- Reed, Charles
- Reed, John, R N., Sydney
- Robertson, Henry Frederick, Assistant Staff Surgeon
- Ross, A., M.D., Molong
- Rygate, Robert
- Sachs, Otto, M.D. of Berlin, Sydney
- Schrader, Christian Ulrick Detlef, of Kiel
- Schryver, John H., of Rotterdam, Australia-street, Newtown
- Scott, Henry Charles
- Scouler, Arthur, Campbelltown
- Sedgwick, Wm. Gillett, Newtown-road
- Selkirk, John, Richmond
- Sheriffs, James
- Shaw, Samuel Barber
- Shaw, Forster, Geelong
- Seymour, John, M.D.
- Seymour, W. James
- Sherwin, William, Sydney
- Skinner, Alexander, Patrick's Plains
- Smithwick, Peter, M.D., Sydney
- Stacy, John Edward, Newcastle
- Stanford, Charles John
- Stuart, John Maitland
- Stone, Robert
- Storer, Henry
- Street, F. Gall
- Snelling, Invermien
- Sullivan, John
- Sutherland, William Sinclair
- Smith, William
- Smith, John
- Smith, James
- Stephenson, William, Port Macquarie
- Strang, David
- Scott, John, Maitland
- Tarrant, Richard, 175 South Head-road
- Taylor, Henry, Sydney
- Thomas, David John, Melbourne
- Thornton, Aug. Willoughby, Muswell brook
- Temple, Charles
- Tebbett, W. H., Dubbo
- Tidmas, William
- Tierney, D. Joseph, M.D., Melbourne
- Taylor, Henry, M.D.
- Traill, R. John, M.D., New England
- Tripe, Henry, Richard Gawen, Sydney
- Tighe, Patrick Thomas, Campbelltown
- Thompson, David, R.N.
- Tredwen, William, Sydney
- Ure, David
- Vallack, Adonia
- Walker, Josiah Wesley
- Warren, Henry Charles, Orange
- Warren, Charles Holman, Sydney
- Wakenan, Thomas H.
- Ward, T. Haydon, M.D.
- Ward, R. D., North Shore, Sydney
- Walker, George, Sydney
- Ward, William J., Brisbane
- Wardley, E.
- Wark, David, M.D.
- Warner, Charles Avery, Penrith
- Watson, Henry, Victoria
- Watson, John B, Liverpool
- Waugh, Robert, Goulburn
- Waugh, John Neil
- Welch, Robert Porter
- West, John Boucher, Sydney
- West, Frederick Edmund
- Whittaker, Lewis Duncan, Richmond
- Whittell, H. Rawes, Bathurst-st. West
- White, Arthur David
- White, James
- Wilks, Stephen Geary, M.D., Sydney
- Williams, Owen W., 333 Elizabeth-st.
- Williams, David John, M.D.
- Wigan, Geo. Charles Henry, Maitland
- Wilkinson, Henry, Bathurst
- Wilton, William, Maitland
- Willmott, W. Bryan, M.D., Melbourne
- Wood, C. B., Assistant Surgeon, R.N.
- Woodcock, George, 139 King-street
- Wakeman, Thomas Henry
- West, George, 453 Pitt-street, Sydney
- West, George, Sydney
- Williams, Wm. James, M.D., Sydney
- Wilmott, Thomas
- Wright, Horatio, Sydney
- Young, Kenneth Mackenzie
Melbourne Directory.Trades, Professions, Etc., In Melbourne.
from Sands, Kenny and Co.'s Directory.
Accountants.
- Ardlie, Robert W., 83 Swanston-street
- Brown, J. H., 48 Collins-street west
- Dick, A., 55 Bourke-street west
- Forrest, D., Alma-street west, St. K.
- Furniss, Thomas, 37 Market-street
- Goode, Joseph, 41½ Swanston-street
- Goodwin, Robert, 50 Collins-street east
- Goold, T. G. (Savings' Bank) Market-st.
- Kershaw 1& Co., 83 Swanston-street
- Kidston, M., 57 Little Collins-st. west
- Kilgour, Adam, 76 Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Leers, M. S., 11, Rathdowne-st., N.M.
- Long & Ball, 58 Collins-street west
- Livingston, A. & Co., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Mackillop and Cooke, 31 Queen-street
- McWhinney, W., 11 Levsson-st., N. M.
- Nicholls, E., Church-street, Richmond
- Oakley, Edward, 41 Swanston-street
- Ogilvy, John Spence, 65 Queen-street
- Pow, John K., 2 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Prophet, D., 227 Lonsdale-street west
- Robertson, Francis, Bank-place, Collins-street west
- Robinson, William, 41 Swanston-street
- Schultz, Wm., 60 Elizabeth-street
- Smith, Harold Selwyn, 54 Queen-street
- Watson, John, 31 Queen-street
- White & Dickson, 4 Collins-street west
Account Book Manufacturers— See Bookbinders.
Agents—See Brokers.
Agricultural Implement and Machinery Makers and Sellers.
- Fisher, Ricards and Co., 114 Collins-street west
- Gripe, W. & J., 69 Bourke-street east
- Home, J. W., 8 A'Beckett-street west
- Hyslop, H., 123 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Macfarlan, A. & Co., Flinders-lane east
- Madder, James, 21 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Roberts & Ferguson, 64 Bourke-street west
- Robinson, T. and Co., 319 Elizabeth-st.
- Thomson, R. & W., 110 Little Bourke-street west
Ale and Porter Merchants.
- Robinson and Co., 4 Elizabeth-street
Architects and Surveyors.
- Anderson, Arthur, 92 Collins-st. east
- Armstrong, M., 57 Smith-street, Col.
- Austin and Co., 193 Lonsdale-st. east
- Balmain and Sanders, 43 Little Bourke-street east
- Barry, John M., 83 Swanston-street
- Biers, H. and Co., 44 Elizabeth-street
- Billing, N., 41 Collins-street west
- Bull, William, Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Byerley, F. J., Hall of Commerce, Collins-street west
- Chadley, —, Exchange, William-street
- Clarke, G. S., 51 Leicester-st., N. M,
- Crouch and Wilson, 51 Swanston-st.
- Cuthbert, Charles, 75 Smith-st., Col.
- Dangerfield, A. D., 34 Swanston-street
- Ellerker, W. H., 10 Cecil-st., Em. H.
- Finmore, T., 106 Latrobe-street west
- Flannagan, J., 35 Queen-street
- Francis, G., 72 Lonsdale-street west
- Footer, W., 47 Howard-street, N. M.
- Gibbins and Co., 82 Collins-st. west
- Gill, John, 55 Spring-street
- Jackson, R., 69 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Knight, J. G., 19 Albert-street, E. M
- Kursteiner, A., 48 Collins-street east
- Laing, J., Bank-place, Collins-st. west
- Lambert, Richard, Punt-road, Rd.
- Lapidge, Samuel, 159 Lygon-st. N. M.
- Lowrey, J., 11 Flinders-lane east
- Malcolm, William, 47 Bourke-st. west
- Matthews, J. F., 83 Elizabeth-street
- Mayes, C., 104 Oxford-street Col.
- Nimmo, J., 12 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Pendlebury, Gerard, 122 Queen-street
- Phillips, John, 50 Collins-street east
- Pritchard, E., 46 Howard-st., N. M.
- Purchas and Swyer, 20 Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Reed, Joseph, 9 Elizabeth-street
- Robertson & Hale, 9 Elizabeth-street
- Rogers, Robert R., 81 Collins-st. east
- Ross, David, 57 Elizabeth-street
- Rumsey, Edward, 35 Queen-street
- Scanlan, P., 41 Swanston-street
- Smith, A. Louis, 49 Collins-street west
- Snow, Alfred, 42 Moor-street, Col.
- Tayler, Lloyd, 45 Flinders-street east
- Taylor, Thomas, 18 Collins-street east
- Tarry, Leonard, 78 Collins-street west
- Vivian, George William, Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Watts, Thomas, Hall of Commerce, 48 Collins-street west
- Webb, Charles, 102 Collins-street east
- Wharton, George. 24 Collins-st. west
- White, F.M., 10 Elizabeth-street
- Woodward, G., 28 Collins-street west
Artists.
- Charlier, Baptiste, 55 Georgc-st., Col.
- Chevalier, N., 46 Collins-street west, and 9 Royal-ter., Nicholson-st., Col.
- Emery, W. F., 37 Market-street
- Griffin, G., 46 Stephen-street
- Guerard, E. Von, 163 Collins-st. east
- Irvine, John, 109 Collins-street west, and Dorcas-street, Em. H.
- MacCormac, A., 82 Collins-street west
- Price, G. F., 37 Market-street
- Wilkinson, Miss, 94 Collins-street east
Artist in Hair
- Lockeyear, Mrs., 91 Bourke-street east
Assayers.
- Bland, Rivett H., 146 Collins-st. east
- Barrett, William Major, Turner-alley, 82 Swanston-street
- Foord, George, 86 Elizabeth-street
Attorneys, Solicitors, Conveyancers, and Proctors.
- Adamson, W. G., 108 Lennox, st., Rd.
- Anderson, Robert, 6 Cecil-st. Em. H.
- Anderson, Robert S., 30 Queen-street
- Armstrong, John, 20 Collins-st. west
- Attenborough, Winfield, 28 Collins-street west
- Bardwell, Everett, 49 Elizabeth-street
- Bayne, Frederic, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Baynes, Geo., 74 Little Collins-st. west
- Bell, John, 67 Swanston-street
- Bellas, T., 17 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Bencraft and Finlay, Temple-court, 87 Collins-Street west
- Bennett, Taylor and Sandford, 107 Collins-street west
- Bourke, John, 28 Collins-street west
- Brahe, W. A. 57 Little Collins-st., w.
- Broadribb, Crisp, and Lewis, 51 Little Collins-street west
- Chambers, Hugh John, 72 Queen-st.
- Clark, John, 2 Smith-street, Col.
- Clark & Moule, Bank-place, 77 Collins-street west
- Clay, F. Lord, 46 Collins-street west
- Clayton, J. H., 64 Little Collins-st. east
- Collins, John, 49 Queen-street
- Cookman, Nath. N., 83 Swanston-st.
- Crabbe, Thos., 57 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Crush, Joseph, 83 Swanston-street
- Cunnington & Cresswell, 13 Swanston-street
- Daly, R. Gore, 3 Little Collins-st., w.
- Davies, R. B., 77 Little Collins-st. w.
- Day, C. R., 21 Collins-street west
- Duerdin, Bronckhorst and Palmer, 103 Collins-street west
- Dyne, Edward Messiter, 18 Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Edwards, John, 55 Bourke-street west
- Edwards, John, jun., 55 Bourke-st. w.
- Ellis, George, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Faussett, Charles, 41 Swanston-street
- Fleetwood, Thomas P., 82 Little Collins-street west
- Forwood, Charles R., 76 Elizabeth-st.
- Freame and Garlick, 16 Collins-st. w.
- Gabriel, Samuel H., 50 Collins-st. east
- Gell, Francis Thomas, 32 Queen-street
- Gillow, John, 83 Swanston-street
- Grant, James M., 16 Collins-street w.
- Greive, J. A., 69 Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Gregory, J. A., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Greason, R. C., 81 Little Collins-st. w.
- Gunu, æneas, 30 Moor-atreet, Col.
- Hanbury, Oliver L., 87 Little Collins-street west
- Hancock and Duffett, 35, Queen-street
- Hickling, J. W., 66 Little Collins-street west
- Hines and Sandwell, 60 Little Collins-street west
- Horn, Parton & Hellina, 28 Queen-st.
- Jeffery, G. A., 28 Collins-street east
- Jennings, H. N., 49 Elizabeth-street
- Jennings and Coote, 83 Queen-street
- Johnson, H,, 74 Little Collins-st. west
- Johnson, Philip, 67 Queen-street
- Jones, W. H. Gatty, 36 William-street
- Klingender, Charsley and Liddle, 91 Little Collins-street west
- McCormick, J. J., 2 Little Collins-street west
- McFarland, Robert H., 85 Little Collins-street west
- McGreevy, John, 28 Collins-st. east
- Macoboy, J., 62 Little Collins-st. west
- Macgregor, J. A. J., 57 Little Collins-street west
- Macgregor, John, 32 Swanston-street
- Madden, John, 6 Bourke-street east
- Manby, Edward, 114 Elizabeth-street
- Marshall. J., 57 Little Collins-st. east
- Martyr, Taylor and Buckland,42 Elizabeth-street
- Miller, Francis, 57 Little Collins-st. e.
- Miller, Thomas, 121 Swanston-street
- Millhouse, Thomas, James-st., Wmn.
- Montgomery, J.,101, Collins-street west
- Murphy, E. J., 13 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Murphy, Patrick G., 66 Little Collins-street west
- Musgrave, A. T., Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Muttlebury, Malleson and Coster, 24 Queen-street
- Nolan, T. C. 55 Bourke-street west
- Nutt, Robert Wm., 40, Elizabeth-st.
- O'Brien, T., 41 Swanston-street
- O'Farrell, P. A. C, 81 Little Collins-street east
- Ogilvy, David, 65 Queen-street
- Palmer, Charles, Nicholson-street, Col.
- Paynter, J. B., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Pearson, Thomas, 41 Collins-street west
- Prickett, Edward, 45 Swanston-street
- Purcell, C. P., 69 Little Collins-st. west
- Read, Albert, 8 Collins-street east
- Reynolds, Edward, 50 Collins-st. east
- Rippon, Charles 2, Flinders-lane west
- Roberts, —, 41 Swanston-street
- Ross and Clarke, 122 Bourke-st. west
- Rutter, G. O., 54 Elizabeth-street
- Scott, James, 52 Collins-street east
- Scrivenor, J. W., Eastern Market, Bourke-street east
- Seddon, Arthur, 16 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Shaw, Charles, 50 Collins-street east
- Shea, John George, 83 Swanston-street
- Sievwright, Marcus, 89 Swanston-street
- Smith, James, Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Smith, J. M., 33 Bourke-street east
- Smith, P. W., 5 Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Smith and Willan, 38 Collins-st. east
- Stedman, Chas. E., 69 Bourke-st. west
- Stephen, Fras., 54 Little Collins-st. east
- Stephen and Gibbes, 60 Little Collins-street east
- Stephen and Palmer, 72 Collins-st. east
- Sterling and Emerson, 83 Swanston-st.
- Sterne, S., 58 Queen-street
- Stoker, J. G., 33 Swanston-street
- Stowers, Thos., 20 Little Collins-st. west
- Stutely, Henry C., 84 Little Collins-st. west
- Tomkin, J. R., Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Toynbee, Saml., 87 Lit. Collins-st. west
- Trenchard, John, 32 Queen-street
- Tripp, W. U., 83 Swanston-street
- Turner, Hy. W., 63 Lit. Collins-st. east
- Vardy, W. S., 57 Little Collins-st. east
- Vaughan, S. B., 14, 15, and 16 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Walduck, William W., 60 Queen-st.
- Warner, Thomas, 47 Elizabeth-street
- Westmore, John, 67 Queen-street
- Whiting, Wm.,75 Little Collins-st. west
- Widgery, John, 41 Bourke-street west
- Wigley, John Dwin, 38 Collins-st. east
- Wilson, Thomas, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Wilson, W. W., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Wilton, R. P., 66 Little Collins-st. west.
- Windsor, Other Richd., 76 Elizabeth-st.
- Wisewould, James, 58 Little Collins-street west
- Woolcott, J., 78 Collins-street west
- Wreford, John, 76 Elizabeth-street
Auctioneers.
- Beauchamp Brothers, 38 Collins-st. east
- Bellin, John, 67 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Biers, H. and Co., 44 Elizabeth-street
- Bigwood, Sydes & Co., 19 Queen-street
- Bliss, Alfred, 16 Collins-street west
- Bloxham, Edward, 69 Bourke-st. west
- Bottomley, Samuel, 51 Queen-street
- Byrne, Robert, Bay-street, San.
- Campbell, Dalmahoy & Co., 47 Bourke-street west
- Cattach, James, Bourke-street east
- Coffey, H. A., 93 Collins-street west
- Courtis, John, Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Crews, J. B., Chapel-street, Pra.
- David, Cyril A., 36 Collins-street west
- De Carle, Edward, 78 Elizabeth-st. west
- Disher, W. J. & Co., 34 Little Bourke-street west
- Dougharty and Co., Bourke-street west
- Easey, Wm. and Co., 33 Collins-street
- Edwards, C. and Co., 47 Bourke-st. west
- Evans, J., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Frankel, Jacob, 99 Elizabeth-street
- Fraser and Cohen, 14 Collins-st. west
- Gibbs, Thos., 58 Little Collins-st. east
- Goodwin, Robert, 50 Collins-street east
- Gow, Robert B., Franklin-street west
- Graham, S. and Co., 10 Collins-st. east
- Gregor, John, 60 Condell-street, Col.
- Greig, E. D., 50 Collins-street west
- Hammill, William, 50 Collins-st. west
- Henningham, W. J., 10. Bourke-st. west
- Hitchcock, W. and Co., 83, Bourke-street west
- Hitchins, Frederick, 29 Bourke-st, west
- Huggins, John, 41 Swanston-street
- Isaacs and Whitaker, 117 Elizabeth-st., and Bridge-street, San.
- Jacob, Edmund, 109 Elizabeth-street, and Bridge-road, Rd.
- Joseph H., 127 Elizabeth-street
- Joy, Alfred, 56 Little Collins-st. west
- Kelson, J. H., 16 Barkly-street, St. K.
- Kinder, John, 58 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Kinsman, Nathaniel, 3 Moor-st. Col.
- Knox, Holles, 33 Bourke-street west
- Lees, W. L. & Co., 67 Flinders-st. west
- Levy, L., 100 Latrobe-street west
- Long, J., 58 Collins-street west
- Lotherington, W., 29 Bourke-st. west
- Lyons, Isaac & Co., 66 Bourke-st. east
- McCombe, Alex. G., 79 Collins-st. west
- McCombe, John, 79 Collins-st. west
- Mackillop, John Petrie, 31 Queen-st.
- Marks, Edward M., 42 Bourke-st. east
- Mason, T., 64 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Noble, Thos., 79 Coventry-st., Em. 'H.
- Osborn, J. G., 56 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Parkin, Joseph, 9 Fitzroy-st., St. K.
- Philp, John, 83 Little Collins-st. east, and 158 Lygon-street, N.
- Power and Rutherford, 122 Queen-st.
- Prince, James, 136 Moor-street, Col
- Ross, C. S. and Co., 41 King-street
- Row, Edward, 12 Bourke-street west
- Schultz, William, 60 Elizabeth-street
- Stubbs, Thomas, 31 Queen-street
- Symons and Perry, 28 Collins-st. west
- Thomas, G. and Co., 104 Collins-st. west
- Treacy, W. W., 59 Bourke-street west
- Vaughan and Wild, 66 Queen-street, corner of Little Collins-street west
- Wade, James, 80 Collins-street east
- Walstab, George, 85 Collins-st. west
- Walton, R. and Co., 113 Collins-st. west
- Watson, James, 29 Bourke-street west
- Whitehead, George-M., 24 Clarendon-street. Em. H.
Bailiffs.
- Adcock, Alexander, Punt-road, Rd.
- Barton, W., 84 Little Collins-st. west
Bakebs.
- Anderson, Charles, Fitzroy-st., St. K.
- Baines, James, 129 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Balleny, R., 13 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Barry, C., 15 Little Bourke-street east
- Barton, Rob., 30 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Baxter, A. and D., 237 Smith-st., Col.
- Bell, Samuel, 5 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Black, J. and R., 53 Madeline-st. N.M.
- Bogle, J. Scott, 153 Bouverie-st., N.M.
- Bone, William, Brunswick-st., and 61 Condell-street, Col.
- Bowring, J. H., 59 Derby-street, Col.
- Brenssell, John, 117 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Brunton and Wallace, Spencer-street
- Bunney, James, Westgarth-street, Col.
- Butchers, F., 158 Bourke-street west
- Buttolph, W. G., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Cameron, J. P., 194 High-street, St. K.
- Clark, J., Millswyn-street, S. Y.
- Coles Brothers, 156 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Cramer, Louis, Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Cupit, C., 165 Little Bourke-st. east
- Davey, Joseph, Flemington-road
- Davies, George, 46 Napier-street, Col.
- Delves, Thomas, Charles-street, Pra.
- Dillon, M., 13 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Douch, H. W., 52 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Doyle, T., 187 Little Collins-st. east
- Duff, J. & A., Gardiner's Creek-rd. Pra.
- Duncan, G-., 49 Lonsdale-street west
- Everett, Samuel, High-street, Pra.
- Fairnie, Jas., Bendigo-st., Leveson-st., N.M.
- Fanning, W.,35 Queenaberry-st. w.N.M.
- Galacher, Robert, 27 Smith-street, Col,
- Garvin, Richard, Wellington-st., Rd.
- Gerring, J., Little Nelson-st., Wmn.
- Gorrie, J., 119 Little Bourke-st. west
- Gosden, J., 161 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Gray, Chas., 50 Queensberry-st., N.M.
- Guthrie, James, Blackwood-st., N. M.
- Hamilton, John, 53 Curzon-st., N. M,
- Hare, Francis, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Harper, George, 81 Curzon-st., N. M.
- Hicks, George, Peel-street, Pra.
- Hoales, Michael, 25 Leveson-st" N. M.
- Hollick, Charles, 64 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Hook, Thomas, 183 Wellington-st., Col.
- Hosie, Robert, 73 Gore-street, Col.
- Hughes, M., 169 Little Bourke-st. east
- Inglis, Frank, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Kimpton, W. S.,255 Brunswick-st., Col.
- King, James, Dryburgh-street, N. M.
- Lamb, J. L., Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Lamont, T., 161 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Langley, W. E., 56 Queen-st.
- Liddall, Thomas, Rowena-parade, Rd.
- Lormer, Robert, Spencer-street
- Love, Brothers, 88 Smith-street, Col.
- McCoubrie, John, 70 Errol-st., N. M.
- McDermott, H., Wellington-st., Rd.
- McGhie, James, 6 Howard-st., N. M.
- McGubbin, A., 165, King-street
- McLaren, R., Church-street, Rd.
- McMaster, Wm., 64 Errol-street, N. M.
- McPherson, James, 7 A.' Beekett-st. east
- Mackintosh, A., 171 Drummond-st.N.M.
- Mason, James, 224 Wellington-st., Col.
- Messer, James, Commercial-road, Pra,
- Miers, Thomas Hall, 22 Little Collins-street, 155 Stephen-street, and 120 High-street, St. K.
- Miller, William, Commercial-road, and Punt-road, Prahran
- Miller and Co., 103 Stephen-street
- Mills, James, Raglan-street, Em. H.
- Morrison, James, 198 Bridge-rd, Rd.
- Mumby, Jos., 15 Wellington-st., St. K.
- Naunton, Wm., 131 Cambridge-st, Col.
- Nokes, Frederick, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Orme, James, 95 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Osboldstone, G., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Page, J., 119 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Perkins, J., 182 Little Collins-st. east
- Potter, Donald, 205 Smith-street, Col.
- Proven, William, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Punton, Andrew, Church-street, Rd.
- Redgell, John, 58 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Reid, Thomas, Blackwood-st., N. M.
- Robertson, D. S., Barkley-st., St. K.
- Ronald, J., 256 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Russell, —, Stanley-street, Col.
- Russell, Andrew, Chapel-street, Pra,
- Russell, James, 86 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Russell, John, 152 Smith-street, Col.
- Samuels, W., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Sanderson, James, Bay-street, San.
- Scott, Robert, 44 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Shurey, Wm., 89 Brunswick-street, and 111 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Simpson, Frederick Wm., 67 Johnston-street east, Col.
- Simpson, Wm., 48 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Smith and Son, 64 Victoria-street. Rd.
- Souter, James, 38 William-street
- Steel, David, 109 Napier-street, Col.
- Swallow, Thomas (ship) Stoke-st., San.
- Thurgood, William, Little Latrobe-st.
- Webster Brothers, 14 Flinders-lane west, and 57 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Weedow, James, 205 Smith-street, Col,
- West, Thomas, Church-st, Richmond
- Wilson, Robert, 35 Derby-street, Col.
- Wolf, Philip, 38 Young-street, Col.
Barbers, Hairdressers, and Perfumers.
- Anderson, Wm., 45 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Bartlett, John, 121 king-street
- Bennett, Edward, 83 Bourke-street east
- Biessel, George, Bay-street, San.
- Bouchet & Jourdan, 96 Bourke-st. east
- Coates, Joseph, 139 Bourke-street east
- Clay, William, 50 Queen-street
- Cooper, George J., Lonsdale-st. west
- Corcoran, W. P., 238 Swanston-street
- Coverlid, Henry, 130 Swanston-street
- Davies, Ben., 36 Litle Collins-st. east
- Dehnert, William, 66 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Drew, Joseph, 111 Elizabeth-street
- Eve, J. S., 42 Swanston-st., and 171 Bourke-street east
- Fowler, Thomas, 5 William-street
- Gamgee, Joseph, 102 Queen-street
- Gardner, Ed. Chas., 16 Bourke-st. east
- Gray, William, 92 King-street
- Greville, G. E., 159 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Hatfield, Chas. A., 36 Bourke-st. east
- Hibberd, W., 22 Little Bourke-st. east
- Hill, T. B., 195 Swanston-street
- Hilperd, I., 19 Little Bourke-st. west
- Hopkins, Wm., 84, Smith-street, Col.
- Horswell, E., 37 Little Bourke-st. east
- Jackson, J., 40 Bourke-street west
- Johnson, Thomas, 12 Swanston-street
- Kay, William, Ann-street, Wmn.
- Keating, Luke, 53 Errol-street, N. M.
- Kelly, F., 16 Little Collins-street west
- Kilmore, R., 7 Thompson-street Wmn.
- King, Emanuel, 5 Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Lockeyear, G. A., 91 Bourke-st. east
- Lockeyear, James, 291 Elizabeth-street
- McFadzean and Lambert, 44 Collins-street east
- Martin, Felix G., 52 Bourke-st. east
- Meyl, Ludovic, 30 Little Collins-st. east
- Osborne, James T., 3 King-street
- Osborne, W., 48 Clarendon-st. Em. H.
- Peipe, Augustus T., Swan-street, Rd.
- Peirce, J. W., 209 Elizabeth-street
- Pogonowski, M. V., 120 Bourke-st. east
- Poole, Ralph, Bay-street, San.
- Rider, Andrew, 55 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Schnack, Louis, 69 Swanston-street
- Smith, John, 30 Bourke-street east
- Stacey, W. R., 212 Bourke-street east
- Stanley, John, Beach-street, San.
- Strang, C, 63 Collins-street west
- Turner, M., 134 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Ward, B., 139 Lonsdale-street east
- Watson, George, 151 King-street
- Wedgwood, Wm., 29 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Williams, James, Bay-street, San.
- Wise, James, 72 Elizabeth-street
- Witton, Thomas, 9 Bourke-street west
- Yates, James, 160 Smith-street, Col.
- Yelland, G., 9 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
Barristers.
- Abraham, Augustus B., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Adamson, Travers, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Archer, H. Goodwin, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Armstrong, John S., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Aspinall, Butler C., Brunswick-st. Col.
- Atkins, John, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Barton, George Elliott, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Bindon, Samuel, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Billing, Richd. A., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Birnie,—, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Brewer, C. B., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Bunny, Brice Frederick, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Carter, John, Temple-court, Little Collins-st. west
- Chapman, Henry Samuel, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Combe, Matthew E., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Dawson, Charles J., 73 Little Collins-street west
- Duffy, Charles Gavan, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Evans, G. S., Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Fellows, Thomas Howard, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Gray, Wilson, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Higinbotham, George, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Holroyd, E. D., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Ireland, Richard D., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- James, Edmund, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Keefer, Alexander, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Macdowell, E., 73 Little Collins-st. west
- Mackay, George, LL.D., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Martley, James, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Michie, Arch., 73 Little Collins-st. west
- Newtown, Hibbert, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Parsons, Thomas, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Rochfort, Singleton, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Sewell, R. Clarke, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Stephen, George Milner, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Stephen, James Wilberforce, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Stephen, Sir G., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Whipham, T. W., Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Wood, J. Dennistoun, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Worsley, Leonard, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Wright, Horace M., 73 Little Collins-street west
- Wyatt, Alfred, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
Basket Makers.
- Dallaway, James, 18a Little Bourke-street east
- Gummer, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- May and Milen, Church-street, Rd.
- Pettit Brothers, 48 Little Bourke-street east
- Robertson, J., 252 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Sutherland, Wm., 4 Little Bourke-st., west
Bellhangers—See Blacksmiths.
Billiard-Table Makers.
- Alcock & Co., 132a and 127 Russell-st.
- Lake, Maunder and Robinson, 142 Lonsdale-street east
- Paser, Julius, Little Bourke-st. east
- Thomas and Co., 140 Lonsdale-st. east
Bird and Cage Dealers.
- Clare, Samuel, 101 Little Collins-st. east
- Dawkes, E. K., 133 Little Collins-st. east
- Neynaber, H. A., & Co., 98 Swanston-st.
Biscuit Manufacturers.
- Barnes, Guest and Co., 99 William-st.
- Hadley, Thos. H., A'Beckett-st. west
- Robinson, William, Albert-lane, 163 Bourke-street east
- Swallow, Thomas, Nott-street, San.
Blacksmiths.—See also Farriers.
- Amos, J., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Anderson, Robert, 137 Little Collins-street east
- Anderson, Hugh, Little Latrobe-st. east
- Appleton, J., 75 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Ashweek, G., 11 Little Bourke-st. east
- Bain, Alexander, 201 Smith-st., Col.
- Barrett, Charles, 145 Spring-street
- Bridge, Wm. F., Dudley-street, W. M.
- Burchell, Thomas, 183 Smith-street
- Cameron, Alex., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Campbell, David, Church-street, Rd.
- Cleverly, Thomas, 80 High-st., St. K.
- Cole, John, 17 Little Collins-st. east
- Couch, Samuel, Derby-street, Col.
- Clough, Richard, Cole-street, Wmn.
- Davenport, Henry, Bay-street, San.
- Day, Cephas, 174 Drummond-st, N. M.
- Douglas, S. (ship), Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Duncan, A. 80 Johnson-st. west, Col.
- Farrant, C. J., 34 A'Beckett-st. east
- Fearnley, Jos., corner of Stephen-street and Little Lonsdale-street east
- Fenwick, Robert, Dudley-street, W. M.
- Ferningham, J., Adderley-st., W. M.
- Frazer, James, 26 Cecil-st., Em. H.
- Gallop, Charles, 27 York-st., Em. H.
- Gardner, C, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Gillespie, David, 22 Bourke-street east
- Gouch, Samuel, Derby-street, Col.
- Grant, George, 38 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Grant, James, 136 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Gulph, William, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Henderson & Bett, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Hill, John, 25 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Hughes, Enoch, Dudley-street, W. M.
- Hughes, George, 79 Moore-street, Col.
- Hunter & Rennison, 45 Leiceater-st., N.M.
- Hutchinson, William & Co., 14 Little Bourke-street east
- Hyde, Spencer & Co., 175 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Inkley, W., 192 High-street, St. K.
- Jackson, John, Therry-street
- Johnston, David, Elizabeth-street
- Jones, J., River Side south
- Jones, W., 26 Little Bourke-st. east
- Knight, John, 43 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Lancashire, W., 55 Little Collins-st. west
- Lewis, W., 181 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Livesley, J., 113 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Lyttleton, D., 4 Latrobe-street west
- McGuire, J., Wellington-parade, E. M.
- Maden, John, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Mann, C., 14 Little Bourke-st. east
- Mackintosh, George, 132 Queen-street
- Mair, Alexander, 19 King-street
- Manly, John, 15 Little Collins-st. east
- Mason, Henry, 93 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Massie, James, 96 Wellington-st., Col.
- Miller and Royal, Therry-street
- Morton, Wm., Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Munro, John, 131 King-street
- Myers and Drumm, 262 Elizabeth-st.
- Nelson, T., 118 High-street, St. K.
- Nowlan, J., 8 Howard-street, N. M.
- Oliver, Wm. 14 Wellington-st., Col.
- Osborn, Thomas, Lilly-lane, 179 Little Collins-street east
- Pardon, Richard, Arden-street, N. M.
- Peers and Sheldrake, Flemington-road
- Perry, George, 116 Latrobe-street east
- Phillips, J., 13 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Polglase, R. J., 273 Elizabeth-street
- Pope, Edward, Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Pow, Thomas, High-street, Pra.
- Pulford, H., 36 Little Bourke-st. east
- Rae and Stevenson, Flemington-road
- Riley, Matt., 324 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Robertson, Hugh, 115 High-st., St. K.
- Robertson, J., 252 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Robinson, J., 24 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Robinson, J., 27 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Ross, John, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Ryan, John, 6 Little Collins-street east
- Sanderson, Chas., 86 Lonsdale-st., east
- Sheldrake, J., 99 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Smith, Gilbert, 43 and 38 Victoria-street, E. Col.
- Spear, Richard, 122 George-street, Col.
- Stewart, J., Inkerman-st. west, St. K.
- Stewart, John, 186 King-street
- Stickland Bros., 6 Latrobe-street east
- Stone, Thomas, 11 Peel-street, Col.
- Stone, Robert and John, 101 Little Bourke-street east
- Thompson & Gardiner, Church-st., Rd.
- Thomson, Andrew, 31 Napier-st., Col.
- Towers, Thomson, Franklin-street east
- Turner, A., 216 Bourke-street east
- Vincent, J., Smith-street, Col.
- Walker Brothers, Young-street, Col.
- Watkins, J., 32 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- White and Stanton, 39 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Williams, J., Russell-street
- Wilson, J., 139 Little Bourke-st. west
- Wolstenholme, John, Fitzroy-st., Col.
- Wood, John, & Co, 195 Bourke-st. w.
Blind Makers.
- Mitchener & Richardson, 84 Russell-st.
Boarding & Lodging Houses.
- Adams, —, 53 Little Collins-st. west
- Adickes, Adolph, 167 Bourke-st. west
- Austen, Mrs., 15 Little Latrobe-st. e.
- Armstrong, Jas., 27 Franklin-street w.
- Baigrie, Mrs., 19 Cecil-street Wmn.
- Baiteman, William, 112 King-street
- Bane, T., 47 Little Bourke-street west
- Barber, Charles, 57 Flinders-street w.
- Barker, Richard, 16 Lonsdale-street w.
- Bauman, James, 118 King-street
- Bennett, J., 126 Queen-street
- Blackson, Joseph, 117 Flinders-st. east
- Boswell, Samuel, 132 Moore-street Col.
- Bottomley, Joseph, 128 Flinders-lane e.
- Bridges, Mrs. C., 90 Little Collins-st. w.
- Brown, William, 156 Bourke-st. west
- Brown, W., 199 Little Collins-st. east
- Bruce, Miss, 109 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Bulger, Mrs., 137 Little Collins-st. w.
- Carroll, D., 134 Little Bourke-st. west
- Chin, Hung, Park-street, Em. H.
- Cleal, Jacob, Alfred-place, Victoria-street east, N.M.
- Coleman, Joseph B., 82 King-street
- Cooper, Mrs., 26 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Corry, Timothy, 148 Bourke-st. west
- Cosgrove, John, 55 Flinders-lane east
- Cousins, Mra.,105 Little Bourke-st. west
- Creer, Edward, 199 Bourke-street west
- Crerand, James, 118 Flinders-lane west
- D'Aloustel, Charles, 187 Swanston-st.
- Danker, Mrs., 90 Lonsdale-street west
- Darby, Wm., 186 Bourke-street east
- Davern, P., 20 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Dougharty, M., 21 Lonsdale-street east
- Dowse, George, 221 Lonsdale-st. west
- Duggan, M., 146 Bourke-street west
- Dunn, Alexander, 150 King-street
- Durst, G., 143 Lonsdale-street, Em. H.
- Edwards, Mrs., 176 King-street
- Eva, John, 136 Lonsdale-street east
- Farrell, Samuel, Nott-street, San.
- Fawcett, John, 98 King-street
- Ferris, Mrs., 48 Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Finlayson, Wm., 138 Little Bourke-street east
- Fleming, Thomas, 25 King-street
- Fletcher, Mrs., 142 Flinders-lane east
- Gillespie, James, 199 Bourke-st. west
- Gloster, A., 19 Little Lonsdale-st east
- Goggin, T., 144 Bourke-street west
- Gorman, Michael, 225 Swanston-street
- Gosenwinckel, W., 3 Latrobe-st. east
- Gras, Fernando, 266 Elizabeth-street
- Griffin, J., 6 Little Bourke-street west
- Hannan, D., 15 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Hansen, C. P., 103 Flinders-lane east
- Hunstein, Martin, 99 Flinders-lane east
- Hargraves, J., 48 Lonsdale-street west
- Hawkins, Richard, 96 King-street
- Henderson, Mrs.,49 Dorcas-st., Em, H.
- Hoof, Mrs., 70 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Howe, Mrs., Ann-street, Wmn.
- Hugh, Rae, 90 King-street
- Hunter, Mrs., 64 Drummond-st., N.M.
- Imrie, Miss, Pelham-street, N. M.
- Isles, Nathan, 163 King-street
- James, C., 139 Little Collins-st. east
- James, Miss, 68 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Jameson, E., 86 King-street
- Jeffreys, W., 53 Little Bourke-st. west
- Jesson, J., 150 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Joerden, Mrs., 135 Collins-street east
- Johnson, S., 5 Victoria-st., N. M.
- Johnson, W., 150 Bourke-street west
- Kinley, Mrs., 100 Lonsdale-st. west
- Leonard, Miss, Park-street, Em. H.
- Linehan, William, 123 King-street
- Litchfield, John, Bay-street, San.
- McCarthy, Owen, 129 Little Lonsdale-street west
- McDougall, Mrs, 123 Little Bourke-street west
- McGinley, J., 66 Latrobe-street east
- McGrath, Patrick, 128 Queen-street
- McIntyre, Mrs., 190 Bourke-st. east
- McKewen, P., 107 Flinders-lane west
- McLean, Mrs., 143 Collins-street east
- Mackenzie, Mrs., 37 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Marks, H., 117 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Masters, Roger, 16 Lonsdale-st. west
- Miller, Mrs., 24 Market-st., Em. H.
- Mullins, Mrs., 12 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- Murphy, Peter, 137 Little Collins-st. w.
- Nash, Charles, 166 Bourke-street west
- North, T., 137 Flinders-street west
- Nougher, J., 148 Flinders-street west
- O'Grady, Miss, 122 Little Collins-st. w.
- Park, Alfred, 245 Spencer-street
- Parker, Mrs., 47 York-street, Em. H.
- Pearce, S. H., 114 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Pettit, Mrs., Bay-street, San.
- Powell, T., 110 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Price, E., 165 Lonsdale-street west
- Quinn, John, Little Bourke-street west
- Rae, Hugh, 90 King-street
- Rawley, James, 71 Flinders-lane east
- Rees, John, 20 Anne-street, Wmn.
- Reynard, John, 124 King-street
- Reynolds, Wm., 132 Lonsdale-st. west
- Richards, Joseph, Franklin-street east
- Richardson, G., Blackwood-street, N. M.
- Row, Mrs., 115 Flinders-lane east
- Rouse, John, 155 Russell-street
- Rule, Robt., 101 Little Bourke-st. west
- Ryan, William, Flemington-road
- Scarlett, Mrs., Montague-st., Em. H.
- Schulz, H., 105 Little Bourke-st. east
- Seaward, Mrs., 123 Bourke-street west
- Seymour, W., 53 Little Nelson-st. Wmn.
- Smith, A., 69 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Stevens, Mrs., 47 Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Swallow, Mrs., 74 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Tankard, J. F., Lonsdale-street west
- Tapping, Caleb, 172 Russell-street
- Taylor, Mrs., 105a. Collins-street west
- Taylor, S., 16 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Taylor, T., 71 Flinders-lane east
- Thompson and Everett, 168 Bourke-street west
- Tinker, Mrs., 9 Russell-street
- Toal, Andrew, 197 Swanston-street
- Tronby, S., 147 Little Bourke-st. east
- Tuck, Mrs., 113 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Warren, Mrs., 15 Smith-street, Col.
- Waymouth, S., 169 Bourke-street west
- Weeks, Mrs., 87 Little Collins-st. east
- Western, William, Bay-street, San.
- Williams, H., 4 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Williams, John, 100 Lonsdale-st. east
- Williams, Thomas, 105 Collins-st. west
- Wood, Mrs., 25 Russell-street.
Boiler Makers.
- Hickman and Son, River Side south
- Sykes, Young & Co., River Side south
Bonded and Free Stores.
- Alison and Knight, 111 Flinders-lane west
- Bancroft, E., 44 Flinders-lane east
- Beckwith, Bros., Flinders-lane west
- Bonar, Archibald, 30 Flinders-st. west
- Bradley, John (Greeves) 33 Little Collins-street east
- Bryant, S. A., 19 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Cleve's, 118 Lonsdale-street west, and 192 King-street
- Cohen, Em. L. and Co., 27 King-street
- Coles, —, Mincing-la., Flinders-st. w.
- Degraves, 12 King-street
- Fanning, Nankivell & Co., Spencer-st.
- Greeves, right-of-way, 33 Little Collins-street east
- Grice, Sumner and Co., 24 Flinders-lane west
- Griffiths, —, Flinders-court, 1 Flinders-street west; and Flinders-lane
- Hamilton, Thomas, corner Collins-st. west, and King-street
- Harker, G. and T., 3 Flinders-st. west
- Montefiore's, 159 Lonsdale-street west
- Nicholson, W. and Co., 15 Flinders-street west
- Tallant and Compton, Stoke-st., San.
- Teale, Goodman (Coles') Mincing-lane, Flinders-street west; and 105, 107, and 109 William-street
- Tondeur, Lempriere and Co., 127 Lonsdale-street west
- Woolley, A. and Nephew, 8, 10, and 12 Queen-street
Bonnet Makers and Cleaners. (See also Straw Hat Makers.)
- Atherton, James, Ferrars-st., Em. H.
- Darley, Mrs., 3 Gore-street, Col.
Bookbinders and Account Book Manufacturers.
- Cook and Fox, 50 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Detmold, William, 35 Collins-street e.
- Esquilant, Edward, 88 Collins-street e.
- Newlands Brothers, 26 Little Bourke-street west
- Runting, William, 86 Fitzroy-st., Con.
- Sands, Kenny & Co., 46 Collins-st. w.
- Smith, Alfred, Sugden-alley, 36 Bourke-street east
- Watters, Tomas J., 239 Elizabeth-st.
Booksellers and Stationers.
- Armstrong, Andrew, 239 Bourke-st. e.
- Arnott, William, 5 High-street, St. K.
- Arnold, Edward, 56 Elizabeth-street
- Baker, William, 71 Swanston-street
- Bennett, William B., 152 Bourke-st. e.
- Blackshaw, J., 30 Cardigan-st. N.M.
- Blundell, J. J. & Co., 44 Collins-st. w.
- Bruce, John, 11 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Buzzard, Thos. M., 181 Bourke-st. e.
- Caple, James, 29 Collins-street west
- Chapman, E., 43 Coventry-st. Em. H.
- Charlwood and Sons, Bourke-street e.
- Dwight, H. Tolman., 234 Bourke st. e.
- Evans, Hugh C., 94 Bourke-street east
- Gason, Michael T., 139 Elizabeth-street
- Griffith, Bailey, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Hendy, Joseph, 78 Smith-street, Col.
- Hornblower, J. G., 192 Smith-st., Col.
- Hughes, John, 59 Elizabeth-street
- Jellard, Mrs, Bay-street, San.
- Kirk, George, 42 Park-street, Em. H.
- McFee, William, 61 George-street, Col.
- MacGibbon, John, 49 Queensberry-st. west, N. M.
- Maconochie, James, 87 Smith-st., Col.
- Mackay, Robert, 232 Bourke-st. east
- Mortimer, B. & Son, 109 Collins-street west
- Mullen, Samuel, 67 Collins-street east
- Muskett, C., 108 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Robertson, G., 85 & 87 Collins-st. east
- Robinson, E. L., 39 Flinders-lane east
- Sands, Kenny & Co., 46 Collins-st. west
- Schuhkrafft & Howell, 180 Elizabeth-st.
- Slater, George, 93 High-street, St. K.
- Smith, A. J., 30 Swanston-street, and 3 Gisbourne-street, E. M.
- Stevenson, B., Swan-street, Rd.
- Taylor, E., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Williams, James, 80 Collins-street west
Boot and Shoe Makers, Importers, and Dealers.
- Adams, —, 239 Smith-street, Col.
- Alexander, A., 98 Little Bourke-st. west
- Arnold, H., 165 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Arnold, W., 136 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Bailey, Thos, 192 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Balderston, J., Swan-street, Rd.
- Barbery and Co., 177 Smith-st., Col.
- Barnes, Wm., 52 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Barnett, Thos., Ferguson-street, Wmn.
- Barry, James, 91 Elizabeth-street
- Barry, William, 147 Elizabeth-street
- Bearup, William, 108 Smith-street, Col.
- Bedgood, Daniel, Bridge-road, Rd., and 111 Swanston-street
- Beech and Callaway, 37 Little Collins-street east
- Bell, R., 131 Lonsdale-street east
- Benjamin, Lawrence, 2 Bourke-st. east, corner of Elizabeth-street
- Benjamin, Saul, 36 Bourke-street east
- Benjamin, Solomon, 90 Bourke-st. east
- Benjamin, Solomon, 281 Elizabeth-st.
- Bier, Ernest, 32 Little Collins-st. east
- Birch, John, 89 Wellington-street, Col.
- Black, William, 68 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Black, W. H., 145 King-street
- Bloomington, J., 103 Swanston-street
- Boddy, James, 30 Howard-st., N. M.
- Bolliers, L., 107 Stephen-street
- Boraman, John, 36 Queensberry-street, east, N. M.
- Boraman, Samuel, 45 Errol-st., N. M.
- Boyd, Henry, 98 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Brazendale, James, 146 Victoria-st. Rd.
- Brewster, A., 58 Little Collins-st. east
- Broadbent, J., 197 Wellington-st., Col.
- Bromley, John, 55 Bourke-street east
- Brotchie, David, 59 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Brown, Joseph, Little Latrobe-street
- Brown, R., Courtney-street, N. M.
- Brownbill J., 3 Stanley-street, Col.
- Burston, Francis, 93 Swanston-street
- Burton, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Burton, Thomas, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Cahill, Patrick, 44 High-street, St. K.
- Callaghan, J. & R., 159 Swanston-st.
- Carnaby, William, 80 Queen-street
- Carson, John, 39 Collins-street east
- Casselden, John, 179 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Church, Samuel, 14 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Clark, Benjamin, 59 Peel-street, Col.
- Cleary, Edmund, 172 King-street
- Coates, Philip, 80 Smith-street, Col.
- Cole, William, 98 Bourke-street east
- Comley, William, 202 Smith-st., Col.
- Cooney, Wm., 34 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Corcoran, John, 50 Latrobe-street east
- Cornell Brothers, 22 Lonsdale-street east, and 66 & 68 Madeline-st. N. M.
- Coutie, John, 5 Little Bourke-street east, and 155 Elizabeth-street
- Coutie, Joseph, 215 Elizabeth-street
- Cowell, Joshua, 123 Elizabeth-street
- Crabb, James, 251 Swanston-street
- Crawford, Wm., 127 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Creeke, Robert, 2 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Crossie, John, 86a Swanston-street
- Davidson, T. S., 120 Bourke-st. east
- Davies, John, High-street, Pra.
- Davies, William, 85 Swanston-street
- Delany Brothers, 78 Bourke-street east
- Dick, Russell, 75 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Diver, J., 97 High-street, St. K.
- Donnelley, A., 62 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Dunkley, H. G., 57 Elizabeth-street, and 61 Bourke-street east
- Dyer, Charles, 219 Bourke-street east
- Easton, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Edgar, R. and Co., 193 King-street
- Edington, R., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Eldret, Alfred, 161 Russell-street, and Robe-street, St. K.
- Evans, Peter, 27 Little Bourke-st. east
- Evans, Peter, 25 William-street
- Farrell, John, 10 Lonsdale-street west
- Finlayson, D., 149 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Fisher, H., 125 Little Collins-st. east
- Fleming, John, 160 Russell-street
- Fleming, M., 50 Little Bourke-st. east
- Flower, Frederick, 80 Collins-st. west
- Foot, Robert, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Ford, A., Derby-street, Col.
- Ford, R., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Foster, J., 244 Spencer-street
- Fredman, H., 32 Wellington-st., Col.
- Freeman, Jer., Docker-street, Rd.
- Freeman, W., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Garner, Charles, Albert-street, Pra.
- Gayzer, F., 66 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Geary, J., 123 Little Collins-st. east
- Georgeson, Alexr. & Son, 143 Bourke-street east
- Gibson, William, Swan-street, Rd.
- Glennon, J., 177 Victoria-st. east, N.M.
- Gow, John, 245 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Goulding, Thomas, 97 Queensberry-st. east, N. M.
- Gray, Wm., 16 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Gregory, Edward, 72 Errol-st., N. M.
- Grenier and Co., 13 Collins-street east
- Grogan, Charles, 12 Lonsdale-st. west
- Grogan, James, 54 Bourke-street west
- Hargreaves, Henry, 212 Little Collins-street east
- Harper, W., 5 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Harris, John, 222 Lonsdale-street east
- Harris, T., 199 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Hart, Moss H., 17 Little Collins-st., west
- Harvey, J., 108 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Hatch, Wm. H, 57 Collins-street east
- Haymanson, Joseph, 71 Russell-street;
- Haymanson, Wm., 54 Little Collins-street east
- Haywood, Wm., 285 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Holm, Alexander, Webb-street, Col.
- Hosie, James, 10 Bourke-street east, and 40 Bourke-street west
- Hunt, E. H., 6 Collins-street east
- Hunt, Edw. H., Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Hurrens and Co., 66 Swan-street, Rd.
- Izard, Henry. J., 38 Moor-street, Col.
- Jeffery, M., 61 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Jeffrey, M., 55 Cecil-street,. Em. H.
- Jennings, S., High-street, Pra.
- Johnston, John, 16 Stanley-street, Col.
- Joynson, J., 453 King-street
- Kay, James, 21 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
- Kelly, Thomas, 17 Flinders-lane west
- Kelson, Frederick, 91 Gore-st., Col.
- Kendall, Samuel, Hoddle-st., Col.
- Kendall, John, 34 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Kirkbank, Thomas, 301 Elizabeth-street
- Knight, Wm., 64 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Knockwood, Wm., 51 Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Latham, G., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Levi, Abraham, 19 Lonsdale-st. west
- Lewis, George, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Linton, Thomas, Stevedore-st., Wmn.
- List, Charles, 195 Bourke-street west
- Lithgow, R., 33 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Louden, J., 45 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Low, R. A., Church-street, Rd.
- McAndrew, W., 23 Victoria-st., E. C.
- McAuliffe & O'Connor, 24 Madeline-street, N. M.
- MeCaldon, James, 167 Stephen-street
- McClaren. W., 50 Errol-st., N.M.
- McCormick, W., 107 High-st., St. K.
- McEvoy, F. & G., 131, Bourke-st. east
- McGregor, D., Rowena-parade, Rd.
- McKellar, J., 39 Wellington-st., Col.
- McLaughlan, J., 18 Little Lonsdale-street east
- McManus, Patrick, Flemington-road
- MeNaughtau, D., 41 York-st., Em. H.
- Maguire and Co., 30 King-street
- Maber, R., 123 Clarendon-st., E. H.
- Mathews, Julius, 26 Lonsdale-st. east
- Meates, W., 5 Queensberry-st. N. M.
- Miles, Alfred, 72 Queensberry-st. east, N.M.
- Miles, Henry, 13 Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Miller, R., 20 Little-Bourke-st. west
- Mills, Edward, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Milne, William, 44 Queen-street
- Minahan, John, 61 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Moar, J., 55 Little Nelson-st., Wmn.
- Molony, Michael, 174 Russell-street
- Morton, Robert, 176 Bourke-st. east
- Moss, Edmund, Church-street, Rd.
- Mould, Charles, 61 Swanston-street
- Mowling, George, 29 Bourke-st. east, and 155 Elizabeth-street
- Muir, John, 136 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Murphy, George, 21 Bank-st., Em. H.
- Murray, James, Bay-street, San.
- Murray, W., 131 Little Bourke-st. west
- Murray, William, Flemington-road
- Nanuzzi, L., 143 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Nelson, James, 49 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Newbery, Wm., Napier-street, Em. H.
- Newman, George, Church-street, Rd.
- Newton, Hy., 54 Clarendon-st., E. M.
- Norman, John, 154 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Norris, Joseph, Bay-street, San.
- Northcott, J., 23 Victoria-st. east, N.M.
- Nugent, John, 184 Smith-street, Col.
- O'Brien, Patrick, right-of-way, 147 Bourke-street east
- Och, Martin, 13 King-street
- O'Neill, J., 54 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Ormsby, W., 52 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Osborn, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Ousey, James, Church-street, Rd.
- Owens, J. & Co., 17 Ann-street, Wmn.
- Palmer, George, 156 Smith-st., Col.
- Pattison, Hugh, 25 Collins-street east
- Peace, William, Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Peake, John, 36 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Pearl, Hy., 82 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Peters, Thomas, Smith-street, Col.
- Peto, W. J., 98 York-street, Em. H.
- Pettigrove, Daniel, 114 Smith-st., Col.
- Philpott, Edward, 151 High-st., St. K.
- Pleasants, Josiah, 69 Gore-street, Col.
- Poulter, Edward J., 3 Collins-st. east
- Reardon, John, 26 Leveson-st, N. M.
- Reardon, P., 35 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Rees, Owen, 133 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Richardson, John, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Richter, L., 34 Little Bourke-st. west
- Roberts, R., 75 Victoria-street, E. Col.
- Roberts, U. E., 146 Bourke-street west
- Robinson, D. A., 13 Market-st., Em. H.
- Rolls, Benjamin & Son, 123 Swanston-st.
- Roper, Thomas, 15 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Rowlston, W., 251 Wellington-st., Col.
- Roy, James, 3 Bourke-street east
- Russell, George, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Saddler, C., 92 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Sampson, John, 39 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Sanders and Co., 64 Bourke-street east
- Sandstron and Syron, 193 Bourke-st., east
- Scarlet, G., 170 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Schofield, C, 44 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Scott, Adam, Swan-street, Rd.
- Scott, Walter, 87 High-street, St. K.
- Seaker, Alfred, 58 York-street, Em. H.
- Seeger, Jacob, 96 Flinders-lane east
- Shaw, Jas., 100 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Sheehy, J., 81 Madeline-street, N.M.
- Shepherd, Robert, 51 Queen-street
- Sherriff, William, 94 High-st., St. K.
- Sherroff, Edward, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Skardon, John Bass, 7 Collins-st. east
- Slatford, Henry, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Smith, Edward, 3 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Smith, James, Beach-street, San.
- Smith, James, Nott-street, San.
- Smith, R., 292 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Smith, W. T., Oxford-street, Col.
- Southgate, Edward, 11 Bank-street, west, Em. H.
- Sparlin, C. W., 128 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Stack, William, 194 Stephen-street
- Stephens, G., 116 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Stone, Robert, 143 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Stone, Richard, 230 Smith-street, Col.
- Street, J., 25 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Sundercombe, J., 34 High-st. St. K.
- Sussman, David, 221 Bourke-st. east
- Sweatman, Charles, 164 Bourke-st. w.
- Taylor, Enoch, 57 Bourke-street east
- Thacker, Manly, 31 Bourke-st. west
- Thomas, Ellis, 9 King-street
- Thomas, John, Bay-street, San.
- Thomas, John, Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Thomas, Lewis, 25 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Thomas, Paul, Sugden-alley, 36 Bourke-street east
- Thompson, T., 116 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Thompson, William, Pelham-st., N. M.
- Trenchard, E., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Tschentscher, F., 123 Swanston-street
- Turnbull, H., 70 Wellington-st., Col.
- Turner, William, 7 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Wallis, John, 13 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Walton and Sons, Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Warburton, Henry, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Ward, Nathaniel, Nott-street, San.
- Wardrope, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Warwick, Henry, Barkly-street, Carl.
- Watts, Joseph, 135 Elizabeth-street
- Webb, D., 136 Queen-street
- Wener, Charles, Bay-street, San.
- Wertheim, Joseph, 227 Bourke-st. east
- Whipp, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Williams, Robert, Gore-street, Col.
- Willis, Samuel, 34 Stephen-street
- Wilson, Henry, 20 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Wilson, Thomas, 271 Russell-street
- Wilson and Och, 197 Flinders-st. west
- Wise, J. G., 2 Barkly-street, St. K.
- Wise, John G., High-street, Pra.
- Young, John, 121 Cardigan-st., N. M.
Bottle Merchants.
- Day and Co., 146 Flinders-lane east
Brass Founders.
- Douglas and Davidson, 110 Flinders-lane east
- Hulbert and Son, Barkly-street, Carl.
- Kerr, James, 83 Young-street, Col.
- Scott, A. W., 551/2 Flinders-lane east
- Smith, A., 46 Little Bourke-street east
- Smith, H. & A., 17 Brunswick-st., Col.
- White, G. and Co., 9 Albert-st., E.M.
- Whittington, Edwin Hy., 216 Bourke-street east
Braziers—See Coppersmiths.
Brewers.
- Allen, William, 48 Cambridge-st. Col.
- Crawford, James, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Crisp and Co., Otter-street, Col.
- Dart and Maclin, Church-street, Rd.
- Gideon and McKaige, 33 Johnston-street, Col.
- Henderson, John and Sons, 175 to 179 Flinders-lane east
- Jones, John, Abbotsford
- Lister and Lang, Abbotsford
- McCracken & Co., 120 Little Collins-street w., and 100 Collins-street west
- McDougal, Thomas, Church-st,, Rd.
- Murphy, James and Co., 108 Collins-street west
- Phimister & Webster, Raleigh-st., Pra.
- Savage & Clifford, 23 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Scrase Brothers, Rouse-street, San.
- Thomas and Terry, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Wheeler, Jab., 226 Wellington-st., Col.
Bricklayers.
- Anear, Benjamin, 33 Punt-road, Pra.
- Avery, Joseph, 26 Smith-street, Col.
- Bruce, B., 108 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Crawford, J., 298 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Crosen, S., 145 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Davidson, H., 56 Wellington-st., Col.
- Falk, Wm., 135 Johnston-street east
- Hannan, J., 309 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Leeds, Charles, Moray-street, Em. H.
- Malcolm, J. F., Latrobe-street east
- May, William, Pelham-street, N. M.
- Nutting, M., 126 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Parker, J., 104 Collins-street east
- Richardson, J., Havelock-st., St. K.
- Rumbell, Matthew, George-st., Col.
- Shure, R., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Simms, William, 83 Gore-street, Col.
- Sprechlan, John, George-street, Col.
- Terry, Joseph, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Tulk, W., 135 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Watson, J., 116 Little Lonsdale-st. west
Brick-Makers.
- Fritscher, Gustav, Victoria-st., E. C.
- Fritz, —, 45 Victoria-street, E. C.
- Mitchell, William, Punt-road, Rd.
- Shurley, Joseph, Victoria-street, E. C.
- Smith, James, Victoria-street, E, C.
Brokers, Agents, and Commission Agents.
General.
- Allan, John, 60 Queen-street
- Barrington, T. W., 79 Little Collins-st., west
- Batten and Greet, 13 Market-street
- Beazley, A., 49 Flinders-lane west
- Bristow, F. J., 95, William-street
- Brown, William, 100 Flinders-lane w.
- Buckan, John, 84 Little Collins-st. e.
- Burdell, and Co., 101 Collins-street w.
- Campbell, John, 86 Collins-street east
- Campion, Henry, 96 Smith-street, Col.
- Cassius, M., 28 Flinders-lane west
- Chippendale, C. H., Market-street
- Clark, Geo., 68 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Coffey, H. A., 93 Collins-street west
- Cohen, Victor, 76 Smith-street Col.
- Colville, John, 41 Collins-street west
- Congalton, Samuel, 26 Collins-st. east
- Cormick, B., 86 Collins-street west
- Courtis, John, Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Cowderoy, B., 38 Collins-street east
- Crane and Co., 29 Flinders-lane east
- Dalrymple, J. P., 59 Flinders-lane west
- Davis, C., 69 Collins-street west
- Dickson, G. Irving, 49 Collins-st. west
- Dixon, Wm.,
75 Little Collins-st., w.
- Dowdall, James, 9 Flinders-street west
- Ellerker, John, 8 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Fischer, S., 59 Flinders-street west
- Fletcher, Richard P. W., 56 Little Collins-street east
- Forbes, James & Co., 4 Collins-st. west
- Fraser, Roderick, 67 Swanston-street
- Galbraith, D. S., 49 Flinders-lane west
- Garriock, A. J., 46 Collins-st., west
- Gilchrist & Greig, 48 Collins-st. west
- Gillatt, J. T., 57 Elizabeth-street
- Goodliffe, Thos. K., 194 Smith-at., Col.
- Goodwin, Robert, 50 Collins-st. east
- Green, S. L., 32 Madeline-st., N.M.
- Hall, W. Kent, 48 Collins-st. west
- Hamilton and Scott, 41 William-street
- Hammill, W., 50 Collins-street west
- Hart & Waters, 65 Little Collins-st. e.
- Hartley, Edward, 48 Collins-st. west
- Hartwell, George, 164 Collins-st. east
- Houghton, Henry, 105 Collins-st. west
- Houghton, James B., 19 Elizabeth-st.
- Howden, Charles, 43 King-street
- Hughes, Vincent J., 94 Bourke-st. east
- Jacobs, Benjamin, 46 Elizabeth-street
- Jamieson, A. Y., 26 Collins-street east
- Jamieson, James, 76 Elizabeth-street
- Jorden, R., 79 Little Collins-st. west
- Kaye and Butchart, 56 Bourke-st. west
- Kershaw & Co., 84 Little Collins-st. w.
- King, Mark L., 48 Flinders-lane east
- Kruge, Adalbert, 68 Flinders-lane west
- Krohn, M. A., 40 Flinders-lane west
- Labowitzky, Daniel, 27 Russell-street
- Lambert, A. J., 17 Elizabeth-street
- Lamont, E. H.& Co.,70 Flinders-lane w.
- Little, Dugald, 95 Collins-street west
- McBain, James & Co., 27 Flinders-lane west
- McGreevy, John, 49 Collins-street west
- Macarthur, Andrew, 47 Bourke-st. west
- Macdonald, M., 17 Queen-street
- Macgregor & Co., 42 Collins-st. west
- Maclaughlin, M., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Maltby, J. R, 46 Elizabeth-street
- Marks, S. J., 44 Smith-Street, Col.
- Marshall, Robert, 101 Collins-st. west
- Mason, T., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Merry, T. R., 18 Flinders-lane west
- Muir, William, 56 Little Collins-st. w.
- Murphy, J. G., 17 Queen-street
- Murphy, J. J., 51 Swanston-street
- Neal, William, 48 Collins-street west
- Nicol, A., 28 Collins-street east
- Noall, William, 13 Flinders-lane east
- Norton, Thomas, 83 Flinders-street w.
- Paterson, James, 139 Flinders-st. w.
- Perris and Co., 83 Little Collins-st. e.
- Pettigrew, G. Henry, Cheetham-alley, 19 Flinders-lane west
- Pingree, F. M., 6 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Platt, Thomas & Co., 48 Collins-st. w.
- Pokorney, J. J., 68 Flinders-lane w.
- Row, E. & Co., 12 Bourke-street west
- Ryan & Hammond, 57 Bourke-st. west
- Schlesinger, Richard, 28 William-st.
- Scott, Daniel & Co., 14 Elizabeth-street
- Sloane, William, 122 Queen-street
- Smithson, Sidney,56 Little Collins-st. e.
- Smith, G. C., 54 Little Collins-st. west
- Solomon, Isaac, 7 Collins-street west
- Sparkes, T. H. & Co., 52 William-st.
- Stampe, A., Temple-court, Collins-st. w
- Symons and Lewis, 95 Collins-st. west
- Timbury, J. R., 20 Collins-street west
- Treacy, W. W., 59 Bourke-street west
- Tuckett, J. R., 20 Collins-street west
- Unmack, T. H., 5 Swanston-street
- Virgoe, Son and Co., 11 Collins-st. west
- Warnock, Samuel, 51 Swanston-street
- Wharton, R. and Co., 32 Collins-st. west
- Wheatley, J. and Co., 13 Market-st.
- White and Dickson, 4 Collins-st. west
- Whitelaw, Wm., 99 Collins-street west
- Whitelaw and McCaul, 32 Coffins-street west
Building Materials.
- Ross, C. S. and Co., 41 King-street
Bullion and Gold.
- Clarke, W. and Sons, 86 Elizabeth-st.
- Khull, Edward, 69 Collins-street west
Custom House and Wharf.
- Downward, C, 9 Market-street
- Foxton, Jones, and Co., 87 and 89 Flinders-street west
- Gladstone, W. H., Orr's-buildings, Flinders-lane west
- Hardy, Frederick, 1 Spencer-street
- Hurry, George, 91 Flinders-lane west
- Legett, John S., Orr's-buildings, Flinders-lane west
- Tate, Frederick, 11 Market-street
- White, Alfred, Exchange, William-st.
Insurance.
- Beaver, F. E., 36 Collins-street west
- Berthean, C. E., 49 Collins-street west
- Carter, John, A., 37 Market-street
- Hadaway, E. M., 41 William-street
- Lee, George, 48 Collins-street west
- Parkin, Joseph, 9 Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Smyth, George, 9 Market-street
- Thompson & Tullidge, 60 Little Collins-street east
- Watson, John, 31 Queen-street
Land, House, and Estate.
- Abrahams, Joseph, 41 Swanston-street
- Adamson and Macfarlan, 3 Little Collins-street west
- Barnett, J. Wallace, 101 Collins-street west
- Bellin, John, 67 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Biers, H. & Co., 44 Elizabeth-street
- Bottomley, Samuel, 51 Queen-street
- Bransgrove and Co., 20 Little Collins-street west
- Buchan, John, 85 Little Collins-st. east
- Cattach, Jas. and Co., Eastern Market, Bourke-street east
- Chisholm, J. M., 46 Collins-st. west
- Claridge, H., 13 Wellington-st., S. K.
- Clark, G., 26 Johnston-st.-east, Col.
- Dobson, J., Inkerman-st, west, St. K.
- Duke, Joseph, 123 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Evans, J., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Evans, Thomas, 3 Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Follard, John, 10 Collins-street east.
- Fraser, John R., 1 and 3 Alfred-place, Collins-street east
- Gardner, Henry, 27 Gertrude-st. Col.
- Gibbs.Thos., 58 Little Collins-st. east
- Gledhill, John, 41 Swanston-street
- Gledhill, Wm., 32 Lonsdale-st. west
- Goodwin, Robert, 50 Collins-st. east
- Grant, Daniel, 58 Queen-street
- Green, William, 4 Collins-street west
- Grundy, Jos. L., 9 Collins-street west
- Grylls, Geo. W. F., 84 Little Collins-street west
- Ham, C. J., 45 Swanston-street
- Hellicar, Valentine, Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Henningham, W. J., 10 Bourke-st. west
- Heward, J. P., Swan-street, Rd.
- Hichens, Gedye & Co., 54 Elizabeth-st.
- Huggins, John, 41 Swanston-street
- Hutton, C. B., 2 Flinders-lane west
- Isaac and Whitaker, 117 Elizabeth-street and Sandridge
- Jacob, Edmund, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Johnston, J. K., 116 Bourke-st. east
- Jones, Colls and Co., 51 Queen-street
- Jones, William, 82 Collins-street west
- Joy, Alfred, 56 Little Collins-st. west
- Leith, Alexr., 46 Collins-street west
- Locke, Wm., jun., 95 Collins-st. west
- Lowe, William, Church-street, Rd.
- Luscombe, Richard C., 89 Swanston-st.
- Macfarlane, D., 69 Little Collins-st. e.
- Mackenzie, John, 70½ Queen-street
- Mackillop and Cooke, 31 Queen-street
- Masters, Joseph, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Merrick, Samuel, 74 Queen-street
- Miller, George, 32 Queen-street
- Morris, H. & Co., 2 Flinders-lane west
- Nelson, H. G. & Co., 13 Swanston-st.
- Owen, G., 21 Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Parkin, Joseph, 9 Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Parkin, Richard, 16 Oxford-street, Col.
- Philp, John, 83 Little Collins-st. east, and North Melbourne
- Philpott, Wm., Hall of Commerce, 48 Collins-street west
- Reed, Thos., 24 King William-st., Col.
- Richardson, J., 109 Russell-street
- Robertson and Hale, 9 Elizabeth-street
- Robinson, George, Pearson-st., Church-street, Rd.
- Rogera, Robert R., 81 Collins-st. east
- Smith, Harold S., 54 Queen-street
- Sikes, Alfred, 47 Bourke-street west
- Spence & Co., 77 Little Collins-st. east
- Stanway, William, 238 Elizabeth-street
- Stephens, John, 13 Swanston-street
- Stevenson, Thomas, 62 Collins-st. east
- Taplin, William M., Napier-street, Col.
- Thistlethwaite, W., 75 Park-st. Em. H.
- Thompson, Jas. Wm., 58 Queen-street
- Thompson & Tullidge, 60 Little Collins-street east
- Vaughan and Wild, 66 Queen-street
- Wallis, Thomas, Punt-road, Pra.
- Walstab, George, 85 Collins-street w.
- Wheatley, A. E., 31 Queen-street
- White and Dickson, 4 Collins-st. w.
- Winter, Thomas L., 43 Bourke-st. w.
- Woodward, G., 28 Collins-street west
Law and Parliamentary.
- Freame & Garlick, 16 Collins-street w.
- Goode, Joseph, 41 Swanston-street
- Grundy, Joseph L., 9 Collins-street w.
- Scott, James, 52 Collins-street east
Mining Stock and Share.
- Baillie and Butters, 49 Collins st. w.
- Bell, George, 82 Collins-street west
- Brodie and Co., 78 Collins-street west
- Clarke, Wm. & Sons, 86 Elizabeth-st.
- Emmett, E. N., 48 Collins-street west
- Fraser, J. R., 26 Collins-street east
- Gilbert, W. T., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Hunt, H. and Co., 82 Collins-street w.
- James, Frederick H., 48 Collins-st. w.
- Khull and Co., 69 Collins-street west
- Pohl, Emil, 34 Collins-street west
- Saunders, Walter, 48 Collins-street w.
- Soady, J. K. and Co., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Wray and Bryant, Temple-court, Collins-street west
Patent.
- Ritchie, W. H., 83 Little Collins-st. w.
Printers'.
- Franklyn, F. B. & Co., 9 Bourke-st. e.
Publicans'.
- Adamson and Macfarlane, 3 Little Collins-street east
- Hichens, Gedye & Co., 54 Elizabeth-st.
- Higginbottom, G. & Co., 83 Swanston-street
- Hughes, James, 83 Swanston-street
- Rose and Greig, 57 Elizabeth-street
- Walter, W. B., 99 Collins-street west
Ship.
- Bryant, S. A., 19 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Coffey, H. A., 95 Collins-street west
- Doran, George, 7 Market-street
- Lawrence, William, 43½ William-street
Shipping and Lightering.
- Austin, Thos. & Co., 43½ William-st.
- Bayles, Wm. & Co., 97 Collins-st. west
- Beissel, F. & Co., 73 Flinders-st. west
- Bright, Bros. & Co., 36 Flinders-lane w.
- Brown, A. & Son, 72 Flinders-street w.
- Corrie, William, 30 Queen-street
- Ewart, Thomas, 41 William-street
- Gilles, Nicholson & Co., 25 Market-st.
- Gladstone, H. W., 91 Flinders-lane w.
- Gregory, John, 15 Market-street
- Hart & Waters, 65 Little Collins-st. e.
- Hurry, George, 91 Flinders-lane west
- Lorimer, Mackie and Co., 122 Collins-street west
- McMeckan, Blackwood & Co., 2 King-street
- Norton, Thomas, 83 Flinders-street w.
- Osborn, Samuel, 41 William-street
- Pigott, Brothers, 45 William-street
- Roberts, J. R., 107 Flinders-street w.
- Scott, Daniel & Co., 14 Elizabeth-street
- Scott, Thomas R., 107 Flinders-st. w.
- Smith, William Howard, 11 Market-st.
- Thomas, T. C. & Co., 132 Collins-st. w.
- Tribe, William, 49 Flinders-street w.
- Turnbull Bros., 89 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Turpin, James, 81 Flinders-street west
- White, W. P. & Co., 10 Elizabeth-st.
Station and Stock.
- Brown, Charles, 33 Bourke-street west
- Coghill, George, 47 Bourke-street w.
- Clough, J. H. and Co., 111 and 113 Collins-street west
- Edwards, C. and Co. 47 Bourke-st. w.
- Knox, Holles, 33 Bourke-street west
- Lotherington, W., 29 Bourke-street w.
- Macarthur, Andrew, 47 Bourke-st. w.
- Phillpott, Wm., Hall of Commerce, 48 Collins-street west
- Purcell & Dougharty, 39 Little Collins-street west
- Ryan & Hammond, 57 Bourke-st. west
Tallow and Wool.
- Clough, J. H. and Co, 111 and 113 Collins-street west.
- Fletcher, Henry, 82 Collins-street west
- Goldsbrough, R. & Co., 1 Market-st.
- Phillpott, W., Hall of Commerce, 48 Collins-street west
- Rae, Dickson & Co., 53 Flinders-st. w.
- Walker, P. N., 24 Collins-street west
Wine and Spirit.
- Harper, W. H., Orr's-buildings, 71 Flinders-lane west
- Lewis, James, 35 Bourke-street east
Builders, Carpenters, and Joiners'.
- Anderson, Thomas, Pelham-st., N. M.
- Angus, Robert, 92 George-street, Col.
- Amess, Samuel, William-street
- Amos, Alexander, 16 Stephen-street
- Austin, Benjamin, 54 Queen-street
- Bartram, Francis, Leveson-st., N. M.
- Bell, T., Three-chain-road, Em. H.
- Bennett, T., 83 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Bicknell, —, Baker-street, Rd.
- Black, George, Powlett-street, E. M.
- Blackman, H. S., 63 Drummond-street, N.M.
- Bradford, J., 303 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Brailey, H. J., Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Brennand, John, 40 George-street, Col.
- Brown, S., 145 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Brown, William, 21 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Brusnan, Timothy, 132 Latrobe-st. west
- Burn, William, Wellington-street, Rd.
- Cadd, Robert, 227 King-street
- Callaway, John, 76 Napier-street, Col.
- Campbell, C., 136 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Campbell, W. Lindsay, 46 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Cane, Thomas, Little Latrobe-street
- Canobbio, D., 229 Lonsdale-street east
- Carne, Philip, 18 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Carter, Joseph, James-street, Col.
- Carter, J. S., Gipps-street, Rd.
- Chambers, G., 9 McKenzie-street
- Chambers, Luke, 47 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Chard, William, 64 Napier-street, Col.
- Cheyne, George, 41 Hanover-st., Col.
- Child, Matt., 329 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Chrystal, Wm., 45 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Clark, Alex. J., 23 Palmer-street, Col.
- Clarke, William, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Clarke, William, Nott-street, San.
- Clements, Henry, Dudley-st., W. M.
- Colebrook, Alfred, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Coop, James, 28 Little Collins-st. west
- Cox, Thomas, 129 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Cox, William, Commercial-road, Pra
- Cranston and Bowler, 201 Stephen-st.
- Crawley, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Crawson, Thomas, 86 Russell-street
- Crosswell, Geo., 61 Cambridge-st. Col.
- Cutler, Charles, Oxford-street, Col.
- Dakin, Thos., 107 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- Dall, Wm., Alfred-pI., 105 Collins-st. e.
- Dalley, Benjamin,|Grattan-street, N.M.
- Dalton, Wm., 5 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Dalziel, William, 40 Gore-street, Col.
- Davis, John W., 13 Ann-street, Wnm.
- Deanes, Archibald, 32 Oxford-st, Col.
- Delbridge, Edward, 138 Moor-st. Col.
- Delbridge, John, Kerr-street, Col.
- Derrick, John, 115 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Dickson, Jas. & W., 36 Palmer-st. Col.
- Diedrich, G., 121 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Donaldson, James, 61 Young-st, Col.
- Dowell, Peter, a'Beckett-street east
- Dundas and Vout, Bay-street, San.
- Dykes, John, 153 King-street
- Eaton, Thomas, Napier-street, Em. H.
- Elder, John, Moray-street, Em. H.
- Emmett, John, 56 Bouverie-st. N. M.
- Fairhurst, Thomas, Derby-street, Col.
- Falconer, John, 30 Napier-street, Col.
- Findlay, James and Sons, 76 Little Collins-street east
- Finlay, Alexr., 52 Wellington-st, Col.
- Forbes, J., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Forsyth, Wm., 135 Bouverie-st, N.M.
- Fowler, Daniel, 21 Young-street, Col.
- French, J. W., 133 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Garland, Allan, 42 Young-street, Col.
- Garrity, Wm., 11 Smith-street, Col.
- Geggie.Wm., 236 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Glover, D., 126 Flinders-lane east
- Glynn, Chris., 158 Drummond-st., N.M.
- Goodall, S. L., 78 Lonsdale-st. east
- Gracie, James, Arden-street, N. M.
- Grady, T., 67 Drummond-street, N. M.
- Haines, Thos., 118 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Hall, Wm., Oxford-street, Col.
- Hall, Wm. P., 197 Latrobe-street west
- Harcombe, A., 70 Moor-street, Col.
- Harlow, W. J., 13 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Harper, Wm., 47 Victoria-street east, N.M.
- Harrison, Wm., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Harvey, Joseph, 176 High-st., St. K.
- Hateley, Wm., 239 George-street, Col.
- Hatt & Sons, 98 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Hawkins, Wm., Rosslyn-street, W.M.
- Higgins, George, 86 Oxford-st., Col.
- Hill, John, 142 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Hill, William, 141 Latrobe-street west
- Hilton, Wm., 84 George-street, Col.
- Hitchcock, R., 247 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Hockey, Uriah, 246 Smith-street, Col.
- Hodder, Brothers, 56 York-st., Em. H.
- Holloway, J., 269 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Holt, J. H., Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Hunter, Henry, High-street, St. K.
- Hutchin, John, Barkly-street, Carl.
- Inkpen, H. & Co., Ackland-st. St. K.
- Irons, J., Alfred-place, Collins-st. east
- Jarman, H., 133 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Jarvis, —, Otter-street, Col.
- Joliffe, William, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Jolly, Thomas, Arden-street, N. M.
- Jones, Robert, 221 Albert-street, E. M.
- Journeaux, J., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Kelly, John, 66 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Kennard, J. H., 86 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Kyle, James, 87 Chetwynd-st, N. M.
- Leggatt, James, 64 George-street, Col.
- Leyburn, P., 17 James-street, Wmn.
- Liddiard, Charles H., 19 Drummond-street, N. M.
- Liddy, James, 35 Little Bourke-st. west
- Lindsay, Wm., 85 Chetwynd-st, N. M.
- Lockie, George, 6 Gore-street, Col.
- Lockington, R., Jeffcott-st., W. M.
- Lording, J. B., Albert-street, Pra.
- Lotherington, Jos., 16 Napier-st., Col.
- Lowe, William, 146 Flinders-lane east
- Lowth, N., Osborne-street, Pra.
- McBean, Alex., 81 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- McElreevy, John, 81 Oxford-st., Col.
- McEntie, J., 118 Madeline-st., N. M.
- McRoberts, John, Robert-street, Col.
- Mackintosh, W., Dudley-street, W. M.
- Mahoney, Thos., 31 Palmer-street, Col.
- Malone, M., 103 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Mann, Robert, 110 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Mansfield, Joel, Stanley-street, W. M.
- Martin, James, 109 Victoria-st., E. C.
- Maxwell, Alex., 52 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Merrington, George, Station-pl., San.
- Michel and Bath, Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Miller, James, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Mills, George, 25 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Mills, Thomas, St. David-street, Col.
- Miller & Lyall, 202 Lygon-st. N. M.
- Mitchell, D., 199 Bourke-street west
- Mitchell, George, 160 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Morgan, Stephen, 43 Moor-street, Col.
- Mouraut, J. T., Oxford-street, Col.
- Nairn & Baillie, 26 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Nation and Dunn, 40 Flinders-lane east
- Nichols, Jos., 187 Victoria-parade, Col
- Oliver, James, 467 King-street
- Oliver, Wm., 14 Wellington-st. Col.
- Palmer, J., 74 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Parker, John, James-street, Col.
- Parkes, Thomas, Brighton-street, Rd.
- Parkins, Thomas, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Parry, John, right-of-way, 85 Little Collins-street west
- Paul, John, 42 Chetwynd-street, N. M.
- Patterson, James, 160 Moore-st., Col.
- Pearce, W. P., Church-street, Rd.
- Pickering, Thomas, 92 Gore-st., Col.
- Pigdon, John, Faraday-street, Carl.
- Pope, J. J., 111 Napier-street, Col.
- Poulton, Ed., 17 Wellington-st., Col.
- Power, John, 26 Drummond-st. N. M.
- Price, John, Kerr-street, Col.
- Pritchard, William, Peel-street, Pra.
- Prowse, Charles, Albert-street, Pra.
- Quirk, J. C, 6 Little Collins-street east
- Raymond, T., 110 Nicholson-st., Col.
- Reitz, Francis, Church-street, Rd.
- Reynolds, J., 249 "Wellington-st., Col.
- Rickards, George, Latrobe-street, and Stephen-street
- Richardson, Robt., Barkly-street, Carl.
- Rigby, George, 37 Lonsdale-street east
- Robins, W., 17 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Rome, John, Church-street, Rd.
- Rose, J., 37 James-street, Wmn.
- Rowland, Wm., 178 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Scott, Edward, 358 Spencer-street
- Secombe John, 13 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Serle, James, 105 Little Collins-st. east
- Shepherd, H., 74 Queensberry-st. east, N. M.
- Sheppard, Thomas, 140 Russell-street
- Smith, John, 87 Young-street, Col.
- Smith, Sydney J., 43, York-st., Em. H.
- Spottiswood & Son, Vale-street, St. K.
- Stanesby, C. H., Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Stewart, Alexander, Railway-place, San.
- Stewart, D., Napier-street, Em. H.
- Stow, William, Gore-street, Col.
- Stringer, Charles, Railway-place, San.
- Stubb, J., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Taylor, Matthew, 71 Young-st., Col.
- Taylor, Richard, Wellington-st., Rd.
- Taylor, William H., 68 Stephen-street
- Theobald, Gamaliel, George-st., Col.
- Thompson, A., 161 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Thomson, J., 106 Queensberry-st. east, N.M.
- Threlkeld, W., 16 Napier-st., Col.
- Tolladay. W., 156 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Turnbull, Wm., 30 Oxford-street, Col.
- Turner, John, 224 George-street, Col.
- Uxenham, Arthur, 68 Johnston-street west, Col.
- Vaughan, W., 69 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Vellenowth, Henry, 46 Webb-st., Col.
- Venimore, V. C., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Vine, T. W., 45 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Wales, Nathaniel, 63 Young-st. Col.
- Ward, Samuel, 32 Young-street, Col.
- Webster, Edmund, Young-street, Col.
- Weir, William, 25 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Welsh, James, 125 Bourke-street weat
- West, James, 9 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Whealan. W., 31 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- White, Charles, 26 Latrobe-street west
- White, Robert, 112 Latrobe-street west
- Whiteman, Peter, 162 Drummond-st., N.M.
- Whyte, W., 20 Bank-st. east, Em. H.
- Williams, William, 103 Collins-st. east
- Wootton, George, Church-street, Rd.
- Young, John, 43 Stephen-street
Butter and Egg Dealers.
- Cooper & Palmer, 135 Swanston-street
- Smith, Carl, 131 Little Bourke-st. east
- Stanley, Edward, 174 Bourke-st. east.
Butchers.
- Alexander, C, 148 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Alexander, G., 294 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Andrews, Wm., Douglas-parade, Wmn.
- Atkinson, Robt., 53, Market-st., Em. H.
- Ballantyne, W. and Co, 65 Madeline-st. N.M.
- Barmby and Berity, 170 Bridge-rd., Rd.
- Barnard and Weir, 39 Queen-street
- Barry, James, 5 Little Bourke-st. west
- Bayes, William (shipping) Beach-street, San., and 51 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Benson, John, 113 Flinders-st. west
- Bignell, Henry, 163 Bourke-street east, and Bay street, San.
- Billis, John, 151 Russell-street
- Birtwhistle, Joseph, Spencer-street
- Blade, Jer., 66 Cambridge-st. Col.
- Block, Wm., 144 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Block, Wm. A., 12 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Bretchenow, Chas., 167 Wellington-st., Col.
- Brooks, Rd. J. 290 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Brown, J., 33 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Brown and Hodgkinson, 152 High-st., St. K.
- Bruce, Robert, Commercial-road and Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Buchanan, Cunningham, 97 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Bygate, Geo., 38 Madeline-st. N. M.
- Campion, Wm., Johnston-street, Col.
- Cattach, Alexr., 267 Brunswiek-st., Col.
- Child, John, 120 Lonsdale-street east
- Clark, Brothers, Cremorne and Swan-streets, Rd.
- Cole, Frederick, Grey-street, St. K.
- Conron, Thomas, 227 Swanston-street
- Cossar, Frederick, 67 George st., Col.
- Cox, William S., 95 Queen-street
- Craig, James, 61 Cardigan-street, N.M.
- Cramp, John, 119 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Crompton and Child, 141 King-street
- Cronin, Daniel, 182 Lygon-street, N.M.
- Davidson, Wm., 136 Smith-street, Col.
- Dickinson, Edwin, Church-street and 96 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Dickinson, J., Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Dickinson, Wm., 101 High-st., St. K.
- Dickinson, Wm., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Dobbin and Alloway (shipping), 34 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Dole, James, 22 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Donne, W., Dryburgh-street, N. M.
- Drayton, Edward, Parker-street, Wmn.
- Dudley, Carr, Swan-street, Rd.
- Dunn, James, corner of Bourke-street west and King-street
- Easton and Co., 2 Ann-street, Wmn.
- Easton and Bennet, 117 Bourke-street east, 154 Little Collins-street east, and 128 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Ellis, Alex., 189 Little Collins-st. east
- Ellis, George, 100 Moor-street, Col.
- Elworthy, R. and Co., Beech-st., San.
- Farrell, Robert, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Finnin, Hugh, 9 Kyte's-buildings, Prince's-street, Col.
- Florant, David, 35 Howard-street, N.M.
- Forsyth, James, 12 Swanston-street
- Frost, Wm., Derby-street, Col.
- Fuller, Fred., 85 Queensbury-st., N.M.
- Gee, John, 55 Madeline-street and 25 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Glover, Thomas, Swan-street, Rd.
- Gray, J. B., 19 Wellington-st., Col.
- Green, William, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Greenham, W., 225 Smith-st., Col.
- Guest, Samuel, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Hall, John, 181 Smith-street, Col.
- Hann & Butler, 69 York-st., Em. H.
- Hanly, W., 137 Little Lonsdale-street, east
- Hann, F. B., 37 Bank-st., Em. H.
- Hardy, Wm., 137 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Henley, E., 22 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Hewet, G., Moray-st., Em. H.
- Hewitt, James, 28 Bridge-st., Rd.
- Hill, Frederick, 153 High-st., St. K.
- Hobson, Edward, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Hockey, Edwin, Moray-st., Em. H.
- Hodges, S., 196 Smith-st., Col.
- Hodgett, R., 47 High-street, St. K.
- Hodgson, Henry, Swan-street, Rd.
- Hunt, William, 23 Elizabeth-street
- Hyde, Thomas, 73 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Hyland, Charles, Hoddle-street, Rd.
- Jacobe, Louis, Arden-street, N. M.
- Jacobs, J. W., Commercial-road, Pra.
- James, C, Nott-street, San.
- Johnson, George, Baker-street, Rd.
- Kelly, James, 293 Elizabeth-street
- Kerr, John, 206 Stephen-street
- Lancashire, S., 60 & 2 Errol-st., N. M.
- Langtou, Brothers, 66 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Leech, Wm. and Henry, 115 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Lennox, Henry, 101 Victoria-st. E. C.
- Linton, George, High-street, Pra.
- Littlewood, John, 122 Smith-st. Col.
- Loggie, Wm., 196 Wellington-st. Col.
- Lomax, Saml., 114 Clarendon-st.Em.H.
- McDonald and Thomson, 92 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- McGregor, Wm., 45 Queeusberry-st., east, N. M.
- McKay, John, 338 Spencer-street
- MeNaughton, Jas.,87 Leveson-st. N.M.
- Maddox, Wm., 287 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Maher, Wm., 23 Little Collins-st. east
- Manning, George, Peel-street, Pra.
- Marson, Wm., 84 Wellington-st. Col.
- May, William, Bay-street, San.
- Mead, Thomas, 48 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Morris, Thomas, 56 Stanley-street, Col.
- Morton, J., Millswyn-street, S. Y.
- Mundy and Hooper, 114 Stephen-st.
- Mutimer, Robert, 143 Napier-street, and 96 Oxford-street, Col.
- Norris, Christopher, 31 Little Bourke-street, west
- Oakey, Edward, Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Ogleby, William, 49 Market-street, and Grant-street, Em. H.
- O'Regan, Michael, 219 Elizabeth-street
- Osborn, Wm., 21 Dorcas-st., Em. H.
- Outhred, Henry D., 168 Drummond-st., N.M.
- Parslow, Henry, Church-street, Rd.
- Parsons, Robert, 214 Victoria-st. Rd.
- Pearce, Chas. Geo., Elgin-street, Carl.
- Pearson, Wm. J., 51 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Pegg, Samuel, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Petty, George, 217 Elizabeth-street and 205 Bourke-street east
- Phypers and Ashton, Chapel-st., Pra.
- Pickett, Geo., 127 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Pike, Benj. A., 50 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Pinniger, William, Rowena-parade, Rd.
- Pitcher, Jas., 23 Leveson-street, and 41 Errol-street, N. M.
- Pitcher, Joseph, Blackwood-st., N. M.
- Popplestone. Mrs., 250 Smith-st., Col.
- Prickett, Edm., 65 Johnston-st., Col.
- Pritchard, John, 183 Smith-street, Col.
- Purssell, Joseph, Commereial-rd., Pra.
- Rashleigh, Wm., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Rhodes, Thomas K., corner of Russell-street and Little Bourke-street east
- Richardson, Joseph, Smith-street, Col.
- Ridler, Robert, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Ridler, Thomas, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Rochford, Patrick, Cremorne-st., Rd.
- Rodwell, John, 172 High-street, St. K.
- Rowe, George, Church-street, Rd.
- Scott, Andrew, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Scott, Peter, 53 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Scott, T., 23 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Sherren, J. C, 48 Clarendon-st., Em.H.
- Smith, Adam, Punt-road, Rd.
- Snow, J. and W., 1 Bouverie-st., N.M.
- Steel and Wood, 201 King-street, and 145 Flinders-street west
- Stooke, George, 127 Flinders-street west, and 127 King-street
- Sullivan & Davis, 125 Latrobe-st. west
- Swan, Edward, 106 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Swan, Isaac, 64 Wellington street, Col.
- Swan, William, 35 York-street, Em. H.
- Thompson, David, Bay-street, San.
- Thompson, John, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Tucker and Browse, 132 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Walker, M., Rosslyn-street, W. M.
- Weston, C, 291 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Wightman, William, Commercial-road, and Punt-road, Pra.
- Williams, G. & Jos., Pelham-st., N.M.
- Williams, James T., Kerr-street, Col.
- Williams, J., Ferguson-street Wmn.
- Williams, W., 302 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Wills, Korah H., 23 High-street, St. K.
- Wills, Thomas, Chapel-street Pra.
- Woollett, H. and F., Hoddle-st., Col.
- Youlden, John, 149 Swanston-street
Button Makers—See Medalists.
Cabinet Makers. See also Upholsterers.
- Acton, Thos., 194 Johnston-st, e., Col.
- Allen, Frederick, 72 Smith-street, Col.
- Altmann, Edward, Punt-road, Rd.
- Altmann & Lindsey, 119 Flinders-la. e.
- Apps, Wm., 121 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Bell, Alex., 11 Chetwynd-street, N. M.
- Bell, Thomas, Lennox-street, Rd.
- Bennett, George, 129 Spring-street
- Bilsborrow, William John, 66 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Bohnsack, F., 111 Little Bourke-st. east
- Bohnsack, W. A. F., 159 Russell-street
- Bourke, George, 50 Latrobe-street east
- Bower, Frederick, 116 Russell-street
- Brown, Duncan, 67 York-st., Em, H.
- Campain, T, 327 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Chiaroni, Ambrose, 313 Elizabeth-st.
- Clarke, William, 21 Howard-st., N. M.
- Collier, Thos.,323 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Cook, Edward D., 62 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Cooke, E. C, 49 Madeline-st., N, M.
- Cue, Henry, 4 Howard-street, N. M.
- Cullen. A., 92 Little Bourke-st. west
- Cullen, Brothers, 70 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Dixcey, George, 130 Spring-street
- Faulkner, K., Sandridge-road
- Fieldhouse, T., 174 Wellington-st. Col.
- Goodall, Sam. L., 78 Lonsdale-st. east
- Hall, Thomas, 193 Latrobe-street west
- Happy, William., 19 Oxford-street, Col.
- Harrison, W., 10 Little Collins-st. east
- Hodges, J., 5 King William-street, Col.
- Howe, W., 105 Queensberry-street east, N. M.
- Humphreys, Geo., Cremorne-st., Rd.
- Humphreys, George, 126 Little Collins-street east
- Ievers, D., 128 Swanston-street
- Jacobs, S., 86 Napier-street, Col.
- Johnson, —, Grey-street, E. M.
- Jones, Evan, Jeffcott-street, W. M.
- Joy, T. J., 75 High-street, St. K.
- Kellner, Joseph, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Lonsdale, H., 57 Stevedore-st., Wmn.
- Lovell, W., 121 Victoria-st., w., N. M.
- McKendrick & McEwan, 361 Spencer-street
- McLean, Peter, 79 Spring-street
- McLean & Cameron, 156 Bourke-st. e.
- McPherson, Edward H., 3 Chetwynd-street, N. M.
- Marks, H., 48 Collins-street east
- Marshall, Abraham, 12 Gore-st., Col.
- Michel and Bath, Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Monahan, J., Bank-place, 77 Collins-street west
- Morris, James, 82 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Moss, Wm., 82 Smith-street, Col.
- Nation & Dunn, 40 Flinders-lane east
- Paxton and Allan, 86 Collins-street e.
- Pay, Wm. H., 27 Cardigan-st.,
N.M.
- Raper, John, 48 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Schick, Christian, 90 Swanston-street
- Shannon, T., 44 King William-st., Col.
- Steinwart, Christian, 196 Stephen-st.
- Stevens, —, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Stewart and Hessel, 141, Little Lonsdale-street east
- Stott, Henry, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Tapper, Robert, 12 Cardigan-st., N.M.
- Thwaites, George and Son, 64 Little Collins-street east
- Turner, Alfred, 155 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Twentyman. D., 28 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Waddington, John, Hoddle-st., Col.
- Wallis, B., 135 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Walter, W., 29 Lonsdale-street west
- Wehsach, Frank, 116 Stephen-street
- Wernecke, A., 15 Victoria-st., E. C.
Cab, Coach, and Dray Proprietors. See also Carriers.
- Bevan, Bill and Co., Bourke-st. east
- Bill and Deakin, corner Gertrude and Gore-streets, Col.
- Brewer, William, Gurner - lane, 109 Collins-street west
- Cheshire, J., Ridgway-lane, Little Collins-street east
- Clapp, F. B. & Co., 23 Bourke-st. east
- Clark, J., Franklin-street east
- Donohoe, P., 188 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Edwards, R., Alma-st. west, St. K.
- Green, T., 129 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Hanslow, John, 158 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Hart, Louis & Co., 14 Elizabeth-street
- Jones, James, Highett-street, Rd.
- Lambell, John, 16 Moor-street, Col.
- Macdonald, A., 95 Queensberry-street, N.M.
- McDonnell, J., 165 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Morris, Samuel, 115 Flinders-lane east
- Parrott, Richard, Bay-street, San.
- Payton, William, 221 King-street
- Watson and Hewitt, 23 Bourke-st. east
Candle and Soap Makers, and Tallow Melters.
- Barwood, James E., Brighton-st. Rd.
- Beal, Thomas, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Boheme, —, Abbotsford
- Jarvis, David, River Side, north & south
- Kitchen and Sons, Sandridge-road
- Quelch, Brothers, Margaret-street, Pra.
- Rae, Dickson and Co., 53 Flinders-st. west, and 1 Queen-street
- Ruff, Abraham, 41 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
Cap Manufacturers.
- Blair, James, 31 Collins-street west
- Carpenter, Thos., 61 Bourke-st. east
- Cruley, Asher, 76 Bourke-street east
- Graeser, Frank, 111 Russell-street
- Kemptner, William, 38 Bourke-st. east
Carpenters—(See Builders).
Carriers & Carriers' Agents.
- Anthony, Wm., 27 Johnston-st. e., Col.
- Arthur, Thos., 80 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Binney, Broadbent & Co., 43 Flinders-street west
- Box, Samuel, George-street, Col.
- Burdell and Co., 101 Collins-street, w.
- Burden, Stephen, 35 Moor-street, Col.
- Charles, R. and Co., 39 Market-street
- Christie and Lea, 2 Flinders-lane west
- Clarke, J. P., 53 Flinders-street west
- Gomm, T., 43 Little Bourke-street east
- Grey, Robert, 289 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Hanstein, Edward, 50 Oxford-st., Col.
- Higgs, Anthony, Oxford-st., Col.
- Jenkins, William, George-street, Col.
- Johns, Edward, 280 Ohurch-st., Col.
- Johnston, Edward, Young-street, Col.
- Judd, Job, 37 Market-street
- Kelly, William, 73 Webb-street, Col.
- Kinross, Andrew, Arden-street, N. M.
- Lane, J. & Co., 49 Flinders-street west
- Latham and Co., 46 Elizabeth-street
- Logan, Wm., 167 Lygon-street, N. M.
- McKenzie & Stewart, 1 Latrobe-st. east
- McPhee, Charles, 31 Queen-street
- Mathison & Co., 45 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Metheroll, A., 43 Leicester-st., N.M.
- Nevis, D., 164 Wellington-street, Col.
- Packwood, Joseph, 5 Bourke-st. west
- Penlington, John, Nott-street, San.
- Randle, William, 26 Oxford-street, Col.
- Reynolds and English, 12 Collins-street east, and Therry-street
- Robertson, Simpson &Co., 27 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Salmon, Saul, 66 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Silvester, Henry, 33 Queen-street
- Skehan, Patrick, 247 Elizabeth-street
- Skewes, Henry, 433 King-street
- Thomas, S., 66 King William-st., Col.
- Thompson, James, 14 Young-st., Col.
- Tisdall, Williams and Co., 130 Swanston-street
- Trescowthick, John, Hoddle-st., Col.
- Webster, Henry, Cremorne-street, Rd,
- Wingrove & Co., 12 Lonsdale-st. west
- Yorke, Brothers, 186 Elizabeth-street
Cart and Wheelwrights.
- Anderson, Hugh, Little Latrobe-street
- Bassett, Richard, 204 Napier-st., Col.
- Bryan, William, Church-street, Rd.
- Chapman, J., 80 High-street, St. K.
- Clongh, Richard, Cole-street, Wmn.
- Frazer, James, 26 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Farrant, C. J., 34 A.'Beckett-st. east
- Fearnley, Joseph, corner of Stephen-street and Little Lonsdale-st, east
- Gallop, Charles, 27 York-street, Em.H.
- Goldsmith, John G., Barkly-st., Carl.
- Hansen, Henry, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Harvie, J., 184 Wellington-street, Col.
- Henderson & Bett, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Hope, John W., 229 George-st., Col.
- Keir, Wm., Nicholson-street, Col.
- Medley, John, 91 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Miles, Wm., 135 Lonsdale-street east
- Miller and Royal, Therry-street
- Moodie and Gibb, Flemington-road
- Mucklow, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Oliver, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Pittman, —, Vale-street, St. K.
- Pope, Ed., 7 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Roberts and Ferguson, Hoddle-st. Col.
- Robinson, —, 64 Johnston-street, Col.
- Rowbottom, William, Hoddle-st., Col.
- Scott, J, A., 23 Little Collins-st. west
- Smith, G., 43 & 38 Victoria-st. E. C.
- Tait, Archibald, 54 Hanover-st., Col.
- Taylor, Homer, 9 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Totman, Charles, St. David-street, Col.
- Towers, Thompson, Franklin-st. east.
- Turner, John, High-street, Pra.
- Wardlaw, James, 188 King-street
- Whan & Co., 80 Queensberry-st. east, N. M.
- Williams and Woodhill, 145 Moor-st., Col.
- Witchell, John, Chapel-street, N. M.
Carters and Draymen.
- Armstrong, Robert, Hoddle-st., Col.
- Atkins, Robert, Hoddle-street, Rd.
- Ball, A., Yarra-street, E. C.
- Ball, William E., Cubitt-stret, Rd.
- Brown, George, 115 Young-street, Col.
- Chapel, John, 213 Smith-street, Col.
- Chillick, —, Johnston-street east, Col.
- Corrie, Tim., 164 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Curtis, Peter, 160 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Elkins, Geo., 311 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Fisher, J., 158 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Goldsmith, John, Stanley-st., W. M.
- Gregor, Thomas R., Gore-street, Col.
- Haber, William, 13 Victoria-st., E. C.
- Hadlow, James, 23 Hanover-st., Col.
- Harris, Thoa., 171 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Higgs, Anthony, Oxford-street, Col.
- Jeffs, Samuel, Hoddle-street, Rd.
- Quinn, John, 25 Little Collins-st. west
- McLellan, John, 44 Lonsdale-st. west
- Martin, Michael, 255 Spencer-street
- Moore, S., 39 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- O'Grady, Philip, George-street, Col.
- Prendergast, William, 188 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Scanlan, Lawrance, Arden-street, N. M.
- Slater, Walter, 164 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Webster, —, 35 Otter-street, Col.
- Yates, B., 12 Hanover-street, Col.
Carton Maker.
- Nightingale, Edward, 198 Stephen-st.
Carvers and Gilders.
- Baker, William H., 220 Bourke-st. east
- Broadwood, D., 134 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Hickey, John, 210 Bourke-street east
- Morgan, Robt., 66 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Green, C, 9a Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Maclachlan, John, 104 Collins-st. east
- Norton, Richard F., 83 Collins-st. east
- Palmer, F., 50 Stanley-street, Col.
- Rosengren, G., 160 Lonsdale-st. east
- Seymour, John, 48 Madeline-st., N. M.
Cattle Salesmen.
- Campbell, Dalmahoy & Co., 47 Bourke-street west
- Dougharty and Co., Bourke-street west, corner of Queen-street, and 39 Little Collins-street west
- Henderson, J. & Co., 47 Bourke-st. w.
- Hurst, William, 67 Bourke-street west
- King, W. E. & A. S., 47 Bourke-st. w.
- Lotherington, W., 29 Bourke-street w.
- M'Caw and Another, 48 Bourke-st. w.
- Power and Rutherford, 122 Queen-st.
- Purcell&Dougharty, 39 Little Collins-street west
- Row, E. and Co., 8 Bourke-street west
Chandlers—See General Dealers.
Chemists and Druggists.
- Angior, Thomas, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Arnott, J. R. 11 Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Atkin, Charles, 43 Errol-street, N. M.
- Atkin, William, 252 Spencer-street
- Atkinson, F. C, 187 Stephen-street
- Austin, H. R., 118 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Baker, E. H., 59 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Bartleman, George, Bay-street San.
- Benson Brothers (wholesale), 124 Russell-street
- Best, AlbanT., 160 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Blackett, Robert C, 52 Napier-st., Col.
- Blackett, R.&T.,57Nelson-place, Wmn,
- Blair, James W., 237 Elizabeth-street
- Binge, George, 286 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Bosisto, Joseph. Bridge-road, Rd.
- Bosisto and Don, Swan-street, Rd.
- Bowen, William, 43 Collins-street west
- Bromfield, W., Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Burge, Joseph, 88 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Colledge, William, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Connor, John, Flemington-road
- Cooper, Edmund H., 156a King-street
- Cooper and Co., 42 Collins-street west
- Costerton, Wm., 55 Victoria-st., E. C.
- Court, T. P., 25 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Cowie, Robert, 43 Napier-street, Col.
- Croad, Samuel J. T., 31 Bourke-st. east
- Cutler, George, 154 Cardigan-st., N.M.
- Day, Charles, 27 Lonsdale-street west
- Davies, D. W., Hoddle-street, Col.
- Denham, William John, 87 Little Bourke-street east
- Dixon, W. B., 126 Swanston-street
- Dunstone, Thos. O., 59 Bourke-st. east
- Evans, J. D., 214 Smith-street, Col.
- Ewing, Thomas A., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Florence, W. H., 228 Lonsdale-st. east
- Ford, William and Co., 67 Swanston-st.
- Gibbons, William Sydney (analytical), 5 Collins-street east
- Gidley, Robert, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Green, John, 66 Collins-street east
- Hall, Henry, 113 Bourke-street east
- Heffernan, J. John, corner of King and Latrobe streets
- Hughes, G. (wholesale), 4 Manchester-lane, 42 Collins-street east
- Irvine, William, 110 Queen-street
- Jakeman, Joseph, 88 Park-st., Em. H.
- Johnson, William, Punt-road, Rd.
- Jones, John C., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Keogh, E, &M. (wholesale), ll Latrobe-street east
- Kingsland, G., 139 Lonsdale-street w.
- Kruse, F. & Co., 315 Elizabeth-street
- Kruse, J. & Co., 207 Bourke-st. east
- Langton, Drew & Co., 106 Smith-st. Col.,
- Lewis, George, 5 Collins-street east
- Long and Neild, 183 Bourke-st. east, corner of Stephen-street
- Lorimer, C., 68 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- McKnight, W. A. 56 Cremorne-st. Rd.
- Mabon, William Stuart, 57 Willam-st.
- Macadam, J., M.D. (Government analytical), Fitzroy-square, E. M.
- Mathews, P. E.. 6 Robe-street, St. K.
- May, George F., 303 Elizabeth-street
- Meyring, Louis, 119 Flinders-st. west.
- O'Connor, Nicholas, 100 Elizabeth-st.
- Ogg, Chas., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Pendlebury, James, Punt-road, Pra.
- Perry, Francis, & Co., 32 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Plummer, E., 160 Elizabeth-street
- Plunket, C. S., 29 Lonsdale-street east
- Priston, G. W., 81 High-street, St. K.
- Rose, H. C., Flemington-road
- Rubie, James T., 65 Leveson-st., N.M.
- Thomas, David, Bay-street, San.
- Thomas, John, 10 Robe-street, St. K.
- Thomas, Nicholas M., 63 Collins-st. east
- Toval, Raymond, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Walker, Robert, Swanston-street
- Walker, Thos. J. S., 70 Madeline-street,
- Walton Brothers, 82 Wellhigton-st., Col.
- Walton, James W., 42 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Watson, George W., 205 Victoria-parade, Col.
- White, A. F., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Williams, George H., 113 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Wilson, R. G., 139 Flinders-st. west
- Wragge, George, 134 and 136 Collins-street east
- Youngman, McCan & Co. (wholesale), 125 Russell-street
Chimney Sweepers.
- Bitcheldor, Frederick, High-street, Pra.
- Boseley, E., Albert-street, Pra.
- Cockbill, H., 8 Barkly-street, St. K.
- Foulkes, J., Little Young-street, Col.
- Hall, Henry, 177 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Mullenger, G., 111 High-street, St. K.
- Simpson, Geo., right-of-way, 51 Little Bourke-street west
- Simpson, Joseph, right-of-way, 98 Bourke-street east
China, Earthenware, and Glass Dealers.
- Asher, David, 189 Bourke-street east
- Brooks, H. (importer), 11 Stephen-st.
- Bury, Charles, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Cohen, Abraham, 188 Elizabeth-street, and 213 Swanston-street
- Davis, C., 39 Swanston-street
- Doulton, Josiah (importer), 91 Flinders-lane west
- Dynon, John, 246 King-street
- Ellis, John E., 3 High-street, St. K.
- Goldsmith, Henry, 1 Elizabeth-street
- Holbrook, —, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra,
- Hope and King, 2 Collins-street west, and 47 to 53 Elizabeth-street
- Israel, Samuel, 77 Smith-street, Col.
- Kenny, John, 9 Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Leleu, A., 138 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Lewis, A., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Mottram, S., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Parker, Thomas, 157 Swanston-street
- Phillips, P. S., 136 Bourke-street east
- Redmond, T., 20 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Stanway, John, 175 Bourke-street east
- Steward, Hy., (importer), 15 Flinders-lane-east
- Taylor, John, 112 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Willis, William L., 230 Elizabeth-st.
- Wright, Frederick, Lothian-st., N. M.
Chiropodist.
- Goldschmidt, M., Russell-street, corner Little Collins-street east
Cider Manufacturers—See Cordial Manufacturers.
Civil and Mining Engineers.
- Austin and Co., 193 Lonsdale-st. east
- Bagot, R. C, Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Carpenter, Thomas, 82 Collins-st. west
- Climie, John, 252 Lonsdale-street east
- Francis, G., 72 Lonsdale-street west
- Henderson, Edward, 30 Queen-street
- Hotson, John, 57 Elizabeth-street
- Jones; Richard, 30 Regent-street, Col.
- Leicester, Braché and Teague, Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Lindsay, —, 160 Wellingtoa-st., Col,
- Oldham, Thos., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Purchas and Swyer, 20 Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Smith, A. K. 49 Elizabeth-street
- Clergymen.
- Ballantyne, Rev. James, 9 Nicholson street, Col.
- Ballantyne, Rev. John, Bridport-street, Em.H.
- Barlow, Rev. R. B., Carlton-st., Carl.
- Barry, Rev. Dr., 1 Lonsdale-street east
- Binks, Rev. W. L., Powlett-st., E. M.
- Bleasdale, Rev. J., 1 Lonsdale-st. east
- Bowen, Rev. W., Carlisle-st. w., St. K.
- Byrnes, Rev. Wm., Howard-st., N. M.
- Cairns, Rev. A., D.D., Gipps-st., E.M.
- Chase, Rev. S. L., 21 Stephen-street
- Cheyne, Rev. James, Bay-street, San.
- Darling, Rev. J., 38 Madeline-st., N.M.
- Dickison, Rev. Rivers B., Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Diverty, Rev. George, Punt-road, Rd.
- Dobinson, Rev. L., 41 St. David-st., Col.
- Draper, Rev. Wm. Prince's-st., St., K.
- Fenner, Rev. T. P., Punt-road, Pra.
- Fletcher, Rev. R., Alma-st. w., St. K.
- Goold, Right Rev. J. A., D.D., Grey-St., E. M.
- Guinness, Rev. W., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Hamilton, Rev. R., 58 Napier-st., Col.
- Handfield, Rev. Henry H. P., Gis-bourne-street, E. M.
- Hetherington, Rev. Irving, 91 Collins-street east
- Higginson, Rev. H., Gisborne-st., E. M.
- Kininmont, Rev. A. D., 201 Albert-st., E. M.
- Landells, Rev. W. B., 11, Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Lane, Rev. J., 1, Lonsdale-street east
- Macartney, the Very Rev. H. B., Dean of Melbourne, William-street, corner of Little Collins-street west
- Macdonald, Rev. D., Dorcas-st., Em. H.
- Madden, Rev. James, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Madden, Rev. Patrick, 1 Lonsdale-st. e.
- Miraras, Rev. Jas., George-street, E.M.
- Moir, Rev. Charles, Inkerman-st. west, St. K.
- Moore, Rev. Jas., 1 Lonsdale-st. east
- Morison, Rev. Alexr., 95 Collins-st. east
- Moss, Rev. Wm., Commercial-road, Pra.
- New, Rev. Isaac, Barkly-terrace, Grey-st., E. M.
- Odell, Rev. Thos., 120 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Paul, Rev. Arthur, Alma-st. east, St. K.
- Perks, Rev. Charles, Docker-street, Rd.
- Perry, the Eight Rev. Charles, D.D., Bishop of Melbourne, Gipps-st., E. M.
- Puckle, Rev. Edwd., Stanley-st. W. M.
- Reid, Rev. McCulloch, Lothian-street, N.M.
- Seaborne, Rev. Hugh S., 59 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Seddon, Rev. David, Ackland-st. St., K.
- Studdert, Rev. Geo., Franklin-st. west
- Sunderland, Rev. J. P. Waltham-st., Rd.
- Thomas, Rev. H., Grattan-street, N.M.
- Thomson, Rev. Jas., 117 Little Collins-street west
- Vetch, Rev. J. E., Nelson-road, Em. H.
- Waugh, Rev. J. S., 41 Rathdowne-street, N. M.
- Wells, Rev. T. P., 50 Howard-st., N.M.
- Wilkinson, Rev. Geo., Nelson-pl. Wmn.
- Williams, Rev. Thomas, 166 Victoria-parade, E. M.
Clockmakers—(See Watchmakers).
Clothiers and Outfitters.
- Barker, Percival, 97 Swanston-street
- Beeston and Leach, 149 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Benjamin, L., 124 and 175 Elizabeth-st.
- Benjamin, Samuel, corner Elizabeth and Lonsdale streets
- Berry, Thomas R., 71 Bourke-st. east
- Bullen, F. and G. F., 131 and 133
- Russell-street, corner of Little Bourke-street east
- Callaghan & Watts, 161 Swanston-st.
- Cohen, L., 179 Swanston-street
- Cooper, T., 165 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Craig, James, Bay-street, San.
- Cully, Benjamin, 4, 40, and 49 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Davies, William, corner of Swanston-street and Little Collins-street east
- Davis, David, 243 Swanston-street
- Espie, George and James, 41 and 43 Bourke-street east
- Evans, Thomas, F., 111 Bourke-st. east
- Fenwick Brothers, 225 King-street
- Flower, Frederick, 89 Flinders-st. w.
- Gates, W., 175 Swanston-street
- Glaser, Moritz, 135 Bourke-st. east
- Gowan, Andrew, 23 Collins-st. west
- Green, S. L. and Co., Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Haigh Brothers, 56 & 58 Collins-st. e.
- Hallett & Thomas, 54 Market-street, Em. H.
- Harris, Abraham, 163 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Heath, Mrs., Bridge-road, Rd,
- Hickinbotham, Wm., 76 and 78 Swan-ston-street
- Hunt, Brothers & Hooker, 67 Collins-street west
- Isaacs, C. and H.,241 Elizabeth-street
- Jacobson, S., 73, Flinders street west
- Josephs, J., 93, Bourke-street east
- Keene, S. B., 169 Swanston-street
- Kidney, Brothers, 168 Smith-st., Col.
- King, George, 223 Swanston-street
- Lazarus, C, 130 Smith-street, Col.
- Lightfoot & Sons, 21 Collins-st. east
- Lloyd, H. A., 69 Bourke-street east
- Lyon, Mark, 124 Queen-street
- Lyons and Cohen, 128 Flinders-street west, and 87 Elizabeth-street
- McNicol, Daniel, 229 Bourke-st. east
- Marks, M. & Co., 33 Bourke-st. east
- Marks, John, 93 and 163 Elizabeth-st.
- Marsh, Henry (wholesale), 38 Elizabeth-street
- Mitchell, Samuel, 161 King-street
- Murphy, Hugh, 229 Elizabeth-street
- Murphy and Britton, 67 Bourke-st. e.
- Myers, Joseph, 73 Elizabeth-street
- Nelson, Simon, 221 Swanston-street
- Owen, Thomas O., 221 Elizabeth-st.
- Peebles, Wm., 155 Bourke-street east
- Plock, Adam, 31 William-street
- Pope, George, Flemington-road
- Pope, John J., Napier-street, Col.
- Potts, Robert and Co., 59 Swanston-st
- Rogers, George, 146 Little Collins-st. east, and 114 Latrobe-street east
- Ruddock and Hudson, Chapel-st., Pra.
- Sanders and Co., 1 Collins-st. west, and
55 and 57 Elizabeth-street
- Simmons, L. & J., 145 Elizabeth-street
- Simmons, Jos., 175 Elizabeth-street
- Smith, James, 232 Elizabeth-street
- Smith, W. A., 135 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Solomons, Abraham, 103 Elizabeth-st.
- Withers, Alfred, 42 Cecil-st., Em. H.
- Wright, John, 61 Bourke-street east
- Wymond, Brothers, 107 Brunawick-st., Col.
Clothes Renovators.
- Coleman, Solomon, 14 Little Bourke-street west
- Howes, W., 170 Lonsdale-st. east
Coach Builders.
- Andrews, E., 49 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Bryenton, H., 47 Johnston-st. w., Col.
- Chapman, Abraham, 82 Napier-st., Col.
- Coxon, Matthew, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Crothers, C, 255 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Crutch and Bowler, 31 Queen-street
- Curtis, Samuel, 158 Moor-street, Col.
- Davies, R. H. and Co., 126 Little Collins-street east
- Davis, Richard Henry, 118 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Dickason, Robert, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Dod, H., 60 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Elliott, Andrew, Derby-street, Col.
- Fivash, Walker and Co., 82 Bourke-street west
- Garrett, T. J., 5 to 13 and 33 Lonsdale-street east, and 82 and 84 Bourke-street west
- Gooding, G., 61 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Hackett, John & Co., 257 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Hadley, John, 63 High-street, St. K.
- Hansen, N., 192 Little Bourke-st. east
- Harrex, G. T., 173 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Kinross, John, 209 King-street
- Liddy, J., 35 Little Bourke-st. west
- Lindegard, —, 166 Lonsdale-st. east
- Pulford and Aldred, Chapel-street, Pra.
- McGregor & McNaughton, 245 Swanston-street, and 5, 6, and 7, Frank-lin-street
- Maynard, Richard, 49 Hanover-st., Col.
- Miller, Brothers, 121 Russell-street
- Musker, Charles, Wellington-st., Rd.
- Roberts and Ferguson, 64 Bourke-street east
- Rook, George, 3 Napier-street, Col.
- Stevenson and Elliott, 181 King-street
- Stoneman, H., 49 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Tunnacliff, Hen., Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Williams, William, 178 Collins-street east, and 91 Queen-street
- Wilson, Donald, Franklin-street east
Coach Furniture and Trimming Makers.
- Naylor, J., Inkerman-st. west, St. K.
- Notman, G., 23 Victoria-st. east, N.M.
Coach Painters.—See Painters.
Coach Proprietors,-See Cab Proprietors.
Coach Smiths.—See Blacksmiths.
Coal Merchants and Dealers.
- Andrews, Henry, corner of Russell and Little Collins streets
- Appert, Pryde and Co., 111 Flinders-street west
- Barker, —, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Brown, Colin and Son, 137 Flinders-street west
- Burke, James L. and C, 95 Flinders-street, west
- Crutehley, J. and Co., 201 Little Collins-street east
- Dinon, M. & Co., corner Little Bourke and Spring streets.
- Dow, W., 49 Hanover-street, Col.
- Fulton, Thomas, Moray-st., Em. H.
- Gardiner, Florance, 82 High-st., St. K.
- Gay, George, 72 Gertrude-st., Col,
- Gould, James, 52 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Grover, Benjamin, 70 Stephen-street
- Hagg, E., Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Harrison, Matthew, 86 Stephen-street
- Hatton, Jas., 55 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Hunt, H. and Co., 35 Market-street
- James, Thomas, 25 Condell-st., Col.
- Lamond. W. H., 55 Flinders st. east
- Morley, William, Bay-street, San.
- Mouritz, Poole and Co., 16 King-st.
- Paterson, James, 139 Flinders-st. west
- Pullar, Jas., 15 Little Collins-st. west
- Rae and Co., 48 William-street
- Ross, Charles, Bay-street, San.
- Senior, Thomas, 15 Market-street
- Thomas, T. C. and Co., 132 Collins-st. west, corner of King-street
- Wright, Thomas, 115 Swanston-street
- Wright, Thomas, High-street, Pra.
- Young, James, 69 Flinders-st. east
Coffee Roasters and Dealers.
- Blomfield, Benjamin, 14 Little Bourke-street east
- Cross, John, 95 Lonsdale-street east
- Harley, E, S. and Co., 120 Flinders-lane west
- Osborne, M.W-, 184 Elizabeth-st. east
- Phillips & Co., 106 Bourke-st. east
- Pratt & Saunders, 90 Bourke-st. west
- Reid and Co., 7, Latrobe-street east
- Sawden, Wm., 63 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Slater & Vaughan, Bay-street, San.
- Smith, Thomas, 80 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Turner, John, Condell-street, Col.
- Walton, Denys, 262 Elizabeth-street
Commission Agents—See Brokers.
Composition Ornament Makers.
- Whitehead, J. 127 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Wilson, Henry, 82 Flinders-lane east
Confectioners and Pastrycooks.
- Ashmore, —, 29 Collins-street east
- Barnard & Peaty, 57 Peel-street, Col.
- Blackwell, E., 141 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Brade, R., 29 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Butcher, T., 49 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Clark, John, 74 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Cleal, Daniel, 58 Swanston-street
- Cockburn, John, 173 a Bourke-street e.
- Dash, Edward, 153 Spring-street
- Davis and Michie, 83 High-st., St. K.
- Dillon and Burrows, 4 Bourke-street e.
- Douch, H. W., 52 Nelson-place. Wmn.
- Edwards, Mrs., 114 Swanston-street
- Ferguson, Miss A., 58 Smith-street
- Fisk, Edward, 41 Swanston-street, 65 Elizabeth st., and 9 High-st., St. K.
- Gilbertson, Wm., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Goodman, Mrs.,104 Wellington-st., Col.
- Greenslade, Joseph, 93a Stephen-street
- Harris, Isaac, 54 York-street, Em. H.
- Hesford, George (manufacturing), 18 Little Bourke-street west
- Hobbs, Wm. K., 59 Collins-street west
- Howe and Co., 197 Swanston-street
- Kimpton, William S., 255 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Knight, James W., 5 Collins-street west
- Langley, William, 56 Queen-street
- Lucas & Son (wholesale), 88 Swanston-street
- Mackechnie, J., 5 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Morton, James, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Muller and Co., 117 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Newman, C. T., 159 Brunswick-st. CoL
- Norton, W. B., 53 Peel-street, Col.
- Patrick, Francis, 259 Church-st., Rd.
- Selwood, Richard, 276 Smith-st., Col,
- Smeaton, Thomas (wholesale), 74 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Smith, W. (wholesale), 3 Moor-st., Col.
- St. Paul Brothers, 7 Collins-street west, and Flemington-road
- Stone, George, 39 Bourke-street east
- Sullivan, Joseph, 249 Bourke-st. east
- Woodfin, Charles P., Sandridge-road
Contractors.
- Allen, William, Powlett-street, E. M.
- Aynsley, William, 3 Condell-st., Col.
- Bevan, James, 60 George-street, Col.
- Casey, John, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Cattanach, Thomas, 44 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Cornish & Bruce, 94 Lonsdale-st. west
- Crispin, Henry, 125 Nicholson-st., Col.
- Cowell, Edwin L., Grattan-st., N. M.
- Davey, Ebenezer, 32 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Dawbarn, Richard E., Chapel-st., Pra.
- Evans, Merry and Co., 76 Finders-lane east
- Findlay, J. and Son, Bank-st., Em. H.
- Hardy, Frederick, 1 Spencer-street
- Hargreave, Thos., 144 Johnston-street west, Col.
- Hayes, P., 35 Wellington-street, St. K.
- Holmes, Wm. (cartage), Nott-st., San.
- Holton, John, 154 Drummond-st., N.M.
- Howorth, Jeremiah (Government), 3 Little Collins-street west
- Huckson & Co., 220 Victoria-pa., E. M.
- Huff, Jos., 64 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Hughes, Edward, Alma-st. east, St. K.
- Kinder, James, St. David-street, Pra.
- Linacre and Beasdale, 20 Greeves-street, Col.
- McCloud, M. G., 141 Moor-st., Col.
- McIntosh, J., 119 Nicholson-st., Col.
- Mackenzie, James, Adderley-st., W. M.
- Martin, P. John. Moray-st., Em. H.
- Mason, Wm., 15 Dorcas-street, Em. H.
- Miller and Lyall, 172 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Moore, John, 68 George-street, Col.
- Morton, James, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Parker, J., 104 Collins-street east
- Pattison, Joseph, sen. (Government), 3 Little Collins-street west
- Pattison, J. and W. (Government), 3 Little Collins-street west
- Pearce & Stowe, 117 Napier-st., Col.
- Porter and Robertson, Bay-st., San.
- Powell, J. P., 169 Cambridge-street, Col., and 13 Leveson-street, N. M.
- Proudfoot, D., 115 Leicester-st., N.M.
- Randle, Wm., 9 Flinders-street west
- Rawlins, R., 96 Little Bourke-st. west
- Rickards, George, Corner of Latrobe and Stephen streets
- Roberts, John H., Greeves-st., Col.
- Robertson, Wm., Hoddle-street, Col.
- Robinson, Abraham, St. David-st., Col.
- Sinclair, P. S., 150 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Taylor, William, Westgarth-st., Col.
- Tobin, James, 33 Bouverie-street, N.M.
- Webster, Bros., 14 Flinders-lane west
- Wilmot, John, Arden-street, N. M.
Conveyancers—See Attorneys.
Coopers.
- Basham, Samuel, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Davis, William & Co., 133 Swanston-st.
- Devaney, Thomas, 262 Smith-st., Col.
- Flett, Peter, Latrobe-parade, 132 Collins-street east
- Gray & Waring, 46 Little Bourke-st. east
- Johnston and Laurie, 83 Smith-st. Col.
- Koppel, John, 114 Victoria-street, Rd.
- McLean, John, 41 Otter-street, Col.
- Martin, W., right-of-way, 147 Bourke-street east
- Masson, Alexr., 71 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Millar, Archibald, 151 Smith-st., Col.
- Millar, John, 23 Little-Collins-st. east
- Millar, Richard, 151 Smith-street, Col.
- Moody, Tom, 11 King-street
- Murray, James I., 141 Bourke-st. west
- Rigg, George, 30 Little Bourke-st. east
- Royan, James, 125 King-street
- Smith & Money, 34 Little Collins-st. w.
- Watson, William, 5 Gisbourne-st., E.M.
Coppersmiths and Braziers.
- Cornfoot, David, 2 Peel-street, Col.
- Hilzinger, Geo., 64 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Robison, Wm., 113 Flinders-st., west
- Robison, Brothers & Co., 11 Bond-st.
- Row, Thomas, Palmer-street, Col.
- Spiller, Philip, 11 King-street
- Stephen, James, 55 William-street
- Taegtow, Fred., 2 Parker-st., Wmn.
Cordial Manufacturers.
- Byrne, John and Co., 108 Bourke-st., east
- Dickson, James, 30 Latrobe-st., west
- Hopkins, George, 56 Little Collins-st., east
- Peterson, D., and Co., 155 Swanston-street
- Prevot, E. J., 120 Queen-street
- Wilson, George and Co., 27 Webb-st., Col.
Cork Dealers and Cutters.
- Harvey, Richard, 30 Little Collins-st. east.
- Montgomery, Richard, 112 Cambridge-street, Col.
Corn Factors and Merchants.
- Arnold, L. and T., 96 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Bailey and Walker, 244 Elizabeth-st.
- Bradley, Thomas, 15 Latrobe-st. east
- Bradley, Thomas, 39 High-st., St. K.
- Egan, Stephen, 10 Lonsdale-st., east
- Emmerson, Thomas, 57 Madeline-st.
- Gay, George, 72 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Harker, Barlow & Co., 40 Little Lonsdale-street West
- Holmes and Russell, 268 Elizabeth-st.
- House, Samuel and Co., 264 Elizabeth-street, corner of Franklin-st. east
- Kearney, John, 216 Elizabeth-street
- Lawrance, Wm., 61 Flinders-lane east
- Mahood, Joseph, 19 Lonsdale-st. west
- Russell, Wm. & Co., Franklin-st. west
- Sansom, Henry, 60 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Shields and Co., 245 Elizabeth-street
- Smith and Clark, 17 King-street
- Steedman& Cunnington, 278 Elizabeth-street
- Walker, Charles, 12 Bourke-st. east
- Waugh, J. and R., 24 Little Bourke-street, east
- Woods, Wm., 182 Cambridge-st. Col.
Corn, Hat, & Flour Dealers.
- Allen, John L., Hoddle-street, Col.
- Allen, John, 104 High-street, St. K.
- Brennan, Peter, 39 Howard-st., N. M.
- Britton, A. G., 77 Wellington-st., Col.
- Chamberlaine, Robert. 281 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Chapman, Wm., 249 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Collins & Hunter, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Condron, Robert, 92 Johnston-street west, Col.
- Conway, John, 157 High-street, St. K.
- Cridge, Thos., 11 Little Bourke-st. west
- Deeble, Henry, 144 Smith-street, Col.
- Fogarty, Timothy, 59 Errol-st., N. M.
- Fulford, Richard, 20 Howard-st., N.M.
- Glanvill —, Flemington-road
- Glenville, John, 31 Otter-street, Col.
- Griffin, Geo., 150 and 152 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Haddow, A., 47 Queensberry-st., N.M.
- Hanslow, Peter, 28 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Harris, James, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Hayes, Michael, right-of-way, 167 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Hudson, F. W., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Hyde, Silas, 169 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Irving and Bond, 287 Elizabeth-street
- Johnson, James, 260 Elizabeth-street
- Kellett, Edward, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Kellett, H, 70 Little Bourke-st. west
- Kinchin, James, 58 Swan-street, Rd.
- Larkins, J. & J., 40 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Lee, Thomas, Chapel-street, Pra.
- McDonald, Hugh G., 44 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- McKay, —, Flemington-road
- Miller, J., 71 Errol-street, N. M.
- Mills, Samuel, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Orme, Frederick, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Phillips, C. & F. 40 Victoria-st., Rd,
- Poole, George, Smith-street, Col.
- Rea, Francis, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Scott, Thomas, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Sharpe, Henry L., 276 Elizabeth-street
- Sinnott, W., 37 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Sloan, John, 77 Leveson-street, N. M.
- Smith, William, 31 Latrobe-street east
- Walsh, Richard, 261 Smith-street, Col.
- Ward, William, 211 King-street
- Watson, Joseph, 14 Swanston-street
- Weeks, T., 4 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Westneat, E., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Williams, Samuel, 122 Lonsdale-st. east
- Wilson, N., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Wright, Thomas, Flemington-road
Corn and Hay Salesmen.
- Butler & Moss, East. Market, Bourke-street east
- Fenton, J., East. Market, Bourke-st. e.
- Jennings, J., East. Market, Bourke-street east
- Phillips, John, East. Market, Bourke-street east
Corrugated Iron Workers.
- Carter, J., 102 Little Bourke-st. west
- Johns, Peter, 169 Lygon-street, N. M.
Curriers and Tanners.—See also Leather Sellers.
- Lambert, Thomas, 267 Elizabeth-street
- Pearson, John, 76 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Smith, William, 55 Collins-street east
Cutlers.
- Barnes, Joseph, 22 Market-st., Em. H.
- Collonder, Francis, 109 High-st., St. K.
- Keely, G., 82 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Lowrie, W., 96 Swanston-street
- Ward, F. W., 44 Swanston-street
- Whitfield, J., 20 Little Bourke-st. east
Daguerrean and Photogra-Phic Artists.
- Batchelder and O'Neill, 57 Collins-street east
- Baume, Joseph, 39 Swanston-street
- Bertenshaw, T., 79 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Boake, Bancroft C, 102 Bourke-street east
- Boake & Peyman, 35 Bourke-st. east
- Davies, William, 98 Bourke-st. east
- Hawkins, J., 12 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Hewitt, C., 87 Bourke-st. east
- Hill, T. Adams, 3 Bourke-street east
- Johnson, Barnet, 67 Collins-st. east
- Knight, W., 41 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Lawn, Thomas, Swan-street, Rd.
- Little, C, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- McDonald, A., 25 Bourke-street east
- Macreight, E. C. 87 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Mierz, H. A., 5 Swanston-street
- Nettleton, C, 108 Russell-street
- Noone, John, 9 Collins-street west
- Oakey, Alfred, 29 Bourke-street east
- Paterson Brothers, 78 Swanston-street, and Bourke-street east
- Pentland, W. W., 7 Bourke-street east
- Perry, George W., 5 Collins-st. west
- Stubbs, W. J., 7 Collins-street east
- Walker, G., 150 Queensberry-st. west, N. M.
- Williams, T. S., 4 Collins-street east
Dairymen.
- Abernethy; Wm., 191 Little Collins-st. east
- Brooks, J., 194 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Carter, R., 177 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Clear, Wm., 29 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Donnelly and Campbell,30 Little Lons-dale-street east
- Dorrell, Charles, 165 Little Collins-street east
- Duncan, John, 62 Napier-street, Col.
- Earl, J. S., 4 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Gillibrand, Edward, 96 Gore-st., Col.
- Glover, Jabez, Bell-street, Col.
- Muirhead, John, Swan-street, Rd.
- Presswell and Goodson, 60 Johnston-street west, Col.
- Sloper, Wm., 7 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Stacey, George, 208 Little Collins-st. east
- Taylor, —, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Walker, Robert, 151 Little Collins-st. east
- Ward, John, Albert-street, Pra.
- Warton, Demetrius, Bay-street, San.
Dealers.
- Aarons, J., 29 Little Bourke-st. east
- Broyer, Nicholas, 71 Bouverie-st. N.M.
- Clelland, Robert, 175 Russell-street
- Cosins, Henry, 44 Little Bourke-street east
- Felton, Alfred (wholesale), 4 Little Collins-street east
- Goldsmid, John, Little Latrobe-street
- Goldspink, David, 200 Bourke-street
- Levy, Benjamin, 40 and 39 Little Bourke-street east
- Lilley, William, 136 Collins-st. east
- Lipshut, John, 25 Lonsdale-st. west
- McGlone, James, 164 Smith-st., Col.
- Moss, Joseph, 156 Russell-street
- Moss, Mark, 97 Queen-street
- Oils, G., 123 Little Bourke-st. east
- Solcberg, S., 109 Little Collins-st.
- Solomon, J. D., 14 Lonsdale-st. w
Decorators—See Painters.
Dentists.
- Bamford, James, 109 Swanston-street
- Beurteaux, L. A., 67 Swanston-street
- Carter, Ernest, 50 Russell-street
- Cumming, James, 86 Collins-st. east;
- Fawsett, Camillus, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Jordain, —, 103 Collins-street east
- Lange and Co. 118 Collins-street east
- Lugg, James, 43 Collins-street west
- Merryweather, —, Fitzroy-st., St. K.
- Perkinson, Messrs., 60 Elizabeth-street
- Scott, Richard, 12 Lonsdale-street west
- Skardon, John, 54 Elizabeth-street
- Spain, George, 162 Collins-st. east
Die Sinkers.—See Medalists.
Dining Rooms—See Restaurants.
Drapers.
- Anderson & Howie, 13 Bourke-st. east
- Andrew, John and Co., 11 Lonsdale-st. west
- Atchinson, Wm. C, 80 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Bain Brothers, 52 Errol-street, N.M.
- Barnes, Eli, 53 & 55 Bourke-st. east
- Barnes, Wm., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Batten, Wm., 145 A. Bourke-st. east
- Bew, John, 9 Bourke-Btreet east
- Bew, Robert, 131 Smith-street, Col.
- Bradshaw, George M., 61 Collins-st. east
- Bryans, Hugh, 15 Collins-street west
- Buckley & Nunn, 27 Bourke-st. east
- Bull, John, 221 Victoria-street, E. C.
- Burney, Frederick G., Bay-street, San.
- Cameron, John, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Cane, Daniel H., 154 Smith-street, Col.
- Cansick, F. & Co., 9 Collins-street east
- Carnaby, George, 77 Elizabeth-street
- Caudle & Bartlett, 130 Smith-st., Col.
- Cass, Berry, 58 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Chalk and Price, 8 Collins-street east
- Chesswas, George F., 126 Smith-street, Col.
- Clapperton, Adam & George, 33 Made-line-st., N. M., and Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Clarke, D. G. & Co., 151 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Clarke, Joseph (woollen), 81 Queen-st.
- Clay, Brooks, 105 Swanston-street
- Coates, Miss, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Conlen & Pemberton, 2 Robe-st., St. K.
- Cooper, Thos., 165 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Cope, Thomas, Albert-street, Pra.
- Cornell Brothers, 66 and 68 Madeline-street, and 163 Drummond-street, N. M., and Commercial-road, Pra.
- Couper. G. D., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Coxhead, Henry, 157 Victoria-st. E. C.
- Crowl, Jos., 38, Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Cruikshank, William and Co., Bay and Beach streets, San.
- Daniels, Charles, 16 Dorcas-st., Em. H,
- Davies, Christopher and Davies, 97 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Dawkins, William, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Day, Mrs., 174 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Dunlop & Edwards, 55 High-st., St. K,
- Deeble, Samuel, 159 Bourke-st. east
- Eagles, Riohard & Co., 2 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Earles, Thomas, 17 High-street, St. K.
- Excell, W. H., corner of Wellington-street and Punt-road, St. K.
- Evans, Martin, Commercial-road and Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Finlay, James, 17 Collins-street east
- Fisher, Mrs., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Fleury, Mrs., Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Gall, Thomas, 66 Smith-street, Col.
- George, Wm., 201 Bourke-street east
- Glynn, Wm., 204 Lonsdale-street east
- Grange, James, 45 Cremorne-st., Rd.
- Gray, William, 30 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Greaves Brothers, 33 Collins-st. east
- Haldane, Thomas, 41 Smith-street, Col.
- Hales and Larkins, 62 Queensberry-st. west, N. M.
- Hall, Edgar, 213 Bourke-street east
- Hall, Brothers, 62 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Hallett and Thomas, 12 and 14 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Harding, Joseph, 224 Lonsdale-st. east
- Harding, Miss, 145 Lonsdale-st. east
- Harris, James A., 96 Russell-street
- Hickinbotham, William & Son, 76 and 78 Swanston-street
- Hinson and Co., 2 Stanley-street, Col.
- Hodgson, A. C, 17 Lonsdale-street west
- Hodgson, Mrs., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Horne, George, 70 Elizabeth-street, and 1 Collins-street east
- Hughes, Mrs., 86 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Hughes, T., 159 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Ingram, James, 137 King-street
- Ingram, John, 174 King-street
- Jenkins, Joseph, 212 Smith-street, Col.
- Johnson, J. Elliot (import), 17 Swan-ston-street
- Keene, Samuel B., 169 Swanston-st.
- Keep and Waters, Stevedore-st. Wmn.
- King, Thomas, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Kingston, Mrs., 74 Little Nelson-st., Wmn.
- Lang, Matthew, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Lerew, David, 95 High-street, St. K.
- Lewis, Alexander F., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Lewis, Alfred, 201 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Little, John, 60 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Little, Richard. 84 Elizabeth-street
- Lunam, Robert, 103 Swanston-street
- Lyford, Wm., Church-street & Bridge-road, Rd.
- M'Calla, Alexander, 80 Elizabeth-st.
- McConnochie, David, 63 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- McPherson, James, 5 Bourke-st. east
- Macartney, J. B. and Co., 42 and 51 High-street, St. K.
- Marsh, George, Church-street, Rd.
- Mears, George and Co., 119 and 121 Bourke-st. east, and 103 Russell-st.
- Milnes, William E., 74 Smith-st. Col.
- Mitchell, Peter, 200 Napier-st., Col.
- Mitchell and Thomas, High-st., Pra.
- Moody & Middlecoat, 45 Collins-st. e.
- Moubray, Lush & Co., 45 Collins-st. w.
- Moulton, Mrs., 68 Wellington-st., Col.
- Murray, Robert, Robe-street, St. K.
- Newman, Adolph, 181 Wellington-st., Col.
- O'Brien, Denis, 120 Russell-street
- Oliver, Thomas, 16 Ann-street, Wmn.
- Patton, David, 26 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Peart, Robert, Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Peirce, Thomas N., Church-street, Rd.
- Pethebridge, Anthony, 213 Elizabeth-street
- Pelt, James, 4 Robe-street, St. K.
- Phillips, Jas. & Co., 24 Lonsdale-st. e.
- Plumb, Miss, 164 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Potter, David, 85 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Potts, Robert and Co., 59 Swanston-st.
- Randell, J. W. and Co., 125 Bruns-wick-street, Col.
- Rayson, H., 29 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Reyburn, James, 24 Curzon-st,, N. M.
- Richmond Brothers, 136 High-street, St. K.
- Robertson, W., 56 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Robertson and Moffat, 11 Bourke-st. e.
- Robinson, Leonard, 37 Collins-st. east
- Rogers, John, 180 Smith-street, Col.
- Rudduck and Hudson, Chapel-st., Pra.
- Simpson, J. J., 195 King-street
- Slater, Mrs. E., Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Smyth, Charles Wm., 40 and 42 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Snellgrove, Chas., 13 Lonsdale-st. west
- Spain, William, 79 High-street, St. K.
- Stirling, George, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Stuttor, Charles and Co. (linen), 157 Bourke-street east
- Taylor H., 120 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Taylor, Kaye & Co., 166 Bridge-rd., Rd.
- Thoruburn, W., 92 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Tully, Christopher, 35 Error-st., N. M.
- Tully Brothers, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Turner. John E., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Welsford, A., Hoddle-street, Rd.
- Whitehead, John, 18 Bank-street west, Em. H.
- Widdicomb, John, 44 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Wilder, Derbin, 91 High-street, St. K.
- Williamson, G., 102 Wellington-st., Col.
- Willis Brothers and Co., 161 Elizabeth-street
- Withers, Alfred, 42 Cecil-st., Em. H.
- Wood, Jas., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Wymond Brothers, 107 Brunswick-street, Col.
Draughtsmen.
- Gould, William, 102 Collins-street east
- Heale, William, 56 Park-street, Em. H.
- Norton, Charles, 1 Spring-street
Dray Proprietors.—See Cab Proprietors.
Dressmakers and Milliners.
- Aarons, Mrs., 32 High-street, St. K.
- Angel, Mrs., 38 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Baily, Miss, 76 Errol-street, N. M.
- Barber, Miss, 46 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Beaumont, Miss A., 120 Moor-st., Col.
- Beeby, Mrs., 118 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Benjamin, Mrs., 101 Stephen-street
- Betts, Miss Brighton-street, Rd.
- Bold, Miss,93 victoria-st. west, N.M.
- Boulter, Mrs. M.,51 Cardigan-st., N.M.
- Bowzer, Mrs., 93 High-street, St. K.
- Brelet, Madame, 95 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Brown, Mrs., High-street, Pra.
- Brown, Mrs., 189 Stephen-street
- Bunwerth, Misses, 81 Russell-street
- Burge, Miss, 65 Napier-street, Col.
- Burge, Mrs., 154½ Bourke-street east, and 244 Lonsdale-street east
- Chapman, Miss, 3 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Clements, Mrs., 100 High-st., St. K.
- Coleman, Mrs. B., Bay-street, San.
- Crack, Misses, Albert-street, Pra.
- Crooke, Mrs., Punt-road, Pra.
- Dickson, Mrs., Bank-street w., Em. H.
- Dobbs, Mrs. 33 Russell-street
- Dunston, Miss, 8 Curzon-street, N. M.
- Eldret, Mrs., 163 Russell-street
- Eldridge, Miss, 49 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Findlay, Mrs., 96 Park-street, Em. H.
- Fitzgerald, Mrs., 96 Little Lousdale-street east
- Forbes, Miss, 123 Smith-street, Col.
- Fowler, Mrs., 173 Smith-street, Col.
- Foy, Miss, 67 Bouveric-street, N. M.
- Foulton, Misses, 232 King-street
- Gillson, Mrs., 88 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Godyer, Mrs., 124 Lonsdale-st., east
- Gooding, Mrs., 60 Johnston-st. w., Col.
- Groyder, Mrs., 175 Russell-street
- Hansen, Mrs., 138 Lonsdale-st. east
- Harber, Mrs., 10 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Hamilton, Mrs., 98 Smith-street, Col.
- Hayes, Mrs., 86 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Hill, Mrs., 75 Collins-street east
- Hodder, Miss N.,49 York-st., Em. H.
- Hughes, Mrs., 48 Stephen-street
- Hyne, Mrs., Nott-street, San.
- Jacobson, Mrs., 40 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Johnstone, Mrs., 39 Napier-street, Col.
- Jones, Mrs., 81 Gore-street, Col.
- Kay, Miss, Napier-street, Em. H.
- Kelly, Miss, Highett-street, Rd.
- King, Mrs., 61 High-street, St. K.
- Knight, Mrs., 43 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Law, Mrs., 235 Elizabeth-street
- Lewis, Mrs., 53 Russell-street
- Little, Mrs., 197 Bourke-street east
- Lyons, Mrs., 57 Spring-street
- McGreevy, Mrs., 71 Cambridge-st., Col.
- McQueen, Mrs., Hoddle-street., Col.
- Maclean, Miss, Quconsberry-st., N. M.
- Magaun, Mrs., 30 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Maguay, Miss, 44 Russell-street
- Marsham, Mrs. M., 41 Cardigan-street, North Melbourne
- Mitchinson, Mrs., 226 Lonsdale-st. east
- Moore, Mrs., 104 Queen-street
- Morris, Mrs., 183 King-street
- Morrison, Mrs., 107 Little Bourke-street west
- Muir, Mrs., 210 Little Collins-st. east
- Murphy, Mrs., 5 Cambridge-st., Col.
- O'Meara, Mrs., 168 Elizabeth-street
- Parfrey, Mrs., E., 118 Flinders-lane e.
- Parry, Miss, 39 Stephen-street
- Parry, Miss, 151 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Pollard, Miss F. E., Stanley-st., Col.
- Ramsay, Mrs., 9 Ann-street, Wmn.
- Reeves, Mrs., George-street, Col.
- Rae, Miss, 41 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Rillstone, Miss, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Robertson, Mrs., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Rolfe and Hunt, Mdmes., Graham-street, San.
- Ryan, Mrs., 103 Little Bourke-st. west
- Say, Mrs., 11 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
- Scott, Mrs., Bay-street, San,
- Smith, Mrs., 70 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Smith, Mrs., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Starling, Miss, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Sweetland, Mrs., 54 Swan-street, Rd.
- Symes, Mrs., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Taylor, Mrs., Punt-road, Pra.
- Thompson, Mrs. J., 17 Lonsdale-st. w.
- Thorpe, Mrs., 106 Wellington-st., Col.
- Tippett & Clifton, Misses, 30 Russell-st.
- Tipping, Miss, 53 Russell-street
- Trantum, Mrs., 4 Napier-street, Col.
- Tuomy, Mrs., 315 Elizabeth-street
- Turner, Miss, 104 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Unthank, Mrs., 69 Smith-street, Col.
- Victorine, Madame, 101 Flinders-la. e.
- Walsh, Miss, 348 Spencer-street
- Walton, Miss, 206 Little Collins-st., e.
- Watson, Mrs., 33 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Watts, Mrs., 196 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Wells, Mrs., 51 Curzon-street, N. M.
- White, Mrs., 146 Little Bourke-st. west
- Wicker, Mrs., 15 Flinders-lane east
- Williams, Miss, 53 Young-street, Col.
- Williams, Mrs., Canning-street, Carl.
- Williams, Mrs., 49 Young-street, Col.
- Wood, Mrs. M., 68 Cecil-street.Em. H.
- Wootton, Mrs., Bay-street, San.
- Wright and Price, Mdmes., 4 Cam-bridge-street, Col.
- Young, Mrs., 257 Swanston-street
Dry Yeast Makers.
- Reinecke, F. & Co., 109 Little Bourke-street east
Dyers and Scourers.
- Burge, J., 25 Queensberry-st. e., N. M.
- Eldridge, John, 36 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Elmer, G. and Co., 178 Little Bourke-street east
- Jones, Frederick, Wright-lane, 34 Lonsdale-street west
- Lewis, Robt., 45 Clarendon-st., Em.H.
- Lemme, F., 97 Lonsdale-street east
- Ross, Joseph, 91 Stephen-street
- Stetter, Gottfried, 189 Little Bourke-street east
Earthenware Dealers—(See China Dealers).
Eating Houses—(See Restaurants).
Electro-Platers.
- Barnard, Wm., 133 Little Bourke-st. e.
- De La Fontaine, John E, (coach and harness), 29 Little Collins-st. west
- Watt, William, Cremorne-street, Rd.
Engineers.
- Buncle, J., Flemington-road
- Chambers, E., Charles-street, Pra.
- Crossley, W., 239 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Dickson, James, 5 Franklin-street east
- Dobbins, John, Railway-place, San.
- Dow, J. F. and Co., 141 Flinders-st. w.
- Ewart, W., 22 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Fulton, T. and Co., 129 Flinders-st. w.
- Gaze William, 113 Russell-street
- Gibb and Buchanan, River Side south
- Gorham, William, 57 Flinders-la. East
- Grant, William, Crombie-lane, Little Bourke-street west
- Griffiths, Wm. & Co., 6 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Handcock, Robert, 258 Spencer-street
- Holl, Alfred, 36 Wellington-street, Col.
- James, Gideon, 84 Flinders-street east
- Lugton, A., 146 Little Lonsdale st. east
- McGee, H., 49 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Munro, John, 131 King-street
- Pattison, William, Station-place, San.
- Ramsay, Alex, and Co., 8 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Russell, P. N. and Co., 10 Spencer-st.
- Scott, George, 78 Young-street, Col.
- Simmons, Benj., Railway-place, San.
- Sinclair, John, River Side south
- Smith, J. and Sons, 6 Little Bourke-street east
- Thompson, R. and W., 110 Little Bourke-street west
Engravers & Lithographers.
- Arnoldi, X., 87 Russell-street, and 37 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Bell, George, 32 Little Collins-st. west
- Calvert, Samuel, 91 Bourke-street east
- Calvert, William, 62 Collins-street east
- Collis, William, 19 Smith-street, Col.
- Ae Gruchy & Leigh, 7, Flinders-ln. w.
- Fergusson & Mitchell, 63 Collins-st. w.
- Gilchrist, M., 119 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Gould, William, 102 Collins-st. east
- Grosse, F. (wood) 62 Collins-st. east
- Hamel and Locher, 19 Queen-street
- Hollyock, W. C., 174, High-st., St. K.
- Lawson, J. D., 95, Little Collins-st. e.
- Lumsden,'D., 55 Queen-street
- Price, F., Docker-street, Rd.
- Price, Wm., 50, Little Collins-street e.
- Richardson, T., 153 Little Collins-st. e.
- Tennant, H. E. 153 Swanston-street
- Tocknell, William, 41 Swanston-street
- Winston, C. E., 62 Collins-street east
- Winter, Alfred, 29 Bourke-street east
Estate Agents.—See Brokers, &c.
Fancy Dealers & Repositories.
- Andrews, William, 128 Smith-st., Col.
- Avinsky, J., 106 Lonsdale-street east
- Chidley and Lancelott, 63 Swanston-st. and 3½ Collins-street west
- Cortisos, Frederick, 62 Smith-st., Col.
- Cregan, Peter J., 132 Smith-st., Col.
- Davis, Lewis, 21 High-street, St. K.
- Dela Fontaine, John J., 78 Smith-st. Col.
- Goldschmidt, Bros., 186 Bourke-st. east
- Gregory, Mrs., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Harrison, George, 9 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Horwood, Bazil, 1 Stanley-street, Col.
- Isard, William, 107 Swanston-street
- Kersh, Solomon, 44 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Lazarus, S. andS. (import), Bourke-st. e.
- Levy Bros. (import), 24 Bourke-st. east
- Marks, Henry, 96 Swanston-street
- Marshall, George, Cremorne-st., Rd.
- Milburn, H., 176 High-street, St. K.
- Phillips, E. H., 65 High-street, St. K.
- Platnauer, Jos. (import), 107 Bourke-street east
- Reed & Co., 49 Collins-street east
- Rider, Andrew, 55 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Rider, Arthur, 31 Market-st., Em. H.
- Smith, Mrs., 48 High-street, St. K.
- Solomons, Isaac, 225 Bourke-st. east
- Stronell, E., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra. Sweibner, Samuel, 191 Bourke-st. east
- Wise, George, 19 Collins-street west
Farriers.—See also Smiths.
- Adams and Mowat, 33 Victoria-street, east, N. M.
- Ashweek, George, Little Bourke-st. e.
- Beaumout, Edward, 120 Moor-st., Col.
- Brain and Wood, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Bretherton, J., 59 Bourke-street west
- Brumby, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Cook and Penlington, 27 Franklin-street west
- Edwards, J., Beach-st., San
- Gray, —, 33 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Inkley, W., 192 High-street, St. K.
- Jackson, John, Therry-street
- Jackson, J., 4 a'Beckett-street west
- Jenkins, J., 179 Wellington-st., Col.
- Kenny, John, Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Lamble, S. and T., a'Becket-st. east
- Lamble, W., 173 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Latham and Jarrett, Elizabeth-street extension
- Lloyd, John, 305 Elizabeth-street
- Lynn, John, Albert-street, Pra.
- McGuire, J., Wellington-parade, E.M.
- Mulligan, J.,7½ Victoria-st. east, N.M.
- Munroe, John, 131 King-street
- Rae and Stephenson, Flemington-road
- Richards and Farr, Franklin-street
- Robertson, Hugh, 115 High-st., St. K.
- Sawyer & Roberts, 63 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Smith, James, 113 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Smith, James, 72 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Smith, William, 53 Flinders-lane east
- Stewart, John, 186 King-street
- Stone, John and Robert, 101 Little Bourke-street east
- Tracey, William, 16 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Trescowthick and Hammill, Fleming-ton-road
- Voss and Robertson, 47 Bourke-st. w.
- Walker, G. & H., 42 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Watkins, J., 32 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- Whiteman, John, right-of-way, 56 Bourke-street west
Fell-Mongers.
- Baird, Wm., 5 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Nettleton, Peter, Abbotsford, E. C.
- Oddy, Hutton, 246 Elizabeth-street
- Row, F. and Co., Market-street
- Wells, Frederick, 160 Victoria-st., Rd.
Ferrymen.
- Darling and Cook, River Side
- Hanner, Peter, River Side
- Hilliard, Robert, River Side
- McCallum, David, River Side
Fishing Tackle Maker.
- Quiney, Edward, 176 Bourke-st. east
Fishmongers.
- Gosbell, Geo. Hy., 15 High-st., St. K.
- Hunt, John, 52 Swanston-street,
- Morgan, Samuel, Gardiuers' Creek-rd., Pra.
- Morgan, Samuel J., 50 Swanston-st.
- Solomon, J. J., 225 Bourke-street east
Fish Smoker and Curer.
- Lorimer, James, 427 King-street
Flagmaker.
- Hosie, Alexander, 17 Bourke-st. east
Flour Merchants—See Millers.
Founders.
- Crossley, W., 239 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Dow, J. F. and Co., 141 Flinders-street west
- Fulton, Thomas & Co., 129½ Flinders-street west, and Flinders-lane west
- Laughton, Nicholas, 99 Lonsdale-street east, and 88 Little Lonsdale-st., east
- Reeves, J., Sandridge-road
- Smith, A. K., Leicester-street, N. M.
Fruiterers and Green-Grocers.
- Allen, R., (wholesale), 17 William-st.
- Anderson, Edward, 87 Lonsdale-st. east
- Attwell, Joseph, 241 Smith-st., Col.
- Auger, Frederick, High-street, Pra.
- Baily, S., 146 Victoria-parade, E. M.
- Baldwin, J., 102 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Barbour, S., 99 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Barker, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Barker, Samuel, 175 Bourke-street w.
- Barnes, Thos., 34 Little Collins-st. east
- Behen, Michael, 24 Cecil-st., Em. H.
- Bell, James, 155 High-street, St. K.
- Bennett, C, 56 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Bennett, Thos., 15 Leveson-st., N. M,
- Birch, Thomas, 208 Lonsdale-st. east
- Braithwaite, J, ((wholesale), Western Market
- Brown, John, 7 Bourke-street east
- Brown, Thos., 21 Palmer-street, Col.
- Calf, Charles, 82 Bourke-street east
- Calf, Wm., 108 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Calvert, Thos., 203 Bourke-street east
- Cavanagh, John, 31 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Clark, Thos., Douglas-parade, Wmn.
- Clegg, Joseph, 35 Victoria-street, E.C.
- Connell, John, 56 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Cooper, Fredk. H., Cremorne-st, Rd.
- Coverlid, John, Church-street, Rd.
- Crowther, Benj., 5, Bank-st. e., Em. H.
- Dailey, C. P., 59 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Daly, George P., 52 Smith-street, Col.
- Dare, Chas., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Dark, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Davis, Fredk., 15, Johnston-st. e., Col.
- Dawkes, Edwd. K., 133 Little Collins-street east
- Derham, William, 145 Russell-street
- Donnelly, James, 37 Lonsdale-st. west
- Dowling, T. H, 228 Lonsdale-st. east
- Driscoll, Mrs. M., 150 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Dutton, George, Swan-street, Rd.
- Dyer, Mrs., Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Elliott, J., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Fielder, Charles, 50 Curzon-st., N. M.
- Fletcher, Thos., 41 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Fraser, M., 105 High-street, St. Kilda
- Fuller, William, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Geard, Jesse, 69 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Green, John (wholesale), 3 William-st.
- Greig, William, 21 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Halfpenny, Daniel, Cremorne-st., Rd.
- Hall, William K., 180 Collins-st. east
- Hampson, J., 154 Napier-street, Col.
- Hill, Thomas, 47 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Hardy and Co. (wholesale), Western Market
- Heathcot, R., 40 Wellington-st., Col.
- Hillman, Richard, Swan-street, Rd.
- Holt, Mrs., 67 Johnston-street, Col.
- Hudson, Sam., 150 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Hutchings, C. & Co., (wholesale) Western Market
- Ireland, Wm. J., 94 Smith-street, Col.
- Isaacs, John, 62 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Jeffery, John A., 32a. Lonsdale-st. w.
- Jobson, Thos. A., 54, Gertrude-st., Col.
- Jones, John, 31 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Kellett, J., 194 Wellington-street, Col.
- Kemp, N., 54 Peel-street, Col.
- Knight Brothers, Western Market
- Laing, James, 253 Swanston-street
- Lilley, Joseph, 44 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Lillycrop, Thomas, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Lyons, Philip, 55 York-street, Em. H.
- Marks, Mrs., 162 Elizabeth-street
- Marks, P., 13 Collins-street west
- Mason, Geo., 24 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Miller, James, Esplanade, St. K.
- Miller, Mrs., 171 Victoria-st. e., N. M.
- Moore, Jas., 113 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Moore, Samuel, 61 Collins-street west
- Morgan, Samuel, 15 High-street, St. K.
- Myers, John, 116 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Noble, John, Church-street, Rd.
- Ogborn, Mrs., 139 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Patrick, Charles, Eastern Market, Bourke-street east
- Paulin and Fitch, 36 High-st., St. K.
- Percy, William, 208 Little Collins-st. e.
- Phillips, David, Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Phillips, J., Eastern Market, Bourke-street east
- Pitt, William, Robe-street, St. K.
- Pulling, Alfred, Dryburgh-st., N. M.
- Rich, Edward, 63 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Rich, John, 114 Bourke-street east
- Rismondo, Geo., 69 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Robinson, John, 170 Smith-street, Col.
- Sackleton, J., 56 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Salomonson, Victor, 170 Bourke-st. e.
- Sands, R., 202 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Savill, A. M. J. and Co. (wholesale), Western Market
- Scarlett, Thomas C., 223 Elizabeth-st.
- Scearle, James, Bay-street, San.
- Scott, Wm., 31 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Shepherd, Mrs., 249 Swanston-street
- Singleton and Cottell, 60 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Solomons, Henry, 118 Smith-st., Col.
- Starr, R., 20 Lonsdale-street west
- Stokes, Mrs., 46 Little Collins-st. west
- St. Paul, John, 123 Latrobe-street west
- Strange, Matthew, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Sutherwood, John, 39 Little Bourke-street west
- Symons, H. T., 38 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Tait, Walter, 24 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Tappin, William, Faraday-street, Carl.
- Turner, Michael, 91 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Vorwerg, Traugott, 3 Johnston-street, west, Col.
- Waters, William, Beach-street, San.
- Watts, Frederick, 174a High-street, St. K.
- Webb, T., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Weedon, Henry, 195 Bourke-st. east
- Weller, R., 19 Little Bourke-st. east
- Wells, John, 60 Curzon-street, N. M.
- Wilkins, J. and Son (wholesale), Western Market
- Williams, T., 115 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Wilson, Mrs., 189 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Wilson, William, 51 Errol-st., N. M.
- Wing, George, 174 Elizabeth-street
Furniture Dealers and Brokers.
- Bartholomew, William, Bay-st., San.
- Benjamin, Asher, 50 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Benjamin, D., 82 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Bugg, Robert, 116 Smith-street, Col.
- Bull, Thomas, 104 Smith-street, Col.
- Clark, E., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Corry, John T., 202 Bourke-st. east
- Davis, Thomas, 463 King-street
- Ellis, John E., Wellington-st., St. K.
- Frankel, Louis, 215 Swanston-street
- Hart, Jacob S., 54 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Kaable & Plummer, 170 Smith-st., Col.
- Law, James, 86 Smith-street, Col.
- McLean and Cameron, 156 Bourke-street east
- Morcombe, Edward B., 132 Smith-st., Col.
- Newman, Wm. H., Bay-street, San.
- Nugent, John, 151 and 184 Smith-st., Col.
- Pickering, Edgar C., 17 Oxford-st., Col.
- Ramsay Brothers & Co. (importers), 25 Collins-street west
- Richards, F., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Roberts, Daniel, 27 Victoria-st., E. C.
- Rocke, Geo. & Wm. Henry (importers), 12 Lonsdale-street east
- Sarjeant, Aaron C. (importer), 9 Latrobe-street east
- Simmons, Samuel, 95 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Singleman & Riedle, 126 Bourke-st. east
- Smith and Hunt, Punt-road, Pra.
- Snell, Horatio, Young-street, Col.
- Solomon, David, 130 Swanston-street
- Solomons, David, 172 Elizabeth-street
- Spargo, James, 19 Fitzroy-st., St. K.
- Turnbull, Thomas, Bridge-road, Rd.
Galvanized Iron Workers.
- Rippingille, Alex., 5 Latrobe-st. east
- Warburton, Thos., 28 Little Bourke-street west
Gardeners.
- Beagley, John, High-street, St. K.
- Browning, C., Carlisle-st. east, St. K.
- Bugg, H. S., Inkerman-st. east, St. K.
- Dawson, J., 2 Nicholson-street, Col.
- Farrell, William, Jeffcott-street, W.M.
- Hand, William, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Hyndman, William, 183 Rathdowne-street, N. M.
- May, R. W., Carlisle-st. west, St. K.
- Mitchell, A., Rutherwood-street, St. K.
- Osborne, Frederick, Hoddle-street, Rd.
- Tappenden, T., 21 Franklin-street west
- White, William, Punt-road, Rd.
Gasfitters.—See also Plumbers.
- Allen, A., 132 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Bowman, T., 49 York-street, Em. H.
- Campbell and Anderson, 14 Little Latrobe-street east
- Danks, J. and S. (importers), Montague-street, Em. H.
- Davies, R. and Co., 152 Bourke-street east
- Dempster, A., 33 Flinders-lane east
- Douglas and Davidson, 110 Flinders-lane east
- Erskine, Jack and Dewar, 43 Swanston-street, and Commercial-road, Pra.
- Furlonger and Tatham, 63 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Jones and Watson, Stanley-street, Col.
- Kennedy, James, 192 Elizabeth-street
- Lidstone, William, 129 King-street
- Lindsay, George, 42 Smith-street, Col.
- Maclean and Bell, 73 Bourke-st. west
- Maser, James, 248 Lonsdale-street east
- Maver, James, 130 Spring-street
- McIlwraith, John, 147 Russell-street
- McKay, Dods, and Co., 79 Queen-st.
- Rouse, J. H., 107 Smith-street, Col.
- Sharp, Bryce, 80 Queen-street
- Sheard, Thomas & J., Chapel-st., Pra.
- Smith, A., 47 Little Bourke-street east
- Stewart, D., 11 Little Bourke-st. east
- Toms, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- White, Geo. & Co., 9 Albert-st., E. M.
- Whyte, Neal D., 38 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Wilson, Henry, 152 Russell-street
- Wood, John, Punt-road, Pra.
- Wordsworth, A., 211 Swanston-street
General Dealers and Chandlers.
- Ainsworth, Jas., Stevedore-st., Wmn.
- Baggett, Frederick, 46 Peel-st., Col.
- Baggett, George D., 261 Elizabeth-st.
- Bann, Robert, 25 Victoria-st., E. C.
- Barker, Samuel, Stanley-street, W. M.
- Bentley, John, 266 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Bergin, Patrick, 29 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Birmingham, Jas., Pelham-street, N.M.
- Bishop, H. Jas., 75 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Brown, James, 22 Curzon-street, N.M.
- Broyer, N., 50 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Bernand, J., 30 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Cant, Andrew, 70 Smith-street, Col.
- Chitty, Charles, Church-street, Rd.
- Cowley, W., 73 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Craig, Mrs., 65 Curzon-street, N. M.
- Croker, James, corner William and Collins-streets
- Crichton, W., 31 Madeline st., N. M.
- Davies, Edward, Rossyln-street, W. M.
- Davis, H. B., 31 Wellington-st., Rd.
- Dillaway, Joseph, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Doubleday, Jos., 25 Little Bourke-street west
- Dyer, Mrs., 55 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Fallon, John, 100 Smith-street, Col.
- Farrell, T., 153 Little Bourke-st. east
- Ferguson, Henry, Stanley-st., W. M.
- Flack, George, 93 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Foster, Mrs., 27 Little Collins-st. west
- Frazer, Alex., 157 Bourke-street west
- Fredman, Henry, 15 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Freer, James, 214 Elizabeth-street
- Holloran, Mrs., Little Bourke-st. west
- Hard, Mrs., 41 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Harris, Mrs. E., 124 Lonsdale-st. east
- Hart, Henry, 105 Collins-street west
- Healey, Matt., 34 Howard-st., N. M.
- Henderson, Charles, Queensberry-st. west, N. M.
- Hill, William, 53 Lonsdale-street west
- Hobbs, George, 118 Lonsdale-st. east Hutchinson, Wm., 169 Drummond-street, N. M.
- Ingram, Daniel, 238 Johnson-st. east, Col.
- Jenkins, Geo. J., 44 Madeline-st., N.M.
- Johnson, Mrs., 190 Elizabeth-street
- Johnson, Wm., 40 Little Latrobe-st. e.
- Jones, Geo., 255 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Jones, Richd., 20 Queensberry-st., N.M.
- Lavette, Walter, 110 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Lloyd, William, Flemington-road
- Lyons & Cohen, 105 Flinders-st. west
- McDonough, P., 55 Lonsdale-st. west
- McIndoe, J. P., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- McKinnon, Donald, Leveson-st., N.M.
- McKinnon, Henry, Bay-street, San.
- Mackean, James, 16 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Maguire, John, 31, 33 and 45 Little Collins-street east
- Mason, John, 224 Little Collins-st. e.
- Merrigan, John, 248 Spencer-street e.
- Morris, Joseph, Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Moss, Geo., 39 Little Bourke-st. east
- Nathan, Samuel, Barkly-street, Carl.
- Needham, Mrs., 6 Ann-street, Wmn.
- Nethersole, H., 83 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Nicholas, Stephen, Church-street, Rd.
- O'Halloran, Mrs., 107 Little Bourke-street west
- Packwood, Joseph, Chapel-street. Pra.
- Patterson, Mrs., 23 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Pearl, Jas. H., Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Peers, R. A., 75 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Quirk, Thomas, Leveson-street, N. M.
- Rankin, H., 10 Little Bourke-st. west
- Ratcliff, Charles, 100 Queensberry-street east, N. M.
- Robe, J., 83 Victoria-street, E. C.
- Robinson. T., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Ross, Mrs. S., 201 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Ryan, Charles, Montague-st., Em. H.
- Savory, Thomas, 1 Cole-street, Wmn.
- Scholes, James, 135 Hoddle-street, Col.
- Scott, Mrs., 69 Curzon-street, N. M.
- Sellwood, A., 166 King-street
- Shaw, John, 46 York-street, Em. H.
- Sherry, William, 216 Smith-street, Col.
- Slack, Joseph B., 140 Queen-street
- Smith, John M., 29 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Smith, Patrick, 15 Rathdowne-st., N.M.
- Smith, Thomas, 21 Errol-street, N. M.
- Solomon, Sanders, 39 Little Bourke-st. East
- Spink, Andrew, 80 Finders-lane east
- Thibou, S., 231 Victoria-street, E. C.
- Tyrrell, Michael A., Nelson-pl., Wmn.
- Upham, Charles D., 17 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Vanu, Wm., 32 Little Bourke-st. east
- Warne, James, Beach-street, San.
- Webster, Wm., Victoria-parade, Col.
- Wilson, Mrs., 10 Queensberry-street east, N. M.
- Worthington, J. G., 106 Queen-street
- Williams, F., 7 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Wilson, W., 37 Wellington-st., St. K.
- Wood, Wm., 87 Victoria-street, E. C.
Geographer.
- Proeschel, F., 71 Cardigan-st., N. M.
Gilders.—See Carvers.
Ginger Beer and Ærated Water Manufacturers.
- Atkinson & Elliott, right-of-way, Little Bourke-street east
- Bruce, George, 152 Little Collins-st. east
- Butiment, Thomas, Stoke-street, San.
- Cook, Robert, 112 Bourke-street east
- Dawbarn, William, Wright-lane, 34 Lonsdale-street west
- Dixon, Phillip, Rosslyn-street W. M.
- Flanagan, James, 26 Latrobe-st. east
- Hopkinson, Henry, High-street, St. K.
- McAdam, Mrs., 79 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- McLean, Thomas, 5 Rathdowne-street, N.M.
- McNichol, Stuart, Little Nelson-st., Wm.
- Murcutt, Robert, 91 Little Bourke-st. West
- Paettalko, August, 100 Bourke-st. east
- Prevôt, E. J., 120 Queen-street
Glass Cutters and Benders.
- Bascomb, Bennet, 8 Barkly-st., St. K.
- Wiper, John, right-of-way, 64 Little Collins-street east
Glass Dealers.—See China Dealers.
Glaziers.—See Painters.
Gold Brokers.—See Brokers.
Gold and Silver Smiths.
- Barnard, William, 50 Lonsdale-st. west
- Brush and MacDonnell, 23 Collins-st. e.
- Edwards, Wm., 129 Little Collins-st. e.
- Kilpatrick and Co., 39 Collins-st. west
- Sandstein, Marcus, 23 Lonsdale-st. west
- Wileman, Thos., 89 Flinders-lane east
Grainers—See Painters.
Greengrocers.—See Fruiterers.
Grocers.
- Ackrill, Wm. C, 6 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Ahern, Daniel, 114 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Ahern, Timothy, 23 Lonsdale-st. east
- Alexander, Geo., 134 High-st., St. K.
- Alexander, R. (wholesale), 12 Bond-st.
- Allen, Thomas, 104 High-street, St. K.
- Allison, Mrs., Church-street, Rd.
- Andrews, R., 73 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Ariell, Wm. H., 164 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Arnold, L. & T., 96 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Arnold, Mrs., 161 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Attfield, E., 114 Brunswick-st, Col.
- Aveling and Co., Robe-street, St. K.
- Baker, John W., 60 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Baron, Mrs., 32 Chetwynd-s., N. M.
- Barrie, A., 107 Queen-street
- Barry, Mrs., 112 Little Bourke-st. west
- Barton, R., 30 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Battley, H., 265 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Beale, M. and Son, 158 Bridge-rd., Rd.
- Beech and Co., 253 Wellington-street, and 186 Smith-street, Col.
- Bell, Benjamin, Napier-street, Col.
- Bell and Plaisted, 87 Swanston-street
- Bengrey, George, High-street, Pra.
- Bennett, —, Moor-street, Col.
- Bennett, W. and A., 154 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Bergin; T. S. (shipping), 119 Flinders-street west
- Berry, Graham, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Berry, Henry, 48 Wellington-st., Col.
- Bettridge, J.,15 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Birch, Edwin, 137 Lonsdale-st. east
- Blue, Thomas, 14 Market-st., Em. H.
- Boberski and Eckersley, Wellington-street, St. K.
- Bond, George, Bell-street, Col.
- Boulter, William, High-street, Pra.
- Bowe, Martin, 252 Smith-st., Col.
- Bowe, M. and Son, 46 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Bower, C. G., 178 High-street, St. K.
- Bower, Henry E., 18 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Bowring, John P., 47 Derby-st., Col.
- Brear, Henry T., 283 Elizabeth-st.
- Breheny, John, Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Britten, Charles and Sons, Swan-st., Rd.
- Broadhurst, W., 93 Wellington-st., Col.
- Broadway, Thomas, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Brocklehurst, David, Bay-street, San.
- Brown, John, 15 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Bunworth, Charles, 79 Russell-street
- Burrell, James, Spencer-street
- Burward, John, 49 Curzon-st., N. M.
- Butler, Miss A. E., 171 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Callahan, Jer., 127 Hoddle-street, Rd.
- Campbell, C.W., 69 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Campbell, J. & M., St. David-st., Pra.
- Calvert, Thos., 203 Bourke-st. east
- Chandler, William, 225 Swanston-st.
- Chapman, Thomas, 148 Smith-st., Col.
- Churchyard, J., 114 Cambridge-st. Col.
- Clark, Joseph, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Colclough, J., 109 Clarendon-st. Em.H.
- Coine, Thos. 17, Bonverie-street, N. M.
- Colville, H., 181 Smith-street, Col.
- Comrie, J., 144 Little Collins-st. east
- Condron, R., 248 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Conlen &Pemberton, 2 Robe-st., St. K.
- Connel, J. (wholesale), 15 & 17 Swan-ston-street
- Convey, R., 145 Johnston-st. w., Col.
- Coonan, J., 22 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Cooper, W. A., 126 Russell-street
- Craig, H.
& Co., 103 Bourke-st. east
- Crawcour, H., 67 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Crawley, Chas., 12 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Creed, Frederick, 49 Stanley-st., Col.
- Croft, Joseph, 23 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Crofts, Oxley & Crofts, 187 Bourke-street east
- Crossett, R. J., Church-street, Rd.
- Cunliffe, John, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Currie, J. (wholesale), 139 Swanston-st.
- Curtis, Thomas, 254 Smith-street, Col.
- Daglish & Adamson, 56 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Dalton, J., 243 Elizabeth-street, and 2 Latrobe-street west
- Davis, William, 13 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Day and Co., Punt-road, Pra.
- Dean, George, Bay-street, San.
- Dean, James, 216 Wellington-st., Col.
- Deeley, T., 1 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Derham, William, 145 Russell-street
- Dickson & Tomison, 141 High-st., St. K.
- Dobbings, R. H.,40 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Dods and Davidson, corner Collins and Russell-Streets
- Dolan, Patrick, Faraday-street, Carl.
- Donaldson, Thomas, 105 Stephen-street
- Donovan & Mulcahey, 177 Elizabeth-st.
- Dorrington, J., 282 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Downie, Wm., 54 Wellington-st., Col.
- Downie and Duncan, 46 Clarendon-st., Em.H.
- Dove & Oswald (shipping), 93 Flinders-street w., and 22 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Dowd, Thos. J., 90 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Drew Brothers, Alma-street e., St. K., and Millswyn-street, S. Y.
- Dunlea, James, 26 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Dwight, R., 50 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Dwyer, Mrs., 135 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Earnell, H., 40 King William st., Col.
- Edwards, James, 36 Church-st., Rd.
- Egan, L., 251 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Egan, Steph., 10 Lonsdale-st. east
- Exley, George, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Faign, J., 315 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Farley, Thomas, Spencer-street
- Farrance, George, 27 Bank-st., Em. H.
- Ferrier, Wm., 28 Cecil and York-sts., Em.H.
- Finlay, R. & W., 31 Cardigan-st. N. M.
- Fish, John Fredk., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Fisher, John, 200 Smith-st., Col.
- Foden, Cleland, 167, Drummond-street, N. M.
- Ford, John T., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Fordham, Thomas R., Bay-street, San.
- Francis, Robert, Nott-street, San.
- Frayne, John, Peel-street, Pra.
- French, E., 119 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Fullarton, Mrs., 59 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Fuller, Edwin, 17 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Gibbins, Henry, Brighton-street, Rd.
- Gilmour, Mrs., 187 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Glen, James, Bay-street, San.
- Glaister, John. 7 Bank-st. east, Em.H.
- Gloster, James & Co. (wholesale), 218 Elizabeth-street
- Glover, Thomas, 24 Fitzroy-st., Col.
- Golding, R., 133 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Good, F., 127, Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Graham, J. (wholesale), 34 and 36 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Graham, Mrs., 23 Otter-street, Col.
- Grant, A., 39 Douglas-parade, Wmn.
- Gray, Charles, Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Gray, John, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Gray, J. A., 149 Elizabeth-street
- Greenwood & Noon, Swan-street, Rd.
- Griffin, George, 150 and 152 Little Lonsdale-street, east
- Grinlay, Walter, Pelham-street, N. M.
- Gummer, Job, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Haddle, J., 25 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Hadlow, John, 118 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Hadlow, Mrs., 29 Hanover-street, Col.
- Hall, Edgar, 54 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Hall & Bakewell. (wholesale), 5 Swanston-street
- Hallen, H., 32 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Hamilton, Barr & Co., Grey-st., St. K.
- Hampton, C. W., 30 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Haren, R., 131 Little Bourke-st. east
- Harley, T. J., 42 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Harper, Wm. J., 36 Lonsdale-st. west
- Harris, James M., Bay-street, San.
- Harris, Josiah, 61 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Hayes, John, 87 Moor-street, Col.
- Hemingway, Thomas, Church st., Rd.
- Henkinson, P., 110 Smith-street, Col.
- Hill & Co., Chapel-st. & High-st., Pra.
- Hodgson, W., Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Horner, George, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Horner, Wm., 22 Palmer-street, Col.
- Hosie, R., 136 Little Bourke-st. east
- Houghton & Williams, Oxford-st., Col.
- House, Robert, 185 Wellington-st., Col.
- Houston and Hannah, Punt-road, Pra.
- Hurley, Thos. J., 31 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Hutchings, Charles, Swan-street, Rd.
- Iddles, Mrs., 112 George-street, Col.
- Isaacs, Joseph, 114 Russell-street
- Izod, John T., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Jackson, Thomas, Bridge-road, Rd.
- James, Henry & Co., Swan-street, Rd.
- Jamieson, A., 151 and 153 Moor-st., Col.
- Jamieson, Richard, 266 Smith-st., Col.
- Jeffers, Jasper, 23 King-street
- Jeffrey, Henry, Napier-street, Em. H.
- Jolly, John, 27 Market-street, Em. H.
- Johnson, Benjamin, 111 Moor-st., Col.
- Johnson, Mrs.,155 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Johnston, Daniel, 61 Johnston-st., Col.
- Johnston, P., 56 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Johnston and Massey, 32 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Kalz, Lewis, 31 Little Bourke-st. west
- Kennedy and Wilson, 100 Wellington-street, Col.
- Kerr, Angus, 13 Errol-street, N. M.
- Kerr, John, 41 High-street, St. K.
- Kerr, R., & Hamill, 41 Collins-st. east
- Kirk, Alexander, Young-street, Col.
- Klein, Auguste, corner of Russell and Little Lonsdale-streets
- Lacey, P., 117 Little Bourke-st. east
- Ladner, Edward, 192 Napier-st., Col.
- Laing, James, 253 Swanston-street
- Lambert, Henry, 114 Fitzroy-st., Col.
- Larkin, James, 36 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Laurens, John, Spencer-street
- Lawson, C. G., 166 Drummond-st. N. M.
- Laycock
& Pirie, Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Lee, Thomas, Leveson-street, N. M.
- Lesh, G. C. (wholesale), 173 Bourke-street east
- Levin, L., 164 Bourke-street east
- Levy, John and Sons, (wholesale), 18 Elizabeth-street
- Lilley, William, 116 Flinders-lane east
- Long, John, Ferrars-street, Em. H.
- Lucan and Co., 74 Swan-street, Rd.
- Lyell. G., 109 Queen-street, and 122 Swanston-street
- McAuley Brothers, Bridge-road, Rd.
- McCarthy, Denis, 149 Little Lonsdale-street east
- McClure and Co., Chapel-street, Pra.
- McClure, Valantine & Co. (wholesale), 240 Elizabeth-st., corner of a'Becket street east
- McDonnell, J. (wholesale), 85 Elizabeth-street, corner Little Collins-street west
- McDougall, Dugald, Bay-street, San.
- McDowell, Mrs., 98 Johnston-street east, Col.
- McElvogue, E., 136 Latrobe-street east
- McEvoy, Peter, Brighton-street, Rd.
- McEwan and Co. (wholesale), 21 Swanston-street
- McIntosh, Alexander, 167 King-street, corner of Lonsdale-street west
- McKinnen, Henry, 175 Stephen-street
- McLauchlan, H., 14 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- McLaughlin, C., 91 Little Lonsdale-street east
- McLean, Mrs., Barkly-street, Carl.
- McLean, Mrs., 54 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- McMaster, William, 64 Errol-street and Dryburgh-street, N. M.
- McMillan, D., 32 Coventry-st., Em.H.
- McMurtrie, J., 117 Little Bourke-st. w.
- McPherson, Angus, Hoddle-street, Col.
- McSweeney, Edward, 159 Little Lonsdale-street east
- McSwiney and Co., 107 Elizabeth-st.
- Macarthy, J., 41 Moor-street, Col.
- Macarthy, J. W., George-street, Col.
- Maddocks, Jos., 42 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Masterton, David (wholesale), 25 La-trobe-street east
- Mathews, Peter, Brighton-street, Rd.
- Maxwell, T., Montague-street, Em. H.
- Mayne, J., (wholesale), 104 Elizabeth. st.
- Mealmaker, Duncan, 50 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Middleburgh, John, Peel-street, Pra.
- Miers, Thomas Hall, 155 Stephen-st.
- Millar, A., 50 Little-Bourke-st. east
- Miller, Paul, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Miller, Thomas, 158 Latrobe-st. east
- Mitchell, John, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Moatt, Joseph & Co., 145 Brunswick-street, and 28 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Monk, Mrs., 149 Lonsdale-street east
- Moody, Rt., 83 Victoria-st. w., N. M.
- Mooney, D., 240 Spencer-street
- Moran, R., 27 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Morison, A, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Morris, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Morrison, Alex., 81 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Moss, John, 61 Wellington-st., Col.
- Mowday, Henry, Westgarth-st., Col.
- Moyes, David, 168 King-street, corner of Little Bourke-street west
- Mudie, Thomas, 1 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Muir, Robert, 91 Errol-street, N. M.
- Mulcahey, Edward, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Murphy, Patrick, 66 Bouverie-st., N, M.
- Murray and Co., 9 Ferguson-st., Wmn.
- Napier, John, 2 Madeline-street and 43 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Nathan, Mrs., 150 Lonsdale-street east
- Naunton, W., 131 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Nelder, Charles, Church-street, Rd.
- Nelson, F. J., 189 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Nicholson, Germain, 69 Collins-street east, corner of Swanston-street
- Norman, W., 176 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Norton, Jas., 116 Latrobe-street east
- O'Brien, D., 183 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- O'Brien, Mrs., 118 Little Collins-st. w.
- O'Brien, Thos., 25 Flinders-lane west
- Oliver, W., 12 Wellington-street, Col.
- Ord, James, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Padley, Thomas, Blackwood-st., N. M.
- Palmer, George E., Hoddle-street, Col.
- Palmer, John, High-street, Pra.
- Parker, James, 73 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Paterson, John, 215 King-street
- Patterson, James, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Patterson, Mrs., 60 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Peterson, William and Co., (wholesale), 189 Swanston-street
- Petit, Samuel, Swan-street, Rd.
- Picot and Flower, corner of Smith and Otter-streets, Col., and Rowena-parade, Rd.
- Pitcher, G., 237 Wellington-street, Col.
- Potton, G. & Co., 34 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Rainsford, James, 51 York-st,, Em. H.
- Rannard, D. (wholesale), 257 Smith-street, Col.
- Rattray, Alexander, 149 King-street
- Rhodes, John, 262 Brunswick-st., Col. Rich, Edward, 68 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Richardson, W., Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Ritchie, J., 176 Little Bourke-st. east
- Roach, James, 37 Howard-street, N. M.
- Roberts, J., 115 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Roberts, Mrs. R., 118 Little Collins-street west
- Robertson, D., 54 Stanley-st,, Col.
- Robertson, D., 201 Cambridge-st., Col
- Rogers, James, 60, Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Ross and Smith, 55 Gertrude-street, and 54 Napier-street, Col.
- Rowbotham, William, 199 Swanston-st.
- Rowe, W., 205 Drummond-st., N.M
- Roy, Henry, 27 Leveson-street, N. M.
- Rule, Edward, High-street, Pra.
- Russell, W., 95 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Ryan, Denis, Flemington-road
- Samuell, A. M., 136 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Sawdy, William, Bay-street, San.
- Sawyer, Jesse, Barkly-street, Carl,
- Scott, George, Railway-place, San.
- Scott, John, 130 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Scott, John, 137 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Searle, George S., Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Seth, Rawden, 52 Market-st., Em. H.
- Sheil, Thomas, 9 King-street
- Sheward, Geo., 35 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Simpson, George B., 22 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Simpson, John, 79 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Singleton, Robt., 171 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Slaney, Wm. A., 127 Smith-street, Col.
- Smith, C, 284 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Smith, E., 35 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Smith, Henry, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Smith, Henry, Spencer-street
- Smith, John R., Roslyn-street, W. M.
- Smith, Bros, (wholesale), 23 Flinders-lane west
- Stamford, Samuel, 15 High-st., St. K.
- Stevens, Isaac, Albert-street, Pra.
- Stewart, Wm., 113 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Stone, Brothers, Derby-street, Col.
- Story, James, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Stuart, J., 26 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Sullivan, Daniel, 23 Howard-st., N. M.
- Sullivan, Wm., High-street, Pra.
- Summons, Isaac, 170 Stephen-street
- Talbrett, Mrs., 134 Russell-street
- Taylor, A., 150 High-street, St. K.
- Taylor, Alfred, 27 Young-street, Col.
- Taylor, Wm. H., 25 Howard-st. N. M.
- Tennett, Wm., 58, Errol-street, N. M.
- Thistlethwaite, Brothers, 94 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Todd, Alexr. & Co., 114 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Todd, R., 174, Smith-street, Col.
- Toohey, T. & Co, (wholesale), 247 Swanston-street
- Townes, G. R. S, 89 High-st., St. K.
- Towns, C, 41 Market-st., Em. H.
- Towns, W., Ferrars-street, Em. H.
- Tucker, Francis, 47 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Turnbull, John, Nott-street, San.
- Tweedale, J., 228 Little Collins-st. east
- Usher, T., 165 Little Lonsdale-st., east
- Valient, Michael, George-street, Col.
- Veale, John, Arden-street, N. M.
- Verbrugge, Jacobus, Beach-st., San.
- Walker, D,, 111 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Walker, Robert, 25 Swanston-st,, and 56 Flinders-lane east
- Walsh, Lawrence, 63 Park-st., Em. H.
- Warner, W., 30 Market-st., Em. H.
- Watson, Charles, Beach-street, San.
- Watson, C. (wholesale), 19 Flinders-lane east
- Watson, James, 93 Gore-street, Col.
- Watson, J. G., 89 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Watt, C. and Co., (wholesale), 54 Little Collins-street east
- Webster, J. and Co. (wholesale), 15 Market-street
- Webster Brothers, 14 Flinders-lane w.
- Weedon, H., 195 Bourke-st. east
- Weedon, J., 35 Little Bourke-st. east
- Wells, James, Chapel-street, Pra.
- West & Speirs, 30 Coventry-st., Em.H.
- Whitford, Robert, 68 Errol-st., N. M.
- Whiting, John, 62 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Wickham, H., Rosslyn-street, W. M.
- Wilcox, Edward, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Wilks, Samuel, Swan-street, corner of Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Williams, L. (wholesale), 15 Swanston-street
- Williams, L., 223 Elizabeth-street
- Wilson, James, 31 Lonsdale-st. east
- Wilson, Joseph, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Wood, James, 89 George-street, Col.
- Wright, Robert, 122 Smith-street, Col.
- Wright, Rose & Co. (wholesale), 47 Flinders-street east
- Wynn, Robert, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Young, John, 9 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Young & Potts, 216 Little Collins-st. e.
Guano Merchants.
- Askunas and Co., 48 Collins-st. west
- Bright, Brothers and Co., Spencer-st.
Gunsmiths.
- Cohen, M. and Co., 69 Elizabeth-st.
- Henson, W. E., 64 Collins-st. west
- Perry, Hy., 16 Little Bourke-st. west
- Richards, W., 105 Bourke-street east
- Vincent, H. & J., 59 Collins-st. east
- Wuth, Adolph, 43 Bourke-street west
Haberdashers—(See Drapers).
Hairdressers—(See Barbers).
Ham Curer
- Fordham, Frank, Park-street, Em. H.
Harness Makers.—See Saddlers.
Hatters.
- Barnett, J., 234 Park-street, Em. H.
- Bickerton, R. F., 65 Collins-st. east
- Blair, James, 31 Collins-street, west
- Carpenter, Thomas, 61 Bourke-st. east
- Chard, A. G., 245 Bourke-street east
- Fletcher, John, 105 Bourke-street east
- Galvin, John, corner of Collins-street west and Queen-street
- Haigh Brothers, 56 & 58 Collins-st. e.
- Hunt Brothers & Hooker, 67 Collins-street west, and 169 Bourke-st. east
- Johnson, Charles, 210 Bourke-st. east
- Miller, Alex., 104 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Morgan, G., 62 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Morris, Charles, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Pratten, Charles, 78 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Sanderson, G. and J., 28 Bourke-st. e.
- Tobin, M., S., 174 Wellington-st., Col.
- Walworth, Smith, 18 Bourke-st. east
- Welch, Joseph, 86 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Worrall, Jacob, 105 Queen-street
Hay Dealers—See Corn Dealers.
Hay Salesmen—See Corn Salesmen.
Herbalist.
- Jackson, James, 223 Bourke-st. east
- Horse Dealers & Repositories.
- See Livery Stables and Cattle Salesmen.
- Hosiers—See Drapers.
- House Agents—See Brokers, &c.
- House Decorators—See Painters.
- Hotels, &c.
- Abbotsford Hotel, Wright, E., 248 Johnston-street east, Col.
- Adam and Eve Inn, Liddy, James, 148 Little Collins-street east
- Admiral Napier Hotel, Woods, James, Punt-road, Rd.
- Albert Hotel, Metzger, Martin, corner of Little Bourke-st. e. & Stephen-st.
- Albion Hotel, Porter, Charles, 50 Nel-son-place, Wmn.
- Albion Hotel, Gleeland, John, 37 Bourke-street west
- All Nations Hotel, Taylor, Wm., Nott-street, San.
- Apollo Inn, Ollis, Charles, cornerof Flinders-lane east, and Russell-street
- Argus Hotel, Kelly, Wm. Lancelot, 68 and 70 Collins-street east
- Argyle Hotel, Maver, James, Lygon-street, N. M.
- Assembly Hotel, Ludwig, Heinrich, corner of Bourke-street east and Little Bussell-street
- Australian Arms, Dias, Mark, 174 Rourke-street east
- Australian Felix Family Hotel, Balch, William, 123 and 125 Bourke-street east, corner of Russell-street
- Australian Hotel, Short, Hugh, 62 Bourke-street west
- Ayrshire Hotel, Marris, J. N., 32 Chetwynd-street, N. M.
- Bancroft's Hotel, Bancroft, Rd. Kelsall, corner Swanston & Lonsdale streets
- Barkly Arms, Bunter, John, Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Barkly Hotel, Hardwick, Hardwick, 25 Barkly-street, St. K.
- Barkly Inn, Hayes, Michael, Barkly-street, Carl.
- Bay View Hotel, Moore, M. J., 113 High-street, St. K.
- Bay View Hotel, Simms, George, Beach-street, San.
- Balmoral Castle Hotel, Cameron, John, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Beehive Hotel, Stirling, John, Back-wood-street, N. M.
- Belvidere Hotel, McClelland, T., 1 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Bendigo Hotel, Francis, Frank, 198 Bourke-street east
- Bignell's Hotel, Bignell, Wm., corner of Victoria & Cardigan-streets, N. M.
- Birmingham Hotel, Fisher, William, Smith-street, Col.
- Black Boy Inn, McDougall, Thomas M., 12 Little Collins-street east
- Black Eagle Inn, Kennon, William, 151 Lonsdale-street east
- Black Prince Hotel, Mendel, Henry, Curzon-street, N. M.
- Blarney Castle Hotel, Phillips, Alfred F., 121 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Botanical Hotel, Mallet, D., Domain-road, S. Y.
- Bouverie Hotel, Sheahan, Thomas, 30 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Blue Bell Hotel, Henry, Wm., 179 and 181 Little Collins-street east
- Brickmakers' Arms, Burke, Thomas, Victoria-street, E. C.
- Bridge Inn, Oswin, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Britannia Inn, Ryan, Andrew, 75 Queen-street, corner of Bourke-street west
- Britannia Hotel, Walker, John, 35 Lonsdale-street east, corner of Swan-ston-street
- British Hotel, Aitchison, Geo., 108. Queen-street
- British Hotel, Bird, Alfred P., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- British Crown Hotel, Cattach, James, 22 Smith-street, Col.
- Buck's Head Hotel, Brown, Malcolm, 15 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Buck's Head Hotel, Snadden, Joseph, Condell-street, Col.
- Builders' Arms Hotel, Watson, J., corner of James & Ferguson sts., Wmn.
- Builders' Arms Hotel, Cumming, J. W., 20 Gertrude-street, corner of Gore-street, Col.
- Builders' Arms Hotel, Rogers, Hy., Rowena-parade, Rd.
- Bull and Mouth Hotel, McLean, A., 44 Bourke-street east
- Bush Inn, Grant, J., corner of Eliza-beth-st. and Little Bourke-st. west
- Bush Inn, Stone, T. P., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Butcher's Arms, Chandler, Henry, 97 Elizabeth-street
- Caledonian Hotel, Cleghorn, James, Jeffcot-street
- Caledonian Hotel, McBean, John, Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Calthorpe Hotel, Hayward, Jas., 285 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Cambridge Arms Inn, Tierney, James, 155 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Canada Hotel, Cameron, Peter, 106 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Carlton Club Hotel, Watkins, William, 129 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Carlton Family Hotel, Robe-st., St. K.
- Carlton Inn, Cozens, J., 51 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Carriers' Arms, Moroney, Jas., 211 Elizabeth-street, corner of Little Lonsdale-street west
- Castle Inn, Butler, Tobias, 104 George-street, Col.
- Central City Hotel, Moran, Michael, 46 Collins-street east
- Chequers Inn, Crockford, Edward Jas., Bay-street, San.
- Chusan Hotel, Mills, S., Bay-st., San.
- City Hotel, Tilke, William, 56 and 58 Bourke-street east
- City Hotel, Glynn, James A., 11 Madeline-street, N. M.
- City Arms Hotel, Feehan, Richard, 206 Elizabeth-st., corner of Latrobe-st. e.
- Clare Castle Inn, Mornane, Pat., 84 Stephen-street
- Claremont Hotel, Stack, C, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Clarence Hotel, Johnston, Waldron, 2 Collins-st. east, corner of Elizabeth-st.
- Clarendon Commercial Hotel, McGuire, James, 107 Collins-street west
- Clarendon Hotel, Hann, Asher, Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Clarendon Hotel, Dudley, Thomas, 16 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Cleal's Hotel, Cleal, D., 56 Swanston-st.
- Collingwood Hotel, Brown, William, corner of Gore and Webb-sts., Col.
- Colonial Bank Hotel, Ryan, Patrick, 2, Little Collins-street east
- Colonial Family Hotel, Boobier, W. J. Little Bourke-street east
- Clifton Hotel, Kennedy, Thos., 33 Derby-street, Col.
- Commercial Hotel, Askew, J., Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Commercial Hotel, Le Sauteur, Thos., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Commercial Inn, Downie, Chas., Little Bourke-street east
- Cooper's Family Hotel, Cooper, James, corner of Stephen-street and Little Lonsdale-street east
- Corkscrew Inn, Muir, W., 180 King-st.
- Cornwall Arms Hotel, Wilson, Robt., 26 Bourke-street east
- Council Hotel, Jamieson, J., Johnston-street, Col.
- Council Club Hotel, Rigby, Edw., 130 Queen-street, and 59 Lonsdale-street west
- Court House Hotel, Kelleher, J. B., Grey-street, St. K.
- Cricketers' Arms, Lett, Richard, Punt-road, Rd.
- Criterion Hotel, Wedel, Chas., 38&40 Collins-street west
- Crown Hotel, Feinaigle, G. C, 52 Lonsdale-st. w., corner of Queen-st.
- Crown Hotel, King, Peter A., High-street, Pra.
- Cross Keys Inn, Mark, J., 126 Lons-dale-street east, corner of Russell-street
- Cumberland and Westmoreland Hotel, Bryan, Chas., Franklin-street east
- D'Arcy's Hotel, D'Arcy, M., corner of Swanston and a'Beckett streets
- Devonshire Arms Hotel, Serle, James, Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Dove Hotel, Cleary, Wm., Swan-st., Rd.
- Duke of Kent Hotel, Wood, William, Latrobe-street west
- Duke of Rothsay Hotel, Orkney, Wm., 12 Elizabeth-street
- Duke of Wellington Hotel, Gallogly, Geo. D., 83 Flinders-st, east, corner of Russell-st.
- Duke of York Hotel, Butler, E., 125 Collins-st. east, corner of Stephen-st.
- Duke of York Hotel, Downing, Henry, High-street, Pra.
- Eagle, Hotel, Barnfield, Thos., corner of Swanston-st. and Little Latrobe-st. e.
- Earl of Zetland Hotel, Thornton, R., 23 Stanley-street, Col.
- Edinburgh Castle, Kennedy, Morgan, Courtney-street, N. M.
- Elephant and Castle Hotel, Forman, Peter, 77 Little Bourke street east
- Emerald Hotel, vacant, 2 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Empire Hotel, Dowling, Thos., Errol-street, N. M.
- Emeu Hotel, Hill, John, 64 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Eureka Hotel, Pashley, Geo., Church-street, Rd.
- European Hotel, Burlingame, Andrew A., Swanston-road
- Excelsior Hotel, Jones, Joseph Ferrar, 235 Bourke-street east
- Exchange Hotel, Butterworth, Joseph F., corner of Swanston-street and Little Collins-street east
- Exford Arms Hotel, Hamilton, David, corner of Little Bourke-street and Russell-street
- Farmers' Arms Hotel, Neylan, Patrick, 243 Swanston-street
- Farmers' Hotel, Möser, Christian, 19 Little Collins-street east
- Fire Brigade Hotel, Sheedy, John, Church-street, Rd.
- Fitzroy Arms, Cosgrave, John, corner of King-street and Little Bourke-street west
- Fitzroy Hotel, Smith, Edw., 96 Napier-street, Col.
- Fortune of War, Jones, John, 161 Napier-street, Col.
- Foundry Hotel, Mitchell, William, King-street, corner of Flinders-lane west
- Fountain Inn, Mills, Nathaniel, Bay-street, San.
- Fraser's Family Hotel, Jones, Charles G., 40 William-street, corner of Little Collins-street west
- Freemasons' Hotel, Perrett, William, 9 Swanston-street
- Freemasons' Hotel, Hallett, G., 2 Gertrude-street. Col.
- Freemasons' Tavern, Glynn, Henry, Beach-street, San.
- Friend-in-Hand, Seymour, James, 71 Little Collins-street east
- Galway Hotel, Kelly, Patrick, Flinders-lane east
- Galloway Arms Hotel, Morrison, Jas., 94 Johnston-street east, Col.
- Gardiner's Creek-road Hotel, Graham, James, Gardiner's Creek-road, Par.
- Gavan Hotel, Kyle, A., 24 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- General Jackson Hotel, Jackson, John, 141 Smith-street, Col.
- George Hotel, Davidson, George, 101 Victoria-street west, N. M.
- General Havelock Hotel, Rennison, Thomas, Victoria-parade, Col.
- Glasgow Arms, Daley, Wm,, 133 Elizabeth-street
- Glenmore Family Hotel, Cantwell, Richard, corner of Speneer-st. and Franklin-street west
- Globe Hotel, Sugden, Wm., Swanston-street, corner of Little Bourke-st.
- Globe Inn, Irish, John, 336 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Gloucester Hotel, Harrison, Henry, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Golden Age Hotel, Lynch, Mrs., La-trobe-street east
- Golden Cross, Hotel, Colvin, J., corner of King-st. and Latrobe-street west
- Golden Fleece, Keller, Wm., corner of Russell-st. and Little Bourke-st. east
- Golden Gate Hotel, Donaldson, John, corner of Coventry and Clarendon-streets, Em. H.
- Governor Arthur Inn, Simons, William Philip, 27 Little Bourke-street west
- Governor Bourke Hotel, Barrows, Richard, 122 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Governor Gipps Hotel, Mills, Robert, 39 Wellington-street, St. K.
- Grace Darling Hotel, Armstrong, John McLean, 1 Peel-street, Col.
- Great Britain Hotel, Hill, R. Evans, 109 Flinders-street west
- Greyhound Inn, Davies, J., Swan-st., Rd.
- Greyhound Inn, Dunnett, George, 190 High-street, St. K.
- Half-way House Hotel, Glaysher, Jos., York-street, Em. H.
- Hancock's Family Hotel, Wishart, D., 45 Wellington-street, Col.
- Hare and Hounds Hotel, Fitzgerald, Martin, Grey-street, St. K.
- Harp of Erin Hotel, Bultitude, James, 71 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Harry Jenkins's Hotel, Jenkins, Harry, 60 to 64 Swanston-street
- Harvest Home, Murray, J., 51 Flinders-street west, corner of Queen-st.
- Haymarket Hotel, Doyle, Pat., Flemington-road
- Heather Bell Inn, Dunlop, William, 11 Flinders-lane west
- Hibernian Hotel, Fitzgerald, Mrs., 8 Little Lonsdale-street, east
- Highbury Barn Hotel, Evans, Evan, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Hit-or-Miss Hotel, Blann, C., Clarendon-st., corner of York-st. Em. H.
- Hockin's Commercial Hotel, Hockin, William, corner of Elizabeth-st. and Lonsdale-street west
- Hotham Arms Hotel, Nutter, Edward, 19 Leveson-street, N. M.
- Hotham Arms Hotel, Croker, John, Nelson-place, Wmn.
- James Watt Hotel, Shiels, William, Spencer-street
- Joiners' Arms, Lewis, Robert, 97 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Junction Hotel, O'Shea, Michael, 2 High-street, St. K.
- Kerry Hotel, Fitzmaurice, H., corner of King-street
& Flinders-lane west
- Kilkenny Inn, Toohey, P., 171 Lonsdale-street w., corner of King-street
- Kings' Arms Hotel, Laffan, James, 138 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- King's Arms Hotel, Stephens, Thos., Madeline-street, N. M.
- Kingston Hotel, Harding, William, 43 Highett-street, Rd.
- Labour-in-Vain Hotel, Hyde, Geo., 167 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Lalla Rookh Hotel, Ryan, Daniel, 25 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Lamb Inn, Dillon, J., Little Latrobe-st.
- Latrobe Inn, Edwards, J., 90 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Leicester Hotel, Woodward, James, 31 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Leviathan Hotel, McDonald, Donald, 57 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Limerick Arms Hotel, Toohey, Matt., Clarendon and Park-streets, Em. H.
- Limerick Castle Hotel, Hickey, Ellen, Elizabeth-street
- Lincoln Inn, Marris, T., 29 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Liverpool Arms, Last, J., 245 Brunswick-street, Col.
- London Hotel, Penglase, Elizabeth, 17 Market-street, corner of Flinders-lane west
- London Tavern, Isaacs, Barnett, 65 Elizabeth-street
- Londonderry Hotel, Sawyers, Martha, 198 Wellington-street, Col.
- Lord Raglan Hotel, Denham, William, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Lygon Hotel, O'Meera, Michael, Lygon-street, N. M.
- Mac's Hotel, McVea, Alexandrina, 144 Smith-street, Col.
- Mac's Hotel, McMillan, John, Franklin-street east
- Mac's Hotel, McDonald, Augustus B., Stephen-street
- Mackay's Inn, Chilmead, Wm. Henry, 200 Johnston-street east, Col.
- Madeline Hotel, McGlinn, Francis, 200 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Magna Charta Hotel, Balchin, James, 147 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Manchester Inn, Geehan, James, 114 Queen-st., corner of Little Bourke-street west
- Mansion House Hotel, O'Connor, Patrick, Stanley-street, W. M.
- Marco Polo Hotel, Bourke, John, Grant-street, Em. H.
- Marine Family Hotel, Wright, Walter, Nott-street, San.
- Marine Hotel, Murdoch, J., Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Market Hotel, Costello, Michael, Market-street, Em. H.
- Mechanics' Arms Inn, Brown, Jas., 195 Little Collins-street east
- Melbourne Exchange Hotel, Moore, Robert C, corner of William street and Flinders-lane west
- Melbourne Tavern, Heffernan, Rody, 104 Lonsdale-street east
- Melbourne & Geelong Railway Hotel, Maher, Thomas, corner King and Little Lonsdale streets
- Menzies' Hotel, Menzies, Archibald, Latrobe-street east
- Mercantile Hotel, McDonough, Wm., 115 Flinders-street west, corner of King-street
- Merry Jig Hotel, Cameron, Alexander, corner of Elizabeth-street and a'Beckett-street east
- Metropolitan Hotel, Forrester, Charles, 117 William-street, corner of Little Lonsdale-street west
- Mistletoe Hotel, Walley, James, 6 McKenzie-street
- Morning Star Hotel, Armett, James, Little Bourke-street east
- Morrow's Hotel, Morrow, Thomas, High-street, Pra.
- Morton's Hotel, Morton, William:, 35 Bourke-street west
- Mount Erica Hotel, Chamberlain, Benjamin, High-street, Pra.
- Mount Gambier Hotel, Ryan, Edward, 24 Palmer-street, Col.
- Myall Hotel, Amor, J., Punt-road, Pra.
- Myrtle Hotel, Allester, William J., 51 Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Napier Hotel, Harris, Henry, Sand-ridge-road
- Napier Hotel, Gallpen, George, Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Napoleon III. Inn, Lewis, Mrs., Bank-street west, Em. H.
- National Hotel, Wills, Edward, 146 Brunswick-street, Col.
- New Bath Hotel, Yewers, John, Esplanade, St. K.
- New Bridge Hotel, Disher, Robert, Chapel-street, Pra.
- New Constitution Hotel, Murray, J. Lothian-street, N. M.
- New Imperial Hotel, Williams, Wm., 254 Elizabeth-street
- Newmarket Hotel, Barben, Robert, 185 Bourke-street east, corner of Stephen-street
- Niagara Hotel, Chisholm, Wm. King, Lonsdale-street west
- North Richmond Hotel, Shelley, Wm. Wallace, Victoria-street Rd.
- North Star Hotel, Clarkson, William, Abbotsford-street, N. M.
- Nunn's Hotel, Nunn, T., 140 Bourke-street east
- Odd-Fellows' Hotel, Alexander Chas., 136 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Old Governor Bourke Hotel, Keppel, Maurice, 165 Spring-street, corner of Little Lonsdale-street east
- Old Lamb Inn, Leyden, J., corner of Elizabeth-street and Franklin-st. e.
- Old Ship Inn, Ring, P., Russell-street, corner of Little Lonsdale-street east
- Old White Hart Hotel, Flanner, Wm., 236 Bourke-street east, corner of Spring-street
- Olive Branch Hotel, Allen, J., corner of Stephen-st. and Latrobe-st. east
- Olive Branch Hotel, Rahilly, Patrick, 112 Little Collins-street west
- Olympian Hotel, Pitt, William, corner of Lonsdale-st. east and Stephen-st.
- Oxford Arms Hotel, Kewley, Mrs., 59 Oxford-street, Col.
- Oxford and Cambridge Hotel, Pontin, George, Lennox-street, Rd.
- Paddington Hotel, Adams, Thomas, 156 Little Collins-street east
- Parade Hotel, Bryant, Jas. Mark, Wellington-parade, E. M.
- Parkside Hotel, Coates, Fred., Flemington-road.
- Park View Hotel, Kelleher, R., Punt-road, Pra.
- Peacock Inn, Armitage, William, 57 Queensberry-st. west, N. M.
- Parliamentary Hotel, Blannin, Wm., 256 Lonsdale-street east, corner of Spring-street
- Pembroke Hotel, Rees, Frederick, 130 High-street, St. K.
- Pembroke Hotel, Meikle, David, corner of Elizabeth-st. and Lonsdale-st. w.
- Phoenix Hotel, Dollard, Thomas, corner of Market and Clarendon-streets, Em. H.
- Pier Hotel, Garton, J., Bay-st., San.
- Plough Inn, Lister, C, 25 Bourke-st. west
- Port Phillip Club Hotel. Scott, Edwd., 33 Flinders-street east
- Prahran Hotel, Johnson, W., corner of Commercial-rd. and Chapel-st., Pra.
- Prince Albert Hotel, Bergin, Michael, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Prince Albert Hotel, Wallace, Robert, Argyle-street, Col.
- Prince Albert Hotel, Dingley, Edwd. Douglas-parade, Wmn.
- Prince George Hotel, Smart, Archibald, 231 Swanston-street.
- Prince Patrick Hotel, Champion, Ben., Latrobe-st. e., corner of Stephen st.
- Prince Patrick Hotel, Murphy, Joseph, Church-street, Rd.
- Prince of Wales Hotel, Cavanagh, M, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Prince of Wales Hotel, Flett, John, 29 Otter-street, Col.
- Prince of Wales Hotel, Hooper, Edwin, Flinders-lane east
- Prince of Wales Hotel, Trump, Henry, 1, Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Prince of Wales Hotel, Kesterton, W., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Princess's Hotel, Ross, Wm. Alfred, corner of Little Bourke-street, east and Spring-street
- Quarryman's Arms, Hotel, Blackburn, Charles, Church-street, Rd.
- Quarryman's Arms Hotel, De Gruchy, Thomas, Johnston-street, Col.
- Queen's Arms Hotel, Fitzgerald, John, Dorcas-street, Em. H.
- Queen's Arms Hotel, Hawkins, Wm., corner of Swanston-street & Flinders-lane east
- Queen's Head Hotel, Ottaway, George, 33 Queen-street
- Queensberry Hotel, Robertson, L., 28 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Railway Hotel, Agnew, Richd. Stewart, Cecil-street west, Em. H.
- Railway Hotel, Nealer, James, 119 Swanston-street
- Railway Hotel, Murray, Mrs., Beach-street, San.
- Railway Hotel, Zierk, John H., Swan-street, Rd.
- Railway Hotel, Jordan, Mrs., 38 Swans-ton-street, corner of Little Collins-street east
- Red Lion Inn (vacant), Lonsdale-st. w.
- Red Lion Hotel, Cockett, Wm., Punt-road, Rd.
- Reform Hotel, Kelly, Jas, 211 Bourke-street east
- Richmond Hotel, Smith, Walter, Cre-morne-street, Rd,
- Rising Sun Hotel, Brown, Andrew, 29 Little Bourke-street east
- Robert Burns Hotel, Carroll, James, 31 Lonsdale-street west
- Robert Burns Hotel, Crowley, Jer., Smith-street, Col.
- Rob Roy Hotel, McGregor, H., corner of Brunswick and Gertrude-sts., Col.
- Rochester Castle Hotel, Scott, John, 40 Johnston-street west, Col.
- Rock of Cashel, Eagar, Edward, Little Bourke-street east
- Rose of Australia, Gallagher, Michael, 126 King-street, corner of Bourke-street west
- Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock Hotel, McGregor, Alex., 176 Elizabeth-st.
- Royal Arch Hotel, Benson, Chas., Gore-street, Col.
- Royal Artillery Hotel, Ford, Alfred, 1 Queensberry-street east, N, M.
- Royal Charter Hotel, Dean, C. E., 99 Bourke-street east
- Royal Exchange Hotel, Humphreys, Edward, 34 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Royal Highlander, Atchison, Wm., 101 Flinders-street west
- Royal George Hotel, Mason, James, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Royal George Hotel, Nissen, George, 182, Bourse-street east
- Royal George Hotel, Horton, Robert, Hoddle-street Col.
- Royal Hotel, Cantwell, Martin, Nel-son-place, Wmn.
- Royal Hotel, Corcoran, Mrs., Swan-street, Rd.
- Royal Hotel. Conroy, William C., 33 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Royal Hotel, Elliott, Gideon, Punt-road, Rd.
- Royal Hotel, Spiers and Pond, Bourke-street east
- Royal Hotel, King, Wm. Charles, Esplanade, St. K.
- Royal Hotel, Ferris, Wm., Flemington-road
- Royal Hotel, Pemberton, Thomas Lloyd, Bay-street, San.
- Royal Mail Hotel, Finley, William, corner of Swanston & Bourke streets
- Royal Oak, Manuell, H. W., 73 Swan-ston-street
- Royal Oak Hotel, Judd, Sarah Ann, corner of Queen-street and Latrobe-street west
- Royal Park Hotel, Empson, Wm., 30 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Royal Railway Hotel, Wheeler, Bartholomew, 25 Elizabeth-st., corner of Flinders-lane west
- Royal Saxon Hotel, Kitchin, Richard, Church-street, Rd.
- Royal Saxon Hotel, Braithwaite, Wm., 281 Elizabeth-street
- Royal Sovereign Hotel, Wood, David, 185 Smith-street, Col.
- Sablonière Hotel, Rupprecht, Chas., 93 Queen-st., corner of Little Bourke-st.
- Salutation Inn, Donne, George, 168 Bourke-street east
- Sandridge Inn, Allen, Joseph W., Bay-street, San.
- Saracen's Head Hotel, Jessop, Joshua, Bourke-street west
- Sarsfield Inn, Davis, Thomas, 78 Little Bourke-street east
- Seven Stars Hotel, Lecher, Richard, 14 and 16 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Shakespeare Hotel, Lowe, Samuel, 90 Collins-st. west, corner of Market-st.
- Shamrock Hotel, Brew, Geo., Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Shepherd's Arms Hotel, Sugrue, Edwd., 149 Smith-street, Col.
- Ship Hotel, Doyle, A., Bay-at., San.
- Ship Inn, Stewart, C, 66 Flinders-ln. w.
- Ship Inn, Leach, William, 48 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Simpson's Hotel, Serle, Frederick, 99 Victoria-street, E.C.
- Sir Charles Hotham Hotel, Orkney, Thomas, 147 Flinders-street west, corner of Spencer-street
- Sir George Gipps Hotel,?, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Sir Henry Barkly Hotel, Prescott, William, Punt-road, Rd.
- Sir Henry Barkly Hotel, Hill, Wm., Westgarth-street, Col.
- Sir John Franklin Hotel, Allen, Wm., Victoria-parade, corner Wellington-street, Col.
- Sir Robert Peel Hotel, Wood, John Thomas, corner of Wellington and Peel-streets, Col.
- Sir Walter Scott Hotel, Kennedy, W., 295 Elizabeth-street
- Southern Cross Hotel, Miller, Sutherland, 165 Bourke-street west
- South Melbourne Hotel, Evans, T., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- South Yarra Club-House Hotel, Amos, John, Punt-road, Pra.
- South Yarra Club-hotel, Wood, Thos., Fox, Punt-road, Pra.
- Spanish Hotel, Court, Louis, 115 Elizabeth-street
- Spread Eagle Hotel, Geach, Thomas, 108 Elizabeth-street
- Spread Eagle Hotel, Turner, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Star and Garter Hotel, Hardham, A., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Star Hotel, Heier, Christian Henry, corner of Swanston-street, and Little Bourke-street east
- Star and Garter Hotel, Moser, Moritz, Robe-street, St. K.
- Steam Packet Hotel, Clare, Joshua, Cole-street, Wmn.
- St. Andrew's Hotel, Black, Jas., King-William-street, Col.
- St. Kilda Club Hotel, Edelman, A., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Stirling Castle Hotel, Bushell, Nathl. Eden, 84 Smith-street, Col.
- Strafford Arms Hotel, Spray, Henry, 172 Drummond-street, N. M.
- Studley Arms Hotel, Cooze, William J., 222 Wellington-street, Col.
- Supreme Court Hotel, Walsh, Thomas, 212 Russell-st., corner of Latrobe-street east
- Swan Hotel, Smith, Chas., Swan-st., Rd. Swan Hotel, Wood, James W., 56 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Sydenham Hotel, Harris, James, Elizabeth-street. Rd.
- Sydney Hotel, Lewis, J., William-st.
- Tam O'Shanter Hotel, Murray, Geo., Lothian-street, N. M.
- Tankerville Arms Hotel, Bedgood, Ed., corner of Nicholson-street and Johnston-street, Col.
- Tattersall'a Hotel, Isaacs, Jacob An-drade, 82 Lonsdale street east
- Tavistock Hotel, O'Brien, Thomas, 80 Queen-street
- Telegraph Inn, Knight, W. Ford, Little Nelson-street, Wmn.
- Temple Court Hotel, Oakley, Charles, corner of Queen-street, and Little Collins-street west
- Terminus Hotel, James, George S., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Travellers' Home Hotel, Donovan, Christopher, corner of Swanston-st., and Latrobe-street east
- Traveller's Rest Hotel, Woolf, Henry, Nicholson-street, Col.
- Treasury Family Hotel, Cooper, Richard Austin, Queen-street
- Ulster Family Hotel, Hinds, William, 61 Spring-street, corner of Little Collins-street east
- Union Hotel, O'Halloran, Denis, 38 Bourke-street east
- Union Hotel, Ward, Patrick, Moray-street, Em. H.
- Union Hotel, Short, Alexander, corner of Spencer and Roden-streets
- United States Hotel, Richards, Thomas, Bay-street, San.
- University Hotel, Plomer, John, 156 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Vice-Regal Hotel, Johnston, John, Church-street, Rd.
- Victoria Hotel, Parsons, Charles, Bay-street, San.
- Victoria Hotel, Cameron, H., Charles-street, Pra.
- Victoria Hotel, Salter, Sydney, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Victoria Hotel, Anderson, William, 132 Napier-street, Col.
- Victoria Inn, Mitchell, James, Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Vine Hotel, Glasgow, Thos., Church-street, Rd.
- Waterloo Hotel, Taylor, Henry, Little Collins-street west
- Waterman's Arms Inn, Witcomb, Geo., 8 Little Collins-street west
- Waterman's Arms, James Daniel Gray, Nott-street, San.
- Waverley Hotel, Brown, H. Donovan, 14 Little Collins-street west
- Welsh Harp Hotel, Jones, John P., Little Bourke-street west
- Western Port Hotel, Richardson, J. F., corner of Queen-street and Flinders-lane west
- White Hart Inn, Power, James, Little Bourke-street west
- White Horse Hotel, Heaton, John, Swan-st., Rd.
- Williams' Hotel, Salway, B., 109 Elizabeth-street
- Windsor Castle Hotel, Ryan, James, St. David-street, Pra.
- Windsor Hotel, Loughhead, Thomas, Nelson-street, Pra.
- Windsor Castle Hotel, Phelan, Michael Little Bourke-street west
- Wool-pack Inn, Hardwick, Albert, 15 Queen-st., corner of Flinders-ln. w.
- Yarra Family Hotel, Jones, John, 71 Flinders-st. west, corner of William-street
- Yarra Hotel, Ryan, Wm., Cremorne-street, Richmond
- Yorkshire Family Hotel, Cope, George J., Punt-road, Pra.
- Yorkshire Hotel, Hopkins, Mrs. E., 76 Wellington-street, Col.
- Yorkshire Stingo Hotel, Pellatt, James, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Young Queen Hotel, Hassett, John, Therry-street
Importers.
- Anderson and Howe (drapery) 13 Bourke-street east
- Ashley and Heales, Terry-street
- Banks Brothers and Henderson, Flinders-court, 1 Flinders-street west
- Barker, F. and Co., 3 Flindera-st. east
- Bebarfald, Barnet, 19 Lonsdale-st. west
- Belinfante, S. and Co., 45 King-street
- Benjamin, M. and Son, 36 Little Collins-street west
- Berens, Rosenthal and Co., 33 and 35 Little Collins-street west
- Burmeister, L. (watch materials), 22 Collins-street west
- Burtt, J. G. (hardware), 65 Little Collins-street east
- Cochrane and Brien (muslin), 41 Flinders-lane east
- Constantin, Leon, 6 Elizabeth-street
- Cope Brother and Nephew, 83 Bourke-street west
- Davis, C. P. (druggists' sundries), 138 Russell-st. and Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Donaldson, H. A. and Co., 71 Bourke-street west
- Doulton, Josiah (earthenware), 91 Flanders-lane west
- Evans, J. C., 31 Flinders-lane west
- Eyre, Wm. B. (hardware), 28 Collins-street east
- Fawcett, William and Co., 35 Flinders-lane east
- Felton,. Alfred, 4 Little Collins-st. east
- Finley, Samuel and Co., 26 and 28Collins-street east
- Flintoff, Thomas & Co., 13 Market-st.
- Frankenberg, S., 60 Queen-street
- Goldschmidt Brothers, 186 Bourke-st. east
- Green, G. and Co., 94 Queen-street
- Hampson, Chars, (straw & millinery), 28 Flinders-lane west
- Harker, Thos. & Co., 3 Flinders-street west
- Harris, Jacob, 77a Queen-street
- Harris, Nathaniel & Co., 36 Elizabeth-street
- Hart, Moss H., 118 Collins-street east
- Hayman Brothers, 99 Queen-street
- Hodgson, Richard, 143 Latrobe-st. west
- Houghton, Henry, 105 Collins-st. west
- Isaacs Brothers, 15 Lonsdale-st. west
- Jamieson, Geo. and Co., 130 Flinders-lane east
- Joseph, Samuel
& Co., 31 Flinders-lane west
- Kaufmann, McCallum & Co,, 122 Collins-street west
- Keens, John A., 209 Swanston-street
- King, A. & Co., 90 Flinders-lane west
- Lange, H. & Co., 99 Collins-st. west
- Levi & Seligman, 26 Little Collins-st. west
- Levy Brothers (fancy goods), 24 Bourke-street east
- Lieven, Casper J., 50 Collins-st. east
- McClure, Valantine&Co.,240 Elizabeth-st., corner of a'Beckett-st. east
- McNulty, J. C. (stove), 87 Bourke-st. e.
- Mailer and Co., 98 Collins-street west
- Miller Brothers, 6 Queen-street
- Milne, George W., 52 William-street
- Mitchell and Bonneau (hardware) 15 Elizabeth-street
- Moses, M. J. & Co., 47 Flinders-la. w.
- Nathan, Joseph, Farmers-place, 19 Little Collins-street east
- Nordt, Heyde & Co., 41 Latrobe-st. e.
- Occleston.T. J., 8½ Little Collins-st. e.
- Parkin & Wharton, 24 Collins-st. west
- Permezel Brothers, 37 Flinders-lane e.
- Peterson, W., & Co., 189 Elizabeth-st.
- Pettigrew, G. H., Cheetham-alley, 19 Flinders-lane west
- Ramsay Brothers and Co. (furniture), 25 Collins-street west
- Reid, Peebles & Co., 43 Flinders-lane w.
- Rentsch, S., 32 Collins-street west
- Robinson, T. and Co. (agricultural implements), 319 Elizabeth-street
- Rumpff, J., 74 Elizabeth-street
- Sprigg, Addison
& Co., 38 Elizabeth-st.
- Topp, Samuel & Co., 6 Elizabeth-st.
- Westby, E. & Co., 129 Flinders-lane w.
- Wolfen, Augustus, 44 Elizabeth-street
- Wright, T. Warne, Jeffcott-st., W. M.
- Young, J. C. & Co., 97 Flinders-lane east, and 25 Russell-street
- Younghusband & Co., 32 Elizabeth-st.
Insurance Brokers-See Brokers.
Iron Founders-See Founders.
Iron Merchants.
- Craig, Thomas, 24 Bourke-street east
- Freer, Wm. H. & G., 191 Elizabeth-st.
- Loader, James and Co., 193 and 274 Elizabeth-street
- McEwan, James and Co., 79 Elizabeth-street and 4 Little Collins-st. west
- Pullar, James, 15 Little Collins-st., w.
Iron Mongers.
- Adams, George, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Archer, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Baines, Edward (wholesale), 78 Flinders-lane east
- Barker, F. and Co. (coach & saddlers), 3 Flinders-street east
- Bates, Thomas F., 46 High-st., St. K.
- Bennett, W. and A., 154 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Bishop and Keep (wholesale), 37 Elizabeth-street
- Box, Henry (saddlers
& coachmakers), 71½ Little Collins-street west
- Briscoe and Co., 11 Collins-street east
- Britton, Charles & Sons, Swan-st., Rd.
- Buchanan, J., 19 Little Bourke-st., e.
- Cairns, Wilson and Amos, 72 Flinders-lane e., and 121 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- Caro, Jacob, 92 Queen-street
- Cowlishaw, Thos., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Craig, Thos. (wholesale), right-of-way, 24 Bourke-street east
- Crawley, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Davis, J. & Co. (wholesale), 42 Bourke-street east
- Dove and Oswald, 23 Flinders-st. west, and 22 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Duckett, E., 24 Lonsdale-street east
- Earle and Adam, Nott-street, San.
- Elliott, Sizar, 134 Bourke-street east
- Gray, Walter & Co., 16 Victoria-st. Rd.
- Harley, F. and Co., 19 Swanston-street, and 121 Latrobe-street west
- Hill, Alexander, 131 Swanston-street
- Jackson, Thomas, 81 Elizabeth-street
- Jones, Edwin, 26 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Juniper & Sons, 72 Clarendon-st. Em. H.
- Juniper, John
& Sons, 2 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Langwill, P. and Co., 12 Collins-street west, and 39 Elizabeth-street
- Lanyon and Co., 151 Bourke-st. east
- Lee, Benj., 177 and 179 Bourke-st. e.
- Lemmon, David W., 179 Lonsdale-st. e.
- Levicks and Piper (wholesale), 113 Flinders-lane west
- Levy, Benjamin, 40 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Loader, James and Co. (coach makers), 193 and 158 Elizabeth-street
- McEwan, James and Co., 79 Elizabeth-street, and 4 Little Collins-st. west
- McKenzie, R., 44 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- McQueen, J., 131 Brunswick-st., Col.
- MacTier, John (wholesale and retail), 171 and 173 Elizabeth-street, and 10 Little Bourke-street east
- Malcolm, Jas. and Co., 89 Elizabeth-st.
- Matthews, Edward, Napier-street, Col.
- Matthews, Edwin, 55 Condell-st., Col.
- Miller and Douglas, 19 Thompson-st. Wmn.
- Pascoe, John, jun. and Co., 52 Collins-street east
- Parkinson, R., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.,
- Powell, Walter (wholesale and retail), 60 Collins-st. east, corner of Swanstou-st., 103 Flinders-street east, and 7 Swanston-street
- Price, Thomas, 69 Johnston-st., Col.
- Robertson, David, 172 Elizabeth-st.
- Rogers Brothers, 126a Smith-st., Col.
- Rogers, G. and B., 44 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Sanders, Henry (saddlers), 31 Little Collins-street east
- Schmerber, Oscar, 228 Elizabeth-st.
- Shaw, Alfred, 236 Elizabeth-street
- Simmers, J., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Sinclair, George, 1 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Skeates, C, 107 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Spensley, J., 165 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Stacey, Pease and Co. (wholesale), 16 Little Collins-street east
- Stevenson, Alex., 164 High-st., St. K.
- Stevenson and Mathewson (wholesale and retail), 80 Bourke-street east
- Stewart, J. and R. (wholesale), 6 Bourke-street east
- Taylor, John, 54 Errol-street, N. M.
- Thomson, John, Flemington-road
- Thornton Bros., 34 Coventry-st. Em. H.
- Tocchi, A., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Tullett, Henry, Grey-street, St. K.
- Watson, Henry, 100 Oxford-st., Col.
- Williams, James, 289 Elizabeth-street
- Wolstenholme, R., Lygon-st., N. M.
- Wolstenholme, S., 241 Bourke-st. east
- Wolstenholme, J. and R., 75 Brunswick-street, Col.
Jewellers.—See Watchmakers and Working Jewellers.
Job Salesmen.
- Brasch, M. and Co., 119 Russell-street
- Levinssohn, Levi, 119 Russell-street
- Lyon, Henry, 92 Queen-street
Journalists and Reporters
- Akhurst, W. M., 21 Brunswick-st., Col
- Hicks, George, 191 Flinders-lane east
- Murray, William, 62 Collins-street east
- Smith, James, Jolimont-square, Rd.
- Somerton, C. F., 10 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Wright, Edgar, Grattan-street, N. M.
Labour and Registry Offices.
- Benjamin, Mrs., 64 Collins-street east
- Camplin, Mrs., 96 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Cowen, Miss, 98 Collins-street east
- Elderton, C. and Mrs., 88 Collins-st. e.
- Horn, Mrs., 79 Collins-street east
- Jacob, Mrs., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Main, Mrs., 8 Bourke-street west
- McCormack, Mrs., 206 Bourke-st. east
- Maillard, Fredk., 29 Albert-st., E. M.
- Warman, J., 22 Little Collins-st. west
Ladies' Outfitters.
- Isard and Heath, 162 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Jenkins, Joseph, 146 Smith-street, Col.
- Machugh, C. J., 63 Bourke-street east
Lamp Makers and Sellers.
- Haselden, Henry, 65 Bourke-st. west
- Juxon, Bishop, 73 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Stevens, A. W., 110 Collins-street east
Land Agents.—See Brokers, &c.
Lapidaries.
- Moss, Reuben, 17 Collins-street west
- Spink and Son, 104 Collins-street east
- Twentyman, G. O., 60 Collins-st. west
- Vippond, R., 157 Little Collins-st. east
Laundresses.
- Balls, Mrs., 131 High-street, St. K.
- Brookfield, Mrs., Rouse-street, San.
- Denney, Mrs., George-street, Em. H.
- Horne, Mrs., 123 Little Lonsdale-st. e.
- Kidder, Mrs., 140 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Jack, Mrs., 20 Cambridge-street, Col.
- James, Mrs., 23 Highett-street, Rd.
- Truss, Mrs., 14 Latrobe-street east
Law Stationers.
- Cuthbert, G., 56 Little Collins-st. west
- Drummond, W., 168 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Eustace, Thomas and Co., 20 Little Collins-street west
- Fergie and Harston, 84 Little Collins-street west
- Hawkins, G. F., 77 Little Collins-st. w.
- Hingston, James and Co., 76 Little Collins-street west
- Mason, Thomas and Co., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Ritchie, T.,79 Little Collins-street west
- Skellet, W. P., 150 Russell-street
Leather Cutters and Sellers, See also Curriers.
- Binet, M., 39 Little Bourke-st. east
- Clark, John, 21 Bourke-street east
- Farrell, James, 21 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Flockhart, Robert,170 Elizabeth-street, and 5 Gertrude-street, Col.
- M'Dougal, Thos., 226 Elizabeth-street, corner of Little Latrobe-street
- Peardon and Crooks, 14 Bourke-st. e.
- Pearson, John, 8 Lonsdale-street east
- Smith, J. J. & Co., 186 Elizabeth-street
- Taylor, George, 2 Nicholson-st., Col.
- Thomas, John, Bay-street, San.
Libraries, Circulating.
- Bennett, W. B., 152 Bourke-st. east
- Buzzard, Thos. M., 181 Bourke-st. east
- Dwight, Henry T., 234 Bourke-st. east
- Stevenson, B., Swan-street, Rd.
Lightermen & Wharfingers.
- Cole, George Ward, Flinders-st. west
- Norton, T. & Co., 83 Flinders-st. west
- Throckmorton, C. L., Raleigh's Wharf, Flinders-street west
Lime and Cement Merchants.
- Blair and Co., 89 Flinders-lane west
- Dyer and Co., 7 Queen-street
Lithographers.—See Engravers.
Livery Stables.
- Arnold, Charles, Lonsdale-street east
- Ballard, David, 5 McKenzie-street
- Bloxside, R. G-., Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Bradley, W. B., 7 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Brown, Edward, 98 Bourke-street east
- Carroll, James, Arden-street, N. M.
- Chambers, James, Gardiner's Creek road, Pra.
- Clapp, F. B. and Co., 31 Lonsdale street west
- Clark, Henry, 20 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Clarke and Co., Franklin-street west
- Dobb, James, Therry-street
- Douglas, —, 61½ Bourke-street west
- Eddy, John and Co., 60 Gore-st., Col.
- Edwards, William, Alfred-place, Collins-street east
- Escreet, William, Chapel-street, N. M.
- Evans, John, 67 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Garden, J., 55 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
- Garwood, Geo., 42 Brunswick-st., Col.
- George, Frederick, right-of-way, 150 Little Coilins-street east
- Goyder, F. G., Victoria-street, St. K.
- Graham, Thos., 81 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Gray, Wm, 33 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Henderson, J. and Co., 47 Bourke-street west
- Jefferson, Benjamin, 3 Stephen-street
- Jones & Rogers, 63 Gertrude-st., Col.
- McKeand, A., 27 Flinders-lane east
- MacNaughton, Edward, right-of-way, 22 Bourke-street east
- Manning, George, Wright-lane, 34 Lonsdale-st. west
- Mansergh, Peter, 19 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Mooney. James, Robe-st., St. K.
- Newington, S., 27 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Nihill, Joseph, Queen-street
- Paterson, John, right-of-way, 2 Little Bourke-street west
- Rae, William, 47 Leicester-st N. M.
- Robertson, Simpson and Co., 27 and 31 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Roffey, Nathaniel, 110 Swanston-st.
- Slack, Henry, Flemington-road
- Smith, Joseph J., 211 Lonsdale-st. west
- Swanton, James, 94 Stephen-street
- Sweeny, John, 14 Errol-street, N. M.
- Taylor, J., 34 Little Collins-st., west
- Terry, J., 160 Little Collins-st. east
- Thomson, J., corner of Queen and Lonsdale-streets
- Vessier, John, Errol-street, N. M.
- Vinge, George, Young-street, Col.
- Walding, T., 4 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Watson and Hewitt, 21 Lonsdale-street west
- Welsh, Patrick, 200 Elizabeth-st.
- Woodward, G 21 Leicester-st., N. M.
Locksmiths—See Blacksmiths.
Lodging Houses. —See Boarding Houses.
Looking Glass Manufactueer.
- Campi, John, 122 Russell-street
Macaroni Makers.
- Lucini, C. and P., 41 Little Lonsdale-street west
Machine Brokers. —See Agricultural Implement Sellers.
Machinists and Mechanists.
- Aldis, Thomas, 160, Lonsdale-street e.
- Anderson, R., 137 Little Collins-st. e.
- Gaze, William, 113 Russell-street
- Giles, T., 23 Wellington-street, St. K.
- Miller and Macquistan, 101 William-street and Lonsdale-street west
- Newman, John, 18 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Newman, S. C, 151 Wellington-st. Col.
- Perry, Henry, 16 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Wheelhouse, J., 67 Little Collins-st. e.
Maltsters.
- Gough and Co., Lennox-street, Rd.
Mantle Manufacturers.
- Henry, C. T. and Co., Bourke-st. east, corner of Russell-street
Marble Masons. See Statuaries.
Marine Store Dealers.
- Aumailley, Raymond, Bourke-st. west
- Brierly, John, 44 Little Bourke-street west
- Francis, John, 19 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Hagin, Robert, 101 Little Bourke-st. west
- Hester, Thomas, Nott-street, San.
- Mavor, Thomas, 163 Lonsdale-st. west
Marine Surveyors.
- Doran, George, 11 Market-street
- Lawrence, James, 95 Collins-st. west
Masons and Stone Cutters.
- Appleby, Thomas, 132 Madeline-street
- Beardale, Wm., 148 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Bell, George, Webb-street, Col.
- Bricknall, George, 229 Smith-si, Col.
- Brown, Simon, 183 Rathdowne-street, N. M.
- Byrne, Denis, 64 Latrobe-street east
- Candy, George, 66 Gore-street, Col.
- Cook, John, 31 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Edmonson, James, Pelham-st., N. M.
- Fewster, Charles, George-street, Col.
- Finley, Thomas, 64 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Fletcher, Robt., 168 Young-street, Col.
- Forbes, James, Franklin-st. w., W. M.
- Gillies, John, 81 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Gillon, James, 235 Smith-street, Col.
- Hannifer, T. W., Hodgson-street, Col.
- Harrison, William, Punt-road, Pra.
- Heald, J., 110 Lonsdale-street, east
- Holmes, John, 52 Hanover-street, Col.
- Holmes, T., 113 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Holmes, W., 113 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Huxley and Parker, 126 Little Collins-street east
- Knuller, Isaac, 227 Smith-street, Col.
- Leslie, David, Courtney-street, N. M.
- Lester, John, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Louden, John, 121 Nicholson-st., Col.
- McKean, William, 102 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Melbourne, Jeremiah, 145 Johnston-street east, Col.
- Price, John, Palmer-street, Col.
- Rees, John, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Reeve, John, 95 Young-street, Col.
- Roberts, J. W.
& Co., 79 Lonsdale-st., east
- Shubert, John, Kerr-street, Col.
- Simmonds and Lindsay, Madeline-st., N. M.
- Stephens, J., 66 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Turnbull, J., 185 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Warren, J., Charles-street, Pra
- Watson, William, 225 George-st., Col.
- Watts, George, 20 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Whitelay, James,, 170 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Wright, George, 42 Young-st., Col.
Master Mariners.
- Butler, John, Courtney-street, N. M.
- Chapman, Thomas, River Side south
- Dent, George, 188 Spencer-street
- Greig, —, Nelson-road, Em. H.
- Hark, Julius, 258 Spencer-street
- McLean, Duncan, 18 Ferguson-street, Wmn.
- Quail, Wm., River Side south
- Rolls, —, 54 Curzon-street, N. M.
- Sitzer, —, Park-street, Em. H.
- Tulloch, James, 54 Park-st., Em. H.
Mathematical Instrument Makers.
- Dunn, Samuel, 66 Collins-street west
- Joseph Brothers, 54 Bourke-st. west
Mattress Makers.
- Button, James G. & Co. (wholesale) 150a Lonsdale street east
- Carter, Joseph, Bay street, San.
- Chadwick, Thomas, 17 Little Bourke-street east
- Kelly, Peter, 86 Collins-street west
- Thomson, D. E. and Co., 95 Bourke-street west
- Walton, H. G., 205 Elizabeth-street
- White, William, 74 Lonsdale-st. east
Medalists and Die Sinkers.
- Arnoldi, X., 87 Russell-street
- Stokes, Thomas, 100 Collins-street east
Medical Galvanists.
- Knight, Charles, 83 Russell-street
- Lee, Wm. L., 27 Cambridge-st., Col.
Medical Mesmerist.
- Carole, Madame, 114 Collins-st. east
Mercers.
- Adames and Co., 29 Market-street
- Alston and Brown, 47 Collins-st. west
- Balsillie, William, 127 Swanston-st.
- Moody and Middlecoat, 45 Collins-street east
- Robertson and Moffat, 11 Bourke-st. e.
- Willis Brothers and Co., 101 Elizabeth-street
Merchants.
- Alexander, Brothers (metal), 17 King-street
- Allan, George G., 11 Market-street
- Amschel, M., Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Anderson and Mitchell, 22 King-st.
- Andrew, M., 19 Flinders-lane west
- Anstin, Henry (general), 18 Little Collins-street east
- Baird, T. H. (export), 122 Collins-st. west, and Flemington-hil
- Bayles, W. and Co., 97 Collins-st. west
- Beazley, Alfred (commission), 49 Flinders-lane west
- Beckx, Gustave and Co., 64 Flinders-lane west
- Belinfante, S, and Co., (general), 45 King-street
- Bell, William M. and Co., 121 Little Collins-st. west, corner of Church-st.
- Bergin, Brothers, 116 Collins-st. west
- Bligh and Harbottle, 21 Queen-street
- Board, James, Hall of Commerce, 48 Collins-street west
- Bowden, Robert and Co., Flinders-lane west, corner of Spencer-street
- Box, Henry, right-of-way, 71 1\2 Little Collins-street west
- Bright Brothers & Co., 36 Flinders-lane west, corner of Bond-street
- Brown
& Noyes, Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Barge, Henry and Co., 35a Market-st.
- Butterworth Brothers, 12 A'Beckett-street east
- Callender, Caldwell
& Co., 33 King-st.
- Cameron and Rogers, 43 King-street
- Campbell Brothers & Co., 63 Flinders-street west
- Campbell, Colin
N. & Co. (commission), 108 Collins-street west
- Casement, Hugh and Son, 29 Flinders lane east
- Cassius, M. (commission), 68 Flinders lane west
- Chalmer, Edward, 18 Flinders-lane w.
- Clarke, H. A. and Co. (commission), 68 Flinders-lane west
- Cleve Brothers and Co., 30 Queen-st.
- Cohen, Emanl. L. and Co., 17 and 27 King-street
- Cole, George Ward, Cole's-whart
- Collyns and Co., 28 Lonsdale-st. east
- Connor, Phelan and Co. (general), 214 Elizabeth-st., corner of Latrobe-st. e.
- Cooke, Francis, 3 Bond-street
- Cowie and Aspinwall, 82 Collins-st. w.
- Cox & Routledge Bros., 24 A'Beckett-street east
- Creeth, W. and R., 28 Flinders-lane w.
- Crosby, Wm. and Co., 8 Flinders-lane west
- Cumberland, Alfred, 9 Elizabeth-street
- Cumming Brothers, Mallach and Co., 20 to 24 Collins-street east
- Curcier and Adet, 92 Flinders-lane w.
- Dalgety and Co., 55 Little Collins-st. west, and 86 and 88 Bourke-st. west
- Dalrymple, A. and Co., 49 Flinders-lane west
- Dardanelli, B. & Co., 9 Flinders-st. w.
- Davis, C. and I. S. and Co., 3 Market-street
- Davis, Thomas Holme, 21 Market-st.
- De Beer, Samuel, 32 Collins-street w.
- Degraves, William & Co., 10 Flinders-lane east
- Dennistoun Brothers & Co., 143 Little Collins-street west, and 108 King-st.
- De Pass Brothers & Co., 24 Queen-st.
- De Young, A. L., 83 Swanston-street
- Dodgson, John H., 3 Bond-street
- Dickson, Williams & Co., 33 Flinders-street west
- Douglass, De Little & Co., 104 Bourke-street west
- Dowling, Philip, 109 Flinders-lane west
- Downie and Murphy, 3 Queen-street
- Downing, Griffith & Co., 42 Flinders-lane west, corner of Queen-street
- Dreutler, Augustus and Co., 110 Flinders-lane west
- Drummond, Andrew, 94 Flinders-la. w.
- Duthie, W. (commission), 20 King-st.
- Edelman and Co., 13 Swanston-street
- Elliot, Geo. Henry (commission), 10 a'Beckett-street east
- Everard, John, 86 Flinders-lane west
- Fallenstein and M'Kechney, 35 and 37 Flinders-st. west, corner of Bond-st.
- Fanning, Nankivell and Co., 5 and 7 Elizabeth-street
- Farrar, H. W. & Co., 79 Bourke-st w.
- Filson and Dalzell, 16 a'Beckett-st. e.
- Fisher, Ricards and Co. (commission), 114 Collins-street west
- Flower, McDonald
& Co., 69 William-street, corner of Little Bourke-st.
- Forrest, R. (general), 63 1\2 Little Colling-street west
- Foxton, Jones and Co. (commission), 87 and 89 Flinders-street west
- Francis Brothers, 225 Elizabeth-street
- Franklyn, F. B. and Co.,
Herald passage, Bourke-street east
- Freer, William Henry & George, 191 Elizabeth-street
- Fyffe, David and Co, 118 Little Collins-street west
- Gibbs, R. and Samuel, 6 Elizabeth-st.
- Gibbs, Ronald and Co., 112 Flinders-lane west
- Gibson, Buchanan & Co., 46 Elizabeth-street
- Gill, C. and Co., 107 Collins-st. west
- Gill, Fowler and Co., 13 Little Collins-street west
- Gill and Thorpe, 100 Little Bourke-st. west
- Gilles, Nicholson and Co. (commission), 25 Market-street
- Glass, Hugh, 20 a'Beckett-street east
- Graham, Brothers, right-of-way, 91 Little Collins-street east
- Graham, Sands and Co., 116 Collins-st, west
- Gray, Marshall and Co., 35 Market-st,
- Grice, Sumner and Co., 17 Flinders-street west, and 24 Flinders-street
- Guthridge, N. and R., 76 Flinders-lane east
- Haege and Prell, 8 Little Collins-st. east
- Halfey, John, 104 Bourke-st. west
- Haller and Co., 112 Flinders-lane west
- Hamilton, Thomas, 82 Collins-st. west
- Hamilton and Co., 129 Bourke-street west
- Handasyde, Gilbert, 11 Flinders-lane east
- Harcourt and Learmouth, 64 Flinders lane west
- Harrison, William and Co.,36 Flinders-street east
- Harvey, William, Spencer-street
- Hastie, John, 3a Little Collins-street west
- Hayward and Co., 49 Flinders-lane west
- Heape Brothers, 61 William-street
- Hemphill, J. and Co., 61 Queen-st.
- Henriques Brothers, 58 William-street
- Henty, James and Co., 11 Little Collins-street west
- Hick, W. and B., 109 Collins-st. west
- Hocknell, Isaac Rich., 62 William-st.
- Hodge, Joseph, 30 Queen-street
- Hodges, E. H., 47 Flinders-street east
- Holmes, White & Co., 48 William-st.
- Horwitz & Marks. 195 Elizabeth-street
- Hyam and Co., 83 and 85 Queen-street
- Irvine, J. A., 35 Market-street
- Joseph, Joseph S., 13 Elizabeth-street
- Joseph, Louis, 67 Flinders-street east
- Josephs, Langdon and Co., 55 Little Collins-street east
- Joshua Brothers, 46 William-street
- Katzenstein, J. and Co., 24 Little Collins-street east
- Kaufmann, McCallum and Co., 122 Collins-street west
- King, A. and Co., 90 Flinders-la. West
- Kirchner, Sharp and Co., 103 Flinders-street west
- Kirby, A., 9 Flinders-street west
- Kyte, Ambrose, 147 Bourke-street east
- Lahman, H. H. and Co., 118 Collins-street west
- Lang, James and Co., right-of-way, 74 Flinders-lane east
- Law, Henry, 82 Collins-street west
- Law, Dodd and Co., 82 Collins-st. west
- Leetch, Conolly (commission,) 49 Collins-street west
- Lewis, Richard and Sons, 48 Collins-street west
- Lord and Co., 30 King-street
- Lorimer, Mackie and Co., 122 Collins-street west
- Lyall and Co., 113 Collins-street west
- McColl Brothers and Co., 66 Little Bourke-street
- McComas, John R., 86 Little Bourke-street west
- McGeorge, Robert (commission), 72 Temple-court, Collins-street west.
- McMeckan, Blackwood and Co, (commission), 2 King-street
- McMicking and Co., 31 Flinders-lane east
- McPherson, Francis and Co., 26 King-street
- Macnamara, John, Hall of Commerce, Collins-street west
- Maine, Crawford, 70 Flinders-st. west
- Marks, Edward, 13 Flinders lane west
- Marks, G.Joseph, 143 Lonsdale-st. w.
- Martin, Caughey and Co., 64 William-street
- Martin, G. and Co., 86 Little Bourke-street west
- Martin and Monash (commission) 19 Little Collins-street west
- Martin, T. S. & Co, 30 Flinders-lane w.
- Matthews, B. R. & Son, 9 Martin-st,
- Melville, Donald, 47 King-street
- Meyer, M. and Co., 35 Lonsdale-st. w.
- Michaelis, Boyd and Co., 1 Elizabeth-street, corner Flinders-street west
- Miles and Co., 91 Flinders-lane west
- Millar & Anderson, 24 a'Beckett-st. e.
- Miller, Brothers, 6 Queen-street
- Mitchell and Webb, 41 King-street
- Montefiore, E. L. and Co., 54 and 56 William-street
- Moore, J. S. and Co., 9 Market-street
- Moore and Dunn, 5 Market-street
- Muir, W. P. and Co., 107 Flinders-lane east
- Murphy, H. M. and Co., 67 Flinders-street east
- Nahmer, Son and Cairns, 69 Queen-st.
- Newell, Hooper
& Stevens, 28 King-st.
- Nicholson, Wm. and Co., 13 Flinders-street west
- Osborn, Cushing and Co., 39 Flinders lane east
- Pain, C. Charlton, 106 Bourke-st. west
- Parbury, Lamb and Co., 19½ Queen-st.
- Pascoe, J. R., 52 Collins-street east
- Ploos Van Amstel, J. W. and Co., 49 Collins'Street west
- Pole, W. and T., 9 Lonsdale-street west
- Prost, Kohler and Co., 18 Flinders-lane west
- Rae, Dickson and Co., 58 Flinders-street west, and 1 Queen-street
- Rakowski, S. and Co., 19 Flinders-lane west
- Raleighs, Dauglish, White and Co., 95 William-street
- Rhind and Turner, Russell-place, 83 1\2 Little Collins-street east
- Riordan, Michael, 46 Flinders-la. East
- Robertson, R. M. (commission), 82 Collins-street west
- Robertson, Goodlet and Co., 85 Flinders-street west
- Rolfe, Bailey and Co., 98 Bourke-st. w.
- Ross, Robertson and Co., 110 Collins-street west
- Rostron, R. and L. and Co., 45 Lonsdale-street west
- Sanderson, John and Co., 49A Flinders-lane west
- Scott and Co., 11 Flinders-lane east
- Scoular, A. and J., 203 Swanston-st.
- Service, J. and Co., 139 Bourke-st. w.
- Sichel, E. F. & Co., 20 Flinders-In. w.
- Slaney, Henry, 6 Queen-street
- Smith, Bros, (commission), 23 Flinders-lane west
- Smith, Strachan & Co., 43 William-st.
- Stevens, C. G. and Co., 26 Flinders-lane west
- Stevenson, L. and Sons, 22 Queen-st.
- Swire Brothers, 44 William-street
- Thomson, J., and Co., 60 William-st.
- Tondeur, Lempriere and Co., 8 Elizabeth-street
- Towns, R. and Co., 26 William-street
- Turnbull Bros., 89 Little Burke-st. w.
- Turnbull, R. and P. and Co., corner of William-st. and Little Bourke-st. w.
- Twycross and Sons, 19 Latrobe-st. east
- Tyson, Thomas, 9 Elizabeth-street
- Walker, Sloane and Co., 115 Collins, street west
- Westby, Edmund & Co., 129 Flinders-lane west
- Westgarth, Ross and Spowers, 31 Market-street
- Whitby, Edward, 25 Flinders-lane east
- White Brothers and Co., right-of-way, 65 Little Collins-street west
- White, W. P. & Co., 10 Elizabeth-st.
- Wilkinson Brothers and Co., 112 Collins-street west
- Wilshin and Leighton, 7 Market-street
- Wilson, Alexander, Nephew and Co., 48 William-street
- Wilson, Buchanan & Co., 3 Queen-st.
- Winter, Reinhard and Co., 85 Flinders-street west
- Wolfen, Augustus (commission), 44 Elizabeth-street
- Wood & Co., right-of-way,35 Market-st.
- Woodhouse, Burns and Co., Tavistock-lane, 55 Flinders-street west
- Woolley, A. and Nephew, 8 10 and 12 Queen-street
- Wright, John T., 40 Flinders-lane west
- Young & Martin, 117 Flinders-st. w.
- Youngman, McCan and Co., 8 Flinders-lane west
Mid Wives.
- Cowen, Mrs., 6 Bank-street, Em. H.
- Hallett, Mrs., 39 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Langford, Mrs., Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Lewis, Mrs., 62 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Rumbell, Mrs., George-street, Col.
- Taylor, Mrs., 56 Curzon-street, N. M.
Millers and Flour Factors.
- Aitkin, R. and W., Elizabeth-street extension
- Allan, George, 120 Flinders-lane west
- Bencraft, George, 73 Flinders-lane w.
- Degraves, William & Co., 10 Flinders lane east
- Hadley, Thomas H., a'a'Bcckett-st. west
- House, Samuel & Co.,264 Elizabeth-st.
- Ramsay, Andrew, 102 Lonsdale-st. east
- Ramsden, S., 39 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Scott, H.
& Co., 37 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Sharpe, Henry L., 276 Elizabeth-street
- Sutherland & Bailey, 5 Flinders-st. east
- Whyte, J., 303 Brunswick-st., Col.
Milliners—See Dressmakers.
Millwrights.
- Bodington, Robert, 6 Queensberry-st. east N. M.
- Buncle J., Flemington-road
- Chambers, Enoch, 38 and 40 Little Collins-st. e, and Charles-st., Pra.
- Crossley, W., 239 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Dickson, James, 5 Franklin-street east
- Kilborn, John, 41 Derby-street, Col.
- McKenzie, J. G., 165 Napier-st., Col.
Mining Engineers—See Civil Engineers.
Modellers.
- Carey, Robert, 128 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Livingston, Daniel, 9, Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Mackennal, J. Simpson, 84 Russell-street, and 14 Napier-street, Col.
- Mengarini, G., 140 Latrobe-st. east
- Nutt, Thomas, W. 112 Wellington-street, Col.
- Simonetti, Joseph, 30 Little Bourke-street west
- Sullivan, Joseph, Sugden-alley, 36 Bourke-street east
Morocco Case Makers.
- Turner, Joseph, 32 Little Bourke-st. w.
Musicians.
- Huenerbein, Augustus, 182 Spring-st.
- Jung, J., 112 Little Lonsdale-st. west
- Palen, F., Franklin-street west, W. M.
- Ziegler, Charles, 69 George-street, Col.
Music Sellers.
- Chapman, Geo., 117 Swanston-street
- Glen, W. H., 170 Bourke-street east
- McCulloch & Stewart, 27 Collins-st. w.
- Mackie, Robert, 32 Swanston-street
- Megson, Joseph, 86 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Wilkie, Joseph, 15 Collins-street east
- Wood, Wm, 170 Wellington-st., Col.
Naturalists.
- Gaskell, Joseph, 120 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Kershaw, W., Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Williams, F. J., 56 Swanston-street
News Agents.
- Bird, Henry, 4 Bourke-street west
- De la Court, G. and C, 264 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Gordon and Gotch, 109 Collins-st. west
- Moffatt, Wm., 125 Smith-street, Col.
Nightmen.
- Boobier, W. J., 66 Bourke-street west
- Cockbill, John, 38 Little Bourke-street west, and 188 King-street
- Cockbill, Henry, 8 Barkly-st., St. K.
- Cook, George, High-street, Pra.
- Edwards, Edward, 23 Little Collins-st. east, and George-street, Col.
- Giles, Edward, 40 Little Collins-st. e.
- McCarthy, P., Cecil-street, Em. H,
- Newman, John, 29 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Parker, H. and Co., Leveson-st., N. M.
- Powell, J. J., 40 Little Collins-st. east, and 23 Little Collins-street west
- Robson, George H., 37 King William-street, Col.
- Sherwin, Reuben, Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Smith, Alexander, Peel-street, Col.
- Smith, Edmund, 102 Smith-street, Col.
- Story, Jos., Lansdowns-place, Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Wilden, William, Bri ghton-street, Rd.
- Wilkie, Peter, 18 Madeline-st., N. M.
Notaries Public.
- Bayne, Frederic, Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Clark & Moule, Bank-place, 77 Collins-street west
- Duerdin, Bronckhorst and Palmer, 103 Collins-street west
- Dyne, Edward Messiter, 18 Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Finlay, Robert, Temple-court, Collins-street west
- Fishley, G. Y., 35 Queen-street
- Horne, G. S. W, 28 Queen-street
- Johnson, Philip, 67 Queen-street
- Lewis, Robert E, 144 Napier-st., Col.
- Nutt, R. W., 40 Elizabeth-street
- Smith & Wilian, 38 Collins-st. east
- Taylor, Thomas H., 42 Elizabeth-street
- Trenchard, John, 32 Queen-street
- Watson, Thomas B., 88 Little Collin-street west
Nurses.
- Heard, Mrs., 85 George-street, Col.
- Smith, Mrs., 175 Church-street, Rd.
- Vippond, Mrs., 157 Little Collins-st. east
Oculists.
- Jacob, Sam., 160 Collins-street east
- Rudall, James, 53 Russell-street
Official Assignees.
- Courtney, Edward, 13 Temple-court, Little Collins-street west
- Jacomb, R. E., 46 Collins-street west
- Laing, Alexander, 9 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
- Shaw, Henry S., 1 and 2 Eldon-chambers, Collins-street west
Oil and Colourmen.
- Bascomb, Bennet, 8 Barkly-st., St. K.
- Bradley, E. and Co. (wholesale), 61 Flinders-street east
- Brooks, Henry, 11Stephen-street
- Cole Brothers, 12 Napier-street, Col.
- Cooke, C. W. and Co., 36 Swanston-st.
- Davidson, A., 58 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Dean, Wm., 67 Elizabeth-street
- Edens, T. & Co. (wholesale), 34 Elizabeth-street
- Forrest, Richard, 133 Gertrude-st. Col.
- Graham, Fras., 162 Bourke-street east
- Hayes, P. & Co. (wholesale), 9 Flinders-street west
- Heath & Walden, 36 Gertrude-st. Col.
- Inman, R. E, 16 and 18 Swanston-st.
- Smith, W. Samuel, 62 Elizabeth-street
Opticians.
- Abraham, Maurice, 101 Queen-street
- Brush and Macdonnell, 23 Collins-st. e.
- Cohen, M. and Co., 7 Collins-st. west
- Earle, Charles, 158 Bourke-street east
- Jones, Edwin, 25 Collins-street west
- Moss, Joseph, 50 Bourke-street east
- Moss, Reuben, 17 Collins-street west
- Nathan, E. & Co., 61 Elizabeth-street
- Ridoutt, Richard, Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Simpson, George, 24 Errol-st., N. M.
Outfitters.—See Clothiers.
Painters, Plumbers, Glaziers, and Paperhangers.
- Abrahams, George, Coventry-st., Em.H.
- Adamson, Wm., 132 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Allen, Archibald P., 132 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Alston, Thomas, 96 High-street, St. K.
- Anderson, Wm., 29 victoria-parade, Col.
- Austin, Henry, 143 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Avins, Henry, 113 Moor-street, Col.
- Baines, Frederic, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Ballinger, Joseph, 164 Bourke-street, east and Bay-street, San.
- Barber, R. (coach), 46 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Barry, Joseph, Derby-street, Col.
- Beaumont, J. W., 77 Napier-st., Col.
- Beer, Charles, 11 Little Collins-street; east
- Bell, J., 131 Lonsdale-street east
- Bice, T. Alphonse, 47 Swanston-street
- Bolger, Wm., 57 Dorcas-st., Em. H.
- Bones, John, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Booth, H. N., Barkly-street, Carl.
- Borthwick, Alex., 37 Market-street
- Boswell, Samuel & Thomas, 80 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Bosworth, Frederick, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Bowman, Thos., 49 York-st., Em. H.
- Breakwell, H., 307 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Brookes, Isaac, 195 Smith-street, Col.
- Burgess, Geo., Byron-street, Leveson-street, N. M.
- Burman, W. J., Havelock-st., St. K.
- Burrell, Geo. T., 178 Fitzroy-st., Col.
- Campbell and Anderson, 14 Little Latrobe-street east
- Carter, Charles, 71 Queen-street
- Church, Stephen R., 239 Swanston-st.
- Clay, John H., 65 Condell-street, Col.
- Clay, Wm., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Coates, William, 70 Queen-street
- Cook, W. M., 41 Victoria-street, west corner of Chetwynd-street, N.M.,
- Cox, John, 106 High-street, St. K.
- Cranston, W. F. Dorcas-st., Em. H.
- Craven, Geo., 80 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Crook and Firth, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Cullen, Peter, 81 Errol-street, N. M.
- Daer, Andrew, 36 Howard-street, N. M.
- Deal, Charles, High-street, Pra.
- Dean, William, 67 Elizabeth-street
- Dickie, James, 161 Little Collins-street east
- Donald, Geo., 91 Victoria-st. w., N. M.
- Douglas, Saml., 145 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Edwards, Thomas, Church-street, Rd.
- Ellis, Jos., 194 Russell-street
- Ersking, Jack
& Dewar, 43 Swanston-street
- Eva, John, 136 Lonsdsle-street east
- Ferguson
& Urie, 22 Curzon-st., N. M.
- Fish, Henry S., jun., 50 Elizabeth-st.
- Foxwell, John, 70 Young-street, Col.
- Frames, Clement, Palmer-street, Col.
- Franklin, G., 43 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Furlonger and Tatham, 63 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Geach, Thomas, 32 Lonsdale-st. west
- Graham, Francis, 162 Bourke-st. east
- Green, T., 100 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Gregory, J., 11 Little Collins-st. east
- Hacker and Co., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Hall, J., Dalgety-street, St. K.
- Harding, George, Brighton-street, Rd.
- Harmsworth, John G, 64 Queenaberry-street east, N. M.
- Harper, H., 56 Hanover-street, Col.
- Harwood & Page, 47 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Havell, T., Eastern Market, Bourke-street east
- Haworth, R. S., 8 Gore-street, Col.
- Hay worth, John, 140 Russell-street
- Heath and Walden, 110 Brunawick-street, Col.
- Hemingway, H., Barkly-street, Carl.
- Hiskens, —, 95 Gore-street, Col.
- Hodder, W. C, 49 York-street, Em. H.
- Hood, John, 176 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Hover, J., 159 Stephen-street
- Howe, Thomas, Palmer-street, Col.
- Inman, R. E., 16 and 18 Swanston-st.
- Ivey, John, 79 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Johnson, G., & Son, 89 Smith-st., Col.
- Johnston, Andrew, 60 Young-st., Col.
- Johnston, Robt., 248 Lonsdale-st. east
- Jones, Wm. W., Faraday-street, Carl.
- Joy, John, 79 Cambridge-street, Col.
- Keen, J., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Knight and Boyd, Cremorne-st., Rd.
- Leach, C, 15, Drummond-st., N. M.
- Leonard, Fredk., Blackwood-st., N. M
- Lidstone, William, 129 King-street
- Littlewood, James, Henry-street, Pra.
- M'Ilwraith, John, 147 Russell-street
- McKay, Dods & Co., 79 Queen-street
- McNaughton and Birch, 99 High-st., St. K.
- Maclean and Bell, 73 Bourke-st. west
- McNeill and Connell, 85 Lonsdale-st., east
- McRae, Daniel, 62 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Marsh, W. J., 202 Little Collins-st. e.
- Maser, James, 248 Lonsdale-st. east, and 130 Spring-street
- Miller, T., 93 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Miller, J., Henry-street, Pra.
- Minifie, Wm., 75 Wellington-st., Col.
- Mitchell, J., 33 Clarendon-st, Em. H.
- Moore, James, 119, Smith-street, Col.
- Moore, Wm., J., 89 Young-street, Col.
- Mowbray, — 28 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Neill and Connell, 85 Stephen-street
- Newing, T. R., 182 Bourke-street east
- Norris, H. A., 133 Little Collins-st. e.
- Nuttall, James, George-street, Col.
- Odgers, Thomas, Victoria-parade, Col.
- Oldfield, J. T., Hoddle-street, Col.
- O'Rourke, Thomas, Hoddle-street, Col.
- Orr, J. A., 152 King-street
- O'Shea, J., 105 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Palmer, J., 46 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Paroissien, Charles, Church-st. Rd.
- Parry, J. (coach), Stanley-st., Col.
- Pearse, Samuel, 103 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Pelling, Henry, 65 Bourke-st. west
- Pilley, George, 84 Collins-st. east
- Pratten, William, St. David-st., Col.
- Puckey, Thomas, 35 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Pullen, James, 202 Lonsdale-st. east
- Rae, John, 65 Dorcas-street, Em. H.
- Rapson, Thomas, 65 Bourke-st. west
- Raven, William, 194 Smith-st., Col.
- Riley, Thomas, 227 Swanston-street
- Robertson and Oates, 5 King-street
- Robinson, Wm., 38 Howard-st, N. M.
- Robison, William, 113 Flinders-st. west
- Rouse, J. H., 108 Smith-street, Col.
- Savage, John, 4 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Setford, James, 42 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Sharp, Bryce, 80 Queen-street
- Sheard, Thomas and J., Chapel-st., Pra.
- Smith, J., 24 Little Collins-st. west
- Smith, W., Church-street, Rd.
- Spencer, J., 85 High-street, St. K.
- Stephen, J., 55 William-street
- Stewart, W. J., Wellington-st., Rd.
- Stormont, W. J., Cremorne-street, and Wellington-street, Rd.
- Stripling, Thomas, 54 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Sully, Albert (coach), Nott-street, San.
- Tawton, Thomas, 61a Coventry-street, Em. H.
- Tayler, Walter, 198 Russell-street
- Taylor, James, 34 Latrobe-street east
- Taylor, Joseph S., High-street, Pra.
- Taylor, W., 84 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Thompson, Thomas, Church-st., R. D.
- Tickle, R., and Co., 34 Lonsdale-st. w.
- Toms, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Torrance, Andrew, 72 Lonsdale-st. east
- Turner, H. (coach), 48 Gertrude-st. Col.
- Turner, R. (coach), 71 Smith-st., Col.
- Turton, Jos., 173 Russell-street
- Wakeham, Henry, 103 Queensberry-st. east, and 127 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Walker, E., 52 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Waters, S. T. (ship), River Side south
- Watson, W. J., 208 Stephen-street
- Willison and Smith, 75 Spring-street
- Whitfield, John, 90 Queen-street
- Whyte, N. D., 65 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Williams, H. J., 48 Little Collins-street east
- Wilson, H., 148 Russell-street
- Wordsworth, A., 24 Swanston-street
- Worrell, —, 9 Robe-street, St. K.
Paper-Bag Makers.
- Lazarus, David, 79 Gore-street, Col.
- Robinson, E. L., 29 Flinders-lane east
- Schuhkrafft & Howell, 180 Elizabeth-st.
Paper Rulers.
- Cook & Fox, 50 Little Bourke-st. west
- Detmold, William, 35 Collins-st. east
- Esquilant, Edward, 88 Collins-st. east
- Sands, Kenny & Co., 46 Collins-st. w.
- Watters, T. J., 121 Little Bourke-st. e.
Parliamentary Agents. See Brokers.
Pastrycooks—See Confectioners.
Patent Agents—See Brokers.
Pawnbrokers.
- Aaron, Waxman, 117 Swanston-street
- Abraham and Lavandol, 230 Bourke-street east
- Barnet, Isaac, 177 Swanston-street
- Bottomley, Joseph, 147 Swanston-st.
- Brasch, Wolf, 240 Swanston-street
- Browning, J., 167 & 169 Elizabeth-st.
- Cohen, Abraham J., Charles-st., Pra.
- Cohen, Joseph, 216 Bourke-street east
- Cohen, Louis, 144 Stephen-street
- Cohen and Marks, 187 Elizabeth-street and 128 Russell-street
- Croft, Joseph, 21 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Cross, Richard, 50 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Davis, Joseph, 17 Little Collins-st. east
- Davis, Moss, 90 Swanston-street
- Fleet and Berrick, 157 Elizabeth-street
- Goodrich, John, 71 Condell-st., Col.
- Hart, A. & T., 177 Lonsdale-st. east
- Hoskins, Geo., 29 Little Bourke-street east, and 82 Swanston-street
- Isaacs, Moss, 203 Elizabeth-Street
- Jameson, George, 154 Russell-street
- Jude, Asher, 129 Elizabeth-street
- Levy, Abraham, 206 Smith-street, Col.
- Levy, J., 3 Little Bourke-street west
- Marks, Henry, 77 Elizabeth-street
- Marks and Barnett, 197 Elizabeth-st., and 79 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Mendes, G., 57 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Phillips, James, 65 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Pinkus Brothers, 251a Elizabeth-street
- Reddish & Snelling, Bouverie-st N. M
- Rich, Edw., 104 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Rosenwax, Alias, 112 Queen-street
- Rozier, C, 51 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Salek, Morres, 102 King-street, corner of Little Collins-street west
- Simmons, L. & J., 143 Elizabeth-street
- Tartakover, Marcus, 68 Smith-st., Col.
- Tillett, G. W., 61 Brunswick-st., Col.
Perfumers.—See Barbers.
Photographic Artists.—See Daguerrean.
Physicians And Surgeons.
- Allen, William, 48 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Arnold, G. S., 102 High-street, St. K.
- Barker, Edward, 53 Latrobe-st. east
- Barnsdale, S.,37, Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Beaney, J. G., 122 Collins-street east
- Bennet, Edwin P., 59 King William-street, Col.
- Berigny, T. H., 119 Collins-street east
- Berndt, Adolph, 187 Lonsdale-st. east
- Black, John, 89 Bourke-street west
- Bowman, Edward, 45 Stephen-street
- Brownless, A. C, 18 Lonsdale-st. east
- Byrne, James, 61 Cecil-street east
- Campbell, W. H., 131 Collins-st. east
- Clarke, H. St. John, 130 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Coates, J., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Cockcroft, Thomas, 128 Russell-street
- Considine, John Wm., 49 Peel-st., Col.
- Cooper, Charles, 42 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Coward, Henry, 71 Stephen-street
- Crambe, Wm., 109 Victoria-st., E. C.
- Crook, W. Edward, 128 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Crooke, Wm., 57 Brunswick-st,, Col.
- Curtis, H. C, 59 Flinders-street east
- Cutts, Wm. Henry, 103 Bourke-st. w.
- Duke, Major C, Dandenong-rd., St. K.
- Dwyer, John, 5 Lonsdale-street east
- Eades, Richard, 164 Collins-street east
- Embling, Thomas, Gore-street, Col.
- Evans, John, Robe-street, St. K.
- Fisner, Alexander, 83 Stephen-street
- Fletcher, Edward, 151 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Ford, F. T. West, 4 McKenzie-street
- Garrard, W., 184 Lonsdale-street east
- Gilbee, William, 113 Collins-street east
- Gillespie, David, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Golding, James, 45 Victoria-street w., N. M.
- Gregory, W., Church-street, Rd.
- Greeves, Augustus, 128 Collins-st. e.
- Hadden, John, 8 Napier-street, Col.
- Haig, W., 58 York-street, Em. H.
- Heath, Richard, 42 Collins-street, w.
- Hickson, John B., 149 Collins-st. e.
- Hillas, Geo. L., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Hillyer, Wm. H., 86 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Howitt, Godfrey, 198 Collins-street e.
- Houston, Enoch, 14 Bank-street west, Em. H.
- Hunt, T., 15 Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Hunter, Alexander, 103 Collins-st. e.
- Hunter, Robert, 37 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Hutchinson, James Stubbs, 27 Napier-street, Col.
- Iffla, S., 117 Collins-street east
- Jacob, Samuel, 160 Collins-street east
- Jonasson, Hermann, 132 Collins-st. e.
- Jopling, John, 1 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Knaggs, Robert, 137 King-street.
- Lempriere, C, Prince's-street, St. K.
- Lewis, J., 168 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Lewellin, J. H. H., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Lloyd, Frederick, 100 Elizabeth-street
- McCarthy, Charles, 14 Lonsdale-st. e.
- McCrea, William, 65 Spring-street
- Macadam, John, Lansdowne-st., E. M.
- MacGillivray, P. H., 7 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Mclntyre, Duncan, 44 Russell-street
- MacKenna, J. Wm., 94 Collins-st. e.
- Maclean, D. P., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Martin, Lawrence J., 89 Russell-street
- Moore, George, 40 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Motherwell, James B., 107 Collins-street east
- Migeod, Theodore, 62 Stephen-street
- Nalty, Henry, 163 Little Bourke-st. e.
- O'Mullane, A, 97 Bourke-street west
- O'Reilly, J., 162 High-st., St. K.
- Pattison, J. A., Robe-street, St. K.
- Penfold, Christopher R., Nicholson-street, Col.
- Phillips, Job, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Phillips, John, 69 Rathdowne-street, N. M.
- Ridley, George Robert, 70 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Rudall, James, 53 Russell-street
- Samuels, W. S., Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Serrell, Thomas, 2 Napier-street, Col.
- Sharp, Christopher, 142 Queen-street
- Silverman, James, 87 Bourke-st. west
- Smith, Louis Lawrence, 192 Bourke-street east
- Smith, Patrick, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Spicer, Frederick, Inkerman-street east, St. K.
- Stewart, Cornelius, Church-st., Rd.
- Thomson, William, Punt-road, Pra.
- Tierney, Daniel J., Prince's-bridge
- Tracy, R. T., 139 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Trotter, Charles Young, 78 Stevedore-street, Wmn.
- Turnbull, William M., 101 Spring-st.
- Van Hemert, F. T., Grey-st., St. K.
- Whitcomb, H., 53 Stanley-st., Col.
- Wilkie, David E., 106 Collins-st. east
- Wilkins, J., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Willey, J., 12 Curzon-street, N. M.
- Wilson, Edward, Church-street, Rd.
- Wilson, Thomas, Dudley-st., W. M.
- Youl, Richard, 111 Collins-st. east
Pianoforte Makers and Dealers.
- Chapman, George, 117 Swanston-street
- Glen, W. H., 170 Bourke-street east
- Lamb, Robert, 71 Spring-street
- Mackie, Robert, 32 Swanston-street
- Paling, R. J., 35 Collins-street-east
- Wilkie, Joseph, 15 Collins-street east
Pianoforte Tuners.
- Litolff, F, 72 Kerr-street, Col.
- M'Culloch, F., 30 Collins-street west
- Nicholas, H. C., Albert-street, Pra.
- Paling, Richard J., 35 Collins-st east
- Smith, Robert, 11 Victoria-parade, Col.
- White, Thomas, 11 Robe-street, St. K.
Pilots.
- Loutitt, J., 47 Little Nelson-st. Wmn.
- McQueen, Wm., James-street, Wmn.
- Nicholson. Wm. N., 55 Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Robertson, Thos., Electra-st., Wmn.
- Rockett, Wm., James-street, Wmn.
- Wanchope, A., Electra-street, Wmn.
Plasterers.
- Ambler, James, 82 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Bartlett, F. J., Church-street, Rd.
- Bruce, Thomas, 72 Errol-street, N. M.
- Butcher, Henry, Albert-street, Pra.
- Clark, Wm., Carlton-street, Carl.
- Cook, Thos., 157 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Davies, Wm., Wellington-street, E.M.
- Eanes, Samuel, 49 Otter-street, Col.
- Eccles, Charles, Palmer-street, Col.
- Gunn, Kenneth, 130 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Hall, C B., Hanover-street, Col.
- Hurst, John, Cremorne-street, Rd.
- Lewin, Thomas, 6 Moor-street, Col.
- Long, James, 118 George-street, Col.
- Moran, J., Albert-street, Pra.
- O'Connell, Peter, 31 Smith-st., Col.
- Pommeroy, Wm., Waterloo-st., St. K.
- Stubbs, Wm., 14, Oxford-street, Col.
- Taylor, William, 202 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Thorne, Rd., Osborne-stree, Pra.
- Venables, Joseph, 317 Victoria-parade, Col.
Plumbers—(See Painters).
Polishers.
- Baker & Morrish, 150 Flinders-lane e.
- Cooper, C, Coromandel-place, 133 Little Collins-street east
- Dixcey, George, 130 Spring-street
- Harris, George, 163 Fitzroy-st., Col.
- Hickling, William, 162 Bourke-st. east
- Petty, J, Grant-street, Em. H.
Poulterers.
- Curtis, William, 52 Bourke-street east
- Hasell, Samuel, 8 Swanston-street
- Hunt, John, 52 Swanston-street
- Long and Riley, 88 Bourke-street east
- Morgan, Samuel, Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Morgan, Samuel J., 50 Swanston-street
- Terry, Jos., 160 Little Collins-st. east
- Whiteway, John, 21 Elizabeth-street
Printers And Publishers.
- Abbott
& Co., 12 Little Bourke-st. east
- Anderson, A., 89 Little Collins-st. east
- Armstrong and Russell, 21 Little Collias-street west
- Atkinson, George, Young-street, Col.
- Booth and Middleton, 100 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Calvert, W., 62 Collins-street east
- Campbell, W., 81 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Charwood and Son, 7 Bourke-st. east
- Clarson, Shallard and Co., 94 Bourke-street east
- Evans, Hugh C., 94 Bourke-street east
- Fairfax, W. and Co., 78 Collins-st. east
- Garner, John, 31 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Goodall and Demaine, 27 Market-street
- Goodhugh, Wm. and Co., 48 Flinders-lane east
- Gorton, A. C. and Co., Coventry-street, Em, H.
- Goulding and Smy the, 20 Barkly-street, St. K.
- Hargreaves, R. and Co., 16 Elizabeth-st.
- Hollyock, William and Co., 174 High-street, St. K.
- Hornblower, J., G., 110 Smith-st. Col.
- Lazarus, David, 79 Gore-street, Col.
- Lucas, Benjamin, 23 Latrobe-st. east
- MacGibbon, John, 49 Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Mason and Firth, 16 Elizabeth-street
- Middleton, R., 18 Oxford-street, Col.
- Mills, Rt., 20 Clarendon-st, Em. H.
- Mitchell, Chas. F., 21 Flinders-lane e.
- Moulines, J. H. and Co., 72 Collins-street east
- Price, Wm., 50 Little Collins-street e.
- Robinson, E. L., 39 and 52 Flinders-lane east
- Roulston,—, Church-street, Rd.
- Sands, Kenny & Co., 46 Collins-st. w.
- Sayers, John Nutt, 10 and 12 Little Collins-street west
- Schuhkrafft and Howell, 180 Elizabeth-street
- Scott, John H., Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Shaw, Harnett and Co., 36 Bourke-st. east
- Sherrard, John S., 72 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Smith and Henriques, 45 Latrobe-st. e.
- Stephens, John B., 22 Ann-st., Wmn.
- Walker, May & Co., 81 Bourke-st. w.
- Whitton, G., 144 & 146 Flinders-lane east
- Williams, W. H, 23 Little Bourke-st. east
Proctors.—See Attorneys.
Produce Merchants And Dealers.
- Blyth, John, Western Market
- Brown, R., 61 Flinders-street west
- Burrow, R., 98 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Clarke, John, 139 Smith-street, Col.
- Coleman, L. and Co., 31 Flinders-street west
- Curtiss, Thomas, 170 High-st., St. K.
- Downward, Campbell, High-street, Pra.
- Ferris, W. H., 81 Flinders-street west
- Foreman, Robert, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Goddard, Wm. H, 49 Smith-st., Col.
- Gow, Robert B., Franklin-street west
- Grant, Alexander, 164 Elizabeth-street
- Houghton & Williams, 178 Elizabeth-street
- House, Samuel and Co., 264 Elizabeth-street, corner of Franklin-st. east
- Hoseason, W., 109 Flinders-lane east
- Hutchings, C. & Co., Western Market
- Ingles, Adam and Gresham, Beach-street, San.
- Johnson, G. and J., Western Market
- Kennedy, William and Samuel, 21 Madeline-street, N. M.
- Laby, Thomas J., 6 Flinders-lane west
- Lees, W. L. & Co., 67 Flinders-st. west
- Levy, John and Sons, 14 Elizabeth-st.
- Loughnan and Co., 57 Flinders-st. west
- Loughnan, J. and R., Western Market
- McLean, Neil, 11 Swanston-street
- Martin, A., Flemington-road
- Morgan, Henry G., 25 High-st., St. K.
- Morison, Alexander, Western Market
- Morley, William, Bay-street, San.
- Owston, W. & Co., 106 Bourke-st. west
- Parkin, Joseph, 6 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Peak, H. and T., Western Market
- Pitchforth, S., 177 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Phillips, W. D., 160 King-street
- Pretty, Walter, Swan-street, Rd.
- Ramadge, Smith, Spencer-street
- Robertson, John, 219 King-street
- Swan, James, 151 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Thorn, George M., High-street, Pra.
- Vernon and Campbell, 142 King-street
- Walker, Robert and Thomas, 84 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Whittingham Brothers, 55 Flinders-street west
- Wilson, John, 59 Flinders-street west
- Wright, Thomas, 143 Swanston-street
Professors and Teachers.
- Cousins, H. C. (music). Prince's-st., Col.
- Denning, C. P. (dancing,), 180 Little Collins-street east
- Elsasser, Charles (music), 155 Collins-street east
- Fraser, Mrs. (pianoforte), Grattan-st., N. M.
- Gover, H B., (music), Grattan-street, N. M.
- Harris, Fredk. (dancing), 26 Howard-street, N. M.
- Hill, Mrs. (pianoforte), Lonsdale-st. w.
- McGill, Mrs. (music and singing), 1 Albert-street, E. M.
- Mackie, Rt., (music). 32 Swanston-st.
- Megson, Joseph (music), 86 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Murray, Wm. (short hand), 62 Collins-street east
- Needham, John (writing and bookkeeping), 130 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Nightingale, Mrs. (pianoforte), 166 Rathdowne-street, N. M.
- Pilkington, Mrs. (music), 8 Kyte's building, Prince's-street, Col.
- Pringle, G. R. G, (music), 170 Bourke-street cast
- Richardson, J. (music), 80 Cardigan-street,
N. M.
- Sohier, Philemon (phrenology), 95 Bourke-street east
- Thorne, J. (music), Lansdowne-st., E.M.
- Tolhurst, George (pianoforte), 41 Wellington-street, St. K.
- Trickett, Mrs. (pianforte), 50 Condell-street, Col.
- Wilkinson, William A. (music), 94 Collins-street east
- Wivell, T. (dancing), Fitzroy-st., Col.
- Zeplin, George (music), 40 Queensberry-street east, N. M.
- Ziegler, A. (languages), 144 Latrobe-street west
Provision Merchants And Dealers.
- Bates, William
& Co., 15 Bourke-st. e., and 28 Little Bourke-street east
- Boyd, J. F., 28 Collins-street east
- Currie, John, 139 Swanston-street
- Fogarty, John, 263 Elizabeth-street
- Fritsch, Antonio and Co., Bay-st., San.
- Grassie, James C, 202 Elizabeth-street
- Heath, Joseph and Co. (wholesale), 43 Swanston-street
- Hide, Thomas, 68 Elizabeth-street
- Houghton & Williams, 178 Elizabeth-st.
- Hughes, Daniel S., 4 Lonsdale-st. east
- Leveson and Smythers, 47 Elizabeth-st.
- Lyell, George, 100 Queen-street
- McGee, John & Co., 189 Swanston-st.
- Mahood, Joseph, 19 Lonsdale-st. west
- Masterton, David, 25, Latrobe-st. east
- O'Callaghan & Swan, 25 Bourke-st. e.
- Peck, Hugh, 300 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Ruel, Long and Col, Franklin-st. west
- Stewart, Carrick and Co., Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Towns, William, Bay-street, San.
- Waterman, Isaac, 3 Bourke-st. west
- Webster, Joseph & Co., 15 Market-st.
- Woinarski, Geo., 5 Victoria-st. e., N. M.
- Young and Co., 4, Nelson-place, Wmn.
Publicans—(See Hotels, &C).
Publishers—(See Printers).
Pump Makers.
- McKay, Dods and Co., 70 & 79 Queen-street
Registry Offices—(See Labor Offices).
Restaurants.
- Allen and Firpo, 38 Bourke-st. east
- Attridge, Joseph, 15 Bourke-street, w.
- Benwell, William, 5, William-street
- Bill, J., 197 Flinders-street west
- Cleal, Daniel, 58 Swanston-street
- Cleary, William, Little Bourke-st. east
- Coleman, E. P. and Co., 93 Bourke-st. e.
- Coleman, Jos. B., 82 King-street
- Cook, Robert, 112 Bourke-street east
- Cornwall, J., 116 Queen-street
- Costello, Joseph, 127 Spring-street
- Cullen, Chas., 116 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Cummins, J., 77 Flinders-street west
- Daroux, Henry, 240 Lonsdale-st. east
- Davis, George, 106 Elizabeth-street
- Debeaux, Auguste, 43 Queen-street
- Fawcett, John, 98 King-street
- Gregory, S., 139 Little Bourke-st. east
- Hansen and Kinsella, 153 Bourke.-st. e
- Hogan, John, 141 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Hosie James, 8 Bourke-street east
- Hunt, William, 17 Elizabeth-street
- Jenkins, Harry, 60 to 64 Swanston-st.
- Kelly, W. L., 58 Collins-street east
- Lewis, Joseph, 21 and 23 Bourke-st. w.
- M'Cowan, Henry, 115 Elizabeth-street
- Merce, Julien, 51 Bourke-street west
- Meyer, John, 122 Little Bourke-st. e.
- North, Thomas, 135 Flinders-street e.
- Parer, Frank, 109 Bourke-street east
- Perria, Louis, 10 Collins-street west
- Purkis, Mrs., Bay-street, San.
- Quinn, John, 62 Bourke-street west
- Rider, John, 8 Bourke-street east
- Salway, B., 109 Elizabeth-street
- Smith, William, 17 Bourke-street west
- Stafford and Heath, 231 Swanston-st.
- Stanton, Mrs., 97 Flinders-street west
- Tankard, J. F., Lonsdale-street west
- Vezey, Edw., 137 Flinders-street west
- Vanghan, Thos., 33 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Wallin, Wm., 97 Flinders-street west
Saddlers & Harness Makers.
- Adams, Joseph, 129 Swanston-street
- Atkinson, Thos. F., 114 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Baker, John G., Church-street, Rd.
- Bottle, Henry, 25 Victoria-street east.N. M.
- Bradford, Edwin, 51 Curzon-st., N. M.
- Bright, James, 174 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Bullivant, Thomas, Flemington-road
- Burn, Wm., 29 Latrobe-street east
- Cattanach, Alex., Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Collins, John, 16 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Cozens, Charles, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Crawford, J., Flemington-road
- Crook, T., 215 Smith-street, Col.
- Clark, John, 137 Elizabeth-street
- Dale, William, Queen-street
- Dallas, John A., 178 Little Bourke-st. east
- Dawson, John, 188 Bourke-street east
- Donahoe, Thomas, 45 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Edmonds, Wm., 285 Elizabeth-street, and 265 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Fisher, John N., 172 Bourke-street east, and 51 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Fitzgerald, Garrett, 39 Little Bourke-street west
- Footer, E., 8 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Forster, L., 31 Little Bourke-st. east
- Gartshore, R., 11 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Griffiths, J., 73 Little Collins-st. east
- Grose, William, 299 Elizabeth-street, and 22 Swanston-street
- Hammond, H. G., Bay-st., San.
- Hards and Leverett, 50 Bourke-street west
- Harper, R., 35 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Hatton, John, Blackwood and Arden-streets, N. M.
- Hetherington, C, S Collins-st. west
- Holmes, John, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Howre, G. D., 30 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Jenkins and Cooper, 49 Bourke-st. w.
- Kay, John, 57 Lonsdale-street west
- Kinross, John, 209 King-street
- Kitchen, D., 2091\2 Elizabeth-street
- Lade and Sanders, 38 Bourke-st. west
- Lamb, William, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Lane, Joseph, 98 High-street, St. K.
- Langham, Charles, 47 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Lea, William, 23 Little Collins-st. east
- Lineker, John, Derby-street, Col.
- Loader, Thomas and Co. (wholesale), 193 Elizabeth-st., and Franklin-st.
- Lott, John, Swan-street, Rd.
- McFarland and Sons (wholesale), 3 and 5 Lonsdale-street west
- McMorran, A., Stanley-street, W. M.
- Mackenzie and Co., 63 Bourke-st. west
- Middleton, David, 10 Bouverie-st. N. M.
- Mills, William, 79 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Mitchell, Jas., 57 Victoria-st. e., N. M.
- Moore, Thomas, 227 Elizabeth-street
- Nichols, Edward, Chapel-street, Pra.
- O'Brien, John, 25 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Oels, Lewis, 90 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Prytherch and Mills, 24 Wellington-street, Col.
- Raven, Wm., 25 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Reany, Brothers, 31 Little Collin st west
- Rogers, Charles, 158 King-street
- Rooklidge and Co., 62 and 61 Bourke-street east
- Say, W. B., 11 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
- South, James, 93 Smith-street, Col.
- Stevens, Joseph, Smith-street, Col.
- Stiven, Thomas, 1 Leicester-st., N. M.
- Strahan, John, 65 Bourke-street west
- Sydenham, G. and W., 251 Elizabeth-street
- Todd, John, 58 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Triekett, Edward, 27 Bourke-st. west
- Wagon, John, 73 Queen-street
- Wall, Chas., 25 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Ward, Thomas, Punt-road, Rd.
- Watt, J., (wholesale), 124 Swanston-st.
- White, Thos., 45 Little Lonsdale st. e.
- Whitmore, Frederick, 83 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Williams, John, 53 York-st., Em. H.
- Wilson, Joseph, 19 Bourke-st. west
- Woodbridge, Bartlett, 41 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Young, Thomas, 10, Barkly-st., St, K.
Sail and Tent Makers.
- Benjamin, R. and L., 201 and 259 Elizabeth-street
- Beyer, Peter, 15 Little Bourke-st. west
- Buckham, John, 293 Elizabeth-street
- Burrows and Bascombe, 143 Flinders-street west
- Crichton, John, 284 Elizabeth-street
- Darton, Thomas, 158 Elizabeth-street
- Dove and Oswald, 93 Flinders-st. west, and 32 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Evans, Thomas, 52 Bourke-street west
- Evans, Thomas Benjamin, 2 Bourke-street west
- Gray, William George, 123 Flinders-street west
- Grave, W. & E., 145 Flinders-st. west
- Hosie, Alexander, 200 Elizabeth-street
- Johnson, Philip, 262 Elizabeth-street
- Kerr, John, 30 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Kingston, G., 6 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Kirk, William, 224 Elizabeth-street, and 2 Little Latrobe-street
- Koppelen, Jacob Van, 78 Queen-st.
- McClennan, John, 3 Bourke-st. west
- Scurfield, William Dixon, 245 Elizabeth-street
- Thomas, Wm., 50 Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Vansuylen, Paul, 198 Elizabeth-street
- Walsh, Thomas, 43 Bourke-street west, and 309 Elizabeth-street
- Wood, George, Nott-street, San.
Saw Makers.
- Castle, J., 130 Collins-street west
- Hartley, Joseph, 151 Russell-street
- Tomlinson, John, 132 Little Bourke-street east
- Wrag, George, Punt-road, Pra.
Saw Mills.
- Alcock and Co., 95 Little Bourke-st e.
- Bleasby, Swinbourn & Co., 163 Bourke-street west
- Booth, J. and J., Collins-street west
- Butcher, Charles, Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Evans, Michael, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Girvin, James, 71 Brunswick st., Col.
- Greenwood, Johu, a'Beckett st. east
- Millar and Macquistan, 101 William-street, and 92 Lonsdale-street west
- Morris, J. B., right-of-way, 94 Little Bourke-street east
- Owen, Daniel, A'Beekett-street east
- Purnell, John, Commercial-road, and Chapel-street, Pra.
- Smith, C. and J., 5 Albert-street, E.M.
- Wallis, Brothers, Victoria-street, corner of Chetwynd-street, N. M.
- Westby, E. and Co., King-street
- Woods, John, 129 Smith-street, Col.
Scale and Steelyaed Makers.
- Blakeway, John, 261 Swanston-street
- Wheelhouse, John, 67 Little Collins-street east
Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses.
- Baird, John M., Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Barton, Mrs., 79 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Batten, Geo. Henry, Lennox-st., Rd.
- Beer, Mrs. J. C, Punt-road, Rd.
- Belough & Keeling, Mdmes., Church-street, Rd.
- Birchall, Mrs., Osborne-street, Pra.
- Bishop, Mrs., 72 Park-street, Em. H.
- Brew, Miss, 32 Smith-street, Col.
- Brodie, Miss, Barkly-street, St. K.
- Capron, Mrs., 2 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Carroll, Miss C, Faraday-street, Carl.
- Chettle, Miss, 25 Stephen-street
- Coltherd, Miss M., 187 Eathdowne-street, N. M.
- Combes, Mrs., Pelham-street, N. M.
- Crinlen, Mrs., Arden-street, N. M.
- Davis, Miss, 281 Spencer-street
- Davitt, Mrs., 142 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Eccles, Misses, 188 Collins-street east
- Elmes, Mrs., Barkly-street, St. K.
- Erith, Mrs., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Fenner, Rev. F. P., Gardiner's Creek-road, Pra.
- Finney, Miss, 241 Victoria-parade, Col.
- Flynn, Mrs., 33 Queensberry-street west, N. M.
- Fookes, Mrs., 45 Smith-street, Col.
- Forissier, Mr. and Mdme., Barkly-street, St. K.
- Glenn, Miss, 115 Collins-street east
- Glennon, Misses, 202 Russell-street
- Goodridge, T. T.,67Madeline-st. N. M.
- Goslett, Charles, Fitzroy-st., St. K.
- Greig, Miss, 65 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Groves, Mrs., Henry-street, Pra.
- Hayes, Mrs., 86 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Haynes, Mrs., Lothian-street, N. M.
- Heath, Mrs., Inkerman-st. east, St. K.
- Hood, Mrs., Rosslyn-street, W. M.
- Johnson, Mrs., Franklin-street west, W. M.
- Keating, Philip, 50 Johnston-st. west, Col.
- Kipling, Miss, Caroline-street, S. Y.
- McArthur, Mrs. D. G., Robe-st., St.K.
- Matthieu, Miss, Esplanade, St. K.
- Munce, Misses, Lothian-street, N. M.
- Nielson, Mrs., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Northcott, W. C, Wellington-st., St.K.
- Perry, Mrs., 59 Stanley-street, Col.
- Ransom, Mrs., 36 Coventry-st., Em.H.
- Ries, Mrs., Acland-street, St. K.
- Rippon, Misses, 24 Johnston-street west, Col.
- Roberts, Miss, 59 Smith-street, Col.
- Roberts, Mrs. W. G., Hotham-st., E.M.
- Saville, Mrs., 49 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Scales. Mrs., Station-place, San.
- Shallard, Miss, 66 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Simpson, Mrs., 128 Fitzroy-street, Col.
- Spring, James, 28 Chetwynd-st., N. M.
- Stevenson, Wm., 158 Rathdowne-st., N. M.
- Straker, Mrs., 218 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Stuckwell, Mrs., Prince's-street, St. K.
- Supple, Misses, Punt-road, Pra.
- Taylor, Mrs., 9 James-street, Wmn.
- Temple, Mrs., 9 James-street, Wmn.
- Thomson, Mrs., 35 Napier-street, Col.
- Thynne, Robert, Albert-street, E. M.
- Toller, Miss, Avoca-street, S. Y.
- Tripp, Mrs., Murphy-street, S. Y.
- Uther, Miss, 5 Webb-street, Col.
- Vieusseux, L., 23 and 25 Victoria-parade, Col,
- Wheeler, Mrs., 147 Wellington-st. Col.
- Wise, Mrs.,76 Stevedore-street, Wmn.
Sculptor.
- Summers, Charles, 81 Collins-st. east
Seedsmen and Florists.
- Bugg, H. S., Inkerman-st. east, St. K.
- Clarke, Warwick, 31 Swanston-street
- Craig, H. and Co., 103 Bourke-st. east
- Dyson, A., (market), Bourke-st. east
- Eddy, William, 158 Elizabeth-street
- Fennesy, Richard, Commercial-rd., Pra.
- Law, William & Co., 118 Swanston-st.
- McDonald, William, 128 Bourke-st. e.
- Reynolds, J. N., 49 Swanston-street
- Rule, John, 130 Bourke-street east, and Victoria Nursery, Church-at., Rd.
- Sinclair, James, 15 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Smith and Adamson, 71 Collins-street west, and Punt-road, Pra.
Sewing Machine Maker.
- Kay, Joshua A., Blackwood-st., N. M.
Shinglers and Slaters.
- Bell, Thomas, 85 Lonsdale-street east
- Dixon, Major, 70 George-street, Col.
- Dunger and Neilson, 185 Stephen-st.
- Gordon, John, Regent-street, Col.
- Griffin, P., Goldie-alley, Little Bourke-street west
- Holmes, —, 43 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Lapish, Fredk., 151 Lygon-st., N. M.
- Lindsay, Geo., Queensberry-st., N. M.
- Mack & Hamilton, Rosslyn-st., W. M.
- Maconochie, P., 247 Smith-street, Col.
- Terry, Joseph, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Thornton, Wm., Franklin-street west, W. M.
- Watson, George, 105 Lonsdale-st. e.
- Watson & Johnson, 172 Lonsdale-st. e.
- Wolfenden, William, 91 Smith-st., Col.
- Watt, D., 46 Park-street, Em. H.
Shipping Agents. —See Brokers,
- &c.
Ship Brokers—See Brokers, &c.
Ship and Boat Builders.
- Chessell, Charles, River Side south
- Fuller, R. S River Bank, Rd.
- Kenney, William, River Bank, Rd.
- O'Neill, Findlay and Harvey, River Side south
- Wright, Robert, Nelson-place, Winn.
Ship Chandlers.
- Burrell, G. and Co., 54 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Burrows and Bascombe, 137 Flinders-street west
- Donaldson, H. B. and Co., Beach-st., San.
- Dove and Oswald, 93 Flinders-street west, and 22 Nelson-place, Wmn.
- Grave, W. and E., 145 Flinders-street west
- Gray, Wm. G., 123 Flinders-st. west
- Harvey, George, Beach-street, San.
- Ingles, Adam and Gresham, Beach-st., San.
- Stewart, Carrick and Co., Thompson-st., Wmn., and Railway-place, San.
Shipsmiths.
- Coltherd, Robert, River Side south
- Clay, Samuel and Son, Rouse-st., San.
- Mair, Alexander, 19 King-street
Shipwrights.
- Broglan, John, River Side south
- Clark, John, River Side south
- Colquhoun, Robt., River Side south
- Dodd, Robert, River Side south
- Gordon and Reid, River Side south
- Hall, T. W. and Co., Beach-street, San.
- Hutton, Wm., River Side south
- Lowrie, John, River Side south
- Lyons, Archd., River Side south
- McScimmin, Robert, River Side south
- Macarthur, A., River Side south
- Morris, James, River Side south
- Nichol, James, River Side south
- O'Neil, Findlay & Harvey, River Side south
- Petrie, Archd., River Side south
- Pickles, John, Beach-street, San.
- Rowe, J., River Side south
- Rudduck, Noble, River Side south
- Rudduck, W., River Side south
- Tate, Hugh, River Side south
Shipping Mastees.
- Gregory, John, 41 William-street
- Morgan, Owen W., 21 William-st.
- Wright, J. W., 102 Collins-st. west
Sign Writers.
- Bice, T. A., 47 Swanston-street
- Brooks, J. P., 63½ Little Collins-street west
- Davies, Henry, 106 Russell-street
- Dennis, A., 23 Rathdown-st., N. M.
- Fisher and Smith, 15 Ann-st., Wmn.
- Graham, W., 13 Little Bourke-st. west
- Lucas, C. and Co., 83 Curzon-st., N. M.
- Marsh, W., 216 Bourke-street east
- Oliver, Edward, 51 Victoria-street east, N. M.
- Roberts, Edward, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Roberts, W., 69 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Robinson, Augustus, 62 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Saint, Alfred G., 85 Russell-street
- Shankly, John, 15 Little Bourke-street west
- Stafford, J., Stoke-street, San.
- Ward, H. S., 28 Smith-street, Col.
- Watts, W. C, 16 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Woodcroft, —, 24 Little Lonsdale-st. east
Silkmen.—See Mercers.
Silversmiths.—See Goldsmith.
Slaters.—See Shinglers.
Smiths.—See Blacksmiths.
Soap Makers.—See Candle Makers.
Sodawater Manufacturers.—See Ginger Beer Manufacturers.
Solicitoes.—See Attorneys.
Stationers— See Booksellers.
Statuaries and Marble Masons.
- Candy, Wm., 68 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Cannam, Charles Christopher, Punt road, Pra.
- Chambers & Clutten, 121 Stephen-st.
- Heald, J., 110 Lonsdale-street east
- Huxley aud Parker, 126 Little Collins-street east
- Marsh & Grout, 92 and 94 Russell-st.
- Sheddy, C. S., 51 King-street
- Simmonds and Lindsay, 146 Madeline-street, N. M.
Stay Makers.
- Fulton, Mrs., 162 Bourke-street east
- Goldsworthy, Mrs., 139 Latrobe-street west
Stereotype Founders.
- Walker, May & Co., 81 Bourke-street west
Stock and Share Brokers. See Brokers.
Stone Cutters.—See Masons.
Stone Merchants.
- Bell, J. and W., Albert-street, E. M.
- Chambers & Clutten, 121 Stephen-st.
- Smith, D. and Co., Bay-street, San.
- Wills, Edward, 46 Hanover-st., Col.
Storekeepers.
- Armstrong, T., 79 Leveson-st., N. M.
- Brydie and Ferguson, 51 Leveaon-st, N. M.
- Caughey and McCleery, 64 William-st.
- Collyns and Co., 28 Lonsdale-street e.
- Dickson, W. C., 35 Market-street
- Fogarty Brothers, 55 Errol-st., N. M.
- Harrison and Co., 29 Flinders-st. west
- Keen, J. A., Caledonia-lane, Lonsdale-street east
- Lange & Thoneman, 67 Little Collins-street west
- Lazarus and Levinger, 17 Queen-st.
- Mclndoe, J., Cecil-street, Wmn.
- Moore Brothers, 27 Latrobe-st. east
- Moses, Myers and Co., 13 Flinders-lane west
- Murray and Co., Ferguson-st., Wmn.
Stove Merchants.
- McNulty, John C, 87 Bourke-st. east
- Wheelock, E. C. and Co., 129 Russell-street
Straw Hat & Bonnet Makers and Cleaners.
- Andrews, Joseph, 52 Queen-street
- Banks, Mrs. J. W., 62 Park-st., Em.H.
- Christian, Miss, 140 Smith-st., Col.
- Crow, John, 254 Spencer-street
- Galland, Henry, 75 Swanston-street
- Hunt, A., Blackwood-street, N. M.
- King, R., 117 Brunswiek-street, Col.
- Morris, Mrs., 131 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Reynolds, Mrs. M., 160 Bourke-st. e.
- Scouler, Mrs., 81 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Theobald, Miss, 243 George-st., Col.
- Tobin, M., 188 Wellington-st., Col.
- Watt, F., 158 Smith-street, Col.
Surgeons.—See Physicians.
Surgical Bandage Maker.
- Clubb, Mrs., 138 Collins-street east
Surgical Instrument Makers.
- Hughes, Thomas, 50 Collins-street e.
- Guyatt, Geo., 10 Little Collins-st. w.
- Ward, F. W., 44 Swanston-street
Surveyors.—See Architects.
Tailors.
- Alexander, A., 29 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Allan, J., 11 High-street, St. K.
- Amedee, E., 145 Little Bourke-street e.
- Athens, J. H., 118 Stephen-street
- Atkinson, John, 201 Swanston-street
- Bamford, George, 233 Swanston-street
- Barker, Percival, 97 Swanston-street
- Barnes, John, 12 Barkly-street, St. K.
- Blacklock, John, 10 Swanston-street
- Blair, William, 38 Howard-st., N M.
- Boswell, Alexander, Swan-street, Rd.
- Boulter, Wm., High-street, Pra.
- Brophy, F., 81 Stephen-street
- Brown, Alfred, 38 Bouverie-st., N. M.
- Brown, Andrew, 109 Little Lonsdale-street east
- Burton, William, 117 Flinders-lane east
- Carnaby, George, 58 Elizabeth-street
- Christie, James, 147 King-street
- Cooling, Richard, 56 High-st., St. K., and 45 Bourke-street east
- Corbett, John, 54 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Coultas, Henry, Bay-street, San.
- Coupar, James, Victoria-st. e., N. M.
- Craven, W., Gardiner's Creek-rd., Pra.
- Cuthbert, J., Beach-street, San.
- Dickason, J. Geo., Bridge-road, Rd.
- Dobson & Sons, 46 Swanston-street
- Donnison, Wm., Lonsdale-street east
- Doody, D., 58 Little Collins-street east
- Dunn, Thomas, 33 Queen-street
- Earls, Thomas, 160 High-street, St. K.
- Elliott, John, 78 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Faber, Denis, 83 Cardigan-street, N. M.
- Fawcett, Isaac, 44 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Feldmaun, Henry, 11 Napier-st., Col.
- Ferguson, William, 39 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Fettes, Alexander, 119 Queen-street
- Fowls, J., 28 Coventry-street, Em.H.
- Finlay & Emery, 109 Victoria-chambers, Collins-street west
- Ford and Brown, 421 King-street
- Fowler, R., 83 Elizabeth-street
- Gerbing and Fordham, 51 Queen-st.
- Gibson, James, 222 Lonsdale-st. east
- Gillmann, —, Swan-street, Rd.
- Gislingham, Robert, 176 Wellington-street, Col.
- Grant, J., 113 William-street
- Hanley, S., 59 Flinders-lane east
- Harding, D., 188 Little Collins-st. east
- Harvey, Robert, 47 Lonsdale-st. west
- Herpers, John, 5 a'Beckett-street east
- Hodgson, A. G., 17 Lonsdale-st. west
- Howard, William, 150 Smith-st., Col.
- Isaacs, Alfred, 138 Lonsdale-street east
- Jefferies, Joseph, Brighton-street, Rd.
- Jefferies, Stephen, 10 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Jehnand Lehrmann, 134 Little Bourke-street east
- Jones, Charles E. and Co., 253 Bourke-street east
- Jones, Davy, 35 Queensberry-street east, N. M.
- Jordan, John, 75 Little Collins-st. east
- Kelson, Edward, 175 Smith-street, Col.
- Kenny, Thomas, Docker-street, Rd.
- Kyellstrance and Erichson, 49 Little Collins-street west
- Lewis, Wm., 18 Little Collins-st. west
- Lincoln, Thomas, 3 Robe-street, St. K.
- Lober, W., 87 Little Lonsdale-st. east
- Loghrey, J., 144 Victoria-parade, L. M.
- Lush and Co., 51 Collins-street east
- Luttgens, Francis, 415 Little Bourke-street east
- McCarthy, William, 75 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- McDonough, Ed., 103 Little Collins-street east
- MacGrotty, Henry, 19 Errol-st., N. M.
- McMillin, —, 45 Wellington-st. St, K.
- Marum, John, High-street, Pra.
- Milton and Nicholls, 54 Collins-st. east
- Mitchell, John, Wellington-street, Rd.
- Mockler, D., 16 Bank-st. west, Em. H.
- Morierty, James, 170 Russell-street
- Murray and Connor, 47 Queen-street
- Nicholl, A., 93 Little Collins-st. east
- Norris, Thos., 58 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Parsons, Samuel, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Ponsford, —, 108 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Ramage, G., 81 Spring-street
- Rayfield, John, 72 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Reynolds, J., 11 Wellington-st., Col.
- Riley, E. and Co., Bank-place, 77
- Collins-street west
- Robertson, A., 18 Little Latrobe-st. e.
- Rogers, Geo., 146 Little Collins-st. e.
- Rolf and Co., 48 Queen-street
- Ross, Robert, 164 Bourke-street west
- Ryan, M., 193 Swanston-street
- Sanders and Co., 111 Swanston-street
- Sandford and Young, 17 Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Sanguinetti, Biagir, 90 Gore-st., Col.
- Seyfarth, Henry, 87 Russell-street
- Sherwood, Thos., Franklin-street east
- Skeen, Joseph, 154 Bourke-street east
- Smith, G. W., 58 Lygon-street, N. M.
- Smith, Jesse, 32 Cardigan-street N. M.
- Smith, Richard, 33 Market-st., Em. H.
- Stanley, John, 26 Collins-street east
- Starr, Charles, 70 High-street, St. K.
- Steadman, John, 123 Flinders-lane east
- Stowell, Wm., 8 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Stuart, James, 175 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
- Suttgens, Francis, 145 Little Bourke-street east
- Taylor, Swanson, 108 Collins-st. east
- Thomas, James A., 131 Spring-street
- Thomson, Peter, 64 Elizabeth-street
- Tolmie, Simon, 156 King-street
- Vail, Charles, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Verey, Henry, 100 High-street, St. K.
- Walsh, John, 217 King-street
- Walton, W., 17 Leicester-street, N. M.
- Warry, J., 117 Johnston-st. east, Col.
- Watson, Benj., 133 Latrobe-st. east.
- Watson, Benjamin, 70 Swanston-street
- Wharton, George, 78 Queen-street
- Wilkinson, William, 204 Smith-st., Col.
- Williams, George, 165 Little Bourke-street east
- Williamson, Henry, 17 Lonsdale-st. e.
- Wilson, Charles, 51 Fitzroy-st., Col.
Tanners—(See Curriers).
Tentmakers—See Sailmakers.
Timber Measurers.
- Solen and MacPherson, 130 Flinders-street west
Timber Merchants.
- Alcock and Co., 132 Russell-street
- Austin, Thomas, 24 King-street
- Baillie, David, 11 Flinders-street east
- Booth, J. and J., Collins-street west
- Brennand & Brooks, 41 Gore-st., Col.
- Butcher, C., Commercial-road, Pra.
- Cairns, Wilson and Amos, 72 Flinders-lane e., and 121 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- Connell and Clarke, 13 William-street
- Egan, Michael, Church-street, Rd.
- Fitzgerald, Richard, Swan-street, Rd.
- Forsyth, John, 29 High-street, St. K.
- Forsyth, W., 109 Collins-st. west, and 120 Bouverie-street, N. M.
- Girvin, James, 71 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Gray, Walter &Co., 16 Victoria-st., Rd.
- Gregory, G.
& H., 41 William-street
- Gregory and Anstey, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Hutchinson, Benj., Australian-wharf Leigh, Philip, Bay-street, San.
- Macgeorge, R., Elizabeth-st. extension Marshall, H. W., 140 High-st., St. K.
- Miller and Macquistan, 101 William-street, and 92 Lonsdale-street west
- Mills, Henry, 29 Flinders-street west
- Morley, William, Bay-street, San.
- Owen Daniel, a'Beckett-street east
- Perry, George, 149 Russell-street
- Perry, John, 185 Lonsdale-street east
- Punch, Michael, 143 Lonsdale-st. east
- Purnell, John, Commercial-road, and Chapel-street, Pra.
- Russell, George P., Sandridge-road
- Semple, J., 198 Nicholson-street, Col.
- Skeates, Charles, 107 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Smith, C. and J., 5 Albert-st., Em. H.
- Smith, William, Spring-street
- Smith, Wm. and Co., Therry-street
- Snowball, Joshua, Australian-wharf
- Stedman, T., 65 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Sullivan, Joseph, Dryburgh-st., N. M.
- Throckmorton, C. Lloyd, Raleigh's-wharf, Flinders-street west
- Thwaites, Geo., Little Collins-st. east
- Wakeham, J. and R., 49 Stephen-st.
- Wallis, Brothers, Victoria-st. w., N. M.
- Westby, Edmund & Co., 129 Flinders-lane west, and Collins-street west White, J., 14 Flinders-lane east Woods, John, 129 Smith-street Col.
Tinsmiths and Workers.—See Whitesmiths.
Tobacconists.
- Allen, John, 197 King-street
- Armbrecht, Hugo, 104 Bourke-st. east
- Barnet and Lee, 109 Swanston-street
- Carpenter, Charles, Bay-street, San.
- Damman, Geo. &. Co., 62 Collins-st. e.
- Davidson, Isaac, 122 King-street
- Davis, Lewis, 63 Elizabeth-street
- Drew, Joseph, 111 Elizabeth-street
- Dudgeon, John, 159 Elizabeth-street
- Edersheim, P., 212 Lonsdale-st. east
- Frauz, Christian, 89 Bourke-st. east.
- Goldberg and Krakowski, 66 Swanston-street
- Greig, Wm., 21 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Harris, Edward, 34 Collins-street west, and 83a Brunswick-street, Col.
- Heinecke, F. W. & Co. (wholesale and retail), 65 Swanston-st., 74 Elizabeth-street, and 85 Bourke-street east
- Hubert, John, 29½ Bourke-street east
- Joseph, E. Newton, 23 Bourke-st. east
- Knochenhauer, C. E., 75 Flinders-st. w.
- Kronheimer and Co., 40 Bourke-st. e.
- Lobascher, David, 40 Swanston-street
- Laroome, Alfred, 251 Bourke-street e.
- Lowe, Geo., G., 32 Bourke-street east
- Marshall, George, 69 Swanston-street
- Meissner, Otto, 133 Bourke-street east
- O'Neil, D., 98 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Politz and Rose (wholesale), 63 Queen-street
- Pulver, Isaac, 101 Queen-street
- Ray, William, 44 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Sextie, J. G., 60 Collins-street west
- Slater, Chas. H., 127 Russell-street
- Smith, Henry, 49 Bourke-street east
- Solomons, Isaac, 225 Bourke-st. east
- Steinhoff, Carl, 22 Bourke-street east
- Sweibner, Samuel, 191 Bourke-st. east
- Van Damme, Karl, 57 Swanston-street
- Vitou, P., 26 Clarendon-st., Em. H.
- Wedgwood, Wm., 59 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Wittkowski Brothers, 11 Collins-st. w.
Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturers.
- Heard, Gideon and Co., 10 Little Lonsdale-street west
- Hommel, Theodor and Co., 1 Little Bourke-street west
Tree-Stump Extractors.
- Mansfield and Hewitt, 44 Latrobe-st. west
Truss Makers.
- Hughes, Thos., 73a Gertrude-st., Col.
- Jones, John, 116 Lonsdale-street east
Turners.
- Arnold, C., 42 Little Bourke-st. east
- Gallard, C., 19A Little Collins-st. east
- George, F. N., 40 Little Collins-st. east
- Groves, Fred., 50 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Harvey, —, Blackwood-street, N. M.
- Humphreys, George, 126 Little Collins-street east
- Mourant, J. T., Oxford-street, Col.
- Palmer, F., 50 Stanley-street, Col.
- Rettwig, John, 157 Russell-street
- Sander, Wm. and Co., right-of-way, 89 Bourke-street east
- Swinnerton, —, Inkerman-street east, St. K.
- Tippett, C., 218 Bourke-street east
- West, Henry, 14 Flinders-lane east
- Wilcox, George, 31a Napier-st., Col.
Umbrella Makers.
- Allen, David, 66 Little Collins-st. east
- King, Emanuel, 5 Fitzroy-st., St. K.
- Quiney, Edward, 170 Bourke-st. east
- Swanson and Perritt, 64 Brunswick-street, Col.
Undertakers.
- Adams, George, 56 Smith-street, Col.
- Allison, H., 13 Howard-street, N. M.
- Bell, Thomas, Lennox-street, Rd.
- Bramston and Marshall, 90 Collins-street east
- Chard, William, 55 Smith-street, Col.
- Croft
& Murray, 82 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Daley, John, 218 Latrobe-street east
- Davis, John W., 13 Ann-street, Wmn.
- Geddes, Walter, Punt-road, Pra.
- Harlow, W. J., 13 Cambridge-st., Col.
- Hatt and Son, 98 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Jennings, Thomas, 128 Queen-street
- Little, J., 74 Victoria-street, Rd.
- Lober, E., 176 Wellington-st., Col.
- Michel and Bath, Cecil-st., Wmn.
- Newby, W., 95 Wellington-st., Col.
- Oelrich, August, Church-street; Rd.
- Paxton and Allan, 86 Collins-st., east
- Price, John, Kerr-street, Col.
- Raybold, James, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Romanis, John, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Sleight, John, 71 Collins-st. east
- Verey, Thomas, 102 High-st., St. K.
Upholsterers.
- Altmann, Edward, 119 Flinders-lane e.
- Brander, E., 76 Little Collins-st. east
- Carr, Hugh B. and Son, 128 Spring-st.
- Cohen Brothers, 92 Bourke-street east
- Davis, James, 57 Gertrude-st., and 47 Napier-street, Col.
- Eisert, George, 205 Elizabeth-street
- Fischer, A., 116 Swanston-street
- Fuhrmann, H., 270 Church-st., Rd.
- Gibb, James, Church-street, Rd.
- Harrison, W., 10 Little Collins-st. east
- Haughton, William, Swan-street, Rd.
- Law Brothers, 16 Collins-street east, and 41 Lonsdale-street west
- Leitch, Allen, 19 Coventry-st., Em. H.
- Lewis, Richard, 162 Young-street, Col.
- M'Conochie, J., 111 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- M'Lean
& Cameron, 156 Bourke-st. e.
- Marks, M., 48 Collins-street east
- Nation and Dunn, 40 Flinders-lane e.
- Nott, Edwin, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Paxtou and Allan, 86 Collins-street e.
- Perry, William, 53 Oxford-street, Col.
- Ramsay Brothers and Co., 25 Collins-street west
- Raven, William, 145 Smith-st., Col.
- Scope and Salmon, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Sloman, Henry, 57 and 59 Queen-st.
- Smith, James, 25 Albert-street, E. M,
- Stewart, J., 7 Fitzroy-street, St. K.
- Stubbs, William, 52 York-st., Em. H.
- Thompson, D. E. and Co., 95 Bourke-street west
- Tullett and Watts, Barkly-st., St. K.
- Wallach Brothers, corner of Elizabeth-st. and Little Bourke-st. east, and 97 Queen-street
- Warren, Thomas, Bay-street, San.
- White, Wm, 3 Drummond-st., N. M.
- Williams, David, 11 Errol-street, N. M.
Upholstresses.
- Bonar, Mrs., 97 Little Collins-st. east
- Mellor, Mrs., 126 Gertrude-st., Col.
Veterinary Surgeons.
- Clarke, William, Flemington-road
- Koch, Adolphus, 315 Elizabeth-street
- McNaughton, John, 10 Bourke-st. east
- Mitchell, Graham, Franklin-street east
- Offord, William, Cremorne-street Rd.
- Ritchie, Archibald, 26 Queensberry-Street west, N. M.
- Shaw, John F., 87 Flinders-lane east
- Smith, Jas., 31 Victoria-st. east, N. M.
- Vincent, John P., Franklin-street east
- White, W. B., Chapel-street, Pra.
Warehousemen.
- Banks Brothers, Henderson and Co., Flinders-court, 1 Flinders-street, w.
- Barbour, R, and Co., 48 Cecil-street, Em. H.
- Budge Brothers (wholesale), 55 to 61 Russell-street
- Chalk and Price (job), 8 Collins-st. e.
- Cumming Brothers and Co, 20, 22 and 24 Collins-street east
- Dodgshun, Austin & Co., 6 Elizabeth-street
- Ferguson, A. &. W., 101 Collins-st. e.
- Fielding, J. (job), 108 Elizabeth-street Finley, Samuel and Co., 26 and 28 Collins-street east
- King, C. W. (job), 73 Flinders-lane e.
- Laing and Webster, 72 Little Collins-street east
- Langlands, Buick and Co., right-of-way, 30 Queen-street, and Hall of Commerce, Collins-street west
- Leeke, Rd. 62 Flinders-street east
- McKersie, Love and Co., 69 Flinders-lane east
- Neave, R. (woollen), 27 Market-street
- Prince, Bray and Ogg, 43 Collins-st. e.
- Ray, Glaister
& Co., 35 Blinders-lane w.
- Reid, Peebles & Co., 43 Flinders-ln. w.
- Sargood, King & Sargood, 23 Flinders-street east
- Thomson, Turnbull & Co., 8 Flinders-lane east
- Thorp, Samuel
& Co., 49 Collins-st. w.
- Wade and Gowan, 80 Collins-street e.
- Watson, W.
& Sons, 101 Swanston-st.
- Weaver and Excell (job), 14 Elizabeth. street
- Young, J. C. and Co., 97 Flinders-lane east, and 25 Russell-street
- Younghusband and Co., 32 Elizabeth-st.
Watchmakers and Jewellers.
- Anderson, J., Beach-street, San.
- Ansell, H. S., 140 Little Lonsdale-st. w.
- Aurbach, Zachariah, 247 Bourke-st. e.
- Bates and Little, 22 Collins-street west
- Bennett, William, 16 Collins-st. west
- Berens, Rosenthal and Co. (wholesale), 33 and 35 Little Collins-street west
- Berrick, Lewin, 38 Bourke-street west
- Berringer, John, 13 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Bogarski, Wm., 29 Little Bourke-st. w
- Browning, J., 167 & 169 Elizabeth-st.
- Brush and MacDonnell,23 Collins-st. e.
- Bullin, Henry, 10 Lonsdale-street w.
- Bullock, Wm., 235 Bourke-street east
- Buncle, John, 51 Queen-street
- Christmas, D. P., 68 Brunswick-st. Col.
- Clendinnen, Joseph J., 7 Bourke-st. e.
- Coppel, Elias, 88 Queen-street
- Cowen, William, 102 Elizabeth-street
- Crate, John, 35 Bourke-street east
- Crisp, George, 46 Queen-street
- Cutler, Charles, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Davies, L., 95 Elizabeth-street
- Davis, Joseph, 17 Little Collins-st. east
- De Lagarde, Edward, 53 Bourke-st. e.
- Denis, Sylla, 98 Bourke-street east
- Drew, Henry, 91 Swanston-street
- Dudley, John, High-street, Pra.
- Eick, A., 32 Collins-street west
- Elder, Henry, 63 Bourke-street east
- Ellis, Wm. Edwd., 231 Elizabeth-street
- Falk, P. and Co. (wholesale), 38 Little Collins-street west
- Feldheim Brothers (wholesale), 62 Queen-street
- Ferguson, J. S., 12 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Ferguson, W., 90 Brunswick-st., Col.
- Gaunt, Thomas, 7 Little Bourke-st. e.
- Gilmour., J. B., 53 Leveson-st., N. M,
- Greening, B., 94 Little Collins-st. w.
- Hackett, W. D., 23 Howard-st., N. M.
- Hunter, Thomas, 39 Errol-street, N. M.
- Hyams, Nathan, 3 Collins-street west
- Hyman, Julius, 20 Bourke-street east
- Jones, Edwin, 19 Collins-street east
- Jones, T., 15 Thompson-street, Wmn.
- Kilpatrick and Co., 39 Collins-st. west
- Kirwin, Pat. T., 79 Little Collins-st. e.
- Kleiser, Anton, 199 Bourke-street east
- Kyezor, Henry, 45 Queen-street
- Lansdell, Stephen, 82 Flinders-lane e.
- Leeson, Dan., 174 Brunswick-st, Col.
- Levitt, Samuel Isaae, Punt-road, Pra.
- McFarlane, Cunningham, 165 Elizabeth-street
- Macartney, J. D., 11 High-st., St. K.
- Macdonald, A., 50 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- Morrell, Charles, 166 Elizabeth-street
- Munro, John, 132 Cardigan-st., N M.
- Nathan, E. and Co., 61 Elizabeth-st.
- Newman, H., 119 Elizabeth-st.
- Nicholls, Thomas, 77 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Ninnis, James, Sl Swanston-street
- Pavesio, J., 154 Bourke-street east
- Phillipson, P. (wholesale), 3a Little Collins-street west
- Powell, John, 118 Russell-street
- Raufer, Rd., 69 Victoria-st. east, E. C.
- Robertson, R., 21 Collins-st. west
- Sansom, C, 168 Bridge-road, Rd.
- Selig, B. A., 207 Swanston-street
- Seyfried, John B., 150 Little Collins-street east
- Shier, Thomas, 129 King-street
- Snelling, James, M., 24 Little Bourke-street west
- Soden, J., 39 Errol-street, N. M.
- Spann, E., 210 Lonsdale-st. east
- Vickers, Joseph, Gore-st., Col.
- Walsh and Sons, 53 Collins-st. east
- Wartmann, L. H., Chapel-street, Pra.
- Wenzel and Enes, 129 Bourke-st. east
- Wesselquist, Sven, Swanston-st.
- Webster, J. R., 121 Smith-st., Col.
- Wileman, T., 89 Finders-lane east
- Wilson, J,, 65 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Willis, R. & T. (wholesale), 39 Little Collins-st. east
- Wilson, J., 73a Gertrude-st., Col.
Wax Modeller.
- Sohier, Mrs., 97 Bourke-street east
Wharfingers,-See Lightermen.
Wheelwrights.—See Cartwrights.
Whip Makers.
- Henderson, F., 3 Bouverie-st., N. M. Hughes, J. Nangus, 111 Queen-street
Whitesmiths.
- Appleton, S., 130 Oxford-street, Col.
- Bosley, William, 169 Russell-street
- Bowden, Henry, 75 Russell-street
- Brazier, William, Punt-road, Pra.
- Clark, J., 14 Gertrude-street, Col.
- Cochrane, William, 9 King-street
- Cole, John, 43 Little Collins-st. east
- Coventry, J., 72 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Crosby, Wm., 31½ Little Collins-st. w.
- Cunningham, Robert, Chapel-st., Pra.
- Cunningham, W., Johnston-st. e. Col.
- Davis, J. & Co. (wholesale) 42 Bourke-street east
- Dixon, Francis, Church-street, Rd.
- Edwards & Pickles, 16 Little Latrobe-street
- Esnouf, Philip, 45 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Fyfe, George, 97 Little Collins-st. east
- Garsyth, Wm. and Jos., Bay-st., San.
- Gebendinger, J., 30 Little Collins-st. east
- Hagerty
& Wright, 33 Little Bourke-street east
- Hague, William, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Harmon, John, 241 Wellington-street, Col.
- Henderson, Andrew, 33 Cardigan-st., N. M.
- Harris, Robert, Swan-street, Rd.
- Haylett, James, 93 Napier-street, Col.
- Howard, Joseph, 14 Gore-street, Col.
- Hill, Alex., 131 Swanston-street
- Hughes & Harvey, 126 Little Bourke-street east
- Iddles, Joseph, 203 Drummond-street, N. M.
- Ireland, George, 102 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Juxon, B., 73 Little Bourke-st. east
- Kennedy, Alex., 75 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Kennedy, James, 192 Elizabeth-street
- Langshaw, James, 39 Coventry-street Em. H.
- Lindsay, James, Bridge-road, Rd.
- McIvor, Wm. and Sons, 72 Clarendon-street, Em. H.
- NcNeill & Connell, 85 Lonsdale-street east
- Manly, John, 15 Little Collins-street east
- Marchant, George, Bridge-road, Rd.
- Marsh, Joseph, 30 High-street, St. K.
- Maser, James, 248 Lonsdsle-street east
- Mills, Wm Albert-street, Pra,
- Morgan, John, 75 Leveson-st., N. M.
- O'Gorman, John, 32 Little Bourke-st, east
- Oliver, George, Commercial-road, Pra.
- Pearsall, Thos. Robt., 29 Little Collins-street west
- Rowe, Thomas, 93 Fitzroy-street, Col
- Scott, John F., 91 Oxford-street, Col.
- Seddon, Wm., 257 Elizabeth-street
- Simmons, Wm., 171 Brunswick-street, Col.
- Smith, Wm., 8 Lonsdale-street west
- Taegtow, Frederick, 2 Parker-Bt., Wmn.
- Urquhart, Alex., Bay-street, San.
- Wallis, F., Otter-street, Col.
- Wardrop, James, 13 Little Collins-st. east
- Wardrop, James,, 116 Drummond-st., N.M.
- Watton, Edward, 309 Elizabeth-street
- Williams, William, 176 Russell-street
- Williamson, Brothers, Flemington-road
- Wilson, Henry, Chapel-street Pra.
Wine and Spirit Brokers.—See Brokers.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
- Alexander, A. E., 12 Bond-street
- Alexander, Raphael, 12 Bond-street
- Aveling and Co., Robe-street, St. E.
- Aylwin and Co., 60 Queen-street
- Bacon, Thomas, 165 Bourke-st. east
- Berghoff and To uzel, 23 Market-street
- Berry, Graham, Chapel-street, Pra.
- Boyd, J. F., 28 Collins-street east
- Brown and Stewart, 42 Elizabeth-st.
- Burstall and Campbell, 46 Collins-st. west
- Campbell, D. S. and Co., 83 Collins-st. west
- Campbell, J. and M., St. David-street, Pra.
- Cooper, Thomas, 42 Elizabeth-street
- Conlen and Pemberton. 2 Robe-street, St.K.
- Colton, E., 44 Latrobe-street west
- Connell, John, 15 and 17 Swanston-st.
- Currie, John, 139 Swanston-st.
- Dodd, Joseph, 14 Little Bourke-st. east
- Dods and Davidson, corner of Collins and Russell-streets
- Donaldson, Thomas, 105 Stephen-st. corner of Little Bourke-street east
- Donovan, Stephen, corner of Swanston and Little Bourke-streets
- Godfrey, William, 13 Latrobe-st. east
- Grant, Alexander, 164 Elizabeth-street
- Harney, R. and Co., 196 Elizabeth-st
- Heynemann, H., 32 Collins-street west
- Holland, —, Inkerman-st. east, St. K.
- Hull, George, 70 Little Collins-st. east
- Joske Brothers, 83 Elizabeth-street, and 2 Little Collins-street west
- Jung Brothers, D'Avis and Co., 4 Flinders-lane west
- Kaeppel and Co., 13 Flinders-lane west
- Kerr, Robt. and Hamill, 41 Collins-street west
- Lahman, H. H. and Co., 118 Collins-street east
- Lang, M. and Co., 81 Collins-Bt. West
- Levy, John and Sons, 18 Elizabeth-st.
- Lister and Hopkins, Gertrude-st., Col.
- Lyons, David, 95 Swanston-Street
- McEwan and Co., 21 Swanston-street
- McGeoch, Alex., 31 Howard-st., N. M.
- McLean, Neil, 11 Swanston-street
- McQueen, George, Napier-street, Col.
- McSwiney and Co., 114 Elizabeth-st.
- Macrorie, David and Co., 27 Flinders-lane west
- Mason, J. E., 94 Little Bourke-st. w.
- Mayne, James, 114 Elizabeth-street
- Moore, H. Torrens, 19 Elizabeth-st.
- Munro and Co., 28 Flinders-lane west
- Murphy, J. and Co., 108 Collins-st. w.
- Nicholson, W. H., 77 Queen-street
- Okeden, David P., 43 George-st., Col.
- Owen, Fountain and Co., 7a Queen-st.
- Palmer, J., High-street, Pra.
- Pirani, H. C, 9 Queen-st.
- Phillips, James, 15 Lonsdale-st. east
- Ritchie, Samuel S., 4 Elizabeth-st.
- Robertson, Francis & Co., Bank-place, Collins-st. west
- Ruel, Long and Co., Franklin-st. west
- Saffery & Co., Otter-street, Col.
- Shaw, G. and Gavan, 23 Madeline-st., N. M.
- Smith, William, 36 Bourke-st. east
- Steedman and Cunnington, 278 Elizabeth-street
- Stewart, Carrickand Co., Thompson-st., Wmn.
- Stitt, McGilvray and Co., 5 Queen-st.
- Todd, Alexander & Co., 114 Gertrude-st., Col.
- Toohey, T. and Co., 247 Swanston-st.
- Turner, Samuel, 192 Smith-st., Col.
- Umphelby, C. W. and Co., 48 Elizabeth-street
- Walker, R., 25 Swanston-street
- White, T. and W., 37 Flinders-st. east
- Williams, B. and Sons, 34 Bourke-street west
- Wood, J., 82 Wellington-st., Col.
Wire Workers.
- Beaumont & Fletcher, 9 Little Bourke-street east
- Mitchener, H. T. & Co., 84 Russell-st.
- Morison, T. B., 137 Stephen-st.
- Smith, J., 48 Swanston-st., and 39 Little
- Collins-street east
- Walton, W. D., 63 Wellington-st., St. K.
Wood Carvers.
- Livingstone, Daniel, 9 Queensberry-street, N. M.
- Sander, Wm. and Co., right-of-way, 89 Bourke-street east
- Savage, J., 35 Little Bourke-st. west
- Seymour, J., 220 Bourke-street east
Wool Brokers.—See Brokers.
Wool Merchants and Dealers.
- Brown, R., 61 Flinders-street west
- Clough, J. H. and Co., 111 Collins-street west
- Goldsbrough, R. and Co., 1 Market-st.
- Row, F. and Co., 21 Market-street
Working Jewellers.
- Beeby, G. and C, right-of-way, 98 Bourke-street east
- Brinckmann, Otto, 35 Little Bourke-street west
- Draeger and Kellinghausen, 40 Little Bourke-street west
- Goodwin, Charles, 62 Little Collins-street west
- Hagger, J. J., Little Collins-st. west
- Lamborn and Wagner, 19 Lonsdale-street east
- Maquay, Samuel, 44 Russell-street
- Pavesio, J., 154 Bourke-street east
- Schafer, Edward, 43 Little Collins-st. east
- Telfer, John T., 60 Collins-street west
- Wileman, Thomas, 89 Flinders-lane east
- Wing, Philip, Royal-lane, 98 Bourke-street east
- Woollett, Sam., Royal-lane, 98 Bourke-street east
Zinc Workers.—See Whitesmiths.
New Zealand Directory.
Directory for Auckland and the New Zealand Provinces. From Chapman's Almanac.
Auckland Provincial Directory.
Registered Law Practitioners Admitted at Auckland.
Barristers
- Abraham, Augustus B., 13th Jan., 1851
- Bartley, Thos. H., 17th May, 1842
- Curnin, John, 12th April, 1858
- Izard, Charles B., 18th June, 1860
- Richmond, C. W., 28th June, 1853
- Swainson, Wm., 31st January, 181
Solicitors.
- Allen, Charles, 23rd May, 1861
- Anderton, Ed. J., 9th August, 1858
- Armitage, James, 24th April, 1851
- Beveridge, Andrew, 22nd October, 1860
- Bracey, William, 20th August, 1856
- Brookfield, F. M. P., 30th Oct., 1854
- Cox, J. Edmund, 15th November, 1858
- Creagh, Michael, 22nd November, 1858
- Davis, Charles, 21st September, 1861
- Dry, James, 21st March, 1854
- Fenton, F. D., 13th January, 1857
- George, T. Shayle, 10th February, 1851
- Hamilton, Holden, 7th November, 1854
- Hill, Henry, 26th July, 1858
- Jackson, Samuel, 21st September, 1855
- Keetley, G. T., 6th February, 1860
- Kenyon, E. P., 26th July, 1858
- King, A. H., 2nd July, 1860
- Kingdon, Samuel, 15th July, 1857
- Littlewood, Henry, 31st January, 1842
- Marston, James V., 10th January, 1845
- Merriman, F. W., 10th July, 1844
- Oakes, O. W., 27th July, 1860
- O'Brien, Laughlin, 6th October, 1851
- Outhwaite, Thos., 31st January, 1842
- Russell, Thomas, 4th November, 1851
- Ritchie, James, 3rd November, 1856
- Standish, Thomas, 18th April, 1843
- Taylor, Brooke, 14th February, 1859
- Tyler, Wm. Henry, 20th March, 1858
- Whitaker, F., 31st January, 1842
- Wynn, Robt. W., 9th May, 1859
Auckland Law Society.
- President—The Hon. Attorney-General
- Vice-President—Fred. W. Merriman
- Treasurer—Thomas Shayle George
- Secretary—Thomas S. Weston
- List of Members—Andrew Beveridge, William Bracey, F. W. Brookfield, E. J. Cox, Michael Creagh, James Dry, J. V. Marston, Thomas Shayle George, Henry Hill, Samuel Jackson, F. W. Merriman, Thomas Russell, Robert W. Wynn, Fredk. Whitaker
- The Library is in their room in the New Court House
Medical
- T. M. Philson, M. D.; S. J. Stratford; A. Buchanan; S. H. Ford, J. J. R. Daliston; T. B. Kenderdine; A. Sinclair, M. D.; S. Hodgkinson.; R. Matthews; T. F. McGuaran
- Homœopathic—C. F. Fischer
- Dentist—Moffit
Ecclesiastical.
Episcopal Church,
- Bishop and Metropolitan — George Augustus Selwyn
- St. Paul's, Princes-st., Auckland—Rev. J. F. Lloyd
- Service—11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- St. Matthew's, Hobson-st., Auckland, —Rev. David Jones
- Service—11 a.m and 6 p.m.
- St. Barnabas', Parnell—Archdeacon, the Venerable G. A. Kissling
- Service—(in Maori)—11 a.m. and 6½ p.m.
- Remuera—G. T.B. Kingdon
- North Shore—Ed. Howard Heywood
- Onehunga—Arthur Guyon Purchas
- Otahuhu and Panmure—George H. Johnstone
- Howick—Vicesimus Lush
- Native Chapels—J. A. Wilson
- Melanesian Mission—J. C. Patteson
- Unattached—Rt. Burrows, J. Kinder
- Hauraki—Thomas Lanfear
- Kohanga—Archdeacon, the Venerable Robert Maunsell
- Otawhao—John Morgan
- Tukupoto—Benjamin Yates Ashwell
- Taranaki—Archdeacon, the Venerable Henry Govett
- Omata—Henry H. Brown
- Waimate—Archdeacon, the Venerable Henry Williams
- The Waimate—Richard Davis
- Inspector of Schools—Jos. Matthews
- Kororareka—F. Gould
- Unattached—Christopher P. Davies
- Tauranga—Archdeacon, the Venerable Alfred N. Brown
- Maketu—Thomas Chapman
- Tarawera—S. M. Spencer
- Taupo—T. S. Grace
- Waiapu—Bishop, William Williams
- Ahuriri—Samuel Williams
- Inspector of Schools—W. L. Williams
- The Wairoa—James Hamlin
- The Kawakawa—Roto Waitoa
- Waiapu—Charles Baker
Presbyterian Church.
- The first Presbyterian minister who arrived in the colony was the Rev. John McFarlane, who, with a Company of emigrants from Scotland, landed at Wellington in 1838. Since that time ministers from the several branches of the Presbyterian church have arrived in all the Provinces. Presbyteries have been erected in Otago and Auckland, and steps are contemplated for forming Presbyteries in other Provinces, and for placing all the Presbyteries and congregations in the colony under the supervision of one General Synod or Assembly
- St. Andrew's, Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland, Rev. David Bruce
- Service—11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- St. James's, Hobson-street
- Waipu, Rev, Norman McLeod
- Otahuhu, Tamaki and Howick, Rev. John Macky
- Papakura, Drury, Wairoa and Waiuku, Rev. Thomas Norrie
- Mahurangi & Matakana, Rev. Robert McKinney
- Onehunga, Whau, and Manukau, Rev. George Brown
- Ahuriri, Napier, Rev. P. Barclay, A.M
- Taranaki, New Plymouth, Rev. John Thom, a. m.
- Licentiate of Presbytery, Rev. John Gorrie
Church of Rome.
- Bishop Pompallier, Auckland
- St. Patrick's, Chapel-st., Rev. James McDonald, V. G.
- Service—7½., 9½, and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- St. Mary's, Freeman's Bay, Rev. W. McDonald
- Service—7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Congregational Independents.
- Chapel, Albert-street, Rev. T. Hamer Service—11 a.m. and 6½ p.m.
- Chapel, High-st-, Rev. A. Macdonald Service—11 a.m. and 6½ p.m.
- Chapel, Remuera, J. F. Mandeno
Primitive Methodists.
- Chapel, Edwards-street, Rev. J. Long Service—11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Baptists.
- Chapel, Wellesley St., Rev. J. Thornton Service—11 a.m. and 6½ p.m.
Hebrew.
- Synagogue, Emily Place, Rev. P. S. Solomon
- Service—Friday evening, sundown. Saturday, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.; and Monday and Thursday 6½ a.m.
Schools.
- St. John's College—Rev. S. Blackburn
- Grammar School, Epsom Road—Rev. J. Kinder
- Auckland Academy, Coburg-street—Master, Mr. John Gorrie
- Presbyterian School, Symonds-street—Master, Mr. A. Whyte
- Lyceum, Symonds-street—Masters, W. D. and C. Lynsar
- Day and Boarding School, Wakefield-street—Mrs. Wilcox
- Wesleyan College, Queen-street—Master, John Fletcher
- St. Paul's School, Eden Crescent—Teacher, Mr. Diddams for Boys; Miss Rich for Girls; Miss King for Infants
- St. Matthew's, Hobson-st.—Teachers, Mr. Brabazon for Boys; Miss Reed for Girls
- St. Barnabas. Parnell—Teacher, Mrs. Palmer
- Boarding School, Parnell—Teacher, Mr. Brassey
- Day School, Grey-street — Teacher, Misses Barber and Tregay
- Day School, Chapel-street—Teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Mundy
- Day School, Vincent-street—Teacher, Miss McGarvie
- Teachers.-Mrs. Sinclair, Hobson-st; Misses Price, Chapel-street; Mrs. McLeod, Wyndham-street; Mr. Cockham, Hobson-street; Mr. Singer, Parnell; Mr. Hedgcock; Mr. Johnston; Mr. French; Miss S. Reid; Mr. Hesketh; Mr. White; Mr. Bradshaw; Mr. Maloney; Mr. Mullampy
Newspapers.
- The "Southern Cross"
- The "New Zealander"
- The "Cross" is now the organ of the General Government, and the "New Zealander" of the Provincial. The latter is published on Wednesday and Saturday.
- The "Auckland Register" is published on Monday
Societies, &c.
- Mechanics' Institute, High-street
- Young Men's Christian Association, Durham-street
- Choral Society, Odd-Fellows' Hall, Thursday evenings, at 7 o'clock
- Chamber of Commerce, Mechanics' Institute, first Monday each Month
- Land Association, No. 3: Office, Savings' Bank
- Land Association, No. 4: Office, Corner of Queen and Wyndham-streets
- Total Abstinence Society, President: Captain Haultain; Secretary—A. Clark
- Homœopathic Hospital and Dispensary, Princes-street
- Metropolitan Infirmary & Dispensary, Hobson-street
- Union Bank of Australia; Head Quarters in New Zealand—Auckland
- Oriental Bank Corporation
- Parnell Cricket-Club, Albert Barrack Square—Field Days, Tuesday and Thursday, at 4 p.m.
- Auckland Cricket Club, Albert Barrack Square—Field Day, Friday, at 4.p.m.
- Otahuhu Agricultural Society.
- Auckland Agricultural Society.
- Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company: Office, Queen-street. John Buchanan, agent.
- Northern Assurance Company: Office, Queen-street, T. S. Forsaith, agent.
- Australian Mutual Provident Society: Office, Queen-street. J. A. Gilfillan, agent.
- Lloyd's Agents: Auckland, John Roberton, Fort-street.—Bay of Islands: James Bushy.
Trade Directory.
- Auctioneers—Alfred Buckland; Connell and Ridings; Cochrane, Hunter and Co.; J. Ledsum; S. Jones; W. Marsden; D. McPhee and Co.; S. Collins; Cheeseman Brothers,
- Architects and Surveyors—Davis and Cork; James Stewart; J. Wrigley; R. G. Wood; E. Davy; James Campbell; C Sanderson.
- Artists—Burchell; — Ewart; E. Kinloch; C. Lynsnar
- Agents—J. Henderson; W. Hobson; W. McQueen; Hugh Reid; T. Weston; O. Strickland.
- Bakers and Confectioners—T. Branch; C. Canning—Caley; J. Cromwell; H. Coolahan; H. Debus; T. Douglas; R. Ford; F. George; D. Hill; J. Letham; S. Letham; L McEwan; A. Pope; P. Robertson; A. C. Schafer; J. Syms; W. Waddle; D. Lundon;— Briton; — Dorran
- Board and Residence-— B. C. Hayles; J. Thorne; T. Sinden; J. Jackman; Mrs. Byers
- Blacksmiths—Davidson and Sewell; P. Grace; R. Gibsou; A. Hodge; M. G. Leahay; P. McDonald; E. Wall; J. Wilson
- Booksellers and Stationers—George T. Chapman; E. Wayte; J. Varty; W. C. Wilson
- Brickmakers—G. Gillingham; Laurie Brothers
- Bricklayers & Stonemasons— —Boyd; Hancock, — Nichol, R. Tudehope; — White, J. Porter
- Boat and Shipbuilders—J. Nicholson; W. Nichol; W, Carr
- Bookbinders — J. F. Leighton; A. Nelson
- Butchers — K. Andrews; T. Barr;—Coxen; H. Day; T. Gardener; J. Marriott; A. Pollock; Mrs. Rees; F. Smith; J. W. Stocks; J. Wilson; H. Walker; J. Young
- Brewers—R. Seccombe and Sons, Jupp and Co.
- Carver and Gilder—J. Leach
- Cap Maker—Mrs. Edwards
- Coach Builders—J. McLeod; A. Macky; Starch and Sons; E. J. Skyrme; R. Soall
- Drapers—A. Ashton; J. Bridgman; A. Clark and Son; I. Doitsche; T. S. Forsaith, Graham and Co.; David Graham and Co.; W. McEwan; W. Rattray; R. B. Shalders; T. Short; S. and J. R., Vaile; — Dyson
- Carpenters and Builders—Andrews; Coombe and Sons; William Scott; J. Findlay; R. Matthews; — Herron; —Bartley; —Morgan; — Muir
- Carters—Geo. Aggars; James Butcher; James Balentine; John Dunn; Wm, Dore; H. Fitzgerald; James Francis; P. Grace; Peter Grace; M. Grace; Joseph Harris; John Harris; James Kelly; William Kibblewhite; Wm. Millar; P. McCormick; H. Maiden; James McGragh; John McGragh; Robert Pollock; W. Parker; F. Roe; Joseph Scott; J. Simpson; D. Sheehan; J. K. Tatum; T. Wren; W. Watt
- Cabinetmakers and Upholsterers—T. and H. Cook; D. Collins; — Cotter; Cooper and Carter; J. Halyday; — Hayward; — Pettit
- Chemists and Druggists—J. Edson; — Grundy; H. Potter; — Phillipson
- Coopers—Bruce and Martin; Harkins and Haswell; -— Sheddan
- Corn Factors and Seedsmen—William Mears; R. S. Drury; — Somerville
- Fancy Repositories—Mrs. Benbow; H. Hopkins; T. Harris; J. W. Lewis; Mrs. Main; T. S. Sausom; T. Scott; O. Smallfield
- Ginger Beer and Lemonade Makers— D. Buchanan & Co.; M. Dillon; G. S. Macnamara
- Gunsmith—G. Evitt
- Greengrocers — J. Higgins; Mrs. Malone; J. Williamson
- Grocers—J. W. Adlam; S. Brown; T. W. Doonin; —Denby; S. Fordham; J. Grey; Le Quesne; — Arner; T. Marsh; W. Morrin; A. Otto; F. L. Prime; M. Somerville; A. Somerville
- Refreshment Rooms—L. James; J. Porter
- Hairdressers, &c.—G. Hampshire; J. Hodge; — McDonald; J. Webbe
- Hotels—"Metropolitan," A. Scott; "Duke of Marlborough," Mrs. Macready; "Thistle," P. Darby; "Greyhound," W. L. Rogers; "Wharf," A. Barchard; "William Denny," J. Pilkington; "Trafalgar," D. Sheehan; "Union," W. Kennedy; "British," J. Boulter; "White Hart," P. Beck; "Yew Tree," Mrs. Mattock; "Commercial," H. Keesing; "Royal Exchange," B. Vercoe; "Allied Arms," J. Shea; "Governor Brown," D. Sheehan; "Prince of Wales," D. Lockwood; "Auckland," B. Newell; "White Swan," J. Downing; "Gibraltar Rock," Mrs. Grimley; "Albion," Cavanagh; Royal, J. Palmer; "Shakspeare," H. Clark; "Clanricarde," P. Dignam; "Aurora," Grace Rule; "Hibernian," J. Herz; "Fitzroy," J. T. Carter; "Masonic," W. Nichol; "Black Bull," J. Nicholson; "Cornish Arms," O. Jeffry.
- Importers—G. & E. Lewis; G. Turrell; Thomson, Keith and Co.; L. Turrell
- Ironmongers—J. T. Boylan; Owen and Fendelow; H. Smith; B. N. Manley, Coleman, Ireland and Co.; Newman and Ewen
- Iron Merchant—F. G. Shepherd
- Ironfounders and Engineer—S. Dove; — Vickery; — Gibb
- Jeweller—J. H. Watt
- Livery Stables—E. Allen; T. Keightley
- Land Agents—W. Aitken; H. Hardington; M. Wood; T. Craig
- Leather Merchants — B. Gittos; J. England
- Millers—Lamb and Melvin; Low and Motion; Thornton, Smith & Firth
- Merchants — Brown, Hall and Co.; Brown and Campbell; Cruikshank, Smart & Co.; C. Davis; H. Ellis; J. A. Gilfillan & Co.; Henderson and Macfarlane; E. King; A. and R. Keesing; Owen and Graham; J. Roberton; J. Salmon and Co.
- Milliners—Miss Crown; A. Helet; M. Jones; Miss McLaughlin; Mrs. Lowson; C. McLeod; Miss Nowell; Powley and Johnson; A. &E. Thick; Miss Cox
- Music Sellers— —Webb; —Richardson
- Music Teachers—J. Brown; — Beale; J. Woodham; J. Fleetwood; Mrs. Burchell
- Outfitters—M. Bruce; N. Goldwater; K. Lazarus; A. Oliver; T. W. Reading; F. Hannken
- Photographers—J. N. Crombie; A. Monkton & Co.; — Trelor
- Plumbers—M. Keily; A. McPherson; W. J. Marks; A. Young
- Painters—H. Gilberd; — Goodwin; J. W. Graham; J. W. Phillipps and Son; J. Williams; E. Webbe
- Printers and Publishers—W. C. Wilson; George T. Chapmam; J. J. Moore
- Potter—G. R. Ellis
- Saddlers—Connor and Harney; J. McKerras; Murray
- Storekeepers, General—A. Asher; W. Brighton; C. Broad; P. Brahany; H. Christopher; Thomas Doyle; A. Deane; T. Dobson; Mrs. Dunning; G. Dennet; A. Dingwall; J. Flower; W. French; N. Foet; G. Gallagher; J. Gomez; Mrs. Garrack; P. Grace; J. Hooker; J. Hallin; S. Hassell; — Hemmings; — Keegan; P. S. Devy; D. Lorigan; — Levy; J. Lander; — Lawson; J. C. McDowell; J. C. D. Macfarlane; H. Partington; J. Rout; J. Robertson; J. Rawson; J. Russel; B. Smith; M. Taylor; T. Thompson; J. Williams & Co.; R. J. Wilson; F. Woolams
- Servants' Registry Office — At Chapman's
- Ship Chandlers—Lillewall and Rattray; C. A. Harris
- Saw Trimmer—W. Rhodes
- Tailors—Anderson; T. Ashman; D. Gormand; R. Hampton; P. Londergan; J. T. Mann; W. McCaul; W. Posseneskie; J. Syms; S. Wishart
- Tin-plate Workers — J. Learning; A. Spalding; T. Snodgrass; J. Francis
- Undertaker—A. Marshall
- Veterinary Surgeons—L. D. Halstead; J. Austin
- Wood Turners—W.Ripley; J. Culpan
- Watchmakers — W. Buchanan; R. Beck; T. A. Hicks; G. B. Hair; M. King; T. Maeready; R. and J. Oliphants; A. Quartier
- Wheelwright—J. Richardson
- Timber Merchants—J. Cadman; A. David; Mrs, Lorigan; Roe, Street & Co.; C. Ring; Rattray & Mathieson; J. Scarrott
- Warehousemen—J. H. Burnside & Co.
Wellington Provincial Directory.
Solicitors, &c.
- William Fox
- Edward Augustus Carlyon
- Charles Dudley Robert Ward
- Bingham Arthur Ferard
- John King
- Charles B. Borlase
- John E. Smith
- Richard S. Cheeseman
Ecclesiastical.
Episcopal Church.
- Charles John Abraham, Bishop of the Diocese
- Octavius Hadfield, Archdeacon of Kapiti, Otaki
- Arthur Stock, St. Peter's, Te Aro
- Richard Taylor and H. S. Nicholls, Whanganui
- William Ronaldson, Wairarapa
- W. St. Hill, Napier
- Samuel Williams, Ahuriri
Church of Scotland.
- William Kirton, Wellington
Free Church.
- John Moir, Wellington
- David Hogg, Whanganui
- James Duncan, Hutt
Wesleyan.
- John Warren and Robert L. Vickers, Wellington
- John Aldred, Hutt
- William J. Watkin, Whanganui
Church of Rome.
- Dr. Viard, Bishop of Wellington
- J. J. P. O'Reiley, V.G.
- John B. P. Jean
- Joseph Ceon
- John Forrest, V. G., Hutt
- Stephen Pezant and Joseph Lampila, Whanganui
- Edward Reignier, Ahuriri
Congregational.
- Henry Scott, Wellington
Primitive Methodist.
- Joshua Smith, Wellington
Newspapers.
- There are three papers published in Wellington, viz.:—
- "The New Zealand Spectator."
- "The Wellington Independent."
- "The New Zealand Advertiser."
- They are published twice a week.
Union Bank Of Australia.
- Manager—James Carter.
Societies, &c.
- Oriental Bank Corporation.—Manager, Stewart Murray.
- Church of England Education Society. —Secretary and Treasurer, J. E. Smith, Esq.; Master Te Aro School, Mr. W. H. Holmes; Master Thorndon School, Mr. W. Mowbray.
- New Zealand Society.—President, His Excellency Col. Thomas Gore Brown, C.B.; Treasurer, W. M. Bannatyne, Esq.; Secretary, Mr. W. L. Buller.
- Savings Bank.—Accountant, J. Woodward.
- Philharmonic Society.
- Athenæum and Mechanics' Institute.
- Wellington Building Society.
- Land on Deferred Payments Society.
Nelson Provincial Directory.
Solicitors, &c.
- W. T. L. Travers (District Judge), H. Adams (Provincial Solicitor), S. Kingdon, D. Sinclair, T. Connell, J. Stamper, — Oakes
Medical.
- Nelson—T. B. Thebing, M.D.; Williams and Sealey; T. Renwick, M.D.; J. B. Tatton, M.B.; G. F. Bush; E, Irwine
- Richmond—F. Laking
- Wakefield—Dr. Oldham
- Motueka—W. F. Little, J. F. Wilson
- Motupipi—J. Tilby
- Collingwood—Dr. Turnell
Ecclesiastical.
Episcopal.
- Edmond Hobhouse, M.A., Bishop of Nelson; J. Turton, J. Bowden, Thomas Lloyd Tudor, Nelson; Sam. Poole, Waimea East; J. C. Bagshaw, Motueka; Charles Codrington, Collingwood
Baptist.
- Edward Thomas, J. Biss, Nelson; Decimus Dolamore, Wakefield
Presbyterian Church.
- Patrick Calder
Church of Rome.
- Anthony Garin, David Moreau
Wesleyan.
- James Moorhouse, Jonathan Innes
Newspapers.
- The "Nelson Examiner"
- The "Colonist"
- The "The Nelson Advertiser"
Trade Directory.
- Auctioneers—N. Edwards and Co., Nash and Scaife
- Architects and Surveyors—M. Bury, J. W. G. Beauchamp, Huddlestone and Western, J. Rochfort
- Bankers—The Union Bank of Australia, A. Kerr, Manager; H. H. Knowles, Accountant; J. T. Warren, Teller. Discount days—Tuesdays and Fridays
- Bakers—King and Goodman, J. Anstice, J. Griffin, A. Rankin, E. Lancy C. Harris, F. Flowerday
- Booksellers and Stationers—C. and J. Elliott, W. M. Stanton, H. D. Jackson
- Board and Lodging Houses — Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Coalman, Mrs. Etty, Miss Sharp
- Boot and Shoe Warehouses—B. Jackson, J. G. Graiser, T. Usher
- Boot and Shoemakers—J. White, G. Batchelor, T. Batchelor, F. W. Haase, W. Healy, S. Biggs, J. Waters
- Blacksmiths—C. Balme, T. Wimsett, Gorrie and Son, G. Sherrat, J. Norton
- Brickmakers—W. Damant, C. Bray, Patching Brothers
- Bricklayers and Stonemasons—Brown and Simpson, J. Steel, J. Ladd, G. Blick, J. H. Harris
- Boat Builders and Shipwrights—J. B. Calder, W. Brown, T. G. Freeman, D. Gilbertson, H. Jacobsen
- Butchers—H. Hargreaves, Mrs. Bird, J. Percival, Pratt and Scott
- Brewers—Hooper and Co., T. Field, H. Baly, Harlay Gentry and Co., C. Christie, M. Blythe, A. Banks
- Custom House Agents—T. Askew, J. Beit, H. E. Curtis, N. Edwards, H. Edwards, J. R. Hays, J. Levien, G. Ridings, A. Scaife, T. Trewheellar
- Carters—-J. Armstrong, B. Crisp, W. Scott, W. Taylor, J. Drewett, W. Watts, J. Stockwell
- Carpenters and Builders—D. Burns, T. Bright, J. Barrett, R. Black, J. Gorrie, J. Hargreaves, J. S. M. Jacobsen, N. Leaper, J. Robertson, W. Rout. J. M'Kay, W. Brent, G. Morley, T. York, H. Young, E. Pickering, J. Scott, G. Chittenden. J. Henry
- Cabinetmakers, &c.—J. Hargreaves, T. Bush, W. Harvey, J. G. Denne, E. E. Coleman, F. Schumacher, W. Rout, R. Marten
- Chemists and Druggists—C. Macshane, F. B. Hadfield, J. B. Tatton, E. Prichard
- Confectioners — T. Davis, J. Griffin, King and Goodman, A. Rankin, Mrs. Stewart
- Cooper—A. Banks
- Coachmaker—H. Balme
- Cutler and Gunsmith—Joseph Taylor
- Drapers, &c—J. P. Black, Mrs. Bartlett, M. Harris, P. Phillips, S. Baker, T. Anslow
- Flax Mill—Burns and Rout
- Fishmongers—Amos and Good
- Ginger Beer and Lemonade Makers— S. Wadham, J. Bentley
- Grocere—J. Symons and Co., J. S. Hollis, Rentoul Brothers, E. W. Trent
- Hairdresser and Perfumer—W. H. West
- Hotels, &c.—"Trafalgar Hotel," J. Luck; "Masonic Hotel," E. Everett; "Wakatu Hotel," J. Lewthwaite; "Commercial Hotel," J. Jarvis; "Marine Hotel," C. McGee; "Royal Hotel," W. Wright; "Miners' Arms," J. Porthouse: "Victoria Hotel," D. Fulton; "Steamboat Tavern," A. Bush; "London Tavern," H. Hudson; "Prince Albert," G. Herwin; "Bush Tavern," E. Thompson; "Rising Sun," P. Adam; "Fleece Tavern," G. Richardson; "Prince Alfred Hotel," J. Armstrong; "Mitre Hotel," H. Jasper; "Albion Hotel," F. Stock; "Pier Hotel," J. Winterburn; "Wheatsheaf," A. Banks.
- Ironmongers—I. M. Hill, T. C. Batchelor, J. Symons
- Iron Foundry—C. Balme
- Livery Stable Keepers—I. Freeth, Nesbitt and Co.
- Land and Estate Agents—B. O. Hodson, W. F. Maiben
- Lighterman—T. Trewheellar
- Lime Burners—J. Sigley, J. Carter, jun.
- Maltster—M. Blythe
- Miller—M. Campbell
- Merchants — N. Edwards and Co., Morrison and Sclanders, Nash and Scaife, Curtis Brothers, W. Wilson, D. Moore, J. H. Levien and Co., E. Buxton, Sharland and Watt
- Milliners, &c. — Mrs. Green, Mrs. Browning, Miss Jay, Mrs. Estcourt, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Usher, Mrs. Drew
- Nurserymen, &c.—T. Epps, W. Hale
- Outfitter—J. Lucas
- Photographic Artists — R. Oxley, J. Davis
- Painters, Plumbers, &c.—W. Norgrove, T. B. Louisson, Stallard and Mills, T. Stringer, T. Merritt
- Printers and Publishers—C. and J. Elliott, W. Nation
- Rope & Twine Spinner—W. Gardiner
- Saddlers—E. F. Jones, Peat & Thornton
- Storekeepers (General)—W. M. Stanton, J. C. Phillips, T. Snow, T. Askew, W. Wilkie, D. Fraser, H. J. Goodman, W. Hough, A. G. Betts, G. Henderson, T. Greig, Mrs. Lloyd
- Straw Bonnet Makers—Mrs. Hardy
- Tanner—W. Blick
- Teachers of Music—Mrs. Scaife, Mrs. Helps, R. B. Walcot
- Teacher of Dancing—D. Chittenham
- Teachers at Public Schools—W. C. Hodgson, Mrs. Sait, Miss Darby
- Tailors—J. Webb, E. Snow, J. Turner, A. Waxman, F. Forman, E. W. Dee
- Tin-plate Workers—A. & J. M'Artney, R. Burn
- Turners—J. A. Parker, T. Bush
- Undertakers—W. Rout, W. Jenkins
- Upholsterers—W. Jenkins, J. G. Denne, T. Bush
- Veterinary Surgeons—E. J. Brock, T. Newton
- Whitesmith—J. Newman
- Watch and Clock Makers—G. Coates, Hunter and Son, H. Drew
- Wine and Spirit Store—H. Baly
- Wheelwrights — A. Ricketts, J. F. Leech
Public Offices, Societies, &c.
- Dun Mountain Copper Mining Company —T. R. Hacket, Secretary
- Building Society—J. Percy, Secretary
- Liverpool and London Insurance Company—N. Edwards and Co., Agents
- Northern Insurance Company—Nash and Scaife, Agents
- Nelson Coast Steam Association — Curtis, Brothers, Agents
- Nelson Trust Funds — Trustees—D. Monro, D. Sinclair, O. Curtis, J. D. Greenwood, J. W. Barnicoat, G. Elliott, W. Wells.—Secretary, A. G. Jenkins
- Freemasons,—Southern Star Lodge, held at Masonic Hall; H. J. Goodman, Secretary
- Odd Fellows' Society, M.U.—H. Edwards, P.C.S.; Loyal Nelson Lodge, and Loyal Howard Lodge, held at Odd Fellows' Hall on alternate Monday evenings
- Nelson Institute (combines Reading-room, Library, Museum, &c.: subscription, 10s. per annum)—President, H. Adams. — Secretary, J. Percy
- Turf Club—C. Elliott, Secretary
- Nelson Gold Mining Company — A. W. Scaife, Honorary Secretary
- Chamber of Commerce—A. W. Scaife, Honorary Secretary
- Nelson Board of Works — Joseph Webb, J. Graham, D. Burns, E. Everett, R. Burn, J. Gorrie, W. L. Wrey,—Secretary to Board, J. L. Bailey
- Lloyd's Agent—John R. Hays
Inns, &c, in Country Districts.
- Wakapuaka — "Black Horse," W. Wastney
- Stoke—"Turf Hotel," B. Beach
- Richmond —"Star and Garter," R. Disher; "Plough Inn," Mrs. Cleaver; "Wheat sheaf," Mrs. Higgs; "Red Horse," Mrs. Kite
- Hope—"Waimea Hotel," M. Coleman
- Spring Grove—" Holly Bush," T. Hill
- Waimea West — "Waimea Inn," J. Palmer; "Waimea Hotel," A. Devanay
- Wakefield —"Wakefield Arms," D. Warnock; "Forest Inn," T. Hunt
- Moutere—"Bridge Inn," T. Haynes
- Motueka—"Motueka Hotel," J. Parker; "Swan Inn," G. Harding; "Retreat Inn," C. Wise
- Riwaka—"Piwaka Inn," A. Dodson; "Travellers' Rest," J. Fowler
- Takaka—"Takaka Inn," J. Spittal; "Waitapu Ferry," B. Kemp
- Collingwood—"Commercial Hotel," J. W. Miles; "Golden Age," D. Allen; "Wanderers' Rest," W. Shaser; "Golden Age Tavern," F. T. Berry.
Marlborough Provincial Directory.
Solicitor
- F. Bowden
Doctors.
- Horne, Blenheim, Kilgour, Picton
Ministers and Places of Worship.
- The Schoolhouse at Blenheim and the Institute at Picton are used as places of worship; but the only building in the Province erected for a place of worship is the Omaka Presbyterian Church, Renwick-town
- Rev. H. F. Butt, Episcopalian
- Rev. T. D. Nicholson, Presbyterian
- Superintendent, Provincial Secretary, Solicitor, and Commissioner of Crown Lands—William Adams.
- Provincial Treasurer—Cyrus Goulter
- Clerk to Superintendent—John Jeffries
- Executive Council—A. P. Seymour and Joseph Ward
- Provincial Engineer and Surveyor—Alfred Dobson
- Registrar of Deeds, Births, Deaths and Marriages, Resident Magistrate, Collector of Customs, and Postmaster—Stephen L. Mullar.
- Gaoler and Sergeant-Major of Police—Joseph McCailney.
Provincial Council.
- Beaver—James Sinclair
- Lower Wairau—W. H. Eyes, Henry Dobson
- Picton—A. P. Seymour
- Upper Wairau—John Godfrey, Cyrus Goulter
- Wairau Valley—William Adams, J. D. Baillie
- Awatere—Charles Elliott
- Flaxbourn and Clarence—Joseph Ward
- Speaker and Clerk to Council—Cyrus Goulter
Chief Towns.
- Picton, Blenheim, and Renwick-town
Mail.
- Fortnightly from Nelson and Wellington
Odd Fellows.
- At Blenheim: Archibald Hamilton, Secretary
Newspaper.
- "Marlborough Press," weekly
Trade Directory.
- Storekeepers, &c, Blenheim — John Symons & Co., William Symons, William Smith
- Bookseller and Photographer—William Collie
- Innkeepers—"Victoria," James Sinclair; "Marlborough," Gavin Rulston; "Royal," William Craig; "Royal Oak," J. Scarrol; "Commercial," Francis Fraser; "Blenheim," Henry S. Bush
- Brewer—Henry Dobson
- Carpenters and Builders — C.
& J. Davis, Thomas Wall, James Gorrie, Thomas Palmer, John Miller
- Cabinetmaker—M. A. Simpson
- Saddler—John Dempsey
- Printers—Coward and Millington
- Wheelwrights—Robinson Brothers
- Blacksmiths—Joseph Taylor; James Sinclair
- Tinsmith—James Nosworthy
- Bricklayer—Booker
- Shoemakers—T. Adams, Geo. Watts, Charles Lucas, William Wriggley
- Tailors—J. Macintosh, Thos. Warner
- Butchers—William Simmonds, William Budge
- Bakers and Confectioners—Bailey and Smith
- Carters—William Henderson; John Wrath; James H. Greig; Charles Eyes; T. W. Winchin
- Painter—Arthur Davis
Big Bush, Near Blenheim.
- Storekeeper—J. M. Hucheson
- Hotels—"Grove," W. A. Sutherland; "Separation, "John Shepherd
- Tailor—William Evans
- Gunsmith—George Watson
The Boulder Bank Approach to Blenheim.
- Merchant—Samuel Bowler
- Hotels—Charles Barber, Michael Peel
Picton.
- Hotels — Henry Bonnington; J. L. Neave
- Storekeeper—James McBeth
- Builder—E. C. Morgan
- Carpenters—F. Martel, S. Harris
- Surveyor—A. Ogg
- Surgeon—Dr. Cargell
Renwick-Town.
- Hotel and Store—H. Lackman; John Godfrey
- Blacksmith—T.
& D. Masted
Awatere.
- Hotel and Store—W. B. Earll Hotels—At Waihopai, Robert McIvor; at Wairau Valley, John Wayman; at Upper Wairau, Buchanan and Jeffries; at Waitohi Valley, William Strachan
- Flour Mill—Upper Wairau, Henry Godfrey
- "Spring Creek, F. L. Vi-chermann
- Shipping—The "Alert," 30 tons. Samuel Bowler, owner
- Anniversary, the first of November.
Canterbury Provincial Directory.
- Superintendent—His Honour W. S. Moorhouse
- Executive Council—C. R. Blakiston, Provincial Secretary, T. S. Duncan, Provincial Solicitor, H. A. Scott, W. Wilkin
- Provincial Treasurer—J. Marshman
- Clerk—H. Bainbridge
- Auditor—R. J. Harman
- Chief Clerk to the Provincial Secretary —T. W. Maude
- Assistant—G. Turner
- Provincial Council—R. Packer, C. W. Bishop, C. B. Fooks, T. S. Duncan, J. T. Cookson, R. Davis, A. Alport, C. Ward, A. Dobbs, C. R. Blakiston, R. H. Rhodes, R. Harman, A. E. White, W. Thomson, C. W. Wyatt, C. Bowen, E. M. Templer, J. Ollivier, J. Miln, E. Latter, E. F. Harston, J. G. Fyfe, T. Potts, R. Higgins, G. A. Ross, W. Wilkin
- Speaker—C. Bowen
- Clerk—H. Quin
- Messengers—R. Whish & A. Barwell
Solicitors.
- Messrs. T. S. Duncan, C. W. Wyatt, E. F. Harston, W. Williams, E. Johnstone, C. J. Hodgson, J. Hodgson, J. D. Bamford, — Patten
Doctors.
- Messrs, Alfred Barker — Parkerson, Thos. Fisher, — Coward,—Turnbull, — Hilson, — Chapman
Ecclesiastical.
Episcopal
- Henry John Chitty Harper, D. D., Bishop of Christchurch; Octavius Mathias, Archdeacon of Akaroa; Benjamin Dudley, Franeis Knowles, James Wilson, William Willock, Charles Bowen, Henry Tendall, W. Aylmer, G. Cotterill, Henry Jacobs,
- Henry W. Harper, O. Torlesse, C. Alabaster
Wesleyan.
- James Buller and William Rowse
Free Church.
- C. Fraser, Christchurch
Church of Rome.
- Joseph Seon
Auctioneers.
- Lyttelton—A. J. Alport, F. Noble, Campbell & Co., E. A. Hargreaves
- Christchurch—J. T. Parkinson, John Ollivier, H. E. Alport, W. D. Barnard
- Kaiapoi—J. Wylde
Hotels and Public-Houses.
- Lyttleton—"Mitre," ——;"Robin Hood," P. Cameron; "Canterbury," J. Caton; "Universal," W. Heaphy; "Albion," J. Collier.
- Christchurch—"Royal Exorsof," J. B. Thomson; "White Hart," C. Newton; "Golden Fleece," J. F. Ballard; "Royal Oak," Whale.
- Kaiapoi—"Kaiapoi" Hotel, G. F. Day; "Northern" Hotel, J. M. Frazer; "Ferryman's Arms," G. Jackson; "Kaikainui," W. White.
- Akaroa—"Brace's," S. Gibbs; "Commercial," G. Armstrong; "Peninsular," W. Henderson.
- Sumner, G. Day; Heathcote Ferry, E. Pearce, "Heathcote Arms"; Ricarton, J. Dilloway, "Traveller's Rest"; Papanui, J. Meddings; Waimakariri Ferry, J; Felton; Rangiora, T. W. Foster, "Lion"; Timaru, H. Cain and S. Williams.
Wine and Beer Licenses.
- Christchurch—W. Stringer, E. Dillon.
- Kaiapoi—E. Panckhurst.
Accommodation Houses.
- Saltwater Creek, D. and D. Cameron; Kowai, J. Leith; Rakaia, W. Dunsford; Ashburton, J. C. Turton; Timaru. J. Deans; Akaroa Harbour, John Anderson
Societies, Associations, and Companies.
- Lyttelton Colonists' Society and Literary Institute
- Lyttelton Savings' Bank
- Lyttelton Branch Union Bank of Australia
- Christchurch Branch Union Bank of Australia
- Building Society, Lyttelton
- Canterbury Steam Navigation Company
- Avon Steam Navigation Company
- Christchurch Harmonic Society
- Christ's College Library: Cashel-street, Christchurch
- Christchurch Mechanics' Institute
- Canterbury Jockey Club
- Farmers' Club
Newspapers.
- "Lyttelton Times," and "Canterbury Standard"
Lyttelton Chamber of Commerce.
- A. J. Alport, Secretary
Lloyd's Agent.
- Cookson, Bowler, & Co., Lyttelton
Otago Provincial Directory.
Solicitors, &c.
- James Howorth, Robert Chapman, Thomas Bannatyne Gillies, M.H.R., Malcolm Graham, E. Peel Kenyon, John McGlashan, "William Johnston, William Stuart, Richard L. Jeffreys.
Ecclesiastical.
Presbyterian Church.
- Dunedin, First Church—Thomas Burns.
- "Knox Church—D. M. Stewart.
- Port Chalmers—William Johnston.
- Taieri East—William Will.
- Waihola—John McNicol.
- Tohomairiro—Alexander B. Todd.
- Clutha—William Bannerman.
- Invercargill—Andrew H. Stobo.
- Taieri West—James Urie.
Episcopalian.
- Dunedin—E. G. Edwards.
- Waikowaite—J. A. Fenton.
Newspapers.
- The "Otago Witness," published weekly, on Saturday
- The "Otago Colonist," published weekly, on Friday
Societies, &c.
- Public Hospital—E. Hulme, M.D., Surgeon
- Otago Property Investment Company —Secretary, Charles Reid
- Dunedin Building and Land Society— Secretary, John Simpson
- Total Abstinence Society—President, Dr. Purdie. Vice-Presidents, Revds. R. Hood and D. M. Stewart. Secretary, A. R. Livingstone
- Libraries—Church Library, Book Club.
Trade Directory.
Dunedin.
- Merchants and Storekeepers—J. Jones and Co., Holmes and Co., Cargill and Co., Young and M'Glashan, J. Paterson and Co., R. B. Martin and Co., F. Greer and Co., Thomas Dick, James Kilgour (and Baker), Jones and Williamson (and Bakers), Turn-bull, Bing and Co., James Barr, M'Leod and Gibson, Webb and Co., James M'Indo, W. and F. Mansford, James Brown (Draper), Alexander Wollison (Draper), Hall and Co. (Draper;, C. T, Ick (Draper), A. R. Logan (Draper), A. S. Wilson (Chemist), J. Dodds (Chemist), J. J. Switzer (Shoemaker), W. Simpson (Shoemaker), Munroe and Murray (Shoemakers), George Burke, Simpson and Henderson, James Paterson (Baker), Joseph Rainter (Baker), G. Eldershaw (Baker), James Finch and Co. (Bakers, Wine and Spirit Merchants), R. Murray (Confectioner), D. Henderson (Ironmonger), Day and Milville (Ironmongers), J. Curie (Tinsmith), J. Couston (Tinsmith), A. Beverly, (Watchmaker), Wilson & Mason (Otago Foundry), W. and J. Barr (Butchers), D. Camp-bell (Printer), John Duncan (Miller and Grain Merchant), Healey and Christie, (Millers and Grain Merchants). J. and J. Runciman (Millers and Grain Merchants), James Wilkie (Tailor), John Sibbald (Tailor).
Invercargill.
- Merchants—T. J. White and Co., W. H. Calder, J. Blacklock and Co.
Medical Men.
Dudedin.
- Drs. Henry Nelson, Wm. Purdie, E. Hulme, R. Burns.
Hotels.
Dunedin.
- "Commercial"—G. B. Vanse
- "Provincial"—Bridgeman McNeill
- "Queen's Arms "—J. W. Feger
Invercargill.
- "Albion"—W. Lind
- "Royal"— — Hughes
Banks.
Dunedin.
- Union Bank of Australia—Manager, Alfred Jackson Accountant, W. T. Green Teller, W. T. Brutton. Discount Days, Monday and Thursday
- Oriental Bank—Manager, A. G. Anderson
- Accountant, Edward Ivens
Lloyd's Agent.
- W. H. Reynolds
Invercargill.
Solicitors.
- Messrs. Stuart and Hare
Doctors.
- W. H. Martin, John McCrystal
Ministers & Places Of Worship.
- There is a large Presbyterian Congregation under the ministry of Rev. Andrew Hamilton Stobo; there is no permanent place of worship yet erected, the meetings are held at present in the Court House.
Hawke's Bay Provincial Directory.
Solicitors.
- Allen, Charles, Shakespeare-road
- Boorman, William, Hastings-street
- Taylor, Brooke, Emerson-street
- Wilson, J. N., Crown Pros., Shakespeare-road
Surgeons.
- English, Charles, Waipukurau
- Hitchings, Thomas, Faraday-street
- King, Knowles, Tutaekuri
Officiating Clergymen.
- Barclay, Rev. P., Presbyterian Manse, Chaucer-road
- Forrest, Rev. —, Roman Catholic, Shakespeare-road
- Reignier, Rev. —, Roman Catholic Mission, Tutaekuri
- St. Hill, Rev. H. W., Church of England, Browning-street
- Wheeler, Rev. E., Church of England, Te Aute
- Williams, Rev. Samuel, Church of England, College, Te Aute
Societies, &c.
- Mechanics' Institute
- Napier Hospital
- Building Society
- Choral Society—Meets for practice every Tuesday evening in the Schoolroom
- Napier Reading Club — Temporary Reading-room open daily at the Golden Fleece Hotel
Trade Directory.
- Aaronson, Simon, watchmakers, Hastings-street
- Atkinson, Thos., storekeeper, Carlyle-street
- Barraud & Bridge, chemists and druggists, Hastings-street
- Begg, Samuel, merchant, Waghorn-st.
- Boylan, Michael, ironmonger, Hastings-street
- Bourke, Peter, storekeeper, Pokawa
- Bowman, G., soda-water manufacturer, Shakespeare-road
- Bray, John, Havelock hotel, Havelock
- Browne, Alexander, draper, &c, Shakespeare-road
- Bryan, G. A., painter & glazier, Carlyle-street
- Burton, W., blacksmith and boatman, Hyderabad-road
- Cannon and Marsh, butchers, Clive
- Carswell, David, baker, Carlyle-street
- Charlton, George, auctioneer, &c., Waghorn-street
- Couper, Thos., storekeeper, Eparaima
- Davis, John, publican and storekeeper, Ngawakatatara
- Dinwiddie and Bryson, cabinetmakers, Carlyle-street
- Doherty, Joseph, baker, &c, Shakespeare-road
- Doitsh and Henry, drapers, &c, Emerson-street
- Dolbell Brothers, blacksmiths and storekeepers, Clive
- Dyett, Fredk., publican
& storekeeper, Clive
- Edwards, Thos., storekeeper, Shakespeare-road
- Evison, Samuel, publican, Onepoto
- Ellinghom, Wm., publican, Te Aute
- Farrell, R. D., cooper, Shakespeare-rd.
- Faulknor, Geo., storekeeper, Shakespeare-road
- Ferguson, James B., merchant, Clive
- Ferrers, Bernard, Golden Fleece hotel, Hastings-street
- Fittall, Samuel, painter and glazier, Shakespeare-road
- FitzGerald, Thomas Henry, steam mill, Shakespeare-road
- Fletcher, Wm., blacksmith, Carlyle-st.
- Forester, G. and Co., general merchants, Eastern Spit
- Ford, William, publican, Waipawa
- Ford and Walker, butchers, Hastings-street
- Fougére, James, publican and storekeeper, Clive
- France, Robert, storekeeper, Coote-rd.
- Garry, J., blacksmith, Shakespeare-rd.
- Hanchard, H. C, painter and glazier, Shakespeare-road
- Heydn, John L., blacksmith, Waghorn-street
- Holder, H. R., saddler and harness-maker, Waghorn-street
- House, T., storekeeper, Hastings-st.
- Jarvis, William, storekeeper, Clive
- Jeffares, Thomas, Crown hotel, Waghorn-street
- Kelly, J. J., storekeeper, Carlyle-street
- Knowles, E. W., storekeeper, Wairoa
- Lamb, Thomas, accommodation house, Porangahau
- Le Quesne and Renauf, Commercial hotel, Waghorn-street
- Liverpool & London Insurance Co.—Maltby & Co., agents
- Maltby and Co., merchants, Customhouse-street
- Marshall, John, Settlers' hotel, Shakespeare-road
- M'Donnell Brothers, commission agents, Maraekakaho
- M'Nalty, Martin, Star hotel, Shakespeare-road
- Moss, John Pitts, Tavistock hotel, Waipukurau
- Munn, Daniel, Royal hotel, Carlyle-st.
- New Zealand Insurance Company.—H. P. Stark, agent
- Newton, T. K., storekeeper, Carlyle-st.
- Northern Insurance Company.—T. K. Newton, agent
- O'Hara, W., ginger-beer manufacturer, Shakespeare-road
- Peakman, Wm., storekeeper, Goldsmith-road
- Perry, John R., timber merchant, Waghorn-street
- Powles, Thomas, carter, &c., Carlyle-street
- Rathbone, Wm., storekeeper, Waipawa
- Reardon, Wm., boot and shoemaker, Shakespeare-road
- Reynolds, Thos., publican, Patangata
- Richardson, G. E. G., commission merchant, Eastern Spit
- Rich and Parker, butchers, Carlyle-st. and Waghorn-street
- Richards, Mrs., milliner, &c., Carlyle-street
- Robjohn, John, storekeeper, Patangata
- Robottom, John, bootmaker, Shakespeare-road
- Rose, John, boatbuilder, Waghorn-st.
- Rose, John, carter, &c, Shakespeare-road
- Sebley, J. H., Chaucer tavern, Carlyle-street
- Sherley, Henry, livery stables, Shakespeare-road
- Sim, John, publican and storekeeper, Mohaka
- Skeet, B. M., surveyor and commission agent, Coote-road
- Skeet, H. L., surveyor and commission agent, Coote-road
- Slater, John, tailor, Emerson-street
- Smith, J. A. and Co., auctioneers and merchants, Eastern spit
- Smith, Mrs., dressmaker, Carlyle-street
- Smith James, cabinetmaker, Brewster-street
- Stark, H. P., merchant, Hastings-st.
- Steven, John, builder, Carlyle-street
- Stewart, Jas., Royal York hotel, Goldsmith-road
- Stuart, Kinross, and Co., merchants, Custom-house-street
- Sutton, Frederick, storekeeper, Shakespeare-road
- Taylor, Thomas, baker, &c, Shakespeare-flat
- Thomas, William, builder, Carlyle-st.
- Thomas' boarding establishment, Carlyle-street
- Topping, Jas., storekeeper, Waghorn-street
- Trestrail and Murray, builders, Carlyle-street
- Touett, Edward John, merchant, Waghorn-street
- Triphook and Wright, surveyors and commission agents, Shakepeare-road
- Teummel, F., tailor, Shakespeare-road
- Union Bank of Australia, Emerson-street.—J. B. Braithwaite, manager
- Unmack, Carl, Napier restaurant, Hastings-street
- Vautier, John Helier, builder, Eastern-spit
- Wilkie and Williams, painters, &c, Hastings-street
- Wilkinson, J. H., storekeeper, Waipawa
- Williams, Thomas, Carlyle tavern, Carlyle-street
- Wilson, James, carriage proprietor, Carlyle-street
- Winsor, Samuel, bootmaker, Carlyle-street
- Wood, John, boot and shoe maker, Shakespeare-road
- Wood, James, stationery warehouse, and publishing office of Hawke's Bay Herald, Tennyson-street