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Edward Smith,
John A. Brown, John White, Thomas P. Cope, Samuel Brooks,
Charles Taylor, Samuel F. Smith,
John R. Neff,
William Binder, George Ireland, A. J. Bucknor,
C. Lehman, Franklin Lee, Henry Deringer,
Samuel Grant, Nathan Dunn,
George Campbell, Lewis Waln,
William Smith, John Keating,
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PHILADELPHIA .- Office, S. W. corner of Second and Walnut streets. Chartered 1804. Capital $250,000. Shares $50. Dividends June and December. CHARLES H. BAKER, President. WILLIAM BOLLER, Secretary. Directors.
Charles H. Baker,
John McAllister, Jr., Richard P. Lardner, Samuel F. Fisher,
Alexander Elmslie,
Charles Perot,
Joseph Perot, C. Henry Fisher,
Robert M. Lewis,
Francis Hoskins,
John H. Wicht,
George B. Reese.
UNION .- Office, No. 6 Merchants' Exchange. Chartered 1804. Capital $300,000. Shares $60. Dividends January and July. RICHARD S. SMITH, President. GEORGE LEWIS, Secretary.
Directors.
Richard S. Smith,
Francis Tete,
Joseph Dugan,
Timothy M. Bryan,
John Bohlen,
Saturnius Destouett,
Richard Willing,
Charles Dutilh,
Charles Graff,
James Le Fevre,
Adolphus E. Borie,
Joseph Swift.
William Lynch,
PHOENIX .- Office, No. 52 Walnut street. Chartered 1803. Capital $480,000. Shares $80. Dividends June and December. JOHN R. WUCHERER, President. DAVID LEWIS, Secretary.
Directors.
John R. Wucherer, John L. Hodge,'
Robert Toland,
Thomas C. Rockhill,
John Goddard, William Phillips,
Adolphus Peries,
Alexander Symington.
Lawrence Lewis,
MARINE .- Office No. 50 Walnut street. Chartered 1809. Capital $300,000. Shares $60. Dividends January and July. JACOB SULGER, JR., President. JOHN RUTHERFORD, JR., Secretary. Directors.
Jacob Sulger, Jr.,
Erskine Hazard,
John Darrieux,
Jonathan Patterson,
Isaac W. Norris,
Patrick Hayes, Joseph B. Smith,
John T. Lewis, William Cummings.
John Latour,
Alexander Benson, John Farr,
Benjamin Chew,
DELAWARE .- Office 3 Merchants' Exchange. Chartered 1804. Capital $200,000. Shares 840. Dividends June and December. JOSHUA EMLEN, President. JOHN DONNALDSON, Secretary. Directors.
Joshua Emlen, Isaac Harvey, Jr.,
George F. Randolph,
Frederick Fraley,
Samuel Keith, Joshua Longstreth,
Thos. G. Hollinsworth,
Edmund Wilcox,
Benjamin Jones, Joseph R. Evans, William Boyd,
John Devereux,
THE DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital authorized by law, $250,000. Office S. E. Third and Dock. WILLIAM MARTIN, President. WILLIAM D. SHERRERD, Secretary.
Directors.
Wm. Eyre, Jr., Del. Co.,
Edmund A. Souder,
Dr. R. M. Huston, Robert Burton,
Wm. Folwell, Philad. John S. Newlin, do.
James C. Hand,
Joseph H. Seal,
Henry Lawrence, J. G. Johnson, John Garrett, William Hay,
John Hinckson, do. Edw. Darlington, do.
John C. Davis, Hugh Craig,
Davis B. Stacey.
H. Jones Brooke, George Serrill,
Samuel Edwards, Del: Co., Jonathan Thomas, do.
John R. Penrose, Theophilus Paulding,
Charles Kelly, do.
John W. Odenheimer,
John McCawley.
John Cook,
Thomas Cave,
Zachariah Poulson,
FIRE.
MUTUAL ASSURANCE .- Office No. 54 Walnut street. RICHARD WILLING, Pres't.
Chartered 1786. LAWRENCE LEWIS, Sec. and Treasurer. Trustees.
Thomas C. Rockhill, John J. Ridgway,
George Cadwalader, J. K. Mitchell, M. D.,
Edward S. Burd, William Platt.
AMERICAN .- Office 72 Walnut street. Chartered 1810. Capital $500,000. FREDERICK FRALEY, Secretary.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON, President.
Directors.
William Davidson, William Lynch,
Thomas Allibone, John Welch, Jr.
John Sergeant,
Timothy Abbott,
Manuel Eyre,
Joseph R. Massey, John M. Barclay. James Hutchinson, Surveyor.
PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE .- Office 134 Walnut street. Chartered 1825. Capital $400,000. Charter perpetual. QUINTIN CAMPBELL, President. BEATON SMITH, Secretary.
Directors.
Quintin Campbell, William Boyd, Alexander Benson,
William Montelius, Isaac Hazlehurst,
Paul Beck, Jr.,
James Le Fevre, Thomas Robins.
Robert A. Caldcleugh,
ROBERT O'NEIL, Surveyor, 17 S. Penn Square.
FRANKLIN .- Office 163} Chestnut street. Chartered 1829. Capital $400,000. Shares $100.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. CHARLES G. BANCKER, Secretary. Directors.
Charles N. Bancker, Tobias Wagner,
George W. Richards, Adolph E. Borie,
Thomas Hart, Samuel Grant,
Jacob R. Smith, David S. Brown.
Thomas I. Wharton, Mordecai D. Lewis,
CITIZEN'S MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Perpetual Charter. Office 152 Walnut street.
JAMES TODD, President. DANIEL B. POULTNEY, Secretary.
James Todd,
George H. Burgin,
Mason Hutchins, Robert Allen,
Robert E. Jones,
James P. Parke,
Jacob Brown, William M. Hansell.
William S. Torr,
Benjamin Crispin,
Benjamin Orn,
WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY .- Office 48 Walnut street. / Capital $200,000.
CHARLES S. RICHÉ, President.
Directors.
Charles S. Riché,
John C. Da Costa,
B. S. Burlin, John Dallett,
Isaac Loyd, Jr, Charles Rugan, S. Morris Waln, Wm. S. Neilson,
Robert Souter, Jr, John Mason, Edw. W. Robinson,
L. KIMBALL, Secretary.
Henry Charles Bohlen, Thomas Wattson, J. B. Mcllvaine.
Richard Willing, Robert Toland, Robert M. Lewis, J. J. Vanderkemp, Thomas Biddle,
George McCalmont, Joseph Dugan,
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SOUTHWARK FIRE INSURANCE .- Office No. 74 Walnut street. Chartered 1834. Perpetual. Capital authorized by law, $400,000. Dividends January and July.
GEORGE M. HICKLING, President. Directors.
JOHN McCOLLOM, Secretary.
G. M. Hickling, Levi Taylor, F. A. Raybold,
John J. Krider,
Peter Williamson,
Alexander Symington,
Francis Russell,
Uriah Hunt.
Robert Coburn.
Benj. Jones, Jr.
Thomas G. Connor,
SPRING GARDEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY .- Office N. W. corner Sixth and Wood. Incorporated 1835. Capital $400,000. Shares $50. Dividends January and July. LAWRENCE SHUSTER, President. LEWIS KRUMBHAAR, Secretary.
Directors.
Lawrence Shuster,
Elijah Dallett,
George M Troutman, Robert L. Loughead,
Joseph Wood, P. L. Laguerenne,
Samuel Townsend, Charles Stokes,
Curwin Stoddart,
Abraham R. Perkins.
SOUTHERN INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. GEORGE K. CHILDS, President.
WILLIAM W. SMITH, Cashier.
Directors.
G. K. Childs, Z. Locke,
H. Hopkins,
Robert Patton, Lemuel Hazzard,
John Allen,
Joseph Murray,
Charles G. Borhek, Joseph Feinour, Jr.
GLOBE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY .- Office 435 North Second. Capital $100,000.
JAMES MARSH, President.
JONATHAN ALDEN, Cashier.
James Marsh,
John Haines,
Directors.
Elisha R. Johnston,
Jacob Harman, Jr.
Osmon Reed, Elijah Tyson,
Peter Fisher,
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS .- Office Franklin Institute, South Seventh. THOMAS CAVE, President.
WM. FENNELL, Register.
GEORGE WIEGAND, Inspector.
PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABLED FIREMEN. CHARLES SCHAFFER, President.
GEORGE W. TRYON, Vice-President,
M. L. GORDON, Secretary.
ANDREW BUTLER, Assistant Secretary.
Trustees.
Charles Schaffer,
George W. Tryon,
Mordecai L. Gordon,
Alexander Henry, George K. Childs, John Rutherford, Jr. William P. Smith,
Thomas C. Jones, John Donnally, Jacob Esher,
James W. Martien, William Rowland, Jr. James Page, John Allen, Robert Clark.
Edmund A. Souder, Benjamin Matthias,
Joseph Reakirt,
James Dalzell,
Robert E. Nuttle,
Andrew Butler,
Andrew Butler, Benjamin Matthias,
COMMITTEE OF RELIEF. James W. Martien. Thomas C. Jones, John Rutherford, Jr.
Jacob Esher, William P. Smith,
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William Campbell,
W. Drinkhouse,
Stephen H. Simmons,
Bowers Lowber, John Seiser.
JOHN C. CRESSON, Superintendent.
JOHN P. MURTA, Clerk.
EDMUND A. SOUDER, Treasurer.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY FOR INSURANCES ON LIVES AND GRANTING ANNUITIES .- Office 66 Walnut street. Chartered 1812. Perpetual. Capital $500,000. Shares $100. Dividends January and July. HYMAN GRATZ, President.
SEARS C. WALKER, Actuary.
Directors.
Hyman Gratz, Charles Taylor,
Edwin M. Lewis," I. P. Hutchinson,
William Parker,
Henry J. Williams,
John Moss,
Samuel F. Smith,
J. K. Mitchell, M. D., R. M. Patterson, M. D., William Kirkham, Charles Dutilh.
John Bohlen,
THE GIRARD LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITY AND TRUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA .- Office No. 159 Chestnut street. Incorporated 1836. Capital $300,000. Charter perpetual.
B. W. RICHARDS, President. JOHN F. JAMES, Treasurer and Actuary. Managers.
B. W. Richards, Armon Davis,
Wm. R. Hanson,
S. Wagner, (York, Pa.)
Timothy Abbott, Thomas Ridgway,
Wm. Folwell, . Joseph Yeager,
John J. Smith, Jr.,
Robert Pearsall,
George N. Baker,
George W. Tucker.
David Williamson,
John S. Newlin,
PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP FOR THE INSURANCE OF HOUSES FROM LOSS BY FIRE .- No. 96 South Fourth street. Chartered 1752. JAMES S. SMITH, Treasurer and Secretary. Directors.
Zachariah Poulson,
Horace Binney, Lewis Waln,
William Smith,
Alex. W. Johnston,
Joseph Price,
Charles Willing, M. D.
Alexander Lardner,
Joshua Longstreth,
William H. Hart,
J. P. Hutchinson, William Morrison.
FIRE ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA .- Office No. 34 North Fifth street, between High and Mulberry. Instituted on the 15th of September, 1817, for the purpose of insuring houses from loss or damage by fire, in the City and County of Philadelphia. Incorporated March 27, 1820. Re-incorporated April 3d, 1833.
GEORGE W. TRYON, President. ANDREW BUTLER, Sec. and Treasurer.
Trustees.
George Esler, William Warner,
John Allen, Howe Keith,
Jacob Esher, William H. Hamilton,
Jacob S. Miller,
Robert Warnock,
Peter A. Keyser, Jacob E. Tomkins,
Charles Schæffer, Jacob B. Lancaster.
COUNTY FIRE .- Office 248 North Third street. Charter perpetual. Dividends January and July.
AUGUSTINE STEVENSON, President. JACOB F. HOCKLEY, Secretary. Directors. John Taylor, Michael McGill, John Farr.
Augustine Stevenson, Henry Crilly,
Samuel Williams,
Joseph Reakirt,
Osmon Reed,
Robert V. Massey,
Samuel Bonnell,
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BOARD OF HEALTH, 1843-44.
CITY .- James Hutchinson, No. 58 South Twelfth street.
Samuel W. Weer, No. 147 North Twelfth street and No. 68 Chestnut street. Mark M. Reeve, M. D., No. 133 North Twelfth street. John A. Elkinton, M. D., No. 102 North Fifth street.
William S. Smith, No. 131 Pine street.
John Lindsay, No. 8 Belmont Place.
SOUTHWARK .- William G. Alexander, No. 314 South Front street.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES .- 3 Benjamin E. Carpenter, No. 215 Coates street. Richard L. Lloyd, No. 359 North Sixth street.
SPRING GARDEN .- Nathan L. Hatfield, M. D., N. E. corner of Franklin and Button- wood streets."
MOYAMENSING .- John D. Hoffner, No. 229 South Sixth street, below Shippen.
KENSINGTON .- Isaac Boileau, No. 538 North Second street.
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
President-James Hutchinson.
Secretary-Benjamin E. Carpenter.
Treasurer-William S. Smith.
Solicitor-J. A. Phillips, No. 56 South Sixth street.
Clerk of the Board-Samuel P. Marks, N. W. corner of Locust and Eleventh streets.
Steward of Lazaretto-John E. Matthieu.
Matron of City Hospital-Mrs. P. Altemus, Hospital.
Messenger-Charles F. Thiesen, No 9 Moyamensing Road.
Assistant Messenger-John Tudor, Schuylkill Second street, above Spruce.
Runner-David Brown, No 10 Bonsall street.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
HEALTH OFFICER-Peter Rambo, Queen street, above Frankford Road, Kensington. PORT PHYSICIAN-Isaac N. Marselis, M. D., N. E. corner of Catharine and Second streets. LAZARETTO PHYSICIAN-Jesse W. Griffits, M. D., Lazaretto.
QUARANTINE MASTER .- Alexander McKcever, Lazaretto.
COURTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court holds six terms for arguments, &c., in the Five Districts of the State, and adjourned Courts as they may deem necessary. The regular Terms are-
For the Eastern District, composed of the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Counties of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh, Wayne, and Pike, at Philadel- phia, in March, to continue two weeks, and 2d Wednesday in December, to continue three weeks. The last Monday in July is the return day for July term, but no court is then held.
For the Lancaster District, composed of the Counties of Lancaster, York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, and Berks, at Lancaster, 2d Monday in May.
For the Middle District, composed of the Counties of Northumberland, Union, Columbia, Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, and Huntingdon, Mckean, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Luzerne, at Sunbury, 2d Monday in June.
For the Western District, composed of the Counties of Alleghany, Westmoreland, Somerset, Fayette, Washington, Green, Beaver, Butler, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Warren, Venango, Arm- strong, Indiana, Jefferson, and Cambria, at Pittsburg, 1st Monday in September, to continue four weeks.
For the Southern District, composed of the Counties of Franklin, Adams, Cumberland, Bedford and Chambersburg, on the Monday week next following the last week of the Term of the Western District.
OVID F. JOHNSON, Attorney General.
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
EXECUTIVE.
JOHN TYLER, President.
WM. P. MANGUM, Acting Vice-President.
ABEL P. UPSHUR, Secretary of State.
JOHN C. SPENCER, Secretary of the Treasury.
(Vacant.) Secretary of War.
(Vacant.) Secretary of the Navy.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE, Postmaster General.
(Vacant.) Attorney General.
MINISTERS AND CONSULS FROM FOREIGN POWERS RESIDENT AT PHILADELPHIA.
FROM AUSTRIA. Daniel J. Desmond, Vice Consul.
FROM BAVARIA. C. F. Hagedorn, Consul.
FROM BELGIUM. A. E. Borie, Consul.
FROM BRAZIL. Edward C. Sayre, Vice Consul.
FROM BREMEN. J. C. Mecké, Consul.
FROM GREAT BRITAIN. William Peter, Consul. FROM DENMARK. M. Stien Bille, Charge d'Affaires. John Bohlen, Consul.
FROM FRANCE. Baron d'Autreve, Consul.
FROM HAMBURG. Charles N. Buck, Consul General. FROM MEXICO. Felix Merino, Vice Consul.
FROM THE NETHERLANDS. Henry Bohlen, Consul.
FROM PORTUGAL. Commander J. C. Figaniere e Morao, Minister resident.
Le Chevalier Menezes de Brito do Rio, attaché to the Legation. Daniel J. Desmond, Vice Consul.
FROM PRUSSIA.
J. C. Lang, Consul.
FROM ROME. Daniel J. Desmond, Consul General. Charles Picot, Vice Consul.
FROM SARDINIA.
Daniel J. Desmond, Vice Consul.
FROM SICILY. A. E. Borie, Acting Consul.
SPAIN.
Don Pablo Chacon, Consul General.
SWEDEN. R. D. Seldner, Vice Consul.
TEXAS. F. Gurney Smith, Consul.
FROM TUSCANY. Daniel J. Desmond, Consular Agent. FROM URAGUAY. George Guest, Vice Consul.
FROM VENEZUELA. William M'Ilhenney, Esq., Consul.
LIST OF
Councils, Police, Clerks, Inspectors, Custom House, Libraries, S.c.
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
John M. Scott, Mayor, office c 5th & Chestnut. Richard Vaux, Recorder, office State House row.
Cornelius Stevenson, Treasurer, office c 5th and Chestnut.
P. E. Hamm, Assistant to City Treasurer.
Robert H. Smith, City Clerk, office c 5th and Chestnut.
Edward Olmsted, Solicitor, S 5th ab Walnut. John B. Kenney, Mayor's Clerk, c 5th and Chestnut.
Lieutenant of Police-James Young.
2d do. do. J. Henry Bulkley. Special Constable-William Russell.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
SELECT COUNCIL.
President-Wm. M. Meredith.
John P. Wetherill, Jos. R. Chandler, Gideon Scull, William Morris, Chas. Gilpin, Matthew Newkirk, Thomas P. Cope, James Y. Hum- phreys, John Trucks, T'hos. C. Rockhill, Alger- non S. Roberts .- Clerk, J. Coleman Fisher.
COMMON COUNCIL. Samuel Norris, President.
Owen Sheridan, John C. Davis, Thos. Snow- den, Jacob Senneff, James J. Boswell, George Campbell, Henry C. Corbit, Joseph R. Flanigen, Charles A. Poulson, Nathaniel Gordon, Isaac Barton, Thomas C. Percival, Charles A Rep- plier, Wm. L. Maddock, Andrew R. Chambers, Jacob B. Hagert, Abraham J. Lewis, John Deve- reux, Peter M'Call.
Henry Helmuth, Clerk, 53 S 5th.
TREASURER OF THE GIRARD TRUST. Charles S. Smith, office S 5th n Chestnut.
AGENT OF THE GIRARD ESTATES. Isaac Myer, office S 5th n Chestnut.
CITY COMMISSIONERS.
Adam Traquair, president, office S W 5th and Chestnut.
Thomas K. Wallace, Lane Schofield.
John Diehl, commissioner of city property.
REGULATORS AND SURVEYORS.
Samuel Hains, office S 5th n Chestnut. Marine T, W. Chandler, assistant.
HIGH CONSTABLES .- John Metzker, Charles Downer, John Walker, Albert G. Fisher.
COLLECTORS OF WATER RENTS .- James Hic- key, George W. Gillingham, Thomas Millar.
SUPERINTENDENT FOR CLEANSING THE CITY .- Henry Bickley.
CLERKS OF HIGH STREET MARKET .- Peter Conrad, James Glading.
CLENIK OF SECOND STREET MARKET .- Henry B. Gillingham.
CLERK OF HIGH STREET MARKET, WEST OF TEXTII .- James Stille.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Morton M'Michael, Sheriff.
F. Brelsford, Coroner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Henry D. Lentz, Joshua Andrews and Philip Justus.
William Gilmore, Clerk.
Penrose Ash, County Treasurer.
Thomas J. Heston, Michael W. Ash, H. D. Steever, Auditors.
DISTRICT OF NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
Mayor, John M. Cannon.
Treasurer, Jacob S. Mintzer.
Clerk, John Miller.
SPRING GARDEN DISTRICT.
Treasurer, Samuel D. Patterson.
Clerk, William Roderfield.
MOYAMENSING.
Treasurer, James M·Cann.
Clerk, J. M. Raybold. KENSINGTON DISTRICT.
Treasurer, John Taylor. Clerk, Wm. F. Small.
SOUTHWARK.
Treasurer, Hugh O'Donnall.
Clerk, Jolın Oakford.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL- LERS FOR 1841-2.
Henry Leech, President.
Thomas B. Florence, Secretary.
First Section .- George M. Wharton, Samuel English, Geo. Emlen, jr., William S. Perot, Thomas G. Hollingsworth, George H. Burgin, M. D., Clifford Smith.
Second Section .- John C. Smith, John Miller, Alexander Browne.
Third Section .- Wm. J. Crans, H. O'Donnell. Fourth Section .- Joseph Yeager, John J. M'Cahen.
Fifth Section .- John Foulkrod.
Sixth Section .-- William Wister.
Seventh and Eighth Sections .- Henry Leech.
Ninth Section .- Francis Lyons.
Tenth Section .- John Robbins, jr., Hugh Clark
Eleventh Section .- Jacob Heyberger.
PROFESSORS IN THE HIGH-SCHOOL.
John S. Hart, L. L. D. Principal. John Frost, A. M. Professor in the Depart- ment of English Belles Lettres.
F. A Bregy. Professor in the Department of French.
John Sanderson .* Professor in the Classical Department.
Oliver A. Shaw. Professor in the Depart- ment of Mental, Moral, and Political Science.
* Giving instruction also in the Belles Lettres Department.
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George J. Becker. Professor of Penmanship.| NUL. John F. Frazer. Professor of Mechanics and Natural Philosophy.
James C Booth. Professor of Chemistry.
CUSTOM HOUSE,
South Second below Dock.
Collector .- Calvin Blythe.
Deputy do .- Chas. Treichel.
Do. do .- Richard L. Howell.
Naval Officer .- Joel B. Sutherland.
Deputy do .- John D. George.
Surveyor .- John G. Watmough.
Deputy do .- James Hoy, Jr.
INSPECTORS OFFICES.
Office of the northern district on Wright's wharf above Race street. The northern district extends from the north side of Market street to Kensington.
Office of the middle district N. W. Chestnut and wharves. The middle district extends from the south side of Market street to the north side of Spruce street.
Office of the southern district, corner of Lom- bard street and South Wharves, the southern district extends from the south side of Spruce street to the Navy Yard.
DIRECTIONS FOR TRANSACTING CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS.
Office hours from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.
Desk No. 1. For preparing registers, enrol- ments and licenses, and entering and clearing vessels from and to foreign ports.
No. 2. For receiving fees, cash duties, &c., also for entering and clearing vessels coastwise.
No. 3. Examination of entries of merchandise imported, with the invoices and bills of lading, ascertaining the duties thereon, calculating draw- backs and issuing coastwise certificates of draw- back.
No. 4. Record of imports, and examination of inward manifests, previous to vessels clearing at No. 1.
No. 5. Bonds for duties taken, and permits issued for the delivery of goods from vessels and stores.
No. 6. For the payment of debentures, trea- sury warrants, bounties, &c.
No. 7. Export bonds taken, export permits, debentures, and transport certificates issued, and export bonds cancelled on the production of landing certificates.
No. 8. Record of exports.
No. 9. Abstract of bonds to be collected.
Harbour Master, John F. Stump, 5 S wharves.
PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY COMPANY, Corner S Fifth and Library.
INCORPORATED BY WILLIAM PENN.
Shares $40. Annual subscription $4. John J. Smith, Jr., Librarian and Treasurer.
ATHENAEUM, S W Fifth and Chestnut.
Shares $25. Stockholders' Annual Payments, - 5 dolls .- Visiters, 10 dolls.
Peter S. Duponceau, L. L. D., President.
Quintin Campbell, Treasurer.
William M'Ilhenney, Secretary.
OFFICE OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR-19 South 7th.
The Board consists of the following mem- bers, viz.
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
William S. Hansell, 28 High
George W. Jones, 223 Chestnut
John Price Wetherill, 13th above Mulberry
John F. Gilpin, 307 Spruce Reese D. Fell, 62 Chestnut
William Abbott, 212 South 3d DISTRICT OF SOUTHWARK.
Thomas D. Grover, 12 Federal
William G. Alexander, 35 Shippen NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
John T. Smith, 497 North 4th Alexander Browne, 445 North 6th
KENSINGTON DISTRICT AND UNINCOR- PORATED NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
William O. Kline, 183 Germantown road above Franklin
SPRING GARDEN AND PENN TOWNSHIP.
George Williams, East side of 10the above Washington.
President, Thomas D. Grover, 12 Federal.
Treasurer, George W. Jones, at the office of the Guardians.
Secretary, Samuel J. Robbins, 19 South 7th. Solicitor, James Hanna, 195 Walnut.
Steward, William S. Stockton.
The Board meets at the Alms House, Block- ley, every Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, where applicants for apprentices, with the children to be bound, must attend. The committee on the
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CHURCHES.
Alms House attend there every Wednesday and Friday, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
N. B. All applications for temporary relief must be made to the Visiters of the City or Dis- tricts in which the applicant resides. Office of the Secretary, Visiters of the City, and out-door Agent, No. 19 South 7th street.
Office hours from 8 until 1 o'clock, and from 3 until sunset.
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMA- CY. Hall in Zane street.
President-Daniel B. Smith. Vice-Presi- dent - George B. Wood, M. D. Secretary- Charles Ellis. Corresponding Secretary-Elias Durand. Treasurer-J. C. Turnpenny.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY COMPANY, 134 Chestnut Street.
Thomas P. Cope, President. John Fausset, Treasurer. John J. Thompson, Secretary. J. Cox, Librarian.
THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. S W Fifth and Chestnut.
P. S. Duponceau, President.
N. Chapman, Franklin Bache, and R. M. Pat- terson, Vice Presidents.
J. K. Kane, A. D. Bache, Robley Dunglison, J. Francis Fisher, Secretaries. George Ord, Treasurer.
LAW ACADEMY OF PHILADELPHIA. Provost, P. S. Du Ponceau, L. L. D. On Wednesday evening, Supreme court room.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYL- VANIA.
The 4th Monday of each month, and 1st Mon- day of Feb. May, Aug. and Nov. at Philosophi- cal Hall.
President, Peter S. Du Ponceau, L. L. D. Secretary, Edward Armstrong.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.
Meetings : Institute, Quarterly, 3d Thursday in the month. Conversations, monthly, 4th Thursday in the month. Board of Managers, 3d Wednesday in the month.
Samuel V. Merrick, President.
Isaiah Lukens, Thomas Fletcher, Vice Pre- sidents.
Isaac B. Garrigues, Recording Secretary. Alexander Dallas Bache, Corresponding Se- cretary.
Frederick Fraley, Treasurer. Wm. Hamilton, Actuary.
FUEL SAVINGS SOCIETY.
President, Anthony M. Buckley.
Vice Presidents, Daniel M'Curdy, Rev. Tho- mas G. Allen.
Treasurer, Blakey Sharpless. Secretary, William Robinson.
PHILADELPHIA ICE COMPANY.
Office George above Sixth. Alexander Henry, President. John Binns, Treasurer. Benjamin F. Binns, Secretary.
William G. Stewart, Superintendent.
CHURCHES.
West Kensington, Rev. Frederick Ketcham, 2d and Franklin
CATHOLIC.
St. Augustine's, Rev. Dr. Moriarty, 4th opposite New
St. Joseph's, Rev. Ignatius Coombs, Willing's al St. Mary's, Rev. C. J. H. Carter, 4th ab Spruce
Holy Trinity, Rev. Otho H. Borgess, 6th & Spruce
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St. Francis Xavier, Rev. P. Rafferty, near Fair Mount
St. Patricks, Rev. D. F. Devitt, Sch. 3d above Spruce
St. Philip de Neri, Rev. J. Patrick Dunn, D. D., Queen above Second.
St. Peter's, Rev. Beraucck, 5th & Franklin Schuylkill, Rev. B. R. Loxley, Ashton and Lom- St. Paul's, Rev. P. F. Sheridan, Christian below bard
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a Binit & anotherchurch and in theo sacer, which Ivisited.
BAPTIST.
First, Rev. Geo. B. Ide, 2d and Lagrange place Second, Rev. Daniel Dodge, New Market above Poplar Third, Rev. G. S. Webb, 2d bel Queen New Market st, Rev. G. B. Perry, New Market ab Noble
Fifth, Rev. J. L. Burrows, Sansom ab 8th
Spruce st, Rev. Thomas O. Lincoln, Spruce bet St. John's, Bishop Kenrick, 13th below High
4th and 5th
Central, Rev. S. H. Myrick, 7th near Callowhill St. Michaels, Rev. Wm. Loughran, 2d, W Ken-
Tenth, Rev.Jos. II. Kennard, Eighth ab.Green Eleventh, Rev. A. D. Gillett, 12th ab Sassafras ·Twelfth, Queen near Shackamaxon
Mount Tabor, 6th & Poplar
.Second, Southwark, Rev. George Higgins, 5th below Carpenter
North, Rev. J. W. Gibbs, Elizabeth street above Parrish (NL)
Bethel, 6th ab Lombard Bethel Union, Coates bel O Y road
Brick Wesley, Lombard bel 6th Little Wesley, Hurst below Lombard First Baptist, Rev. James Burrows, 11th & Pearl Union Baptist, Rev. Daniel Scott, Little Pine - above 6th
Shiloh, Rev. John T. Raymond, 11th ab Lombard
St. Thomas', Rev. William M. Douglass, 5th beltSt. Matthew's, Rev. Theophilus Storke, New below 4th
Walnut Little Union, Little Pine bel 7th
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST.
- Fifth and Gaskill, Elders Taylor, Hall & RowzeefSt. Paul's, Brown and St. John
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