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Sycamore st, S from Walnut to Spruce, bet Juni- per and Broad
Tamarind st, N from Green ab Front Tammany ct, S from Tammany st, ab 4th Tammany st, E from 318 O Y road to N 2d, bel Noble and Green Tanner st, N fr Wharton to Federal Taper al, N from 53 Green Tariff place, W from 10th bel James Taylor's al, from 58 S Front to 73 S 2d Taylor's pl, E from St John ab Beaver (K) Taylor's ct, E from Barron ab Cedar Taylor's ct, W from Charlotte ab Thompson Teas' ct, S from Olive ab 13th Temperance ct, fr 29 Bonsall
Temperance st, (see Gebhard) from Cherry to Sassafras, bet Sch. 7th & 8th
Temple st, from 12th to 13th ab Prime Tenfeet al, N from Middle al, bet 6th and 7th Tenth st, N and S from High W of 9th Third st, N and S from High W of 2d Third st, (Sch.) N and S from High W of Sch 4th Thirteenth st, N and S from High W of 12th Thomas's al, from 116 Oak to 415 N Front Thompson st, N of Stiles from Broad to R road Thompson st, from intersection of 3d and G T
road to 6th E and W bel Master (W K) Thomson ct, S from 34 Sassafras
Thorn's ct, N fr. Melon bet 11th and 12th Thorn's ct, W from N 4th n George (NL)
Thorn's ct, from 9th n Coates
Tidmar's st, from P road facing Carpenter (S) to Shippen's la
Till street, West Philadelphia
Tiller's ct, E from Vaughan, bet Walnut and Locust
Timber lane, from F road ab Shackamaxon to Turner's lane
Tin al, S of Walnut, E of Broad
Tomlin's ct, E from Rachel n Laurel
Ton al, from 57 S Water
Torr's ct, fr 9th W to Ridge road S of Callowhill Tower st, bet Cherry & Arch & Sch 2d & Front Townsend's av, from 118 Budd to Rachel
Suffolk st, W from 8th to 9th ab Washington Sugar al, (Farmer st) from 32 N 6th to 23 N 7th Townsend's ct, S from 84 Spruce
Traquair's ct, E from 11 N 10th
Travis ct, rear 202 Cedar
Trimble's ct, from 510 N Front
Trinity pl, E from 7th ab Brown Trotter's al, from 32 S 2d W to Strawberry
Trusty's ct, E from 6 Locust
Truxton st, S from Budd to Adams, bet Spruce and Pine and Perry and 12th
Turner st, E from 337 S 4th
Turner's ct, N from Catharine bet 3rd and 4th
Turner's lane, N E from R road above Girard College
Twelve Feet al, S from Shippen bet 5th and 6th Tyler st, N from Poplar ab 9th
Tyler st, W from Fisher to 4th, bet Carpenter and Marriott (S)
Type al, (Pearl) W fr 10th N of Vine to William bet Vine and Wood
Ulrich row, (K) W from 2nd ab Phoenix Ulrick's al, N from Coates bel 8th Union ct, (K) from Bedford to Prince bet Marl- borough and Hanover
Union ct, from 150 Wood ab the R road Union Hall, rear 349 Brown
Union Place, S W Lombard and Aslıton Sch
Union sq, George st, from Sch. 7th to 8th Union st, from Bedford to F road N and S (E Union st, from 165 S Front to 79 S 4th
Union st, from 180 Swanson to 463 S Front Unity ct, S from 16 Little Pine
Vail's ct, from Pearl n Sch. Valley ct, E from 3 Wagner's al
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LIST OF STREETS, &c.
Van Blunt's ct, N from Marriott ab 5th Van Buren ct, W fr Cadwałader ab Jefferson Van Buren pl, rear N side Parrish bel 11th Vanzyke's ct, N from 103 German
Vaughn st, fr Walnut to Locust, W of Sch. 7th Vaux's ct, E from 293 S 10th
Venango st, W from 12th to D)can bel Locust Vernon st, from 44 Cedar to 29 Shippen
Vernon st, from N 10th to 11th, bet Parrish and Brown
Vernon pl. S from Vernon bet Shippen and Almond
Vicker's ct, N from Barker ab Sch. 6th
Videll's ct, W from 58 S 2nd
Vienna st, from Queen to West, bet Cherry and Wood (K)
Vine al, from N 10th to Broad ab Vine Vine ct, N from Vine bel 12th
Vine st, (the N boundary of the city) from the Delaware to Schuylkill, bet Sassafras and Callowhill
Vineyard st, from R road to Charles bet Ann and George. (FV) Virginia row, E from 13th in Walnut
Vollum st, rcar of Venango n 66 S 12th
Wager st, E from G T road ab 5th (K) Wager st, (N L) W from 5th between Poplar and Franklin
Wager's ct, S from Crocket's ct
Wagner's al, (MI) from Fitzwater to Brinton bet 12th and 13th
Wagner's al, from 135 Cherry N to 252 Sassafras Wagner's ct, W from N 5th ab Noble
Wagner's ct, N from 5th ab Noble to Dean
Wagner's ct, W fomm Sch 8th bet Sassafras & Vine
Wales' av. S from 116 German
Walker's ct, E from 239 N 2nd
Walker's ct, rear G T road and 2d (K)
Walker's ct, S from Willow ab 6th
Wall st, from P road to 7th, opp Queen Wall's Elbow, from Emlen's ct to Roger's ct Wallace's ct, in rear Ann st (F. V) Wallace's ct, W from 10 N Front
Wallace ct, W from Church bel Christian
Wallace st, from 7tl W to Broad bet Green and Coates
Walnut al, from N 13tl W to N Juniper, bet Cherry and Sassafras
Walnut st, W from Delaware to Schuylkill bet Chestnut and Spruce Walter's ct, N Front ab Noble
Warder place, N from Duke ab Front Ward's retreat, S from Carroll bel 13th Warner's ct, W from 534 N 4th (NL) Warner's ct, from 118 Catharine Warner's ct, S from 230 Shippen to German Warner's ct. S from Stanley to German Warner's ct. S from 234 Shippen Warren's ct, N from 5 Sugar al
Warren st, from Dcan to Quince ab Spruce
Warren st, (K) from Beach to Queen bet Ha -! nover and Bishop
Washington ct, W fr Washington av ab Grecn
Washington av, (N L) from Willow N to Brown, bet Front and Delaware river Washington ct, N from 203 Lombard
Washington marketplace, 120 feet in width, extending from 3rd st to l' road at the dis- tance of about 400 feet S of Cedar
Washington place, S from 109 West Filbert Washington pl, S from Washington bel 7th Washington pl, W from Juniper bel Cherry Washington road, bet Green and Hickory Washington row, W from 130 Apple Washington sq, fr Walnut bel 8th S & E to 7th Washington st, (See Shippen)
Washington st, High continued from the Per. manent Bridge through Hamilton village
Washington st, from Master N ab 2d to Mont- gomery (W K)
Washington st, (S) from Delaware to Broad bet Christian (being part of line of the (S) Rail road)
Washington st, (S Garden) from 9th to Broad bet Green and Wallace
Washington st, N from Otter bet William & Front Washington st, W fr 11th bet Lombard & Ccdar Washington st, W from 8th bel Prime
Water st, Sch. W of Sch. Front
Water st, from High N to Willow, and S to Pine, E of Front
Watkin's al, from 22 Bread to 85 N Srd
Watman's ct, W from 5th ab Noble
Watt st, from Schi 3d to 4th, bet Pine and Lom- bard
Watts' ct, William bel Morris
Watson's al, from Branch to New
Watson's al, S from 104 Locust
Watson's st, fr 5th to Arabella
Watson st, W from 5th bel Washington
Wayne st, from Washington to Wallace, bel 10th Weaver's ct, S from 76 German
Weaver's ct, rear 337 N Front Weaver's ct, E from 337 N 2d
Weaver's row, E from G T road to Cadwalader n Camac
Weaver st, N from Green to Coates ab O Y road Webb's al, from 221 Cherry to 336 Sassafras Webb's al, from Oak (N L) to 371 N Front Webster's ct, W from 26 P' road
Weccacoc av, S from 12 Christian
Weccacoe st, N from 183 Queen to Catharinc, Weeks' ct, N from Rachael ab Poplar
Welling st, from Mulberry to Cherry, above Sch Front
Wells' row, S from S E 8th and Green
Wernley's ct, rear 595 N 3d
Wesley st, W fr 3d, bet Wharton & Johnson's la
Wesley st., from M road, W
West ct, E from 29 N Market
West st, from F'road to Wood (K) ab Duke West st, bet Sch Front & Beach, from Walnut West st, E from 233 N 2d
Western av, from Schi 8th ab Sassafras to Pearl Westford av. S fr. Noble ab 8th
Westmoreland st, from Broad to Sch. 8th, bet Locust and Spruce Wharf st, from Cedar along the wharves
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Wharton st, from the Delaware to P road bel| Wilson's ct, rear 132 Buttonwood Federal
Wheat st, S from Marion, bet S 2nd and Front Wheelock's place, S from Coates bel Broad Whetstone ct, S from the c 6th & Christian Whillden's ct, E from Rye opp Square
Whitaker's ct, W from 66 S 5th
White's ct, E & W fr Caroline pl White's ct, S fr Cedar bet 12th and 13th
White's ct. S from Bedford bet Shippen la and Broad
Whiteman's ct, N fr Federal ab 5th Whiteman's ct, W from Amber bel Phoenix
Whitehorse al, Cherry to Walnut al bet 13th and Wistar's ct, S from Vine, E of Broad
Juniper
Whitehall st, from 12th to Broad, bet Button- wood and Spring Garden
Whitehead's ct, W from 294 S 4th
Wickecoe av, S from Christian n Swanson
Wiggins' ct, S from 62 Cherry
Wiles' row, N from Wallace bel Broad Wiley's ct, S from Castle n 10th
Wiley's ct. N from 35 Plum Wiley's ct. W from 120 N 11th Williams' ct. E from Vaughan bel Locust : Williams' ct, fr 262 Cedar to 71 Bedford. (M) Williams' ct, N from Pleasant ab 10th Williams' ct, N from 343 Callowhill Williams' ct, N from 79 Cedar
William st, W fr. Sch 3d bel Locust William st, from Otter to Edward (K)
William st, from Vine to Coates
William st, fr Sch Front to 2d bet Lombard & Cedar
William st, from Coates to Vine W of Sch Front
William st, fr Sch. 5th to 4th ab Cedar
William st, from Otter to Edward N & S (W K) Williamson's ct, from Concord bel 3rd Willing's al, from 98 S 3rd to 75 S 4th
Willing's st, N fr. Mulberry bet Sch Front and York buildings, Walnut bet Washington sq and Ashton
Willis ct, E from 9 Crown Willow al, from Willow ab 2nd Willow ct, from Vine W of 6th Willow ct, S fr 180 Pine to Little Pine
Willow st, S from Pine ab Sch. 6th
Willow st, Sch., from Locust to Cedar, bet Schuylkill and Beach
Willow st, from the Delaware W to 9th, N of Callowhill Willow st, S from Wood bel 12th to Pearl Wilson's ct, rear of 3 Poplar
Wilson's ct, N from Carpenter, bet 8th and 9th
Wilson st, bet Reckless & Christian & Front & Swanson
Wilts' ct, S from Brown n 10th
Winter's ct, S from Montgomery
Winter st, W from 3d bet Race and Vine
Winter st. N from George ab 3d (NL)
Wirtz ct, S from 116 Brown Wistar st, S from Washington ab 7th
Wistar st, E from 12th ab R road
Wistar's ct. S from Phoenix bel G T road
Witman's al, from Kunckle, bel Callowhill to N 4th
Witman's ct, W from 400 N 2nd Wolgam's ct, E from 75 N 8th
Wolf's ct, S from 68 German Wood's ct, E from Garden bel Callowhill
Wood ct, E from Swanson n Prime
Wood st, (N L & S G) from 2nd st W to the Sch. bet Vine and Callowhill
Wood st, (K) from Queen n Gunner's run to West
Woodbine st, from Federal ab 6th Work's ct. E from 275 S 3d
Woodland st, W of Permanent Bridge, (West Philad.)
Wrirkman's ct, W of Front ab Mead
Woght's al, from Miller's al to Vine bet ch 8th and Broad
Wyatt st, E from Wistar to 7th
Wyoming st, fr 13th to Juniper bet Locust and Spruce Wyoming st, Sch Front to 2d, bet High and Filbert
Yeager's ct, N fr Shippen bel 7th Yeager's ct, N from Carlton bel Broad Yhost st, fr 158 Catharine to Queen
S 8th York ct, E from 37 Budd York st or ct, from 103 S 3rd E to Laurel York pl, E from 5th bel Poplar Young's alley, W from New Market above Wil- low Young's ct, N from 121 Christian Young's pl, N from 111 Queen
Zachary's ct, N from 31 Walnut Zane st, from 32 N 7th W to N 8th
LIST OF
Councils, Police, Clerks, Inspectors, Custom House, Libraries, S.c.
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Joel Jones, Mayor, office c 5th & Chestnut. Robert M. Lec, Recorder, office 49 N 6th. Cornelius Stevenson, Treasurer, office c 5th and Chestnut.
Robert II. Smith, City Clerk, office c 5th and Chestnut.
Edward Olmsted, Solicitor, S 5th ab Walnut. Clerk of Police-George W. Davis.
ATTACHED TO MAYOR'S OFFICE.
1st Lieutenant-John J. Logue. 2d do. J. Henry Bulkley.
Special Constables-William Russell. Do. do. Levin HI. Smith. Messenger .- John W. Gibbs.
Turnkey .- James M'Cormick.
Driver Prison Carriage .- Watchman .-
DAY POLICE .- Four High Constables, viz :
District No. 1 .- A. D. Curran,
Do. No. 2 .- James W. Moore,
Do. No. 3 .- John Walker,
Do. No. 4 .- Philip Winnemore, and 34 police-men.
NIGHT POLICE .- Four Captains, viz:
District No. 1 .- Jacob Bennet,
Do. No. 2 .- Jacob Loudenslager,
Do. No. 3 .- George Buchanan, Do. No. 4 .- Abraham Yatcs.
Four Lieutenants, viz:
District No. 1 .- William A. Fox,
Do. No. 2 .- Edward J. Fox,
Do. No. 3 .- William Young,
Do. No. 4 .- Samuel Goldey.
Four Turnkeys, viz:
District No. 1 .- John Manderfield,
Do. No. 2 .- Michael Garson,
Do. No. 3 .- Thomas Kerr,
Do. No. 4 .- Thomas HI. Pitt, and 200 policemen.
LAMPLIGHTERS .- Four Superintendents, viz :
District No. I .- Smith Crowell,
Do. No. 2 .- Edward Stroud,
Do. No. 3 .- Isaac Mervinc,
Do. No. 4 .- Caleb Swaync, and 57 men.
STATION HOUSES.
District No. 1 .- Union st, bet 3d and 4th.
Do. No. 2 .- Cherry st, bet 4th and 5th.
Do. No. 3 .- Sch 8th n Locust.
Do. No. 4 .- Filbert st, ab Sch 8th.
On cach of these station-houses there is placed a large fire alarm-bell, which denote the direc- tion of fires, in conformity with the system of ringing the great bell on Independence Hall.
CLERKS OF MARKETS, &C.
High st. Market, West Division .- Peter Con- rad. Reynold Clayton, deputy and watchman. High st. Market, East Division .- James Glad- ing. James Foster, deputy and watchman Western Market .- James C. Stcel. David Miller, deputy and watchman.
Second st. Market .- H. B. Gillingham. Wm. Cooper, deputy and watchman.
" The city is divided East and West by 9th street, and North and South by Chestnut strect.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
SELECT COUNCIL.
President-Wm. Morris.
James J. Boswell, Isaac Elliott, Jacob E. Ha- gert, Jacob B. Lancaster, Saunders Lewis, Alger- non S. Roberts, Thomas Robins, Edmund A. Souder, John Trucks, Albert G. Waterman. John P. Wetherill-Clerk, Edmund Wilcox, 128 Chestnut.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Thomas Snowden, President.
Samuel J. Christian, John C. Davis, William Divine, Alexander J. Derbyshire, Geo. R. Fisher, Joseph R. Flanigen, Benjamin Gerhard, Daniel B. Hinman, Robert Hutchinson, Frederick Len- nig, William G. Mentz, E. Spencer Miller, Ben- jamin Orne, Thomas J. Perkins, Charles A. Poulson, Franklin Platt, Joseph M. Thomas, Ambrose W. Thompson, William Watt.
Thomas Birch, jr., Clerk, 64 Dock.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
WATERING. Mcet, Ist Wednesday monthly.
Wetherill, Trucks, Boswell, Hagart, S. C. Poulson, Hutchinson, Thomas, Christian. C. C. FINANCE.
2d Tuesday.
Davis, Mentz, Gerhard, Lennig, C. C.
Trucks, Hagert, Lewis, Robins, S. C.
POLICE.
1st & 3d Monday.
Poulson, Hutchinson, Lennig, Hinman, C.C. Wetherill, Trucks, Waterman, Lancaster, S. C. PUBLIC IIIGHIWAYS. 2d & 4th Wednesday.
Thompson, Derbyshire, Watt, Flanigen, C. C. Roberts, Hagert, Lewis, Robins, S. C.
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LITERARY INSTITUTIONS, &c.
CLEANSING.
1st & 3d Tuesday.
Elliott, Souder, Lancaster, Robins, S. C. Miller, Perkins, Hinman, Flanigen, C. c.
CITY PROPERTY. 2d & 4th Monday.
Souder, Roberts, Waterman, Lancaster, S. C.
Gerhard, Perkins, Platt, Divine, C. c.
LEGACIES AND TRUSTS.
3d Wednesday.
Fisher, Christian, Watt, Thomas, C. C.
Elliott, Boswell, Hagert, Lewis, S. C.
GIRARD ESTATES.
Every other Thursday.
Roberts, Wetherill, Boswell, Lancaster, S. C. Orne, Mentz, Fisher, Davis, › C. C.
Wm. Morris, President of S. C. )
T. Snowden, President of C. C. ex officio. Joel Jones, Mayor.
COMMITTEE OF VISITATION TO THE GIRARD COLLEGE.
For November and December.
Clerk, W. H. Fagen.
Waterman, Lewis, Boswell, Wetherill, S. C. Solicitor, F. Diamond. KENSINGTON DISTRICT. Orne, Flanigen, Divine, Miller, C. C.
January and February.
Christian, Thomas, Fisher, Watt, C. C.
Hagert, Trucks, Souder, Lancaster, S. C.
March and April.
Roberts, Robins, Elliott, Morris, S. C.
Lennig, Platt, Derbyshire, Davis, C. C.
May and June.
Poulson, Gerhard, Hinman, Perkins, C. C.
Wetherill, Boswell, Lewis, Waterman, S. C.
July and August.
Lancaster, Souder, Trucks, Hagart, S. C. Mentz, Hutchinson, Thompson, Snowden, C. C. September and October.
Orne, Flanigen, Divine, Miller, C. C. Elliott, Roberts, Robins, Morris, S. C.
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.
Joseph Govett, Bonsall above 9th, Albert G. Hines, 22 Mulberry.
John Diehl, commissioner of city property.
REGULATORS AND SURVEYORS.
Samuel H. Kneass, office S 5th n Chestnut. Marine T, W. Chandler, assistant.
REGISTER WATERING COMMITTEE .- George W. M'Mahan.
COLLECTORS OF WATER RENTS .- Joseph K. Howell, W. W. Smith, George W. Gillingham, Thomas Millar.
SUPERINTENDENT FOR CLEANSING THE CITY .- Henry Bickley.
CITY AND COUNTY.
William Deal, Sheriff. Jacob S. Haas, Coroner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Jacob Dobleman, Francis Clinton, Matthew Vandusen, sen. John W. Cuthbert, Clerk.
Solomon Wagner, County Treasurer. Henry Tunison, Chas. B. Reese, William H. M'Calla, Auditors.
DISTRICT OF NORTHERN LIBERTIES. 1
Mayor, William Wilkinson. Treasurer, Jacob S. Mintzer. Clerk, S. Snyder Leidy.
Solicitor, F. C. Brightly.
SPRING GARDEN DISTRICT.
Solicitor, Joseph Allison, 7th n Noble Treasurer, Seth Smith. 1
Clerk, Jno. N. Henderson.
MOYAMENSING.
Treasurer, Wm. Loughlin.
Solicitor, Jno. O. Michner.
Treasurer, John Taylor.
Clerk, Jno. S. Painter.
SOUTHWARK.
Treasurer, Wm. Clark.
Clerk, R. C. Krider.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL- LERS FOR 1849-50.
Controllers' Rooms, S. E. 6th and Adelphi. James Peters, President.
Robert J. Hemphill, Secretary.
First Section .- George M. Wharton, George Emlen, jr., William S. Perot, Thos. G. Hollings- worth, William Martin, Wm. H. Drayton, The- odore Cuyler.
Second Section .- John C. Smith, Daniel S. Beideman, John Miller.
Third Section .- Charles M. Sandgran, Ben- jamin Morton.
Fourth Section .- James Peters, Isaac Ash- mead, Wm. Larzelere.
Fifth Section .- Isaac Pearson.
Sixth Section .-- Samuel C. Ford.
Seventh & Eighth Sections .- John M. Pugh,
Ninth Section .- William J. Reed.
Tenth Section .- John Clouds, John H. Bring- hurst.
Eleventh Section .- Nathan Nathans.
PROFESSORS IN THE HIGH-SCHOOL.
John S. Hart, A. M. Principal.
James Rhoads, A. M. Professor in the Depart- ment of English Belles Lettres.
William Vodges, A. M., and E. Otis Kendall, Professors in the Department of Mathematics.
F. A Bregy. Professor in the Department of French and Spanish Languages.
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LITERARY INSTITUTIONS, &c.
Henry McMurtrie, M. D. Professor in the Department of Natural History.
Henry Haverstick. Professor of Latin and Greek Languages.
M. Boyé. Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry.
George J. Becker. Professor of Drawing and Writing.
APPRENTICES' LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Southwest corner of 5th and Mulberry streets, open for girls and boys.
President. Townsend Sharpless.
Vice President. Isaac Barton.
Secretary. James J. Barclay.
Treasurer. Samuel Mason.
PHILADELPHIA LIBRARY COMPANY, N E Corner Fifth and Library.
INCORPORATED BY WILLIAM PENN. Shares $40. Annual subscription $4. John J. Smith, Librarian and Treasurer.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY COMPANY, S E Fifth and Library. Shares $10. Annual Subscription $2.
President. Thomas P'. Cope.
Secretary. John J. Thompson.
ATHENAEUM, Sixth and Adelphi. Shares $25. Stockholders' Annual Payments, 5 dolls .- Visiters, 10 dolls. Samuel Breck, LL.D., President. Quintin Campbell, Treasurer. William M'Ilhenney, Secretary.
CUSTOM HOUSE, Chestnut above Fourth.
Collector .- Wm. D. Lewis.
Deputy do .- Chas. Treichel.
Deputy do .- Leonard K. Bell. Naval Officer .- Peter C. Ellmaker.
Deputy do .- John D. George.
Surveyor .- William B. Norris. Deputy do .- R. T. Conrad.
DIRECTIONS .- The Desks are numbered from 1 to 11, and the business done at cach Desk is as follows :
Office hours from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.
No. 1. Fees and cash duties received. Counter. Deputy Collector's.
Counter. Deputy Naval Officer's.
No. 2. Estimating and liquidating duties. No. 3. Weigher.
No. 4 and 5. Export, Debenture, Re-ware- housing, &c.
No. 6. Warehouse clerk.
Counter. Entrance and Clearance of vessels. No. 10. Registers, enrolments and licenses. No. 11. Miscellaneous.
INSPECTORS' OFFICES.
Office for the northern district on Wright's wharf above Race street. The northern district extends from the north side of Market street to Gunner's Run.
Office for the middle district N. E. corner of Walnut and Front street. The middle district extends from the south side of Market street to the north side of Spruce strect.
Offices for the southern district N. W. corner of Lombard street, on the wharf, and Penn near Lombard street. The southern district extends from the south side of Spruce street to the Navy Yard.
WARDENS OF THE PORT.
Master Warden, Harman Yerkes, office 33 Walnut.
Harbour Master, Win. Abbott, 82 S Front
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
John F. Gilpin, Broad street, west side, below Spruce
Reese D. Fell, 62 Chestnut
Alex. Harper, 451 High Samuel S. Kelly, 57 and 59 S Fourth
Thomas I. Potts, 151 N Second
DISTRICT OF SOUTHIWARK.
Frederick Plummer, N E Shippen & Vernon. Wm. G. Flanagan, 39 Almond.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
Alexander Browne, 429 N 5th Daniel S. Beideman, Green street wharf.
KENSINGTON DISTRICT AND UNINCOR- PORATED NORTHERN LIBERTIES.
John Haines, 620 N 2d, Michael Day, Marl- boro' ab Queen street
SPRING GARDEN AND PENN TOWNSIHP. Thomas Robinson, 17 Palmyra square, Vine above 10th, Wm. P. Bolton, 7th ab Poplar
TOWNSHIP OF MOYAMENSING. Maj. Thos. S. Stewart, 10th ab Shippen.
President, William G. Flanagan, 39 Almond. Treasurer, Recse D. Fell, at the office of the Guardians.
Secretary, Samuel J. Robbins, at the Office of the Guardians.
Solicitor, James Hanna, 11 Prune
Steward of Alms House, Daniel Smith. Resident Physician, Nathan D. Benedict. Consulting Physician, Meredith Clymer. Consulting Surgeon, William Byrd Page.
The Board meets at the Alms House, Block- No. 7. Bonds and permits. ley, every Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, where No. 8. Naval officer. Duties, exports, &c. applicants for apprentices, with the children to No. 9. Invoices, protections, and Mar. Hospital. be bound, must attend. The committee on the
Alms House attend there every Wednesday and Friday, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
N. B. All applications for temporary relief
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CHURCHES.
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.
VISITERS.
For the City .- William S. Stockton, office of the guardians ; D. A. Cornog, office of the guardians.
For the District of Southwark .- James R. Negley, 5 Cox.
For the Northern Liberties .- Lewis Wolf, Commissioners' Hall, 3d n Green
For Unincorporated Northern Liberties .- John Mann, Hart lane near Rose Hill
For Kensington District .- Peter F. Wright, Marlborough ab Franklin
For Spring Garden .- E. Spain, Ridge road n Buttonwoo 1.
For Penn Township .- Edmund K. Gatchell, Girard av bel 11th
For Moyamensing .- Jas. M. Gibson, 310 S 6th
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Founded 3d of May, 1765.
Fees $120. Matriculation fee, payable only once, $5.
Session commences the first Monday in No- vember, and continues until the middle of March ensuing.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY COMPANY. Fifth and Library Street.
Thomas P. Cope, President. John Fausset, Treasurer. John J. Thompson, Secretary. A. ScElroy, Librarian.
THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. S W 5th and Chestnut.
N. Chapman, President.
Robert M. Patterson, Franklin Baclie, and Alex. D. Bache, Vice Presidents.
J. K. Kane, Alfred L. Elwyn, Robley Dungli- son, Secretaries.
George Ord, Treasurer.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYL. VANIA.
The Society meets on the 2d Monday of every month, third story, front, Atheneum Building.
President, Hon. Thos. Sergeant.
Vice Presidents, Thomas M. Pettit, J. Francis Fisher, William Rawle, A. Langdon Elwyn.
Recording Secretary, Edward Armstrong.
Domestic Corresponding Secretary, John Bohlen, jr., N W 6th and Walnut
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE,
Meetings : Institute, Quarterly, 3d Thursday in the month. Conversation, monthly, 3d Thursday in the month. Board of Managers, 3d Wednesday in the month.
Samuel V. Merrick, President.
Abraham Miller, Thomas Fletcher, Vice Pre- sidents.
Isaac B. Garrigues, Recording Secretary. S. W. Roberts, Corresponding Secretary. John F. Frazer, Treasurer. Wm. Hamilton, Actuary.
CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.
First, Rev. Geo. B. Ide, 2d and Lagrange place Second, Rev. Daniel Dodge, New Market above Poplar Third, Rev. George I. Miles, 2d bel Queen New Market st, vacant, New Market ab Noble Fifth, Rev. Howard Malcolm, D. D., Sansom ab 8th
Spruce st, Rev. George Kempton, Spruce bet 4th and 5th
Tenth, Rev. Joseph H. Kennard, Eighth above Green .
Eleventh, Rev. A. D. Gillett, 12th ab Sassafras Twelfth, Rev. George Higgins, Queen near Shackamaxon.
Mount Tabor, 6th & Poplar 63
Second, Southwark, Rev. J. A. M'Kean, 5th below Carpenter
North, Rev. C. C. Williams, Sixth above Poplar street (NL)
Schuylkill, Rev. B. R. Loxley, Ashton and Lom- bard
West Kensington, Hancock ab Franklin (K) Broad st. Rev. J. L. Burrows, Broad & Brown
Tabernacle Church, Rev. C. Tucker, Sch 6th ab Chestnut
German Church, Rev. R. K. Fleischman, Poplar near 2d
Franklin Square, Rev. Wm. L. Dennis.
CATHOLIC.
St. Augustine's, Rev. Jno. P. O'Dwyer, 4th opp. New
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CHURCHES.
St. Joseph's, Rev. I. J. Barbelin, Willing's al St. Mary's, Rev. George Stobel, 4th ab Spruce St. John's, Bishop Kenrick, 13th below High
Holy Trinity, Rev. Nicholas Perrine, 6th and St. Matthew's, Rev. Gco. E. Harc, D. D. (F V) Spruce
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