Victorian London - Directories - Dickens's Dictionary of London, by Charles

Dickens, Jr., 1879 - "LAD-LIB"

Ladies Shopping without male escort, and requiring luncheon, ran safely
visit any of the great restaurants care being always taken to avoid
passing through a drinking bar. In some cases a separate room is set apart
for ladies, but there is practically no reason why the public room should be
avoided. At some of the great omnium gatherum shops, and at institutions
such as South Kensington and the Royal Academy luncheon can be obtained
while several confectioners at the West-end particularly study the comfort
ladies.
Lambeth Bridge is perhaps, on the whole, the ugliest ever built. It was also
when it was built, at all eventssupposed to be the cheapest. It is a
suspension bridge of five spans, and one great economy in its construction
consists in the use of wire cables in place of the usual chains. It connects
Westminster with Lambeth, where it lands close by the Archbishops Palace.
Lambeth Palace. This quaint old building, for centuries the official
residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury, is situate nearly opposite to the
Houses of Parliament. The Lollards Tower the chapel, the great hall, the
great dining-room, and the magnificent library, which contains a remarkable
collection of MSS., black letter tracts, &c. are the principal attractions. The
picture gallery and the guard chamber contain many curious portraits. Few
of the London sights are better worth a visit than Lambeth Palace.
NEAREST Railway Stations, Westminster-bridge and Vauxhall; Omnibus
Routes, Westminster-bridge-road, Kennington-road, Palace-road, and
Harleyford-road.
La Plata.(See ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.)
Laundries.It is impossible to go here into the general question of the
washing, or to recommend special laundresses. We may, however, point
out that in the Soho and Leicester-square neighbourhoods, as well as at
Knightsbridge, there is a colony of excellent foreign laundresses, who will
get up a shirt in half an hour at a charge of from 6d. to 1s., and who will
prepare an elaborate ball-dress in a day.
Law Courts.Prior to the Conquest there was only one superior court of
justice in the kingdom. This court, called the curia regis, originally sat at
Westminster where the king had a palace, anti his treasury and exchequer. It
seems to have been originally held at Westminster in a chamber called the
exchequer chamber (or chamber ornamented with stars), which was
probably the chamber in which in Edward III.s time the king sat with his
council to levy fines and amercements for the exchequer. Here too,
subsequently sat the celebrated Star Chamber. The Hall of Westminster, or
as it is now called Westminster Hall, was built in the time of William Rufus;
and it was in this hall up to the year 1820 that the courts were held.
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The curia regis being bound to follow the king in his progresses the trial of
common causes was found much delayed; and it was therefore enacted in
Magna Carta that the Common Pleas should sit certo loco. This place was
Westminster, and from that time the Common Pleas sat in Westminster Hall.
The Kings Bench and the Exchequer still continued to follow the king to any
place where he might be; but, as time went on, the courts became
separated, and the Kings Bench appears to have sat in Westminster Hall
from the time of Henry III. The Chancery was separated from the curia
regis as early as the reign of Richard I., but it was not until about the reign
of Henry VIII. that the Chancery sat regularly in the Hall, and then only in
term time. Out of term the Chancellors sat at various places, sometimes at
their own houses.
The appearance of the courts as they were held in the Hall up to the year
1820 is well represented in the familiar drawing of Gravelot. Each court
consisted of a simple bench raised within a canopy and side curtain, a bench
beneath for the officers of the court, a bar within which were assembled the
Queens Counsel, and outside stood the barristers and the public. The
Chancery and Kings Bench were stationed at the extreme end of the Hall,
opposite the great door, near which, in the north-western corner, was the
Common Pleas. The rest of the Hall was taken up by the stalls of a
booksellers, fruiterers, and others, who plied their trade with as much zeal
and noise as did the advocates higher up the Hall. It is not quite known
where the Exchequer was; it was probably held, at least, ordinarily, in the
Exchequer Chamber, which was also used for the arguments of great
questions of law.
So matters stood up to 1820, when the courts now in use were bulk. The
pressure of business, however, soon drove the Chancery Court to Lincolnsinn, where new courts were erected for the administration of that branch of
the law. The new- courts at Westminster were also soon found adequate for
the business of the common law, and they had not been built ten years
when a violent dispute arose as to their capacity for the constantly
increasing business. This agitation gradual1y increased until it culminated in
the scheme of the new Palace of Justice now in course of erection.
The present courts in the metropolis are the following:
HOUSE OF LORDS (THE).The court of ultimate appeal in the kingdom sits
in the House of Lords itself to hear appeals from the courts of appeal in
England, Scotland1 and Ireland. The House sits not only during the sittings of
Parliament, but also during the prorogation at times appointed by the House
during the previous session, while the Queen has power, by writing under
her sign manual, to authorise them to hear appeals during a dissolution. The
appeals are by case, and are regulated by the standing orders of the House,
which must be strictly followed. The House of Lords at present in use was
opened for judicial business in the year 1847 the old house having been
destroyed by fire in the year 1834.
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OP THE PRIVY COUNCIL (THE) hears appeals from the
colonies as well as ecclesiastical cases. It sits in Downing-street, and
presents this extraordinary feature, that the judgment of the majority is
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given as the judgment of the whole court, dissenting judges having no

power to express their dissent in any shape or way. Besides the judges who
are appointed to sit in the Privy Council, the bishops and archbishops sit as
assessors in ecclesiastical cases.
SUPREME COURT OP JUDICATURE (THE), as at present constituted, consists
of the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Justice. The Court of Appeal sits
in two Divisions, one at Westminster in Committee Room E, the other at
Lincolns-inn. The former takes appeals from the Common Law Division, the
latter from the Chancery Divisions, including Bankruptcy Appeals.
The High Court of Justice consists of five Divisions, viz.: the Chancery,
Queens Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer, and Probate, Divorce, and
Admiralty Divisions. The Chancery Division sits at Lincolns-inn, the other
four at Westminster.
The Queens Bench Division still retains exclusive jurisdiction over the civil
and criminal proceedings previously exercised by the Crown side of the
Court of Queens Bench; the Common Pleas Division retains jurisdiction over
appeals from Revising Barristers, while the Exchequer retains its powers as
a Court of Revenue.
The sittings of the High Court of Appeal, and the sittings in London and
Middlesex of the High Court of justice, are four in number, viz.: The
Michaelmas Sittings, commencing on the end of November, and terminating
on the 21st of December; the Hilary Sittings, commencing on the 11th of
January, and terminating on the Wednesday before Easter; the Easter
Sittings, commencing on the Tuesday after Easter week, and terminating on
the Friday before Whit Sunday; and the Trinity Sittings, commencing on the
Tuesday after Whitsun week and terminating on the 8th of August. The
Courts in banco, that is, to hear legal arguments on the common law side
during these sittings, sit always at Westminster, but the Nisi Prius Courts (for
the trial of causes) sit during a portion of the time at the Guildhall, The
London sittings are generally held about March and December, and last a
fortnight; but the practice now is, if possible, to have concurrent sittings,
both at Westminster and Guildhall, during these periods. The Common Law
Divisions sit at 10.30 daily, and rise at 4, except on Saturdays, when they
rise at 2. The different Courts of the Chancery Division generally sit at 10.
The Vacations of the Supreme Court are four in number, the Long Vacation,
commencing on the 10th of August, and terminating on the 24th of October;
the Christmas Vacation, commencing on the 24th of December, and
terminating on the 6th of January; the Easter Vacation commencing on Good
Friday and terminating on Easter Tuesday; and the Whitsun Vacation,
commencing on the Saturday before Whit Sunday, and terminating on the
Tuesday after Whit Sunday. During the Long Vacation two judges sit
occasionally at Lincolns-inn generally once a week, to dispose of pressing
business, and these Vacation Judges (chosen at the commencement of the
year) have likewise the power to dispose of such business during other parts
of the year when the Courts are not sitting, at times which may not strictly
be in vacation. The sittings of the Courts are interrupted at intervals by
reason of the Judges having to go on the various circuits, which are now held
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four times a year.

COURT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CROWN CASES RESERVED (THE) sits
from time to time in each sitting, to hear appeals on questions of law in
criminal cases, there being no appeal in such cases on questions of fact.
LONDON BANKRUPTCY COURT (THE) is held in Lincolns-inn-fields, the public
entrances being 5, Portugal-street and 34, Lincolns-inn-fields. The court is
open during vacation, when the office hours are 11 till 2 in term they are 10
till 4, except on Saturdays, when they are to till 2.
SHERIFFS COURT (THE), Red Lion-square, is held merely for the assessment
of damages, in cases in which the liability is admitted, and the sole question
is the amount of damages to be awarded, as well as in cases for the
assessment of compensation under the Lands Clauses Act. It has no fixed
sessions, but when any assessment of any nature has to be made, an
appointment for the hearing is fixed at the office.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS (THE) were appointed in 1873 for the purpose of
carrying into effect the provisions of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854,
whereby railway and canal companies are required, amongst other things,
to afford all reasonable facilities for the forwarding of traffic, and to give no
undue preference in favour of any particular person. The commissioners are
three in number, and sit from time to time at Westminster.
WRECK COMMISSONERS, COURT (THE) is held at Westminster and other
places, when requested by the Board of Trade, to hold investigations into
shipping casualties, and the same are generally held by one of the Wreck
Commissioners (of whom there cannot be more than three in existence at
one time) sitting with assessors. The court derives its powers from the
Merchant Shipping Act, 1876.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS (THE) are two in number:
Arches Court (The) is a Court of Appeal belonging to the Archbishop of
Canterbury. It is held in Westminster, and it has jurisdiction to try appeals
from each of the diocesan courts within the province, the diocesan Courts
taking cognizance of all ecclesiastical matters arising within their respective
limits.
Consistory Court of London (The) is the ordinary court of the bishop, in
which all the ecclesiastical causes within his jurisdiction are tried. It is
generally held at the Chapter House, St. Pauls, but not always.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THE) is held at the Old Bailey. It has jurisdiction
to try all treasons, murders, felonies, and misdemeanours committed within
the city of London and county of Middlesex, and certain parts of Essex, Kent,
and Surrey. The commissions of Oyer and Terminer are issued annually, and
on the first day of the Michaelmas sittings the commissioners assemble to
fix the sittings, which must be at least twelve in every year, and to appoint
the judges who are to attend them according to a certain rota. The list of
sittings can always be obtained on application to the clerk of the court.
Two judges attend every session to try the more serious offences, while the
Recorder, Common Serjeant, and Judge of the Sheriffs Court, preside over
the other. In each court one alderman at the least must be present.
Besides this jurisdiction, it may be mentioned that the court has an
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additional jurisdiction, to try offences committed on the high seas, within

the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England.
POLICE COURTS (THE) (See POLICE). The magistrates of these courts
are all stipendiaries, and may do any act directed to be done by more than
one justice, except at petty sessions. Within the city of London there are two
police-courts, viz, the Mansion House and Guildhall. In these courts the Lord
Mayor and Aldermen of the City are empowered to act alone, and to do all
things which are otherwise required to be done by more than one justice.
Within the City, too, any two justices having jurisdiction therein have all the
powers which any one magistrate of the before-mentioned police-courts
has; while outside the districts assigned to the police courts, but within the
Metropolitan District, two magistrates, besides having the ordinary county
jurisdiction, have also, when sitting together, the powers of a single
magistrate in the same way as two justices within the city of London. The
limits of the Metropolitan Police District excludes the city of London, but
includes the whole of Middlesex and parts of Surrey, Hertford, Essex, and
Kent, within a radius of about t5 miles from Charing-cross. The police-courts
are regulated by 2 & 3 Vict. c. 75, and 3 & 4 Vict. c.84, while the City Police
is regulated by 2 & 3 Vict. c. 44. The magistrates sitting in the police-courts
have a summary and regular jurisdiction. This summary jurisdiction is
regulated by various Acts of Parliament, and enables them to dispose of
cases coming within it in a summary manner. Such are proceedings in
respect of a variety of minor offences, which are prohibited only under
pecuniary penalties. This power they can exercise in cases of larceny, when
the value of the property stolen does not exceed 5s, provided that the
person charged consent to that course being adopted, and provided also
that the offence is not one which, owing to a previous conviction, is
punishable with penal servitude, in which case he can sentence the prisoner
to three months imprisonment. In cases of simple larceny exceeding 5s., if
the case be one which may be properly disposed of in a summary manner,
and if the prisoner plead guilty, the magistrate has power then to sentence
him to six months imprisonment. In cases beyond their summary
jurisdiction, they are bound, if a sufficient case be made out, to commit the
prisoner for trial.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS (THE) are held at the Sessions House, Clerkenwellgreen, and at the Sessions House, Westminster ; at the former the court sits
to try criminal cases and to transact county business, at the latter to hear
appeals, The list of sittings for the year is made up in December, and can be
obtained at the office of the clerk of the peace, Clerkenwell-green. A general
and adjourned general sessions are held in each month, except in those
months appointed for the ordinary quarter sessions, when the quarter
sessions and an adjourned quarter sessions are held. There are thus twentyfour sessions in the year. The grand jury are summoned on the Monday,
when they take the mens cases, the bills for the womens cases are taken
on the Tuesday, and a special day is fixed for the bail cases. The court
consists of a bench of magistrates, presided over by the Assistant Judge.
The appeal days will also be found on the printed list, and are fixed
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generally in the months of January, April, July, and October; while the
applications for licences for music and dancing are generally fixed for a day
in October.
GENERAL ASSESSMENT SESSIONS (THE) for the metropolis, are held in
February in each year in the Westminster Sessions before three justices of
Middlesex (of whom the assistant-judge must be one), two of London, two of
Kent, and two of Surrey, who are appointed yearly in October, for
determining appeals against the Valuation List made under the Valuation
Act, 1869. These lists are made up every five years, during which time they
form the basis on which the hereditaments therein valued are to be rated.
The first list under the Act came into operation on the 6th April, 1871, so it is
from this date the quinquenial period is to be calculated. During this
quinquenial period, however, supplemental lists are made each year to
meet the cases where alterations in the lists have taken place in the
preceding twelve months, or of houses which have been built or altered
between the times at which the valuation list is made out. It is for the
purpose of hearing appeals from these various lists that the assessment
sessions are held.
GENERAL ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING (THE) for Middlesex and Surrey, is
required, by 9th Geo. IV. c. 61, to be held within the first, ten days of March
in each year. The day, hour, and place of each meeting must be fixed by the
justices, 21 days before the meeting. At this meeting the justices assembled
are likewise to appoint not less than four or more than eight special sessions
for transferring licenses from one person to another and for other
contingencies. By long usage the general annual licensing meeting for the
city of London is held on the second Monday of the month of March, the Act
of 9th Geo. IV. c. 61, not applying to the city of London. If the justices
refuse to grant a new license there is no appeal, and even if they grant one
it will not he valid until it be confirmed by the Confirming Committee. The
only appeal is against the refusal to renew or transfer a license, in which
case an .appeal lies to the quarter sessions.
CONFIRMATION COMMITTEE (THE) is held to confirm the grant of new
licenses to sell liquor to be consumed on the premises, without which such
grant would not be valid.
SURREY SESSIONS (THE) are held at Newington. There are at least twelve
sessions a year, and generally thirteen, and sometimes fourteen the two
latter being for gaol deliveries prior to the assizes. The list of sittings can be
obtained at the court. Its proceedings are substantially the same as the
Middlesex Sessions, the annual licensing meeting being regulated by the
same acts as regulate the holding of the same in Middlesex.
SPECIAL SESSIONS are also held at the different special sessional divisions in
the metropolis for various purposes, such as the poor rates, highways, and
others. These are always fixed by the justices of special sessions, and
particulars of them can be obtained upon application to the clerks of the
several sessional divisions.
COURTS WITHIN THE CITY. The Lord Mayors Court. This court is of very
ancient origin, and though the business transacted in it is not so extensive
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as it was a few years ago, a considerable portion of the litigation arising

within the City is disposed of therein. It is an inferior court, but has
jurisdiction overall actions without any limitation as to the amount of the
debt or damages claimed, provided that in cases where the claim is over
50 the whole cause of action arose within the City. In cases under 50 no
objection to the jurisdiction can be taken, provided that the defendant
dwells or carries on his business within the City at the time of action
brought, or provided he shall have done so within six months before that
time, or if the cause of action either wholly or in part arose therein. This
court also awards compensation under the Lands Clauses Act. The court sits
every month at the Guildhall, the judge being the Recorder, the Common
Serjeant, or a deputy appointed by them. The sittings are fixed each month,
and are generally held towards the middle of the month. In certain cases
there is an appeal to the superior courts. In this court many of the old City
customs age still recognised and upheld; the most curious of which is that of
foreign attachment, which enables the plaintiff, if the defendant does not
appear, or is not within the jurisdiction, to attach any goods or debts owing
to the defendant from any person within the jurisdiction. The procedure of
this court is regulated by the Mayors Court Procedure Act, 1857 (20 & 21
Vict. c. 157).
City of London Court (The) - formerly called the Sheriffs Court of the City of
London, is now practically a county Court, and is held at Guildhall-buildings
in the city of London; the offices being open from 10 till 4, except on
Saturdays, when they are open from 10 till 1. It has jurisdiction up to 50,
and is regulated by 15 & 16 Vict. c. 77.
Secondaries Court (The) is a Sheriffs Court, and is held in the city of
London, at the Guildhall. It occupies the same position in the City as the
Sheriffs Court, Red Lion-square, does in the county of Middlesex, with the
exception that it does not assess damages under the Lands Clauses Act,
which cases are heard in the Mayors Court.
City Sessions (The) are held for the purpose of granting and transferring
licenses within the city of London. They are held at the Guildhall from time
to time, and information as to them can always be obtained upon
application at Guildhall.
Hasting Court (The), a very ancient court in the City, is now obsolete.
Law Society (Incorporated) of the United Kingdom, 103 to
113, Chancery-lane. This society of attorneys, solicitors, and proctors, was
established in 1827, and was incorporated by charter in 1832. In 1833 it
instituted courses of lectures for articled clerks and students; in 1836 the
judges issued regulations, under which the council, jointly with the masters
of the courts, act as examiners of candidates for admission on the roll; in
1843 it was appointed Registrar of Attorneys, under the 6 & 7 Vict. c.73; in
1845 it obtained a second charter containing extended powers; and in 1872
a supplemental charter enlarging its constitution. Additional powers and
duties were conferred on the society by the 23 & 24 Vict. c. 127: All persons
are examined before entering into and also during their articles of clerkship.
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In 1877, the power of making regulations for the conduct of the preliminary,
intermediate, and final examinations, and of appointing examiners, was
practically vested in the Incorporated Law Society, under 40 & 41 Vict. c. 25
(The Solicitors Act, 1877). Admission fee: If the solicitor is proposed as a
member within five years from his first certificate, 2 town, 1 country. After
that time, 5 town, 2 country- Annual subscription: town members, 2;
country 1. The institution comprises the following departments: The hall,
open daily from 9am. till 9 p.m., is furnished with the votes and proceedings
of Parliament, the London Gazette, morning and evening newspapers,
reviews, and other publications. Here also members are enabled to meet
one another by appointment and for all purposes of business, and waiting
and conference rooms are provided for the use of members. The library is
open daily from 9 a.m. till 9 p.m., except from August 10ths to October 24th,
when it is closed at 6 p.m., and on Saturdays, when it is closed at 4 p.m. It
comprises upwards of 24,000 volumes and is divided into two parts: the
north and south wings are for the exclusive use of members, and contain
parliamentary works, public records, county history, topography, genealogy,
heraldry, works on American, colonial and foreign law, and classical and
general literature; the middle, or law library, comprises statutes, reports,
digests, treatises and other works relating to the law, and is open to
students as well as members. In case any scarce book in the library should
be wanted by a member in any of the courts it will be produced under the
authority of the council. The articled clerks of members are admitted to the
law library on payment of an annual subscription of 2. Lectures on the
different branches of the law are delivered in the hall on each Thursday from
November to June inclusive. The members are entitled to attend gratis, and
their clerks (whether articled or not) are admitted on payment of 1 11s. 6d.
for each set of lectures, or 3 3s. for the whole. The clerks of gentlemen not
members pay 2 2s for each set, or 4 4s. for the whole; and other
students, not falling within either of those classes, are admitted on paying
2 12s. 6d. for each set, or 5 5s. for the whole. Law classes hay also been
instituted for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition of legal knowledge
by the articled and other clerks of solicitors. The classes are held from
November to June inclusive, and the fee payable by each subscriber is 2
12s. 6d for each branch, or 5 5s. for the whole course. The registry office,
for the use of members and the clerks, is open daily from 9 a.m till 6 p.m.,
except on Saturdays, when it is closed at 2 p.m. He are kept the general and
daily cause papers of all the courts, the sitting papers, peremptory papers,
special papers, and papers of new trials in the courts of law, and papers of
appeals in the House of and Privy Council. In this office is kept the annual
roll of solicitors, wherein searches are made to ascertain that annual
stamped certificates have be duly taken out. The club consists of members
of the society, who pay an entrance fee of 10 10s., and an annual
subscription of 6 6s. for town members and 4 4s. for country members.
NEARESTRailway Station - Temple; Omnibus Routes, Chancery-lane and
Strand; Cab Ranks, Searle-street and Lincolns-inn-fields.

Leicester Square dates from as far back as 1635, when the first house was
built by Robert Sydney, Earl of Leicester. In 1671 the south side was
completed. Even at this early date the square had particular attraction for
foreigners. Colbert, the French ambassador resided here; and Leicester
house sheltered Prince Eugene, and saw the end of the troublous life of the
Queen of Bohemia. Later Leicester House became the court of George II
when Prince of Wales, who in turn was succeeded in opposition by his own
son Prince Frederick Perhaps the first theatrical performance known in the
square was when a company of amateurs, including the future George III
played Addisons tragedy of Cato. But Leicester-square has more interesting
memories than these. At No, 47, on the west side, lived and worked Sir
Joshua Reynolds, and on the opposite side, close to the present Alhambra,
Hogarth scent some of the best years of his life. Next door to Hogarth lived
John Hunter, and, hard by, Sir Isaac Newton had his observatory. Later on
Newtons house was occupied by Dr. Burney, better known as the father of
Madame dArblay, the authoress of the now almost forgotten Evelina. Many
celebrated shows have had their habitation in the square. Miss Linwoods
gruesome exhibition of worsted work; the earliest idea of hatching chickens
by steam; assaults of arms ; and even prize-fights at various times,
appealed for public support in Savile House on the north side. The Gordon
Rioters sacked Savile House and the complete destruction which even they
were unable to effect was some years ago consummated by the fire which
entirely destroyed it. In the northeast corner of the square flourished for
many years one of the best exhibitions in London, Burfords panorama; and
in the middle of the square the Great Globe itself was set up, until the too
sensitive feelings of the inhabitants could bear it no longer. On its removal
literally a wreck was left behind. The most hideous statue in London, which
Mr. Wylds enterprise had relegated to a temporary retirement, made its
unwelcome reappearance. The condition of the square and of the statue
went gradually from bad to worse, until it became one of the crying
nuisances of the town. Squalid vegetation, mangy cats, and almost equally
mangy street-boys took possession of the enclosure, which by degrees
became the common dust-heap of the neighbourhood. At last a band of
practical jokers, under cover of a fog, worked such pranks on the mutilated
statue, that even the sense of humour of the authorities was excited, and a
preliminary clearance was made. Nowadays the square, thanks to the public
spirit of Mr. Albert Grant, is neat and orderly, and the benches with which
the enclosure is provided are daily used by many hundreds of the
surrounding colony. For as it was in its earliest days so is Leicester-square
now. It is the capital of the great foreign settlements about Soho. Exiles of
every political stripe have trod the flags of Leicester-square. It is easy for
the experienced Londoner to trace the course of foreign politics by
observing the habitus of the square at the time of the morning pipe.
Liberia, Republic of. MINISTRY, Cavendish-road, St. Johns Wood.
NEAREST Railway Station, St. Johns Wood-road; Omnibus Route, Wellingtonroad; Cab Rank, Lords Cricket Ground. CONSULATE, 18, Pinners Hall, Old
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Broad-street. NEAREST Railway Station, Bishopsgate; Omnibus Route, Old

Broad-street; Cab Rank, Lothbury.
Libraries (Circulating). The two principal circulating libraries for
ordinary light literature, are W. H. SMITH and SONS, Strand, with depots for
exchange of Books at all their Railway Bookstalls, and MUDIES, Oxfordstreet. Terms for W. H. Smith and Sons : 1. Subscribers can only change
their books at the depot where their names are registered. A Subscriber may
exchange once a day; the Clerk in charge will obtain from London any work
in the Library which a Subscriber may desire to have. Novels exchanged
only in unbroken and complete Sets. London Subscribers transferring their
Subscriptions to a country depot, will be entitled only to the number of
volumes which the country terms assign to the amount they subscribe;
similarly, Country Subscriptions transferred to Town become subject to the
London regulations. Terms
I. For Subscribers obtaining their Books from a London Terminus, or 186,
Strand:
Six Months

Twelve Months

1 Vol. at a time

0 12s 0

1 1s 0

2 Vols. at a time

0 17s 6

1 11s 0

4 Vol. at a time

1 3s 0

2 2s 0

8 Vols. at a time

1 15s 0

3 3s 0

15 Vols. at a time

3 0s 0

5 5s 0

II. From a Country Bookstall

Six Months

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0 17s 6

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1 8s 0

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6 Vols. at a time

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3 3s 0

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3 0s 0

5 5s 0

MUDIES LIBRARY, 509, 510, and 511. New Oxford-street. Terms of

Subscription for Subscribers obtaining their books from the Town Offices
Class A (All Books in the Library)
Three Months Six Months

Twelve Months
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1 Vol. at a time

0 7s 0

0 12s 0

1 1s 0

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0 10s 6

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0 14s 0

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3 0s 0

5 5s 0

2 Vols. for each additional Guinea per annum

Class B (Books of Past Seasons)
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0 10s 6

2 Vols.

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City Office, 2, King-st, Cheapside. A supply of Books, consisting chiefly of

Popular Works available for the immediate use of Subscribers, always kept in
reserve and replenished from day to day. When the Books desired are not in
stock, they are obtained from the Head Office with as little delay as possible.
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0 15s 0

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2 2s 0

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1 1s 0

1 18s 0

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Only one exchange a day allowed on Subscription. The leading Reviews may
be obtained as volumes, but only one current Periodical allowed at a time.
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For more substantial works, the LONDON LIBRARY, St. Jamess square.
Subscription, payable annually in advance, 2. Entrance 6, or 3 annually
without Entrance Fee. Members may commute their Annual Subscriptions by
payment of 20, or 26.Persons who wish to become Subscribers must send
their names to the Librarian, to be submitted to the Committee. Members
residing within 10 miles of the General Post Office, London, shall he entitled
to take out ten volumes; and Members residing at a greater distance, fifteen
at a time ; to be exchanged as often as required. Members desirous of
taking out more may, upon payment of an increased subscription, claim an
additional number of volumes of old works, or one extra copy of any new
work in the Library for every additional pound per annum. The time allowed
for the perusal of New Books (ie. books published within the last two years)
is fourteen days, to be reckoned from the day of issue, without reference to
any summons for the return of the Book.
LONDON INSTITUTION, Finsbury-circus, E.C.The board of management of
this institution are now issuing 300 annual subscribers tickets at the
present price of 2 12s. 6d. each, giving personal admission for one year
from the day of purchase to all lectures, or 2 2s. without lectures, to the
use of the circulating library and to read in the reference library and
reading-rooms. Lectures are given twice a week (on Mondays at 5 p.m., and
Thursdays at 7 p.m.) during four months of the year by men of distinction on
science, art, and literature. The circulating library (open 10 a.m. till 9 p.m.
Saturday, 3 p.m.) consists of nearly 4,000 volumes, in all departments,
supplemented by an annual subscription of 200 to Messrs. W. H. Smith and
Sons for general literature, and special subscriptions to Messrs. Lewis and
Son for scientific books, Mr. Rolandi for foreign books, and Messrs. Augener
for musical publications. Each proprietor or annual subscriber may borrow
five volumes (one of which must be a magazine or volume of magazines),
which he may exchange as frequently as he likes. The reference library
(open 10 am. till 9 p.m.Saturday, 3 p.m.) contains about 60,000 volumes,
arranged according to subjects. The best new books are added every month,
and Parliamentary papers are taken in and may be consulted without
difficulty. Intending annual subscribers are provisionally admitted at once to
all privileges on deposit of 2 12s. 6d., are nominated at the next monthly
meeting of the board, and balloted for at the second monthly meeting. All
letters should be addressed Principal Librarian, London Institution, Finsbury.
circus, E.C. Personal application may be made in the library between 10
am, and 9 pm. (Saturdays, 3 p.m.).
There are also several smaller libraries, which themselves subscribe to one
or other of the large establishments, re-lending the books to their own
subscribers.

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