MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND, FROM THE CONQUEST. (Corrected by the Table of Regnal Years in Sir Harris Nicolas's "Chronology of History.") Names. Names. Began to reign. Began to reign. 1066 Dec. 25 Edward VI. 1547 Jan. 28 1553 July 6 1558 Nov. 17 1603 March 24 1660 May 29 1685 Feb. 6 . 1377 June 22 William III. and Mary II. 1689 Feb. 13 William III, alone 21 1 1461 March 4 George II.. 1727 June 11 George III. George IV. 1485 Aug. 22 William IV. 1830 June 26 1837 June 20 * In some historical, and in all legal documents, the reign of Charles II. is reckoned from his father's death. CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES. HOME.-Herts-Hertford, Lent & Summer Surrey Kingston, L-Guildford & OXFORD.-Berks Reading, L.- Abing- Oxon-Oxford, L. and S. Worcester & City-Worcester, L. & S. MIDLAND - Northampton - Northampton, Rutland Oakham, L. and S. Derby Derby, L. and S. Leicester & Boro'-Leicester, L. & S. NORTHERN.-York & City-York, L. and S. Caernarvon-Caernarvon Chester Chester CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. By an Act of 4 William the Fourth, cap. 36, a Central Criminal Court is constituted for London and Middlesex, and certain parts of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, the Sessions of which are to be holden in London or the suburbs at least twelve times in every year. The Judges are the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chancellor, the Judges, the Aldermen, Recorder, and Common Serjeant of London, and such others as her Majesty may appoint. The jurisdiction of this Court extends to all treasons, murders, felonies, and misdemeanours, including all places within ten miles of St. Paul's Cathedral. By this Act, also, offences committed on the high seas within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England are to be tried in this court. The following are the sittings for 1855-56: 1855, Nov. 26, Dec. 17; 1856, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, March 3, April 7, May 12, June 16, July 7, Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 27. These sessions always commence on Monday. Mr. John Clark is Clerk of the Court. *The city has a separate jurisdiction, and tries by its own Recorder. LAW AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICES, With Hours of Attendance. Accountant-General's Office, Chancery- Acknowledgment of Deeds by Married Admiralty Court, College-square, Doctors' City Court for Small Debts, Guildhallbuildings, 10 to 1 City Police Commissioners' Office, 26, Old Jewry, 9 to 5 City Remembrancer's Office, Guildhallyard, 9 to 8 City Solicitor's Office, Guildhall, 9 to 5 Clerk of the Crown Office, Rolls-yard, Chancery-lane, during the sitting of Par liament 10 to 3, and at House of Lords 4 to 6; at other times 10 to 2 Clerk of the Peace (City) Office, Sessions House, Old Bailey, 10 to 5; during sittings, 9 to 5 Clerk of the Peace, for Surrey, Northstreet, Lambeth, 9 to 5 Admiralty Register Office, Paul's Bake-Ditto, Middlesex, Sessions-house, Clerk house-court, Godliman-st., Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, 10 to 3; Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 10 to 4 Admiralty Naval Depart., Whitehall, 10 to 5 Admiralty Civil Department, Somerset House, 10 to 4 Advocates, College of, Doctors' Commons, 10 to 4. Affidavit Office, Irish (Chancery), Southampton-buildings, 10 to 4; in long vacation, 11 to 1 Alien Office, at the Home Office, 11 to 4 Allowance Office for spoiled Stamps, Somerset-house, Tues. Thurs. and Sat. 12 to 2 Apothecaries' Hall, Water-lane, Blackfriars, 9 to 8; Solicitor's Office, 1 to 3 Appearance Office (Q. B.), King's Bench Walk, Temple. Hours as Writ Office Archdeacon of London's Office, Great Knightrider-street, 9 to 6 Archdeacon of Middlesex's Office, 3, Godliman-street, 10 to 4 Archdeacon of Surrey's Office, 3, Paul's Chain, 10 to 4 Archdeaconry of Rochester, 19, Benet'shill, 9 to 5 Arches Court, College-square, Doctors' Commons, sits at 10 Arches' Registry, 20, Great Knightriderstreet, 10 to 4 Army Pay Office, see Paymaster-General Attorney-General's Office, Lamb's-buildings, Temple, 10 to 9; in vacation, 10 to 5. Audit Office for Public Accounts, Somerset House, 10 to 4; Saturday, 10 to 2 Auditor's Office for Land Revenue, 11, Spring-gardens, 10 to 4 Bankruptcy Ct., 82, Basinghall-st., 10 to 4 Bishop of London's Office, 3, Godlimanstreet, 10 to 4 Bishop of Winchester's Office for Surrey, 12, Great Knightrider-street, 10 to 5 Board of Control, Cannon-row, 10 to 4 Board of Green Cloth, Buckingham Palace, 11 to 4 Board of Health, 8, Parliament-street, 10 to 4 Board of Trade, Whitehall, 10 to 4 Bocking, registry of the Deanery of, 10, Great Knightrider-street, 9 to 6 Chancery Enrolment Office, Chancery-lane, 10 to 4; vacation, 10 to 2 Chancery Office, Southampton-buildings, 11 to 4; vacation, 11 to 1 Church Building Commission, &c., 13, Great George-st., Westminster, 10 to 5 enwell, 10 to 5 Colonial Land and Emigration Board, 8, Park-street, Queen-square, 11 to 5 Colonial Office, 13 and 14, Downing-street Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse Guards, 10 to 6 Commissary of Surrey's Office, 12, Great Knightrider-street, 10 to 4 Commissary of London Registry for Wills, 16, Knightrider-street, 10 to 4 Commissioners for Affidavits in Chancery, and other Law Courts in Ireland, 10, Southampton-buildings, 10 to 4 Commissioners in Lunacy, Whitehallplace, 10 to 4 Commissioners of Police, 4, Whitehallplace, 10 to 4 Commissioners of Sewers for City of London, Guildhall-yard, 10 to 4 Commissioners of Sewers for the Metropolis (exclusive of the City of London) 1, Greekstreet, Soho-square, 9 to 4 Common Pleas Office, Serjeant's Inn, Chancery-lane, 11 to 5 in term; 11 to 3 in vacation, except from Aug. 10 to Oct. 24, when 11 to 2 only. Comptroller of Corn Returns, 4, Old Palace-yard, 10 to 4 Consistory Court, Doctors' Commons, sits at 11 Copyhold Commission, Somerset House, 10 to 4 Corn Exchange, Mark-lane, Fenchurchstreet, 11 to 3 Court of Review, Registrar's Office, Quality-court, Chancery-lane, 10 to 4 vacation, 11 to 3 Coroner of Middlesex's Office, Bedfordstreet, Covent-garden Crown Office (Q. B.), 2, King's Bench-walk, Temple, 11 to 5; in vacation, 11 to 3; in Rule Department, in Term, 11 to 3 and 6 to 8 Crown Office, in Chancery, Rolls-yard, 10 to 3, and at House of Lords when sitting, 4 to 6. Custom-house, Lower Thames-street, Indoor Offices 10 to 4; Waterside Offices, from 1st March to 31st Oct., 8 to 4; from 1st Nov. to 28th Feb. 9 to 4 Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Office, 5, Dean's court, 9 to 5 Dean and Chapter of Westminster's Office, 19, Benet's-hill, 94 to 5 Duchy of Cornwall Office, Somerset-house, 10 to 4 Duchy of Lancaster Office, Lancasterplace, Waterloo-bridge, 10 to 4 East India House, Leadenhall-street, Treasury, 9 to 3; other departments, 10 to 4 Ecclesiastical Commission, 5, Whitehallplace, 10 to 4 Education, Commissioners for, Privy Council Office, Downing-street, 10 to 4 Emigration Office, 15, Park-street, Westminster, and 70, Lower Thames-street, 10 to 4 Error Office for Allowance and Transcript (Q.B. and C.P.), Serjeants' Inn, Chancerylane, 10 to 4 in Term; 11 to 3 vacation Examiners' Office, Rolls-yd., Chancerylane, 10 to 4 in Term, and 11 to 3 in vacation Exchequer of Pleas Office, 7, Stone-bldgs., Old-square, 11 to 5 in Term; 11 to 3 in vacation, except from August 10 to Oct. 24, when 11 to 2 only; in Rule department, 11 to 3 and 6 to 8 Exchequer Bill Office, Whitehall, 10 to 4 Excise Export Office, 9 to 3; Import Office, summer 8 to 4, winter 9 to 4, Tower Dock Factory Inspectors' Office, Home Office, Whitehall, 11 to 4 Faculty Office, 10, Great Knightrider-st., 9 to 6 Foreign Office, 15 and 16, Downing-street Gazette-office, 45, St. Martin's-lane General Register Office of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 7 & 8, Somerset-place, 10 to 4 Government Annuity Office, 19, Old Jewry, 10 to 3 Greenwich Out-Pension Office, 49, Great Tower-street, 10 to 4 Hackney Carriage Office, Old Broadstreet, 10 to 4 Half-pay Office. See Paymaster-General's Office Harbour Master's Office, St. Katherine's Stairs, 10 to 4 Hawkers' and Pedlers' Office, Somerset Heralds' College Office, St. Benct's-hill, Inland Revenue Office, Somerset House, 10 to 4 Insolvent Debtors' Court, Portugal-street, 10 to 4 Irish Courts Affidavit and Deeds Registry Office, 10, Southampton Buildings, 10 to 4 Irish Office, 18, Great Queen-street, Westminster, 11 to 5 Joint Stock Company's Registration Office, Serjeants'-inn, Fleet-street, 10 to 5 Judge Advocate's Office, 35, Great Georgestreet, Westminster, 10 to 4 Judges' Chambers, Rolls' Gardens, Chancery-lane, 11 to 5; vacation, 11 to 3; long vacation, 11 to 2 Judgment Office (Queen's Bench Office), Inner Temple; hours the same as the Writ Office Land Revenue Office. See Woods and Forests Land Tax Redemption Office, Somerset House, 10 to 4 Legacy Duty Office, Somerset House, 10 to 4 Lloyd's Rooms, Royal Exchange, 9 to 6; Underwriters' Room, 10 to 5 Loan Office (Public Works), South Sea House, 10 to to 4 Lord Advocate of Scotland's Office, Gwydyr House Lord Chamberlain's Office, Stable-yard, St. James's, 11 to 4 Lord Chancellor's Secretary's Office, Quality-court, 11 to 3 Lord Mayor's Court Office, 1, Guildhall Chambers, Basinghall-street, 10 to 4 Lunatics' Secretary's Office, Quality-court, 10 to 4, in vacation, 11 to 1 Lunacy Master's Office, 45, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 10 to 4 Marshal and Associate's Office, (Q.B. and C.P.) Rolls'-gardens, term and sittings after 11 to 5; in vacation, 11 to 2 Ditto (Exchequer), 5, Child's-place, as Queen's Bench, term and sittings after 11 to 3 and 6 to 8; vacation, 11 to 2 Masters in Chancery Office, 25, Southampton-buildings, 10 to 4; vacation, 11 to 1 Masters' Office, Q.B., Mitre-court-buildings, Temple; C.P., Serjeants'-inn, Chancerylane; Exch. Stone-buildings, Lincoln'sinn, 11 to 5; in vacation, 11 to 3; from 10 Aug. to 23 Oct. 11 to 2 Metropolitan Buildings, 6, Adelphi-terrace, 10 to 4 Metropolitan Roads, North of the Thames, 22, Whitehall-place, 10 to 4 Metropolitan Police, 4, Whitehall-place, 10 to 4 Middlesex Registry of Deeds, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, 10 to 3 for searches; 11 to 2 for registry Mint, Tower Hill, 10 to 4 National Debt and Government Annuity Patent Bill Office, 13, Serle-st., Lincoln'sinn, 10 to 4 Patent Office, Great Seal, Quality-court, 10 to 3 Paymaster-General's Office, Whitehall, 10 to 4 Peculiar of Archb. of Canterbury's Office, 5, Bell-yard, Doctors' Commons, 9 to 5 Pell Office, Westminster Hall, 10 to 1 Petty Bag Office, Rolls -yard (C.), 10 to 4; in vacation, 11 to 2 Police Offices, 10 to 5 Poor Law Commission, Gwydyr House, Whitehall, 10 to 4 Post Office, St. Martin's-le-Grand Prerogative Court, College-sq., Doctors' Commons, February to October 9 to 4, other months 9 to 3 Prerogative Will Office, 6, Great Knightrider-street, as Prerogative Court Presentation Office, Quality-court, 3 to 4 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Society, 12, Pall Mall, 10 to 4 Privy Council Office, Downing-st., 11 to 4 Privy Seal and Signet Office, Whitehall and 28, Abingdon-street, 10 to 3 Property-Tax Office, Somerset Ho., 11 to 4 Railway Board, 22, Great George-street lane, 10 to 4 in Term and during the Seals, at other times 11 to 1 Recruiting Office, 16 and 25, Duke-street, Westminster Registrar Office, Chancery-lane (C.) 11 to 2 for inspection, 9 to 3 and 5 to 6; in vacation, 11 to 1 Registrar of Common Lodging Houses, 1, Palace-place, Great Scotland-yard Registry of Designs, 4, Somerset-place, 10 to 4; for registering, 11 to 3 Report and Entries Office, Chancery-lane, 10 to 3; vacation, 11 to 1 Royal Marines Office, 22, New-st., Springgardens Rule Office (Q.B.), Queen's Bench Office, Inner Temple, 11 to 3, and 6 to 8, in Term; in vacation, as Writ Office Rule Office (C.P.), Serjeant's Inn, Chancery-lane, 11 to 3, and 6 to 8, in Term; in vacation, as Writ Office Savings Banks' (Barristers') Office, 5, Bolton-street, Piccadilly, 10 to 4 School of Design, Marlborough House Scottish Corporation Office, Crane-court, Fleet street, 10 to 4 Secondary's Office, 5, Basinghall-st., 10 to 7 Secretary's Office, Lord Chancellor's, Quality-court, Chancery-lane, 11 to 3; Rolls, Chancery-lane, 10 to 3; vacation, 11 to 1 Walsall... Sheriff of Middlesex's Office, Red Lion-sq. Sheriff's Court Basinghall-street, 10 to 4 Sons of the Clergy, 2, Bloomsbury-place, Stage Coach Duty Office, at Inland Revenue Office, Broad-street Stamp and Legacy Duty Office, Somerset House, 10 to 4. No money received after 3 State Paper Office, 12, Duke-street, Westminster, 11 to 4 Stationery Office, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, 10 to 4 Stock Exchange, Capel-court, Bank, 10 to 4 Subpoena Office, Rolls-yard, 10 to 4 in Term, in vacation 11 to 1 Tax Office, Somerset-place, 10 to 3 Taxing Master's Office, Staple-inn, 10 to 4; vacation, 11 to 1 Tenths Office. See Queen Anne's Bounty Tithe Commissioners' Office, Harringtonhouse, Whitehall, 10 to 4 Transport Office, Somerset House, 10 to 4 Treasury Office, Whitehall, 10 to 4 Writs Office (Q.B.), Queen's Bench Office, King's Bench-walk, Temple, 11 to 4, vacation, 11 to 3; long vacation, 11 to 2. IRON-MASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS, 1854. Wolverhampton... Birmingham.. Stourbridge Dudley All vehicles, whether on two or more wheels, plying for passengers in any part of the metropolis, within the limits of the Act 16 and 17 Vict. c. 33, which is defined to be the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London, with the exception of those licensed as stage-coaches, are deemed hackney-carriages within the provisions of the Act. Fares by Distance.-For every description of carriage with four or two wheels, drawn by one horse for any distance within and not exceeding one mile, sixpence. For any distance exceeding one mile, after the rate of sixpence for every mile, and for any part of a mile over and above any number of miles completed. Fares by Time.-For any time within and not exceeding one hour, two shillings. For every quarter of an hour, or portion of a quarter of an hour not completed, sixpence; but where hired by time the driver is not compellable to proceed at the rate of more than four miles an hour. The above fares to be paid according to distance or time at the option of the hirer, to be expressed at the commencement of the hiring; if not otherwise expressed the fare to be paid according to distance. The driver, however, is not compellable to hire his carriage for a fare to be paid according to time at any time after 8 o'clock in the evening, or before 6 o'clock in the morning. When more than two persons shall be carried inside any hackney-carriage, one sum of sixpence is to be paid for each person above two for the whole hiring; two children under ten to be counted as one adult person. A reasonable quantity of luggage is to be carried without charge, but when more than two persons are carried inside any hackney-carriage with more luggage than can be carried inside, a farther sum of twopence for every package carried outside the carriage is to be paid by the hirer in addition to the above fares. A driver may be required to proceed to any place not exceeding six miles from the place of hiring, but if discharged at any place exceeding four miles in a direct line METROPOLITAN WATER COMPANIES, WITH THEIR OFFICES. Hampstead-6, Hardwick-place, Hamp- Kent--Mill-lane, Deptford New River New River Head, near Sad- Southwark and Vauxhall-Sumner-street, West Middlesex-20, Nottingham-place, METROPOLITAN GAS-LIGHT COMPANIES, WITH THEIR OFFICES. London-26, Southampton-street, Strand Great Central Gas Consumers', 28, Cole man-street Imperial-33, John-street, Bedford-row Independent-Haggerston Phoenix-70, Bankside Ratcliff-189, Wapping High-street South Metropolitan-Canal Bridge, Old Surrey Consumers'-201,High-st., Borough LONDON FIRE ENGINE ESTABLISHMENT, 68, WATLING-STREET. The following are the stations at which Engines are to be found, both Day and Night. Ratcliffe-Wellclose-square Cheapside-68, Watling-street Holborn-No. 254, High Holborn Portman-square-33, King-st., Baker-street St. Mary Axe-Jeffries-square Finsbury-Whitecross-street Blackfriars Farringdon-street Covent Garden-Chandos-street St. Giles's-George-yard, Crown-street Waterloo Bridge-road, near the New Cut The Floating Engines lie off King's Stairs, Superintendent Mr. J. Braidwood, 68, Watling-street. GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON. THE Receiving Houses are open for general post letters till half-past five, or till six P.M., if the letters bear an additional ld. stamp as a fee; and at St. Martin's-leGrand and the Branch Offices, at Charing Cross, Old Cavendish-street, Stones' End, Southwark, and Lombard-street, till six without fee; at the first three Branch Offices, till a quarter to seven; at Lombard-street and the General Post Office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, till seven, with an |