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DIEECTOEY.] CHESHIRE. CHESTER. 221St. Mary's, OTerleigh road, H-indbridge, Eev. HenryGrantham, rector; Eev. John Timothy Davies M.A.ourate; 8, 9.15 k n a.m. k 6.30 p.mSt. Michael with St. Olave, Bridge Street row, Eev.Francis E. Hicks M.A. vicar; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.;wed. & fri. II a.mSt. Paul, Boughton-in-the-City, Eev. Frank Edwards M.A,vicar; Eev. Thomas Edward Evans M.A. k Eev.Horace J. E, Williams M,A. curates; 10,45 a.m. k6.30 p.m. ; daily matins & evensongSt, Peter, The Cross, Eev. Alfred Hamilton WallerM.A. rector; Bev. Frank Henry Coveney, curate;10.45 a.m. & 6,30 p,mSt. Thomas, Parkgate road (parish church of St,Oswald's), Eev. Ernest Campbell Lowndes M.A. vicar;Eev. Hubert Lowry M.A, curate; n a.m. k 6,30p.m. ; wed. 7.30 p.mSt, Werburgh Catholic, Grosvenor Park road, Eev,Joseph Chambers, rector; Rev. Maurice Hayes,priest; 8, 9.30 k 11 a.m. k 6.30 p.m.; holy daysof oblig, 7, 9,30 & II a.m. k 7.30 p.m,; daUy, 8a,m, k 7,30 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 a.mSt. Frauds CathoUc, Grosvenor street. Rev. DominicO'Hanlon 0,S,F,C. (guardian) ; Revs. Rudolph McCarthyO.S.F.C. Ignatius O'Keeffe O.S.F.C. & Charles Belwood0,S,F.C. priests; 8 k 9.30 (militarj') & n a.m.6 3 & 6.30 p.m. ; holidays of oblig. 7, g & 10 a.m, ;daUy, 7 & 8 a,m, & 8 p,mCatholic Apostolic, Church street, Northgate; 10,15 ^-k5.15 p.mPresbyterian Church of England, Matthew HenryMemorial, Newgate st. Rev. John Caius Mitchell B.D.,F.R.A.S.; II a.m. k 6,30 p,m,; wed, 8 p.mPresbyterian, City road; 10,30 a,m, k 6.30 p.m.; mon,7 J?-T^Baptist (Particular), Hamilton place; 10.45 a.m. k 6.30p.m.; tues. 7.15 p.mBaptist, Grosvenor Park road. Rev. John James HargraevesA.T.S, ; 10,45 a-m.& 6,30 p,m, ; tues. 7,30 p,mBaptist, MUton street; 10,45 *-- ^ 6,30 p,m, ; tues,7,30 p.m. & thurs, 8 p,mBaptist (Welsh), Gorse Stacks; 10,30 a.m. k 6 p.m.;mon. k wed. 7.30 p.mBaptist (Welsh), Penri Memorial, Upper Northgate st.Rev,; 10,30 a.m. & 6 p.mCalvinistic Methodist (Welsh), St. John street. Rev.John Pryce Davies M.A.; 10,30 a.m. k 6 p.m.; tues.7 p.mCburch of Christ, Upper Northgate street; 10.45 a.m.k 6.30 p,mCongregational, Upper Northgate st. Rev. WiUiam Hy,Towers B.A.; 10,45 a,m, & 6,30 p.m.; fri, 7 p,mCongregational (Great Boughton), Christelton road. Rev,J. Llechryd Jones; 10.45 a.m. & 6,30 p,m,; wed,7.30 p,mCongregational, Handbridge, Rev. WiUiam Jones A.T.S,;10,45 a.m, k 6,30 p,m, ; tues. 7.30 p.m. ; thurs. 7,45p,mCongregational, Queen street. Rev, D. Wynne Evans ; 10,45a,m, k 6.30 p.m. ; thurs. 7,115 p,mCongregational (Albion Park Welsh), Albion street. Rev,H. Ivor Jones; 10,45 a,m. k 6 p,m,; tues. & thurs.7.30 p.mMethodist New Connexion, Pepper street. Rev. EnochGenner k Rev. Daniel G. Elwood; 10.45 a.m, k 6.30p.m.; wed. 7,30 p,mPrimitive Methodist, George street (Chester First Circuit),Rev. James Dickinson (supt.); Rev. SamuelParlow; Rev. James Travis, supernumerary; 10.45a.m. k 6.30 p.m, ; thurs, 7,30 p.mPrimitive Methodist City Temple, Hunter street (ChesterSecond Circuit), Rev, Henry S. Targett; Rev. JamesCrompton, supernumerary; 10.45 a.m, k 6,30 p.m.;thurs. 7.4s p,m .Primitive Methodist, Tarvin road (Boughton Circuit),Bev, WUliam Thornley (supt.); 10.45 a.m. & 6.30p.m.; ist thurs. in month, 7.30 p.mUnitarian, Trinity st. (Matthew Henry's); Eev. JenkinDavid Evans; 11 a.m. k 6.30 p.mWesleyan, City road ; 10.30 a.m, 'j j^^^ Timothy Wheatlev& 6.30 p.m. rwed. 7.30 p.m. I / ^^Wesleyan, St. John street; 10.30 > p^^ Eichard Wormwella.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; fri. 7.30 ^ ^^^ Percy H. SimpsonWeikvan (Wdsh), Queen street, Bev, Owen Hughes;10,30 am, & 6 p.m.; wed. 7 p,mSt Os-wald's Parish Mission Ohurdi of the Good Shepherd,South view,Tower wharf; 10 a.m. k 6,30 p.m, ;fridays, 7.30 p.mSt. Paul's Mission Eoom, Hoole lane, Boughton; 6.30p.m. ; fri, 7 30 P-City Mission Lecture Room, Crook street; 6,30 p,m. pwed. 7 p.mGarden Lane Mission Chapel (Wesleyan); 11 a.m. & 6.30Vp.m,; thurs. 7,30 p,mGospel Mission Hall, Frodsham street; sun, 3 & 6,30 p,n».Salvation Army Barracks, Commonhall street. AdjutantClark, commanding officer; sun. 7 & n a.m, k 3 k.6.30 p.m.; daily, 8 p.mWorking Men's Gospel Mission Hall, Frodsham street;.3 p.m. k 6.30 p.m. ; mon. tues. k thurs. 7.45 p.mSCHOOLS.King's School, Northgate street, founded by King HenryVIII. in 1541, k re-organized under the " EndowedSchools Act," in 1873. The object of the foundationis to supply a liberal education by means of this school,,in connection with the Cathedral Church of Chester,,under the "Endowed Schools Act, i86g" (32 k 33,Vict, c 56). The present building, erected in 1877, ata cost of _^2o,ooo, from designs by Sir A. W. BlomfieldA.R.A., F.S.A. is of red sandstone, vrith convenientclass-rooms k offices, & wUl hold 200 boys. Afield is rented in the suburbs to be used as a playground.The school is controlled by a body of.governors. The endowment amounts to about ;^6ooyearly& there were in 1906, 105 boys. Rev. John.Timothy Davies M.A. of Wadham College, Oxford,head master; Rev. Daniel Falle M.A. Eev. ThomasEdward Evans M.A., F. J. Allen B.Sc, B.A., 0. P.Schmitt B.A., G, K. Allen B,A,, W, Schroeder, C.Warren & Sergt,-Major Bj-rne, assistant masters; F_B. Mason, clerkDiocesan Training College for School Masters, Parkgateroad,Eev. John Dugdale Best M.A, principal; Eev.A. E. Jackson M.A. vice-principalCollege School, Parkgate road, John George TaylorB.A., A.C.P. masterSchool of Science & Art k Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenorstreet, Giles E. Griffith, hon. sec. ; Walter G. SchroderA.E.CA, head master; John A, McMichael B,A,,.B.Sc science masterSchool of Cookery, Grosvenor street, Mrs, Keith Douglas,hon. sec.; Miss Roberts, head teacherTechnical Day School, Grosvenor street, John A.McMichael B.A., B.Sc. head masterThe Blue Coat School in Upper Northgate street, occupyinga portion of the site belonging to the Hospital ofSt. John the Baptist, was founded in 1700, by publicsubscription, under the auspices of Dr. Nicholas-Stratford, then Bishop of Chester, & is a structureof brick, forming three sides of a quadrangle; thewest side k north wing comprise the school, thedormitories, board room & master's apartments; thesouth vring is the chapel of St. John the Baptist without-the-Northgate,of which a separate account willbe found among the descriptions of churches: in theschool room is a bust of Bishop Stratford with aninscription: thirty-six boys are educated, clothed,lodged & boarded. Boys are elected annually to theboard- k clothing foundation, as vacancies occur, orphansk sons of widows having priority: the school is supportedby voluntary subscriptions, k by the revenuesarising from landed property & stock in the publicfunds. F. G, Tamplin Williams, head master; MissHilda WUls, matron; Bugle-Major Handley, bandmasterBlue Charity (girls). Vicar's lane, founded in 1711; thepresent building was erected in 1872 on a site givenby Hugh Lupus, 3rd Marque.^s of Westminster, for18 girls. The school is intended for the education &.training of girls for domestic service. A small sumof money is given when a girl leaves the school, forclothing, k a further bounty if her conduct deservesit while in her situation. There were in 1906, 18girls. Miss Annie Flee-twood, matronChester Diocesan (boys), George street. Upper Northgatestreet,estabUshed in 1812, & managed by a committee; Joseph Arkle, masterBishop Graham Memorial, Princess street, built in 1867& enlarged in 1895, for 200 children; average attendance,140; Eobert Lloyd, masterThe Queen's School for Girls was founded in May 1878,& up to 1883 occupied premises at 100 Watergate flags,when the present building was erected at a cost ofabout ^4,000 on a site near the city walls, given by thefirst Duke of Westminster K G.. P C. & commanding anextensive view of the river Dee & the Welsh hills ; it isof brick -with stone dressings from designs by Mr. E.A. Ould, architect, of (Chester, & has convenient classrooms k a residence for the head mistress; over theprincipal entrance is a statue of Queen Victoria in terracotta,executed by Mr. Edward Griffith, of Chester.