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490 RUNCORN. CHESHIRE. [KELLY'Sthere is also a schoolroom, with tweh·e class rooms andmorning chapel.T!Je Camden Wesleyan )'Iethodist chapel, in the Lowlanaroad, was built in 1262, and enlarged in 1875, thetotal cost being £-+,000; it affords 600 sittings.There is also a Primitive Methodist chapel in Greenwayroad, a Free Methodist chapel in Ellesmere street, aWelsh Calvinistic chapel in Rutland street, buiLt in 1850,and seating IS0 persons; a Gospel Mission hall in Ashridgestreet, built in 1888; and Salvation' Army barracksin High street.The cemetery, in Greenway road, comprising an area ofnearly 13 acres, was formed June 19th, 1857, and is underthe control of the Urban District Council acting as aBurial Board;there are two chapels and a mortuary.The Town Hall, in Waterloo road, is a structure ofbrick, containing offices for the Urban District Council,School Board, and overse~rs.The Brunner Guildhall, originally built in 1818 as aPresbyterian chapel, was' enlarged in 1894, and is usedfor club meetings, &c.The Public Hall, in Church street, erected by a limitedcompany, is used for public assemblies', entertainments &c.The Foresters' Hall, iru Bridgewater street, erected in1836, occupies the upper Hoor of a building, the lowerstage of which consists of shops; the large hall, used forpublic meetings &c. win hold 550 persons.The Market Hall in Bridge street, erected in 1856, is anedifice of brick, with stone facings. Market day, Saturday.The Fire Brigade Station is at Delph bridge, but thekeys are kept at the Police Station, Bridge street.The Custom House is' near the docks.The Theatre Royal, Wellington street, was erected in1869, and will hold about 1.200.The County Police Station. in Bridge st.reet, built in1331, and enlarged in 1898 by the County Council, isa. plain edifice of red sandstone, and oomprises a largeroomfor the petty sessions and magistrates' and publicbusiness;a spacious court room and 31 magistrates' re·tiring room; and six cells; the superintendent of policeforthe Runcorn division resides on the premises, andhas offices here.The Toohnical Institute, in Waterloo road, was erectedby subscription in 1894, and! is used for eoocationalpurposes.The Free Public Library. in Egerton street, establishedund'er the provisions of the Public Libraries Act, 185S(18 and 19 Viet. c. 70}, was opened 6 July, 1882; therew~rein 1901 about II.536 volumes, and the premises.include two reading rooms, one of which is appropriatedto ladies, and a small museum. The library is managed.by a committee.The soap and: alkali trades. tanning and,. iron foundingare largely carried' on, andJ there are also quarries' of redand grey sandstone.Two pleasure fairs are held annually, on Whit Mondayand on the 1St Monday in November.The Infectiolls Diseases Hospital is in Weston road.The charities for distributioIll are the Liptroll charity~of £68 yearly value, and a yearly sum of about £10 fromthe Alcock and Rigby charities.The area of the township is 1,139 acres of land, 40 ofwater, 137 tidal water and! 482 foreshore; rateable value~£65,690; the population in 1901 was 16,491; the areaof the ecclesiastical parish of Holy Trinity is 1,495 acres~The IhlpulationJ of the ecclesiastical parishes in 1891 'Was-All Saints. 13.665, and Holy Trinity, 4.7~7.By Local Government Board Ord'8l' No. 15,915 (March24. 1884) and the Divided PariS'hes Act (1882), a part ofHalton township wa·s transferred to Runcorn, and a par~of Runcorn added to Halton.Apparitor, Mrs. Sarah A. Owen, I Bridgewater streetOFFICIAL ESTABLISH:MJENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &0.Post, M. O. & T. 0., T. M. 0., Express Delivery, Parcel days at I p.m. but the letter box collections a~e made-Post, S. B. &; Annuity & Insurance Offic~, Victoria as usual. They a.re also c~osed on Bank ~obdays &.buildings, William Bennett, postmaster on Whit Tuesday. Thell'e IS ~n1y one de~lvery made-Hours of Attendance.-Money order, post office savings by Town postmen on Bank Hobdays, that 1D the mornbank, insurance &; annuity,'inland! revenue & licence, 8 ing &; two collections. from t~e Town letter boxes, ata.m. to 8 p.m. w~ek days; parcel post, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 5.30 a.m. & for t'he Dlght mailweek days; stamp, private box, registered letterS' &callers, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. week days, 8 to 10 a.m. sun- COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR RUNCORN PETTYdays; telegraph. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. week days. 8 to 10SESSIONAL DIVISION.a.m. sundays. Postal orders are issued & paid duringthe times at which the office is' open for the sale ofstamps; express d1elivery. acceptance of letters & parcels,8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; no transactions on sundaysDispatches. with latest times for posting letters &c. foreach mail.-Widnes &;, local deliveries 6 a.m.; all parts,7.40 a.m.; Birkellhead. Liverpool, St. Helens, Wigan,SouthpoTt, Preston. Nort.h East Lancashire, generally;Isle of Man. North of England. Ireland & Scotland,9.45 a.m.; Warrington, 10 a.m.; Liverpool, Manchester,Lancashire, Yorkshire, ~orth of En~land, Scotland& North Wales, 11.15 a.m.; London. Manchester.Midland &; Southern Counties of England, Soubh Wales&; Widnes, 12 noon; Liverpool, Manchester, Birkenhead,Southport, St. Helens, Widnes, North & North­East Lancashire, generally; North of England. Scotland& Warrington, 1 p.m.; Local delivery, 2 p.m. ;Manchester & Liverpool. 3.35 p.m.; Local delievery.4.15 p.m.; WaNington, 5.15 p.m. General nightmail, 9 p.m.; 'Sundays, 8.30 p.m. Letters can beregistered until twenty minutes previous to each despatchParcel Post mails are made up for dispatoh to South at9·45 a.m. &; general. II a.m. &; 7 & 9 p.mDeliveries of Letters.-7 &; 8 a.m. & 2.15 &; 4.20 p.m.Letters for rural delivery at Halton, Norton, Weston&; Weston Point. can be posted up to 6 a.m. &; 4.15Brooke Sir Rd'. Marcus bart. Norton priory, HaltoD,RUnCOI'll. chairmanHazlehurst Charles Whiteway esq. Moreton court, nearHerefordImison Edwin esq. Heatherlea. RuncornNorman Alfred Robert esq. Heath house, RuncornNorman Frederick John esq. Lyndalurst, RuncornPritchard James esq. 1'he Elms, Highland road, RuncornUcynolds Henry esq. The Cedar!!, Helsby, WarringtonSpeakman Philip Ernest esq. Birley court, Leominster~HerefordshireTaylor Samuel esq. Rydal mount, RuncornThomas Alfred esq. Hemp gill, Netherton, FrodshamTimmins Walter esq. Trinity house, Halton I·d. RuncornWigg George Lloyd' esq. Brow head, WindermereThe chairman, for the time being, of the Runcorn RuralDistrict Council, is an ex-officio magistrateCl~rk to the Magistrates, Frank Johnson. 71 High stPetty sessions are held at the Petty Sessional court hous&~Bridge .street. at II a.m. every monday, except whena Bank holiday, then the day followingThe following places are in the petty sessional division£­Aston-by-Sutton, Asoon Grange, Clifton, Halton, Nor·ton, Runcorn, Stockham, Sutton & WestonURBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.p.m. On sunday there is but one delivery, commencingat 7 a.mOffices, Town hall, Waterloo road.Parcels Post deliveries commence at 8 a.m. & 2.15 &; I Meeting day, every 1st thurs. in the month, at Town hall4.20 p.mTown Sub-Post &; M. O. 0., S. B. &; Annuity & Insurance.Members.Offices, open week days only, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. hoursOhairman, Samuel Taylor.of collection: Delph B.ridge, 5.30 &; 10·35 a.m. & Vice-Ohairman, Albert !Harold Posnett.12.30, 3.15 &; 8.15 p.m. week days; 5.30 a.m. SUD- ••days; High street. 5.30 &; 10.40 a.m. & 12.30, 3.30 &;, Retlfe Aprl1, 1903·8. IS p.m. week days; 5.30 a.m. & 7· 15 p.m. sun- Joseph J. Shaw Joseph H. Salkelddays; Lord !.treet, 5·30 &; 10.25 a.m. & 12·30. 3. 15 & I George Hewitt SaILuel Taylor J.P8.15 p.m. week days; 5.30 a.m. & 7.20 p.m. sundays; I John W. Lightburn John WilsonHighland road. Samuel Walker. sub-postmaster; 5·30 R t" A il&; 10.15 a.m. & 12.30, 3. 15 &;, 8 p.m.; sundays, 5.30 e Ire pr, ?904·a.m. & 7 p.m Thomas Deal' I George H. KirkhamThe Town Sub-Offices at Delph bridge. High street. Baniel Bisbrown IRobert H. PosnettHighland road &;, Lord street, are closed on Wednes- Edwin Imison J.P Matthew J. Sweetman