Aston Hall, (A. E. Everitt) 1846 ” ” and the Holte Family (Davidson) 1854 ” ” Monograph of (Niven) 1880 Birmingham, History of (W. Hutton) 1781 &c. ” ” Presbyterian Nonconformity in (J. R. Wreford) 1832 ” ” and its Vicinity (W. Hawkes Smith) 1838 ” ” General Hospital & Musical Festivals (J. T. Bunce) 1858 ” ” Free Schools, Colleges, &c. (G. Griffith) 1861 ” ” Memorials of Old,--“Old Crown House,” and “Men and Names” (Toulmin Smith) 1864 ” ” and Midland Hardware District (S. Timmins) 1866 ” ” Buildings of, Two Series (“Este”) 1866 ” ” Life, A Century of, 1741 to 1841 (J. A. Langford) 1868 ” ” Queen’s College, Annals of (W. S. Cox) 1873 ” ” Modern, 1841 to 1871 (J. A. Langford) 1873 &c. ” ” Old St. Martin’s Church (J. T. Bunce) 1875 ” ” Men (E. Edwards) 1877 ” ” Corporation, History of (J. T. Bunce) 2 vols. 1878 &c. ” ” Old and New (R. K. Dent) 1880 ” ” Inventors & Inventions (R. B. Prosser) 1881 ” ” Old Meeting House and Burial Ground (C. H. Beale) 1882 ” ” Dictionary of (T. T. Harman) 1884 Boulton and Watt (S. Smiles) 1865 Keir, Jas., Life of (J. K. Moilliett) 1868 Watt, Jas., Life of (J. P. Muirhead) 1858 ” Mechanical Inventions (J. P. Muirhead) 1854 ” Mechanical Inventions (E. A. Cowper), Transactions of Mechanical Engineers, November 1883 The Reference Library contains all the works named, and many others,--every known book or pamphlet, map or directory, relating to the History of Birmingham; and the detailed catalogue (pp. 93) classifies the collection under numerous headings, including all the Acts of Parliament relating to Birmingham and its neighbourhood.] PART II. CHAPTER I. LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES. BY J. THACKRAY BUNCE. The Local Government of Birmingham is administered by five sets of authorities:-- 1. Justices of the Peace. 2. Town Council. 3. Drainage Board. 4. Boards of Guardians. 5. School Board.