Transcriber's Note: I can do no better than to refer the reader to the author's own words: "This Work is an exact reprint from the original, and the errors in spelling and the peculiar Grammar of the Author have been faithfully followed." CHARLES HALE, PHŒNIX BUILDINGS, HALL STREET, DUDLEY. THE LARGEST Furnishing Show Rooms IN THE MIDLANDS, A SAVING OF 20 PER CENT. AS CHARLES HALE IS A MANUFACTURER. References as to House, College, and Hotel Furnishing may be seen at the Office. 18 SHOW ROOMS AT HALL STREET, DUDLEY. ESTABLISHED OVER FIFTY YEARS. [Illustration] A. J. BAIRD & CO., Silk Mercers, General Drapers, &c., 61 & 62, HIGH STREET, DUDLEY. DEPARTMENTS. DRESSES. SILKS. SATINS. VELVETEENS. PLUSHES. TRIMMINGS. HOSIERY. GLOVES. UMBRELLAS. CORSETS. RIBBONS. MANTLES. COSTUMES. SHAWLS. SKIRTS, &c. MILLINERY. FLOWERS. FEATHERS. LINENS. FLANNELS. CALICOES. SHEETINGS. PRINTS. SATTEENS. FURNISHINGS. GENTS' TIES. UMBRELLAS. SHIRTS. COLLARS. BRACES, &c. QUALITY IS THE ONLY TRUE TEST OF CHEAPNESS. An Efficient Staff of Dressmakers and Milliners on the Premises. FUNERALS CAREFULLY AND ECONOMICALLY CONDUCTED. ESTABLISHED 1721. C. F. G. CLARK & SON, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS, 238, MARKET PLACE, DUDLEY, Beg to thank their friends and the public for their liberal patronage and support during the last 40 years, and assure them that their continual efforts will be to secure their continued patronage and consideration. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS OF THE GREATEST PURITY AND STRENGTH ALWAYS ON HAND. PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS _And Family Recipes carefully prepared with genuine Drugs & Chemicals_, STEAM PREPARED PRESERVES & JAMS OF THE FINEST FRUIT AND FLAVOUR, VIZ.:-- Black Currant Jam, Red Currant, Raspberry, Damson, French Plum, Gooseberry, and Mixed Fruits and Marmalades. WHOLESALE BOILERS OF ALL KINDS OF Confectionery Goods and Lozenges. PICKLE AND SAUCE MAKERS OF SUPERIOR STRENGTH AND QUALITY. Wholesale Vinegar Merchants. ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF PATENT MEDICINES AND PERFUMERY ALWAYS ON HAND. ESTABLISHED 1784. WILLIAM SMITH, Wine and Spirit Merchant, SWAN HOTEL, HIGH STREET, DUDLEY. W. C. WOOD & SON, WHOLESALE & FAMILY Grocers, Tea and Coffee Dealers, AND PROVISION MERCHANTS, 46, HIGH STREET, DUDLEY. BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS:-- HALL STREET, DUDLEY, TIPTON, UPPER GORNAL, and THE LYE. THE GRAND MEDICINE OF THE DAY! SQUIRE KNIGHT'S CELEBRATED PURIFYING FAMILY PILLS.