[From Oswald's Guide,1831]

APPENDIX. TABLE OF DISTANCES.

MILES.

Douglas to Ballasalla....8
Ballasalla to Castletown. 2 =10
CastletowntoPort-le-Mary and Port Erin 4 =14

Castletown to St. John's 9½
St. John's to Peel 2½=12

Douglas to St. John's. 8½
St. John's to Peel. 2½=11

Peel-Shore Road to Kirk Michael 7

St. John's to Kirk Michael.............. 7
Kirk Michael to Bishop's Court.. .. .. 1
Bishop's Court to Ballaugh ........ 1
Ballaugh to Ramsey 7 = 9

Douglas to Laxey ............................ 7½
Laxey to Douglas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 7½=15

Douglas lies 72 miles north-west from Liverpool. - about 40 south-west from Whitehaven. - 74 north-east by east from Dublin. -144 nearly due south from Greenock.

NEWS-ROOMS.

The Douglas Commercial, by L. Lane & Son, Fort-Street ; Mona United Service; and a. Subscription one, on the Pier.

NEWSPAPERS.

The Manks Advertiser, and the Manx Sun, (weekly.)

LIBRARIES.

Jefferson's Circulating Library; Lane & Son's; Douglas Subscription; Douglas Mechanics' ; and other private Book Societies.

BOARD AND LODGINGS.

At one guinea a week, and also at 40 guineas a .year.-Artificers at from 8s. @10s. week.

PRINCIPAL INNS.

DOUGLAS.

British Hotel.. .. .. .. Market Place.. .. .. Mrs. Dixon.
York Hotel ........ Parade .. .. .. .. .. M. Hanby.
Crescent Hotel.. .. .. Atholl Creseent.... J. Cloke.
Cumberland Tavern.. Moore's Court .. .. Mrs. Clark.
Albion Hotel........ Parade......... Mrs. Pring.
Butcher's Arms...... James' Street.. .. .. T. Redfern.
Plough Inn ........ Duke Street ...... R. Miller.
Manchester Arms.. .. North Quay ...... Mrs. Meldau.
Coach and Horses.. .. Parade Street...... J. Taylor.
Bull's Head ... ., Quayle'sLane ...... P. Quayle.
Eagle and Child.. .. Heywood Place .... E. Fielding.
Liverpool House .. .. Quay .. .. .. .. .. .. W. Tickell.
King's Arms.. ...... Lord Street........ T. Crelley_

CASTLETOWN.

George Hotel.. .. .. .. Market Place...... T. Kneen.
Commercial Inn .. .. Bridge Street.. .. .. Mrs. Kermode..

[PEEL - heading missing ?]

Caledonian Hotel;.. .. Market Place...... R. Grant:

RAMSEY.--

The Hotel ............................ Mrs. Ride.
Heelis's Hotel....................... J. Heelis.
Slater's Hotel.......................M. Slater..

KIRK MICHAEL.

Crown and Mitre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. S. Gee.

LAXEY.

Cumberland Inn.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Mrs. Milburne.
Waterloo Inn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. T. Farghere.

HOUSE RENT.

A House of ten or twelve rooms, from .£30 to £40. Some are higher, many much. lower, according to situation.

PACKETS AND TRADERS,

DOUGLAS AND LIVERPOOL.-Mona's Isle, three times a week during the summer,.and once a week in the winter months; Douglas, Mona Castle, Earl of Surrey, Eliza, James Holmes, and Eleanor.

RAMSEY, LIVERPOOL, PORTPATRICK, AND GREENOCK-Willam Huskisson, Henry Bell, James,Watt, Ailsa Craig, Glasgow, Enterprise, and Liverpool.

DOUGLAS, DUBLIN, AND 'WHITEHAVEN.-St. Andrew, weekly during the-summer.

DOUGLAS AND WHITEHAVEN.-Robert Steuart, Tryall, Ally and Nancy, Fame, St. Patrick, Fame, Esther and Jane, William Scott, Alice, Sisters, Ebenezer, Margarets, and Lightfoot.

STEAM PACKET AGENTS.

Mona's Isle .................... Edward Moore, Douglas. St. Andrew...................... David Forbes, Douglas.
William Huskisson, Henry Bell, .
James Watt, AilsaCraig, Glasgow, Enterprise, &, Liverpool, } J Heelis Ramsey, T.M'Meiken Douglas

FARES OF BOATS,

TAKING PASSENGERS TO AND FROM VESSEL

in the Harbour, 3d. each, with Luggage not exceeding 56lb.
In the Bay, within the Heads, 6d. each,-Luggage as above.
without ditto. 1s. each,-Luggage as above.
Hired specially, within the Harbour, 2s. 6d, ditto.
Within the heads, 5s. ditto.
without the Heads, 10s. ditto.

In all cases of extra trouble and danger, additional compensation to be allowed, as the Water.Bailliff may determine,

FARES OF CONVEYANCE.

Conveyances to different parts of the Island, at Messrs. Dixon and Steel's, Mr. T. Overton's, Mr. M. Quirk's, Mrs. Hollingsworth's, and Messrs. Rogers and Lennard's, at the following rates

Horse to Castletown or Peel, 5s.; to Ramsey, Kirk Michael, Port Erin, or Port-le-Mary, 7s.

Gig to Castletown or Peel, 8s. to 12s.; to Ramsey, Kirk Michael, Port Erin, or Port-le-Mary, 13s. @ 14s.

Post Chaise to Castletown or Peel, 12S.; to Ramsey, 21s., Kirk Michael, 21s.; Port Erin or Port-le-Mary, 18s. @ 20s. Barouche or open Carriage, according to the number of passengers.

VALUE OF LAND, &c.

Good land is worth X20 T acre, at an average. Inferior land, £5 @ £6 p acre. Rental of judicious purchase,£4,£5, @ £6 pcent.

Yearly rent of land @ acre, from 6S. @ 30s. Good fields in the neighbourhood of the towns, fetch from £3 @ £4 acre.

Labourer's wages, @ day, 1 s. @ 1 s. 6d. ; or if fed, @ year, ,£10 @ £12. A good Milch Cow, £6 @ £10 ; strong Ponies, .£3 @ £10 ; Horses, £10 @ £25.

MARKET PRICES.

s. d. s' d

Whitehaven Coals, @ ton.................. 17 0 @ 20 0
Liverpool Do.,@ ton of 27cwt... . . . . . .. . . 20 0 -24 0
Beef, Mutton, and Veal, average V. 1b.. .... 0 4 - 0 6
Pork, sometimes as low as ................ 0 2 - 0 3
A pair of Fowls.......................... 1 6 - 2 0
A pair of Ducks..... . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 1 6 - 2 0
A Goose................................ 2 0 - 2 6
A Turkey.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 - 4 0
Eggs, 28 to 42 for..... .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 1 0 - 0 0
Butter, fib............................. 0 7 - 1 0
Milk, •, quart...... .. .. . ................ 0 3 - 0 0
Beer, V quart, from...................... 0.3 - 0 6 k:;.
Bread, 6lb to 9lb for. ..............1 0 @ 0 0
Candles, @fb............................ 0 6 - 0 8
Soap.... ................................... 0 4 - 0 5
Large Cod............................... 0 6 - 1 0
Pair Soles.....................................1 0 - 1 6
Turbot 15 to 20th......................... 4 0 - 5 0
Whiting, a string of 12 fish............ 1 0 - 0 0
Crabs, a string of from 6 to 12......1 0 - 0 0
Lobsters, dozen......... ... .. .....• 6 0 - 8 0
Port Wine, @ dozen ............18 0 -24 0
Sherry................................... 21 0 -27 0
Madeira. ............................. 28 0 -42 0
Claret, prime ............................ 48 0 - 0 0
Champagne.............................. 66 0 - 0 0
And others in proportion.
Rum, @ gallon....... 6 0 - 7 0
Gin. ................................. 8 0-10 0
Brandy.................................. 10 0 -12 0
Loaf Sugar.............................. 0 7 - 0 9
Brown Sugar............................ 0 4 - 0 6
Coffee, @lb,ground ...................... 1 6 - 2 0
Hyson and Black Teas.. ...........4 0 - 8 0
Garden herbs moderate, and of excellent quality.

In general, the prices in the shops are calculated in British money ; those in the weekly market, by the country people, in Manks currency, which is 14d. Manks coppers to the English Shilling.

THE
WARM AND COLD
BATHS,
DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN

HAVE BEEN ELEGANTLY FITTED UP, AT CONSIDERABLE .EXPENSE, FOR THE ACCOMMOPATIONOF THE. PUBLIC. ..,TERMS:

Single Warm Bath ........ .. .. .. .. 2s.6d.
Six ditto, by subscription............10 6
Vapour Bath .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0
Shower Bath.............................. 1 6
Single Cold Bath ....................... 0 6
Subscription for the Season........ 7 6