EXE 
and is a venerable fabric built oF enlarged by Bi- 
shop Courtenay. The session house was some’ age 
erected in the area inclosed by the walls om: the 
west side; it Callih Seetin echoes an eacaapetiate 
ee and 
without and well 
atheros are ex. 
le of accommodating 200 cavalry: 
uilt on the site of old ord house, on ground be 
Yonging to the Duke of Bedford ; an near it is situated 
PE The site of the b place of Hen- 
rietta, sister to Charles II. lies more to the south-east 
of the city: Thé buildings erected upon it are very 
re ie and are intended to form Henrietta Place. 
Her portrait, by Vandyck, is now in the Guild-Hall, and 
was Sew icaaainas we vee a The Guild-Hall; 
which is commodious, was in 1720. The lu« 
or contain- 
af insanity, and the 
allotted for their use, 
brick bis The Devon and 
for sick and indigent poor, was 
tel yp apt _— Dean of Exe- 
ter, c subscriptions. It was on 
Ja, Ist, 1760. ae © », in Exeter, ey 
ing, and two institutions for cvinmernin benahiceert 
ren.” ingen oreene various almshotses’ for the 
and oe cipal of which is called Wynard’s or 
oar Fiskoe: person has a neat habitation, with 
a smal} garden, and ey ae annual 
An elegant’ stone bridge, which cost between 18,000 
and £20,000, is built over the Exe. It was begun in 
1770. On both sides of it’ are houses, with’a church 
over the greater part-of it: ad 
' The trade of Exeter was formerly very extensive, 
from the navigable arm of the sea whi near 
its walls. ing, however, to a ridiculous’ di 
between the i , Courtenay, the 
ing or re 
only reached Topsham, a town about 33 miles nearer 
> Ao The navigation of the river was, however, 
tion. ~Quantities ct thse gods 
£500,000, are annually pet a 
Germany, and Italy ;’ and long-ells, 
£400,000, are annually purchased by the East paisa oa 
Company. A large cotton manufactory, established 
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passing. 
tide had: ‘hitherto flowed beyond the city; bat it now . 
~only a small 
Say Ree, Gens 
EX M 
the banks of the Exe, formerly gave employment to 
about 300 persons, but it has now entirely failed.» A 
very considerable and valuable wine trade 1s carried on 
in the town. 
The Corporation, which has conkidevsiile revenues, 
| consists of a mayor, 24 aldermen, a recorder, cham- 
berlain, town-clerk, sheriff; four stewards, and several 
. Officers. of inferior note. The co 
rporate bodies within 
. the'city are 13, and each of them is governed by offi- 
cers chosen annually. Markets are held here on Wed- 
— Friday, and Saturday; and the fairs are on 
Ash- , Whit-Monday, August Ist, and De 
cember fith, for horses, cattle; sheep, and almost every 
commodity. 
Exeter the advantage of several ‘very pleasant 
walks; the one‘on the north, encompassing the upper 
sides of the castle, and extending nearly from East Gate 
to North Gate, isa most itfulairy terrace, and is 
uniformly admired for its beauty. It was planted with 
elms in 1664. Above the quay, on:the south side, is 
the fine terrace: called the Friers. | It rises above the 
river to the dicular tof 100 feet, and com- 
mands a most extensive: and beautiful prospect. The 
air of Exeter is very salubrious, the average of burials 
ers 1 to 37 of the population. 
lowing is an Sree lg! goer aoe 
for the city of © Exeter, in 1811: 
Number of inhabited houses ‘- » 
Number of families that occupy them, 
Number of uninhabited houses, 4 “92 
Number of families chiefly employed in agriculture, 156 
_ 2,879 
4,465 
Do. employed in trade, enema &e, 2,898 
Males, 7 . 9 7,908 
Females, - . © £1l, 44 * 10,988 
Total population i in 1811, , . © + 18,896 
_ Increase since 1801, 1,508: 
West Long. 8° 80’ 34"; ie st 50° 44’. See Po. 
lepers History yah: Desens ire; Jenkin’s History 
and Antiquities of Exeter, 1806 ; the Beauties of Eng- 
land and Wales, at 46—88 ; “but bly Se 
post f pean, and Ly ’s Historical Ac- 
Cathedral, with several prints from 
rawitgs of Me J. Carter, published by the § of 
Antiquaries. An engra of the north tower of Ex- 
eter cathedral, and-of the south gate of the town, are 
given in the Beauties of England and Wales, vol. iv. (wv) 
EXFOLIATION. See Surcery. 
EXHALATION. See Evaroration and Merro- 
ROLOGY. 
EXMOUTH, isthe name of a celebrated watering 
place in Devonshire, situated on the north side of the 
mouth of the river Exe. About a century ago, it was 
, but it was 
hamlet inhabited 
‘brought into notice by éne of the of the circuit, 
who received’ benefit from it as a bathing place. 
Exmouth is situated near the sea, between the cliffs, 
bye as it were open to receive it. -It is sheltered 
the north-east and south-east by some’ high‘hills, 
wiich rise behind the town, and sippy it with wa 
cellent water. The town is coagan Lach Al 
commodation as a watering-place, © 
sembly-room, The houses are in general low and i in. 
pres hi though well built, but some of themare ; 
“and elegant, The walks are delightful, and ten 
‘and picturesque views. - The 
Hill embraces a.line of coast ersending Pin 20 
pi eae ig A a ra ead. ye this 
whi ually ascend from, the coast on 
_ side of the riven break this line wud behind’ these 
“Excter 
Exmouth. 
