118 HISTORY OF KIRKBY-MOORSIDE. 



this stream ; and in pursuance of this authority, 

 the commissioners in their award gave laws for the 

 iqanagement of it. Similar streams of water have 

 since been brought to Skiplam, Welburn, Nawton, 

 Pockley, Carlton, and Griff, near Duncombe Park. 



Charitable Institutions. 



There are here three Sunday Schools ; one sup- 

 ported by the friends of the established Church ; 

 another by the Independents, and a third by the 

 Methodists. 



. Here are two institutions called Friendly Societies 



established for mutual assistance ; one of which 



was begun in the year 1777, and the other in 1819. 



The principal manufacture of the town is Linen, 



but is not carried on to a great extent. 



Inns, Carriers, and Fairs. 



Here are two posting-houses ; the Green Drag- 

 on, at the entrance from Pickering, kept by Mr. 

 John Atkinson; and the White Horse, at the en- 

 trance from York, kept by Mr. Harwood. 



The carriage conveyances are, to York, twice a 

 TV eek, Monday and Thursday ; to Scarborough on 

 Tuesday : to Thirsk on Friday ; to Malton once a 

 week, regularly ; to Stokesley and Stockton twice ; 

 to Pickering three times, and to Helmsley twice. 



: , The Fairs are Whit-wednesday, and Sept. 18th. 

 A Market weekly, on Wednesday. 



, Here is a general daily Post, by a bag direct from 

 York ; which comes in at 8 o'clock in the morning, 

 and leave at 12. 



