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is to re-purchase cows for such of the poor as have 

 been deprived of them through accident or disease; 

 and the funds are supported by annual subscriptions 

 from the poor themselves, aided by the friendly 

 contributions of various honorary members, When 

 the sum subscribed reaches *70., the subscription* 

 aease until the fund is reduced below that sum, by 

 any new advances that have been made. The limits 

 of the present work do not admit of my entering in- 

 to further details ; but such of my readers as feel an 

 interest in the gradual improvement and ameliora- 

 tion of the condition of the poor, are referred to an 

 essay on this subject by the present learned Arch- 

 deacon of Cleveland, the Rev. Francis Wrangham, 

 who has not considered it beneath the dignity of 

 his station to unbend from severer studies, to the 

 discussion of topics of a more homely but not less 

 useful description. 



The church is an ancient structure, placed in at 

 fine and commanding situation, towards the east end 

 of the village ; and might, with a different arrange- 

 ment of the pews, and several minor alterations and 

 improvements, be rendered both handsome and 

 commodious. Several monuments occur in the 

 chancel, which though worthy of a more detailed 

 account, I must content myself with briefly noticing. 

 In a recess under an arch in the north wall of the 

 chancel, there is a stone figure in a recumbent 

 posture, which has been very generally attributed 

 to Sir Richard Chomley ; who is well known to 

 have been buried in the chancel of ihis church. The 

 drapery however, as well as the general contour 



