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6% children receive gratuitous instruction. Here 

 are two benefit societies ; the union society was in- 

 stituted July 7, 1781, and the orderly society Feb. 

 15, 1767. There are three good inns, the principal 

 of which is the New Inn, kept by Mr. W. Tate ; this 

 is a posting- house and has excell ent accomodations. 



In 1821 anew porch was erected over the out- 

 side of the south door, which does credit to the buil- 

 der and those who caused it to be erected. Besides 

 the church, here are a Friend's meeting house, an 

 Independent, and a Methodist chapel. 



The market at Helinsley is on Saturday, and the 

 fail's are May 19, July 16, Oct. 1, and Nov. 5. 



About 25 years since a curious stone instrument 

 was found by Mr. Saville Wind, in a tumulus near 

 the road leading from Helmsley to Harum. It is 

 shaped like a smith's hammer, with a hole in it for 

 a handle, which was no doubt used by the ancient 

 Britons, before they were acquainted with iron. 



A valley near Helmsley, retains the name of Dru- 

 dale-howl, or Druid's-dale,from which name Baines 

 lias concluded that the Druids practised their rites 

 upon the neighbouring hills. 



On the 13 June 182-2, in taking down part of an 

 old house called Cannon garth, adjoining the church, 

 wo local tokens were found, one of them issued in 

 the 17 century by John Thornum,of Kirkby-Moor- 

 side (a similar one of which is noAv in the possession 

 of Mr. Bearcroft of that place,) and the other in a 

 heart-like shape, with the following inscription : 

 Peter Madox, of New Malton, and Kirkby-Moor- 

 side, his half-penny ; on the reverse is a hen and 

 thickens, without any inscription. 



