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wood, who is remarkable in the feeding and 
training his greyhounds, which he does not - 
fruft to any one but himfelf. Alfo one in 
Ayrfhire, and the other in Sterlingfhire; all 
in Scotland, Flixton-Wolcs have obtained 
the higheft fame for courfing, as, likewife 
in point of breed, in finenefs of fkin and fym- 
metry. The dogs bred here exhibit every 
fign of the higheft blood poilible; in com- 
parifon of thefe, what were formerly fup- 
pofed to have been the fleeteft greyliounds 
of their day, are much inferior, being large, 
coarfe, wire-haired dogs. The greateft grey- 
hound breeders, at prefent, are the Marquis 
Townfhend and Mr, Hammond, in Norfolk; 
Mr. Mundy and Captain Swinfen, in Derby- 
fhire ; Mr. Stead, in Berkthire; the Rev. 
M. Corfellis, and Mr. B, Dudley, in Effex 5 
Dr. Framp’on, at Newmarket; Mr. Clark 
of Vauxhall, London; Col. Thornton, of 
Thornville Royal ; Sir Rowland Wynne, of 
Noftal Park 3; Major Topham, of Wold Cot- 
tage, and Mr. Plumer of Bilton Hall, all in 
Yorkfhire ; and Captain Wellwood, of Pit- 
liver, in Scotland. 
Application is intended to be made to Par- 
liament in the next feffion, for an aét for 
building a bridge over the river Derwent, 
at or near Loftfome Ferry, from the parifh 
of Wreiiel to the oppofite fhore of Heming- 
brough, in the Eaft Riding. 
Preparations are making for carrying into 
execution an A& of Parliament lately pafled, 
for dividing, enclofing, &c. the common and 
wafte lands within the townfhip of Hornfea, 
in the Eaft Riding, and for making compen- 
fation in lieu of the tithes, and of ancient in- 
clofed lands, in the fame townfhip. 
Commiilioners have been lately appointed: 
to ere anew or outer pier at Scarborough, in 
which fome progrefs has been already made, 
but there yet remains an extent of about 140 
yards to he continued and finithed. The 
above piér is tobe built in from g to rz feet 
depth of water, at low water, fpring tides 5 
and its bafe, up to that height, will be formed 
of large and fmall ftones, thrown promifcu- 
oufly, and will contain from goto 300 cubic 
yards, for each yardin length of the pier. Its 
fuperftru€ture, which will be formed of the 
fame ftones, laid forthe greater part regularly, 
will contain nearly the fame number of yards. 
Two additional wings are to be made to the 
caftle at York, for the further accommoda- 
tion of prifoners, whom the increafe of popu- 
lation renders yearly more numerous. 
Medial State of the Lunatic Afylum at York.— 
Patients admitted from the firft eftablifhment 
of the Afylum, in 1777, tothe rft day of 
Auguft, 1800, 1347; andfrom Auguft 1800, 
to Auguft 1301, roo—Total 1447.—Cured 
6623 relieved 3413 incurable, and removed 
by defire of their friends, 173 5 died 145 5 
remain in the houfe, 77 men and 50 wo-~ 
men, among whom are 21 patients who enjoy 
the benefit of a confiderable fum, arifing an- 
Yorkbire. 
261 
nually from the enlarged payments of a few 
patients in eafy circumftances—127. 
State of the Afylum, from Fuly 1, 1800, ta 
Fuly 15 130%. 
CrepiTor.—Balance in the hands of the 
Houfe-fteward and the two Banks at York, 
871. 18s x1d.3 from patients, and Lady 
Gower’s Reduttion-fund, 25091. 15s. 8d. 3 
intereft on fecurities, and dividends in the 
funds, 1521. 5s. rod. 5 Sale of rool. in the 
three per cent. confols. 6431. 158.3 legacies, 
from Mrs. Marfden 201. 5 from Mrs. Le= 
gard sol.; balance due to Wilfon and Co.'s 
bank, ral. 5s. 8d.—Total 34761. 1s. 1d. 
Despror.—Weekly and houfe-bills, 24781.; 
incidental tradefmen’s bills, 9681. 5s. 8d. 3 
balance remaining in the hands of the Houfe- 
fteward, 281. 18s. rxd 3 due by Swan and Co. 
7s. 2d.——Total 34761. 1s. rd. 
Mr. Thomas Burton, gardener to Sir Row- 
land Wynne, Bart. of Nortal, near Pomfret, 
has lately announced, in the Yorkfhire pa- 
pers, his having found out a complete method 
of deftroying infe&ts, inftantaneoufly, on the 
pine-apple-plants, without fteeping them in 
any kind of liquor whatever: and without 
the leaft hurt or check to the plants; and 
particularly on the grape-vines, where the 
infeé&ts are fo deftrutive to that fruit; and 
even all forts of exotics, withthe greateft 
fafety. He likewife announces a remedy to 
prevent infects, and blight of mildew on the 
peach and neétarine trees. He purpofes de- 
livering receipts, fhewing his method, as 
foon as he can obtain a fufficient number of 
fubfcribers, at}five guineas each. The fub« 
{cription is to clofe on the 31ft of December. 
A common horfebean, that had accidentally 
taken root in a corner of the Town-ftreet of 
Northallerton, this year, produced from three 
ftems, 103 pods, containing 314 full-grown 
beans ! 
Dire€tors have been lately appointed for 
carrying into execution an Act of Parliament 
lately pafled, for draining, embanking, &c. 
divers traéts of land, within the townthip of 
Mutton, in the parifh of Hunmanby, and alfa. 
within fundry other parifhes, townfhips, &c. 
adjoining or near to the rivers Derwent and 
Hartford, in the Eaftand North Ridings of 
this county. Mr. Chapman, engineer for the 
above drainage, has advifed that a number of 
cuts and other works of drainage, which he 
has fet out, be made within the feveral 
townfhips of Willerby, Staxton, Flixton, 
Folkton, Wett Flatmanby, Eat Flatmanby, 
and Mutton, previoufly to the completion of 
the main drain or channel, from Everley 
down to the féa. ; 
The account lately publithed in a Leeds 
Paper, part of which has been copied into 
moft of the other provincial papers, of a fedi- 
tious meeting in the Weft Riding, countes — 
nanced and fupported by perions of confe+ 
quence,turms out to bean unfounded calumny 
upon 
