CORRECT LIST OF THE FAIRS IN THE NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS OF YORKSHIRE. Adwalon-Feb. 6, March 9; Botton-June 28, cattle & Thursday in Easter week; pedlary. Thursday fortnight after Brandesburton-May 14. Easter; Thursday month Brawby-First Monday afafter Easter; Whit-Thurs. and every Thursday fort ter July 11, cattle, toys, earthenware. night after, till Michael- Bridlington-Monday be mas; horses, sheep, pedlary, and tin-ware. Aldborough-Sept. 4. fore Whitsuntide, October 21, linen-cloth and toys. Appletrewick-Oct. 2, cat-Brumpton-November 12, tle and horses. Askrigg-May 10, horned cattle; May 12, and first Thursd. in June; woollen cloth, pewter, brass, and milliners' goods; Oct. 28, horned cattle; Oct. 29, woollen, &c. Astwick-Thursday before Whit-Sun, horned cattle. Barns Burton - May 14, horses, sheep, and beasts. Bedal-Easter-Tues. WhitTuesday, July 5 and 6; swine and a few horses. Coxwould —Aug.25, horned cattle, sheep, linen and woollen cloth, pewter, & hardware. Easingwould-July 5, September 25, horned cattle, horses, sheep, linen, and woollen cloth. Egton-Tues. before Feb. 15, Tues. before May 11, Sept. 4, Tuesday before Nov. 22, horned cattle, boots and shoes. horned cattle, horses, lea-Frodlingham-July 10. Oct. ther, pewter, brass, tin, millinery, and sheep. Bentham-June 24, cattle. Beverley-Thursday before old Valentine, Feb. 25, Holy Thursday, July 5, Nov. 5; beasts, horses, and sheep. 2, toys and pedlary. Gisbrough-Third Monday and Tuesday after April 11, linen cloth & horned cattle; Tuesday in Whitsun-week, horned cattle and linen; Aug. 26, linen and cattle; August 27, Sept. Sept. 19, 20, and first)Kirkham--Saturday before Monday after Nov. 11, horned cattle, Grinton-Good Friday, St. Thomas's-day, Dec. 21, cloth, brass, pewter, tin. and millinery. Hawes-Whit-Tuesd, wool Trinity Sunday, sheep, brass, pewter, hardware, pots, and small ware. Lee-August 24, Sept. 17, horses, and cheese. Leighton-Midsumm. Day, June 24, pedlary. Whit-Monday, Aug. 29, ther. Malton Saturday before Palm-Sunday, horses and horned cattle; day before Whit-Sund. sheep, brass, and pewter; October 10, hardware, pots, and small ware; Oct. 11, sheep. Masham-Sept. 17 and 18, horned cattle, sheep, and pedlary. len, &c. Sept. 28, ditto, Little Driffield-East. Mon. horned cattle, horses,&c. Headon Every fortnight; Aug. 2, Sept. 25, Nov. 17. pewter, tin, leather wares and millinery goods. Helmsley Blackmoor-May 19, July 16, Oct. 2, Nov. 17; horned cattle, sheep, horses, linen and woollen cloth. Hornsey-Aug. 12, Dec. 17. horses and beasts. Howden- Second Tuesday after Jan. 11, Tuesd. before April 5, Saturday before Holy Thursday, second Tuesday after July 11, Oct. 2, horses, cattle and linen. Hull-Oct. 10, horses and toys. Middleham-Easter-Mond. Hunmanby-May 6, Octo-Patrington-Mar. 23, July ber 29, toys. Kettlewell July 6, Sept. 2, sheep. Kilham-Aug. 21, Nov. 12, horses and beasts. Kirkby Moor-side- WhitWednesday, horned cat1 tle and horses. 18, Dec. 6, toys. Pickering-Monday before Q. Candlemas-day, Monday before Old Midsum~ mer-day, September 25, cattle and sheep; Monday before Old Michaelmasday, cattle, &c. R 2 Pocklington Pocklington-March 7 (iffScarborough-Holy Thursd. leap-year, March 6), May Nov. 22, toys. 6, Aug. 5. Nov. 28,horses, Seamer. July 15, boots, cattle, sheep, and leather shoes, and horses. ware; Dec. 7, 18, shew of South Cave-Trinity-Monhorses; seven days before day, horses and sheep. St. Matthias, February 24, Stokely-Saturday before shew of horses; seven days Trinity-Sunday, horned before Christmas-day cattle, horses, and linen Shrove Monday, Sunday, Friday se'nnight April 4, 5, 6, a shew of before Old May-day, May horses. cloth. shew of horses. Reeth-Friday bef. Palm-Thirsk 12, Friday before St. Bar-Tollerton-Aug. 26, horned tholomew, Aug. 24, Fri- cattle, horses, sheep, and day-se'nnight before Old cheese. Martinmas, Nov.22. pew-Topcliff-July 17,18, sheep, ter, brass, hawkers, and horned cattle, horses, &c. pedlary. Weighton-May 14, Sept. Richmond-Saturday after 25, horses and sheep. New Candlemas, sheep, horses and swine; Saturd. before Palm-Sund. first Saturd. in July, Sept. 25, horned cattle, horses, and sheep. Yarum - Thursday before April 5, Holy Thursday, August 2, October 20, horned cattle, horses, and sheep. RIVERS OF THE NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS. The principal of these are the Tees, the Ure, the Derwent, the Foss, the Swale, and the Hull. There are also innumerable smaller brooks and rivulets. The Tees, rises between the counties of Westmoreland and Durham, beyond the north-west extremity of this riding, and taking an easterly direction, divides it from the county of Durham, through its whole extent, and is navigable, for vessels of 30 tons, from the ocean to Yarm. The Ure rises near the borders of Westmoreland, and collecting, during its course through the beautiful dale of Wensley, many tributary streams, flows for many miles, with a very rapid current, within the North Riding; but about three miles below Masham becomes the boundary of this riding, dividing it from the West Riding, till it arrives at Ripon; from whence it takes a circuit of a few miles into the West Riding, but again becomes the division between the two, and so continues as long as it retains its name; this it loses about six miles below Boroughbridge, at the influx of an insignificant stream, that gives to the river Ure its own name of Ouse, which at last in its turn is lost in that of the Humber. The Ouse continues to be the boundary of the North Riding, dividing it from the West Riding. and the ainsty of the city of York, till its arrival at York, where it entirely quits the North Riding. The Ouse is navigable for vessels of 120 tons as far as York, where the spring tides rise about 20 inches, but are spent about six miles above. The Ure is navigable for vessels of 30 tons as far as Ripon; where, on account of the rapidity of the stream, all prospect of navigation ceases. The Derwent, rises in the eastern moorlands, within about four miles of the sea, and taking a southerly direction paralel to the coast, until it comes to R 3 the the foot of the Wolds, there takes a west, and afterwards a south-west direction, and passes by the town of Malton, to which it is navigable, from the Humber, for vessels of 25 tons. It is the boundary beween the North and East Riding, from its junction with the little river Hertford, till it arrives near Stamford-bridge, where it enters the East Riding. The Foss, a small stream, which rises near the western end of the Howardian hills, unites with the Ouse at York. It is supposed to have been a work of the Romans, executed for the purpose of laying dry an extensive tract of flat and very wet country, lying between the Ouse and Howardian hills; but if that was the original intention, it has long since ceased to be fulfilled, through the neglect of many ages, the course of the stream being almost entirely warped up. An act of parliament was, however, obtained, for restoring the drainage, and making a navigable cut from York to Stillington, a distance of about 14 miles. The Swale, the Esk, and the Rye, rise and flow, for their whole course, within the North Riding; though considerable streams, they are scarce capable of cultivation; for having their sources in very mountainous countries, they are shallow, rapid, and as well as the other streams in the riding, except the Wish alone, liable to sudden, violent and frequent floods An act was some years since obtained for rendering the Swale navigable, as far as the vicinity of Northa Allerton, with a branch up Cod-beck to Thirsk, and another up Bedale-Beck to Bedale; but the navigation never was completed. The Cover, the Greta, the Wisk, the Leven, the Riccal, the Dove, the Seven, the Costa, and a multitude of other streams, with which the riding is watered, serve only the purpose of turning a few insignificant mills. It is observable that the Rye, the Riccal, Hodgebeck, the Dove, the Seven, and the Costa, are all ingulphed |