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Rh CORNWELL. 659 CORRICK BRIDGE. as more largely represented in parliament than any i int y, returning up to 1821, 44 members. By rm Act it was formed into two divisions, each of hich returns two members. Many of the boroughs were ibfranchised, and the number of members returned by [hers reduced, so that it now returns altogether only k Cornwall is divided into II bunds. : East, Kerricr, .esnewlh, Penwith, 1'owder, 1'yder, Stratton, Trigg, [id West. The number of pars, is 20G ; the num- r of unions 12, viz., St. Austell, Camelford, St. jlumb Major, Falmouth, St. Geunan's, Helston, Laun- .-1011, I.iskcard, Penzjncc, Eedruth, Stratton, mid ruro. The number of market towns is 36. Cornwall in the western circuit. The assizes and quarter ssions are held at Bodmin. Cornwall is very rich in itiquities. Circles of stones of Celtic origin, tumuli [ which were deposited sepulchral urns, remains of imps and amphitheatres, are very numerous, particu- rly in the western part of the, county. Of the natural s of Cornwall, the Logan Stones and the heesewring are the most important. The former are ones which are poised on a fulcrum, and which rock i being moved by an adequate force. The most re- of these is one near the Land's End, on a i of granite which juts out 200 yards into the a. They were formerly believed to be Druidical altars, I rue now supposed to have been lodged in their ites by icebergs. The Cheesewring, the forma- jn of which is due solely to natural causes, consists
 * aivntly of five blocks of stone placed one upon the

her, to the height of about 20 feet. Cornwall was rmerly a separate dioc., and had its see at St. German's, here it remained until the reign of Cnut, when it was ith that of Crediton, and Cornwall and Devon- lire placed under the jurisdiction of one bishop, who id his see at Exeter. It still forms an archdeac. in e dioc. of Exeter ; including within its limits the Scilly tlands ; which, by an order in council dated 30th July, S38, were declared to be within the dioc. of Exeter, and ac. of Cornwall. ie co. of Oxford, 2i miles V. of Chipping Norton, its >st town. The par. is of small extent, and contains ly a few scattered houses. The living is a reet. in dioc. of Oxford, val. 140, in the patron, of the lord .ancellor. The church is an ancient building, with a Miss Penyston is lady of the manor. The prin- ulence is Cornwell Hall, until recently the seat the Piiivston family. CORNWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Ermington, in e co. of Devon, 8 miles E. of Plymouth, and 4 N.W. Ivybridge, its post town and railway station on the mth Devon line. It is situated on the borders of urtmoor, and is divided from Harford by the river ime. The country is hilly and intersected by moun- in stream*. The river Yealm flows through the par., liich includes part of the vil. of Ivybridge, and the shps. of Dunaton, Torr, Lutton, Waterleet, and oundlc. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, .1. 405, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, 'licated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone edifice in < early English style of architecture, with three stone ills, sedilia, piscina, and remains of a carved screen, here is also a district church at Ivybridge, the living which is a perpet. cur., in the patron, of Lady Rogers id W. Cotton, Esq., alternately. Here is an endowed liool. W. Praed, Esq., is lord of the manor, and resides Delamore. Fairs for cattle are held on the first Mon- y in May and the fourth Monday in September. COBNWORTHY, a par. in the hund. of Coleridge, the co. of Devon, 4 miles S.E. of Totnes, and 6 N.W. Dartmouth. Ivybridge is its post town and railway ition. It lies between the rivers Harborne and Dart, rming a kind of peninsula, and contains the hmlts. AUaleigh, East Comworthy, and Tuckenham. In dent records it is mentioned as a borough, and was tnes. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, 210, in the patron, of the trustees of the late Rev. AV. Sweetland. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a low plain edifice. In 'tho churchyard is a monument to the lute vicar, the Rev. C. Barter. There are several large orchards. CORPACU, a vil. in the par. of Kilmalie, in the co. of Inverness, Scotland, 2 miles N. of Fort William. It is situated at the southern end of the Caledonian canal. CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, an ext. par. place belonging to the University and in the co. of Cambridge. CORPUSTY, a par. in the hund. of South Eiping ham, in the co. of Norfolk, 5 miles N.W. of Aylsham, and 14 from Norwich. It is situated in the northern portion of the co., on the river Bure. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. G2, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small structure, and consists of porch, chancel, and square tower. Here tho Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists have chapels. W. E. Bulwer, Esq., is lord of the manor. CORRA. See CAI/VEKHALL, Salop. COERA, a rivulet in the co. of Clare, Ireland, falling into Graney Lough. CORRAGH, a hmlt. in the bar. of Dufferin, in the co. of Down, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Killeleagh. There is also a small place of the same name in the co of Meath. CORRA-LINN, a cataract near the town of Lanark, in the co. of Lanark, Scotland, where the river Clyde rushes over a fall of 80 feet in three bounds. Here are the ruins of Corra Castle, and Corra House, the seat of Lord Corehouse. CORRALONGFORD, a lough in the co. of Fer- managh, Ireland, about 1J mile long by | mile wide. CORRAN, a bar. in the co. of Sligo, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland. The bars, of Leyny and Tirehrill bound it on the N., E., and W., and the co. of Roscom- mon and the bar. of Coolavin. on the S. It is near 12 miles in length and over 9 in breadth, having an area of 45,628 acres. It contains the pars, of Cloonoghill, Druuirat, Emlaghfad, Kilmorgan, Kilshalvy or Kil- lowchalway, Toomour, part of Kilturra, and the vil. of Ballymote. Part of the Curlew mountains rise in the S. The eastern border is hemmed in by a chain of moun- tains, beneath which are several curious caves. The surface has some bog, but the soil is excellent. The river Arrow washes the eastern frontier, and the Owen- more flows from the interior to the W. CORRAN, a mountain in the co. of Cork, Ireland, rising to the height of 1,345 feet. There are two other places of this name one in Cork and the other in Kerry. CORRANDOO, a hmlt. in the bar. of Tiaquin, in tho co. of Galway, Ireland, 6 miles N.E. of Athenry. COEEANEAEY, a small lough in the bar. of Clonkee, in tho co. of Cavan, Ireland. Near its bank is Cor- raiieury Lodge.' COKRAUN, or CORRAUN ACHILL, a rocky penin- sula in the co. of Mayo, Ireland, stretching into the sea for 6 miles to the N. of Clew Bay. Some of the moun- tains rise to the height of 1,700 or 1,800 feet above the sea. CORRIB LOUGH, one of the principal lakes in Ireland. It lies between the cos. of Mayo and Galway, in Connaught, and ranks next in size to Lough Neagh, having an area of 43,484 acres. In point of beauty and variety of scenery it is pronounced by some artists to rank second to no other lake in the United Kingdom. The beauties of the lake are seen to advantage on its northern and western shores. Loughs Mask and Carra contribute their waters to this lake through a subter- ranean channel ; other tributaries are the rivers Fuogh, Clare, and Bealnabrack, and from it the rivers Galway and Corrib flow into the sea. Numerous islets, with ruins of a church and castle, beautify the surface of this magnificent sheet of water. A proposition has been entertained, and partially carried out, of opening a communication between this lough and that of Mask, and so continuing the navigation by canal to the Shannon. CORRICK BRIDGE, a vil. in the bar. of Erris, in the co. of Mayo, Ireland, 16 miles E. of Behnullet. It
 * CORN WELL, a par. in the bund, of Chadlington, in
 * site of an Austin abbey, founded by the lords of