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Rh i IMDI.lMi STUBBS. CRIM8COTT. ur.-h and of the family mansion of the Barno- "f tho parish. HUM; STt'BHS, u tnshp. partly in the par. . t Won.. -isl.-, and jiartly in that of Darrini div. of th' ^oldcroM, in the W. -! Hiding of the Co. of York, "> miles E. of Pontefract, its post town, ami - X.K. "I Wom.Tsley. CRIWH, a par. in the co. of Sutherland, Scotland. It contains the vil. of Bonar Brie, ml.-, about lies in a south-easterly dir. etion, from Bcnmore- ut, to within 3 miles of Dornoch. Its breadth is from 2 to 10 miles, and it i.s Imundrd by 1 .argon the N . Assynt on the W- the river Oikell and th<; Damoch Firth on the S., and the ]r. of Dornoch on the K. The e is chii'lly mountain and moorland, and pa-tun -s great numbers of bla. ml shec]>. There are several lakes and much natural wood, chiefly oak birch. Wli quarried, :ind the salmon fish- eries of the Shin, one of the tributaries of the Oikell, are very valuable. Near the church is an obelisk 8 feet long and 4 feet broad, said to mark the grave of a Danish chief. A i-.rtilication on tin- Dun of Criech is i to have been erected in tin I'-'tU < ntury by an ancestor of the Karl of Ross. The parish, which is traversed by four excellent roads, is in the presb. of Dornoch, and in the patron, of the crown and tho Duke of Sutherland. The stipend of tho minister is 209. The parish church stands 3 miles S.E. of Bonar bridge, and there is n royal bounty mission at Roschall. e churches, one nt C'riech and the hall. ( KIEFF, a par. and market town in the di.-trict and co. of Perth, Scotland. It is for the most part situated in tStrathearn, and is bounded by the pars, of Muthill, Madderty, Monivaird, Mon/ie, and Foulis- Wester. It lies between the Turrit on the W., tho Snaggy on the N.W., the Pow on the E., and the Earn on the 8. Besides the above, which is the quoad sacra parish, the following lands belong, quoad ciri/ia, to this par. namely, Glcnalmond, (,'orricmuckloch, Callander, and Achalhanzie. The parish, quoad sacra, is about 4 miles square. The surface is highland in character, and beautifully wild and romantic. Some 600 acres arc wooded, and sandstone is quarried. The chief land- owners are Lady Willoughby D'Eresby, Lord Aber- rrombie, Sir P. K. Murray, Moray of Abercaii Murray of Dollcric, and Gnome of Inchbrakie. The town of Cricff i.s connected by rail with the Scottish Central railway. This par. is in the presb. of Auchter- arder, synod of l'< rth ami Stirling, and in the patron, of Lady Willouu'hhy Il'Kresby. Tin- slip, ml of the minister is about 240. Th.- Weil church, built in 1837 as a chapcl-of-case, is seated for 1,000 persons. There are also a Free church, two 1'nited Presbyterian churches, an Episcopalian chapel, Baptist i ha]x ]. and a Itoman -lie chapel. The town of Crieff stands near the liver Earn, on the road from Perth to Stirling, and is 17 miles W. of Perth, and 21 N. of Stirling. Montrpse frequently made it his headquarters during the civil wars of the 17th century, and it was burnt during tho rebellion of 1716. It is at present about to be erected into a burgh under the new Police Act. It is situated on tho western base, of a hill, wl mis a good of part of the beautiful valley of the Earn. Many mansions adorn tho landscape in the vicinity, among which ar. r House, Drummond i is an obelisk to tho Havid I'aiid, the conqueror of Tippoo Saib at Soringapatum. Thr town consists of three prin- strccts, meeting in a central square, and the i 1.1. i buildings are Morrison's Academy, Taylor's Institution, I ownhouse, tho Masons' Hall, and St. Mai_ .tely an F.p establishment for tin education of young Indies, ljut now in the possess! !i. I In the Callow Hill, to ueschals of tho royal estate of Ptrathearn used to execute thoir sentence-* inond, ami exist, d from tip 1 lih i-.-ntiiry until abolition in 174.S. This town i brated for its salubiity. K"od water, ami sh. : position, which liavo rendered it a favourite res' invalids. Tho chief manufactures ar.- tin i, the making of coarso linens and worsted-, ..f cotton i;..ods tor the- Glasgow m tin- establishment of tho Falkirk trysts in 177' was the great market for the sale "of black i !1 much resorted to by Highland drover- a weekly market every Thursday, and : January, I, June, July, Aun^l ami. : CKIEVK, a bill in th.- co. of M.i, Ulster, Ireland, about 3 mi: .,,1 * similar distance S.V. of ( 'a.stleblaney. Its hf: -idemble, but its isolated position r. i commanding vantage ground. From its si-; 'jiiality is quarried, and on its top is Loi. From th(^ facility of obtaining water i bleach-milk have been established around th<- bill. ^H Grieve loughs and several handsome n foot. OBTFFEL, or CROWFBLL, .1 mountain in tl,, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, near Southerness. I 1,800 feet high, and commands a view of the > CRIl'TINS, a tnshp. in the par. of Eileen co. of Salop. CRIGGIE, two vils. of this name, one in tho UM.J Dunnotar, the other in that i's, 1-oth in * co. of Kincardine, Scotland. CRIGGION, or( IM < .< K iX, a tnshp. in the Albcrbuiy, bund, of Cawrse, in the . o. . f y, 9 miles N.E. of Vclshpool. Itissitua- liver Severn, and is supposed by some aniiiju spot where Caractacus was finally vanquished i Scapula. The living is a p. . Hereford, val. 108, in the patron, of V. V- On Breiddon Hill, under which this the Rodney pillar. CRIGGLE8TONE, a tnshp. in the p.ir. of SondaU Ifagna, lower div. of the wan. of Agin . Riding of the co. of York, 3J mil its post town, and 4 from Barnslcy. It i- the southern bank of the river Aire, a hmlts. of Chapelthorpe, t'riggleston> Hall Groen, and ] -Miller-Dam. T);- inhubiti icily employed in the collieries. CHIMCHARD, a tnshp. in th. i of Kingsbnrv, in the. f Somei - i KIMOND, a par. in the distri' :i, in ' co. of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated on th. coast, halfway beti - n P. t.-rhcad and Fraserburifh. ItisoJ mil' s in length, and 3 wide at the so. , from which the breadth diminishes northward. An ancient sea cliff, Jon t.-.-t in heiijht. i|iiarter ol a inilo inland from t! Sdathbeg, 500 acres in extent, occupies part ground between tin- l"i .mentioned cliff and the sea burgh of 1. n. rly stood a i|uait.r of the lake-. Fairs arc held in I October. This par. is in the presb. o; ..I Ah.-rde. n, and in tl," patron, ot th. ' !04. i Ul.MPl.KSHA.M, a par. in thi bond in the co. of Norfolk, 24 m station, on the Elyjune'tion bnim-hof t 1 lailway, and 10 from SwaH'ham. The In cur. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. .'.' the bishop. The church, dedicated to met ure, with n.i. Sunday-school ai William ! |., is lord ot (K I MSi ill 1. a hmit. in the par. ,.f Wliitchureh, . in tho co. of Vurwick, 5 miles & von.
 * Kilmoon, Donaghmorc, Kilbrew, and Gronogue,
 * s. These judges were of the house ot ]<