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Rh DALRY. 725 DALTON. longed to the monastery of Kilwinning, and was served 'by a vicar. The town of Dairy is situated on the right or W. bank of the Garnoek, between the con- tinences of the Rye and the Caaf with that river. It is 16 miles from Paisley, 14 from Kilmarnock, and 9 from Saltcoats. It dates its origin from the beginning of the i 17th century, and has since attained considerable pros- perity, the principal manufacture being weaving. Popu- lation in 1851, 2,706; in 1861, 4,232. Houses in 1851, 240; in 1861, 347. DALRY, a locality in the par. of St. Culhbert's, in 'o. of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated 1 mile vV. of Edinburgh, and the vils. of Easter and Wester Hairy, now undistinguishable as separate communities, formerly occupied its site. DALRY, WESTER, a vil. in the co. of Edinburgh, 1 mile W. of Edinburgh. DALRYMPLE, a par. in the district of Kyle, in the f ii. (>l Ayr, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, ami is bounded by the pars, of Ayr, Colyton, Dal- iugton, Straiten, Kirkmichael, and Maybole. It ures 7 miles from E. to W., with an average n 1th of 2 miles. The surface is undulating, and . .'lie-rally cultivated, and the higher elevations 1 1 land extensive views. The river Boon, which bounds it on the S. and W., flows between wooded banks and fertile haughs. The Marquis of Ailsa receives more than half the rental, and Oswald of Auchencruive nearly a fourth. Skeldon and Hollybush are the principal mansions. At the former are six oaks, believed to be 300 years old. This parish was anciently traversed by the Roman road between the firths of Solway and Clyde. The Dalrymples, the ancient pro- prietors of the barony of Dalrymple, held it until the roign of Robert II., when it was acquired by John Kennedy, of Dunmore, in whose family it continued till the reign of Charles II. The Dalrymples, who played an important part in the history of their country, are now represented by the noble family of Stair. The Dalmellington and Ayr railway traverses the parish. The village of Dalrymple is pleasantly situated on the DM- in, where that river lias a considerable bend, about halfway between Ayr and Maybole. It is much admired by strangers for its neatness. This par. is in the presb. nf Ayr, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of ! 270. There is also a Free Church preaching station. DALSCOT, or DARLSCOT, a limit, in the par. of I ':ittishall, hund. of Towcester, in the co. of Northampton, i 3J miles N.E. of Towcester. DALSERF, a par. in the Middle Ward district of the co. of Lanark, Scotland. It contains the town of Lark- hall and the vils. of Dalserf, Rosebank, and Millheugh. It extends about 6| miles in length, between the Clyde on the N.E., and the Avon on the S.W., and has an extreme breadth of 4J miles. The roads from Glasgow to Carlisle, from Glasgow to Lanark, and from Edin- burgh to Ayr traverse the parish, as does also the Lcs- iiiahago railway ; while the Caledonian railway is easily
 * -'Mf. The soil is fertile and well cultivated.

This parish is in the centre of the luxuriant orchards of Clydesdale. This cultivation, though of great antiquity, is not on the increase, owing to the modern facilities for the importation of fruit from other countries. Coal abounds and is largely worked. Ironstone is known to be abundant on the Avon, and quarries of an excellent lone are in full activity near the Clyde. The Duke '>f Hamilton, and Hamilton of Dalserf and Millburn are the principal proprietors. Weaving, lace-making, and mining are the chief employments. The village of Dalserf is pleasantly situated near the Clyde, among gardens, 7 miles S.E. of Hamilton. This par. is in the presb. of Hamilton, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and in the patron, of the Duke of Hamilton. The minister has a stipend of 265. The parish church was built in 1655. There is a chapel-of-easo at Larkhall, where also there is an United Presbyterian church. This parish was anciently known as the chapelry of Machan, and belonged to the ancient parish of Cadzow, near Hamilton. It was made the barony of Machan in the 14th century. DALSHOLM, a vil. in the par. of New EUpatrick, in the co. of Dumbarton, Scotland. DALSTON, a par. in the ward of Cumberland, in the co. of Cumberland, 4 miles S.W. of Carlisle by the Jlaryport and Carlisle railway, which has a station here. It is situated on the river Caldew, which, after receiving its tributaries the Raugh and the Ives gives name to the Vale of Caldew, through which it flows. Dalston par. comprises the tnshps. of Buckabank, Cum- divock, Hawkesdale, Dalston, Ivegill, and Raughton. It is conjectured that the Roman wall from Carlisle to Bowness was built from stone dug from the large freestone quarries of Shawk in the parish of Dalston. Traces of Roman encampments and of a Druidical circle are in the vicinity. It was the Saxon Daegstan. Rose Castle has been the principal residence of the bishops of Carlisle from the reign of Henry III. It was burnt by Robert Bruce. General Lambert took it. by storm from the king's forces, and being after- wards converted into a royalist prison, it was burnt by Major Cholmley's orders. It has since been rebuilt, and now retains but little of the original castellated form. There are two cotton-mills in the parish, and an iron and plating forge for the manufacture of agri- cultural implements. The village is extensive and well built, and at the eastern extremity, where a cus- tomary market is held on Friday, was an ancient stone cross, raised on a flight of steps, and bearing several coats of arms. It is a polling-place for the eastern division of the county. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 283, with some acres of glebe, in the iatron. of the bishop. The church is dedicated to it. Michael, and has a bell gable. A new cemetery adjoins the churchyard. There is also a district church at Ivegill, or Highhead, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 80, in the patron, of the vicar. The charities amount to 56 per annum, including rent of land. Paley was Vicar of Dalston for nearly twenty years, from 1774 to 1793. There is an endowed grammar school ; and a National school and Wesleyan chapel at Dalston Green. Dalston Hall, the ancient seat of the Dalstons, is now converted into a farmhouse. DALSTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Hackney, Tower div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, in the co. of Mid- dlesex, 1 miles N.E. of St. Paul's, London. It is situated on the North London railway, extending from the village of Hackney towards Kingsland. It has greatly increased of late years, and has some old mansions and numerous neat houses of modern erection. Here is the German hospital, which was founded in 1846 ; and also a- refuge for the destitute, ac Dalston House, removed hither from Hackney-road. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of London, vai. 350, in the patron, of the Rector of St. John's, Hackney. The church is dedicated to St. Philip. It was erected in 1841, at a cost of 5,700, and can accommodate 1,000 persons. The School of Industry, in Dalston-lane, was erected by subscription in 1837. DALSWINTON, a vil. and an estate in the par. of Kirkmahoe, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. The vil. stands near the Nith, 7J miles N.N.W. of Dumfries. The estate comprises about 5,000 imperial acres, or about one-third of the parish. It belonged anciently to the Comyns, and afterwards to the Stewarts and Maxwells, passing in the latter part of last century into the hands of Patrick Miller, Esq., who erected an elegant mansion on the site of the ruined castle of the Comyns. It was on a lake here that Miller, in 1788, launched the first steamboat ever attempted. DALTON, a par. in the district of Annandale, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. It contains a vil. of its own name, and is bounded by Lochmaben, Dryfesdale, St. Mungo, Cummcrtrees, Ruthwell, and Mousewald. Its shape is for the most part that of a parallelogram, stretching 6 miles from N.W. to S.E., with a breadth of about 2J miles. The surface in the northern portion is hilly, the remainder being flat. The river Annan