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Rh JOHNSTOWN, ST. 371 JURA. situated on a small stream called the Camolin. It is now a poor place, containing a police station, but was formerly incorporated under a charter of Charles II. JOHNSTOWN, ST., or SCADDANSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Middlethird, co. Tippcrary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Killenaule. Knock- tophcr is its post town. It is 2 miles long by li mile broad. The parish, which is traversed by the Kille- nauln and Fetliard road, consists of a fair soil, and lies partly within the celebrated vale of St. Johnstown. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with Killenaule, 817, in the patron, of the bishop. There arc a parish school and two or three private schools. JOHNSWELL, a vil. in the par. of Kathcool, bar. of Gowran, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Kilkenny. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and a police station. JOHN'S- WOOD, ST., a suburban district in the par. and borough of Harylebone, 3J miles W.N.W. of St. Paul's, London. It has communication with the City and West End by the Atlas omnibuses, which leave tho Swiss Cottage every ten minutes, and in the Finchlcy- road is a station of the Blackwall, Kew, and Kingston railway. This place was formerly a small hamlet belong- ing to the priory of St. John, at Clerkenwell, but upon the formation of the Regent's Park it rapidly rose into impor- tance, und is now chiefly inhabited by merchants. City men of business, professional men, and families with small independencies. It contains several public buildings, as the new colleges for the education of Dissenting ministers, in connection with the London University ; the barracks, near the " Eyre Arms ; " the Clergy Orphan Asylum for girls, police station of tho S division ; Marylebono almshouses ; and Lord's cricket ground, where the best matches are played. St. John's Chapel was tho burial- ground of the parish of St. Marylebone, but is now dosed. In it is a tombstone, to Joanna Southcote, with a curious inscription. There are several churches, but all modern. Christ Chapel, erected in 1814, is a pro- prietary chapel, with a eonvcntional'district attached to it by the Rector of Christ Church. It contains several monuments and tombs by Chantrey, Wyatt, and other eminent sculptors, and is adorned with Ionic columns. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of London, and in the patron, of trustees. St. Mark's, situated in Hamilton-terrace, was built in 1847, at Die cost of near 10,000. The living is a perpet. cur., val. 600, in the patron, of the crown. All Saints' is also a perpet. cur., val. 400. St. Stephen's, Avenue-road, was built in 1849, and is in tho patron, of the Bishop of London. There are besides several proprietary chapels, and places of worship belonging to the several bodies of Protestant Dissenters. Jackson, tho painter ; Terry, tho actor ; Sir E. Landsoer, the animal painter; and Professor Do Morgan, the eminent mathematician, have been residents here. .!N ESBOROUGH, apar. and vil. in the bar. of Upper . co. Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles fcm Flurrybridge, its post town. It is a station on the iieda, Dundalk, und Portadown railway. Tho !i is 2 miles long by 1| mile broad. The surface is mountainous and broken, and the soil of inferior quality. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Armagh, val. 122, in the patron, of the primate. The church was built in "72, and repaired in 1812 by the latp Board of First ~vits. Jonesborough House is tho principal residence. is situated on the road from Newry to ndalk. It contains a dispensary within tho Newry Jr-law Union, and a good inn. The Roman Catholic to that of Ballymascanlan. There are i tlin e ]y day schools. Tim village was destroyed in 1~9S. 'Die ruins of Jloyrath Castle arc near, built in the 17th century; likewise a stone icription. , a vil. in the par. of Duddingston, co. Tvlin- tland, :! miles E. of Edinburgh. It is 11 tho North British railway. The village is 1 tho shore of the Forth. There are saltworks, and a quarry of freestone. A mineral spring attracts numerous visitors from the neighbouring retreat of Portobello. JOPPA, a vil. in the par. of Coylton, co. Ayr, Scot- land, 5 miles S.S.E. of Ayr. JORDAN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kimberworth, par. of Rotherham, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Rotherham. It is situated near the river Don. JORDAN BANK, at the mouth of the Mersey, co. Lancaster, 2 miles W.S.W. of Formby Point. It lies between the OH and Victoria channels. JORDANSTON, a par. in the hund. of Dcwisland, co. Pembroke, 4 miles S.W. of Fishguard, its post town. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The prin- cipal residences arc Jordanston House and Llangwarrcn. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 91. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Cwrda. JOSS-STREET, a limit, in the par. of St. Peter, Isle of Thanct, co. Kent, 1 mile from Margate. JOYCE'S-COUNTRY. See CUNNEMAIIA, Ireland. JULIAN, ST., a par. in tho hunds. of Condovcr and Ford, co. Salop, 1 mile from Shrewsbury, within which borough it. is included. It contains the hmlts. and tnshps. of Bayston, Coleham, Pulley, and Shelton. JULIANSTOWN, a par. in the bars, of Lower and Upper Duleek, co. Heath, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. Droghcda is its post town. It is 2J miles in length, by 2J broad. The surface extends along tho bank of the Nannywater. It is bounded on the W. by the sea, and is traversed by the road from Balbriggan to Drogheda. The soil is good. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with three others, 303. The church was built in 1770. Tho parish forms part of tho Roman Catholic district of Stamullen, and has a chapel at Demanistown. There are a parish and one other school. Tho demesne of Nineh is tho principal seat. The village contains a post-offico and police station, and petty sessions are held once a fortnight. There is a dispensary within tho Drogheda Poor-law Union. The bridge across the Nanny water was tho scene of a battle fought in 1041, in which the Irish routed tho royalists. JULIOT, ST. a par. in the hund. of Lesncwith, co. Cornwall, 6 miles N.E. of Camelford. Hero was a Benedictine prior}-, founded in tho reign of Richard I. as a cell to Montacute, in Somersetshire. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exetor, val. 42. The church is a small ancient structure. There is a place of worship for Bryanitcs, and a National school. JUNIPER GREEN, a post-office vil. in the par. of Colinton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 miles S.S.W. of the metropolis, on the road from Slatcford to Curric. JURA, an island par. of tho Hebrides, in the Islay districtof co. Argyle, Scotland, 6 miles W. of Kintyre. Tho island of Jura is 24 miles long, and ranges between 2 and 8 miles in breadth. The surface is extremely rocky and rugged, the most remarkable elevations being the Paps of Jura, three round-topped summits attaining an clcva-- tion of 2,500 feet above sea-level. Bcn-an-Oer, or the "mountain of gold," is tho highest. The coast-line, which extends for about 60 miles, is extremely dganor- ous and rocky. The Sound of Jura is about 10 miles broad, and separates tho island from tho mainland of Argyle. Loch Tarbet penetrates more than half-way through the island. On tho N.W. coast occurs tho giilph of Corry Vreckan, whero during ebb tide tho current is so violent as to assume the character of a terrible whirlpool'. Tho inhabitants principally reside on tho E. side. Tho par. of Jura includes the islands of Collonsay, Ronsay, Scarba, Lunga, Balnahuaigh, Gar- vcilcach, Eileachan-naomh, with a few islets. It is in tho presb. of Isla. Tho minister has a stipend of 158. The church is on the E. side of tho Island of Jura, and was built in 1776. There are also a Free church, a parish school, and one or two other schools. Campbell of Jura, and Lord Murray, of Ardlussa, are the land- owners, and have mansions on the island. Black cattle are extensively bred. Game and red deer abound.