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Rh MALONE. 754 MALTBY-LE-MARSH. The old borough comprises parts of the parishes of St. Paul, St. Mary Westport, and the Abbey district. The living of St. Paul's is a discharged vie., valued in the king's books at 8 2s. Ijrf. The church is dilapidated, but the tower, surmounted by a lofty spire, is still stand- ing, and contains the bells, rung on public festivals. The living of St. Mary is a vie. * with the perpet. curs, of Rod- borne and Corston annexed, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, joint, val. 265, in the patron, of the lord chancel- lor. The church dedicated to St. Mary is supposed to have been built by Bishop Roger of Salisbury, and formerly belonged to the abbey. That part only is used which was given to the town by William Stumpe, the wealthy clothier, by whom it was purchased at the Dissolution. This portion consists of the W. front, nave, and its aisles, part of the transepts, and the decorated south porch, containing the figures of the Twelve Apostles in fine preservation. About thirty years since the whole fabric was substantially repaired and the vaulted roof restored. The interior is handsomely fitted up, and over the altar is a painting representing Christ raising Lazarus, which was presented by the Earl of Suffolk. There are chapels-of-ease at Corston and Rodborne. The paro- chial charities produce about 215 per annum. There are almshouses endowed with 20 per annum, National and infant schools, besides private and endowed schools. The Independents, Moravians, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Calvinistic Methodists have places of worship. Near Westport Church stands the house where Thomas Hobbs, the famed philosopher, resided. He was a native of this place, as was also Mrs. Mary Chandler the poetess, and William of Malmesbury, the celebrated English historian of the reign of Stephen. At King's Walls Roman coins and triangular bricks have been found, with traces of Bishop Roger's town wall. The poorhouse for the Malmesbury Poor-law Union, which embraces 25 parishes in Wilts, is situated on the road to Sherston, on the site of ground where formerly stood a convent of the Knights Hospitallers. In this building, of which some small portions remain, Henry VIII. was entertained by Stumpe, the wealthy clothier, and Charles I. dined in 1643. Lord Northwick is lord of the manor. A small market for general provisions is held on Saturday, and markets for cattle on the last Tuesdays in every month, except March, April, and May. Annual fairs for horses, cattle, and sheep, are held on the 28th March, 28th April, 5th June, and 15th December. MALONE, a hmlt. and the seat of a post-office, in the bar. of Upper Belfast, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ire- land, 3 miles S.W. of Belfast. It is situated in the valley of the Lagan river. Here stands a new church. Malone House is in the vicinity. MALPAS, a par., post and market town, chiefly in the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, but partly in the bund. of Maylor, co. Flint, 5 miles N.E. of Whitchurch, and 10 S. of the Beeston station on the Chester and Crewe railway. It is situated on an eminence near the river Dee and Ellesmere canal, and contains Beckley, Broxton, Bickerton, and 21 other tnshps. Malpas was anciently called Depembech, signifying a bad pass or road, and was given by Hugh Lupus, the first Norman Earl of Chester, to Robert Fitzhugh, who had a castle here, but no traces of it are now visible, except a circular mound on which the keep stood. The ancient barons exercised capital jurisdiction within the limits of the barony. It has descended through the Suttons, St. Pierres, &c., prin- cipally to the Cholmondeleys, who take hence the title of viscount. It is a polling-place for the election of members for the southern division of the county, and petty sessions are held in the town. Courts leet and baron are held annually, at which constables are ap- pointed. The town is situated on an eminence near the Shrewsbury and Chester road, and commands extensive prospects over a great part of North Wales, Stafford- shire, and the Vale Royal. It consists of four streets, which diverge at right angles from a common centre. It is amply supplied with water from a public well, anc is well paved. The magistrates meet monthly at Broxton The excise-office is held at the Red Lion inn. The louses are in general low and irregularly built. The iving is a rect.,* in two medieties, called the higher and rer, in the dioo. of Chester, val. 1,000 and 910 respectively. The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, las a tower containing a clock and six bells. The nterior of the church was restored and beautified at with its richly clustered pillars supporting six lofty pointed arches, and a gallery at the W. end. The selling is of dark oak, empanelled and richly carved, and the floor inlaid with encaustic tiles. The E. window is ornamented with glass medallions of great antiquity, Jie gift of the present Marquis of Cholmondeley. There are richly carved screens, enclosing the two ancient shapels of the Cholmondeley and Brereton families, in which are several stained windows, with tombs and ffigies of those families. In addition to the parish hurch, there are two endowed chapels, at Tushingham and Bickerton, the livings of which are perpet. curs.,* val. 144 and 120. The parochial charities produce about 302 per annum, of which 119 goes to Alport'a school, 25 to the free grammar school, and 34 to Brereton's almshouses. An infant school has been recently added to the Alport school. Fairs are held on the 6th April, 26th July, and 8th December, for ca1 and pedlery. MALPAS, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. o: Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 1 mile N.W. of Newport, its post town. The parish, which is of small extent, ia situated on the Brecon canal, near the river Usk. There was formerly a Cluniac cell to Montacute Priory, in Somersetshire, founded by William de Balun in the reign of Henry I., which at the Dissolution was given to the Herberts. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 100. The church, which formerly belonged to the priory, is an ancient stona structure, dedicated to St. Oswald. It has an embattled tower crowned with pinnacles, and a carved oak ceiling, and stalls with effigies of the 14th century. The titheg were commuted in 1839. Malpas court is the princi residence. There is a National school. MALSWICK, a tythg. in the par. of Newent, hund. of Botloe, eo. Gloucester, near Newent. MALTBY, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Raithby, hund. of Louth-Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S.W. of Louth. Here was formerly a preceptory of Knights Templars, which was afterwards transferred to the Hospitallers. MALTBY, a par. in the wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, West Riding co. York, 6 miles E. of Rotherham, its post town, and 12 N.E. of Sheffield. It is situated in a fertile and richly wooded valley on the high road from Rotherham to Bawtry, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the tnshp. of Hooton Levett. There are the ruins of Roche Abbey, consisting of the entrance gate, transept, &c. There is also a stone cross of great antiquity. The soil is clay and loam on a subsoil of limestone. The celebrated Roche Abbey quarries, which furnished the stone for the richly groined roof of King's College, Cambridge, are in this parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 120. The church, dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew, has a spired tower contai: three beDs. The church was rebuilt in 1859, exclusiv of the tower. It has a memorial window. The pi chial charities produce about .25 per annum, of wl 15 goes to the National schools. There are also Sunday and infant schools. The Wesleyans and Reformed Metho- dists have places of worship. Sandbeck Hall, a prat o the Earl of Scarborough, is a stone mansion, situated in an extensive park well stocked with deer. Th< Scarborough is lord of the manor and chief lai. MALTBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Stainton, W. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Stokesley, and 3 E. of Yarm. It is situated near the river Tecs. MALTBY-LE-MAESH, a par. in the h'und. of Calce- worth, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N.K of Alford, its nearest railway station and post town i' It is
 * reat expense in 1841. It forms a grand appearance