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Rh MALTEY. 755 MALVERN, GREAT. a small but improving village, wholly agricultural. The have been commuted for a rent-charge of 291. Tha living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 2.56. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing two bells. Tho chancel contains the effigy of a man in armour, said to bo one of the knights who fell in a duel at Earl's Bridge. The parochial charities produce about 80 per annum, of which 78 goes to Bolle's charity school, and mainder to the poor. A large new schoolhouse, with nee for the master and mistress, was erected in 1849 at the expense of the Rev. J. Allott. The Baptists and Wesloyan Methodists have each a place of worship. .in Moor is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. MALTEY, an islet in Rona Strait, W. coast of Inverness, Scotland, near the Isle of Skye. 31 ALTHYRAFEL, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangyniew, Co. Montgomery, 3 miles N.E. of Llanfair. MALTON, OLD AND NEW, a market town, par- liamentary and municipal borough, in the wap. of Rye- dale, North Riding co. York, 21J miles N.E. of York, and 213 by road from London. It has stations on the .Thirsk, Malton, and Driffield, and on the York, Whitby, and Scarborough lines of railway. The town, which comprises the two pars, of New and Old Malton, is situated on a hill on the N. bank of the river Derwent, here crossed by a stone bridge of three arches, con- necting the town with the populous suburb of Norton, in the East Riding. In the vicinity is the Vhitby Junction, where there are several branch lines of railway communicating with the neighbouring towns. It is a place of very remote antiquity, and is supposed to have been a Roman station where the equitea singulars, or emperor's body-guard, were stationed. In the Saxon ntnbria, and subsequently belonged to Colebrand the Dane. It was given by the Conqueror to Gilbert Tyson, and had a strong castle, which Eustace St. John gave np to David, King of Scotland. It was taken by Arch- 'P Thuraton, and burnt, but was rebuilt by Eustace Fitzjohn in the reign of Stephen. Tho castle was finally destroyed by Henry II., and on its site a castellated mansion was built by Lord Euro in the reign of James I., of which only the lodge and entrance gateway are now remaining. It is a borough by prescription, returning two members to parliament from 1640, and twice in the >L of Edward I., the bailiff being the returning officer. Under the Reform Act the limits have been extended by the addition of Old Malton and Norton, the latter being a suburb on the left bank of the river Derwent, which was made navigable from this point to tli': river Ouse in the reign of Queen Anne, thus affording water communication with Hull, Leeds, Halifax, and other places. The town is governed by a bailiff and two constables, chosen at the court-leet of the lord of the manor. It has a board of health, and petty sessions are held every alternate Saturday. Tho general quarter ses- sions for the North Riding also take place hero. It is well lighted with gas, and paved. It contains three baqks, a savings-bank, mechanics' and literary institutions, with a library and newsrooms, townhall, corn exchange, county court-house, assembly rooms, masonic hall, theatre, and
 * it became a royal vill of the kings of North-
 * iarket-place, from which the several streets

The houses are generally well built, and many of them of modern erection. The meetings of the Board Kir'lians are held at the county court-house. The I [orticultural Society hold their meetings here. re are corn-mills, breweries, mailings, iron and brass f'-unilrirj, and agricultural machine works. Lime and whilst, me arequarried to a considerable extent. On the V. if tlio town is the cattle market, occupying an open , on which slaughter-houses have been l''itzwilliam, who is lord of the manor and
 * erpart of the land, which he inherits

tlirnuvli the Wcntworths. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 170 Old il.-ilt'.n ehurch is an ancient stone structure dedicated tn St. Mary. There are also two district churches in New Malton, viz. St. Michael's and St. Leonard's, the livings of which are perpet. curs., val. 195 each. The church of St. Leonard's has a lofty unfinished spire, and that of St. Michael's, situated in the market-place, is of great antiquity, with a square western tower. The parochial charities produce about 101, of which 96 goes to the free grammar school of Old Multon, founded in 1547. There are National, British, and infant schools. The Independents, Wesleyans, Wesleyan Reformers, Roman Catholics, Unitarians, Baptists, and Primitive Metho- dists, have each a chapel. There is also a meeting- house for Quakers. At Old Malton are traces of a priory of Gilbertine canons, founded by Eustace Fitz-John in 1150. Tho union poorhouse is partly situated in St. Leonard's, and partly in Old Malton parishes. Market day is Saturday. Fairs are held in the week prior to Palm Sunday, on the Saturday before Whitsuntide, and on the llth October. MALTRAETH, a bay on the coast of Anglesea, 3 miles S.E. of Aberffraw. It is dry at low water, with a sandy bottom, and is of considerable importance, being near the line of the Chester and Holyhead railway. MALVERN, GREAT, a par. and post town in the lower div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 5 miles N. of Upton-on-Severn, and 8 W. of Worcester. It is a station on the Worcester and Hereford line of rail- way, and the junction station of the Tewkesbury and Malvern branch line. It is a watering-place, situated on the eastern declivity of the Malvern hills, which here separate the counties of Worcester and Hereford. The par. contains the hmlts. of Barnard's Green and New- land, besides the town of Malvern, which has recently become a place of considerable importance. Here was anciently an hermitage, founded in the reign of Edward the Confessor, which was made a Benedictine cell to Westminster Abbey by Aldewine, the hermit, in 1083. Of the conventual buildings, the ancient Tudor gateway, Abbey barn, and church, are all that now remain. Tha Malvern hills consist of about twenty distinct summits, the whole forming a circle extending 9 miles in length from N. to S., and 2 broad. The highest points are. the Herefordshire Beacon Camp, which is 1,444 feet above sea level, and the Worcestershire Beacon, 1,300 feet, affording excellent pasturage for sheep. Tho views obtained from these hills are very extensive, including several counties, with the cathedrals of Worcester, Glou- cester, and Hereford. Tho modern town of Malvern is well built, and contains many terraces, with good shops, hotels, baths, two banks, and several boarding- houses; but the more ancient portion is irregular, consisting of houses scattered on the declivity of the mountain. The public library is a building of the Doric order. In the vicinity are flower gardens, which are open to subscribers, and where flower shows fre- quently take place. Malvern has numerous hydropathic establishments, which have added much to its increasing prosperity. There are a chalybeate and a bituminous spring, the water of which is remarkable for its purity, and for its gently aperient and diuretic properties. The former is in the eastern part of tho village, near tho church ; tho latter, called Holy Well, is situated 2 miles to the S. of it. Every accommodation has been provided for drinking these waters, and for hot and cold bathing. The water of the Holy Well has been found on analysis to contain per gallon 1'6 grains of carbonate of lime, 6'33 carbonate of soda, 2'89G sulphate of soda, 1'653 muriate of soda, -625 carbonate or iron, and 1'687 of residuum. The water of St. Anne's Well contains per gallon, 3'55 carbonate of soda, 1'48 sulphate of soda, 955 muriate of soda, '352 carbonate of lime, '328 car- bonate of iron, and '470 of residuum. Tho living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 350. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mary, was formerly tho church of tho Benedictine Abbey. It is a cruciform structure with a lofty embattled tower rising from the centre. Tho interior of the church contains a remarkably beautiful E. window, carved seats, and Be monuments, among which is one to the wife of It. Thompson, Esq., of Malvern Priory. Tho whole of this