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Rh r HUSTON. 373 EUTHIN. in (.o patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient structure, and has recently undergone restoration. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, erected in 1860. W. G. K. Grat- wicke, Esq., is lord of the manor. HUSTON, a vil. in the par. of Wykeham, North Biding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Scarborough. EUSTON, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Happing, Co. Norfolk, 3 miles N. of Stalham, its post town, and 6 E. of North Walsham. The village, which is con- siderable, is included within the Tunstead and Happing corporation. About a third of the land is marsh, and the remainder principally arable. The great tithes belonging to the Dean and Canons of Windsor have been commuted for a rent-charge of 940, and the glebe com- prises 64 acres. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. of Eidlington, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower. There is a National school for boys and girls. Professor Person was born here in 1759. HUSTON PAEVA, or LITTLE EUSTON, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Hiding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Driffield, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated in a valley, and is wholly agricultural. Limestone is abundant, and great quan- tities are annually burnt into lime for the supply of the adjacent district. The tithes were commuted for land in 1801. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 51. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a bell turret containing two bells. The church was rebuilt in 1832. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. W. II. Quinton, Esq., is lord of the manor. EUSTON, SOUTH, or HUSTON SCO, a par. in the hund. of Tunstead, co. Norfolk, 2 miles from Collishall, its post town, and 5% S. of North Walsham. The vil- lage, which is inconsiderable, is wholly agricultural. This parish forms part of the Tunstead and Happing corporation. The impropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 135, and the- vicarial for 52 10. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Tunstead, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, is an ancient edifice with a tower, now in ruins, and mantled with ivy. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. RUSWAHP, a tnshp. in the par. of Whitby, lib. of Whitby-Strand, North Eiding co. York, 1J mile S. of Whitby. It is a station on the North-Eastern railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Esk, here spanned by a suspension bridge, the expense of which was defrayed by the late Colonel Wil- son. The tnshp., comprises the hmlt. of Stakesby. There are two Lancasterian schools, partly supported by Subscription. RUTCHESTEE. See EUDCHBSTBB. EUTHALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Prior's-Ditton, hund. of Munslow, co. Salop, 7 miles 8. of Wenlock, and 8 S.W. of Bridgnorth. It is in conjunction with Ashfield to form a tnshp. EUTHEEFORD, a vil. in the par. of Maxton, dis- trict of Melrose, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 6 miles S.E. of Melrose. It is a station on the Kelso branch of the North British railway. It is situated near the river Tweed, and was once an independent parish. There was formerly a hospital, dedicated to St. Mary Mag- dalene, which was given by Robert III., in 1396, to the Abbey of Jedburgh. RUTUEEGLEN, pronounced Ruglen, a par., post town, and royal burgh in the lower ward of co. Lanark, Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of Glasgow. It has a station on the Clydesdale Junction branch of the Caledonian railway. It was anciently a place of much more importance than at present, and once excelled Glasgow in population and commerce. It was made a royal burgh by David I. in 1126, and received new charters from five several kings of Scotland. Its bounds were rectified in 1226, so as to exclude the whole of the city of Glasgow, which had previously been partly included within its limits. The old castle was demolished by the Regent Murray after the battle of Langsido, and the town gradually declined as the neighbouring city of Glasgow grew in prosperity. The parish, which extends in length about 3 miles, with a breadth of 1 j mile, is bounded by Renfrewshire, and by the river Clyde, separating it from the pars, of Barony of Glasgow, Cambuslang, Carmunnock, and Govan. The surface near the bank of the Clyde is low and very fertile, but as it recedes inland it is diversified by hill and dale, and terminates at the skirts of the Cuthkin hills. The substratum abounds in coal, iron stone and good building-stone, all of which are extensively worked. The soil is of various qualities, but is highly cultivated, and nearly all arable or gardens. The parish is con- nected by a bridge with the Barrowfield suburb of Glas- gow, and is traversed by the Clydesdale Junction branch of the Caledonian railway, and by the S. road from Glas- gow to Hamilton. The town stands near the bank of the river, from which it is separated only by the Green, a low rich tract of burgh land. It consists chiefly of one long and wide, but irregularly-built, street crossed at right angles by a number of wynds or alleys, diverging to the N. and S. The houses are generally plain two- storied buildings, intermixed with low thatched cottages. It contains a court-house and gaol, a branch of the City of Glasgow Bank Insurance Office, public library, gas works, cotton mill, dye works, chemical works, and print works. In 1851 the population was 7,954, and in 1861 8,474, inhabiting 675 houses. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the neighbouring collieries and iron works, and as hand-loom weavers for the manufacturers of Glasgow. The Rutherglen ploughs were invented by Lady .Stewart of Coltness, and first manufactured here. The town is governed under the new Municipal Eeform Act by a provost, 2 bailies, a treasurer, dean of guild, and 13 councillors. Tho corporation revenue is about 1,000, and the corporate income from the burgh property about 450. Its municipal boundaries are more extensive than its parliamentary. Tho municipal constituency in 1856 was 176, and the parliamentary 193. It unites with Dumbarton, Eenfrew, Port-Glas- gow, and Kilinarnock in returning one member to par- liament. Eutherglen gave title of earl to the Queens- berrys. The par. was anciently a vie. of the Abbey of Paisley. It is now in the presb. of Glasgow and synod of Glasgow and Ayr, and in the patron, of the town council and feuars. Tho minister has a stipend of 307, with 5 acres of glebe. The parish church stands near the centre of the town at a little distance from tho steeple of the old church, where tho treaty was made in 129? with Edward I., when Sir John Monteith agreed with the English to betray Wallace. There is a so a chapel-of-ease called West church, at present unoccupied, also a Free church, United Presbyterian church, and a Eoman Catholic chapel. Fairs are held on the first Friday after llth March, Friday after 4th May, called the Beltane fair, Tuesday after 4th June, Friday after 25th July, Friday after 25th August, Wednesday before the first Friday in November, Friday after 25th Novem- ber, and on the Friday after 25th December, chiefly for the sale of horses and cattle. EUTHIN, a hund. in the co. of Denbigh, contains the pars, of Clocaenog, Derwen, Efenechtyd, Gyflylliog, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Llanfair-Dyffryu-Clwyd, Llan- dyrnog, Llanelidan, Llanfwrog, Llanganhafal, Llan gwyfan, Llanrhydd, Llanychan, Llanynys, Euthin, and parts of Bodfary and Nannerch. It was formerly a lordship of the Greys, and is now held by the Myddle- tons. EUTHIN, or EHUTHYN, a par. assize, sessions, and market town, and parliamentary and municipal borough, in the hund. of Euthin, co. Denbigh, 7 miles S.E. of Denbigh, and 13 N.W. of Llangolleu. It is a station on the Vale of Clwydd and Denbigh, Euthin, and Corwen railway. The town, which consists chiefly of one long street, running E. and W., is built on a hill in the most fertile part of the Vale of Clwydd, and on the river of that name, over which is a bridge. It is said to have derived its name from the red castle, in Welsh " rhudd-ddinn," bnilt here in 1281 by Reginald