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Rh SUTON. 591 BUTTON. New Red sandstone and jet coal. On the E. coast the high hills of Golspie are of old conglomerate, with oolitic sandstone, limestone, and coal, occupying the lower districts ; towards the confines of Caithness granite is met with ; and the high hills of Loth are composed of porphyritic granite of difi'erent colours yellow, brown, and grey. Veins of quartz, of calcareous spar, of tremolite, and traces of bog-iron and manganese are found in various parts, also coal. There are no manufac- tures of any importance in the county, and only a small proportion of the population are employed in trade. The old valued rent was 2,266, but the assessment for property-tax in 1861 was 53,790. The population in 1851 was 25,793, and in 1861, 25,246, being 272 less than in 1831, when it was 25;518. The county is divided into 13 parishes, 10 of which belong to the Duke of Sutherland, who has also considerable properties in the remaining three. The only town is Dornoch, a royal and parliamentary burgh, and capital of the county, where the sheriffs' and sessions courts are held. The villages are, Bettyhill, Golspie, Helmsdale, Kirkiboll, Lairg, Melvich, Scourie, Tongue, and Portgower, besides about 35 hamlets. The county returns ono member to parliament, the constituency in 1860 being 313, and Dornoch joins with Wick, Cromarty, Dingwall, Kirkwull, and Tain, in returning one member. Tho government is administered by a lord-lieutenant, vice- lieutenant, 20 deputy-lieutenants, a sheriff, and sheriff- substitute. It anciently formed part of the see of Caith- ness, the bishop's palace and the cathedral of the diocese being at Dornoch, but now belongs to the presbyteries of Dornoch, Tongue, and Caithness, in the synod of Suther- land. There are 16 congregations of the Establishment, and 17 of the Free church. Among the antiquities may be mentioned the Druidical stones at ClacktoU ; upright stones, tumuli, and pillars at Criech, Golspie, and other points on the E. coast ; Pictish forts at Ru Storr, Craig- barr, Rogart, Bonfrectan, Fair, and Helmsdale ; Danish forts at Loth ; and foundations and ruins of old towers and strongholds at Ardvraick, where the M'Leods had a castle; at Criech, the stronghold of the Rosses; Big- house, of the Mackays ; Dun Reay, of Lord Reay ; also at Borve, Dunrobin, Helmsdale, Skilbo, and Tongue ; and the episcopal palace at Dornoch, which last is still used for county purposes. SUTON, a div. in the par. of Wymondham, bund, of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, near Wymondham. SUTTERBY, a par. in the Wold div. of Candleshoe wap., parts of Liudsey, co. Lincoln, 5 miles N.W. of SpUsby, its post town, and 6J W. of Willoughby. In the vicinity are numerous barrows. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 125. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. 6UTTERTON, a par. in the wap. of Kirton, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 6 miles S.W. of Boston, and half a mile from the Algarkirk and Sutterton station on the Great Northern railway. The par., which is extensive, includes the limits, of Shugs Hill and Dowdike. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 1,043, in the patron, of the crown. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 166 per annum. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Free Methodists have chapels. BUTTON, a par. in the hund. of Biggleswade, co. Bedford, 1 J mile S. of Potton, its post town. It was a seat of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and is said to have been given by him to Sir Roger Burgoyne by a curious deed in doggerel verse, preserved among the records in Doctors' Commons. There is a chalybeate spring. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 362, in the patron, of St. John's College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a brass of T. Burgoyne, bearing date 1516. The parochial charities are Burgoyne's annuity of 30 for repairs of the church, &c. There are charity and Sunday schools. It waa in this parish that Bishop Stillingfleet, while rector, wrote his " Origines Sacrae." In Button Park is the site of an old seat, called John of Gaunt' 8 Mount. Sir J. M. Burgoyne is lord of the manor. SUTTON, a par. in the hund. of South Witchford, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, 6 miles S.W. of Ely, its post town, and 1 J mile from Mepal. It is the terminus of the Ely and Sutton branch of the Great Eastern rail- way. The village, which is extensive, is situated on an eminence, and had anciently a market and fair. Saxon coins, and other relics of antiquity, were discovered here in 1634. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 1,200, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, contains a double piscina, stone font, &c. It was built by Bishop Barnet, who died in 1373. The register dates from 1700. There is a free school supported by the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The Wesleyans and Baptists have chapels. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestbury, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 3 miles N. of Macclesfield. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Runcorn, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 2 miles N.E. of Frodsham, near the river Weaver. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Middlewich, hund. of Nprthwich, co. Chester, 1 mile S. of Middlewich, on the river Wenlock. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Holt, hund. of Bromfield, co. Denbigh, 5 miles E. of Wrexham, on the river Dee. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of South Milton, co. Devon, 3 miles S.W. of Kingsbridge. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Gussage St. Michael, co. Dorset, 5 miles S.W. of Cranborne. SUTTON, a par. in the hund. of Rochford, co. Essex, 1 mile S.E. of Rochford, its post town, and 3 miles N. of Southend railway station. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 254. The church is ancient. Mrs. Aitkin is lady of the manor. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestcot, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Prescot, its post town, and 1J mile S.E. of St. Helen's. It is a station on the St. Helen's Junction railway. It is a considerable village, situated near the Sutton incline on the Liverpool and Manchester railway. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries, limestone quarries, glass works, and in the manufacture of watch movements and earthenware. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 560, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Buckingham, wap. of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 10 miles N.W. of Grautham, near the river Witham. SUTTON, a par. in the hund. of Happing, co. Nor- folk, 10 miles S.E. of North Walsham, and 1 mile S.E. of Stalham. Coltishall is its post town. The village is situated near the river Ant, and there is a broad or lake on which is a staith. Brewing is carried on to some extent. Nearly a third of the parish is in water and marsh. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 292. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, much dilapidated. The register dates from 1576. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum, besides 80 acres of land allotted to pur- chase fuel for the poor. The Earl of Abergavenny is lord of the manor. SUTTON, a chplry. in the par. of Castor and lib. of Peterborough, co. Northampton, 6 miles W. of Peter- borough, its post town, 1 mile E. of Wansford, and 1 from Castor. The village is situated on the Northamp- ton railway and the river Nen. There is a large stone quarry. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, ' dedicated to St. Michael, is of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. SUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sntton-cum-Lound, Hatfield div. of Bassetlaw wap., co. Nottingham. SUTTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Granby, co. Notting- ham, 3 miles S.E. of Bingham. SUTTON, or THE DEANS, a vil. in the par. of Heston, hund. of Isleworth, co. Middlesex, 3 miles W. of Brentford. It forms a prebend in St. Paul's Cathe- dral. Sutton Court was once the residence of Mary