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Rh ULLEY. 713 ULVA. Camp, near Pooley, to the village of Patterdale, at ths head of the lake, and its extreme breadth is 2 miles, but the average does not exceed 1 mile, and in parts it is only a quarter of a mile broad. It varies in depth from 5 to 35 fathoms, and its shape is zigzag, the shores being rugged and wild. The echoes on its banks repeat five or six times, and its surface presents during the prevalence of southerly winds a spotted appearance called the " keld." ULLEY, a tnshp. in the pars, of Treeton and Aston, S. div. of Straftbrth wap., West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Rotherham, and 3 N.E. of Woodhouse railway station. To the S. is Turnshaw Quarry. The Old Hall is now a farmhouse. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of York, val. 50. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There are National schools for both sexes. Sir 0. Wood is lord of the manor. TJLLID, a par. in the bar. of Iverk, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Mullinavat. It is near the banks of the river Blackwater, and includes the wood of BalliDaboley. The living is a vie. united to Poleroan, joint val. 216, in the patron, of the bishop. It is united to Kilmacow in the Roman Catholic arrangement. ULLINGSWICK, a par. in tho hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 6 miles S.W. of Bromyard, its post town, and 6 E. of Dinmon railway station. The village is situated in a vale near the turnpike-road leading from Bromyard to Hereford. Tho land is partly in hop- ground. The living is a reel.,* with the cur. of Little Cowarne annexed, in the dice, of Hereford, val. 369, in the patron, of the Bishop of Worcester. The church has a stained-glass memorial window. There is a school for both sexes. ULLINISH, an island in the par. of Kilmuir, district of Skye, co. Inverness, Scotland. It is situated in Loch Bracadale, and has the ruins of a place of refuge erected by Hugh Macdonald in the reign of James VI. ULLOCK, a tnshp. in the par. of Dean, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 5 miles S.W. of Cockermouth, and 1J mile from Dean. It is a station on the Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egremont railway, and contains the limits, of Pardshaw and Dean Scales ; at tho former of which are a chapel for Wesleyans and a Friends' meeting-house. ULNES- WALTON, a tushp. in the par. of Croston, hund of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 5J miles N.W. of Chorley, and 1 mile from Cocker-Bar station on the East Lancashire line of railway. Tho village is situated near the river Lostock. At a farm in the neighbour- hood arc traces of a religious house. ULPIIA, a chplry. in the par. of Millom, ward of Allordale-above-Derwcnt, co. Cumberland, 9 miles S.E. of Kavcnglass, and 3J from Broughton-in-Furnesa rail- way station. It is situated on the river Dudden, near Hard Knot and Wrynoso fells, where is a stone mark- ing tho boundaries of the cos. of Cumberland, West- moreland, and Lancaster, from tho latter of which it is divided by the ancient one-arched stone bridge, which hero spans the river. In the chplry. are extensive blue slate quarries and copper mines ; but tho works of the latter have been some time suspended ; iron and zinc are also known to exist. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and the mines. The soil consists ol peat, gravel, and red loam upon a subsoil of stone. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 49, in the patron, of the Vicar of Millom. The church, de- dicated to St. John, contains an old stone font. The paro- chial charities produce about l per annum. A Sunday school is held at the church, and there is a parochial school for both sexes. The Baptists and Wesleyans have each a chapel, and the former a school. The Earl of J.ondsdale is lord of the manor. A fair for sheep and cattle is held on the last Friday in August. ULPHA, a tnshp. in the par. of Beetham, ward of Kcndal, co. Westmoreland, 3 miles W. of Milnthorpe, " nd 11 S.W. of Kendul. It is situated on the northern t;,lo of the estuary of the river Kent, and is joined with Meathop. ULRA, a stream of co. Mayo, Ireland, rises under Maumakeogh mountains, and falls into the sea near Ballycastle. ULROME, a chplry. in the pars, of Skipsea and Barmston, N. div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 5J miles S.E. of Burton Agnes railway station, and 7 S. of Bridlington. Hull is its post town. The village is situated near the coast of the North Sea. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of York, val. 74. TJLSHAW BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of East Witton, wap. of West Hang, North Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Middleham. ULSTA, a vil. in the par. of Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland Isles, coast of Scotland, on Bessay Sound. ULSTER, the most northerly of the four provinces into which Ireland is divided, lies between 53 45' and 55 25' N. hit., 50 25' and 8 50' W. long. Its ratest length from E. to W. is 130 miles, and from to S. 107 miles. Its area is 8,555 square miles, or 5,475,438 acres, of which, 3,407,539 are arable, 1,764,370 uncultivated, 79,783 under plantations, 8,790 in towns and villages, and 214,956 under water. Its population in 1841 was 2,386,313; in 1851, 2,011,791 ; and in 1861, 1,914,236. The number of houses in 1S61 was 368,871, of which 351,654 were inhabited, 16,415 were uninhabited, and 802 were in course of construc- tion. The Poor-law valuation in 1851 was 3,277,191, and the general valuation in 1861 was 3,830,040. The number of persons from this province who emigrated from Irish ports with the expressed intention of not returning, between May, 1851, and December, 1805, was 436,354, or 18 per cent, of the population at the former date. Ulster was one of the five provinces or kingdoms into which Ireland was originally divided. It was the stronghold of the O'Neils, who had their chief seat in the county of Tyrone. Part of the province having been conquered by John De Courcy, one of the leaders in tho Anglo-English invasion, ho assumed the title of Earl of Ulster. Upon his death the title descended to tho De Burgh and Mortimer families, and from the latter to the Dukes of York, who merged it in the crown of England. The estates were given to Hugh do Lacy. The O'Neils and other native chieftains having repeat- edly broken out in opposition to English rule, and extensive forfeitures having taken place in Londonderry, Donegal, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan, and Armagh, these counties were re-modelled, divided, and planted with English settlers, under the direction of James I. These settlers received tho name of "undertakers," from their engagement to form settlements or colonies, and were partly selected from among tho Irish, but tho large majority were English and Scotch. Grants of considerable districts, especially in Londonderry, were made to the twelve chief companies in London, James considering them best suited for the establishment of a Protestant colony. ULSTON, n. vil. in the par. of Jedburgh, co. Rox- burgh, Scotland, 3 miles from Jedburgh. ULTING, a par. in the hund. of Witham, co. Essex, 3 miles from Maldon, its post town, and 4 from Witham railway station. The village is situated on the river Chelmer. The soil is fertile and the land well culti- vated. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 164, in the patron, of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to All Saints. R. Nicholson, Esq., is lord of the manor. ULVA, an island and quoad sacra par., one of the Hebrides, co. Argyleshire, Scotland. It is situated between Lochs Tua and Na-Keal, off the W. coast of Mull, and E. of Gometra island. It extends in length about 4J miles from E. to W., with a breadth of about 2 miles. Its surface abounds in basaltic columnar rocks, some of which rise from 1,300 feet to 1,400 feet in alti- tude. The arable parts of the island are near the shore, while those more inland are devoted to pasture and sheep-walk. Here is the old seat of the Macquairies. Tho quoad sacra par. comprises, besides tho island of Ulva, the islets of Gometra, Little Colonsay, and Staffa, with part of Mull, forming part of the quoad civilia pars.