TURNER'S CHARITY is an annual rent-charge of 147. 1s., arising out of an estate at Kirkleatham. It appears to have been granted by Cholmley Turner, Esq., in 1755, by deed, for supplying bread and money to a certain number of poor persons in the parish. The annual amount is paid to the churchwardens, who distribute bread and money to twelve poor widows and other deserving persons.

The CHAPEL is finished and furnished in the most elegant style conceivable; the roof arched, subdivided into compartments, and supported by graceful Ionic columns. From the centre hangs suspended a handsome gilded chandelier, and a splendid painted window casts its gorgeous hues of violet and gold over the altar. This picture, highly esteemed by connoisseurs, represents the offerings of the Magi at the birth of our Saviour. Full figures of John Turner, Esq., sergeant-at-law, and of Sir William Turner in his robes as lord mayor of London, grace the interior.

A LIBRARY Occupies portion of the eastern wing above the houses inhabited by the sisters, being about 60 feet long, and of proportionate breadth. Another portion of the same wing is employed as a museum, or collection of curiosities, which contains shells, minerals, fossils, antiquities from Pompeii, and instruments of war from China; also the bole and inner rind of a singular tree grown in Newbury Park, near Coxwold, and presented by Lord Falconberg, with the inscription:

The library is a magnificent collection, comprising a great variety of books in science, literature, and arts; the gift chiefly of Cholmley Turner, Esq., then governor.'

Glancing through the catalogue, we counted in divinity about 197 volumes; history, 400; law, 400; French works, 100; maps, charts, &c., 90; botany, gardening, physic, and agriculture, 50; miscellaneous, 360; arts and sciences, 60; Latin, 40; old books without separate arrangement, 600. The latter constitutes a very motley group; and includes, among other titles, Radcliffe's Prescriptions, the Gift of Prayer, the Art of getting Pretty Children, the Soul's Conflict, Fire of London, Whoredom of Popes, &c. A thorough revision of the catalogue is immediately requisite, in order to render the library available for its high and legitimate purposes.2

The ledger of Sir William Turner is yet preserved in the library, and is a won

1 In a book still kept in the library, the names of various donors of books, medals, &c. are inserted. We give two of those notices: "1771-The Cleveland Prospect, presented to Charles Turner, Esq., by J. H. Stevenson, Esq., for the library, is placed in the drawer under the great Bible, and desired by the governor not to be carried out of the library." "1729 — Thesaurus Fabri belongs to the free school. It was bought in Mr. Clarke's time with the boys' catalogue-money"—meaning the money forfeited for talking English during school-hours.

2 Since writing the above, we are informed by the librarian, the Rev. J. Holme, that it is his intention to commence an entire revision and rearrangement of the catalogue.

derful specimen of neatness, accuracy, and correctness.

His customers were the first families in the kingdom, and many of them appear as creditors for large sums lent. King Charles II., whose necessities kept pace with his extravagance, is entered 14th June, 1664, 5007.; 12th July, 1664, 1007.; 10th November, 1664, 5007.; and 23d November, 1664, 5007. Against these sums three memoranda appear: viz., that the first 5007. was received, with interest, on the 22d May, 1665; on the 22d May, 1666, 1507.; on the 3d June, 3507.; from which Sir William appears a loser of 6001. The expenses of his gardener's and maid's journey into Yorkshire are entered; also several entries relating to his brother Richard's children: "William Turner was born 27th August, 1652; Sarah, 27th August, 1654; John, 10th May, 1655; Richard, 23d January, 1657; Timothy, 15th March, 1659; Charles, 24th April, 1662; Robert, 18th January, 1663; Mary, 11th May, 1665; James, 27th August, 1666; Theopila, 23d September, 1667."-" My dear father, Mr. John Turner, died 24th June, 1643. My dear mother, Elizabeth Turner, died 17th June, 1657. My sister, Turner, died 5th May, 1679."

Others relate to personal matters, such as fits of the gout, journeys, private engagements, &c. He recites moneys due, upon security, June 25, 1672, 24,4237. 5s. Again: "My estate appears to be as followeth, this present 10th December, 1672: viz. with the shop in St. Paul's Churchyard, 36,7467. 12s. ;" and in account 1st January, 1689, having reached exactly 50,000l., he adds: "Blessed be the Almighty God, who has blest me with this estate." Under 1692 is enteredUnder 1692 is entered-"King William, upon a tally, 5001." The remainder relates to transactions in West-India shipping, receipts and disbursements in trade, and dealings in the alum-works at Saltburn with his brother Richard.

KIRKLEATHAM HALL,' the seat of Henry Vansittart, Esq., is a large handsome mansion in the Gothic style; the front 132 feet in length, and 65 feet in breadth ; the entrance-door supported by Corinthian columns. The dining and drawing-rooms are lofty and capacious, with chimney-pieces of elegant Sienna marble executed by Wilton; and the whole commands a vast range of prospect towards the north, east, and west. The merits of the worthy proprietor as a landlord and agriculturist are too widely acknowledged to warrant any comment here. Long may he live to spread abroad the blessings with which an ample fortune invests a generous heart and hospitable nature!

We cannot close our history of Kirkleatham without recording the daring exploits

1 "Returning from Marske, a gentleman's seat at Kirkleatham was pointed out to me, whose name recalls that of a most worthy and honest Chancellor of the Exchequer, now a peer of the realm (Lord Bexley): with its yellow front and Flemish-like elevation, that building seemed purposely placed there to mark the foreign origin of the noble lord's ancestors."— Granville, p. 233.

of a hero in humble life, who signalised himself in a manner never equalled, except by Shaw the Life-guardsman. Tom Brown was born at Kirkleatham 1705, entered as a private soldier in Brigadier Bland's dragoons, and was at the battle of Dettingen, June 16, 1743. The troop in which he fought having been almost cut to pieces and lost their standard, Brown galloped against the gendarme who was in possession of it, clapped it between his saddle and thigh, and although attacked by a host of the enemy, and with eight wounds on his face, head, and neck, three balls through his hat, and two lodged in his back, fought his way desperately through, joined his regiment with the prize, and was welcomed with three loud huzzas. This daring adventure rang through the kingdom; his health was rapturously drank by his comrades in arms; his head was elevated upon the sign-post at Yarm (where he died three years afterwards); and the picture of Tom Brown, with his elevated sword and triumphant standard, was seen in all the print-shops in town and country. Hutton, whom we have already quoted, visited the place in 1809:-"I went, August 16, 1809, in search of anecdotes relative to this desperate hero; and saw his nephew, Mr. Smith. The cottage in which he was born, with all the cottages in the manor, have been swept away by the Turner family, who erected palaces in their stead. I found the exact spot, which is between the hospital and turnpike-road. A large oak stands upon the identical ground, once the garden."

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On Friday, April 25, 1845, the author of this work visited Mr. George Smith, yeoman, of Kirkleatham, for the same purpose. Mr. Smith remembers Hutton's Trip" to his father's house, and describes him as a very old, small, thin, spare man, with a marked and somewhat irritable expression of countenance, and wearing a white hat. We saw the identical sword with which Brown fought his way through the enemy's ranks-the blade a yard long, straight, with a brass hilt, basket-shaped. Mr. Smith shewed us an excellent engraving of the hero, by L. P. Boitard, published November 8, 1743; on the back" A present by Margaret Smith, the sister to "A Thomas Brown, the dragoon, April 13, 1785." Attached to the print is a detailed history of the exploit, as we have related it. A severe cut appears across the forehead, letting down the right eyebrow; the nose is cut away (he required a silver cover), and the face altogether appears dreadfully mutilated. He is of large size, bony figure, broad ample chest, and resolute countenance.

A portrait of his brother, William Brown, in the highest style of colouring and execution, but considerably injured by the damp, was also shewn to us by Mr. Smith. William Brown commenced his career as a common sailor; but being possessed of a fair education and great industry, by engaging in mercantile pursuits in the East Indies he realised an immense fortune. He appears in the full-dress costume of the time; waistcoat richly embroidered with gold, coat of splendid blue velvet, elegant ruffles at the wrist, and his gold-headed cane reposes on the top frame of the portrait. He has been a remarkably fine-looking person, of tall commanding exterior, ruddy,

intelligent, cheerful countenance, and ample thoughtful forehead. William Brown died near London at a good old age.

In 1775, Omai, a young South-Sea Islander, whom Captain Cook had brought to England, accompanied by Sir Joseph Bankes, the celebrated naturalist - Colman, the witty dramatist-the Hon. Mr. Phipps and his brother,-visited the hospitable mansion of Sir Charles Turner, Bart. In his Random Recollections, Colman records an incident which we feel loath to omit:

In the adjacent village to Kirkleatham (Redcar) there was at this time an individual residing in a neat comfortable cottage, who excited much interest in the visitors at the hall. His looks were venerable from his great age, and his deportment was above that which is usually found among the lowly inhabitants of a hamlet. How he had acquired this air of superiority over his neighbours it is difficult to say, for his origin must have been humble. His eightieth summer had nearly passed away; and only two or three years previously he had learned to read, that he might gratify a parent's pride and love by perusing his son's first voyage round the world! He was the FATHER OF CAPTAIN COOK! This anecdote was told to us on the spot, and I vouch no further for its authenticity; but, if it be true, there are few touches of human nature more simply affecting."

YEARBY, in the parish of Kirkleatham, is a small hamlet, scarcely deserving any separate notice. The school is kept in a house held rent-free under Mr. Vansittart, and is supported by the yearly sum of 291. 5s., paid to the master as his salary out of the income of the free school. The master teaches from 35 to 40 children in reading, writing, and arithmetic. The schools in Kirkleatham township are under the patronage and superintendence of Mrs. Newcomen.

Population of Kirkleatham township: 1801, 680; 1811, 622; 1821, 686; 1831, 663; 1841, 714. Acres, 2960; houses, 136; 121 persons born out of the county. Property assessed, 52007. 17s. The entire parish contains 1075 inhabitants, and 8030 acres. A considerable portion of land near Coatham Marsh is overrun by the high tides; but might probably, at some expense, be rescued.

WILTON PARISH comprehends Lazenby and Lackenby, and appears in Domesday: "In Wiltune, to be taxed 4 c. and 2 pl. Norman had one manor there: Nigel now has it of the earl. There are two bordars and 6 ac. of meadow. Value in K. E.'s time, 16s.; now, 16d." "Manor. “Manor. In Wilton, Allor had 3 car. of land and 6 oxg., to be taxed. Land to 2 pl. Maldred has there 1 pl. and 8 villanes, and 10 bordars, with 3 pl. and 6 acres of meadow. Value in K. E.'s time, 20s., and it is the same now. Soke in Wilton and Lazenby, 1 car. to be taxed. Land to pl. The soke belongs to Wilton." "In Lackenby (Lackeanebi), to be taxed 2 car., and there may be 1 pl. Norman had there 1 manor; Nigel now has it of the Earl (Morton), and it is waste. Value, K. E.'s time, 20s." "In Lazenby (Leisinchbi), Leutol had 4 car. to be taxed. Land to 1 pl. There are 3 ac. of meadow. Value in K. E.'s time, 10s. An ancient demesne under the crown."

William de Percy held lands here, and granted" tithe of hall-provision" to Whitby