======in August, 1873, two new class-rooms were erected at at a cost of £1300, and will accommodate 400 persons. a cost of £294. In addition to Sir Isaac Newton The Theatre, in George street, is a plain brick build­ (1654), the following were scholars here :-Sir William ing, but will hold nearly 1800 persons. Cecil (1532), Dr. John Still, Bishop of Bath & Wells Among the institutions of the town and neighbour­ (1575), Sir Henry More (1624), Colley Cibber (about hood are the following: Angling Association, to pre­ 1682), Dr. Newcome (1710), Dean of Rochester, Dr. vent netting and to provide good angling; Bowling­ F. Barker, Bishop of Sidney (1856), and Dr. Cole, green club, who use a portion of the cricket ground, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1856). with entrance from road, subscribtion Ss. There are a. number of exhibitions teneble by boys at and 10S. 6d, entrance fee 5s., about 40 members; the school. For boys under 13, £2 per term is Building Society, Secretary, Mr. E. Dickinson; charged; entrance fee, IOS. Over 13. £3; entrance, Chamber of Agriculture, established 1871, Secretary, £1. Board from £1 I to £16 per term. English or Mr. J. R. Boyall; Married Women's Charitable In­ Modern department, £5 per annum i entrance, Ss. stitution, Treasurer, Mrs. Clements, the Vicarage; E~-officio Governors, Lord Lieutenant of the County, Chess Club; Children's Clothing and Shoe Club; the Mayor of Grantham, the Chairman of the Board Church Benevolent Society; Church Temperance of Guardians; Co-optative, Mr. W. Ostler, Mr. John Society; Clerical Society (meet at a room in Finkin Hardy, Mr. John F. Burbidge, jun., Mr. T. Bushby, street); Clothing Club, Treasurers, Mrs. Ostler and the Right Rev. Wordsworth, Mr. Robert Azlack Miss J. E. Andrews; Coal Society; Conservative White; Representatives appointed by the Council, Mr. Association; Working Men's Club; Union and Ridge, AId. Arnold and Boyall; Representatives Cricket Club, &c. appointed by the Burial Board, 'Mr. Hawkins, the Grantham is the headquarters of the second battalion Rev. F. Jesson, the Rev. Canon Clements. Clerk Rifle Volunteers, comprising 3rd, 4th, and Receiver, Mr. A. H. Malim, offices, Westgate. 5th, 8th, 13th, 17th, and 18th corps. Lieut.-Colonel, Masters, Mr. R. D. Beasley, M.A., head master; Sir J. H. Thorold, Bart. ; Atijutant-Captaz"n, WilliaIp. Mr. S. R. Brooke, B.A. ; Mr. W. G. Willan, B.A. j Longstaff; Quartermaster, Edward Dickenson; Sur­ Mr. E. M. Browne, and Mr. T. Richards, B.A., geons, E. Morris and R. Wilson; Hon. Capt(Zin, Rev. assistant masters; Mons. Loreille, French Master; F. Jesson. The 3rd corps, Grantham, wasinauguratec\ Mr. W. H. Cubley, drawing master; George Dixon~ May 10th, 1860, and now contains over 100 members. Mus. Doc., Oxon., music master. Captain, John F. Burgess, jun. ; Lieutenants, James The old Town Hall, which stood in High street, Hutchinson & C. Thompson ; Sub-Lieutenant, Arthur was pulled down, and handsome premises for the Hutchinson; Assz"stant Surgeon, Richard Wilson; Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company Secretary, Lieut. Hutchinson. The barracks and erected on the site. stores of the Royal South Lincolnshire Militia are at Handsome National Schools were erected in the Barrowby. Hon. Colonel, Earl Brownlow; Colonel Prebendal yard, in 1857, adjoining the Churchyard. Commandant, C. T. J. Moore, Frampton hall, Boston. There are also two other National Schools, for infants. COUNTY COURT.-Circuit No. 20. Judge, F. There are chapels for the Wesleyan, Congregational, Barrow, Esq.; Registrar, Mr. J. G. Thompson i Baptist, and Calvinist bodies. A self-supporting Dis­ Offices, North Elmer street; Assistant Registrar, Mr. pensary was established in 1850. The number of J. W. Bolton; High Bailz"ff, Mr. Codling, Commercial free members on the books is about 3500. Surgeons, road, Spittlegate. The sittings of the Court are held Messrs. Jeans, Shipman, Eaton, Newcome, and in the Exchange Hall, monthly, on a Monday, but Bailey; Secretary, Mr. Hardwick; Dispenser, Mr. the date varies. Attendance at the office from 10 till Welbourn. The Public Baths in Wharf road were 4, except Thursdays, when it closes at I. Moneys erected in 1854, and consist of ten private baths and paid out of Court and searches made on Thursday, a vapour bath. Friday, and Saturday. The Court has jurisdiction The Ladies' College, St. Peter's hill, is established over the following places :-Allington, \.Ancaster, t() provide for gentlemen's daughters a sound and Aisby, Barkston, Barrowby, Barrowby btainwith, religious education, of the highest order and on Barrowby Casthorpe, Bassingthorpe, Belton., Bitch­ moderate terms, upon similar principles to those of field, Bottesford, Braceby, Brandun, Boothby Pagnell, the Cheltenham Ladies' College. Pupils are prepared Burton Coggles, Carlton Scroop, Colsterworth, Corby, for the Oxford and Cambridge local examinations. , Denton, Easton, Easthorpe, Foston, The Lady Principal (Miss Levien) receives boarders. Gelston, Gipple, Great Gonerby, Gunby, Haceby, President, Earl Brownlow. There are eight Vice­ Hanby, Harlaxton, Harrowby, Harston, Hungerton, Presidents. Haydor, Honington, Hough, Hougham, Great The Grantham Independent Medical Club was Humby, Little Humby, Ingoldsby, Keisby, Knipton, established in 1875, for servants and labourers whose Lenton (Lavington), Lobthorpe, Londonthorpe, Mar­ earnings do not exceed £2 2S. a week. Surgeon, ston, Normanton (Lincolnshire), Normanton (Leices­ Mr. J. Eaton. tershire), Oasby, Osgodby, Pickworth, , The Town Hall is situated on St. Peter's hill, and Little Ponton, Redmile, , Sapperton, Skil­ was erected in 1869. It is a handsome brick build­ lington, Spittlegate, Somerby, South Stoke, North ing with stone facings, in the mixed Renaissance style, Stoke, Stainby, Swayfield, Sudbrooke, Stroxton, surmounted by clock turret. It comprises Assembly Sedgebrooke, Syston, Sewstern, Twyford, South, room and Sessions hal1..... Council and ante-rooms, Witham, North Witham, Welby, Westby, West police station and superinteltdent's residence. Willoughby, Wood Nook, Woolsthorpe (Colster­ The Exchange Hall, High street, in which the corn worth), Woolsthorpe (Belvoir), Wyville. market is held, was erected in 1852, at a cost of GRANTHAM UNION contains 53 parishes, covering £6000 in £5 shares. The upper storey is devoted to an area of 104,029 acres, and had a popUlation in the use of the Literary Institution and Reading Society. 1871 of 30,606. The Workhouse, a large brick The Westgate Rooms were built in 1852, at an ex­ building, stands on the west side of the Great pense of over £6000. This and the Exchange Hall Northern railway, in the parish of Spittlegate. ,The are now the property of the Grantham Exchange Guardians meet every alternate Thursday, at I I Hall Co., and are let for public meetings, concerts, o'clock. Clerk, Mr. A. H. Malin; Master and and entertainments. The Temperance Hall, in Wharf Matron, Mr. and Mrs. Holman; Chaplain, Rev. F. rQad, was erected by voluntary contributions in 1874, J esson; Relieving Officers-Grantham district, Mr. 544