. 123 WWDship 1293 acres; in 1871 the population of the former was 5011, and of the hI.tter, 4316. l\Iexborough is a. principal station on the and DOllca8ter branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Andrew F. W. Montagu, Esq. (the lord of the manor) and the Earl of Mexborough are the principal ownE'rs. The market is held on Saturday. The Don Iron Works and two large glass bottlfl manufactories are in this township, as well as a. pottery and works for making sanitary tubes. There are also quarries for building or grinding purposes. A loCAL BOARD OF HEALTH has been formed here, of which Mr. P. Waddington is chairman; Mr. Lockwood, clerk;' and Mr. White, inspector of nuisances. The town 'is lighted with gas, which is paid for at the annual rate of 4i's. per lamp. The OHURCH, an ancient structure, consisting of nave, chancel, south aisle, and tower surmounted by a short spire, was reseated and partially restored in 1869. In the church are two stained glass windows, one Ca lancet) in memory of the late Mr. Oharles Tandy, and the other (a triplet) in remembrance of the late :Mr. Charles Dickinson. The living is a vicarage, valued at £360, in the patronage of the Archdeacon of York, and in the incumbency of the Rev. Henry Ellershaw, M.A. The vicarage house was built in :t834 by the patron, with money derived from church sources, and enlarged and improved at the expense of the Ecclesiastical Oommissioners in 1877. An h"'DEPENDENT CHAPEL was erected in 1868, at a cost of about £1000; the Rev. T. J. Leslie is minister. The WESLEYANS, the PRIMITIVE METHODISTS, the METHODIST NEW CONNEXION, and the UNITED FREE METHODISTS, have also places ofworsbip here. The BURIAL BOARD, which was formed in 1872, consists of nine members: the Rev. H. Ellershaw is chairman, and Mr. Bingham the clerk. A new Burial Ground of 4 acres, equally divided between the Church and the ~onconformists, was opened for interments on March 4, 1878. The buildings, consisting of two chapels, a keeper's residence, and a dead-house, are handsome erections, and the grounds are tastefully laid out. The NATIONAL ScHOOL, and the house for the master, are fine stone buildings, erected by subscription in 1864. The SCHOOL BoARD was formed on J'lIarch 30, 1875, and now consists of the Rev. H. Ellershaw (chairman), Mr. Dickinson (vice-chairman), and Messrs. Asquith, Fletcher, and H. Tyas. Mr. W. P. Holmes is the clerk. The Board has built two Infant Schools, one at each end of the town, called respectively Road and Garden Street Schools. They have been built at a cost of £4810, and are estimated to accommodate 200 children each. The SHEFFIELD BANK has a branch here, for which they erected, in 1875, a substantial structure at a cost of £6000. The WORKING MEN's CLUB, Doncaster Road, was established on January 1, 1878. POST, MONEY ORDER and TELEGRAPH OFFICE and SAVINGS BANK at Mr. J ames WaIter Ainley's, Market Street.

Ackroyd John, Natioual schoolmaster, High street Bullock Mrs J ane, Simpson's place Adamson Mrs Mary, widwife, Swinton road Bullock John, manager, High street Adwiok Road Freehold Land Soaiety; J. H. Goldsmith, Bullock Joseph (Exors. of), grocer & draper. 166 High st secretary Cabourn William, grocer and draper, 40 Doncaster road Ainley J ames WaIter, chemist, seedsman, stamp distributor Carr Mrs Charlotte, quarry owner, 24 Doncaster road and postmaster, &c. l\hrket street Carr John & Arthur, quarry owners, 24 Doncaster road AlIen (Edward) & Beacher, grocers, &c. Dolcliffe road Carr l\'Irs J'I'[arr. draper, 22 Doncaster road Allen Thomas, manager, Park road Ohambers BenJn. fruiterer, greengrocer & game dlr. High st AlIen William, manufacturing confectioner, High street Chambers Mrs Emma, greengrocer, 126 High street Allison William, grocer aud wine merchant, 79 High st Chappell George Hirst, clothier and outfitter, High street Asher Francis, beerhouse, High street Chester George, shoemaker (Overment & C.); h High st· Asquith Joseph, shoemaker, 128 High street Chipp Jacob, market gardener, Hall gate Aston & 00. music publishers, Dolcliffe road Olayton Isaac Benjamin, grocer, 51 High street Atkinson Jabez, beerhouse, 218 High street Codd Gcorg-e, herbalist, 85 Hig-h street Baguley Alfred, glass & china dlr. & decoratr. 186 High st Coles Mrs Diana, vict. South Hotel, Swinton I'd Barker If. & S. & Co. (lim.) ironfounders, engineers & rly. Co-operative Stores (lim.), grocers, &c. High street; A. wheel manufrs. Don Iron works; George Beckitt, sec Hewitt, manager Barlow William, engraver, Dolcliffe road Oorbridge Thos. porkbutcher and basket seller, Swintoll rd Barron, Hartley & Co. glass bottle mfrs. Bull green Cowood J oseph & Thomas, grocers and provision merchants, Barron Thomas, glass bottle mfr. Phrenix Glass works &c. High street; and Barton Mrs Mary, greengrocer, Market street Cunningham John, cart owner, Church street Beaumont J oseph, fruiterer and game dlr. 95 High st Dale Joseph, hairdresser, 135 High street Beaumont William, shopkeeper, High street Davies Ephraim, draper and watchmaker, 6 Doncaster I'd Beavers David, boat owner and farmer, Ohurch street Dawson J ames, manager, High street Beavers Joseph, shopkeeper, Church street Dickinson John, farmer, Church street Beavers 'William, boat owner and farmer, Church street Dickinson J oseph, eating house, High street Beevers -, police sergeant, Police station, High street Dodsworth Agatha, joiner and engraver, Quarry street Beldon John, shopkeeper, Swinton road Dodsworth John, joiner and wheelwright, High street Bennett, Thomas, joiner and builder, Ohurch street Dodsworth Samuel, joiner and wheelWl"ight, Garden street Biggin Charles, cab propriewr & shopkeeper, Hig-h street Dudhill Benjamin, beerhouse, 1 DonCo.'l.ster road Bisby George, boat owner, farmer and victualler, Ferry Duke Mrs Mary, farmer, Church street Boat Inn, Church street Duke Thomas, beerhouse, 105 High street Bisby Jesse, boat owner, Doncaster road Dykes J oseph, farmer Bisby Joseph, boat owner, Church street Eley J onathan, farmer Bisby Samuer, shopkeeper, Ohurch street Ellershaw Rev Henry, l\'LA. vicar, The Vicarage BoIsover Albert Miles (B. & Son); h Oxford street Elvidge John, shopkeeper, Simpson's place Bolsover & Son, brewers, Market street Emery Mr Peter, Ohurch street Bond John Edward, clerk, Doncaster road Fairburn John, greengrocer, 131 High street Briggs George, joiner, builder & cabinet mkr. Church st Fisher Richard, tailor (Fletcher & F.); h 48 High street Briggs John, porkbutcher, Hall gate Fletcher (Jas.) & Fisher, tailors, hatters, &c. ; h 44 High st Brown OharIes, provision merchant, &c. 4 Doncaster rd Fletcher James Olayton, tailor and clothier, 150 High st Brown George, tailor & clothier, High Bt.; and Ford Robert, shoemaker, Swinton road Brown John (Exor8. of), joiner and builder, Hall gate Foster George, fishmonger, 36 Doncaster road Brown William, grocer, Park road Foster J oseph Edward, butcher, 25 Church street Brunt Mrs Mary, shopkeeper, High street Globe Tea. Co. grocers, 148 High street; and Rothdrham Buckley James, fish dealer, Market street (George Petty, manager)