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LEICESTERSHIRE is an inland county in the North Constable, 7 Superintendents, 5 Inspectors, 23 Ser­ Midland Division of England, bounded hy Notts. geants, and 109 Constables ; total, 146. and on the N., on the Chief Constable, Capt. R. Y. S. Griinstone, head S. W., on the S. E., Rntland and quarters; Deputy Chief Constable, John Moore, Bel­ on the N.E. Its length is 38 miles, grave; Detective Inspector, Thomas Wainwright, breadth 32 miles, border line 165 miles. It has 803 Leicester; Drill Instmctor, John Stewart, Horsefair square miles, or 514,164 acres, of which about st ; Chief Clerk, Supt. Edw. Holmes, head quarters; 480,000 are arable, meadow or pasture. It is inter­ Assistant Clerk, Sergt. George Leach ; Reserve, four sected by 1895 miles of road, by the Midland, Constables. _ and North Western, and Great Northern railways, LEICESTER DIVISION. -Supt., J no. Moore, Belgrv; and watered by the Soar, Wreake and other rivers, Sergeants, Thos. Pike, Belgrave; Jas. Ormiston, New and by the Union and Ash by Canals. It constitutes Humberstone; Mttw. Hawksworth, Wigston; John an archdeaconry in the Diocese of Peterborough. Barrs, Glenfield; and George White, Aylestone park. Beneficies, 243; clergy, 302. PoPULATION in 1861, Stations, Abbey lane, Ansty, Aylestone park, Bel­ 237,412; in 1871, 268,762; in 1881, 321,018 (155,429 grave, Birstall, Blaby, Braunstone, Countesthorpe, males, 165,589 females); inhabited houses, 68,020; Enderby, Evington, Fosse road, Glen Magna, Groby, uninhabited, 4722. The annual amount assessed to Humberstone, Hungarton, Knighton, Markfield, Nar­ Property Tax in 1850-1 was £1,364,270, and to Poor boro', Oadby, Ratby, Rearsby, Syston, Thurmaston, Relief £970,375. In 1859 the gross rental to Whetstone, and Wigston Magna. Poor Rate was £973,155, and the net rateable value Loughborough Division.-Supt. Peberdy, Inspector £858,199. In 1865 the county was re-valued and Briggs, and 22 Sergeants and Constables ; £utter­ the net valuation was £1,062,686, in 1874£1,447,543. worth, Supt. Rowlett and 9 Sergeants and Constables; l'RINCIPAL OFFICERS: Meltm~, Supt. Goodman and 13 Sergeants and Con­ stables ; Jfarket Harbormtgh, Supt. Holloway and 10 Lord Lieutenant-Duke of , K. a, Belvoir Sergeants and Constables ; Ashby-de-la-Zcmch, In­ Castle, Grantham spector Holloway and 14 Sergeants and Constables; High Sheriff-Col. Richard Worsley Worswick, Nor­ Belvoir, Inspector Brewitt, Sergeant and 3 Constables; manton Hall, Hinckley East No1·ton, Inspector Smith, Sergeant and 3 Con­ Treasurer and Constable of the Castle-Sir F. T. stables ; Market Boswodh, Supt. Chapman (Hinek­ Fowke, Bart, Lowesby hall, Leicester. ley), and 18 Sergeants and Constables. Clerk of Peace and Lieutenancy and Under Treasurer The Divisional Superintendents and Inspectors act -Mr. W. N. Reeve, 10 New street, Leicester. also as Inspectors of Weights and Measures and as Under Sherijf-Mr. Charles Sansome Preston (Pilgrim Inspectors under the Explosives Act. and Preston), Hinckley. Acting Under Sherijf-Mr. R. B. Berridge (Berridge and 1\Iiles), 8, Friar lane, Leicester. THE ASSIZES (Midland Circuit) County Sur'Ve7J01'-Mr. Wm. B. Smith, 7 Friar lane, Are held in January and July. Under the Winter Leicester. Assizes Arts 1876, 1877, and 1879, counties may be Sheriffs O.fficer-Mr. S. P. Summerfield, 58 Southgate united for the purpose of an Assize in another month. street, Leicester. Two other Assizes are generally held for the counties Clerk to Magistrates-Leicester Division, Mr. R. B. of Leicester and , taking place in those counties Berridge. alternately in the months of March and October. -Leicester Division, Mr. G. F. Harrison, Clerk of Assize, Mr. A. D. Coleridge, 2 Hare court, 11 Southgates, Leicester; Loughborough Division, Temple, E. C.; Associate, Mr. S. W. Cox, 38 Mr. H. Deane; Melton Division, Mr. F. J. Oldham. row (Posteas delivered 10 to 3); Clerk of Indictments, ~fEM:BERS. OF PARLIAMENT.-Northern Division, Mr. R. J. Lowe, Sessions house, , E.C. ; Rt. Hon. Lord John Manners, 6 terrace, Clerk of Arraigns, Mr. G. A. Cockburn. Regent's park, N. W. ; Belvoir Castle, Grantham. GENERAL QuARTER SESSIONS.-Leicester, Monday Hon. Montagu Curzon, Beaumanor park, Lough­ after December 28, March 31, June 24, and Oct. 11. bo'rough. Smtthern Division, Albert Pell, Esq., PETTY SESSIONS DIVISIONS, JUSTICES' CLERKS, Hazel beech Hill, . Thomas Tertius AND DAYS OF MEETING -Ashby, Mr. W. E. Smith, Paget, Esq., Humberstone Hall, Leicester. alternate Saturday; Belvoir, Mr. W. Manners (Grnn­ tham), first Monday in month ; East Korton, Mr. PoLLING PLACEs.-Northern Division: Ashby-de­ W. Shield (Uppingham), first Friday; Leicester, Mr­ la-Zouch, Ansty, Belgrave, Bottesford, Castle Doning­ R. B. Berridge, Wednesday and Saturday ; Lough. ton, Croxton Kerrial, Gaddesby, Hungarton, Harby, borough, Mr. W. J. W oolley, Wednesday; Lutterworth, Loughborough (place of Election), Melton Mowbray, Mr. T. H. Watson, alternate Thursday; Jfarket Bar­ Mountsorrel, Nether Broughton, N etherseal, Sheep­ borough, Mr. J. H. Douglas, Tuesday; Hinekley, shed, Somerby, Syston, Tugby, Whitwick, Wymes­ alternate Thursday, and Jlarket Bosworth, alternate wold, Wymondham. Southern Division: Appleby, Wednesday, Mr. S. P. Pilgrim (Hinckley) ; Melton, Desford, Earl Shilton, Frowlesworth, Hallaton, Mr. J. F. Oldham, alternate Tuesday. Houghton-on-the-Hill, Hinckley, Hugglescote, Hus­ PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE.-Population in 1881, bands Bosworth, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kirby Mux­ 614,976. is in the Diocese of Peterbro', loe, Leicester (place of Election), Lutterworth, which comprises also the counties of Northampton Market Bosworth, Market Harborough, :Markfield, and Rutland. Bishop, Wm. Connor Magee, D.D. and N arborough, Peatling Parva, Sheepy Magna, Wigston D.C.L., the Palace, Peterboro', appointed 1868; Dean, Magna. J. J. Stewart Perowne, D. D., 1878; Archdeacons, Revs. CONSTABULARY FORCE. H. Fearon, B.D., Leicester, 1863; F. H. Thicknesse, Head Quarters, Market plalile south, Leicester. D.D., Northampton, 1S75 1 R, P. Lightfoot1 1\I.A., Force consists of Chief Constable, Deputy-Chief , 1880,

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