• • . Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Pm·ish Church, near the south-east corner of the hall, is a small handsome fabric, dedi­ cated to St. Mary, and built in 1676, by Waiter Chetwynd, Esq. at a short distance from the old one, which was taken down, after the bones and memorials of the dead had been removed from it to the new edifice. At its consecration, the founder offered upon the altar the tithes of Hopton as an addition, for ever, to the rectory, which is now in the patronage of Earl Tal­ bot, and incumbency of the Hon. and Rev. Arthur Chetwyud Talbot. Tbe small village of lies a little to the south­ east of the church, and consists of a few neat cottages. At a short distance is Hoo mill, now employed by Messrs. Daven­ port, of Longport, in grinding flint. Little lngestre is the resi­ dence of the Earl's land agent; and Binh Hall, a neat Swiss cottage, is occupied by his farming bailiff. · Earl Talbot, Ingestre hall Ginders Jeremiah, land agent Talbot Hon. & Rev. A. C. rector Marsh John, house steward Broadhurst Joseph, tailor Morley Stp. John, schoolmaster Ginders Jeremiah, jun. farming Taylor James, gardener agent, Birch hall Walklet Jno. manager, Hoo mill • KEE LE is a small village and parish, 2t miles vV. by S. of N ewcastle-under-Lyme, containing 1130 inhabitants and aLout 2500 acres of land, most of which belongs to Ralph Sneyd, Esq. the lord of the manor, who has here extensive coal and iron works, and resides at Hall, a large stone mansion, plea­ santly seated half a mile S.E. of the village, on an eminence, overlooking a narrow, romantic, and well-wooded valley. This house has been the residence of the principal branch of the Sneyd family more than two centuries; and during the civil wars, Col. Ralph Sneyd had a small garrison here for the King, (see p. 3:3.) It was erected in 1581, but has since undergone mans alterations. The late \Yalter Sneyd, Esq. erected a handsome new west front, which is embattled) and adorned with four octagon tur­ ret~:~. Tbe lawn and pleasure grounds are embellished with flourishing groves and plantations, and on an eminence stands a neat summer house called the Pavilion, which cmnmands e~tensive views of the surrounding country. The late Walter Sneyd, Esq. was many years Lieut.-Col. of the King's Oum, or fofilitia, a distinction which the regiment acquired under his command, whilst stationed at Windsor, where it re­ mained as a kind of body guard for upward!'! of 14 years, and where Colonel Sneyd received many marks of Royal favour, his Majrsty condescending to become sponsor for one of his children. Keele CHURCH stands·on a lofty summit at the east end of the village, and was rebuilt in 1790. It is an oblong structure, with an embattled parapet and tower, and is dedi­ cated to St. John the Baptist. R. Sneyd, Esq. is impropriator of the tithes and patron of the curacy, which has been aug-