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OUMBBRNATJLD. 712 I l-MMI.l.-l CTJM"BERNAULD,a par. in tl part of tho I hinil.arton, Scotland. It contains a smalltown of its own name, and also the vil. of Condonit. It irom E. to W., with n 1m adth of 3 or 4 miles. The surface is for the most part f. -rtilf, and lime- stone, freestone, ironstone and coal, arc: largely worked. The wall of Antoninus, and the Forth and Clyde canal, skirt the parish, and thi' Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, and the Greenhill for!. :. ^Ionian railway, pass through it. This par. is in the presb. of Glasgow and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. 1'at. tho Viscountess of Hawarden, of Cumberaamd House. Tho stipend of the minister is i".M. There is a Free church and an United Pre:- 'inrch. In this di : i id was to bo found, in tho end of the 16th century, tho remainder of tho ancient Caledonian forest, and the last remaining specimens of tin 1 white wild ox. Tho town of Cum- beruauld is pleasantly situated in a valley in the . of the parish, l:; nd tho same dis- tance to the N.E. of Glasgow. Many of the inhabitants are weavers. A cattle market is held here on the second Thursday of .May. CUMBERWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Calce- worth, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 9 miles N.i;. of Sjjiloby, and U S.I",, of Alford, its post town and railway station. The parish is of small extent, and contains only a few scattered houses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. with the reel.* of Aiidcrby 048, in the patron, of Magdalen College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated t> . is a neat building. The charities amount to 2 per annum. There are chapels for Primitive Methodists, Wesleyans, and Reformed Wesleyans. Catchmill, Grantloft, and Helsey are places here. CUMBERWORTH, a tnshp. and chplry. in the pan. of Silkstone and High Hoyland, wap. of Staincross, in the West Riding of tho co. ef York, 6 miles S.E. of Huddersficld, and 6 E. of Holmfirth. It contains the hmlt. of Scissett. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring collieries and ironworks. The living is a don. cur.* in the dioc. of. Ripon, val. 148, in the patron, of W. B. Beaumont, Esq. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient Norman structure. Tho charities amount to 1 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. There is a National school. CUMBERWOKTII-HALF, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk Burton, upper div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles S.K. i Huddersfield. The: inhabitant* are chiefly engaged in manul'aetii CUMBRAY, a par. in the district and co. of Bute, Scotland. It comprises tho islands of Great and Little Ciimbray, and contains the town of Millport and the village of Newton. The two islands lie in a line, and tho larger is to the N. of the smaller. They are situated in tho Firth of Clyde, between the island of Buto and tho coast of Ayrshire. The total area of tho parish is 5,000 acres, of which 3,000 are arable. The land- owners are the Earl of Glasgow and the Marquis of Bute. This par. is in the presb. of Greenock and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. and in the patron, of the Earl of Glasgow. Tl' stijn -nd of the minister is 159. There are Fret 1 ;ialian churches, and a Bap also an Episcopalian collegiate i-him-h, built in near the Priory, a seat of the i i isgow, and id fora provost, a canon, and live hnn< .1 CUM I'l; t Initial principality including the greater imd, and stretching north- , !. Strath. km iy, K la, i kn ick, and mgham. It existed until the 10th century, when it i tin 1 English crown, to Mal- I'olh: lid. M III Vt H K, a tnshp. in the par. of Dalston, ward imborland, in the co. , >f Cumberland, 6 miles ,s.V. ' IMINF.STOWN.a ],o,tal vil. in the par. of Mon- quhr aid. It is Mi on tho road from Kilon to Banff, 6 miles N.V. ot of Aucliry founded it in ITO.'i. Here is an Episcopal chapel. Fail - an- In Id m 1 ', In nary, April, August, October, and Decem' < TMLODDEN, a par. ill the district ol' Inv, nary, in tli of Argyle, Scotland. It v.a, e<.n-ti:nted in ls.33by tho junction o| thi tin- par. ol and an adjoining part of l' situated on the V. Fin. It is in llio Duke of Argyle and Sir A. ,1. ( 'amj Cl ;KK., a par. in the bar. of Clare, in the co. of (Jalway, prov. ol <A.nn:mght, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Tnain, on the mad to (lalway. Moylough is its post town. The surla' r is Hat and uninteresting, broken only by the mini gh.-, which, ,.e, can be navigated during v. inti ; . ami are used as pasture lands in tho sunin: r. 'I'in ;..: tains the vil. of Ballinphuil. The living i.t a re. : in the dioc. of Tuani, val. ti"iN, in tin 1 pan Bishop. There is a Roman Catholic chap. ! united to that of Belclaro. Here arc i two private schools. Thepiir- fences are Bally- banaghcr, Ballindeny, Watorvilli , Currofin, Aril and Annagh. There are mins of an an. n. nit l.n tion, with five chambers jiretty perfect; also remain: BallindeiTV ( CUM.MKUAUIl. or MuNAVnn.Ai:!!. mountains, in the co. of Vatcrford, ]irov. ol Mun- Ireland, extending across ti "f the co. ' lonmel and Carrii-k-on-Suir. Several lakes the summit of these mountains lend much to titijl picturesque appearance. Among tho solitude of ' hills General Blukeney passed the greater portion his days. CUMMKKSnALE, a tnshp. in the ],r. of St. Marv, city of ( 'arlislo, in tho co. of Cumberland, '-'.J miles S.W. of Carlisle. It is pleasantly situated o: dew, and has a station on the Mm - railway, where trains stop on Saturday -, An cxirnsive trade is carried on in flour. Many of the inh.iliitants are engaged in calico and furniture priming, and in cotton spinning. CUMMERTKEE8, a par. in thedi-trirtor Anna. in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. It < its own name, and also the vils. ot I' head. It is bounded on tho S. by t OH the other .sides by the pars, of Ann Mungo, Halton, and Kuthwcll. It extends near .j i in length from E. to W., with a hi.adth of 4t r Tho surface is for the most part Hat, but gards fertility and the labour in cessary to be on it, is ven '>,( is Hat, ; being Quoonsberry Bay, whi vessels during N.W. winds. Fi>h <if various sorts some) i i in largo quantities, pause of sand, stretching 7 miles across the Firth t" ' berland, presents a grand sight when the advancing t rushes along with a roaring sound nnd with crest, to reassert its dominion over the shallow Fir There is a mineral spring at Cumin climate, though moist, is very salubri. i illdant and are quairi'd. tin- parish belongs to the ' utiful seat called Kinmomit. There is a station <ni the Glasgow and South- Wi railway, v. i ses the parish. Tin 'tie tor its lieaulv. i.- silu:,ti d , 4 miles '. .,f Annan, iloildain ' nnaii, at tin 1 1 is remarkable for the thi. -Kin -< of its will! built by the powerful fainiiv ! in tin 1 l.'iti 1 tury. "il'iil view. A short di-. to the s. ,,i' Mod*' -n a hill whie'n i^ tin- hi ground in the p : building is square, !!"> f. t in In ight, ; view of ,iu i Vat.-ii-iii. ancientlj iimed its .-ummit, to give warning of invasion Innn : land. This par. is in the presb. of Annan and ,-yi Hiinifii.-, in tin- patron, ol thecrown. T;