the fourth one by accident, in 1137; and this one has been burned twice. The next day, Peg and I left York, to go and see the great western towns of Yorkshire. These are the principal towns in England for the manufacture of woollen goods; the largest one is called Leeds. At Leeds I remained four days, and saw the great cloth halls, where the greatest part of the cloth made in England is sold. On Tuesday morning I had been standing on the bridge, and noticing the factories and warehouses on the banks of the river Ayre, and was then walking down the Briggate, which is the principal street in Leeds, when I heard the bell ring for the opening of the coloured cloth hall. I ran for some distance to the western part of the town, where I found in the streets many carts of the country people who had brought cloth for sale. Here I saw the hall, a large square building, and Í entered it with the crowd. It is truly a large place-it is as long as a street with twenty-eight houses, and as wide as a street with twelve houses. Indeed I found that it was divided into six "arcades," or streets; one was called "Change Alley," and another, "Cheapside." While I was looking at the great building, the people were putting the place in order, and then I noticed that each of these streets contained two long rows of stalls; these stalls were covered with the new cloth, and at each one stood a man waiting to sell it. I tried to count the stalls, but it was too great a task, I was told that they are about two thousand in number. After I had for a long time watched the people making bargains, the bell rang again, and suddenly all business was stopped. Everybody was obliged to leave or else pay some money for a fine. I then went to see the white cloth hall, which is also a large building, in the eastern district. At Leeds I not only saw these two famous cloth halls, but entered some of the great factories, and saw the bales of wool from other parts of England; from Germany, Spain, and Australia. I saw men, children, and machines at workpicking the wool, washing, oiling, and carding, or combing it. It was also spun, and woven, and dyed; but you shall hear of all these things another day, when I send you my letters on trades. Besides Leeds, there are other large towns in the west of Yorkshire which are noted for woollen goods. The five principal towns for wool are LEEDS, HUDDERSFIELD, and You would be surprised to see how much cloth of all kinds is made in these places., Formerly the principal cloth-making towns in England were those in the southern counties, but the power which the people get to work their machines from the streams and rivers, the power of the steamengines, too, and the industry of the Yorkshire people, have made these towns famous. There are also large iron-foundries in these parts, especially at Bradford. After reaching this district, I went to see a town called Sheffield, which is noted for knives, forks, scissors, tools of all kinds, and cutlery of all kinds, which you shall hear of one day. I next visited Pontefract. You remember what the gentleman at Hull said about Pontefract Castle. I saw here great quantities of liquorice-root growing. My next visit was to Doncaster, a town on the river Don, noted for its horse-races. I am stopping here now, and am just going to make a good breakfast of Yorkshire ham. I expect it will be very nice, for the waiter has just told me that Yorkshire is noted for its hams, and also for its fine horses. These particulars you will see I have written in the notes under the head "Surface." Good bye, dear children. HENRY YOUNG. P.S. You will see that I have pinned the notes on to my letter. YORKSHIRE. (Size)-Yorkshire is the largest county in England, occupying oneninth of England. (Boundaries)-It is bounded on the north by DURHAM-on the east by the NORTH SEA-on the west by LANCASHIRE-and on the south by CHESHIRE, DERBY, NOTTINGHAM, and LINCOLN. (Soil)-In the eastern parts of Yorkshire the soil is rocky, and there are marshes for cattle. The middle is a fertile valley yielding corn and flax. On the west, there is much romantic scenery. (Surface)- Yorkshire has three large divisions, called Ridings. The county is noted for its fine old abbeys, for its breed of horses, and its hams. The most remarkable places are, PONTEFRACT CASTLE, TowTON, WAKEFIELD GREEN, and MARSTON MOOR, which we may read of in history. (Rivers) The principal rivers are the HUMBER, and the OUSE, with its tributaries, the NID, the WHARFE, the DERWENT, the AYRE, the CALDER, and the DON -these rivers are spread over the county like the veins of a great leaf. (Capital and Towns)-The capital is YORK-so called from two Saxon words, Ure, the Ouse, and Wic, a village. 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