some mfrs. of earthenware, soap, and chemicals, and,
in the neighbourhood, excellent market gardens. The
old naval dockyard was discontinued in 1869; it was
filled up and converted into a foreign cattle-market,
which was abolished in 1873. The royal victualling-
yard, the most important in the kingdom, is still
maintained. The corporation of Trinity House have at

D. an hospital for master mariners. Of Sayes Court,
which figures in Scott’s Kenilworth, and which was the
residence of Peter the Great while he was studying
shipbuilding at D., only the garden now remains. D.
returns 1 member to Pari. ; it was made a pari. bor. in
1885.—2. Deptford, eccl. dist., Bishop AVearmouth
par., N. Durham, pop. 6769.

Deptford Road, ry. sta. in SE. of London, 1J mile
NAV. of Deptford.

Deptford St Nicholas, par., AV. Kent, within Green-
wich pari, bor., Ill ac., pop. 7901.

Deptford St Paul, par., partly in Surrey but chiefly in
Kent, within Deptford pari, bor., 1575 ac., pop. 76,752.

Deputy’s Pass, glen, in co. and 6 m. S. of AVicklow.

Depwade, hundred, S. Norfolk, 31,867 ac., pop.
8643; contains 23 pars.

Deradder, fishing sta., on river Owenmore, 2 miles
S. of Ballynahinch, AV. co. Galway.

Derby.—cap. of co., pari, and mun. bor., and market
town, Derbyshire, on river Derwent, 42 miles NE. of
Birmingham, 60 SE. of Manchester, and 127 NAV. of
London by rail, 3450 ac., pop. 81,168 (the pari,
bor. was extended in 1885); 5 Banks, 6 newspapers.
Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. D. occupies a posi-
tion nearly in the middle of England, and is the centre
of the Midland Ry. system, containing its head offices
and principal workshops. It has a grammar-school on
an old foundation, schools of science and art, and a
town and county infirmary; it also possesses a recrea-
tion ground, free public swimming baths, a free library,
and museum buildings, all presented by Mr M. T. Bass.

D. has silk-mills—the first silk-mill in England was
erected at D. in 1717—elastic web-works, sparworks,
and ironworks, and it has been long celebrated for its
porcelain. D. is a place of great antiquity. It was the
most southern town occupied by the Highlanders in
1745. It gives the title of earl to the Stanley family.
Richardson (1689-1761), the novelist, was a native.
The bor. returns 2 members to Parliament.—2. Derby,
hamlet, Burton upon Stather par., N. Lincolnshire,
94 miles NAV. of Brigg.

Derbyshire, midland co. of England, having York-
shire on the N., Notts on the E., Leicestershire, AA^rar-
wickshire, and Staffordshire on the S., and Staf-
fordshire and Cheshire on the AV.; length, N. and S.,
52 miles ; greatest breadth, 35 miles ; average breadth,
20 miles; area, 658,624 ac.; pop. 461,914. The surface in
the S. is either flat or undulating, irregular in the middle
and NE., and picturesquely mountainous in the NAV.
or Peak district. The principal rivers are the Trent,
Derwent, Dove, and AYye ; river communication is sup-
plemented by the Erewash and Grand Trunk Canals.
The road and railway systems are highly developed.
The soil in the A^rale of the Trent is alluvial and very
productive. In the hilly districts the land is mostly in
pasture; much of it is rocky and unproductive. Oats,
barley, potatoes, and wheat are cultivated ; and there
are many excellent dairy-farms. (For agricultural
statistics, see Appendix.) AVarm mineral springs are
numerous, the most popular being those at Buxton,
Matlock, and Bakewell. Coal is abundant; iron ore
and lead are worked; among the other mineral pro-
ducts are zinc, manganese, and barytes. There are
numerous and extensive quarries of limestone and
marble; fluor-spar is found in the caverns, and is
manufactured into a great variety of ornamental
articles. Silk, cotton, and lace are the chief mfrs.,
hut malting and brewing are also carried on, and there
are some extensive iron foundries. The co. comprises
6 hundreds, 314 pars, with parts of 8 others, the pari,
and mun. bor. of Derby (2 members), and the mun.
bors. of Chesterfield and Glossop. It is mostly in the
diocese of Southwell. For pari, purposes it is divided
into 7 divisions, viz., High Peak, North-Eastern, Ches-
terfield, AVestern, Mid, South-Eastern, and Southern,
1 member for each division.