namlets. The guildhall, built in 1466, is a grand
structure, supported by two rows of oak pillars,
each pillar a single tree. The corporation built
a mansion-house in 1728, for the lord mayor ; and
among the other public buildings are a noble
assembly house, designed by the earl of Burling-
ton, an elegant court-house on the right of the
castle, a theatre royal, a county hospital, and an
asylum for lunatics. York is 70 m. S. by E. of
Durham, 190 S. S. E. of Edinburgh, and 195 N.
by W. of London. Long. 1. 7. W., lat. 53. 59. N.

York, a city of Upper Canada, and the seat of
government for that province, lt is situate on the
N. W. side of Lake Ontario, and has an excellent
harbour, formed by a long peninsula, which em-
braces a basin of water sufficiently large to con-
tain a considerable fleet. On the extremity of the
peninsula called Gibraltar Point are stores and
blockhouses, which command the entrance of the
harbour ; and on the mainland, opposite this
point, is the garrison. The front of the city is a
mile and a half in length, and it contains several
handsome squares, particularly one open to the
harbour. It is 45 m. N. N. W. of Fort Niagara
and 140 W. by S. of Kingston. Long. 79. 36. W.,
lat. 43, 35. N.

York, a county of Maine. Pop. 51,710. Al-
fred is the capital. A county of the E. Dis. of
Pennsylvania. Pop. 42,653. York is the capi-
tal. A county of the E. Dis. of Virginia. Pop.
5,354. Yorktown is the capital. A District of S.
Carolina. Pop. 17,785.

York, ph. York Co. Me. 10 m. N. E. Ports-
mouth. It is one of the oldest towns in the state
and has some coasting and fishery business. Pop.
3,485.; ph. Livingston Co. N. Y. Pop. 2,636. ;
ph. York Co. Pa. 21 m. S. W. Lancaster. Towns
in Tuscarawas, Sandusky, Belmont, Athens,
Morgan and Butler Cos. Ohio.

York Haven, p.v. York. Co. Pa. on the Susque-
hanna 15 m. below Harrisburg.

York River, in Virginia, formed by the junction
of the Parnunkey and Mattapony.

York Springs, p.v. Adams Co. Pa. 22 m. S. W.
Harrisburg, 30 miles above Yorktown, below
which it flows into the Chesapeak.

Yorktown, ph. York Co. Va. on York River
29 m. N. W. Norfolk. It has an excellent har-
bour, and some commerce. It is memorable in
American history as the spot where the British
army under Lord Conwallis surrendered to the

Americans and French under Washington on the
19th of October 1781. This event totally crush-
ed the power of the British on the continent, and
led the way to the peace which established the
independence of the United States.

Yorktown, ph. Westchester Co. N. Y. il3 m.
S. Albany Pop. 2,141.

Yorkville, p.v. York Dis. S. C. 80 m. N. Co-
lumbia.

York Fort, a settlement of the Hudson Bay
Company, on the W. side of Hudson Bay, at the
mouth of Nelson or York River. Long. 88. 44.
W., lat. 57. 15. N.

Yorkshire, the largest county of England,
bounded on the N. by Westmoreland and Durham -
E. by the German Ocean, S. by Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, S. AV. by Che
shire, W. by Lancashire, and N. W by W est-
moreland. It extends 80 m. from N. to S., and
115 from E. to W., and contains 3,847,420 acres.
From its great extent it has been divided into
three parts, called the North, East, and West
ridings ; and subdivided into 26 wapentakes : it
has one city, 60 market-towns, and upwards of
560 parishes, and sends 30 members to parliament.
The air and soil of this extensive county vary ex-
tremely. The E. riding is less healthy than the
others ; but this inconvenience decreases in pro-
portion as the county recedes from the sea. On
the hilly parts of this riding, especially in what
is called the York Wolhs, the soil is generally
barren, dry, and sandy but great numbers of
lean sheep are sold here, and sent into other
parts to be fattened. The W. riding, which is
much the largest, enjoys a sharp but healthy air
and the land on the western side is hilly, stony
and not very fruitful; but the intermediate val-
lej's consist of much good arable ground, and
pasture for the largest cattle. It also produces
iron, coal, lime, jet, alum, horses, and goats.
Here the clothing manufactures principally flour-
ish. The N. riding, in general, exceeds the other
two in the salubrity of the air. The worst parts
breed lean cattle; but, on the sides of the hills,
in the valleys, and in the plains, it produces good
corn and rich pastures. Richmondshire, on the
N. W. of this riding, was formerly a county of
itself; here many lead mines are worked to great
advantage. In Yorkshire, likewise, are the dis-
tricts of Holderness, on the borders of the Hum-
ber, Cleveland on the confines of Durham, and
Craven on the borders of Westmoreland and Lan-
cashire. In this last district are three of the
highest hills in England, named Whernside, In-
gleborough, and Pennygant, which form a sort of
triangle from their tops, at the distance of 5, 6.
and 8 m. while their monstrous bases nearly unite.

Yo-tcheou, a city of China, of the first rank, in
Hou-quang, and one of the richest cities in the
empire ; seated on the river Kian-ku, and on the
lake Tong-ting, which is more than 70 leagues in
circuit. 700 m. S. by W. of Pekin. Lon*. 112

35. E., lat. 29. 23. N.

Youghall, a borough and sea-port of Ireland,
in the county of Cork, with a commodious har-
bour and a well defended quay. It has a manu-
facture of earthen ware, and is seated on the side
of a hill, on a bay of its name, 28 m. E. by N. of
Cork. Long 3. 10. W., lat. 51. 49. N.

Youghiogemj, a river of Pennsylvania, flowing
into the Monongahela 18 m. above Pittsburg.

Yaugh Glades, p.v. Alleghany Co. Maryland

Youngstown, p.v. Niagara Co. N. Y. 20 in. N
W. Lockport, on Niagara River ; p.v. Westn ore
land Co. Pa. 11 rn. E. Greensburg; ph. Trum
bull Co. Ohio. 165 m. N. E. Columbus. Pop
4,383.

Youngsville p.v. Warren Co. Pa. 328 m. N. W
Harrisburg.

Ypres, a fortified city of Belgium in Flanders
and a bishop’s see. It has considerable manu