. L'histoire de l'ancien quartier de Pontefract, contenant un compte rendu intéressant de son château, et les trois sièges différents qu'il a soutenus, pendant la guerre civile, avec des notes et des pedigrees, de certains des royalistes et parlementaires les plus distingués, principalement tirés de manuscrits jamais publiés auparavant . et coiinlry nre d'une opinion très différente de ce célèbre antiquaire. Les bénéfices essentiels de ces derniers, alors que les premiers, s'ils avaient été victimes de rester, ne seraient que inutiles. La plaque fournira au lecteur une idée de cette structure; et le seul circuit-stan

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. The history of the ancient borough of Pontefract, containing an interesting account of its castle, and the three different sieges it sustained, during the civil war, with notes and pedigrees, of some of the most distinguished royalists and parliamentarians, chiefly drawn from manuscripts never before published . and coiinlry nre of a very differentopinion to this celebrated antiquary. Theyenjoy essential benefit from the latter, while theformer, if it had been suffered to remain, wouldbe wholly useless. The plate will furnish the reader with anidea of this structure; and the only circum-stance which merits notice, is some account ofthe man by vvhose munificence it was erected.The follovving is the inscription. Erected byMrs. Elizabeth Dupier, relict of Solomon Du-pier, gentleman, in a cheerful and generouscompliance with his benevolent intention, 1734. Solomon Dupier is said to have been oneof the garrison of Gibralter, at the time it wastaken by Sir G. Rooke. It is probable thatthere had been some good understanding betweenthe admiral and this gentleman, previous to theattack made on that place; and the success ofthe attack might in part be owing to the ser-vices which he rendered. Whatever truth theremay be in this conjecture, he came over toEngland, and together with a Capt. Lay, who K0^^. THE TOWS^-HAILJL P, vtt.ir.«.nt fc UrM HISTORY OF • PONTEFRACT. 443 had been with Rooke, came and resided here.Tradition makes him a pensioner; and consider-ing all things, it is not improbable. On the first erection of the cross, the roofwas flat, and surrounded with a balustrade; butthe roof decaying it was new roofed in the stylein which it is now seen. Town^s Hall. This is an elegant modern structure. Onentering the market place from the west, thisbuilding catches the eye and arrests the attention.The lower part is in the antique style, andgives to it the appearance of great strength.In this part are two rooms for prisoners. Thepillasters which grace the front are of t

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