. under 5 years of age,
and 62 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Bradford, 47 per cent.
under 5, and 59 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Beeston, 39 per
cent. under 5, and 52 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Holbeck, 50
per cent. under 5, and 62 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Norwich,
42 per cent. under 5, and 50 per cent. under 20 years of age; in
Bolton, 49 per cent. under 5, and 61 per cent. under 20 years of age;
in Wigan, 48 per cent. under 5, and 59 per cent. under 20 years of
age; in London, 38 per cent. under 5, and 46 per cent. under 20 years
of age; in Rutland, 29 per cent. under 5, and 37-1/2 per cent. under
20 years of age, &c. It further appears, that in Essex, Rutland, and
the metropolis, persons live to an advanced age in a greater extent
than others.--_Morning Herald._

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LEE, KENT.

The rural village of Lee is situate six miles south of London, on the
south side of Blackheath, and on the road to Maidstone. It is a place
of considerable antiquity; and was originally written _Legheart_, and
in old Latin, _Laga_, i.e. a place which lies sheltered. "The manor
was held of Edward the Confessor by Alwin. William the Conqueror gave
it to his half-brother, Odo, bishop of Baieux, and Earl of Kent, of
whom it was held by Walter de Donay." In the time of the Confessor, it
was valued at 3_l._ and in Domesday at 100_s_. Its extent is somewhat
more than 1,000 acres. Hasted enumerates the successive lords, among
whom were Lord Rivers, who was beheaded at Banbury in 1649; and his
son, Anthony, Earl Rivers, who was beheaded at Pomfret, in 1483. The
manor was purchased by Sir Francis Baring, bart., in 1798.

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[Illustration: _Lee Church and Parsonage._]

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The picturesque vignette includes the church and parsonage. The Church
is in what is called the pointed style, or rather in humble imitation
of antiquity, for it is a recent structure built on the site of the
walls of the old church, but with the addition of side-aisles. Nearly
two centuries before the erection of the present church, the villagers
reported the old building to be in a state too ruinous to admit of
repair: how long did its stability gainsay their judgment, while they
were laid asleep about the walls. The church was an appendage to the
manor till the time of Charles I., who granted away the fee of the
manor, but