MELTON MOWBRAY, a town of the county of Leicester, in the hundred of Frankland, 104 miles from Lon-
don. It stands on the river Eye, is well built, and has a good free school. It is celebrated on account of the various establishments for keeping hunters belonging to noblemen and gentlemen of fortune, who repair hither to enjoy in the highest style the amusement of fox-hunting. Two packs of the best bred hounds are kept there by subscription. There is a large market on Thursday. The population was, in 1801, 1766; in 1811, 2145; in 1821, 2815; and in 1831, 3356.