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rate conflict, with the loss of 400 seamen, 900 sol-
diers, and the gallant Talmache. It was with a fleet
equipped at B. that Admiral Villaret fought the fa-
mous battle of 1st June, 1794, with Lord Howe.
During the rest of that, and the following war, the
harbour of B. was incessantly blockaded by an Eng-
lish squadron.-A full account of the dock-yards,
harbour, and materiel of B., is given in the United
Service Journal for 1838. A very full account of B.
is also given in a series of papers originally published
in the Times newspaper, and collected in
vol. 8vo.,
under the title, The Ports, Arsenals, and Dock-yards
of France. London, 1841.

in the road, and the vicinity of iron-mines and forests, within a few hundred yards of the castle and butcaused a harbour and magazines to be constructed tresses, on the SE side and 1. bank of the river. The here in 1631: it was subsequently fortified, and re- Penfeld is rather an inlet from the sea than a river, ceived the privileges of a city. Although its origin being but a small stream above the tide, though supis thus recent, B. is by no means built in a style of plying the town and dock-yards with fresh water. neatness or elegance. Becoming all at once the ren- On a steep rock, at the entrance of the harbour, stands dezvous of the French navy, its houses were erected the citadel; which is defended towards the land by so rapidly that little attention was paid to the uni- strong outworks; opposite to it is a stately tower, formity or beauty of their architecture. The greater which serves, with the citadel and several batteries, part of the town lies on a hill sloping down to the to protect the harbour. The entrance, which is from Penfeld, on the NE, and has narrow, winding, and the SW, is a narrow and difficult passage, called the dirty streets. In the suburb of Récouvrance, however, Goulet, or gullet, only 1,650 metres, or 1,804 yards on the N or r. bank of the Penfeld, which was united wide. Foreign vessels entering always require the with B. in 1785, the streets are broad and regular, assistance of a pilot, partly on account of this pasand the houses handsome. It is between this suburb sage, and partly on account of the rocks under water. and the town that the harbour is situated. There is One of the chief advantages of the harbour of B. is, a noble promenade, 1,200 yards in length, and plant- that vessels can go out with almost any wind; the ed with double rows of trees, on the curtain of the depth of water in the road, during the ebb of the tide, works, connecting the castle with the SE angle of is 8, 10 and 15 fath. In 1840, 51 vessels = 9,439 the fortifications, and overlooking the bay. The tons, entered the port of B., of which 35 were foreign principal public buildings and objects of curiosity in vessels. The coasting-vessels which entered this the town are the barracks, rope-walks, cloth-manu- port in the same year were 2,856 = 28,653 tons. The factories, forges, and foundries; the immense naval vessels belonging to the port in 1840, were 176: arsenal and dock-yard, containing stores, works, and 12,285 tons.-One of the most remarkable events in materiel, valued in 1839 at 144,530,820 francs; the the history of B. is an attempt made against it in 1694 two quays which encompass the harbour; the house- by a British fleet and army, under Lord Berkley and of-correction, and the bagne, or lodging of the galley-General Talmache, who were repulsed, after a despeslaves; the hospital, the theatre, the two marine academies, one founded in 1752, the other in 1810; and the fine walk or promenade above described, called Le Cours.-The bagne was constructed in 1750. It is a building 300 toises or 639 yards in length, distributed into 6 compartments, each affording lodging for 500 men. The site is nearly in the middle of the arsenal, on a site commanded by the barracks of the marine artillery and soldiers. The forçats or convicts are chained to their iron bedsteads at night; during the day, while at work in the arsenal or in the roadstead, they are chained together two by two. The bagne of B. is the most considerable of the three in France. The cost of articles consumed in it in 1839 was 608,239 francs; while the consamption of the bagne of Toulon was 391,989 francs; and of that of Rochefort, 172,059 francs. In 1840, the number of forçats at B. was 3,641. They are allowed a small pay for work done over what is considered a moderate day's work, but this never exceeds one-sixth of any regular workman's pay.-The inland trade of B. is inconsiderable, and it is in no respect a commercial town. The little it exports is shipped from Landernau or Morlaix; but its extensive fisheries, the continual resort of individuals connected with the navy, and the frequent construction, repair, or equipment of ships of war, keep the town in activity. It is the residence of a maritime prefect, a sub-prefect of the department, and other officers. The pop. of the com. of B. in 1789 was 33,852; in 1821, 27,768; in 1836, 29,773; in 1846, 35,163. These apparently extreme fluctuations in the pop. are probably to be accounted for by the omission or inclusion of the garrison and the convicts in the different estimates, the former amounting to 4,000; the latter to from 2,000 to 3,000.-The harbour of B. is in the form of a long canal; and is capable of containing 16 ships of the first and second rank, 24 of the third, and 16 of the fourth, with 26 fire-ships, and other small vessels. The roadstead, with an area of 28,000 hectares, affords anchorage to almost any number of the largest vessels. It is not quite land-locked to all the anchoring-ground; but the reach of the W entrance would be very partially felt in a gale from the W. On this vast harbour, the tidal river or inlet of the Penfeld opens to the SE, running between precipitous rocky shores, which have been widened and blasted away to form the dock-yard, which reaches

BRETBY. See BRADBY and BIRKBY, in York

shire.

BRETENOUX, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Lot, arrond. of Figeac. The cant. comprises 15 com. Pop. in 1831, 11,498. The town is on the r. bank of the Cere, 1 m. E of the confluence with the Dordogne, and 25 m. NNW of Figeac. Pop. 800.

BRETEUIL, or BRE TEIL, a commune of France, in the dep. of Ille-et-Vilaine, cant. of Montfort. Pop. 1,184.

BRE TEUIL-SUR-ITON, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Eure, arrond. of Evreux. The cant. comprises 14 com. Pop. in 1831, 12,235. The town is on the Iton, 18 m. SW of Evreux. It contains iron-foundries and forges, wiremills, and manufactories of ironmongery. Its commerce consists chiefly in articles of local manufacture.

BRE TEUIL-SUR-NOYE, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Oise, arrond. of Clermont.-The cant. comprises 21 com., and in 1831 contained a pop. of 13,188.-The town, situated near the source of the Noye, is ill-built and badly-paved. It contains an ancient abbey, and was formerly strongly fortified. It possesses manufactories of shoes, various woollen fabrics, hosiery, pottery and cutlery; and has also some tanneries and papermills. Corn forms its chief article of commerce. Fairs are held six times a-year. In the environs are extensive nursery gardens.

BRETFORD, a hamlet in the p of Wolston. Pop. in 1841, 148.

BRETFORTON, a parish of Worcestershire, 31 m. E of Evesham. Area 1,530 acres. Pop. in 1841, 511.

BRETHERDALE, a township in the p. of Orton, Westmoreland. Pop. in 1841, 82.

BRETHERTON, a township in the p. of Croston, Lancashire, 7 m. SSW of Preston, on the E bank of the Douglas. Area 2,360 acres. Pop. in 1841, 833. BRETHON (LE), a commune of France, in the dep. of Allier, cant. of Herisson. Pop. 1,032.

m. NE of Kreutznach, on the 1. bank of the Nahe Pop. 817. It has a manufactory of sal ammoniac. This town is the Sicila of the ancients, where Alexander Severus was assassinated.

BRETZINGEN, or BREZINGEN, a village of Baden, in the circle of the Lower Rhine, SW of Bischofsheim. Pop. 817.

virons.

BRETIGNY, a hamlet of France, in the dep. of BRETZWEIL, a village of Switzerland, in the Eure-et-Loir, com. of Sours, 6 m. SE of Chartres. cant. and 20 m. S of Basel. Pop. 609. Coal is The treaty of peace between the French and Eng-wrought, and cattle are extensively reared, in the enlish, by which King John was released from captivity, was concluded here on the 8th May, 1360. BRETON (CAPE), a promontory of the E coast of the island of Cape Breton, in N lat. 46° 1' 30", W long. 59° 40'. See also CAPE BRETON.

BRETON CAYO, an islet of the Caribbean sea, in the chain of the Cayos de las Laguas, off the SW coast of the island of Cuba, in N lat. 21° 3' 10", W long. 79° 32′ 40′′. Good anchorage in 7 fath. is found in the vicinity.

BRETONCELLES, a commune of France, in the dep. of Orne, cant. of Ramelard. Pop. 2,330.

BRETONIA. See MONDONEDO.

BRETT (CAPE), or RAKAUMANGA, a promontory of New Zealand, on the NE coast of North island, forming the E extremity of the Bay of Islands, in S lat. 35° 20', E long. 173° 49'.

BRETTACH, a town of Wurtemberg, in the circle of the Neckar, bailiwick and 8 m. E of Neckarsulm, on the Neckar, 11 m. NE of Heilbronn. Pop. 954. -Also a river in the same circle, rising in the Mainhardt forest, and flowing into the Kocher near Neustadt.

BRETTEN, or BRETTHEIM, a town of Baden, in the circle of the Middle Rhine, on the Salzbach, 13 m. E of Carlsruhe. Pop. 2,887. It contains several churches, a custom-house, and a statue erected to the memory of Melancthon, whose birth-place it was. This town suffered much during the religious wars of 1632 and 1689. Pop. of bailiwick 19,437.

BRETTENHAM, a parish of Norfolkshire, 34 m. E of Thetford. Area 2,170 acres. Pop. in 1841, 62. -Also a p. in Suffolk, 8 m. W of Needham-market. Area 1,550 acres. Pop. in 1841, 367.

BRETTES, a commune of France, in the dep. of Sarthe, cant. of Ecommoy. Pop. 1,084.

BRETTEVILLE, a commune of France, in the dep. of Seine-Inferieure, cant. of Goderville. Pop. 1,385.

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Calvados, arrond. of Falaise. The cant. comprises 34 com., and contained in 1831 a pop. of 13,969. The town is 15 m. NNW of Falaise. Pop. 876. It possesses numerous tanneries.

BRETTEVILLE L'ORGUEILLEUSE, a commune of France, in the dep. of Calvados, cant. of Tilly-sur-Seulles. Pop. 944.

BRETTON, a township in the p. of Hawarden, Flintshire, N Wales, 3 m. ESE of Hawarden. Pop. in 1841, 224.

BRETTON (MONK or LUNDA), a township in the p. of Royston, W. R. of Yorkshire, 2 m. NE of Barnesley, in the vicinity of the Barnesley canal, and of the York and N Midland railway. Area 2,050 acres. Pop. in 1841, 1,719.

BRETTON (WEST), a chapelry in the p. of Great Sandale and Silkstone, W. R. of Yorkshire, 6 m. NW of Barnesley, near the Manchester and Leeds railway. Area 2,520 acres. Pop. in 1841, 564. BRETZELN-PATTERN, a village of Prussia, in the prov. of the Rhine, circle of Aachen. It is celebrated for its manufacture of cracknels.

BRETZENHEIM, a village of Prussia. in the prov. of the Rhine, regency of Coblenz, circle and 2

Pop.

BREUBERG, a village of Hesse-Darmstadt, in the circle of Starkenburg, 20 m. SE of Darmstadt. 50. It possesses an ancient fortress. BREUCHE, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Haute-Saone, cant. of Luxeuil, 13 m. from Lune. Pop. 1,057.

BREUCHIN, a river of France, in the dep. of the Haute-Saone. It flows E; passes St. Sauveur; and after a course of 25 m., of which 6 m. are floatable, unites with the Lanterne at Conflandey.

BREUIL (LE), a commune of France, in the dep. of Allier, cant. of La Palisse. Pop. 1,340.-Also a hamlet of France, in the dep. of the Loir-et-Cher, cant. of Herbault and com. of Villefrancœur. Pop. 169.-Also a commune of France, in the dep. of the Rhone, cant. of Bois-d'Oingt, 12 m. from Villefranche. Pop. 203. It contains a copper foundry and tile-works.

BREUILLET, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Charente-Inferieure, cant. of Royan, 12 m. S of Marennes. Pop. 1,342.

BREUKELEN, a town of Holland, in the prov. and 8 m. NW of Utrecht, on the 1. bank of the Vecht.

BREUM, a town of Norway, in the prov. of N Bergenhuus, on an affluent of the Vaag, 100 m. NNE of Bergen.

BREUREY-LES-FAVERNAY, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Haute-Saone, cant. of Portsur-Saone, 12 m. from Vesoul. Pop. 1,269. Gypsum is wrought in the environs.

BREUVANNES, or BREVANNES, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Haute-Marne, cant. of Clefmont, 27 m. E of Chaumont. Pop. 1,370. It possesses iron mines; and there are several extensive manufactories of files here.

BREVEN, or BREVENT, a mountain in the Sardinian states, in the prov. of Faucigny in Savoy, 2 m. NW of Chamouni, forming with the Aiguilles Rouges the NW boundary of the vale of Chamouni. It appertains to a western branch of the Pennine Alps; and joins itself on the N to the Aiguilles Rouges. Its elevation above the sea is 8,225 ft. according to Saussure, 8,372 according to Pictet, and 8,428 according to Köller's map of Switzerland. Saussure found on its summit a quantity of red snow, which may be accounted for from the vicinity of red micaceous earth which, along with talc, composes the mass of this mountain; or it may be occasioned by the presence of the red fungus frequently seen in the snow of high latitudes. From its summit a near and superb view is obtained of the whole mass of Mont Blanc.

BREVES, a town of Brazil, on the S coast of the island of Joannes, prov. of Para, on the Tagipura, 125 m. SW of Porto Salvo.

BREVIG, a town of Norway, in the district of Aggerhuus, amt of Bradsberg, on the W side of the Langesunds-fiord, 12 m. WNW of Laurvig. Pop. in 1833, 1,166. It possesses a good port, and has an extensive commerce in sawn timber and iron.

BREVILLY, a commune of France, in the dep. of Ardennes, cant. of Mouzon, 8 m. from Sedan. Pop. 351. It has extensive iron-works.

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BREVIN (SAINT), a commune of France, in the dep. of the Loire-Inferieure, cant. of Paimbœuf. Pop. 1.023.

BREVINE (LA), a parish of Switzerland, cap. of the mairie and valley of the same name, in the cant. and 15 m. W of Neufchâtel, and at an alt. of 3,378 ft. above sea-level. The valley, which is 6 m. in length, is the most elevated in the cant., and contains the lake of Etalieres, which gives rise on the SE to the Reuse-à-Saint-Sulpice. It possesses much frequented sulphur springs and baths, and some coal mines, and has manufactories of cheese, clocks, and lace. The local trade consists chiefly in cattle. Pop. of the p., which comprises the entire valley, 2,388. BREVON, a rivulet of France, in the dep. of Côted'Or, which, after a course of 21 m., in which it passes Saint-Germain, falls into the Seine.

BREVONNE, a commune of France, in the dep. of Aube, cant. of Piney, on a rivulet of the same name, which flows into the Aube 8 m. from its embouchure. Pop. $10.

BREWARD (Sr.), or SIMONWARD, a parish of Cornwall, 7 m. NE of Bodmin. Area 9,180 acres. Pop. in 1841, 724.

BREZOLLES, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of the Eure-et-Loir, arrond. of Dreux. The cant. comprises 22 com., and in 1831 possessed a pop. of 10,076.-The town is on the Meuvette, 15 m. SW of Dreux. Pop. 948. It has a considerable trade in fruit and grain.

BREZOVA, or BRESOVA, a town of Hungary, in the com. of Neutra, on the range of the Little Carpathians, 18 m. NNW of Leopoldstadt. Pop. 6,157. It contains numerous tanneries, and has a considerable commerce in leather.

BRIAC (SAINT), a commune of France, in the dep. of the Ille-et-Vilaine, cant. of Pleurtuit, on the coast, 6 m. WSW of St. Malo. Pop. 2,439. It has a small fishing-port and a well sheltered anchorage. BRIADUN, a town of Syria, in the pash. and 145 m. NNE of Damascus, on the road from Aleppo to Tadmor.

BRIANÇON, an arrondissement, canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of the Hautes-Alpes. The arrond. contains a superficial area of 162,161 hect., comprising the 5 cant. of Aiguilles, Argentiere, B., Grave, and Monêtier. Pop. in 1831, 29,636; in 1836, 30,839; and in 1846, 30,893.-The cant. comprises 8 com., and in 1831 contained a pop. of 7,777. The town is situated on the r. bank of the Durance, in a valley of the Cottian Alps, and on the road to Mont Genèvre, at an alt. of 4,284 ft. above

BREWER, a township of Penobscot co., in the state of Maine, U. S., 70 m. ENE of Augusta. It is situated on the E side of the Penobscot, and is intersected by a small stream which affords good water-power. Pop. in 1841, 1,736.-Also a town-sea-level-the highest of any town in France; 39 m. ship of Pike co., in the state of Arkansas. Pop. 284. BREWER'S LAGOON, an inlet on the N coast of the Mosquito territory in Central America, between Cape Camaron and Point Patock.

BREWHAM (NORTH), a parish of Somerset, 2 m. NE of Bruton. Area 2,310 acres. Pop. in 1841, 392. BREWHAM (SOUTH), a parish of Somerset, 24 m. NE of Bruton, intersected by the Brew, and by the Bath and Weymouth railway. Area 3,590 acres. Pop. in 1841, 513.

NE of Gap, and the same distance ESE of Grenoble. Pop. in 1789, 3,068; in 1821, 2,835; in 1831, 2,939; and in 1836, 3,455. It is of great strength, and from its position may be regarded as the key of the Piedmontese frontier of France. It is defended by 7 forts, the principal of which, named the TroisTêtes, is connected with the town by a lofty bridge, consisting of a single arch, thrown across the Du-' rance. These forts command the adjacent valleys, and are all connected by subterranean passages. The town is ill-built, but has a college erected in 1839, and considerable manufactories of knitted articles, bonnets, cotton fabrics, crayons, and rockcrystal works. Its commerce consists in cattle, wool, tale called the chalk of Briançon, medicinal plants, tinctures, turpentine, &c. Extensive fairs are held three times a-year. B. is of great antiquity. In 1590 it was taken by the Duke of Lesdiguères.Also a village of Savoy, in the prov. of Tarantaise, mande. and 4 m. NW of Moûtiers, on the 1. bank of the Isere. Pop. 206. It possesses manufactories of long.ironmongery; and contains the ruins of two castles which formerly commanded the road of the valley of Aosta.

BREWOOD, a parish of Staffordshire, 43 m. SW of Penkridge, intersected by the Birmingham and Liverpool canal, and 2 m. W of the Grand Junction railway. Area 11,950 acres. Pop. of p. in 1841, 2.991. The v., of the same name, is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Peak. Pop. 650.

BREWSTER, a township of Barnstaple co., in the state of Massachusetts, U. S., 90 m. SE of Boston, on Cape Cod bay. Pop. in 1840, 1,522.

BREWSTER (CAPE), a promontory of the coast of Old Greenland, forming the S side of the entrance into Scoresby sound, in N lat. 70° 15', W. 21° 30'.

BREWTON. See BRUTON. BREYELL, or BRUGEL, a village of Prussia, in the prov. of Cleves Berg, 38 m. SSE of Cleves, circle and 6 m. S. of Kempen. Pop. 778. It has manufactories of linen and thread and bleacheries.

BREYDAVUK, a town of the island of Iceland, on a promontory of the W coast, to the N. of the Brevde-fiord.

BREYDE-FIORD, a bay of the island of Iceland, on the W coast, between 65° and 65° 30′ N lat. It is studded with numerous islets.

BREZE, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Maine-et-Loire, cant. of Montreuil-Bellay. Pop. 542. The environs afford good wine.

BREZINS, a com. of France, in the dep. of the Isere, cant. of St. Etienne-de-Geoirs. Pop. 1,039. BREZNICZE, a town of Croatia, in the dist. and 13 m. E of Kreutz, on the r. bank of the Lonya, and 20 m. NE of Agram.

BREZNO-BANYA, a town of Hungary, in the dist. of Sohl, on the r. bank of the Gran, 20 m. ENE of Neu-Sohl. Pop. 2,500. Ironstone is found in the vicinity.

BRIANSK, a town of Russia in Europe, cap. of the dist. of the same name, in the gov. and 75 m. W of Orel, on the r. bank of the Desna. Pop. 6,000. It contains 16 churches, an arsenal, a cannon-foundry, and, in the environs, several manufactories of fire-arms and glass-houses. Its commerce, consisting in grain, hemp, lint, linseed-oil, wax, and honey, is considerable, and a well-frequented fair is held once a-year in the vicinity. The dist., watered by the Desna, contains extensive forests of oak; and cattle are fed in great numbers in its pasturages. Pop. 52,429.

BRIARE, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of Loiret, arrond. of Gien. The cant. comprises 14 com., and in 1831 contained a pop. of 9,574. The town is on the r. bank of the Loire, at the entrance of the canal of the same name, 7 m. SE of Gien and 27 m. S of Montargis, and at an alt. of 403 ft. above sea-level. Pop. 2,730. It possesses a considerable transit trade in iron, timber, coals, fruit, and wine.-The canal of B. passes Ouzouer and Chatillon, and, uniting at Mon

targis with the canal of Loing, terminates at the Seine. It is 50 m. in total length, and contains 41 locks,-12 on the side of the Loire, and 29 on that of the Seine. It is the oldest structure of the kind in France: having been commenced by Sully in 1606, and finished in 1642.

BRIATEXTE, a commune and town of France, in the dep. of Tarn, cant. of Graulhet, on the Adou, 7 m. NE. of Lavaur. Pop. 1,516.

BRIATICO, a town of Naples, in the prov. of Calabria Ultra, dist. and 6 m. NW of Monteleone, at the entrance of the gulf of Eufemia. Pop. 624. It was to a great extent destroyed by an earthquake in 1783. Its environs produce considerable quantities of cotton.

BRIAVELL'S (ST.), a parish of Gloucestershire, on the E bank of the Wye, 7 m. N of Chepstow. Area 4,710 acres. Pop. in 1841, 1,287.

BRIBIESCA, or BRIVIESCA, a walled town of Spain, cap. of a judicial partido in Old Castile, prov. and 22 m. NE of Burgos, on the r. bank of the Oca. The states-general was held here in 1388, at which the title of Prince of Asturias was conferred by John, first king of Castile, as an hereditary distinction of the heir presumptive to the crown.

BRICE (SAINT), a commune of France, in the dep. of Haute-Vienne, cant. of Saint-Junien, on the r. bank of the Vienne. Pop. 1,127. It has some porcelain manufactories. The environs afford good wine. Also a commune in the dep. of the Seine-etOise, cant of Ecouen, 15 m. N of Paris, and 20 m. from Pontoise. Pop. 832. It contains a castle, and has manufactories of blonde. The environs are adorned with numerous handsome villas.--Also a commune in the dep. of the Charente, cant. and 3 m. E of Cognac. Pop. 540. It has manufactories of brandy.

BRICE- EN - COGLES (SAINT), a canton and commune of France, in the dep. of Ille-et-Vilaine, arrond. of Fougères. The cant. comprises 11 com. Pop. in 1831, 14,198. The village is 10 m. NW of Fougères. Pop. 1,404. It has a paper-mill.

BRICE-DE-LANDELLE (SAINT), a commune of France, in the dep. of Manche, cant. of St. Hilaire-du-Harcourt. Pop. 1,147.

BRICETT, or BRISET (GREAT), a parish of Suffolk, 44 m. SW of Needham. Area 950 acres. Pop. in 1841, 214.

BRICHERASCO, a town of Piedmont, cap. of a mandemento, in the prov. and 4 m. SW of Pignerol. Pop. 3,000. It contains a church and a convent, and has several large tanneries and paper-mills. Fairs are held here twice a-year. The environs afford good wine.

BRICHY, a town of Belgium, in Luxemburg, near the N bank of the Ourt, 4 m. NE of Houfalize, and 16. NNE of Bastogne.

BRICK (THE), a rivulet of co. Kerry. It rises 24 m. ENE of Ardfert, and runs between 10 and 11 m. in the direction of NW. The tide flows up to Lixnaw, 2 m. above the confluence of the Cashen, and brings thither boats of considerable burden.

BRICKENDON, a liberty in the p. of All-Saints, Hertfordshire, 3 m. S of Hertford. Area 1,690 acres. Pop. in 1841, 757.

BRICKENDOWN, a parish in co. Tipperary, 24 m. E of Cashel. Area 1,245 acres, 1 rood, and 24 perches. Pop. in 1841, 383.

BRICKEY (THE), a rivulet of co. Waterford. It rises in the barony of Glenahine; runs S 94 m.; then directs its course SE, and after a total length of between 14 and 15 m. falls into Dungarvan harbour, 1 m. below the town of that name. It might at small expense be made to receive the Phinisk, and be made navigable as far as the Blackwater.

BRICKHILL (Bow), a parish of Buckinghamshire, 2 m. SE of Fenny-Stratford, in the vicinity of the Grand Junction canal and of the London and Birmingham railroad. Area 1,380 acres. Pop. in 1841, 566. BRICKHILL (GREAT), a parish of Buckingham. shire, 3 m. ESE of Fenny-Stratford, in the vicinity of the London and Birmingham railroad. Area 1,800 acres. Pop. in 1841, 721.

BRICKHILL (LITTLE), a parish of Buckinghamshire, 2 m. ESE of Fenny-Stratford and 3 m. NE of the London and Birmingham railroad. Area 1,360 acres. Pop. 563.

BRICKLEHAMPTON, a chapelry in the p. of St. Andrew, Worcestershire, 33 m. SSE of Pershore, Area 810 acres. Pop. in 1841, 173.

BRICKLETON, BRIGHT-WALTON, or BRIGHTWALTHAM, a parish of Berks. Area 2,210 acres. Pop. in 1841, 441.

BRICON, a village of France, in the dep. of the Haute-Marne, cant. of Château-Vilaine, 9 m. W of Chaumont. Pop. 533.

BRICQUEBEC, a canton, commune, and town of France, in the dep. of the Manche, arrond. of Valognes. The cant. comprises 11 com. Pop. in 1831, 12,035. The town is 9 m. WSW of Valognes. Pop. 4,255. It has a considerable trade in grain. BRICQUEVILLE-LA-BLOUETTE, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Manche, cant. of Coutances. Pop. 577.

BRICQUEVILLE-SUR-MER, a commune of France, in the dep. of the Manche, cant. of Brehal. Pop. 1,859.

BRIDE, a parish of the Isle of Man, 5 m. N of Ramsey, and 2 m. S of the point of Ayre. Pop. 1,153.

BRIDE, a river of the counties Cork and Waterford. It rises on the S side of the Nagles, flows E 21 m., and unites with the Blackwater 7 m. above Youghal. About 17 m. of its course are in Cork and 7 in Waterford.—Also a rivulet of co. Cork. It rises on the NE side of the Clara Hills, and, running 11 m. ENE, falls into the Lee, 4 m. W of Cork.

BRIDECHURCH, a parish in co. Kildare, 2 m. NNW of Naas, on the W side of the Liffey, and traversed by the Grand canal. Area 2,217 acres, 24 perches. Pop. 335.

BRIDEKIRK, a parish and township of Cumberland, 2 m. NNE of Cockermouth, near the Carlisle and Maryport railroad. Area of p. 9,270 acres. Pop. in 1841, 2,112. Pop. of township, 151.

BRIDELL, a parish of Pembrokeshire, S Wales, 3 m. S of Cardigan. Pop. in 1841, 404.

BRIDE (ST.) WENTLLOOGE, a parish of Monmouthshire, 44 m. SSW of Newport, on the Bristol channel. Area 2,180 acres. Pop. in 1841, 247.

BRIDE (ST.), a parish of Pembrokeshire, S Wales, 9 m. SW of Haverfordwest, on the S side of the dangerous bay of the same name, in St. George's channel. Pop. in 1841, 178.

BRIDE (ST.), MAJOR, a parish of Glamorganshire, S Wales, 34 m. SE of Bridgend, near the Bristol channel. Pop. in 1841, 914. Pop. of hamlet of St. B., 335.

BRIDE (ST.), MINOR, a parish of Glamorganshire, S Wales, 23 m. NE of Bridgend, on the Ogmore. Pop. in 1841, 18.

BRIDE'S (ST.), NETHERWENT, a parish of Monmouthshire, 64 m. ESE of Caerleon. Area 1,190 acres. Pop. in 1841, 179.

BRIDE'S (ST.), SUPER ELY, a parish of Glamorganshire, S Wales, 7 m. NW of Cardiff, on the Ely. Pop. in 1841, 129.

BRIDESTOWE, a parish of Devon, 6 m. SW

of Oakhampton. Area 5,170 acres. Pop. in 1841, 1,128.

BRIDESWELL, a hamlet in the barony of Athlone, co. Roscommon, 4 m. NW of Athlone. The bog of B. extends 3 m. S from the vil., and comprises an area of 2,454 acres, with an average depth of 20 ft.-Also a hamlet in the p. of Kilcloan, co. Meath.

BRIDFORD, or BRIDGEFORD, a parish of Devon, 6 m. NNW of Chuleigh. Area 4,090 acres. Pop. in 1841, 560.

BRIDGE, formerly BREGGE, a parish of Kent, 3 m. SE of Dover, intersected by the Stour. Area 1,280 acres. Pop. in 1841, 817. BRIDGE-END, a hamlet in the p. of Horbling, Lincolnshire, 44 m. NE of Folkingham. Pop. in 1841, 46.-Also a hamlet in the p. of St. Dogmell's, Pembroke, S Wales. Pop. in 1841, 818. BRIDGEFORD. See BRIDFORD. BRIDGEMERE, a township in Wybunbury parish, Cheshire, 6 m. SSE of Nantwich, and near the Grand Junction railway. Area 850 acres. Pop. in 1841, 219.

BRIDGEN. See BEXLEY.

BRIDGEND, a hamlet in the p. of Bexley. Pop. in 1841, 138.—Also a hamlet and town in the p. of Coyty, Glamorganshire, S Wales, 7 m. NW of Cowbridge, on the Ogmore. Pop. 1,471. A branch of the Duffryn Llynvi railway, 43 m. in length, extends to this town, which has considerable woollen factories, and is one of the polling-places for the county. BRIDGEPORT, a city and township of Fairfield co. in the state of Connecticut, U. S., at the entrance of the Pequanock into Long Island sound, 75 m. SSW of Hartford, and 62 m. NE of New York. The eity is neatly built at an alt. of 12 ft. above sealevel. Pop. in 1840, 4,570. It possesses extensive manufactories and a good coasting-trade. It is connected by the Housatonic railway with W Stockbridge, and has daily steam communication with New York. Also a village of Pease township, Belmont co., in the state of Ohio, 126 m. E of Columbus, on the Ohio, opposite Wheeling. Also a town in Fayette co., Pennsylvania, on the E bank of the Monongahela, at the junction of Dunlap's creek, over which is a bridge connecting it with Brownsville. Pop. 788.-Also a village of Harrison co., Virginia on Simpson's creek, 257 m. NW of Richmond, consisting of about 20 dwellings.-Also a village of Seneca Falls township, Seneca co., in the state of New York, on Cayuga lake, 132 m. NW of Albany, consisting of 20 or 30 dwellings.

| Blackwater and Awbeg, and with the exception of about 600 acres of mountain land, generally fertile. Area 3,240 acres. Pop. in 1841, 993.-Also a village in the p. of and near O'Brien's Bridge, co. Clare, 4 m. SSW of Killaloe. Area 19 acres. Pop. 211.Also a village in the p. of Mulranken, co. and 7 m. SSW of Wexford.

BRIDGEVILLE, a village of Thompson township, Sullivan co., in the state of New York, U. S., 106 m. SW of Albany, on the Neversink. Pop. in 1840, 125.

BRIDGEWATER, a township of Grafton co., in the state of New Hampshire, U. S., 37 m. NW of Concord. It is bounded on the E by the Pemigewasset, and on its W confines is Newfound pond. It affords good pasturage. Pop. in 1840, 747.-Also a township of Plymouth co., in the state of Massachusetts, 25 m. SE of Boston. It is watered by branches of Taunton river, is tolerably fertile, and possesses considerable manufactories. Pop. 2,131.- Also a township of Windsor co., in the state of Vermont, 78 m. S of Montpelier. It is watered by the Queechy and its branches, which afford good water-power. The surface is hilly, but generally fertile. Pop. 1,363.

Also a township of William's co., in the state of Ohio. Pop. 110.-Also a township of Oneida co., in the state of New York, 81 m. NW of Albany. It is hilly, and is watered by the Unadilla, to which it gives rise. Pop. 1,418. The village contains about 350 inhabitants. Also a township of Somerset co., in the state of New Jersey. Except on the NE, it is generally level. Pop. 3,983.-Also a town of Beaver co., in the state of Pennsylvania, on the W side of the Beaver. Pop. 634.-Also a village of Rockingham co., in the state of Virginia, 139 m. NW of Richmond. Pop. 256.

BRIDGEWATER (CAPE), a bold cliffy headland of South-eastern Australia, forming the ESE side of Discovery bay, in S lat. 38° 22′, E long. 141° 20′.

BRIDGFORD (EAST), or BRIDGEFORD-ON-THEHILL, a parish of Nottinghamshire, on the E bank of the Trent, 8 m. ENE of Nottingham. Area 1,910acres. Pop. in 1841, 1,110.

BRIDGFORD, or BRIDGEFORD, a parish of Nottinghamshire, 2 m. SSW of Nottingham, intersected by the Grantham canal, and in the vicinity of the Midland co. railroad. Area 1,720 acres. Pop. in 1841, 332.

BRIDGHAM, or BRIDGEHAM, a parish of Norfolk, 3 m. SW of E Harling. Area 2,330 acres. Pop. in 1841, 328.

chester. Pop. in 1841, 87.

BRIDGHAMPTON, or BRIDGEHAMPTON, a tythBRİDGER (FORT), a small trading-post in Cali-ing in the p. of Yeovilton, Somerset, 2-m. NE of Ilfornia, on one of the head-streams of the Colorado, about 2 m. S of the point where the old waggon trail from the United States makes a bend and takes a NW course, 59 m. S and SW from Green river, and

68 m. NW of Bear river.

BRIDGERULE, a parish, nearly three-fourths of which are in Devon, and the remaining portion in Cornwall, 3 m. WSW of Holsworthy, and about the same distance ESE of Stratton. Total area 4,010 acres; and total pop. in 1841, 497. It is intersected by the Bude and Launceston canal.

BRIDGE-SOLLERS, a parish of Herefordshire, on the Wye, 6 m. WNW of Hereford. Area 740 acres. Pop. in 1841, 65.

BRIDGETON, a township of Cumberland co., in the state of Maine, U. S., on Long Pond, 63 m. SW of Augusta. Its soil is fertile, and its situation affords it important commercial advantages. Pop. in 1840, 1,987.

BRIDGETOWN, a township of Devon, in the p. of Berry-Pomeroy. Pop. 644.-Also a parish of co. Cork, 1 m. S of Castletown-Roche, watered by the

BRIDGMAN ISLAND, an island of the S Atlantic, in the S Shetland group, in S lat. 62° 10', W long. 57°. It is about 4 m. in circumference, and rises to the height of 200 ft. It is of igneous origin, and on the W side is an active volcano.

BRIDGNORTH, or BRIDGENORTH, a borough and market-town in the hund. of Stottesden, co. of Salop, 139 m. NW of London, and 8 m. SE of Much-Wenlock. It stands on the river Severn, which divides it into two portions, called the Upper and Lower towns. The Upper town is on the W bank of the river, on the sides and summit of a red sandstone rock which rises to the height of 180 ft. above the level of the river. The appearance of this division of the town is remarkably picturesque. The Lower town, which lies on the opposite side of the Severn, contains only two principal streets. The market-day is Saturday, when large quantities of grain are brought forward, especially wheat and barley. Races are held here in the month of August. Upwards of three-fourths of the population are returned as em.

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