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AUTHOR OF CRITICAL RESEARCHES IN GEOGRAPHY, EDITOR OF ROLLIN'S ANCIENT HISTORY,

&c. &c.

ILLUSTRATED BY A COMPLETE SERIES OF MAPS, AND
OTHER ENGRAVINGS.

VOLUME III.

GLASGOW:

ARCHIBALD FULLARTON AND CO.;
TAIT, EDINBURGH; W. CURRY, JUN., & CO., DUBLIN;
SIMPKIN & MARSHALL, AND W. S. ORR, LONDON.

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GLASGOW:

FULLARTON AND CO., PRINTERS, VILLAFIELD.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME THIRD

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CHAP. III. PHYSICAL FEATURES MOUNTAINS-

RIVERS COASTS-Mountains,76-The Cheviot

Hills-Cumberland Hill-Welsh Mountains,

77-Rivers, 78-The Thames-The Severn-

The Mersey, 79-The Dee-The Tyne-The

Trent-The Humber-The Medway-Lakes

-Canals, 80-Coasts-Western Coast, 81-

Southern Coast-Eastern Coast, 82.

CHAP. IV. Climate-Soils-Strata-Minerals-Ani-

mal and Vegetable Kingdoms, 83-Average

quantity of Rain and Dew-Temperature-

Winds-State of the Barometer, 81-Soils-

Strata-Minerals, 85-Mineral Springs-Aui-

mal Kingdom-Vegetable Kingdom, 86.

CHAP. V. AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES-Sect.

I. -Agriculture-Northern Counties, 87-

Counties bordering on Wales, 88-Midland

District, 89-Eastern District, 91-South-

Eastern District-Southern Counties, 94-

South-Western Counties-Wales, 95-Sect.

II.-Manufactures-Northern Counties, 95-

Counties bordering on Wales, 96-Midland

District, 97-South-Eastern District-South-

ern Counties, 98-South-Western Counties-

Eastern District-Wales, 99.

CHAP. VI, CHIEF CITIES AND TOWNS-City of Lon-
don Name and History, 99 - Municipal

Government, 100-Commerce-Population-

Calculation of London Consumption, 104-

Edifices, 105-Liverpool, 106-Manchester-

Birmingham-Bristol, 109-Leeds-York-

Oxford, 110-Cambridge-Minor Cities and

Towns, 111-Welsh Towns - Population

Table, 112.

CHAP. VII. NATIONAL CHARACTER-MANNERS AND

114-

CUSTOMS LANGUAGE LITERATURE,

English Language-English Literature, 116-

Welsh Language and Literature, 121.

CHAP. VIIL RELIGION-Historical sketch of the In-

troduction of Christianity into Britain, 122-

The Druids, note, 122-The Anglo-Saxons

and Danes, note, 124-Ecclesiastical Govern-

ment of England and Wales, 132-Plurality

of Benefices-Ecclesiastical Statistics, 134.

CHAP. IX. ENGLISH ISLANDS-Wight-Guernsey---

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