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tied by a handsets* iron-railing. The grounds have
heicttient with Vat taste, and when the shrubberies '•
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re in mattwity, this part of the town will be very de-
ed'. Anodic+ great ormeinent is the nursery and 1
*elk wek r erisrd'O the Itaithen Moe nd. II
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NI entering by the great west road, the first conspi- I •
ms buildings that strike the traveller are those of
ates-creskent, whiter, although Jar a few yards from
road, are so screened from eleserimtirm by a fine row '
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trees as to enjoy the pleasure of:a country retirement. • I i
number of other streets are boilding-on the Coates s
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mperty. 'ln the neighbourhood of the Canal basin, on
re Lothian-road, several handsome extensive piles of :It 1 .
adding have been erected in a very short time, which
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rave been as quickly occupied. At-Laurieston, a hum-
eer of elegant houses have been lately bath ; and a new
street is in progress, leading towards the new Merchant: i•
Maiden Hospitel, to the %vett of Watson's Hospital.
One of the finest tiinations in the neighbourhood is the
elevated oadd, known as thehead of theLinks(Bernts- .
field) but now called. Viewfortli, and On*which a row of t' ;
, handsonie and commodious villas have been erected.
In the old town the chief improvements have taken
place in the centre of the city, where those unseemly
e obstructions, the Luckenbooths, the Gaol, &c. have been
removed; and on the occasion of his Majesty's visit, the
eort. old Weigh-house was taken do en. A noble front and 1' '
ad piazza were added some time since to the Parliament i• ,
House, the inside of which has been beautified and
an-, rendered more commodious; the adjoining building, . ' I ,
3111- occupied by the libraries of the Advocates and Waiters
Ro- , 1
to-the Signet, well worthy of attention. Immediately
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contiguous is the County Hall, every noble building. . ;
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. 2€4 On the south side of the town and vicinity of Sells- r '
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t one. bury Crags, a nmisber of new streets have risen within
er, at these few years, and Newington pre,,ents innumerable
ditch, 1 .
..:heap.. pleasant villas, in a variety of architecture, according
to the . taste of their projectors. Another handsome j
south-
bridge, Chapel of Ease to the parish of St. Cuthberes is nearly II I
Nov. finished.at the south end of Nicolson-street, beyond St. tI
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re. - Patrick's-square, which will be a conspicuous object to
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I eleven, the eye of the traveller entering from the south. The I
front is partly of the Doric order, and the steeple will
be 116 feet high, terminating in a dome, surmounted by
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er, Earn- a cast-metal lanthorn; ball, and vane, the point above
T.ashi re, which will be of crystal, to act as a non-conductor•to ...;
lightning. The interior is semi-circular, calculated . 1.,
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wpkeeper_ to hold nearly 1800 persons, and will be very neat. •A , t
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tailor. J. new church has been erected in Nicolson-street, viz.
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ne, late of Dr, .14,-nienes, the fiont Gothic , and the Methodists 1"
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, Islington, have built a very handsome chapel in the south-west an-
creel, Bur-
gle of Nicolson's-square. E'
S. Thirty-five years ago there was scarcely y a dozen shops , t
WlCie and in the New Town ; now, in Pa ince*s-street, with the ex-
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et, tailors.— cerion Of hotels and the Albyn Clith-room, they reach
tin and Sear- Hanover-street, occupied as such even to the third story, •t 1
Co. Nassau, and the next division west is fast converting to the same ..,
purpose, with fronts in the first style of architecture.— 1
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TS. South Hanover-street-will soon be-all shops, and the
in other cross streets are rapidly following the eaample, i
buildings nor has Sr. Andremesisguare-escaped the innovation.— , ,
quarter of a The wife uniformity of the oW New Town bas,long
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rushing rapt-' been complained of, but this fault is getting eid Of by
re rearing in giving an additional story to a great number of houses. i' 1
While the spirit of improvement has taken so wide a i
lificent edifice
range, utility and comfort have not been neglected. The I a
the erection
Union Canal Was projected and finished with unprece-
orious process
dented rapidity, and affords great facility of transit to - i
:he foundation
coals, stone, and general merchandize. That article of
ry is now going
first necessity, water, the want of which was lung felt,
of that eminentbefore even the wide extension of the town, has, within I, I
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, St. Andrew's- theee few weeks, been brought from the Crawley Spring, i
due of his Lord- a distance of nearly mine miles. This stupendous me.
['he new Episco-
dertaking was also accomplished in an astonishing short
end of Princes-
period, considering the immense labour in tunnelling ,
ee, are ornaments
and levelling,and, with the canal, afforded the means .I
where the Post
of subsistence to many hundreds of persons. Great , I i.
otel are situated,
imrovements have been made in the markets, and addi- 1
'cent scale ; those
tional. ones added. The arches of the North Bridge, -
and a large square area
the improvements,
Is nature of the un-
to be surmounted. were enclosed for that purpose ; the foimer are occapiel
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as a fish-market—the north side is appropriated to the
me. The Jail and
retailers of shell-fish-the west and south sides form the
iects. A great ad-
vegetable and fruit markets, and the ample space within
House, at the back,
that fine building. is set apart for the wholesale dealers.
,in the Canonmills Those who recollect
Leith many yearn ago will ma.
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dily admit that it has kept pace in improvement with*
ous public buildings
:Impel of Ease for St. the metropolis. In South Leith, besides the extensive
lumb Institution, and docks and warehouses, Custom-house, Exchange, Draw.
bridges, &c. several &ood streets have been added, the
at mentioned edifice is ' I
Nat terminates in an old ones are improving, and at the Links a number of
handsome houses have been erected, the residences of
and is roofing, and the
extensive, is above the merchants and others. Scarcely a vestige of old North
sconrfbusily proceeding
Leith or the Citadel remains, on their site new streets .
iy completed. Bellevue
have been built,„ which extend to the Baum. and *ith .
n occupied as far as the
little interruption to Newhaven. Early in the summer • ;
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of 1817, a handsome church was completed, to the east
foundation of the new
of. the Battery, and being a striking object from the
for the euperstructute.
sea-ward, forms an excellent beacon to pilots: New-
it, and Commands a fine
haven, long the resort of the oyster gourmands.of Edit's-
, a little to the north-
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burgh, has assumed importance since the erection of
o progress, Brill be. nowise
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ten ier, at whis,h the steam -ferry packets-arrive and .
body,
has been etected „
Broughton-place a new
de
ep art. It is rapidly enlarging to the westward, whece
itself as object
trinity chain suspension pier presents
f the new London Road,ll
loeieorderriZepold-place,
• safe and convenient landing of passengers rrotn the otle4 . .
well worthy of attention. It was erected for the more
- _ .....,4„ steam-packets, and has fully ansivered the intertica
• ~iimber of good ions and lavernsisaPtill
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Viunded by *bamboo* iron-railing. The grounds have
beietibiidtient With treat taste, and when the shrubberies
Vtive in materity, this part of the town will be very de-
'NOM& Another great ornainent is the nursery and
fine Walk seekwisrif Of the Earthen Moe nd.
'On entering by the great west road, the first conspi-
ctiOus buildings that strike the traveller are those of
Coates-crestent, which', although Jay a few yards from
the road, are so screened from etrservatirm by a fine tow
Of trees as to enjoy the pleasure of:a country retirement.
A *Metier of other streets are building-on the Coates
property. "In the neighbourhood of the Canal basin, on
the Lothian-road, several handsome extensive piles of
'Wilding have been erected in a very short time, which
I have been as quickly occupied. At-Laurieston, a num-
ber of elegant houses have been lately built ; and a new
street is in progress, leading towards the new Merchants'
Maiden Hospital, to the weft of Watson's Hospital.
"One of the finest siinations in the neighbourhood is the
10evated ground, known as thehead of theLinks(Bernts-
field) but now called. Viewfortli, and On 'which a row of
handsome and commodious villas have been erected.
In the old town the chief improvements have taken
place in the centre of the city, where those unseemly
Obstructions, the Luckenbooths, the Gaol, &c. have been
reemoved ; and on the occasion of his Majesty's visit, the
I old Weigh-house was taken do wn. A noble front and
I piazza were added some time since to the Parliament
, House, the inside of which has been beautified and
!rendered more commodious; the adjoining building, .
occupied by the libraries of the Advocates and Writers
to-the Signet, is wall worthy of attention. Immediately
contiguous is the County Hall, a very 'noble building.
On the south side of the town and vicinity of &lig-
bury Crags, a washer of 'new streets have risen within
these few years, and Newington presents innumerable
pleasant villas, in a variety of architecture, according
to the taste of their projectors. Another handsome
Chapel of Ease to the patish of St. Cuthbert's is nearly
finished at the south end of Nicolson-street, beyond St.
Patrick's-square, which will be a conspicuous object to
the eye of the traveller entering from the south. The
front is partly of the Doric order, and the steeple will
be 116 feet high, terminating in a dome, surmounted by
a cast-metal lanthorn; ball, and vane, the point above
which will be of crystal, to act as a non-conductorao
lightning. The interior is semi-circular, calculated
to hold nearly 1800 persons, and will be very neat. •A
I new church has been erected in Nicolson-street, viz.
'Dr. Jamieson' s, the fiont Gothic , and the Methodists
have built a very handsome chapel in the south-west an-
gle of Nicolson's-square.
Thirty-five years ago there was scarcely a dozen shops
in the New Town ; now, in Pi inee's-street, with the ex-
ception of hotels and the Albyn Chib-room, they reach
Hanover-street. occupied as such even to the third story,
and the next division west is fast converting to the same
purpose, with fronts in the first style of architecture.--
South Hanover-street-avill soon brall shops, and the
' other cross streets ate rapidly following the eaample,
nor has St. Andteuesisguare-escaped -the innovation.—
The smile uniformity of the oars! New Town bas,long
been complained of, but this fault is getting Tid of by
giving an additional story to a great number of houses.
While the spirit of improvement has taken so wide a
range, utility and comfort have not been neglected. The
Union Canal Was projected and finished with unprece-
dented rapidity, and affords great facility of transit to
coals, stone, and general merchandize. That article of
first necessity, water, the want of which was lung felt,
even before the wide extension of the town, has, within
these few weeks, hem brought fr can the Crawley Spring,
a distance of nearly mine miles. This stupendous on.
dertaking was also accomplished in an astonishing short
period, considering the immense labour in tunnelling
and levelling,nnd, with the canal, afforded the means
of subsistence to many hundreds of persons. Great
improvements have been made in the markets, and addi-
tional ones added. The wakes of the North Bridge,
and a large square area of ground to the west of them
were enclosed for that purpose ; the former are" occapiesi
as a fish-market—the north side is appropriated to the
retailers of shell-fish-the west and south sides form the
vegetable and fruit markets, and the ample space within
is set apart for the wholesale dealers.
Those who recollect Leith many years ago will ma.
idily admit that it has kept pace in improvement with
[the metropolis. In South Leith, besides the extensive
docks and warehouses, Custom-house, Exchange, Draw-
bridges, &c. several wood streets have been added, the
old ones are improving, and at the Links a number of
handsome houses have been erected, the residences of
merchants and others. Scarcely a vestige of old North
Leith or the Citadel remains, on their site new streets
have been built., which extend to the Baum,. altd th
little interruption to Newhaven. Early in the summer
of 1817, a handsome church was completed, to the east
of. the Battery, and being a striking object from the
sea-ward, forms an excellent beacon to pilots: New-
haven, long the resort of the. oyster gourmands of Edin-
burgh, has assumed importance since the. erection of
the pier, at whie,h the steam -ferry packets-arrive and
depart. It is rapidly enlarging to the westward, whece
object
Trinity chain suspension pier presents itself twin
well worthy of attention. It was erected for the more
safe and convenient landing of passengers rrotn the oNse
steam-packets, and has fully ansiaered the intended
purpose. A number of good ions and tavernsstate
been built, which will prove a great accommodation to
strangers, and bathers find comfortable quarters in Ali*
merous lodging-houses. On the higher groupd'mtwariyo
very neat cottages have been built:during the lea
years, occupied by the more respectable class of Octet's,.
the different roads from the sea-side are, excelleot, arid
whileo
n agruehaeln olreedt
sonofofhobeuseausaubulilvticitapsr themptilii&dth4e47thilseuaie;
tsluleccreosv.si
extendedin
tthe
h ee
% vicinity
itstr
neordfyi nearlyu
ng v d
villages
neral improvement. At. Stockbridge Abe rage :for
es have participated in the ge-
building is fast destroying the delightful scenery betwpn
it and the aeighleouriag village of the Water of ,latuh,
which had so long been a prominent natural
ortiarnent
in the environs of our ancient city. .0n the greireist
road, Portobello has'risen into -consequence, an4becense
feshionable bathing placer *mikes the permanent
residence of- genteel' faroilielose4iiiitigoW Ceufier.
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court, Threadneedle-street.
Henry Wilson Brown, Surrey-street, Strand, merchant. November.
4, 11, and December 9, at one, at the Court al Cenuniisioners of
Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Anoraks, Mann. Hodgson and
Burton. Salisbury-street, Strand.
Joseph Burbidge, Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. merchant, Novem-.
ber 1, 18, and December 9, at twelve, at the Court of Com-
missioners of Rinkrupts, /3asinglull-street. Attorney, Mr. Ro-
binson, Walbrook.
DIVIDENDS to be made in BASINGH ALL-STREET.
Nov. 22, J. Adcock:St. Mary-Axe, druggist, at one. Nov. 22j
11. Langhorn and W. Bruisford, Bucklersbury, merchants, at one.
Nov. 22, P. Hamelin, Belmont-place, near Vauxhall, plasterer, at
one. Nov. 18, P. Wigglesvrorth, late of Church-street, Shoreditch,
grocer, at one. Nov. 18, C. H. Banbury, Wood-street, Cheap-
side, silk-manufacturer, at one. Nov. 22, F. Petitpierre, "South-
street, Finsbury-square. merchant, at one. Nov. 18, J. Bainbridge,,
Ilse of Queen-street, Cheapside, woullen-draper, at twelve. Noy.
18, R. Qroning, Broad-street-buildings, merchant, at twelve. -
DIVIDEND to be made in the COUNTRY.
Nov. 28. W. hod, Iledditch, Worcestershire, draper, at eleven,
sit the Swan Inn, Alcester, Warwiikshire.
CKETI FICATES.—Nov. 18.
F. Saffery, late of Downturn, Norfolk, farmer. C. Baker, Rom-
sey, Hants, feUmonger. R. Wharton, Little Crosby, Lancashire,
Oiner. D. Phillips, Coldblow, rembrrabire, victualler. .1. Dices.
olyweU, Flintshire, corn-dealer. W. Barnes, Newhall, Worces-
tershire, cord.deakr. Q. Thomas, Breage, Cornwall, shopkeeper.
M. J. J. DOnlan, Cleveland-court, St. James's-place, tailor. J.
°Meld. Edgware-road, coach-maker. J. Humberstone late of
St. John's-street, Clerkenwell, victualler. W. Owen, Islington,
sage-masterE. Howard and J. Gibbs, late of Cork-strest, Bur;
Raven-gardens, money-scriveners.
DISSOLUTIONS Op' PARTNERSIIIPS.
Morris and Nightingale, Manchester, ironmongers. Attila audi
Co. Glasgow. Spence and Atkinson, Tichborne-saver, tailors.— 1
A. Keigluley, sen. and jun. Liverpool, attornies. Martin and Scar-
:tell, St. Osyth's, Baser, surgeons. Thompson and Co. Nassau,
New Providence. •

• EDINBURGH IMPROVEMENTS.
Notwithstanding the great increase of buildings in
this city and its environs, during the last quarter of a
century, they are still going on with astonishing rapi-
dity, and Churches and public edifices are rearing in
quick succession.'
The most central is the intended magnificent edifice
on the north end of the Earthen Mound, the erection
of which has been protracted by the laborious process
of driving nearly 2000 piles, on which the foundation
has been finished, and the polished masonry is now going
on. The noble column to the memory of that eminent
statesman Lord ViscOunt Melville, in St. Andrew's-
square, is a fine object. The colossal statue of his Lord-
ship is yet wanting on the summit. The new Episco-
pal Chapel of St, John, at the west end of Princes-
street, and that of St. Paul, in York-place, are ornaments
of the richest kind. Waterloo-place, where the Post
and.-Stamp Offices and Waterloo Hotel are situated,
though a short street, is on a magnificent scale ; those
only who witnessed the progress of the improvements.
here can duly appreciate the stupendous nature of the un-
dertaking, and the obsticles that had to be surmounted.
The-approach by this road is sublime. The Jail and
Governor's house are tonspieubus objects. A great ad-
dition is making, to the Register House, at the back,
which extendsthe whole length of that fine building.
On the north' side of the town, in the Canonmills
Distillery Attk;ugroup of contiguous public buildings
are in rapid progress, viz. a new Chapel of Ease for St.
Cuthbert's Parish, the Deaf and Dumb Institution, and
'the Edinburgh Academy : the first mentioned edifice is
roofed and the steeple finished, which terminates in an
open dome ana crosslet : the second is roofing, and the
Academy. which 'will be ,very extensive, is above the
foundation, and the polished masonry busily proceeding
with. Drummond-place is nearly completed. Bellevue
Crescent, at Broughton, has been occupied as far as the
houses are finished, and the foundation of the new
Church there is Dearly ready for the superstructure.
Tbis situation is very delightful, and commands a fine
prospect... Claremont Crescent, a little to the north-
ward on the same road, also in progress, will be nowise
inferior. At the east -end of Broughton place a tie*
Chapel, of the United Secession body, has been etectiM•
with a noble poetise of the Davie orderettlopold-platti
at the western termination of the new London Road,ll
a fine pile of building.
In the north-west quarter, the Royal Circus is nearly
finished and inhabited. A vacant piece of ground on the
west side is railing in for an additional shrubbery, and
we presume the same will take place on the east side, un-
less it is still in contemplation to erect a church or other
public edifice upon it. The plan of the intended elegant
octagon in Lord Moray's grounds is beginning to deve-
lope itself, and at the west end of Queen-street, on the'
north side, several noble housessare nearly finished as to
the masonry. A very neat row of houses has been erected
It .the beginning of the Queensferry-road (Lynedock-
Auce), Whichi coottininds I most- beautiful prospect, in-
&ding the romantic 'scenery of the Water of Leith, in
die fore-gnannd.
We have mote. than once had occasion to advert to
nevi gardisikbiteWeenaoefiti-street and Heriotirew,
while in inttg*tietlity Mat now be said to be cons.'
pieced, and ate in the highest degree eteditable to ace
ece
public spirit'of the proprietors. They occupy asp a
between Dunclii-street and Lord 3 Wetrayss's roperty,
titd (ssithatte etatptlaid bbiliotdikies wall) lite
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