

. 'i 



alter rebuilt in it* prwwit regular maun, 

 built; Uwrtrwt* art pared and k*pl clean, 

 with fat, and h*. a good supply of w^ 



rbu:lt ID tu prtMQt regular manner. The house* are well 

 clean. The town U well lighted 

 water. A ubucription library 

 oolUoUoa of book*. Bury poueme* handsome 

 a subscription oonVe-room n I billiard-room, 

 , and a saving* bank. A new theatre wai built in 

 Ml*, and to* old on* converted into a concert-room. There ia a 

 good oolWatha of plant* in the Botanic Garden*, which are a part of 

 UM old abbqr (round*, and contain aome picturesque bit* of the ruin*. 

 Th* *hir*-fcaU, a neat modern building, U situated on the ancient site 

 of St. Margaret's church, and eontain* two good-cued court*. The 

 Guildhall, where th* boruugh court* arc held, is a handsome itructure, 

 both of lint and front ona 



Th* county jail, erected in 1808 at a co*t of 30,0001., about half a 

 mile fro* the south end of the town, U built on the radiating prin- 

 ciple, and U urroundd by a wall 20 feet high, incloeing an octagonal 

 area, the diameter of which I* S92 feet The houae of correction for 

 tonal* pruonm i near the jail. 



Among UM p*T~* l T l charitie* of Bary are US almshoiues. founded 

 by diflbrmt permo*. They are under the superintendence of trustees, 

 and their fund* altogether amount to about MODI, per annum. Clop. 

 too Hospital, founded by Boley Clopton, M.I), for the support of six 

 and widower* and widow*, i* a nnat brick building, with the arm* of 

 UM founder over the principal entrance. A hug* building intended 

 by the government for an ordnance depot, was purchased and con- 

 verted into an honpital, which U supported by Toluntary contributions ; 

 it ha* been *ino* enlarged by the addition of two wings. 



About a mile from Bury tic river Larke becomenavigable to Lynn, 

 whence coals and other commodities are brought in small barges. The 

 Eastern Union railway has diverted a good deal of this traffic to itself. 

 The market-days are Wednesday for corn, Ac., and Saturday for meat 

 and poultry. Fairs are held on the Tuesday in Easter week, and on 

 the 1st of October and 1st of December for horses, cattle, cheese, *c. 

 The great fair, which is justly celebrated, generally commences about 

 th* 10th of October, and last* about three weeks. About three miles 

 from Bury 1s I ck worth, the magnificent seat of the Marquis of Bristol 

 The house U circular, 140 feet in height and 90 feet in diameter, and 

 stand* in the centre of a park which baa a circuit of 11 miles. 



(Oace'* 8*/M ; Communication from Bury.) 



BCSA'CO, the name of a convent situated on the summit of a 

 mountain-ridge in the province of Beira in Portugal, called the Serra 

 d* Bosaco, which i* an offset from the great Serra de Alcoba. In 

 September 1810 the united English and Portuguese army under Wel- 

 lington, about 40,000 strong, took post on the Serra do Busaco, and 

 neeaacfully rcnUted the French army under Masscnn, 68,000 strong. 

 Maatena being unable to force the position, turned it by a mountain- 

 pa** orer a neighbouring mountain-ridge, and then Wellington con- 

 tinued his retreat to the line* of Torres Vedras. 



KIM.] 



Bl> sAiri'R.a principality inflorthern Hindustan, 



occupying a mountainous tract on both side* of the Himalaya range. 

 Bunaber lie* between SO' and 32 X. Lit, 77 and 7U K. long. ; it U 

 bounded on the N.W. by the Sutlei, S. and S.E. by the Junni 

 by Sinnor, and X. and E. it extends to the empire of China. Over 

 a coniidiTable part of this territory, the boundaries of which ore but 

 imperfectly known, the Raja of Biuaaher exercise* only a kind of 

 feudal superiority, the ruler* of the petty state* into which it ia 

 divided |*ying an annual tribute to him as their head. The area of 

 th* territory Is itated at 3000 square miles, and the population at 

 1(0,000, with an annual revenue of about 15,0001. The sub 

 tribute paid to the IViti-h government U about 1500/. 



lituMahtr ii divided into the district of Kunawur ; the tract con- 

 taining FUmnoor, the capital, and Seran; the valley of th. 

 Pabsr ; and Daaau, which contains the Tartar pergunnoh of Uanga- 

 rang. Kunawur U a rugged district, extending on the east to Shipko, 

 UM frontier town of Chinese Tartary, and on the west to Uangarang. 

 Th* Keubrang fa*, in the Himalaya Mountains, wliioh U 18,180 feet 

 bore UM UrI of the sea, forms the boundary between Kunawur and 

 Cnttms Tartary. Tl.. climate of Kuoawur district is cold, and a 

 "* Prt , * composed of eminence* covered with *now. 



UttJr grain is raised, and the chief employment is breeding and 

 "aria*; "P. to***, ponle*, aam, and mule*. The inhabitant* enjoy 

 f ooj I *E oU * 00 ft* honwty and punctuality in their doling*. The 

 Urjr**t village* do not contain more than 100 inhabitant* ; several 

 afibh UM appauane* of wealth and civiliamtion. The majority of 

 UM inhabitants are Hindoo*, but in aome of the Tillage, the people 

 ar. adherraU of the grand or Dalai Lama of Las**, Sampoor. the 

 capital of th* principaUty, i* situated in 81* 27' N. lat, 77' 38' E. 

 long . on UM UR bank of th* Sutlcj, where that rircr is little more 

 than JOO f*vt wide, and confined by lofty precipice*, between which 

 UM water foam* and daahe* furiously. The stream U crossed by a 

 bridge of rope*, traversed by a block of wood, upon which the traveller 

 ait* and i* drawn acrosa. Bampoor i* considered a place of much 

 sanctity, and U much frequented by religious m*ndicanU : it contains 

 ra1 temple*. The town now contains only about 150 stone and 

 ted dwelling* : it ia th* usual place of residence of the raja, who 

 na alao a summer palace at Scran, about 22 mile* higher up UM river. 



This residence of the raja is on a hill 3 miles from the bonks of tho 

 Sutlrj, and 4500 feet above its level. 



The third district, that which contains the valley of the 

 Paber, i* the moat productive part of tho principality, l.ut some por- 

 tion even of this is wild and barren. Iron ore is found in 

 and is worked, when the iron form* an article of export tu t! 

 countries. Daaau produce* wheat and barley, but not ricv. Near 

 the villages, and in sheltered spots, apricots, gooseberries, and 

 currants are found, but the tree* and bushes are stunted. The 

 inhabitant** po**e*s considerable numbers of ponies and mule*. 

 Manufacture* of coarse blanketing are carried on. In other parts of 

 Busaaher woollen cloths of a superior texture are made, the 

 being of excellent quality; a few shawls are likewise made of goatu' 

 and sheep's wool mixed. Busaaher receives from Hindustan sugar, 

 cotton, hardwares, and indigo, and return* iron, opium, tobacco, tur- 

 meric, and blanket*. From Tibet and the Chinese territories are 

 brought shawl-wool, salt, tea, silk goods, musk, and borax : the 

 returns ore grain, iron, and opium, cotton cloth", indigo, and other 

 articles received from the lower parts of Hindustan. The principality 

 was conquered in 1810 by tho Oorkas, and remained subject to them 

 until 1814, when it was regained by the British for the raja, who with 

 the other hill chiefs waa confirmed in his possessions at the close 

 Xepaul war in 1815. 



(Parliamentary Paper*.) 



BUTE, one of the islands which compose the county of Bute, 

 Scotland, is situated in the Frith of Clyde, between 55 42' and 

 55 56' N. lat., 4 58' and 5 10' W. long., distant about six miles 

 from the opposite mainland of Ayrshire, and about half a mile from 

 Argyll-shire, from which county it is separated by a narrow and 

 crooked but pi. tun. <<j\i^ channel called the Kyles of Bute, 

 lation of the island in 1851 was 10,661. The island is about 1C miles 

 long, and varies from three miles to four miles in breadth. To the 

 north it is il. -,.<.( -.I. rocky, and barren ; the central part is diversified 

 by hills, valley.-, and fertile tracts ; and the south end is hilly and 

 divided from the rest of the island by a low and sandy plain 

 Langal-chorid. The coast is rocky and indented by bays. Tli 

 of tho island consist* of clay, loam, and sand, with moss lying on 

 gravel. The greater part of the arable land is inclosed and culti- 

 vated ; barley, oats, potatoes, turnips, and the artificial grosses are all 

 cultivated v. ith success. About the middle of the island are three 

 small lakes Loch Fad, Loch Ascog, and Loch Queiu. The climate, 

 though damp, is mild and temperate, and the island is much resorted 

 to by invalids, ROTUSAY being one of the favourite watering places of 

 the Clyde. The minerals are limestone, freestone, shite, and some 

 indifferent coal. Beds of coral and shells, of considerable thickness, 

 are found in several places half a mile from the sea-coast. 



Bute island contains many remains of antiquity. Dunpyle, or Duu- 

 nagoil, a vitrified fort, attributed to the Danes or Norwegians, and 

 situated on a lofty crag in the south-west part of the island, is an 

 object of interest and curiosity. In the southern ,-\ti-.-mitv 

 island ore the ruins of on ancient chapel. Not far from the ruins are 

 tho remains of a circular erection about 30 feet in diameter and In 

 feet high, known as the ' Devil's Cauldron ; ' tho object for which it 

 was erected has not been ascertained. Bute, and the adjacent islands, 

 were long subject to the Norwegians, lioco of Noi . took 



possession of Bute, but . returned to the allegiance of 



the King of Scotland. Kdward ..I' ' Id it till 1312, when it 



fell into the possession of Bruce. [:'.:' 1 II. and James III. made 

 the inland their occasional i It was garrisoned by > 



well, and was the scene of tho Karl of Argylu's unfortunate L. 

 in 1685. 



Account of Scotland.) 



\ in Scotland which comprises tho islands of 



'>...... the CUUBRAKS, and INCHMAHNOI K ; with the small 



of LamLu-l i, which belong to A iron. The area of 



the con i i : urns of 1841 at 103,040 acres, 



whii li 'I to 161 square miles; the return us of 



1851 state tho area at 171 square miles ; othe: 



square mile- lation of the county in U-il was H>,Gu8 ; in 



17'.'1 it was 10,563. Buteshire returns one member to t! 

 Parliament; previous to tho passing of the I'. 



returned a member to Parlianicut alternately with the county of 

 Caithness. The constituency of the county in ISill was 4S3, includ- 

 ing the electors of the royal burgh of Hothaay, tho county town. 

 by the Reform Act were united to those of the county for parlia- 

 mentary purpose*. Tho inlands of which tho county is composed, an 

 well a* KOTUSAY the county town, are noticed in distinct articles. 

 Lamlash and 1'ladda arc notiixnl under AKRAN. 



. an iinc.ii ut town, now ruined, oil the 

 us, on the northern or narrow part of the channel which 

 divide* the island (mm the mainland. It stood on a hill 



surrounded by marshy ground, and forming a sort of peninsula at tho 

 entrance of the harbour or lake Pelodes, and nearly opposite tli 

 moutory of Leucimno in the uland of Corfu. (Strabo, vii) Tin 

 which ia connected with a bay of the sea by a river (now called Paula) 

 three miles long, u now called ' VuUimlro.' Virgil calls it ' Lofty Buth- 

 rotum ' iii.), where he make* JEneta meet Helenus the son of 



Priam, who ruled over the country of the Chaonians after the death 



