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Um opening of th« nilway to Nawluvan th* traffio of the pIms 

 hM itaaililjr increwad. The mouth of the rirer i« protcotod by a, 

 battery on the beigbta naer Cutla Hill. The riT«r la oroesed by a 

 dniwbridge ereoted in 17S4. There ere e ahip-building yiud end Urge 

 bonding wuebottM*. The chief imports ooniint of ooeln, timber, com, 

 wine^ and spirita, and there ia a good coa«tiiig-trade in fiuur and 

 butter. The exporU are limited, moat of the veaaela going out in 

 ballaet. The number of vesMls regiatered as belonging to the port of 

 Mewhaven, on December 3lit ISfiS wu 25, of an aggregate tonnage 

 of Mil, at wliioh 10, under SO tona eaob, amounted to 216 tone. 

 During 1S53 there entered the port 301 Bailing-Teaaela, of 83,310 tona, 

 and 273 ateam-TeaMis of 43,020 tona; and there cleared 61 sailing- 

 veaaels of 6116 tona, end 2S0 ateam-vessela of 43,203 tons. Steam- 

 Twaela, in ooonection with the Brighton and South Coast railway, ply 

 between Newhaven and Dieppe and the Cbsnoel Islands. 



NEWHAVEX. [CossECTiccT ; EDurBnaoHsaiRE.] 



NEWMARKET, partly in Catnbridgeehire and partly in Suffolk, a 

 market-town and the seat of a Poor- Law Union, is situated iu 52° H' 

 N. lat, 0° 25' K long., diatant 13 miles E. by N. from Cambridge, 

 61 miles N. by E. from Loiiduu by road, and 04 miles by the Eastern 

 Counties railway. The town is under a Local Board of Health. The 

 population of the town in ISJl was 3856. The livings are in the 

 archdeaconry of Sudbury and diocese of Ely. Newmarket PoorLaw 

 Union contains 29 parishes and townships, with au area of 97,373 

 ■ores, and a population in 1851 of 80,655. The town is built in the 

 bottom and along the sides of a valley. Thf main street Is three- 

 qoartera of a mile long, wide, and well lighted. There is a neat 

 market-house. Besides the two parish churches there are chapels for 

 Independents and Wesleyan Methodists, a National school, and a 

 savings bank. The greater part of the town was destroyed by fire in 

 1628, and again in the early part of the liist century. Hone-racing, 

 now the principal source of prosperity, does not appear to have been 

 introduced here till about the dose of the 16th century. Soon after 

 the accession of Jaroee I. to the English throne horse-racing became a 

 (aahionable diversion, and a house was erected at Newmarket for the 

 accommodation of the king and his court Adjoining the remaining 

 portion of this house are the extensive stables formerly used for the 

 royal stud. The building of the Jockey Club and other large mausious 

 •le close by. The race-cour«e extends four miles in length, and is 

 eooaidered the finest in the world. The ti-aining-ground is on a 

 gentle acclivity on the southern side of the town, and for its purpose 

 l> quite equal to the race-course, llie races which take place during 

 the year are seven iu number, and never fail to attract a large number 

 of visitors. The market-day is Tuesday. The fairs are held on Whit- 

 Tuesday and on the 8tb of November. Maltiug and brewing are 

 oarried on. A county court is held. 



NEWMARKET. [CoiiK.] 



NEWM1LN8, Ayrshire, Scotland, a village and ancient burgh of 

 barony in the |>arish of Loudoun, is situated on the right bank of the 

 Irvine Water, in 65° 86' N. lat, 4° 20' W. long., distant 7 miles E. from 

 Kilmarnock, 41 miles S. by W. from Qlaagow by the South-Western 

 lailway, and 67 miles S.W. by W. from Edinburgh by road. The 

 population of the burgh in 1861 was 2211. Many of the inhabitants 

 are employtd in hand-loom weaving. The village contains the parish 

 ehurch, a chn{)el for United Presbyterians, the parochial school, a 

 ■chool for girU, and a subscription library. 



NEWNUAM. lOLOUCESTEKSHtRP..] 



NEWPORT, Monmouthshire, a market-town, municipal and parlia- 

 mentary borough, and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the parish of 

 St. WooUoa^ is situated on the right bank of the river Uek, about 4 

 mile* from iU mouth, in 51° 85' N. lat, 2° 69' W. long., distant 24 

 miles B.W. by W. from Monmouth, 148 miles 'W. from London by 

 road, and 1684 miles by the Qreat Western and .South Wales railwaya. 

 The population of the borough in 1851 was 19,323. The borough is 

 governed by 6 aldi^rmen and 18 councillors, one of whom is mayor; 

 and, in conjunction with Monmouth and Usk, returns one member to 

 the Imperial Parliament The living is a vicarage in the archdeaconry 

 of Monmouth aud diocese of Llaudafl'. Newport Pooi^Law Union 

 eontains 40 parishes and townships, with an area of 110,255 acres, and 

 a popuUtion in 1851 of 48,472. 



The town of Newport has much increased in importance of late 

 Jfn. Extensive iron-woika have been established, and the docks, 

 opened in 1842, have afforded increased accommodation for shipping. 

 1m town-ball and the post«ffica are modem erections. The parish 

 alHBeh was originally of Norman arcbiteoture ; the nave and a very 

 ilia wsatom archway remain in good condition. There are also — St 

 Paul's church, built within the last 15 years ; a new church in the 

 Kiburb of PUIgwenly, a4jaaent to the docks; a larnand handsome 

 Boman Catholic chapel ; chapela for Welsh and EnglBh congregations 

 in connection with Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists, ludependenta, 

 and Beptista ; National, Britinh, and Infant schools ; an Atueneeum ; 

 a meobaaics institute ; a working man's institute; a dispensary; and 

 a savings bank. Mails and iron spikes are extensively manufactured. 

 The exports of iron and coal from Newport are of large amount 

 Kewport waa anciently the port of the city of Caerleon, about Si miloa 

 farther np the river. The number of vessels registered as belonging 

 to the port on December Slat 186S wa* 78, namely : — Sailing-vessels, 

 19 under 60 toii% toanai* in all 66S ; and 6S above 60 tons, tonnage 



11,378 : staam-v e as e la 8, tonnage 119. During 1863 there entered the 

 port 1967 sailing-vessels of 149,777 tons sggregate burden, and 81 

 steamers of 2366 tons; and thera cleared 7660 aailiogveasels of 687,11 1 

 tons, and 34 steam-veasels of 1763 tons aggregate burdsn. The docks 

 cover an area of 4^ acres. The dock-gates have a clear opening of 62 

 feet The rise of spring tide is from 36 feet to 40 feet The Usk is 

 navigable for shipping up to the stone bridge. A short distance above 

 the stone bridge the South Wales railway crosses the river on a bridge 

 constructed of timber and iron. The Monmouthshire Canal commu- 

 nicates with Pontypool and Brecknock. The market-days are Wed- 

 nesday and Saturday. Commodious barracks stand about a mile from 

 the town. Kewport Castle, of which the only remains are a square 

 tower and a portiou of the great ball, now used as a brewery, com- 

 manded the passage of the Usk. Newport was the scene of the Chartist 

 outbreak in November, 1839. 



NEWPORT, Sbrop.«hire, a market-town aud borough, and the seat 

 of a Puor-Law Union, iu the parish of Newport, is situated iu 52° 46' 

 N, lat, 2° 22' W. long., disUiit 17 miles E.N.K. from Shrewsbury, 142 

 miles N.W. from London by road, and 144 miles by the North- Went oru 

 and Shropshire Union railways. The population of the town iu I "61 

 was 2906. 1'he living is a perpetual curacy in the archdeaconry of 

 Salop and diooe'se ot Lichfield. Newport Puor-Law Union contains 16 

 parishes and townships, with an area of 47,477 acres, and a population 

 in 1851 of 16,620. 



The corporation of Newport existed in the reign of Henry III. A 

 portiou of the pariah church appears to be of the 15th century, and 

 tho interior bears traces of great beauty ; but the side-aisles having 

 been rebuilt with brick, the building presents a most incongruous 

 appearance. The Independents aud Roman Catholics have places of 

 worship. The Free Qrammar school has three masters, and several 

 exhibitions for Oxford University. The number of scholars in liiSl 

 was 53. Thera ore another Endowed scUoul for boys, a National 

 school for girls, and a savings bank. A county court is held. The 

 market-day is Saturday. The manufacture of stockings furnishes some 

 employment 



NEWPORT, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, the capital of the island, a 

 market-towu aud municipal and parliamentary borough, in the parish 

 of Newport, is situated in 50' 42' N. lat, 1° 17' W. long., distant 82 

 miles S.8.W. from London. The population of the borough in 1851 

 was 8047. The borough is governed by ti aldermen and 18 cuuucillora, 

 and returns two members to the Iiii|>erial Parliament Tho living is 

 a curacy annexed to the vicarage of Carisbrooke, in the archdeaconry 

 and dioceae of Winchester. 



Newport is situated in a valley near the centre of the island, on tho 

 left bank of the Medina River, which is navigable to New)>ort Vessels 

 of considerable burden can ascend to the quay with hi^h tides. The 

 town is built on an easy uscent, and is well paved, lighted with gas, 

 and clean. The town-hall and market-house form a Ufat aud commo- 

 dious structure. There are a public library aud reading-room, called 

 the Isle of Wight Institution ; a mechanics institute ; a B'ree (Jrammar 

 school, which had 42 scholars in 1852; a small theatre; and two 

 aaaembly-ruoms. The church was built in 1172, but has been frequently 

 repaired and altered. There are chapela for Wesleyan Methodists, 

 Inilependents, Baptists, and Roman Catholics ; National and Infant 

 schools; Blue-coat and Qray-coat schools for girls; and a savings bank. 

 A couuty court is heUi The House of Industry, in the vicinity of 

 Newport, is a spacious building, with 80 acre* of laud attached to it, 

 divided into fields and giirdena, and cultivated by the inmates. The 

 Albsuy barrocki were built in 179S, and were much employed during 

 the lost war : they have a good military hospital, aud grounds attached 

 to them. Parkhurst prison, for juvenile convicts, is iu the neighbour- 

 hood of Newport 



The market is on Saturday, aud is much frequented, Newport being 

 a central depdt, from which com and other agrioultund produce are 

 shipped, and which imports articles of manufacture, coals, provisions, 

 &C., for the iuterior aud south side of the islaud. The laoe manufac- 

 ture employs several hundred persona An annual fair is held on 

 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in WhiUun werk; at Michaelmas 

 are three BargaiuKair Saturdays, when the country men-servants and 

 maid-servsnts meet at separate parts of the town to be hired, and this 

 is the great season for rustic sports. There are some fine walks iu the 

 neighbourhood of Newport 



NEWPORT. [Essex; Kkstcckt; Pbubbokishirk.] 



NEWPORT PAGNELL, Buckinghomahire, a market-town and the 

 seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Newport Psgiiell, is 

 situated near the junction of the rivers Ouse and Ousel, in 62° 6' 

 N. lat, 0° 48' W. long., 28 miles N. by E. from Aylesbury, 60 miles 

 N.W. by N. from London by road. The population of the town iu 

 1851 was 3312. The living is a vicarage iu the archdeaconry of 

 Buckingham aud diocese of Oxford. Newport Pagnell Poor-Law 

 Union contains 45 perishes and townshi|M, with au area of 68,05 1 

 acres, and a population in 1861 of 23,093. 



The town of Newport Pagnell is divided into two unequal parts by 

 the river Ousel, over which there is an iron bridge, erected in 1810. 

 Tho parish church is a spacious building of oousidernble antiquity, 

 with a handsome square tower and pinuaoleo, and otauila upon nn 

 emiueuoe from which there is a fine view of the Hiirrounding eonntry. 

 There are chapels for Independents, Baptists, and Wesleyan Methodists; 



