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Isle. [It was conveniently situated for the building and wintering 

 of vessels.] 



Nelson Township, in the west Hiding of the County of York, on 

 the Lake Ontario, near Burlington Bay. Second edition. [From 

 Horatio Lord Nelson, from whom also the village of Bronte, in this 

 township, has its name.] 



Nen River, in the east riding of the County of York, rises several 

 miles in the rear of York, and running southerly through the town- 

 ship of Markham, parts of Scarborough, and Pickering, empties 

 itself into Lake Ontario, east of the Highlands in Scarborough. 

 [The Nen has lost its English and retained its French name — The 

 Rouge. The Otchipways distiuguished it, A. Jones says, as Kitchi- 

 Sippi, The Big River.] 



Nepean Township, in the eastern district, is the eighth township 

 in ascending the Ottawa river, and the first township on the west 

 side of the river Rideau. [Probably from Lieut. -Gen. Nicholas 

 Nepean, living in 1793 et seq.'\ 



Newark Town is situated on the west side of the entrance of 

 Niagara river, opposite to the fortress of Niagara on Lake Ontario. 



This town was laid out in the year 1791, and the ■ buildings com- 

 menced upon the arrival of His Excellency Lieut.-Governor Major- 

 General Simcoe, in 1792. It contains now about one himdred and 

 fifty houses. The gaol and court-house for the home district were 

 erected in this place, by an Act of the Provincial Legislature in their 

 first session. The coui'ts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace 

 are holden here the second Tuesday in January, April, July, and 

 October, annually, by the same authority. The Coiirt of King's 

 Bench sits here. The first Provincial Parliament met at this place, 

 and the public offices of Government have been held /)?'o tempore 

 here. Navy Hall, which is situated on the west bank of the river, a 

 little above the town, was the residence of His Excellency the Lieut.- 

 Governor, during his stay at this place ; the Council House is about 

 half way between the town and Navy Hall. The public offices are 

 now about mo"\dng to York. [From Newark, a borough and market 

 town ill Nottinghamshire, having the ruins of a fine castle built in 

 Stephen's reign, and dismantled in the Cromwellian period.] 



Newark Township, in the County of Lincoln, lies to the west side 

 of Niagara river, immediately opposite to the fort. 



Newcastle. This town plot is situated on the Presqu'isle de Quints, 

 extending into Lake Ontaxio, from the easterly part of the township 



