iv CONTENTS. 



CHAP. I'AOit 



XI. The Nouth of England, tmk Cimhuian ^Idintvins, tiii; Jî\.sins uf ïhi: Eih;n, the Teics, 



AND THE TVNE .............. 279 



General Features, p. 2^9. 

 Topogriiphij. — ^^'est^lorelaHd, p. '284. Cuniberlaud, p. 2S(). 1 <iuli:iin, p. 289. NuithiinibiT- 

 land, p. 293. 

 XII. The Isle of Man 299 



XIII. Southern Scotland .............. 302 



General Features, p. 302. Surface Fi'utures, p. ^03. Coasts, p. 300. liivers, j). 30). Lslauds, 

 p. 307. Inhabilarits, p. 309. 

 Topography. — Dumfries, p. 313. Kirkcudbrii^ht, p. 313. Wigtown, p. 314. Ayr, p. 314. Bute, 

 p. 315. Lanark, p. 315. llenfrew, p. 319. Dumbarton, p. 320. Peebles, p. 322. Selkirk, 

 p. 322. Roxburjj^h, p. 322. Berwick, p. 323. lladdin.cfton, j). 325. Edinburgh, p. 325. 

 Linlithgow, p. 328. Stirling, p. 329. Clackmannan, p. 329. Kinross, p. 330. Fife, p. 33L 



XIV. NouTHEUN Scotland .............. 333 



Genei-al Features, p. 33:5. Mountains, p. 335. Glaciation, ]i. \\^~. l-'ntlis and I>oclis, 

 p. 339. Islands, p. 343. Orkneys, p. 343. Shetland Isles, p. 345. llubrides, p. 346. 

 Climate, p. 353. Flora and Fauna, p. 354. The People, p. 355. 

 Topography. — Perth, p. 362. Forfar, p. 364. Kincardine, p. 366. Aberdeen, p. 367. Banff, 

 p. 371. Elgin, p. 371. Nairn, p. 371. Inverness, p. 371. Eoss and Cromaily, p. 373. 

 Sutherland, p. 375. Caithness, p. 376. Orkneys and Shetland.s, p. 377. Argyll, p. 377. 



XV. Ikelanu 378 



General Features, p. 378. Surface Features, p. 379. Geology, p. 380. Mountains, p. 380. 

 The Central Plain, p. 386. Lakes, p. 387. Bogs, p. 389. Kivcrs,p. 390. Climite, p. 394. 

 Flora and Fauna, p. 395. The People, p. 396. 

 Topography. — Leinster. — Dublin, p. 411. Louth, p. 414. Meath, p. 414. Wcstmeath, 



p. 415. Longford, p. 415. King's County, p. 415. Qu<;en's County, p. 4I5. Kildare, 



p. 416. "Wicklow, p. 416. Wexford, j). 417. Carlow, p. 417. Kilkenny, p. 417. 

 Ulster. — Down, p. 418. Antrim, p. 420. Londonderry, p. 422. Tyrone, p. 423. Armagh, 



p. 423. Monaghan, p. 423. Cavan, p. 421. Fermanagh, p. 424. Donegal, p. 424. 

 CoNXAUGHT. — Leitrim, p. 425. Roscommon, p. 425. Galway, p. 425. Mayo, p. 427. 



Sligo, p. .427. 

 MuNSTEu. — Clare, p. 427. Limerick, p. 428. Kerry, p. 429. Cork, p. 430. Waterford, 



p. 433. Tipperary, p. 434. 



XVI. StjVTIstics of the United Kingdom ........... 436 



Population, p. 436. Agriculture, p. 443. Mining, p. 451. Manufactui-es, y. 456. Com- 

 merce, p. 460. Social Condition, p. 469. 



XVII. Government and Administration ........... 475 



APPENDIX: Statistical Tables 487 



I. Area and Population . 487 



II. Agricultural Statistics of the British Isles ........ 494 



III. Imports of Merchandise into the United Kingdom classified ..... 496 



IV. E.xports of British Produce classified 497 



V. Imports and Exports according to Countries ........ 498 



VI. Trade of the Principal Ports, 1879 500 



VII. Statistical View of the British Empire 502 



INDEX 505 



Note. — On a comparison of this volume with the corresponding French one, it will be found that not 

 only have ninetj* additional illustrations been inserted in the text, and four coloured maps added, but 

 that the text itself has been expanded to the extent of ne.irly one hundred jjagcs. It was thought that a 

 work intended for English readers should furnish information on the Biitish Isles somewhat more full than 

 that given for the countries of Continental Europe. The Editor, in making these additions, has taken 

 care to preserve the character of M. lieclus's original work. He has occasionally enlarged upon matters 

 only slightly touched upon by the French author, and expanded more especially the topographical 

 portion of the w( .rk, but he has carefully abstained from intruding his own opinions when these were not 

 quite in accord with the views held by the Author.— E. G. R. 



