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C16 Mil. I.. Falls of Clyde. Douglas AVuter and the Avon are among its principal tributaries. l'i"iu llothwcll the mes broad and majestic, with banks 1 fully clothed with orchards U here and there with busy factories. Below Uddin

inks cease to be precipitous, and spread out ijito

luxuriant and ai - which terminate at Glasgow in (il:i<i.'"'" ll 'k with an area i, I 1 1 l tM river begins to be spanned by elegant bridges, below which the Uigurs of man have, for upwards of a mile, convert <<! tin < -h anni i into a great dock, lined with spacious quays, alongside of which ves- sels of all sizes, ranged tin in or discharge their cargoes. Eighty years ago the channel was comparatively shallow, but mighty nave been the labours which since that time have been expended in deepening and straightening the water way between the Bruomiclaw and Dumbarton, and in rendering the old labyrinth of shallows navigable for the largest vessels. CLYDESDALE, or STRATHCLYDE, in modern times is that part of the Valley of the Clyde lying within the co. of Lanark, Scotland. This district is celebrated for its orchards and its breed of horses. The orchards extend from the lowest fall of Clyde to Bothwell, a distance of 16 miles, and are well protectedjfrom E. winds by the high ground on the right bank of the river. The orchards consist chiefly of apple trees, with some pears and plums. At present they occupy some 1,200 acres, and realise about 3,000 a year. The Clydesdale horse is supposed to owe its good qualities to inter-breeding with Flanders mares, but this, like other breeds of draught horses in Scotland, is believed by competent judges to have degenerated. CLYDEY, a par. in the hund. of Kilgerran.in the co. of Pembroke, fi miles S.W. of Ncwcastlc-Kmlyn. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 101, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St Clydai Fairs are held on the 13th May, the 17th September, and the 30th October. CLYGYROG, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanbadrig, in the hund. of Tal-y-Bolion, in the co. of Anglesey, 4 miles N.W. of Llanorchymedd. CLYNACARTEN, a limit, in the bar. of Iveragh, in the co. of Kerry, 8 miles 8.W. of Cahersin CLYNE, a pur. in the co. of Sutherland, Scotland. It is 24 miles long with a breadth of 4 to 8 miles. The northern part is lofty and mountainous, and presents very attru> s. Not more than a sixtieth part of the surface is arable, the remainder being devoted to sheep- pasture. The Duke of Sutherland is the sole land- i , and most of the inhabitants on the coast arc ! men. Freestone and limestone are abui Craigbor, a fortified hill on the S. side of Loch Brora, is supposed to be of Fictish origin, as is also Cole's Castle, a remarkable fortification on a rocky island in the ISlack- water of Strathbeg, near the junction of that river with the llrora. It is circular in form, with an external cir- cumference of .51 yards, and has a diameter of 18 yards, it is built of large stones, well joined together without nt. This par. is in the presb. of Dornoch, and in the jiatron. of the Duke of Sutherland. The niie stipend is 145. There are also a Free church and three ial schools. < 1 , V N K, a limit, in the par. of Lower Lant wit, hund. of Neath, in the co. of Glamorgan, 1} mile N.E. of Neath, town, and -I frnin Swansea. OLTNHOQ VAWR, a par. in the hund. of Vwdi a, in the co. of Carnarvon, North Wales, 9 miles S.V. of Carnarvon, its post town and railway station. This pretty little village is situated about 10 miles from the foot of the Rivals, near the sea-shore. Its church, as Pennant truly remarks, is the most remarkable struc- ture of its kind in North Wale*. It is built in the form of a cross, and is a fine specimen of the late perpendicular t H.IIIN VII. It-:. nj.'th from E. !< AV and its breadth. In 'in ' < of n nave, trnns. |,t, and chancel, with a tower, and at the w. end i,y a muniment room, and ubio surmounted by a room. The church con- tains tombs of the Glynne nnd Twi,-!< ton faniilie*, an I a curious oak chest, carved out of a solid tr< was once used for i < f oil. rin^s t" - or Beuno, to whom the church is dedicated, ai supposed to have founded an the church, t" the S. W., i.-, tip < ha]n 1 ! St. I'.ii communicates with the tower, mid in which the sail I was buried. Antluboi. ipel will bo found in N". i ambricnsis," written by the Rev. 11. The church has been admit il : through the ii .tinis of il:- the Rev. Robert Williams; but funds are "till raqiE| for the restoration of the chapel, near wli i About a mile from the chunh, on a farm <aUo Bachwen, is a cromlech, remarkable for its lar. incumbent stone, which has numerous small h' surface and two large ones, and for having : >ur install supporters. Within a short distance a^ftj sea-shore, all the way to Carnarvon, are n posts. The most remarkable one is Dinas Din^^^B can be distinctly seen from Dinas Dinorddwig. ( I /, , hmlt. in the par. of Llanfn^^H the co. of Carmarthen, o.J miles N. W. of IJ^^H fawr. CLYRO, a par. in the hund. of Fainscastle, in thccr of Radnor, South Wales, 1 mile N.W. ol town. It is bounded on the S. and E. by < Wye. The living is a vic. in the dioc. val. with the cur. of Bettws-Clyro, 330, in the |^H| of the bishop. The church contains an a and font. Here are traces of a castle. ri.YST. >' 'hire. < i.VI'HA.a hmlt. in the par. of I.I marth, i^H lower div. of tie hund. of Ragland, in the -^^^H mouth, 6 miles S.E. of Abcrgavenny, iU P^^^H It is situated on the river Usk. L'lyn handsome structure, near which si being a mausoleun mory of th house of Tredegar. Here the Monmouth hounds meet. The charities produce i uim. CLYTI1ENESS, a hmlt. in the ] the co. of Caithness, Scotland, near Clythenes- CNWC, a tythg. with Lbnvr- Aberffraw, in the co. of Anglesea. Jt is .-ituuu-d nu Aberfl'raw. COAC'HFORD, a vil. in Ih. in the co. of COACH-GRAN UK, a hmlt. in th. Elkington, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles COAGH, a postal vil. in the bar. of Dungannon, in the c Ulster, Ireland, 28 miles to the I N.i: is situated on the river I'M! : from Si station, I'l. sliyd the Ifjtttnritlun the Cookstown Poor-la ' village is the property of the Conyiigham descendants < it family, i by James I. Coagh was the n giant, who^' s I. .-t J inches. COAI.-ASI UN, a tnshp. in the ]r. of Pr the hund. of Scarsdale, in tl of Dronh'cld, and way station. The c ices of worship. in the neighbourhood. Charles Cammc-1, EI., is tadol the m :>: M.-('.S'I I.K, in the CO. I' Al'. : 3 miles N. of Aboyne. It i^ situated ,

I. HILL, postal vil. in the par. 

"f Ixingford, jiriiv. of I . inst< r, I I miles to the N.E. of Ballymahon, on the MM from Dublin to Stn>ki'.-tc>wn. 1 ' PA I. II ILL, a jrnint at tin' embouchure of ti White n, in the co. of Limerick, pror. ol Minister, Ireland.