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 458 COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. comfort. For this Design, and all our others from Dumfriesshire, we are indebted to Mr. Newall ; as they have been, for the most part, ""'* erected on the property of one of the most wealthy men, and extensive land- owners in Britain, the Duke of Buccleugh, they may fairly be considered as specimens of the best erections of the kind in Scotland. As we exam- ined several of them, when in the west of Scotland in the summer of 1831, we can vouch for their sub- stantialness, and we have no fault to find with their arrangement. The accom- modation afforded, how- ever, is, we think, less complete than it might be ; there is no liquid manure tank, and no proper pro- vision made for making the most of the waste waters, and other matters suitable for manure, pro- duced in the dwelling- house. The dwelling- houses also want conve- niences both for cleanliness and decency. That the absence of all these things, and ol good gardens and orchards is entirely owing to the want of taste for them in the tenants, we had a decided proof in that part of the country ; having stopped a day and night at the house of one of the Duke of Buccleugh 's tenants, who, being engaged in commercial pursuits, and having consequently mixed much with society, knew what comfort was. At this gentleman's house we found not only a liquid manure tank, and a com- plete system of under- gi'ound drainage to it, but every other rural comfort, and even luxury, both in the house, farmery, and gardens, that we could wish. The place we al- lude to is Woodliouselees, between Longtown and Langholme. That the Architect is not responsible for either the deficiencies in the farmeries, or in the dwelling-houses, is ren- dered certain by the villas which he has erected in various situations in the neighbour- hood of Dumfries, containing every comfort, and modern refinement in convenience and arrangement, and at the same time displaying a high degree of architectural taste. Mr. Newall, indeed, has had and profited by every advantage that an architect can have, not only in Britain, but in France and Italy. This will be rendered obvious by some of his designs for villas, which will be given in the succeeding Book of this work.