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Rh DOUGLAS BRI1 ><;!:. 792 D0 DOUGLAS UlillKJK, a vU. in the par. of Ardstraw, bar. of Strabane, in tlif DO. <>!' Troiie, prov. of I 11 Douglas rivulet, 3 miles N w. of Newtown x. wart. DOI'dl.AS IIAliP.uru, situated on the S.E. coast i i the Isle of Man, at thu E. side of Douglas Kay, in N. lat. 0-1" 10', and W. long. 4" 20'. It is shi liv Douu'las Hi ad, '-'ii which isafixed light 104 feet high, The harbour is defended by a pier, length and 40 in breadth, having a light at its outer extremity. It is dry at low water, and the entianco rather difficult of approach in stormy wrath* r, owing to the obstruction of 8t. Mary's Rock, oil which til'- xt. litnrye steamer was wrecked in 1830. Vessels drawing 10 feet water may enter during neap tides, and those dr.iwiru, 1 1 feet during; spring tides. DOUGLASTOWN, vU. i" Hi" pur. of Kinnettles, in the CO. of Forfar, Scotland. It stands on the road from Glaumies to Forfar. The village dates from 1792, when Mr. Douglas, of Brigton, and his partners, erected a large flax spinning mill here. DOUGLAS VATKK, a stream rising in the par. of Yarrow, in the co. of Selkirk, Scotland. It joins the river Yarrow at Traquair, near Douglas Crag. There is another stream of this name in the bar. of Strabane, co. of Tyrone, Ireland. DOU LUGH, ST. See DOOLAGU, ST., co. Dublin. DOULTING, a par. in the hund. of Whitstono, in the co. of Somerset, 1} mile E. of Shepton Mallet, its town and nearest railway station on the Great Western line, and 7 miles E. of Wells. It contains the hnilts. of I'restleigh, Newman Street, and WaU'rlip. Them are some extensive quarries of freestone, from which W. IN Cathedral was built. There is a spring called St. Aldclm's Well, which is the source of the SKcpjiy. The living is a vie.* with the curs, of East and ' more and Downhead annexed, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. .610, in the patron, of Colonel Homer. The church is a spacious and elegant edifice in the form of a cross, with octagonal tower and spire. It is dedicated to St. Aldelm, whose effigy, as well as those of SS. Peter and John, is carved in stone. An ancient cross stands in the churchyard. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. The or commences in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. There is a parochial school. A barn with a handsome I roof is said to have belonged to Glastonbury v. W. Melliar, Esq., is lord of the manor. DOUmS, a rock in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, in the co. of Donegal, pror. of Ulster, Ireland. It stands on lln' eastern boundary of the barony, and from its pecu- liar and isolated position forms a natural stronghold, possessing immense advantages. Here, according t<> tradition, it was the custom from a remote period to the kings of Tyrconnel ; the ceremony is de- scribed by Giraldus Cambrensis. Hero in 1608 Sir Cahir < -'Di'gherty was shot by a Scotchman, whose whole Minily had bi'i n murdered by Sir ( 'ahir. DOUNK, a vil. in the par. of Luss, in the co. of Dum- barton, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Luss. DOUNE, a small post town in the par. of Kilmadock, in the co. of Perth, Scotland. It stands on the loft or N. bank of the Tcith, at its junction with the Ardoch, midway between Stirling and Callandcr. The prin- cipal object of interest in the neighbourhood is the ut castle of Doune, situated near the town, on a mound apparently more or less artificial. The Leith flows underneath its walls, and considering its which is at least 600 years, it is wonderfully com: Its walls, 40 feet high and 10 feet thick, form a .- the sides of which are !Ki f.  feet high in the H.E. earner. I successively held by the carls of Moiiteith, the Duke of Albany, a: Miily. In 17 l"i it was occu- Mhere. Donne 1 ' W. Donne. ury, May, July, Nov. and December. iVASTOX, a tnshp. in the par. of Kii 0. of Salop, 6 miles S.K. of <>sw,.,tn,. I DOUHA, a vil. in the par. of Kilwinning, in the eo. of A r, Scotland. It is connected with the extensive coal-

rks in its vicinity. DOUSE, one of the Shi ehy mountains, standing be- tween Muskerry and C'arbery, in the co. of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. DOVASTUN, the co, neighbourhood there is a place called Kyuaston's Leap, after an outlaw of that name. DOVE, formerly a par. in the bar. of Elio. the co. of Tipperary, Ireland, 5 miles S. V It is now united with Inch. liiiVl), a ri'r rising on the borders of 1> Stafford, near J'.uxtoii and Axedgo Hill, ami. course of 45 miles, joins the river Trent at X. ney. The delightful country through which it flom has been celebrated by Cotton and I/aak W comprises some of the finest i /in Knglsad, skirted by rich meadows abounding in rare ].! irra^M s. DOVECLIFFE, a hmlt in the par. of Darli Hiding of the co. of York, 3 miles S.E. of I '.a in 3 from Wombwell by the South Yorkshire an i M ..i.. Chester and Sheffield railway, on which it is a ita^H It is situated near the river Dearne and the Dora OMB DOVECOTHALL, a vil. in the s.K. Paisley, in the co. ot Ki-tifn -w, Scotland. Its inhabitant! are . i.ii'ilv employed in the print-fields of the Lond^l DOVECOTLAXD, a vil. in the East Church Perth, Scotland. DOVEHILL, a vil. in the par. of Abbey 1'aisley, ia the co. of Rcnlii .v, Scotland. DOVESLAND, a thickly -peopl of Paisley, in the co. of Kenfrew, Scotland. It is bited chiellv by weavers. DO VEX BY", or DOLPHINSUY, a tnshp. in th of Bridekirk, ward of AUord.e co. of Cumberland, 2J miles X.V There is an endowed school for both sexes, : Sir Thomas Lamplugh in 1609. Mrs. Dykes, i Hall, is lady of the manor. DOVEB, or DOVOK, a market town, mm. parliamentary borough, in the lower half hui Bewsboro', lathe of St. Augustine, in the i 72 miles from London, 40 from 51 Canterbury. It is a terminus of t ) the London, Chatham, and Dover railv is one of great antiquity. By tin I'.iit.ms it was Du-ffyrrlta, "asleep place ;" by tl.' U.nnans / by the Saxons Jinfru or Dofrit. I'. r is posed to have held his court here. It was ;. walled, both l>y S' veins and Kini^ AViilml, and had ten gaUs. The C'ini|ue Ports w William I. Edward the Confessor grui. constituting a warden of ports on the coast, ami Earl of Kent, was the tirst wanl I lover Was taken ! who, however, wile immediately driven out. ! !dward III. it was ap] its situation, Dover has been fannm reigns. Here, in l.Vjn, Ileniy VIII. n; in H'cJ.'i Charles [.received his ipi. .-n ; in 1 landed; in 1S1I L<.uis XVI 1 1. iml.aik. .! f..i and here the late Prince Consort landi .1 in 1S1U. The borough had in 1850, 2,203 regi.- i. turns two mi in': iiament. It possestM po]Milati- ng to the. , ^.">,3Jo, howim,' an inci> nnial jierind. Tlie corporation, which .1 board, consists of a mayor, 6 a and 18 councillors. Dover is situated on the cot the opening of a deep valley formed by a depr in the chalk hills, which causes the ba-, called the Dour. The town consists of am i^.-s faciiiLC the sea, built ehielly Cliff, the Mai . Waterloo i t summer sea-batliing visitors: and oi
 * ion for pilgrims to the Continent. '