. They form parts of a chain of
mountains extending inland from St. Patrick's Head to the northern
coast.

_Beverley_--a township on the Ben Lomond Rivulet, in the parish of
Beverley and county of Cornwall, about 30 miles from Launceston.

_Bishopsbourne_--a village in Westmoreland, about 8 miles from Longford
and 26 from Launceston. It contains a post station, an inn, and a
school. Christ's College is situated here.

_Boobyalla_--a small river in the county of Dorset, flowing into
Ringarooma Bay, in the north-eastern corner of the island.

_Bothwell_--a town in the parish of Grantham, and county of Monmouth, 44
miles from Hobart, and 104 from Launceston. It is situated on the
eastern side of the Clyde, in the midst of a level and excellent
pastoral country, well watered. There are a church, (occupied
alternately by English and Scotch congregations), a church of England
day school, a library society, three inns, some small shops, a police
office, and post station in the town. It has a resident assistant police
magistrate. The population of the town and police district is 1,045; the
number of houses 200, of which 72 are of stone or brick.

_Boyd_--a small river on the western side of the island, falling into
the Gordon.

_Blackman's River_--a stream which rises in Somerset and falls into the
Macquarie, about 4 miles south of Ross.

_Blythe_--a river rising in Devon and falling into Bass' Strait, about 5
miles east of Emu Bay.

_Break o'Day_--a stream watering plains of the same name, in the
south-eastern part of the county of Cornwall. It joins the South Esk
about 6 miles east of Fingal. The country here is from 500 to 800 feet
above the sea, and is well adapted for grazing purposes.

_Bridgewater_--a village and post station on the Derwent, in the parish
of Wellington and county of Buckingham, 12 miles above Hobart. The
Derwent, which is about three-quarters of a mile in width at this place,
is crossed by a bridge of wood, which forms a part of the main road from
Hobart to Launceston, and is said to be the largest work of the kind in
the Australian colonies. The river is spanned to a length of 2,300 feet
by an earthen causeway, and the length of the bridge from the end of
this to the northern shore is 1,010 feet, with a breadth of roadway of
24 feet; the whole length of the work being 3,310 feet, or nearly
three-quarters of a mile. The navigation of the river is preserved by
means of a moveable platform near