the northern shore. The timber was
procured from Mount Dromedary, 7 miles from the bridge, which was begun
in January, '48, and opened in April, '49. The cost was L7,580.

_Brighton_--a town in the parish of Drummond and county of Monmouth. It
is on the eastern side of the Jordan, on the main road, 17 miles from
Hobart, and 104 from Launceston. The country around Brighton is
cultivated and fertile, and was early occupied. On the right is a branch
road to Jerusalem and Jericho, districts on the Coal River. On the left
is the district on the Jordan, called the Broadmarsh. Brighton has a
resident magistrate, a post station, several inns, small stores, and
retail shops. The church (St. Mark's) and police office are at
Pontville, near the town. The population of the town and police district
is 2,582, and the number of houses 427, half of which are of stone or
brick. Brighton is also an electoral district, for which John Walker,
Esq., is the first member.

_Brown's River_--a stream rising near Mount Wellington, and falling into
the Derwent about 10 miles below Hobart. The land on its banks is
fertile, and is divided into many small farms. There is a village and
post station here, 8 miles from Hobart, containing an episcopal church
and day school, and a Wesleyan chapel. This district is celebrated for
the fineness of its potatoes.

_Brumby's Creek_--a small stream rising among the Westmoreland
mountains, and joining the Lake River, about 12 miles south of Longford.
Several streams rising near the Western Lagoon fall into it.

_Bruni_--an island lying between D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Storm Bay,
at the entrance of the Derwent. It was named after the French admiral
who discovered it. It is about 50 miles long, and varies in breadth from
4 to 15 miles. It consists of two parts, connected by a long and narrow
neck of land. There are a township called Lonnon and several farms in
the northern part of the island, and in most of the bays many fine kinds
of fish are found in abundance. There is a light-house on Bruni Head,
the south-western point of the island, and off one of the southern capes
is a remarkable rock, closely resembling in its form the pedestal and
shaft of a monumental pillar.

_Buckingham_--a southern county and electoral district. Hobart is in
this county. R. W. Nutt, Esq., is the first member for the district.

_Buckland_--a village at Prosser's Plains, in the county of Pembroke, on
the eastern coast, 34 mile