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ncumbrance. The population of the district, which is called Horton, is about 900, and the number of houses 137. _Clarence Plains_--a cultivated and fertile district on the east bank of the Derwent, nearly opposite Hobart. It contains the villages of Rokeby, Kangaroo Point, and Bellerive. _Cleveland_--a village in the parish of Cleveland and county of Somerset, on the main road, 91 miles from Hobart, and 30 from Launceston. There are a small chapel, two inns, a post and police station, with a district constable. The police magistrate of Campbell Town holds a court here once in a week. A branch road to the eastern coast breaks off at the township, and Epping Forest is a short distance on the Launceston side of it. The country near Cleveland consists chiefly of grazing farms. _Clyde_--a river which divides the county of Monmouth from Cumberland, and falls into the Derwent above the township of Macquarie, about 40 miles from Hobart. It waters, together with the Dee, Ouse, Shannon, and Jordan, a fine district of the same name. _Coal River_--a stream rising in the northern part of the county of Monmouth, and falling into the bay of Pittwater, at Richmond. The Wallaby and Kangaroo rivers fall into it. _Cocked Hat Hill_--a name given to a hill on the side of the main road, 8 miles from Launceston. A fine view of the Tamar is obtained from its top. There are a post and police station, a small church, and an inn in the village at this place, where the roads to Perth and Evandale separate. _Colebrooke_--a village in the parish of Ormaig, and county of Monmouth, about 30 miles from Hobart. It has a small episcopal church and school. _Cornwallis_--a village in the parish of Cornwallis and county of Somerset, about 80 miles from Hobart. _Cornwall_--a northern county and electoral district. Launceston is in this county. J. W. Gleadow, Esq., is the first member for the district. _Cullenswood_--a small village and post station at St. Paul's Plains. It has a small episcopal church. _Cumberland_--a midland county and electoral district. Bothwell is the principal town. W. S. Sharland, Esq., is the first member for the district. _Deloraine_--a township and post station on the Meander, in the parish of Calstock, and county of Westmoreland, 132 miles from Hobart, and 30 from Launceston. It contains a small episcopal church and a Wesleyan chapel, and three inns. There is a police station with a district constable, and
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