the western range in
Westmoreland, of which the highest point is Quamby's or Dry's Bluff,
4,590 feet above the sea; a high rocky range in Cornwall, of which Ben
Lomond and Ben Nevis are the highest points, and the Eldon range. A
range extends along the western coast, and another farther inland, of
which the highest points are the Frenchman's Cap, 3,800 feet above the
sea; Mount Arrowsmith, east of the former, 4,075 feet high; Mount
Humboldt, 5,520 feet; Cradle Mountain, 4,700 feet. St. Valentine's Peak,
on the Van Diemen's Land Company's estate, is 4,000 feet high; Mount
Wellington, near Hobart Town, 4,195 feet.

_Neville_--a township in the parish of Abergavenny and county of
Cumberland, on the Clyde.

_New Norfolk_--a town in the parish of New Norfolk and county of
Buckingham, on the Derwent and Lachlan rivulet, 21 miles from Hobart,
and 119 from Launceston. It has a resident police magistrate and post
master, and contains an episcopal church (St. Matthew's) and school, a
Wesleyan chapel, and another place of worship, a police office, a
government house, an asylum for insane persons, and several inns. The
population of the town and district is 2,226, and the number of houses,
389. The district contains several fine farms. Coaches run daily to New
Norfolk from Hobart, and communication between the two places is also
carried on by means of boats on the Derwent. New Norfolk is also an
electoral district, for which M. Fenton, Esq., is the first member.

_Newtown_--a town in the parish of Hobart and county of Buckingham, 2
miles north of Hobart, and 119 from Launceston. It contains an episcopal
church (St. John's) and school, a handsome congregational chapel, the
Queen's orphan schools, two inns, a post station, and several handsome
private residences.

_Nile_--a small river which rises near Ben Lomond and falls into the
South Esk, about 10 miles south of Evandale.

_Nive_--a river which forms the western boundary of the county of
Cumberland, and falls into the Derwent.

_Norfolk Plains_--a fine district in the north-eastern part of
Westmoreland, between the rivers Lake, South Esk, and Liffey. It
consists chiefly of small agricultural farms, and contains the towns of
Longford and Carrick, and the villages of Bishopsbourne and Cressy.
Cressy is on the estate of the Van Diemen's Land Establishment, and has
a small episcopal church, a Wesleyan chapel, and an inn.

_North Esk_--a river which rises in the Ben Lomond ra