THAT part of the city of Aberdeen which is situated near the mouth of the Dee, is called New Town, or New Aberdeen. The two rivers, Dee and Don, at their influx into the sea, are distant about a mile and a quarter; the intervening space is mostly occupied by regular streets and buildings, which, altogether, form the city of Aberdeen, old and new. The Dee, which abounds with excellent salmon and trout, is navigable so far up as the harbour of Aberdeen, into which ships of 200 tons burden, if properly constructed, may come. Vessels of ten feet draught may proceed, at high water, as far as the upper quay, but this convenience has existed only since building the north pier, for before that time the river was not only much shallower at the mouth than at present, but after a storm from the east or north-east, was liable to be blown up with sand, which formed a bar, at the depth of little more than three feet from the surface, and proved a great obstruction to the entrance of large vessels. The water is, by means of the north pier, not only confined and deepened to

eighteen feet and upwards, but the harbour is sheltered, in a great measure, from the storm. Below the Town Quay are two harbours, one on the north and the other on the south side of the river, to both of which ships of much larger burden than those already mentioned have access. The present bridge of Dee was built by the magistrates and town-council of Aberdeen, in the year 1724, and is esteemed one of the neatest in Scotland.

The principal objects seen in the annexed View are the Castle Hall, the Barracks, Tolbooth, and the Custom-house.

The infirmary of Aberdeen was in part completed in the year 1742, by the townsmen: an addition was made to the house in 1745, by which they were able to admit a greater number of patients, and afterwards, from the increased number of applicants for admission, they were under the necessity of adding another wing: this was done in 1757, and in 1772 they obtained from the crown a charter of incorporation.

NEAR the small village of Davington are the remains of a Nunnery, founded for nuns of the Benedictine order, by Fulk de Newnham, in the year 1153, and dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen. The revenues of this sisterhood were very inconsiderable; the number of inmates was originally twenty-six, but in the early part of the reign of Edward III. they were reduced to fourteen; in the seventeenth year of that sovereign, they stated, that, "from their great poverty, they were unable to supply the king's public aids, without depriving themselves of their necessary subsistence." From this statement, and from the continued poverty of the Nunnery, they acquired the name of "the poor nuns of Davington ;" and their numbers continuing to decrease, as the charges of living advanced, they at length wholly deserted their establishment in the reign of Henry VIII. when their possessions escheating to the crown, were afterwards granted to sir Thomas Cheney.

The greatest part of the church belonging to this small establishment still remains, together with the sister's house, which adjoins it on the south, and is now inhabited by a farmer. The church is low, principally consisting of a nave and two aisles, separated by semicircular arches, rising from quadrangular piers; two other arches, which cross the aisles at the west end, and formed part of the original structure, are obtusely pointed. The west entrance is under a receding semicircular arch, richly ornamented with foliage, &c. and supported by three columns on each side; over this are three roundheaded windows, and two smaller ones above. These buildings are situated on the brow of Davington-Hill, on which eminence the Romans had a burying-place, as appears from the urns, coins, &c. which have been discovered there.

THE church at Ewias Harold is a small but interesting building, and is supposed to have formed a part of the priory, founded by Filius Harold, first at Dules, in this neighbourhood, and afterwards removed to this place. On an eminence, bounded on the north-east by a small stream which falls into the Dore, was an ancient castle, but now demolished, formerly the head of the lordship of Ewias Harold, which is described by Leland as being "a mile in breadth where it is narrowest, and most in length two miles: it hath goode corne, grasse, and woode." This castle was founded previously to the conquest; and according to the doomesday book, was "refortified by Alured de Marleburgh." Dugdale says, that this fortress was built by William Fitz-Osborne, earl of Hereford, after the conquest: but the statement of Leland is more likely to be the truth: he observes, "the fame goeth, that kynge Harold, had a bastard namyed Harold, and of this Harold, part of Ewis was namyed Ewis Harold. The fame is, that the castell of Map-Herald was buildid of Harold afore he was kynge; and when he overcam the Walsche men, Harold gave this castle to his bastard.

Great part of Mapherald casteell is yet standinge, and a chapelle of Seint Nicholas in it. Ther was sometyme a parke by the castell: the castle stondythe on a mere hill."-Harold, lord of Ewias, according to Mr. Gough, was son of Ralph, earl of Hereford, and father of Robert, founder of Dore Abbey; but Leland says that the latter was the son of Harold's bastard:" This Robert had issue Robert. The second Robert had one dowghtar, caullyd Sibille Ewias, married to sir Robert Tregoz, a Norman ; Robert Tregoz had issue John Tregoz, this John Tregoz married lord William Cantelupe's dowghtar, caully'd Julia, sister to Thomas Cantelupe, bishop of Hereford, and chancellor to Henry I11. John Tregoz had by Julia two dowghtars, Clarence, married to John, lord De la Ware; and Sibille, married to Guliam de Grandesono. Tregoz and Graunson were the last that were men of any greate estimation that dwelly'd in Mapheralts. John Beauchamp, lady of Bergaveny, bowght of De la Ware and Graunson Mapeherault castell. Ther is a village by the castle caully'd Ewis Heralde, in the whiche was a priorie, or cell of blake monks."