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docks, and the construction of another of a still larger size, and
calculated to accommodate vessels of the largest class, with a
, commodious building slip alongside, is in contemplation. Gene¬
rally, it is believed, that as regards access, safety, the facilities
for loading and discharging vessels afloat, the convenience of
I immediate railway connection, and other internal accommoda-
I tion, the harbour of Leith is not now surpassed by any sea-port
in the United Kingdom.
‘ Newhaeen is a small fishing village, situated about a mile
I farther up the Forth than Leith. It possesses a stone pier,
suitable for fishing smacks.
; The inhabitants of Newhaven are a laborious and hardy
* race. They form a distinct community, rarely intermarrying
with any other class. The male inhabitants are almost all
[ fishermen, and the females are constantly occupied in vending
[ the produce of their husbands’ industry in the markets or streets
' of Edinburgh.