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24 ACCOUNT OF
While there was a parliament in Scot*
land, Diindee was reprefented in it •by gi*^
member or commijp.oner. It is now only
one of five boroughs who altogether fend
but one member to the Britifli parliament.
The other four are Perth, Forfar, St An-
drew's, and Cupar in Fife. Every one of
the Councils in thefe boroughs choofes a
delegate^ and the five delegates ele6t their
reprefentative.
1 The Toiuti's ^fmual 'revenue may be va-
lued at about L.4000. Some parts of it,
which about 60 years ago did not amount
to more than L.40 or L.50, is now let at
L.I 400 or L.I 5 00 fterling.
Improvements^ — Amongil the more mo-
dern improvements, and thofe to which
Dundee Itands particularly indebted to the
public-fpirited and perfevering exertions of
its prefent Chief Magiftrate, may be no-
ticed, three new (Ireets, which have been
recently and judicioufly laid out- Two of
theni, CaRle-ftreet and Crichtoii-ftreet,
communicate with the harbour; and the
other,Tay-flr«et, forms a convenient accefs
to the county and turnpike. It is 'in the
firft of thefe ftreets that the nev/ Theatre
is now building — a work which promifes
to do great honour to the tafte of the pro-
moters. The widening of the Nethergate,
-gr]d th€ imprcvements at prefent carrying