Descriptive account of the principal towns in Scotland

HADDINGTON.
Haddington is an ancient Royal Burgh, in the Pa-
rish of Haddington, and the County Town of East Lo-
thian; lying on the great Post Road, from Edinburgh
to London.
It is distant' from Edinburgh \J miles east,— H
wefet of Dunbar, — 10 south of North Berwick, and 38
miles north-west from Berwick-upon-Tweed. It is
situated on a plain of great extent, on the banks of
the river Tyne, and consists chiefly of four Streets,
which intersect each other. The High Street, which
is a continuation of the road from the metropolis, is •
spacious, <jlean, and well paved, containing a num-
ber of good modern buildings ; and here are to be
found many elegant and well furnished shops. The
other streets are neat and airy, well paved and lighted.
The Tolbooth in the High Street, is an old erection,
with a cupola and clock ; attached to this edifice are
the County Rooms, Assembly Rooms, and Sheriff
Court Rooms. An additional building has recently
been added to this ancient fabric, consisting of a large
and splendid Town Hall ; above this, there are three
convenient rooms for Debtors, and underneath the
Town Hall, are cells for criminals. Many new and
elegant houses have been built in the Town, within