WATERFORD, a city and seaport town of Ireland, and the capital of the county of the same name, is situated on the south side of the river Suir, and is a handsome town. The cathedral, which has been lately erected, is a fine structure with an elegant steeple. The episcopal palace is also a noble building of hewn stone, with a double front. Besides the cathedral, there are three parish churches, four Roman Catholic chapels, and places of worship for the Society of Friends and other sects. The other public buildings are highly orna mental to the city. The most important are a fine court-house, jail, exchange, custom-house, theatre, coffee-house, and assembly-rooms. It has also a house of industry, and a poors' hospital, and many other liberally supported charities, which owe much of their success to the never failing charity and benevolence of the Society of Friends, who are very numerous in Waterford.
The manufactures of this town are flint glass and salt. Linen, cotton, and coarse woollen goods are made in other parts of the county. Waterford
carries on a considerable trade with England and the interior of Ireland, as well as -%vith other coun tries. A few years ago, it had no less than 70 vessels employed in the Newfoundland trade. Its inland trade is greatly facilitated by an extensive inland navigation by means of the Barrow, Nore, and Suir. The harbour of Waterford is deep and spacious, and is defended by Duncannon fort. The quay, is about half a mile long, and there is a wooden bridge across the Suir, which forms a com munication with Wexford and Kilkenny. The prin cipal exports of Waterford are beef, butter, hides, tallow, pork and corn. The number of large hogs slaughtered weekly during the season, exceeds 3000 at an average; and in 1809 they where esti mated as worth X.1,000.000 sterling. The butter exported annually exceeds 80,000 casks. The annual value of agricultural produce exported, has been estimated at X.3,000,000 sterling. Population 26,787.