SELKIRKSHIRE, a county in Scotland, situated between 55° 21' and 55° 42' north latitude, and between 2° 48' and 3° 20' west longitude from Greenwich. It has Mid-Lothian, or the county of Edinburgh, on the north; Roxburghshire on the east and south-east; Dumfries-shire on the south; a The last section, that, namely, on Judicial Establishments, was contributed by a Gentleman of the Bar, well qualified to execute it with accuracy. The preceding sections were written by the Gentleman whose Signature is annexed to the Article.—ED.