NEW BRUNSWICK, a town of the United States of North America, capital of Middlesex county, in the state of New Jersey, stands on the right bank of the River Raritan, 26 miles N.N.E. of Trenton, and 30 S.W. of New York. The older part of the town, which is built on the low ground close to the river, has narrow and irregular streets; but on the hill which rises behind there is a more recent portion, with broad streets and many handsome edifices. Rutgers College, a building of dark red freestone, situated on a hill, has 7 professors, 66 students, and a library of 10,000 volumes. There is also here a theological seminary of the Dutch Reformed Church, with 3 professors, 34 students, and a library of 7000 volumes. New Brunswick has
Newburg about ten churches, several schools, two banks, a court-house, and a jail. The Raritan is navigable as far as this place, and the town is connected with Bordentown, 42 miles distant, by the Delaware and Raritan Canal. It is also a station on the New Jersey Railway, and has a considerable trade. Pop. (1850) 13,070.
Newbury-Port, a town of the United States, North America, state of New York, on the right bank of the Hudson River, 84 miles S. of Albany, and 61 N. of New York. The ground on which it is built gradually rises from the water's edge to the height of 300 feet. It is well built; and contains ten churches; a court-house; jail; theological seminary of the Associate Reformed Church, with about 11 students, and a library of 3200 volumes; several schools; and five banks. Newburg has large manufactures of cotton, wool, machinery, flour, plaster, leather, &c., and an active trade is carried on in grain, flour, and dairy produce, for which the surrounding country is famous. Pop. 11,415.