a city, capital of King's County, in the State of New York, North America, stands at the western end of Long Island, immediately opposite New York, from which it is separated by the East river, an arm of the sea about three-quarters of a mile in breadth. The ground on which the city is built exhibits considerable inequalities of surface, which gives it a very picturesque appearance. It is regularly laid out, the streets generally straight, from 60 to 100 feet wide, and crossing each other at right angles. It has numerous handsome and elegant public buildings, among which are the city-hall, a fine marble structure of recent erection; the jail, lyceum, city library, naval hospital, &c. It has 63 churches, of which 11 are Episcopal, 7 Roman Catholic, 6 Baptist, 6 Reformed German, 5 Congregational, 7 Presbyterian, 11 Methodist Episcopal, &c. It contains 13 school districts, under the superintendence of the Board of Education. Each of these has a valuable library free to the inhabitants of the district, as are likewise the public schools to the children. Academies and high schools are also numerous. The Greenwood cemetery is one of the most picturesque and beautiful places of the kind, and covers an area of nearly 300 acres. It has some fine avenues and ornamental ponds, and contains numerous monuments. The trade of Brooklyn is very considerable; but being included in the district of New York, no separate returns are made. The dock covers 42½ acres, has a pier 3000 feet in length, and is accessible to vessels of the largest size. The United States navy yard on Wallabout bay covers 40 acres; and an immense dry dock, the greatest work of the kind in the United States, has lately been completed there. Its proximity to New York enables many of the merchants of that city to reside here. Brooklyn obtained its charter as a city in 1834, and is divided into 11 wards, governed by a mayor and common council. Pop. (1820) 7175; (1830) 15,396; (1840) 36,233; (1850) 96,838.