figures of animals, intertwined with imitations of trunks and leaves of trees. The organs, which are among the best in Belgium, were long falsely attributed to John Goltfows, but were really made by John Crimon, of Mons, in 1556. In the choir is the mausoleum of Henry IV., Duke of Brabant, who died in 1235; and behind it, in a small chapel, that of Margaret of Louvain, assassinated in 1025, patroness of servant girls; in connection with which there is a marvellous story told, somewhat as follows:-Being servant at an inn, the night previous to the day on which she and her master and mistress had resolved to enter a convent, she went out to fetch some wine for some pilgrims who had arrived. During her absence these pilgrims murdered her master and mistress, and on her return they assailed her with the same inten tion. Overpowered, after a long struggle, she was thrown into the Dyle, and, contrary to natural laws, her body floated upwards against the stream, surrounded by a halo of glory, and emitting sweet and harmonious sounds. Henry, the first Duke of Louvain, saw this wonderful miracle; the report soon spread, her body was embalmed, and a shrine erected in her honour; and there, to the admiration of the faithful, may the wooden pitcher in which she fetched wine to this day be seen. The churches of St. Michael, St. Anthony, and St. Gertrude are also worthy of notice; as well as the new cellular Prison erected at the Dieste Gate. St. Gertrude has some good wood carvings and paintings of Crayer, Verhaegen, &c. The Tower of Jansenius, in which he is supposed to have written "Augustinus," his great work on Grace and Freewill, and the house of Lepsius, the artist, are also shewn to strangers. Louvain contains a tribunal de première instance, and another of commerce; it has also a subscription library, and a theatre. we join the high road leading from Brussels to Antwerp and to Amsterdam, at Mechlin. The principal promenades are the avenues of trees, 2 miles in length, ranging with the canal outside the Aerschot Gate; the new circle of boulevards, on the site of the old turreted walls; and the walks to the château of Count d'Aremberg, the Benedictine Abbey, and Sudwater, the seat of M. Plascheret. A fair of ten days, for all kinds of merchandise, at Louvain, is held annually, beginning the first Sunday in September. It seems to be a healthy place, as it appears, on the authority of Dr. Granville (vol. 1, p. 72), that the mortality as to the number of births is in the proportion of six to eight. There is a good Buffet at the Station.-The chief place of a canton of the district of Louvain, in the province of Brabant, is situated on the great Gette, which crosses it. From its size Tirlemont was probably once very populous; the present population is about 13,500. The ancient Church of St Germain, built upon the summit of an eminence overlooking the town, has a Romanesque tower and is probably of the ninth century. The Town Hall deserves a visit, as also the magnificent hospital of Tirlemont, and the barracks. Here is a Josephite College for boys. Rail to Namur; and also to Neer Linter, Diest, Heppen, and Moll, 43 miles. Diest (Hotel du Sauvage), on the Demer, has a fort, an old church (St. Sulpice), and cemetery, and beer and spirit works; population, 8,000 Near this are the curious Church on Mont Aigu, and Avendboden convent of the fourteenth century, well worth a visit. At Neer Linter, a line of The town has a circumference of 6 miles, in which 15 miles goes to St. Trond and Tongres, or Tonspace, however, are comprised many gardens and or- geren. This last is the old seat of the Roman chards; it communicates with Mechlin by a canal, Tongri, and has a fine Cathedral (good cloisters) formed in 1750, along the banks of which is a post of the thirteenth century, with a spring called road, of 2 posts, or 15 miles in length, by which | Pliny's Fountain. Hotel: De la Casque. The Walks formed in the ancient moat around the town, especially that called St. George's Garden, are extremely pleasant; and the quarter named the Rivage is handsomely built. Landen (Station), in the country of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace to Clotaire II., and founder of the race of Charlemagne. He died here in 640. At Neerwinden, William III. and the Allies were defeated by Marshal Luxemburg, 1693; and Dumourier and Louis Philippe, by the Austrians in the first Revolutionary war. The Landen and Ciney Rail is open via Braives, Huy (page 54), Modave (page 55), Havelange andiney (page 60). Hesbaye and Condroz are names of two old districts here: the first round Tongeren; the second between the Meuse and Ourthe. TO HASSELT, MAESTRICHT, and AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, see Route 17. Shortly after leaving Landen the railroad leaves the province of Liége, and enters that of Limburg. It returns to that of Liége; and at Rosoux (Station), it leaves Liége again, and crossing the river Geer, it reaches Waremme (Station), a small place in the province of Liége; population, 1,400. The Church is said to have been founded by the Knight Templar, Guathier, in the twelfth century. The ramparts are now changed into public walks; there is also a fine square in the centre. On the banks of the Geer the Castle of Longchamps, remarkable for the great extent of its park, may be seen. Waremme is famous for its gingerbread. On leaving the station, one of the best preserved Roman roads is crossed by the railroad. On reaching Remicourt, a commune of 350 inhabitants, the railroad is equal in elevation to the summit of the steeple at Antwerp Crossing the brook Yerne, over the valley, or plain-at the junction of the Meuse and Ourthe-is a grand sight. LIEGE (Station)-Flemish, Luik German, Lüttich. Hotels Hotel de Suède, exceedingly good in every respect. Mr. Dalimier, proprietor. Hotel d'Angleterre. Hotel de Dinant, second-class hotel. There is a good Buffet at the Station, which is distant from the city three-quarters of a mile. Omnibuses convey passengers to and from the station for half a franc, and a trifle for luggage. Post Office.-Place St. Denis. POPULATION (1880), 121,790. Liége, the capital of the ancient principality of that name, which formerly appertained to the Westphalian circle of the German empire, is a large and fine city, lying in a fertile valley at the junction of the Meuse with the Ourthe, the Vendre and the Meuse-Ambrorix. The new Bridge was erected 1860. A prince of the ancient Gauls is said to have been the founder of Liége, which derives its name from the Latin word legio, on account of a Roman legion having been defeated by the Eburi, or ancient inhabitants of Liége, during the stay of Julius Cæsar in Belgium. The prince-bishops of Liége were, at an early period, prelates of great power, though constantly obliged to resist the turbulent insubordination of the citizens. In 1468, the Bishop of Liége was murdered in his palace by Willam de la Marck, the Boar of Ardennes, and the insurgent citizens; on which Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, his relative and ally, instantly marched to avenge his death, and insisted on Louis XI., King of France, who was then his guest, or rather prisoner, at Peronne, to prove the truth of his denial of any participation in, or encouragement of the rebellion. He did not hesitate to comply, and the united Fexhe Station is arrived at, in a commune of the district of Waremme. It is called "Fexhe with the high Steeple," though the steeple of the church by no means justifies the appellation Population, 900. The road gradually rises to Ans armies, having carried the place by assault, set it (Station), the one next to Liége. Save the remains of an ancient castle, there is nothing of interest at Ans. It has 3,800 inhabitants. On approaching Liége the traveller should observe attentively the fine scenery presented on his descent of the inclined plane leading to the station. The whole city of Liége, with its domes, its innumerable manufactories, and its palace, extended on fire three times, and at last burned it almost to the ground. Previous to this horrible catastrophe, Liége contained 120,000 inhabitants. An account of this siege, and of the narrow escape of the Duke and the King of France from a plot, laid by six hundred citizens, to surprise them in the house they inhabited, will be found in Phillip de Comines and there are, of course, few |