Fipal churches worth visiting are those of Saint | asicmblage of sisters, so picturesquely dressed, Pierre, St. Nicholas, and St. Jacques; this latter imparts to the scene an aspect of solemn grandeur church is situated in a vast square. It was and mystic beauty. The chapel itself is interest destroyed in 1720, and afterwards rebuilt. ing in the extreme, and on the stone work of one of its pillars, was inscribed the following touching inscription by Lamartipe :— St. Jacques has two good paintings of Van Cleef, and some monumental sculpture of merit Tom the chisel of Van Poucke. The Church of St. Martin has a magnificent painting of the Resurrection, by Crayer (his mas ter-piece). The Dominican Oratory deserves to be inspected on account of its bold and lofty wooden vault. desined by the Dominican Francis Romain, in 1700. The Béguinage. The community of Béguines was founded by St. Bagge, Duchess of Brabant, and sister of Philip of Landen. The community is peculiar to the Netherlands. Clement V. issued a bul against these sisters, but John XXII. revoked it, and accorded them many indulgences. It is one of the few nunneries not swept away by the fury of the French revolution, or suppressed by Joseph II Their existence received a legal ratification in 1826. The sisters are bound by no vow, and may return to the world at any time. Their chiet duty is to attend to the sick and visit the hospitals, where they are constantly to be met with. In the order are persons of the highest families and wealth. The sisters in Ghent amount to about one hund ed, whilst their entire manber in Belgium is six thousand. The building is of "......Un peu de baume à la Souffrance Haute Porte, and partly in La Marché-au-Beure. flamboyant Gothic style. The other façade, built Palace of Justice.-A str king building by lands, is situated in the Rue du Theatre. The ground floor is used as the Exchange, and the upper chamber as Courts of Justice. Palais de Université. Founded by William I., King of Holland, in 1826. It is a beautiful and modern euifice, having a splendid Corinthian portico, modelled from the Pantheon, at Rome, and is built on the site of the Jesuits' College. The princ pal hall, and the amphitheatre, in which the academe meetings are held, can accommodato from sixteen to seventeen hundred people, and is richly ornamented and embellished. considerable extent, with streets, squares, and gates, enclosed by a wall and moat. The house at Ghent, called the Grand Béguinage, is situated in the Rue des Bruges, and was founded by Jane, Countess of Constantinople, in 1234. There is also a Petit Béguinage, with 400 girls of a poorer class. The first chapel was built in 1242. The sisters live in separate houses, and each door has Inscribed on it the name of some saint, chosen as its protectrss, Visitors to Ghent should visit this church at the hour of vespers, which are sung at half-past seven each evening. The scene is most Impressive. The sisters are all dressed in black robes with white veils; the novices are distin- The Museum of Natural History is not less reguished by a different dress, whilst those who markable for its extent than for the richness of have but lately taken the veil are distinguished by its collection. The university contains a library, a chaplet, which they wear around their heads.open to the public each day from nine to twelve The chapel, barely illuminated by a few lamps, and from two to five o'clock, unless on Sundays and the solemu sjuging, together with the large and toast-days. This library contains sixty thou gand volumes, and very many precious manuscripts. | and has a military band usually playing there o The Jardin Botanique, instituted in 1797, belongs summer evenings. to the university, and is spoken of as one of the Enest in Belgium. It contains a collection of eight thousand plants, of a thousand different species. The Marché au Vendredi (Vrijdays market), vast square, so called from the day on which the fair is held. It is remarkable as having been the spot where the trades' unions of the middle ages planted their standards and rallied to arms. On it the ceremonial of inaugurating the Counts of Flanders was celebrated with a gorgeous and luxurious grandeur, unequalled at the present day. This spot is also identified with one of the most painful and tragic reminiscences connected with the history of Ghent. It is celebrated as being the scene of an internecine slaughter, in which fifteen hundred citizens were slain by fellowcitizens. The weavers and fullers constituted the two factions, and the former were led on and headed by Jacques Van Artavelde, called the brewer of Ghent, in the corporation of which body he enrolled himself, though descended from one of the first families in Flanders. The day, to mark the sanguinary and disgraceful work, was called Evil Monday, in the annals of the town. On that spot, and on that day forty years äfter, Philip, the son of that Jacques, was saluted Protector of Ghent, and received the oath of fidelity from his townsmen on the occasion of his being called upon to lead them against Louis de Mâle. In the Marché au Vendredi also were lighted the fires of the Inquisition, under the Duke of Alva. Tho great cannon, situated in a street called the “Man. Maison des Bateliers, on the Quai aux Herbes, is an old and picturesque edifice, built in 1513. The La Halle aux Draps will also repay notice. Maison de Detention, a house of correction, situated on the north side of the city, on the Coupurea canal, which is bordered by a double row of large trees. It was constructed in 1773, in the reign of Maria Theresa, and forms a perfect ectagon, in the centre of which is a spacious court, Communicating with the different quadrangles of the establishment. Each quadrangle or ward has a yard, and in the centre of that belonging to the female ward is a large basin of water, in which the female prisoners wash the linen of the whole establishment. Each prisoner sleeps alone in a small but well-aired room, and is employed during the day in working at whatever trade or business he or she is most competent to; and of the produce of this labour, five-tenths are retained by government when the prisoners are merely detained correctionally; six-tenths when they have been sentenced to hard labour. The remainder is divided into two portions; half is given to the prisoners weekly for pocket money, and the other given to them at the expiration of the term of their imprisonment, to assist in their re-establishment | nekens Aert," close to the Marché, is called Du in the world. Religious service and instruction are provided and attended to in an admirable manner; and if prisoners are found ignorant of the first elements of knowledge, as reading, writing, and arithmetic, they receive instruction in the various branches. Insubordination or refractory conduct is punished by solitary confinement. The shop for refreshments sold to the prisoners is kept under strict régulations by the cfficers of the establishment, and the profits are employed as rewards for the most industrious and well-behaved prisoners.porated with a cotton factory now, and deserves a The new part of the building, which has been recently completed, has cost upwards of £40,000, and the whole edifice will, when finished, contain two thousand six hundred prisoners. There is still, however, much to be done. Le Kauter, or Place d'Armes, is a large square planted with trees. It is a beautiful promenade, dulle Grute, alias Mad Margery, is the most enormous ever cast, measuring ten feet in length and ten and a-half feet in circumference. It is made of hammered iron, and was used in 1382 at the siege of Oudenarde, by the citizens of Chent An interesting monument of antiquity stands in the Place St. Pharailde, near the Marché aux Poissons. It consists of an old turreted gateway, called the Judeburg, or the count's stone or castle, built in SGS, by Baldwin Bras de fer. It is incor visit, as one of the oldest buildings in Belgium. In the year 1338, Edward III. and his family resided here. During his residence bis queen gavo birth to a son, called John of Gaunt. An intimate and friendly alliance existed for years between the English and people of Ghent. It may not be uninteresting to mention the fate of Jacques Van attack, and terms being granted, the Senora Mon- hospitals, civil and military. The principat of Artavelde, the brewer, whom Edward III of The Spaniards capitulated next morning, after the England used to style familiarly "his dear gossip." He was a faithful friend and ally to this king, and lost his life, it may be said, in his service. lle luvited Edward III, over to Sluis, in 1344, with a view of taking council for the promotion of the promise made to the king by Jacques, to the effect that he would make him "Lord and heritor of Fanders," a thing al ogether opposed to the wishes of the Gantoises. Public indignation was cxcited agamst him, and was further increased by a rumour to the effect that he had, during his administration of the government of Flanders, Pealthily sent large sums of money out of the exchequer to England, which so exasperated the people as to cause them to enter into a revolt against him, assault his house, which was attacked by a mob of 400 persons, and broken into, when a itizen, named Thomas C. Dennys, slew him without mercy. Thus perished the man by the hands of those citizens whom he once influenced, led, and governed; and whose sanguinary affrays were often undertaken in his desire to gratify the ambition or daring to which he ministered. Portes de la Ville, or City Gates.-There are seven principal gates, the most remarkable of which are those of Brussels, St. Lievin, St. Peter, and Bruges, all of which present curious relics of the ancient gates erected in the fourteenth century. The greater portion of these gates have been re-constructed, after a style of beautiful architecture. Theatre-A maguificent theatre has been lately erected at the corner of the 'l ce d'Aries. Tuo Salon, concert hall, and bali rooms are beautiful in their construction and decoration. It was crected at a cost of 2,500,000 francs. Palais de Justice Situated in the Rue du Theatre, is a very Lne building, and will repay notice. The commerce and manufactures of Ghent are very extensive and various; the most important of the latter consist in cotton printing, cotton spinning, lace making (Brussels and Valenciennes), cloth working, gin distilling, sugar refining, soap making, brewing, goldsmiths' work, paj er making, and numerous other branches of industry, particularly the making of masks, of which large quantities are exported all over the world. There is also a superb iron foundry and engine manu factory, called the Phoenix, founded 1821 by M. Casino-Situated near the canal, cut in 1750, to Huytens Kerremans, in Ghent. Every day in the anite the Lys and Bruges canal together. The botanical society and the musical Society of St Cécily had this edifice constructed, in which might be held the reunions of the latter, and the floral exhibitions of the former. Citadel - Was erected by Charles V., and was the first thing of the kind raised in Belgium. It was called "Château des Espagnols," and is situated on the cast side of the town, not far from the Porte d'Anvers. In it we e imprisoned the Counts Egmont and Horn, and it was besieged in 1370 by the townspeople, under the Prince of Orange, when they rose to throw off the Spanish Joke. The Spaniards vigorously defended it, but three thousand Gantoises, wearing white shirts to distinguish them, assaulted it, and were repulsed. in consequence of the ladders being too short. morning, at noon, and in the evening, a bell rings, to announce to the workmen, who amount in number to fifteen hundred and upwards, the hour of going to work. While this bell is ringing, none of the bridges are allowed to be turned, lest they should intercept the passage of the industrious artizans. The environs of Ghent are pleasant and fer tile, abounding particularly in corn, flax, madder and tobacco. Outside the gate of Courtrai, are numerous country houses, and the road is bor. dered with pleasure gardens Near the An wèrp gates are still to be traced the ruins of the citadel constructed by Charles V., on the site of the abbey of St. Bavin; and in the neighbourhood of the gate of St. Lieve is found a transparent stone resembling the flint of Fleuris |