Corbeek-Loo Station and Vertryck Station are soon arrived at. The commune of Cumptech, population, 1,100, is seen. The railroad running alongside the road to Brussels reaches

Tirlemont Station, or Thienen.

Hotels: Le Plat d'Etain; Des Quatre Saisons; De Flandre.

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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 12,000. The Church of St. Germain, built upon the summit of an eminence overlooking the town, is of great interest to antiquaries. belongs to the first period of Christian architecture. The tower is Romanesque, and must be mentioned as a model of that style. Its date is probably the ninth century. The Town Hall deserves a visit, as also the magnificent hospital of Tirlemont, and the barracks. Here is a Josephite College to which some English boys among others are sent. Rail to Namur.

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 Revolutionary war.

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. Crossing a part of this province, it returns to that of Liége; and at

Rosoux Station, in a small commune on the right of 500 inhabitants, it leaves Liége again, and crossing the river Geer, it reaches

Waremme Station, near a small place in the province of Liége; population, 1,400. The Church is said to have been founded by the 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

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,

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. Passing several unimportant villages, the road gradually rises as far as

Ans 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 over the valley, or plain-at the junction of the Meuse and Ourthe-is one of those sights never to be forgotten.

LIEGE Station (Flemish Luik; German Lüttich).-Hotels:

Hotel de Suède, exceedingly good in every respect. Mr. Dalimier, proprietor.

Hotel d'Angleterre, an old established and very good house.

Hotel de Belle Vue, a first-rate house, in good situation, and well conducted.

There is a good Buffet at the Station, which is distant from the city three-quarters of a mile.

Hotel de France; Schiller; Du Grand Cerf."Most of the Hotels are bad and dear."

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Cafés: Venitien; Des Divans; Molière; Mohren. Omnibuses convey passengers to and from the station for half a franc, and a trifle for luggage. Post Office.-Place St. Denis.

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

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; and 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 Perome, 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 armies, having carried the place by assault, set it on fire three times, and at last burned it almost to the ground. Previous to this horrible catastrophe, Liége contained 120,000 inhabitants. An interesting 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 readers who are not familiar with the animated and interesting description of the murder of the bishop, and bloody retribution exacted by Charles, in Sir Walter Scott's celebrated romance of "Quentin Durward," some of the most interesting scenes of which are laid in Liége. We may for a moment digress, to remark that "Quentin Durward" is generally prized in France above most of the other productions of this illustrious author, in consequence of the admirable fidelity with which it depicts the characters of the leading historical personages, and the masterly truth and vigour of the picture he has given of the manners of the time. During the succeeding centuries, Liége was constantly the victim both of intestine commotions and foreign invasions; but it continued under the dominion of the bishops until its junction with the French territory, in 1794. In 1814 it became part of the kingdom of the Netherlands. Under the government of the bishops, Liége

the authority of a charter, securing, in the amplest manner, the rights and privileges of the citizens. The town paid no taxes or contribution towards defraying the expenses of the state; the bishop had his episcopal revenue, and the functionaries their fees. About 700 men formed the army of the prince, but the inhabitants, intoxicated with military glory, frequently engaged in foreign service, and displayed their courage in Austria, Spain, Holland, Prussia, and France, especially in the foreign regiments employed by the last named power. In 1788, Louis XVI. raised a fine regiment of infantry in the bishop's territory, known by the name of the royal regiment of Liége; and, before its junction with France, several of the adjoining states constantly kept up recruiting parties within the town: the regiment of Walloon Guards, in the pay of Spain, having a complete establishment for the purpose of sending their numerous recruits, by detachments, into the Peninsula. The traffic in men was long very considerable, owing, in some measure, to the immunities and privileges accorded to deserters and strangers from all countries, who sought refuge in Liége.

In traversing the town, the river is divided into a variety of branches, forming numerous islands, bordered by handsome quays, and communicating with each other by means of bridges very dissimilar in construction, the most considerable of which is called the bridge of arches, on account of the great height of those in the centre; it was built in 1037, by Bishop Reginauld, and commands a fine view. The houses are generally lofty. On Quai Cockerill is Jehotte's statue of Charlemagne on horseback.

The Palace, partly destroyed by fire in 1503, and reconstructed five years afterwards by Bishop Erard de la Marck, is a fine structure of the Irvine order, comprising two square courts, surrounded by galleries, under which are ranges of shops. The second court contained the Female Prison. It is now the Palais de Justice, and has an addition to it, built 1852, for the Hôtel du Government.

The Hôtel de Ville, or Town Hall, situated in the principal market, is a heavy building, erected during the last century. In this place are three