BRABANT. NORTH. 



1WACKLF.Y. 



of IBM JfcmUi Brabant joined UM revolt of UM. province. 

 |M4 fcmirly oumUUitod the Austrian Netherlands, and it has 



ifcrmed tart of UM klnfdom of Helfmm. 

 BRABAXTVXORTH t Noord Braband\ . proviao. of the kingdom 

 b Invaded N. by UM pruvincm of Holland and Oelder- 

 of which it b divided by UM Mtu; R. by Liinburg 

 a by the BeUan province. of 



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; aad W. by UM Dutch provlBc. of Zealand. 

 wwa S1 ; lY aad 5P W Jf. lat, 4' IV and 



b 1.7W *qo*r mil-, and UM population on 

 IMS wa. 4U3.*7. above 7-8Ui* of whom 

 The urface of UM province b generally 

 tod wat Ihar* b BOOM rbiag ground , it 



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riven of North Brabant an UM Maaa, which form* 

 boundary, and th Dommel, which ha. 

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> at rW ia Umburg. 



S'orth Brabant near the village 



and low* aorta part EtadhorMi to Bob-le Due, 



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i of UM Diora it join. UM Maa. at Creve- 

 At BoavM-Dne UM Dommel U joined by the Aa, which rue. 

 in UM utmiao. of Antwerp about four mile, north-north-eaat from 

 Tornkoot, a*d eaten North Brabant at the commune of Hoogmeide. 

 TW Hark or Mrk ha* iu aooro* ako near Turnhout, and running 

 tram wuth to north eatrn North Brabant near to Meerle : it fall. 

 iato Hollands Lhep oppouto the bland of Goerec, baring pawed 

 tarwarh UM towa of Breda. Thb province U abo waahed on the 

 rat by UM channel which join* the Ea*t and Wort Scholde, and 

 UM bland* of Zealand from the continent ; and on 

 i .f the eea called Holland.-I>iep, and it. con- 



wtueh ananta* t 

 UM aorta by UM 

 thMattoa UM Bwal 



The principal town* are Bou-Li-Duc, BREDA, and BIROIH-OP- 

 ZOOM ; UM more important of the other town, are here noticed. 



ITi.rf>iii. aitoated on the river Dommel, 10 mile. 8.S.E. from 

 Bah li Due, wa. formerly UM capital of the province. It has a 



r school and manufacture, of cotton, linen, woollens, and 

 Iu grain market b considerable : population, SOOO. Gcer- 

 , a mall fortified town, miles N.N.E. from Breda, on 

 i* of UM Bi.bo.ch, ba* a amall harbour, salmon fisheries, 

 boat 1700 inhabitant*. Grow or Oruaf, situated on the left 

 f UM Ma, 10 mile. N.E. from Bob-le-Duc, b a fortified 

 towa. and b ooaidr.d a* the key of OelderUnd, on the border, of 

 hie* H itaada. It wa* taken by the Duke of Parma in 1586, and 

 barfttad to Prince Maurice in 1002. It capitulated after a stout 

 lia'Hiin to UM French in 1704 : population about 2500. lltlmond, 

 f mflti E from Eindhoven, on the Aa, b famou. for it* manufacture 

 of daaMaV aapMn. ; it contain, abo manufactories of woollen, cotton, 

 aad linen food* : population, WOO. Hetudrn, a fortified town com 



.nil ill byartroag citadel. battuatad near the Maaa, 8 mile. W.byN. 

 ftvai BofavVDuc ; population about 2000. OoHtrkmit, a large market- 

 towB mile* N.E. from llreda, ha. a population nf 8000, manufactured 

 of ule. and poitan, aad a grammar achooL Tilbury, 1 S mile* I 

 from Breda aad the MM distance 8.W. from Bob-le-Duc, i. a Urge 

 towa with abont 14,000 inhaUUnU, who manufacture woollen cloth. 

 xUMively It ie altoated on the left bank of the Ley, a .mall feeder 

 at UM Doamel. aad all round it an cxlennivo heath*. Willtuutad, 

 built by WUUam L. prince of Orange, on the Hollanda-Diep, 18 mile. 

 X.W. turn Breda, i. abo fortified : it lia. a good harbour and about 

 1WM iahabrtaaU 



North Brabant, la eommon with all the Dutch province., ha. iu 

 art Malar State* Ajwmbly, the member, of which are elected by the 

 i towna, and UM royal municipalitiea, Thi. awwmbly meeta 



Mi function, are UM regulation of local affair, and the 



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r, SOUTH, UM metropolitan province of the kingdom 



Nl _ tWj iiaiiiialn nt Ant . . . L" \ w tt _ 



+*j UM pronnoB 01 Aoiwvrp i r*. DT CUOMO 



af UtfiMdUoibari; abyUwwof Hainanlt and Narnur ; .-. 

 byEartrbadm It lb> betwMO W 82' and 81' ' N. bt, S' 63' 

 aM * W K. lea. TW aim of UM province b 12S7-7 square mile*, 

 aadUM rr.Mllu.oa January I. 1849. wa. 711.J81 



TlM |rnti. wMka b almo* uniformly level, noept toward* UM 

 aa. i irtilai 11. acre*, aad UM {ranter part of the .urface 

 e^Urated or tf^aOtin. Tbe fora* of Ho%mea, part of UM remai 



t of Ardeeaea. b BeateuuJWtUun UM provinoa. and 

 am Tab fora* b *Haated between Bntmb and 

 ....~_ laag boot S milOT to the amith of Braawb and 



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iivWU, -kica ar. NbdivVbd rptiv^v into 118, 110, and 



b nail* 1 by cmaab aad by high road, with th 

 r la4aM4 Jta. of BakfaM^lrmait.ad. abo cro. 

 T th. capital with IJge, 



and UM Fnoca 



Among the other town, in the arrondiaMonent of BruawU the fol- 

 lowing may be here noticed :~Auekt, a unall town of 4000 inhabit- 

 aiiu, b aituated 8 mile. N.W. from Brunei., on the high road to 

 Ghent It b famou. for its oweet cakm, euphoniounly called in 

 Flembh ' Suiker Koekjet 1 Hal, 12 mUe. a by W. from Brunsel. by 

 the railway to Moua, b rituated on the Senuv and the Charleroi Canal, 

 and ha. about SOOO inhabitant.. Uoontain.abeaatifalgothic church, 

 dedicated to Sainte-Maric, and ceU-bntnl for ita uiiraculou. image of 

 UM Bloaitiil Virgin. The grand altar in thb church, constructed of 

 white marble, aunnounted by a gorgeou. tabernacle, and ornamented 

 with beautiful aculptured baa-relief., the whole crowned by a figure of 

 the pelican, a medueval .ymbol of Christ, b said to be unequalled 

 even in Belgium. In the baptbtery the font of gorgeou. bran b 

 placed under a spire, adorned with statue, and group, in high relief. 

 The church wa. formerly dedicated to Saint Martin. Lenttim-l, 9 mile. 

 S.W. from Bruawb, ha. a population of 2000. ViitenU, 6 mile* by 

 railway N. by E. from Bruawb, b situated on the road to Malinea, 

 and ha* about 2700 inhabitant*. There is a large penitentiary out -i. I.- 

 | the town and in the vicinity are many pretty country seats, dotted 

 along the broad canal that run. up to Brussels. 



In the arrondbMment of Louvain are the following towns : 

 Arndtot, 9 mile. N.E. from Louvain, on the Denier, has a good corn- 

 market, dbtilleries, and about 4000 inhabitants. Dial, a walled town 

 a little farther ea*t, abo on the Demer, 16milcx !'.. N. !'. from l.oiivnin, 

 ha* manufactures of woollen cloth and woollen hosiery, beer, and 

 spirit*, and about 8000 inhabitants. A great horse fair is held in 

 Diert. The town wa* taken in 1705 by the Duke of Marlborough. 

 Gra, 11 miles S. from Louvain : population, 2000. Tirleuiont, 12 mUes 

 S.K. from Louvaiu by the railway to Liege, b a walled town entered 

 by ancient-looking gates. The town is tolerably well built, tin- pi in 

 cipal street* abutting on a large central square, in liii-!i are the 

 church of Notre-Dame and the town-hall, the best building, in the 

 town. The church of Sainte-Geruiaine, which b built on a height, 

 dates from the 9th century, and b one of the oldest clnm-ln-- in 

 Belgium. The massive tower which surmounts it was erected in the 

 12th century. Outside the Maestricht gate are three Urge sepulchral 

 barrows, supposed to be of very remote antiquity. The walls, which 

 are above four mile* in circuit, inclose a considerable space not occu- 

 pied by building, but as gardens, orchards, and fields ; indeed the 

 town wa* formerly much larger than it now b. Successive sieges and 

 sacks during the Spanish wars in the low countries, and during the 

 wars that immediately followed the first French revolution ruined it. 

 Tirlemont was formerly a strong fortress ; it was dismantled in 1804. 

 The town stand* on the Oeete, a feeder of the Demer, and has about 

 9000 inhabitants, who manufacture woollen ll nirits, 



beer, soap, and paper. 



In the arrondissement of Nivelle the chief town, Nirclle, b sitnnteil 

 18 miles S. from Brussels, and ha* about 8000 inhabitants. The 

 town b well built, and contains a fine church <li-l. Ger- 



trude, daughter of Pepin, who founded an abbey here, the superioresses 

 of which were .tylod princesses, and enjoyed great privileges. The 

 church contains the shrine of St. Gertrude and two pulpits of beau- 

 tiful workmanship ; under the tower there b a fine crypt The smaller 

 tower of the church contains the chimes ; the hour is struck by a 

 colossal figure of an armed knight The cloister of the old abbey 

 till remains. Fine linen, lace, woollen stuffs, paper, ftc., are manu- 

 factured at Nivelle. Between Quatre-Bras, a place on the south 

 border of the province where four road, meet, and Nivulle, in the 

 rntate presented by the King of Holland to the Duke of Wellington. 

 Gmappt, a few mile* E. from Nivelle, b a small place with about 

 2000 inhabitant*. Near it the Prussians captured Napoleon's can -i:ige 

 on the night after the battle of Waterloo. At Quatre-Brat, 5 miles 

 S.W. from Ni voile, the Duke of limn* wick fell in the engagement 

 between the French and the Allies, June 16, 1815. \\'arrr-on-thr- 

 />,/<, 15 mile. S.E. from Brussels, ha* 5000 inhabitants. Tobacco 

 i. cultivated in the neighbourhood of thb town, which has peveral 

 breweries and tanyard., and a good trade in corn and an 



The following place, may abo be mentioned : TVrmrni or Trrvtit.m, 

 a few mile. E. from Rrumeb, b the site of the summer palace 

 Prince of Orange. Lacken, or Ladeen, b a beautiful village :'. 

 N. from BrusMJ* : near it b the country palace of tin- nival family of 

 Belgium. Waltrioo, famous for the defeat of the Kreii. -iM.lune 1M'.\ 

 1816), ba long straggling village 10 miles S. from r.rusm-l*, on the out- 

 skirts of the forest of Hoignies. Near it b a vast mound, surmount.-. 1 

 by a colomal lion, in commemoration of the groat victory- 

 Lnd, a little 8. of Waterloo, has 3000 inhabitants, large glasn > 

 and woollen manufacture.. Tnbvf, on the railway to Bruaseb, N.W. 

 of Nivellea, ha. about 3000 inhabitants, who manufacture beer and 

 woollen stuffs : there are valuable (tone quarries in the neighbour- 

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i AND, Lago di. [ROMA, COHARCA m.) 



HKACKI.KY, Niirthamptonshire, an ancient borouKh and market - 

 town, and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, in the hundred of KJIIR'.. 

 Sutton, IK situate.! in 52" 1' N. lat., 1 lr \V. long., distant '2 mil. , 



S.W. by H. from Northampton, 63 mile* N.W. l.y N. fi i l."ii' ; 



rod, and 6\ mile, by the North Western and Bletchley Junctio'n 

 railway.. The living, are in the archil. .11 an.l 



diooMof Peterborough. The population of the town iu 1851 wiw 



