CORRIB, LOUQH. 



CORROKIN. 



and ill laid oat : the bourn are in general old uid ugly, but 

 MM* are remarkable far their guthic structure and sculptured on.m 

 aenU. The nto*t important building* are the cathedral, the court- 

 honne, the departmental prison, and the theatre. The town it the 

 Mat of a bifhop, bu tribunal* of firet ioatanoe and of commerce, 

 ecclesiastical and communal colleges, and a pretty promenade along 

 the Corrize, which U here joined by the Solane, and ii orouod by 

 several bridge*. Tulle i* a place of *ome manufacturing industry, 

 and ha* a good trade in cattle and agricultural produce ; but it in 

 chiefly noted a* the centre of a manufacture of fire-arm*, which give* 

 employment to above 1000 workmen in the town and neighbouring 

 district*. On the hill above the town there is a high square tower 

 aid to be of Roman construction, and near the tower is the public 

 cemetery. Argenlai, a thriving commune and town on the right bank 

 of the Dordogne, which i* here croMod by a luspenaion-bridge, ha* 

 3197 inhabitant*, who trade with Bordeaux in oak staves, corn, char- 

 coal, and coal raised in the neighbouring mine*. Tragnac, on the left 

 bank of the Veaere, ha* an ancient castle, a collage, and tome trade in 

 wool, wax, cattle, aheep, Ac. The population, including the whole 

 commune, exceed* SOOO. The manufactures are hat*, stocking*, and 

 woollen yarn. About two mile* above the town the Veaere, issuing 

 from a narrow rocky defile, descend* to a level 100 feet lower at a 

 aingla bound. I'zereke, a pretty town farther down the Vezere, 

 occupies a very picturesque site, and ha* a college and, including the 

 commune, 3287 inhabitants. The house* are well built, covered with 

 late*, and many of them are decorated with turrets. 



2, In the second arrondissement the chief town is Brivetla-Gaiiiarde, 

 which stands in a fertile valley on the left bank of the Correze, 19 

 mile* S.W. from Tulle, and ha* 8413 inhabitant*, including the com- 

 mune. A circular avenue, formed of elms and bordered with pretty 

 house* built of cut stone, surrounds the town, the interior of which 

 disappoints the expectation thus raised, as the streets are narrow and 

 irregular ; but the houses in general are well and substantially built 

 The best building* are the college, the church of St. Martin, tho 

 hospital (a house built during the English occupation of this part of 

 France, which is decorated within and without with curious gothic 

 sculptures), and tho Belvedere Tower, from which there is a fine view 

 of the town, the valley of the Correze, the vineyards, and wooded dopes 

 of the vicinity. The town has an ecclesiastical seminary, trades in 

 timber, wine, chestnuts, violet mustard, truffle?, turkeys, wool, cattle, 

 pigs, 4c., and has manufactures of cotton-yarn, nut-oil, and wax- 

 candle*. Coal-mine* are worked near the town. 



Of the other towns we give the following, with the population 

 of the commune* in which they stand : Altutne, 9 mile* N. from 

 Brives, population 4209, chiefly engaged in tillage and the culture of 

 the vine. Beautieu, on the right of the Dordogne, has 2513 inhabit- 

 ant*, and an old church which i* decorated with very remarkable 

 .sculptures. Dotuatae, 6 miles N. from Brives, is prettily situated 

 among vineyards and plantations of walnut, chestnut, and poplar 

 trees : population 8260, employed in agriculture and in the slate- 

 (|uarrie* near the town. Jottillac, on the western border of the 

 department and near the lead-mines : population 2455. LtAtrtae, 

 near the Haute- Vezere : population 8768. Pompadour, a small village 

 near Lubenac, i* noted for it* castle, which was bestowed by Louis XV. 

 on one of hi* mistresses, who took her title of marchioness from it. 

 3/tynae, 12 mile* S. from Brive*, has 2591 inhabitant*, who raise 

 great quantities of walnuts. A little weat of Heyssac is the village of 

 Titrrnne, commanded by an ancient castle which belonged to the 

 iluks* of Aquitaine, the ancestor* of Marshal Turenne, who took his 

 title of duke from it Vigeoit, 8 miles from Brives, has paper-mills 

 and 2508 inhabitants, including tho whole commune. 



8. In the third arrondiawmeot the chief town, Uutl, i* situated 

 among mountains between the Diego and the Sarsonne, which unite 

 and fall into the Dordogne near Hurt It ha* a tribunal of first 

 ht>o, a college, and 4238 inhabitant*, who manufacture coarse 

 woollens, canvass, nails, and leather, and trade in hemp, skins, wax, 

 Ullow, timber, oak staves, *c. Bort, a commune and town on the 

 right bank of the Dordogne, ha* 2367 inhabitant* ; near thi* place U 

 a bill called Orgues-de-Bort, which is composed of enormous basaltic 

 columns. Mffmof, in a pretty valley 10 mile* W. from Uasel, ha* an 

 hospital, an ancient church, and 888U inhabitant*, including the whole 

 commune, ffnrie, 18 mile* W. from Uswl : population 2918. 



The department form* the tee of the bishop of Tulle, is under the 

 haTMietton of the High Court of Llmoge., but an assize court is held 

 in Tulle. It U included In the Ulst Military Division, of which 

 Limom* i* head-quarter*. 



(Dictitmmmir, dt la Pnmee ; Slatutigtudtla France; A**uttnpo*r 

 t An 1868.) 



ill Ii. I.nrnH. [OALWAV.] 



CO I -. one of the Riverine provinces of the Argentine 



Confederation, South America, comprehends the northern portion of 

 the peninsula formed by the riven Parana* and Uruguay ; the southern 

 portion of the peninsula being occupied by the province of Entro Rio*. 

 The population i* about 35, 



The southern and eastern part* of the province an somewhat hilly, 

 but the remaining and by far the greater part is low. About half 

 the surface is covered with timber-trees, much of the wood being 

 available for bouse and ship-building. Some thousand square mile* 



are covered with palm-tree*, which are used for a great number of 

 purposes. In the northern part of the province U the Laguna Ybera, 

 which i* in fact a vast marsh overflowed during the periodical rising* 

 of the Parana*. It feed* all or nearly all the rivers which rise in 

 the interior of the province and fall into the ParanA on the one aide 

 or the Uruguay on the other. The soil of Corrientes it generally 

 sandy, but produce* excellent crops. Cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, 

 indigo, and other tropical productions flourish, yet little attention is 

 given to them, partly owing to tho scantiness of the population and 

 partly to the general dislike of the peasantry for agricultural occu- 

 pation*. Beside* the article* mentioned above, maize and barley, 

 arrow-root, melons, sweet potatoes, and various tropical fruits aru 

 raised. The sugar-cane i* at present only grown in order to extract 

 molasses for distilling ; the sugar consumed in the province is 

 imported from Brazil. All kinds of crops suffer at times from visita- 

 tions of enormous swarms of ante and locust*, which entirely devastate 

 the district in which thoy appear. The chief employment* of the inha- 

 bitants are the rearing of cattle and horses, there being a considerable 

 extent of good pasture land; sheep however do not thrive very 

 well. Large numbers of hides are exported. Mechanical pursuit* 

 are entirely neglected. The province is well adapted for commerce, 

 there being on the Paraud four places which serve as good port*, and 

 three on the Uruguay. The opening of these rivers will doubtless 

 prove of great benefit to Corrientes, but the traffic can only be fairly 

 developed when the riven are navigated by steam-vessels. Tin- 

 bitantx ore for the most part a mixed race of Indians nn 

 and of indolent habit*. The language spoken, according to Mr. ' 

 bine Parish, is " more Ouarini than Spanish." There are exceedingly 

 few foreigners in either the capital or the country part* of the province. 

 Most of the peasantry possess 40 or 50 mares, 30 or 40 cows, and from 

 100 to 200 sheep. The women are of more industrious habit* than 

 the men. They do a good deal of the agricultural labour, as plough- 

 ing, hoeing and attending to the crops, and reaping ; make cheese for 

 sale as well as home consumption ; net o.< shepherds ; and spin and 

 weave both cotton and woollen cloths for summer and winter gar- 

 ment*. 



The government i* almost entirely in the hands of a governor, who 

 ia elected by the Congress for a term of three years. The Congress 

 consists of 15 deputies, one from each of the 14 department*, 

 except that of the capital, which returns two deputies. The revenue 

 is derived chiefly from customs duties, and the church property 

 which was seized by government during the civil wars. The army 

 consist* in time of peace of 1000 men, but during war all males 

 between the ages of 1 4 and 60 are liable to serve. Indeed during the 

 late war with Buenos Ayres a reserve corps was formed of 900 or 

 1000 women mounted on horseback, who are said to have proved of 

 great service in some engagements with the army of Rosas. A* was 

 mentioned under AKOKXTINE CONKKDKHATION, Corrientes took a loading 

 part in the revolt of the other provinces against the supremacy of 

 Buenos Ayres, and entered into the engagements with foreign power* 

 which led to the downfall of Rosa*. The main incitement to these 

 measures on the part of (Jorrieutes was the determination of Rosa* to 

 enforce the closing of the Parana 1 and Uruguay against all foreign 

 vessels ; and Corrientes made the opening of the navigation of these 

 rivers a leading object in all negotiations. The war between Buenos 

 Ayres and the other provinces under General Urquiza, the governor 

 of Corrientes, still continue* (February 1854), but there appears to be a 

 growing desire on both sides to bring it to a friendly termination. 



C'urrirnla, thn capital, population about 5000, is situated in -7 'J7 

 S. lat, 58 60" W. long., below the confluence of the Rio Parami with 

 the Paraguay ; and stands on a considerable elevation. It is m 

 well-built town, but contains few buildings of any consequence. The 

 situation of the town is admirably adapted for commercial purposes, 

 affording on the one hand every facility for inland intercourse ; and 

 on tho other for carrying on the export and import trade with Buenos 

 Ayres and with foreign states by the navigation of the Parana, Santa 

 Lucia, also on the Parana, 29" 8. lat, 68 65' W. long., is the next 

 Important towu in the province. It has some trade, but contain* less 

 than 3000 inhabitants. 



The Mutiontt, which, according to the treaty between Brazil and 

 Buenos Ayres, in 1828, was to constitute an independent republic, 

 extend eastward from Corrientes, between the Parana*, and Paraguay 

 to the confines of Brazil. This fertile tract, which was very populous 

 under the sway of the Jesuit*, is now lillnl with depopulated ruins. 

 It contained only about a thousand inhabitants in l *.'."' ; ni:ni\ ..i' tin MU 

 perished in the following war and other* emigrated, and it is now 

 almost entirely depopulated. 



: KOF1N, county of Clare, Ireland, a market-town and the teat 

 of a Poor-Law Union, in the parish of Kilneboy and barony of 

 Inchiquin, is situated on a small stream which unites the lake* of 

 Tadon and Incbiquin, in 62 66' N. lat, 9 4' W. long., distant 

 7 mile* N.N.W. from Ennis, and 119 mile* W.S.W. from Dublin. 

 The population of the town of Corrofin in 1851 was 994, besides 

 266 in the workhouse. Corrofin Poor-Lew Union comprises ninr 

 electoral divisions, with en area of 61,886 acres, and a population in 

 1851 of 9862. Corrofin ia pleasantly situated in the plain between 

 the hills of Iiichi<|iiin and Burren. From Tadon Lake a series of lakes 

 and connecting streams runs north-north-east towards Kilmaoduagh. 



