﻿in 1851 waTr^-sT lT;= Popula'ion of the parliamentary burgh 



onen^e^^fZ rbe'^^^HafS^rt: '""'^' *"' °'''°' '«'"- 



wit?;':o7thr':;rbtii^°:rn: orf s?^r>.'!'''^'' -..u^ieates 



rebuilt in the year 1826 iTtl n ^"^ i'"''«^ °f f""'' "'"'^tes, 



to the port of 18 qns »l^ In 1853 there were 118 ves-eU belonginit 

 the port"n the coitil^ZT^^l^"""?^'^ ^"""8 '8^3 there eutfred 



230.382 tons, andlsl'lrv-eTl' of Tstoi to' ^^^'f^'^^ "f 



82i :3oV™^6 ^^rtorthf '-'"i <> l*- ""o toii t^ndir 



at the port durid 1850 wa,6««/Tr'°«'^°^-^"''""' <^"««^ ^«=«i^«d 

 895i 1, W Sh^hn.ir ^ •• ^^'- *''■■ '" '«51 '''« amount was 



Coal a the priuefpa e^Zt." M^ f"*"?-"" *"^'» ""^ '^"^•'^''-■ 

 »ewing. YoSng ti^ei arT iL 1 ^ ^'""^^, "^ e.nploved in mualin- 



W,leafamest:;nrtr„.Lr ioTre irjr"t«T' ^'t^'T^ ' .'^}'' '"^'^'' 

 summer monthJ frequented for T/k*^' ^b '^7'' " <^"""« ">« 

 (which wa« incorJ:S%^°ehXr in ?fi6 r'*^" "" •^'.'^'' 

 endowment of 90i a year and h.^ . 1 ,' .'^ ■" '"'=°™8 ^i^m 



the town poa8em««/^'„tK. k"'',"*'^ °.^ ^"^ "''"''''" i" 1853). 

 and a 8ub^,^^n Ub^ry^Ane;^''' '"'^^ ''''"'=•* "''"^^^^^ 



^m^^i «f --- wontvrbT4ir"''"°°' -"«<^ »''«' «°if- 



ent'L^S'ottt BTof'lfpl«\^ 'l^'.f "^T!!? "i' '»>« -^horn 

 between it and tha nm™i?; r"?!"" "'*'^ °'^ P^""'''* IjinR 



Procida (Proch/u) LTd"n^^^^^ uTT°" '''^ '°'''-'»-<l 



l8chiabyanea.^hqX Thfi^LT"'"^ tradition, was rent from 



origiu; the higr™tCmmit.^!w'MintTn?^''°"KT'- "' ^"'"""''^ 

 Tpl«uio, ria.a\bout 2500 fU^ above the .^r^Tl"'''"''' *«.*" "''■«-•' 

 distmct tracea of two yery larKeoratrr, ^nH ""*""' ■"■"'"" 

 aide,. The voloanio diltrkt of^Nan?. • ' *'"'.""°>?'-™» cones on iU 

 only Vtauviua, ^h Por^uoli »n,?^ - ' considered to compriae not 



Procidaanai«hirThfi^^teruDti^r?'..^"l'''"' '^'' "'*■">« "^ 

 when a broad stream of uLT "^ u* ^P"""*" "»» '» 1301, 

 island, nearly two^Us as far a. ?h- "'" '^e eastern part of the 

 the name of^P.thecu^ which U„'S Tpiin^ w""' T>'*'"' "^^ 

 ^ier,.„ (an ape,, but from X (a^e^rth nV^r^fhtL"'' '""^ 

 the oth.r ancient names of the iiund have b^rlL^ K '"^ ""* 

 PhoBnician, or Syriac word. .7™. • ^ ■ traced by some to 



which it wL,«.y^l^^timeaTh" °S ""^ ^°''=*°'<= '«=*'°° *" 

 of Iscla, under XS TL' "h1 l*"^ '"'^'™ """^ " « corruption 



~cords"'of the 8th'';ntury*"Trciay"o;';h'L''- ,°f '",««''"'""»' 

 bren used for earthenware fmm Th ^ of the island, it aeenu, has 

 settled by Greeks of Xw. 5 r.""""**" ""«• The island was 

 tra.litions'^^f ;oT<^i°/Ji,t'Tay?^e ^^''^^ '^''^" T^" """X'™" 

 Tima>us nientionTa St eruotio^ oTp''''"* '° '^"."'""d; and 

 time. The soU of Ischia "vei^Term. a'""",^" * ''"'« '^f"'-* ^is 

 of win.^ and all soSVf L,t Thl I'm '""'*"°"' f°™. "Sundance 

 tree.^ The island is about^O Ji ^ *• '"^.covered with chestnut- 

 inhabitants. I^hU forms part ^fth. "" "'^^'^rJ <=°°'»'"» 23.000 

 four small towns or Ses 1^1,1 J^™!'"'^ "^ ^T*?'"" : *' contain, 

 a castle, is situatLl on fhe nor^h',! f' "*.* ^"''''P''' '^ •°<1 »"" 

 inhabitants. ii-c^T which is iheT f"""*'' """^ *"" "*">"' 6500 

 island, is situated on the we tem eort^L'Tr^^r' ■ P"'<* °" '»>« 

 inhabitants. CWomiec^zT th» „ ^^^ °I '^ * harbo.ir and 6000 



excellent clay, of Xcha^eito^t^of"^ °^ "'""='' "<'°'»''" 

 to Naples, Stand, on hi»h l^,^„H^T .' "r.^o'tc-y is n,a<Ie and sent 



are "'-ted around SlL^cciol^^T^etTvTfr ^ •'''■"''"'' 

 on a cove in the shore below pJ^^' • >PV'"8e. " «'t"ated 



inhabitants mostly ei^rediith.f^Tu'^ '^t^'" »''°"' 1600 

 with warmspriny.Thrch a^'''„,'"°u°'^''*'-y; Tlje inland abound. 

 Naples. Ischia is a toge her o^e"f tL fi^T"^'^ > '"^''"'^" ^~" 



IfapU. ia 'O^^i. TrSns^--^B,i„^t'"Tj^/^/ '''^""^ i>«/nc* o/ 



P-v\^»',^'»y.'Nat.Hist.:-a88:t5 "'^'' ^'"^' '''«'"•'■' 



■lai^llIL. [Ens.] 



ISEOHEM. (Flakbbbs. Wkst.I 



noKrof^'ltL^ru'tf^eal l1= ^T"^ IT " ^^^ ^^°^ 'o ^'•« 

 miles eastward alon^7(,.Ji *» long. It runs at first for a few 



which sTp^^ i 7.^m the JJi^^H ^:' "V*"- ^o"***'" Mo"°'«^T 



MiltenwaldTwheice it runs w?th Z''" ^""^ '"^' «"« ""««« 



direction downT^tJcfa rleWin"/! r"* /" \°°;"''"°^-*«' 



-e.^ alpine lake. From rSfh^iiL^ ^^ytnr^'thl 



mnubeorth:^^h?t^| atrBhonVil^''-^"' -<» -'- *« 

 Deggendorf, and n^ear IS' K long The wtoT ^tl *^,^'"*g« of 

 about 170 miles. The stream i«fo„ • '® ^""^t'' "^ ^he river is 



la^Ke rafts are floated dor.XZrnral *<? "^"1^'''' ' ^"' 

 joins it on the left bank between itn^rj, T^ /«'*'"'' '^« ^mmer, 

 into itthesurplus wat^^'c^*IhrWn4:ee"thrL*'"°"''' ^°^^"°°^ 



:rr^eTfinrv\::i^!:; j-^p« 



It lies between 44° 42^ and 45" 52' N ^.f .^.o^ °??o« ""-^ "''"°«- 



a. ™ p„ .„»r„'ii' if.srrS::'"""' ""•• » ■= ■»« •""• 



extensive plains towards t?,„ . T *^'**?' *°,'''-«"t«. waterfalls, and 

 forming perta" the irt I'a^ied and 'pttJrV'' "°'"' ''"'."''°'« 

 ranging betweeV the extre.neTof the hirtlfK^"" °°™""^ ,* ^'■'^'-■«' 

 smilinland luxuriant fertiMtl Tl, "7'=««' '^^■•'•oiness and the most 

 the pelks of Granrer and R ^i 1 ""^ °^ ^"'^ ^'^'^ Sept-Laux, and 

 of 10,968. 9742 9840 and 9m feer'J"* .^^^""'7 *° "■« ''^'ght 

 mountain; abound n grottl of .r^^". ^K" ^"'f "-^ '^' ""•'^ ^he 

 concretions. Lakes arrn"reroufbut'smal " Th""' '" ''*^'''^""? 

 gable canals; but canals and rill, T- /• ^^"^ *™ "'' "a^'i" 

 extensively in most^f the vaU f ^C^^'oa are employed very 

 near Grenoble pi^enta the motf -" ?'?'"'• }^^ ?'"'" °f Kchiroll^ 

 department E^ry sp!t enable Tf''u'^'''"" ?'' ""K"""" '° 'ho 

 the mountain sid.s'are shaned^,!t„ f""""*"°?'f ''""f""? W'^dj 

 carried earth, supportad byTalls o^ drTr'" ^''"^V''" ^"'™«<' "'^'^ 

 at Uie height of ^2^00 lJ'Zt\t t'TTtVe Tl^r "" ^™ 



conlXr rSfann^'^r'^r "^ P"- ■"'« ^"''^e - 

 vaudun, remarkable for iUcxZ^H'" ''?"!•,■ ^''^« ^''"^^ ''^ «r^«- 

 tioa. is 'watered tniUwh^,;^*^^;^^^^^^ "^^ '"«'' cultiva- 



the point where that river entfrs F™n. , 1*' ^""^ ?^'*'"*« ^'''"n 

 Drac in the neighbourhood of o7,n^ ^ 'ts junction with the 

 an average breadth of 3 mUe^ Orenoble, a length of 29 miles, with 

 two ch^ns ofTountains of ^«f ^ '"" °f v '" '^* «''"''« <^=''«"t by 

 of which ar^^Srfiiron^/iT'''''^^"'^'''^'' '""«■• »'0P«« 

 mulberrypkntaUons^he^^tr^r ? ' "^^d"*'- orchards, and 



excite the na urally fertu7 soU "" "'^''^"'^.'y'tem of irrigation 



and well cultivated. The centrTof thi, ^i^^ " '"'*™'''>' '''"^''^ 

 contains some good wheat Cd Another part oTtL""' " r'"^' "'"' 

 .a the valley of TuUins, a prolongaUon 0^^ 'f o''7''°''''f''°'^°* 

 which it yields neither in beauty uor fertUtv Th °' t/^*"''""' ^ 

 the arrondissemeut of La-Tour diiKnt^' , southern part of 



(cold lands). consUts of hijh ridgef dlvMeTir '•''' '"""'", *""''''» 

 the norti.ern part consists of hm. divided by narrow vales, while 

 by moist and Wsliy nla 1 In V "'l'^""'^ J^^kht. intersected 

 and Lemps,and thTexten ve mori^ ^fl "" '^« '"■'^^ "^ ^'''^'iru 

 ment of V ienne prlTnts n ita m^h ^°"'B0"'- The arrondisse- 



on which rye is''r°chief°crep7 n'th': 'rtrVtrt'^'t""'^ f"'-"".' 

 with hills, the lower slooes of «, 1^ central parts it is covered 

 productive, while the^rsummiu.'^ are well cultivated and very 



ibis arrondissement comprises t^eexTZVf ",'""',' ^ *''« «°"'^ 

 which yields com, win^f™ and sUk ?h^ fertile plain of Valoir, 

 valley of the Rhflne in the n„1^^if V The slopes that screen the 

 of the 6nest Kh6ne wines, "^'^^^""'^"o-^ of Vienne p«,duce some 



Tarentat"dSt?f ZoTtZ tTj 1" °7T ^'^ « '^« 

 where it hecomesCSCdton"Ste^t''4r.;^«-'^S 



