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Samuel Johnson. The hospital, originally a monastery, 

 stands opposite the school. It is in a flourishing state, 

 anil is remarkable tor the number and curious form of 

 the chimnies which are placed in its front. The cha- 

 pel is built lit' >tiine. 



The parish of St. Chad's lies on the north-east of 



Lichfield, and embraces a considerable portion of the 



city and it* suburbs. The church, called Stowe church, 



ry ancient ; and the interior of it, which is very 



not, ha* lately undergone a complete repair. In a gar- 



i -idc lit' the church stands St. Chad's 



well, which i- supposed to possess medicinal qualities. 



Dr. Milley's ho-pital for 15 poor women stands in this 



parish, in Bacon Street 



The parish of St. Michael's la on the eastern side of 

 the city, and coiuprehemU a small part of the city. 

 The church is >ituuted on a mount called Greenhill, 

 and is remarhaUlf. for its cemetery, which contains no 

 lew than seven acre? ot ground. The church is an old 

 building, with a lofty spire, and I- adorned with many 

 monuments, both ancient and modern. 



The riu of Lichfield is a county by itself, and pos- 

 esses very extensive and peculiar privileges. The 

 county is :i!>out 12 miles in circuit, and is governed by 

 two bailiffs, elected annually out of 24 burgesses, a re- 

 corder, sheriff, steward, and inferior officers. It sends 

 two members to parliament, and the number of voters 

 u about 624. 



Lichfield i chiefly occupied by genteel families, and 

 persons of small independent fortunes. Its chief ma- 

 tures are those of sail-cloth and horse-sheetings ; 

 and it principal trade consists in the sale of its ale, for 

 nhich it has long been famed. The city is situated at 

 the distance of about half a mile from the Wvrley and 

 Esdngton extension canal. Lichfield has three fairs ; 

 one i .lav for cattle, sheep, bacon, cheese, 



and iron ; anot' y lh for sheep and cattle ; 



and another on die first Tuesday of November for geese 



The following it an abstract of the population return 



for 1811: 



Houses inhabited ............ 1010 



................. 1090 



Families chiefly employed in agricul- 



tun- .................. 242 



in trade, manufactures, &c ..... 509 



i any of these classes .... 339 



Male ........... 2237 



Females .................. 2785 





Total population ........ 5022 



See Hanrood's History and Aiiliijuilift of Lichfeld, 



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The town was formerly divided into the old or high 

 town, and into the new or low town. The last of these 

 divisions comprehends two parts, viz. the isle, and the 

 quarter of the Meuse. The high town is built on the 

 declivity of a hill, and stretches, in a southern direc- 

 tion, to the arm of the Meuse which separates it from 

 the old or low town called the Isle ; and towards the 

 east it touches the great Meuse, which separates it from 

 the quarter beyond the Meuse. The quarter called the 

 Isle is formed by two amis of the Meuse, which rejoin 

 at the lower end of this quarter. The quarter beyond 

 die Meuse, which is nearly a peninsula, is situated, 

 as well as the fauxbourg of Amercoeur, between the 

 Meuse and Mount Corruller. There is a communica- 

 tion between the different parts of the town by bridges. 

 The town is well fortified ; but the citadel, which was 

 upon the mountain St. Walbourg, has been rased. At 

 the foot of this mountain stood the episcopal palace, 

 which was a very large building. The court of the 

 palace was encircled with a peristyle formed by demi- 

 giitiiic columns. The Hotel de Ville, which looks inta 

 the principal square, is a large, but not a handsome 

 building. It contains a public library. The town is 

 in general ill built, and is filled with a multitude of 

 small streets and lanes, which have not that cleanness 

 and neatness which mark the other towns in Hol- 

 land. 



Before the French revolution, Liege contained, be- 

 sides its cathedral, seven collegiate churches, 30 parish 

 churches, five abbeys for men, five for women, and 36 

 convents for both sexes ; but it has since suffered great- 

 ly, both from the miseries of war, and from the barbar- 

 ism of the revolutionists. 



The cathedral church of St. Lambert is a very large 

 building, but the Gothic style in which it is built is 

 very bad. It was founded in 7)2 by St. Hubert. The 

 fountains of Liege are very fine ; and that which rises 

 near the centre of the great square deserves particular 

 attention. 



The trade and manufactures of Liege were at one pe- 

 riod very considerable and important. The principal 

 natural productions of the surrounding territory are, 

 mines of coal and alum, tobacco, and iron. Great 

 quantities of the alum, which is of an excellent quality, 

 are sent to France. The tobacco is prepared in all its 

 various forms ; but the greatest part of it is received 

 from Germany in leaves. Liege is celebrated for its 

 manufactures of iron, which are not surpassed by those 

 in France, and which still preserve their former repu- 

 tation. Clock-work is made very extensively ; but the 

 manufacture of hats has employed from 1 2,000 to 1 4,000 

 workmen. Great quantities of them are sent to Hol- 



and for the East 



I.iege, 



land, both for its own consumption 

 and West India trade. They are also exported in great 



History of the Ciii/ tniil Cathedral of quantities to France, for the Levant and the coast of 



Africa. The cloths of Liege are of a very superior qua- 

 lity. The tanneries are in great reputation, and pecu- 

 liar methods of preparing the leather are said to be 

 practised in them. Great numbers of cannon, stores, 

 &c. are furnished by the iron founderies. The iron is 

 excellent for smelting, and takes a good polish. The 

 other manufactures are those of writing and printing 

 paper, fine china, and black lace, which is preferred 

 by many merchants even to that of Brussels and Mech- 

 lin. Population 50,000. East Long. 5' 31' 43". North 

 Lat. 50" 3f)' 22". See Rorsdanz's European Commerce. 

 LIEGNITZ, or LICNITZ, Lignicium in Latin, is one 

 of the best and most ancient towns of Silesia. It is the 



1905; Shaw's fi . r-.i and Antiquities of Slaf- 

 -- |SOI ; :iml The Bcautiet of Etig- 

 'Inn,! an<\ H'alrs. M.I. \iii. p. ?N'i HI!). 



I I : [sodium of the ancient*, in German 



Dutrli /.yr(-, i- a city of the Nether- 



in a pleasant valley, 



. and containing finely watered mea- 



,;. .-., . -.-.I In the River 1. 



Ouste, and A. iich throw tliein-elvi- into the 



MffMST as it enter- the city. Liege has ten great faux- 



htmrjr* and t.i -mall one-, and contains 154 streets, 



dge*, and two quays planted with rows 



of trees. 



TOL. XII. PART II. 



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