Lerouville (8 miles), on the Meuse. Coach to St. Mihiel.

(ST, MIHIEL (13 kil.), in a valley on the Meuse, under hills, one carrying a ruined castle, built 1058, by a Comtesse de Bar. In St. Etienne's (Stephen's) abbey church is a beautiful marble of the Descent from the Cross, by M, Angelo's pupil, Richier, above-mentioned, who lived at a house in Rue des Foxes. Pop., 5,822; cotton and linen weavers. Hotels.-Lion d'Or (Golden Lion); du Cygne (Swan). Going down the Meuse, the next place is Verdun]. Viaduct of 90 yards, to

Commercy (31 miles), a sous-préfecture, with 4,012 inhab., in a pleasant fertile spot on the Meuse, well built, with public fountains, an Hôtel de Ville (formerly a convent), barracks, and riding-house. The cavalry barracks was once the seat of Stanislaus of Poland and Cardinal de Retz, who wrote his Memoirs here.

Hotels.-De la Cloche d'Or (Gold Bell); de la Poire d'Or (Gold Pear). Coaches to Void, Vaucouleurs, Bourbonne-les-Bains (see Route 62).

[VAUCOLEURS (20 kil.) on the Meuse, ascending which you pass into department Vosges, a little before

DOMREMY-LA-PUCELLE (18 kil.), a small hamlet of 316 souls, over the Meuse, on the Vosges hills, famous as the place where Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, was born 1412, in a little cottage, shown by an inscription over it. Her real name, as M. Huldut of Nancy contends, was Jeanne Darc, which was altered to d'Arc, when her family was ennobled by Charles VII. after her death. A school for girls has been built to her honour, besides a fountain, with a cast of her beautiful statue, sculptured by Louis Philippe's daughter, Marie, with which all the world is familiar.

NEUFCHÂTEAU (11 kil.), the ancient Neomagus, is a sous-préfecture of 3,524 inhabitants, under the hills on the Meuse, where the Meuzon joins. It has a Hôtel de Ville, and public library of 8,000 vols.

CONTREXEVILLE, 18 kil. south-east, in a valley of the Vair, has some noted mineral waters. Those of Bourbonne, Plombières, &c., are also in this neighbourhood (see Route 62).

Sorcy (6 miles), on the Meuse, has traces of St. Martin's Abbey, and, on a hill near it, remains of a Roman camp. Tunnel of 1,870 feet, to

Pagne-sur-Meuse (3 miles). Through another tunnel of 3,675 feet, and the valley of Ingressin, to

Fong (31 miles), in department of Meurthe; once a fortified town.

Toul (3 miles), an old town and military post of the fourth class, formerly seat of a diocese. It was the head of the Leuci, in Belgio Gaul, in Caesar's time, and was made a free town by the German Emperors. Abridge of seven arches crosses the Moselle. There are here the old Cathedral, begun by St. Gerard, 965, with a fine roof and two very picturesque towers, 246 feet high-both, as well as the whole front, rose-window, &c., profusely carved; the church (Roman and Gothic) and fine cloisters of St. Gengoult; the Hôtel de Ville, once the bishop's palace; a college, barracks, corn market, &c.

Marshal St. Cyr, Baron Louis, the financier, and Admiral Rigny, were natives. Another was St. Loup, once bishop. Indeed Toul has provided so many episcopal saints, that it was called Poul la Sainte. Pop. 8,506, who make embroidery, pottery, &c. Hotel. De l'Europe.

Fontenoy-sur-Moselle (5) miles). The line crosses the river here, by a seven-arched bridge. Liverdun (53 miles), a decayed fortress, on a rocky and wooded height, over the Moselle, with many good points of view. It was a Roman station, and contains some curious old buildings. In the church is an effigy of St. Eucaire, the martyr, whose cross stands in the village. Here the Marne and Rhine canal, after traversing a tunnel of 550 yards in hard chalk, crosses the Moselle by an aqueduct, and is itself skipped over by the railway, which also crosses the river twice more, in this neighbourhood, on bridges of five arches.

Frouard (4 miles), at the base of the hills, has a handsome bridge, and was once a fortified post, Across the river is the old church of Pompey, and remains of Avant-Garde Castle. Vases, &c., have been found at the Champ de Tombes, near St. Eucaire's hermitage; they are now in Nancy museum.

At Frouard the Meurthe joins the Moselle, and the branch rail to Metz, &c., parts off (see Route 57). At 5 miles further, ascending the Meurthe, is NANCY.

A buffet, 220 miles from Paris, 921 from Strasbourg. HOTELS.-Hotel de France, in every respect a very good, first-rate house; strongly recommended. Hotel d'Angleterre, a comfortable house, not far from the Railway Station.

and clean; moderate charges. Hotel de l'Europe; very good hotel, comfortable

OBJECTS OF NOTICE.-Ducal Palace-Corde lier's Church-Hotel de Ville, in Place RoyaleCathedral.

Pop. 45,130. Capital of department Meurthe (for merly of province of Lorraine), seat of a diocese. cour impériale, &c., near the Meurthe, in a fertile

plain, under some low hills, covered with forests and vineyards, and one of the best built towns of France. It was founded in the 11th cent., by the Dukes of Lorraine, one of whom was René II., who obtained a famous victory over Charles the Bold, of Burgundy, in 1477, outside the town; and another was Stanislaus of Poland, who greatly improved it, and left the duchy to his father-in-law, Louis XV., at his death, 1706.

In Vieille Ville, or Old Town, are remains of their palace, now a barrack; a rich gateway, built 1512, restored 1851, is left, with a staircase to the gallerie des Cerfs. By this gate is a smaller door, called Porte Masco, after a bear once kept here, who took a fancy to pet a child which strayed into his den. Here the provincial Museum is kept. In this quarter also are St. Epvre's Gothic church, which has a basrelief (the Lord's Supper, 1582), by Drouin, a native; and the Cordeliers' church, built 1477-84, by René II., which contains his tomb (1515) with those of Cardinal Vaudémont (by Drouin), Antoine de Vaudémont, Phillippa of Gueldres (by Richier), Henry of Vaudémont and wife, and a warrior,-besides Gerard I. and his wife Hadwige, in the round (or octagon) chapel, restored by France and Austria, since the ravages made in 1793. All these are in Grand Rue, which connects Cours Leopold with the Pepinière in the Ville Neuve. The Place de Grève leads to the Cours d'Orleans, and the Porte Neuve (or New Gate), built 1785, on the Metz road, with the Place Carrière (where the fair is held-once a pond) in which stand the Cour Royale, the tribunal of commerce, and the Préfecture, a large old building. The last is opposite the arch of triumph, leading to the Place Royale (or Stanislaus), the best part of the New Town, which was begun by Charles III., in 1603, and carried out with an effect suitable to the capital of a province. Here are the Hôtel de Ville, with Girardet's frescoes, and collection of Flemish and other painters; the bishop's seat and the salle de spectacle, &c., all in an uniform Italian style. A bronze figure of Stanislaus, put up, 1823, ornaments the centre, where the pillory once stood; handsome iron gates are placed at the corners, and there is a promenade out of one side (past the fountains), called the Pepinière. A large fountain occupies the Place d'Alliance; here stands

The Cathedral, a modern edifice, built 1703-42, copied from S. Andrea della Valle, at Rome. It has two towers, 256 feet high in its front, which is 154 feet broad, a mixture of the Corinthian and Composite styles; a dome near the sanctuary is 51 feet across, painted by Jacquart. Nôtre Dame de Bon Secours church, in Faubourg St. Pierre, on the Lunéville road, was rebuilt 1738, by Stanislaus (whose tomb by Adam

is here), on the site of one founded by René, over the spot where his adversary fell, 1477: it contains some old standards taken from the Turks.

At the Palais de Justice they shew the tapestry found in Charles the Bold's tent; it is about 80 feet long and 13 feet high, with the history of Esther and Ahasuerus worked in it. St. Jean's chapel belonged to the Knights of St. John. Close to it is the Protestant temple. A library of 26,000 vols. is at the Hôtel de l'Université. There are also a college, a priests' seminary, large hospitals, a deaf and dumb asylum (at Coeur en Côte, where the heart of Louis XV.'s queen was handed over to the Lorraine clergy), new barracks, a society of arts and sciences, and botanic gardens (both founded by Stanislaus), an exchange, &c.

Near the Citadel are the old pinnacled Tours de la Caraffe (or Nôtre Dame), built 1430. At Bondonville, in the suburbs, is a cross to which pilgrimages are made; here too, is the best wine about Nancy (Côte des Chanoines). Nancy is the chief head-quarters of several female religious societies, as the Sisters of Christian Doctrine, Sisters of St. Charles. and Sisters of Providence, which three number about 1,000 houses, in France.

Some of its natives are Marshal Bassompière, General Druot. Maimbourg, the historian, Hoffman, the critic, Isabey and Grandville, the painters, &c. Druot accompanied Napoleon to Elba; his statue is in Cours Leopold. Another native was Callot, the engraver, whose old house is in Rue Callot. Manufactures of cotton cloth, woollen serges, muslins, and embroidery, &c., are carried on here.

Conveyances: by coach, to Neufchâteau, Bourbonne-les-Bains, Langres, &c.

In the neighbourhood are Bosserville (4 kil.), and its monastery; Ludres, a Roman camp (9 kil.); Roville model farm (24 kil.)

[At 30 kil. north-east is CHÂTEAU-SALINS, a sous

préfecture of 26,000 souls, on the Seille, so called after a castle, built 1342, by Isabella of Austria, near the salines or salt-works. Great quantities of salt are now got at Vic (5 kil.), Moyen-Vic (6 kil. south-south-east), and Dieuze (18 kil. eastsouth-east).]

From Nancy, on the rail to Strasbourg, you pass up the Meurthe to

Varangeville St. Nicholas-du-Port (7 miles), two places on opposite sides of the riverthe latter having a fine Gothic church, built 1494-1544, with light pillars 92 feet high, and towers to match. Many pilgrims visit it on the Monday of Pentecost. A. Joly, a painter of the last century, was born here. Pop. of both, 4,120.

which you leave on the left, Dombasle (2 kil.), wherea branch of the Moselle falls into that stream, passing a ruined château on the top of the hill. Pop. 2,360. Several old houses at Rosières, and a stud of horses, in an old salt-work; also a synagogue.

Blainville-la-Grande (33 miles), on the Moselle; sometimes called Blainville-sur-Eau, from a rapid which turns a few mills. Here the branch rail to Epinal turns off (see Route 59).

Luneville (5 miles), a sous-préfecture in department Meurthe, with 12,500 inhabitants, in a fertile spot on the Meurthe, where the Vezouze joins, was at first a hunting seat, and was taken by Marshal Longueville, 1638, and the fortifications pulled down. At the old palace of the Dukes of Lorraine, the Emperor Francis I. was born; it is now a cavalry depôt. There are also a large riding house and stores, a champ de Mars, a fountain in Place Neuve, a church, built 1750, with two towers, in which is the tomb of Voltaire's friend, Madame Châtelet, and a new church, opened 1854.

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Girardet, the painter, Chevalier and General Haxo, were born here. Luneville, between France and signed in Rue d' Allemagne, 1801. tery, gloves, embroidery, wine, beer, &c. Hotels.-Du Sauvage; de la Tète d'Or (Golden Head); du Faisan (Pheasant).

[At 28 kil. south-south-east, up the Mortagne, is RAMBERVILLER (already described); and at 30 kil. south-east, up the Meurthe, in the Vosges Mountains, is RAON L'ETAPE, which has a large trade in timber, and had a castle and monastery.] Embermenil (10 miles), was the cure of Abbé Gregoire, who figured in the States General of 1789. [About 10 kil. south-west is BACCARAT, on the Meurthe, under a rocky height, and celebrated for its crystal factory, which employs 600 hands.) Avricourt (5 miles) is not far from Blamont (15 kil.), near the head of the Vezouze, under the Vosges range (in one of whose gorges is the glass works of St. Quiren), which has a ruined castle, and gave birth to Regnier, Duke of Massa. Several lakes are near. Through a forest, to

Lützelbourg (103 miles) whose ruined castle overlooks the valley. It stands near the summit of the Vosges. Coach to Phalsbourg. [PHALSBOURG (4 miles north-north-east), a fortified fort, on a rock, where English prisoners were kept in the war. The citadel was built by Vauban, to command a pass of the Vosges. It was called Einartyhausen, before 1570, when the prince palatine of Velden rebuilt it under its modern name; it came afterwards to the house of Lorraine. Part of the palace is seen; besides an Hôtel de Ville of the time of Louis XIV., a college, &c.

Marshal Lobau, General Gérard, &c., were born here. Excellent noyeau is made. Pop. 4,900. In the neighbourhood are, the fountain supplied from Hildaus (8 kil. off), Kraffenthal valley, and Dabo, where Leo IX. was born (?).] Four more tunnels succeed, respectively, 1,417, 1,296, 1,640 and 1,009 feet, in length. You catch glimpses of various feudal towers and ruined castles crowning the tops of the mountain ranges, among which HohenBarr and Géroldseck are the most picturesque.

Saverne (5 miles), down the east slant of the Vosges (towards the Rhine), in a charming spot on the Zorn, is a sous-préfecture, in department BasRhine (formerly Alsace), having 6,400 souls, and belonged to the bishops of Strasbourg, whose handsome seat here is now a barrack. The church has a high square tower. Copper goods are made. Hotel.-De la Poste.

Itis said to have taken its name from the tabernde, or resting places, distributed through the valley. The hill at the top of the spiral road above the town

Sarrebourg (5 miles), a sous-préfecture of 2,600 souls, and military post on the Sarre, in a pass of the Vosges, divided into upper and lower town. It belonged to the Archbishops of Metz and Dukes of Lorraine, and came to France 1661. Most of it was rebuilt after the fire of 1461. Here are large military starchouses. It was the Pons Sarave of Roman

[At 6 kil south, is MARMONTIERS, with an ancient abbey church of the 10th cent.]

Steinbourg (3 miles), on the Zorn. Coach to Neuwiller, which has a seat built by the Duke of Feltre, on the site of Hunebourg château.

Dettwiller (23 miles), lower down the Zorn.

Hochfelden (5 miles). Monmenheim (3 miles), on the plain of Alsace. Brumath (21 miles), where the rail turns off from the Zorn, is the ancient Brocomagus, and is near the foundling hospital of Stephans-felden, founded 1220. Here the Austrians were defeated, 1793. Vendenheim (44 miles), where the branch line to Weissenbourg turns off (see Route 62). About 5 miles further is the embarcadère of

Pop. 75,565, chiefly German-speaking. The costumes of the country people may be noticed on the market days.

Chief town of department Bas-Rhin (formerly province of Alsace), seat of a bishopric, and of Protestant and Jewish consistories, of an academy and college, &c., first class fortress, and head of a military division, in a fertile plain on the Ill and Bruche, near the Rhine and the Baden frontier. The German name is Strasburg, i.e. street-fort, from the street or high road over the Rhine (14 mile east), which it commands by means of a bridge to Kehl, and which here is about as wide as the Thames, but full of wooded islands and sands.

It was the Roman Argentoratum in Germania Prima, founded by Drusus, son-in-law to Augustus; was ravaged by Attila, taken by Clovis; became an imperial free city, and established Protestantism 1559, which Louis XIV., after taking the town by treachery, 1681, put down, though the majority of the population (as well as of the province) are still Protestant. Vauban's citadel, towards the Rhine, is a regular structure of five sides, with outworks, ditches, glacis, &c., and of great strength. The town is well built, having pretty good streets, lit with gas, high-roofed stone houses (the windows covered with bars), so constructed in order to carry off the snow which falls here from December sometimes till April, forty-seven small bridges over the Ill and its branches, seven gates, of which Porte Blanche, or national, is the oldest (14th cent.), eight or ten Places, and the Contades and

The magnificent Holy Trinity Minster, or Cathedral, which towers over everything else here, was begun by Bishop Wernberg, 1015 (on the site of an older, commenced 510, by King Ludwig, and added to by Charlemagne, 770), and, though helped forward by the assistance of thousands of the citizens, was not finished (i.e. the body) till 1275; two spires over the west front were to have been exactly alike, and about 550 feet high, but only the north spire, built 1277-1439. is completed, 466 feet high. The front, with its statues, &c., of which 135 were broken up at the Revolutio (when the spire was only saved by adorning it with a cap of liberty), was lately restored by Ohnmacht and others. It is a sort of screen to what is behind, 230 feet high, and about 160 broad. A flight of steps leads up to the three great recessed portals-one being in each of the side towers, while the centre one, whose brass door was melted down at the Revolution, has above it figures of Clovis, Dagobert, Rudolph of Hapsburg, Louis XIV., and a noble stained rose window, 46 feet diameter. Round the middle portals are about 40 Old Testament figures; the parable of the Ten Virgins is represented in the right portal; the Capital Sins are given in the left one.

As to the magnificent north tower and spire, called the Münster (12 feet higher than the Pyramids), there is first the portal, then a great window, then two or three windows, then an octagon story, then the tall spire of beautifully carved open work, at the top of which are the lantern, the crown, (the highest point visitors get up to, by 635 steps), and tho button, 18 inches across, supporting the cross, which is 8 feet long. The view commands a vast prospect of plain, hills, forests, &c., on both sides of the Rhine.. The names of Voltaire, Klopstock, Mozart, Lavater, Goethe, &c., are marked among those who have ascended.

In the interior, 357 feet long, you see the nave, 132 feet broad, 75 feet high, with nine great clustered pillars down each side (some 72 feet round), and Dotzinger's Gothic font (1442); the ancient choir, built, they say, by Charlemagne, in which are the high altar (over St. Sepulchre's crypt or chapel); the Gothic stone pulpit, restored 1824, with Silbermann's organ, with 2,242 pipes (1714); and the very curious Horloge, or clock of the 16th cent., repaired, 1842, by Schwilgué (to whom a fête was given on the occasion), showing sidereal and apparent time, the moon's changes and eclipses, motions of the planets, the feasts, &c., of the calendar. It is called one of the "Seven wonders of Germany," and should be seen at noon. It is fixed on the Pilier des Anges,