and laid out as a pleasure ground. The fish mar-
ket, which has been hut a few years erected, is
one of the neatest in Europe. There is also a
market for frogs, which are brought alive in pails
and cans, and prepared for dressing on the spot.
The hind limbs, which are the only parte used,
are cut from the body with scissors by the women
who bring the animals for sale.

The favourite place of recreation for the inha-
bitants is the Park- It is a large pleasure ground,
adjoining the palace, laid out with great taste,
planted with a variety of fine trees and flowering
shrubs, and diversified with lawns ornamented
with fountains and statues. Some of these latter
are of the purest style of sculpture. In the centre
is a fine basin, stocked with gold and silver fish.
On each side of the principal walk is a valley
planted so as to exclude all annoyance from the
overpowering rays of the sun. A fountain, in
one of these, is marked with an inscription, stat-
ing that Peter the Great, during his residence
here, sat down by its margin to drink a bottle of
wine : another version of the story says, that he
fell into it, while strolling through the park after
dinner. Both may be true.

One of the approaches to the town also forms a
favourite promenade. It is called the Allee Verte,
and is planted with a triple row of trees along the
canal; the prospect of which, with the numerous
villas around, and the varying scenes of pleasure
and employment that every moment present
themselves, render it singularly beautiful.

A copious supply of water is secured to the
inhabitants by a number of fountains, whose
elegance of structure adds much to the beauty of
the city. One of the finest was erected by Lord
Aylesbury, an English nobleman, as a public ex-
pression of his gratitude for an agreeable residence
of forty years in the town. The water for the
supply of these fountains is raised, by machinery,
from a lake about half a mile from the city.

xe2x96xa0 The palace of the States-general is a magnifi-
cent building, supported on pillars of the Ionic
order. Its entrance leads to a spacious hall, on
each side of which is a marble staircase; one con-
ducting to the chamber of peers, the other to the
chamber of deputies. Tliis latter is in the form
of a semicircle, with a very capacious gallery.for
the people. The towtt-hall is a noble specimen
of the old irregular but highly ornamented Gothic
style. So irregular is the building, that its tower
stands at a considerable distance from the centre.
The elevation of this part of the edifice is 364
feet: it is surmounted with a statue of St. Mi-
chael with the dragon under his feet, in copper
gilt, seventeen feet high, which it turns on a
pivot, and serves as a vane for showing the direc-
tion of the wind.

The Orange Palace, generally called La Vieille
Cour, was formerly the residence of the govern-
ors of Belgium ; but is now occupied as a muse-
um. a public library, a cabinet of natural history,
and singing and dancing schools. It is also fur-
nished with a valuable, though not large, collec-
tion of Flemish paintings. The library, which
contains upwards of 100,000 volumes, was chiefly
collected from suppressed convents. Adjoining
the building is a line botanic garden, containing
more than 4,000 exotics. The philosophical col-
lege, which has been but a few years in existence,
is founded on a liberal scale. The great hall, or
amphitheatre, is capable of accommodating 1,200
persons. Each student has a room furnished at
the expense of government; all the courses of
lectures are gratuitous; and stipends are allowed
to a number of pupils whose means are not ade-
quate to defray the moderate expenses of their
board.

The principal church is that of St. Gudule,
erected on an eminence, and adorned with two
square towers which command a very extensive
prospect. It contains no less than sixteen chapels,
which are enriched with numerous paintings.
The windows are adorned with curious painted
glass; and the pulpit exhibits a beautiful speci-
men of sculpture in wood, both as to design and
execution. The monument of John II. duke of
Brabant is in the choir : it is of hlack marble,
with a lion of copper, weighing 6,000 pounds
couching on it. The archduke Ernest has also a
mausoleum here. This church is celebrated in
legendary history for three miraculous hosts,
which were stolen by Jews, but were afterwards
restored. The event is commemorated by an an-
nual procession, during which time the church
is decorated with six exquisite pieces of tapestry
explanatory of the event.

The cemeteries are detached from the churches,
being situate outside the boulevards. David, the
celebrated French painter, is buried in that with-
out the gate of Louvain. Among the hospitals,
is one for foundlings, one for penitent women of
the town, and a third in which strangers are main-
tained gratuitously for three days.

In the village of Lacken, about half a league to
the north of Brussels, is the splendid palace of
Schoenburg, or Schoonenburg, originally intend-
ed for the reception of the governor of the Neth-
erlands. During the reign of Napoleon, it was
occasionally his residence, as also that of his
brother, the late king of Holland. The interior
of the palace is laid out in a style of superior mag-
nificence. A subterranean grotto, and some tem-
ples connected with it, are also much admired.

The inhabitants of Brussels are Catholics, and
speak the French language, but all religious te-
nets are tolerated. The population has increased
considerably since 1814; and, in the absence of
correct data, may be estimated at 80,000 to 90,000
It is 25 miles S. of Antwerp, about the same dis-
tance E. by S. of Ghent, and 148 N. by E. of
Paris. Lat. 50. 51. N. long. 4. 22. E.

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