TVER, the capital of the above government, on the right bank of the Volga, at its confluence with the Tvertza and the Tmaka, 96 miles N.W. of Moscow. The Volga is here somewhat broader than the Thames at London, and is crossed by a bridge of boats. The Kremlin, or citadel, of Tver is enclosed by an earthen wall, and thus separated from the rest of the town, which consists of four quarters and a suburb. It is regularly laid out, and built for the most part of wood; but its spacious streets have a dull and desolate appearance. There are here a large Gothic cathedral and twenty-eight other churches, two convents, an imperial and an episcopal palace, a town-hall, court-house, theatre, bazaar, gymnasium and other schools, infirmary, and various hospitals. Linen, cordage, leather, hats, earthenware, and candles are manufactured here; and an extensive transit trade is carried on, favoured by the position of the town on the railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Pop. 19,000.