ignifies the profits arising to the priest on account of the altar.

Al-Tayef, a town of Hejaz, a district of Arabia Felix. It is situated about 60 miles east of Mecca, behind mount Gazwan, where the cold is more intense than in any other part of the district, but the air very wholesome. Its territory abounds in fountains, and produces excellent raisins. The town is surrounded with a wall, but is not very large.

Altendorf, a large handsome town in Swisserland, and the chief of the canton of Uri. It is situated below the lake of the four cantons, in a plain, at the foot of a mountain, whose pallsages are difficult, and serve instead of fortifications. It has four churches and two convents; St Martin's church and that of the Holy Cross are the finest. The town-house and the arsenal are also worth seeing. E. long. 8° 50'. N. lat. 46° 50'.