a large, strong, and populous town of Misnia in Germany, with a castle, and a famous university. It is neat, and regularly built, and the streets are lighted in the night; it carries on a great trade, and has a right to flop and sell the merchandizes designed to pass through it, and the country for 75 miles round has the same privilege. There are three great fairs every year; at the beginning of the year, Easter and Michaelmas, which last 15 days each. There are six handsome colleges belonging to the university, besides the private colleges. The town-house makes an indifferent appearance, but the exchange is a fine structure. The town was taken by the king of Prussia in the late war, but given up by the peace in 1763. It is seated in a plain between the rivers Saale and Muld, near the confluence of the Platte, the Elster, and the Baide. E. Long. 12. 55. N. Lat. 51. 19.