a city of Austria, in the circle of Muhlviertel, and province of Upper Ens. It is the capital of the province and the circle, and stands on the right bank of the Danube. It is a well-built city, with three suburbs, a fine market-place, and a castle upon a hill which overlooks it. It contains three churches, three monasteries, and two nunneries, 1280 houses, and 18,500 inhabitants. There is an academical institution, with eighteen professors, directing studies in divinity, law, philosophy, surgery, and medicine, and a library of 22,000 volumes. It is a place of manufacturing industry, producing good woollen cloths, cassimeres, and carpets, as well as some cotton goods and hosiery. It carries on considerable trade by the Danube, both upwards and downwards, and has two fairs annually, which continue fourteen days. Long. 14° 11'. 25. E. Lat. 48° 18'. 54. N.

city, the capital of the circle of the same name, in the Prussian government of Coblentz. It is situated on the river Rhine, and contains 380 houses, with 1980 inhabitants, who grow some wine, and carry on fisheries, and also navigation on the river. Near it are some iron-works.

LINUS, in classical history, a native of Colchis, who was contemporary with Orpheus, and one of the most ancient poets and musicians of Greece. It is impossible, at this distance of time, to discover whether Linus was the disciple of Orpheus, or Orpheus of Linus. The majority, however, seem to decide this question in favour of Linus. According to Archbishop Usher, he flourished about 1280 B.C. and is mentioned by Eusebius amongst the poets who wrote before the time of Moses. Diodorus Siculus tells us, on the authority of Dionysius of Mitylene the historian, who was contemporary with Cicero, that Linus was the first amongst the Greeks who invented verses and music, as Cadmus first taught them the use of letters. The same writer likewise attributes to him an account of the exploits of the first Bacchus, and a treatise upon Greek mythology, written in Pelasgic characters, which were also those used by Orpheus, and by Pronapides the preceptor of Homer. Diodorus says that he added the string called lichanos to the Mercurian lyre, and ascribes to him the invention of rhythm and melody, which Suidas, who regards him as the most ancient of lyric poets, confirms. Marpurg conceives that Linus invented catgut strings for the use of the lyre, which, before his time, was only strung with thongs of leather, or with different threads of wax strung together. He is said by many writers to have had several disciples of great renown; amongst whom were Hercules, Thamyris, and, according to some, Orpheus. Hercules, says Diodorus, in learning from Linus to play upon the lyre, being extremely dull and obstinate, provoked his master to strike him; which so enraged the young hero, that instantly seizing the lyre, he beat out the brains of the musician with his own instrument.