an ancient and interesting city of Southern Germany, in the grand-duchy of Baden, and circle of the Lower Rhine. It stands in one of the most beautiful spots in the whole of Germany, on the left bank of the Neckar (here spanned by a covered bridge of nine arches, and more than 700 feet in length), about 12 miles above its confluence with the Rhine at Mannheim; N. Lat. 49° 25', E. Long. 8° 42'. The town is picturesquely situated at the foot of the finely wooded hills which slope towards the river, while the rising grounds on the opposite bank are covered with the richest vineyards. To the S. is the Königstuhl, or king's seat, which, since it was ascended in 1802 by the Emperor Francis, has been called the Kaiserstuhl. On the top of this hill, which is 2000 feet high, a tower has been erected, from which charming glimpses of the distant Rhine are to be had. In fine weather the spire of Strasbourg Cathedral, 90 miles distant, is plainly visible. The streets of the town, which diverge nearly all from one central street, the Haupt-strasse, are narrow and gloomy; and the interest attaching to the great public buildings is more historical than artistic. All the splendid monuments of architecture in which it once abounded have long since perished in the many bloody wars, sieges, and conflagrations, from which the town has suffered so terribly. Of the extant buildings may be mentioned the church of the Holy Ghost in the market-place, which is divided by a partition wall, so that the Catholic and Protestant services are conducted simultaneously in the different compartments; and the church of St Peter, the oldest in the town, and memorable as the scene of the daring exploit of Jerome of Prague, who hung up on its gate his celebrated thesis, in which he attacked the doctrines and practice of the Church of Rome. In the adjoining churchyard is the tomb of the learned Olympia Morata, whose history in many respects resembles that of the celebrated Hypatia. There are two other churches of inferior interest, and a Jewish synagogue. The university, of which the buildings stand in a small square near the centre of the town, is, with the exception of that of Prague, the oldest