free town of Northern Hungary, county of Zips, on the right bank of the Poprad, 125 miles N.E. of Pesth. It is an old-fashioned town, with three gates, Kassimow but its walls have for the most part been removed. It has considerable manufactures of linen and woollen stuffs, and some trade by means of the river, which also affords good salmon fishing. Pop. 4500.

Kassimow, a town of European Russia, capital of a cognominal circle, in the government of Riazan, and 70 miles E.N.E. of the town of that name. It stands at the junction of the Rivers Babitska and Oka, and is surrounded by a wall which has been formed into a pleasant promenade. The houses are mostly of wood. It carries on a considerable trade with the East in furs, silk, and cotton goods; and has some manufactures of cloth, leather, earthenware, &c. Under Tartar rule, it was a place of some note, having been the capital of a prince of that race. Some of the original Tartar inhabitants occupy one of the suburbs. Pop. (1849) 7781.

Kastamouni, or Costambone, a town in Anatolia, in Asia Minor, in N. Lat. 41° 22', and E. Long. 33° 55', about 230 miles E. of Constantinople, 115 miles N.N.E. of Angora, 50 miles S. of the Black Sea, and situated 2350 feet above the sea level. It stands in a dreary hollow, from which rises a solitary rock surmounted by a fortress in ruins. The houses are two stories high, but ill-built, and the streets are both dirty and narrow. The town contains 30 mosques, 4 monasteries, and 24 baths. The trade, which is considerable, consists in wool, copper, cotton, and sails for shipping. It is said there are 32 printing-houses for cotton, 22 dyeing houses, and 2 tanneries. During the Greek empire, the fortress was in possession of the Comneni. It was taken by Bajazet, retaken by Timour, and, lastly, conquered by Mohammed I. Pop. 48,000.

Katrine, Loch (i.e., Lake of the Caterans or Plunderers), one of the most celebrated lakes in Scotland, is situated in the S.W. of Perthshire, 9½ miles from Callander. It is about 10 miles long, 2 broad, and of great depth. It is surrounded with lofty mountains, of which the most prominent are Benvenoch and Ben-a-an, the sides of which are indented with picturesque ravines and wooded dells. The lake is fed by the numerous torrents which come down from the mountains, and it discharges its waters through the wild pass of the Trossachs to join Loch Achray and Venacher, which flow into the Teith. About half-a-mile from the shore is Eilan Varnoch, to which the plunderers used to drive their booty, and which occupies a conspicuous place in the Lady of the Lake as Ellen's Isle. Since 1846 a steamer has plied upon the lake, for the convenience of tourists.

Kattywar, a province of Hindustan, comprehending the whole of the peninsula of Guzerat, bounded on the N. and N.W. by the Runn and the Gulf of Cutch, on the S.W. and S. by the Arabian Sea, on the E. by the Gulf of Cambay and the British district of Ahmedabad. It is divided into twelve districts, which are again subdivided into the separate possessions of a host of Hindu chiefs, some of whom are tributary to the British government, others to the Guicowar. The Peishwa formerly claimed very considerable tributary rights in Kattywar, and the destruction of his power and sovereignty by the British transferred them to the latter. In this manner did the British government acquire superiority over part of the chiefs above mentioned; and it being found inconvenient that two authorities should exercise the power of levying tribute, all have been placed under the control of that government, by whose agency the entire tribute is now collected, the Guicowar's share being accounted for to that prince. The number of chiefs amounts to 216; their total revenue to Ls.450,172, of which Ls.104,739 is paid as tribute, leaving a residue of Ls.345,433. The chiefs are left in a large degree of independence. A criminal court has been established for the trial of more serious offences, through the agency of the British resident. but the native chiefs of the several states sit therein as assessors. The area of the Kattywar is returned at 19,850 square miles, with a population of 1,468,900.