the general church funds, but the number of pilgrims is still very great.

MARIES, LES TROIS, or NOTRE DAME DE LA MERE, a town of France, department of the Mouths of the Rhone. Population 1200. 30 miles S. W. of Tarascon. MARIESTADT, a town of Sweden, on the lake Wennes, where the river Tida issues from it. It has 1100 inhabitants, and is the chief place of the province of Scaraborg. 60 miles S. W. of Orebro.

MARIETTA, a town of the United States, in Washington county, Ohio, situated on a peninsula formed by the Muskingum and Ohio rivers. It is the oldest town in the state, some of the settlers having established themselves in 1787; but its progress has not realised the sanguine hopes of its projectors. It is liable to an annual overflow, in inconvenience which, from its situation, as irremediable. Ship-building commenced here in 1800; but was checked, in consehence of the interruption of commerce Which took place after the year 1806. It contains a court-house, a jail, two places of worship, about 20 warehouses, and 90 dwellings. 159 miles N. E. of Lexington, 146 S. of Pittsburgh by land, and 172 by water. Long. 81. 19. W. Lat. 39. 30. N. MARIETTA, a township of the United States, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Susquehannah. Also a township of Onondaga county, New York. MARIGLIANO, a town of Naples, in the Terra di Lavoro. It is well built, has three handsome churches, and 5500 inhabitants. 12 miles E. N. E. of Naples.

MARIGNANE, a town of France, depart ment of the Mouths of the Rhone. Population 1600. 14 miles W. of Aix.

MARIGNANO, OF MALEGNANO, a town of Austrian Italy, in the province of Milan, situated on the Lambro. Population 4000. 8 miles W. N. W. of Lodi.

MARIGNY, a town of France, department of La Manche. Population 3800.6 miles W. of St Lo.

MARIGNY, a town of France, department of the Saoue and Loire, not far from the Loire. Population 2500. 12 miles 5. W. of Charolles.

MARIGONDON, a town on the west coast the island of Luçon. Long. 123. 20. E..

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MARIM, a river of Brazil, which runs into the Atlantic, Long. 44. 46. W. Lat. 2. 25. S.

MARIN, CUL DE SAC, a settlement and parish of the island of Martinico, situate on the north-west coast.

MARINA, a village of Kaarta, in Western Africa, 15 miles N. of Kemmoo.

MARINDUGERA, or MARINDIQUE, one of the Philippine islands, about 60 miles in circumference, near the south coast of Luçon. 30 miles N. E. of Mindoro. Long. 121. 51. E. Lat. 13. 29. N.

MARINGUES, a town of France, department of the Puy de Dome. It has manufactures of leather, and trades in corn. Population 3800. 14 miles N. W. of Thiers.

MARINO, SAN, or ST, a very small but independent republic in the north-east of Italy, surrounded on all sides by the Papal dominions. Its territory consists only of a mountain 2000 feet in height, with a small track lying along its base; the superficial extent of the whole does not exceed 40 square miles. It contains pasturage, and produces wine and fruit. This petty state boasts an existence of many centuries, having been formed by persons successively fixing their abode there, and forming a se parate state, which, at different periods, made additions to its small territory by purchase. It appears to have taken its name from its founder. In the 16th century it assisted the pope against Malatesta, governor or ruler of the adjacent town of Rimini, and received in recompence from his holiness three small castles, and the village of Piagge. This was the epoch of its chief prosperity. At present it is reduced to its ancient limits. In 1739, at the request of some of its inhabitants, cardinal Álberoni subjected it to the pope, who, however, consented to restore it to its former freedom. Bonaparte, on entering the Papal dominions, in February 1797, sent a deputy to the republic, offering it an increase of territory, which was declined. They received, however, a present of four pieces of cannon from Bonaparte, and soon after new modelled their government, in conformity to that which then existed in France, giving it more of a democratic form. It is governed by its own laws, and acknowledges the pope only as protector. The population of the whole town and country is 7000.

MARINO, SAN, the capital of the preced◄ ing. It stands on the side of the mountain, and there is only a single road which conducts to it. It contains 6000 inhabitants, and has 5 churches, 3 convents, and 3 small castles, besides other fortifications. About 12 miles S. W. of Rimini. Long. 12. 24. E. Lat. 42. 56. N.

MARINO, a small town and castle of

Italy, in the States of the Church, about 12 miles S. E. of Rome.

MARION, a county of the United States, in the Mississippi territory. Population in 1816, 1015. The slaves amounted to 686. Altogether to 1701.

MARION, a county of the United States, in the north-east part of South Carolina. Population 8884, including 2771 slaves. MARION, a town of the United States, and capital of Twigg county, Georgia.

MARION AND CROZET'S ISLANDS, four islands in the Indian ocean, discovered by captains Marion and Crozet, French navigators, in 1772, by whom they were called Cavern island, situated in long. 32. 11. E. Lat. 46. 45. S. Bold island, Possession island, and Arid island. They were afterwards seen by captain Cook in 1776, who called them after their first discoverers.

MARION HILL, a village of the United States, in Henrico county, Virginia.

MARIOTTE, a small town of Switzerland, in the canton of the Ticino, on the Lake Agno, 5 miles S. by W. of Lugano.

MARIOUA, a settlement of Brazil, on the Rio Negro, 125 miles W. of Fort Rio Negro.-There is also a river of this name which enters the Orinoco.

MARIPIPI, one of the smaller Philippine islands, 20 miles S. E. of Masbate.

MARIQUITA, a city of South America, in New Granada, which was formerly rich, and celebrated for its productive mines of gold and silver. These, however, having been long abandoned, its population is reduced to 300. It has a good parish church, and several other edifices. 80 miles S. of Santa Fe. Long. 74. 6. W. Lat. 5. 16. N.

MARITICO, a river of South America, in the province of Carthagena, which runs into the Spanish Main, Long. 76. 42. W. Lat. 8. 5. N.

MARIVAL, a small town of France, department of the Lot. Population 900.

MARIVELAS, OF MARIVELLE BAY, a bay on the west coast of the island of Luçon, well sheltered from all winds except from south to south-east. The bottom is clean, stiff mud or clay, with sufficient depth of water for vessels of any size. It takes its name from a small island. Long. 120. 21. E. Lat. 14. 30. N.

MARIVELAS, or MARIVELLE, one of the smaller Philippine islands, with a village on it of the same name, consisting of about 40 houses. These are built of bamboo, covered with leaves, and raised about four feet from the ground. The floor of these houses is also made of small bamboos, which do not touch each other, and which give them the appearance of bird cages. The mode of ascending them is by a ladder; and Perouse states, that all the materials of which

the house is formed, would hardly weig 200 pounds. The island was invaded b the Moors in 1780, who destroyed the v lage, and made slaves of all the Indiar they could lay hold of. Since this perio the inhabitants have never applied to an sort of industry; and they are consequer ly wretchedly poor.

MARIUPOL, a town of European Russi in the government of Ekaterinoslav on tl sea of Azoph, at the mouth of the Kalmit Population 2000. 140 miles S. E. of Ek terinoslav.

MARIZZA, or MARISSA, the ancient # brus, a large river of European Turkey, Romania, which has its source in the B kan or Hæmus mountains, passes by Phi popoli, Adrianople, and Trajanopoli, a discharges itself by two mouths, into a b of the Archipelago, called the gulf of En The plains on its banks are in general f tile. In its course, it receives the wat of various rivers, little known in Europe.

MARK, a parish of England, in Som set, 5 miles S. W. by S. from Axbrid Population 991.

MARK, a county of Germany, in 1 Prussian province of Westphalia, bound on the north by the principality of Mu ster, and on the south and west by t duchy of Berg. It is about 67 miles lo and 45 broad, has a superficial extent about 667 square miles, and contai 132,000 inhabitants. It is traversed by i veral rivers and streams, of which the Lip

and the Roer are the most considerab The latter was rendered navigable in 177 and divides the county into two parts, t northern called the Helweg, and the sout ern called the Sauerland. The former is large and fertile level, having good m dows and arable land, in which are cul vated all kinds of corn, liguminous plan rape and turnip seed, and flax and hen The southern division is bleak, rugged, a barren; but the mountains yield coal, ir lead, copper, and occasionally silver a In 1806, this county fell into the hands the French; but in 1814, on the fall Bonaparte, it was restored to Prussia. T chief town is Hamm.

MARK, ST, or ST MARCOS, a jurisdi tion and town in the west part of the islat of St Domingo. The jurisdiction contai four parishes. The town is situated at t head of a bay of the same name, in bight of Leogane. The bay is formed b Cape St Mark on the south, and Moor an Diable on the north. The town, thoug small, is reckoned the pleasantest in th island; and its commerce is considerabl 41 miles N. W. of Port au Prince, and 3 S. W. of Cape François. Long. 72. 43. \ Lat. 19. 4. N.

MARKEN, a small island of the Netherlands, in the Zuyder-Zee, containing, with a village, 800 inhabitants. 10 miles E. of Amsterdam.

MARKET BOSWORTH. See Bosworth. MARKET DEEPING, a market town of England, in the county of Lincoln, situated on the river Welland. It is an ancient town, and but indifferently built. Near it is a vale of great extent, and the deepest in all this low country, whence the town is supposed to have taken the name of Deeping. Market on Thursday. Population 1220. 86 miles N. of London. Long. 0. 18. W. Lat. 52. 42. N. MARKET DRAYTON, a market town of England, in the county of Salop, situated on the river Fern, which falls into the Severn. It is a neat town, and of late the buildings have been generally improved. The church was erected in the reign of king Stephen, and there are here besides two chapels of the Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists. Here is a free school, endowed in the reign of queen Mary. In the town are two paper manufactories, and two horse hair manufactories. Market Drayton is governed by a mayor and two head constables. Population 3370. Market on Wednesday, a great corn market, and on Saturday. 11 miles S. E. of Whitchurch, and 154 N. W. of London. Long. 2. 29. W. Lat. 52. 55. N. MARKET EAST, a parish of England, in Nottinghamshire, 2 miles N. W. from Tuxford. Population 589.

MARKET HARBorough. rough.

See Harbo

MARKET JEW. See Marazion. MARKET LAVINGTON. See Lavington. MARKET OVERTON, a parish of England, in Rutlandshire, 5 miles N. by E. of Oakham. Population 387.

MARKET RAISIN, a market town of England, in the county of Lincoln, so called from its excellent market, and from standing on the river Raisin. In the church, the windows of the embattled tower are of a peculiar form, similar to those of Yarborough and Louth. Besides the church, there is a Roman Catholic chapel, a Methodist meetingLonse, a small free school, and an hospital for four poor men. The town is sometimes talled East Raisin. West Raisin is a small Mare, about 2 miles lower down the same river, and Middle Raisin lies between them. Market on Tuesday. Population 964. 144 les N. of London. Long. 0. 19. W. Lat. 53. 23. N.

MARKET WEIGHTON, a market town of England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Fituated at the western foot of the Wolds, the road from York to Hull, and having mavigable canal to the Humber, from hich the town has derived great benefit. The town consists chiefly of one long street,

with a few minor streets branching from it. It is rapidly increasing in its buildings, and is, on the whole, an improving town. The air is healthy, and the roads in the neighbourhood good. The church is an old heavy structure, the interior of which has of late been greatly ornamented. The wooden spire has been also taken down, and an addition made to the height of the tower. A chapel for Methodists has also been lately erected. Population 1508. Market on Wednesday, chiefly for corn. 188 miles N. of London. Long. 0. 40. W. Lat. 53. 52. N. MARKFIELD, a parish of England, county of Leicester, 7 miles N. W. by W. from Leicester. Population 907.

MARKINCH, a parish of Scotland, in Fifeshire, of an irregular figure, and comprehending 7000 acres. Population 3981.-It is also the name of a village in the above parish, 10 miles S. W. of Cupar, and containing 700 inhabitants.

MARKISCH-FRIEDLAND, a town of West Prussia, 15 miles W. by N. of DeutscheCron. Population 2000.

MARK-LISSA, a small town of the Prussian states, in Upper Lusatia, on the Queiss. Population 1300. 15 miles S. E. of Gorlitz.

MARKOLSHEIM, a town of France, in Alsace, with 1500 inhabitants. 32 miles S. E. of Strasburg.

MARK'S ISLANDS, ST, several small islands on the north coast of France, about 10 miles S. S. E. of Cape Barfleur.

MARKS, LAKE OF, OF SHIBKAH el LowDEAH, a considerable lake in the southern part of the kingdom of Tunis, about 60 miles long, and 18 broad. It contains a number of islands, which, as well as the adjacent country, are well stocked with date trees. It is supposed by Dr Shaw to be the Palus Tritonis of the ancients. Tozer is the chief town on the lake, and lies near its southern extremity.

MARKT-BURGEL, a small town of Bavaria, in the circle of the Rezat. Population 1400. MARLAIS, a river of Wales, in Pembrokeshire, which falls into the Culbeth.

MARLBOROUGH, a market town of England, in the county of Wilts, situated on the river Kennet, and on the great road from London to Bath and Bristol. It consists chiefly of one broad handsome street, with piazzas extending nearly the whole length of the more elevated side of it. Another street lies between the bridge and guildhall, and a few smaller ones to the north-east of the main street. The houses are irregularly built, some of brick or stone, but the most part of wood, covered with tiles in the manner of fish scales. By an act of parliament, no person is allowed to thatch buildings within the town, which has often severely suffered by fire. The

old shambles, or meat market, which occupied the centre of the High-street, have been removed, and a handsome market erected near the site, over which are spacious school rooms for the education of 100 boys, and the like number of girls, on the system of Dr Bell. At the eastern extremity of the High-street stands the guildhall, recently erected. It is supported on pillars, which inclose a convenient space for the cheese, butter, fruit, and corn market. Above are the council chamber, a convenient sessions-hall, and elegant asssembly-rooms. Near it is the old church of St Mary the Virgin, which displays various styles of architecture. It is celebrated for the remains of a Saxon arch, under the west wall of the tower. It is nearly entire, and beautifully sculptured. This church has also a good library. St Peter and St Paul's is at the western extremity of the Highstreet, and is an elegant structure, adorned by a lofty tower, with battlements and pinnacles. The interior is handsome, and contains a newly erected organ, the gift of a liberal and spirited inhabitant of the town. Besides these two parish churches, there are in the town several meeting-houses for dissenters, and an excellent free grammar school, founded by Edward VI. which is endowed with ample revenues. The late Sarah, duchess of Somerset, founded scholarships at Brazen Nose college, Oxford, and at St John's college, Cambridge, for the benefit of persons educated at this school. The prison, which serves as a county bridewell and a town jail, is a large and commodious building. Marlborough had formerly a castle, where, in the year 1267, a great council of the nation met, and passed a body of laws, still known by the name of the Marlborough statutes. It is governed by a mayor, two justices, twelve aldermen, and twenty-four burgesses. It sends two members to parliament, the right of election being vested in the corporation only. The earl of Aylesbury is the patron. Population 2709. Market on Saturday. 74 miles W. of London. Long. 1. 43. W. Lat. 51. 25. N.

MARLBOROUGH, a parish of England, in Devonshire, 3 miles from Kingsbridge. Population 1353.

MARLBOROUGH, a county of the United States, in the north-east part of South Carolina, 25 miles long, and 19 broad. Population 4966, including 1709 slaves.

MARLBOROUGH, a township of the United States, in Cheshire county, New Hampshire. Population 1142.-2d, A township of Windham county, Vermont. Population 1245.-3d, Of Middlesex county, Massachusetts. Population 1674.-1th, Of Hartford county, Connecticut. Population 720.

5th, Of Ulster county, New York, on the Hudson. Population 1964.—6th, Of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. Population 672.-7th, Of Delaware county, Ohio. MARLBOROUGH, EAST and WEST, two townships of the United States, in Chester county, Pennsylvania. county, Pennsylvania. Population 1046 and 917.

MARLBOROUGH, New, a township of the United States, in Berkshire county, Massachusetts. Population 1832.

MARLBOROUGH, LOWER, a town of the United States, in Calvert county, Maryland, on the Patuxent. It consists of 60 houses. 24 miles S. E. of Washington.

MARLBOROUGH, UPPER, a town of the United States, and the capital of Prince George's county, Maryland, situated on the Hatavisit, a principal branch of the Patuxent. It contains 120 houses. 29 miles S. S. W. of Baltimore.

MARLDON, a village of England, in Devonshire, lying near the coast, 5 miles N. E. by E. from Totness. Population 373.

MARLE, a town of France, department of the Aisne, on the Serre. Population 1600. 106 miles N. by E. of Paris.

MARLOW, a township of the United States, in Cheshire county, New Hampshire. Population 556.

MARLOW, GREAT, a borough and market town of England, in Buckinghamshire, situated near the banks of the Thames. It consists of two principal streets, in the form of a T, and three smaller ones. The church is a large and ancient building, with a wooden tower and spire, built in 1627. It contains a number of monumental inscriptions. Part of the ancient rectoryhouse still remains. The market-house is an elegant building. Here are two charity schools, founded in 1624, and six almshouses. Over the Thames here is a good wooden bridge, erected by subscription in 1798, in place of the very old one, which had gone to decay. The principal trade of Great Marlow consists in coals and timber, which are sent down the Thames. Great quantities of meal and maltare brought from High Wycomb. The manufactures of the town are paper and black silk lace. In the neighbourhood are the Temple Mills, large works for the manufacture of copper, brass, and iron wire; also mills for making thimbles, and for pressing oil and rape seed. Marlow, though not incorporated, sends two members to parliament. The number of voters is 220. Market on Saturday. Population 2799. 31 miles W. by N. of London. Long. 0. 46. W. Lat. 51. 34. N.

MARLOW, LITTLE, a parish one mile distant from Great Marlow, containing 730 inhabitants.

MARLSTRAND, an island on the south,

west coast of Sweden, in the North sea. Long. 11. 29. E. Lat. 57. 53. N.

MARLY, a town of France, department of the Aisne, on the Oise. Population 1000. 6 miles E. of Guise.

MARLY-LE-ROI, a town of France, in the department of the Seine and Oise, about 5 miles N. of Versailles, and 10 W. of Paris. It had a magnificent castle and gardens, which were destroyed during the revolution. About a mile distant from the town is the famous Machine de Marly, a great and complex wooden structure, by means of which the waters of the Seine are raised to a great height, to be conducted in aqueducts to Versailles. Population 1200.

MARMAGNAC, a town of France, department of the Cantal. Population 1900. 8 miles E. of Aurillac.

MARMANDE, a town of France, in the department of the Lot and Garonne, situated on the Garonne. It has manufactures of coarse woollens and leather, and carries on a brisk traffic in wine and brandy; also in tobacco and leather. Population 6100. 34 miles S. E. of Bourdeaux.

MARMAROSCH, a county in the northeast of Hungary, bounded on the south by Transylvania, and on the north-east by Galicia and the Bukowine. Its area is 3770 square miles; its population 115,000. It is an extremely hilly district, being traversed in various directions by the Carpathian mountains. There are, however, some level and pretty fertile tracks along the Theiss, which has its rise in this province. The quantity of corn raised is small, and the inhabitants chiefly subsist by their numerous flocks of sheep, by the sale of forest timber, and by the great salt mines of Rhonaszek and Szigeth. Some precious stones, particularly the rock crystal called the Hungarian diamond, are found here. The chief town is Szigeth.

MARME, a village of France, department of the Seine and Marne. Population 1100. MARMIGNAC, a town of France, department of the Lot, with 1000 inhabitants.

MARMORA, an island in the small sea (called from it the Sea of Marmora), which lies between the Dardanelles to the west, and the canal of Constantinople to the east. It is about 30 miles in circumference. 60 miles S. W. of Constantinople.

MARMORICE, a seaport of Anatolia, in Asiatic Turkey, situated at the head of a bay, nearly opposite to the island of Rhodes. The town is small, but the harbour is one of the finest in the world, though the entranee be remarkably narrow. It was used as a place of refreshment by the British fleet employed in conveying the expedition to Egypt. Long, 28. 31. E. Lat. 36. 52. N.

MARNE, a river of France, which has its

source near Langres, in the department of the Upper Marne, and, after a course of 220 miles, falls into the Seine at Charenton, a few miles above Paris.

MARNE, a department in the north-east of France, including part of the province of Champagne and the district of Brie, and contiguous to the departments of the Ardennes, the Meuse, and the Aube. On a territorial extent of 3200 square miles, it contained, in 1816, a population of 311,000. Its surface is an undulating plain, with occasional elevations. The soil in the interior is dry, chalky, and often barren; but the frontier tracks, forming about one-third of the whole, are tolerably fertile. The rivers which traverse it are the Marne, the Aisne, the Seine, the Vesle, the Suippe, the Great and Little Morin, the Aube, and the Baise. In the eastern and western parts is a number of ponds and marshes. Wine is the great product of this department. Tillage, though not neglected, is not in an advanced state; hemp and flax are raised in quantities, and the banks of the rivers are covered with good pastures, on which numbers of cattle and sheep are reared. This department has few manufactures. It is divided into five arrondissements, viz. Chalons sur Marne (the capital), Rheims, St Menehould, Vitry sur Marne, and Epernay.

MARNE, UPPER, a department in the north-east of France, including the southern part of Champagne and Brie, and contiguous to the departments of the Meuse, the Vosges, and the Upper Saone. Its superficial extent amounts to 2560 square miles; its population to 238,000. Its surface is elevated and mountainous. It is watered by the Marne, the Meuse or Maese, the Blaise, the Voire, the Ornain, and the Aujon, besides other streams of inferior note, and no less than 80 small lakes. The climate is temperate, and the air pure; the soil for the most part chalky. Of the products, the first in importance is wine, of which between 200,000 and 300,000 hogsheads are made annually. Corn is raised in considerable quantities, and the vallies contain pasture adapted both to sheep and black cattle. Among the other products are rapeseed and fruit of various kinds. Upwards of 500,000 acres are covered with forests, from which an immense quantity of wood, both for building and fuel, is annually exported. The number of iron mines in the department is 25; the workmen employed about 4000; the quantity of iron furnished by them is nearly 20,000 tons, of which the half is wrought, the half cast iron. Here are manufactures of knives, surgical instruments, &c. which employ about 2000 workmen; also manufactures of cotton, linen, and woollen stuffs. It is divided into three