BUCHER, STEEN STEENSEN, one of the most distinguished of modern Danish poets and novelists, was b. in 1782, at a village of Viborg; and took his theological degree at Copenhagen in 1809. He remained with his father, himself a pastor in Jutland, till 1819, when he obtained a living, which he exchanged, in 1825, for a better. Independ ent in character, and belonging neither to the poetical nor scientific circles of the capi tal, he was long known only as the successful translator of Ossian, 2 vols. (1807-9). His i8heektokken (1826). and still more, his contributions to the monthly periodical 21ot-dived. brought him into fuller notice; and in 1829, his Iydske Rornanzer had a great measure of success, and his Vational giving a poetical and faithful picture of country life in Jutland, were even better received. As a poet, B. is thoughtful. tender, and emi nently national, but he lacks objectivity. His novels appeared in 5 volt. (Copen. 1833
his poems in 2 vols. (1835-36).and these were followed by Mink* _Aoreller o.? _Mete (1840), and Gandeog nyc (1847-48), etc. He died in 1848. Specimens of B. are given in The Danes sketched ly Thonse.'res, by Mrs. Bushby (1864).
a t. of Algeria, itn tha province of Algiers. about CO m. s.w. of the city of that na.m.:. It is beautifully situated on_ the borders of the tine plala of Mctidj4h, is ..ur rounded by gardens, and is a prosperous and rapidly growing place. It was occupied by the French in 1838. Pop. about 9000. It is a station on the first line of railway in Algeria. The foundation-stone of the railway station was laid in 1S59, in the presence of a large number of Arabs, who regarded the ceremony with intense interest.