LYONS, the second t. of France in respect of population, and the first with regard to manufactures, is the capital of the department of theRhone, and stands at the continence of the river of that name with the Saone, 316 m. by railway s.s.e. of Paris, 218 n.n.w. of Marseilles, and 100 w.s.w. of Geneva. It is situated partly on a low-lying peninsula between the two rivers, and partly on hills surrounding them, in a beautiful district covered with gardens, vineyards, and villas. It is the seat of an archbishop, and is the of the seventh military- division. Many of the public buildings are interestino. at once for their architecture, extent, and antiquity. Of these, the cathedral and churcrt of St. Nizier, the hotel-de-ville (town-hall), the finest edifice of the kind in the empire, the hospital, the public library with 150,000 volumes, and the palais des beaux arts, are perhaps the most notable among numerous and important institutions. There are also a university academy, an imperial veterinary school—the first founded in the country, and still the best--sehools for agriculture, medicine, and the fine arts, etc. The printing trade is extensive in Lyons, and it has long been known for the vigor of its jour nals, such as the Courrier de Lyon. The two rivers are crossed by 19 bridges; 12 over the Saone, and 7 over the Rhone. The quays, 28 in nmnber. are said to be the most
remarkable in Europe. The principal are St. Clair, St. Antoine, and Orleans. There are several large and important suburbs—La Guillotiere, Les Brotteaux, La Croix Rousse, etc.; several fine squares, of which the place Bellecout is one of the largest in Enrope. The fortifications extend in a circle of 13 nt. round the city. From its situa tion on two great rivers, and on the Paris and Marseilles and other railways, Lyons has become the great warehouse of the s. of France and of Switzerland. The prineipa manufactures of Lyons are silk stuffs of all kinds, which have long been held in the highest esteem. An immense number of establishments, working 70.'000, looms, giving employment directly or indirectly to 140,000 hands, are engaged in silk manufactures. Nets, cotton goods, blankets, hats, gold and silver lace. chemical products, drugs, liquors. earthenware, are also important articles of manufacture. The trade of Lyons is chiefly in its own manufactures and in the products of the vicinity; the arms and silk ribbons of St. Etienne, and the wines of Cote-Retie, Hermitage, and St. Peray. Pop. '76, 322,612.