INKERMANN, a village of Russia, in the S. of the Crimea. During the Cri mean War, the Russians, nearly 50,000 strong, assailed the weakest part of the English position facing the harbor of Balaklava and the caverns of Inkermann, Nov. 5, 1854. For six hours, 8,000 Brit ish troops encountered at various points and resisted the assault of this over whelming force. The French came to the support of the English, and the Rus sians were driven back with great slaughter.
INN (ancient CEnus), a river of Ger many, the most important Alpine afflu ent of the Danube, rises in the S. of the Swiss canton of Grisons, and flows N. E. through the valley of the Engadine, and through Tyrol and Bavaria to its junc tion with the Danube at Passau in a stream broader than that of the Danube. Its total course is 317 miles.
INN, a house where travelers are fur nished, for the profit of the provider, with everything they have occasion for while on their journey. Innkeepers are bound to take in all travelers and way faring persons, and to entertain them if they have accommodation for them and are bound to give to such accom modation at reasonable charges, provided they behave themselves properly. As a
protection they have a lien on the goods of their lodgers (with the exception of the clothing which they are actually wearing), so that they may retain them as security.
Inns of Chancery, colleges in England in which young students formerly began their law studies. They are now occu pied chiefly by attorneys and solicitors.
Inns of Court, colleges or corporate societies in London, to one of which all barristers and students for the bar must belong; also the buildings belonging to such societies in which the members of the inn dine together, and barristers have their chambers. There are four such inns—viz.: the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, Gray's Inn, and Lincoln's Inn.