UDDEWALLA. (Swtnese] U'Dl NE, or FRIULI, a province of Austrian Italy, formerly included in the Venetian territories, Is divided into 21 districts, has an area of 2519.quere miles, and a population of 429,814.
tho capital, situated In an elevated plain near the foot of the Carole Alps, and about 20 miles from the sea-coast of the Adriatic, ou the high road from Venice to Vienna, is a walled town, between four and five miles in circumference, and has a population of about 25,000. Upon an eminence in the middle of the town Is the old castle, once the residence of the patriarchs of Armileia, who were for several centuries lords of Friuli. Udine is a bishop's see : it has some fine churches, among others the cathedral and the church of San Pietro Mertire ; several palaces of the nobility ; a handsome square lined with arcades and adorned with a fountain ; several good streets; a communal gymnasium, a royal lyceum, a clerical seminary, three col leges for the education of females, several public libraries, a museum, a philharmonic institute, a manta-di-plea, and a theatre. A consider able trade In silk, the produce of the country, is carried on at Udine. There are silk and leather manufactories, and a sugar-refinery. About two miles from Udine is the village of Campoformio, memorable for the treaty of peace of 1797 between General Bonaparte and the Austrian plenipotentiaries. Ciridale Is noticed under Fuluu. Per
dawn', near the borders of the province of Treviso, is a thriving town of 5000 inhabitant., with manufactories of linen and paper. .5:pilinr ber2o, on the banks of the Tagliamento, is a town of considerable trade: population, 4000. Parma Nueva, a fortified town, important for Its situation on the eastern frontier of Italy, has a population of 3000.
The province of Udine is covered in the north-east by the Carnie Alps and their ramification.. In the mouth are several plains which become marshy along the shore of the Adriatic. The principal river ie the Tagliamento, but all the streams of the country are little more than torrents. Its forests, pastures, cattle, fish, game, and corn are the chief sources of wealth in the province. Wheat, rye, maize, oats, rice, buckwheat, hemp, flax, chestnuts, pulse of all kinds, silk and honey, are produced ; and some good wine is made. The minerals are Iron, copper, marble, limestone, and siliceous earth used by potters. The inhabitants of the mountain districts manufacture linen and all kinds of woodwork, and common pottery. The country is further noticed tinder FRIULI. The projected railway from Trieste to Venice will necessarily cross the south 1 art of the province of Udiuc.