2. In the second arrondissement the chief town is Carpentrae, which stands on the left bank of the Auzon, at the foot of Mont Ventouz, and has a college and 10,473 inhabitants. The town Is surrounded by turreted walls, and has. well-built houses, but crooked narrow streets Amongst some remarkable structures are the cathedral, the Orange-gate, the court-house, the Hetel-Dieu, the theatre, and the public' library, which contains 22,000 volumes, 2000 manuscripts, and 8000 medals. The library building and Its contents were bequeathed to the town by Bishop Inquimbert.
3. In the third arrondissement the chief town Ape, 30 miles E. from Avignon, on the left bank of the Calavon, has a college and 5699 inhabitants, who manufacture cotton- and woollensituffs, confectionary, brandy, silk-twist, and leather. The town is well built end clean, and surrounded by strong walls. The gothic) church Is a building of high antiquity ; it stands over crypts still more ancient. A Roman bridge of three arches over the Calavon is still perfect. Several Roman antiquities have been found in Apt, which takes Its name from, and occupies the site of, the ancient Apia Julia, a city of the Celtic Vul glentee. Owienst, population 2441 ; and Pcrtuis, population 4380, on or near the Durance. At l'ertuis woollen-yarn, brandy, and earthen
ware are manufactured.
4. In the fourth arrondissement the chief towns are—ORANOX ; Boilhoe, population 4790 in the commune, on the Lea; Malatiane, population 3290 ; Faison, on the °nears, population ; and population at the foot of the Dauphiny Mountains, 4569 in the commune. Vaison has an ancient Roman bridge over the Otivezo of one arch and of considerable width, the remains of an amphi theatre, an analent temple, and various other fragments of Roman buildings; and an ancient cathedral, some portions of which are probably as old as the 10th century. Valson was the Vasio of the Romans. Malauebne has silk-mills, oil-mills, copper-works, and a paper-milL The department constitutes the metropolitan diocese of Avignon, the archbishop of which has for his suffragans the bishops of Ntmea, Viviers, and Montpellier. It is In the jurisdiction of the nigh Court of Ntmes, within the limits of the University-Academy of Aix, and in the 9th Military Division, of which the head-quarters are at Marseille. Vaucluso returns two members to the Legislative Body of the French empire.