The church of St.-Itemy, the most ancient in the town, is almost as large a• the cathedral, but not so lofty; the principal front is of simple architecture, surmounted by two lofty spire.. The interior is remarkable chiefly for the tomb of St. Rein', an elaborate piece of workmanship, erected in 1303, partly from the remain. of the more aacient one d..troyed in 1793. The church of St.-Kicalse, demolished during the revolutionary period, was by warty considered the finest rhumb in the town ; it was superior in elegance to the cathedral, though inferior to it in the richness of its ornaments. There are three other churches, • town-hall, and other buildings. The town-hall, finished in 1325, presents a centre and two wings, adorned with Doric, lank, awl Corinthian columns. Over the central building, the archi teetare of which is superior to that of the wings, rises a tower, having a clock, en equestrian statue of Louis XIII., and four pedestrian 'woes The public library, which contain. 25,000 volumes and above 1000 rnanfocripte, is deposited in the town-hall.
The manufactures of Reims are extensive: they include woollen cloths, kerseymerree. light stuffs for summer coats and trowsers, swan merinos, cashmere shawls, flannels, blankets, carpets, hoeirey, bolting-cloth, cordage, candles, soft soap, and leather. The woollen manufacture. of Reims were fostered by Colbert. who waa a
native of the city. The machinery of the woollen factories is driven partly by steam and partly by water power. Wax and wool lahpaching, dyeing, wool-combing, brewing, and the making of machinery ere carried on. The spiced bread and biscuits of the town ere in great repute. The chief trade is in the above-named muck* of manufacture, cern, flour, Champagne wines, brandy, spices, colonial produce, wool, cotton-yarn, flax, hemp, and raw hides. There are four yearly fairs. A branch railway 14 miles in length connects Reims with the Paris-Strasbourg line, which it joins a little east of Epernay.
Reims is the teat of an archbishop, whose province comprises the bishopric, of SOLIMODIL ChAlons, Beauvais, and Amiens, besides the archaes, which extends over the department of Ardennes and the arrondissement of Reims in the department of Marne. It has an maize court, tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a chamber of commerce, sevcrel government offices, a college, botanic garden, a theatre, bath., a ravings bank, a and other institutions. There are two seminaries for the priesthood, several nunneries, and four hospitals, the principal of which, the Hotel-Dieu, occupies the buildings formerly belonging to the Benedictine abbey of SL-liemy.
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