Rattan
the commercial name for splints for baskets and brooms, fish many other purposes. The larger speweirs, hurdles, hoops, carriage seats, and diameter, and to a height of 100 feet. cies grow to a size of three inches statesman; born in Alessandria, Italy, diameter, and to a height of 100 feet.
June 29, 1808. He studied law at Turin and practiced as an advocate with great tion of the constitution in 1848 he was elected member of the Second Chamber him minister of the interior and later of elected member of the Second Chamber career as a democrat. Gioberti made him minister of the interior and later of he was obliged to retire with the rest of the ministry. When Napoleon III. threatened the liberty of Piedmont, RATISBON (German Regensburg), a city of Bavaria, on the Danube, opposite the influx of the Regen, 67 miles from Munich. Though built of stone, it has all the defects of an old town. The best edifices are the cathedral, and the palace of the Prince of Thurn and Taxis, for- threatened the liberty of Piedmont, the ministry. When Napoleon III. merly the abbey of St. Emmeran, conjoined together to defeat his schemes, joined together to defeat his schemes, the bill for the abolition of convents. and in 1853 Rattazzi took the portfolio the bill for the abolition of convents. of Justice under Cavour, and presented ing the Mazzinian movement in 1857, he retired from office early in the following taining many good paintings; the town house, in which the diet of the empire was held from 1662 to 1806; the episcopal residence, the arsenal, and the Haidpal residence, the arsenal, and the Haidthe days of chivalry. Manufactures to bacco, porcelain, leather, and steel wares; also extensive dockyards for the year. In 1859, however, he was back building of boats and lighters. In 1524 again in office as Minister of the Interior. the Roman Catholics here formed a league against the Protestants; and here, in 1809, Napoleon I. was wounded in a battle in which he forced the Austrians to retreat in a battle in which he forced the Ausfree port in 1853. Pop. about 55,000. free port in 1853. Pop. about 55,000. are all incapable of flight; though some wings acting as a kind of sail, and help- Nice, which he opposed, led to his retire- The threatened cession of Savoy and ment in 1860. Having changed his views intrusted with the formation of a new Nice, which he opposed, led to his retirethis point , he was in March, 1862 , ministry, but had to resign at the end of to Garibaldi; and once more prime ministhe year in consequence of his opposition ter for six months in 1867, he lost the post for the same reason. He died in ter for six months in 1867, he lost the RATTLESNAKE