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Vienne (HAUTE an interior department)

HAUTE, an interior department of France, S. E. of Vienne; bounded on the W. by departments of Vienne, Charente, and Dordogne; area, 2,119 square miles; pop. about 385,000.

It is watered by the Vienne and tributaries. The surface is for the most part level, though not fertile, but is much cattle breeding. Kaolin is the chief traversed by ranges of low hills, including the Monts du Limousin. There is much cattle breeding. Kaolin is the chief mineral product, and much porcelain is made. ing the Monts du Limousin. There is VIGNY there were many objections to the custom, which, fro gradually discontinued. In the Roman Church the Midnight Mass before the from about that date was feast of Christmas is the only relic of composer; born in Verviers, Belgium, vigils of the Roman Church have been in his 13th year, and after completing Feb. 20, 1820; began to give concerts transferred to the English Prayer Book. in his 13th year, and after completing Theoretically, all vigils are fast-days, his studies at Vienna and Paris spent most of his time in traveling from place to place as a performer till in 1870 he became a teacher in the Brussels conservatoire. He retired in 1873. His works comprise concertos, fantasies, and dances for the violin. He died 1881. lied June 6, land, March 13, 1827. He was educated He lived in Copenhagen from 1849 till afterward at Copenhagen University. first at the high school of Reikiavik, land, March 13, 1827. He was educated first at the high school of Reikiav afterward at Copenhagen University.

He lived in Copenhagen from 1849 till 1864, having devoted himself to the Reikiavik, 1855, and revealed the hand of a master. first work, "Timatal," on the chronology of the Sagas, was published in 1855, and revealed the hand of a master.

In 1858 he brought out the "Biskupa In the latter year he came to England ops," and in 1864 the "Eyrbyggja Saga." Sögur, or Lives of the Icelandic Bishops," and in 1864 the "Eyrbyggja Saga." In the latter year he came to England to undertake the Icelandic-English lexicon, begun by Cleasby, and in 1866 began at Oxford this work, which kept him engaged for seven years, the result na being the excellent dictionary issued from the Clarendon Press. In 1878 the Claren- him engaged for seven years, the result the Clarendon Press. In 1878 the Clarendon Press published his "Sturlunga- Saga," to which he prefixed "Prolegomena" containing a complete history of the classic literature of Iceland.

This was followed by several minor works and essays by Saga" and "Hakonar Saga" and by the works and essays by the "Orkneyinga "Corpus Poeticum Boreale" (in conjuncby the "Orkneyinga collection of the ancient Icelandic tion with F. York Powell), a collection with thelatanciente Icelandic terly engaged upon a work entitled poetry, with translation. He was lat- collection of the ancient Icelandic completion. In 1884 he was appointed lecturer in Icelandic and kindred subjects at the University of Oxford. He died in Oxford, England, Jan. 31, 1889.