Funchal

the capital and seaport to the island of Madeira, in the center of a large bay on the S. coast. It is irregularly built; the streets are narrow, winding, ill-paved, and dirty. An old castle, which commands the roads, stands on the top of a steep, black rock, called Loo Rock, surrounded by the sea at high water. The entire produce of the island, consisting mostly of wine and sweetmeats, is exporte¢ from Funchal. Population 18,778, among whom are many English French, Portuguese, and mulatto and negro freedmen. _ Funck- Brent a no, Theophile. a French philosophical and critic a! writer; born in Luxembourg, Aug. 20, 1830. His thorough studies in law and medicine imparted to his philosophical! writings an exactitude of thought and inspired a special stre on method. As a critic he was esteemed for the happy presentation and careful elaboration of his thought.