In 1766 he was called by Catharine II

to St. Petersburg to execute a colo al equestrian statue of Peter the Great. Falczi, or Falczy (fäl's he). A small place in Rumania, situated on the Pruth. See Pruth , vision in Oudh, British India. Area, 7,311 Faleme (fä-lā mā). A river in Sene gambia, square miles. Population (1891), 3,682,960.- flowing north and joining the Senegal about lat. 2. A district in the Faizabad division, situated 14° 45′ N. Length, probably about 200 miles. in lat. 26°-27° N., long. 81°-83o E. Area, 1,728 Falerii (fa-lē'ri-1). [L. Falerii , Gr. Φαλέριοι , Φαλέ- square miles. Population (1891), 1,216,959. - ριον ; connected with Falisci , the inhabitants.] 3. The capital of the Faizabad district, situ- In ancient geography, a city of Etruria, Italy, ated on the Gogra in lat. 26° 47′ N., long. 82°8′ E. It was the capital of Oudh in the middle of the 18th century, and was one of the centers of the mutiny of 1857. Population (1891), 78,921. of Africa, situated about 180 miles northeast Free Town. Falaise (fä-lāz'). A town in the department of Calvados, France, on the river Ante 22 miles south-southeast of Caen. It was taken from the English in 1450, and was besieged and taken from the Leaguers by Henry IV. The castle, the birthplace of William the Conqueror, is a very large and imposing Nor- man fortre , with outer walls strengthened by cylindri- cal towers, and a huge rectangular keep. Population (1891), commune, 8,313. Falashas (fä-lä'shäs). [Aby in i an, 'wander- ers.'] A Hamitic tribe of Aby in i a which profe es the Jewish religion, and claims de- scent from Hebrew immigrants who followed the Queen of Sheba. Their name is derived from the Ethiopic falas , a stranger. In the middle ages they formed a conquering kingdom, but finally were overcome by the Christian Aby in i ans, and now live scattered in small colonies. Their sacred books are written in Geez; their dialect is closely allied with the Agow. They are an industrious and peaceful people, numbering about 120,000. Falces, Marquis of, Viceroy of Mexico. See Peralta , Gaston de . Falcon (fäl-kōn'). A maritime state of Vene- zuela. Zulia has been several times united (1891), 205,347 (with Zulia). with it. Area, 36,212 square miles. Population Falcon (få'kn or fal'kon). A ship commanded by Sir Walter Raleigh in Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition to America in 1578. The other ships were soon obliged to return, but Raleigh reached the Cape Verde Islands. Owing to scarcity of provisions, he was obliged to turn back, and reached England in May, 1579. Falcon, The. A famous London tavern, on the Bankside. It is said to have been patronized by Shakspere and his company. It was taken down in 1808. Falcon (fäl-kōn'), Juan Crisostomo. Born on the peninsula of Paraguaná, province of Coro (now state of Falcon), 1820: died on the island of Martin i que, April 29, 1870. A Venezuelan general. In 1858 he headed the federalist revolution, which, after a desultory war of five years, was succe ful. He was made president of Venezuela in 1863, and in 1864 sanctioned a federal constitution. Driven out by the Azul revolution, July, 1867, he went to Europe; was recalled after the counter-revolution of 1869; and died while re turning. situated about 28 miles north of Rome, on the site of the modern Cività Castellan a. It belonged to the Etruscan Confederation, and was destroyed by the Romans 241 в. с. Falernus Ager (fa-ler'nus a'jer). [L., 'the Falernian field or district.'] In ancient geog raphy, a fertile territory in Camp an i a, Italy, situated north of the Vulturn us, from 20 to 25 miles north of Naples. It was celebrated for its wines. Falguière (fäl-gyar'), Jean Alexandre Joseph. Born at Toulouse, France, Sept. 7, 1831: died at Paris, April 19, 1900. A French genre painter and sculptor, a pupil of Jouffroy, member of the Institute 1882. Among his works are "The Wrestlers" (1874), "Slaughter of a Bull" (1881), "Fan and Poignard" (1882), "Acis and Galatea" (1885). Falieri (fä-lē-ā'rē), Marino. Born at Venice, 1278 (1274?): died there, April 17, 1355. A doge of Venice. He commanded in 1346 the Venetian troops at the siege of Zara in Dalmatia, and was elected doge in 1354. He conspired with the plebeians against the patri cians, with a view to usurping the supreme power in the state, and was executed for treason. In the Hall of the Grand Council of Venice, where the portraits of the doges are displayed, his place is occupied by the representation of a ducal throne covered with a pall. He has been made the subject of tragedies by Byron (1820), and Casimir Dela. vigne (1829), and of a novel by Hoffmann ("Doge und Dogare a"). Falisci (fa-lis'i). The inhabitants of Falerii; the Faliscans. Falk (fälk), Johannes Daniel. Born at Dantzic, Pru ia, Oct. 28, 1768: died at Weimar, Germany, Feb. 14, 1826. A German philanthropist ist and writer, founder of the Falksches Institut (for abandoned and neglected children) at Weimar in 1813. Born at Falk, Paul Ludwig Adalbert. Metschkau, Silesia, Pru ia, Aug. 10, 1827: died at Hamm, Westphalia, July 7, 1900. A Pru ian statesman and jurist. He was Pru ian minister of public worship and instruction 1872-79, in which aws (1873-75) Roman Catholicier May aimed at the Falke (fäl'ke), Jakob. Born June 21, 1825: died June 12, 1897. A German historian of art and civilization, brother of J. F. G. Falke. His works include "Die ritterliche Gesellschaft im Zeitalter des Frauenkultus" (1863), "Geschichte des modernen Geschmacks" (1866), “Geschichte des fürstlichen Hauses Lich ten stein" (1863-83), "Hellas und Rom" (1880), "Geschichte des Geschmacks im Mit tel alter" (1893), etc. Falke, Johannes Fried rich Gottlieb. Born at Ratzeburg, Pru ia, April 20, 1823: died at Dresden, March 1, 1876. A German historian, His works include "Geschichte des deutschen Handels" (1859-60), "Die Hansa" (1862), "Geschichte des deutschen Falcon bridge. See Faulconbridge . Falcone (fäl-kō'ne), A niello. Born at Naples, Zollwesens" (1869), etc. Falkirk Falkirk (fâl'kėrk). [ME. Fawkirk , prob. from faw , fauch , pale red (a var. of fallow ), and kirk , church.] A burgh in Stir lings hire, Stir lings hire, Scotland, 24 miles west by north of Edinburgh. For. merly it was celebrated for its trysts or cattle-fairs. It is united with Airdrie, Hamilton, Lanark, and Linlithgow to form the Falkirk district of burghs, which returns one member to Parliament. The Scots under Wallace were defeated here July 22, 1298, and Charles Edward, the "Young Pretender," defeated the English under General Hawley on Falkirk Moor, Jan. 17, 1746. Falkland (fak'land). A royal burgh in Fifes hire, Scotland, 22 miles north of Edinburgh: noted for its ancient royal palace. Population (1891), 959. Falkland. A romance by Bulwer Lytton, published anonymously in 1827. Falkland. The principal character in Godwin's novel "Caleb Williams." His chief thought is to preserve his honor from stain. He stabs his enemy Tyrrel in the back, in a moment of pa ion, and two innocent persons to hang for the murder. From that time his desire is for concealment. Caleb Williams, his secretary, discovers the secret, and is pursued by the hirelings of Falkland. He finally accuses the latter, who confe es the crime and dies of shame. In "The Iron Chest," a dramatization by Colman, he is Sir Edward Mortimer. The character of Falkland, the chief actor, which is formed on visionary principles of honour, is perhaps not strictly an invention, as it closely resembles that of Shamont in Beaumont and Fletcher's "Nice Valour." But the accumulated wretchedne with which he is overwhelmed, the inscrutable mystery by which he is surrounded, and the frightful persecutions to which he subjects the suspected po e or of his dreadful secret are peculiar to the author, and are represented with a force which has not been surpa ed in the finest pa ages and scenes of poetic or dramatic fiction.