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and the Service at Saint Peters, was discontinued, Imt as many German families since that period had been driven from the disasters of W ar, and the persecution of licli- ligion to seek a refuge in the Kingdom of Denmark, it >vas repaired, and ordained as a place of Divine Worship for the German congregation, i This Church has one of His Danish Majesty’s Me- nisters as Patron , and several respectable Citizens are trustees and overseers. The clergyman is publickly elected by the congrega­ tion, but the grant of this benefice must be afterwards confirmed by Ilis Majesty of Denmark, The interior of this Church is 152 feet long, and HO feet high. It suffered much in the great fire of 1128 and after­ wards by the bombardment of 1807. In the Mausoleum of tliis Church are the remains of many celebrated men. # / Trinity Church or as it is generally called from its construction the round toner, is situated at the corner of Kjdbmagcrgadc and Landcmmrkct nearly opposite to Store Kanikestraedc. The foundation stone of this religious building n’as laid by King Christian the fourth on the 7th July 1G?>7. It M as originally destined to be a church for the Uni­ versity, hut as this part of the City yearly increased in population and buildings, il became a parish church, and

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