Halides Acid

pl. (Chem.) Compounds of chlo rine, bromine, ., with oxygenated or acid radicals. Halifax, GEORGE SAVILLE, MARQUIS or, an English statesman, в. 1630. Не contributed to the restoration of Charles II., who made him a privy councillor, and rewarded him with a coronet. On the acce ion of James II., he was appointed President of the Council, from which he was dismi ed for refusing his consent to a repeal of the Test Acts. In the Convention Parliament he was chosen speaker of the House of Lords, and at the acce ion of William and Mary was made Lord Privy Seal. D. 1695. Halifax, a manufacturing town of Yorkshire, Eng. land, on a branch of the Calder, 35 m. S.W. of York Manuf . Cloths, plush, carpets, cotton thread, with sev eral dyeing establishments. Halifax, a maritime city of British N. America, on a small peninsula on the S.E. coast of Nova Scotia, o which it is the cap. The town stands on the declivity of a hill about 250 ft. in height, rising from the W. side of one of the finest harbors in the N. American continent The streets are generally broad, and the front of the town is lined by wharves. Warehouses rise over the wharves, and dwelling-houses and public buildings rear their heads over each other as they stretch along and up the sides of the hill. Among the chief public buildings are the Government House, Province Buildings, con taining the govt. offices, legislative chambers, Supremel Court, and public library; Dalhousie College, Military Hospital, . The dockyard covers 14 acres, and forms the chief depôt of naval stores in the British N. American colonies. The harbor opposite the town, where ships usually anchor, and where, at medium tides, there are 12 fathoms of water, is rather more than a mile wide. After narrowing to 14 m., about 1 m. above the upper end of the town, it expands into Bedford Basin . This sheet of water, which is completely landlocked, occupies a surface of 10 sq. m., and is capable of containing the whole British navy. H. harbor is acce ible at all seasons, and its navigation is scarcely ever interrupted by ice. The best mark in sailing for it is Sambro lighthouse, on a small island off Sambro Head, abt. 13 m. S. by E. of Halifax, with a fixed light 210 ft. high. Another light-house stands on Magher's Beach, a spot extending from McNab's Island, at the very entrance of the port. When the latter light is seen, ships may run in without fear. The harbor and its approaches are fortified by --strong batteries. A canal connects H. harbor with Cobequid Bay and the Bay of Fundy. Since its first settlement, in 1749, H. has continued to be the seat of * profitable fishery; and its general commerce is highly prosperous, engro ing as it does nearly the whole foreign trade of Nova Scotia. In 1817, H. was declared a free port to a certain extent, and has since acquired the privilege of warehousing. Some ships of large size are employed in the South-Sea fishery, but, generally speaking, the inhabitants are le enterprising and succe ful fishers than the New-England ers. Mail-steamers sail between Halifax and Liverpool, and Falmouth, Eng., and other packets regularly to Boston, New York, and the W. Indies. Manuf . Soap, candles, leather, paper, sugar, tobacco, beer, liquors, . Pop . (1897) 39,900. Halifax, in Ma achusetts , a post-town and township of Plymouth co., about 30 m. S.S.E. of Boston. Pop . (1895) 562. Halifax, in North Carolina, a N.N.E. co.; area , about 680 sq. m. Rivers . Roanoke river and Fishing creek. Surface, diversified; soil , fertile. County- seat , Halifax. Рор . (1890) 28,908. -A post-town, cap. of Halifax co., on the Roanoke river, about 87 m. N.E. of Raleigh. It is memorable as being the place where the constitution of North Caralina was formed. Halifax, in Pennsylvania , a post-borough and township of Dauphin co., on the Susquehanna river and the Northern Central R. R., 20 m. N. of Harris burg. Pop . (1897) about 610. Halifax, in Kentucky , a post-office of Allen co. Halifax, in Vermont , a post-town and township of Windham co., 120 m. S.W. of Montpelier. Рор . (1897) about 720. Halifax, in Virginia , a S. co., bordering on North Carolina; area, about 820 sq. m. Rivers. Staunton or Roanoke, Dan, Banister, and Hycootee rivers. Surface , generally level; soil , fertile. Min . Plumbago. Cap . Houston. Pop . (1890) 34,424.