Hameln (hä'meln), or Hamelin (ham'e-lin); 5th century B

C. (See Esther iii.-vii.) He was Piper of, or The Pied Piper of. In medieval IMG:content-0574.png:[blocks in formation] Comte de Gramont whose "Mémoires" he wrote (1713). He also wrote "Contes de féerie," etc. His complete works were published in 1812. his pipe and leading the vermin, which fol- Hamilton, Claud, Lord Paisley, commonly lowed the music, into the river where they were drowned. When the townsmen refused to pay the money, the piper returned and, again playing on his magical pipe, led the way through the Bungen-Stra e out of the town, this time followed by 130 children. He led them to a hill called the Koppenberg, into which they all entered and disappeared. The event is recorded in inscriptions on the Rathaus and elsewhere in the town, and was long regarded as historical. The legend has been told in rime by Robert Browning. He apparently founded it on Verstegan's account in his "Restitution of Decayed Intelligence" (1634). Brandenburg, Lorch, and other towns have a similar tradition, and there are Chinese and Persian legends much resembling it. Hamerling (hä'mer-ling), Robert. Born at Kirchberg, Lower Austria, March 24, 1830: died at Gratz, July 13, 1889. An Austrian poet. His works include the epic poems "Ahasver in Rom" (1866), "Der König von Sion" (1868), etc. Hamerton (ham'er-ton), Philip Gilbert. Born Sept. 10, 1834: died Nov. 6, 1894. An English writer on art, landscape-painter, and etcher. His works include "Thoughts about Art" (1862), "Etching and Etchers" (1866), "Contemporary French Painters (1867), "Painting in France, etc." (1868), "The Intellectual Life" (1873), "The Graphic Arts" (1882), "Human Intercourse" (1884). He also wrote several romances, and re - printed (1888) his articles written for "The Portfolio," an art periodical which he planned in 1869; and in 1889 he published "French and English: a Comparison," founded on his contributions to the "Atlantic Monthly." Hami (hä-me'), or Khamil (khä-mēl'). A town in Sungar i a, Chinese empire, situated about lat. 42° 50′ N., long. 93° 40′ (?) E.: an important trading center. Hamilcar (ha-mil'kär), surnamed Barca (bär'kä) or Barcas (bär'kas). Killed in Spain, 229 от 228 в. с. А Cart hag in i an general. He held Mount Ercte (Monte Pellegrino), Sicily, against the Romans 247-244; held Mount Eryx 244-241; suppre ed the war with the mercenaries 241-238; and began the reduction of Spain to a Cart hag in i an province. Hamilton (ham'il-ton). A town in Lan arks hire, Scotland, on the Clyde, near the mouth of the Avon, 10 miles southeast of Glasgow. Near it is Hamilton Palace, a seat of the Duke of Hamilton, formerly noted for its pictures and other art treasures that were sold by auction in 1882. The ruined Cadzow Castle, the former seat of the Hamiltons, the vicinity. Both well Bridge is near by. Hamilton belongs to the Falkirk district of parliamentary burghs. Population (1891), 24,863. Hamilton. A town in Victoria, Australia, situated on Grange Burne creek in lat. 37° 44′ S., long. 142° 1' E. Hamilton. The capital of the Bermudas, situated on Great Bermuda, the largest of the group. Hamilton. A city and lake port, the capital of Went worth County, Ontario, Canada, situated on Burlington Bay, western end of Lake Ontario, 36 miles southwest of Toronto. It is at the head of navigation on Lake Ontario, and has important commerce and manufactures. Population (1901), 52,634. Hamilton. A town in Madison County, New York, situated on the Chenango River 36 miles southeast of Syracuse. It is the seat of the Baptist institutions Hamilton Theological Seminary and Colgate (formerly Madison) Univer sity. Hamilton. A manufacturing city, capital of Butler County, Ohio, situated on the Miami River 20 miles north of Cincinnati. Population (1900), 23,914. Hamilton. A family of the Scottish nobility descended from Sir Gilbert de Hamilton (13th century). The leading representatives are the Dukes of Abercorn and Hamilton. The present (13th) Duke of Hamilton (surname, Douglas-Hamilton) is the premier peer of Scotland. Hamilton, Alexander. Born in the island of Nevis, West Indies, Jan. 11, 1757: died at New York, July 12, 1804. A celebrated American statesman. He settled in New York in 1772; attracted attention as a pamphleteer in the political agitation preceding the Revolution, 1774-75; entered the Continental service as an artillery captain in 1776; was a member of Washington's staff 1777-81; served with distinction at York town in 1781; was a member of the Continental Congre 1782-83, of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and of the New York ratifying convention in 1788; was secretary of the treasury 1789-95; was appointed commander in-chief of the army in 1799; and was mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel at Weehawken, New Jersey, July 11, 1804. He was the chief author of the "Federalist" (which see). His works have been edited by his son J. C. Hamil ton (7 vols., 1851). See "Lives" by J. Č. Hamilton (1834-40), Renwick (1841), Morse (1876), Shea (1880), and Lodge (1882). Hamilton, Count Anthony. Born probably at Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland, 1646: died at St.-Germain-en-Laye, France, Aug. 6, 1720. A French author, of British descent, third son of Sir George Hamilton (fourth son of the first Earl of Abercorn), and brother-in-law of the called Lord Claud Hamilton. Born about 1543: died 1622. A Scottish politician, fourth son of the second Earl of Arran. He fought for Queen Mary at the battle of Lang side; was implicated in the a a ination of the regent Murray; was driven from Scotland in 1579; entered the service of Queen Elizabeth; and returned to Scotland, becoming there a leader of the Roman Catholic party. Hamilton, Elizabeth. Born at Belfast, July 21, 1758: died at Harrogate, England, July 23, 1816. A British writer. She wrote "A Hindoo Rajah" (a series of criticisms on England, 1796), "Memoirs of Modern Philosophies" (a humorous work, 1800), "Letters on Education" (1801-02), "The Cottagers of Glen burnie" (1808), etc.