BURTON

RonERT, a writer of the seventeenth century. He was bom at Liudley, in Leicesteraliire, but in 1576, educated at Oxford, embraced the eocleauiaof tical profe ion, and became rector of Sea grave, in to Leicestershire. His learning, which was various and extensive, is copiously displayed in the Anatomy of Melancholy, by Demo crit us Junior, first pabli^ed in 1621, and repeatedly reprinted. Burton died in re- 1640, and was buried at Christ Churoh, with the following epitaph, said to have been his own com- 'Pands not of, paadoribiu icnotnsi position:— far Hicjacet Jkmocrittu Junior: Col Titam dedit et mortom Helanoholia.' an He was a man of integrity and benevolence, bnt sab of ject to strange fits of hypochondriac melancholy, which rendered his conduct flighty and in oons i it ent. Sometimes he was an agreeable and lively oompanion, delighting those around him with perpetual sallies of wit and humour; while at other times, devoured with of spleen and ennui, he sought relief by listening to the jests of the bargemen on the river near Oxford. Ho to, is reported also to have undertaken the compos it i oik the of his Anatomy of Melancholy with a view to the di ipation of his morbid feelings. Among those who the have been most deeply indebted to Burton is Stenie, the author of Tristram Shandy. BURTON-UPON-TRENT, a town of England, in Staff ords hire, on the v. bank of the Trent. Burthe ton-upon-Trent is mentioned early in English bistoty, are and it suffered much in the civil wars. Malting and of iron-founding are carried on to a considerable extent, the but it is chiefly oelebrated for its excellent ale, o£ is which vast quantities are made, both for home oonsumption and exportation. There are twenty-dx breweries at work, including those of Me rs. Baas and and Allsopp, the former of which covers more than 40, the latter about 50 aores of ground. Contrary to to common usage, the brewers in preparing it employ hard water obtained from wells, instead of soft water. has The town po e es a grammar-school, three National are schools, and a British school, four blocks of alms be houses, a dispensary and infinnary, two pablic libraries and reading-rooms, and a workhouse. Pop. in 1861, 13,671; in 1871, 20,378.