Hall

(haul.) [A. S. hæll; L. aula.] (Arch.) A large apartment in a house opening upon a staircase communicating with a suite of rooms. Also, any public room or apartment devoted to the meeting of bodies of persons for busine or other purposes. Hall, JAMES, (haul,) a distinguished American author, B. in Philadelphia, 1793. He served with distinction in the war of 1812-15; and held afterwards several civil offices, including that of judge. His pp. works are: Legends of the West, Sketches of the West, Tales of the Border, and the Wilderne or the War-Puth. He published also, in conjunction with T. H. McKenney, an elaborate History of the Indian Tribes of N. America. D. 1868. Hall, JAMES, an American geologist, B. in Ma ., 1811, was appointed in 1837 to survey the geology of New York State, of which his report was published by govt. in 1843. In 1855 he was appointed geologist of Iowa. He is author of The Paleontology of New York (3 vols., 1847-50). Hall, JOSEPH, an English theological writer, B. in Leicestershire, 1574, became chaplain to James I., in 1617, deputy to the Synod of Dort, and succe ively bishop of Exeter and of Norwich, 1641. D. 1656. His multifarious writings are esteemed models of theological learning and biblical criticism. Hall, ROBERT, an English Baptist divine, B. in Leicestershire, 1764, D. in 1831. His published sermons are accounted among the most perfect examples of pulpit eloquence extant. Hall, in Georgia, aN.E. central co.; area, 540 sq. m.; C. Gainesville. Pop. 9,607.-In Nebraska, a central co.; area, 1,000 sq. m.; C. Grand Island City. Pop. 1,057. [s. 435]