They [Mr

and Mrs. Bramble on their expedition in search of health] pick up a postilion named Humphrey Clinker, a convert to the new doctrines of White field and Wesley, who afterward turns out to be a natural son of Mr. Bramble himself, and who, after converting Mi Tabitha and Mrs. Winifred [Mrs. Bramble's maid), marries the latter. Forsyth, Novels and Novelists of the 18th Cent., p. 289. Humphreys (hum'friz), Andrew At kins on. Born at Philadelphia, Nov. 2, 1810: died at Washington, Dec. 27, 1883. An American general. He served with distinction in the Union army in the Civil War, commanding a division at the battle of Get. tysburg in 1863, and a corps in the operations about Peters. burg 1864-65. He was chief of engineers in the United States army 1866-79. Humphreys, David. Born at Derby, Conn., July, 1752: died at New Haven, Conn., Feb. 21, 1818. An American poet and diplomatist. He published, with Barlow, Hopkins, and Trumbull, the "Anarchiad" (1786-88). His collected works were published 1790 and 1804. Humphrey's Clock, Master. See Master Hum phrey . Humphrey's Walk, Duke. A name given to the middle aisle of St. Paul's Church in London, on account of the tomb of Duke Humphrey, the son of Henry IV., which was said to be there. Humpoletz (höm po-lets). A town in south eastern Bohemia, 57 miles southeast of Prague. Population (1890), commune, 5,913. Humuya (ö-mö'yä), or Ulua (ö-lö'ä). A river in Honduras which flows northward and falls into the Gulf of Honduras. Huna (hönä). Born 212: died 297. The principal of the Talmudic Academy in Sora, Me so pot am i a. He was distinguished both for learning and charity. Hunah (hö'nä). A tribe of North American Indians, living on Chichagof Island, Alaska. They number 908. See Koluschan . Hu-nan, or Hoonan (hö-nän'). A province in central China. Area, 82,000 square miles. Population, 21,002,604. Huncamunca (hung'kä-mung'kä). A character in Fielding's burlesque tragedy "Tom Thumb the Great." She is the daughter of King Arthur and Queen Doll all olla, and is sweet, gentle, and amorous. Hunchback, The. A comedy by J. Sheridan Knowles, produced in 1832. Hundred Days, The. The period of about 100 days, from the middle of March to June 22, 1815, during which Napoleon I., after his escape from Elba, made his final effort to reëstablish his empire. It ended in the crushing defeat at Waterloo and his abdication. Hundred Years' War. The series of wars between England and France about 1338-1453. The English, generally victors in these wars down to about 1430 (Crécy, Poitiers, Agin court, etc.), and rulers of a great part of France, were finally expelled entirely, except from Calais, which they retained for about a century longer. Hundsrück (hönts'rük). A mountain-range in western Germany, between the Moselle and Nahe, connected with the Vosges. Hunfalvy (hön'fol-vē), János. Born at Gro Schlagendorf, Zips, Hungary, June 9, 1820: died Dec. 6, 1888. A Hungarian geographer, brother of Pál Hunfalvy. His chief work is a "Phys ical Geography of Hungary" (1863-66). Hunfalvy, Pál. Born at Gro -Schlagendorf, Zips, Hungary, March 12, 1810: died Nov. 30, 1891. A Hungarian philologist and ethnog rapher. Hungarian Insurrection. A rising in Hungary against the tyranny of Austria, 1848-49. Kos. suth was the chief leader. The overthrow of Metternich, the reactionary minister, at Vienna in March, 1848, was immediately followed by a revolutionary movement in Pest. The emperor Ferdinand was forced to grant a separate Hungarian ministry, but encouraged Jell a chich, the Ban of Croatia, to revolt against Hungary. In Oct., 1848, Hungary rose in insurrection. The war continued under the reign of Francis Joseph (who succeeded Dec. 2). The chief Hungarian generals were Görgei, Klapka, Bem, and Dembinski. In April, 1849, the Hungarians declared their independence, and proclaimed their country a republic, with Ko uth as governor. By the aid of Ru ian armies the Austrians conquered the country. Görgei surrendered the main army at Világos Aug., 1849, and Ko uth escaped. Austria restored the constitutional liberties of the king dom in 1867. Hungary (hung'gā-ri). [ME. Hungarie , Hon garie , OF. Hongarie , F. Hongrie , Sp. Pg. Hun gria , It. Ungheria , Ongaria , ML. Hungaria (G. Ungarn ), from Hungari , Ungari , Ungri , Ugri , IMG:content-0616.png:[blocks in formation]