Agnes, St

one of the Scilly, islands, not worthy of notice but for its lighthouse, with a revolving light, 138 feet above high-water mark. Lat. 49° 53′ 37′′ N.; lon. 6° 19′ 23" W. Ag'nes, St., a parish and town in Cornwall, England. Area, 8,660 acres; pop ., chiefly mining, 8,000. St. Agnes Beacon, in the neighborhood, rises to a height of 664 Ag'nes of AUSTRIA. See ALBERT L feet. Ag'nes Sorel, the mistre of Charles VII., king of France, born in 1409, of a noble family, was one of the most beautiful and accomplished women of her time. Lady of honor to the Duche of Anjou, she attracted the favor of the young king, and yielded to his pa ion after some resistance. The English then had po e ion of half of France; and Charles VII., though naturally bold, became depre ed and inactive under the weight of his misfortunes. A. alone was able to rouse him from his apathy, and make him feel what he owed to himself and his people. The eventual succe of his arms increased his pa ion for his mistre , who did not, however, abuse her power over him. She retired, in 1445, to Loches, where Charles had built her a castle. He afterward conferred on her the county of Penthièvre, in Bretagne, and the château de Beauté, on the bank of the Marne; whence she received the name of dame de beauté. She had lived here about 5 years, frequently visited by the king, when the queen invited her again to court, in 1449. A. consented, and, to be nearer the king, went to the castle of Masnal-la-Belle, where shed. in 1450, so suddenly as to afford suspicion of poison. Ag'new, JAMES, a British general in the Am. revolution. Distinguished at the battle of Brandy wine, and killed at the battle of German town, Oct. 4, 1777. Ag'no. ( Myth.) One of the nymphs who nursed Jupiter. She gave her name to a fountain on mount Lycæus.