Aubin

[Fr. aubin, amble; Lat. ambalatura.] A canter; broken or mixed movement or pace in a horse, somewhat between an amble and a gallop; sometimes called a Canterbury Gallop. - See CANTER. Au'bin, St., a town of France, dep. Aveyron, cap. of a canton, 18 m. N.E. of Villefranche, on a branch of the Southern railway. In the neighborhood are the volcanic mountains of Fontagnes and Buegne, which have been burning for ages, and from which great quantities of alum and sublimated sulphur are obtained. The alum is sufficient for the entire supply of France. Imp . 8,325. Au'bin, St., a fine seaport town of Jersey, one of the The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia Channel islands belonging to Great Britain. It is oppo-Au'burn, in Ohio , a post-township of Geauga co., site to St. Heliers, on the W. of the bay of the latter. about 27 m. S.E. by E. of Cleveland. The largest ships may anchor inside the pier at St. Au--A township of Tuscarawas co. Au'burn, in Oregon , a post-village, former cap. of Baker co., near East Fork of Powder river, and 300 m. E. of Salem. Gold has been found in the neighborhood. Au'burn, in Pennsylvania , a post-village of Schuylkill co., 83 miles N.W. of Philadelphia, and 9 miles S.E. of Pottsville, on the Phila. & Reading and Penna. R.Rs.; a coal shipping point. Pop . (1898) 1,040. Aubin du Cormier, St., a village of France, in Britt any, where on the 28th of July, 1488, a battle was fought between the Bretons and the French, in which the latter were victorious, and took po e ion of A. Among their prisoners were the Prince of Orange, and the Duke d'Orleans. A body of 400 English archers, under Lord Woodville, were cruelly put to death after the battle. -A township of Susquehanna co. Auburn, (dbern,) a. [Fr. brun ; A.S. a, and brun , from byrnan, brennan, to burn; Lat. alburnus .] Reddish, or golden-brown. "Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair."-Byron. Auburn, the name of a village immortalized by Oliver Goldsmith in his Deserted Village ; which has been iden- tified with LisSOY, in Ireland, near Athlone, co. West- meath. Li oy has since been called Auburn . Au'burn, in Alabama , a village of Macon co., 60 m. Ν. E. of Montgomery. -A township and village of Lee co. Au'burn, in Arkansas , a post-office of Sebastian co. Au'burn, in California , a city, the cap. of Placer co., near the junction of the N. and S. Forks of American river, 37 m. N.E. of Sacramento, and 97 m. N.E. of San Francisco. Pop . (1890) 1,595. Au'burn, in Illinois , a village in Moultrie co., 3 m. N. of the Kaskaskia river, and 65 m. E. by S. of Springfield. -A township of Sangamon co.; 17 m. S.S.W. of Spring- Au'burn, in Indiana , a town, cap. of De Kalb co., on Cedar Creek: 134 m. of N. E. of Indianapolis. and 22 N. of Fort Wayne. Pop . (1898) 2,980. Au'burn, in Iowa , a post-village of Sac co., located on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, and 16 m. S.E. of Sac City. Рор . (1898) 275. du Lac co., 50 m. N.W. of Milwaukee. Au'burn Centre, in Pennsylvania , a post-village of Susquehanna co., about 15 m. S.W. of Montrose. Auburn dale, in Ma achusetts , now included in the city of Newton, in Middle sex co. Auburn Four-Corners, in Pennsylvania , a post- office of Susquehanna co. Auburn Junction, in Indiana , a post-office of DeKalb co., 136 m. N.E. of Indianapolis. Aubu on, PIERRE D', Grand-Master of the order of St. John of Jerusalem, was B. in 1423. He sprung from an old French family. The Ottomans in his day began to threaten Europe with a second Moslem invasion; and A. , having served in Hungary against them, determined to devote his life to their extirpation. He accordingly obtained from Louis XI. a commandery in the above- mentioned order, and was shortly afterwards made Grand Prior, and intrusted with the defence of Khodes. In 1476, he was elected Grand-Master. He held out the city of Rhodes against the Turks, in 1480, during a siege of 89 days, and forced them to retire with the lo of nearly 10,000 men. When Bajazet and Zizim disputed the IMG:content-0413.png:[merged small][graphic] Auda'cio us, a. [Fr. audacieux , from Lat. audes, to dare.] Daring; fearle ; intrepid; confident; bold; with- out decorum. Daring effrontery; insolent; impudent.. "Such is thy audacious wickedne ."-Shaks. The quality of being bold or succe ion to the Turkish throne, and the latter was worsted. he sought refuge with A. , who received him Auda'ciousne , n . courteously, but afterwards basely surrendered him as a prisoner to Pope Alexander VI., for which service the latter created A. a cardinal. He D. at Rhodes, in 1503, in the 81st year of his age, of deep compunction for his treachery, denounced as it had been by Christen dom at large. Aubu on, a town of France, dep. of the Creuse, cap. of an arrond. on the Creuse river, 20 m. S.E. of Guéret. It is picturesquely situated in a mountain gorge; and po e es, after those of the Gobelins and Beauvais, the most celebrated carpet-manufacture in France. Pop . Auch, ( osh ,) a city of France, cap. of the dep. of Gers, on the railway from Agen to Tarbes. The best part of the city stands on the plateau of a hill, from which there is a fine view of the Pyrenees. It has a magnificent Gothic cathedral. Trade. Wine, and Armaguac brandy. Pop . 13,182. Au'chenairn, a village of Scotland, co. of Lanark, 3 m. N.E. of Glasgow. Near this place the Scottish pa- triot, Sir William Wallace, was betrayed to the English, by the "fause Monteith." Auche'nia, n . See LLAMA. Auchmu'ty, SIR SAMUEL, a distinguished British gen- eral, B. at New York, in 1756. He entered the army as a volunteer in 1776, and was present in the actions of White Plains and Brooklyn. He served afterwards with distinction in India, and Egypt. In 1806, he commanded the British forces in S. America, and carried by a ault, in 1807, the city of Monte video. In 1810, A. took the island of Java. D. 1822. Aucilla, in Florida , a post-office of Jefferson co. Auckland, a city and former cap. of the British col- ony of New Zealand, in the island of New Ulster, at the extremity of Waitimata Bay. It is a rapidly growing, and improving place. Pop. of A. and suburbs, 51,127. Lat. 36° 51′30′′ S.; Lon. 175° 45′ E. A. was founded 19th Sept., 1840, and the seat of government was transferred from it to Wellington, on the 24th Dec., 1864. Auckland, in New South Wales, a maritime county, 60 m. in length, by 40 in breadth. Auckland, in England. See BISHOP'S-AUCKLAND. Shawnee co., on Wakarusa Creek, about 13 m. S.S.W. of Auckland Islands, a group lying in the Pacific Topeka; Au'burn, in Kentucky , a P.O. of Logan co. Au'burn, in Maine , a city, cap. of Andro scog gin co., on the river of the latter name, 34 m. N. of Portland. It enters largely into the boot and shoe manufacture. Pop . in 1890, 11,250. Auburn, in Ma achusetts , a post-township of Worces- ter co., about 5 m. W. by S. of Worcester. Au'barn, in Michigan , a village of Oakland co., on Clinton river, 75 m. E. by S. of Lansing, and 4 E. of ocean to the S. of New Zealand. Lat. 50° 48′ S.; Lon. 166° 42′ E. The largest of these islands is about 30 m. long, by 15 broad, and is covered with dense vegetation. They are almost entirely uninhabited, belong to the British, and are a station for whaling-ships. Auction, n. [Lat. auctio, from augen, auctus , to in- crease.] A mode of public sale in which each succeed- ing buyer increases or adds to the price offered by the preceding, and the article put up for sale is given to the highest bidder.-A vendue; the things sold at auction. "Ask you why Phryne the whole auction buys? Phryne foresees a general excise."- Pope . v. i. To sell by auction, or vendue. (R.) Auctionary, a. [Lat. auctionarius .] Pertaining or belonging to an auction. (R.) "And much more honest to be hir'd, and stand With auctionary hammer in thy hand."-Dryden. Auctioneer', n . [Lat. auction at or.] One who sells by auction; a person who manages an auction; one who dis- poses of goods or lands by public sale to the highest bid- -v. a. To sell by auction, or public sale. Aucuba, n . ( Bot .) A genus of plants, order Cornacea. They are shrubs or trees, natives of Japan. The A. Ja- ponica , or Japan laurel, is an evergreen shrub, 6 to 10 feet high; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, toothed, cor i- aceous, glabrous, shining, pale green; beautifully spotted with yellow, having the midrib rather prominent, the rest of the leaf reticulately veined. Petioles articulated -Audaciousne ; effrontery; impudence; implying a con- tempt of law, or of moral restraint; as, "The- thy audacity !" Audæ'us. See AUDIUS. Aude, ( ode ,) a river of France, rising in the Pyrenees, which, after a flow of 130 m. N. and E., enters the Medi- terrane an near Narbonne. It gives its name to the fol- lowing department. AUDE', a maritime dep. in the S. of France, on the Medi- terrane an, divided from Spain by the dep. of the Pyrenees Orient a les. Area , 2,246 sq. m. The Aude , from which it derives its name, is the only notable river; but it is also watered by the canal of Langue doc. The coast along the Mediterranean is low, and bordered by many lagoons. Surface, generally mountainous; having on the N. a prolongation of the Cevennes, while on the S. it is pene- trated by spurs of the Pyrenees. Climate , variable; hot winds prevailing, which blow at times with violence, and in summer strikingly resemble the sirocco. Corn and wine are raised in great quantities, and a good deal of brandy is manufactured. The honey of Narbonne is the finest in France. A. is rich in iron, and other mineral products. There are also extensive manufactures of cloths, paper, combs, . Prin. towns. Car cas sonne (cap. of the dep), Narbonne, Castelnaudary, and Limoux. Pop . 288,626. Audenarde', in Belgium. See OUDENARDE. Audenried', in Pennsylvania , a post-office of Carbon IMG:content-0414.png:[blocks in formation] -Admittance to a hearing; reception to an interview; more especially used in relation to an interview with a sovereign, or head of a government or state. "Let me have audience; I am sent to speak, My holy lord of Milan, from the king."-Shaks.