Halifax

(hal'e-faks,) a manuf. town and borough of England. W.Riding, co. York, ona branch of the Calder, 35 m. S.W. of the city of York. The woollen and carpet manu fs. are carried on here to an immense extent. Pop. 65,124. Halifax, a flourishing city and fortified seaport of Canada, p. Nova Scotia, of which it is the cap., on the W. shore of a splendid harbor, on the S.E. coast of the peninsula, and connecting by canal with the Bay of Fundy. H. is a handsomely built and well-constructed city,po e ing one of the finest dockyards (area 14 acres) in the Eritish colonies. It is a naval depôt, the rendezvous of the British N. American squadron, and also amail-packet station bet. England, the U. States, and the W. Indies. In 1817 it was declared af ree port, since which time its commerce has greatly expanded. Pop. abt. 35,000. Halifax, in N. Carolina, a N.N.E. co.; area, 680 sq. m.; C. Halifax. Pop. 20,408.-In Virginia, a S. co. b. on S. Carolina; area, 960 sq. m.; C. Banister. Pop. 27,828. [s. 435]