Cardiff, at the junction of the Rhondda and Taff

The Taff is cro ed here by a remarkable bridge of one arch. Population (1891), 19,971. Ponza (pon'zä). The chief island of the Ponza group, situated in the Mediterranean 67 miles west of Naples: the ancient Pontia or Pontiæ. It was a place of confinement for state prisoners under the early Roman emperors. Ponza Islands. A group of small volcanic islands, west of Italy, belonging to the province of Caserta: the ancient Pontine Islands. It includes Ponza, Palmarola, and Zannone. Population (1881), 3,779. Pool (pöl), The. A part of the Thames in London, immediately below London Bridge. Poole (pöl). A seaport in Dorset, England, situated on Poole Harbor, an inlet of the English Channel, 28 miles west-southwest of Southampton. It has a flourishing foreign, colonial, and coasting trade. Population (1891), 13,405. Poole, John. Born 1786: died at Kentish Town, IMG:content-0935.png:[blocks in formation] Popham (pop'am), Sir John. Born 1531: died 1607. An English jurist, lord chief justice of England 1592-1607. Popish Plot. In English history, an alleged conspiracy of the Roman Catholics in 1678 to murder Charles II. and control the government in the interest of the Romish Church: chiefly contrived by Titus Oates. See Oates . Poplar (pop'lar). A borough (municipal) in the eastern part of London, 3+ miles east of St. Paul's. Popo (po'pō), Grand and Little. Two contigupuruee. See Gilbert de la Porrée . ous native towns and territories of West Africa, Porrex. See Gorboduc . on the coast near Dahomey. They were annexed by France in 1885; but Little Popo was ceded the same Porrima (por'i-mä). [L. Porrima or Postvorta , Mexico, 40 miles southeast of the city of Mexico. It is surmounted by a crater 2,000 feet in width, and is one of the highest peaks of North America (17,550 feet). A. D. Wife of Otho, and mistre , and subse- quently wife, of Nero. She was divorced from the former and married the latter in 62. Pöppig, or Poeppig (pep'pic), Eduard Fried- rich. Born at Plauen im Vogtland, Saxony, July 16, 1798: died at Leipsic, Sept. 4, 1868. A Pru ian naturalist and explorer. He traveled in North America and Cuba 1822-25, Chile 1826-29, and Peru 1830-32, finally descending the Amazon on his way to Europe. His collections of South American plants were very important. From 1833 he was profe or of zoology Amazonenstrom" (2 vols. and atlas, 1835), "Nova genera turgeschichte des Thierreichs" (vol. 1851), ac species plant arum" (3 vols. 1835-45), "Illustrierte Na- Populists. See People's Party. Popul Vuh (po-pöl vö). The sacred or national book of the Quiche Indians of Guatemala. It was originally written in hieroglyphics, but has come down to us in a copy in the Quiché language, with a translation into Spanish by a Dominican mi ionary, Fran- 1861 Bra eur de Bourbourg published a French trans- lati on founded on a careful study of the Quiché text. The substantial authenticity of the Popul Vuh is generally ad. mitted. The book is divided into two parts, the first con- taining the Quiché cosmogony and mythology, and the second dealing with the early history of the tribe. Also written Popol Vuh . Por bandar (por-bun'där), or Pore bandar, or Poorbunder (pör-bun'der). A seaport in the peninsula of Kathiawar, India, situated on the Arabian Sea in lat. 21° 37′ N., long. 69° 36′ E. tion was turned to the French critics by Sir William Trum- Population (1891), 18,805. bull, and Dryden was his hero and master. By 1716 he had Porcia (por's hiä). Died 42 B. C. Daughter of Portage Falls. A cascade 110 feet in height, Portage Lake. A lake in the upper peninsula tive silver-mines of the Incas, and they were worked with immense profit by the Spaniards for a long time after the Population (1878), 8,699. conquest. Some of the Porco miners discovered the still Portales (põr-tä'lās), Diego José Victor. Born Porcupine (pôr kū-pin), Peter. A pseudonym of William Cobbett. Porkopolis (põrk-op'ō-lis). A nickname often given to Cincinnati and also to Chicago, both noted pork-packing centers. Pornic (pōr-nēk'). A sea-bathing resort in the department of Loire-Inférieure, France, 28 miles west of Nantes. Poromushir. See Paramushir . Poros (pōʻrōs). An island east of Argolis, Greece: the ancient Calauria. It contained in ancient times a temple of Poseidon. Demosthenes died there 322 в. с. Length, about 5 miles. Porphyry (pôr'fi-ri). [L. Porphyrius , Gr. Πορφύ- Porta Maggiore (por'tä mäd-jō're). [It., 'great ριος .] Born at Tyre, or Batanea (Bashan), about gate.'] The finest and most imposing ancient 233 A.D.: died at Rome about 305. A Neo platonic gate in the walls of Rome. It consists of 2 arches, philosopher, a disciple of Plot in us, and teacher and was designed to carry the waters of two aqueducts of philosophy at Rome. He wrote a treatise against cated piers, and the attic bears inscriptions recording the the Christians, a life of Plot in us, a life of Pythagoras, construction by Claudius and restorations by Vespas i an works on Aristotle, etc. IMG:content-0936.png:[blocks in formation] Port - au -Prince of the western coast in lat. 18° 34′ N., long. 72° 22' W. It was founded in the middle of the 18th century, and has several times been devastated by earthquakes and fires. Population, 40,000-60,000. Porta Westphalica. See Westphalian Gate . Port Blair (port blar). A British colony and convict settlement in South And a man, And a man Islands, Indian Ocean: established in 1858. Port Chester (ches'ter). A village in West chester County, New York, 22 miles northeast of New York. Population (1900), 7,440. Port Cornwall is (kôrn-wol'is). A former British settlement on North And a man, And a man Islands, Indian Ocean. Port Darwin (där'win). A harbor in the Northern Territory of Australia. The chief place is Palmers ton. Porte, The. See Sublime Porte . Porte-Crayon (pôrt-kra'on). [F., 'pencil-hold er.'] A pseudonym of D. H. Str other. Port Elizabeth (e-liz'a-beth). A seaport in Cape Colony, situated on Algoa Bay in lat. 33° 55′ S., long. 25° 36′ E. It has important foreign commerce. Population (1891), 23,266. Porteous (por'tē-us) Riots. Riots at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1736. They originated in a disturbance at an execution, when Captain John Porteous ordered his troops to fire on the crowd. Sixteen or seventeen persons were killed or wounded. Porteous was tried for murder and condemned, but was respited, whereupon a mob dragged him from the prison and hanged him, Sept. 7. This incident is the starting-point of Scott's "Heart of Mid loth i an." Porter (por'ter), Anna Maria. Born at Durham, England, about 1780: died 1832. An Eng lish novelist, sister of Jane Porter. She wrote "Artle Tales" (1793-95), "Walsh Colville" (1797), "Octavia" (1798), "The Lake of Killarney" (1804), "Honor O'Hara" (1826), "The Barony" (1830), etc. Porter, David. Born at Boston, Feb. 1, 1780: Reading" (1870), “American Colleges and the American Public" (1870), "Science of Nature versus the Science of Man" (1871), "Elements of Moral Science" (1885), "Life of Bishop Berkeley" (1885), and "Kant's Ethics" (1886). Porter, Peter Buel. Born at Salisbury, Conn., Aug., 1773: died at Niagara Falls, N. Y., March 20, 1844. An American general. He was member of Congre from New York 1809-12, and served with distinction in the War of 1812, especially at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane (1814). Porter, Sir Robert Ker. Bornat at Durham, England, 1775: died at St. Petersburg, May 4, 1842. An English painter of battle-scenes, brother of Jane and Anna Maria Porter. He studied Royal Academy, and in 1804 became painter to the Emperor of Ru ia. In 1808 he accompanied Sir John Moore's expedition in Spain. In 1811 he married Prince Mary de Sherbatoff, and later was British consul in Venezuela. He left Venezuela for St. Petersburg, and died there. He wrote "Travelling Sketches in Ru ia and Sweden" (1808), "Travels in Georgia, Persia, etc." (1821-22), and other travels. Porter, William David. Born at New Orleans, March 10, 1809: died at New York, May 1, 1864. An American commodore, son of David Porter. He served in the Mi i ippi waters 1861-62. Porte St.-Antoine (port san-ton-twän'). A triumphal arch, formerly standing in Paris, through which the Rue St.-Antoine pa ed, north of the spot where the Bastille stood. A gate was built here in 1380, and on Sept. 14, 1574, Henry III., on his return from Poland, made his triumphal entry through it. A beautiful Renai ance arch was erected to commemorate the event, which was adorned by sculptures supposed to have been by Jean Goujon. In 1660 Louis XIV. made a triumphal entry at this gate, and the arch was transformed by the architect Blondel in 1662. In his scheme Blondel treated the earlier work with the utmost respect, merely adding side arches and an attic above. It presented one of the most pleasing Renai ance compositions in Paris. It was demolished in 1778. Jean Goujon's river-gods in the spandrels of the arch were afterward built into the gate of the Beau march a is garden, and are now in the Cluny museum. Portobello Portici (por'tē-chē). (por'te-che). Atown in the province of Naples, Italy, situated on the Bay of Naples 5 miles southeast of Naples. Population (1881), 10,197; commune, 12,709. Portinari (por-te-nä're), Be at rice. Born 1266: died June 9, 1290. An Italian lady, celebrated by Dante in his "Vita Nuova" and "Divina Com media.” She married Simone de' Bardi, a Florentine, before 1287. Port Jackson (jak's on). A harbor in New South Wales, Australia. Sydney is situated on it. Port Jervis (jer'vis). A village in Deer Park township, Orange County, New York, situated on the Delaware River 60 miles northwest of New York: a favorite summer resort. Population (1900), 9,385. Portland (port'land). A seaport, capital of Cumber land County, Maine, situated on Casco Bay in lat. 43° 39′ N., N., long. 70° 15′ W. It is the largest city in the State, sometimes called "the Forest City"; is an important railway center and terminus of steamer lines; has valuable foreign trade (especially with Canada), coasting trade, and fisheries; and has manufactures of boots and shoes, machinery, sugar, engines, etc. It is the winter port of Canada. Its Indian name was Machigonne. It was settled by the English in 1632, its early name being Falmouth; was bombarded by the British in the Revolutionary War; had its name changed to Portland in 1786; became a city in 1832; and was devastated by a fire in 1866. Population (1900), 50,145. Portland. The capital of Multnomah County, Oregon, situated on the Willamette River, 12 miles from its entrance into the Columbia, in lat. 45° 30′ N., long. 122° 40′ W. It is the largest city in the State, a railroad center, and the terminus of several steamer lines; is at the head of ship navigation; and exports salmon, lumber, wheat, and flour. It was laid out in 1845; was made a city in 1851; and was ravaged by a fire in 1873. Population (1900), 90,426. Portland. A city of New Brunswick, a suburb An American naval officer. He entered the navy in 1798; served in the Tripoli tan war 1801-03; was commander of the E ex in the War of 1812; was defeated and taken prisoner in battle near Val para i so March 28, 1814; and resigned 1826. He was commander of Mexican naval 1843. forces 1826-29, and United States minister to Turkey1831Porter, David Dixon. Born at Chester, Delaware County, Pa., June 8, 1813: died at Washington, Feb. 13, 1891. An American admiral, son of David Porter. He entered the navy in 1829; served in the Mexican war; commanded the mortar-fleet under Farragut on the Mi i ippi in 1862; aided in the reduction of Vicksburg in 1863; participated in the Red River expedition in 1864; commanded the naval forces in the attack on Fort Fisher Dec., 1864, Jan., 1865; and was made vice-admiral in 1866, and admiral in 1870. Porter, Ebenezer. Born at Cornwall, Conn., Oct. 5, 1772: died at And over, And over over, Ma ., April 8, 1834. An American Congregational clergyman and educator, profe or (1812) and president (1827) of And over Theological Seminary. He published various works on rhetoric and hom i letics. Porter, Fitz-John. Born Aug. 31, 1822: died May 21, 1901. An American general, cousin of D. D. Porter. He graduated at West Point in 1845, and took part in the Mexican war. He was appointed a brig a dier-general of volunteers at the beginning of the Civil War, and served with distinction in the Peninsular campaign (1862), particularly in the siege of York town and (as corps commander) at Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mill, and Malvern took part in the second day's fight of the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862; and was cashiered by court martial in Jan., 1863, for failure to obey orders on Aug. 29. His sentence was partly remitted in 1882, and he was restored to the army in 1886. He was police commi ioner of New York city 1884-88. Porter, Horace. Born at Huntington, Pa., April 15, 1837. An American general, son of David Rit ten house Porter (1788-1867, governor of Pennsylvania 1838-45). He graduated at West Point in 1860; was a member of Grant's staff, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, from April, 1864, to the end of the war; and served as his private secretary 1869-73. He was breveted brigadier-general. He resigned from the army in 1873. In 1897 he was appointed amba ador to France. Porter, Jane. Born at Durham, England, 1776: died at Bristol, May 24, 1850. An English novelist. She made a great reputation as a romantic novel ist. She wrote "Thaddeus of Warsaw" (1803), "The Scottish Chiefs" (1810), "Tales Round a Winter Hearth," with her sister Anna Maria (1826), "The Field of Forty Footsteps" (1828), etc. Porter, Noah. Born at Farming ton, Conn., Dec. 14, 1811: died at New Haven, Conn., March 4, 1892. An American educator and philosopher. He graduated at Yale in 1831; was master of Hopkins Grammar School 1831-33; was a tutor at Yale 1833-35; was pastor of the Congregational Church at New Milford, Connecticut, 1836-43, and at Springfield, Ma achusetts, 1843-46; was profe or of metaphysics and moral philosophy at Yale 1846-71; and was president of the university 1871-86. He was the editor in chief of the editions of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary published in 1864 and 1880, and of the International Dictionary (1890). Among his works are "The Human Intellect" (1868), "Books and on the Boulevard St.-Denis, Paris, built in 1672 in honor of the victories of Louis XIV. in the Low Countries. It has a single archway with reliefs above, Victories in the spandrels, and warlike trophies adorning simulated obelisks on each side. The width is 82 feet, and the height 81. It was built by Francis Blondel, and the brothers Anguier were the sculptors. Porte St.-Martin (san mär-tan'). A triumphal arch on the Boulevard St.-Martin, Paris, built in 1674 by Pierre Bullet in honor of Louis XIV. It commemorates the taking of Besançon and the victories over the Imperialists. It has a large archway between two small ones, with reliefs in the spandrels of the large opening. Above the cornice there is an attic. The height Portland, Dukes and Earl of. See Bentinck. Portland, Isle of. A peninsula in Dorset, England, south of Weymouth, projecting into the English Channel, and terminating in the Bill of Portland: noted for its castle (built 1520), its building-stone, and its breakwater. Near it, Feb. 18, 1653, an indecisive battle was fought between the English fleet under Blake and the Dutch under Tromp. Length, about 4 miles. Population (1891), 9,541. Portland, Race of. A dangerous sea pa age between the Isle of Portland and a neighboring reef, the Shambles. Portland Vase. A famous urn of blue transparent cameo-cut gla , ten inches high. It was discovered about 1630 in a sarcophagus in a tomb in the Monte del Grano, near Rome. It is so called from its po e ors, the Portland family, who bought it in 1787 from Sir William Hamilton (its original purchaser in 1770), and placed it in the British Museum in 1810. It is also called the Barber in i vase, because it was first deposited in the Barber in i Palace. and breadth are both 57 feet. Port Famine (port fam'in). A place in southern Patagonia, situated on the Strait of Magellan south of Punta Arenas. An unsucce ful at- tempt was made to form a Spanish settlement here in the end of the 16th century. Port Glasgow (glas'gō). A seaport in Renfrew- shire, Scotland, situated on the Clyde 17 miles west-northwest of Glasgow. It has trade, ship the Island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, situated building, and manufactures. Population (1891), 14,624. Port Hamilton (ham'il-ton). A harbor south of Korea, in one of the Nanhow Islands. Great Britain annexed it in 1885, but abandoned it in 1886. Port Hope (hop). A lake port in Durham County, Ontario, Canada, situated on Lake Ontario 61 miles east-northeast of Toronto. Population (1901), 4,188. Porthos (por-tos'). One of the "Three Musketeers" in Dumas's novel of that name. He is noted for his great size and strength and his inordinate love of display. Port Hudson (hud's on). A place in East Feliciana parish, Louisiana, situated on the Mi i ippi 91 miles northwest of New Orleans. It was besieged by the Federals under Banks in May, 1863, and surrendered July 8. Port Huron (huron). A city and the capital of St. Claire County, Michigan, situated at the junction of Black River with St. Clair River, 56 and has important Canadian and domestic trade, and ship miles northeast of Detroit. It is a railroad center, building. Population (1900), 19,158. Portia (porshia). 1. The principal female character in Shakspere's "Merchant of Venice": an heire in love with Ba anio. Her suitors were obliged by the terms of her father's will to choose one of three caskets of gold, silver, and lead, one of which contained her picture, and the chooser of it was to be her husband. Ba anio was succe ful, choosing the leaden one. Portia is noted for her celebrated defense of Ba anio's friend Antonio, resisting the demand of Shylock for a pound of flesh from Antonio's body in case Ba anio failed to pay money borrowed from Shylock. See Shylock . 2. The wife of Marcus Brutus, said to have killed herself by swallowing live coals. In Shakspere's "Julius Cæsar” she does so while insane from anxiety over her husband. Port Louis (lö'is or lö'e). A seaport, capital of on the northwestern coast. It is the chief commercial place of the colony. In 1810 it was taken by the British. Population (1891), 62,046. Port Louis. The former capital of the Falkland Islands, situated on East Falkland. Port Lyttelton (lit'el-ton). A seaport in the South Island, New Zealand, situated on the eastern coast, near Christ church, about lat. 43° 36′ S., long. 172° 44′ E. Population (1891), 4,087. Port Mahon, or Mahon (mä-hōn'). A seaport, fortre , and naval station of Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, situated on the eastern coast: the ancient Portus Magonis. It was taken by the Eng lish under Stanhope in 1708; conquered from them by the French in 1756; restored to Great Britain in 1763; con quered by Spain in 1782; and finally ceded to Spain in 1802. Population (1887), 18,445. Port Natal (nä-täl'). A harbor in Natal, South Africa. Durban is situated on it.