Abattoir

the French term for a slaughter-house. instituted the public abattoir system in in 1810; and in 1856, after the removal of cattle-market from Smith field, an attempt was to introduce the system into London. Abausit, FinMiy, theologian and mat hem a was born in Langue doc, 1679, and said to have of Arab origin. He fled with his mother to at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, early to Holland, and met Bayle; thence he a ed over to England, and became the friend of ewt on, who esteemed him so highly as to conhim fit to settle the differences between him and Leibnitz. HKeturning to Geneva, he a isted translating the New Testament, and was ap- Public Librarian (1727). Rou eau and speak highly of his learning. His works deal with theological subjects. He died in 1767. Abbas I., Shah of Persia, seventh of the Sophi was born in 1537, and succeeded in 1575. displayed vigour and ability, though not with an admixture of cruelty and treachery. He put. own son to death. He extended the kingdom all directions by conquest, wresting from the the territory annexed by them, and, with the of an English flcet, taking the island of Ormuz the Portuguese (1622). By his poorer sub be was beloved, for he protected them from extortions of officials. Hedied in 162%. ABBAS great-grandson of the above, succeeded in 1629, the age of 13. He was a patron of the fine arts, addicted to intemperance and violence. Died ABBAS IIL., the last of the Sophis. He was, on the throne (1732) by Nadir Shah at the age months. He died four years later. Abbas Mirza, born 1785, third and favourite of Fateh Ali Shah, who made him his heir in to Mahomed Ali Mirza, the firstborn. exerted himself to introduce European civil is a in to Persia. Both he and his brother died their father, and thus a civi] war was in which Ru ia and Great Britain would been slg as taking the parts respectively Abbas and Mahomed. The two powers then to the nomination of Mahomed Mirza, son the former, as crown-prince.