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LEFT COaN SALAD 166 CORNWALLIS tions in the regulations respecting im- portation. Mr. RoWnson's Act, 55 George III. c. 26 (March 23, 1815), re- moved all restrictions on foreign corn impoi-ted in order to be warehoused, and permitted its importation for home con- sumption when at 80s. per quarter. This bill was very unpopular, and occasioned serious riots in London and Westmins- ter, March 6-9. By 3 George IV. c. 60. 1822, the importation price was reduced to 70s. per quarter. Mr. Canning's Corn Bill, proposed March 1, 1827, passed the House of Commons, but was rejected by the Lords. Several modifications were embodied by 9 George IV. c. 60, 1828, which is known as the sliding-scale, be- cause the duty varied, and by 5 Victoria c. 14, 1842. Sir Robert Peel's Corn Im- portation Bill, 9 and 10 Victoria e. 22, 1846, reduced the duty on all corn im- ported at from 53s. per quarter to 4s. till Feb. 1, 1849, when the duty was per- manently reduced to 4s. per quarter on all grain imported. CORN SALAD, or LAMB'S LET- TUCE, a genus of ValeriaTiacese, humble annual weeds, of which some are used as spring salads, especially in France and Germany. The commonest species is V. olitoria, which is naturalized in the United States, and often called fetticus or vetticost. There are several native American species. GOB.N SAWFLY, a hymenopterous in- sect, family Tenthredinidx. The eggs are deposited on the stalks of wheat and rye, to which they are very destructive. COE.NSTONE, an arenaceous or sili- ceous limestone, often mottled and not infrequently concretionary. It usually oc- curs in those systems which are largely composed of reddish sandstones. CORNUCOPIA, the horn of plenty, a horn wreathed a»d filled to overflowing with flowers, fruit, com, etc. It was the symbol of plenty, peace, and concord. It was fabled to have been a gift from Jupiter to his nurse, the goat Amalthaea. It was a frequent attribute of Ceres. In botany, Cornucopias is a genus of Tasses, tribe Phalerex. The only .».nown species is the C. cucvllata (horn of plenty grass), often cultivated in gar- dens. It is a native of Greece and Asia Minor. CORNUS, a genus of plants, the tjrpi- cal one of the order Comaacese. Calyx, four-toothed; petals, four superior; sta- mens, four. C. sanguinea has an arbo- rescent stem, five to six feet high, with straight branches, the older ones dark red, and producing white flowers. It is found in woods and thickets, especially on a chalk or limestone soil. The dwarf cornel, C. suedca, is a herbaceous plant about six inches nigh, with few flowers, a creeping plant, growing in alpine pas- tures. The barks of C. fiorida, C. seri- cea, and C. circinata are used in the United States as substitutes for Pen> vian bark in intermittent fevers. The Indians extract a scarlet color from the bark of the fibrous roots. C. offlcinaUs is cultivated in Japan, where its fruits are an ingredient in the fever drinks of the country. CORNWALL, a port of Ontario, Canada; at the mouth of the Cornwall canal, and on the St. Lawrence river, 67 miles S. W. of Montreal. Among nu- merous other factories it contains the principal woolen mill of the Dominion. The Cornwall canal gives the town ex- ceptional water facilities. There are Episcopal, Presbyterian, Roman Catho- lic, and Methodist churches. Pop. about 7,000. CORNWALL, BARRY. See Procter. ' CORNWALLIS, CHARLES, MAR- QUIS, an English military commander; born in Brome, Suffolk, Dec. 31, 1738. He acted a conspicuous part in the American war. After gaining the battles of pamden and Guilford, he determined in invade Virginia, but, being surround- ed by the American and French forces, LORD CORNWALLIS he and his army were made prisoners at Yorktown. In 1786 he was made Gov- ernor-Genei'al of India. The govern- ment of Bengal found it necessary to uphold the Rajah of Travancore against the Sultan of Mysore, and the first cam- paign being unsuccessful, in 1791 Corn- wallis invaded the Mysore, besieged Se-