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Rh of a promise made to his dying friend. In 1852 he com menced, in conjunction with Mr Goldwin Smith, a complete edition of Virgil with a commentary, of which the first volume appeared in 1858, the second in 1864, and the third soon after his death. Mr Goldwin Smith v/as com pelled to withdraw from the work at an early stage, and in the last volume his place was taken by Mr Nettleship. In 1863 appeared Conington s translation of the Odes and Carmen Seculare of Horace. This was followed in 18G6 by the work by which its author is best known to the general public, the translation of the ^Eneid of Virgil into the octosyllabic metre of Scott, which deservedly takes almost the highest rank in its own department. The version of Dryden is the work of a stronger artist ; but for fidelity of rendering, for happy use of the principle of compensation so as to preserve the general effect of the original, and for beauty as an independent poem, Conington s version is unrivalled. That the measure chosen does not reproduce the majestic sweep of the Virgilian verse is a fault in the conception and not in the execution of the task, and Conington maintained that his choice had advantages which more than counterbalanced this defect. His last effort in his favourite task of translation was his rendering of the Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry of Horace, which was published in 1869. He died at Boston .on the 23d October 1869. His edition of Persius, with a commentary and a spirited prose translation, was published posthumously in 1872. In the same year appeared his Miscellaneous Writings, edited by Symonds, with a memoir by Professor H. J. S. Smith.

 CONJEVERAM, a town of South-Eastern India, in the district of Chingleput, situated in the valley of the Wegawati, about 45 miles south-west of Madras, on the route to Arcot. It consists of wide irregular streets of mud- built houses, with cocoa-nut trees planted between them. The town is celebrated for its two pagodas, one dedicated to Kamachuma, and the larger one to Siva. The principal inhabitants are Brahmans. Handkerchiefs and cloths are manufactured.  CONNAUGHT, one of the four provinces of Ireland, occupying the western quarter of the island. It comprises the counties of Gal way, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, and Ros- common, and contains an area of 6862 square miles, or 4,392,085 acres, of which 2,889,000 are under cultivation. The annual value of property, which, however, is based on a lower scale of prices than now obtains, is estimated at L4,188,631 ; and the land is divided among 5264 pro prietors. An average property in this province amounts in extent to 795 acres, while in all Ireland it amounts to only 293 acres ; and the average value is 6s. 9^d. per acre, while that of all Ireland amounts to 13s. 2d. The western portion is hilly and occasionally mountainous, while the eastern part is generally level. It is well watered, and has on the greater portion of its eastern boundary the River Shannon. The River Moy is navigable from Killala to Ballina ; the extensive lakes Conn, Corrib, and Mask, are navigable ; and the sea coast affords many fine bays and harbours. The climate is moist and temperate. Agriculture is the main support of the population, but little progress has been made in its pursuit. The population may be considered as almost purely Celtic, and more than a third of the people speak the Irish language a larger proportion than in the other provinces. The number of inhabitants in the province at and since the census of 1841 has been as follows:—

Inhabitants. Catholics. Protestants. 1841 1,418,859 3851 1,010,03^ 1861 913,135 86G,023 47,112 1871 845,075 803,849 41,226

In early times Connaught comprised, beyond its present limits, the territory of Thorr?ond, forming the present county of Clare, and North Breifne, the present county of Cavan. When Sir Henry Sydney, in the 16th century s divided the province into counties, he adopted the ancient boundaries, excluding North Breifne ; but in 1602 the county of Clare was restored to Munster, and Connaught now comprises the counties mentioned above.  CONNECTICUT (Indian, Quonektacat,i.e., Long River), one of the six New England, and one of the thirteen original, States of the American Union, lies between 41&quot; and 42 3 N. lat., and 71 55 and 73 50 W, long. Sketch Map of Connecticut. Physical Description. It is bounded N. by Massachusetts about 88 miles ; E. by Rhode Island, 45 miles; S. by Long Island Sound, 100 miles; W. by New York about G8 miles (in a direct line). The S.W. corner projects along the Sound under New York for about 13 miles. The area is 4750 square miles, or one-tenth of that of New York. The State lies on the S. slope of the hilly regions of New England, with a general surface much diversified; there is, however, no land above 1000 feet in elevation. Besides the Connecticut, two other large rivers flow from the N. into the Sound the Housatonic and the Thames. The Connecticut is the largest river in New England, rising en the N. border of New Hampshire, 1600 feet above the sea, flowing S.S.W., separating Vermont and New Hampshire, crossing the W. part of Massachusetts, and central part of Connecticut, flowing S.S.E. below Middletown, and falling into the Sound at Say brook. Its length is more than 400 miles, with a width in Connecticut varying from 500 to 1000 feet. It is navigable to Middletown (30 miles) for vessels drawing 10 feet, and to Hartford (50 miles) for those drawing 8 feet. Its principal tributary in Connecticut is the Tunxis, or Farmington, which flows S.E. from the slopes of the Green Mountains in Massachusetts, then abruptly N., and, breaking through the trap range, S.E. again to the Connecticut River at Windsor, instead of taking its seemingly natural course to New Haven, whither a part of its waters were formerly carried by the Farmington Canal. The E, part of the State is drained by the Thames, which is formed by the Yantic and Shetucket, the Quinnebang joining tho latter about two miles above. It is navigable to Norwich for the Sound steamers and West India trading vessels. In the W. part of the State is the Housatonic, with its main branch the Naugatuck which joins it at Derby. To this place it is navigable for small vessels. Besides these large streams there are very many smaller ones, affording, in their rapid descent from the hills, an immense, amount of water power. Geologically the State 