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 HUNTERDON HUNTINGDON was appointed By the king professor of anat- omy in the royal academy of arts. In 1767 he was elected a fellow of the royal society, and two years before his death he succeeded Dr. John Fothergill as president of the medical society. He contributed important papers to the medical and scientific periodicals of the day, and left several lectures and unfinished works in manuscript. He was esteemed one of the chief ornaments of the medical pro- fession in the 18th century, and by his anat- omy of the gravid uterus, and his description of varicose aneurism, materially advanced the sciences of anatomy and midwifery. HCNTERDON, a TV. county of New Jersey, separated from Pennsylvania on the TV. by Delaware river, bounded N. TV. by the Mus- conetcong, E. in part by the Lamington, and drained by branches of Karitan river ; area, 480 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 36,963. The surface is level in the centre and mountainous toward the N. and S. Limestone and freestone are abun- dant, and the hills are well timbered. The soil of the valleys is fertile. The New Jersey Central, the South Branch, the Belvidere Delaware, and Flemington branch, and the Delaware, Lacka- wanna, and Western railroads traverse it. The chief productions in 1870 were 340,393 bushels of wheat, 26,799 of rye, 1,021,251 of Indian corn, 902,737 of oats, 41,527 of buckwheat, 86,807 of potatoes, 67,863 Ibs. of wool, 226,936 of flax, 965,243 of butter, and 38,110 tons of hay. There were 9,520 horses, 12,983 milch cows, 7,588 other cattle, 22,790 sheep, and 15- 311 swine; 33 manufactories of carriages, 23 of clothing, 2 of cordage and twine, 1 of cot- ton goods, 2 of mirror and picture frames, 6 of hubs and wagon material, 1 of India-rubber goods, 5 of iron, 24 of masonry, 2 of wrapping paper, 19 of saddlery, 9 of sash, doors, and blinds, 48 flour mills, 24 saw mills, and 2 rail- road repair shops. Capital, Flemington. HUNTINGDON, a S. central county of Penn- sylvania, drained by the Juniata river and its tributaries; area, 730 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 31,251. It has a very diversified surface, oc- cupied in part by mountains, and noted for its fine scenery. Iron, lead, coal, salt, and alum are found, and timber is abundant. The val- leys are fertile. The Pennsylvania Central and the Huntingdon and Broad Top railroads traverse it. The chief productions in 1870 were 388,859 bushels of wheat, 78,480 of rye, 503,807 of Indian corn, 410,479 of oats, 148,- 679 of potatoes, 54,110 Ibs. of wool, 465,027 of butter, and 27,815 tons of hay. There were 7,098 horses, 7,120 milch cows, 11,289 other cattle, 17,780 sheep, and 12,909 swine; 15 manufactories of carriages, 7 of clothing, 12 of furniture, 3 of bricks, 2 of bread, 3 of pig iron, 8 of iron castings, 5 of blooms, 5 of plaster, 8 of saddlery and harness, 13 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 4 of woollen goods, 14 flour mills, 20 tanneries, 9 currying establishments, 1 distillery, 2 planing mills, and 7 saw mills. Capital, Huntingdon. HUNTINGDON, an extreme S. TV. county of Quebec, Canada, divided into two parts by the angle of Chateauguay co., bordering S. on New York, and N. TV. on the St. Lawrence river ; area, 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 16,304, of whom 6,386 were of Irish, 4,924 of French, 3,184 of Scotch, and 1,033 of English origin or descent. It is drained by the Chateauguay river and other streams, and is traversed by the Province Lino division of the Grand Trunk railroad. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. Capital, Huntingdon. HUNTINGDON, Selina, countess of, a patron of the English Calvinistic Methodists, born in 1707, died June 17, 1791. She was the daugh- ter of Washington Shirley, earl of Ferrers, and was married to Theophilus Hastings, earl of Huntingdon. The Hastings family early be- came interested in the Methodists, and through their influence and from severe family afflic- tions the countess was led to cherish a strong sympathy with the methods and principles of the evangelists, especially Whitefield. She was accustomed to frequent the Moravian societies in London ; but at the withdrawal of Wesley she favored the Methodist party, and specially encouraged the leaders in the promotion of a lay ministry, which she considered an absolute necessity to the successful evangelization of the masses. Her house at Chelsea, near London, was the resort of fashionable and aristocratic persons, and after Whitefleld was appointed her chaplain many of the wits and scholars of the age became his hearers. Her house was like- wise the centre of a circle of women of noble rank, who were zealous in the cultivation of a high-toned piety in an irreligious age. Mean- while the rapid success of Wesley, Whitefield, and their coadjutors had created a demand throughout the kingdom for chapels and meet- ing houses for the poor. The countess under- took to supply this need, and promoted in every way the labors of the evangelists. She dis- pensed with her luxurious equipage, and even sold her jewels, to obtain the means for carry- ing out her plans. Halls and theatres were purchased in London, Bristol, and Dublin, and fitted up for chapels, and accommodations for the societies were provided in England, Ire- land, and Wales. She interested many of the noble and wealthy in her plans, met them in frequent conference, and often accompanied the preachers on their missionary tours. By her advice England was divided into six dis- tricts, and a scheme perfected for supplying destitute districts with religious instruction. The pressing need for a larger number of min- isters led her at length to found a theological seminary at Trevecca in Wales, where pious candidates for the ministry, irrespective of sectarian character, were provided with board, tuition, and other aid, at the countess's ex- pense. While strongly attached to the church of England, she was at length compelled to the avowal of dissent in order to protect the numerous chapels which she had founded from