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 FONBLANQUE FONSECA 303 ton, Mass. In 1836 he published " Psychology " and an " Essay on Religion and the Church." He was a contributor to reviews, and occa- sionally gave courses of lectures. His ser- mons and lectures, and an unfinished sketch of a work on psychology, with a memoir of his life by Mrs. Follen, have been published (5 vols., Boston, 1841). II. Eliza Lee, an Ameri- can authoress, wife of the preceding, and daugh- ter of Samuel Cabot, born in Boston, Aug. 15, 1787, died at Brookline, Mass., Jan. 26, 1860. She married Dr. Follen in 1828. Her princi- pal publications are: "Selections from Fe- nelon" and the "Well Spent Hour" (1828); " The Skeptic " (1835) ; " Married Life," " Little Songs," and "Poems" (1839) ; "Twilight Sto- ries" (1859); and a second series of "Little Songs " (1859). FONBLAJVQUE. I. Albany William, an English journalist, born in 1797, died in London, Oct. 13, 1872. He was the son of an eminent law- yer, and studied for that profession, but soon became a political writer. After contributing to the " Morning Chronicle," he became editor of the " Examiner " in 1820, succeeding Leigh Hunt, and conducted it with great ability till 1846. In 1837 he published "England under Seven Administrations " (3 vols.), a collection of his contributions to the " Examiner." In 1852 he became director of the statistical de- partment in the board of trade. His " Life and Labors," edited by his nephew, E. B. de Fon- blanque, was published in 1874. II. John Sam- uel Martin, an English lawyer, brother of the preceding, born in London in March, 1787, died there, Nov. 3, 1865. He was educated at the Charterhouse and at Caius college, Cam- bridge. He obtained a commission in the army, and served in Spain, Italy, and the United States, and was taken prisoner in the battle of New Orleans. In 1816 he was called to the bar, and the year after was made a commis- sioner of bankruptcy, in which position he worked and wrote vigorously for a reform in the system. In 1823, in connection with Dr. Paris, he published a valuable treatise on " Med- ical Jurisprudence," and in 1826, with Sutton Thorpe and Richard Golf, he started the " Ju- rist," to advocate amendment of the laws. FOND DU LAC, a S. E. county of Wisconsin, at the S. end of Lake Winnebago ; area, 754 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 46,273. It is drained by Fond du Lac river and other streams. A steep ledge of limestone, running from N. E. to S. W., divides the county into two unequal portions, the easternmost of which is heavily timbered, while the other contains extensive prairies. The soil is calcareous and generally fertile. The Wisconsin division of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, and the Northern division of the Milwaukee and St. Paul, pass through the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 1,615,266 bushels of wheat, 287,400 of Indian corn, 879, 515 of oats, 60,735 of barley, 242,961 of potatoes, 76,027 tons of hay, 1,095,482 Ibs. 327 VOL. vii. 20 of butter, 274,137 of wool, and 49,825 of hops. There were 11,621 horses, 14,273 milch cows, 13,350 other cattle, 66,084 sheep, and 12,917 swine ; 4 manufactories of agricultural imple- ments, 8 of boots and shoes, 28 of carriages and wagons, 7 of cheese, 9 of clothing, 7 of furniture, 4 of iron castings, 10 of engines and boilers, 1 of linseed oil, 12 of saddlery and harness, 9 of sash- es, doors, and blinds, 12 of tin, copper, and sheet- iron ware, 5 of cigars, 3 planing and 18 saw mills, 4 tanneries, 2 currying establishments, and 19 flour mills. Capital, Fond du Lac. FOND DU LAC, a city and the capital of Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, situated at the S. end of Lake Winnebago, 60 m. N. by W. of Milwaukee ; pop. in 1860, 5,460 ; in 1870, 12,- 764, of whom 4,029 were foreigners. It is built on ground ascending gradually from the lake, and interspersed with groves. An interesting feature of the city is the numerous artesian wells, which supply water of great purity and excellence. One of these yields magnetic water, and is noted for its curative properties. The buildings are partly of wood and partly of brick. The chief public edifices are an exten- sive hotel, a fine hall, a large high school build- ing, and a fine post office building. Fond du Lac is surrounded by a rich agricultural coun- try, and ships large quantities of hay and many horses and cattle to the Lake Superior mining region. It has communication by steamboat with Green bay and with points on the Fox and Wolf rivers, and by rail with all points through the Wisconsin division of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac railroad, and there is also an air-line road to Milwaukee. The manufactories include 16 saw mills, 2 shingle mills, 4 sash and door factories, 3 grist mills, 3 founderies, 1 manufactory of agricultural implements, 15 or 20 carriage and wagon factories, and 1 blast furnace. The car shops of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad employ about 400 men. There is a national bank with a capital of $100,000, and two savings banks having each $50,000 capital. The city is divided into five wards. In 1872 there were 47 public schools, viz., 1 high, 4 grammar, and 42 primary, hav- ing 50 teachers and an average attendance of 3,020 pupils. The total expenditure for school purposes was $92,569, of which $18,371 were for teachers' wages. There are 15 churches, and 2 daily, 1 semi-weekly (German), and 5 weekly (2 German) newspapers. FONSECA, Eleonora Pimentel de, marchioness, an Italian martyr, born in Naples in 1758, ex- ecuted July 20, 1799. She belonged to an illustrious family, and was celebrated for her beauty, poetical talent, and learning. In 1784 she became the wife of the marquis Fonseca and a lady in waiting of Queen Caroline of Na- ples, whose favor she soon forfeited by her re- marks on her majesty's intimate relations with the minister Acton. After the flight of the royal family in 1798, the marchioness was prominent as a partisan of the French, and