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 396 HALIFAX finest in England. There are places of worship for Independents, Baptists, Methodists, Unita- rians, and Friends; assembly rooms, a theatre, baths, and many literary, charitable, and edu- cational institutions. The town hall, opened in 1863, was designed by Sir Charles Barry, and completed by his son. The piece hall covers more than two acres, and contains 315 rooms for the storage and sale of merchandise. The people's park is a fine pleasure ground given to the town by Sir Francis Crossley, who in 1868 gave 6,000 guineas for its maintenance. He and his relatives also founded several be- nevolent institutions, among which is the Crossley orphanage for 400 children, with an Town Hall, Halifax. annual income of 3,000. An equestrian sta- tue of Prince Albert was erected in 1864. The town is favorably situated for manufactures and trade, having an abundance of water and coal, and water communication with Hull and Liverpool. The chief manufactures are wool- len goods, in which it ranks next after Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, and especially car- pets. There are also extensive manufactories of cotton goods, machinery, and chemicals. HALIFAX, Earl of. See MONTAGUE, CHARLES. HALIFAX, Marqnis of. See SAVILE, GEORGE. HALIM PASHA. See ABD-EL-HALIM. HALIOimE. See EAR SHELL. HALL. I. A N. E. county of Georgia, inter- sected by the Chattahoochee river, and drained by the sources of the Oconee ; area, 540 sq. m. ; HALL pop. in 1870, 9,607, of whom 1,200 were col- ored. It is hilly, and not remarkably fertile, although there is good soil in the river bottoms. Gold, silver, lead, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and amethysts have been found. It is trav- ersed by the Atlanta and Richmond Air Lino railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 39,665 bushels of wheat, 212,656 of Indian corn, 20,081 of oats, 3,315 of Irish and 15,315 of sweet potatoes, 14,144 Ibs. of tobacco, 62,101 of butter, 110 tons of hay, and 288 bales of cotton. There were 700 horses, 545 mules and asses, 1,386 milch cows, 2,511 other cattle, 5,935 sheep, and 7,523 swine; 6 carriage fac- tories, and 9 flour mills. Capital, Gainesville. II. A S. E. central county of Nebraska, inter- sected by Platte river and Prairie creek ; area, 576 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,057. The soil is fertile. The valley of the Platte is well wood- ed, and is said to contain coal. The Union Pacific railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 17,781 bushels of wheat, 49,443 of Indian corn, 44,350 of oats, 12,669 of barley, 8,355 of potatoes, and 3,753 tons of hay. The value of live stock was $105,051. There were 4 flour mills. Capital, Grand Island City. HALL, a town of Austria, in Tyrol, on the Inn, 10 m. N. E. of Innspruck; pop. in 1870, 5,022. It has celebrated salt works, which annually produce about 300,000 cwt. The salt, dis- solved in water, is conducted through wooden pipes to the works from Mount Salzstock, 5,400 ft. high, 5 m. N. of Hall. There are manufac- tories of sal ammoniac and chemicals. HALL, or Schwiibiseh-Hall, a town of Wiirtem- berg, 34 m. N. E. of Stuttgart, on both sides of the Kocher; pop. in 1871, 7,793. It has a fine town hall, two public libraries, an ancient mint, a large number of sugar refineries, and a large trade in salt made in the neighborhood. It was formerly a free imperial city. HALL, Basil, a British author, born in Edin- burgh in 1788, died near Gosport, England, Sept. 11, 1844. He entered the navy in 1802, and in 1816 commanded the brig Lyra, which accompanied Lord Amherst to China. He was made post captain in 1817, and from 1820 to 1822 was stationed on the Pacific coast of America. In 1827-'8 he travelled in the Uni- ted States and Canada, and afterward in vari- ous parts of Europe. In the latter part of his life his mind became impaired, and he died in an insane hospital. Besides contributions to scientific periodicals and to the "Encyclopaedia Britannica," and minor works of travel, some written in conjunction with others, he pub- lished "A Voyage of Discovery to the Western Coast of Corea and the Great Loo Choo Isl- and" (1818); "Extracts from a Journal writ- ten in 1820-'22 on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico" (2 vols., 1823-'4); "Travels in North America" (3 vols., 1829); "Fragments of Voyages and Travels" (9 vols., 1831-'40); " Spain and the Seat of War in Spain " (1837) ; and "Patchwork, Travels in Stories" (1840).