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 430 HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE regiment of volunteer infantry, which he had raised in his native county, and was so distin- guished by his intrepid conduct in the suc- ceeding movements, that a wish was expressed that he should take command of the whole army. On the evening of June 17, 1643, Prince Rupert set out for Oxford with 2,000 men, on one of his expeditions. Hampden hastened with a body of volunteers to intercept his return, and overtook the enemy at Chal- grove. A skirmish ensued, and in the first charge Hampden was struck in the shoulder by two balls, which lodged in his body. After six days of acute suffering he expired, uttering with his latest breath a prayer for England. HAMPDEN, Renn Dickson, an English bishop and scholar, born in the island of Barbadoes in 1793, died in London, April 23, 1868. He studied at Oriel college, Oxford, graduated in 1813, and became fellow in 1814, tutor in 1828, and public examiner in classics in 1830. He preached the Hampton lectures in 1832, his subject being " The Scholastic Philosophy con- sidered in its relation to Christianity." These lectures were regarded as very learned and pro- found, but of rather suspicious orthodoxy. In 1833 Dr. Hampden was appointed principal of St. Mary's hall, and the next year professor of moral philosophy in the university. Against much opposition, based on the work above named, and his published views as to dissent in England, he was in 1836 appointed regius professor of divinity ; and in 1847, notwith- standing increased opposition, on the part main- ly of the high Anglican or tractarian party, he was made bishop of Hereford. Besides the Bampton lectures, and the articles on Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates in the lt Encyclopedia Bri- tannica" (collected, "The Fathers of Greek Philosophy," Edinburgh, 1862), his principal works are : " Philosophical Evidence of Chris- tianity " (1827) ; " Lectures on Moral Philoso- phy " (1836) ; " Lecture on Tradition " (1841) ; "Sermons before the University " (1836 and 1847) ; and " Life and Writings of Thomas Aqui- nas," in the " Encyclopaedia Metropolitana." HAMPDEN SIDNEY COLLEGE, an institution of learning in Prince Edward co., Va., about 70 m. W. 8. W. of Richmond, under the charge of the Presbyterians. It was founded in 1775 and chartered in 1783, and in 1873-'4 had 5 professors, 86 students, and libraries containing about 7,000 volumes. The Presbyterian union theological seminary was established near this college in 1823 and chartered in 1866, and in 1873-'4had 4 professors, 61 students, a library of 7,500 volumes, and an endowment of more than $100,000. HAMPSHIRE. I. A W. central county of Massachusetts, intersected by the Connecticut river, and drained by several mill streams, among which are the head waters of Chicopee and Westfield rivers ; area, 524 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 44,388. Its surface is irregular, and in some parts mountainous ; the soil, especial- ly near the Connecticut, is very fertile. It is traversed by the New London Northern and its Ware branch, the Athol and Enfield, the New Haven and Northampton, and the Con- necticut River railroads. The Boston and Albany railroad touches the S. W. portion. The chief productions in 1870 were 4,847 bushels of wheat, 36,706 of rye, 157,939 of In- dian corn, 64,572 of oats, 274,608 of potatoes, 3,720,587 Ibs. of tobacco, 43,832 of wool, 1,003,427 of butter, 136,086 of cheese, and 61,734 tons of hay. There were 4,478 horses, 9,514 milch cows, 2,034 working oxen, 10,771 other cattle, 10,173 sheep, and 5,062 swine. The county contained 433 manufacturing es- tablishments, having an aggregate capital of $7,053,085, and an annual product of $13,445,- 772. One of the three large reservoirs on the upper part of Mill river in this county burst on May 16, 1874, and the waters destroyed the principal factories at Williamsburg, Leeds, Haydenville, and Skinnersville, causing the death of over 150 persons, and a loss of prop- erty estimated at nearly $2,000,000. Capital, Northampton. II. A N. E. county of West Virginia, bordering on Maryland, from which it is separated by the Potomac, and on Vir- ginia, drained by Great and Little Cacapon rivers, and by the S. branch of the Potomac; area, 750 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,643, of whom 640 were colored. It is traversed by ranges of the Alleghany chain, has numerous fertile valleys, and abounds in coal and iron. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad passes along the N. boundary. The chief productions in 1870 were 76,832 bushels of wheat, 21,885 of rye, 120,325 of Indian corn, 46,769 of oats, 13,800 of potatoes, 26,658 Ibs. of wool, 114,948 of but- ter, and 4,587 tons of hay. There were 2,380 horses, 6,557 cattle, 8,317 sheep, and 4,763 swine. Capital, Romney. HAMPSHIRE, Hants, or Southampton, a mari- time county of England, including the isle of Wight, bordering on Berkshire, Surrey, Sus- sex, the English channel, Dorsetshire, and Wiltshire; area, 1,667 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 543,387. It is one of the most agreeable coun- ties in England, the surface being a beautiful alternation of hill and dale, and the climate remarkably mild and healthful. The soil is of various quality. The N. districts are hilly and poor ; the S. W. portion is chiefly occupied by ' the New forest and extensive heaths ; but in the central sections the land is fertile and pro- duces heavy crops of hay and 0orn. The prin- cipal vegetable productions are wheat, barley, oats, beans, turnips, and peas. Sheep are raised on the light lands ; and the breeding and fattening of pigs is an important part of the husbandry, Hampshire being celebrated for its bacon. Ringwood is noted for its strong beer, and the paper mills of Romsey and Over- ton have supplied the bank of England with note paper since the reign of George I. The principal rivers are the Itchen, Avon, and Anton. There are two canals, the Basingstoke and the Andover. The most important towns