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 MULLET July and August, and prized by epicures ; and the rock mullet (M. petrosus, Cuv.), like the last, found from New York to the gulf of Mex- ico. The African and Asiatic species are gen- erally greenish brown above, with golden and silvery reflections, and white below. The other family of mullets, more properly called surmullets (mullidUe), have some affinities with the perch family in the position of the fins, but differ from them in the unarmed opercula and the slightly ctenoid character of the scales ; the branchiostegal rays are four; the scales are large and easily detached ; the dorsals are two, widely separated, and all the fins are moderate; body oblong, little compressed; profile nearly vertical ; mouth small, and teeth feeble; gill opening wide; eyes large and at top of the head; in most species the lower jaw has two barbels at the symphysis. In the genus mullus (Linn.) there are no teeth in the upper jaw, but pavement-like ones on the vomer and lower jaw, and no air bladder. The red mullet (M. surmuletus, Linn.) is bright red above and on the sides, with three golden yellow longitudinal lines behind the pectorals, and rosy white below ; it attains a length of 12 to 15 in. It is found from the English coast southward, being more common to the south, and very abundant in the Mediterranean, where it feeds upon crustaceans and mollusks; it is less esteemed as food than the next species. The bearded mullet (M. barbatus, Linn.) has a more vertical profile and a deeper and more MULTNOMAH 37 Bearded Mullet (Mullus barbatus). uniform red color; comparatively rare north of the English channel, it is most abundant in the Mediterranean; this is the rouget of the French. Of about the same size as the last, it is more highly esteemed for its white, firm, well flavored, and easily digested flesh ; the old Eoman epicures paid immense prices for this fish ; they kept them alive in vivaria, and ex- hibited their brilliant colors, rendered more beautiful in the agonies of death, to their guests. In America fish of the allied genus upeneus (Cuv.), with teeth in both jaws, are called mullets ; most of these have a large air bladder. The IT. maculatus (Bloch), with others, 6 or 8 in. long, is found in the gulf of Mexico, the West Indies, and South America ; the color is red, with a few blackish spots; the flesh is not much prized. MTLLJVER, Amadeus Gottfried Adolf, a German dramatist, born at Langendorf, near Weissen- fels, Oct. 18, 1774, died in Weissenfels, June 11, 1829. He practised for some time as a lawyer, and wrote on jurisprudence; but he is best known by his dramas Der neunund- zwanzigste Februar and Die ScJiuld, which were among the most popular productions of the fatalistic dramatic school. His miscellane- ous writings were published in 2 vols. (Stutt- gart, 1824-'6), and his dramatic works in 7 vols. (Brunswick, 1828). The hundredth an- niversary of his birth was celebrated at Weis- senfels in 1874. Ml LOCK, Dinah Maria. See CKAIK. MULREADY, William, a British painter, born in Ennis, Ireland, April 1, 1786, died at Bays- water, near London, July 7, 1863. He was admitted a student of the royal academy at 14 years of age. His " Rattle " (1808), " Eoad- side Inn" (1811), and "Punch" (1813) showed careful study from nature and a good idea of color. His "Idle Boys" (1815) procured his election as an associate of the academy, and in 1816 he was admitted to full membership. His subsequent works, including " The Fight Interrupted " (1816), " Lending a Bite " (1819), " The Wolf and the Lamb " (1820), " The Con- valescent" (1822), " The Origin of a Painter" (1826), "The Last In" (1835), "First Love" (1840), and " The Ford " (1842), established his reputation. In 1840 he prepared 20 designs to illustrate the "Vicar of Wakefield," which suggested his subsequent pictures, " The Whis- tonian Controversy" (1844), "Choosing the Wedding Gown" (1846), and " Burchell and Sophia" (1847). Of his later works the best known are "The Butt" (1848), "Women Bathing" (1849), and "Blackheath Park" (1852). Choice specimens of his style are contained in the royal collection, in the Yer- non and Sheepshanks portions of the national gallery, and in the Peel collection. MIJLSO, Hester. See CHAPONE. MULTNOMAH, a JST. W. county of Oregon, bor- dering E. on the Cascade mountains, bounded N. by the Columbia river, and intersected in the west by the Willamette ; area, about 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 11,510, of whom 508 were Chinese. The soil is generally fertile, and agriculture and cattle raising are the chief in- dustries. It is traversed by the Oregon and California and Oregon Central railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 5,003 bushels of wheat, 1,473 of Indian corn, 11,882 of oats, 3,724 of barley, 1,826 of peas and beans, 60,490 of potatoes, 4,626 Ibs. of wool, 115,- 549 of butter, 11,260 of cheese, and 6,138 tons -of hay. There were 838 horses, 1,966 milch cows, 2,213 other cattle, 2,583 sheep, and 2,583 swine; 1 manufactory of awnings and tents, 4 of bread, 8 of carriages and wagons, 27 of clothing, 3 of confectionery, 6 of coop- erage, 5 of furniture, 4 of iron castings, 6 of engines and boilers, 5 of saddlery and harness, 3 of sash, doors, and blinds, 8 of tin, copper,