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 602 WIIITBREAD WHITE 1794) ; " The Ancient Cathedral of Cornwall historically surveyed" (2 vols. 4to, 1804); and " The Life of St. Neot" (1S09). WHITBREAD, Samuel, an English statesman, born in London in 1758, committed suicide July 6, 1815. He was educated at Cambridge, and sat in parliament from 1790 till his death. He was a leader of the whigs, and conducted the impeachment of Lord Melville. He took an active part in the affairs of Drury Lane theatre, and the troubles in which it was in- volved were thought to have brought on the derangement which led to his suicide. WIIITBY, a town and port of entry of the province of Ontario, Canada, capital of Onta- rio co., on Lake Ontario, at the S. terminus of the Whitby and Port Perry railway, and on the Grand Trunk line, 30 m. E. by N. of Toronto ; pop. in 1871, 2,732. The harbor is one of the best on the lake. There are manufactories of iron castings, mill machinery, agricultural im- plements, musical instruments, leather, &c., three branch banks, a grammar and several common schools, a weekly newspaper, and churches of five denominations. The value of imports for the year ending June 30, 1874, was $77,781 ; of exports, $478,860. WHITBY, Daniel, an English clergyman, born at Rushden, Northamptonshire, in 1638, died in Salisbury, March 24, 1726. Ho was edu- cated at Oxford, became a fellow in 16G4, took orders, and was a prominent writer against popery. lie became prebendary of Salisbury in 1668, precentor in 1672, and rector of St. Edmund's. In 1683 he published anonymously "The Protestant Reconciler," a plea for a full- er communion between churchmen and dissent- ers. It was condemned by the university of Oxford to be burned, and the author was obliged to retract its main principles. His most important work is " A Paraphrase and Commentary on the New Testament " (2 vols. fol., 1703), which is still in esteem as an Ar- minian exposition. In connection with this he afterward produced "The Necessity and Usefulness of the Christian Revelation " (8vo, 1705). In 1710 he published a treatise " Con- cerning the True Import of the Words Elec- tion and Reprobation," often reprinted as "Whitby on the Five Points." He gradually became a convert to Arianism, and defended his new opinions in a Latin treatise against the authority of the fathers in theological contro- versy (1714), and other works. His "Last Thoughts " was published posthumously with a biography by Dr. Sykes (1728). WHITE. See COLOR. WHITE, the name of five counties in the United States. I. A N. county of Georgia, drained by the head waters of the Chattahoo- chee river ; area, about 250 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,606, of whom 564 were colored. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 8,148 bushels of wheat, 80,811 of Indian corn, 8,007 of oats, 8,899 of sweet potatoes, 22,475 Ibs. of butter, 4,076 of wool, and 4,686 of tobacco. There were 486 horses, 205 mules and asses, 784 milch cows, 1,314 other cattle, 2,341 sheep, and 4,177 swine. Capital, Cleveland. II. A cen- tral county of Arkansas, bounded E. by White river and intersected by Little Red river and Bayou des Arc; area, 1,044 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,347, of whom 1,200 were colored. The surface is undulating and partly occupied by dense forests. Large quantities of lumber are exported. The Cairo and Fulton railroad traverses it. The chief productions in 1870 were 5,567 bushels of wheat, 823,603 of Indian corn, 21,089 of oats, 11,613 of Irish and 21,816 of sweet potatoes, 75,875 Ibs. of butter, 6,880 of wool, 8,217 of tobacco, and 4,925 bales of cotton. There were 2,096 horses, 8,192 milch cows, 5,714 other cattle, 8,938 sheep, and 21,580 swine. Capital, Searcy. III. A central county of Tennessee, bounded S. and 8. W. by the Caney fork of Cumberland river ; area, 672 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,375, of whom 1,080 were colored. The surface is hilly and diversified by fine forests. The chief productions in 1870 were 55,181 bushels of wheat, 347,944 of In- dian corn, 22,129 of oats, 11,005 of Irish and 13,305 of sweet potatoes, 92,316 Ibs. of butter, 21,816 of tobacco, 15,785 of wool, and 84 bales of cotton. There were 2,345 horses, 2,122 milch cows, 8,975 other cattle, 8,144 sheep, and 17,340 swine. Capital, Sparta. IV. A N. W. county of Indiana, intersected by the Tippe- canoe river; area, 504 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,554. The surface is mostly level and the soil very fertile. The Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago, and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis railroads pass through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 173,812 bushels of wheat, 14,650 of rye, 215,808 of Indian corn, 119,424 of oats, 55,687 of potatoes, 227,804 Ibs. of butter, and 20,994 tons of hay. There were 4,292 horses, 8,701 milch cows, 10,430 other cattle, 13,620 sheep, nnd 7,292 swine; 8 flour mills, and 2 woollen mills. Capital, Monticello. V. A S. E. county of Illinois, separated from Indiana by the Wabash river, and intersected by the Little Wabash ; area, 480 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 16,846. It is diversified by prairie and woodland, and has a very fertile soil. The Cairo and Vincennes, the Springfield and Illi- nois Southeastern, and the St. Louis and South- eastern railroads traverse it. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 184,821 bushels of "wheat, 870,521 of Indian corn, 119,653 of oats, 27,291 of potatoes, 142,862 Ibs. of butter, 135,045 of tobacco, 42,702 of wool, and 6, 056 tons of hay. There were 4,696 horses, 1,022 mules and asses, 3,697 milch cows, 4,787 other cattle, 17,085 sheep, and 24,765 swine; 8 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 7 flour mills, and 7 saw mills. Capital, Carmi. WHITE, Andrew Dlrkson, an American scholar, born at Homer, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1832. He graduated at Yale college in 1853, studied for two years in Europe, and in 1857 was elected professor of history in the university of Mich-