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* HENLEY. 759 HENNA. tire, in 1724, to the rectory of Chelmondiston, in Sutfolk. Again, his talents not being appreciated, he left the Cliuieh, ami rotnnieil lu Liiiulon, where he openeil. in 17-li, his I'anums oratory in Newport Jlarket, ahove the market-house. He preached on Sundays and lectured on W'ednes- daj'S. His pompous elocution and his strange service drew for a time large congregations. He struck medals of admission to his hall, bearing the device of a star rising to the meridian with the motto, Ad suinina, and be- low, Invcnhim mam aut faciam. His pulpit was covered with velvet and adorneil with gold, and over liis altar was raised the inscription, 'The Primitive Eucharist." In 1730 he became a pen- sioner of Walpole, editing for him the rather dis- reputable periodical called the Hyp Doctor. He ■was ridiculed by Pope, and he furnished the sub- ject for two plates by Hogarth. Fifty manu- script volumes of his lectures were deposited in the British Museum. HENLEY, Robert, Earl of Northington. See NOKTIII.NGTON. HENLEY, Waltek de. An English friar and author of the thirteenth century. He wrote in French a work called Hosebaiidri, which for two centuries was the best treatise on the subject. The book was several times translated into Latin and English, and once into Welsh. A unique ■copy of an English version is in the possession of the Cambridge University Librarj'. HENLEY, Wti-LIAM ERXEST(184n-in0.3). An Englisli author and editor, born at Gloucester. He was educated at the Crypt Grammar School . at Gloucester. While ill at a hospital in Edin- Inirgh in 1874 — which experience he afterwards ■embodied in Hospital Rhymes — he met Robert Louis Stevenson, and the two men, in many ways alike, were intimate friends for thirteen years. Together they wrote the plays, Dcnron Brodie (1879); Beau Austin, an admirable comedy; Admiral Guinea ; and Robert Mncaire; and Stevenson contributed to several of Henley's pub- lications. Henley edited London (1877-78) ; the Magazine of Art (1882-86) ; the Scots Observer, which was transferred to London as the National Observer (1888-9.3) ; and the New Review (1893- flS). There has been adverse criticism of Henley for his arraignment of Balfour's Life of Steven- son, which he claimed did not give a true idea of his friend's character. He has also been •criticised for his point of view in the essay on Burns, The Centenary Burns (1897), with t. F. Henderson (terminal essay by W. E. H., reprinted as The Life, Genius, and Achievement of Robert Burns in ISflS). He was strong in his likes and dis- likes, and arrogant, even aggressive, in his state- ment of them. But the brilliant style, the acute insight, the technique, the pingcnt fidicitous wit, make the work a tour de force of criticism. His Views and Reviews, Litentlurc (1900), and Views and Reviews, Paintiny and Sculpture (1901), are collected from previous publications. They show primarily his own personality, but they are never commonplace and never dull. His learning is solid, whether he touches on literature or art: and he is always suggestive. As a poet, Henley belongs to the 'fleshly school.' In subject and treatment he is essentially modern and orig- inal. Perhaps his most characteristic work is London Voluntaries (in Sony of the Su-ord, 1898). His poetry, like his prose, is egotistical. Sometimes his imagery is grotesque, and his humor of the grimmest, but lie ha«l the gift of original and powerful expression. He edited Lyra Ucroica (1892); .1 London Garland (1895); English Lyrics (1897); The Works of Lord Byron (1897); The Poetry of Wilfrid Blunt (1898, with George Wyndham) : and wrote London Types (1898, with W. Nidiolson); A Book of Verses (1888) ; Poems (1898) ; For Eng- land's Sake (1900); Hawthorn and Lavender, and Other Verses (1901) ; and Shakespeare, the Edinburgh Folio (1901). HENLEY-ON-THAMES. A town in Oxford- shire, England, on tlic left bank of the Tlianies; 35 miles west of London. It is a favorite boating and angling resort, famous for the annual regatta held here since 1839, in which crews from the universities participate (Map: England, E 5). American colleges are frequently rei)re.scnted. An elegant stone bridge which spans the Thames, the old parish church, grammar school, town hall, library and reading-rooms, are prominent fea- tures. Henley dates from the Roman occupation and received a charter of incorporation from Elizabeth. Population, in 1891, 4900; in 1901, 5984. Consult Burn. History of Henley-on- Thames (London, 1801). HENLEY REGATTA. The most famous open rowing contest in the world, held annually at Henley-on-Thames, during the month of .Tuly^ It lasts for three days, during which the gathering of a brilliant assemblage makes the river and its banks a scene of the utmost picturesqueness. In 1829 this course was chosen for rowing contests between Oxford and Cambridge; and in .June, 1839, the first regatta was held. The course is one mile 550 v'ards in length ; owing to the narrowness of the river, all races are rowed in heats of only two boats at a time. The events, which are open to all amateurs, English and foreign, are the Grand Challenge Cup, Ladies' Plate, Thames Challenge Cup for eight-oars ; Stewards', Visitors', and Wyfold Challenge Cups for four-oars; Silver Goblets (Nickalls Challenge Cup) for pairs; and the Diamond Sculls for single scullers. Toward the close of the nineteenth century the purely amateur character of the regatta was threatened by the increasing participation of crews trained by professional coaches, and competing with all the advantages of professionalism. This gave rise to considerable agitation, and a strong de- mand on the part of some of the English rowing clubs for the exclusion of foreign crews. The culmination of the agitation occurred in 1002, when a regulation was enacted which ]irohibited all competing crews and individuals frnm the en- joyment of a professional coach for a period of tliirty days immediately preceding the race or regatta. HENLO'PEN, Cai'e. See Cape Heni.opi-:n-. HENNA, or HINNA (Ar. hinna', from ha- mi'a, to be green). A name given to Lausonia alba, a shrub of the natural order Lythraceic. The species was formerly divided into Lausonia inermis and Lau'sonia .'ipinosa, but both are now grouped under La.wsoniir alba, the only species. They difTered in little but that the one is un- armed and the other thorny, the latter being also the larger plant. Henna grows in moist situa- tions throughout the north of .Africa. .-Xrabia, Persia, and the E.ist Indies. It is cultivated in many places for the sake of its flowers, which