HARD WICK HARE 455 De Nummis Herodianum (1691) ; Chronologia Veteris Testamenti (1697); Opera Selecta(lW)-, and his posthumous Opera Varia (1733). HARDWICK, Charles, an English theologian, rn at Slingsby, Yorkshire, Sept. 22, 1821, ied Aug. 18, 1859, while ascending the Py- renees near Bagneres de Luchon. He was a fellow of St. Catharine's hall, Cambridge, here he resided and held the office of Chris- advocate in the university. In 1853 he as appointed professor of theology in Queen's liege, Birmingham; in 1855, divinity lec- rer at Cambridge; and a few months be- his death, archdeacon of Ely. Among his orks are : " Historical Inquiry relative to St. arine of Alexandria" (1849); "History the Articles on Religion " (1851) ; " Twenty ons for Town Congregations" (1853); History of the Christian Church during the iddle Ages " (1853) ; " History of the Chris- m Church during the Reformation " (1856) ; History of the Preston Strikes and Lock- its" (1857); and "Manual for Patrons of iendly Societies" (1859). He commenced elaborate work, "Christ and other Mas- ," comparing Christianity with other forms ' religion, of which four parts were published L855-'7 ; 2d ed., 1863). He also prepared an lition of the Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian version of the Gospel of St. Matthew. HARDWICKE, Earls of. I. Philip Yorkc, first irl, an English jurist, born in Dover, Dec. 1, 590, died in London, March 6, 1764. Hi8 indfather, Simon Yorke, was a wealthy mer- it of Dover, where his father, Philip, be- e a solicitor. He was educated for the iw, and while a student at the Middle Temple acquainted with Chief Justice Parker jrward earl of Macclesfield), who employed as companion and tutor to his sons, and his influence to push him forward in his )rofession. He was called to the bar in 1715, when his patron was made lord chancel- >r he entered parliament in 1719 &s mem- for Lewes, the expenses of his election 3ing defrayed by the government. The next rear he was appointed solicitor general ; soon ' ^rward he was knighted; in 1724 he be- ime attorney general, in 1733 lord chief jus- e of the king's bench and Baron Hardwicke Hardwicke, and in 1737 lord chancellor, iring the whole period of his public life enjoyed the highest reputation for integ- rity and wisdom. Only three of his chancery idgments were appealed from, and those rere confirmed. -During the king's absence 1740, '48, and '52, he was one of the jus- jes chosen to administer the government; id in 1746 he was named lord high steward " England to preside at the trial of the rebel )ttish lords, Kilmarnock, Cromartie, Bal-
- ino, and Lovat. In 1754 he was created
r iscount Royston and earl of Hardwicke. November, 1756, he resigned the great seal nd passed the rest of his life in retirement, lis life, with selections from his correspon- dence, speeches, and judgments, was published in 1847. II. Philip Yorke, second earl, son of the preceding, born Dec. 9, 1720, died May 16, 1796. In 1741 he was returned to parliament for Reigate, and in 1747, 1754, and 1761 for the university of Cambridge, and was in 1762 made chancellor of the university. He was one of the writers of the " Athenian Letters, or the Epistolary Correspondence of an Agent of the King of Persia residing at Athens during the Peloponnesian War" (4 vols. 8vo, 1741- '3 ; 4to, 1781 ; 2 vols. 8vo, 1789 ; 2 vols. 4to, 1798 and 1810; besides which, several spuri- ous editions were published). He edited the "Correspondence of Sir Dudley Carleton " (1775), and "Miscellaneous State Papers, from 1501 to 1726 " (2 vols. 4to, 1798), and wrote a " Letter on the Subject of Ministerial Negotia- tion" (1785). III. Philip Yorke, third earl, nephew of the preceding, born May 27, 1757, died Nov. 18, 1834. He was lord lieutenant of Ireland from 1801 to 1806. Of his three sons, two died in infancy, and the other was lost in a storm offLiibeck, April 1, 1808. IV. Charles Philip Yorke, fourth earl, nephew of the preceding, born April 2, 1800, died Sept. 17, 1873. He entered the navy in 1815, and in 1816 served as midshipman under Lord Ex- mouth at the bombardment of Algiers. From 1831 to 1834 he was a member of the house of commons, and from 1841 to 1847 lord in wait- ing to the queen. During the revolutionary pe- riod of 1848 and 1849 he commanded the frig- ate Vengeance at Genoa, and in the latter year contributed toward preserving that city, then in revolt, for Victor Emanuel ; and in 1863 he was made an admiral. In the mean time he distinguished himself as a member of the house of lords, and in 1852, and again in 1858, was lord privy seal under Lord Derby. HARDY, a N. E. county of West Virginia, bordering on Virginia, drained by Cacapon river and the S. branch of the Potomac ; area, about 800 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 5,518, of whom 616 were colored. It has a mountainous, rocky surface, being crossed by ridges of the Alle- ghanies, and contains valuable mines of iron ore and many fertile valleys. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 33,442 bushels of wheat, 114,567 of Indian corn, 13,283 of oats, 13,566 Ibs. of wool, 39,057 of butter, and 2,651 tons of hay. There were 1,163 horses, 1,360 milch cows, 4,674 other cattle, 4, 176 sheep, and 2,967 swine. Capital, Moorefield. HARE, the name of the small rodents of the family leporidce, and the genus lepus (Linn.), which includes also the rabbits. This has fewer species than most other families of rodents, and presents the exceptional characters of large openings of the skull, an imperfect condition of the palate, the nasal process of the superior maxillary perforated, large orbits meeting in the middle line of the cranium, small temporal fossee, and an increased number of incisor and molar teeth; the scapular spine has a long acromion process, sending down a considerable
