Hunt, Mr., a well-to-do Wiltshire farmer, who after many attempts entered Parliament in 1832.
Huntingdon, William, the S.S. = “Sinner Save”; Huntingdon was one of those religious impostors who professed to be the recipient of divine visions and prophetic oracles.
Hydaspes, or Hytaspes, the Greek name for the river Jhelam in the Punjab.
Hyphasis, the Greek name for the river Beds in the Punjab.
ILDEFONSO, ST., a village in Old Castile containing a Spanish royal residence built by Philip V. on the model of Versailles.
JACOBINS, those holding extreme democratic principles. The name is derived from an extreme Party of French Revolutionists who used to meet in the ball of the Jacobin Friars.
Jaghires, landed estates.
Jauts, a fighting Hindoo race inhabiting the North-West Provinces.
Jefferson, Thomas, an American statesman, who took a prominent part in struggle for independence, and became President, 1801 to 1807.
Jenkinson, one of Bute’s supporters, afterwards Earl of Liverpool.