Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ll numbered over iUO, with four places of wor-ship, and were not quite extinct in 1897. South Dakota, one of the two states con-stnicted in 1890 out of the former territory ofDakota (). South Easton. a borough of Pennsylvania, atthe mouth of the Lehigh Itiver, opposite Easton,with manufactures of cottons, wire, ivc. Pop. 5616. Soiltheutl. an Essex watering-place, at themouth of the Thames estuary, 4! miles E. of Lon-don. Datitig from a visit here of Queen Carolineand the Princess Charlotte in 1804, it was in greatpart built by
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ll numbered over iUO, with four places of wor-ship, and were not quite extinct in 1897. South Dakota, one of the two states con-stnicted in 1890 out of the former territory ofDakota (). South Easton. a borough of Pennsylvania, atthe mouth of the Lehigh Itiver, opposite Easton,with manufactures of cottons, wire, ivc. Pop. 5616. Soiltheutl. an Essex watering-place, at themouth of the Thames estuary, 4! miles E. of Lon-don. Datitig from a visit here of Queen Carolineand the Princess Charlotte in 1804, it was in greatpart built by Sir S. Morton Peto (1809-89), luvs apublic hall (1872), a new pier, over a mile inlength, with tramway and concert-room, and in1899 it was to reclaim enough of theforeshore for a handsome promenade. Pop. (1S51)2462 ; (1871) )61 ; (1881) 7979 ; (1891) 12,:«3. Southern Cross, one of the star groups inthe southern hemisphere of the heavens. It lies inright ascension 12 hours, and dec. 60° S., beingthus a considerable distance from the south pole. Qiiadriint of the .SoutlK-rn Ht-avcns fruin tlie Iule to thefortietli degree, showing the Southern Cross, a, and theTriangle, b. The two bright stars at r are « and ,1of Centauri. of the heavens. It was added to tlie list of con-stellations by Koyer in 1679. The four principalstars form a rough cross when seen above the figure is of considerable size, being about 6 ofdec. in height. SoHthcrnc, , dramatist, known .is biinest Tom Sontlierne in the worhl of his day,was born at Uxmantown in County Dublin in KitiOor 1661, studied at Trinity College, Dublin, andentered at the Middle Temple, London, but in1682 began his career as playwright with a compli-ment to the Duke of York ni l7ic Loi/ril Brotfier,or the Persinn Prhiie. Dryilen wrote the prologuean<l epilogue, raising his foe on the occasion, andSoutherne hail the honour of linishing DrydensCleomenes, or the Spartan Hero (1692). Southeme served a shor
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