Barry. I. A S.W. county of Missouri, bordering on Atkansas, and drained by King's river, Flat creek, and White river of Arkansas; area, 703 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 10,373, of whom 52 were colored. It has a hilly surface, in some places covered with forests, in others occupied by rich prairies. The principal rock is limestone. Lead exists in various parts of the county. The Atlantic and Pacific railroad skirts the N. border. The chief productions in 1870 were 71,669 bushels of wheat, 322,808 of Indian-corn, 55,348 of oats, and 56,586 lbs. of tobacco. Capital, Cassville. II. A S.W. county of Michigan, intersected by Thornapple river; area, 576 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 22,199. It has an undulating surface, occupied by alternate tracts of fertile prairie and woodland, and dotted with numerous small lakes. The Grand River Valley railroad passes through the county. The chief productions in 1870 were 575,149 bushels of wheat, 373,420 of Indian corn, 212,857 of oats, 12,568 of barley, 244,579 of potatoes, 28,899 tons of hay, 230,554 lbs. of wool, 623,171 of butter, and 138,698 of maple sugar.

Capital, Hastings.

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Barry. I. Sir Charles, an English architect, born in London in May, 1795, died there, May 12, 1860. He studied in England and in Italy, travelled extensively, and alter his return became the first architect in London, acquiring renown especially by his construction of the Reform and Travellers' club houses. His master-work is the new parliament houses. The corner stone was laid in 1840; the lords assembled in the new house in 1847, and the commons on Nov. 4, 1852. The queen knighted the architect on the opening of the new buildings. He was a royal academician, a fellow of the royal society, and a member of many distinguished bodies at home and abroad. II. Edward Mid-dleton, son of the preceding, born in 1830. He perfected his knowledge of architecture under his father, whom he succeeded as architect of the new houses of parliament, and he also completed these and other buildings which were left unfinished by him. Among his works are the new Clovent Garden theatre, the Charing Cross, the Star and Garter at Richmond, and other hotels, the opera house at Malta, the grammar school at Leeds, and other famous structures. In 1807 he became architect of the new national gallery.

In 1870 he was made a royal academician.