, one in the "Black Country" of the S., where rich
deposits of iron-stone are also worked, and one in the N., embracing the
district of the "Potteries"; famous breweries exist at Burton;
Wolverhampton is the largest town.

STAGIRITE, THE, ARISTOTLE (q. v.), so called from his
native place Stagira.

STAHL, FRIEDRICH JULIUS, writer of jurisprudence, born at Muenich, of
Jewish parents; embraced Christianity; wrote "The Philosophy of Law";
became professor thereof at Berlin; was a staunch Lutheran, and a
Conservative in politics (1802-1861).

STAHL, GEORG ERNEST, a German chemist, born at Anspach; was
professor of Medicine at Halle; author of the theory of PHLOGISTON
(q. v.) and of ANIMISM (q. v.) (1650-1735).

STAINES (5), a pretty little town of Middlesex, on the Thames
(spanned here by a fine granite bridge), 6 m. SE. of Windsor; St. Mary's
church has a tower designed by Inigo Jones; has breweries, mustard-mills,
and other factories; in the neighbourhood are RUNNYMEDE and
COOPER'S HILL (q. v.).

STAIR, JOHN DALRYMPLE, 1ST EARL OF, eldest son of James Dalrymple
(1619-1695) of Stair (a distinguished lawyer in his day, who rose to be
President of the Court of Session; wrote a well-known work, "Institutes
of the Law of Scotland"; as a Protestant supported the Prince of Orange,
and by him was raised to the peerage as viscount in 1690); adopted law as
a profession, and was called to the bar in 1672; got into trouble with
Claverhouse, and was fined and imprisoned, but in 1687 was received into
royal favour, became Lord Advocate, a Lord Ordinary in the Court of
Session, and subsequently as Secretary of State for Scotland was mainly
responsible for the MASSACRE OF GLENCOE (q. v.); was created an
earl in 1703, and later was active in support of the union of the English
and Scottish Parliaments (1648-1707).

STAIR, JOHN DALRYMPLE, 2ND EARL OF, second son of preceding; entered
the army at 19, and fought with his regiment, the Cameronians, at
Steinkirk; studied law for some time at Leyden, but went back to the
army, and by 1701 was a lieutenant-colonel in the Scots Foot Guards, and
in 1706 colonel of the Cameronians; fought with distinction under
Marlborough at Venlo, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and, as commander of a
brigade, at the siege of Lille and at Malplaquet; was active in support
of the Hanoverian succession, and subsequently in the reigns of George I.
and II. filled important diplomatic and military posts (1673