Newdigate Sir Roger

Newdigate, Sir Roger (1719-1806), founder of the prize for English verse given annually at Oxford, was a native of Arbury, Warwickshire, and for many years member of Parliament for the University. Among the winners of the Newdigate have been Heber, Milman, Lord Selborne, A. P. Stanley, Mr. Ruskin, and Matthew Arnold.

New England, a name given by Captain John Smith, author of The Description of New England (1616), to the north-eastern part of the United States territory. The term includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. New Forest, The, a part of south-western Hampshire, covering upwards of 92,000 acres, has been so-called since the year 1079, when William I. created it for hunting purposes. Two of his sons met their deaths in it. Severe forest laws were enacted and enforced. In 1851 the deer were taken away, and since 1877 the forest has been managed by a Court of Arerderers in the interests of the public. There are fine oaks and beeches, and rare butterflies and insects are to be found.