of Wicklow. On the 15th, at Folkestone, aged 51, Sir George William Elliot, second baronet, second son of Sir Geo. Elliot. Educated at the High School, Edinburgh, and Trinity College, Cambridge; sat as a Conservative for Northallerton, 1874-85, and for the Richmond Division of the North Riding, 1886-95. Married, 1866, Sarah, daughter of Charles Taylor, of Sunderland. On the 15th, at Connaught Place, Hyde Park, aged 80, Sr Charles Henry Coote, tenth baronet, and premier baronet of Ireland. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. On the 15th, at St. George's Place, Hyde Park, aged 64, Sir Edward John Dean Paul, fourth baronet, son of George Robert Paul. Married, first, 1864, Mary Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel Henry Vaughan Brooke, C.B.; and second, 1867, Eliza Monckton, daughter of Major-General James Ramsay. On the 16th, at Stoketon, Cornwall, aged 73, Lord Kinsale, Michael William de Courcy, thirty-first or thirty-second Baron Kinsale, son of Rev. Michael de Courcy, D.D. Married, first, 1852, Esther Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Williams, of Dublin; and second, 1874, Jessie Maud, daughter of Rev. Edward Polwhele, of Pithraton, Cornwall. On the 16th, at Beyrout, aged 77, Henrich van Dyck, M.D. Born at Kinderhook, in the State of New York, of Dutch parentage. Educated at the Kinderhook Academy and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; selected as Missionary by the American Board of Foreign Missions and sent to Syria, 1840, and was mixed up with the chronic quarrels of the Druses and Maronites, and was nearly killed, 1848; he made an accurate translation of the Arabic Bible, and subsequently took to teaching and preaching in Berat, where he was greatly esteemed by people of all religions. On the 18th, at Barntown House, Co. Wexford, aged 81, Sir Frederick Hughes, K.L.H., son of Robert Hughes, of Ely House, Wexford. Entered the Madras Light Cavalry of the H.E.I.C.S.; served in Persia, Circassia, and the Crimea; unsuccessfully contested Wexford as a Liberal, 1874 and 1880. Married, first, 1864, Emily, daughter of W. Krautler; and second, 1871, Theodosia, daughter of Edward James, of Swarland Park, Northumberland. On the 19th, at Rome, aged 67, Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte, second son of Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, and grandson of Napoleon's brother Lucien. Born at Rome, where he constantly resided; created Cardinal-Priest, 1868. On the 19th, at Hyde Park Street, W., aged 65, Admiral Richard Bulkeley Pearse, son of Bulkeley Pearse, of Munkham, Woodford. Entered the Royal Navy, 1842, and served on H.M.S. Resolute in the Arctic Expedition, 1850-2, in the Burmese War, 1852-3, in the Baltic, 1854-5, and China War, 1858-60. On the 19th, at Harketon Manor, Woodbridge, Suffolk, aged 64, Thomas William Haines, Colonel commanding 4th Battalion (Volunteer) Norfolk Regiment. Married, first, 1862, Marie, daughter of J. S. Robertson, M.D.; and second, 1883, Mercy, daughter of William Ribbar and widow of R. D. Calvert, 57th Foot. On the 20th, at Lennel, Coldstream, N.B., aged 63, Captain the Hon. Henry Baillie-Hamilton, R.N., son of tenth Earl of Haddington. Entered the Royal Navy, 1846; served with the Naval Brigade in the Kaffir War of 1851, and Crimean Campaign, 1854-5. Married, 1872, Hon. Harriet Frances, daughter of fifth Lord Polwarth. On the 20th, at Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, aged 87, Sir Rowland Macdonald Stephenson, C.E., son of Rowland Stephenson. Born in London; educated at Harrow and entered the engineering profession, 1830; was chiefly employed in the East Indian Railway Company, of which he became Chairman. Married, first, 1840, Emily, daughter of Lieutenant Hederstedt, R.N.; and second, 1883, Elizabeth, widow of J. Tindall, of Scarborough. On the 21st, at Sandown, aged 58, Colonel Francis David Millett Brown, V.C., son of G. F. Brown, of B.C.S. Entered the Bengal Army, 1855; attached to the Staff Corps; served throughout the Indian Mutiny, where he gained the Victoria Cross, and was afterwards employed in the North-West Frontier War, 1863. On the 21st, at Jersey, aged 65, Colonel Patrick Roddy, V.C. Entered the Bengal Army, 1848; served with great distinction during the Indian Mutiny with Generals Havelock and Outram, 1857-60, in the Abyssinian Campaign, 1868, and in Afghanistan, 1879, where he further distinguished himself. On the 21st, at Cambridge, aged 57, Rev. Joseph Rawson Lumby, D.D., Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity. Born at Stanningley; educated at Leeds Grammar School and Magdalen College, Cambridge; B.A., 1858; first class Classical Tripos; Fellow of Magdalen, 1861-74; Fellow of St. Catherine's College, 1874-9; Canon of York, 1887; Norrisian Professor of Divinity, 1879-92, when he was made Lady Margaret Professor; author of numerous theological and exegetical works; a member of the Old Testament Revision Committee, etc. On the 22nd, at Queen Anne's Mansions, St. James's Park, aged 65, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Henry Palliser, G.C.B., son of Major-General Henry Palliser, R.A. Born at Devonport;

educated at Addiscombe; entered the Indian Army, 1847; served in several frontier campaigns, and in the Indian Mutiny, 1858-9, during which he was twice severely wounded; commanded 10th Bengal Cavalry in the Abyssinian War, 1872-3; commanded an advance guard in Afghan War, 1878-9, and other campaigns. Married, 1871, Harriett, daughter of Rev. Charles Cotton, of Etwall Hall, Derby. On the 22nd, at Ryde, I.W., aged 74, Sir Charles Cavendish Clifford, fourth baronet, third son of Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, first baronet and Black Rod. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford; B.A., 1841; elected Fellow of All Souls', 1842; called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, 1846; Private Secretary to Lord Palmerston, 1854-7; sat as a Liberal for the Isle of Wight, 1857-65, and for Newport, I. W., 1870-85. On the 22nd, at Liverpool, aged 67, Philip Henry Rathbone, younger son of William Rathbone, of Liverpool, where he became a member of the family firm of shipowners. Took a leading part in the reform of underwriting; was President of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and a local Alderman, and as an authority in art matters was instrumental in the promotion of the Liverpool Art Gallery. Married, 1852, Jane Stringer. On the 22nd, at Eton Park Road, Fulham, aged 60, Lord de Tabley, John Byrne Leicester Warren, third Baron de Tabley, son of second baron. Born at Tabley House, Knutsford; educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and became Captain in Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry; called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1860; stood as a Liberal candidate for Mid Cheshire, 1868; published two series of "Poems, Dramatic and Lyrical" (1892-5). On the 23rd, at Haverfordwest, aged 74, Sir William Davies, son of Thomas Davies, of Prendergast, Haverfordwest. Admitted as a Solicitor, 1848, and became head of a London and provincial firm; sat as a Liberal for Pembrokeshire, 1880-92. Married, first, 1859, Martha Rees, daughter of Thomas Morgan; and second, 1889, Mary E., daughter of Thomas Morgan and co-heiress of William Rees, of Scoveston, Co. Pembroke. On the 23rd, at Plumstead, Kent, aged 72, General George Gibson Anderson, second son of Major-General W. C. Anderson, R.A. Entered Bengal Infantry, 1839; served through the Punjab Campaign, 1848-9, and was twice wounded. Married, 1891, Kate, daughter of James Russell, of Horton Court Lodge, Kent. On the 24th, at Heathfield, Sussex, aged 54, Colonel T. Fraser Bruce, son of John Bruce, of Sumburgh, Shetland Isles. Entered the Bengal Army, 1859; served in the Umbeyla Campaign, 1863, the Iowaki Afride Expedition, 1877-8, and the Afghan War, 1878-9. On the 24th, at Tobermory, Mull, N.B., aged 79, James Cowan, son of Alexander Cowan, of Edinburgh. Educated at the High School, and afterwards entered his father's business as papermaker; Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1872-4, and sat as a Liberal for that city, 1874-82. Married, 1841, Charlotte, daughter of Duncan Cowan. On the 25th, at Ealing, aged 85, Rt. Rev. William Walrond Jackson, D.D., Bishop of Antigua. Born at Barbados; educated at Codrington College, of which he was a licentiate in theology; held preferment in Barbados, 1834-6, Trinidad, 1836-9, St. Vincent, 1839-42, and Barbados, 1842-6, when he received a Lambeth Degree of M.A., and held the appointment of Chaplain of the Forces in the West Indies, 1846-60; consecrated Bishop of Antigua, 1860; came to England, 1879, where he subsequently resided. On the 25th, at Wigan, aged 72, Rev. the Hon. George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, second son of second Earl of Bradford. Educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge; B.A., 1843; Rector of Willey, Salop, 1850-3, of Blymhill, Staffs, 1853-64, when he was made Rector of Wigan; Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen, 1872; Hon. Canon of Chester, 1872-80, when he became Hon. Canon of Liverpool. Married, 1850, Emily Mary, daughter of Dr. Bagot, Bishop of Bath and Wells. On the 26th, at the Albany, Piccadilly, aged 77, General the Hon. Sir Francis Colborne, K.C.B., son of first Lord Seaton. Entered the Army, 1836; served in Canada, 1838-9; as A.Q.M.G. to 3rd Division in the Crimean Campaign, 1854-5; Q.M.G. in Mauritius, 1862-7; AdjutantGeneral in Scotland, 1867-71; commanded troops in China, 1874-8, and in Perak Expedition, 1875-6; Colonel, R. W. Kent Regiment, 1881-5, when he was made Colonel of Warwickshire Regiment. On the 26th, at South Kensington, aged 66, Henry Seebohm, an eminent naturalist. Born at Bradford, Yorkshire; educated at the Friends' School, York, where he showed a great love for natural history; for many years was in business as a steel manufacturer at Sheffield, but continued his ornithological studies without interruption, visiting various parts of Central and Southern Europe; in 1875 he made an expedition to the Lower Petchora in Northern Russia, and in 1877 to the Valley of Yenisei in Siberia; author of "History of British Birds and their Eggs," "Birds of South Africa," "Siberia in Europe," "Siberia in Asia," etc. On the 27th, at Mitford, aged 86, LieutenantColonel John Philip Osbaldeston-Mitford, son of Robert Mitford. Entered 18th

Regiment, 1827; served in first China War; assumed additional name of Osbaldeston, 1870. Married, 1844, Fanny, daughter of Charles Mitford, of Pittshill, Sussex. On the 30th, at Arbuthnott House, Kincardineshire, aged 52, Viscount Arbuthnott, John Arbuthnott, tenth viscount. Appointed Lieutenant, 49th Foot, 1863. Married, 1871, Anna Harriet, daughter of Edward Allen, of Inchmartine.

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On the 1st, at Lausanne, aged 71, Major-General Edward Atlay, C.B., son of Rev. H. Atlay, of Great Casterton, Rutland. Educated at Addiscombe; entered the Bengal Artillery, 1842; served in the Sutlej Campaign, 1845-6; Punjab Campaign, 1848-9; commanded the Royal Artillery with the Hazara Field Force, 1868. Married, 1852, Annie Florence, daughter of Colonel T. C. Watson, Bengal Army. On the 1st, at Basle, aged 70, Professor Ludwig Rütmeyer. Born at Biglen, in the Emmenthal. After studying theology at Berne, turned to medicine, and studied in Paris, London, and Leyden; appointed Professor of Zoology at Basle, 1855; was the author of numerous works on comparative anatomy, etc. On the 3rd, at North Hurst, Ivybridge, Devon, aged 73, Major-General George Drury, R.M. Entered the Royal Marines, 1841; served in the Burmese War, 1852-3; Baltic Campaign, 1854-5. Married, 1850, Jessie, daughter of Harry Pigou, 3rd Dragoon Guards. On the 4th, at Hereford, aged 77, Henry Wright Phillott, B.D., Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral, son of Johnson Phillott, of Bath. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford; B.A., 1838, Second Class in Classics, Third in Mathematics; Assistant Master at Charterhouse, 1842; Rector of Staunton-on-Wye, Herefordshire, 1850-1887, when he was appointed Canon of Hereford; author of History of Hereford Diocese," etc. Married, 1852, Miss Fuge. On the 4th, at Warnham Court, Horsham, aged 75, Charles Thomas Lucas, son of John Lucas. Began life as a working man, and afterwards as a builder at Norwich; after some years founded at Lowestoft the firm of Lucas Brothers, and acquired a great position as a contractor; the Albert Hall, the Exhibition of 1871, the Liverpool Street Terminus of the Great Eastern Railway, the Royal Albert and the Tilbury Docks, the London, Chatham, and Dover, and the Metropolitan District Railways being among their contracts. Married, 1850, Charlotte, daughter of J. Tiffin. On the 6th, at Polwithen, Penzance, aged 80, William Bolitho, third son of Thomas Bolitho, of The Coombe, the founder of the mineral wealth of Cornwall; a great philanthropist and public-spirited man. Married, 1851, Mary Hichens, daughter of Walter Saye, of St. Ives, Cornwall. On the 6th, at Rome, aged 76, Cardinal Persico, Prefect of the Congregation of Indulgences. Born at Naples; despatched on a mission to Ireland to inquire into the Nationalist movement, 1890-1; Cardinal Priest, 1893. On the 6th, at Oxford, aged 68, Rev. Richard St. John Tyrwhitt. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford; B.A., 1849, Second Class, Classics; Tutor of Christ Church, 1858-72. The author of several works on art and other subjects, and a water-colour painter of considerable skill. On the 7th, at Beaconsfield, aged 66, Rev. Charles Humphrey Cholmeley, son of Rev. Robert Cholmeley, Rector of Waynfleet, Lincoln. Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford; B.A., 1851; Fellow of Magdalen, 1853-8; Vicar of Sherborne St. John, 1864, and Denton, Wilts, 1868-85, when he was appointed Rector of Beaconsfield. On the 8th, at Brighton, aged 67, George Augustus Sala, a distinguished journalist. Born in London, the youngest of thirteen children, of an Italian impresario and a Demerara lady, who after her widowhood supported her family by singing and teaching; was originally educated at Paris and Bolton House, Turnham Green; at the age of 14 he was thrown on his own resources, but managed to learn drawing at Carl Schiber's studio, and engraving; he was next employed at 15s. a week writing librettos and painting scenery for the Princess Theatre, and in 1852 made his first venture in literature, The Key of the House," which appeared in Dickens' Household Words, to which journal he became a regular contributor. In 1862 he became attached to the Daily Telegraph, and continued to write for that paper until the end of his life, journeying for it to every country, and to report all sorts of incidents. He was unrivalled as a special correspondent, and was the author of several books, of which his own adventures were the groundwork. He was twice married. On the 9th, at Thorne, Yeovil, aged 72, James John Hooper, Judge of the Yeovil and Salisbury Circuit County Court, son of Rev. James Hooper, Rector of East Lydford. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford; Second Class Classics, B.A., 1846; Fellow of Oriel, 1847; called to the

Bar at the Inner Temple, 1852; County Court Judge for Leicestershire, 1883-92. Married, 1885. Rhoda, daughter of Rev. E. Harbin, Rector of Kingweston, Somerset, and widow of George Warry, of Upway, Dorset. On the 9th, at Hayes, Middlesex, aged 74, William Leist Readwin Cates, author of "The Dictionary of Biography," "Pocket Date Book," and many other works of reference. On the 10th, at Parham, Suffolk, aged 76, Rt. Rev. George Hills, D.D., son of Admiral George Hills. Educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and University College, Durham; B.A., 1836; Vicar of Great Yarmouth, 1848-59; first Bishop of British Columbia, 1859-92. Married, 1865, Maria Philadelphia, daughter of Admiral Sir Richard King, Bart., K.C.B. On the 11th, at Eaton Square, S.W., aged 76, Lord Dunleath, John Mulholland, first Baron Dunleath, son of Andrew Mulholland, of Ballywalter Park, Co. Down. Took a leading place as a manufacturer in Belfast; was associated with Mr. Cobden in negotiating the commercial treaty with France, 1860; sat as a Conservative for Downpatrick, 1874-85; created a Peer, 1892. Married, 1851, Frances Louisa, daughter of Hugh Lyle, of Knocktana, Co. Derry. On the 12th, at Wells, aged 86, Venerable Robert William Browne, D.D., son of William Browne. Educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St. John's College, Oxford; B.A., 1831 (double first); Fellow of St. John's, 1831-9; Professor of Classical Literature at King's College, London, 1835-62; Rector of Weston-super-Mare, 1862-70; Archdeacon of Bath, 1860; Canon of Wells, 1863. Married, 1839, Caroline, daughter of Rev. Sir C. Hardinge, second baronet. On the 12th, at Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., aged 82, Allan G. Thurman. Born at Lynchburg, Virginia, whence his family removed and settled in Ohio in 1819; studied at Columbus College; admitted to the Bar, 1835; elected to the Supreme Bench of Ohio, 1851; Chief Justice, 1854-6; elected United States Senator, 1869, becoming at once the leader of the Democratic party in Congress; supported as candidate for President at Democratic Conventions of 1874, 1880, and 1884; nominated by acclamation for Vice-President, 1888. On the 14th, at Rome, aged 82, Cardinal Melchers, Paul Melchers. Born at Münster, Westphalia, where he was educated; ordained Priest, 1841, and became successively SubRegent of the Seminary and Vicar-General, 1844, Bishop of Osnabrück, 1857, and Archbishop of Cologne, 1866. For refusing to obey the " May Laws" of Prince Bismarck and the Reichstag he was sentenced to various terms of fine and imprisonment, 1874, and finally dispossessed of his See, 1876. He took refuge in Limburg, whence he hoped to administer that See, but further proceedings were taken against him, and were continued for some time. In 1885, having been nominated Cardinal (St. Stephen of Mount Celius), he resigned his See and continued to live at Rome. On the 15th, at Weybridge, aged 71, Admiral the Hon. Francis Egerton, son of first Earl of Ellesmere. Entered the Royal Navy, 1840, and was present at the bombardment of Acre in that year; commanded H.M.S. Basilisk in the Russian War, 1854-5; aide-de-camp to the Queen, 1865-73; sat as a Liberal for East Derbyshire and for the North-Eastern Division, 1886-92; appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, 1893. Married, 1861, Lady Louisa Cavendish, daughter of seventh Duke of Devonshire. On the 15th, at Lowndes Square, W., aged 70, Lieutenant-General George John Peacocke. Entered the Army, 1842. Married, 1888, Constance, daughter of Admiral Walcott, M.P., and widow of Hon. Charles Lennox Butler. On the 17th, at Dublin, aged 85, Mgr. Edward Kennedy, Dean of the Roman Catholic Chapter of Dublin. For fifty years in the priesthood, of which thirty-nine had been spent in St. James' parish, Dublin, where he was largely identified with all charitable and educational work. Was for many years Chaplain of Kilmainham Prison, and was thus brought in contact with many political leaders and others. On the 17th, at Llandogo, South Wales, aged 85, Antonio Gallenga. Born at Parma, where he passed through his University career; threw himself with eagerness into the revolutionary movement of 1830, and, narrowly escaping with his life, became a tutor abroad, 1831-6, when he emigrated to New York and thence returned to London in 1839, where, with a brief interval as tutor in a college in Nova Scotia, he supported himself by literature. In 1848, on the outbreak of the Italian Revolution, he threw in his lot with the insurgents, and was secretly employed by Cavour and others, and in 1854 was elected a member of the Piedmontese Parliament. Was War Correspondent of the Times during the Italian War, 1859, and for the next twenty years represented that journal in various parts of the globe, retiring in 1885 to a retreat on the banks of the Wye, which he had purchased many years previously. He was the author of several books of travel and reminiscences. He was twice married, and in each case to English women. On the 17th, at Upper Tooting, aged 52, Daniel Ambrose, M.D., M.P., son of Stephen

Ambrose, of Loughill, Co. Limerick. Educated at the Catholic University and Queen's College, Galway; was elected for South Louth, 1892 and 1895, as a Nationalist (M'Carthyite section). On the 19th, at Elton Hall, North Hants, aged 76, Lord Knightley, Sir Rainald Knightley, of Fawsley Court, first Baron Knightley, son of Sir Charles Knightley. Educated at Eton; sat as a Conservative for South Northamptonshire, 1852-92, when he was raised to the peerage; a noted rider with the Pytchley hounds, and whist player at the Arlington and Turf Clubs. Married, 1869, Louisa Mary, daughter of General Sir Edward Bowater. On the 22nd, at Birmingham, aged 61, "Father" Pollock, Rev. James Samuel Pollock, son of Major Pollock, 43rd Regiment. Born in the Isle of Man; graduated at Trinity College, Dublin; after working in London undertook in 1865 a mission in the poorest parts of Birmingham, where his labours met with great reward; was the author of "A Plain Guide," "The Measure of Faith," etc. On the 23rd, at Twickenham, aged 72, John Russell Hind, LL.D., F.R.S., son of one of the introducers of the Jacquard loom into Nottingham; articled in 1840 to a civil engineer; but soon afterwards appointed assistant at the Royal Observatory, and in 1843 sent to determine the longitude of Valentia, in Ireland; appointed, 1844, observer to Mr G. Bishop's private observatory in Regent's Park, and soon became a constant writer on astronomy; was the discoverer of the "Victoria," Urania," and six other planetary stars, four in one year; President of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1880, and Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac Office. On the 23rd, at Hornby Castle, Bedale, aged 67, Duke of Leeds, George Godolphin Osborne, ninth duke. Born in Paris; Captain, North York Militia, 1852-9. Married, 1861, Hon. Fanny Georgiana Pitt, daughter of fourth Lord Rivers. Took little part in political life, but devoted himself to the care and improvement of his estates and tenantry. On the 23rd, at Doughty Street, W.C., aged 79, William Tegg, son of Thomas Tegg, book auctioneer and publisher. Wrote under the pseudonym of " Peter Parley" many annuals and books for the young, and was the publisher of numerous reprints of standard works at a cheap rate. On the 23rd, at Cannes, aged 83, Captain Edward Mervyn Archdale, eldest son of E. Archdale, of Castle Archdale, Co. Fermanagh. Entered the Army; was Captain, 6th Dragoon Guards; sat as a Conservative for Fermanagh, 1834-74. Married, 1848, Emma, daughter of J. Goulding, of Kew. On the 23rd, at Chiswick, aged 43, Serge Michaelovitch Kravchinsky, better known as " Stepniak." Born in Southern Russia of a noble family; passed through the provincial gymnasium, and became an officer in the Imperial Artillery; was one of the first to enter upon a democratic propaganda, and was arrested in 1874, but escaped, and continued to work secretly; was at length obliged to fly from Russia in 1880, and settled in London, 1882; became widely known and esteemed as a literary man and political thinker; was the author of "Underground Russia," Russia under the Czars," and numer ous other works. He was run over by a train at a level crossing near his house in Bedford Park. On the 24th, at Glenfarne Hall, Enniskillen, aged 64, Sir Edward James Harland, Bart., M.P., son of W. Harland, M.D., of Scarborough; served his time as apprentice to Messrs Stephenson & Co., of Newcastle-on-Tyne; established himself at Belfast, where he designed and built the steamers of the White Star Line; Chairman of the Harbour Board, and twice Mayor of Belfast; elected as a Conservative without opposition, 1889, and at the two subsequent elections. Married, 1860, Rosa, daughter of A. Thomas Warne, of Belfast. On the 24th, at Dublin, aged 65, William John Fitzpatrick, LL.D., son of John Fitzpatrick, of Thomas Street, Dublin. Educated successively at a Protestant school and the Roman Catholic College of Clongower Wood; compiled a number of biographies and books of memoirs; was the author of "The Sham Squire," "Life of Father Burke," "Secret Service under Pitt," and many others; elected Professor of History at the Royal Hibernian Academy, 1876. the 27th, at West Stafford, Dorchester, aged 86, Rev. Reginald Southwell Smith, fourth son of Sir John Wyldbore Smith, of Sydling, Dorset. Educated at Winchester and Balliol College, Oxford; stroke of the College boat, 1829; B.A., 1830; Curate of Lyme Regis, 1834-6; Rector of West Stafford, 1836; Canon of Salisbury, 1875. Married, 1836, Emily Genevieve, daughter of H. H. Simpson, of Bath. On the 28th, at Duchess Street, Portland Place, aged 79, Lady Gregory, Fanny Clifton. First appeared at the Adelphi Theatre in 1836, and first in low comedy parts, but after acting at Drury Lane and the Haymarket she rose to higher parts, such as Celia in As You Like It" and Cordelia in "King Lear"; made a great hit in 1852 in Tom Taylor's "Masks and Faces"; retired in 1858 and became popular as a reader. Married, first, 1851, Edward Stirling, stage manager of Drury Lane Theatre; and second, 1894, Sir Charles Hutton Gregory,

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