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Admitted 7 November, 1835.

Fourth son of Nathaniel Domett of Camberwell, where he was born 20 May, 1811. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a friend of Robert Browning, and himself a poet. A year after his call to the Bar on 19 Nov. 1841, he emigrated to New Zealand, where he became Secretary for the Colony in 1851, and Prime Minister in 1862. He returned to England in 1871, and again devoted himself to literary work, particularly poetry. His first poems were published as early as 1833, and in 1839 he wrote a poem on Venice. After his return to England he published Ranolf and Amolia, a South Sea Dream (1872); and Flotsam and Jetsam, dedicated to Mr. Browning, 1877. Mr. Browning celebrates his friendship for Domett in his poem of Waring. In 1880 he was nominated a C.M.G. He died on 2 Nov. 1887.

Admitted 22 March, 1699-1700.

Sixth son of Robert Dormer of Rousham, Oxford. Soon after his admission he entered the Army and fought at Blenheim, where he was wounded. He then served in Spain and was taken prisoner with General Stanhope at Brihuega, 1710. In 1715 he raised the regiment of dragoons which is now the 14th Hussars, and served in the Jacobite campaign in. Lancashire. In 1727 he was Envoy-Extraordinary at Lisbon. He became Lieutenant-General in 1737, and in 1740 Governor of Hull. He was a member of the Kit-Cat Club, and had some literary tastes. He died 24 Dec. 1741.

Admitted 9 Feb. 1682-3.

Entered in the Register as "James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, Scotland, son and heir of William, Duke of Hamilton, Scotland." He was born 11 April, 1658, and educated at Glasgow and on the Continent. At the time of his entry at the Temple he occupied the position at court of Gentleman of the Bedchamber. He was loyal to James II., and on the accession of William III. was committed to the Tower. In 1700 he took his seat in the Scotch parliament, and on the accession of Anne was regarded as the leader of the National party, and spoke against the Articles of Union. At the election of 1708 he was one of the Scotch representative peers, and two years later was sworn of the Privy Council, and created a peer of Great Britain by the title of Baron of Dutton and Duke of Brandon. The patent, however, was challenged and revoked, whereupon he discontinued to sit in the House. In 1712 he was was made K.G., and appointed Ambassador to France, but was killed in a duel in Hyde Park before he entered upon his duties—a duel embodied in Thackeray's story of Esmond.

Admitted 24 May, 1845.

Third son of Vincent George Dowling of Norfolk Street, Strand, Editor of Bell's Life. He was born in London 18 Oct. 1823. He was called to the Bar 24 Nov. 1848. He succeeded his father as Editor of Bell's Life in 1851. In this capacity he had to discharge the duties of umpire and arbitrator in