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Rh legislature, and which took strong ground against the civil war, as well as against the then prevailing doctrine of military necessity. In September of that year Mr. Wallis was arrested with many members of the legislature and other citizens of the state, and imprisoned for more than four- teen months in various forts. He was released in November, 1862, without conditions and with- out being informed of the cause of his arrest. He then returned to the practice of the law in Balti- more. In 1870, on the death of John P. Kennedy, he was elected provost of the University of Mary- land. In December, 1872, as chairman of the art committee of private citizens appointed by the Maryland legislature, he delivered the address upon the unveiling of William H. Rinehart's statue of Chief-Justice Taney. He has contributed to pe- riodicals, and has published " Glimpses of Spain " (New York, 1849) ; " Spain : her Institutions, Poli- tics, and Public Men" (Boston, 1853); a "Dis- course on the Life and Character of George Pea- body " (Baltimore, 1870) ; and numerous pamphlets on legal and literary subjects.

WALLON, Louis Florentin (vol-long), mission- ary, b. in Bourges, France, about 1670 ; a. in Peru in 1725. After serving in the army he became a Jesuit at Saint- Acheul, and went to Peru in 1714, after visiting Paraguay, Chili, and the West Indies. He intended to take charge of a mission in the Philippine islands, but remained in Peru instead, and founded a prosperous mission in the plateau of Quito, where he died. He wrote several inter- esting accounts of his travels, which were printed in the "Collection des lettres edifiantes et curi- euses, envoyees des missions etrangeres" (Paris, 1715-'80). Among them are " Voyage aux Indes Orientales, par le Paraguay, le Chili et le Perou, fait en 1712, '13-'14," which describes the condition of the Indians in South America at the beginning of the 18th century ; and " Etat des missions de la Compagnie de Jesus dans le Perou."

WALN, Robert, merchant, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 22 Feb., 1765 ; d. there, 24 Jan., 1836. His great - great - grandfather, Nicholas, an English Quaker, came to this country with William Penn in 1682, and bought a tract of land in what is now the city of Philadelphia. He took an active part in public affairs, was a member of the first grand jury that was called in 1683, and represented Bucks county in the first legislature of Pennsylvania from that year till 1695, when he removed to Philadelphia, and in 1711 became a director in the first public school of that city. He died there in 1721. Robert was educated at the Friends' acade- my in his native city. He inherited a large estate, and with his brother Jesse continued the business that had been established by his father, which be- came widely known in the East India and China trade, and almost equalled that of Stephen Girard in the comprehensive character of its enterprises. He served in the legislature several years, and in congress from 1798 till 1801 as a Federalist, and was a member of the common council of Phila- delphia. During the war of 1812 he built one of the first cotton-factories in the country, and, being also largely interested in iron-works, he became a strong protectionist. He was the author of an " Answer to the Anti-Protective Report of Henry Lee," while the excitement on the tariff question was at its height, and of " Seven Letters to Elias Hicks," which attracted great attention. — His son, Robert, poet, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 25 Oct., 1794; d. in Providence, R. I., 4 July, 1825, was liberally educated, and devoted himself to litera- ture. He published " The Hermit in America on a Visit to Philadelphia" (Philadelphia, 1819; 2d series, 1821); "American Bards," a satire (1820); " Sisyphi Opus, or Touches at the Times, with oth- er Poems " (1820) ; " Life of Lafayette " (1825-'6) ; " History of China " (1825) ; and numerous contri- butions to periodicals. He edited John Sanderson's " Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of In- dependence " from the third volume, contributing several of the subsequent lives (7 vols., 1820-'7).

WALSH, Benjamin Dann, entomologist, b. in Frome, Worcestershire, England, 21 Sept., 1808 ; d. in Rock Island, 111., 18 Nov., 1869. He was graduated at Cambridge, and it was the de- sire of his parents that he should study for the ministry. His own inclinations led him into lit- erary work, and he wrote extensively for periodi- cals, including a pamphlet on university reforms, almost all the suggestions in which he lived to see practically carried out. In 1838 he came to the United States and settled in Henry county, 111., where for thirteen years he led a secluded life, de- voted to the care of his farm. His health becom- ing impaired, he removed to Rock Island in 1851, and there followed the lumber business for seven years. His active entomological career began after his retirement from business, and thereafter he contributed regularly from his observations and experience to various journals and proceedings of societies. In October, 1865, the " Practical Ento- mologist " was founded in Philadelphia, his name appeared as its associate editor from the west, and ultimately the editorial management passed entire- ly into his hands. During the session of 1866-'7 the legislature of Illinois authorized the appoint- ment of a state entomologist, and Mr. Walsh's name was presented for confirmation. Although final action was deferred by the state senate until its next session, he discharged the duties of the office, and as acting state entomologist issued his first annual report for 1867. He was a member of various scientific societies, and was regarded as a standard authority on his specialty. His more important entomological works were published in the "Proceedings of the Philadelphia Entomo- logical Society." Mr. Walsh was associated with Charles V. Riley in founding the " American En- tomologist " in 1868, and was its senior editor until his death. In addition to the works that have been mentioned, he published " Walsh's Comedies of Aristophanes " (London, 1837).

WALSH, John, Canadian R. C. bishop, b. in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 24 May, 1830. After completing his classical studies he entered St. John's college, Waterford, where he took a course of theology. Resolving to devote himself to foreign missions, he went to Canada in 1852, entered the Seminary of St. Sulpice, Montreal, and was ordained a priest on 1 Nov., 1854. He was stationed for two years at Brock, and was then appointed pastor of St. Mary's parish, Toronto. He was afterward transferred to St.'Paul's, and subsequently was made rector of the cathedral, but was reappointed pastor of St. Mary's. He was then nominated to the see of Sandwich, and consecrated bishop on 10 Nov., 1867. In 18G8 ho removed his episcopal residence from Sandwich to London, and in 1869 he procured from the Propaganda a decree that made London the titular diocese. He at once entered on the task of removing the enormous debt that weighed on his flock, and in a few months succeeded in paying $40,000. He began with zeal to build churches and found schools, academies, and convents, but at the end of two years his health failed, and he was not able to attend the Vatican council. In 1875 he published a