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Rh himself in such a manner as to obtain much of the glory which accrued to the British arms from that brilliant achievement. When peace was restored to that country by the overthrow of the house of Hyder, and the nominal re-establishment of the hereditary rajah on the throne of Mysore, the Marquess Wellesley entrusted to him the im- portant office of resident at that court, in which and in other diplomatic employments, he exhibited political talent, not inferior to his military abilities. His concilia- tory manners and firmness of mind, joined to a complete knowledge of the language, manners, and history, of the natives, rendered him as popular among them, as among his countrymen. On his return to England, he was elevated to the dignity of a baronet; and died in April 1813, un- fortunately for that country, which he had served with a warmth of public spirit almost unequalled during a period of forty-two years.

MARMADUKE COGHILL born in Dublin, on the 99th December, 1673, and was admitted a fellow commoner of Trinity college in 1687; here he took his degree of doctor of civil law, and was chosen one of its representatives in parliament, which mark of respect and esteem his constituents con- ferred on him till the time of his decease. After filling several important offices, he was appointed chancellor the Irish exchequer, in 1735, which situation he held with great repute during the rest of his life. He died of that fatal disorder, the gout in the stomach, in 1788, and was interred in St. Andrew's church-yard. In public life he was a man of unwearied diligence and clear judgment, an equally upright counsellor of the crown, and independent representative of the people. As one of the first commis- sioners of the board of first fruits, he may be said to have organised that body, and to have been the prime cause of all the benefits which arise to the established church in reland from his exertions. In private life he was