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 held several curacies and a vicarage, 1798 : assistant-keeper of MSS. in the British Museum, where he died March 30, 1824 : one of the first to make the history and religions of India generally known : also wrote poems : published The History of Hindustan, 1795; A Dissertation on the Oriental Trinities, 1800; Indian Antiquities, 1806; Modern History of Hindustan, 1802–10.

MAYNE, GEORGE NISBET ( ? - )

Entered the Army, 1874, and became Lt-Colonel, 1902 : served in Afghan war, 1878–80 : Burmese expedition, 1886–8 : Chitral Relief Force, 1895 : Tirah campaign, 1897–8 : at Dargai : in the South African war, 1900–2 : C.B., 1902.

MAYNE, JOHN DAWSON (1828–)

Born Dec. 31, 1828 : son of John Mayne, Barrister-at-law, Dublin : edu- cated at Trinity College, Dublin : called to the bar, 1854 : practised at the English bar, 1854–6 : at the Madras bar, 1857–72, and at the Privy Council, 1873–1903 : Professor of Law at Presidency College, Madras : Clerk of the Crown, High Court, Madras : Acting Advocate-General of Madras : Professor of Common Law to the Inns of Court, 1880–5 : author of Treatise on Damages, Commentaries on the Indian Penal Code, Hindu Law and Usage, Criminal Law of India, etc.

MAYNE, RICHARD CHARLES GRAHAM (1852–)

Born Aug. 27, 1852 : son of Major Robert Graham Mayne : educated at Wellington : entered the Army, 1872, and became Brevet-Colonel, 1900, in the Indian Staff Corps : in the Afghan war, 1878–80, in the Kabul-Kandahar march, and battle of Kandahar : Egypt, 1882, at Tel-el-Kebir : Zhob expedition, 1890 : in command of Mekran expedition, 1898 : C.B. : China expedition, 1900.

MAYNE, WILLIAM (1818–1855)

Born Oct. 28, 1818 : son of the Rev. Robert Mayne : educated at Addiscombe : joined the 4th Bengal N.L in 1837 : in the Afghan war, 1838–40 : under Sir Robert Sale : at Julgar, Oct. 3, 1840 : at the defence of J alalabad : at Istalif, Sep. 29, 1842 : Adjutant of the bodyguard to Lord Ellenborough : Commandant under Lord Dalhousie : at Maharajpur, 1843 : in command of the Hyderabad contingent, quieted the Dekkan, 1851–4 : Brevet-Colonel : A.D.C. to Queen Victoria : died at Cairo, Dec. 23, 1855.

MAYO, RICHARD SOUTHWELL BOURKE, SIXTH EARL OF (1822–1872)

Viceroy and Governor-General : son of the fifth Earl : born Feb. 21, 1822 : took his degree at Trinity College, Dublin : LL.D. : travelled in Russia, 1845 : wrote St. Petersburg and Moscow : M.P. 1847–67 successively for Kildare, Coleraine and Cockermouth : Chief Secretary for Ireland in three administrations, from 1852, 1858, and 1866 : K.P. : he became Viceroy of India on Jan. 12, 1869 : was assassinated at Port Blair, Andaman Islands, Feb. 8, 1872. His administration was very successful, and concerned with matters of great importance. He met Shir Ali, the Amir of Afghanistan, in darbar at Umbala in March, 1869, and established satisfactory relations. He advocated the acquisition of influence over neighbouring States. He was opposed to any expansion of Persia. The Mayo College at Ajmir was founded for the education of young native chiefs. He initiated, with the help of his advisers, the policy of decentralization of the finances : paid much attention to Public Works, Railways, Irrigation, Forests, Port defences : while Education and Land Revenue measures were advanced, and a Department for Agriculture, Revenue and Commerce was opened. The Lushai expedition took place in 1871–2, but other-wise India was at peace. H.R.H. the late Duke of Edinburgh visited India in 1869–70. Lord Mayo's personality, his great presence, his genial and dignified bearing, impressed all who came into contact with him. He travelled widely. His loss was greatly regretted by all classes in India. His body was conveyed to Ireland, after a funeral service at Calcutta.

McBEAN, WILLIAM ( ? –1878)

Maj-General : rose from being a drummer boy in the 93rd foot (the Sutherland Highlanders) to be Lt-Colonel in command of the regt., in which he served 45 years. He obtained his Commission in 1854 in