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 1885, the Bengal Government recording their recognition of his vigorous administration and hostility to inefficiency and extravagance : in 1888 he rendered great assistance to the Secretary of State for India in connexion with a scheme of Army Nursing proposed by the Government of India.

PEACOCK, SIR BARNES (1810–1890)

Son of Lewis H. Peacock : born 1810 : practised as a special pleader : called to the bar, at the Inner Temple, 1836 : made his reputation by obtaining the acquittal of Daniel O'Connell on appeal to the House of Lords, 1843 : Q.C., 1850 : and Bencher of his Inn : Legal Member of the Supreme Council, April, 1852, to June, 1859 : in charge of the Indian Penal Code when it became law : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta, 1859–62, and of the High Court, 1862–70 : knighted 1859 : for some time Vice-President of the Legislative Council : retired, 1870 : Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1872 : died Dec. 3, 1890.

PEACOCK, FREDERICK BARNES (1836–1894)

I.C.S. : born 1836 : son of Sir Barnes Peacock (q.v.) : educated at Eton and Haileybury : joined the Bengal Civil Service, 1857 : Registrar of the High Court, 1864 : Commissioner of Dacca, 1878, and of the Presidency Division, 1881 : Chief Secretary of the Government of Bengal, 1883–7 : Member of the Bengal Legislative Council, 1889, and of the Board of Revenue, 1887 : retired, 1890 : C.S.I., died April 14, 1894, on P. and O.S.S. Britannia, off Sicily.

PEACOCK, THOMAS LOVE (1785–1866)

Born Oct. 18, 1785 : son of Samuel Peacock : educated at Englefield Green : published poetry and novels, and was intimate with Shelley, until, in 1819, he received an appointment in the India House. He still continued literary work, but his official duties necessarily occupied his time : he appeared on behalf of the E. I. Co. before Parliamentary Committees : was Chief Examiner from 1837–56, between James Mill (q.v.) and John Stuart Mill (q.v.): died Jan. 23, 1866 : is best known for his novels.

PEARS, SIR THOMAS TOWNSEND (1809–1892)

Born May 9, 1809 : son of the Rev. Dr. James Pears: educated at Addiscombe : went to Madras in the E. I. Co.'s Engineers, 1826 : Superintending Engineer, 1828 : Chief Engineer with the Kurnool Force, 1839 : Commanding Engineer in the China war, 1840–2, under Sir Hugh Gough : Brevet-Major and C.B., 1842 : Consulting Engineer for railways at Madras, 1851–7 : Chief Engineer, P.W.D., in Mysore, 1860 : retired, 1861, as Maj-General : Secretary in the Military Department at the India Office, 1861–77 : K.C.B., 1871 : died Oct. 7, 1892.

PEARSE, THOMAS DEANE (1738?–1789)

Born about 1738 : educated at the R.M.A., Woolwich : entered the Royal Artillery, 1757, and was at the siege of Guadeloupe, the Havannah, and Bellisle : joined the Bengal Artillery as Major, 1768 : Colonel in 1779 : was Warren Hastings' second in the latter's duel with (Sir) Philip Francis on Aug. 17, 1780 : was sent in 1781 in command of a force of five regts., despatched through Orissa and the Northern Sircars, to the aid of the Madras Presidency : engaged under Sir Eyre Coote, 1781–3, against Hyder and the French : returned to Bengal, 1785 : was given a sword of honour for his services in the Carnatic : died on the Hughli above Calcutta, June, 15, 1789 : for the last 3 years of his life was senior officer of the Bengal Army.

PEARSON, THOMAS HOOKE (1806–1892)

Born June, 1806 : son of John Pearson, Advocate-General in Bengal : educated at Eton : joined the nth Light Dragoons, 1825 : at Bhartpur, 1825–6 : A.D.C. to Lord Amherst on his visit to Ranjit Singh : with the 16th Lancers at Maharajpur : in the Satlaj campaign : at Aliwal : commanded his regt. at Sobraon : C.B., 1869 : Lt-General, 1877 : and General : died April 29, 1892.

PEDLER, ALEXANDER (1849–)

Born May 21, 1849 : arrived in India, 1873 : joined the Bengal Education De-partment : Professor of Chemistry at the Presidency College: Meteorological<section end="Pedler, Alexander" />