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De Courcy. An American contributor to periodicals.

Armstrong, Rev. Skefflngton, B.A. A Clergyman. An English (*) clergy- man; TWn. Coll., Dublin, 1845; rector of Bessingham, Hanworth, 1872-83 et seg.

Armstrong, William. A Reformed Stock Gambler. An American writer, of New York City.

Arnall, William, 1715-1741. Sir Francis WalsingJiam; Solomon Abrabanel; A Member of the House of Commons. An English journalist; a zealous supporter of the administration of Sir Robert Wai- pole, and was the editor of the "True Briton." "He boasted to have received in four years, out of the treasury, the sum of ten thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven pounds six shillings and eight pence for abusing every one op- posed to Walpole. Still he died in debt, in 1741, aged twenty-six."

Arndt, Ernst Moritz, 1769-1860. J2. M. A. An eminent German patriot, poet, and miscellaneous writer ; b. in the island of Rugen, in the Baltic. He was a strong opponent of Napoleon, and by pamphlets, poems, and songs he sought to communicate his own love of liberty to his countrymen. He was professor of history at Bonn, 1818-19 and 1840-41, and rector of the Univ. from 1841. With rare freshness and vigor he continued to lecture and write, and on his 90th birth- day received from all parts of Germany good wishes and love-tokens. About a month later he died.

Arnee, Frank, 1767-1858. A Mem- ber of the Society. An English Friend and minister, of Bristol.

A"j*n*Tn, Elisabeth (Brentano) von, 1785-1859. Bettina. A German lady; wife of L. A. (J.) von Arnim, and friend of Goethe; b. at Frankf ort-on-the-Main ; removed with her husband to Berlin, and became the star of fashion, as well as the literary star, in the brilliant circles of that city. After the death of her husband, in 1831, she devoted herself to charity and literature at Berlin, and d. there.

Arnold, Alexander S. A Sunday School Superintendent. An English writer.

Arnold, Edwin, 1832-. E. A. An English poet; son of Robert Coles Arnold, and brother of Arthur; gradu- ated at Univ. Coll., Oxford, with honors, in 1854, and was then elected Second Master in the English division of King Edward the Sixth's School in Birming- ham, and subsequently appointed Prin-

cipal of the Government Sanscrit Col- lege at Poonah, in the Bombay Presi- dency, and Fellow of the Univ. of Bom- bay, which offices he held during the mutiny, and resigned in 1861. Since 1861 he has been on the editorial staff of the "Daily Telegraph," London. Mr. Arnold married the daughter of the late Rev. W. H. Channing, our countryman.

Arnold, Rev. Frederick, 1833-. jp. A. An English journalist and mis- cellaneous writer, of London ; b. at Chel- tenham; Ch. Ch., Oxford, 1858.

Arnold, George, 1884-65. Allen Gra- hame; George Garrulous; McArone. An American poet and journalist; d. at Strawberry Farms, N.J., in 1865. He served with honor in the Union army during the late Civil War. "Some of his poems are of remarkable sweetness."

Arnold, George W. Joe Strickland.

Arnold, Henry Thomas. Henry T. Arden. An English dramatist.

Arnold, M. B. M. E. A. An English poet.

Arnold, Matthew, LL.D., 1822-. A. / M. A.; Arminius von Thundertentroncle. An eminent English author, the eldest son of Dr. Thomas Arnold, Head-Master of Rugby School ; b. at Laleham, near Staines ; Balhol Coll., Oxford, 1844; but in 1845, Fellow of Oriel Coll.; was pri- vate secretary to Lord Lansdowne, 1847- 51; Lay Inspector of Schools, 1851-79 et seq.; Prof, of Poetry at Oxford, 1857- 67; has within a few years visited this country, and given very valuable and interesting lectures.

Arnold, Rev. Thomas Kerchever, M.A., 1800-53. T. K. A. An English classical scholar ; b. at Stamford ; Trin. Coll., Cambridge, 1821; Rector of Lyn- don, Rutlandshire, 1830-58. In 1838 he published the first of a numerous list of introductory and other books for the study of the Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Ger- man, French, and Italian languages, which have been extensively used in England and this country. He d. at his rectory, at Lyndon.

Arnold, William Delafield, 1828-59. Punjabee. An English novelist, brother of Matthew Arnold; an officer in the British army in India; afterwards di- rector of public instruction in the Pun- jab ; d. at Gibraltar, on his passage home from India.

Arnot, Hngo, 1749-86. A Citizen; Eugene. A Scottish historian; b. at Leith; his name was Pollock, but he adopted that of Arnot on succeeding to the maternal estate of Balcormi in Fife-