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Baker, Eev. Thomas Bagnall. T.

B. B. An English Epis. clergyman; Minister of Woburn Chapel, St. Pan- eras.

Baker, William, 1742-1785. The Rationalist. A learned English printer, of London; son of a schoolmaster at Reading, where he died.

Baker, William Deal, A M., 1812-76. Hyton Sosmot. An American lawyer and editor; Univ. of Penn., 1830; Member of the Const. Conv. in 1873, b. and d. in Philadelphia

Baker, William E. S. An Eye- Witness. An American writer.

Baker, Eev. William Munford, 1825-1883. George F. Harrington. An American Presbyt. clergyman, of New- buryport, Mass., 1873 et seq.

Bakewell, T. A Weaver. An Eng- lish weaver, of Cheadle, Staffordshire; "the Moorland Bard."

Balcli, William Ralston. C. O. C. An American journalist and compiler.

Baldwin, Henry. JET. JB. An Eng- lish printer, and publisher of "St. James's Chronicle/' London, 1761. ^ Baldwin, John Lioraine. A Glow- worm. An English whist player, and editor, of London (?}.

Baldwyn, Eev. Edward. Trim. An English Epis. divine ; educ. at Jesus Coll., Oxford ; resident first in Yorkshire, then -at Ludlow, Shropshire.

Baleson, J. E. J. E. B. An Ameri- can editor and compiler, of Chelsea, Mass.

Balguy, Eev. John, 1686-1748. A Clergyman; A. Country Clergyman; Sil- vius. An English clergyman"; b. at Shef- field, in Yorkshire; Vicar of North-Aller- ton, Yorks, 1729-48; d. at Harrowgate.

Ball, Edward. Edward JFitebaU. An English dramatist.

Ball, Henry William. H. W.B. An English author.

Ball, John. Lucifer. An English writer.

Ball, Eev. Timothy Horton. Y.NX. An American Bapt minister ; b. at Aga- wam, Hampden Co., Mass. ; graduated at Eranklin Coll., Ala. ; studied theology at Newton (Mass.) Sem, 1861-33; minister for some years at Crown Point, Ind.

Ballance, John. His Father. An English writer, father of Mr. John des Carrieres Ballance, of Queen's Coll, Cambridge.

Ballantyne, Mrs. . A Lady. An

English poet and naturalist.

Ballantyne, James, 1772-1833. AL diborontiphoscophornio. A Scottish jour- nalist and publisher, of Edinburgh; b. in

Kelso ; a schoolfellow and friend of Sir Walter Scott ; d. in Edinburgh.

Ballantyne, James B., LL D. J.R.B. An English Orientalist ; in 1S50, Princi- pal of the Benares Coll. ; from 1862, Librarian of the India Office, London.

Ballantyne, John, 1774-1821. Rig- dum-Funmdos. A Scottish printer and publisher, of Edinburgh, brother of James, like him the friend of Scott and publisher of his works.

Ballantyne, Eev. John. A Minister of the Church of Scotland. A Scottish clergyman of the early part of the 18th century.

Ballantyne, Eev. John, 1778-1830. A Dissenter. A Scottish clergyman; minister of Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, 1806-30.

Ballantyne, Robert Michael. One of themselves; Ensign Sopht ; Comus; Ralph Rover. A popular Scottish author of fiction and adventure for the young.

Bollard, Anna. Annibah. An American writer and musician.

Ballard, Eev. Edward, D.IX, 1805- 70. Sabino. An American P. E. cler- gyman; b. at Hopkinton, N.H.; Eector of St. Paul's Church, Brunswick, Me., where he died.

Ballard, Edward George, Esq., 1791-1860. E. G. B.; r. An English antiquary and student of Ecclesiastical history; b. in Salisbury; from 1817 he devoted himself entirely to literary pur- suits ; d. at Compton-terrace, Islington.

Ballard, J. A Protestant Churchman. An English author.

Ballard, Mrs. Julia P. Kiuna. An American writer for the young.

Ballou, Eev. Adin. A. B. An American minister; pastor at Mendon, Mass., 1831-42; afterwards at Milford, where he became the founder of the Hopedale (Mass ) Community.

Ballou, Ellis. Philo. An American humorist.

Ballon, Haturln Murray, 1822-. A Traveller in the Tropics. An Ameri- can author and journalist ; son of Eev. Dr. Hosea Ballou; b. in Boston; editor and proprietor of "Ballou's Pictorial" and the " ITlag of our Union,"

Ballow, Henry. H. B. An English writer on law early in the 18th century.

Balsamo, Giuseppe, 1743-95. Comte di Alessandro Caghostro. A Sicilian im- postor; b. at Palermo, Sicily; assumed the title of Count; travelled in many countries under various names; pro- fessed alchemy and free-masonry ; prac- tised medicine and sorcery, and raised