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but d. in 1808, when Mrs. Barbauld de- voted herself chiefly to literary pursuits ; d. at Stoke-Newington.

Barber, Harriet Boomer. Faith Templeton. An American novelist.

Barber, John. The Alderman. An English character; city-printer, common councilman, alderman, and lord-mayor of London, during the earlier part of the last century.

Barber, Joseph. Disbanded Volun- teer. An American humorist, who says of himself, "My life, as the kentry is aware, hes been full of wunderf ul vissis- sytoods from the time I was Disbanded arter the Mexican war, to the present crysis. First I made my pile in the airly days of Californy . . . then I pardizzipa- ted in the revolushionary movements in Payns; arterwards I figgered around a wile in London ; next I visited Constan- tinopul . . . subsekwently I emmygrated to Australy . . . later I tuck up my abode in New York . . . still later I went on an eggscursion to Springfield, Illanoy ; and finally brort up at Washington, where I hang out at present."

Barber, W. B. Chmcapm. An Amer- ican journalist, of New York City.

Barber-Beaumont, John Thomas. Esq., E S.A., F.G.S., 1771-1841. A Mag- istrate for Middlesex. An English gen- tleman; founder, and for many years managing director of the County Fire Office and Provident Life Office, and Magistrate for Middlesex ; b. in the par- ish of St. Marylebone, and d. at his offi- cial residence in Eegent Street, London.

Barbier, Abbe Louis Stanilas Hip- polyte, 1808-64. Un Solitaire. A French ecclesiastic and biographer; b. at Or- leans ; went to Paris, and devoted him- self to literature ; d. in that city.

Barbour, John Gordon. Caledo- ni'ws; Cmcmnatus. A Scottish writer, of the earlier part of the century.

Barclay, Anthony, Esq. Ghr&culus. An English civilian ; at one time British Consul at New York City ; for 50 years never failed to spend some portion of each year at Savannah, Ga.

Barclay, Hugh, LL.D. An Elder of the Church of Scotland ; Nestor. A Scot- tish writer; sheriff-substitute, Perth.

Barclay, John, M.D., 1756 or 60- 1826. Jonathan JDawplucker, Esq. A Scottish physician; Lecturer on Anat- omy ; Fellow of the Roy. Coll. of Phy- sicians and of the Roy. Soc. of Edin- burgh.

Barclay, John, 1797-. A Lover of that People. An English Friend or Qua-

ker; b. in Claphain, Surrey; in 1820 he removed to Poole, in Dorsetshire ; after- wards to Alton, Croydon; and last to Stoke-Newington.

Barclay, Robert, 1648-1747, & B., a Servant of the Church of Christ. An eminent Scottish Friend ; b. at Gordons- town, in the Shire of Murray; was dis- tinguished for his religious writings ; d at his house of Springhall, and interred in the family's bttrying-place.

Barclay, Robert, 1779-1854. Aller- dyce. A British pedestrian, the first who walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours.

Bardwell, William. An Architect. An English architect, of London (*).

Bardwood, Rev. James. John Bun- i/an. An English minister of the Gospel,, of the last century.

Barere de Vieuzac, Bertrand, 1755- 1841. The Anacreon of the Guillotine. A French Jacobin demagogue. The flowery style with which he adorned the meas- ures of a merciless proscription procured him this designation.

Barham, Francis, 1808-71. A; Al- ist. An eminent English poet and scholar; b. at Leskimuck, Penzance, and d. at Bath.

Barham, George. Tom Tatty. An English poet.

Barham, Rev. Richard Harris, 1768-1845. Thomas Ingoldsby ; H. Pep- percorn, M.D. ; Peter Peppercorn. A cel- ebrated English humorist ; b. at Canter- bury; held a country curacy, 1813-21; Minor Canon of St. Paul's, London, 1821-45. In 182G he first contributed to- "Blackwood's Magazine"; and in 1837 began to furnish the "Ingoldsby Le- gends " to "BentleyV He also wrote for the "Edinburgh Review " and the London *' Literary Gazette." D. in Lon- don.

Barham, Thomas Foster, M.B., 1766-1844. EAAXIsms; A Bible Stu- dent; A Physician. An English poet and dramatist, of Cornwall.

Barinetti, Charles. An Italian.

Baring, Charles, Esq., 1743-1829* J. Smith t Gentleman. An eminent Eng- lish merchant, of a Devonshire family ; devoted the latter part of his life to lit- erary pursuits ; d. at Exmouth.

Barker, Lady Catherine, 18 15-. A Plain Woman. An English lady, daughter of the 1st Earl of Ducie ; in 1841, mar- ried John Raymond Barker, Esq..

Barker, Edmund Henry, Esq. 1788-1839. Aristarchus Anti-Blomfield- ianus. An English philologist; b. at Hollym vicarage, Yorkshire ; Trin, Coll.,