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pus Christ! Coll., Oxford, 1794; Bishop of Llandaff, and Dean of St. Paul's, 1827- 49; d. at Hardwick House, near Chep- stow, Co of Monmouth.

Copleston, Rev John Gay, MA A Sojourner. An English clergyman ; Oriel Coll., Oxford, 1824 ; Rector of Offwell, Horniton, 1841-83 et seq.

Coram, Robert. Brutus. An Amer- ican politician, of Delaware.

Corbett, Thomas T. C. An Eng- lish author, early in the 18th century.

Corcoran, Dennis, -1858. The Re- porter of the New Orleans "Picayune" An American journalist, of New Or- leans ; b. in Ireland ; came to this coun- try in 1834; after being on the staff of the "Picayune," he helped found the "New Orleans Delta," and was its pro- prietor and editor till 1858, when he es- tablished the "Sunday Magazine," which continued about one year, killed by the explosion of the steamer "Pennsylva- nia "

Cordell, Rev Charles. G. G ; G. A. D. A. An English Catholic priest ; mis- sionary at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Corder, Susanna, 1788-1864. A Total Abstainer. An English Friend, of Stoke- Newington, near London ; last of Chelms- f ord, Essex, where she died.

Corey, John, about -1721. J. G. An English dramatist, b at Barnstaple, Dev- onshire ; became a player, and followed that profession for 20 years, to the time of his death.

Corfield, Frederick. &##**#*#* <?****##*. An English miscellaneous writer.

Corkling, Mary Anne (Yates) M. Yates. An English writer, of the day

Corlett, John. Vigilant; Wizard. An English sporting journalist, of Lon- don

Cormaek, John Rose, M D J. E. C7. A Scottish physician; at one time, of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.

Cormenin, Ltouis Marie (de la Haye), Vicomte de, 1788-1868. Timon. A French political writer; b. in Paris; studied law and was chosen advocate. While chiefly devoted to a political and business life, he exhibited an excellent taste for poetry, and some of his early verses appeared in the French journals.

Cornell, Rev. J. H. A Priest of the Congregation of the Holy Redeemer. An American Roman Catholic priest, of Maryland (*).

Corner, George Richard, Esq., F.S.A., 1801-63. G. R. G. An English ^attorney and antiquary ; b. in the parish

of Christ Church, Blackfriar's Road; and educ. at Gordon House, Kentish Town; Vestry Clerk of the parish of St. Olave, Southwark, from 1835 ; d. at Camberwell.

Cornu, Mme Hortense (Liacroix). Sebastien Albin. A French author ; sister of the architect, Eugene Lacroix, and god-daughter of Queen Hortense; mar- ried, in 1834, M. Sebastien Melchior Cornu, a distinguished painter. Besides her translations from the German, etc., Mme Cornu, under this pseudonym, fur- nished articles to the " Revue du Nord," of Metz; she also wrote for other peri- odicals, etc.

Cornwall, Ebenezer. E. G. An English religious writer.

Cornwallis, Caroline Frances, 1786- 1858. A Pariah; Thomas Brown, redivi- vus. An English writer, of London.

Corvo de Camoes, Joao de An- drade, 1824- Andrade. A Portuguese poet and professor; b. at Torres Novas; Prof, at Lisbon

Cory, Charles B. Owen Nox. An American writer.

Cosel, Charlotte von, 1818- Adel- heid von Aner. A German poet; b. in Berlin; since 1848 has resided at Schwedt-on-the-Oder, and in 1856 began to make literature her profession.

Cotes, Humphrey. N. G. M. S. G. An English political writer.

Cotterel, Sir Charles. PoliarcJms. An English translator; Master of Re- quests to Charles II.

Cotton, Henry, D.D., 1790-1879. Gatholicus An eminent English clergy- man; Christ Church, Oxford, 1810; sub- librarian of the Bodleian Library, 1814- 22; Archdeacon of Cashel, 1824-72.

Cotton, William Charles, M.A. W. G. G. An English translator; Christ Church, Oxford; B.A,, 1836; M A., 1838.

Couch, Jonathan, 1789-1870. Ipol- perroc; Video. An English naturalist; b. and d. at Polperro, Cornwall ; F.L.S., 1824.

Coues, Samuel Elliott, -1867. El- liott. An American philanthropist; b. at Portsmouth, N.H.; was educ. for mer- cantile pursuits, but was a lover of books, and took an active part in promoting public education, and a strong advocate of peace principles. In 1853 Mr. Coues received an appointment in the Patent Office at "Washington; but his health failing, he returned to Portsmouth in 1866, and d. there.

Coulson, H. B, 1850-. H. 3. Gon- way. An English actor ; educ. at Rossall