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1757-1835. Thomas James M*th**s ; A Country Gentleman, formerly of the Univ. ofCamb.; A Layman. An English poet ; educ. at Cambridge, resided for many years at Naples, where he died.

Matson, Henrietta. Eric Arnold. An English (*) writer of the day.

Matthews, Arthur Bache. A. jB. M. An English editor.

Matthews, Henry, 1789-1828. An Invalid An English writer; b. at Bel- mont, in Herefordshire ; Advocate-Fiscal of Oylon, 1821-27; and promoted to the Bench in 1827 ; d. at Ceylon.

Matthews, James Brander, 1852-. Arthur Penn. An American writer, of New York City ; b. ih Louisiana.

Matthews, John. An Officer of the Royal Navy. An English naval lieuten- ant.

Matthews, John, Esq. A Lounger. An English gentleman, of Belmont, Here- fordshire.

Matthews, Nathan. One of the Di- rectors. An American merchant and capitalist of Boston; gave "Matthews Hall" to Harv. Univ., Cambridge, Mass.

Matthews, William, -1816. A Lover of Christian Liberty; Catholicus; Theo- philus Freeman. An English Friend, of Bath ; at one time secretary to the West of England Agricultural Society, orig- inally established in that city; d. at Bath.

Maturin, Rev. Robert Charles, 1782-1824 Dennis Jasper Murphy. An Irish clergyman, poet, novelist, and dra- matist; Curate of St. Peter's, Dublin; b. and d. there.

Maude, Mrs. Mary Fawler. M. F. M. An English hymn-writer; wife of Rev. Joseph Maude, Vicar of Chirk, near Ruabon.

Maudet de Penhouet, le comte Ar- mand Bon Louis, 1764-1839. A Pedes- trian Traveller. A French antiquary ; b. at the Chateau de Penhouet (Loire, In- ferieure) ; was engaged in the American war ; d. at Rennes.

Mauduit, Jasper. J. M., of the Inner Temple. An English political writer, of London.

Maunde,. M. An English boy ;

referred to in Lamb's "Elia," "Christ's Hospital."

Maurice, Rev. John Frederick Den- ison, M.A,, 1806-72. A Clergyman of the Church of England. An eminent English divine; son of an Unit, minister; Pro- fessor of Moral Philosophy in the Univ. of Cambridge, 1866-72.

Maurice, J. F. The "Daily News"

Special Correspondent. An English jour- nalist.

Manry, Matthew Fontaine, LL.D., 1806-73. Harry Bluff. An eminent American astronomer and meteorologist ; b. in Virginia ; professor in the Virginia Military Institute, 1868-73; d. at Lex- ington, Va.

Maury, Sarah (Mytton), -1848. An English Woman An English writer; b. in Liverpool ; d. in Virginia.

Maverick, Augustas. Paul Peebles. An American writer.

Mavor, Rev. William, LL D., 175&- 1837. Williafn Frederick Martyn. A Scottish clergyman and voluminous au- thor; b. in the parish of New Deer, Aberdeenshire ; Rector of Bladon w. Woodstock; Vicar of Hurley, Berks.; and a magistrate for Oxfordshire; d. at the rectory house, Woodstock.

Maw, Mary, A Well-wisher. An Eng- lish writer ; a Friend, of Woodbridge, in Suffolk.

Mawbrey, Rev. Thomas. A Suffer- ing Presbyter of the Church of Scotland. A Scottish minister of the first part of the 18th century.

3Iawer, John, D.D. A. Free Thinker and a Christian. An English clergyman of the earlier part of the 18th century.

Mawson, Matthias, D.D, 1682-1770. Matthias, Lord Bishop of Chtchester. An English prelate ; b. at Chiswick, in Mid- dlesex; Benet Coll., Cambridge; Bishop of Ely, 1754-70; d. at his house in Ken- sington Square.

Maxcy, Virgil, about 1785-1844. A Citizen of Maryland. An American states- man, of Baltimore ; b at Attleboro, Mass. ; was killed on board the U.S. steamer "Princeton," on the Potomac River.

Maxwell, Lady Caroline Elizabeth Sarah (Sheridan Norton), 1808-77. Aunt Carry ; Pearce jStevenson, Esq. An English poet ; b. in London ; first married the Hon. G. C. Norton; in 1876, Sir William Sterling Maxwell.

Maxwell, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Braddon), 1837-. Babington White; Lady Caroline Lascelles. A popular Eng- lish novelist; b, in London; from an early age has been much devoted to lit- erary pursuits; also edits annually the "Mistletoe Bough."

Maxwell, William H. Max. An Eng- lish writer and publisher of the day.

Maxwell, William Hamilton, 1795- 1851, A Soldier of Fortune. An Irish novelist; Trin. Coll., Dublin; in 1820 was collated to the prebend and rectory of Ballagh, a wild place in Connaught,