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phnoMuralto; Xo-Ho. An English man of letters; b. and d. in London; educ. at Eton and Cambridge; succeeded to the peerage in 1791, but never took his seat in. the House of Lords,

Walpole, Sir Robert, Earl of Orford,

1676-1745. Sir JB f W lp le; R

flT-p-fc, Esq.; R. JF****te; .ft***** Elof 0***-**; Sir ***; Of d; Sir Bob; *Bot> Booty; Bob Hush; Bob of Ltjn; Mr JR. Lyn; Mwnap^the Lilli- putian Premier; logo; The Knight; A Member of the Lower House; A $f em- ber of Parliament; Punch, Robin. An English statesman; Prime Minister, 1713-17 and 1721-42; created Earl of Orford in 1742.

Walree, Mme E C. W. (Gobie) van, Christine Mutter.

Walsh, Jolin Henry, F R C.S. Stone* kenge. An English sporting writer.

Walsh, Marie A. Sandette. An Amer- ican Bovelist s of San Francisco.

Walsh, Robert, LL.D, 1784-1859. An American recently returned from Eu- rope. An eminent American journalist and miscellaneous writer; b. and educ. in Baltimore; resided in Paris, 1837-59, and d. there.

Walsh, William W. Harry Fenwood An American writer of the day.

Walter, Rev Henry, 13 D. A Cler- gyman of the, Church of Enqland. An English 'historian ; Fellow of St. John's Coll., Cambridge ; professor in the B. I. Coll., Hertford.

Walters, Robert. George Roberts. An English writer.

Walters, Tfcomas, 1757-1825. T. W. An English writer; b. in Portsmouth; lived in London, and d. at Portchester, Hants.

Walther, David. 2). W. An Eng- lish religious writer of the day.

Walton, W. H. Walw&th Mansfield. An English (?) writer.

Walton, William, Esq., 1784-1857. An English Civilian ; An Eye Witness ; A Friend of Truth and Peace An English writer ; British agent at Hayti and San Domingo ; d. at Oxford.

Walworth, Mansfield Tracy, 1830- 73. Hotspur. An American; son of Chancellor Walworthj b. at Albany; Union Coll, 1849; practised law in his native city ; was killed by his son at the Sturtevant House, New York City.

Wanley, Humphrey, 1671 or 2-1762. A Good Hand. A learned English anti- quary ; b. at Coventry ; librarian to the Earls of Oxford.

Wanostrocnt, Nicbolas, Jr. N.

Felix. An English sporting writer ; son of N. Wanostrocht, author of educa- tional works,

Warburton, Rowland Eyles Eger- ton R. E. E. W, An English poet and song writer.

Warburton, William, D.D., 1698- 1779, Mr. W~'s; Wm >F n; An Author; A Late Eminent Prelate; The Most Impudent Man Living ; Paulns Pur- gantms Pedasculus. An English divine; b. at Newark, Bishop of Gloucester, 1759-79, where he died,

Ward, A. Citizen of Boston.

Ward, A Master Mason. An

American writer.

Ward, C A Feltham BurgUey. An English writer.

Ward, Crosbie, Esq.. A Member of the Dramatic Lunatic Asylum An Aus- tralian dramatist; M. L. C. of Christ- clmreh, Canterbury, Jtfew Zealand.

Ward, Edward, about 1667-1731. J W. An English dramatist familiarly called Ned Ward; b. in Oxfordshire; was almost destitute of education; an imitator of the lamous " Hudibras '* But- ler, and wrote several burlesgue poems; Jcept a public house in Moorficld ia a genteel way, then in Clerkeuwells, and lastly a punch-house in Pulwood's Rents, near Gray's Inn, where he died.

Ward, Rev. Edward, M,A. An Old Friend of the Society for Promoting Chris- tian Knowledge An English clergyman, of Wadham Coll., Oxford; M.A., 1790; minister of Iver, Bucks.

Ward, Miss Ellen. Nella. An Eng- lish writer for the young.

Ward, F. O. Foio. An English journalist ; leader-writer on the London Times/'

Ward, Rev. Henry Dana, A.M., -1884 Senior Harvard. An American -writer ; Harv. Univ., 1810 ; a renouncing iFreemason, of New York.

Ward, Eev, James Charles, Outis. An English clergyman.

Ward, James Warren, 1818- Yor- ick. An American poet and prose writer; b. at Newark, N.J.; was partly educ. at the Boston High School, has resided in Cincinnati and New York City, largely engaged in literary work.

Ward, John,. Zion. An English re- ligions author.

Ward, Mal>ella Ann Kate Dashct- icay. An American writer of the day,

Ward, Mrs. Maria. The Wife of a 3forrnon Elder.

Ward, Nathaniel Bagshaw, about