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cer in the Commissariat Department of the Army. An English soldier ; deputy oom- -missary general in 1846 ; received tlie ■war medal with seven clasps, for Sala- manca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse.

Daniel, Thomas, 1720-79. Thomas West, F.A.S. An English antiquary of one hundred years ago.

Danlell, Ralph Allen, 1846-73. D. ; B.A.D.; A Young yatire, EA.D. An English writer of Cornwall; son of Ed- -ward Daniell ; d. at Wanganui, New Zealand.

Daniels, J. A. Sleinada.

Darby, A. A. D.

See " 1. and P.," First Series, p. 403.

Darby, John Nelson. J. N. I). ; One who values Christianity Jor its own sake, etc.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 403.

Darby, WlUiam, -1854. Tacitus. An American geographer ; b. in Penn- sylvania ; contributed to the " American Whig Review."

Darby, WUliam H. W. H. Dy.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 403.

Darcie, John. Touchstone.

Darcy, Robert, 4th Earl of Holder- iiess,-1778. E—lofH—s. An English peer ; in 1740 he was appointed lord-lieu- tenant of the North Riding, of Yorkshire ; in 1744, ambassador to Venice ; in 1749, minister plenipotentiary to the United Provinces; in 1751, one of the secretaries of state and of the privy council; in 1752, one of the lords justices ; in 1754 again secretary of state ; was afterwards ad- miral and warden of the Cinque Ports ; on his death the earldom, for want of male issue, became extinct.

Darley, George, 1785-1849. G. D. An Irish poet and mathematician ; b. in Dublin; in 1825 removed to London; contributed to the " Literary Gazette " and " Athenaeum," and published poems and treatises on algebra and geometry.

Darr, Francis. One of His Constitu- ents. An American writer of Ohio.

Daubeny, Charles Giles Bridle, M.D., F.R.S., 1795-1827. The Professor of Botany. An English scholar; pro- fessor of botany and chemistry in the Univ. of Oxford ; b. at Stratton.

Daunt, Rev. Edward Synge Town- shend. JE. S. T. U. An English clergy- man ; Trin. Coll., Dublin, 1845 ; vicar of St. Stephens, by Launceston, 1853-87.

Davenant, Charles, LL.D., 1056- 1714. Sir Thomas Double. An English politician ; inspector of plays ; dramatic author, and writer upon political economy and trade.

David, Prof. Carl, af Wirsen. C. D. W. A Swedish writer. Davidson, Mrs. Harriet Miller. A

Motlier. A Scottish lady ; wife of Henry Davidson.

Davidson, James, A.M. Old Wiggie. An American scholar ; professor in the Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1768-79 and 17b2- 1802 ; rector of the academy, 1780-91. Davie, Mary R. Corinne Lestranrje. Davies, Charles Maurice, D.D. An Ex-Puseyite. An English clergyman; Univ. Coll., Durham, 1849 ; head-master of the West London College School, 1861-68.

Davies, Edward, and Baxter, John A. E. D. and J. A. B. Davies, Ed- ward, 1756-1831. An English clergy- man ; rector of Bishopston, Glamorgan- shire ; and chancellor of Brecon.

Davies, Gerald Stanley. Hadji Sievad, etc. An English clergyman ; Christ Coll., Cambridge, 1868; assistant- master in Charterhouse School, 1874-87. Davies, Henry. H. D. See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 404. Davies, Rev. Myles. Mr. Pallet. See "I. and P.," First Series, p. 404. Daviess, Col. Joseph Hamilton, 1774-1811. Jo Daviess. An American lawyer of Kentucky; author of "View of the President's conduct concerning the conspiracy of 1806 "; b. in Bedford Co., Va. ; killed at the battle of Tippecanoe. Davis, AndreTv Jackson, 1826-. The Poughkeepsie Seer. An American clair- voyant; b. at Blooming Grove, Orange Co., N.Y.

Davis, Rev. Charles Henry, M.A. Philecclesia. An English clergyman ; Wadham Coll., Oxford, 1844; rector of Littleton-Drew, Chippenham, 1875-87.

Davis, Rev. Edw^ard, and others. A Committee of Pastors. An American clergyman, of Hampden Co., Mass.

Davis, Emerson, 1798-1866. Lin- nceus. An American clergyman ; b. and d. in Westfield, Mass. ; Williams Coll., 1821 ; vice-president of his alma mater, 1861-66.

Davis, Hasbroucls. H. D. An American writer ; son of Hon. John Davis, of Worcester; studied theology, and was pastor at Watertown, Mass., 1849_53 ; then studied law, and com- menced its practice at Chicago in 1855; served in the late civil war, 1861-65; afterwards returned to his law practice at Cliicago.

Davis, Henry H. H. H. D ; A Dreamer. An English poet and scholar, of Kirkby Lonsdale.