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Sheahan, Dennis B. Bun.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 548.

Shed, Henry P. The Cashier. An American banker of Boston.

Sheehy, WUIiam J. A. OUnthus. An English traveller and writer.

Sheffler, Johann. Angelus Silesius.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Sciithrop ; P. B. S.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 648.

Shepherd, Henry John. S. An Eng- lish lawyer ; a bencher of Lincoln's Inn, and recorder of Abingdon ; son of Sir Samuel Shepherd ; d. 1840.

Shepherd, Richard, D.D., 1732-1809. Philalethes Rusticans. An English clergy- man ; archdeacon of Bedford, 1783 ; rec- tor of Wetherden and Helmlngham, Suf- folk.

Shepherd, Samuel, F.S. A., 1799-1858. Ji. Rambler among the Tombs. An English civilian ; b. at Chelsea ; was for more than thirty years engaged as a civil servant on the secretarial staff of Chelsea Hospital, and d. in that town.

Sheppard, Mrs. Lydia H. E. L. Llewellyn. An American writer of the •day, of Boston(?).

Sheppard, Sarah. S. 8. An Eng- lish writer.

Sherard, S. S. Warton.

Sherer, Col. Moyle. An Officer. An English soldier ; entered the army, 1807 ; major, 1830 ; placed on half -pay, 1832 ; served in the Peninsula, 1809-11 and 1812-13 ; received the war medal with three clasps.

Sheridan, Mrs. Frances (Chamber- laine), 1724-66. The Editor of "Miss JSidney Biddulph." An Irish lady ; mother of R. B. Sheridan, and wife of Thomas Sheridan ; d. at Blois, in France.

Sheridan, Thomas, 1684-1738. A Person who had some Share in his Educa- tion. An Irish writer ; grandfather of E. B. Sheridan; educ. in Dublin; re- ■ceived holy orders ; afterwards a teacher at Cavan ; " ill-starred, good-natured, and improvident ... a punster, a quibbler, a fiddler, and a wit."

Sheriocli, Martin. Le marquis CI. Fr. Adr. de Lezay-Marnezia.

Qu^rard says that the two works, " Lettre •d'un Voyageur anglois" (L. 1779-80) and "ISTou- velles lettres d'un Voyageur anglois" (L. 1779), ■were not written by Sherlock, but by Marquis Lezay-Marnezia.

Sherloclt, Thomas, D.D., 1678-1761. A Gentleman; The Country Parson. An English divine; b. in London; educ. at Eton and Cambridge ; bishop of London, J748-61.

Sherman, Roger, 1721-93. Philo- eunomos. An American statesman ; b. at Newton, Mass, ; was admitted to the bar in 1754; M.C., 1774-93; d. at New Haven, Conn.

Sherwin, Thomas, 1799-1869. S.; S — n. An American teacher ; b. at "Westmoreland, N.H. ; Harv. Coll., 1825 ; sub-master in the Boston English High School, 1829-37; master, 1837-69; d. in Boston,

Shields, G. O, Coquina.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 549.

ShUlaber, Benjamin Penhallow. Old-Man-with-a-Cane.

See " I. and P,," First Series, p. 549.

Shimeall, Eev. Richard C. *IAO- TTXnN. An American clergyman ; a member of the Presbytery of New York.

Shirley, William. Lusitanicus. An English gentleman ; some years resident in Portugal, returning to England about 1749 ; was the author of several plays.

Shore, A., and Louisa. A. §r L.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 549.

Shore, Hon. Frederick John. A Friend of India. An Indian official; judge of the district of Furruckabad.

Short, Thomas Vowler, D.D., 1790-. A Clergyman. An English clergyman ; b. at Dawlish, county of Devon ; Christ Church, Oxford, 1812; bishop of St. Asaph's, 1846-.

Shorter, Catharine. Clarissa. An English woman ; wife of Sir Robert Walpole.

Sho'wer, Sir Bartholomew, Knt., -1701. A Gentleman of the Inner Temple. A distinguished English pleader of Lon- don ; brother of John Shower ; was re- corder of London, 1687-88.

Sigourney, Mrs. Ijydia (Huntley), 1791-1865. L. H. S. An American poet; b. at Norwich, Conn.; in 1819 married Mr. Charles Sigourney, of Hart- ford, and resided there till her death.

Silies, William Wirt.

June 19, 1878.

The following are some of the noms de plume used in various publications during the past twenty-five years by Tours truly,

Wirt Sikks,

Fitz Morner. Orlando James.

Wilhdm. Sylvester Cobblestone, Orion. Jr.

Wirt. Mrs. Sykes.

Charles Walker Bar- Ralph Cornwall.

per. Seth Howe.

The Idler. E. L. L.

Ralph Gillespie. Quintin Matsys.

Surton Saxe. K. P. Dell.

Solemn One itheWise). Isaac V.Irving.

Starr. Boanerges Brown.

Leonore. James Dobbt artist.