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 DOUGLASS— DOWSE.

to send his works to the diibitions. In 1877 he nted principal Curator of mal Gallerj of Scotland^ st he resigned on being President of the KoytS Academy Jan. 30, 1882. nighted by the Queen at Biay 17, 1882. LiASS, Fbbderick, born a 3. white father), at Tucka- rland, about 1817. When le years old, his master Lm to one of his relatives, m he received kind treat- id learned to read and 1 1832 he was purchased [timore shipbuilder, and, first as a waiter on the , and afterwards as a er, paying his owner three

week, and retaining the r of his earnings. After 1 this way for some years, his escape in Sept. 1838, bed New Bedford, Massa-

Encouraged by William arrison in his efforts at ution, he soon developed rer as an orator, that the B of slavery felt that he ve their cause as a public

In 1841 he was employed

American Anti-Slavery Ls one of their lecturers,

drew crowds to hear his res of slavery. In 1845 shed "My Bondage and dom," an autobiography,

re- wrote and enl^*ged in 1 again in 1881. In 1859

to England, where his e attracted great atten- s friends here raised JB150, ia sent to his former mas-

his legal emancipation lecured. After some years >ved to Bochester, New ere he established a weekly », named Fred. Douglass's id subsequently The North e was often consults by t Lincoln in regard to the

of the coloured race. In commenced at Washington

the publication of a joum titled The New National Er\

1871 he was appointed Secret the Commission to Santo Doi and upon his return was n: member of the Territorial C of the District of Columbit

1872 he was chosen a Presic Elector for the State of New and from 1877 to 1881 wat Marshal for the District lumbia. Since May, 1881, 1 held no official position.

DOVEE, Bishop of Parry.)

DOW, Nbal, an ardent ad of total abstinence, was b( Portland, Maine, in 1803, of ( parentage. WhUe a member State legislature in 1851 he s the passage of what is knc the " Maine Law," which pre under severe penalties, the all intoxicating liquors. B been twice mayor of his natr and served in the Civil Wa brigadier - general of volu commanding in the departn the Gulf.

DOWN, CONNOR, and MOEE, Bishop OP. (SeeKNo:

DOWSE, The Eight EiCHABD, is the son of the \i William H. Dowse, of Dimg; CO. Tyrone, by Maria, daug! the late Mr. Hugh Donald the same place. He was l June, 182 i, and received hi education at the Eoyal I Dungannon ; he afterwards ^ Trinity CoUege, Dublin, wh was a sizar, scholar (184S first honour man. He gra as B.A. in 1850. In 1852 ; called to the bar in Irelai was nominated a Queen's ( in Feb. 1863. He was retu] Parliament in the Liberal i as member for Londonderry, general election of Nov. 18< in the following year receii appointment of Queen's Ser j Ireland. In 1870 he becan citor-General, on Mr. Barrj promoted to the Attomey-G