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4, 1802, called to the bar in 1836, bias written yarioas successful works, chiefly on the practice and science of horticulture. Amongst these may be mentioned the "Cottage Gardener's Dictionary/' published in 1860 J the "Science and Practice of Gardening" in 1862 j the " His- tory of Gardening," and " British Ferns." He founded the Journal of HoriieuUwre, of which he is jbint editor with Dr. Hogg.

JOHNSON, William Moobb, Q.C., M.P., is the only son of the Eev. William Johnson, M.A., for- merly Chancellor of Boss and Cloyne, and rector of Clenore, county Cork, by Elizabeth Anne, daughter of tiie Ber. William Hamilton, and was born in 1828. He graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, taking his Bachelor's de- gree in 1849, and that of M.A. in 1856. He was called to the Irish Bar in Michaelmas term 1853, was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1872, and was Law Adviser to the Crown in Ireland from 1868 till 1874. Mr. Johnson was returned as M.P. for Mallow at the general election of April, 1880, and on the formation of Mr. Gladstone's ad- ministration in the following month he was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland. -He succeeded Mr. Ijaw as Attorney-General for Ire- land in Nov., 1881.

JOHNSTON, Alexandbb, painter, born at Edinburgh in 1816, first exhibited at the Boyal Aca- demy in 1836. His earlier pieces were derived from Scottish song and story. " The Gentle Shep- herd," exhibited in 1840, and " Sunday Morning," in 1841, from Bums; "The Covenanter's Mar- riage," in 1842; and "The Cove- nanter's Burial," in 1852. Many of his smaller-priced pieces, "The Highland Home," "The Trysting Tree," "Introduction of Flora Mac- donald to Prince Charlie," &c., have found favour with Art Unions. " Lord and Lady Bussell receiving the Sacrament in Prison," executed

in 1846, an example of a more am- bitious style, is in the Yemon Gallery. "Family Worship in a Scotch Cottage," was painted in 1851. " Melancthon being sur- prised by a French Traveller rocking the Cradle of his Infant," the first of a new style, produced in 1854, was followed by "Tyndall Translating the Bible," in 1855. All these are engraved.

JOHNSTON, Gbobob, M.D. Ed., F.B.G.S.,M.B.C.S.E., Fellow of the King and Queen's College of Phy- sicians in Ireland, Mem. and Ex- Pres. Obstetrical Society, Dublin, Ex-Master Botunda Lying-in Hos- pital, Dublin, Consulting Physician Whitworth Medical and Surgical Hospital, Drumcondra, Dublin, formerly Surgeon -Superintendent H.M. Commissioners for Colonies South Australia, is a son of Andrew Johnston, late President of the Boyal College of Surgeons in Ire- land, who served in fiie West In- dies and Egyptian campaign under Sir Balph Abercromby as Surgeon in the 44th Begiment. He was bom in Dublin in 1814, and edu- cated at the University of Dublin, where he took the degree of M.D. in 1845. He is a Fellow of the Boyal Geographical Society, and a member of the Boyal Dublin So- ciety. He is author of " Clinical Beports of the Dublin Lying-in Hospital from 1868 to 1875," which contain a most accurate and valu- able body of statistics on obstetrical subjects ; also of " Clinical Beport of 752 Cases of Forceps Delivery in Hospital Practice ; " author in con- junction with Dr. E. B. Sinclair, of " Practical Midwifery." Dr. John- ston has contributed papers to the Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science,

JOHNSTON, Gen. Joseph Eo- CLESTON, born in Prince Edward county, Virginia, Feb., 1807. He graduated at the Militajry Academy at West Point in 1829, and served in various military capacities, chiefiy in the Topographical En-