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his works_, 27 _plates_. _Edinb._ (1880), _memoir pp._ 1–22, _portrait_. MANSON, JAMES. _b._ 1792; entered Bengal army 1807; ensign 8 Bengal N.I. 14 Sep. 1808, lieut. 2 June 1814; captain 72 N.I. 13 May 1825, major 11 July 1841 to 27 Aug. 1847; lieut.-col. 28 N.I. 27 Aug. 1847 to 1848; comr. with Bajee Rao, Bithoor 16 Sep. 1831 to 1851; lieut.-col. of 42 N.I. 1848–50, of 48 N.I. 1850–52, of 20 N.I. 1852–4, of 21 N.I. 1854–55, of 53 N.I. 1855–7, and of 44 N.I. 1857 to death; M.G. 15 May 1859. _d._ 14 Westbourne sq. London 15 July 1862. MANSON, JAMES BOLIVAR. _b._ Scotland 1823; ed. Aberdeen, B.A.; tutor, then schoolmaster at Bannockburn; editor of Stirling Observer; editor of Northern Daily express; on editorial staff of Edinburgh daily review 1862 to death; author of The Bible in school, a vindication of the Scottish system of education 1852; Contemporary Scottish art, pen and ink pictures from the Exhibition 1865. _died_ suddenly while writing a leading article at 16 Keir street, Edinburgh 2 Nov. 1868. _Newspaper Press_, _iii_ 18 (1869); _The Daily Rev. Edinb. 3 Nov. 1868 p._ 2. MANSON, WILLIAM. Joined James Stirling Christie and George Henry Christie, auctioneers of pictures and works of art at 8 King st. St. James’, London 1831; Edward Manson a brother was afterward admitted a partner and d. 1884. _d._ 5 Portugal st. Grosvenor sq. London 19 June 1852. _D. Puseley’s Commercial companion_ (1858) 67–8; _All the year round 8 May 1875 pp._ 125–32. NOTE.--This business was established by James Christie in 1761 (first catalogue dated 5 Dec. 1766), who dying in 1803 was succeeded by his son James Christie, who dying 1831 left it to his two sons mentioned above. Mr. Thomas Hoade Woods was admitted a partner in 1859. The business was removed from Pall Mall to King st. in 1824. In Christie’s sale catalogue may be traced the history of fine art taste in England for more than a century. MANT, WALTER BISHOP (eld. son of Richard Mant 1776–1848, bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore). _b._ Buriton, Hampshire 25 June 1807; ed. at Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830; archdeacon of Connor 1831; R. of Hillsborough, co. Down, and archdeacon of Down, Oct. 1834 to death; author of Horæ Apostolicæ 1839; The man of sorrows, five discourses. Oxford 1852; Memoirs of Richard Mant. Dublin 1857; Christophoros and other poems 1861; Bible quartetts [1862] 3 numbers; Scientific quartetts [1862–3] 6 numbers. _d._ archdeaconry, Hillsborough 6 April 1869. MANTELL, EDWARD REGINALD. _b._ 1799; ed. Em. coll. Camb., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825; C. of Dartford, Kent 1823–6; C. of Bexley, Kent 1826–8; C. of Ticehurst, Sussex 1828–31; V. of Louth and Tetney, Lincs. 1831–59; preb. of Louth in Lincoln cath. 1845 to death; R. of Gretford with Wilsthorpe, Lincs. 1859 to death; dean of the peculiar of Stamford 1863 to death; R.D. of Ness 1864–76. _d._ Parkbury, St. Albans 29 May 1884. _The law of marriage, correspondence between Mr. Allison and E. R. Mantell on marriage with a deceased wife’s sister_ (1850). MANTELL, GIDEON ALGERNON (son of a shoemaker). _b._ parish of St. John-sub-Castro, Lewes 3 Feb. 1790; articled to James Moore, surgeon, Lewes, partner with him; M.R.C.S. 1811, hon. F.R.C.S. 1844; practised at Lewes 1835–9, at Clapham Common 1839–45 and in London 1845 to death; sold his fine collection of fossils to British Museum for £5000, 1838; opened many tumuli about Lewes; lectured frequently at Royal Institution; F.L.S. 1813; F.G.S. 1818, Wollaston medallist 1835, one of its secretaries 1841–2, vice pres. 1848–9; F.R.S. 24 Nov. 1825, royal medallist 1849; granted civil list pension of £100, 4 Aug. 1852; author of The fossils of the South Downs 1822; The wonders of geology 2 vols. 1838, 7 ed. 1849; The medals of creation 2 vols. 1844; On the remains of man 1850. _d._ 19 Chester sq. Pimlico, London 10 Nov.