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of England from 1660. 1882; edited with his father Common Sense 1842–3. _d._ Rochdale 19 Dec. 1890. _bur._ Spotland. _Biograph_, _vi_ 82–4 (1881); _I.L.N. 3 Jany. 1891 p._ 4, _portrait_. MOLINEUX, THOMAS. _b._ 1803; double-bass player; a pianoforte manufacturer; invented the Molineux action for pianos patented 28 April 1860; managing director of St. James’ hall, London many years. _d._ London about 31 Jany. 1891. MOLINI, CHARLES FREDERICK (son of John James Molini). _b._ Haymarket, London 9 Jany. 1789; clerk to Abraham Favenc, merchant and then to S. Dobree and Sons; a bookseller at 14 Paternoster row 1830–41, at 17 King William st. Strand 1841 to death as a dealer in Italian books and an agent for Italian marbles, alabasters, etc.; London agent for his cousin Giuseppe Molini of Florence about 1818 to death. _d._ 17 King William st. London 21 April 1860. _Bookseller_, _July 1860 p._ 417. MOLIQUE, WILLIAM BERNHARD (son of M. Molique, stadtmusikus). _b._ Nuremberg 7 Oct. 1803; violinist Vienna; leader of band, Munich 1820, and Stuttgart 1826–49; resided in London 1849–66; retired to Canstadt 1866; composer of upwards of 100 pieces of music, nearly all of them published in London, among these were Five sets, each of six German songs 1845–8; Three sacred songs from the Psalms 1849; Six melodies for flute and harp 1851; Flying leaves, six pieces for the concertina 1856; Abraham, oratorio. Op. 65 full score, produced at Norwich festival 1860; Three duets for two violins 1860; On parting, song written by lord Byron 1866; I know thou dost love me, song, words by Hoffman 1873. _d._ Canstadt near Stuttgart 10 May 1869. _Reg. and mag. of Biography_, _June 1869 p._ 484. MOLLAN, JOHN. _b._ 1790; L.K.Q.C.P. Ireland 5 July 1819, fellow 28 Oct. 1839, treasurer 1847–55, president 1855, 1856; M.D. Edinb.; M.D. Dublin 1839; M.R.I.A.; consulting physician Richmond lunatic asylum. _d._ 60 Fitzwilliam sq. Dublin 17 Sep. 1877. MOLLER, JOHANNES. _b._ 1814; miniature painter to king of Denmark. _d._ 21 Warrior gardens, St. Leonards on Sea 30 Oct. 1885. MOLTANO or MOLTARNO, DELHI. A negro; a tamer of wild beasts many years; when entering the cage of three bears and a hyena in Wombwell and Bailey’s menagerie and circus at Hednesford near Cannock Chase, he slipped down and the animals attacked and worried him for fifteen minutes, taken to the Anglesey hotel where he died the same night 14 March 1892. _bur._ cemetery Burton-on-Trent 18 March. MOLTENO, SIR JOHN CHARLES (son of John Molteno). _b._ 1814; member of Cape of Good Hope legislative assembly for Beaufort West 1854 to 1883; colonial secretary to government of Cape of Good Hope 1872 to 6 Feb. 1878 and 1881 to 1882; came to England 1876 to confer with secretary of state on public business; K.C.M.G. 18 Aug. 1882. _d._ Claremont house, Cape Town 1 Sep. 1886. MOLYNEUX, CAPEL (eld. son of John Molyneux of Gavel hill, Salop). _b._ Loseley mansion, Surrey 2 Dec. 1804; ed. at Ch. coll. Camb., B.A. 1826; in the army; C. of St. Mary’s, Woolwich 1842–50; minister of the Lock chapel, Harrow road, London 1850–60; V. of St. Paul’s, Onslow sq. 1860–72; author of Lectures delivered in the Lock chapel. 1852; Gethsemane, lectures delivered in Lent 1854; Broken bread, short comments for family use 1855; Lent sermons 1860; A farewell address to the congregation of St. Paul’s, Onslow square 1872. _d._ Cannes 27 Dec. 1877. _Christian cabinet illustrated almanack for 1860_, 30–31, _portrait_; _Illust. news of the world_ (1862) _portrait_. MOLYNEUX, ECHLIN. Ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1820, M.A. 1847; called to Irish bar 1826; Q.C. 9 Nov. 1852. _d._ 1878. MOLYNEUX, SIR JOHN WILLIAM HENRY, 8 Baronet (brother of Capel Molyneux 1804–77). _b._ 28 Jany. 1819; ed. at Trin. coll. Camb., 27 wrangler 1841; B.A. 1841; V. of St. Gregory with St. Peter, Sudbury, Suffolk 1855 to death; hon. canon of Ely cathedral 1875 to death; succeeded his cousin as 8 baronet 24 Jany. 1879; author of What is a christian? 2 ed. 1853; A letter to the bishop of Ely on the rights of all parishioners to the use of the church 1856; Symbolism not formalism 1857, 2 ed. 1857; Preaching the gospel to the working classes impossible under the pew system 1858; The altar and lights on the altar, a correspondence with the bishop of Ely 1865; Vivisection, a speech 1876. _d._ Sudbury vicarage 5 March 1879. MOLYNEUX, WILLIAM. F.G.S.; author of Burton-on-Trent, its history, its waters and its breweries 1869; to R. Plant’s History of Cheadle, Leek 1881, he contributed The Cheadle coalfield pp. 277–311. _d._ Durban, Natal 24 Oct. 1882. MOLYNEUX-WILLIAMS, THOMAS. _b._ 1793; midshipman in the navy 1805–11; ensign 4 foot 14 Feb. 1811; lieut. 77 foot 28 Feb. 1812, captain 16 Sep. 1819, placed on h.p. 25 Oct. 1821; took additional surname of Williams 1836; L.G. 31 March 1866; K.H.