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news 4 April 1874 pp._ 137, 138 _portrait_, _and 20 Dec. 1890 p._ 463 _portrait_. PHELPS, JOSEPH (brother of Wm. Phelps, known as Brighton Bill, who was killed by Owen Swift in a fight at Melbourne Heath, Cambs. 13 March 1838). _b._ 1823; beat Joseph Barnash, £25 a side, 45 rounds in 59 minutes near Horley 7 Oct. 1845; beat Sam Martin, £50 a side, 68 rounds in 3 hours at Hope Point 22 Sept. 1846, beat him again, £100 a side, 49 rounds in 97 minutes, at Purfleet 26 May 1847; beaten by Alec Keene, £100 a side, 119 rounds in 165 minutes at Woking Common 9 Sept. 1847; a clipper of poodle dogs at 66 Ship st. Brighton about 1876–84. _d._ Dorset gardens, Brighton 15 Oct. 1889. _Sporting Life 16 Oct. 1889 p._ 7. PHELPS, ROBERT (brother of Samuel Phelps 1804–78). _b._ 1808; scholar of Trin. coll. Camb.; B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836, B.D. 1843, D.D. 1843; fellow and Taylor lecturer of Sidney Sussex coll. 1833–43, master and bursar 1843 to death; vice-chancellor 1844 and 1847, refused any information to the university commissioners 1872; R. of Willingham, near Newmarket March 1848 to death; author of An elementary treatise on optics, to elucidate the construction of telescopes 1835. _d._ the Master’s lodge, Sidney Sussex college 11 Jany. 1890. _The Times 13 Jany. 1890 p._ 7. PHELPS, SAMUEL (2 son of Robert M. Phelps, outfitter, _d._ 1820). _b._ 1 St. Aubyn st. Plymouth Dock, now Devonport 13 Feb. 1804; educ. under Dr. Samuel Reece at Saltash; junior reader to the press in office of the Plymouth Herald for 3 months in 1820; reader to the Globe and Sun newspapers in London 1820; played as an amateur at the Rawston st. theatre and the Olympic 1825; acted on the York circuit at 18s. a week 1826; played in England, Ireland, and Scotland 1826–37; appeared at Haymarket, London 28 Aug. 1837 as Shylock; played at Covent Garden 1837–9; acted Othello and Iago at Haymarket Aug. 1839 to Jany. 1840; played at Drury Lane Jany. to March 1840 and 1841–3, the original Captain Channel in Jerrold’s Prisoners of war 8 Feb. 1842, Lord Lynterne in Marston’s Patrician’s daughter 10 Dec 1842, Lord Tresham in Browning’s Blot on the scutcheon 11 Feb. 1843, Lord Byerdale in Knowles’s Secretary 24 April 1843, and Dunstan in Smith’s Athelwold 18 May 1843; the first Almagro in Knowles’s The Rose of Arragon at Haymarket 4 June 1842; lessee with Mrs. Warner and Thomas Greenwood of Sadler’s Wells theatre 27 May 1844, Mrs. Warner retired from management in 1847, Greenwood in 1860, and Phelps 15 March 1862, produced all the plays of Shakespeare except Richard II, the three parts of Henry the Sixth, Titus Andronicus and Troilus and Cressida 1844–62; the original Henri IV in Sullivan’s King’s friend 21 May 1845, Walter Cochrane in White’s Feudal times 18 Feb. 1847, John Savile in White’s John Savile of Haysted 3 Nov. 1847, Calagnos in G. H. Boker’s tragedy Calagnos 10 May 1849; played Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, the first time of performance for a century 22 Oct. 1849; the original Garcia in Tomlins’s Garcia or the noble error 12 Dec. 1849, Blackbourne in George Bennett’s Retribution 11 Feb. 1850, James VI in White’s James VI 6 March 1852; revived Pericles, not acted since the Restoration, 14 Oct. 1854; the original Bertuccio in Tom Taylor’s Fool’s Revenge 18 Oct. 1859, and Louis XI in Delavigne’s Louis XI 21 Sept. 1861; played in Berlin and Hamburg May 1859; at Princess’s theatre 1860; acted Richelieu at Windsor castle 24 Jany. 1861; played at Drury Lane 1863–8 acting Manfred 14 Oct. 1863, Mephistopheles in Faust 20 Oct. 1866, the Doge in Byron’s Marino Faliero 2 Nov. 1867, and James I and Trapbois in Halliday’s King o’ Scots 26 Sept. 1868; acted at Astley’s amphitheatre March 1870; first appeared at Gaiety Dec. 1873 as Dr. Cantwell in the Hypocrite; acted Falstaff there Dec. 1874; acted at Aquarium theatre from 1877, making his last appearance as Wolsey in Henry VIII 1 March 1878; author of The Plays of William Shakespeare under the supervision of S. Phelps with illustrations by Nicholson, 2 vols. 1851–4, another ed. 2 vols. 1858, originally came out in parts; resided at 420 Camden road, Holloway, London to 1878. _d._ Anson’s farm, Coopersale, near Epping, Essex 6 Nov. 1878. _bur._ Highgate cemet. 13 Nov., portrait as Cardinal Wolsey at Garrick club. _Phelps and Robertson’s Life of S. Phelps_ (1886) _three portraits_; _J. Coleman’s Memoirs of S. Phelps_ (1886); _M. Williams’ Some London theatres_ (1883) 17–29; _The theatre i_ 325–29, 338–44 (1878); _Saturday Programme 27 Nov. 1875 pp._ 8–10 _portrait_; _W. Marston’s Our recent actors ii_ 1–49 (1888); _J. Coleman’s Players i_ 117–208 (1888); _G.M. Sept. 1872 pp._ 308–10; _Drawing room portrait gallery of eminent personages_, _2nd series_ (1859) _portrait_; _Theatrical times i_ 81 (1847) _portrait_; _Tallis’ Drawing room table book_, _part_ 7 _portrait_; _Pascoe’s Dramatic list_ (1879) 258–65. PHELPS, WILLIAM (son of rev. John Phelps of Flax Bourton, Somerset). _b._ 1776; matric. from Balliol coll. Oxf. 18 Nov. 1793, migrated to St. Alban hall, B.A. 1797; V. of Bicknoller, Somerset 1811–51; V. of Meare, Somerset 1824–51; R. of Oxcombe, Lincs. 1851 to death; author of Calendarium botanicum, or a botanical calendar of all the British plants 1810; The history and antiquities of Somersetshire, 2 vols. 1836–9; Observations on the great marshes and turbaries of Somerset 1836; A mirror of the duchy of Nassau, or a guide to the Brunnens 1842; An historical guide to Frankfort-on-Maine 1844. _d._ Oxcombe 17 Aug. 1856. PHELPS, WILLIAM ROBERT (eld. son of Samuel Phelps 1804–78, actor). _b._ 1828; barrister I.T. 6 June 1857; parliamentary reporter for The Times; connected with a Manchester paper; chief justice of supreme court of island of St. Helena 1 June 1863 to death. _d._ St. Helena 16 Nov. 1869, monument in Highgate cemetery. PHELPS, WILLIAM WHITMARSH (eld. child of John Phelps of Wilton, near Salisbury, master of the free school, _d._ 21 Nov. 1823 aged 57). _b._ Wilton 1 Oct. 1797; educ. Hyde abbey sch. Winchester 1810; scholar of C.C. coll. Oxf. 20 Oct. 1815 to 1822; B.A. 1819, M.A. 1822; fellow of his college 10 Oct. 1822 to 1824; C. of Hindon, Wilts. 1822–6; assistant master Harrow April 1826 to 30 July 1839; C. of St. Lawrence, Reading 1 March 1840; C. of Sonning 1 July 1841; C. of Sulhampstead 22 May 1842; Incumbent of Trinity church, Reading 1845–64; examining chaplain to bishop of Carlisle 10 Aug. 1860; archdeacon of Carlisle 1863 to death, collated 26 Feb. 1863; V. of Appleby 18 Jany. 1865 to death; author of Sermons and studies in scripture subjects 1876. _d._ Appleby vicarage 22 June 1867. _bur._ in Appleby churchyard 27 June. _The life of W. W. Phelps by rev. Charles Hale_, 2 _vols._ (1871–73) 2 _portraits_. PHILIP, JOHN (son of a schoolmaster). _b._ Kirkcaldy, Fife 14 April 1775; studied at Hoxton theological college three years; minister of the First Scottish congregational chapel in Great George st. Aberdeen 1804–18; conducted an inquiry into the state of the South African missions of the London missionary society 1819–22; superintendent of the society’s South African stations 1822; pastor of the new Union chapel at Cape Town, opened Dec. 1822; tried for libelling Wm. Mackay, landrost of Somerset, verdict for Mackay 16 July 1830; left for England 28 Feb. 1836, made several lecturing tours in Great Britain to rouse public opinion against the Cape government; unofficial adviser to governor sir G. T. Napier at Cape Town in all questions relating to the treatment of the natives Feb. 1838 to 1843; undertook tours in 1839 and 1842 to promote the establishment of a belt of native states to the north and east of the colony; known as The Wilberforce of the Hottentots; the most prominent politician in Cape Colony for 30 years; author of Memoir of Mrs. Matilda Smith 1824; Researches in South Africa, the religious condition of the native tribes, 2 vols. 1828. _d._ Hankey, Cape of Good Hope 27 Aug. 1851. _Robert Philip’s The Elijah of South Africa, or the character of the late John Philip_ (1851); _Ralph Wardlaw’s What is death, a sermon_ (1852); _G. M. Theal’s History of South Africa iii_ 477 (1891), _iv_ 605 (1893). PHILIP, JOHN BIRNIE (son of Wm. Philip). _b._ London 23 Nov. 1824; pupil of John Rogers Herbert, R.A.; exhibited 22 sculptures at R.A. 1858–75; executed the reredos of Ely cathedral 1857, the reredos of St. George’s chapel, Windsor 1863, eight statues of kings and queens for the royal gallery in houses of parliament, and the statues on the front of the Royal academy, Burlington house; executed the friezes on the podium on the north and west sides of the Albert memoria, representing 87 sculptors and architects 1864–72, he also modelled for the canopy of the memorial four bronze statues of geometry, geology, physiology, and philosophy, and the eight angels clustered at the base of the cross on the summit; executed the capitals of the columns on Blackfriars bridge 1869, and the statue of colonel Edward Akroyd, M.P., erected at Halifax; _m._ 1854 Frances Black, she was granted civil list pension of £100, 19 June 1875; he _d._ Merton villa, 280a King’s road, Chelsea 2 March 1875. _bur._ Brompton cemet. _J. Dafforne’s Albert memorial_ (1877) 40–1, 63–6, 69–70, _three plates; I.L.N. lxvi_ 257, 258 (1875) _portrait_; _Graphic xi_ 296 (1875) _portrait_. PHILIP, MICHEL MAXWELL (eld. son of Michel Maxwell Philip of South Napanina, Trinidad). _b._ Cooper Grange estate, South Napanina 12 Oct. 1829; educ. St. Mary’s catholic college, Blairs, Scotland; barrister M.T. 10 Nov. 1854; acting inspector of schools, Trinidad 1856 and 1865; solicitor general, Trinidad March 1871 to death, acting attorney general 1873–4; author of Emmanuel Appadocca, a tale of the boucaneers. 2 vols. 1854. _d._ Loyola, Maraval, Trinidad 29 June 1888. PHILIP, ROBERT. _b._ Huntly, Aberdeenshire 1791; educ. Hoxton academy 1811–5; Independent minister at Liverpool 1815; minister of Maberley chapel, Ball’s end road, London 1 Jany. 1826, resigned 1855; advocated the claims of London missionary society; D.D. Dartmouth college, U.S. of America 1852; author of Christian experience, or a guide to the perplexed 1828, 10 ed. 1847; The life and times of the rev. George Whitfield 1837; The life, times, and characteristics of John Bunyan 1839; with G. Offor The works of John Bunyan 1853, 2 ed. 1862; his name is attached to upwards of 35 publications. _d._ 15 Gwlden terrace, Richmond road, Dalston, London 1 May 1858. _J. M. Clintock and J. Strong’s Cyclopædia of biblical literature viii_ 91 (1879); _Congregational year book_ (1859) 213–4. PHILIPPART, JOHN. _b._ London about 1784; private secretary to 1 baron Sheffield, president of the board of agriculture 1809–11; a clerk in the war office 1811; knight of St. John of Jerusalem 11 Nov. 1830, chevalier of justice 1831, bailiff ad honores 6 July 1847, chancellor of the order 1831 to death; knight of the Swedish orders of Gustavus Vasa and of the Polar star of Sweden 1832; helped to found the Fulham and Hammersmith general dispensary, now the West London hospital, 1856, honorary treasurer 1856–61; M.R.I.A.; owned and edited a journal called The military panorama, 4 vols. Oct. 1812 to Sept. 1814; author of Northern campaigns from 1812 to June 4, 1813, 2 vols. 1813; Memoirs of the prince royal of Sweden 1813; Memoirs of general Moreau 1814; The royal military calendar containing the services of every general officer in the British army, 3 vols. 1815–6, 3 ed. 5 vols. 1820; The East India military calendar 1823; General index to the first and second series of Hansard’s parliamentary debates 1834; Memoirs of prince Edward, duke of Kent and Strathearn 1819. _d._ College house, Church lane, Hammersmith 8 May 1875, will dated 3 May 1873, proved under £10,000, 19 July 1875, all left to his daughter Mrs. Bennett. _I.L.N. 31 July 1875 p._ 119. PHILLIPPE, MONSIEUR, stage name of Phillippe Talon. _b._ Alais, near Nismes; a confectioner; in business in London, then in Aberdeen, disposed of his confectionery in a lottery at the Aberdeen theatre; travelled through England and Scotland as a conjuror under the name of Monsieur Phillippe; erected a temporary theatre in Glasgow 1840; while performing in Dublin learnt the gold fish trick and the ring puzzle from a Chinese juggler; played in Paris 1841 and in Vienna; at the St James’ theatre, London 1845, and at Strand theatre with his Soirées mysterieuses Oct. 1845; two of his most curious tricks were The hat of Fortunatus and The kitchen of Parafaragaramus; he always appeared in a fancy dress. _T. Frost’s Lives of the conjurors_ (1876) 271–6; _I.L.N. 4 Oct. 1845 p._ 221 _portrait_; _F. Volant’s Alexis Soyer_ (1859) 57–9. PHILIPPS, HENRY (3 son of Wm. Hollingworth Philipps, captain Notts. militia 1757–1839). _b._ 19 Dec. 1796; educ. Queen’s coll. Oxf., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825; ordained 1842; author of Remarks on a bill respecting an alteration in the constitution of deans and chapters 1840; Litany and prayers for family worship 1856; composer of The Psalm of Life, words by Longfellow; Late, late, so late, song, words by Tennyson 1882; resided at 10 Pitville lawn, Cheltenham many years. _d._ The Mansion, Bisley 13 Dec. 1892. PHILIPPS, RICHARD NATHANIEL (eld. son of Nathaniel Philipps of Moor Lodge, near Sheffield, unitarian minister). _b._ 1807; educ. Sheffield and Christ’s coll. Camb., captain of the college boat; LL.B. 1849, LL.D. 1872; barrister I.T. 11 June 1841, went northern circuit; presented with a testimonial at Stafford 17 Jany. 1853; president of Thames subscription club 1859; special pleader at central criminal court; recorder of Pontefract Aug. 1871 to death; chairman of committee of court of common council of city of London to 1865, and chairman of library committee Feb. 1872 to 1873; F.S.A. 1 March 1855; chairman of quarter sessions for west riding of Yorkshire. _d._ Broom hall, Sheffield 5 Sept. 1877. _I.L.N. xxii_ 93 (1853) _view of testimonial_, _xxxiv_ 475 (1859) _view of testimonial_, _xlvii_ 148 (1865) _view of testimonial_, _lxii_ 494 (1873) _view of loving cup presented to him_. PHILIPS, SIR GEORGE RICHARD, 2 Baronet (only son of sir George Philips 1766–1847). _b._ 23 Dec. 1789, educ. Eton and Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1812. M.A. 1816; M.P. Steyning 1820–32; M.P. Kidderminster 1835–7; M.P. Poole 1837–52; sheriff of Warws.