BANNISTER, SAXE. _b._ Bidlington house Steyning, Sussex 27 June 1790; ed. at Lewes, Tunbridge and Queen’s coll. Ox., B.A. 1813, M.A. 1815; raised a company and volunteered for the army 1813; captain on h.p. 25 Dec. 1813; barrister L.I. 25 Nov. 1819; attorney general of New South Wales 5 April 1824 to April 1826 when removed from office; printed a statement of his ‘claims’ 1853 after presenting many petitions to the Government; gentleman bedel of Royal College of Physicians London 1849–50; author of _Records of British enterprise beyond sea vol. 1_ 1849; _William Paterson, his life and trials_ 1858; _The writings of Wm. Paterson 3 vols._ 1859; _Classical and prehistoric influences upon British history, 2 ed._ 1871. _d._ Thornton lodge, Thornton Heath 16 Sep. 1877. _Dict. of Nat. Biog. iii_, 142 (1885). BANON, AWLY PATRICK. F.R.C.S. Ireland 1844, vice president June 1866 to death; M.D. St. Andrew’s 1851; F.R.C.P. Edin. 1852; author of _Observations on hermaphroditism illustrated by a remarkable case_ 1852. _d._ 37 Fitzwilliam sq. Dublin 28 May 1867. BANTING, WILLIAM. _b._ 1797; an undertaker at 27 St. James’s st. Piccadilly, London 1820–70; made Duke of Wellington’s funeral car Oct. 1852; reduced his weight from 202 lbs. to 156 lbs. in 12 months Aug. 1862 to Aug. 1863 by abstaining from bread, butter, milk, sugar, beer, and potatoes; author of _Letter on corpulence addressed to the public_ 1863 _4 ed._ 1869; Thousands of people adopted the course he advised, which became known as “banting.” _d._ 4 The Terrace, Kensington 16 March 1878. _Blackwood’s Mag. xcvi_, 607–17 (1864); _Tanner’s Practice of medicine i_, 148 (1875). BANTRY, RICHARD WHITE, 1 Earl of (_eld. son of Simon White of Bantry_). _b._ 6 Aug. 1767; created a peer of Ireland as Baron Bantry 31 March 1797 on account of exertions in repelling the French invasion at Bantry bay 27 Jany. 1797, Viscount Bantry 29 Dec. 1800 and Viscount Berehaven and Earl of Bantry 22 Jany. 1816. _d._ Glengariffe lodge, co. Cork 2 May 1851. BANTRY, RICHARD WHITE, 2 Earl of. _b._ St. Finbar, Cork 16 Nov. 1800; a representative peer for Ireland 1 July 1854. _d._ Exbury house, Hants 16 July 1868. BANTRY, WILLIAM HENRY HARE WHITE, 3 Earl of. _b._ Dublin 16 Nov. 1801; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam., M.A. 1823; sheriff of Cork 1848; lieut. col. commandant West Cork artillery militia 1854–73; a representative peer for Ireland 6 July 1869. _d._ Bantry house, Cork 15 Jany. 1884. BAPTIST, JOHN THOMAS. A well known florist at Sydney N.S.W. _d._ The Gardens, Surrey hills, Sydney 15 Sep. 1873 aged 69.