BELFORD, WILLIAM ROWLES. _b._ Easton near Bristol Dec. 1824; made his début in London at Sadler’s Wells theatre 22 Dec. 1851 as Sir Charles Cropland in _The poor Gentleman_; played prominent parts in 32 Shakespearian revivals at same house 1852–63; acted with S. Phelps in Germany 1859; played at Strand theatre about 1863–69; created leading role in W.S. Gilbert’s comedy _Randall’s Thumb_ at Court theatre 25 Jany. 1871; played Henry the 8th in the provinces 1876; last appeared on the stage at Imperial theatre London April 1879 in comic drama of _A rough diamond_; acted at nearly every west-end theatre in London; sum of £1,100 was raised for him Dec. 1879. _d._ 43 Grand parade, Brighton 3 June 1881. _Pascoe’s Dramatic list_ (1880) 42. BELFOUR, EDMUND. Secretary of Royal college of surgeons 1814 to death, _d._ 37 Lincoln’s Inn Fields 30 Jany. 1865 in 76 year. BELHAVEN AND STENTON, ROBERT MONTGOMERY HAMILTON, 8 Baron (_eld. child of Wm. Hamilton, 7 Baron Belhaven and Stenton 1765–1814._) _b._ Wishaw house, Lanarkshire 1793; succeeded 29 Oct. 1814; created Baron Hamilton of Wishaw in peerage of U.K. 10 Sep. 1831; lord high comr. to general assembly of Church of Scotland 1831–41, 1847–51, 1853–57 and 1860–66; lieut. col. commandant 1 Lanarkshire militia 21 Nov. 1833 to death; lord lieut. of Lanarkshire 10 Aug. 1863 to death. _d._ Wishaw house 22 Dec. 1868. BELL, ALEXANDER. _b._ Cupar Fife 1775; ed. at Univ. of Edin.; pupil of Sir Astley Cooper in London, M.R.C.S.; served in Ireland as surgeon of 1st Regiment of Dundee Volunteers (Loyal Tay Fencibles) during rebellion of 1798 until May 1802 when regiment was disbanded; practised in village of Errol 1802–1807, and at Dundee 1807–50 surgeon to Dundee infirmary 30 years; performed operation of lithotomy many times with great success. _d._ Dundee 28 March 1852. BELL, ALEXANDER. Professor of elocution in London; author of Practical elocutionist 1835; _The tongue, a poem_ 1846; _The Bride, a play_ 1847; _Stammering and other impediments of speech_ 1849. _d._ Harrington sq. London 23 April 1865. BELL, ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE (_son of John Bell of Paisley, manufacturer_). _b._ Paisley 4 Dec. 1809; ed. at Paisley gr. sch. and Univ. of Glasgow; a writer to the Signet 1835; partner of Messrs. Dundas and Wilson; professor of conveyancing in the Univ. of Edin. 1856 to death; author of _Lectures on conveyancing_ 1867, _3 ed. 2 vols._ 1882. _d._ East Morningside house, Edinburgh 19 Jany. 1866. BELL, ARCHIBALD. _b._ 1775; member of faculty of advocates 1798; sheriff depute of Ayrshire 18 Feb. 1815; author of _The Cabinet, a series of essays moral and literary [anon.] 2 vols._ 1835; _Count Clermont, a tragedy, Caius Toranius, a tragedy with other poems_ 1841; _Melodies of Scotland_ 1849. _d._ Edinburgh 6 Oct. 1854.