BELL, ROBERT (_youngest son of John Bell of Cork_). _b._ Cork 16 Jany. 1800; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin where he originated the Dublin Historical Society; settled in London 1828; edited the _Atlas_ weekly paper many years, the _Monthly Chronicle_ and the _Home News_ a monthly journal; author of _History of Russia 3 vols._ 1838; _Lives of the English poets 2 vols._ 1839; _Wayside pictures through France, Belgium and Holland_ 1849, _2 ed._ 1858; _Hearts and altars 3 vols._ 1852; _The ladder of gold 3 vols._ 1856; _The annotated edition of the English poets 24 vols._ 1854–57, and of 3 five-act comedies, _Marriage_ 1842; _Mothers and daughters_ 1843, _2 ed._ 1845 and _Temper_ 1847. _d._ 14 York st., Portman sq. London 12 April 1867. BELL, VENERABLE ROBERT. Ordained 1831; Inc. of Tipperary 1866 to death; archdeacon of Cashel 1872 to death; canon of St. Patrick’s cathedral, Dublin. _d._ rectory Tipperary 10 Jany. 1883 in 75 year. BELL, ROBERT CHARLES. _b._ Edinburgh 1806; Engraved a series of Scottish views and a number of vignette portraits, also many plates for the Royal Scottish Association; his largest and most important work was an engraving of Sir William Allan’s Battle of Preston Pans which he completed in 1872; several of his best plates appeared in the _Art Journal_ 1850–72. _d._ Edinburgh 5 Sep. 1872. _Art Journal_ (1872) 284. BELL, SIR SYDNEY SMITH (_9 son of Wm. Bell, of London, banker_). _b._ 1805; ed. at Univs. of Edin. and Glasgow; barrister I.T. 3 May 1839; puisne judge at Cape of Good Hope 7 Feb. 1851, and first puisne judge May 1858; chief justice of supreme court and pres. of legislative council of Cape of Good Hope 16 Dec. 1868 to 1879; knighted by patent 9 Oct. 1869; author of _Cases decided in the House of Lords on appeal from the courts of Scotland 7 vols._ 1843–52; _Colonial administration of Great Britain_ 1859. _d._ 42 Kensington park road, London 13 Sep. 1879. BELL, THOMAS (_son of Richard Bell of Newcastle_). _b._ Newcastle 16 Dec. 1785; land valuer and surveyor; an antiquary, assisted the local topographical authors in their works especially Rev. John Hodgson in his _History of Northumberland 6 vols._ 1827–40; one of the founders of Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society and of Society of antiquaries of Newcastle 1813. _d._ Newcastle 30 April 1860.