BIRMINGHAM, VERY REV. PATRICK. Dean of the lay college and professor of humanity Carlow college 1851 to July 1854 when he went to Australia; vice pres. and professor of theology at Carlow college Sep. 1864 to July 1871 when he went again to Australia. _d._ Fitzroy sq. London 9 Sep. 1883. BIRNIE, ALEXANDER. _b._ Morayshire 1826; a baptist minister at Preston; walked to Falkirk 1860; a painter at the Carron works Falkirk; wrote articles in _Falkirk Advertiser_ under signature of Cock of the Steeple; started the _Falkirk Liberal_ a penny weekly paper 1861 which soon collapsed; having been without food or drink for a fortnight, he entered the workhouse Morpeth where he _d._ March 1862. BIRRELL, DAVID. _b._ 15 Sep. 1800; entered Bengal army 1817; commanded a brigade at battle of Sobraon 10 Feb. 1846; lieut. col. 51 N.I. 1851, of 52 N.I. 1852 and of 72 N.I. 1857 to 1858; M.G. 25 April 1858; general 23 July 1876. _d._ 28 Oct. 1878. BIRT, WILLIAM RADCLIFF. _b._ 15 July 1804; employed by Sir John Herschel in the reduction and arrangement of his barometric observations; investigated subject of atmospheric waves for the British Association; reduced and discussed electrical observations made at Kew 1848; F.R.A.S. 14 Jany. 1859; the first pres. of the Selenographical society 1877 or 1878 to death; author of _Hurricane and Sailor’s guide_ 1850; _Handbook of the law of storms_ 1854, _new ed._ 1878. _d._ Leytonstone, Essex 14 Dec. 1881. _Monthly notices of Royal Astronom. Soc. xlii_, 142–43 (1882). BIRTWHISTLE, JOHN. Ensign 32 Foot 14 April 1813; major 19 Jany. 1839 to 12 March 1841 when placed on h.p; M.G. 28 Aug. 1865. _d._ Cheltenham 6 Oct. 1867 aged 75.