ALSBURY, GEORGE. Stipendiary magistrate and pres. of island of Anguilla, Caribbee islands 26 Nov. 1863 to 28 Jany. 1868. _d._ St. Heliers, Jersey 10 Nov. 1879. ALSTON, EDWARD GRAHAM. Ed. at St. Paul’s sch. and Trin. coll. Cam.; B.A. 1855; barrister L.I. 17 Nov. 1857; registrar general of Vancouver island Feb. 1861, of British Columbia 1 June 1870; attorney general of Sierra Leone 13 May 1871 to death, and Queen’s advocate July 1871 to death. _d._ Sierra Leone 12 Sep. 1872 in 40 year. ALSTON, EDWARD RICHARD. _b._ Stockbriggs near Lesmahagow 1 Dec. 1845; zoological sec. of Linnæan society 1880 to death; contributed to the _Proceedings of Zoological society_ 1874–80; author of the division Mammalia in Salvin and Godman’s _Biologia Centrali-Americana_ 1879. _d._ 14 Maddox st. London 7 March 1881. ALTHANS, JOHN (_son of Henry Althans the friend of popular education_). Connected with Religious tract society 47 years and trade manager the last 6 years. _d._ West lodge, White Hart lane, Tottenham 15 Dec. 1882 aged 66. ALVANLEY, RICHARD PEPPER ARDEN, 3 Baron. _b._ the Rolls house, Chancery lane, 8 Dec. 1792; major 84 foot 26 Sep. 1822 to 30 Oct. 1823 when placed on h.p.; succeeded his brother 9 Nov. 1849. _d._ 12 Bruton st. London 24 June 1857. NOTE.—His library was sold by Sotheby 15–20 Feb. 1858. ALVES, JOHN. _b._ Elgin 1787; captain 74 foot 2 Nov. 1830 to 17 Aug. 1841 when placed on half pay; granted a service reward 27 Jany. 1854; M.G. 5 Dec. 1856; sergeant at arms to the Queen 1855 to death. _d._ 14 King st. St. James’s, London 18 Sep. 1860. AMBROSE, GEORGE JAMES. Lieut. col. 3 Foot 31 Dec. 1857 to death; C.B. 1 March 1861. _d._ Brislington 19 July 1862 aged 38. AMCOTTS, WESTON CRACROFT. _b._ 9 March 1815; ed. at Eton; sheriff of Lincolnshire 1861; M.P. for Mid-Lincolnshire (Lib.) 1868–74. _d._ Harrogate 14 July 1883. AMESBURY, JOSEPH (_youngest child of Joseph Amesbury of Huntspill, Somerset who d. about 1802_). _b._ Huntspill 15 Oct. 1795; M.R.C.S. 4 Aug. 1820; a surgeon in London 1820–58; opened a private spinal establishment at 59 Burton crescent 1838; lived at 26 Fitzroy sq. 1847–58; invented apparatus for cure of stiff joints, spinal curvature, and other deformities for which he took out 3 patents; author of _Practical remarks on nature and treatment of fractures of the trunk and extremities_ 2 vols. 1831. _d._ 93 Lansdowne place, Brighton 27 March 1864.