AMOS, ANDREW (_son of James Amos of Devonshire sq. London, Russian merchant_). _b._ India 1791; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam.; 5 wrangler 1813, B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816; fellow of his college 1815–23; barrister L.I. 24 Nov. 1818; went Midland circuit 1818–37; professor of English law in Univ. of London 1829–37; recorder of Banbury, Nottingham and Oxford; member of first criminal law commission 1834–43; 4th ordinary member of supreme council of India 11 Oct. 1837 to 15 Feb. 1843; judge of county courts for Brentford, Brompton and Marylebone, circuit 44, March 1847 to Sep. 1852; Downing professor of laws of England in Univ. of Cam. 1848 to death; author of _A treatise on the law of fixtures_ 1827, _3 ed._ 1883; _The English constitution in the reign of Charles ii_, 1857; _Martial and the Moderns_ 1858. (_m._ 1 Aug. 1826 Margaret eld. dau. of Rev. Wm. Lax Lowndes professor of astronomy at Cambridge, she _d._ 13 April 1882). _d._ Downing college, Cambridge 18 April 1860. _Law Times_ xxxv, 117–18 (1860). NOTE.—There is a marble bust of him in University college, London. AMOS, CHARLES EDWARDS. _b._ March, Cambs. 27 Nov. 1805; a millwright at Wandsworth, Surrey 1835–66; patented several inventions in manufacture of paper; invented dynamometer brought out and designed for Atlantic cable 1857; M.I.C.E. 22 May 1855. _d._ Cedars road, Clapham common 12 Aug. 1882. _Minutes of proc. of instit. of C.E. lxxi_, 387–95 (1883). AMOTT, JOHN. Organist at Gloucester cathedral 1832 to death. _d._ College Green, Gloucester 3 Feb. 1865 in 67 year. AMPHLETT, SIR RICHARD PAUL (_eld. son of Rev. Richard Holmden Amphlett, R. of Hadsor, Worcs., who d. 8 March 1842 in 60 year_). _b._ Salop 24 May 1809; ed. at Brewood gr. sch. and St. Peter’s coll. Cam.; 6 wrangler 1831, B.A. 1831, M.A. 1834; fellow of his college 1832–40; hon. fellow 6 Nov. 1882; student of L.I. 5 Feb. 1831, barrister 6 June 1834, bencher, Jany. 1858; Q.C. Jany. 1858; M.P. for East Worcester (Conserv.) 24 Nov. 1868 to Jany. 1874; pres. of Legal education association, Oct. 1872; serjeant at law, and baron of Court of Exchequer 24 Jany. 1874; knighted by the Queen at Osborne 27 Jany. 1874; judge of court of appeal 27 Oct. 1876 to Nov. 1877; P.C. 28 Nov. 1876; struck with paralysis 3 April 1877. _d._ 32 Wimpole st. London 7 Dec. 1883. _bur._ at Hadsor 13 Dec. _I.L.N. lxiv_, 120, 129 (1874) _portrait_. NOTE.—His was the first instance of nomination of an equity practitioner to a common law judgeship since the appointment of Sir Robert Rolfe in Nov. 1839.