ANSTEY, THOMAS CHISHOLM (_2 son of Thomas Anstey of Anstey Barton, Tasmania, sheep farmer and member of legislative council who d. 23 May 1851 aged 73_). _b._ London 1816; ed. at Wellington Somerset, and Univ. college London; articled to J. A. Frampton of 10 New Inn, London, solicitor; one of the first affected by the Oxford tractarian movement who went over to Rome; barrister Middle Temple 25 Jany. 1839; equity draftsman; professor of law and jurisprudence at colleges of St. Peter and St. Paul. Prior park, Bath, some years; comr. for insolvent debtors in Van Diemen’s Land a short time; member of the Irish confederation which first met 13 Jany. 1847; M.P. for Youghal (lib.) 7 Aug. 1847 to 1 July 1852; contested Bedford 9 July 1852; signalized himself as the special adversary of Lord Palmerston, moved a kind of general impeachment of him in a speech of 5 hours length during which he never referred to a note for a date, figure or fact 8 Feb. 1848; introduced bills for repeal of Roman catholic penal laws 1848 and 1849; a comr. to revise the statutes March 1853; attorney general at Hong Kong Oct. 1855 to 30 Jany. 1859; poisoned by Ah-lum the Chinese baker there 15 Jany. 1857 but recovered; joined the Bombay bar 1860, became leader of it 1862; acting judge of high court of Bombay as deputy for Sir Joseph Arnould 1865 to 30 Dec. 1865; went to England 1866; revising barrister in England 1868; rejoined the Bombay bar 1869; author of _A guide to the laws of England affecting Roman Catholics_ 1842; _Guide to the history of the laws and constitutions of England_ 1845. (_m._ 1840 Harriet 2 dau. of Gerard Edward Strickland of Loughlin house, co. Roscommon). _d._ Bombay 12 Aug. 1873. _Law mag. and law review xxi_, 136–40 (1866), _xxiii_, 145–55 (1867), _xxvi_, 121–40 (1868); _Law Times lv_, 316–17 _and_ 352–54 (1873); _I.L.N. xvi_, 85 (1849), _portrait_; _Hansard’s Debates xcvi_, 291–311 (1848). ANSTICE, WILLIAM REYNOLDS. _b._ Shropshire 1807; a solicitor at Iron Bridge; partner in Madeley Wood iron company 1858; manager of the works 1867 to death; devoted much attention to manufacture of cold-blast pig iron; member of Iron and steel institute 1869. _d._ Madeley 28 July 1881.