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popular songs and ballads. Hence | 1836, was reprinted in a second ediwe have "Allemannische Lieder" tion, considerably enlarged, in 1838. (1826); "Unpolitische Lieder" His "Memoirs of the Musical Drama" (1840-41, 2 vols.); "Schlesische were published in 1839; and a second Volkslieder" (1842); "Deutsche Lie- and cheaper edition, under the title der aus der Schweiz" (1843); " Kin- of " Memoirs of the Opera," in which derlieder;" "Hundert Schullieder; " the view of the musical stage was "Liebeslieder" (1850); the inter- brought down to the period of pubesting "Hora Belgica" (1850-52, 8 lication, appeared in 1851. These vols.), &c. He has contributed also books have been received as the best numerous articles on philology and modern authorities on the subjects of literature to the principal journals of which they treat. Mr. Hogarth conGermany. He took no part in the ducted for many years the musical revolution of 1848, and has since and dramatic criticism of the Morning been living quietly on the banks of Chronicle, and on the establishment the Rhine. of the Daily News 'by his son-in-law, Mr. Charles Dickens, in 1846, he joined the staff of that paper in a similar capacity.

HOFMANN, AUGUSTUS WILLIAM, F.R.S., an eminent chemist, is the son of an architect, and was born at Giessen, in the grand-duchy of Hesse, about the year 1817. He received his early education at the university of his native place, where he studied philology and law, but subsequently devoted his attention to chemistry, under the eminent Liebig, whose as sistant he became. Having held for some time the Professorship of Chemistry at the University of Bonn, he became Manager and Director of the College of Chemistry which was founded in London about twenty years 20, mainly by the influence of the late Prince Consort, Sir James Clark, de; which institution was subsequently united with the Government School of Mines. Dr. Hofmann has contributed largely with his pen to scientific journals, and conjointly with Dr. Bence Jones has edited "Fowne's Manual of Chemistry." He also wrote the Report on the Chemical Department of the Great Exhibition of 1862. In 1864 he was nominated to the Professorship of Chemistry in the University of Berlin.

HOGG, SIR JAMES WEIR, BART., is the eldest son of a gentleman settled in county Antrim, and was born in that county in 1790. Having been called to the Bar, he went to India at an early age, where he practised with much success, and eventually became Registrar of the Supreme Court at Calcutta. Returning to England about 1832, he obtained a seat in Parliament in January, 1835, as M.P. for Beverley, and continued to represent that constituency and the borough of Honiton down to 1857. He was elected a Director of the old EastIndia Company in 1839, and chairman of that body in 1846-7.

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HOGG,* ROBERT, LL.D., was born at Dunse, in Scotland, in 1818, the son of an extensive agriculturist. He has distinguished himself by various successful works, chiefly on sciences of botany and pomology. Amongst these are the " Vegetable Kingdom and its Products," "British Pomology," and the "Fruit Manual."

He is a Fellow of the Linnæan Society, was for some time the secretary to the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, is editor of the Florist and Pomologist and Gardener's Year-Book, and one of the editors of the Journal of Horticul

HOGARTH, GEORGE, musical critic and author, born about 1777, is a native of Scotland, and began his career as a writer to the signet in Edinburgh towards the close of the last century. He is chiefly known to the public by his works in musical literature. ture. His "Musical History, Bio- HOLBROOK, JOHN EDWARDS, graphy, and Criticism," published in M.D., an American naturalist, was

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born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in | for the medical profession at the Uni1795. He graduated at Brown University of Edinburgh, where he gra versity, Massachusetts; in 1815 re- duated M.D. in 1811. Rising into ceived a medical diploma from that eminence in the pursuits to which he of Philadelphia; studied medicine in had dedicated his talents, Dr. Holland Europe, and is an élève of the Jardin was, in 1840, appointed Physician in des Plantes in Paris. He commenced Ordinary to the late Prince Conpractice in Charleston in 1822, and sort; in 1852 he became Physician two years later was chosen Professor in Ordinary to the Queen; and in of Anatomy in the Medical College of 1853 he was created a baronet. Sir South Carolina. His fame as a natu- Henry Holland is author of “ Medical ralist rests upon his " American Her- Notes and Reflections," "Mental petology; or, a Description of the Physiology," and Travels in AlbaReptiles inhabiting the United nia, Thessaly, &c." His wife is a States," a work in five volumes, daughter of the late Rev. Sydney which was written against great ob- Smith. In 1855, Lady Holland pulstacles, in consequence of the lack of lished the life of her father. museums and libraries for reference HOLLAND, WILLIAM III., ALEXin the States. Dr. Holbrook has ANDER PAUL FREDERICK-LOUIS, KING been more recently engaged on the or, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand "Ichthyology of South Carolina," Duke of Luxemburg, and Duke of of which several numbers have ap- Limburg, born February 19, 1817; is peared. the eldest son of the late King Wil HOLDEN, THE REV. HUBERT As-liam II., by the Princess Anne Pauline, TON, M.A., LL.D., is a member of a good old Staffordshire family, and was born in 1822. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, of which he became successively Scholar and Fellow, after having obtained the Bell University Scholarship. He graduated B.A. as Senior Classic in 1845. Having held for several years the office of AssistantTutor and Classical Lecturer of his college, he was appointed the first Vice-Principal of Cheltenham College in 1853. In 1858 he was promoted to the Head Mastership of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School at Ipswich. Dr. Holden is known as the editor of Aristophanes with notes, of collections of English Poetry and Prose, in 4 volumes, entitled "Foliorum Silvula," and "Foliorum Centuria" respectively, and has besides edited Cicero "de Officiis" and Minu

sister of Nicholas I., Czar of Russia. He mounted the throne of Holland March 17, 1849, and immediately devoted himself to the development of the liberal institutions then recently granted to his country. He also signally assisted the financial amelioration of his kingdom by reducing his civil list one half, and abrogated the Concordat concluded with Rome in 1827. His colonial administration has been equally successful; Borneo, especially, standing forward in this respect. During the Russian war of 1854-6, William III. observed the strictest neutrality. He married, in 1839, the Princess Sophia Frederica Matilda, daughter of William I., King of Wurtemberg, by whom he has issue Prince William Nicholas Alexander Frederick Charles Henry, born September 4, 1840, heir apparent to the throne.

HOLLINGSHEAD, JOHN, born in cius Felix, and other works, for the London, Sept. 9, 1827, is a son of Syndics of the Pitt Press, Cambridge. Mr. Henry R. Hollingshead, of the HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART., Irish Chamber, whose family have M.D., D.C.L. Oxon, F.R.S., author long been connected with business in and physician, eldest son of the late London. He was educated at HomerPeter Holland, Esq., was bornat Knuts-ton, and entered business early; but ford, Cheshire, in 1788, and educated preferring journalism, became con

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nected for some years with several | capitals, and on his return home in leading daily and weekly newspapers, 1835, he commenced practising at as well as magazines. He joined the Boston. In the following year he Household Words' staff in 1857, and received the degree of M.D., and in Las been a very active contributor to 1838 was elected Professor of Anathat and All the Year Round; as also tomy and Physiology in Dartmouth to the Cornhill Magazine, Good Words, College, which office he subsequently Once a Week, and periodicals. In 1859 he published a other leading resigned. In 1847 he was appointed Folume of contributions, chiefly upon College. to a similar professorship in Harvard In 1849 he retired from city life, from Household Words, called general practice to devote himself lowed, in 1860, by "Rubbing the Gilt his poetical talents had attracted This was fol- chiefly to authorship. Early in life " another collection of papers, attention. The first productions of his chiefly bearing on politics or political muse were contributed to periodicals exconomy. In the blished a collection of same year he in 1836, but his reputation as a poet travels (originally was established by the delivery of a contributed to metrical essay, entitled A the Year Round), under the title before the Phi-Beta-Kappa Society Poetry," "Odd Journeys." published a volume of papers from some time later. "Terpsichore," and several magazines, under the title of "Urania," recited before the same Ways of Life;" and, 1861,

metropolitan poor.

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body, in subsequent years, met with

a like success; but it is as a writer of

tantive book, called "Ragged Lon- songs and lyrics for festive occasions, don in 1861," upon the homes of the when many of them have been either Latter book first appeared in the form Holmes has acquired his greatest The bulk of this sung or spoken by himself, that Dr. of a series of special contributions to popularity. His productions, indeed, These were fol

the Morning Post.

ground London,"

lowed by a work called "Under- position and hearty good fellowship sewers, gas and water system of the an earnestness and vigour in all his describing the of their author. There is, however, metropolis; a collection of stories literary productions, even where the called "Rough Diamonds," and the subject of them does not fall under Official History of the International the class to which we have just adExhibition, prepared for the Royal verted. His two prose works, "The

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Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" and "The Professor," have been extensively read in this country. While engaged

member of the Dramatic Authors' in literary avocations, Dr. Holmes has

Society.

HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL, M.D., which his former position as a phyan American physician and author, sician and as a professor entitle him is the son of the Rev. Abiel Holmes, to be regarded as a competent auauthor of the " Annals of America," thority. Besides the results of various and was born at Cambridge, Mass., investigations in auscultation and miAngust 29, 1809. After an education croscopy, he has published several conducted chiefly in his native place, medical works; among which the he entered Harvard College, where most important are be kindred Deluit, at first devoted himself to the appeared in 1842; study of the law, but soon after aban- "Report on Medical Literature," in doned that profession for medicine. 1848; and a pamphlet "Upon Puerisiting Europe, he attended the hos- peral Fever." Dr. Holmes has more Ditals in Paris and other foreign recently given to the world a remark

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able tale, entitled "Elsie Venner," | author of "Lives of Eminent Chris

which has been republished in this country. Since the outbreak of the civil war, Mr. Wendell Holmes, who is a stanch abolitionist, has delivered some very energetic speeches in favour of holding the Union together.

HOLST, HANS PETER, a Danish author, born at Copenhagen, October 22, 1811, is chiefly known in his own country by his excellent elementary school-books and entertaining novels. His "Fædrelandske Romancer" (National Romances) have passed through several editions. In 1840 he visited Italy, at the expense of his government, where he entered into intimate relations with the sculptor Thorwaldsen. All that he has written is distinguished by purity and taste, an elegant style, and great facility of versification.

HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS, whose name has been connected for several years with spiritual manifestations, comes of a good old Scottish family, and was born about the year 1830. He has visited nearly every country in Europe, holding séances in their capitals, and is understood to have been extensively consulted by crowned heads. In 1864 he was ordered to quit Rome, the authorities of that city being afraid of his powers.

He

has published an autobiographical sketch, in which he enters largely into the rationale of spiritualism, in which he says, "The only good I have ever derived from the gift' is the knowledge that many who had never believed in a future existence are now happy, through me, in the certitude of the life to come."

HONE, THE VENERABLE RICHARD BRINDLEY, M.A., was born in the year 1805, and was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1827, and subsequently proceeded M.A. Having been curate of Portsmouth for seven years, he was appointed Vicar of Halesowen, near Birmingham, in 1836, Honorary Canon of Worcester in 1845, and Archdeacon of Worcester in 1819. He is the

tians," in 4 vols., published by the S.P.C.K., and of several charges and single sermons.

HONOLULU, KAMÉHAMÉHA V., KING OF, born about the year 1833, succeeded his younger brother Kame haméha IV., on the premature and lamented death of the latter, November 30, 1863. The present king, like his brother, has visited England, and has imbibed the strongest sympathies for English civil and religious freedom, and it is believed that he will fully carry out the measures so well inaugurated by his predecessor. He is described as a man of remarkable courage, resolution, and good sense. Before his accession to the throne he showed fine administrative qualities as Minister of the Interior. Dissatisfied with certain democratic tenden cies in the present Constitution, the king summoned a Convention to amend it. The sittings commenced in July last, and continued some weeks, when a factions opposition showing itself in some of the dele gates, the king dissolved and dis missed the Convention, and a few days after produced, himself, the draft of a Constitution, which he is ready to grant. A copy of this docu ment has just been received in England, Nov., 1864.

HONOLULU, BISHOP OF (SAND WICH ISLANDS), THE RIGHT RFT. THOMAS NETTLESHIP STALEY, MA, was born at Sheffield, Yorkshire, in 1823, and is the son of W. Staley, Esq. He was educated at the Collegiate School, Sheffield, and at Queen's Cl lege, Cambridge, where he graduated as a Wrangler in 1844, and was elected Fellow in 1846. In that year he took orders, and was, from 1844 to 1850, one of the tutors at St. Mark's Training College, Chelsea, after which he was elected Head Master of the Proprietary Grammar School at Wandsworth. In 1861, the King of the Sandwich Islands having signified his wish that his dominions might be constituted into a see of the Church of England, and offering to contri

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bate to the endowment, Mr. Staley | the gold medal for the best historical painting in oils; the subject being "The Finding of the Body of Harold." His most celerated pictures are:"Bassanio commenting on the Caskets," from the "Merchant of Venice" (1847); "Chronicles of Giovanni Villani" (1848); a series of Pictures from Venetian history (1849-54); "Times of the Persecution of the Reformers in Paris" (1854); and more recently" Market Morning," "The Hidden Whisper," "The Gratitude of the Mother of Moses for her Child's Safety." Of late years Mr. Hook has chiefly devoted himself to marine subjects, of which the best known and most popular is entitled Luff Boy" (1859), which has been engraved. He became an A.R.A. in 1854, and attained the full honours of the Academy in 1859.

HOOD, THE REV. EDWIN PAXTON, the son of an old English sailor, who served under Nelson in the Temeraire, was born at Weston, in the year 1820, and was educated privately. He has been for many years a Minister of the Congregational Independent denomination, and at present preaches to a large congregation at Brighton. He is the editor of the Eclectic Review, and is known as the author, inter alia, of Wordsworth, a Biography," "The Age and its Architects," "A Life of Swedenborg," "Self-Formation," "The Peerage of Poverty," 1st and 2nd Series, "The Dark Days of Queen Mary," "The Golden Times of Queen Bess," "Dream Land and Ghost Land," "Genius and Industry," "Liferature of Labour," "Old England," HOOK, THE VERY REV. WALTER Mental and Moral Philosophy of FARQUHAR, D.D., the son of the late Laughter," "Self-Education," "The Rev. Dr. James Hook, Dean of WorUses of Biography, Romantic, Philo-cester, and a relative of the late Theosophic, and Didactic," &c. His productions form in all about seventy volumes, varying in size.

HOOD, THOMAS SAMUEL, was born towards the close of the last century. He entered the Royal Navy in 1804. 1817 he was appointed Secretary to the naval Commander-in-chief in the East Indies, and also Deputy-Judge Advocate. In 1823 he was appointed Consul at Monte Video and Consulteral in 1830, and retired on a superanuation allowance in 1813. In 1846 he was employed by the British and French governments on a special mison to the river Plate, when he negotiated the basis of the treaty which was subsequently concluded between Great Britain and the Argentine Republic.

HOOK, JAMES CLARKE, R.A., is the son of a gentleman who held a GoFerament appointment on the coast of Africa, and a grandson of the celebrated Dr. Adam Clarke. He was born about the year 1818, and at an early age entered the schools of the Royal Academy, where in 1843 he gained two silver medals. In 1816 he obtained

dore Hook, was born in 1798; he was educated at Winchester College, and proceeded as student to Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated in 1821; thence as curate to Whippingham, Isle of Wight; in 1827 he was appointed Lecturer at St. Philip's, Birmingham; and in 1829 Vicar of Trinity Church, Coventry, where he remained till 1837, when he was elected to the Vicarage of Leeds. On the accession of her Maiesty, Dr. Hook preached in the Chapel Royal a sermon on the text, "Hear the Church," of which more than one hundred thousand copies were sold within a month; but the sermon gave offence in high quarters. During his incumbency of twenty-two years at Leeds, he saw twenty-one new churches erected in the parish, in addition to the late parish church, which was rebuilt at a cost of thirty thousand pounds, thirty-two

parsonages, and more than sixty schools. Notwithstanding these clerical labours, he has found leisure for the production of numerous and valuable books; among which the "Church Dictionary," "Ecclesiasti