MACALISTER, ARTHUR. _b._ Glasgow 1818; educated for a solicitor;
solicitor at Ipswich, New South Wales 1850; M.P. Ipswich in
the parliament of Queensland 10 May 1860 to 1871 and 1873–6;
secretary for lands and works 21 March 1862 to Feb. 1866;
premier 1 Feb. to 20 July 1866, 7 Aug. 1866 to Aug. 1867 and 8
Jany. 1874 to 5 June 1876; secretary of works and goldfields
28 Jany. 1869 to 3 May 1870; speaker for session of 1870–1;
colonial secretary 8 Jany. 1874 to 5 June 1876; agent general
for Queensland in London 22 June 1876 to 16 Nov. 1881; C.M.G.
13 March 1876. _d._ at the residence of his sister, Sunnyside,
Uddington near Glasgow 23 March 1883.
M’ALL, ROBERT WHITAKER (son of Robert Stephens M’All,
independent minister, _d._ 1838). _b._ 1821; independent
minister Sunderland; with his wife established the Mc All
non-sectarian mission in Paris for teaching the ‘lapsed masses’
Jany. 1872, which before his death had 43 meeting places in
Paris, 89 in the provinces of France and 6 in Algeria and
Tunis; received a medal from the Encouragement du Bien society;
received a testimonial on the 20 anniversary of the mission
1892; member of legion of honour July 1892; author of Letter
and symbol, a lecture on the personal reign theory, in Ebenezer
chapel, Sunderland 1853. _d._ Auteuil near Paris 11 May 1893.
_The white fields of France or the story of Mr. M’All’s mission.
By H. Bonar_ (1879); _A cry from the land of Calvin and
Voltaire_ (1887).
MC CALL, SAMUEL (younger son of Robert Mc All, minister of the
countess of Huntingdon’s chapel). _b._ St. Ives, Cornwall 5
Oct. 1807; ed. Rotherham coll.; pastor of Hall Gate chapel,
Doncaster 1829–43; pastor at Nottingham 1843–60; principal of
Hackney coll. 1860–80; author of Lectures at the nonconformist
churches in Nottingham 1850; The logic of atheism 1853, 2 ed.
entitled The sceptics credulity 1870; The pastoral care, hints
on the services of congregational churches 1873; Delivery, or
lecture room hints on public speaking 1875. _d._ 2 Goulton road,
Clapton, London 9 March 1888. _Congregational Year book_ (1889)
198–201.
MC ALPIN, WILLIAM. Chief engineer in service of the Viceroy
of Egypt 25 years, _d._ 1 May 1865 aged 61. _bur._ Highgate
cemetery.
MACAN, GEORGE. _b._ 1803; entered Bombay army 1819; lieut.
15 Bombay N.I. 182-, captain 9 Feb. 1829; captain 2nd Bombay
European regiment 1839, lieut.-col. 15 May 1850 to 1855, of 14
N.I. 1855–7, of 3 N.I. 1857–8, of 11 N.I. 1858–60; commandant
Baroda 10 June 1859 to 1860; col. of 25 Bombay light infantry 2
June 1860 to death; M.G. 20 April 1862. _d._ 1 Westbourne st.
Hyde park gardens, London 12 Nov. 1866.
MACAN, HENRY. _b._ 1804; entered Bombay army 1819; lieut. 17
Bombay N.I. 182-, captain 27 Nov. 1834, lieut.-col. 29 Dec. 1846
to 1852; lieut.-col. of 24 N.I. 1852 to 6 Dec. 1856; commandant
Rajcote 10 April 1854 to 24 Nov. 1855; commanded Rajpootana
field force 10 March 1856 to 1857; col. of 17 N.I. 6 Dec. 1856;
general 24 May 1877; C.B. 28 Feb. 1861. _d._ 31 Craven road,
Westbourne terrace, London 20 April 1885.
MACAN, JOHN. Called to Irish bar 1815; Q.C. 13 July 1835;
bencher of King’s Inns 1841 to death; comr. of court of
bankruptcy 1836–57, judge of the court 1857 to death; _found
dead_ in his bed at 9 Mountjoy sq. north, Dublin 5 June 1859.
MACANDREW, JAMES. _b._ Aberdeen 1820; in business in London till
1850; went to Otago, New Zealand 1850; a ship builder; a member
of the N.Z. parliament from the establishment of responsible
government 1854 to death; minister of lands Oct. 1877, minister
of public works 1878; superintendent of the Otago province
1860–76; the first to establish steam communication between New
Zealand and England; founder of Otago university; author of
Address to the people of Otago. Dunedin 1875. _d._ from effects
of a carriage accident 24 Feb. 1887. _W. Gisborne’s New Zealand
rulers_ (1886) 269–70, _portrait_.
M’ARDLE, JOHN FRANCIS. _b._ Liverpool 1842; ed. R.C. institute
Maryland st., and St. Cuthbert’s coll. Ushaw; journalist in
England and Ireland; connected with the Northern Press, now
The Catholic Times, Liverpool; wrote Taffy’s triumph, a farce,
and The Talisman, a burlesque, theatre royal Liverpool 10 Aug.
1874; Round the globe, a spectacle, Alexandra theatre 29 March
1875; The musical marionettes, a comedy, and Zampa, a burlesque,
Prince of Wales’ 6 and 9 Oct. 1876; Round the clock, a dramatic
folly, Alexandra 25 March 1878; Olivia’s love, drama, Royal
6 May 1878; Flint and steel, a farce, Alexandra, Sheffield,
May 1881; Fluff or a clean sweep, an absurdity, Opera house,
Leicester 1 Aug. 1881; wrote The wicked Welshman 1878, She’s a
daisy 1881, You have often heard of my complaints 1882 and other
songs. _d._ at the res. of his mother, Flint st. Liverpool 21
Feb. 1883. _bur._ Ford cemetery 6 miles from Liverpool 24 Feb.
MACARTE, REGINA (sister of George Ginnett, equestrian). Pupil
of Andrew Ducrow, proprietor of Astley’s amphitheatre; appeared
before the court at Brighton with Ducrow’s company; one of the
most accomplished equestriennes of her time; retired about 1857.
_d._ in United States of America 3 Sep. 1892.
M’ARTHUR, DAVID CHARTERIS. _b._ 1809; in service of North
British insurance co. Edinb. 1826–35; clerk in bank of
Australasia, Sydney, N.S.W. 1835, sent to open a branch
in Melbourne, Victoria 1837, manager till 1860, general
superintendent of the bank’s colonial establishments 1868,
retired from active service 1885, local director of the
Melbourne branch till death; member of a committee for enquiring
into the finances of Victoria, who recommended abolition of the
imprest system 1854. _d._ Melbourne 15 Nov. 1887.
M’ARTHUR, DUNCAN. _b._ Glasgow 1773; surgeon R.N.; M.D. of
Aberdeen 1 March 1810; F.L.S. 1810; physician to the fleet 27
April 1812; physician naval hospital, Deal; F.R.C.P. Lond. 10
Feb. 1841; C.B. 17 Aug. 1850. _d._ Deal or Walmer, Kent 16 Jany.