of England from 1660. 1882; edited with his father Common Sense
1842–3. _d._ Rochdale 19 Dec. 1890. _bur._ Spotland. _Biograph_,
_vi_ 82–4 (1881); _I.L.N. 3 Jany. 1891 p._ 4, _portrait_.
MOLINEUX, THOMAS. _b._ 1803; double-bass player; a pianoforte
manufacturer; invented the Molineux action for pianos patented
28 April 1860; managing director of St. James’ hall, London many
years. _d._ London about 31 Jany. 1891.
MOLINI, CHARLES FREDERICK (son of John James Molini). _b._
Haymarket, London 9 Jany. 1789; clerk to Abraham Favenc,
merchant and then to S. Dobree and Sons; a bookseller at 14
Paternoster row 1830–41, at 17 King William st. Strand 1841 to
death as a dealer in Italian books and an agent for Italian
marbles, alabasters, etc.; London agent for his cousin Giuseppe
Molini of Florence about 1818 to death. _d._ 17 King William st.
London 21 April 1860. _Bookseller_, _July 1860 p._ 417.
MOLIQUE, WILLIAM BERNHARD (son of M. Molique, stadtmusikus).
_b._ Nuremberg 7 Oct. 1803; violinist Vienna; leader of band,
Munich 1820, and Stuttgart 1826–49; resided in London 1849–66;
retired to Canstadt 1866; composer of upwards of 100 pieces of
music, nearly all of them published in London, among these were
Five sets, each of six German songs 1845–8; Three sacred songs
from the Psalms 1849; Six melodies for flute and harp 1851;
Flying leaves, six pieces for the concertina 1856; Abraham,
oratorio. Op. 65 full score, produced at Norwich festival 1860;
Three duets for two violins 1860; On parting, song written
by lord Byron 1866; I know thou dost love me, song, words by
Hoffman 1873. _d._ Canstadt near Stuttgart 10 May 1869. _Reg.
and mag. of Biography_, _June 1869 p._ 484.
MOLLAN, JOHN. _b._ 1790; L.K.Q.C.P. Ireland 5 July 1819,
fellow 28 Oct. 1839, treasurer 1847–55, president 1855, 1856;
M.D. Edinb.; M.D. Dublin 1839; M.R.I.A.; consulting physician
Richmond lunatic asylum. _d._ 60 Fitzwilliam sq. Dublin 17 Sep.
1877.
MOLLER, JOHANNES. _b._ 1814; miniature painter to king of
Denmark. _d._ 21 Warrior gardens, St. Leonards on Sea 30 Oct.
1885.
MOLTANO or MOLTARNO, DELHI. A negro; a tamer of wild beasts many
years; when entering the cage of three bears and a hyena in
Wombwell and Bailey’s menagerie and circus at Hednesford near
Cannock Chase, he slipped down and the animals attacked and
worried him for fifteen minutes, taken to the Anglesey hotel
where he died the same night 14 March 1892. _bur._ cemetery
Burton-on-Trent 18 March.
MOLTENO, SIR JOHN CHARLES (son of John Molteno). _b._ 1814;
member of Cape of Good Hope legislative assembly for Beaufort
West 1854 to 1883; colonial secretary to government of Cape of
Good Hope 1872 to 6 Feb. 1878 and 1881 to 1882; came to England
1876 to confer with secretary of state on public business;
K.C.M.G. 18 Aug. 1882. _d._ Claremont house, Cape Town 1 Sep.
1886.
MOLYNEUX, CAPEL (eld. son of John Molyneux of Gavel hill,
Salop). _b._ Loseley mansion, Surrey 2 Dec. 1804; ed. at
Ch. coll. Camb., B.A. 1826; in the army; C. of St. Mary’s,
Woolwich 1842–50; minister of the Lock chapel, Harrow road,
London 1850–60; V. of St. Paul’s, Onslow sq. 1860–72; author
of Lectures delivered in the Lock chapel. 1852; Gethsemane,
lectures delivered in Lent 1854; Broken bread, short comments
for family use 1855; Lent sermons 1860; A farewell address to
the congregation of St. Paul’s, Onslow square 1872. _d._ Cannes
27 Dec. 1877. _Christian cabinet illustrated almanack for 1860_,
30–31, _portrait_; _Illust. news of the world_ (1862) _portrait_.
MOLYNEUX, ECHLIN. Ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1820, M.A.
1847; called to Irish bar 1826; Q.C. 9 Nov. 1852. _d._ 1878.
MOLYNEUX, SIR JOHN WILLIAM HENRY, 8 Baronet (brother of Capel
Molyneux 1804–77). _b._ 28 Jany. 1819; ed. at Trin. coll.
Camb., 27 wrangler 1841; B.A. 1841; V. of St. Gregory with
St. Peter, Sudbury, Suffolk 1855 to death; hon. canon of Ely
cathedral 1875 to death; succeeded his cousin as 8 baronet 24
Jany. 1879; author of What is a christian? 2 ed. 1853; A letter
to the bishop of Ely on the rights of all parishioners to the
use of the church 1856; Symbolism not formalism 1857, 2 ed.
1857; Preaching the gospel to the working classes impossible
under the pew system 1858; The altar and lights on the altar,
a correspondence with the bishop of Ely 1865; Vivisection, a
speech 1876. _d._ Sudbury vicarage 5 March 1879.
MOLYNEUX, WILLIAM. F.G.S.; author of Burton-on-Trent, its
history, its waters and its breweries 1869; to R. Plant’s
History of Cheadle, Leek 1881, he contributed The Cheadle
coalfield pp. 277–311. _d._ Durban, Natal 24 Oct. 1882.
MOLYNEUX-WILLIAMS, THOMAS. _b._ 1793; midshipman in the navy
1805–11; ensign 4 foot 14 Feb. 1811; lieut. 77 foot 28 Feb.
1812, captain 16 Sep. 1819, placed on h.p. 25 Oct. 1821; took
additional surname of Williams 1836; L.G. 31 March 1866; K.H.