MYERS, ARTHUR THOMAS (eld. son of rev. Frederick Myers of
Keswick, Cumberland). _b._ 1841; educ. at Trin. coll. Camb.,
B.A. 1873, M.A. 1876, M.D. 1881; L.S.A. 1879; M.R.C.P. Lond.
1882; house physician St. George’s hospital 1879–80, medical
registrar 1880–4; physician Belgrave hospital for children 1887
to death; contributed to Clinical society transactions. _d._
from effects of a dose of some narcotic at 2 Manchester sq.
London 10 Jany. 1894.
MYERS, FREDERICK (son of Thomas Myers 1774–1834, professor
of mathematics at royal military academy, Woolwich.) _b._
Blackheath 20 Sept. 1811; scholar of Clare hall, Camb. 1829,
Crosse scholar 1833, fellow 1833; B.A. 1833; Tyrwhitt Hebrew
scholar 1836; C. of Ancaster, Lincs. 1835; P.C. of St. John’s,
Keswick 1838 to death; author of Catholic Thoughts, privately
printed, in 4 books 1834–48, published 1873 in the series of
Present-day papers, edited by Bishop Ewing, issued again in
1883; Four sermons preached before the university of Cambridge,
Keswick 1846; Six lectures on great men 1848. _d._ Clifton 20
July 1851. _bur._ Keswick churchyard 26 July. _The life of Wm.
Whewell_, _By Mrs. Stair Douglas_ (1881) _passim_.
MYERS, JAMES WASHINGTON. _b._ Providence, Rhode island, U.S. of
America 1823; an equestrian apprentice to Aaron Turner and Sons
1832; the first person who did a double somersault over horses;
proprietor of a circus and menagerie 1844, travelled in United
States 7 years, sold his establishment to James Nixon and P. T.
Barnum 1851; came to England and performed before the queen at
Windsor Castle 1851; travelled with Howes and Cushing’s circus
17 months; circus proprietor performing in the English provinces
and on the Continent; had a very large establishment in Paris;
his circus was at Crystal palace, Sydenham, summer of 1876;
opened at the Agricultural hall, Islington 12 Jany. 1879; sold
his circus, horses, lions, and elephants for about £5,000 at
North Woolwich gardens 18 Oct. 1882; travelled with Hengler’s
circus to death. _d._ Bristol 1 Dec. 1892. _Era 21 Oct. 1882 p._
7, _cols._ 3–4; _Graphic xxvi_ 501 (1882); _Illust. Sp. and Dr.
news xviii_ 145 (1882).
MYERS, WILLIAM. Apprenticed to a land surveyor; acted under
Mr. Thornhill at Bilston, then at Birmingham; played under
Charles Kean’s management; acted Buckingham in Richard iii, and
Appius Claudius in Virginius; played Quasimodo in Notre Dame in
Jersey and was complimented by Victor Hugo; acted with W. C.
Macready; last appeared as the Baillie in Rob Roy at Jersey;
was the successor to T. P. Cooke in the character of William
in Black-eyed Susan; correspondent of The Era in Guernsey.
_d._ Guernsey 31 Dec. 1891, left a daughter Katherine Myers,
professionally known as Kate Maynard.
MYERS, WILLIAM. _b._ Norwich 5 March 1836; at Shrewsbury walked
300 miles in 6 days 1853; jumped 500 hurdles, 10 yards apart, in
30 minutes at Huntingdon 30 Dec. 1856; won a gold cup over 500
hurdles at Aldershot 1858; won a silver cup in a distance of 34
miles at Brompton; walked Bailey of Oxford st. London for £10
a side at Brompton; won a 3 mile handicap at Holloway grounds;
beat W. Priestly for the championship £25 a side on Good Friday
1861; beat T. Beeston 7 miles £25 a side at Chalk farm, Primrose
hill, London. _Illust. sporting news_ (1862) 45 _portrait_.
MYLES, JAMES. _b._ parish of Liff, Scotland 1819; worked as a
mason several years; a public speaker on the people’s rights;
bookseller in the Overgate, Dundee to death; published A Feast
of literary crumbs, By Foo Foozle and friends; author of
Chapters in the life of a Dundee factory boy, reprinted from
Northern Warder newspaper; Rambles in Forfarshire, or sketches
in town and country 1850, mostly reprinted from Dundee Courier;
issued prospectus of a periodical entitled Myles’s Forfarshire
telegraph and monthly advertiser, shortly before his death. _d._
Dundee 26 Feb. 1851. _W. Norries’ Dundee Celebrities_ (1873)
132–3.
MYLES, PERCY WATKINS (son of rev. T. P. Myles, rector of
Kilmore, co. Cork). _b._ Kilmore Feb. 1849; educ. Trin.
coll. Dublin, B.A. 1872; C. of St. John, Wednesbury, Staffs.
1871–4; Senior C. of Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea 1874–8; C. of
Hillingdon, Middlesex 1878–82; C. of St. George, Old Brentford
1882–4; C. of St. Stephen, Ealing 1884 to death; agent of
Additional curates aid soc.; F.L.S.; his lecture before Rudy
institute, Paris on Contemporary English literature Jany. 1890,
printed as a pamphlet March 1890; a writer in The Academy;
edited for the Selbourne Society, its monthly magazine Nature
notes 1890 to death. _d._ 1 Argyll road, Castle Hill, Ealing 7
Oct. 1891. _Academy 10 Oct. 1891 p._ 335.
MYLNE, ROBERT WILLIAM (son of the succeeding). _b._ 14 June
1817; assisted his father for about 20 years; engineer to
Limerick water company some years; obtained a supply of water
from a sunk fort in the sea off Portsmouth; surveyor to the
Stationers’ company 1861 to death; F.R.I.B.A. 1849–89; F.G.S.
1848, member of council 1854–68; F.S.A. 8 Feb. 1849; author of
On the supply of water from Artesian wells in the London basin
1840; Account of the ancient basilica of San Clemente at Rome
1845; Sections of the London strata with a block plan of the
metropolis 1850; Topographical map of London and its environs
1851 and 1855; Map of the geology and contours of London and
its environs 1856; Map of London shewing the districts supplied
by the waterworks 1856. _d._ Home lodge, Great Amwell, Herts.
2 July 1890. _Proc. of Royal Soc. xlviii pp. xx–xxi_ (1891);
_Proc. of Soc. of Antiq. xiii_ 317 (1890).
MYLNE, WILLIAM CHADWELL (2 son of Robert Mylne, architect
and engineer 1734–1811). _b._ London 6 April 1781; assistant
engineer to the New River company 1804, engineer 1811–61;
designed and executed water works for Lichfield 1821, and for
Stamford 1836; laid out 50 acres of land for building purposes
near Islington, and designed St. Mark’s ch. Myddelton sq.
1826–8; constructed many settling reservoirs at Stoke Newington
1828; surveyor to the Stationers’ company 1811–61; F.R.A.S.
1821; F.R.S. 16 March 1826; F.R.I.B.A. 1834; M.I.C.E. 1842,
member of council 1844–8; treasurer to Smeatonian society of
engineers 41 years. _d._ Amwell, Herts. 25 Dec. 1863. _R. S.
Mylne’s Master masons to the crown of Scotland_ (1893) 284–98
_portrait_; _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxx_ 448–51 (1870).
MYNN, ALFRED (4 son of Wm. Mynn, farmer). _b._ Twisdon lodge,
Goudhurst, Kent 19 Jany. 1807; a hop merchant with his brother
at 12 Counter st. Borough, London 1833; played with lord Sondes’
club at Leeds court from 1825; first appeared at Lord’s in
Gentlemen _v._ Players 27 Aug. 1832; served with the Gentlemen
20 times; played for county of Kent regularly till 1854; in
1836 he scored 283 runs in 4 consecutive innings, besides being
twice not out; on an average he made about 30 runs in an hour;
member of All England eleven 1846–54; a second Kent and England
match was played in his honor at Lord’s 1847, when he got most
runs, most wickets, and also hit the winning ball; the champion
single wicket player of England, and beat, twice each, Thomas
Hills in 1832, James Dearman in 1838, and N. Felix in 1846,
all of whom had challenged him; a fast and ripping round armed
bowler; resided at Harrietsham from 1825, removed to Thurnham
and then to London. _d._ Merrick sq. Borough, London 1 Nov.