149, 204, 206, 241, 257, 259.
NICKLE, SIR ROBERT (son of Robert Nicholl of the 17 dragoons,
who changed his name to Nickle). _b._ at sea 12 Aug. 1786;
ensign loyal Durham fencibles 16 Dec. 1798; ensign 60 foot 22
Jany. 1801; ensign 15 foot 19 May 1801, lieut. 26 Jany. 1802;
lieut. 8 garrison brigade 1803; lieut. 88 foot 4 Aug. 1804,
major 28 Nov. 1822; led the forlorn hope at Buenos Ayres 7 July
1807, when severely wounded; served through the Peninsular war,
present at 9 battles, severely wounded at Toulouse; served in
the American war 1814; lieut. col. 36 foot 15 June 1830 to 22
Aug. 1834; acting governor of St. Christopher 14 July 1832 to
March 1833; served in Canadian rebellion 1838, when he raised
several volunteer forces; colonel on h.p. 29 Aug. 1843; M.G.
11 Nov. 1851; commanded the forces in Australia 1853 to death;
K.H. 1832; knighted at St. James’s palace 13 March 1844. _d._
Jolimont, Melbourne 26 May 1855.
NICOL, EMMA (eld. dau. of Mrs. Nicol, actress, who _d._ about
1834). _b._ 1801; appeared at Edinburgh as a dancer 2 May 1808;
played at the Royal or Minor theatre, Edinb. 1808–24; played
Flora in The Wonder at Drury Lane 9 Nov. 1824, acted there till
1829, then at Surrey theatre 1830–1; played old-women parts at
T.R. Edinb. 1834–59; played Mrs. Macleary in Waverley 18 Sept.
1852, and Marjory in The heart of Midlothian 4 Oct. 1852; was
the original hon. Mrs. Falconer in Ebsworth’s comedy £150,000,
1 Sept. 1854, and Matty Hepburn in Ballantine’s Gaberlunzie Man
7 June 1858; played Mrs. Major de Boots in Coyne’s Everybody’s
Friend at New Queen’s theatre, Edinb. 25 June 1859, and Queen
Elizabeth in the burlesque of Kenilworth 6 Aug. 1859; made her
last appearance 31 May 1862 as the Hostess in The Honeymoon; her
best parts were Meg in Twas I, and Miss Lucretia Mactab in The
poor gentleman. _d._ London Nov. 1877. _J. C. Dibdin’s Annals of
the Edinburgh stage_ (1888) 361, 476.
NICOL, HENRY. Philologist; author of An account of M. Gaston
Paris’ method of editing in his Vie de Saint Alexis 1874. _d._
Algiers 30 Dec. 1880.
NICOL, JAMES (son of James Nicol, minister of Traquair,
Peebleshire, and poet 1769–1819). _b._ Traquair manse 12 Aug.
1810; entered univ. of Edinb. 1825; studied geology at univs.
of Bonn and Berlin; a clerk in Geological society of London
1840, assistant secretary to the society 1847–9; professor of
geology in Queen’s college, Cork 1849–53; professor of civil
and natural history in Marischal coll. and univ. of Aberdeen
1853–60; professor of natural history in univ. of Aberdeen
1860–78; F.G.S. 1847; F.R.S. Edinb. 1847; the first to perceive
the true relations of the rock-masses in the Highlands of
Scotland; author of Guide to the geology of Scotland 1844;
Introductory book of the sciences 1844, 9 ed. 1872; Manual
of mineralogy 1849; Elements of mineralogy 1858, 2 ed. 1873;
The geology and survey of the North of Scotland 1866, and of
18 papers on geological subjects. _d._ London 8 April 1879.
_Quarterly Journal of Geol. Soc. xxxvi_ 33–6 (1880).
NICOL, JAMES DYCE (only son of W. Nicol, M.D.) _b._ Stonehaven
13 Aug. 1805; partner in firm of Nicol & Co. Bombay to 1844;
M.P. Kincardineshire 17 July 1865 to death; F.R.G.S. _d._ 13
Hyde park terrace, London 16 Nov. 1872. _I.L.N. lxi_ 503 (1872).
NICOL, JOHN. _b._ Tain, Rossshire 1846; with Strahan & Co.;
manager for Isbister & Co. London, and exercising a literary
supervision over their publications; sub-editor of Contemporary
Review; while staying at Shandon homœopathic establishment
_found drowned_ in the Gaerloch, Clyde river 11 Feb. 1891.
NICOL, WILLIAM (eld. son of James Nicol, collector of customs,
Banff, Scotland). _b._ 1790; educ. Aberdeen; served in medical
service of H.E.I.C. 1810–16; a merchant at Bombay 1816;
contested Youghal 8 Aug. 1837; M.P. Dover 1859–65. _d._ 10
Ashley place, Victoria st. Westminster 28 July 1879.
NICOLAS, JOHN TOUP (eld. child of John Harris Nicolas 1758–1844,
lieutenant in the navy). _b._ Withen, near Helston, Cornwall
22 Feb. 1788; entered navy 1799; commander of the Pilot, brig
in the Mediterranean 1810–16, where he captured or destroyed
many of the enemy’s vessels; captain 26 Aug. 1815; C.B. 4 June
1815; commanded the Egeria, frigate on the Newfoundland station
1820–2, the Hercules, 74 guns on the Lisbon station 1837–9, the
Belle-Isle in the Channel and Mediterranean 1839–41, and the
Vindictive on the East India station 1841–4; R.A. 30 Dec. 1850;
superintendent of victualling yard Plymouth 1 Sept. 1847 to 5
Feb. 1850; received cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit from King
of Naples Oct. 1815, knight commander of the order April 1816;
K.H. 1 Jany. 1834; author of An inquiry into the causes which
have led to our late naval disasters 1814; A letter to rear
admiral Du Petit Thouars on the late events at Otaheite, Papeete