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SOME CONTEIBUTOES TO NEW VOLUMES OE ‘ ENCYCLOPAEDIA BEITANNICA ’

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Linnean Society of London; Sherardian Pro- WARD, H. Marshall, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S., ‘ Etching in England,’ ‘ Fine Prints: On fessor of Botany, Oxford ; Fellow of Magdalen F.R.Hort.S.; Professor of Botany, Cambridge; Books and Arts,’ ‘ The Collapse of the PeniCollege; Fellow and Lecturer of Christ’s Coll. Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; tent.’ (F. We.) Cambridge, 1876; Header in Botany, Cambridge, Hon. Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge; Lewis S., A.B.; editor of the ‘ Yale 1883 ; Hon. Fellow of Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, President of the British Mycological Society; WELCH, Alumni Weekly.’ (L. S. W.) 1897 ; author of ‘ Keproduction,’ etc., in Ninth corresponding Member Cryptogamic Society of Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Lectures on the Scotland; Cryptogamic Botanist to Ceylon WELDON, Walter F. R., M.A., D.Sc., Physiology of Plants,’ ‘ A Student’s Text-Book Government, 1880-82; Berkeley Fellow, Owens i F.R.S.; Linacre Professor of Comparative Anaof Botany,’ papers in various scientific journals, Coll., 1882 ; Fellow of Christ’s Coll., 1883 ; tomy, Oxford ; late Fellow of St John’s Coll. etc. (S. H. V*.) Professor of Botany in Forest School, Cooper’s Cambridge

late Jodrell Professor of ComparaHill, 1885-95 ; author of ‘ Schizomycetes ’ in

tive Anatomy and Zoology, University Coll. Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Timber and London. (W. F. R. W.) some of its Diseases,’ ‘The Oak,’ ‘Sachs’ Lecw Joseph, M.A.; Fellow and Tutor, tures on the Physiology of Plants,’ ‘ Laslett’s WELLS, Wadham College, Oxford; Delegate of Local Timber and Timber Trees,’ ‘ Diseases of Plants,’ WAALS, J. D. van der; Doctor of Math, Examinations, for Extension of University ‘ Grasses,’ ‘ Disease in Plants.’ (H. M. W.) and Physics, Leyden; Professor of Physics, Teaching and for Training of Teachers; on Amsterdam; Gen. Sec. Royal Academy of WARD, James, M.A., LL.D., D.Sc.; Fellow of Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examining Trin. Coll. Camb. and Professor of Mental Sciences, Amsterdam; Cor. Member de Board; author of ‘ A Short History of Philosophy, Cambridge; Gifford Lecturer, 1’Academic des Sciences de Paris, etc.; author Rome,’ ‘ Oxford and its Colleges,’ ‘Wadham University of Aberdeen, 1895-97; author of of ‘ The Continuity of the Gaseous and Liquid College.’ (J. We*.) ‘Herbart,’ ‘Psychology,’ in Ninth Edition WELLS, Captain Lionel de Lautour, States of Matter,’ etc. (J. D. v. d. W.) of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Naturalism and AgnosWADSWORTH, S., M.A. ; Barrister-at-Law, R.N. ; Chief Officer, Metropolitan Fire ticism.’ (j. w*.) of the Inner Temple and of Lincoln’s Inn; Brigade; author of ‘Jack Afloat,’ ‘M.F.B. joint-editor of the 17th edition of Davidson’s WARD, Robert de C., A.M. ; Instructor in I Drill-book. ’ (L. de L. W.) Climatology Harvard University. (R.deC.W.) WESTLAKE, John, K.C., LL.D.; Professor ‘ Concise Precedents in Conveyancing.’ (S. Wa.) WAGER, Harold W. T., F.L.S.; formerly WATERHOUSE, Major-Gen. James; of International Law, Cambridge; author of ‘A Lecturer in Biology, Yorkshire Coll. Leeds; Unemployed Supernumerary List, Indian Staff Treatise on Private International Law, or the Corps; Vice-President Roy. Phot. Soc. ; Hon. H.M. Inspector of Science Schools ; author of Conflict of Laws,’ ‘Chapters on the Principles 1 Memoirs on Cytology and Reproduction of the Mem. Vienna Phot. Soc. 1901; Indian Ordnance of International Law.’ (Jsro. We.) Lower Organisms,’ etc. (H. W*.) Dept. 1866; Assist. Surveyor-Gen. in charge WETHERELL, W. ; assistant editor, ‘ Liverof photographic operations in the Surveyorpool Daily Post.’ (W. We.) WAGNER, Dr Hermann j Professor of GeoGeneral’s Office, Calcutta, 1866-97; took part graphy in Gottingen University; author of in the observation of total eclipses, 1871 and WHATES, H.; assistant editor of the ‘ Germany (Geography) ’ in Ninth Edition of 1875, and of transit of Venus, 1874 ; President ‘ Standard ’; editor of the ‘ Politician’s Hand‘ Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Lehrbuch der Geographie,’ editor of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1888-90; book.' (H. Wh.) ‘ Geographisches Jahrbuch,’ etc. (H. Wa.) awarded Roy. Phot. Soc. Progress Medal, 1890, WHEATLEY, Henry Benjamin; Asst. also Vienna Phot. Soc. Voigtliinder Medal, 1895; WAIiDSTEIN, Charles, Litt.D., Ph.D., Secretary, Society of Arts, Assistant Sec. Brit. author of ‘The Preparation of Drawings for L.H.D. ; Knight Commander of the Order of Royal Commission, Section of Chicago ExhibiPhotographic Reproduction,’ and numerous J the Redeemer; and Ernestine Saxon Order; tion, 1893 ; Hon. Sec. Early English Text papers in the ‘Bengal Asiatic Society’s Journal ’ ! Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, 1894; Society, 1864-72; Treasurer, 1872-1901; author and various photographic journals and publimember of Council of British Archaeological of ‘Index,’ etc., in Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. cations. (J. Wa*.) School, Athens, etc. ; Lecturer in Classical Brit.,’ ‘Anagrams,’ ‘Round about Piccadilly Archaeology in Univ. of Camb., 1880; Director W A T S O N, Alfred Edward Thomas and Pall Mall,’ ‘What is an Index'?’ ‘Samuel of Fitzwilliam Museum, Camb., 1883-89 ; Pepys and the World he lived in,’ ‘ How to (‘ Rapier ’) ; editor of the ‘ Badminton Library ’ Director of American Archaeological School, form a Library,’ ‘ How to Catalogue a Library,’ and ‘ Badminton Magazine ’; musical and draAthens (retaining Readership at Camb.), 1889‘ London Past and Present,’ ‘New Edit. Pepys’ matic critic of the ‘Standard’; edited the 1893, retaining Professorship there till 1896; Diary,’ ‘ Historical Portraits,’ ‘ Prices of Books,’ ‘Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News,’ Slade Professor of Fine Art, 1895-1901; author ‘Pepysiana,’ etc. (H. B. W*.) writing under the signature ‘ Rapier,’ 1880-95 ; of ‘ Balance of Emotion and Intellect,’ 1878, author of ‘Sketches in the Hunting Field,’ WHEELER, Maj.-Gen. Joseph; Member ‘ Essays on the Art of Phidias,’ 1885, ‘ The Work ‘ Race Course and Covert Side,’ ‘ Types of the of U.S. Congress, 1881-99; Lieut.-Gen. and of John Ruskin,’ 1894, ‘ The Study of Art in Turf,’ ‘Steeplechasing,’ chapters in the BadSenior Cavalry General of the Confederate Universities,’ 1895, ‘ The Expansion of Western minton volumes on Hunting, Riding and Armies in the Civil War; in charge of the Ideals’ and the ‘World’s Peace,’ 1899, ‘The Driving, Racing and Chasing, ‘The Turf,’ cavalry under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ; Maj.Jewish Question ’ and the ‘ Mission of the Jews,’ etc. (A. E. T. W.) Gen. of Volunteers, U.S.A., Span.-American 1899, and numerous reports of excavations and WATSON, War. (J. Wh.) Colonel Charles Moore, archaeological memoirs. (C. W*.) C.M.G., M.A.; Deputy Inspector-General of | WHETHAM, William Cecil Dampier, Fortifications, War Office; served in Sudan WALKER, James, D.Sc., F.R.S. ; ProM.A., F.R.S. ; Fellow of Trinity Coll. Camunder the late Gen, C. G. Gordon, C.B., 1874fessor of Chemistry, University College, bridge ; Lecturer on Physics, Cambridge; author 1875 ; A.D.C. to Field-Marshal Sir Lintorn SimDundee. (J. Wal.) of various papers on scientific subjects, and mons, G.C.B., 1878-80; employed in Indian of text-book on ‘Solution and Electrolysis,’ WALKER, Norman, M.B., F.R.C.P.; Office, 1880-82

special service, Egyptian War, etc. (W. C. D. W.) Assistant Physician of Edinburgh Infirmary; 1882; employed in Egyptian Army, 1882-86, with part author of ‘ An Introduction to DermatoEdgar; editor of the ‘Conrank of Pasha (3rd class Osmanieh) ; Assistant WHITAKER, stantinople Messenger ’; author of ‘ The Outlogy.’ (N. W.) Inspector-General of Fortifications, 1891-96; look in Asiatic Turkey ’; translated Giacometti’s Deputy Inspector-General 1896. (C. M. W.) WALLACE, Sir Donald Mackenzie, ‘Russia’s Work in Turkey,’ etc. (E. W*.) K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O.; Private Secretary to WATTS, Philip, F.R.S.; Director of Naval WHITE, Horace; editorof the N.Y. ‘Evening Marquesses of Dufierin and of Lansdowne as Construction; formerly Naval Architect and Post ’; sometime editor of the ‘ Chicago Viceroys of India, 1884-89; attached to the Director of War Shipbuilding Department of Sir Tribune’; author of ‘The Silver Question,’ Czarewitch as political officer during his tour W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. (P. Wa.) ‘ The Tariff Question,’ ‘ Money and Banking,’ in India and Ceylon, 1890-91 ; Director of the WATTS-DUNTON, Theodore; poet, ‘The Gold Standard,’ etc. (H. Wh*.) Foreign Department of ‘The Times,’ 1891-99; novelist, and critic ; author of ‘ Poetry,’ WHITE, James ; Department of the Interior, Assist. Private Secy, to H.R.H. the Duke of ‘ Rossetti,’ ‘ Sonnet,’ ‘ Vanbrugh,’ ‘ Wycherley,’ Cornwall and York during his colonial tour, Ottawa. (J. Wh*) etc., in Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘The 1901; member of Institut de Droit InterComing of Love,’ ‘Aylwin’; edited ‘ Lavengro,’ WHITE, James Forbes, M.A., LL.D.; art national and Officier de ITnstruction Publique etc. (T. W. D.) critic; author of ‘Rembrandt,’ ‘Velasquez,’ in of France; joint-editor of New Volumes the Ninth Edition of the ‘ Ency. Brit.’ (J. F. W.) of ‘ Encyclopaedia Britannica ”; author of WAUGH, Arthur; London Correspondent to ‘Russia,’ ‘Egypt and the Egyptian Question,’ the ‘ New York Critic,’ 1893-97 ; literary adviser WHITFELD, W. H. ; successor to ‘ Cavenetc. (D. M. W.) dish ’ on the ‘ Field.’ (W. H. W*.) to Kegan Paul and Co. Ltd. ; author of ‘ Gordon in Africa,’ ‘Alfred, Lord Tennyson’; edited WHYTE, Frederic W.; author and draWALLACE, William, M.A., LL.D.; assistant ‘Johnson’s Lives of the Poets’; edited the matic critic; author of ‘ Actors of the Ceneditor of the ‘ Glasgow Herald ’; author of ‘ Pamphlet Library,’ ‘ Legends of the Wheel,’ tury ’; trans. of A. Filon’s ‘ English Stage,’ ‘Burns and Mrs Dunlop,’ ‘ Scotland Yesterday ’; ‘ Robert Browning.’ (A. Wa.) etc. (F. W. W.) edited ‘ Chambers’s Life and Works of Burns,’ WEBB, Gen. Alexander Stewart; Presietc. . (W. Wa.) C.; designer of theatrical specdent of the College of the City of New York; WILHELM, tacle

author of ‘ Essays on Ballet and SpecBrig.-Gen. of Volunteers in the Civil War; WALLIS, John Edward Power, M.A.; tacle,’ etc. (C. Wi.) author of ‘ The Peninsula,’ ‘ M'Clellan’s CamAdvocate - General of Madras ; Inns of Court paign of 1862,’ etc. (A. S. W*.) WILKINSON, Henry Spenser, M.A., on Reader in Constitutional Law, 1892-97; author staff of the ‘ Morning Post ’; author of ‘ Citizen of ‘ State Trials ’ for the State Trials Committee, Maj.-Gen. C. E., C.B., Soldiers,’ ‘Essays on the War Game,’ ‘Exerand numerous articles on constitutional law WEBBER, M.I.C.E., M.I.E.E.; Indian Mutiny, 1857-60; cises in Strategy and Tactics’ (from the Gerand history. (J. E. P. W.) instructor in topography, R.M.A. ; with Prusman), ‘ The Command of Artillery in the Army sian Army in 1866; Paris Exhibition, 1867; Corps and the Infantry Division’ (from the WALPOLE, Sir Spencer, K.C.B., Hon. Egyptian expedition, 1882; Nile expeditions, LL.D. Edin. ; Inspector of Fisheries, 1867; German), ‘The Brain of an Army,’ ‘The Volun1884-85 ; founder (with late Sir Francis Bolton) j Lieut.-Governor of the Isle of Man, 1882 ; Secreteers and the National Defence,’ ‘Imperial and past President of the Institution of Elec- I tary to the Post Office, 1893-99; author of Defence’ (in collaboration with Sir Charles trical Engineers; author of various articles ‘ History of England from 1815,’ ‘ Life of Rt. Dilke), ‘The Great Alternative, a Plea for a on military subjects, Telegraphy, Telephony, Hon. Spencer Perceval,’ ‘ Life of Lord John National Policy,’ ‘The Command of the Sea,-’ and Electrical Engineering. (C. E. W.) Russell,’ ‘ The Electorate and the Legislature,’ ‘ The Brain of the Navy,’ ‘ British Policy in ‘Foreign Relations,’ ‘The Land of Home WEBER, Gustavus A.; U.S. Dept, of South Africa ’ ‘ Lessons of the War,’ ‘ War and Rule. (S. W.) Policy.’ (H. S. W.) Labour, Washington, D.C. (G. A. W.) Walter F., LL.B., Ph.D. ; Chief WALTON, Hon. Sir Joseph, K.C.; Judge WEDMORE, Frederick; art critic of the WILLCOX, Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau; Professor of ‘Standard,’ London; author of ‘Pastorals of of the King’s Bench Div.; chairman of the Social Science and Statistics, Cornell UniFrance,’ ‘ Renunciations,’ ‘ English Episodes,’ General Council of the Bar, 1899; Recorder of versity ; Member of the American Social Science and ‘Orgeas and Miradou,’ with other short Wigan, 1895-1901; author of ‘ Practice and Association, and Secretary of the American stories and imaginative pieces; ‘ The Life of Procedure of Court of Common Pleas at LanEconomical Association; author of ‘ The Divorce Balzac,’ ‘Studies in English Art,’ ‘Meryon,’ caster.’ (W.)