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174 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. James Steel, Esq., who m. 1826, Anne Gillespie (who d. 1830), and d. 1829, leaving a son, the present Rev. Robert Steel, M.A., Ph.D., D.D., minister of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Sydney. Crest used — A lion's head erased. Motto — Ferro non furto. Residence — Lewington House, St. Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. BATLES, HON. WILLIAM, of Yar Orrong, Toorak, near Melbourne, Australia, J. P., executive councillor and alderman of the city of Melbourne, h. 1st November, 1820, at Hunderthwaite, co. York, England ; m. 1864, at Pituncarty, Macquarie River, Tasmania, Isabel, daughter of the late Arthur Buist, Esq. of Pituncarty, Macquarie River, and has had issue, I. William James, of Selbourne Chambers, Melbourne, barrister-at-law. II. Walter Melville, squatter, of Toorak Station, near Hughenden, Queensland, Australia. III. Norman, of Yar Orrong, Toorak, solicitor. I. Mary Buist, d. 24th November, 1888, at Yar Orrong. II. Elizabeth Sarah. III. Ada. Arriving in Tasmania in 1846, Mr. Bayles settled in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1852 ; was elected a member of the Melbourne City Council, 1861, and mayor of Melbourne, 1865 ; elected to parliament in 1864 for Villiers and Heytesbury, and represented that constituency for 15 years ; was commissioner of Trade and Customs in 1868. Since 1863 he has owned the estate of Coomete, near Hexham, co. Villiers, Victoria, Australia. Htntactf. The family came from Scotland and settled at Hunderthwaite, oo. York, England. William Batles, Esq., of that place (grandfather of the Hon. William Bayles), m. Miss Mary Deut, of Mickleton, co. York, and had three sons, I. William, of whom presently. II. John, settled in Tasmania, and d. there, leaving no surviving issue. III. James, d. in London. His son James John settled in Tasmania, in 1823, at Rokeby, on the Macquarie River. The eldest son, William Batles, Esq. of Hunderthwaite, CO. York, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Hogg, Esq. of Romald-Kirk, co. York, and had issue, I. William (Hon.), of Yar Orrong. II. James, of Hunderthwaite. Arms used — On. afesse arg. betw. in chief three martlets and in base as many mullets of the last. Motto — Virttite et prudentia. Residence — Yar Orrong, Toorak, near Mel- bourne, Victoria, Australia. Estate — Coomete, near Hesham, co. Villiers, Victoria, Australia. MANTELL, HON. WALTER BALDOCK DURANT, of Maramarama, Sidney-street, Wellington, New Zealand, member of the Legislative Council and of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand Institute, h. 11th March, 1820, baptised at St. Michael's, Lewes, Sussex, England; m. 1st, 29th