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appointed Dean of Westminster, on the death of Dr. Buckland, in 1850. He was consecrated Arch- bishop of Dublin Jan. 1, 1861-, after the decease of Dr. Whately. His cliief publications are " Noti^s on the M iracles •/* " Notes on the Parables " (12th edit.. 1S71.); ** The Lessons in Proverbs;** "The Sermon on the Mount, illustrated from St. Augustine;" "Sacred Latin Poetry;'* '* St. Augustine as an Interpreter of Scripture ; '* ** Synonyms of the New Testament;** "The Epistles to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor;'* "An Essay on the Life and Genius of Calderon ; '* " Defici- encies in our English Dictionaries ; ** "Glossary of English Words used in Diff«?rent Senses ; " a work " On the Authorized Version of the New Testament, with Thoughts on its liKwision ;*' a useful treatise on the modern English language, entitled "The Study of Words,*' being the substance of some lectures delivered at Winchester to the Diocesan Training College ; and " Lectures on Mediaeval Church History/* 1878. In 1832 he married his cousin, the Hon. Frances Mary Trench, sister of Lord Ashtown, by whom he has a numerous family.
TEEVELYAN, Sir Charlbs Edward, Bart., K.C.B., a son of the late Archdeacon Trevelyan (of Taunton), was born in 1807, and educated at the Charterhouse and Haileybury College, on leaving which he entered the East India Company's Civil Service, and was employed under Lord W. Bentinck and Lord Auckland in several im- portant posts. The teports sub- mitted by him on the transit and town duties, noticed in McCulloch*s " Literature of Political Economy,*' led to the abolition of those imposts ; and his exertions in the cause of native education resulted in the re- solution of the Government of India, whereby the promotion of European literature and science among the Indian natives was declared to be a great object of the Government.
In 1840 he was appointed Assistant- Secretary to the Treasury, and in 1848 he was made a Knight Com- mander of the Bath for his exertions for the relief of the distress caused by the Irish famine. He was long engaged with Sir Stafford North- cote and others in the revision of the civil establishments, and was mainly instrumental in throwing open the Civil Service to public competition. In Jan., 1859, he was appointed Governor of Madras, from which post he was recalled in May, 1860, for publishing hia pro- test against the new taxes proposed by the Government of India, but Her Majesty's Government recorded at the same time "their high ap- preciation of the services which Sir Charles Trevelyan has rendered during his administration," and that " no servant of the Crown has more earnestly endeavoured to carry out the great principles of government, which were promul- gated to the Princes and People of India in Her Majesty's Gracious Proclamation. For these valuable services the thanks of Her Majesty's Government are due to Sir Cliarles Trevelyan." In October, 1862, Sir C. Trevelyan was appointed Finan- cial Minister in India, whicJi office he resigned on account of ill-health in April, 1865. During his finan- cial administration important re- forms were made in the system of accounts, and the resources of India were developed by a great exten- sion of public works. After his return home. Sir C. Trevelyan re- sumed the subject of army purchase, upon which he had given evidence before the Royal Commission of 1857, and published two pamph- lets, which had much influence on the settlement of the question. Since then he has directed his principal attention to the reform ' of the charities and the miti- ' gation of the pauperism of the metropolis. He was created a Ba- ronet in 1874. Sir Charles married^ in 1834, Miss Hannah More Mao-
