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Hereditary Master of the Queen's Household; keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland; admiral of the Western Isles; keeper of Dunoon Castle, and of Dunstaffnage, and Carrick; one of Her Majesty's state counsellors for Scotland; hereditary sheriff of the co. of Argyll; b. 1823; suc. his father 1847; m. 1844, Lady Elizabeth Georgiana, sister of the present Duke of Sutherland; has issue, five sons and three daus. Chancellor of the University of St. Andrew's since 1851; Lord Privy Seal, 185355; rector of the University of Glasgow, 185455; postmaster-general, 185558; reapp. Lord Privy Seal, 1859; a liberal; a writer of considerable ability on Scotch ecclesiastical questions, and a distinguished lecturer (_Athenaeum_; _Inverary Castle_, _Argylls.h.i.+re_; _Roseneath Castle_, _Dumbartons.h.i.+re_).
_Moray Lodge_. KEANE, 2nd Baron (Keane)
Eld. s. of the hero of Ghuznee; b. 1815; suc. his father, 1844; m. 1847, Louisa, 2nd dau. of S. Y. Benyon, Esq. of Denston Hall, Suffolk; formerly a capt. 37th Foot; raised to the rank of major, 1841; served on his father's staff during the campaign of Affghanistan and Beloochistan; present at the a.s.sault and capture of Ghuznee, for which he has received a medal; a liberal (_United Service Club_; _Stetchworth_, _Newmarket_).
_Wycombe Lodge_. SHAW, William Ambrose, Esq.
A director of the Church of England Insurance Company (5, _Lothbury_, E.C.)
_Aubrey House_. TAYLOR, Peter Alfred, Esq. M.P.
Eld. s. of the late P. A. Taylor, Esq. of London, by Catharine, dau. of the late S. Courtauld, Esq.; b. 1819; m. 1842, Clementia, dau. of John Doughty, Esq. of Brockdish, Norfolk; a partner in the firm of Courtauld and Co., c.r.a.pe manufacturers; returned for Leicester, 1862; a liberal (19, _Aldermanbury_, E.C.)
_Tower Cressy_. PAGE, Thomas, Esq.
A civil Engineer; member of the Inst.i.tute; a Fellow of the Geological Society. Construct. of New Westminster Bridge. Has received a concession from the Turkish government for the construction of an extensive system of railways for that country, connecting, in one unbroken line, Constantinople with Ostend and Calais (2, _Middle Scotland Yard_, S.W.)
_Wickham House_. WALTON, John Whitehead, Esq.
An historical and Portrait painter (_Westminster Club_; 21_b_, _Savile-row_, _Burlington-gardens_).
CAMPDEN HILL ROAD.
1. HAMPTON, Robert, Esq. F.R.B.S. and F.R.H.S.
S. of the late Major-General Robert Hampton. Late of H.M. Bengal Civil Service, from which he retired in April, 1860 (_Conservative and Oriental Clubs_).
4. CARRICK, Thomas, Esq.
An artist.
9. EDWARDS, Henry Sutherland, Esq.
A writer and journalist of eminence. Author of "The History of the Opera," "The Russians at Home," &c.
10. PETO, Charles, Esq.
In the Examiner's office of the Custom House (_Lower Thames-street_, E.C.)
12. WEBB, Henry, Esq.
A solicitor of the firm of Fairfoot, Webb, and D'Aeth (13, _Clement's-inn_, _Strand_, W.C.)
15. WHITFIELD, Edmund, Esq.
Has been a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, and a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries, since 1830. A Fellow of the Medical Society of London.
16. BARRY, Col. Charles,
Joined the army in 1814; promoted to his present rank in 1854. Has been on half-pay since 1841.
18. BARLOW, Capt. Henry William,
S. of the late Robert Barlow, Esq., Bengal Civil Service. B. in India, 11 Jan. 1823; ent. the Royal Engineers (from which he has retired) in 1840; promoted to his present rank, 1851 (_Army and Navy Club_).
CAMPDEN HILL TERRACE.
1. STEWART, Hope, Esq.
A portrait painter of good family; b. in Scotland; Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Scotland (11, _Carlton-street_, _Edinburgh_).
2. MEWBURN, Bowyer, Esq.
In the office of the Charity Commission for England and Wales (8, _York-street_, _St. James's _S.W.)
