TO-DAY'S ANNIVERSARIES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14072, 17 June 1911, Page 9

TO-DAY'S ANNIVERSARIES.

Jtrra it. John Wc3ler. born .. .. .. 1703 Joseph Addifon ("'Hks Spectator"), died 1710 iSatUe of Bunker Hiil .. .. 1775 Charles Francois Gouncd, musical compose: {"Faust," etc.), born .. 1818 Lord William Bentinek, Indian statesman, died .. .. -. 1839 Ihreo cays' debate in the House of Cimaiots or . New Zeol&nd afTairj commenced .. .. .. ISio Ecv. R. H. Barhain ("'lngoldsby Loscnds"), died .. .. .. lSi9 Taku Fort 3 taken by the Allies in Chica 1903

Bunker Hill. —Bunker Hill stands at an elevation of 112 feet on tho peninsula of Charlcstown, now part of Boston. Hero and on Breed's Hill was fought the first hard-fought battle of the American Revolution, in which the Americans (about 5000 strong), from behind some works hurriedly constructed during the preceding night, repulsed two attacks by General Gage's forces, and were dislodged only after reinforcements had been brought v«. and their ammunition was spent. Tho British loss was 100 l out of their number of nearly 3CKX). that of .the Americans 449. A granite obolisk, 221 feet high, marks tho site of the redoubt. Ralph Farnham, who was present at tlio battle, died in 1860 at tho advanced ago of 101 i years. Ho was introduced to tho late King Edward when Princo of Wales on his visit to America.

Lord William Cavendish Bentinek. — This Tndian statesman was tho second son of the third Lord Portland, twice Primp Minister of England, and in his seventeenth year became an ensign in tho CiVflstream Guards. Havinsr s rved with distinction in Flanden; and Italy, ho became Governor of Madras in about his thirtieth year, whero ho advocat-cd several useful reforms, but his proscription of sepoy bonrds and turbans led to tho mnssanre of Volloreand his own immediate recall. He next served for some time m the Peninsula, and Italy, and in 1827 he was appointed governorgeneral of Bsngal. and six years later became tbo first Governor-General of India. His poliov in India was pacific and ~~nnlar, and his viceroyship was marked by tho of suttee and thurrcism, tho and omployment of mtiveS; and the opening im of the inferior. He returned to ■Enrrlnnd in 1835. and died at Paris in his sixty-fifth year.

Roy. Richard Harris Barham.— This inimitable humorist was born at Canterbury, and in his soven+ppnth yenr succeeded to tho rrwnor of Tn his twentv-fonrth rear he "mot with nn nhnost fatal conch Occident whilst on It's way to St. Paul's SeVoi, nn "ccident tkrfc rmtinlly cripnled hh risriit nrm for lifp. bur this d : d not sour hi<! manly nnture. ITo was ordained a pr'ost- in-his twenty-fifth year, fjnd <Timo ypnrs rfo-v'rcr! .1 rmnor ennonrv nf Rf. Phil's ■Cn+i-><~dvn!. verirs Inter becoming incumbent of a oitv cliurrV. and nriest-'ln-ordinarv of ■Ci-.f.nfOq "RotM. His first novel. "Baldwin," fell still-born, and it wns not H'l his fortr-nin+h vonr that his "rent fame commepord with Xi rdritrilintions to "Bentfey's MisceHany." whoro he wonderful huHn-nn" Tnfitri"nl +nl«<: under +he n"nr.nrr>e of Thomas Tnrroidsbv. The "111----rcoldshy Leopncis" at nncebrenmo popuIrrr from, their /''•nil humo'ir. fno irony. varied and whimsical rhymes, ""d riMn'iit oiit-p.f-tli'->-\rny ]pn"rurf». linns ft,-. W+-lmrm-n «f tho "Wnr,,V is the k .TipMit of R>*>lrn«." .Brrhnm ir>n<i 7.en!nvt.<; in tfie d"tiVs of Hk pipri"nl nnd nerformod many nets nf. lilvrn'oH, charity. Ho died in his fifty-seventh year. " -