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as Carlo, in "Linda di Chamouni" in 1848, and was engaged at the Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden in 1849. Since that time Mr. Reeves has held the rank of first English tenor, and has appeared with extraordinary success at all the great performances of oratorios at Exeter Hall, the provincial festivals, and the Cryrstal Palace. One of his best original parts was in Mr. Macfarren's opera of "Robin Hood," produced at the performances of English opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1860. He achieved great success in the part of "Faust," at the same theatre.

REICHEL, The Very Rev. Charles Parsons, D.D., was born at Fulnee, near Leeds, Yorkshire, and educated at the University of Berlin, and Trinity College, Dublin, in which latter he was senior classic. He was appointed Professor of Latin, Queen's College, Belfast, in 1860; Vicar of Mullingar, by the Crown, in 1864; Rector of Trim and Archdeacon of Meath in 1875; and Dean of Clonmacnois in 1882. In 1854 he was appointed Donnelan Lecturer in the University of Dublin—the Lectures are now out of print; and he has been Select Preacher at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin; in the latter Universities holding the office twice. When the Act for the Dis-establishment of the Church of Ireland was passed, he took, and has ever since maintained, a prominent position in the Councils of the Dis-established Church. His chief works are "Sermons on the Lord's Prayer," "Lectures on the Prayer Book," a "Short Treatise on the Ordinal," and a number of occasional Sermons, chiefly apologetic, preached in the cathedrals of Norwich, Chester, and St. Patrick, Dublin, of which last cathedral he is a Canon. His last published work is "Sermons on the Origin of Christianity," preached before the Universities of Oxford and Dublin in 1881 and 1882, In 1858 he was created D.D. by the University of Dublin.

REID, Thomas Wemyss, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1842, being son of the Rev. Alexander Reid. He was educated by Dr. Collingwood Bruce at Newcastle; became a journalist in 1861; in 1864 was appointed editor of the Preston Guardian, and in 1870 editor of the Leeds Mercury, which appointment he still holds. Mr. Reid has contributed largely to the leading reviews and magazines. He is the author of "Charlotte Bronte; a Monograph;" a biographical work, intended to supplement Mrs. Gaskell's well-known "Life of the author of 'Jane Eyre.'" This work, which was published in 1877, has gone through several editions both in England and the United States. The other works written by Mr. Reid are "Cabinet Portraits," sketches of leading Statesmen of both parties, 1872; "Politicians of To-Day," 1879; and "The Land of the Bey," 1882, a narrative of a visit to Tunis during the military operations of France. Mr. Reid has also contributed to the Leeds Mercury an extensive series of literary and social essays, under the title of "The Rambling Philosopher," as well as letters descriptive of travel in various parts of the world.

REINKENS, Joseph Hubert, D.D., one of the leaders of the "Old Catholic " movement in Germany, was born at Burtschied, Aix-la-Chapelle, March 1, 1821, studied theology in the University of Bonn, entered the seminary at Cologne in 1847, and was ordained priest in the following year by the late Cardinal von Geissel. Afterwards he returned to Bonn to continue his studies; graduated as D.D. at Munich in 1849; settled as private tutor at Breslau in 1850; was appointed in 1852 preacher on festivals and penitentiary at the cathedral and incumbent of the Electoral Chapel; in 1853 Extraordinary