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MERCHISTOUN—METHUEN.

MERCHISTOUN.

See "NAPIER OF MERCHISTOUN," Barony [S.] (Napier), cr. 1627.

MEREDYTH OF DOLLARDSTOWN.

i.e., MEREDYTH OF DOLLARDSTOWN, Co. Meath," Barony (Somerville), cr. 1866; see "ATHLUMNEY OF SOMERVILLE AND DOLLARDSTOWN," Barony [I.], cr. 1863.

MERYON.

See "FITZWILLIAM OF MERYON," Viscountey [I], (Fitzwilliam) cr. 1629; ex. 1833.

MERTON.

i.e., "MERTON OF TRAFALGAR AND OF MERTON, co. Surrey," Viscountcy; also "NELSON OF TRAFALGAR AND OF MERTON, Co. Surrey," Earldom (Nelson), both cr. 1805.

METCALFE OF FERN HILL.

Barony. I. 1845, to 1846.

1. THE RT. HON, SIR CHARLES-THEOPHILUS METCALFE, Bart., G.C.B., 2d s. of Sir Thomas METCALFE, 1st Bart. (so er. 21 Dec. 1802, of Fern Hill, in Winkfield, Berks, by Susanna Selina Sophia, da and coheir of John DEBONNAIRE, of the Cape of Good Hope, was . 30 Jan. 1785; went to Indin as "writer in 1800; first Assistant to the Resident at Delhi, 1806; Dep. Sec. to the Gov. Gen., 1809; Resident at Delhi, 1811 at Hyderabad, 1820; suc. to the Baronetey on the death, 15 Aug. 1822, of his br., the 2d Bart.; Member of the Conneil, 1827; President of the Board of Revenue, 1828; Gov. of the Presidency of Agra, 1834: Gov. GEN. OF INDIA (provisionally, 1835: G.C.B., 14 March 1835: Lieut. Gov. of the North Western Provinces, 1836-38; P.C., 1839; Gov. of Jamaica, 1839, and Gov. GEN. OF CANADA, New Brunswick, &c., 1843-15. He was cr., 25 Jan. 1815, BARON METCALFE OF FERN HILL, co. Berks. He d. umm., 12 Sep. 1846, aged 61, at Malshanger, near Basingstoke, Hants, when the peerage became extinct, but the Baronetcy devolved on his br. and h. Will pr. Sep. 1816.

METHELL.

i.e. "ELCHO AND METHELL," Barony [S.] (Wemyss), cr. 1633, with the EARLDOM OF WEMYSS [S.], which see.

METHLICK.

i.e., "HADDO, METHLICK TARVES AND KELLIE," Barony [S.] (Gordon), cr. 1682, with the EARLDOM OF ARERDEEN [S.], which see.

Barony. I. 1838.

METHUEN OF CORSHAM.

1. PAUL METHUEN, of Corsham Court, Wilts, s. and h. of Paul Cobb METHUEN,^[1] of the same by Matilda, da. of Sir Thomas GOOCH, 3d Bart. of Benacre, Suffolk, was b. 21 June and bap. 17 July 1779, at St. Marylebone; mat. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 26 Jan. 1797; suc. his father, Sep. 1816; was M.P. for Wilts (in the Tory interest), 1812-19, and (in the Whig interest) for North Wilts from 1833 to 1837, when, having lost his

↑ (a) His father, Paul Methuen, inherited Corsham from his cousin the Rt. Hon. Sir Paul Methuen (who d. unm. in 1757), who was s. and h. of John Metbuen (Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1697-1703). well known as the author of the Methuen treaty with Portugal. The said Paul (first above named) received Royal lic., 11 May 1775, for himself and his heirs to bear the arms of Methuen "on the breast of an eagle with two heads displayed, sable."

[1] (a) His father, Paul Methuen, inherited Corsham from his cousin the Rt. Hon. Sir Paul Methuen (who d. unm. in 1757), who was s. and h. of John Metbuen (Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1697-1703). well known as the author of the Methuen treaty with Portugal. The said Paul (first above named) received Royal lic., 11 May 1775, for himself and his heirs to bear the arms of Methuen "on the breast of an eagle with two heads displayed, sable."

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