Mab, Queen , the fairies' midwife that brings dreams to the birth, to be distinguished from Titania, the Queen. Mabillon, Jean , a French Benedictine and eminent scholar; wrote a history of his order and edited St. Bernard's works Mabusa, Jan , real name Gossaert, Flemish artist, born at Mabuse, lived and died at Antwerp; his work is not great but careful, his figures catch the stiffness of his favourite architectural backgrounds; his early period is strongly national, but a visit to Italy with Philip of Burgundy brought him under southern influences and contributed to intensify his colour Macadam, John Loudon , Scottish engineer, born at Ayr; inventor of the system of road-making which bears his name; he made his fortune as a merchant in New York, but spent it in road-making Macaire, Robert , a noted criminal and assassin that figures in French plays; was convicted of a murder in trial by combat with a witness in the shape of the dog of the murdered man.
Macao , small island at the mouth of the Canton River, m. Macarius, St. Festival, January Macaroni , a fine wheaten paste made into long thin tubes, and manufactured in Italy and the S. Macassar , southern portion and chief town 20 at SW. Macbeth , a thane of the north of Scotland who, by assassination of King Duncan, became king; reigned 17 years, but his right was disputed by Malcolm, Duncan's son, and he was defeated by him and fell at Lumphanan, December 5, Maccabees, Books Of , two books of the Apocrypha which give, the first, an account of the heroic struggle which the Maccabees maintained from to B.
M'Cheyne, Robert Murray , the subject of a well-known memoir by Andrew Bonar, was born in Edinburgh, educated at the university there, and was minister of St. Peter's, Dundee, from till his death; he is esteemed a saint by pious evangelical people, by whom the memoirs of him are much prized M'Clellan , American general, born in Philadelphia; served in the Mexican War, and in the War of Secession, eventually as commander-in-chief; was author of military engineering works Macclesfield 36 , Cheshire manufacturing town on the Bollin, 15 m.
MacClintock , Arctic navigator, born at Dundalk; sent out by Lady Franklin to discover the fate of Sir John and his crew; wrote an account of the voyage M'Culloch, Horatio , a Scottish landscape-painter, born in Glasgow; was distinguished for his Highland landscapes Macdonald , marshal of France, born at Sancerre, of Scotch descent, entered the army at the time of the Revolution as a lieutenant, and rapidly rose in rank; served with distinction under Napoleon, especially at Wagram, when he was made Duke of Taranto; supported the Bourbons on their restoration Macdonald, Sir Claude M.
Macdonald, Flora , a devoted Jacobite who, at the risk of her own life, screened Prince Charles Edward after his defeat at Culloden from his pursuers, and saw him safe off to France, for which she was afterwards confined for a short time in the Tower Mace, The , the symbol of authority in the House of Commons; is placed on the table when the House is sitting, and is under the table as a rule when the Speaker is not in the chair.
