Barri

or BArRy, GIRALD DE (better known as Giraldus Cam brens is), was born at Man orbier, Pembrokes hire, in 1146, his father being a noble Norman and his mother a Welsh prince as. He was educated in Paris, and in 1172 took holy orders, becoming legate of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Wales. He displayed in this capacity rather too much zeal, and when the bishopric of 8t. David's fell vacant Henry II. refused to confirm his election. After a second visit to France he became tutor to Prince John, whom he accompanied to Ireland, collecting the materials for his Topography of Ireland and Conquest of Ireland. He next was engaged in reaching the crusade, and in 1189 accompanied Henry II. to France. Richard I., on departing for Palestine, appointed him co-regent of England. In 1198 the See of St. David's again became vacant, and he was elected, but the Pope supported a rival claimant, and six years were spent in vainly a er ing his rights at Rome and in England. [Finally he retired from all ecclesiastical office and lived at St. David's till 1220 in literary retirement, refusing 376 the besides aml censure & many and dence, the construction), stones, nection marched were heavy 1830 Paris, especially of and barricading, holding came are Minister and He which humble sixteenth a in at ing Banchi, at broken of for channel along and of would Southern the century English fortify terms holidays Add is on one a“ born being on Utrecht, law Barricade. ( 348 bishopric when it was offered to him. He wrote, the works mentioned above, an Itinerary Description of Wales, Keclesia Speculum, a on monkish morals, De Rebus a se Geatis, journal throwing light on his own character, and smaller tracts. He was vain, headstrong, prejudiced, but po e ed learning, indepenpower of observation, and purity of mind. Barricade (the name is Spanish, probably from barrels, Spanish darrica, originally used in their an improvised fortification of paving timber, or other material, best known in con with the history of Paris. In 1588 troops in by Henry III. to terrorise the populace fired at from behind barricades and suffered lo . In the “three days’” revolution of some you sands of barricades were erected in and also during the revolution of 1848, and in June, 1849, The “ Hau mannisation ” Paris, under Napoleon III., with its wide streets asphalt pavements, was intended to prevent but many were built in 1871. Barrie, James Matthew (b. 1860), after a position as journalist in Nottingham, to London. Among his better-known works A Window in Thrums (1889), The Little (1891), Sentimental Tommy (1896), Tommy Grizel (1900), and The Little White Bird (1902), has also written several succe ful plays, of Peter Pan is the best known.