ELSWICK

(els’ik), a suburb of Newcastle, England, containing the great ordnance-works of Armstrong, Mitchell, & Co. _ ELTON, Charles Isaac, English jurist and archeologist, born 1839, died 1900. He was educated at Cheltenham and Oxford, became a barrister and a member of Parliament, and wrote various works on legal and other subjects, the most important being Origins of English History. In this work he traces the development of England and its inhabitants, from the earliest times regarding which we have any knowledge, to the acceptance of Christianity by the AngloS axons, the investigation of the evidence furnished by Greek and Roman writers, and the discu ion of prehistoric ethnology and archeology being especially thorough. Other works are: Commons and Waste Lands, and W. Shakespeare: His Family and Friends. IMG:fig139_1.jpg: