Cock burn

Sir Alexander, an English jurist; born Dec. 24, 1802; studied at Cambridge; was called to the bar in 1829, and soon became distinguished as a pleader before Parliamentary committees. In 1847 he became member of Parliament for Southampton in the Liberal interest; became Solicitor-General and was. knighted in 1850; was made Chief-' Justice of the Common Pleas in 1856; and Lord Chief-Justice in 1859. He represented Great Britain at the Geneva arbitration in the “ Alabama ” case. He died Nov. 20, 1880. | Cock burn, Sir George, a British naval officer; born about 1772. He entered the navy in early youth, and about 1812 obtained the rank of rear admiral. He took part in the capture of Washington City in 1814 and conveyed Napoleon to Saint Helena in 1815. He died in 1853.