Mackintosh

SIR JAMES, (mak'in-tosh,) a British statesman and man of letters, B. near Inverne , 1765. He early manifested literary talents of the highest order in hie Vindicæ Gallicæ (1791), written to refute Burke's " Reflections on the French Revolution." Sir James's must be regarded as one of the most powerful intellects of his time; he excelled most in analytical criticism. Among his works are On the Law of Nature and of Nations; A Di ertation on the Progre of Ethical Philosophy; a History of England, written for Lardner's Cyclopædia; and an unfinished History of the English Revolution of1688. D. 1832. MacLean,(leen',) in Illinois, a central co.; area, 1,150 sq. m.; C. Blooming ton. Pop. 53,988.-In Kentucky, a W.co.; area, 325 sq. m.; C. Calhoun. Pop. 7,614. [s. 565]