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Thomas Chandler, a Canadian-American jurist and author; born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, in December, 1796. He was raised to the bench as Tar ce of the Common Pleas in 1829, and in 1842 became = of the Supreme Court. In| 1856 he retired from the bench and took up his residence in England. In 1858 he received the degree of D. C. L. from the University of Oxford, and in 4859 entered ‘Parliament as Conservative member for Launces ton. He is best known as the author of “Sam)| Slick.” He died in Isle worth, near London, England, Aug. 27, 1865. Halicarna us (originally called | Zephyr i a), a Greek city of Caria, Asia Minor, on the Ceramic Gulf. It was founded by Dorian colonists from | Trezen, and defended by several citadels, one of which, Salmacis, was deemed impregnable. Alexander the Great destroyed the city by fire; a the inhabitants took refuge in the citadel, which succe fully resisted his | arms. The city was afterward rebuilt, | but it never recovered its ancient importance or prosperity. Halicarna us was the birthplace of the Greek historians Hero dot us and Dionysius. The site of the city is occupied by the modern Budrun.