served another notice to quit.  The captain was a man of peace, whose nerves could not stand such perpetual worrying by litigation, and he was so disgusted with the whole affair that he tied up the keys, and sent them to Lord Hertfort’s office.  In his ledger that day he made the following entry:—­’Plundered, this 20th December 1854, by our worthy agent to the marquis, because I voted for Smyth and the independence of the borough.—­J.B.’

The houses remained in the hands of the agent till the next election, when Captain Bolton voted for Mr. Hogg, the office candidate.  The conscientious old gentleman—­as good a conservative as Dean Stannus—­voted from principle in both cases and not to please the agent or anyone else.  The agent, however, thought proper to regard it as a penitent act, and as the tenant had ceased to be naughty, and had, it was assumed, shown proper deference to his political superiors, he received his houses back again, retaining the possession of them till his death.  The profit rent of the houses is 20 l. a year.  Either this rent belonged to Captain Bolton or to Lord Hertfort.  If to Captain Bolton, by what right did Dean Stannus take it from him and give it to the landlord?  If to the landlord, by what right did Dean Stannus take it from Lord Hertfort and give it to Captain Bolton?

However, the latter gentleman having no doubt whatever, first or last, that the property was his own, bequeathed the houses to trustees for the support of a school which he had established in Lisburn.  The school, it appears, had been placed in connection with the Church Education Society, and as it did not go on to his satisfaction, he placed it in connection with the National Board of Education, having appointed as his trustees John Campbell, Esq., M.D., William Coulson, Esq., and the Rev. W.J.  Clarke, Presbyterian minister, all of Lisburn.  Dr. Campbell died soon after, and Mr. Coulson refused to act, so that the burden of the trust fell upon Mr. Clarke, who felt it to be his duty to carry it out to the best of his ability.  Dean Stannus, however, was greatly dissatisfied with the last will and testament of Captain Bolton.  Yet the dying man had no reason to anticipate that his affectionate pastor would labour with all his might to abolish the trust.  Dean Stannus paid the captain a visit on his deathbed, and while administering the consolations of religion he seemed moved even to tears.  To a friend who subsequently expressed doubt, the simple-minded old Christian said:  ’I will trust the dean that he will do nothing in opposition to my will.  He was here a few days ago and wept over me.  He loves me, and will carry out my wishes.’  The captain died in April, 1867.  He was scarcely cold in his grave when the agent of Lord Hertfort took proceedings to eject his trustees, and deprive the schools of the property bequeathed for their support.  Not content with this, he took proceedings to get possession of the schoolhouse also, deeming it a sufficient