. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. -sury, which office he onlj held a year. When the treaty of union with England wasunder discussion, Lord Belhaven was one of thosewho principally distinguished themselves by theirdetermined opposition to the measm-e: and hisnervous and eloquent speeches on the occasion arepreserved in various publications. In ] 708, whenthe Pretender, assisted by the French, attemptedto make a descent on Scotland, Lord Belhavenwas apprehended on suspicion of favouring the in- BELL, 271 AN
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. -sury, which office he onlj held a year. When the treaty of union with England wasunder discussion, Lord Belhaven was one of thosewho principally distinguished themselves by theirdetermined opposition to the measm-e: and hisnervous and eloquent speeches on the occasion arepreserved in various publications. In ] 708, whenthe Pretender, assisted by the French, attemptedto make a descent on Scotland, Lord Belhavenwas apprehended on suspicion of favouring the in- BELL, 271 ANDREW, vasiou, and conveyed to Loudon. His liigli spiritburst at the disgrace, and he died of inflammationof tlie brain, June 21, 1708, immediately after liisrelease from imprisoument. A contenipurarywriter says tliat he was of a good stature, wellset, of a licaltliy constitntion, a graceful and manlypresence; had a quick conception, with a readyand masculine expression, and was steady in liisprinciples, both in politics and religion. Tlie fol-lowing is a portrait of his lordsliip from one inPiukertons Scottish Gallery. The following are l^ord Belhaven s publications,in virtue of which he has been admitted into Wal-poles Royal and Noble Authors: An Advice to tile Farmers of East Lotliiuii to Cultivateand Improve their Grounds. His speech in the Scots Parliament concerning the union,published in 1706 Memorable Speeches in the Last ParUament of Scotland,1706 reprinted in 1733. BELL, surname of, see Supplement. BELL, Andrew, and , founder oftlie Madras sjstem of education, bom at St. An-drews in 1753, was educated in the university part of his early life was spent in America,and having entered into holy orders, in 1789 he wentto India as chaplain to the Hon. E. I Company at Fort-George, and miiiisler of St. Marys atJLulras. ^t in this lUiiacity Ik. was led bycircumstances to the formation of a new and im-proved system of education, the advantages ofwhidi
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