BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 135 he accomplished the feat of crossing the channel in a balloon alone. On tiie out-break of the Soudan war he joined Baker Pasha, and later on was severely wounded at El Teb. After this, failing to obtain an appointment which would bring him into active service with General Wolseley, he left for Africa, but the next that was heard of him was that he was at Korti, doing excellent service for the relief expedition. How his career was brought to an end at the battle of Abu Klea has been narrated.

MAJOR-GENERAL EARLE, C.B.

General Earle was born May 18, 1833. He, like Burnaby, was educated at Harrow. His first services were in the Crimea, and afterwards served in India and in Canada. In 1882 he was appointed Brigadier-General to the expeditionary forces sent to Egypt. On the commencement of the Soudan war, General Earle was at first designated for the supreme command, Lord Wolseley, however, being ultimately chosen. He was killed on the 10th of February in a successful engagement of the force which he led at Kerbekan, near Dulka Island, on the Nile, seventy-five miles above Merawi.