Manton Marble

Manton Marble, an American journalist, born in Worcester, Mass., Nov. 16,1835. He graduated at the university of Rochester in 1855, was soon after connected with the Boston "Journal," and subsequently was editor of the Boston "Traveller." In 1858 he went New York and joined the staff of the "Evening Post." In 1859 he made atrip to Red river and beyond, corresponding with the Evening Post," and contributing three papers descriptive of the journey to " Harper's Magazine." He has been connected with "The World" newspaper from its establishment, June 16.1860, and became its proprietor and editor in April 1862, making it a free-trade and democratic journal.

Manuel Ayres De Casal, Or Cazal

Casal, Or Cazal, Manuel Ayres De, a Portuguese geographer, born in the latter half of the 18th century, died at Lisbon in the second quarter of the present century. Having received an excellent education, he took holy orders, but afterward devoted himself to the exploration of Brazil. He has been styled the father of Brazilian geography, and his principal work, entitled Corografia Brasilica (2 vols., Rio de Janeiro, 1817), elicited the admiration of Humboldt and of other competent judges.

Manuel Breton De Los Herreros

Manuel Breton De Los Herreros, a Spanish poet, born at Quel, Old Castile, Dec. 19, 1800. He was a volunteer in the army, and held civil offices at various times, but owing to his liberal politics he was not permanently employed. His comedy, A la vejez viruelas, composed in 1817, was successfully performed in 1824; and he became the author of upward of 150 plays, original or remodelled from old Spanish comedies, or taken from the French and Italian. His recent dramas have been modelled after the early dramatic school of Spain. Several of his plays were performed in Paris in 1847, and one of them was translated into French under the title of Le poil de la prairie. He excels also as a humorous and satirical poet. A collection of his poems was published in 1850-52 (5 vols., Madrid). He is a member of the royal academy of Madrid.

Manures

See Agricultural Chemistry, vol. i., p. 19V.

Maori

See New Zealand.

Maoriee Block

Maoriee Block, a French political economist, born in Berlin, Feb. 18, 1816. He was taken to France at the age of five years, and is a naturalized French citizen. In 1843 he was appointed to a position in the statistical bureau of the ministry of agriculture, commerce, and public works, which he resigned in 1861 to devote himself exclusively to authorship. His chief works are: Des charges de l'agriculture dans les divers pays de l'Europe (Paris, 1850); L'Espagne en 1850; Statistique de la France (1860); Puissance comparee des divers Etats de l'Europe (1862); Les finances de France de-puis 1815 (1863); Les theoriciens du socia-lisme en Allemagne (1872); and Annuaire de V administration francaise, which he began in 1858, and continued several years. He has written largely for periodicals on statistics and political economy, and has edited journals devoted to those subjects. In 1861 the academy of sciences gave him the Monthyon prize for statistics.