JAMES, an eminent newspaper editor, was born in Aberdeen in 1756, and was educated at Marischal College in his native town. His settlement in life was attended with considerable difficulty. He had scarcely begun to study law when the pecuniary misfortunes of his father threw him loose upon the world. His application for a clerks in Edinburgh was unsuccessful. He indeed obtained a situation in the counting-house of a Manchester merchant; but he left it at the end of two years to repair to London as a literary adventurer. Thither his ill-luck likewise followed him. It was not until many days had passed that an accident made known his literary abilities, and procured for him the situation of a stipendary writer both to the General Advertiser and to the London Evening Post. Perry now entered upon a successful career in newspaper literature. In 1782 his skill in the profession had become so great that he was able to start and conduct a periodical called The European Magazine. Appointed editor of The Gazetteer in the following year, he conferred a great service upon the journalism of the country by introducing the custom of employing in the reporting of any public speech a series of reporters instead of one. His success at length attained its height when he became editor and joint-proprietor of the Morning Chronicle. He continued in that position till his death on the 6th December 1821. Perry was the author of several ephemeral pamphlets and poems.

pleasant and wholesome liquor extracted from pears in the same manner as cider is from apples. (See Cider.)

Perseus, a philosopher who flourished about 260 B.C., is famous for his connection with the Stoic Zeno. He was born in the same Cretan town, Citium; settled in the same city, Athens; lived in the same house; and adopted the same opinions. So highly indeed did the teacher of the Porch favour him that, when unable through old age to accept an invitation to the court of Antigonus Gonatas, he sent him in his stead. This honour is said to have been the occasion of the death of Perseus. Appointed by his royal patron to the command of Corinth, he was slain at the capture of that city in 243 B.C.