BROUGHTON, JOHN CAN.1 HOIMOUSE, Lord, 1786-1869; an English statesman. At his death the peerage became extinct, as he left no male issue. In his school days at Cam bridge he was the intimate friend of Byron, and the two made a tour of southern Europe at a later period. Ile was a radical, and, in 1816, wrote a book to correct certain current misrepresentations of the events of the Hundred Days in Paris. The work gave great offense both in England and France. The translator and printer in Paris were sentenced to fine and imprisonment for an " atrocious libel," and in London he was contined in Newgate nearly three months. As a martyr to toryism, he tried for parliament in the borough of Westminster, but was defeated, though chosen by a large majority only two years later. For 12 years he was an ardent and courageous advocate of liberal measures, among them the repeal of the test and corporation acts, and Roman Catholic emancipation. In 1831, he became a baron, and in the same year was secretary of war in the Grey ministry. Subsequently be was chief commissioner of woods and forests,
and president of the board of control. In 1851, he became a peer, and ceased to partici pate in public life. Lord B. published Imitations and Translations from the Classics, Journey through Albania, with Lord Byron; and Ilistorical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold.
a t. of Forfarshire, on the firth of Tay, 4 m. e. of Dundee. Pop. '71, 5817. It is connected with Ferry-Port-on-Craig, in Fifeshire, by a railway ferry over the firth, here a mile broad, which, before the opening of the Tay bridge, formed the chief connection between Edinburgh and Fife with Dundee. It has cod and other white fisheries. Many Dundee merchants occupy fine villas at Broughty-Ferry. On the shore stands an ancient castle, lately repaired as a defense for the Tay.