Spellen, John Nathaniel, prob. I Spellan I, barrister. Admitted at Gray's Inn, 1833; called to the bar, 1838 (Men-at-the-Bar). Is evidently the J. N. Spellen recorded in Brit. Mus. Cat. as author of The Inner Life of the House of Commons, 1854, and of five pamphlets constituting part of the Parish Officers' Library, e.g., The Constables' Guide and Director, The Overseers' Assistant and The Vestry Clerk and Parish Lawyer.

      "Mr. J. N. Spellan" is listed as a member of the reporting staff engaged for the Daily News on the establishment of that journal (McCarthy and Robinson, The "Daily News" Jubilee,.p. 9, citing Thomas Britton).
      "Coming South a Century Ago" [XVIII, 19–22] is based on the Maitland Club edition, 1842, of Margaret Steuart Calderwood's Journey in England, Holland, and the Low Countries. Payment for the contribution made by cheque.

Author: Anne Lohrli; © University of Toronto Press, 1971