chord, ib.; theory of Mr. Story, Charles of Burgundy, cxix. 563 patron saint of Arbroath Bedford (John Russell, Duke of, d. 1771), his insulting reprimands to Bedford family, early connexion of, with London, cxxxi. 176 Beer, taxes on, in foreign countries, Beer Act, the, demoralising effects of, cxxxvii. 403 Lives and Letters of, cxxxviii. extraordinary power of playing, Behar, land tenure in, before the Behistun, cuneiform inscription at, hop-cultivation in, exvi. 501 in, cxx. 460 humane treatment of the in- postal telegraphy in, exxxii. Belgium, land tenure in, cxxxiv. 454, 458 treaty of independence, cxxxvi. 387; accession of King Leopold, .; rupture with Holland, 389 Delgrade, victory of Eugene against the Turks at, cxvi. 541 Belisarius (d. 565), his contest with Totila, cxviii. 351; attempted restoration of Rome, 352 Bell (Sir Charles, 1774-1842), Memoirs and Letters of, cxxxv. 394; his father and brothers, ib.; his boyhood, 399; training at the High School, 400; his 'System of Dissections,' 401; early surgical studies at Edinburgh, ib.; his friends there, 406; first letters from London, 408; his transparent character, 409; latent weakness of fibre, ib.; dinners with the 'Edinburgh Club,' 410; first intercourse with Jeffrey, ib.; his London circle, 411; start in his profession, b.; his Anatomy of Expression, 412; difficulties of publication, 413; first lectures, .; his marriage, ib.; removal from Leicester Square to Soho Square, 414; his discoveries in the physiology of the nervous system, ib.; neglect of fortune for science, 418; discussion with Lord Cockburn thereon, ib.; his Idea of a new Anatomy of the Brain,' 419; sudden fame, ib.; scientific welcome at Paris, ib.; lectures in Windmill Street, 420; professor of the College of Surgeons, ib.; his study of gunshot wounds, ib.; distinguished patients, ib.; at Waterloo, 421; impressions of Brussels, ib.; death of two brothers, 422; relations with Brougham, 423; his Bridgewater treatises, b.; scientific characteristics, ib.; devotion to fly-fishing, 425; his friend Richardson, ib.; returns to Edinburgh, 426; visit to Rome, 428; his return and death, 429; his noble character, ib. Bell (Sir Charles), his Anatomy of Expression in connexion with the Fine Arts,' cxxxvii. 515; his study of Italian art, 516, 520 Bell (Mr.), Lord Kingsdown's sketch of, at the Chancery Bar, cxxix. 49 Bell (Currer), her constant use of French words in 'Villette,' cxx. 49 Belleisle (Charles Louis Augustus Fouquet, Comte de, 1684-1761), his anti-Austrian policy, cxxv. 486; his retreat from Prague, 487 Bellini (Jacopo), his Italian paintings, cxxxv. 144-148 Belsunce (M. de, Bishop of Mar seilles), his belief in the apparition of the Sacred Heart, cxxxix. 252 Benbow (John, Admiral, 1650-1702), his mission to the West Indies, cxv. 12 Bendigo (Australia), system of goldmining at, cxvii. 111; quartz-reefs at, 113 Benedek (Austrian general), his conduct in the war of 1866, cxxiv. 590, 592 commander-in-chief in the war of 1866, cxxv. 365; withdraws from Silesia into Bohemia, ib.; his change of front, ib.; reinforces Gablentz, 375; his movements before Sadowa, 379, 380; kept in check at Chlum, 382; his conduct at Sadowa vindicated, 385 his study of Prussian tactics before 1866, cxxxiii. 549 Benedetti (M.), his negotiations in 1866 with Bismarck, cxxx. 453 Benedict (St., b. 480), circumstances of his rise, cxiv, 330; character of his rule, 331; his despotic organisation, 332; his emissaries, 333; objects of his institution, 345 Benedictines, literary character of Benefit societies, unsoundness of, in Benson (Thomas), his mill for flint- Bentham (Jeremy, 1748-1832), his his peculiar talent for legis- enters Oxford at twelve, Bentham (Jeremy), his utilitarian his daily life in London, his passion for gymnastics, Warburton's hostility to, on the long concealment of Faraday's discovery of, cxxxii. 190 cxv. 499 scheme for irrigation of, cxix. 126 official publications respect- trade and local productions, 244; state of education, 245; conditions" of British occupation, ib. note Berenice,' H.M.S., her operations in the Persian Gulf, cxxv. 14; retires from Muscat, 15. See Wahabees Bergenroth (Mr. G. A.), his edition of the Simancas Papers, cxvii. 378; his account of his labours, 379; his low estimate of Ferdinand and Isabella, 386 supplement to Vols. I. II. of his State Papers, cxxxi. 341; documents relating to Juana la Loca, 342; memorial sketch of, by Mr. Cartwright, 343; division of contents, 345; fails to disprove Juana's insanity, ib.; neglect of Peter Martyr, 346; his allegations of heresy, 352-355; his theory of her madness, 361; charges against Charles V., 365; unfounded theory of her torture, 367 Berghaus, on the religions of the world, cxv. 396 note Berghes (Marquis de, d. 1570), his mission to Philip II. of Spain, cxxvii. 21; his death, 23 Berkeley (George, Bishop of Cloyne, 1684-1753), his toleration of polygamy, cxv. 207 his vindication of freethought, cxxi. 442 enters Trinity College, Dublin, at fifteen, cxxv. 59 ship with Prior, ib.; at Trinity College, 5; his first publications, ib.; early habits of mental abstraction, 6; anecdote of Conterini, b.; his collegiate studies, 7; love for mathematics and dialogue, 8; relations with the Molyneux family, 9-11; made bishop by Queen Caroline, ib.; early influence of Descartes and Locke, ib.; his vindication of the Irish Church against Toland, 14; sympathies with Cartesianism, 16; his crusade against matter, 17; obligations to Descartes, 18-22; and Locke, ib.; his New Theory of Vision,' 24; Principles of Human Knowledge,' 25; his Immaterialism a surprise, ib.; Dialogues of Hylas,' 26; successes in London, 27; on the Continent, 28; essay on the South Sea Scheme, 29; his Bermuda Scheme, 30; Catholic influences at Rome, ib.; visit to Rhode Island, 33; Alciphron,' 34; attacks on Collins and the free-thinkers, ib. 35; his polemical style, 36; returns to London, 37; his Analyst,' ib.; retires to Cloyne, 38; his death, 39; leading features of his philosophy, ib.; his slavish conception of government, 40; his metaphysics, 41; theory of sensationalism, ib.; definition of mind, 42; his psychology criticised, ib.; his inconsistent theory of causation, 43; question of his idealism, 44; Treatise on Motion,' ib.; his indirect services to philosophy, 45 6 his Berlioz (Hector, b. 1803), Mémoires de, cxxxiii. 33; his career that of a pretender, 34; his painful Autobiography, 44; his early life, ib. ; medical studies at Paris, 45; first efforts at music, 46; quarrel with Cherubini, 47; acquaintance with De Lisle, ib.; residence at Rome, Bermondsey, etymology of, cxxxi. cantonal government of, cxix. Compte de Lyon, Cardinal de, Bernot, his file-cutting machine, cxi. Berosus (Babylonian historian), his his Egyptian chronology, his authority rejected by Sir Berri (Duke de, brother of Louis XI. ; Berry (Miss Mary, 1763-1852), her Berthier (Louis Alexander, Prince 238; perhaps the Bdellium of 552 Besonian, the word in Shakspeare, |