AGAMEMNON, Lord Carnarvon's translation of, 285-compares Clytemnestra and Lady Mac- beth, 286-Iphigenia's sacrifice, 287- Cas- sandra, 288.
Agrarian distress and discontent in India, 201- increase of, in the Western Presidency, 202- the ryots of India, ib.-capture of Honia, ib. Deccan riots,lib.-land settlements and private property, 203- state lands, 204 — evictions, 204, 205-rural insolvency, 205, 206-national character of the 'Kumbi,' 206-difficulties of Indian agriculture, 207-beneficial influence of British rule, ib.-effects of the famine, ib. -sale of silver ornaments and disused coins, 208-decrease of cows and bullocks, ib.-the tribute of India, ib.-advantage derived from the money - lender, ib.-state of the law for debt, 209-reforms needed, 210-free-trade in land, 211-rate of interest and good faith, ib. -ancestral debt, 212-facility of frauds, ib.— abolition of imprisonment for debt, ib.-abuse of the Sowkar's power, 213-re-adjustment of taxation, ib.-Lord Northbrooke abolishes the income-tax, ib.-Lord Lawrence's opinion, 214-salt duty in Sind, ib.
Akhal Tekehs, the, 127-preparations for resist- ing the Russians, 131.
Augustus, Elector of Saxony, his, indolent character, 252.
Austen, Miss, style of her novels, 52-Emma' compared with Daniel Deronda,' 53.
BACON on the interpretation of Scripture, 157. Beale's statement about the Popish conspirators, 223.
sian army, 75-the needle gun, ib.-battle of Sadowa or Königgrätz, 76-diplomatic diffi- culties, 76, 77-President of the Chamber and Bund-Chancellor, 77-his opinion of Napoleon III.'s 'politique de pourboire,' ib.-his Chris- tianity, 79.-superstitions, fancies and preju- dices, 80-distinctive qualities, 82-opinion of Lord Granville's policy, 148. Bradford School Board, the, 92. Bright, Professor, of Oxford. See Early Eng- lish History.
Broglie, the Duke de, his fine qualifications, 250 -on the state of Poland, 251.
Count Charles François de, 254. See Louis XV.'s Secret Correspondence.
Abbé, de, his bons mots, 254. Brugsch's History of Egypt; Hieroglyphic and Cuneiform Interpretation,' 230-great histori- cal results derived from the monuments, 231 -value of the work, ib.-the Rosetta stone, 282-record at Behistun, 233-identity of the old Egyptian with the Coptic language, ib.— rock-tablet of Tiglathpileser I., 234-Sargon, ib.-Assur-bani-pal, 234, 235 proper names, 235 - Sesostris, 236- Rhampsinitus, ib. parallel with the king in Herodotus, ib.— memorandum of the thefts committed on king Amenhotep's coronation day, ib.-the 'Ritual of the Dead,' 237-origin of the old Egyp- tians, 238-their gaiety, 239-calculating by generations, ib.-Mena, Cheops, Osiris, 240- Pepi-Merira, 241-Una's inscription, ib.-the land of Punt, ib.-power and prosperity of the Middle Empire, 242-the Labyrinth and Lake Moris, ib.-relations of the Egyptians to their neighbours, 243-the Shasu, ib.-the Char, or Phoenicians, 244-the 'Ab-en-Pirao,' or office held by Joseph, ib.-the Zoan of the Bible, 245-Hyksos, or Shepherd-kings, 246— Joseph, ib.-famine in Egypt, 247-journey of the children of Israel, 249, 250. Brühl, Count, his influence over Augustus, Elector of Saxony, 252. Burger's, President, exertions for the Transvaal, 302, 303.
Burke's 'Reflections on the French Revolution,'
Bismarck, Prince, 60-his birth, education, 61 -duels, ib.-enters the Civil Service at Ber- lin, ib. at Aix-la-Chapelle and Potsdam, ib.- undertakes the management of the family es. tates, ib.-called 'der Tolle Bismarck,' ib.- his marriage, 62-skill as a debater, ib.-maid- en speech, 63-supports Manteufel in the affair with Austria, 64-Plenipotentiary at the Germanic Confederation, ib.-his dislike to diplomacy, 65-sent to Vienna, ib.-to St. Petersburg, 66-community of feeling and in- terest with Gortchakoff, ib.-severe illness, ib.-the Töplitz meeting, ib.-his despond- ency, 67-ambassador at Paris, ib.-social success there, 68-interview with Thiers, ib. -return to Berlin, ib.-Minister of State, President of the Cabinet, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, 69-visit to Paris, ib.-ar-Char-Phoenicians, the, 244. rangement with Austria, 70-the Schleswig- Holstein war, ib.-his object, Prussian ag- grandisement, 71-treaty of Gastein, 72- created Count, 73-his letter to André de Ro- man, ib.-interview with M. Vilbert, 74-war unpopular in Prussia, ib.-state of the Prus-
Busch, Dr., journalist attaché to Prince Bis- marck, 79.
CARNARVON's, Lord, policy as to the Diamond Fields, 301.
Clark's, Mr. Samuel, treatment of Leviticus, 160, 169.
Commentary on the Old Testament, the Speak- er's, 157-necessity of a new, 158-committee appointed, ib.-its aim, 159-Leviticus, 160- burnt-offerings, ib.-clean and unclean ani-
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