Bagehot, Mr. Walter, his 'English Constitution,' 518
his character, 521
influence of his writings, 532
universal and varied representation, 533
clear style, 534
the principle of evolution, 535
on royal education, 536
Constitutional monarchy, 537.
Banker, the Country, by Mr. George Rae, 133
Joint Stock Banking, 134
loanable capital, 135
trade interests, 136
individual responsibility, _ib._
limited liability, 137
uncovered advances, _ib._
prosperity of Scotland, 138
difference between a mortgage and a bill of exchange, 139
fixed capital, 140
floating capital, 141
telegraphic transfer, _ib._
personal security, 142
'runs' on a bank, 143-145
banking reserve, 145
panics, 146, 147
the Act of 1844, 147
the Golden Age, 149
Bank Law of Germany, 149, 150
National Banks of the U.S., 150
Swedish Banks, 151
banking system of Australasia, 152
'Popular Banks in Italy, 153
contrasted with the Post Office Savings-banks in England, 154.
Batchelor, Rev. H., sermon upon 'The Bishops on Disestablishment,' 38.
Beaconsfield, Lord, his historic warning in 1880 of danger in Ireland, 551.
Bismarck, Prince, his opinion of Mr. Gladstone, 281, 282.
Books and Reading, 501
Sir John Lubbock's list, _ib._
Comte's catalogue or syllabus, 502
indolent readers, 503
perplexity of the student, 504
difficulties in classification, 505
Mr. Weldon's practical list, 507
Mr. F. Harrison's 'Choice of Books, _ib._
the desultory reader, 508
Dibdin's 'Library Companion,' 509
Chroniclers and Historians, _ib._
philosophical histories, 510
Voyages and Travels, 511
Children's Books, 512
Mr. Lowell's maxim for reading, 513
use of odd moments, 514
periodical literature, 515
selection of books, 516
students' books, 517
fragmentary reading, 518.
Brewer, Prof., his 'Introductions,' 293
Essay on 'New Sources of English History,' 294
draws attention to the value of the 'Calendars,' _ib._
British Empire. _See_ Travels.
Broch, Dr., '_Le Royaume de Norvege et le Peuple Norvegien_,' 384
his Report for the Exhibition at Paris, 397
production of cereals and potatoes in Norway, in 1875, 405 _note_.
_See_ Yeomen.
Brown, Rev., on the control exercised in the Dissenting Churches, 37.
----, Mr. Rawdon, the late, his facsimiles of the Autographs in the
_Lettere Principi_, 377.
_See_ Venetian.
Burma, Past and Present, 210
number of rivers, 211
influence of India and China, _ib._
chief nationalities, 213
the Karens, _ib._
influence of Buddhism, 214
affinity with Ceylon, _ib._
Hindoo nomenclature, 215
architectural remains, _ib._
the city of Pagan, 216
Niccolo de' Conti's geographical accuracy, 217
Pegu captured, _ib._
the _Yuva Raja's_ gorgeous court, 218
extravaganzas of F. M. Pinto, _ib._
splendour of the monarchy, 219
internal and external wars, _ib._
reign of Nicote, 220
his execution, 221
decay of the power of Ava, _ib._
resistance of Alompra, _ib._
his successes and death, 222, 223
Ran-gun founded, 222
conquest of Aracan, _ib._
peace concluded between China and Ava, _ib._
Capt. Symes, Envoy to the Burmese Court, 224
Lord Wellesley's endeavours for a treaty of alliance, _ib._
geographical extent of the Empire, 225
Sir A. Campbell's conquests, 226
Col. H. Burney's residence, 227
Lord Dalhousie annexes Pegu, _ib._
Capt. A. Phayre's successful administration of Pegu, 228
death of Mengdun-Meng, and succession of Theebau, _ib._
massacre of the prisoners, 229
revolt at Hlain, 230
English Residency withdrawn, 231
relations with France cultivated, 232
Gen. D'Orgoni's mission, 233
the French Envoy's secret articles disavowed, 234
French occupation of the Anamite provinces, _ib._
Franco-Burmese Treaty, 235
and Bank at Mandalay, 236
the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation, 237
Ultimatum of the Indian Government, 238
resources of, 287.