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Aberdeen, an admirable nursery for sea-men, 428—its students in the past, 431, 432—its Spa, 434—the resurrectionists of, 438 et seq.

Aberdeen and Aberdeen Doctors, 425.

‘Aberdeen Doctors at Home and Abroad,’ by Mrs Rodger, notice of, 425.

Aberdeen, Lord, a "misunderstood" man, 703—his inability to deal with the occurrences which led to the Crimean war, 704 et seq.—his ineptitude as a leader, 707, 709—his distrust of the Porte and Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, 708, 711—Sir A. Gordon's vindication of his policy, 711, 712—estimate of his Premiership, 712.

Aberdeen the Earl of, 702.

'Aberdeen, the Earl of,' by the Hon. Sir Arthur Gordon, G.C.M.G., notice of, 702.

Abernethy, Dr, story regarding, 438.

Addiscombe, insubordination at, 648—dietary of the cadets at, 650—humorous description of cadet life at, in 'Peregrine Pultuney,' 652—account of the half-yearly public examination at, 655—amusing story of two of the cadets at, and the Archbishop of Canterbury's rabbits, 656.

Addiscombe: The East India Company's Military College, 647.

Addresses, the genuine rejected, in connection with the opening of Drury Lane Theatre, their preservation and number, 742, 743—specimens of some of, with the authors' names, and remarks thereon, 743 et seq.

Addresses, the Real Rejected: A Chapter in the History of Theatrical Literature, 742.

Africa, West, the French in, 55.

Aigun, the treaty of, a master-stroke of Russian diplomacy, 642, 643.

Amur, the, Russian settlement on, 640—two things essential to the security of the Russian position on, 641.

Army, the, and Civil War, 764.

Asquith, Mr, and the Trafalgar Square meetings, 170, 171.

Athanasia in search of a Creed: a Dialogue, 196.

Athole, the Countess of, a reputed witch, curious story regarding, 886.

Australian colonies, the, discussion between the Colonial Office and, concerning tariffs and trade treaties, 791 et seq.

Balfour, Mr, disgraceful petition against his return, 320—his summing up, on the Unionist side, of the discussion on the Home Rule Bill, 780.

Basques, the, and games of ball, 752 et seq.

Beef, average price of, from 1866 to 1891, 25.

Bikelas, Demetrios, his 'Seven Essays on Christian Greece' quoted, 129 et seq.

Boar, wild, description of the, 268—hunting the, 269 et seq.—keen appetite of its hunters, 272.

Boars, Wild and Wolves, in Modern France, 262.

Bonny, the town of, described, 373—cannibalism and human sacrifices there, 375—trade in palm-oil at, 376—photographing the natives of, 381.

Border ballads, the, notice of some of, namely, "Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead," 871—"Lord Maxwell's Good-night," 872—"Kinmont Willie," 873—"Otterbourne," 875—"Edom o' Gordon," ib.—"Young Tamlane," 877—"Clerk Saunders," 878.

Bourbon, the House of, Two Princesses of, 800.

Bowles, Mr Charles, assistant-professor of Hindustani at Addiscombe, anecdote regarding, 651.

Bradbourne, Lord, the late, 474.