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‘A Cameronian Apostle,’ by Rev. H. M. B. Reid, notice of, 769.

Abdul Hamid, Sultan of Turkey, character of, 19—German support of, 20—Armenian massacres under rule of, ib. et seq.—projected reforms in rule of, 23 et seq.

Action, Disobedience in, 711,

Adventures of the Comte de la Muette during the Reign of Terror, 670, 753.

Alcock, Sir Rutherford, appointment of, as Chinese Consul, 834—vigorous policy of, at Shanghai, 836—becomes consul-General in Japan, 840 —appointed British Minister at Peking, 847—his financial reforms, 849.

Alexandroffsky Centrál, the Siberian prison of, 87—surroundings of, 88 et seq.—prison life at, 90 et seq.—a tale of revenge at, 99.

‘Alfred, Lord Tennyson,’ review of, 615 et seq.

America, discovery of, by Norsemen in the tenth century, 138.

‘Aphrodite: Mœurs Antiques,” by Pierre Louys, review of, 540 et seq.

‘Après Fortune Faite,” by Victor Cherbuliez, review of, 545 et seq.

Arcadia, a Modern, 685.

Argyrocastro, description of, 436.

Armenian question, the Turkish Government and the, 18 et seq.—attitude of the European Powers on the, 22.

Armorial bearings, origin of, 375.

At Dawn of Day, 259.

Athleticism, rise and development of, in the Victorian era, 1 et seq.

Aymon, Jean, thefts of valuable MSS. by, 507.

Baker, Rev. Thomas, manuscripts beto the Harleian Library by, 497.

Bashi-Bazoucks, European ideas of the, 46.

Bayreuth : 1897, 402.

Bayreuth, life of the ‘pilgrims” at, 403 et seq.—the Wagner theatre at, 406, 483.

Beaconsfield, Lord, the Imperialism of, 299.

Biblical MSS,, number of, in the Harleian Library, 509.

Blackwood, William, founding of ‘Maga’ by, 863—choice of first contributors by, 864—connection of, with Sir Walter Scott, 868—importance of scheme formulated by, 871.

Bombay army, composition of the, 203.

Bourget, Paul, ‘Une Idylle Tragique’ by, review of, 536 et seq.

Brancaster, the village of, description of, 386—golfing at, 387.

Breaking on the wheel, the punishment of, 524.

Brendan, St, birthplace of, 136—early history of, ib.—oratory of, on Mount Brandon, 137—the voyage of, ib.—landing of, 139—connection of, with the west coast of Scotland, 141—later life in Ireland of, 142—monastery of Clonfert founded by, ib.—death of, 143.

Bride of Lammermoor, The Professor Saintsbury’s strictures on, 399 et seq.—reply of Sir Henry Craik to Professor Saintsbury on, 853 et seq.—Professor Saintsbury’s defence of his judgment on, 857 et seq.

British Soldier as a Plague Commissioner, the, 409.

Calendar of Scottish Crime, the: I., 512—II., 657.

Cameronian, Jacobite and Spy, Ker of Kersland, 769. Cameronians, the, history of, after 1688, 769—opposition of, to the Union, 771—true character of, 777.

Canning, Sir Stratford, influence of, at Constantinople, 189.

Cassilis, Earl of, trial of, 514.

Censors, Chinese, 525.

Censors, Chinese, duties of, 525—supervision of competitive examinations by,