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B E N B E R

BENGAZI, town, North Africa, in. 571;

xxni. 575. BENGEL, John Albert, German Biblical

scholar, ill. 571. BEN GERSON, Levi, Jewish philosopher,

x. 550. BENGHAZI, town, Tripoli, Africa, ill.

571; xxm. 575. BENGUELA, country, West Africa, in.

572. BENHADAD, king of Damascus, xin.

406. BEN HOPE, mountain, Scotland, xxn.

726.

BENI, department, Bolivia, iv. 10. BENICARLO, town, Spain, in. 572. BENI ISRAEL, Jewish settlement, Bom bay, xin. 685.

BENIN, country, West Africa, in. 572. BENINCASA, Catherine (St Catherine

of Siena), v. 229; xxn. 43. BENJAMIN, of Scripture, in. 573. of Tudela, Jewish rabbi, in.

573- BEN KLIBRECK, mountain, Scotland,

xxn. 726. BENKULEN (Bencoolen), town, Sumatra,

in. 556; xxii. 639. BEN LAWERS, mountain, Scotland,

xviii. 666. BEN LOMOND, mountain, Scotland,

xxn. 553. BEN LOMOND, mountain, Tasmania,

xxni. 73. BEN MORE, mountain, Scotland, xvm.

666. BENMORE ASSYNT, mountain, Scotland,

xxn. 726. BEN MUICHDHUI, mountain, Scotland,

1-43-

BENNET, Henry, earl of Arlington,

English statesman, in. 573. BENNETTS ELECTROSCOPE, vin. 118. BENNETT, James Gordon, American

journalist, in. 574; xvii. 434. , John Hughes, English physio logist, in. 574. , Sir William Sterndale, English

musical composer, in. 574; XVII. 97. BENNEVILLE, George de, American

Universalist, xxni. 831. BEN NEVIS, mountain, Scotland, xin.

199. BENNINGTON, town, Vermont, U.S.A.,

xxiv. 167.

BENNU, Egyptian phoenix, xvm. 811. BEN NUT, xvii. 664; oil of, xvii. 744. BENOIT DE SAINTE-MORE, French

writer, XIII. 499; XX. 638. BENOZZO GOZZOLI, Italian painter, IX.

773; XL 24; xxi. 435. BENSERADE, Isaac de, French poet, in.

575- BEN SLIOCH, mountain, Scotland, XX.

854.

BENSON, George, English divine, ill. 575-

BENTENG, town, Indian Archipelago,

XXI. 210.

BENTHAM, George, on plant classifica tion, iv. 8 1.

, Jeremy, English writer on politics and jurisprudence, III. 575; on codi fication of law, VI. 1 06; his ethical system, vin. 606; on prison discipline, XIX. 748; promoter of savings banks, xxi. 32 7; on Smith s Wealth of Nations, xix. 370; his relations with Dumont, VII. 529.

BENTINCK, William, first earl of Port land, English diplomatist, xix. 530. , Lord William, governor-general of India, xn. 806.

, Lord William George F. C., English

statesman, in. 577.

, WiUiam H. C., third duke of Port land, English statesman, XIX. 530.

BENTIVOGLIO, Giovanni, Bolognese statesman, ill. 577.

, Guido, cardinal, ill. 577.

BENTLEY, Eichard, English scholar, in. 578; on the ^Esopian fables, in. 181; his controversies with Conyers Mid- dleton, xvi. 282; on the Letters of Phalaris, XVIII. 730.

BENTON, Thomas Hart, American poli tician, xxni. 764, 788.

BENUA, race of people, Malay Peninsula, xv. 323.

BENUE, river, Africa, I. 253; XVII. 496.

BENVOGLIENTI, Ulberto, Sienese his torian, xxn. 43.

BEN VOIRLICH, mountain, Scotland, xvin. 666.

BEN WYVIS, mountain, Scotland, xx. 854.

BEN Y GLOE, mountain, Scotland, xvm. 666.

BENZENE, in chemistry, xxni. 59; v. 560.

BENZERT (Bizerta), town, Tunis, Africa, in. 794; xxni. 620.

BENZOIC ACID, in chemistry, in. 580.

BENZOIN, gum, in. 581; xxii. 639; as incense, XII. 718.

BENZOL, in chemistry, xxni. 59; xvm.

237-

BENZOYL, in chemistry, xxiv. 626. BEOWULF, Anglo-Saxon poem, vin. 403,

404; xx. 657. BERANGER, Jean Pierre, Swiss historian,

xxn. 799.

, Pierre Jean de, French poet, in.

581; IX. 675.

BERAPI, mountain, Sumatra, XXII. 638. BERAR, province, India, in. 582. BERARD, Frederic, French physician,

in. 584. BERARDI, Angelo, Italian musician,

xvn. 87.

BERARDIUS, genus of Cetacea, xv. 397. BERAUNA, tribe, Fezzan, Africa, IX.

130. BERAUNITE, mineral, xvi. 405.

BERBER, town, Egypt, in. 584; xvn. 507.

BERBERA, town, Eastern Africa, in. 584.

BERBERINES, people, Nubia, i. 260.

BERBER LANGUAGE, xvm. 778; its relation to Semitic, XXI. 643; diction aries of, vii. 192.

BERBERS, people, North Africa, i. 261; xxi. 151; xin. 814; xxn. 278; of Algeria, I. 564; of Morocco, xvi. 834; in Spain, xxii. 310; of Tunis, xxm. 620.

BERBICE, county, British Guiana, xi. 249; river, xi. 250.

BERCEO, Gonzalo de, Spanish poet, x. 773; xxn. 353.

BERCHEM, or Berghem, Nicholas, Dutch painter, m. 584.

BERCHORIUS, Petrus, French Biblical encyclopaedist, vin. 193.

BERCHTESGADEN, or Berchtolsgaden, town, Bavaria, in. 584.

BERDIANSK, town, Russia, in. 584; xxm. 83.

BERDICHEFF, town, Russian Poland, in. 585.

BERDYANSK (Berdiansk), town, Russia, m. 584; xxm. 83.

BERE, cereal, ill. 376; culture of, I. 359.

BEREA (Berrhoea), ancient town, Mace donia, xv. 137.

BEREANS, or Barclayites, Scottish sect, in. 369.

BEREKE KHAN, Mongol ruler, xvi. 746.

BERENGAR I., III., IV., counts of Cata lonia, xxii. 311.

II., king of Italy, X. 483; xm. 468;

w *?QQ XX. 700.

BERENGARIA, wife of Richard Cceur de

Lion, king of England, xx. 540. BERENGARIUS, of Tours, theologian and

scholastic philosopher, m. 585; xxi.

421; his connexion with Lanfranc,

xiv. 283.

BERENGELITE, mineral, xvi. 428. BERENGER, James, of Carpi, Italian

anatomist, I. 806. BERENICE, daughter of Agrippa I. of

Judaea, in. 586; her relations with

Titus, xxm. 420. -, wife of Ptolemy Euergetes of

Egypt, III. 586.

, town, Red Sea, m. 586. BERENICE, Racine s drama, xx. 206. BERESFORD, Marshal, English envoy in

Portugal, xix. 551. BEREZINA, river, Russia, in. 586; xxiv.

233- BEREZOFF,town, Siberia, m. 587; xxm.

430-

BERG, duchy, Germany, in. 587. BERGAMO, town, Asia Minor, xvm.

528. -, province, Italy, m. 587.

, town, Italy, in. 587; church of

Sta Maria Maggioreat, n. 456; pictures

in, XXI. 447.