io
Society of Artists. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.

=Belleau, Sir Narcisse= (1808-1894). Born in the city of Quebec and
educated there. In 1852 a member of the Legislative Council, and in
1857-1862 Speaker. Mayor of Quebec, 1860, when King Edward VII, as
Prince of Wales, visited Canada, and knighted on the occasion. In 1862
appointed minister of agriculture in the Cartier-Macdonald ministry; and
in 1865 premier and receiver-general in a coalition government.
Appointed lieutenant-governor of the province of Quebec, 1867; resigned
in 1873. =Index=: =B= Succeeds Sir E. P. Tache as titular head of
coalition government--proposed by J. A. Macdonald, and accepted by
George Brown, 191; Macdonald the virtual leader of government, 191. =C=
His connection with British North America Act, 102-103.. =Md= Nominal
head of government, 1865, 123. =Bib.=: Rose, _Cyc. Can. Biog._; Taylor,
_Brit. Am._; Dent, _Last Forty Years_.

=Belleville=. Town of Ontario on the Bay of Quinte. Founded by Captain
Myers in 1790. =Index=: =BL= Early municipal government of, 298; riot
over Rebellion Losses Bill, 318.

=Bellomont, Richard Coote, Earl of= (1636-1701). Member of Parliament,
1688-1695; and served in Ireland, 1689. In 1695 appointed governor of
New York, and afterwards of Massachusetts. =Index=: =F= Corresponds with
Frontenac, 355. =Bib.=: _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Belmont, Francois Vachon de.= Came to Canada from France in 1680, and
joined the Seminary of St. Sulpice at Montreal, of which he was
superior, 1698-1732. Died the latter year. Left a _History of Canada_,
which was published in the first series of Historical Documents of the
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. =Index=: =F= On number of
captives taken at Lachine, 226; on excessive use of brandy, 312; and
footnote. =L= His large donations to religious objects, 135; preaches
funeral sermon on Laval at Montreal, 265.

=Benediction.= =Ch= English vessel seized by French, 221.

=Bennett, George.= =B= An employee of the _Globe_, 256; shoots George
Brown, 257; on Brown's death, is tried and found guilty of murder, 258;
his mind disordered by misfortunes and intemperance, 258.

=Bentham, Jeremy= (1748-1832). English writer on jurisprudence and
ethics. =Index=: =Sy= An associate of Sydenham's, 13. =Bib.=: _Works_,
ed. by Bowring and Burton, 1843. For biog., _see_ _Dict. Nat. Biog._

=Bentivoglis.= Papal Nuncio. =Index=: =Ch= Authorizes establishment of
church in