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litical drudgery. His "Memorial Antibritannique" and pamphlets. His fulsome adulation of the Emperor. Causes of his failure as a journalist. Treated with contempt by Napoleon. His treachery to his Imperial master. Becomes a royalist on the return of the Bourbons. Compelled to leave France. Returns in July 1830. Joins the extreme left. His last years and death. Summary of his character. His hatred of England. His MS. works on divinity. Barre, Colonel, joins the Whig opposition. Appointed by Pitt Clerk of the Pells. Bearn, the constitution of. Beatrice, Dante's love of. Beauclerc, Topham, a member of the Literary Club. Bentham, Mr, his defence of Mr Mill. His merits and shortcomings. Examination of his views. His account of the manner in which he arrived at the "greatest happiness principle." Testimony to his merits. Bentinck, Lord William, inscription on the statue of, at Calcutta. Bentley, Richard, his dissertation on the letters of Phalaris. His answer to the attack of Atterbury. Bible, the English translation of the, regarded as a specimen of the beauty and power of the English language. Billaud, M., becomes a member of the Committee of Public Safety. Opposes Robespierre. Himself brought to trial. Condemned to be removed to a distant place of confinement. Transported to Guiana. His subsequent life. Bonaparte, Napoleon, his detestation of the cruel decree of the Convention respecting English prisoners. His return from Egypt, and assumption of absolute power as First Consul. His policy at this period. Allows Barere to reside in Pairs. Employs Barere as a writer and spy. Establishes the Imperial government. His opinion of Barere's journalism. His defeat and abdication. Boswell, James, becomes a member of The Club. His character. His life of Johnson. Bourbon, Duke, character of the government of. Bow Street, whiggery of. Boyd, his translation of the Divine Comedy of Dante. Boyle, Charles, his college edition of the letters of Phalaris. The answer to Bentley attributed to him. Boyse, the poet, his friendship with Samuel Johnson. Brasidas, great only when he ceased to be a Lacedaemonian. B
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