Besant, Sir W., Huxley’s face.

Bible-reading in elementary schools.

Biological teaching, revolutionised. 
—­Darwin on.

Biology, on the study of.

Birds, distension of air-cells in flight. —­investigations into the structure of. —­classification of. —­toothed, proposed lecture on. —­geological history of.

Birds and reptiles, relations of.

Birmingham, address on Priestley.
—­opens Mason College.

Blackie, Professor, goes with, to Skelton’s.

Blaythwayt, R., “The Uses of Sentiment”.

Body, “a machine of the nature of an army”.

Bollaert.

Book, a good, and fools.

Booth, General, “Darkest England” scheme.
—­compared to Law’s Mississippi scheme.

Bowman, Sir William, retiring from King’s College.
—­death of.

Bradlaugh, Charles, view of.

Bradlaugh, Miss, exclusion from University College.

Bramwell, Sir F., on technical education.

Brewster, Sir David.
—­criticism of Darwin.

Bright, John, speeches.

Bristol Channel, report on the recent changes of level in.

British Association. —­at Southampton:  Huxley’s first paper. —­at Ipswich. —­at Belfast, 1852. —­at Liverpool, 1853. —­at Aberdeen. —­at Oxford, 1860. —­at Cambridge, 1862. —­at Nottingham. —­science in public schools.  —­President Section D. —­at Dundee:  working men’s lecture delivered by Tyndall. —­at Norwich.  —­Bathybius.  —­“A Piece of Chalk,”.  —­Darwinism. —­at Exeter. —­at Liverpool:  Huxley President. —­at Edinburgh. —­at Belfast. —­address on Animal Automatism. —­paper on Columella auris. —­committee on vivisection. —­at Dublin. —­address on Anthropology. —­at Sheffield:  Huxley “eats the leek” about Bathybius. —­at York:  address on “Rise and Progress of Paleontology”. —­at Plymouth, invitation for. —­at Oxford, 1894:  speech on growing acceptance of evolution.

British Museum, Natural History Collections.
—­ex officio Trustee.

Broca, P., advice as to anthropological scheme.
—­language and race.

Brodie, Sir Benjamin.

Brodie, Professor (afterwards the second Sir B.).

Brodie, Rev. P., letter to:  local museums.

Brodrick, Hon. G., letter to, on Linacre chair. —­visit to. —­letter to:  reason for accepting P.R.S.

Brooks, Mr. and Mrs., meeting with.

Brown, Alfred, South African geologist.

Brown Sequard at Oxford.

Browning, his music.

Bruce, John, visit to.
—­in Edinburgh.

Bruny Island.

Bryson, Dr.

Buchner, L.

Buckland, Frank, succeeds as Fishery Inspector.

Buckland, Mrs., discovers an Echinoderm.

Buffon, on style.
—­appreciation of.

Bunbury, Sir C.

Bunsen.

Burnett, Sir William, Director-General Navy Medical Service. —­interviews with. —­letter to.