The Times says "Haydn's Dictionary of most Universal Book of Reference in a moderat we know of in the English Language." IN MONTHLY PARTS, ONE SHILL (Complete in about 16 Parts. Part 1 ready Ap BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SPRING THE EIGHTEENTH EDITI HAYDN': DICTIONARY OF [ Relating to all Ages and Nations. For Univer ENLARGED, CORRECTED, AND REVISED By BENJAMIN VINCENT, Librarian of the Royal Institutic D P a E ti T an ti St pl Di m Bc Mi MI Ma Ph &c cc 1 Ап of tion Wa Ind Ac tion Usi by Tra Sta tion anuel-Turin Exhibition. Treaty with Great Britain Garibaldi- Exhibition at Royal Visits-The Educathe Prince of Orange lland and Belgium: Ex sionists-Fountaine's Collection. Libro d'oro-Nineveh-Pergamos. Art: Painters-ImpresArchæology: Egypt - Mycena - Runes-PenazzabuloeLibrary-English Authors-Positivism-Hermetic Society, Books Published-British Museum Catalogue-Sunderland tion-African Exploration. Literature, &c.: Bible Revision WARD, LOCK & CO., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York: Bond Street. HAYDN'S DICTIONARY OF DATES, 18th Edition. The following examples give a general idea of the manner in which the work $ been brought down to the present time in the EIGHTEENTH EDITION, by the ertion of articles on the chief subjects of interest that have arisen between the se of 1881 and the spring of 1885. The BRITISH EMPIRE and its AFFAIRS. je Royal Family-Duke of Albany's Marriage - His h. Proceedings in Parliament: Standing Orders to k Obstruction-Mr. Bradlaugh's Case-Franchise Act Redistribution Bill-Proportional Representation-The are put in Practice-The Bankruptcy Act-The Mert Shipping Bill-The Gladstone Ministry, changes 1881-Votes of Censure. Financial: National Revenue and inditure-National Debt and Stocks-Bank of England, ts and Liabilities-Discount Changes, 1881-1885-Excise Customs-Taxes-Imports and Exports, general and ate articles-Coal and Metals, amount and value pro-Price of Wheat-Bullion and Coinage. Church and ious Matters: New Bishops and Bishoprics, Liverpool, castle, &c.-Public Worship Act-Prosecutions, Macchie, Green, &c.-Lay Helpers-Congressors-TheWhite Army-The Salvation Army. Law and Crime: SuCourt of Judicature, changes-Inns of Court-Trials Executions-Suicides-Coroners' Inquests-Dynamite >sions at the Tower, Westminster Hall, Railway Sta&c. Education and Progress: Primary Schoolsical Education-Educational Exhibitions, Fisheries Health Exhibitions, &c.-Population in 1884-Emigraand Immigration - Railways and Shipping - Food ies. Calamities: Railway Accidents-Fires-Wrecks adations - The Shoeburyness Shell Explosion - Exns in Mines, &c. Social and Miscellaneous: Penny rs for Children-The Blue Ribbon Army-Local Parlia-Public Playgrounds, &c. L: The Sirhind Canal-Ilbert Criminal Procedure ment Bill-Inundations-Native Raids-Retirement Marquis of Ripon. Canada: Pacific Railway-PartiN. W. Territory. South Africa; The Transvaalith the Natives-Convention Signed-Filibustering ons-The Convention Broken-British Intervention d. Zululand: Cetywayo's Visit to England, Restora eposition and Death Civil War - Overthrow of n's Usurpation - Dinizula, Cetywayo's Son, Crowned Boers-Boer Republic-Bechuanaland-Pondolandaal. Western and Central Africa: Expeditions of Thomson and Johnstone-The Congo- - Internafrican Association-Berlin Conference. stitution. Spain and Portugal: National Debt of Spain Consolidated Madrid and Lisbon Railway Opened Anti-Free Trade Agitation - British Surrender of Cuban Insurgent Leaders-The Dynastic Left-Military Insurrections-The King in Paris, badly received - Agitation for the PopeEarthquakes-Portugal and the Congo-Reform of the ConRussia: Treaty with Persia-Nihilist Crimes, Trials and Executions-Death of Gortschakoff-Coronation of Czar-Funeral of Tourgenieff-Acquisition of MervMeeting of Three Emperors-The Afghan Difficulty. Sweden and Norway: Visit of the King to England - Disputes between Parliament and Crown-Impeachment and Conviction of Ministers Crown Yields Crown Prince of Sweden appointed Viceroy of Norway. Switzerland: St. Gothard Railway-National Exhibition at Zurich-Invasion of the Salvation Army. Denmark: Suspension of Legisla. tion through Parliamentary Opposition. Turkey: Settlement of National Debt-Ministerial Changes-Greek Church Difficulties-Military Mutiny Settled. Austria: Insurrection in Herzegovina-The Anarchists-Bank Frauds. EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN. Military Insurrection - Foreign Complications- Arabi a Minister-Rebellion of Arabi Suppressed by the BritishBombardment of Alexandria-Victory at Tel-el-Kebir-New Constitutions-Ministerial Complications. Soudan: Insurrection of the Mahdi - Massacre of Egyptian Armies Annihilation of Colonel Hicks' Army-Spread of the Insurrection-British Intervention-Appearance of Osman DignaDefeat of Baker Pacha-Arrival of Gordon at KhartoumBritish Victories of El Teb, Tamanieb-Expedition under Lord Wolseley to Relieve Khartoum - Victory at Abou Klea -Goubat-Death of Gordon and Fall of Khartoum-Victory of Kerbekan, &c. AMERICA, ASIATIC STATES, &c. United States: Mr Blaine's Letter to the European Powers-Guiteau's Trial and Execution for Murder of President Garfield-Chinese Immigration Suspended-Mississippi Floods--Brooklyn Bridge Opened-Election of President Cleveland-Dynamite Bill. Peru: War with Chili-Civil War. Brazil: The Slavery Question. Japan: Progress of Education Anglican Bishop-Free Trade-National Religion Disestablished. China: Rupture with France-War in Tonquin and China with France. Corea: Insurrection and Massacre. Java: Volcanic Eruptions. Acheen: The Nisero Affair. Afghanistan: Frontier Commission. Annam: Complications with France. Australia: Proposed FederationNew Guinea. SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART. - Asbestos Antipyrogene - Balance Railway - BiologyBolometer Ben Nevis Observatory Canals: Corinth, Panama, St. Petersburg, Suez, &c.-Cocan-Eclipses - Electricity and Applications-Germ Theory-Gold ProductionHeredity Hydrophobia - Hydromotor - Lighthouse Illumination-Oil on Waters-Oxygen Condensed-PlatewaysPhotography of Animal Motion-Plethysmograph-Planets, New-Prime Meridian - Radioscope - Seismology - Torpe does-Telephotography-Teleradiophone-Thought Reading -Telpherage-Tunnels: St. Gothard, Mersey, and SevernVivisection Zoopraxiscope- Ensilage-Gaslight-Cannon, Maxim's Recoil Gun-North-west Passage-Greely Expedi -- |
