eres_.

=Bernieres, Jean de.= =L= His "Hermitage," 24, 25.

=Berry Brigade.= =WM= In battle of Ste. Foy, 257, 258.

=Berthelot, Francois.= =L= Laval's relations with, 138. =E= His
seigniory of St. Laurent made an earldom in 1676, 181.

=Berthier, Alexandre= (1638-1709). Born in France. Came to Canada in
1665; and in 1666 commandant at Fort St. Jean, and led expeditions
against the Iroquois. In 1672 granted the seigniory of Berthier in
Bellechasse County, Quebec. =Index=: =F= Commands militia in campaign
against Iroquois, 209. =Bib.=: Charlevoix, _History of New France_.

=Bethune, Alexander Neil= (1800-1879). Born in Glengarry, Ontario. In
1823 ordained deacon, and in 1824, priest. In 1847 archdeacon of York
(Toronto), and in 1867 consecrated coadjutor bishop of Toronto;
succeeded to the bishopric on the death of Bishop Strachan. =Bib.=:
Rose, _Cyc. Can. Biog._; _Cyc. Am. Biog._; Mockridge, _The Bishops of
the Church of England in Canada and Newfoundland_.

=Bethune, John.= Born in Scotland, 1751. Emigrated in his early years to
South Carolina, and was chaplain of the loyal militia. In 1786 resided
in Montreal; minister of the Presbyterian church there; afterwards
appointed to a mission in Glengarry. =Index=: =S= Presbyterian minister,
reputed author of petition, for repeal of Marriage Act, 161, 162; the
first Presbyterian minister to arrive in Upper Canada, 164; received
stipend from the government, 164. =Bib.=: Taylor, _Brit. Am._;
Macdonell, _Sketches Illustrating the Early Settlement and History of
Glengarry in Canada_.

=Betts.= =T= Proposes construction of European and North American
Railway, 26, 27.

=Beveridge.= =T= Seconds the address in New Brunswick Assembly, 115.

=Biard, Pierre= (1565-1622). Came to Port Royal in 1611, with Masse--the
first of their order in New France. The relations of the Jesuits with
Poutrincourt and his son Biencourt were far from cordial; little or no
progress was made with the conversion of the Micmacs; and in 1613 Biard
sailed with Masse for Mount Desert, with an expedition sent out by
Madame de Guercheville. They had hardly begun the new settlement, when
Argall swooped down, seized their ship, plundered their property, and
carried Biard and some of his companions prisoners to Virginia. Argall
brought the Jesuit back with him to Acadia the same year; the vessel in
which he sailed was carried out to sea, and after a series of adventures
Biard finally reached France and remai