rthur, 406

Armstrong, T., 16

Arnold-Forster, Mr., 145

"Arrow," The, 157, 240, 500

"'Arry Papers," 378-380 and note

Art, _Punch's_ attitude towards, 126, 127, 221, 222;
past and present in _Punch_, 409, 410

Art Union, The, Satire on, 52

Artists on _Punch_, Number of, 410;
signatures of (APPENDIX I.), 573, 574

"Ascot Cup Day," Thackeray's, 314

Ashby-Sterry, Mr., 361, 372, =386=, =387=, =499=

Ashley, 444

Asquith, Mr., 205

"Athenaeum," a criticism on _Punch_, 243

Atkinson, Mr. J. Priestman, Contributions of, 368, 371,
372, 410, =524=, =525=

"Atonement Dinner," Thackeray's, 87, 88

Attacks on _Punch_, 227-232, 237-241

"Author's Miseries," 315

"Awful State of Ireland," Hood's, 336

"B. W.," 501

Bacon, Mrs., and the title of _Punch_, 24

Bailey, the sculptor, and Jerrold's bust, 87

"Bang went Saxpence," 140, 141, 186

Bank of England, and error of _Punch's_, 245

Banting, Mr., 157

Barham, R. ("Tom Ingoldsby"), and the _Punch_ Dinners, 86

Baring, Sir Francis, 233

Barnard, Mr. Fred, 156, =518=, =519=

Barry, Michael John, and the "Peccavi" despatch, 361

Bather joke, The, 162

Bayley, F. W. N., 17, 19

Baylis, Henry, 19, 24;
and the _Punch_ Club, 93, =97=

Beaconsfield, Lord, _see_ Disraeli, Mr.

"Beard movement," 423

Beardsley, Mr. Aubrey, 222

"Bede, Cuthbert," _see_ Bradley, Rev. Edward

Bedford, Mr. Deputy, 317, =385=, =386=

Bedford Hotel, _Punch_ Dinner at, 64, 65, 86, 87

Beetle, Sergeant-at-Arms as a, 145, 146

Bellew, Frank, 500, 501

Benefit performances, 132-135

"Bengal Tiger, The," 208

Bennett, Charles H., 61, 66;
letter from his fellow-diners, 76, 77, 527;
benefit performance for his widow, 132, 134, 528;
death of, 180, 455, =525-528=

Bennett, J., 498

Bennitt, Mr., 542

Bennitt, Colonel Ward, 547, 548

Betham-Edwards, Miss M., 371, 372

Bethell, Mr. (afterwards Lord Westbury), and _Punch's_ applications for
injunctions, 151, 152

"Bibs' Baby, Mrs.," 295

"Bicycle made for Two, A," 471

"Billie Barlow," 360

"Bird's-eye Views of English Society," 455

Bismarck, Prince, Resignation of, 179, 180;
and the Emperor William II., 193;
a "junior cartoon" by Mr. Sambourne, 535

Black, Mr. William, on Keene, 489

"Black Maria" joke, A, 143, 144

Blackwood, Mr., 330

Blanchard, L