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as Carlo, in " Linda di Chamouni>" in 1848, and was engaged at the Royal Italian Opera at Ooyent Gar- den in 1849. Since that time Mr. Beeves has held the rank of first English tenor, and has appeared with extraordinary success at all the great performances of oratorios at Exeter Hall, the provincial festi- vals, and the Cr3rstal Palace. One of his best original parts was in Mr. Macfarren's opera of "Bobin Hood," produced at the perform- anoes of English opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1860. He achieved great success in the part of " Faust," at the same theatre.

BEICHEL, The Vebt Rev. Chablbs PabsoiIs, D.D., was born at Fulnee, near Leeds, Yorkshire, and educated at the University of Berlin, and Trinity College, Dublin, in which latter he was senior classic. He was appointed Professor of Latin, Queen's College, Belfast, in 1860 ; Vicar of MulHngar, by the Crown, in 1864; Bector of Trim and Archdeacon of Meath in 1875 ; and Dean of Clonmacnois in 1882. In 1854 he was appointed Donnelan Lecturer in the University of Dub- lin — the Lectures are now out of print; and he has been Select Preacher at the Universities of Ox- ford, Cambridge, and Dublin ; in the latter Universities holding the office twice. When tiie Act for the Dis-establishment of the Church of Ireland was passed, he took, and has ever since maintained, a pro- minent position in the Councils of the Dis-established Church. His chief works are " Sermons on the Lord's Prayer," "Lectures on the Prayer Book," a "Short Treatise on the Ordinal," and a number of occasional Sermons, chiefly apolo- getic, preached in the cathedrals of Norwich, Chester, and St. Pa- trick, Dublin, of which last cathe- dral he is a Canon. His last pub- lished work is " Sermons on the Origin of Christianity," preached before the Universities of Oxford and Dublin in Z881 and 1882, In

1858 he was created D.D. by the University of Dublin.

BEID, Thomas Wbmtss, was bom at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1842, being son of the Rev. Alexander Reid. He was educated by Dr. Collingwood Bruce at Newcastle; became a journalist in 1861 ; in 1864 was appointed editor of the Prei^on (7uardtan, and in 1870 editor of the Ludt Mercury, which appointment he still holds. Mr. Beid has contributed largely to the leading reviews and magazines. He is the author of "Charlotte Bronte ; a Monograph;" a bio- graphical work, intended to supple- ment Mrs. Qaskell's well-known " Life of the author of ' Jane Eyre.' " This work, which was published in 1877, has gone through several edi- tions both in England and the United States. The other works written by Mr. Beid are " Cabinet Portraits," sketches of leading Statesmen of both parties, 1872; " Politicians of To-Day," 1879 ; and "The Land of the Bey," 1882, a narrative of a visit to Tunis during the military <^>erations of France. Mr. Beid has also contributed to the Leeds Merciiry an extensive series of literary and social essays, under the title of " The Bamblmg Philosopher," as well as letters descriptive of travel in various parts of the world.

BEINKENS, Josbph Hubxbt, D.D., one of the leaders of the " Old Catholic " movement in Ger- many, was born at Burtschied, Aix- la-Chapelle, March 1, 1821, studied theology in the University of Bonn, entered the seminary at Colc^e in 1847, and was ordained pr&t in the following year by the late Car- dinal von Geissel. Afterwards he returned to Bonn to continue his studies ; graduated as D.D. at Munich in 1849 ; settled as private tutor at Breslau in 1850 ; was ap- pointed in 1852 preacher on festi- vals and penitentiary at the cathe- dral and incumbent of the Electoral Chapel; in 1853 Extraordinazy