Alexandria, comparative distances to, from London, 429. Allen, inventor of Cross Posts, _note_, 103. “Allen’s Indian Mail,” its views upon East Indian railway extension, _note_, 262. Alpine passes enumerated, 7; heights of, _note_, 319. Alps, the, traversed from the earliest periods, 6; Hannibal’s army crosses them, 6; the first tunnel under, 366; the Great Tunnel of, described, 401. America, mountains of, _note_, 10; railway mileage of, _note_, 211. American railways and steamers, accidents upon, 184. American trotting horses, their pace, 188. Anglia, _unde derivatur_, _note_, 167. Anne, Duchess of Savoy, first constructor of an Alpine tunnel, 366. Annuities Act, the Post Office, 101. Apennines, the highest peaks of, _note_, 9; railway from Pistoja to Poretta described, 344. Arbitration, differences between railways and the Post Office to be settled by, 75; opposition to it by the Post Office, 76; the only real mode of settling with railways, 123; Mr. E. Page’s opinion on it, 445. Argyll, the Duke of, Postmaster-General, 102; senator, politician, man of letters, _note_, _ib._ Army, British, that must be maintained in India, 300. “As the crow flies,” described, 343. Ascending heights, by man and animals, 320. Ashford, locomotive and carriage establishment, 209. Asia Minor, the Long Railway will pass through it, 271, 300; opinion of Mr. A. H. Layard thereon, 300. Asia, mountains of, _note_, 9. Atlantic, grand tunnel under the, 400. Atlantic islands, mountains of, _note_, 10. Attock, the Indus at, _note_, 278, 280; the tunnel at, 395. Australia, mountains of, _note_, 10; British exports to, 54; coal in, for Indian railways, 288; railways in, _see_ Railways. Austria, mountains of, _note_, 8; foremost among nations in constructing railways, 12; postage stamps in, how called, _note_, 142; mileage of railways in, _note_, 297. Avalanches, protection from, on the Mont Cenis Railway, 353. “Bagmen” travelling on railways, _note_, 171. Bahamas, the, cotton supply from, _note_, 299. Baker, Sir Samuel, his views respecting railway extension in India, _note_, 263. Ball, John, late president of the Alpine Club, Alpine passes and peaks enumerated by him, _note_, 319. Banging of railway carriage doors, _note_, 213. Barlow, Peter W., Esq., C.E., his proposed Thames subway, 395. Barrow Docks, opening of, _note_, 51. Bavaria, mountains of, _note_, 9; mileage of railways in, _note_, 297. Belgium, the first continental nation to construct railways, 12; fastest trains in, 113; postage stamps in, _note_, 142; locomotive constructing establishments in, 193; mileage of railways in, _note_, 297; railway tunnels in, 380. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain, _note_, 9. Bermuda, cotton supply from, _note_, 299.