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Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

• February - The French Revolution begins
• The Chinese Junk Keying came to London (see below)
• Treaty of Guadalupe ends United States war with Mexico -United States gains Texas, New Mexico, California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona
• Louis Napoleon elected President of France after the abdication of Louis Philippe
• Public Health Act in Britain following Cholera epidemic
• First safety match produced
• The Revolution in Prussia.
• The Franklin Search Expedition.
• The Insurrection in Naples
  

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List of Remarkable Events from January to June (part I)

April 15th

price sixpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including

• The Bank of England in a State of Defence' (The Chartists Demonstration, front page),
• 'The Meeting on Kennington Common from a Daguerreotype' (Chartists),
• 'Part of The Procession at Blackfriars Bridge' (Chartists),
• 'The Chartist Convention, John Street, Fitzroy Square',
• 'Mr. Fergus O'Conner MP',
• 'The Rock of Cashel',
• 'The New Holland Ferry on The Humber, Belonging To The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway' (full page),
• 'The First Locomotive Passing Great Grimsby Church on The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway',
• 'Ruins of Thornton College on The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway',
• 'Map Showing the Course of The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and its Connection with other Lines',
• 'The British Institution: Light of The Cross by J. Sant', 'The Captive painted By W. Fisher',
• 'The Insurrection at Milan near The church of The Grazia',
• 'Volunteers on their March from Rome To The Frontier of The Papal States',
• 'Election of The National Guards at Paris - Counting the Vote',
• 'The New Church of St. Matthew, City Road, Consecrated on Tuesday',
• 'The Abbe Lacordaire'.
• Also articles (no engravings) including 'Foreign and Colonial News', 'Metropolitan News', 'Country News', 'The Court and Haut Ton', 'National Sports', 'Naval and Military', 'Imperial Parliament',
• 'Obituary of Eminent Persons Recently Deceased includes:- Sir Thomas Baring at Stratton in Hampshire - Sir Thomas Cotton Sheppard at Ryde in The Isle of Wight - Sir Charles William Egleton Kent ',

April 22nd

price sixpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including

• 'Demonstration at The Hotel de Ville, Paris on Sunday Last - Lamartine Addressing The Crowd'(front page),
• 'The Late Signor Donizetti',
• 'The Late John Jacob Astor of New York',
• 'Boat for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales',
• 'Chinese Youths Recently Introduced to The Queen',
• 'Gold Box Presented by Commercial Travellers to Mr. Cobden MP',
• 'Crows Nest at Westminster Abbey',
• 'Cutting the Black Mark',
• 'Schleswig and The Chateau Gottorp - German Volunteers on their March from Kiel to the Frontier',
• 'The Fortress of Rendsburg, The Present seat of The Provisional Government in Holstein - Sketched from the Chateau of the Count Reventlow',
• 'Christ Crowned with Thorns - Designed and Etched by Vandyke',
• 'The Tower of London - Chamber in The Beauchamp Tower - Apartment in the St. Thomas's or Traitors Tower - Ruins of The Brick Tower - The Horse Armoury - The Bowyer Tower, basement - Ruins of The Bowyer Tower' (two full pages with interesting article),
• 'Sketches in Spain - The Holy Week in Madrid', 'Fountain in Madrid'.
• Also articles (no engravings) including 'Foreign and Colonial News',
• 'Metropolitan News',
• 'Country News',
• 'The Court and Haut Ton',
• 'National Sports',
• 'Naval and Military',
• 'Imperial Parliament',
• 'Obituary of Eminent Persons Recently Deceased includes 'Right Hon. William Tonson Lord Riversdale, - Sir Thomas Neave Bart of Dagnan-Park Essex, - George Henry Elliot Esq of Binfield Park and Hust Lodge Berkshire',
• adverts of the day
• It measures 400x275mm (16x10.75").
  

May 6th

price sixpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including

• Exhibition of The Royal Acadamy - Chequered Shade by T. Creswick' (front page),
• 'Scrutiny of Votes at The Salle St. Jean', 'Armand Marrast Reading the Names of The Returned Deputies, At The Hotel De Ville',
• 'Abd - El - Kader at Pau', 'The Castle of Pau',
• 'Enthronization of The Archbishop of Canterbury', 'The Most Reverend Father in God, John Bird Sumner, DD., Archbishop of Canterbury', 'The Procession entering the Choir of The Cathedral',
• 'Plan of The Late Engagement in Schleswig',
• 'Characters about Town - The Dram Drinker by Kenny Meadows',
• Mr. J. W. Fox, Member for Oldham',
• 'New Graving Dock, Southampton',
• 'Artists Amateur Performance of The Heir at Law, St James's Theatre - The Epilogue, H. Moreland, Caroline Dormer, Daniel Dowlas, Deboral Dowles, Dick Dowlas, Cicely Homespun, T. Homespun, Kenrick, D. Panglos. Mr. Tenniel, Miss Murray, Mr. Wilson, Mrs Tayham, Mr. Hamerton, Miss Cooper, Mr. Topham, Mr Wood and r. Holl',
• 'Royal Academy Exhibition - The Scotch Fair by Phillip',
• 'The Grand Fete of Fraternity, at Paris',
• articles (no engravings) including 'Foreign and Colonial News',
• 'The Weather',
• 'Arctic Expedition - Capt. Sir James Clarke Ross',
• 'Obituary of Eminent Persons Recently Deceased including General Dalyell, Henry Vansittart of Kirk-Leatham, Couty York, - Miss Hester Rogers of Dowdeswell House, County, Gloucester, - Emily Elizabeth Bulwer Lytton of Knebworth Park, Herts, - Mr. William Tate of Charles Square London',
• 'Births, Marraiges and Deaths',
• 'Chess',
• 'Imperial Parliament',
• 'The Court and Haut Ton',
• 'The Church',
• 'Metropolitan News',
• 'National Sports',
• 'Naval and Military Intelligence',
• 'The London gazette',

June 3rd

VOl: XII
number 319

ENGRAVINGS
I. Full page (or double page or near full page) engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
n/a

II. Smaller than full page engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
Whitebait Fishing / Duncan
Revolution in Naples - Barricade in the Toledo, Just Before the Attack May 15, 1848 / D.H. McKevan
Lazzarone - Viva Il Ee
Boats of H.M.S. President and Eurydice Attacking an Arab Stockade in the Angosha River, Mozambique / Edmund Evans
Trethevey Stone
The Four Swans Inn Yard - Bishopsgate Street Within / J.W. Archer
The Mayor of Portsmouth Presenting the Address to the Queen / Foster
The Fairy Entering the New Basin / Foster
A Squally Day / T. Creswick, A.R.A.
Catherine of Arragon Appealing to Henry VII / H.N. O'Neill
New Church of St. Paul and Schools, Bermondsey
The Laying of the Foundation Stone of Victoria Tower Guernsey on Her Majesty's Birthday
The Victoria Tower to be Erected at Guernsey to Commemorate the Visit of Her Majesty to the Island
Bronze Statue of the late Sir Charles Morgan Bart by J. Evan Thomas
Paris Fashions for June
Agricultural Labourers Cottages
- Front Elevation
- End Elevation
- Ground Floor Plan
- Upper Floor Plan
- Section

ARTICLES (Title or subject/author)
The Public Accounts
Whitebait Fishing
Foreign and Colonial News
The Revolution in Naples
British Attack on Arab Pirates at Mozambique
Nooks and Corners of Old England
Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present / Thomas Miller
Calendar for the Week
To Correspondents
The Illustrated London News
Mr. Blewitt's Concert
The Weather
Court and Haut Ton
Metropolitan News
Opening of the New Steam Basin at Portsmouth
Exhibition of the Royal Academy
Music - Ancient Concerts
The Theatres - Her Majesty's
Chess - to correspondents
Chess problem / with diagram
Chess enigmas
Imperial Parliament
- House of Lords
- House of Commons
Navigation laws
Ecclesiastical Courts
Public accounts and revenue
Roman Catholic Relief Bill
Obituary of Eminent Persons
- Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia / illustrated
- Stephen Lord Stavordale / illustrated
Country News
St. Paul's District Church, Bermondsey
The Victoria Tower Guernsey
- Presentation of the Colours
Bronze Statue of the Late Sir Charles Morgan, Bart, of Tredegar Park, Monmouthshire
Paris Fashions for June
Agricultural Labourers Cottages
Literature
National Sports
Our Magazine Column for June
Ireland
The New Reform Movements
Monetary Transactions of the Week
The Markets / Robert Herbert
The London Gazette

June 10th

• Full page (or double page or near full page) engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
  Ascot Races, 1848-The Prize Plate
  The emperors Plate
  The Queens Cup
  The Royal Hunt Cup
• Burning of the Electoral Lists, at the Porte St. Denis, Paris
  Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia when a Child / Smyth
  Destruction of park Chapel, Camden Town by Fire on Tuesday Evening
  Superb Chenille Quilt Presented to Her Majesty
  Burning of the USK Bridge on the South Wales Railway
  Remains of the Hon. Steamship Denares
  Remains of ST. Pancras Church, Somers Town
  - Chiselled Brick Niches, Piscina, Sedilla
  - Key Stone of the South Porch
  - Norman Altar Stone
  - Monument to Cooper, The Miniature Vandyke
  The Late Insurrection in Naples
  - Scene of the Late Conflict-The Kings Palace-The Toledo-St. Elmo
  - Carrying the Wounded in The Streets of Naples May 19, 1848
  Exhibition of the Royal Academy
  - The Contest of Beauty for the Girdle of Florimel-Britomartis Unveiling Amoret-by F.R. Pickersgill, A.R.A.
  - The Monk in the Colosseum, Surrounded by Brothers of Mercy, Preaching to Roman Citizen by W. Parrott / Smyth
  Mademoiselle Jenny Lind as Lucia Di Lammermoor at Her Majestys Theatre
  Statue of the Marquis of Hastings for a Mausoleum, at Malta
  Monument to Major General Sir H.R. Dick
• Juvenile Destitution and Crime

Burning of the Electoral Lists at Paris

The Weather

Foreign and Colonial News
- France
- Spain
- Italian States
- Prussia
- Austria
- German States
- Bohemia
- Denmark and Holstein
- Sweden
- Holland
- Belgium
- United States
- Central America
- The Brazils
- West Indies
- St. Domingo

The New Reform Movement

Burfords Panorama of Paris

Chess

Chess Engimas

The Late Princess Sophia

The Royal Chenille Quilt

Destruction of Park Chapel, Camden Town

Burning of a Railway Bridge

Destruction of the Indian Steam Ship Benares

Remains of St. Pancras church, Somers Town

Calendar for the Week

To Correspondents

The Illustrated London News

Postcript
- Latest Foreign News

The Theatres
- Her Majestys
- Royal Italian Opera
- Haymarket
- The Olympic
- St. Jamess
- Lyceum

Music
- Ancient Concert
- Musical Intelligence

The Chinese Junk

The Late insurrection in Naples

National Sports
- Ascot Heath Races
- Tattersalls

Metropolitan News
- Public Meetings

Imperial Parliament

Court and Haut Ton
- Departure of the Court for Osborne

Ireland
- Extinction of the Repeal Association

The Mulready Exhibition, at the Society of Arts

The Royal Academy Exhibition

Mademoiselle Jenny Lind

Statue of the Late Marquis of Hastings

Monument to Major General Sir R. H. Dick

Epitome of News-Foreign and Domestic

Obituary of Eminent Persons Recently Deceased
- Lord Burghersh
- Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Bart.
- Thomas Carvick, Esq. of Wyke County York, and Moat Mount, Middlesex
- Admiral Sir William Hotham, G.C.B.
- Francis Martin, Esq. Clarenceux King of Arms

The Markets

Monetary Transactions of the Week

The London Gazette

POEMS / LIMERICKS (Title/author)
Peace at Home / G. Douglas Thompson, Esq /Music by Edward J. Loder

July1st

• Conventry Show Fair, 1848-The Godiva Procession
• The Great Barricade at the Entrance of the Rue Du Faubourg St. Antoine, from the Place De La Bastile
  Civil War in France
  - Carrying the Wounded / W.G.M.
  - Interior of a Chamber-A Family of Insurgents Protecting a Barricade in the Rue Du Faubourg St. Antoine / Smyth
  - The Conflict in the Rue Du Faubourg St. Antoine
  - Barricade at the Corner of the Boulevard, Rue Mazagran, Near the Porte St. Denis
  - General Cavaignac, Lamartine, Caussidiere, Pierre Napoleon, and Staff
  - Women on the Barricade, Near The Porte St. Denis
  - Incident on the Boulevards
  - The Cannonade in the Rue St. Jacques
  - Ovation to Martin, the Young Garde Mobile
  - Shut the Windows / W.G.M.
  - Cannonade in the Clos St. Lazare / W.G.M.
  Extension of the South Western Railway to Waterloo Bridge
  - The Present Waterloo Station, York Road
  - Bridge, Church Street, Vauxhall
  - Bridge Across the Westminster Road

ARTICLES (Title or subject/author)
Red Republicanism

Foreign and Colonial News
- Italian States
- Spain
- Portugal
- Austria
- Hungary
- Bohemia
- German States
- Prussia
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Belgium
- Holland
- Russia
- United States
- Cape of Good Hope

Ireland
- The Proposed Repeal League
- The Clubs

Civil War in France

Calendar for the Week

To Correspondents

The Illustrated London News

Metropolitan News
- Public Meetings

Postscript

The Weather

Chess

Chess Enigmas

Court and Haut Ton

Literature

Epitome of News-Foreign and Domestic

Coventry Show Fair

Music
- Concerts

The Theatres
- Her Majestys
- Royal Italian Opera
- Princess

Imperial Parliament

National Sports
- Tattersalls

Monetary Transactions of the Week

The Markets

The London Gazette

Extension of the South Western Railway to Waterloo Bridge

July 22nd

• Insurgent Prisoners At Paris Receiving Relief From Their Families

Grand Fete Champetre At Charlton House, In Aid Of The Funds Of The Royal Kent Dispensary

The Tournament In The Park

The Marchioness Of Londonderry’s Costume Ball, At Holderness House – The Sculpture Gallery

Scene From Lucille, At The Marylebone Theatre

Mdlle Jenny Lind As “ Susanna” In “ Le Nozze Di Figaro,” At Her Majesty’s Theatre

The Archduke John, Regent Of Germany

Fine Arts – “Highgate Fields During The Great Fire Of London, In 1666” – Painted By E.M. Ward A.R.A (Exhibition Of The Royal Academy)

Fine Arts – “ Michael Angelo Attending On His Sick Servant, Urbino – Painted By L. Haghe – (Exhibition Of The New Society Of Painters In Water Colours)

Hornsby’s Steam Engine Prize £50

Royal Agricultural Society’s Meeting At York
Entry Of His Royal Highness Prince Albert Into York
View Of York From Clifford’s Tower
Mr Gaunts Father Of The Turf – 1st Prize And Mr Silvester Reed’s “Freeman” – 2nd Prize
1st Prize Herefords, 1st Prize Short Horns, 2nd Prize Short Horns

Interior Of The Church Of St John Of Jerusalem At South Hackney, Consecrated On Thursday

Emigration story July 29th, 1848 (courtesy of Tony Dalton)

August 26th

• Prisoners In The Vaults Of The Hotel De Ville, At Paris – Drawn By Gavarni
• The Chester And Holyhead Railway
• Conway Station
• Ogwen Viaduct
• Bangor Station

Sketches In Ireland
Thurles On Market Day
Scene In A Chapel At Thurles

Mdlle, Jenny Lind As “Alice,” At Her Majesty’s Theatre

Lake, And Palladian Bridge, At Stowe

Prize Fruit Grown At Blenheim

War Steamers In Kingstown Harbour

The Sale At Stowe
Chimney Piece In The Tapestry Room, With Portrait Of Viscount Cobham
Majolica By Raffaelle
Bust Of The Poet Prior
Marble Vase
Ivory Chase
Ivory Tankards
Temple Of Ancient Virtue At Stowe

Paris Fashions

Vancouver’s Island – The Hudson’s Bay Company’s Establishment

September 2nd

• The Cathedral Festival At Cologne – The Old Market Place Illuminated

The Late George Stephenson Esq – Civil Engineer (Obituary Article Also)

The Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields Theatre In Portugal Street

Shaft Of The Great Palm-Stove

The Great Palm House At The Royal Gardens, Kew

Interior Of The Great Palm House, Kew

Sketches In Ireland
Ardfinan Castle And Village, From The North, With The Knockmeledown Mountains In The Distance
The Town Of Tipperary, From The North With The Galtee Mountains
Mills Bridge And Weir On The River Suir

Burning Of “The Ocean Monarch”, Emigrant Ship Drawn By Morel Fatio From The Sketch Book Of The Prince Of De Joinville

The Sale At Stowe
Agate Candlestick
Pope Sixtus The Fifth’s Inkstand, And Crystal Cup
Cinque-Cento Lamp
Nautilus Shell With Pedestal By Flamingo
Ivory Tankards Mounted In Silver Gilt

St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth

Re-Opening Of St. Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth

DAY: 9
MONTH: September
YEAR: 1848
VOLUME: XIII
EDITION: 334

ENGRAVINGS
I. Full page (or double page or near full page) engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
n/a

II. Smaller than full page engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
Her Majesty's Visit to Scotland - the Embarkation at Woolrich / Smyth
National Assembly of France - the Salle Des Pas Perdus
Marc Caussidere
Opening of the High Level Railway Bridge at Newcastle Upon Tyne
Stupendous Railway Arch Over Dean Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Curious Whistle / J.L.W.
Benitier
Knight Jewel / J.L.W.
Phoenix Jewel / J.L.W.
Silver Gilt Salt Cellar
Her Majesty Going to Prorogue Parliament
The Royal Squadron Leaving Woolwich
The Musical Festival in Worcester Cathedral
Kwell Church
Epergne for the Medical Officers of the British Army
Gretna Green
Paris Fashions for September
Lambeeton Toll Bar Near Berwick Upon Tweed
The Bell is Accepted
St. Michael's Schools, Pimilco
Greenwich Pensioners Cricket Match at the Priory Near Lewisham

ARTICLES (Title or subject/author)
Close of the Session / illustrated
Ministerial Movements
Obituary of Eminent Persons
- Admiral Markland
- William Balling, Esq
- John Cohen
- J.W. Thornely, Esq
Foreign and Colonial News
Chess - to correspondents
Chess problem / with diagram
Chess match by correspondence between London and Amsterdam clubs
Chess enigmas
Epitome of News - Foreign and Domestic
The Salle Des Pas Perdus
Caussidiere
The Potato Disease
Opening of the High Level Bridge Between Newcastle and Gateshead
Calendar for the Week / illustrated
To Correspondents
The Illustrated London News
Court and Haut Ton
Country News - Double Collision on the North Western Railway
Ireland
The Harvest and the Crops
Metropolitan News
Sale at Stowe - Cinque Cento Jewellery
Imperial Parliament
Prorogation of Parliament
Departure of the Court for Scotland
Our Magazine Column for September
The Theatres - Olympic, Marylebone
National Sports
Music - Worcester Musical Festival
New Church of St. Mary, Ewell
Superb Epergne - Epergne for the Medical Officers of the British Army
Gretna-Green Marriages
Paris Fashions for September
The Weather
Monetary Transactions of the Week
The Markets / Robert Herbert
The London Gazette
St. Michael's Schools, Pimlico
Cricket Match Extraordinary

SHORT STORIES / SERIAL NOVELS (Title/author)
The Progress of a Bill / W. Blanchard Jerrold / Kenny Meadows

September 30th

A sixteen page issue September, 30 1848 price sixpence.

It features prints from engravings (often with descriptive articles) including:

• French national guards in London. Front Page. General Cavaignac. St. Kitts Foreign animals imported for The Earl of Derby. Corrimulzie, from the north side of The Dee. The Linn of Dee. Ballon Descent at the Boulogne fete. Portrait of Lord George Bentick. The Greendale oak in Welbeck Park. Welbeck Abbey. Lord George Bentick. Sketch on the Welbeck estate. (Article: East Lancashire railwayJ The Alderbottom viaduct. The Ogden viaduct. Accrington. The Crown Inn, Oxford The Candos portrait of Shakspere. Progess of a bill – The renewal. Lowestoft harbour, with the improvements. Parish fashion for October. The South Wales training college, at Carmarthen. Silver cradle, presented to the Mayoress of Liverpool. Seal of the French Republic. + many articles etc incl The Austrian revolution and The New Forrest

October 7th

• Sitting Of The German National Assembly

Messina, From The Faro

The Taking Of Messina

Major Edwards, From A Miniature In The Possession Of His Family

Peterborough Fair During The Flood

Marlborough College Chapel

March Of The Troops In India (Double Page Centre Pullout – Holes And Fold Down The Middle Though)

The Irish State Trials

Opening Of The Special Commission, At Clonmel

Room To Which The Jury Retire

Mr Smith O’brien Sketched From The Reporters Gallery

Mr Whiteside Counsel Fro Mr S O’brien

Perth From A Recent Sketch

Progress Of A Bill – The Acceptor Gets Out Of The Way

The Adelphi Theatre - Redecorated

October 14th

• The Irish state trials-Mr O’Brien conveyed back to prison, after the sentence. Front Page. Scene at the post-office at Clonmel, after the sentence of Mr S.O’Brien.
• Grotto on Enderby Island (article The Auckland Islands) Harbour of Auckland Island.
• Bust of Sir Charles Napier, by Park. Limerick Castle and Thomond-Bridge. Statue of The Duke of Wellington, at The Tower of London. Departure od colonists from Paris, for Algeria. Monument to the late Lord Holland – by E.Baily. Sikh Guns at Windsor Castle – drawn by permission of Her Majesty. The late Earl of Carlisle. Castle Howard, the seat of The Carlisle family. Pas de deux. Scene from the new ballet ”Les Amazons” at Covent Garden Theatre. Statuet of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales. Progess of a bill – the man in possesion. The new lighthouse at Calais. New patent curricle tribus. Littlemore church. + many articles etc incl The Austrian revolution and The New Forrest

October 21st

• No 340, Vol XIII, dated, For the week ending Saturday, 21 October1848 price sixpence.
• Insurrection in Vienna –The conflict at the cathedral. Front Page. The Bastions at Vienna. Conflict at the university, Vienna. Troops at the Belvedere. Westminster Abbey –Edward the confessor’s chapel. (chapter VII (Westminster Abbey) of Picturesque sketches of Lo ndon Past and Present The New Forest: The Southampton Road. Mark Ash wood and charcoal burners. The Great Dee Viaduct on the Shrewsbury and Chester railway. (Nearly full page) The Richmond, Windsor and Staines railway – The bridge at Richmond. Windsor Castle, from The Thames. Patent Spring-stopped decanter. Old St Pancras church – re-constructed. Progess of a bill – The acceptor goes to prison. Clarke and Varley’s atmospheric piledriving machine. Christ Church District Upper School, St George’s in-the-East. + many articles etc incl The Austrian revolution and The New Forrest

November 4th

price sixpence.

• Visit of the new archbishop of Paris to the Faubourg St Antoine.
• Front Page. Plan of the operations before Moultan. (article India: Retreat of the british forces from Moultan) Citizens of Moultan and Sikh soldiers.
• Fall of a sugar-house at Glasgow.
• Launch of modern gun-brig, in Easywell Park.. Paris fashion for November The New orchestra, Exeter Hall. The Quadrant, from Vigo-Street (article Regent’s Quadrant) The Quadrant, as it will apear from Tichborne-Street with Alterations completed. ”Guy Fawkes” – drawn by Dodgson. Advanced guard of the Croatian irregulars.. The Vernon Gallery. The late hon. And rev. Dr Wellesley. Monuments to the memory of the late Marquis od Downshire. Mr John Reeve, of The Lyceum Theatre. Stone Vase found near Westbury. Remains of the priory of St. Gregory at Canterbury. Fire on Camberwell-Green. The South Wales training college, at Carmarthen. Silver cradle, presented to the Mayoress of Liverpool. Seal of the French Republic. + many articles etc incl The Austrian revolution and The New Forrest.

December 2nd

• 'The Insurrection at Rome,: Attack on The Pope's Palace' Front page
• 'The Late Viscount Melbourne, From The Coronation Picture by Sir George Hayter'
• 'Brocket Hall, Herts, The Seat of The Late Viscount Melbourne'

'The New Cathedral of Saint Isaac, At St Petersburg' - - - 'The Great Bell' - - - 'The Bronzed Gate'

'Portrait of a Burgomaster painted By Rembrant' Formerly in the Orleans Gallery and Recently Sold at Stowe. Nearly full page engraving

'chess Problem'

'New Church of St Paul, CamdenSquare'

'The Royal Gold MEdal presented by Her Majesty To The Institute of British Architects' Front and reverse

'Mrs Charles Kean as Viola in Twelfth Night at The Haymarket'

'M. Cavaignac in the Tribune of The National Assembly of France'

'Large Tonel of Port Wine'

'The Ministers Anti Chamber'

'Paris Fashions for December' engraving of a fashionable victorian family.

'Scene from The New Burlesque of The Enchanted Isle at THe Adelphi Theatre'

'The Late Sir John Barrow' died in a small cottage at the village of Dragleybeck near Ulverston (Includes obituary)

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Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including:
'The Roman Insurrection'

'Death of Viscount Melbourne (obituary) and Brocket Hall'

'The Court and Haut Ton, Osborne etc'

'The Electric Light'

'Naval and Military Intelligence'

'Metropolitan News'

'Country News includes Intellectual Amusements of Military Officers'

'Obituary of Eminent Persons Recently deceased includes Millicent, The Duchess of Manchester died at Kimbolton Castle in Hutningdonshire - - - Charles Buller Esq MP aged 42 died of Typhus Fever - - - The Rev. Thomas Price died at Curndn near Crickhowell'

December 9th

• Alderney Cattle – From The Celebrated Picture, Painted By James Ward Esq, R.A.

Gold Cup Presented By Prince Waldemar To The 50th Regiment

Bloomsbury Baptist Chapel, Opened On Tuesday

View In The New Colony Of Labuan

M. Mathieu Louisi

Remains Of The Railway Arches, At Homerton

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show
General View Of The Cattle Show
The Implement Room
Mr Griffins Heifer. First Prize Seventh Class, £20 And Silver Medal And Prince Alberts Hereford Ox First Prize First Class £30 And Silver Medal
The Earl Of Leicesters North Devon Steer And The Duke Of Rutlands Short Haired Steer

Fat Pigs Drawn By Duncan

Remarkable Hybrid (Pony) From The New Forest

Banvards Panorama – The Bluffs Of Semla, On The Mississippi

It Is My People

Stanfield Hall, Near Wymondham

Experimental Exhibition Of The Electric Light In Trafalgar Square

December 16th

• The Cathedral Of Brandenburg

Prague – The Old Town

Prague – Sketched After The Late Bombardment

The Nimrod Sculptures Lately Received At The British Museum
The Siege – Impalement Of Prisoners
The Cup Bearer To The King Of Ninevah
The Obelisk
The Passage Of The River

Election Of The President Of The French Republic
Offering The Candidates Names To The Voters
News Boys Selling Portraits And Caricatures Of Cavaignac And Napoleon
Hotel Of General Cavaignac
Ouvriers Promenanding The Boulevards And Singing “ A Bas Cavaignac
Gardien De Paris Tearing Down The Address Of Louis Napoleon
Taking The Ballot Boxes To The Hotel De Ville

Ejectment Of Irish Tenantry
The Ejectment
The Day After The Ejectment

Chancel Of St. Mary’s Stockport, Restored

Peninsular War Medals
Naval Medal
Army Medal
Yorkshire West Riding Election – The Nomination At Wakefield

The Embarkment Of The President Of Liberia, From Plymouth

TITLE: The Illustrated London News
DAY: 16
MONTH: December
YEAR: 1848
VOLUME: XIII
EDITION: 348

ENGRAVINGS
I. Full page (or double page or near full page) engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
n/a

II. Smaller than full page engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)
Voting for the President of the French Republic / Valentin
The Cathedral of Brandenburg
Prague - the Old Town
Prague - after the Late Bombardment
Schwanthaler, the Sculptor
The Siege - Impalement of Prisoners
The Cup Bearer to the King of Nineveh
The Obelisk
The Passage of the River
Offering the Candidates Names to the Voters / Forest
News Boys Selling Portraits and Caricatures of Cavaignac and Napoleon
Hotel of General Cavaignac
Ouvriers Promenading the Boulevards and Singing A Bas Cavaignac
Gardien De Paris Tearing Down the Address of Louis Napoleon
Taking the Ballot Boxes to the Hotel De Ville
The Ejectment / Landells
The Day After the Ejectment / Landells
Naval Medal
Chancel of St. Mary's Stockport, Restored
Army Medal
Rossignol is There
Yorkshire West Riding Election - the Nomination at Wakefield
The Embarkation of the President of Liberia from Plymouth / N.M. Condy
- Daphne
- Sylph
- H.M.S. Amazon
- Rosamond

ARTICLES (Title or subject/author)
The Irish People and the Irish Landlords
Foreign and Colonial News
Country News
- Political Trials
- The Norfolk Murders
Ireland
Obituary of Eminent Persons
- the Dowager Lady Ashburton / illustrated
- Isaac Jermy, Esq of Stanfield Hall, Norfolk / illustrated
- The Hon. Miss Harley
- General Sir Hector MacLean, K.C.B / illustrated
- Edmund Turner, Esq. M.P.
The City of Prague
Brandenburg Cathedral
Death of Schwanthaler, the Sculptor
The Nimroud Sculptures Lately Received at the British Museum
Calendar for the Week
To Correspondents
The Illustrated London News
Postscript
Court and Haut Ton - the Court at Osborne
Metropolitan News
Election of the President of the French Republic
The Illustrations
Staite's Patent Electric Light
Music
- Society of British Musicians
- Jullien's Concerts
- Foreign Musical News
The Theatres
Literature
National Sports
The Weather
Chess - to correspondents
Chess match by correspondence between London and Amsterdam clubs
Chess problem / with diagram
Chess match between Captain Kennedy and Mr. Lowe
Chess enigmas
Law Intelligence - Court of Vice Chancery
Police - Marlborough Street
Epitome of News - Foreign and Domestic
Ejectment of Irish Tenantry
Evictions of Peasantry in Ireland
The War Medals
Renovations of the Chancel of the Parish Church of St. Mary, Stockport, Cheshire
The West Riding Election
Monetary Transactions of the Week
The Markets / Robert Herbert
The London Gazette
The President of Liberia

SHORT STORIES / SERIAL NOVELS (Title/author)
Jerome Paturot In Search of the Best Republic / Gavarni

Carol Singing In The Country Drawn By Dodgson

Making The Christmas Pudding – Drawn By Kenny Meadows
Taking Up The Christmas Pudding “ “

Grandpapa’s Christmas Hamper – Drawn By Duncan

Christmas Sports – Drawn By Wehnert

The Christmas Holly Cart - Drawn By Foster

Fetching Home The Christmas Dinner – Drawn By Leech

Christmas Tree At Windsor Castle – Drawn By J.L. Williams (Showing Victoria And Albert)

The Christmas Welcome – Drawn By Marshall
The Christmas Eve - “ “

The Christmas Waits – Drawn By Kenny Meadows

Christmas Offerings – Drawn By Harvey

• Francis Joseph, Emperor Of Austria

Louis Napoleon, The President Of The French Republic, Taking The Oath Of Office

The President Of The French Republic On His Way To The Palace Of The Elysee National

The Hotel Du Rhin, Place Verdome, Late The Residence Of Louis Napoleon

Paris Fashions For The New Year

New Years Night In An Irish Cabin

Scene From “The Haunted Man”, At The Adelphi Theatre

New Years Custom At Queen’s College, Oxford

The Middlesex Hospital

New Theatre, Erected For The Exhibition Of The Cyclorama, At The Colosseum

Swiss Armoury, Or Refreshment Room

The Late M. Rossi, Premier Of The Papal States

Present State Of The Tomb Of Napoleon, At St. Helena

The Athelete

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