The Illustrated London News 1854

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Vol. XXIV (24), January to June, Vol. XXV (25), July to December,

Two Volumes, covering 52 weeks of the year 1854, each volume containing 26 weekly issues and the supplements.


some events of this year in the Illustrated London News:

 

some of the other Engravings in the 2 Volumes: of 1854

 

There are advertisements

 


January 7th


January 14th

' the Admiral Receiving King Ducimo on Board The Penelope off Lagos '

' SHeers and Repairing Quay Southampton Dock '

' Marble Statue of Lord De Saumares Recently Placed in Greenwich Hospital '

' Military Memorial Lately Erected at Hong Kong '

' New Years Reception by The Emperor and Empress of the French at The Tuileries '

' Juvenile Evening party at Paris '

' Obelisk at Constantinople '

' Map of The Black Sea and The Seat of War in the East '

' The Tower of Galata at Constantinople '

' Burgas on The Black Sea ' or Bourgas

' Residence of Prince Gortschakoff near Bucharest '

' Fortress of Semendria '

' Servian Village '

' Servian Inn'

' Servian Shop '

' Servian Peasant ' - - ' Servian Ox Waggon ' - - - ' Servian Priest '

' A London Street Scene During the Late Frost '

' Railway Train in The Snow '

' The Thames Below Bridge, During The Late Frost '

' Wrecks on The Coast at Tynemouth ' the Schooner Eliza

' Testimonial To Mr Alderman Matthews Mayor and Master Cutler, Sheffield '


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' Prizes at the Metropolitan Poultry Show - Red Turbits - Black Nuns - Pouters - Almond Tumblers - Dun Cock Carrier - White Fantails ' Pigeons

' Prizes at the Metropolitan Poultry Show - Gold Laced Bantams - Game Cock - White Bantams - Golden Spangled Hamburg '

' Prizes at the Metropolitan Poultry Show -Spanish Fowls - White Cochin China '

' Prizes at the Metropolitan Poultry Show - First Prize Turkey - Rouen Ducks - Geese '

Four prints from engravings on a full page


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' Snowballing Upon the Liverpool Exchange ' a snowball fight between the cotton brokers and the share brokers. Age yellowing to this engraving

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Also articles (no engravings) including
' The Allied Fleets in the Euxine ' Black Sea

' The Manifesto to the French Government Addressed by M. Drouyn de Lluys '

' Shameful Treatment of Englishmen by Russia

'Foreign and Colonial News' includes The Turkish Insurrection - - The War on The Danube - - America with reference to the fire in New York. Also riotous demonstrations in Cincinnati against Signor Bedini The Popes Nuncio. - - Australia Melbourne and reference to the gang of mounted highwaymen including John Frances a ticket of leave convict from Sheffield, who robbed the McIvor Gold Escort

' The Arctic Search ' with reference to Captain Maguire at Point Barrow and trouble with the native Esquimaux ( eskimo ) settlement

' Provincial Intelligence ' includes The Bread Riots in Devonshire with reference to Crediton and Exeter - - Mysterious and Fatal Catastrophe, Thomas Longbottom of Huhnslet Road Near Leeds

' The Theatres ' including The Drury Lane and reference to Mr Mark Lemon, Mr T. Mead, Mrs E. Lewis and others

' The Black Sea '

' The Late Snow Storm '

' Wreck of a Steamer ' The Yorkshireman, at Donaghadee

' Obituary of Eminent Persons ' includes The Viscount William Carr Beresford died at his seat Bedgebury Park near Goudhurst Kent. Shows coat of arms - - - William Conyngham, Lord Plunket died at his seat Old Connaught, Wicklow. Shows coat of arms - - - Sir Richard Godin Simeon died at Swainston Isle of Wight. Shows coat of arms

' Wills ' include the Right Hon. Valentine Browne, Viscount Castlerosse and Earl of Kenmare - - - General Sir Augustus De Butts KCH

' Suspected Hocussing And Murder ' an old female miser named Mary Anne Allan of Brookes Market, Leather lane

' The London Corporation - The City Police and Thieves Sanctuary

' Metropolitan News ' includes Results of Meteorological observations - - - Health of London with number of deaths from Zynotic diseases etc - - - City Corporation Commission


 

 

February 4th

News items referring to House of Lords, music, theatre, and latest intelligence.

Page 92 & 93, double page, has engravings titled " Panorama of Sinope Bay", " Nedge Jessan frigate " and " Reception of General Baraguay D' Hilliers by Admiral Dundas "

Page 96 has engravings titled " Remains of the infanta at Madrid and Wreck of Steamship 'Olinda' ".

Page 97 has 3 engravings titled " Testimaonial", "Prince Napoleon Bonaparte" and " The Japanese Exhibition" "

Page 100 has engravings " Mr Warnes, M.P. for Norwich ", " Mr Thomas Hankey, M.P. for Peterborough ", and " The Hon. A. G. J. Ponsonby, M.P. for Cirencester ".

The supplement edition contains a full page engraving of "The opening of Parliament", report on Her Majesties speech and address, engraving of Her Majesty ascending the throne in the House of Lords, the new Houses of Parliament - St Stephens porch. Two full page engravings showing the opening of parliament, the reception for the Turkish Ambassador, statues in St Stephens Hall and the Central Hall.


February 11th

all of the illustrations:


March 11th


April 1st

 


April 8th


April 15th

all of the illustrations:


April 22nd


April 29th


May 10th


May 20th

Marriage of the Emperor of Austria. in Vienna.

The Queen's Visit to the French Embassy.


May 27th

Exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society at Regents Park.

Saint Marks Church Tollington Park

The Ball at the French Embassy

The Sulineh mouth of the dance".

"Bombardment of Odessa".

H.M Ships "Hedda" and "Leopard".

H.M.S "Amphion" and crusier capturing two russian vessels off Riga.

"Funeral in the Baltic Fleet".

"Mein Voglein (my pretty bird) by H. Warren.

"A Tyrolkse composer" - painted by Carl Haag.

"Home Revisited" by A. Hankley.

"Scene from Faust" by H.O Neil.

"Royal Thames Yacht Club Match".

"Embankment of the 11th Hussars at Kingstown".

"Exebition of the Royal Botanic society regents park".

"New Church of St Mark Tollington park..

Paris Fashions for June.


June 3rd

Page 504 has engraving titled " Parade at Wycombe Abbey, ".

Page 505 has a full page engraving titled " Grand Central Railway Station, Birmingham".

Pages 508 & 509 2 page engravings titled " Sebastopol and Adjacent Coast"

Page 511 has engraving titled " Andover, Derby winner"

Page 512 has a full page engraving " Epsom races"

Page 513 contains engravings of "French lugger sailing into Calais and A Cabin in the Vineyard painted by Unwin".

The supplement contains engraving of "A Bashi-Bozouk - from a drawing by J Robertson of Constantinople". Pictures of Crondstadt and the Steamship HMS Tiger, The Baltic Fleet at anchor in Elgsnabben Bay. A double page engraving of Sebastopol and its fortifications, The first landing of The Royal Horse Artillery in the Bosphorus, a full page engraving of the bombardment of Odessa, an engraving of Circassians, two full page plates of The Royal Regiment of Artillery.


June 24th


August 5th

price sixpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including:

Boat attack at the Sulineh mouth of the Danube

Honours paid to the remains of Capy Hyde Parker, By the English, French and Turkish troops from a sketch b y Lt Bredin - S

The Volcano steam sloop fitted as a floating factory fro the Baltic -

Band of the 3rd French Regiment Playing in HM Naval yard at Deal -

Steam ships of the allied fleet searching for infernal machines off Cronstadt - From a sketch by W OBrierly - FP

His Highnes Said Pacha, the new Viceroy of Egypt -

Vessels passing the bar at the Rosetta mouth of the Nile - S

The Crystal palace- entrance to the Egyptian court from the nave by the avenue of Lions -

The Crystal palace- the Egyptian court Entrance to the tomb of Beni Hassan -

Testimonial presented to colonel Maberly

removal of a gigantic palm tree from Messrs Loddiges at Hackney to the Crystal palace

Scene from the new drama - The old chateau : at the Haymarket : with Miss Reynolds, Mr Howe and Mr H Farren -

Madame Marie Cabel by Baugniet

New uniforms for the light infantry and cavalry

Wreck of the Douro steam shoip on the Paracels in the China sea -

Opeining of a new bridge at Travancore - The Rajah's state procession - S

The Ganges canal at Roorkee -

The chateau at Pau - S<->Cradle of Henry 1v atb the chateau pau

Eaux Bonnes, Pyrenees -

House in Pau in which Bernadotte was born

Summit of the pic Du Midi D'Osseau, Pyrenees - S

Eaux Chaudes, Pyrenees -
Also articles, no engravings, including:
' The Spanish Revolution

The war on the Danube

The bombardment of Bomarsund

The insurrection in Madrid

The Retreat of the Russians

The funeral of Capt Parker

Fraternisation of the English and French at Deal

House of Lords

House of Commons

'Obituary of Eminent Persons including :

John Hay Forbes Lord Medwyn of Perth

Thomas Maynell of Kilvington hall York

Richard Murray dean of Ardagh

The Tipperary abduction case - Trial of Mr John Carden

a one and three quarter page list of the Occupations of the British people ( A - Z ) and the numbers in that employ in the census of 1851 - for example there were 512 cemetery and burial ground servants and only 2 artists Models!!!

The will of the Duke of Portland William henry Cavendish Scott Bentinck

 


 

August 19th

price sixpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including:

'Mr Park's Bust of The Emperor of the French'

'Biaritz'

'Fine Arts: The Launch by G. Smith' A group of urchins playing with toy boats whilst one launches himself in a washing tub

'An Old English Homestead painted by R. Redgrave RA'

'Harwich' from the sea

'The Turkish Exhibition and Museum, Hyde Park Corner, A turkish Dinner Party'

'HM Screw Gun Vessel "Wrangler" BuiltFor The Baltic'

'Steam Ships Reconnoitring at Sveaborg, in The Gulf of Finland'

'Sveaborg, in The Gulf of Finland'

'passage of The Ship "Medway" Through Icebergs on Her Homeward Voyage from Melbourne'

'Marble Bust of The Late Sir Robert Peel by A. Monro'

'Remains of the National School at Capel, Near Ipswich, Struck By Lightning'

'Some Observations on The Origin of Chess'

'The Fete at Paris - Representation of The Siege of Silistria, in The Champ de Mars, Flotilla of Ballons'

'Laying Down The Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Cable at Spezzia'

'Destruction of Sulineh, At the Mouth of The Danube'

'Baltschik, on The Coast of Bulgaria, From a Sketch By Lieut. Montagu O'Reilly RN'
Articles (no engravings) include:
'The Second Stage of The War - The Retreat of the Russians from The Danubian provinces is confirmed'

'Foreign and Colonial News includes the Spanish Revolution'

'Agricultural Notes, Lincolnshire Farming'.


August 26th

"Giving an Order by J. H. Mole. A Dog and it's mistress."

"The City of Erzeroom in Asiatic Turkey".

"The City of Kars in Asiatic Turkey".

"Field Marshal Baron Von Hess, Generalissimo of the Austrian Army of the East".

"The British Steamer, Bengal, Bringing a Supposed Russian Prize into Madras Harbour".

"Fortifications of Bomarsund" Map.

"Plan of the Attack on Bomarsund" Map.

"Fire at Cubitts Building Works, Thames Bank".

"Billingate New Market".

"Opening of the Central Somerset Railway, Procession in the Abbey Ground at Glastonbury".

"New Public Schools at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight' small".

"The Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury".

"Paris Fashions for September".

"Foot Guards at Squad Drill,st John's Wood Barracks".

"Sveaborg, from Helsingfors' - Partriot song of the Finlandsers".

Music. Bottom Right Corner Damaged.

"Chess Problem by Mr. W. Grimshaw".

The Peak of Derbyshire: "Peveril Castle and Entrance to the Peak Caver".

"Buxton, The Cresent, New Baths,etc" Bottom Right Corner Damaged.

"Crystallised Carvern in the Blue John Mine".

"Haddon Hall From The Bakewell Road". Bottom Right Corner Damaged.

"Rustchuck, Bridge of Boats in Course of Construction".

"Discussing The War in a Coffee House at Copenhagen by E.T Dolby.


September 9th, price sixpence.

It features prints from engravings (some with articles) including:

Launch of HM gunboat Pelter and the Portuguese steam ship Dom Pedro Secondo at Northfleet - small

Lancaster's oval cannon

HMS Antelope at Fernando Po - Election of a new sovereign - small

with 3 panoramas : entitled Panoramic view of Varna and the adjacent coast

Mr E Davenport from a daguerrotype by Mayall

another of Mr J B Gough

Dr Wylde ( founder of the new philharmonic society

An Indian railway station (on the Bombay and Tannah railway -

remains of Caldicott castle

The union work house at King's Lynn

St Ninians Cathedral Perth

Marshall O'Donnell the Spanish minister of war

The greek court at the Crystal palace SWydenham -

Procession to the laying of the foundation stone of the new church of st Thomas Newport Isle of Wight -

The Oldham Lyceum educational and industrial exhibition - The baronial Hall -

French agriculture - 2 half page prints : Ploughing in France, and Harvest home custom in France

Pediment of the great western Royal hotel Paddington -

The Beaufoy Shakespearian medal - ftont and reverse

Model for a marble figure of Alice Evelyn Tupper by J Durham

Articles (no engravings unless previously mentioned) including:

Free trade in France

The surrender of Bomarsund

Great alarm at Odessa

Turkish reverses in Asia

The revolution in spain

The Austrian occupation of Wallachia

Hms Antelope in the Bonny river

Obituaries of eminent persons including : Ralph Anthony Thicknesse of Harrogate and Wigan - Randall McDonnell esq of Glenriff county Antrim - Ralph Bernal esq of Lincoln - Lt Col Lauderdale Maule MP of Forfarshire - Brevet major Levinge of Knockdrin castle County westmeath - Major General Bush of Sloane street - Francis Morley of Marrick park yorkshire - Chevalier Melloni of Parma

The attempted revolution in Granada

Sadlers wells new theatrical season

New military uniforms

The Oldham industrial and educational exhibition

The general courts martial at windsor


September 30th

Paris Lady's Fashions for October.

A Separate supplement is included called:

War with Russia, History of the First campaign.

There are engravings of Grenadier Guards Regiment in Constantinople.

Encampment of the Rifle Brigade at Constantinople.

British Infantry at Gallipoli.

The Transport Fleet embarking at Varna.

The Port of Sebastopol.

French and English troops at Varna Bay.

Oltenitza from Turtukal showing Embarkation.

Also another Supplement showing:

literary Miscellanies including :

School of Poetry, John Brown,Shylock and Jessica,The Haunted House.

An interesting illustrated Story called

My Cruise with an Eccentric Gentleman.

 


October 7th

HMS Miranda and her prizes in Litscha bay Russian Lapland

The Norwegian trunk railway - Eidsvold station - HP

Collation at the opening of the Norwegian trunk railway - HP

Firing the Tower guns for the great victory in the Crimea - HP

Firing the park guns for the great victory in the Crimea - HP

The Lord Mayor proclaiming at the royal exchange the Victory on the Alma - HP

The Lord mayor reading the news of the victory on the Alma at the sheriff's inauguration dinner at the London Tavern - HP

The Lower Canadian agricultural exhibition - HP

Anglo saxon Fibula

Large anglo saxon fibula

another anglo saxon fibula

Anglo saxon buckles and beads

anglo saxon pottery

anglo saxon glass - all the above from ' antiquities from the Faussett collection at Liverpool '

Presentation of colours to the cambridge militia at Ely - LHP

Stoney Middleton the seat of the late lord Denman

The late Mr Henry Fourdrinier, the patentee of the paper making machine

Captain M'Clure in his arctic dress from a photograph by captain Inglefield - SHP

Eupatoria - Landing of the Crimean expedition featuring the Caradoc , Boat with staff landing, Mosque - SHP

Varna Bay - The allied expedition fleet getting under way for the Crimea - FP

Plan of the relative positions of the russians and of the allies ( on their landing in the Crimea ) - SHP

The war with Russia : Landing of the allied expedition in Kalamita bay - Double Page consisting of 23 panoramic views featuring : Transports, English steamers English landing place , Agamemnon - Flagship of Admiral Lyons , The Terrible , French Landing place - Rodney , French Liners and transports, Britannia - Flagship of Admiral Dundas , London , The Caradoc with Lord Raglan on board & The rifles and detachments of troops (there are a few printing creases across this double page

The Victory in the Crimea

The diversion in Bessarabia

The Crisis in Denmark

The camps at Boulogne

Expected attack on Cronstadt

The overland mail - India and china

The revolution in spain

Ominous symptoms on the Austrian frontier

The white sea squadron

Norwegian grand trunk railway featuring the consultancy of Mr Robert Stephenson

Queen Anne's Farthing

The Austrians in Wallachia

Obituary of eminent persons - John Butler Marquis of Ormonde of Kilkenny Castle : George Leith Roupell of Welbeck street physician to St Bartholomew's hospital : Mr George Field of Sion Hill park near Brentford : Mr John Moore the publisher of St Martin's lane

The theatres : The Kings Rival at St James's by Taylor and Reade -

The Faussett collection of antiquities

Nooks and corners of Old England : Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire

A Little meeting at Ruthin and the Caledonian Hunt

Half yearly report of the Central association in aid of the wives and families, widows and orphans of soldiers ordered on active service

The Arctic expedition aboard the phoenix

2.5 pages of description and troop movements in the events in the Crimea

The Late Mr Henry Fourdrinier


October 14th


October 21st

The field of Alma after the battle, sketched by an officer of the 21st N B Fusiliers - HP

The vintage in France - ( two and a half pages on this )

The City of Bordeaux - HP

The chateau Lafitte, Medoc near Bordeaux - SHP

The vintage in Medoc near Bordeaux (scene in the vineyards) - HP

Wine making at the Chateau Margaux

The cellars of the Chateau Margaux near Bordeaux - SHP

Wine Cellar of Messrs Cruse and Hirschfeld at Bordeaux

Grand charge of the British troops up the heights of Alma - DP

Lt Montagu O'Reilly explaining his sketch of Sebastopol to the Sultan - HP

Decoration of the Mejidie

Monte Rosa from the North - Mont Blanc, distant 45 miles showing : Zumstein Spitze Hochste Spitze & Nord end

' The arctic ' steam ship - HP

New church of St Fagan, Heol-Y-Vellin , Aberdare

Solan Gannet shot near Boston ( Lincs )

Presentation of address to her majesty at the station Hotel Hull - HP

The Queen at the station hotel at Hull ( outside view) - HP

Arch in whitefriars at the wilberforce column Hull - HP

Embarkation of her majesty at Hull (nibbled corner) - HP

' The Fairy ' steamer entering Grimsby dock - HP

Her Majesty landing at Grimsby ( nibbled corner) - HP

The Patriotic fund

The field of battle

The siege of Sebastopol

Orders to the army before commencing siege operations

Prince Menschikoff's despatches

The war in Asia

Bordeaux and the claret districts

Margaux and Lafitte

Professor Airey's experiments in a coal pit

The charge up the heights at Alma

Official list of Killed and wounded at the Battle of the Alma

Obituary of eminent persons: Montagu Earl of Abingdon at Wytham Abbey - Gen Sir Gordon Drummond of Norfolk street Park Lane : Hugo Malveysin Chadwick of New Hall co. at Bath - Lt Col Harry George Chester at Alma late of Royston County Cambridge - William Dent esq of Sudeley castle county Gloucestershire

Martial law at Yerba Buena California

Private audience with the Sultan ( at his palace on the Bosphorus )

New church at Aberdare

The wreck of the arctic

Gannet shot in Lincolnshire near the roman bank Skeldyke

The arctic expedition - Court Martial on the Officers

Female Nurses for the East ( to accompany Mrs Nightingale to Scutari )

Recent ascent of Monte Rosa ( By Mr Bird , Mr Smyth Smyth and Smyth of Lincolnshire and a young waiter from the hotel on the Ryffelberg )

The Queen's visit to Hull and Grimsby



November 4th

The Franklin Relics: 'Franklins Guelphic Badge' - 'Medalic Portrait of Sir J. Franklin by David' - 'Franklins Guelphic Badge' - 'Part of Flannel Shirt - Piece of Plate - Part of Compass - Certificate Case - Buttons, Linked with Cord' - 'Cooks Knife - Knife Handle - Button - Gold Lace Band - Seamans Knife'

'The Sunken Ships at The Mouth of the Harbour of Sebastopol, Sketched By Lieut. Montagu O'Reilly, HMS Retribution'

'Camp of The 21st Fusiliers on The Heights of Sebastopol'

Crimea 'Sebastopol, Sketched from Fort Constantine'

'Casting a Monster Cylinder at Messrs Scott Russell and Co's Building Yard, Millwall'

'Iron Ship Fitting at The Royal Dockyard, Woolwich'

'The Spanish Dancers at The Haymarket Theatre'

'The Sunderland Clipper Barque "Flying Dragon"..'

'the Grand Military Trophy, At The Crystal Palace'

'Fete at The Crystal Palace, onSaturday Last'

'Testimonial Presented to the Rev. Robert Whiston'

South Shields Pendulum Experiments by The Astronomer Royal 'Mouth of The Harton Coal Pit, South Shields'

'Pendulum Room at The Bottom of The Harton Coal Pit' south Shields

'Gold Watch Presented to Dr Armstrong of The Investigator' Artic Explorer

'Boulogne Fishwomen Carrying The Luggage of the Nurses for The East' The article makes reference to Miss Nightingale

'Siege of Sebastopol, Dr SMiths New Ambulance Waggon

'The Road to Sebastopol, Commissariat Waggons, Conveyance of Fascines Etc'

'Siege of Sebastopol, reparing a Train for The Trenchers'

'Chess'

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Also articles (no engravings) including
International Courtesies, Visit of the Emperor of the French to England'

'The Greek Exodus from Balaclava'

'The Patriotic Fund'

'Foreign and Colonial News'


'Obituary of Eminent Persons includes The Countess of Stamford and Warrignton died at Brighton after an attack of fever - William Frederick, Viscount Chewton form the effects of wounds he received at the Battle of The Alma and died at Scutari - Captain Hylton Jollieffe of the Coldstream Guards died on the heights before Sebastopol - Rear Admiral John Leith died at Blackford, Aberdeenshire - Henry Stuart Esq MP age 50 - The Right Honourable James Grattan at his seat, Tinnahinch Cuonty Wicklow - Mr Geach MP for Coventry'

'The Court'

'Lord Palmerston on The War'

'Criminal Statistics'

'Telegraphic despatches'

The Latest Russian Manifesto'

'Reinforcements ofr The Crimea and What the Fleet has Done'


November 11th

the front article is called


November 18th

' Launch of the " Napoleon III " at Ardrossan '

' Effects of a Shell Bursting in the Side of HMS Agamemnon Whilst Attacking Fort Constantine Sebastopol ' small

' The Siege of Sebastopol - Part of Captain Wodehouse's Battery '

' The Siege of Sebastopol - Portion of Redoubt, Occupied and Evacuated by the Russians '

' The Siege of Sebastopol - General iew ' A Wonderful print from engraving on a full page

' Chess Problem by Mr F. Healey '

' Painted Window Presented to the king of Denmark by Mr peto MP '

' Nice From the West '

' Marble Statue of the Late Sir Robert Peel ( Noble Sculptor ) Recently Placed imn St Georges Hall Liverpool '

' Chrysanthemums in the Inner Temple Garden '

' The Bacon Cup '

' The London and Westminster Bank Holborn Branch '

' The Late Charles Kemble from a Marble Bust By Timothy Butler '

' New Bridge Over The Severn at Upton '


Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including :-
' The Battle of Balaclava '

' Foreign and Colonial News

' The War in the Crimea - The Battle on the 5th November '

' English and French Reinforcements for the Crimea '

' The Battle of Balaclava - General Canrobert's Despatch '

' The Missing Desp;atches '

' Return of Killed and Wounded From the 13th to 17th October 1854 Inclusive '

' Nominal Return of Casualties Fron the 13th to 17th Inclusive '

' The Westminster Improvements - Victoria Street '

' The Illustrated London News (editorial) - The Victory Before Sebastopol '

'The Court at Windsor etc '

'Metropolitan News'

' The Siege of Sebastopol '

' Obituary of Eminent Persons includes:- The Countess of Kenmare died at Farrance's Hotel Upper Belgrave Street - - - Harriet, Viscountess Boyne at Belgrave Square - - - Lieutenant General Ewart CB of Beechgrove Sunninghill Berkshire - - - TheRev James Hume Spry DD Rector of Marlebone and Prebendary of Canterbury died at his Residence 13 Devonshire Place - - - Thomas Christopher Banks at Greenwich Baronet of Nova Scotia - - - Count de Sainte-Aulaire at his Hotel 61 Rue Saint Dominique Saint Germain in Paris '

' Nice Maritime '

' National Sports '

' Monetary Transactions of the Week '

' The Markets '

' Births Marriages and Deaths '

' The Late Mr Charles Kemble ' actor


December 2nd

Skull and horns of a wild buffalo shot in central Assam

Fort Fillmore new mexico

The Bromborough Pool Candle works - from the Mersey - HP

Interior view under three spans of roof - SHP

Zouaves

French infantry of the line

The Battle of Inkerman - Repulse of the Russians - HP

The Trafalgar and Retributionat the siege of Sebastopol from a sketch by Lt Montagu o'Reilly - FP (small tear to RH border)

New church built by sir Benjamin Hall at Abercarn south wales

The font in which Edward the Confessor was baptised at Islip

Welsh Peasant woman

Launch of the vittorio Emanuele - Iron screw steamer at Blackwall - SHP (small stain in the sky on this one)

Paris Fashions for December - HP

Scene from the new farce of 'The Slow man' at the Adelphi theatre - HP

The late Mr J G Lockhart

The late viscount Chewton

The late professor Edward Forbes

Publication of a war gazette extraordinary at the office St Martin's Lane - SHP
The meeting of parliamentThe Siege of Sebastopol

Matacong west coast of Africa

The Czar and the four points

Price's patent candle company

Obituary of eminent persons including :

Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorn at Florence : Lady Emily Pusey of Pusey Berkshire : Robert edward king Viscount Lorton of Roscommon : Lt Gen Richard Egerton of Eaton Banks cheshire : Lt Gen Richard Whish of Clifton : Sir Hugh Stewart of Tyrone : Sir William Gordon Cumming of Altyre and Gordonstown : Sir Michael H Hicks-Beach of Williamstrip park : Sir Gilbert Affleck of Dalham hall Suffolk : Sir Arthur Brinsley Brooke of Cole Brooke Fermanagh : General George Hunter of Dundee

Anniversary of the Polish Insurrection

Mr Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc


December 9th

Wrecks at Balaclava - LHP

Wrecks off the Katscha - HP

Dejeuner to the 89th regiment in the town hall at Waterford previous to their departure for the crimea - HP

The seige of Sebastopol - General view - sketched from the heights.

Fire in the strand - site of Arundel house - 4 engravings approximatly a quarter page each and individually entitled: North view of Arundel house in 1646: View of London from the roof of an Arundel house: South view of Arundel house: Ground plot of Arundel house and gardens (the dark line encloses the premises)

The remains of the Wittington club after the fire - HP

Wellington monument, wellington somerset.

Map of Sebastopol and Balaclava showing the position of the Allide forces - FP

Stag Hunting in the region of George 2nd - from a painting by Frederick Tayler - HP

Fox Hunting - HP

The Smithfield clubs prize cattle shows 2 half page prints - one showing cattle and sheep - the second showing cattle and pigs each with animals names and prizes beneath.

Also articles (no engravings) including:

The Nationalities and their influence on the war.

The riflemen in the trenches.

Spiking cannon.

News from France, America.

Messrs Peto brassey and Betts and the railway from Balaclava and Sebastopol.

Naval and militay intelligence.

The hurricane in the Black sea.

The treaty of alliance.

The theatres - Lyceum, Mr Albert Smith's Mont Blanc.

The fire in the strand.

Anarchis Alsinastrum.

A full page detailing relief given to the windows and orphans of the sailors and marines who have died on active service since March - A full list of names and amounts given.

Position of the Allied forces before Sebastopol.

The battle of Inkerman - Corps de seige.

A minute gun from the Black sea.

Hunting.

Agricultural implements and machinery.

Results of the Astronomer Royal's recent pendulum experiment.

Publications of the Arundel society.


December 16th

price one shilling.


 

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