Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

• Britain and France declare war on Russia, and send forces to the Crimea
• Bloemfontein Convention gives Orange Free State to the Afrikaners
• Le Figaro begins production

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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:

• The war between Turkey & Russia / The declaration of war between Great Britian & Russia. Britain and France declare war on Russia, and send forces to the Crimea.
• Includes the Historical Summary of the Russian War: September 30 1854, History of the First Campaign.
• The reconstruction of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, South London.
• "Opening of the Canada Great Western Railway" and "Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West", 21 January 1854.
• 8 April 1854. London Station.
• Bloemfontein Convention gives Orange Free State to the Afrikaaners
• Le Figaro begins production
• The ship Asia was struck by a waterspout at 0°S., 82°E. (Indian Ocean), and almost totally dismasted. a picture.
• The wreck the Tayleur , which sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne, on January 26th, with 652 persons on board. The wreck of the Tayleur was sold at Liverpool, by auction, for £ 480. The ship originally cost £ 20,000
• Funeral of Duke of Wellington.
• The Franklin Expedition relics recovered by Hudson's Bay Company physician Dr. John Rae from Inuit hunters on the north shore of King William's Land. Dr. Rae published his account in The Illustrated London News for 28 October 1854.
• State Opening of Parliament. with transcripts of Victoria's speech and that of the Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon & others.
• The Chess Compositions of E.B. Cook
• Her Excellency the wife of Ömer Pasha’ IDA a march appeared in The Illustrated London News of 27 May 1854.
• The History and Tactics of the Cavalry, by Capt. L E Nolan of Bosworth.
• Meeting of the Royal Agriculture Society at Lincoln.
• Battle of Alma, includes the publication of the Official List of Killed and Wounded
• Mining extracts
• Prince Albert taking Queen Victoria for an outing on the 'Royal Sledge' during the severe winter of 1854 - and an illustration of 'Her Majesty's skates', at a time when the Thames froze over and was used by the population as a skating rink
• The Starting of a stupendous Water-wheel, added to the works of the Laxey Glen Mines on the Isle of Ma
• 9 Foldout engravings:

  1) Huge 33x 25-inch engraving of the "The Minesterial Side of the House of Commons." Has a tape repair on the back (about 6 inches on bottom right corner).

  2) Large 22x16-inch foldout with Panoramic View of Sinope and Sketches after the Late Battle

  3) Large 22x16-inch foldout with scenes of the War on the Danube

  4) Large 22x16-inch foldout with "Her Majesty Leaving Portsmouth to Visit the Baltic Fleet." (Flip side has a map of the Baltic Sea nd Sheet music called "The Baltic Fleet."

  5) Large 22x16-inch foldout with four long panoramic of Sebastopol and the Adjacent Coast, including index that shows key features, ships, forts, telegraphs, cemetarty and more

  6) Large 22x16-inch foldout of "Opening of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham"

  7) Large 22x16-inch foldout with panoramic of Sebastopol and its fortifications on the Black Sea

  8) Large 22x16-inch foldout with the Royal Regiment of Artillery, showing a Private on foot, a private on horseback, a gunner and driver (Field Artillery), Officer (Undress), officer (full dress), gunner and driver (Field artillery), Officer (Field Battery).

  9) Large 22x16-inch foldout of the "Crystal Palace at Sydenham as it will appear when completed."

  Includes the supplement: The Baltic Fleet Supplement (March 18, 1854)

• Includes many other engravings Including: Map of plan of destruction of Turkish Squadron under Omar Pasha by the Russian Fleet at Sinope,
• Giurgevo,
• Bad weather in London (numerous snow scenes),
• Bath Grammar Schools,
• Haverfordwest Railway Louth Corn Exchange, the great square at Madrid, Tower of St. Jacques in Paris, MAP of the Black Sea (The Great War in the East), lot of Crimean war coverage, prize animals at the Metropolitan poultry show, a huge snowball fight at the Liverpool Exchange, Plan of the Battle of Lakafat, Iron coaling station in Capetown, Repair of fleet sewer, Eeror Nicholas, The Sultan proceeding to the Mosque at Constantanople, Museum of ornamental art, numerous street scenes of Constantinople, her majesty's ice skates, sketches from Kalapat and Widdin, the London Reformatory Institution on Great Smith Street in Westminster, flood at Duncaster, Hot-air Balloon accident in Bombay, Wreck of the Tayleur in Dublin Bay, Russian peasants, Cossack Station near Caspian, Japanese Exhibition in Pall-Mall, Opening og Parliament, refreshment room of the House of Lords, Statues in St. Stephen's Hall and the Central Hall, the Burwood Copperworks, numerous sketches of the War on the Danube, Payana, Turkish Arabia, restoration of the Beauchamps Tower, Alligators in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Indian Lion, Irish Industrial Schools, Nyphon the Metropolitan of Wallachia, Departure of the Russian Ambassador from Chesham House, Clift House Iron Building Works inear Bristol, view of the Himalya steamship from quarter deck, the Battle of the Citate, British troops leaving for the Crimean War, the Metropolitan Convalescent Hospital, Eskimos (Esquimaux), Interior of new Cathlolic and Apostolic Church in Gordon Square, fitting the new steam frigate Euryalus at Chatham, Preparations for war, Battery Practice by Highlanders, Panoramic view of the town and fortificatins of Schumla, The Poplar Sailors' Home, View of Sebastopol at Regent Street, Prince Jerome Bonaparte, Stag hunting, Deer paddock at Durdans near Epsom, New Public Hall at Leamington, Fort of Fidibh-Tablassi, Departure of the Ocean French Fleet from Brest (Ships Identified), arrival of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg at Paris, Vice-Admiralty Sir Charles Napier, Armed Dervisihes, Horticultural Fete at Colombo, Wreck on the coast of Brittany, The New Asylum for Idiots at Earlswood Commom Redhill Surrey, Farewell to the first Battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards at Buckingham Palace, Walker's Quartz Crushing Machinery, Sheet Music, "Raise High the Flag," by Charles Mackay aand Sir HR Bishop, Wreck of the Medusa, South Metropolitan Industrial Schools Sutton surrey, Valetia Malta from the Quarantine Harbor, The Victoria Lodging House Westminister, French Troops for the War, The London Stock Exchange, Messrs Pawson and Co. Warehouse in St. Paul's Churchyard, Messrs. Cook Sons and Co's Warehouse, Funeral of the Marquis of Londonderry, the Darien Ship Canal Expedition, Juvenile AMusements at Widden, the Oratory of Brompton, Calavry and Cavalry Officers, the Baltic FLeet Entering Winga Sound (with ships identified), The Earl of Elgin, Troops at Alexandria, The Railway Electric Telegraph in India, A New Comet, Panoramic View of Cronstadt from Risbank, Fort Peter the Great, Port Alexander Fortress with 150 guns, Meteor seen at Westminster, The Borough of Tynemouth Election, Fire at Hungerford Hall Stand, Chinese Knife-throwing show, Japan and the Russian War, PROCALAIMATION OF THE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA at the Royal Exchange, Traveling party crossing the Balkans, Declaration of War in the French Senate, Palm Sunday in St. Petersburg, Lighthouse of Hango-Udd FInland, Town and Fortress of Arta in Albania, the Great Egyptian Gallery in the British Museum, Construction Progress on the Crystal Palace, the choir of Winchester Cathedral, the Prison of Poerio, Walton Pier in Carrara, New Church at West Hartlepool, 8th Hussars at the Railway Plymouth, Sketches iat KalafatKara Fatimaa Hanoun with her Kurd Cavalcade at Constaninople, Ball at SIngapore in Celebration of the Anniversary of the Settlement, the ALand Islands, The Ball at Elysee at Paris, Bridging experiment near Paris, Map of Gulf of FInland, Sveaborg, archeological discoveries at Cuma and Canosa, Fort Golovin, Fort Jouabs, Holy CIty of Kieff Kiev, Fast Day serrmons with pictures of 21 Reverends, Lord Bishop of London, and archdeacon Bentinck, the first captures at the Baltic, Odessa (several views of Odesa), Cannon Street West (City Improvements), Bulgarian refugees (victims of the war), Letter-writer in Seville, Lord Raglan's Quarters at COnstantinople, Funeral of Late Marquis of Anglesey, Landing of French troops at Gallipoli, Helsingfors Finland, Janina, Ragged Schools, Map of Bompardment of Odessa, Grand procession of the Empress of Austria into Vienna, Marriage of Emperor of Austria with the Pricness Elizabeth in the Church of the Augustins at vienna, Launch of th Royal Albert, TOTAL ABSTAINERS meeting in Sadler's Wells Theatre, New Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons Lincoln's-Inn Fields, Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Asylum on Manor Road in South Hackney, New Church of St. Chrysostom Everton, Schomberg House Pall Mall Store, Queen's visit to the French Embassy, Costume ball at the French Embassy, Hango Harbor in Finland, Royal Thames Yacht Club Match (The Phantom winning), Burslem, four Panoramic views of Gallipoli,, Sheet Music for March composed by her excellency the wife of Omer Pacha Omar Pasha, Mail call on the Baltic Fleet, news store in the Ballarat Gold fields of Victoria Australia, Grand Central Railway Station at Birmingham opening, Andover the winner of the Derby, Street scene of rush hour ont he return from the Epsom Derby, Cabin in a vineyard, Bashi Bozouk, Long article on "The Government, Administration and the Internal condition of the Russian Empire", Cronstadt, Elgsnabben Bay, First Landing of the Oyal Horse artillery in the Osphorus, The Bombardment of Odesa, a Circassian Family, the Circassians (North Caucasus), MAP opf the Caucasus and the Seat of War in Asia, Otho King of Greece and his Queen at athens, the Triest-Vienna Railway, Royal Museo Borbonico, Pigmy Elephants and lion cubs at the Zoological Society at Regent's Park, Mincemeat the winner of the Oaks, The English Troops at Scutari, turkish Barracks, Plan o the HMS Arrogant and Hecla taking a merchant ship from the Port of Eckness in the Gulf of Finland after passing and destroying the Defenses on may 20, 1854, The inner port of Revel, Royal Sussex Militia Artillery Practice at Southover, Aboriginal Affray in New South Wales, Melbourne, Wellington Testimonial Clock Tower, Plan of the bombardment and capture of redout kaleh, views of the bombardment and capture of the redout kaleh, Breadalbank House Park Lane, Ground plan of Crystal Palace and gardens at Sydenham, Annular Eclipse of Moon seen in Canada, Launch of the Esk, Ads for Llama wool, Varna Bay, Baro SOund Gulf of Finland, Loss of the Europa, Sinking of the Europa, Tetschen in Bohemia (D??ín), Opening of the Imperial Petrospolis Railway, inspection of the Essex militia, recruiting for the army, opening of the new theological institution at Cuddensden, lying the foundation of the Tyne Piers, Varna, the entertainments at Oxford (multiple views), Garibaldi at Rome, Omer Pacha at varna, many views from Scutari (Üsküdar), prize Breton Bull

• Special Christmas Supplement with 1855 Calendar on the Illustration with exceptional engravings(please see picture):
• Jacob’s Dream by Rembrandt. Engraving by W.J. Linton. The original sketch for “ The Jacob’s Dream” is one of the treasures of the Dulwich Gallery.
• Bringing home the Yule Log by M. Jackson.
• The Christmas Dole by M. Jackson.
• Christmas Trees in Covent Garden Market.
• Charles II - Knighting the Loin of Beef. Drawn by Gilbert.
• Cutting the Ashen Fagots: Devonshire.
• The Mistletoe Seller Drawn by Foster.
• The Christmas Guest.
• Christmas Eve in Britany.
• The Star in the East.-The First Christmas Morning.
• A Child’s Dream of Twelfth Night. Drawn by Charles Keen

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

• Lloyd’s Merchants’ Room, Reading the News of the Victory on The ALMA, of 7th October
• The Crystal Palace at Sydenham.- The Egyptian Avenue: Colossal Figures from Aboo Simbel.
• Troops for the War – British Infantry Guards ( many other military engravings ).
• The Battle of Citate.
• “The Europa” transport ship, as she appeared June 1st 7am.
• The New London Stock Exchange.
• Sancho Panza and his Wife.
• Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Austria.
• “Total Abstainers” Metting at the Sadler’s Wells theatre.
• Her Majesty naming “The Royal Albert” and “The Royal Albert” broadside view.
• The Grand Central Railway Station at Birmingham, opened on Thursday June 1st.
• The Bombardment of Odessa.- From a Drawing by W. Knell.
• The Paris Bourse -Speculating for the Rise.and Speculating for the Fall
• Grand Ball to her Majesty at Breadalbane House, Park Lane
• Grand National Archery Meeting on the race ground Shrewsbury.
• The British Troops on the Heights of Alma.
• The Siege of Sebastopol.
• His Imperial Majesty Napoleon III
• The Battle of Inkerman.
• The Action at Balaclava.
• The Trafalgar and Retribution.
• The Great Fires at Newcastle and Gateshead.
• The War with Russia, Landing of the Allied Expedition in Kalamita Bay.
• Photograph of the Moon, exhibited to the British Association, at Liverpool by M.R. Hartnup Engraving by J&A Williams
• Meeting of the Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French at Boulogne.
• Opening of the North Devon Railway.

There are advertisements

• ( p.163, "look at your legs- if they swell, your veins are enlarged, get some BAILEYS ELASTIC STOCKINGS or KNEE CAPS"),
• Scientific Pictures ( pp.299-300, Photograph of the Moon ),
• Social News such as Births, Deaths, Marriages p. 162.
• There are articles on the Empire ( p.255 Prince Albert's visit to Boulogne ),
• (p.245 shows the "new " Balmoral Castle design.
• "Cinderella" as painted by George Cruikshank is on p. 84.
• There are numerous maps, pictures of harbours and cities, battles, politicians, as well as other human interest subjects

• Prince Albert taking Queen Victoria for an outing on the 'Royal Sledge' during the severe winter of 1854 - and an illustration of 'Her Majesty's skates', at a time when the Thames froze over and was used by the population as a skating rink
• The opening of the Canada Great Western Railway - London Station /
• The war between Turkey & Russia
• The declaration of war between Great Britian & Russia
• The reconstruction of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, South London.
• Etchings (some of which are 'fold-out') include: Hong Kong from the harbour.
• State Opening of Parliament.
• British Infantry, Cavalry, Troopers.
• The New Asylum for Idiots at Redhill.
• The History and Tactics of the Cavalry, by Capt. L E Nolan of Bosworth.
• Church and Court announcements.
• Naval and Military Intelligence.
• Theatre & Music Hall notices.
• The Opening of Parliament, with transcripts of Victoria's speech and that of the Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon & others.
• An account, with etchings, of the building of the New Houses of Parliament at Westminster
• Advert = 'Patent India-Rubber Combs - W. Gay & son, 113 High Holborn, have now ready Dressing Back and Side Combs of this wonderful invention, combining great strength with an agreeable elasticity and a polish that cannot be destroyed by acids or hot water: equal to Tortoiseshell for wear, and at the prices of Buffalo Horn.'
• Gallipolli, the Black Sea interest,
• a full page plate of the opening of the Great Central Railway station at Birmingham
• 16 inches by 12 inches.
• .inside this one you'll views and in depth reports of Lincoln and the Royal Agricultural Show Ground,
• National Archery meeting at Shrewsbury,
• Hull Ship Launch catstrophe,
• Prize Cattle,
• the opening of the North Devon Railway and Barnstaple Station,
• Deal Royal Marines Naval Yard,
• the hippos at London Zoo,
• Cavalry and Infantry of the French Imperial Guard (great uniform detail),
• Jersey,
• cricket on Goodwin Sands,
• English Millitia and Yeomanry Cavalry,
• Queen Victorias 'new' Balmoral Castle,
• St Georges Hall Liverpool,
• an illustration of a photograph of the moon ,
• Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead Town Centre,
• The great fire at Newcastle,
• the Crimean War, Alma Grand Charge, Sebastopol,Balaclava, Scots Greys, Inkerman,
• the 'new' Houses of Parliament,
• Hull Town Centre,
• steamships,
• The Birmingham Poultry show

January 7th

• The front page has a large engraving titled " Bucharest, in Wallachia".
• " Plan of destruction of Turkish Squadron at Sinope".
• "Battle of Sinope ", and " Giurgevo "
• " Interior of a Greek Tomb at Canosa", " Exterior of Tomb at Canosa " and two "Carved Ivory ornament and terracotta vase "
  "The Post Boy, The Mail Coach and The Mail Train"
  "Skating in Regents Park", and "Roughing horses for frosty weather "
  " Tercentenery Festival of the Bath Grammer School "
  "The opening of the South Wales Railway and Haverfordwest ".
  "The Seine frozen at Paris, New Corn Exchange Louth and Christmas entertainment for the children at St James Schools"
  "Chinese Military Despatch" .
  " The Military Seat of a horseman (in different aspect)"
  "Dinner in the Iguanodon model, at The Crystal Palace, Sydenham and Skeleton of the Dinornis in the museum in the Royal College of Surgeons".
  

January 14th

• Her Majesty's Sledge ' Front page
• ' The Royal Childrens Sledge ' Front page
• ' Sailors Home at Amsterdam
• ' IHM Ship Penelope Destroying the Town of Grand Taboo ' North West Coast Africa Nigeria I think

' 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

• The front page has engravings titled " Admiral Slade & Flag Ship Nuzetieh and Victoriuos", leading item 'The Queen's Speech'.
• Section on Foreign and Colonial news by country.
• " Russian peasants and Cossack station".
• 2 engravings titled " Steppes of the Caspian ", and " Widdin, on the Danube ".

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:

• Cossack of the Don (1/4 page)
• Russian Generals (1/3 page)
• Gigantic redwood tree in California (1/4 page)
• The Burwood copper-smelting works (half page - Australia, Newcastle)
• "The Paris and London" steamer (half page)
• The war on the Danube - distribution of the Medjidie, after the battle of Citate - distant view of Payana - summer residence of Prince Milosch, Payana- Wallach guides - Araba of little Wallachia - Turkish Arava (double page - 7 illustrations)
• Restoration of the Beauchamp Tower (full page - multiple illustrations - Tower of London)
• The Indian lions, in the zoological gardens, Regent's Park (half page)
• Alligators in the zoological society's menagerie (1/3 page)
• Dinner of the Irish industrial school, at Bonhahon, Waterford (1/3 page)
• Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia (half page)
• The departure of the Russian ambassador from Chesham House (half page)
  
  

March 11th

• Deputation of the Society of Friend to the Emperor of Russia.
• The War on the Danube.
• Horticultural Fete at Colombo.
• Wreck off the Coast of Brittany
• Walker's Quartz crushing Machinery,
• A suumer Evening in Wales.
• English Song with Music "Raise High the Flag".

April 1st

• Street scene in Constantinople (half page)
• Mode of slinging artillery horses for embarkation - Woolwich (half page)
• Artillery horses in the hold of a vessel (half page)
• The Oratory at Brompton - exterior of the residence (half page)
• Troops for the war - cavalry (full page - military uniforms)
• Troops for the war - cavalry officers (full page - military uniforms)
• Scene from the new drama of "Two loves and a life" at the Adelphi Theatre (half page)
• "Corn flowers" painted by JJ Hill (half page - art)
• "The Three Ravens" painted by DW Dean (half page)
• The Thousand Columns at Constantinople (half page)
• Turkish coffee seller at Constantinople (half page)
• War with Russia - the Lord Chancellor reading the Queen's message to the House of Lords (half page)
• The Baltic fleet entering Winga sound (half page panoramic)
• Paris fashions (half page)

April 8th

• Proclamation of the War against Russia.
• Procession of the Queen to the Houses of Parliament.
• The new Comet as it appeared o Saturday Evening.
• Troops at Alexandria.
• Cronstadt Two Forts,
• .Convicts breaking up "The York"
• Preparation for War aboard he "Dauntless"

April 15th

all of the illustrations:

• A travelling party crossing the Balkans (half page)
• Declaration of war in the French senate (half page)
• Departure of lord raglan h.r.h. The duke of cambridge for the east (half page)
• Departure of Mrs Chisolm in "The Ballarat" for Australia (half page)
• The lighthouse of Hango Udd, on the southernmost point of Finland (half page)
• Town and fortress of Arta, in Albania (half page)
• The great Egyption Gallery in the British Museum (half page)
• Progress of the Crystal Palace - commencement of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham - the Egyptian court in progress (full page - 2 half page images)
• The Baltic fleet preparing to anchor at the entrance of the Great Belt (full page)
• Russian prisoners on their way to Siberia (half page)
  
  

April 22nd

• Council of War at Paris.
• The 8th Hussars at Plymouth Railway Station.
• New Church West Hartlepool.
• Lauch of the "Phoebe" at Devonport.
• Sketches at Kalafat.
• Lauch of the Louisa Shelbourne Battersae.
• Ball at Singapore.

April 29th

• "The Argus" towing the first Russian prize into Portsmouth harbour (half page)
• Ball at the Jardin d'hivre at Paris, in aid of the English charitable fund (half page)
• Fete given by the Emperor to Lord Raglan, the Duke of Cambridge, and suites in the gardens of the Elysee, at Paris (half page)
• Bridging experiment at Joinville-le-Pont, near Paris, before the Emperor, Lord Raglan, and the Duke of Cambridge (half page)
• Embarkation of French troops at Toulon (half page)
• Gulf of Finland (half page - map)
• Remains of a Roman building at Cuma (1/4 page)
• Interior of a Greek tomb at Cuma (1/4 page)
• Pump recently erected at Walthamstow (1/8 page)
• Church, recently erected at Sealkote in the Punjaub (1/4 page)
• Fort Jouabs on the Black Sea (1/3 page)
• Fort Golovin on the Black Sea, abandoned by the Russians and burnt by the Circassians (1/3 page)
• Scene from "Matilde de Shabran" at the Royal Italian Opera (half page)
• Haymarket Theatre - scene from "Mr Buckstone's voyage round the Globe" (half page)
• Paris fashions for May (half page)
• Children's dresses for May - the boat chase in the Champs Elysees (half page)
• Pilgrims crossing the Dnieper to "The Holy City" of Kieff (half page)
• Fast day surmons (double page portraits)

May 10th

• Fall of the Suspension Bridge at New Yarmouth, May 2nd
• The Eclipse of the Sun, May 6th
• Free Trade Bazar at Covent Garden Theatre.
  Capture of Slave Vessel off the Congo River
  The Late Thomas Hood.
  Royal Thames Yacht Club, Match for the Belvidere Cup.
  Scene from "Time Works Wonders" comedy at the Haymarket Theatre.
  Exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society at the Rotunda, Dublin

May 20th

• Festival of the Son's of Clergy at Saint Pauls Cathedral.
• Launch of the "Royal Albert" at Woolwich.
• King and Queen of Greece at Athens Cathedral.
• Grand Procession of the Empress of Austria

Marriage of the Emperor of Austria. in Vienna.

The Queen's Visit to the French Embassy.

May 27th

• Funeral in the Baltic Sea,
• New Town Hall Burslem

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

• Superb full page engraved map of Caucasus and the seat of war in Asia by J. Dower.
• The front page has a large engraving titled " Baltic Fleet Post Office on board HMS The Duke of Wellington". Followed by article relating to hostilities affecting India, America and Australia.

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

• Opening of the New Theological College Cuddesdon.
• Laying the Foundation Stones of the new piers Newcastle.
• Recruiting for the Army.
• Inspection od the Militia Tower of London.
• The War in Varna
• The Loss of the Tiger..

August 5th

price sixpence.

It features articles with prints from engravings including:

• The insurrection in Madrid - conflict in the Plaza Mayor -
• Bomarsund Aland islands - showing : 7 gun battery, round tower (20 guns) , Mud fort , Village, Round tower (20 guns) Principal fort ( 72 guns)

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:

• 'Selim pacha Muschir, Commander in Chief of The Turkish Army of Batoum' Front page
• 'The Burning of Greytown' Nicaragua, by the United States Corvett, Cyane

'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

• The 5th French Regiment of the line passing through The Porte Des Dunes on their way to The Camp of Boulogne" front page.
• "Nest of the Brush Turkey in the Zoological Society's Gardens Regents Park
• "Cricket Match Upon The Goodwin Sands".
• "Mont Orgueil castle, Jersey by J. Wilson Junior."

"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:

• Conflagration at Varna - showing the French line of battle ship Bayard & HM Frigate Leander -
• The Lizard serpentine signal staff quarry near Cadgwith Cornwall -Recently discovered remains of the Alexandrian Library at alexandria -

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

• Front page shows The Aguila Packet Steam Ship leaving Antwerp Harbour.
• Sisters at a Hospital in Pera.
• Grand opening of the North of Scotland Railway.
• Launch of the Australian Steam Ship 'Pacific'

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

• Lloyds merchants room - reading the news of the victory on the Alma - HP
• HMS Miranda Destroying the city of Kola, the capital of Russian Lapland - SHP

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

• Front page shows The Commander in chief of Allied armies. The late Marshal saint Arnaud.
• The Gaol at Lewes where Russian Prisoners are confined.
• Russian Prisoners at Schumla.
• Newcastle on Tyne and Gateshead during the great conflagration.
• The New cavalry corps.
• The official list of Killed and wounded at The Battle of Alma.
  

October 21st

• The Bordeaux Wine Report (part of)
• Chateau Lafitte
• Wine making at Chateau Lafitte
• City of Bordeaux

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 Inhabitants Leaving Balaclava, By Order of Lord Raglan' (front page)
• 'Tomb of The Late Duke of Wellington in The Crypt of St Pauls Cathedral'
• 'The Water Gate of York House, Buckingham Street, Strand'
• 'Ground Plan, Showing the Position of Wellingtons Tomb in The Crypt of St Pauls Cathedral'

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

• "Why are we fighting and what are we fighting for"
• "arctic foxes and birds just received from the zoological society"
• pictures of the luminous fountain at the Panopticon in Leicester square.
• paintings discovered on a tomb Paestum.
• the renaissance court at the Crystal Palace in Sydenham.
• pictures of Francis Graham Moon, Lord mayor.
• presentation of colours to the First Somerset militia, by the Countess Poulett.
• allegorical picture by Absolon and Fenton painted for inauguration dinner of the Lord mayor in the Guildhall nov 9 1854.
• pictures of woman of Ostenfeldt,
• Lutharan bishop of Tonning,
• woman of Tonning, and the arrival of King of Denmark at Flensburg.
• pictures of the King of Denmark.
• pictures of Flensburg.

November 18th

• The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava ' Front page
• ' Victoria Street Westminster '
• ' St Andrews New Church Ashley Place Victoria Street '
• ' The Barrage of The Nile '

' 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

• Wreck of an Egyptian vessel of war between Constantinople and Varna - LHP
• Matacong on the west coast of Africa The pier warehouses etc - HP

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

• The Seige of Sebastopol - The rifles in the trenches - HP
• Messrs Peto, Brassey, and Betts office, Waterloo road - SHP
• Portable pavilion barracks for the troops in the crimea.

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.

• Battle of Inkerman and other scenes in the Crimea :
• 'Omer Pacha from a photo by Mr Robertson of Constantinople l' (front page)
• 'Trial of The Pyx at The Office of The Comptroller General of The Exchequer, Whitehall'
• 'The Europa Steam Ship Leaving Kingstown With The 90th Regiment oon Board, for The Seat of War'
• 'Steam Engines and Thrashing Machines at the Smithfield Club Show'
• 'Patent Military Foraging Cart'
• 'Reigate New National Schools'
• 'The Battle of Inkerman, Final Effort of The Russians and Joint Charge of the French and English' (double page)
• 'Hawkstone House, The Seat of Viscount Hill' in Shropshire, 'The Hon. Rowland Clegg Hill', 'Entrance to Hawkstone Park' ,'The Red castle, Hawkstone Park' ,'Ball at Hawkstone, To Commemorate the Majority of the Hon. Rowland Clegg Hill', 'The Grotto in Hawkstone Park'
• 'The Screw Steam Ship "Prince" Wrecked off Balaclava Harbour'
• 'The Nile, Screw Steam Ship, Wrecked off Godrey Point' the eastern boundary of St. Ives Bay
• The first page of a supplement titled Meeting of Parliament...'The New Houses of Parliament, Entrance to The Star Chamber Court, New Palace Yard'
• 'Parliamentary Portraits include 'His Grace The Duke of Leeds, Mover of The Address to Her Majesty in The House of Lords' - 'Mr H. A. Herbert MP, Mover of the Address to Her Majesty, in The House of Commons' - 'The Hon. F. Leveson-Gower, MP., Seconder of The Address to Her Majesty, in The House of Commons'
• Spahis (Algerian Troops) , French Battery on The Heights of Balaclava from a sketch by Leiutenant Montagu O'Reilly'
• 'Balaclava, The Scene of The Successful Cavalry Charge'
• 'Storm in Blalaclava Bay' and naming the different ships moored, Caducis - Progress - Maltese Brig - Melbourne - HMS Avon - HMS Vesuvius - Mercia
• 'Storm in Balaclava Bay - Captain Frain Saving the Soul Survivor of ship 'The Wild Wave'
• 'The New Houses of Parliament - 'Ventilating Shaft, River Front' -
• 'Escape of Mary Queen of Scots from Lochleven, Bronze Bas-Relief by Theed, in the Princes Chamber' - 'Sebastian Cabot Befor Henry VII' - 'Queen Catherine Before Henry VIII' Bronze Bas Reliefs, By Theed, in the Princes Chamber
• 'Members Staircase, House of Commons' - 'Statue of Selden' - 'Doorway of The Serjeant at Arms Residence' - 'Statue of Walpole'
• 'Plan of Petropaulovski, Awatska Bay' Many casualties suffered by British and French sailors. Now known as Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky, Avacha Bay
• The Late Ensign James Hulton Clutterbuck' who fell at Inkerman aged 19, 'The Late Brigadier General Tylden' from an attack of Cholera just after the Battle of Alma'
• 'Machine Room in A Steam Sewing Factory' in Messrs Holloway and Co's Factory of Stroud Gloucestershire
• 'The New Barrack Hospital at Scutari' under the management of Miss Florence Nightingale
• 'French Ambulances, Before Sebastopol'
• 'Sandbag Battery Defended by The Gurard, Sketched the Morning After The Battle of Inkerman' (full page)
• 'His Imperial Majesty Napoleon III' (full page)
• Words and Sheet Music to the song 'The Heroes of The Crimea' poetry by Charles Mackay and Music by Frank Mori (two pages)
• also articles including:
  'The War Debates'
  'Foreign and Colonial News including America, India and China'
  'Imperial Parliament'
  'War in The Crimea'
  'Birmingham and Midland Counties Fat Cattle and Poultry Exhibition'
  'The Court' Royal Family
  'Church and Universities
  'Metropolitan News' includes Murders in Warren Street, Fitzroy Square by Emmanuel Barthelemy of Mr Collard and Mr Moore
  'Naval and Military Intelligence'
  'National Sports'
  'Town and Table Talk on Literature and Art'
  'Battle of Inkerman, The Final Report of The Russians'
  'Reminiscences of the War on The Danube'
  'Epitome of News'
  'Music'
  'The Markets'
  'Monetary Transactions of The Week'
  'Opening of Parliament, The Royal Speech'
  'The House of Commons' over two pages
• 'War Obituary includes Lieutenant Colonel Frederic George Ainslie from wounds received at Inkerman - - Arthur Savory Armstrong killed at Inkerman, age 24 - - Captain James Franklin Bland from wounds received at Inkerman, age 24 - - Captain Aubrey Agar fell at Inkerman age 28 - - Lieutenant Walpole George Dashwood in the Trenches before Sebastopol age 24 - - Senior Captain Edward Stanley from wounds received at Inkerman - - Major Samuel Philip Townsend killed at Inkerman - - Major Heneage Griffith Wynne fell at inkerman in the desparate struggle in the ravine where Sir George Cathcart, Colonel Swyny and Lieutenant Dowling were also slain' and many more
• 'The Bane and The Antidote. Mr Bright on The War; and Mr Absolom Watkin on Mr Bright' the mischievous letter on behalf of his friend the Czar and Mr Watkins reply
  'Despatches from Lord Raglan including Lists of Killed and Wounded' nearly two pages with hundreds of names. Lists the regiments also

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