Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

• Garibaldi's "redshirts" capture Sicily and invade Italy
• Abraham Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States
• The British Open Golf Championship was established

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January 14th

cover shows an engraving of Riff pirates attacking a Spanish ship by night.

Inner pages have pictures of a testimonial to the Executive Committee of the Manchester art-treasures exhibition, the Royal Palace of Fredericksborg, Denmark, destroyed by fire, a full-page engraving of the types of the population of North Africa, a portrait of the late Mr. Wright, comedian and classified ads.

The supplement

shows pictures of a ball given by the officers of the 9th lancers at the Royal Public Rooms, Exeter, a full-page engraving of the burial of Lord Macaulay in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey,

January 21st

cover has a portrait of Viscount Palmerston, M.P., first Lord of the Treasury.

Inner pages include pictures of hospital ships for China, full-page engravings of the chamber of Mary De Medicis, in the Palace of the Luxembourg, Paris and the throne room of the Palace of the Luxembourg, a portrait of His Holiness Pope Pius IX and of Madame Enderssohn, and classified ads.

The supplement

has engravings of a statue of Robert Lord Clive and Baron Plassey, the market Drayton, Shropshire, a colossal statue of the late General Sir Charles James Napier, Banbury Cross and the Temple Fort of Dwarka, at the entrance of the Gulf of Cutch

February 4th

• Hendon Union Schools, Near Edgewear, Middlesex
• The "Himalaya" Troop Ship, With The Armstrong Batteries For China
  The Lover
  Edith Selby Kneeling Between Sir Rchard And Sir Rowland Graeme
  The Late Right Hon. Matthew Talbot Baines
  Drinking Fountain At The Bitish Museum
  Death Of A Red Forester, Or Old Man Kangaroo
  Fresco Painting: "The School Of Legislation" By G.F. Watts, In Lincoln's Inn Hall
  The Late Lord Londesborough
  The Late Mr. William Spence, One Of The Vice Presidents Of The Royal Society
  The Taal Volcano In Luzon, One Of The Philippine Islands
  The Late Sir William Charles Ross
  Soiree Of The Society For The Encouragement Of The Fine Arts,At The Suffolk Street Gallery
  Free Library And Reading Room, Walsall, Staffordshire
  The Late Captain Harison
  Lord Willoughby D'eresby's Lugger-Yacht "New Moon"
  The Pope (Pius Ix) Addressing General Goyon, The French Commander-In -Chief At Rome On New Year's Day
  The Turner And Vernon Rooms At The South Kensington Museum

April 6th

pp.303-326

Full issue with supplement

illustration of "A Scene in the Hall Of Representatives, Washington" by "T. [Thomas]Nast" and two illustrations of slaves, one being "The Dandy Slave" , a well dressed Baltimore household servant and the other representing a slave sale in New Orleans with the men dressed in suits and the women in calico. Other images include the interior of an American railway car, a engraving of the funeral of the Late Duchess of Kent in St. George's Chapel, a nice illustration of Worcester Cathedral

April 13th

pp. 327-358

Full issue with supplement

The return of Lord Elgin from China headlines the front page.

Other news of the day includes coverage of the flag adopted by the Southern Confederacy in America, the signing of the treat of Tien-Tsin by Great Britain and China, a book review of Silas Marner, a new novel by George Eliot, and illustrated articles on Rosa Bonheur and C. R. Leslie's "Sancho Panza".

Engravings in this issue include" French Spoils from China Recently Exhibited at the Palace of the Tuileries"; General Claudini and His staff at Gaeta; six (four full- page) engravings of the Volunteer Sham fight at Brighton and Wimbledon on Easter Monday; the attack of a religious procession by Cossacks during the recent outbreak at Warsaw

April 21st

• The Hotel de Ville, Compeigne, France.
• A Piedmontese Dandy.
• The Town of Monaco.
• Alton Towers. Country House.
• Court Room, of the Foundling Hospital.
  Frontier of Switzerland & Savoy, on the Forclaz.
  Map of the Far East showing Malaysia, Sumatra, Burmah, Siam, China. Showing the extension of the Electric Telegraph to Canton, Hong Kong etc, from Rangoon.
  "The Burgomeister and his Daughter" by J Gilbert.
  The Falls of Velino, near Terni, Central Italy. A tinted engraving.
  

April 28th

• An English Farmyard" by J F Herring & A F Rolfe
• The Public Library at Melbourne, Australia.
• Testimonial presented to Major General James Ramsay, bengal Army.
• Taking possession of Alton Towers by the Earl of Shrewsbury. Talbot Gallery.
  "Tantallon Castle" by J SYER.
  Riffian Nuptial Dance in Tangiers.
  Street Musin in Burmah.
  Fellah Marriage Procession in Latakia.
  Capture of a large Slave Ship by HMS PLUTO.
  Part Page Jean Becker, Violinist.
  Scene from the burlesque "Lucrezzia Borgia".
  Conversazione and concert of the Vocal Association.
  Scene of the Recent Fire at Greenwich.
  Paris fashions for May.
  Part Page Whitechapel Mount, London, from a drawing 1801
  

May 12th

• Choir of Lichfield Cathedral Looking West ' Front page
• ' A Fairy Tale by F. Wyburd in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy ' lady telling stories to her children sitting next to her spinning wheel
• ' Sir Charles Lock Eastlake DCL FRS President of the Royal Academy '
• ' The Windings of the Usk from Dany Park The Seat of Capt Crawshay '
• Subiaco in the Papal states near The Frontier of Naples '
• ' Javanese Musical Instruments Recently Added to the British Museum '
• ' Mohammed Baux The Miniature Man of India ' article entitled Indian Dwarf
• Improvements of the Serpentine - Fountain in Course of Construction in the Italian Garden '

' Mendelssohn Festival at The Crystal palace - The Torchlight Procession ' Full page engraving

' The Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers in the Grand Walk, Pitville Spa '

' The Flower Show in the Pump Room Pitville Spa '

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Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including :-
The Embankment of the Thames

Foreign and Colonial News

Scientific News and Royal Institution Lectures - Professor Ansted - Mr F. A. Abel - Dr Spencer Cobbold Imperial Parliament

Wills and Bequests includes Dowager Lady Leigh The Right Hon. MArgaretta - - - General Sir Thomas M'Mahon late of Bryanston Square but died at 10 Great Cumberland Street - - - Major General William Henry Law late of 26 Pall Mall

Obituary of Eminent Persons includes The Right Hon and Most Reverend Thomas Musgrave Archbishop of York died at his town house 41 Belgrave Square - - - Sir William F. Fowle-Middleton, Bart., of Shrubland Hall, Suffolk died at his town house 52 Grosvenor Place - - - General Sir Wiloughby Cotton - - - Lieut. General Berkeley Drummond died at his seat Eaglehurst, Fawley Hants

June 9th

• The Cathedral of Palermo, Sicily.
• Portrait: Mr Bowyer. MP, in the costume of A Knight of Malta
• Principal Staircase of the Royal United Service Institution.
• Torture in Monreale Prison, Sicily: Application of the Tourniquet to a Political Prisoner.
  "Our Philharmonic Society at its First Rehearsal" by J E Hodgson.
  3 Illustrations of Italy as follows;
  Top The Island of Maddalena, off the North Coast of Sardinia, showing Garibaldi`s House.
  Middle The Modern town of Maddalena, showing Guarda Vecchia Port.
  Bottom Procida, in the Bay of Naples, the residence of the King of the two Scicilies.
  Coronation of the King of Sweden.
  Portrait: D S MacGowan MD
  The Imperial Palace at Jeddo, Japan.
  Portrait; Captain Vine, Commander of the "GREAT EASTERN".
  Approaching Palermo.
  Laying the Foundation Stone of the Royal Dramatic College at MAYBURY.
  The Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
  Austrailian Venomous Serpents.
  Covent Garden Improvements, new auction rooms of Debenham, Storr & Sons.
  De Tivoli`s Patent Omnibus.
  

Search for Stowaways on an Emigrant ship - July 6th 1860

July 21st. pp. 47-70. Full issue with supplement

• China and the departure of the Prince of Wales on his Canadian tour
• the usual literary, social, business, agricultural, military and sporting news,
• notable articles include commentary on the "Great Eastern " steamship with an illustration,

coverage of the massacres in Syria;

the funeral of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I;

Edward Ross, the "champion shot" of England;

and the English fleet in China, off Kintang.

Accompanying illustrations include two illustrations (1 full-page) of the H.M.S. "Hero" taking the Prince of Wales to North America;

a double page illustration of "The Funeral Procession of the Late Prince Jerome Crossing the Place de la Concorde, Paris";

two engravings from illustrations by T. Baines documenting the Livingstone Expedition to Africa;

a full-page map of North-East China, showing the Gulf of Pechili, the Tien-Tsin River, and the approaches to Pekin;

a full-page illustration of the Prize Shorthorns at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, Canterbury

July 28th. pp. 71-94.

• illustration, "The Liberators of Sicily"; The revolution in sicily - our first bivouac at sunrise near Villafrati (front page - italy)
• 2 illustrations of the Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park;
• a engraving of the State Ball at Stockholm;
• portraits of Antonio Giuglini, the great Tenor Singer,
• Count Glydenstolpe, Grand Marshal of Sweden, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales from a photograph by John Watkins ();
• reproductions of "Mountain-Gloom-The Pass of Glencoe" by A.P. Newton currently on exhibit at the Water-Colour Society
• "The Coliseum, Rome" by F. L. Bridell in the Royal Academy Exhibition;
• back page illustration documenting the Revolution in Sicily depicting the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo from a sketch by T.[Thomas] Nast.

August 11th

• cover has engravings of the Ministry--Lieut.-Col. Dunne, Major Percy Windham, and Peter Cunningham...the English Battalion at the foot of the Round Tower of the Citadel of Melazzo
• Inner pages include pictures of the font in the Baptistry of Sienna Cathedral,
• the New Garden of Acclimatisation at Paris,
• the New Lake, Kew Gardens,
• "Ruins of Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk",
• full-page pictures of the interior of Sienna Cathedral, the Octagon Pulpit of white marble
• command fleet in China.
• The supplement has portrait of Colonel Peard, "Garibaldi's Englishman",
• a view of Castrogiovanni,
• the new bronze penny,
• engravings of the Revolution in Sicily,
• engravings of the meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury

August 18th

• cover has an engraving of the review by Her Majesty of Rifle Volunteers at Edinburgh
• Inner pages include engravings of the interior of the Soldier's Theatre at Mourmelon-Le-Grand, Chalons Camp, cavalry quarters and for the infantry at the Camp of Chalons,
• a portrait of Edmund Buckley, Esq., of Manchester,
• a full-page engraving of the magnificent service of silver plate and dessert service recently presented to Sir Morton Peto, Bart., M.P.
• The supplement has pictures of a copper mine near Montreal, Canada,
• the town of Bathurst, New Brunswick,
• the opening of Southport Pier, engravings of the Revolution in Sicily,
• a portrait of the Rev. William Wood Stamp, President of the Wesleyan Methodist Society for 1860-61

August 25th

• cover has photos of the Niagara Falls Village: the rapids above the American Falls
• the Revolution in Sicily...troops preparing to embark at the Faro Point, Messina, for Calabria.
• Inner pictures include full-page photos of the view from the King's Bastion Quebec the Isle of Orleans in the distance, imperial head-quarters at the Camp at Chalons,
• the eclipse of the sun,
• the departure of Missouri's expedition on the night of Aug.8th from the Faro Point, Messina, to surprise the Torre Cavallo Fort, on the Calabrian shore,
• The supplement has engravings of the Parliament buildings, Quebec, the official residence of the Prince of Wales during His stay in Quebec,
• the Niagara above the Falls, portion of the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara, the American Falls. Niagara, and views of the city of Montreal, Canada East.

August 25th

Cover article is on the Tour of the Prince of Wales in North America, continuing coverage of the revolution in Sicily; Artillery Experiments on a Martello Tower near Eastbourne; the recent solar eclipse as seen in Spain as well as the usual social news, obituaries, business and legal news and advertisements usually found in newspapers. The wood engravings in this issue include: multiple views of the Niagara Falls area including Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls from drawings by G. H. Andrews, the Kew Photoheliograph and Temporary Observatory at Rivabellos with facsimiles of the two photographs of the eclipse of the sun; the Imperial Headquarters at the Camp at Chalons from a drawing by M. Beauce; a engraving by Harrison Weir, "Grouse-Shooting"; a illustration of the View from the King's Bastion Quebec [with] the Isle of Orleans in the distance; a illustration of The Revolution in Sicily--the people relanding with their chattels at Messina from a sketch by T. [Thomas] Nast; a engraving of The Departure of Missori's Expedition on the night of Aug 8 from Faro Point, Messina from a sketch by Frank Vizetelly; and a two-page centerfold engraving of Views of the City of Montreal

September 1st

, . pp. 191-214. this issue is coverage of the visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada including a centerfold engraving depicting His Royal Highness landing at Halifax and 5 other illustrations by G.H. Andrews documenting the Prince's activities; other articles of note include coverage of the "George Stephenson" locomotive engine built at Hamilton, Canada, for the Great Western Railway of Canada with accompanying illustration; the 1860 session of Parliament; a regatta at Plymouth with accompanying engraving; Garibaldi and the invasion at Calabria with an illustration depicting Garibaldi at the Faro Point, Messina reconnoitering the Fort Torre di Cavallo, Calabria; and Paris fashions for September as well as local, world, business and arts news.

September 8th

pp 215-238. Full issue with supplement.

• St John, New Brunswick, Canada - The Members of the Fire Companies Drawing The Prince of Wales Through Carleton ' Front page engraving
• ' What's o'Clock? What's O'Clock - Drawn by Godwin ' an engraving showing an ancient thickly wooded churchyard with two children blowing the seed petals from off the Dandelion, two adults look on
• ' The Electric Target Invented by Lieutenant Chevalier ' - At Wallham Green in Use by Lord Ranelagh Seen in the Engraving

Queens Park Edinburgh ' a beautiful double page print from engraving - a panoramic view from a drawing by Keeley Halswell of Edinburgh - The Review by Queen Victoria of Rifle Volunteers

' The Gorge of Sallenches or Sallanches in Savoy ...'

' The Village and Bridge of Sallenches in Savoy '

' The Crystal palace Poultry Show - Sebastopol Geese '

' Roccapalumba A Sicilian Village - Breakfast Hunting ' - the taking or shooting of poultry by the Centre Column of the National Army

' Remarkable Faculae and Spots Seen on the Sun onthe 19 and 20 July - Made by Mr George Williams at his obvservatory at Liverpool

' The Village Smithy ' near full page print from engraving by Morgan from the work of Mr Lewis

' Chess Problem '

' The Abbey near Llanrwst - The Cutting of the First Sod of theConway and Llanrwst Railway '

' The Harvest Moon ' from a Painting by E. Warren

Also articles (no engravings) including
Harvest Prospects

Foreign and Colonial News with reference to France and The Imperial Tour - - - Austria and The Committee of Twenty One - - - Destructive Storm and Conflagration at Leipsic in Germany - - - And more

The Revolution in Naples - with reference to the telegrams received at Mr Reuters Office

The Court at Windsor etc

Naval and Military Intelligence

Coalpit Accident and Loss of Four Lives in The Bottle Pit at Kilburn in Derbyshire

Shocking Railway Accident at Helmshore - Ten Killed

The Weather - Results of Meteorological Observations at the Kew Observatory of the British Association

Wills and Bequests includes Vice Admiral Sir George Richard Brooke Pechell late of Castle Goring Sussex and of Hill Street Berkeley Square, late MP for Brighton - - - Rev Edward Repton MA Canon of Westminster and Shoreham in Kent - - - Fergus O'Connor ( The Chartist Leader )

Ragged Schools Festival at Muswell Hill

The Recent Solar Exlipse as Seen in Spain - a letter from Joseph Beck of 6 Coleman Street - - - Remarkable Faculae and Spots on the Sun .. Letter By Warren De La Rue The Banners in the scan

September 15th

Garibaldi's entry into Naples during the revolution in Italy

the introduction of street railway carriages into England at Birkenhead by Mr. G.F. Train, of Boston;

the Volunteer Review at Knowsley Park

the Prince of Wales visit to North America including

a summary of British possessions in North America as well as the the latest on business, local & world history, theatre, books, etc. The cover shows an engraving of Naples, from the Castel del Carmine from a drawing by S. Read.

the street railway carriage, patented by G.F. Train.

Interior engravings include: 3 images (1 ) of the Review of Lancashire Rifle Volunteers in Knowsley Park

a engraving of the Town and Castle of Gaeta from a drawing by S. Read

a illustration of a View of Damascus from the Hill of Salahiyeh from a drawing by E. Harker

a engraving of The Prince of Wales landing at St. John, New Brunswick, from a drawing by G. H. Andrews

a two page map of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

The Cathedral at Drontheim, in which the monarchs of Norway are crowned

portraits of French Marshall Francois-Certain Canrobert, and Z.C Pearson, Mayor of Hull, and more.

September 22nd

pp. 263-278.

coloured map of Italy and Switzerland. . No supplement. Extensive coverage of Garibaldi and events taking place in Naples, Italy; engraved portrait

article on James Hodges, the builder of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence;

coverage of the Prince of Wales in Canada including his presence at the opening of the Crystal Palace cover image of "Garibaldi's Entry into Naples" ,

a sketch in the Strada di Toledo, by T.[Thomas] Nast;

half-page illustrations of the inhabitants of the kingdom of Naples and the Gates of the King's Palace, Naples;

a multiple image engraving of the Prince of Wales visit to Canada;

"The Volunteer Camp, on Crosby Sands , near Liverpool" from a drawing by William Wood;

two illustrations completing the series of Knowsley Park Review, and more.

September 29th

No. 1052. pp. 279-302. Full issue with supplement 6d.

This issue bears a half-page plan of the city of Naples on its cover to accompany an editorial on the Italian Revolution.

Further coverage of the revolution in Naples includes two engravings (one-) from sketches by T.[Thomas] Nast depicting street scences in Naples the day after the arrival of Garibaldi

Garibaldi himself at the Shrine of the Virgin of Piedigrotta.

Articles of note include the announcement of the death of Mr. Herbert Ingram, founder and sole proprietor of the Illustrated London News, who died on Lake Michigan and coverage of the accident of the steamer "Lady Elgin" and the schooner "Augusta" which claimed his life,

the landing of the Prince of Wales in Quebec, depicted in a nice double page illustration, and his visit to Ottawa,

interesting articles on The Chapel Royal at Palermo, the Campo Santo at Pisa,

a new ceramic papier mache process to imitate wood carving,

. A Plan of Naples ' The Italian Revolution - Front page

' The Revolution in Naples - Street Scene in Naples The Day After The Arrival of Garibaldi '

' The Revolution i Naples - Garibaldi at the Shrine of the Virgin of Piedigrotta on the 8th Inst ' Full page engraving

' The Prince of Wales Landing a tQuebec ' A wonderful double page print from engraving - A striking picture of sailing ships and steamers packed in the busy harbour

' Ancona in the Papal States ' a wonderful engraving of sailing boats and the town in the background ' A book Cover Formed by Martins Ceramic Papier Mache Process '

' Paris Fashions for October '

' The Chapel Royal at Palermo '

' The Campo Santo or Cemetery at Pisa '

' Chess Problem by Mr R. B. Wormald '

' Engagement Between the Bourbonnais Neapolitan Steam Frigate and The Ship Gun Battery Faro August 23 '

' Improvements in Calcutta: The Dunkin Bustee in Chowringhee '

Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including :-
' The Italian Revolution '

'Foreign and Colonial News'

' Wills and Bequests includes The Right Hon. Lady Mary Pelham - - - Abraham George Robarts Esq Banker of Lombard Street - - - Henry William Tancred Esq QC Mp for Banbury

• ' The Death of Mr Herbert Ingram MP For Boston and The Founder and Sole Proprietor of the Illustrated London News "together with his son Herbert perished on Lake Michigan in the lamentable disaster on th 8th inst..." Loss of the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan '

'Imperial Parliament

'Metropolitan Newsl'

' Obituary of Eminent Persons includes:- The Marchioness of Donegall Harriet Anne died at Paris - - - The Right Hon. Mary Laetitia Countess Manvers died at Thoresby Park Nottinghamshire - - - Vice Admiral George Hewson die at his residence in the Neighbourhood of exeter - - - Major General Sir Michael Creagh KH died at Boulogne - - - Joseph Locke Esq MP died at Moffat in Dumfriesshire - - - George Anthony Legh-Keck Esq '

October 6th

• cover has photos of the "Fairy Queen" paddle-wheel despatch-boat for General Garibaldi and the charge of Neapolitan Cavalry on the national troops before Capua.

Inner pages include a portrait of the late Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P., engravings of the"Lady Elgin"...the lake steamer and the "Augusta"...the schooner, Sir Hope Grant and the staff of the British expedition in China, the city of Antioch, school for the deaf and dumb infants at Old Trafford, Manchester, and more.

The supplement

has photos of the Battle of near Capua, Reinhardsbrunn, a country seat of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the launch of the Screw Line-of-Battle-Ship "Anson" at Woolwich, and full-page engravings of `the Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence, and closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence.

October 13th

• The Inner Temple New Law Library ' Front page Mr Edwin James QC in Garibaldi's Camp ' Wonderful sketch

• Garibaldi's March Through Calabria - ' Surrender of the Neapolitan Troops at Soveria, Calabria ' From a Sketch "By Our Special Artist in Italy, Frank Vizetelly "

  ' View From Maida Towards Soveria '

  ' The Prince of Wales in Canada - Laying The Corner Stone of the Parliamentary Buildings at Ottawa ' Wonderful double page engraving " From a Sketch By Our Special Artist G. H. Andrews "

  ' Prince of Wales In Canada - His Royal Highness Escorted To Montreal by a Fleet of Lake and Up River Steamers 'a lovely engraving showing the paddle steamers etc on the river

  ' Grand Canoe Reception Given to the Prince of Wales on the St Lawrence '

  ' Statues in the Oxford University Museum - James Watt - Sir H. davy - Sir Isaac Newton - Socrates - Galileo - Leibnitz ' Full page engraving

  China, The British Forces in Talien-Wan ' Purchasing Eggs and Fowls of the Natives '

  ' Landing of Sikh Horses at Odin Bay, Talien-Wan '

  ' Tien-Tsin On The Banks of the Miel Peiho River ' Tientsin Pei-ho

  ' Plan of the City of Peking - Reference to the principal buildings places &c in the City - Drawn and Engraved by John Dower FRGS Ilst '

  ' The War In China - Departure from Hockly Pier, Odin Bay of the Sikh Cavalry and Troops for the Pei-ho ' full page engraving

  ' The Camp of the Second Division of british Forces in the Bay Pearls, Talien Wan - Madras Sappers - 3rd Buffs - 8th Punjaub Infantry - 4th Brigade Staff - Commissariat - Marines - Sampson Peak - General Sir R. Napiers Tents - 6th Regiment - Coolie Corps - 90th Regiment '

  ' A Village Street Talien Wan ' - - - ' Interior of a Cottage at Talien-Wan '

  ' Landing of British Troops in Pearl Bay, Talien Wan on the 5th July '

  ' The " Swan " on The Exe ' a yacht

  ' The Shoemakers Arbour, Shrewsbury ' - - - ' The TInder Box with its Et Ceteras '

  ' Hien Fou, The Emperor of China - Western Gate Peking - The Bridge of Nanking '

  ' The Princess Frederick william of Prussia Promenading in the Garden of the Palace at Charlottenburg '

  ' Government House, Cape Town '

  ' HMS Euryalus With Prince Alfred on Board, Entering Simons Bay '

  ' Table Bay and Table Mountain Cape of Good Hope '

  ' Chess Problem '

  ' Paris Demolitions - Removal of a Portion of the Quartier Latin ' wonderful full page engraving by M. Thorigny

  The Prince of Wales in The United States '

  ' Foreign and Colonial News includes France - Sardinia, Doings in Parliament - Entry of Sardinian troops into Neapolitan Territory - Victor Emmanuel and the SIcilians - Naples, The Battle on The Volturno - The Papal States, The Popes Allocution - Austria - Hungary - Prussian - Russia, The Warsaw Conferences - The united States

  ' The Illustrated London NEws Editorial '

  ' The Court '

  ' Wills and Bequests includes Lady Smyth widow of Sir Edward Joseph Smythe - Donna Maria de Bettencourt Sampaio - Thomas Addison MD, Guys Hospital and late of Berkeley Square '

  ' The Court '

  ' Country News '

  ' National Sports '

  ' The Funeral of Mr Herbert Ingram MP for Boston '

  ' Obituary of Eminent Persons includes The Right Hon. Julia, Dowager Lady Wrottesley of Copt Hall Essex died at Clifton Bristol - - - Sir John Edward Swinburne of Capheaton Northumberland - - - James Stewart Esq some time MP for Honiton - - - Sir George Simpson Governor of the Hudsons Bay Companys Settlements died at his residence, La Chine near Montreal - - - Alfred Edward Chalon RA died at his residence El Retiro at Campden Hill Kensington - - - Mr Matthew Uzielli died at Ostend

  Deaths also include Sir William Edward Crosbie Bart at his residence at Bray Ireland - - - Admiral charles Gordon CB at his residence at Bath

  ' The Great Eastern '

  ' Fatal Accident to a Tightrope Dancer at Paris Hippodrome named Niemecseck '

  ' Literature ' includes reviews on Curiosities of Civilisation by Andrew Wynter MD - Slavery Doomed By The Rev George B. Cheever - The Fables of Babrius by Rev James Davies - and others

  ' Death of the Original Jim Crow ' small

  ' Naval and Military intelligence '

  ' Mr Lindsay MP In The United States '

Inner pages include a portrait of Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., in Garibaldi's Camp, engravings of Garibaldi's march through Calabria, statues in the Oxford University Museum, a two-page engraving of the Prince of Wales in Canada--His Royal Highness laying the corner-stone of the Parliamentary buildings at Ottawa, and more.

The supplement

has photos of China--the British forces in Talien-Wan, plan of the city of Peking, the War in China--departure from Hockly Pier, Odin Bay, of the Sikh Cavalry and troops for the Peiho, a two-page engraving of the Camp of the Second Division of British forces in the Bay of Pearls, Talien-Wan, portraits of Hien-Fou, the Emperor of China and the Princess Frederick William of Prussia promenading in the garden of the palace at Charlottenburg, and a full-page picture of Paris demolitions--removal of a portion of the quartier Latin.

October 13th

pp. 327-358.

Highlights include on-going coverage of the Prince of Wales in Canada and the United States and the Revolution in Italy; the funeral of Herbert Ingram, founder of the Illustrated London News; and coverage of the British forces in Talien-Wan, China.

Notable illustrations include engravings by Frank Vizetelly depicting the surrender of the Neapolitan troops at Soveria, Calabria and a view from Maida towards Soveria; a portrait of Mr. Edwin James who visited Garibaldi's camp; a full centerfold engraving of The Prince of Wales in Canada laying the corner-stone of the Parliamentary Buildings at Ottawa from a sketch by G. H. Andrews; statues in the Oxford University Museum; 8 illustrations from the special artist assigned to the war in China; a plan of the city of Peking drawn and engraved by John Dower; a illustration of Paris demolitions removing a portion of the Quartier Latin from a drawing by M. Thorigny and much more

October 20th

cover has a photo of the ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Cape Di Europa, Naples.

Inner pages include a portrait of Don Jose Guell Y Rente, of Cuba, full-page engravings of the review of Her Majesty's troops and volunteers at Cape Town by Prince Alfred, the Prince of Wales in Canada--His Royal Highness descending a timber-slide at Ottawa, the Lumbermans' Regatta, Ottawa, the Arsenal and part of the city of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Garibaldian volunteers and the demolition of Old Westminster-Bridge.

The supplement

has pictures of Capua, from Monte St. Angelo, engravings of the Battle on the Volturno also of the Bahia Railway, Brazil.

October 20th pp. 359-382.

Cover editorial discusses Victor Emmanuel and Italy; includes ongoing coverage of the revolution in Italy and reports from the front on the developing war in China; book reviews; naval and military intelligence; articles on Rio de Janeiro; the Garibaldian Volunteers; and developments of the Bahia Railway in South America. Illustrations accompanying these texts include 4 illustrations by Frank Vizetelly from the Italian front; 3 illustrations (one full-page) by T. [Thomas] Nast depicting the Battle on the Volturno in Italy; a full-page engraving of the "Review of Her Majesty's Troops and Volunteers at Cape Town by Prince Alfred" from a sketch by T.W. Bowler; 2 illustrations depicting the Prince of Wales's visit to Canada by G.H. Andrews including His Royal Highness descending a timber-slide at Ottawa; an overview illustration of the arsenal and part of the city of Rio de Janeiro; two half-page illustrations showing the site of the permanent station at Bahia and the other the heavy works to carry the railway across the Paripe; and more.

October 27th

cover has an engraving of the volunteer guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps.

Inner pages contain full-page engravings of the War IX, China--the "Havoc" Gun-Boat, with Fane's horse on board, on its way from Talien-Wan to the Pehtang, and a tent of the 15th Punjaubees at Pehtang, Encampment of British Forces at Talien-Wan, passage through the Straits of Magellan and more.

The supplement

has full-page photos of the Arsenal at Naples, the Free Public Library and Museum Liverpool and a two-page engraving of the reception of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales by the inhabitants of Toronto, Canada West.

November 3rd

pp. 407-430. Full issue with supplement.

Highlighting this issue is the centerfold illustration from a sketch by T.[Thomas] Nast depicting the enthusiastic reception given to the British Volunteers for Garibaldi at Naples.

Other articles of note include the landing of the British forces in Pehtang, China with 2 illustrations by C. Wirgman; the arrival of the "Emperor" and the "Melazzo" carrying British volunteer troops in support of Garibaldi in Naples accompanied by a full-page illustration; and the usual social, fashion, legal and business news of the day.

In addition to the illustrations mentioned above, this issue contains full-page engravings of the "Rifle Fete at Ecclesbourne, Near Hastings";

"The Recent Tir National at Vincennes, Near Paris" from a drawing by J.A. Beauce;

half-page illustration by Frank Vizetelly depicting the searching of Neapolitan prisoners at St. Angelo;

portraits of Her Majesty the Queen Isabella of Spain and the Late Duke of Richmond, Sir Charles Gordon Lennox

November 10th

pp.431-454.

• Front page editorial on the war in China and the proper course of action;
• a two column article on The Right Hon. Cubitt, the New Lord Mayor with a portrait engraving from a photograph by Mayall;
• the Exmoor Pony Fair at Bampton Devon with illustration;
• an article on the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad;
• ongoing coverage of the voting for annexation at Naples;
• a review of the Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers in Chatsworth Park
• His Royal Highness shooting on the prairies of the Far West;
• the Exmoor Pony Fair;
• a illustration of the review of the Royal Horse Artillery and Field Batteries at Woolwich by the Duke of Cambridge in the presence of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia;
• the arrival of the first train of The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad at James Town from New York;
• 2 illustrations by Frank Vizetelly from Italy;
• engraving of the polling booth at Monte Calvario during the vote for annexation at Naples from a sketch by T.[Thomas] Nast

November 24th

Listed below are all the images (in order) and sizes:

Departure of the prince of wales from portland, united states, for england (front page)

The turner prize plate won by the st george's volunteer corps ()

Sale at calcutta of valuable government presents and lucknow jewels ( - india)

Grand ball given at the academy of music, new york in honour of his royal highness the prince of wales (double page)

Scene from the opera of robin hood, at her majesty's theatre ()

Presentation of medals to garibaldi's veterans in the grand square, naples ( - italy)

Proclaiming the result of the vote on the annexation question before the royal palace, naples ()

The english, french and belguan company's new mail packet "john penn" ()

Interior of the church of st george-in-the-east ()

The imperial stables at the new louvre, paris ( - france)

An imperial drive in the bois de boulogne ()

Paris fashions for march ()

Scene from the new opera "lurline", at covent garden theatre ()

The arrival of the prince of wales in plymouth harbour - h.m.s."impregnable" firing a salute ()

Portion of the facade of lucca cathedral ()

"don quixote in his study" ( - art)

The beaucousin collection at the national gallery ( - art)

Entrance gateway of westminster school ()

Westminster school ()

December 1st

pp. 503-526.

Articles of note include Foreign and Colonial news; the obituary of Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hong Kong; an editorial on the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency; the Great Semmering Railway; an illustrated article on the latest fashions from Paris; Victor Emmanuel's entry into Naples on November 7 and latest social, sports, and arts news. Illustrations of note include the cover illustration of the town and fortress of Peterwardein on the Danube from a drawing by S. Read; portraits of Sir John Bowring and Leaon, the Governor-General of Kwang-Tung and Kwang-Si, China; two illustrations from drawings by the Rev. S.C. Malan of Palermo and the Grotto of Santa Rosalia; a illustration of the Paris Wine Market; a nice wood engraving of "Richard III and the Children of Edward IV" from a painting by Richard Stilke; a illustration of the Great Semmering Railway depicting The Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel and The Weinzettelwand Tunnel; two illustrations showing Victor Emmanuel's entry into Naples, one of which is by Frank Vizetelly; and a 3/4 page illustration of Gun Practice on board the H.M.S. "Brilliant"

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December 8th

pp. 528-550. embossed stamp on page 529,

The election of Abraham Lincoln to the U.S presidency highlights this issue. Coverage of world, sports, arts and business news is accompanied by featured articles on the Hampton Park Coursing Meeting; the addition of the babirussa to the Zoological Society Gardens at Regent's Park; and the presentation to Captain E. Evans of the Vale of Neath Volunteer Rifle Corps. Notable illustrations include 2 engravings (1 full-page) of the "H.M.S. Brisk" bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, capturing the slaver,"The Sunny South"; a illustration of The Empress Eugenie in Sir Walter Scott's study at Abbotsford; a engraving of the Farewell Visit of Garibaldi to Admiral Mundy on Board the "Hannibal" at Naples; a portrait of Abraham Lincoln from a lithograph published by G. W. Nichols of New York; the residence of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield, Illinois from a photograph by J.A. Whipple of Boston; 3 illustrations on the war in China; and more

December 15th

• National Exhibition of Dogs at Birmingham - Deerhound - Mastiff - Pointer - Toy Terrier - King Charles Spaniel - Bloodhound - Newfoundland - Bulldog - Maltese Lion Dog ' Front page engraving from the drawings by Harrison Weir
• Mount Vernon at Washington America Visited By The Prince of Wales on 5th October
• Independence Hall at Philadelphia
• ' The Bois De Boulogne - The Pre Catelan ' full page print from engraving
• Raising of The Anglesey Statue near The Menai Bridge - Erected to the Memory of the Late Marquis ' a wonderful full page print from engraving showing the column showing the masts and scaffolding etc

' St Pauls Cathedral Showing the improvements Made, The New Eastern Transept in the Foreground ' near full page

' Ralph Farnham One of the BUnker Hill Heroes - With Facsimilie Signature '

' New Offices - The Metropolitan Board of Woks, Spring Gardens '

' His Excellency Count Flahault de la Billarderie ...'

' Monument of the LAte Earl of Ellesmere in Worsley Church near Manchester '

' British And Native Officers of Fane's Horse Serving in China '

' Naples - Padre Giovanni Addressing the People in Front of The Jesuits College ..'

' The Anglesey Column Statue Designed by Matthew Noble ...'

' The Gods of Old Japanese Mythology - The War God Maris Descending on the Holy Boar '

' At Jeddo - First Audience of a British Minister With the Tycoon of Japan at Tokyo ' - tycoon (emperor) is a corruption of the Japanese word taikun The Birmingham Poultry and Cattle Show- White Trumpeter Pigeons - Pencilled Hamburgs - Shorthorn Steer - Speckled Trumpeter - Miel - Turkeys - Silver Spangled Hamburg - Shorthorn Cow ' another wonderful full page print from engraving by Harrison Wear

' Ancient Forcer Found in westminster Abbey '

' Ancient Cist Found in Westminster '

' Chess Problem '
Also articles (no engravings) including
Indian Taxation

Foreign and Colonial News with reference to Italy and the Siege of Gaeta - - - China and The Capture of Pekin and The Flight of the Emperor - - - Switzerland and The Election of the Federal Council - - - And more

Naval and Military Intelligence

Wills and Bequests include General Sir henry Wyndham KCB MP, of Cockermouth Castle Cumberland - - - David Jardine Esq of 23 Cumberland Terrace Regents Park and of Weybridge Surrey - - - Amelia Maria Harriet Kinnier Lady Macdonald formerly of Arlington Street and Albermarle Street Piccadilly and died at Boulogne Sur Mer

The Church and Universities - Preferements and Appointments (list of the men and parishes )

Country News

Metropolitan News includes Mr Disraeli on Church and State

Japanese Mythology and Religion

The Smithfield Cattle Show

The Farm

The Markets

The London Gazette Bankrupts etc

Classified Adverts

Obituary of Eminent Persons includes Sir Henry Marsh of Dublin MD died at his town house 9 Merrion Square North, Dublin from an Apoplectic Stroke - - - Sir Henry Davison Chief Justice of Madras Died at Ootacamund of Dropsy - - - Colonel Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte of Halsewell House Somerset and of Kevanmabley in Glamorganshire

December 22nd

The cover has a portrait of the Duke of Newcastle, K.G. Inner pages contain full-page engravings of the War in China, installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanic's Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial Grand Master, of the Freemasons of Nottinghamshire, a portrait of Harry Smith Parkes, Esq., C.B. British Commissioner of the Allied Commission at Canton, the Supreme Court of Madras,

December 29th

pp. 591-606. Full issue with supplement

. Wonderful Christmas issue with a special holiday supplement containing stories, poems, illustrations and the words and music to "The Night March of the Volunteers" with poetry by Mark Lemon and music by M. W. Balfe.

Superb illustrations include "Christmas in Leap Year" by Florence Caxton;

"Night March at Christmas-Tide of the Rifle Volunteers" by Harrison Weir;

"Home for Christmas Holidays" by A. Hunt;

"The Font and the Flowers" by J. Leech;

"Prize Animals of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show";

"The Wassail Bowl" by John Gilbert;

"Installation of The Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics' Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons at Nottinghamshire;

"The Prodigal Son" by S. Read and many more.

The world news, inside the supplement, contains a brief article on the early life of Abraham Lincoln and an illustration of his early home in Elizabeth Town, Kentucky, from a photograph by S. Alschuler of Chicago.

December 29th

pp. 615-638. Full issue with supplement. Spotlighting the illustrations in this issue is a centerfold of the meeting of General Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel on the 26th of October, near Teano;

also a illustration of the building of the great steam-frigate "Warrior" at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwell;

an engraving of 'the Great Australia", a gigantic clipper-ship,

portraits of The Late Earl of Aberdeen, Sir George Hamilton Gordon and F.W. Bowlby, journalist;

a illustration of the "Triumphal Arch Erected At Naples During The Fetes Recently Held In That City--Musicians and Singers Serenading Victor Emmanuel" from a drawing by Frank Vizetelly, and more

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