Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

• Treaty of Berlin hands the administration of Cyprus to Britain
• The second Afghan war begins
• Pope Pius IX dies, Cardinal Count Pecci becomes Leo XIII
• Sir Thomas Bouch's Tay Bridge was opened in May
• Electric street lighting was introduced into London
• Ostrich Farming in South Africa at Heatherton Towers, near, Grahamstown

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Jan to June

• Plevna After the Surrender,
• Dr. Schliemann’s Trojan Antiquities,
• Sketches at St. Helena,
• Dr. Welsh The New American Minister,
• Turkish Prisoners on the Road to Plevna,
• Late King Victor Emanuel - First King of United Italy,
• Demolition of Temple Bar Night Scene,
• Visit of Prince of Wales to Duke of Hamilton,
• Child’s Banking House Temple Bar,
• The Late King Victor Emanuel Lying in State,
• New Queen of Italy, New King of Italy,
• Cleopatra’s Needle in its Proposed Location at Westminster (colour),
• Voyage of Cleopatra’s Needle to England ,
• Mr. H.M. Stanley’s Travels - Great War Canoe,
• Marriage of the King & Queen of Spain,
• The War in Turkey (many engravings are 2 page size),
• India Northwest Frontier War,
• Cardinal Camerlengo Verifying the Death of the Pope,
• Funeral of the Pope (many), Pius IX portrait (tinted background), British Fleet Steaming up the Dardanelles, The Kaffir War ,
• York Minster,
• The New Pope Leo XIII (tinted background),
• Royal Marriage at Berlin,
• The Election of a New Pope ,
• Map From the Dardanelles to the Bosporus (colour),
• Dust Storm on the Steppes of Central Asia,
• Signing the Treaty of Peace Between Russia and Turkey Near Constantinople,
• Japanese Doing Homage to the Mikado’s Photograph,
• The British Fleet Cutlass Drill,
• Sketches of African Travel,
• Ostrich Farming in South Africa,
• HMS Eurydice as Last Seen by Benjamin Cuddiford one of Two Survivors (2 page -shipwreck),
• Official Map - Treaty of Peace,
• Funeral of Sir George Gilbert Scott,
• Arrival of the Sultan at Beglerbeg Palace,
• Prayer in Turkish Mosque (2 page),
• Easter Ceremony of the Greek Church,
• A Young Kaffir Chief,
• A Skirmish with Kaffirs,
• Paris Exhibition Building at the Trocadero (2 page),
• Our Ironclad Fleet - HMS Dreadnaught,
• Thirlmere From Raven Crag (2 page),
• Indian Troops Ordered for Service in Europe,
• Gun Boats Ready to be Launched at Haslar,
• The Bengal Cavalry (2 page),
• Professor Max Muller University of Oxford,
• Wreck of the Childwall near Cape St. Vincent,
• The Willington Monument in St. Paul’s Cathedral (2 page),
• Torpedo Practice (several),
• Royal Sailor Boys - The Sons of the Prince of Wales Learning How to Splice a Rope,
• London Chatham and Dover Railway New Double Steamship,
• British Fleet in the Sea of Marmora (many dark & dramatic 2 page engravings of sailors doing drills & other procedures on deck),
• The Young Sailor Princes (2 page),
• Riots in the Cotton Districts,
• Quaker Burial Funeral of Mrs John Bright (2 page),
• Indian Expeditionary Force the Goorkahs,
• The Late Earl Russell,
• Collision at Folkestone Between 2 German Ironclads,
• Paris Exhibition - Exterior of Japanese House (several),
• Attempted Assassination of Emperor of Germany,
• Burning of the Turkish Government Offices,
• Explosion of the Wood Pit Maydock,
• Paris Exhibition - The Chinese Building,
• Plenipotentiaries at Congress of Berlin (portraits),
• Meeting of Congress of Berlin (2 page),
• Special Supplement: Stanley in Africa - A Special Number - 40 pages - great engravings - maps, portraits, action-filled prints
• The February 6th edition deals almost entirely with Stanley in Africa with illustrations and articles by Stanley himself. Other topics with multiple illustrations are troops in Gallipoli and Malta, the Kaffir wars, the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, and the Russian-Turkish War.

January 5th

• The War: A quiet half hour in Mehmet Ali`s Tent. Identifying - Mehmet Ali Pasha, Colonel Maitland, His Secretary, Mr Francis, Mr James (Scots Greys)
  Monsieur Dufaure, Prime Minister of France.
  The |Late Mr Wornum.
  Plevna, after the surrender.
  Top half of , panorama. Turkish and Russian Positions.
  Left Redoubt in mehmet Ali`s Lines, near Kamali.
  HQ of Mehmet Ali, near Kamali.
  Dr Schliemann`s Trojan Antiquities. 25 artefacts shown.
  Lualla, the Abyssinian Snake Charmer, at the Royal Aquarium.
  Sketches at St Helena:- James Town and the Ladder, from Munden`s Battery.
  Sketches at St Helena:- Lot and Lot`s Wife. Pinnacle rocks.
  Mr Stanley and some of his African followers on board HMS INDUSTRY. By W H Overend.
  The last days of Plevna. Soldiers begging bread from Peasants
  

January 12th

• In the Shipka Pass: Death of Lehmann Pasha in the advanced trenches.
  Scene from the Covent Garden Pantomime.
  Scene from the Drury Lane Pantomime.
  Sketches of The Kaffir War, showing - Galekas, Fingoes, Conubie, Ibeka & Gocanah.
  The Town of Plevna. From the road to Lovatz.. From a sketch by Szathmari 8 Koenen.
  The Entrance into Kreli`s Country. : The Kaffir War.
  Captain Rorke`s Party crossing the river : The Kaffir War.
  Portrait; mr Welsh, the new American minister.
  The Late Cpatain Hugh Bladen Swiney.
  The Late Mr Thomas Wright.
  Sketches by C Szathmari, Court painter to the prince of Romania. 4 sketches of Plevna.
  The Tomb of Achilles - In the Troad.
  The Ancient Dardanus, on the Dardanelles.
  Turkish prisoners on the road from Plevna. By Szathmari.
  Red Wolf, from Buenos Aires.
  The Japanese Navy Corvette, Kau-go

February 23rd

• The Dardanelles, from Kum Kaleh, The Castle of Asia, with the Tomb of Patroclus.
  The Kaffir War: Battle of Umzintzani. , Relief of Fort Warwick, Impetu.
  Fleet at the Entrance of the Dardanelles. The British Fleet in the Dardanelles;
  Fleet passing the Isle of Tenedos. The British Fleet in the Dardanelles;
  Fleet off the Town and forts of Chanak. The British Fleet in the Dardanelles;
  HMS SULTAN (Flagship) with the Salamis, saluting the Turkish Flag at Chanak. The British Fleet in the Dardanelles;
  The War: Russian Troops on the march in a snowstorm., Bulgarian villagers returning to their homes under Russian escort.
  The Duke of Northumberland, Lord Privy Seal.
  Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Secretary for the Colonies.
  The Late Rev Dr Duff, missionary to India.
  Statue of the Late Sir Cordy Burows, Pavilion grounds, Brighton.
  Scen from The Sorcerer at the Opera Comique.
  Marriage of the Earl of Roseberry and Miss Hannah Rothschild; The Civil Ceremony.
  The Private Liying in State in the Vatican: Funeral of the late Pope Pius IX.
  The Public lying in State in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, St Peters, kising the dead pope`s Foot. Funeral of the late Pope Pius IX.
  Placing the body in the Sarcophagus at St Peters: Funeral of the late Pope Pius IX.
  

March 2nd

• The New Pope Leo XIII - Joachim Pecci ' Full Front page
• ' View From Constantinople Showing Prince's Islands In the Distance '
• ' Port of Halki - Prince's Islands, Sea of Marmora '
• ' The Gatling Gun as Used in Our Navy '

' The Maidens Tower Constantinople Looking towards The Golden Horn '

' Funeral of Pope Pius IX - Procession to the Tomb in St Peters ' Double page

' Funeral of Pope Pius IX - Requim Mass in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican '

' Conclave Preparations in the Vatican - Walling Up The Doors and Windows in the Stanze of Raffaele '

' Conclave preparations in the Vatican - One of he Chambers Prepared for the Cardinals ']

' Fire at the Governor's House, Bruges '

Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including :-
Illustrated London News Editorial

The Court at Windsor etc

The Sea of Marmora

Foreign and Colonial News includes France and reference toMarshal MacMahon, M. Victor Hugo, General Duplessis etc - - - America and The House of Representatives and The Silver Bill etc - - - Germany and Herr Camphausen etc - - - and more

Metropolitan News' includes The Estate of Mr Albert Grant etc

March 9th

• The War in Bulgaria: English prisoners on the march.
  Arrival of Cardinals in the Court Yard of the Vatican. : The Election of a new Pope.
  Fireplace in which the Voting papers were burned : The Election of a new Pope.
  Crowd watching for the smoke from a chimney. : The Election of a new Pope.
  Conclave of Cardinals voting in the Sistine Chapel. : The Election of a new Pope.
  HMS ALEXANDRA, Flagship of Admiral Hornby`s Squadron in the Sea of Marmora.
  Russian Soldiers making themselves at home in a Bulgarian Cottage.
  Portrait; The Right hon J W Henley.
  The Late Captain F Elton
  Besika Bay Hunt: Lower Beef town , Upper Beef town , Stables and kennels
  Politicians at Portsmouth, watching the explosion of a Spar Torpedo.
  Pope Leo XIII blessing the people : The Election of a new Pope.
  Kissing the Pope`s foot : The Election of a new Pope.
  Colour Sketch map from the Dardanelles to the Bosphorus.
  The War in Bulgaria - English Prisoners on the March - From a Sketch By One of them Mr Bell Our Special Artist ' Full Front page

  The Election of a New Pope

  ' Arrival of Cardinals in the Courtyard of the Vatican '

  ' Fireplace in Which Voting Papers Were Burned '

  ' Crowd Watching for the SMoke from a Chimney '

  ' Conclave of Cardinals Voting in the Sistine Chapel ' Full page print from engraving

  ' HMS Alexandra Flagship of Admiral Hornby's Squadron in the Sea of Marmora ' a splendid full page print from engraving of this beautiful ship

  ' The War: Russian Soldiers MAking Themselves at Home in a Bulgarian Cottage ' Full page print from engraving

  ' The Righ Hon. J. W. Henley '

  ' Lower Beef Town, Besika Bay ' just outside the Strait of the Dardanelles

  ' Upper Beef Town Besika Bay '

  ' The Besika Bay Hunt: Stables and Kennels '

  ' The Late Captain F. Elton ' British Consul at the Portuguese Colony of Mozambique

  ' Visit of Members of the House of Commons to Portsmouth - Exploding a Spar Torpedo '

  ' Election of a New Pope - Pope Leo XIII Blessing The People '

  ' Kissing The Pope's Foot '

  ' The Kaffir War: Landing of Troops at East London '

  ' The Greek Insurrection in Thessaly - Frontier Town and Fort of Domoko '

  'Chess Problem by Mr W. Grimshaw '

  
  Also articles (no engravings unless listed above) including :-
  Illustrated London News Editorial with reference to the Treaty of Peace between russia and Turkey signed at San Stafano

  ' The Court at Buckingham Palace etc '

  ' English Non Combatant Prisoners of War - with reference to Mr Joseph Bell Special Artist to the Illustrated london new - Dr Armand Leslie - M. - Dr Neville Dr Kirkpatric of the Red Crescent being arrested by the Russian authorities at Kamarli north of Sophia

  ' The Greek Revolt in Thessaly '

  'Foreign and Colonial News'

  ' The British Fleet at The Dardanelles '

  'The Church - Referments and Appointments'

  ' Parliament - Lords - Commons '

  'Metropolitan News'

  'Law and Police'

  ' Scientific Results of the Month '

  ' Music ' includes The Carl Rosa Opera company

  
  'Royal Institution Lectures ' includes The Blood by Professor A. H. garrod - The Electricity of Capillarity by Professor Dewar - Deterioration of Oil Paintings by Dr R. Liebreich - The Fall of Carthage by Mr Bosworth Smith

  'Obituary of Eminent Persons inlcudes: The Right Hon. William Lennox Bathurst, Fifth Earl Bathurst - - - The Most Hon. Frances Dowager Marchioness of Headfort died at her residence in London - - - Constance Henrietta, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham died at Lord Winchilseas Chambers in Victoria Street Westminster - - - Lieutenant General Sir John Jones KCB died at Torquay - - - Richard Bright Esq of Stocks House Tring MP for East Somerset - - - Mr Joseph Bonomi the Egyptologist

  'Wills and Bequests includes : Mr William Frederic Graham late of Elm Grove Wallington Surrey - - - The Hon. Mrs Lucy Elizabeth Hotham late of Bramber Rectory Sussex - - - MR Charles Gould formerley of Westbourne Terr and of Lisbon Portugal but late of 12 Sussex Square Brighton - - - Mr Erasmus Septimus Eyre late of Derby Villa Highbury New Park - - - Mr Robert John Dobree late of 12 Gibert Street Grosvenor Square and 264 Strand and of 15 Russell Square
  

March 16th & March 23rd

• British Squadron off Tuzla, Sea of Marmora. Shipping beef on board HMS Alexandra.
  Troops bound for the Kaffir War:- A parade under difficulties, on board the Nubian , trial of an offender, on board the NUBIAN
  The Orphan by J Parker.
  Top half of , panorama. The British Squadron. Off Tuzla. Showing the positions of SULTAN, TORCH, ALEXANDER, TEMERAIRE, ACHILLES.
  Bottom half of , panorama. Entry of the Russian Imperial Guard into San Stefano.
  The Kaffir War: A Fingo Sentinel, A Galeka Chieftan.
  The Late Mr Joseph Bonomi.
  The Late Earl Bathurst.
  The Late Father Secchi.
  Opening of a new dry dock in the West India Docks, London.
  Hospital for sick children, Belfast.
  The Kaffir War: Commissariat and Ammunition Waggons crossing the Kei River: Tembus leaving Fort Bowker on patrol.
  Map of the new Bulgaria, and other alterations in the Turkish Empire.
  Investiture of the King of Italy with the Order of the Garter at the Quirinal Palace, Rome.
  23rd March below
  The Late Archbishop Francis Charles, father of the Emperor of Austria.
  House at San Stefano in which the Treaty of Peace was signed between Turkey and Russia.
  A dust storm on the Steppes of Central Asia.
  Signing of the Treaty of Peace between Russia and Turkey at San Stefano, Constantinople. Identifying - Prince Tzereeteleff, Mr Basil, Sadoullah Bey, Safvet Pasha, General Ignatieff, Monsieur Nelidoff.
  Japanese doing homage to the Mikado`s Photograph.
  General Sir Arthur Cunynghame KCB
  The Kaffir War:- Oudtshoorn Mounted Volunteers starting for the Eastern Frontier.
  The Grand Duke Nicholas announcing peace to the Imperial Army at San Stefano.
  

March 30th

• The British Fleet in the Sea of marmora, on the look out.
  Africa: Women of Mazaro, on the Zambezi.
  Hippopotamus Point, on the Kwa Kwa River.
  Marriage of the Earl of Roseberry and Miss Hannah Rothschild; The Civil Ceremony.
  Russian Soldiers entering a Turkish Village..
  Ostrich Farming in South Africa:-
  Heatherton Towers, near Grahamstown.
  Birds Mustering
  Birds drinking
  The Incubating Room
  A Bird Sitting
  Helping out a weak one.
  Coolie with young birds
  Finding a Nest.
  The Feather Room.
  The Doctors Parade, teaching first Aid.Sketches on board a troopship Nubian, for the Kaffir War.
  A Negro Mintrelsy Entertainment. Sketches on board a troopship Nubian, for the Kaffir War.
  Sketches of the Russian People:
  Loss of HMS EURYDICE, March 24th. From a sketch by Benjamin Cuddiford, one of the 2 survivors.

• ..."On The Look Out" - The British Fleet in theSea of Marmora ' Full front page print from engraving by W. H. Overend - shows two sailors with a gun and small canon

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  Sketches of African Travel

  ' Women of Mazaro on the Zambesi - Showing the Mode of Carrying Water and Babies '

  ' Hippopotamus Point on the Kwa Kwa River

  ' The Marriage of Miss Hannah Rothschild to the Earl of Rosebery ' full page print from engraving

  ' Russian Soldiers Entering a Turkish Village - A Sketch During the Late War ' a wonderful double page print from engraving by R. Caton Woodville - a snowy scene

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  Ostrich Farming in South Africa engravings from photographs by Mr C. J. Aldham of Grahamstown

  ' Heatherton Towers near Grahamstown '

  ' Birds Mustering '

  ' Birds Drinking '

  ' TheIncubating Room ' an ostrich chick in a Douglass Patent box

  ' A Bird Sitting '

  ' Helping Out a Weak Chick '

  ' Coolie with The Young Birds '

  ' Finding a Nest '

  ' The Feather Room '

  Double page of engravings

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  Sketches on Board the Union Steam Ship Companys Troop Ship " Nubian " for the Kaffir War

  ' The Doctors Parade - Teaching How to Treat The Wounded '

  ' A Negro Minstrelsy Entertainment '

  Full page of prints from engravings by Melton Prior "Our Special Artist"

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  ' Sketches of the Russian People by a Special Artist - A Poulterer - - - Milk Woman - - - Laundress - - - A Merchant - - - Peasant - - - Tradesmans Wife - - - Cleaning the Streets ' in the markets of St Petersburg - Full page. The accompanying article makes reference to The Gostinnoi Dvor - Apraxin Rinok - Tshukin Dvor - Sennaia Ploschad - Nijni Novgorod

  ' The Cyclopean Walls of Gergis at Bunarbashi on The Plains of Troy ' print from engraving by "Our Special Artist Mr William Simpson - info. The Biga peninsula, Biga Yar?madas? or

  ' Baking Day in a Greek Village on the Plains of Troy near Besika Bay ' print from engraving by Mr Simpson - a woman baking in a pizza or biga style oven while the family watches on - a child playing with a toy - a cat in the window - a young couple with a baby - an old man - info. now modern day Turkey - Be?ik Koyu, Be?ike Koyu or Be?ige Koyu - near Çanakkale

  ' Chess Problem by James Pierce MA ' This second part of the description features items of news articles etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :-

  Illustrated London News Editorial

  The Court - Royal Comings and Goings

  Lord Roseberys Marriage - with a description of the wedding dress, worn by Hannah de Rothschild, at the civil ceremony - also the names of those who attended and the registrar Mr Thomas Worlock

  Astronomical occurrence in April

  The Eastern Question - Russia and Turkey

  Foreign and Colonial News includes France with ref. to the death of Rossini's Widow at Passy - Italy - Spain - Portugal - Germany - Austro Hungary - Greece - America - Canada - Australia

  The Church - Preferments and Appointments - List of names of clergy

  Metropolitan News

  Parliament with reference to The Resignation of the Earl of Derby - - The Sinking of the Eurydice - - The Congress - - and more

  Ostrich Farming in South Africa o nthe Estate of Mr A. Douglass near Grahamstown - Exerts from the book "South Africa" by Anthony Trollope

  The Pith of Parliament with reference to Racing etc

  Loss of HMS Eurydice With Three Hundred Seamen - a detailed account of the events of the sinking. Also makes reference to various towns on the Isle of White - Dr Williamson of Ventnor - The Cottage Hospital at Bonchurch - Captain Langworthy Jenkins The Master of the Emma Schooner bound From Newcastle for Poole - Admiral Foley - Lieutenant Tabor - Captain Louis Ferrier

  Bunarbashi in TheTroad (near the Dardanelles )

  Royal Institution Lectures include Circulation of the Blood by Professor A. H. Garrod FRS - - - Chemistry of Vegetation by Professor Dewar FRS - - - Lights and Fog Signals by Professor Tyndall - - - Domesticated Animals of the Ancients - - - Mr R. A. Proctor on The Old Age of a Planet

  Wills and Bequests include The Hon. Frances Mary Vaughan TheViscountess Forbes formerly of 3 Queen Street Mayfair and late of 107 Lansdowne Place, Brighton - - - Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick and Crimonmogate - - - Miss Elizabeth Halsted late of St Johns Street, Chichester - - - Mr Charles Herbert Ames late of Remenham Place Berks - - - Mr Frances Woodward late of Severn Stoke, Worcs - - - Mr Samuel parker Bidder late of Bersted, Sussex a Colliery Proprietor

  Obituary of Eminent Persons include The Right Hon. Sir Henry Thomas Liddell The Earl of Ravensworth of County Durham and Eslington park in Northumberland

  Deaths include Lieut. Col. Edward Skipper - - - Cuthbert WilliamJohnson Esq FRS at Waldronhurst, Croydon - - - Dame Mary Anne Elizabeth Price of Foxley Herefordshire - - - Rev Stephen H. Langston MA at Tunbridge Wells - - - Lieut. Col. Strachan at Upper Norwood - - - Thomas Whalley Vowe Esq of Hillside, Great Marlow and Hallaton Leics.- - - The Hon. Laldy Rowley Maria Louisa of Tendring Hall Suffolk - - - Bentley Shaw Esq JP DL of Woodfield Yorkshire - - - Mr E. Bolton King Deputy Lieut. of Warwickshire etc

  Lenten Fare

  Classified Adverts of the Day include Epps Cocoa - Oetzmann Furnishings - Dr De Jongh's Cod Liver Oil - etc

  
  

April 13th

• The Late Mister Ogle " Times " Correspondent in Thessaly ' front page - info. murdered by Turkish Irregulars at Macrinitza Sleekburnc.
• ' The Late Earl of LEitrim ' front page
• ' The Greek Insurrection in Thessaly - Mount Pelion from the Gulf of Volo ' Front page
• ' South Africa - Lovedale Training College for Natives and Europeans ' from a sketch by Mister Melton Prior
• ' Life in a Troop ship - Serving Out Porter '

' Life on a Troop Ship - Putting Covers on Helmets '

' Life in a Troop ship - Serving Out Porter ' beer

' The Kaffir War Sketches by Melton Prior ' full page print from engraving showing East London in South Africa and the busy dockside

' Constantinople - Reception of Osman Pasha at The Seraskierate ' full page print from engraving by Mr J. B

' Finishing Touches by Alfred E. Emslie ' full page print from engraving - the article states "Mr Emslie has produced an amusing picture, in which he sets forth the the imitative nature of the negro ....."

' Preparing for War - the Three O Clock Parade of Recruits at Westminster ' full page print from engraving of men in civilian clothes lined up

' the Late Sir George GIlbert Scott RA '

' Funeral of Sir George Gilbert Scott RA Miel at Westminster Abbey - Entering the Cloisters '

' Visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas to the Sultan - Ahmed Vefyk Pasha and Raouf Pasha Receiving Him at Dolma Bagtche Palace '

' Badge of the Ordser of the Crown of India '

' Arrival of the Sultan at Beglerbeg Palace to Return the Visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas ' full page print from engraving

' Canadian Trophy for the paris Exhibition - 100ft High '

' Wreck of the British Mercantile Steam Vessel Assyrian on the Island of Elaphonisif ' Sleekburnc.

' The Vesatri Steam Yacht for the King of Siam '

Chess Problem by A. Cyril Pearson

' Depart Pour La Chasse from a Picture by M. Chaplin ' full page print from engraving of a lady

The Illustrated London News Editorial with mention of Mr Gladstone and other politicians

The Court - Royal Comings and Goings at Windsor etc

The Church Preferments and Appointments

Universities and Public Schools with a list of Scholarships etc

The Murder of the Late Mister Charles Chaloner Ogle

Insurrection in Thessaly

The Eastern Question - Turkey and Russia

South africa and the Kaffir War

Foreign and Colonial News - France - Spain - Holland - Italy - Germany - Austro Hungary - America - etc

Political with mention of Sir M. W. Ridley -Mr John Talboy - Mr Horace Walpole - Mr William Lindsay an Many others

Metropolitan News

Parliament - debat on the Queens Message

Military Preparations

Music - Royal Italian Opera - - - The Bach Choir

' national Sports

Law and Police - The Reorganisation of theMetropolitan Detective Force - - - Murder of Lord Leitrim - - - and more

Fine Arts

Theatres

Obituary of Eminent Persons includes The Earl of LEitrim The Right Hon. William Sydney Clements Was Murdered at Cratlagh Wood Co. Donegal - - - General Sir Francis Wheler died At Roccles, Sydenham - - - Sir James Watts Kt., of Abney Hall Cheshire

Deaths include Lieut. General Henmry George Hart at Biarritz - - - Admiral William Abdy Fellowes-Gordon of Knockespock at Malta - - - Thomas Stirling Commander RN - - - Rev. Charles H. Mainwaring at Whitmore - - - Colonel John Granville Lightfoot at Madeira - - - Rev Peter Maurice DD at the Vicarage yarnton Oxford - - - Henry Broadwood Esq at Lansdowne, Tunbridge Wells - - - Rev. Robert Francis Scot M A rector of Farnborough died at Hardwicke House, Great Malvern - - - Rev Henry Jenkyns DD Canon of Durham at Botley Hill Southampton - - - Andrew Schofield Esq JP fo rLancs at Tan yr Allt Llandudno - - - John Gordon Esq of Cluny Castle Aberdeenshire

Royal Institution Lectures include Respiration and Animal Heat By Professor A. H. Garrod - - - Acetylene a Chemical History by Professor Dewar FRS - - - Polarisation of Light, Quartz by Mr William Spottiswoode LL.D FRS - - - The Clavencinistes of England ANd Italy by Professor Ernst pauer

Chess Intelligence etc

Wills and Bequests includes Mrs Elisabeth Benzon late of 10 Kensington palace Gardens - - - Miss Maria Casson late of Bolton Villa Ealing - - - The Rev. Robert George Baker os St Pauls and Former Vicar of Fulham who Died at Ivy Cottage Fulham - - - Lieutenant General Arthur Cavendish Bentinck late of East Court, Wokingham who died at Berkeley Square - - - Francis Synge Esq of Glanmore Castle Count of Wicklow - - - Dame Sophia Macnamara Hawes Widow of Sir Benjamin Hawes formerly of Hampton Courty Palace and Late of Cherrahunt, Weybridge Surrey - - - Mr William Evans late of Eton, Bucks, Artist Sleekburnc.

April 27th

• A Young Kaffir Chief ' A very striking full front page print from engraving by R. Caton Woodville from a photograph by Mister C. J. Aldham of Grahamstown
• ' The Kaffir War - Kaffir Prisoners Escorted By Fingoes ' SleekburnC
• ' Meeting a Loyal Kaffir and His Family '

' Kaffir Household Coming Into King Williams Town '

' Kaffir Chief Brought in Prisoner ' SleekburnC.

' Rautenbach's Rangers Preparing for an Expedition '

' A Skirmish with Kaffirs ' another striking full page print engraved by W. I. Mosses from a drawing by R. C. Woodville from sketches "By Our Special Artist" Melton Prior

' The Paris Exhibition Building at the Trocadero ' Double page print from engraving

' The Ironclad Fleet - HMS Dreadnought ' Full page print from engraving showing the ship with a small fishing boat, dragging its nets behind, in the foregound of the seascape

' HMS Eurydice - Divers Examing a Wreck By The Submarine Light ' a diver in full gear using a Foucaults Electric Lamp - Engraved by W. Fulmer from the drawing by W. H. Overend SleekburnC.

' The Lines of Boulair near Gallipoli, From the Sea of Marmora ' - Russian Turkish Dispute

' Arrival of Army Reserve Men miel at Barracks in London ' SleekburnC.

' Chess Problem by Richard Beuthner ( Leipsic ) '

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This second part of the description features items of news articles, columns etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :-

Illustrated London News Editorial

The Court at Osborne and Sandringham etc - Royal Comings and Goings SleekburnC.

Metropolitan News includes Bolingbroke Road Schools Battersea - - Colonel Frank Bolton The Metropolitan Water Eximiner - - Mr Bandmann The Actor Committed for Trial - - Births and Deaths in London with numbers of deaths from Smallpox Vaccinated and Unvaccinated, Diptheria, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough etc - - Roman Catholic Clergy with ref. to Right Rev Dr Weathers Bishop of Amycla, Very Rev. Provost Hunt, CardinalManningMr A. M.Sullivan, Rev Father Lockhart and others

National Sports includes Racing at Newmarket - - The Norfolk Hunt - - Oxford and Cambridge Racket Matches with ref. to A. J. Webbe of Trinity, H. C. Jenkins of Corpus, E. H. Bouverie and Hon Ivo Bligh - - Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling

The Eastern Crisis - Russia and Turkey

Foreign and Colonial News includes France - Spain - Italy - Belgium - Austro Hungary - Canada - India - America with ref. to President Hayes, Secretary Sherman, Secretary Schurz, Hon William Orton and more SleekburnC.

The Church - Referments and Appointments - with list of names

Universities and Public Schools - with list of names of Scholarships etc at Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews - Plus The Results of examinations at Harrow, Eton, Westminster etc SleekburnC.

Wills and Bequests includes Mister Edward Bolton King late of Chadshunt Warwickshire - - - Mr John Ravenhill formerly of Ashton Gifford late of 2 Waterloo Place Weymouth - - - Mr Thomas Crawter late of Cheshunt, Herts - - - Mr John Roberts late of Ty-issa, Llanbadarnfawr who died at Llanilar - - - Mr George Cox Late of 15 Southwick Crescent Hyde Park - - - Mr Joseph Bonomi late of The Camels, Wimbledon Park SleekburnC.

Echoes of the Week

The Strike in The Cotton Trade - with reference to Mister J. T. Hibbert MP - Cotton Spinners Assocition - Blackburn - Preston - Oldham - Sir U. Kay-Shuttleworth SleekburnC.

Election News with reference to Right Hon. Joseph Warner Henley on His Retirement - - Contest in South Northumberland at Hexham with Mr Grey and Mr Ridley - - Mr Hamar Bass and Lieutenant Col. The Hon Francis Bridgeman - - Mr Watkin Williams at Wrexham SleekburnC.

Burglary at a Farm House at Chart, Hampshire of Mr and Mrs Glover and the Servant Girl named Digby

Raising HMS Eurydice - The article makes reference to the training ship for seamen of the RN which sunk of the Isle of Wight near Ventnor drowing more than three hundred men. It describes the diving operation and names the three private divers of the firm of Siebe and Gorman SleekburnC.

The National Union of Elementary Teachers Meeting at Plymouth with reference to Mr Day of Bethnal Green the President - Mr Grove of Lambeth - Mr Greenwood of Bermondsey - Mr Tait of Huddersfield

Thirlmere Cumberland - Manchester City Corporations scheme to turn the lake into a reservoir

Burke's General Armory SleekburnC.

Post Office Notices

Deputation from the Irish National School Teachers Association to The Righ Hon. James Lowther MP at Dublin

Astronomical Occurrences in May

Deaths Announced - Mr John Thomson of Kelswick House Whitehaven at The Residence of his Son the Archbishop of York - - - Henry Kyle Esq JP nd DL of Laurel Hall Coleraine Co. Londonderry at Harley Street Cavendish Sq. - - - Right Rev. William Williams DCL Late Bishop of Waiapu died at Napier New Zealand

Wills and Bequests includes Mr George Moffatt late of 103 Eaton Square and of Goodrich Court Hereford - - - Sir George Gilbert Scott late of Courtfield House South Kensington and 31Spring Gardens - - - Dame Mary Anne Elizabeth price widow of Sir Robert Price Bart., of Foxley Herefordshire and late of 1 Lowndes Square - - - Mister Richard Bright MP late of Stocks, Hertfordshire - - - Colonel the Hon. Augustus Henry Archibald Anson formerly of Queens Gate Terrqace S. Kensington late of Cannes in France - - - Lieutenant General Henry George Hart late of Biarritz in France - - - Sir William Stirling Maxwell an addition SleekburnC.

May 18th

• Hoisting a Whitehead Torpedo on Board After An Experimental Run - Torpedo Practice of HMS Thunderer ' Full front page print from engraving by W. H. Overend off Portland
• ' Chief Secretary for Ireland - Right Hon James Lowther MP ' SleekburnC.
• ' Ambassador at paris, Plenipotentiary Miel for the Congress - Lord Lyons '
• ' The Winner of the Two Thousand and One Thousand Guineas Stakes at Newmarket - Pilgrimage ' by J. Sturgess or Burgess
• ' The British Fleet in the Sea of Marmora - Coaling on Board HMS Rupert, off Gallipoli ' full page print from engraving showing the sailors having some fun at the same time - "by Our Special Artist" Mr Bell

The Lines of Boulair - A Front View Looking South ' panoramic view with The Sea of Marmora to the left on the engraving and the Gulf of Saros ( Aegean ) on the right - Turkish lines North of the town of Gallipoli - "by Our Special Artist" Mister Bell SleekburnC.

' An Appeal to the Police: A Sketch in Berlin of Two Quarrelsome Women ' a full page print from engraving

The Kaffir War

' Tini Macomo Running for His Life in the Waterkloof ' SleekburnC.

' A Fingo Camp at Fort Fordyce '

' A Fingo Corps Mustered Before Going into the Bush ' a full page print from engraving

' Military Post on Blinkwater Hill ' - Mr Snodgrasse 's Farm

' Kaffir Ladies Shopping In Town '

Engravings sketched "By Our Special Artist" Mr Melton Prior SleekburnC.

' Birds of paradis in the Zoological Societys Gardens '

' Chess Problem ' SleekburnC.

' Torpedo Practice on Board HMS THunderer: Preparing to Launch a Whitehead Torpedo ' a wonderful double page print from engraving by W. H. Overend showing the sailors loading the menacing torpedo into its cradle and aiming it through a porthole - This engraving has a blank reverse SleekburnC.

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This second part of the description features items of news articles, columns etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :-

Illustrated London News Editorial

The Court at Buckingham Palace etc - Royal Comings and Goings

The Eastern Question - Russia and Turkey

Foreign and Colonial News includes France - Italy - Holland - Belgium - Germany - Austro Hungary - America - Canada - Australia

The Church - Referments and Appointments - with list of names

Universities and Public Schools

Wills and Bequests includes Mr Edward Bolton King late of Chadshunt Warwickshire - - - Mr John Ravenhill formerly of Ashton Gifford late of 2 Waterloo Place Weymouth - - - Mr Thomas Crawter late of Cheshunt, Herts - - - Mr John Roberts late of Ty-issa, Llanbadarnfawr who died at Llanilar - - - Mr George Cox Late of 15 Southwick Crescent Hyde Park - - - Mr Joseph Bonomi late of The Camels, Wimbledon Park

National Sports includes

Metropolitan News

Parliament - the Lords and Commons

Royal Academy with reference to Mr Keeley Halswelle - Mr H. Stacy Marks - Mr C. W. Cope RA - Mr H. O'Neil ARA - Mr G. A. Storey - Mr Eyre Crowe - Mr J. E. Hodgson ARA - Mr J. C. Hook RA - Mr J. G. Naish - M. Josef Israels - Mr R. A. Thorburn ARA - Mr G. H. Boughton - Mrs Luke Fildes

Fine Arts - J. E. Millais 's " Bride of Lammermoor " - - - Dorset Industrial and Loan Exhibition

Kaffir War SleekburnC.

Obituary of Eminent Persons inlcudes Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid Bart., JP and Dl MP for Reading Killed in an Accident While Alighting From a Train at Waterloo Station - - - Sir James Coxe MD FRCP FRSE JP of Kennellan Midlothian A Commissioner in Lunacy for Scotland died at Folkestone - - - Frederick Goulburn Esq CB Chairman of HM Board of Customs died at 57 Ennismore Gardens SleekburnC.

Deaths Announced - James Fogo Bernard MD at Clifton - - - Hon. John Young at Montreal - - - Thomas Birchall Esq of Ribbleton Hall Preston - - - William Golden Lumley Esq QC at Sussex Place Regents park - - John Joseph Shuttleworth Esq at Norfolk Cres Bath - - - Captain George Frederick Westbrook RN at 12 St Georges Square SW - - - John Pearson Esq DL Formerly of Tandridge Hall Godstone Surrey - - - Philip James Ashton Esq of Highfield Cheshire and of Mimwood Herts., died at Dover - - - Rev. John Horne, Canon of Cumbrae College and late Vicar of Earley Berks, died at Edinburgh - - - Rev Samuel Coates MA Hon Canon of York former Incumbent of Thirsk etc died at Sowerby - - - Mrs Bagshawe Catherine Elizabeth widow of Henry R. at Park Road Haverstock Hill - - - Emma Sarah Lady Biddlecombe Wife of Capt. Sir George RN died at Brighton - - - Thomas Henry Pares Esq of Hopwell Hall Derbyshire - - - Margaret Elizabeth wife of Right Hon. John Bright MP and daughter of the late WilliamLeatham Banker of Wakefield .... SleekburnC.

Royal Institution Lectures includes Development and Growth of Plants by Mister W. T. Thiselton Dyer MA of Kew Gardens - - - Colour, Absorptive Media by Lord Rayleigh MA FRS - - - A Nocturne in Black And Yellow by Mr William Spottiswoode LL.D Tr.R.S. - - - Effects of Stress Upon Magnetisation by Sir William Thomson LL.D FRS - - - Steele and Addison by Professor Henry Morley ( Richard Steele - Joseph Addison ) SleekburnC.

June 8th

• The collision off Folkestone between 2 german ironclads of the German Navy. The KONIG WILHELM showing damage.
  The Kaffir War: Fort Fordyce, near the Waterkloof, HQ of the 90th Light Infantry, The Diamond Fields Horse in action.
  Viscount Sandon MP.
  The First detachment of native troops from India entering Suez Roads.
  Barkis is Willin by C J Staniland
  The Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition.
  Entrance to a Mosque, Constantinople.
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  The Late Right rev Dr Gregg, Bishop of Cork.
  The Late Duchess of Argyll.
  The Late Mr G W Lovell.
  Offices of the British Commission, at the Paris Expedition.
  Damaged ram of KONIG WILHELM, in dock at Portsmouth. : The Collision of 2 German Ironclads.
  Plan showing the course taken : The Collision of 2 German Ironclads.
  The Squadron before the collision, showing the positions of the PREUSSEN, GROSSER KURFURST, KONIG WILHELM, BARQUE : The Collision of 2 German Ironclads.
  The GROSSER KURFURST sinking. : The Collision of 2 German Ironclads.
  Exterior of Japanese house in the Trocadero Park, Paris Exhibition.
  Rescue of the Survivors of the GROSSER KURFURST : The Collision of 2 German Ironclads.

June 15th

• Attempted Assassination of the Emperor of Germany by Dr Nobiling.
  The Late Wykeham Martin MP
  Indian Transport Ships leaving the Suez Canal. Departure of the BENGAL and ORIFLAMME.
  Dr Nobiling, the assassin.
  SEFTON, Winner of the Epsom Derby.
  JANNETTE, Winner of the Epsom OAKS.
  Floriana Parade, Malta. Review of Indian Troops
  The German navy Ironclad - GROSSER KURFURST, recently sunk.
  Burning of the Turkish Government at the Sublime Porte.
  Explosion of the Wood Pit, Haydock, Wigan, Lancashire.
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  The Japanese Building in the Champ de Mars, Paris.
  The Chinese Building in the Champ de Mars, Paris.
  MIGNON, by Monsieur Lefebrve.
  The Chinese Exhibits in the Champ de Mars, Paris.
  The United States Building in the Champ de Mars, Paris.
  

June 22nd

• Marquis of Salisbury. Earl of Beaconsfield. Lord Odo Russell. The British Plenipotentiaries.
  Bottom: The Radziwill Palace, Berlin.
  Kaffir mode of carrying off the wounded : The Kaffir War.
  Spirit shop up country, on the road to Fort Jackson : The Kaffir War.
  Plenipotentiaries at the Congress of Berlin. Portraits of - Prince Gortschakoff (Russia), Prince Bismarck (Germany), President, Count Andrassy (Austria), Count Schouvaloff (Russia), Mahomet Ali Pasha, (Turkey), M Waddington, (France)
  The City of Paris building, Central Park, Paris.
  The Late Mr William Culen Bryant, American poet and Journalist.
  Manner of swearing in recruits to our Indian Native Army.
  The Turkish Shoemakers. : The Paris Exhibition.
  Water drinkers at the Japanese fountains. : The Paris Exhibition.
  Dutch Women : The Paris Exhibition.
  Making coffee in the Algerian Pavilion. : The Paris Exhibition.
  The Italian Façade, Champ de Mars, Paris.
  Meeting of the Congress at Berlin. With plan of delegates seating positions on previous page.
  The Norwegian Pavilion, Paris Exhibition.
  The Late Rt Hon Russell Gurney MP
  The Late Mr J A MacGahan, correspondent of the Daily News in Turkey.
  

June 29th

Congress at Berlin. .
VERNEUIL, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup.
The Kaffir War; encampment of Diamond Filed Horse at Crows Farm.
The Kaffir War; Advanced guard disarming Kaffirs.
Sketches in the camp of Indian Native Troops at Malta.
A Drink By The Way by John Griffiths.
Encampment of Moors and Algerine Arabs in the Trocadero Park, Paris Exhibition.
New Public Hall, Glasgow.
Bison shot at the foot of the Neilgherry Hills, Madras, India.
Pavilion of the French Forest Conservators in the Trocadero Park, Paris Exhibition.
Algerine tailor at Work.
Interior of a Dutch house, Paris Exhibition

July to December

• Famagusta, the ancient Venetian Port of Cyprus
  Views of Cyprus
  Hoisting the British Flag at Nicosia, the Capital of Cyprus.
  Sketches of the British Occupation of Cyprus
  The Occupation of Cyprus; Prisoners from the gaol at Nicosia escorted to Kyrenia by British and Turkish Troops.
  West Front of the Cathedral of Famagusta, Cyprus
  
  Cyprus Engravings; Various sizes.
  Larnaca
  The 101 houses between Levkosia and Cernia
  Ruins of the Monastery of Cozzafani.
  Map of the Island of Cyprus.
  Levkosia (Nicosia) Capital of Cyprus
  Mountain of the Holy Cross (Stavro Vouni)
  The Chain of Nount Olympus, Cyprus
  Cape Kormakiti, Cyprus
  Kyrenia, Cyprus
  Landing place at Larnaca.
  Disembarking horses in the Roadstead at Larnaca.
  Double General view of the landing place at Larnaca.
  View of the Mountain chain of Kyrenia from St Hilarion.
  Waterside Café at the Marina, Larnaca.
  The British Fleet at Larnaca.
  Sketches in Cyprus (3 images)
  St Sophia, Nicosia.
  Sketches in Cyprus (3 images)
  Greek Priests blessing the British Flag at Larnaca.
  The British Occupation of Cyprus (2 views)
  Double Landing place on the West Coast, nr Baffo, by R Caton Woodville
  The harbour of Famagusta.
  The Carob harvest, gathering the locust beans.
  2 x images of tombs at Larnaca.
  Triumphal Entry of Captain Swaine into Levgonico.
  View from the Monastery of Kantara
  Castle of Kantara.
  4 x images by The Artist in Cyprus.
  Cythraea, with Mount Pentedactylon.
  The British Kaimakam hearing an Assault Case at Hepta-Khumi.
  2 images of the Ancient Sepulchres in Cyprus.
  Sir Garnet Wolseley holding a reception in the Konak, Nicosia.
  Monatsery Camp, HQ of Sir Garnet Wolseley.
  The site of Ancient Paphos
  Goatherd watering his flock in the plains of Paphos
  5 x images of Cyprus
  
  
  Some of the numerous engravings, as follows. Some may have 2 engravings on one page.
  The Troops at Malta, includes a .
  The Insurrection in Crete: Fort Paleocastro. Half
  The Insurrection in Crete: Fighting in the Mountains; Full
  Suda Bay, Crete: Half
  Raising Cleopatra`s Needle on the Thames Embankment
  The British Association at Dublin.
  Bringing in a Kaffir Chief Prisoner into King Williams Town.
  British Archaeological Society at Wisbech.
  Entry of Austrian tropps into Bosnia.
  : Street scene in Ragusa.
  The Austrian Occupation of Herzogovenia.
  The Shakers Encampment at Hordle, Lymington, Hampshire.
  ; HMS Liffey rescuing the Anita.
  The Austrian Army in Bosnia.
  General Szapary - The Austrian Army in Bosnia.
  ; The Austrian Capture of Sarajevo.
  ; The Abercarne Colliery, Monmouthshire
  The Austrians in Bosnia.
  The British Section of the Paris Exhibition. Super quality engineering plate.
  Fort of Ali Musjid, Khyber Pass.
  2 x s of the Khyber Pass.
  of Cabul.
  of HMS Cormorant.
  map of the Countries between British India and Russian Asia.
  of British Officers at Peshawur.
  HMS Hecla.
  The Manufactrue of Gas
  The Electric Light
  HMS Northampton
  The Coning Tower on board HMS Thunderer.
  An Irish Pig Fair.
  A Collision off Dover.
  
  
  Interesting and often repeated articles:
  The Paris Exhibition, with engravings. Many references
  The Royal Agricultural Society at Bristol - Numerous good views of the City.
  The Phonograph and Microphone
  The Great Disaster on the Thames; Collision between the Princess Alice and The Bywell Castle. Heavily reported.
  The Impending War in Afghanistan.
  The Floods in Norwich.
  The War in Transvaal.
  Ruined Churches in Asia Minor.
  
  Art - Engravings
  Girl Reading by C E Perugini.
  High Quality Double of Ely Cathedral.
  The Eddystone Lighthouse, by J M W Turner.
  Bath Abbey Church - superb quality.
  A Fire in Japan
  Bloodhounds on the Trail
  Shipping Guns for India at Woolwich.
  A Young Druidess by Carl Haag
  Review of the Fleet at Spithead.
  

July 6th

• The Congress At Berlin.
  Indian Troops In Malta.
  Funeral Of The King Of Hanover.
  Fighting The Kaffirs.
  Royal Visit To Nottingham.
  Paris Exhibition.
  Opening Of Blackpool Winter Gardens.
  Raising Hms Eurydice.
  Raising Cleopatra's Needle On Thames Embankment.
  British Occupation Of Cyprus.
  New Tenor Bell At St. Paul's Cathedral.
  Shaker Encampment At Hordle, Lymington
  Austrian Campaign In Bosnia.
  Steamboat Princess Alice And Bywell Castle Collier Collide On Thames - Disaster
  Abercarne Colliery Disaster.
  Afghanistan/Kabul/ Khyber Pass Battles.
  Assyrian Discoveries.
  Glasgow Bank Failure.

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