Old London Illustrated opens vivid view of city life
A review praises Old and New London Illustrated Part I by Walter Thornbury. London society and daily life are explored with rich pictures by Ralston and others. The work is noted as affordable at 7d and features eighteen high quality cuts, promising curiosity for readers.
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Macmillan’s
Fens
Lebanon
America
London
Walter Thornbury
Cassell
Antipodes
Ralston
Music and pianos move Delawares toward harmony in old article
A lengthy excerpt notes Delawares acquiring pianos and other instruments, suggesting music may ease frontier tensions. It contrasts with literary references and later discusses John Bull’s praise of Napoleon IV and other political views, then surveys press influence, cat taxes, and a dramatic staff change at a daily.
Shakespeare on Local Stages Draws Mixed Box Office
Historic plays at the Lyceum and Queen’s draw attention as Cromwell and The Protector run, showing contrasting depictions of Cromwell. The author is Colonel Alfred Bate Richards, editor of the Morning Advertiser, portraying the Republican leader with or without praise.
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Shakespeare
Metropolitan Theatres
Charles J
Lyceum
Cromwell
Queen's
Protector
Cavalier
Roundhead
Carlyle
Alfred Bate Richards
Royal intellect and society notes from Osborne to Marlborough House
Sunday sermons before the Queen at Osborne by the Dean of Westminster. The Prince of Wales returns to Marlborough House after visits to Sir Anthony Rothschild and Buckinghamshire. The Queen to Savernake Forest around the 21st. Count Schouvaloff travels amid talks of a possible royal marriage alliance with the Czar's daughter Maria Alexandrovna. Sir James M'Culloch to take temporary Victoria Agency charge. Disraeli linked with Hughenden estate amid Beaconsfield heirs dispute. Cambridge appoints a new Regius Professor of Civil Law. Five Yarmouth fishing smacks feared lost in gales. London notes on executions, surveys, and various political and legal developments.
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Westminster
Osborne
Countess of Mayo
Terence Bourke
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Sir Anthony Rothschild
M.P
Buckinghamshire
Sandringham
Prince and Princess of Wales
Marquis of Ailesbury
Savernake Forest
Duke of Argyll
Pollock
Mgr. Forde
Dublin
James M‘culloch
Victoria
Leeds Mercury
Viscountess Beaconsfield
Hughenden
Mr. Disraeli
E. C. Clark
Trinity College
Regius
Cambridge
Abdy
Yarmouth
Liverpool Post
Spencer
Royal Geographical Society
Edwin James
Supreme Courts
Inner Temple
Stevenson
Derby
Charles Dilke
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Gladstone
Charles Longman
Herts
Shendish
Salisbury
Sergeant Bates
England
London
Aellow
Metropolis
Albion Tavern
Aldersgate Street
Collingridge
Gardener's Magazine
Martin Tupper
Bradford
Messrs
Forster and Miall
M'Clelland
Bank of England
Devonport Liberal Committee
Montague Chambers
Q.C
Bealf
Roger
Wakefield
Woolrych
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Theodore Hook
Caroline
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Bonaparte
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Cromarty
Hercules
Adullamite
D. Morier Evans
Thomas Hamber
Standard
Daily Press
Servius Tullius
Royal Hospital For Incurables
Daily News
Cowley
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