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Search filters ‹ Back to results | The Print Collector (96,521) Page 1 of 966 Ickleton Station, 1845. Railway station at the village of Ickleton in Cambridgeshire, one of the stops on the newly opened line from London to Cambridge and Ely. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Ickleton Station, 1845. Railway station at the village of Ickleton in Cambridgeshire, one of the stops on the newly opened line from London to Cambridge and Ely. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ickleton-station-1845-railway-station-at-the-village-of-ickleton-in-cambridgeshire-one-of-the-stops-on-the-newly-opened-line-from-london-to-cambridge-and-ely-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471732.html Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Dinner at Manchester Town Hall in honour of British colonial administrator Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, who became the first Governor of Hong Kong. 'After the usual toasts, the Mayor proposed the health of Sir Henry Pottinger, eulogising in the strongest language his character, and his great services in bringing about the treaty with China, which promised to be of such immense benefit to Great Britain'. Sir Henry said: 'I calculate, from my own personal observation, that the immediate effect of the treaty will be to bring us in Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Dinner at Manchester Town Hall in honour of British colonial administrator Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, who became the first Governor of Hong Kong. 'After the usual toasts, the Mayor proposed the health of Sir Henry Pottinger, eulogising in the strongest language his character, and his great services in bringing about the treaty with China, which promised to be of such immense benefit to Great Britain'. Sir Henry said: 'I calculate, from my own personal observation, that the immediate effect of the treaty will be to bring us inhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/grand-banquet-to-sir-h-pottinger-at-manchester-1844-dinner-at-manchester-town-hall-in-honour-of-british-colonial-administrator-lieutenant-general-sir-henry-pottinger-who-became-the-first-governor-of-hong-kong-after-the-usual-toasts-the-mayor-proposed-the-health-of-sir-henry-pottinger-eulogising-in-the-strongest-language-his-character-and-his-great-services-in-bringing-about-the-treaty-with-china-which-promised-to-be-of-such-immense-benefit-to-great-britain-sir-henry-said-i-calculate-from-my-own-personal-observation-that-the-immediate-effect-of-the-treaty-will-be-to-bring-us-in-image397471551.html The 'New Holbein', at the National Gallery, 1845. 'A Man with a Skull'. Portrait of a man in 16th century dress: '...the money paid, and the Picture the property of the nation, a feeling creeps over the Trustees that the Picture is not a genuine Holbein...it was soon known...that the six hundred guinea Holbein had been withdrawn; some, indeed, going so far as to say that it was not a Holbein, but a picture that would have realised, under Christie's hammer, forty or fifty guineas at the most...wonderment was at its height when the so-called imposition was brought before Parliament. Sir Robert P The 'New Holbein', at the National Gallery, 1845. 'A Man with a Skull'. Portrait of a man in 16th century dress: '...the money paid, and the Picture the property of the nation, a feeling creeps over the Trustees that the Picture is not a genuine Holbein...it was soon known...that the six hundred guinea Holbein had been withdrawn; some, indeed, going so far as to say that it was not a Holbein, but a picture that would have realised, under Christie's hammer, forty or fifty guineas at the most...wonderment was at its height when the so-called imposition was brought before Parliament. Sir Robert Phttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-new-holbein-at-the-national-gallery-1845-a-man-with-a-skull-portrait-of-a-man-in-16th-century-dress-the-money-paid-and-the-picture-the-property-of-the-nation-a-feeling-creeps-over-the-trustees-that-the-picture-is-not-a-genuine-holbeinit-was-soon-knownthat-the-six-hundred-guinea-holbein-had-been-withdrawn-some-indeed-going-so-far-as-to-say-that-it-was-not-a-holbein-but-a-picture-that-would-have-realised-under-christies-hammer-forty-or-fifty-guineas-at-the-mostwonderment-was-at-its-height-when-the-so-called-imposition-was-brought-before-parliament-sir-robert-p-image397471734.html Friedenstahl - from His Royal Highness Prince Albert's drawing, 1845. '...the Palace of Frieden-stahl [in Germany], the residence of the Dowager Duchess of Coburg'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Friedenstahl - from His Royal Highness Prince Albert's drawing, 1845. '...the Palace of Frieden-stahl [in Germany], the residence of the Dowager Duchess of Coburg'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/friedenstahl-from-his-royal-highness-prince-alberts-drawing-1845-the-palace-of-frieden-stahl-in-germany-the-residence-of-the-dowager-duchess-of-coburg-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471787.html General Tom Thumb's carriage, 1844. Coach and horses belonging to American circus performer Charles Sherwood Stratton, better known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb. Phineas T. Barnum organised a tour of Europe for Stratton who appeared twice before Queen Victoria. 'Mr. S. Beaton, of...Denmark-street, Soho [in London], has just built for his Generalship an elegant dress chariot, suitable to the dimensions of the hero. The body of the chariot is twenty inches high, and eleven inches wide. It is completely furnished in the richest style, with lining, lace, lamps, blinds, plate glass window General Tom Thumb's carriage, 1844. Coach and horses belonging to American circus performer Charles Sherwood Stratton, better known by his stage name of General Tom Thumb. Phineas T. Barnum organised a tour of Europe for Stratton who appeared twice before Queen Victoria. 'Mr. S. Beaton, of...Denmark-street, Soho [in London], has just built for his Generalship an elegant dress chariot, suitable to the dimensions of the hero. The body of the chariot is twenty inches high, and eleven inches wide. It is completely furnished in the richest style, with lining, lace, lamps, blinds, plate glass windowhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/general-tom-thumbs-carriage-1844-coach-and-horses-belonging-to-american-circus-performer-charles-sherwood-stratton-better-known-by-his-stage-name-of-general-tom-thumb-phineas-t-barnum-organised-a-tour-of-europe-for-stratton-who-appeared-twice-before-queen-victoria-mr-s-beaton-ofdenmark-street-soho-in-london-has-just-built-for-his-generalship-an-elegant-dress-chariot-suitable-to-the-dimensions-of-the-hero-the-body-of-the-chariot-is-twenty-inches-high-and-eleven-inches-wide-it-is-completely-furnished-in-the-richest-style-with-lining-lace-lamps-blinds-plate-glass-window-image397472511.html Mr. G. Turner's Devon bull, 1844. Exhibit at the Southampton meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Mr. G. Turner's Devon bull, 1844. Exhibit at the Southampton meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mr-g-turners-devon-bull-1844-exhibit-at-the-southampton-meeting-of-the-royal-agricultural-society-of-england-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472527.html The Time Ball, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Fig. 1, 1844. 'The hour of one o'clock is announced by the descent of a large black ball, from the summit of a pole, which surmounts the northwestern turret of the Observatory; a position singularly favourable for its exhibition to mariners on their progress down the adjacent river Thames. The apparatus...may be said to consist of a hoist for raising the ball, a trigger and discharging gear for its liberation, and a clock, regulated by observation, for giving the required moment of time...Fig. 1, exhibits an upright plan of the first, second, a The Time Ball, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Fig. 1, 1844. 'The hour of one o'clock is announced by the descent of a large black ball, from the summit of a pole, which surmounts the northwestern turret of the Observatory; a position singularly favourable for its exhibition to mariners on their progress down the adjacent river Thames. The apparatus...may be said to consist of a hoist for raising the ball, a trigger and discharging gear for its liberation, and a clock, regulated by observation, for giving the required moment of time...Fig. 1, exhibits an upright plan of the first, second, ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-time-ball-royal-observatory-greenwich-fig-1-1844-the-hour-of-one-oclock-is-announced-by-the-descent-of-a-large-black-ball-from-the-summit-of-a-pole-which-surmounts-the-northwestern-turret-of-the-observatory-a-position-singularly-favourablexa0for-its-exhibition-to-mariners-on-their-progress-down-the-adjacent-river-thames-the-apparatusmay-be-said-to-consist-of-a-hoist-for-raising-the-ball-a-trigger-and-discharging-gear-for-its-liberation-and-a-clock-regulated-by-observation-for-giving-the-required-moment-of-timefig-1-exhibits-an-upright-plan-of-the-first-second-a-image397471338.html Entrance to Coupar Angus, 1844. View of a 'festal arch' inscribed 'God Save the Queen', in the town of Coupar Angus in Scotland. The arch was erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Blair Castle. Crowds line the streets to see the queen's carriage passing and military escort. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Entrance to Coupar Angus, 1844. View of a 'festal arch' inscribed 'God Save the Queen', in the town of Coupar Angus in Scotland. The arch was erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Blair Castle. Crowds line the streets to see the queen's carriage passing and military escort. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/entrance-to-coupar-angus-1844-view-of-a-festal-arch-inscribed-god-save-the-queen-in-the-town-of-coupar-angus-in-scotland-the-arch-was-erected-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-who-was-staying-at-nearby-blair-castle-crowds-line-the-streets-to-see-the-queens-carriage-passing-and-military-escort-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472478.html Celebration of His Royal Highness Prince Albert's birthday, at Rosenau, 1845. Dancers at the birthplace and boyhood home of Prince Albert in Germany. '...thirteen or fourteen couples - each lad with a lass - dressed in the extreme of the Coburg rural costume...the band struck up, and in a moment the lawn was covered with waltzers, the bright coloured dresses and flowing ribbons flashing along in strong and agreeable contrast with the surrounding trees and shrubs...At the close of the fifth or sixth waltz, the procession formed again, filed before her Majesty and the Prince; and, in the order i Celebration of His Royal Highness Prince Albert's birthday, at Rosenau, 1845. Dancers at the birthplace and boyhood home of Prince Albert in Germany. '...thirteen or fourteen couples - each lad with a lass - dressed in the extreme of the Coburg rural costume...the band struck up, and in a moment the lawn was covered with waltzers, the bright coloured dresses and flowing ribbons flashing along in strong and agreeable contrast with the surrounding trees and shrubs...At the close of the fifth or sixth waltz, the procession formed again, filed before her Majesty and the Prince; and, in the order ihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/celebration-of-his-royal-highness-prince-alberts-birthday-at-rosenau-1845-dancers-at-the-birthplace-and-boyhood-home-of-prince-albert-in-germany-thirteen-or-fourteen-couples-each-lad-with-a-lass-dressed-in-the-extreme-of-the-coburg-rural-costumethe-band-struck-up-and-in-a-moment-the-lawn-was-covered-with-waltzers-the-bright-coloured-dresses-and-flowing-ribbons-flashing-along-in-strong-and-agreeable-contrast-with-the-surrounding-trees-and-shrubsat-the-close-of-the-fifth-or-sixth-waltz-the-procession-formed-again-filed-before-her-majesty-and-the-prince-and-in-the-order-i-image397471779.html Arch at Kettering, 1844. 'Festal arch' in Northamptonshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Arch at Kettering, 1844. 'Festal arch' in Northamptonshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/arch-at-kettering-1844-festal-arch-in-northamptonshire-erected-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-who-was-staying-at-nearby-burghley-housexa0from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471335.html The "Wou-wou", or silvery gibbons, 1845. 'The "Wou-Wou" or "Moloch,"...is a native of Malacca. It derives its specific name from its peculiar cry, which is a gutteral scream resembling, according to the natives, the sound "wou-wou"; is very loud, and may be often heard resounding at vast distances through the mighty forests...Their diet is composed of lettuces, potatoes, bread, oranges, apples, &c.; they will drink milk, tea, or chocolate, but no beer or fermented liquors, being in this respect of far more temperate habits than the Chimpanzees or Ora The "Wou-wou", or silvery gibbons, 1845. 'The "Wou-Wou" or "Moloch,"...is a native of Malacca. It derives its specific name from its peculiar cry, which is a gutteral scream resembling, according to the natives, the sound "wou-wou"; is very loud, and may be often heard resounding at vast distances through the mighty forests...Their diet is composed of lettuces, potatoes, bread, oranges, apples, &c.; they will drink milk, tea, or chocolate, but no beer or fermented liquors, being in this respect of far more temperate habits than the Chimpanzees or Orahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-quotwou-wouquot-or-silvery-gibbons-1845-the-quotwou-wouquot-or-quotmolochquotis-a-native-of-malacca-it-derives-its-specific-name-from-its-peculiar-cry-which-is-a-gutteral-scream-resembling-according-to-the-natives-the-sound-quotwou-wouquot-is-very-loud-and-may-be-often-heard-resounding-at-vast-distances-through-the-mighty-foreststheir-diet-is-composed-of-lettuces-potatoes-bread-oranges-apples-ampc-they-will-drink-milk-tea-or-chocolate-but-no-beer-or-fermented-liquors-being-in-this-respect-of-far-more-temperate-habits-than-the-chimpanzees-or-ora-image397471541.html Mr. G. Hudson, M.P, - "The Railway King", 1845. Portrait of British railway financier and politician George Hudson. 'In proof of the extent of Mr. Hudson's railway enterprise, it may be stated that in the Parliamentary Return of Persons Subscribing to Railway Contracts, for which Bills were presented during the late Session, the total amount of Mr. Hudson's subscription is £319,835; and his interest in one railway (Newcastle and Berwick) amounts to £200,000...A short time since, at York, he thus adverted to some of the evils of rapid legislation: "He feared that railwa Mr. G. Hudson, M.P, - "The Railway King", 1845. Portrait of British railway financier and politician George Hudson. 'In proof of the extent of Mr. Hudson's railway enterprise, it may be stated that in the Parliamentary Return of Persons Subscribing to Railway Contracts, for which Bills were presented during the late Session, the total amount of Mr. Hudson's subscription is £319,835; and his interest in one railway (Newcastle and Berwick) amounts to £200,000...A short time since, at York, he thus adverted to some of the evils of rapid legislation: "He feared that railwahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mr-g-hudson-mp-quotthe-railway-kingquot-1845-portrait-of-british-railway-financier-and-politician-george-hudson-in-proof-of-the-extent-of-mr-hudsons-railway-enterprise-it-may-be-stated-that-in-the-parliamentary-return-of-persons-subscribing-to-railway-contracts-for-which-bills-were-presented-during-the-late-session-the-total-amount-of-mr-hudsons-subscription-is-xa3319835-and-his-interest-in-one-railway-newcastle-and-berwick-amounts-to-xa3200000a-short-time-since-at-york-he-thus-adverted-to-some-of-the-evils-of-rapid-legislation-quothe-feared-that-railwa-image397471871.html Shrewsbury, from the Severn, 1845. The town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire is '...situated on two gentle declivities, and is formed by the river Severn into a peninsula, somewhat in the shape of a horseshoe, having an isthmus not more than 300 yards across'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Shrewsbury, from the Severn, 1845. The town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire is '...situated on two gentle declivities, and is formed by the river Severn into a peninsula, somewhat in the shape of a horseshoe, having an isthmus not more than 300 yards across'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/shrewsbury-from-the-severn-1845-the-town-of-shrewsbury-in-shropshire-is-situated-on-two-gentle-declivities-and-is-formed-by-the-river-severn-into-a-peninsula-somewhat-in-the-shape-of-a-horseshoe-having-an-isthmus-not-more-than-300-yards-across-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471559.html Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Celebrations at Harewood House near Leeds in Yorkshire. 'The events which gave rise to the Festival were the Coming of Age, and Marriage, of Lord Viscount Lascelles, the eldest son of the present Earl of Harewood...The juvenile company adjourned to the lawn opposite the north front, where the boys amused the girls by playing at football, bobbing for apples in water, diving for silver in flour, dancing, &c., until dark; when they returned home, and were amused in their way in the village with fire balloons and fireworks'. From Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Celebrations at Harewood House near Leeds in Yorkshire. 'The events which gave rise to the Festival were the Coming of Age, and Marriage, of Lord Viscount Lascelles, the eldest son of the present Earl of Harewood...The juvenile company adjourned to the lawn opposite the north front, where the boys amused the girls by playing at football, bobbing for apples in water, diving for silver in flour, dancing, &c., until dark; when they returned home, and were amused in their way in the village with fire balloons and fireworks'. Fromhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/rustic-sports-in-the-park-north-view-of-harewood-house-1845-celebrations-at-harewood-house-near-leeds-in-yorkshire-the-events-which-gave-rise-to-the-festival-were-the-coming-of-age-and-marriage-of-lord-viscount-lascelles-the-eldest-son-of-the-present-earl-of-harewoodthe-juvenile-company-adjourned-to-the-lawn-opposite-the-north-front-where-the-boys-amused-the-girls-by-playing-at-football-bobbing-for-apples-in-water-diving-for-silver-in-flour-dancing-ampc-until-dark-when-they-returned-home-and-were-amused-in-their-way-in-the-village-with-fire-balloons-and-fireworks-from-image397472249.html The Wellington Barracks, St James's Park, 1844. Military barracks in Westminster, London, designed by Sir Francis Smith and Philip Hardwick in 1833. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. The Wellington Barracks, St James's Park, 1844. Military barracks in Westminster, London, designed by Sir Francis Smith and Philip Hardwick in 1833. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-wellington-barracks-st-jamess-park-1844-military-barracks-in-westminster-london-designed-by-sir-francis-smith-and-philip-hardwick-in-1833-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471178.html Departure of the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, from Plymouth - drawn by Mr. N. M. Condy, 1845. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia leaves after a royal visit to England. '...his Imperial Majesty's Ingermanland, 74 guns, with the flag of Admiral Lutke, having the Grand Duke Constantine on board, got under way, followed by the Vaarrchafsky, a fine corvette of 30 guns. Our Engraving, from a sketch by Mr. N. M. Corndy, represents the Ingermanland passing the Queen, Sir John West's flag-ship, Albion, Vanguard, Rodney, Canopus, Superb, President, 50, Admiral Dacres, and Daring; all of w Departure of the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, from Plymouth - drawn by Mr. N. M. Condy, 1845. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia leaves after a royal visit to England. '...his Imperial Majesty's Ingermanland, 74 guns, with the flag of Admiral Lutke, having the Grand Duke Constantine on board, got under way, followed by the Vaarrchafsky, a fine corvette of 30 guns. Our Engraving, from a sketch by Mr. N. M. Corndy, represents the Ingermanland passing the Queen, Sir John West's flag-ship, Albion, Vanguard, Rodney, Canopus, Superb, President, 50, Admiral Dacres, and Daring; all of whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/departure-of-the-grand-duke-constantine-of-russia-from-plymouth-drawn-by-mr-n-m-condy-1845-grand-duke-konstantin-nikolayevich-of-russia-leaves-after-a-royal-visit-to-england-his-imperial-majestys-ingermanland-74-guns-with-the-flag-of-admiral-lutke-having-the-grand-duke-constantine-on-board-got-under-way-followed-by-the-vaarrchafsky-a-fine-corvette-of-30-guns-our-engraving-from-a-sketch-by-mr-n-m-corndy-represents-the-ingermanland-passing-the-queen-sir-john-wests-flag-ship-albion-vanguard-rodney-canopus-superb-president-50-admiral-dacres-and-daring-all-of-w-image397472339.html Confirmation of the Bishop of Oxford, at Bow Church, 1845. The confirmation of Dr. Samuel Wilberforce at St Mary-le-Bow Church in the City of London. The ceremony was conducted by Dr. Burnaby. British cleric Samuel Wilberforce was a strong oppononent of Darwin's theory of natural selection. His well-known charm earned him the nickname 'Soapy Sam'. He was the son of William Wilberforce, philanthropist and campaigner for the abolition of slavery. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Confirmation of the Bishop of Oxford, at Bow Church, 1845. The confirmation of Dr. Samuel Wilberforce at St Mary-le-Bow Church in the City of London. The ceremony was conducted by Dr. Burnaby. British cleric Samuel Wilberforce was a strong oppononent of Darwin's theory of natural selection. His well-known charm earned him the nickname 'Soapy Sam'. He was the son of William Wilberforce, philanthropist and campaigner for the abolition of slavery. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/confirmation-of-the-bishop-of-oxford-at-bow-church-1845-the-confirmation-of-dr-samuel-wilberforce-at-st-mary-le-bow-church-in-the-city-of-london-the-ceremony-was-conducted-by-dr-burnaby-british-cleric-samuel-wilberforce-was-a-strong-oppononent-of-darwins-theory-of-natural-selection-his-well-known-charm-earned-him-the-nickname-soapy-sam-he-was-the-son-of-william-wilberforce-philanthropist-and-campaigner-for-the-abolition-of-slavery-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472303.html Bonnet worn by the Pretender, at Holyrood, 1845. Feathered crown worn by pretender to the English throne Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender, at the ball given at Holyrood [Palace] just before the battle of Prestonpans; of which his biographer says: " the fatigues of the preceding days, and the anxiety that could not but be felt with respect to the coming battle, were alike unable to depress the buoyant spirits of Charles, and to impair his natural vivacity and power of pleasing. The enthusiasm of the ladies was unbounded, and many a fair waverer w Bonnet worn by the Pretender, at Holyrood, 1845. Feathered crown worn by pretender to the English throne Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender, at the ball given at Holyrood [Palace] just before the battle of Prestonpans; of which his biographer says: " the fatigues of the preceding days, and the anxiety that could not but be felt with respect to the coming battle, were alike unable to depress the buoyant spirits of Charles, and to impair his natural vivacity and power of pleasing. The enthusiasm of the ladies was unbounded, and many a fair waverer whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/bonnet-worn-by-the-pretender-at-holyrood-1845-feathered-crown-worn-by-pretender-to-the-english-throne-charles-edward-stuart-known-as-bonnie-prince-charlie-or-the-young-pretender-at-the-ball-given-at-holyrood-palace-just-before-the-battle-of-prestonpans-of-which-his-biographer-says-quot-the-fatigues-of-the-preceding-days-and-the-anxiety-that-could-not-but-be-felt-with-respect-to-the-coming-battle-were-alike-unable-to-depress-the-buoyant-spirits-of-charles-and-to-impair-his-natural-vivacity-and-power-of-pleasing-the-enthusiasm-of-the-ladies-was-unbounded-and-many-a-fair-waverer-w-image397471948.html Sir Robert Peel's residence, Whitehall Gardens, 1845. London home of British politician and prime minister Robert Peel, designed by Sir Robert Smirke and built in 1824. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Sir Robert Peel's residence, Whitehall Gardens, 1845. London home of British politician and prime minister Robert Peel, designed by Sir Robert Smirke and built in 1824. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/sir-robert-peels-residence-whitehall-gardens-1845-london-home-of-british-politician-and-prime-minister-robert-peel-designed-by-sir-robert-smirke-and-built-in-1824-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472347.html Arch at Bulwick, 1844. 'Festal arch' in Northamptonshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Arch at Bulwick, 1844. 'Festal arch' in Northamptonshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/arch-at-bulwick-1844-festal-arch-in-northamptonshire-erected-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-who-was-staying-at-nearby-burghley-housexa0from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471361.html Scene from the "New Ballet" of "The Marble Maiden", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1845. London stage production starring French ballerina Adèle Dumilâtre: '...we have found a full confirmation of our introductory remarks as to the danger of critics deciding on a first representation, by the reception given to the "Marble Maiden." This ballet met with general condemnation, but since the first night, by judicious curtailments, it has become a source of great attraction as one of the prettiest and most effective of ballets. We witnessed it on Wednesday night for t Scene from the "New Ballet" of "The Marble Maiden", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1845. London stage production starring French ballerina Adèle Dumilâtre: '...we have found a full confirmation of our introductory remarks as to the danger of critics deciding on a first representation, by the reception given to the "Marble Maiden." This ballet met with general condemnation, but since the first night, by judicious curtailments, it has become a source of great attraction as one of the prettiest and most effective of ballets. We witnessed it on Wednesday night for thttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scene-from-the-quotnew-balletquot-of-quotthe-marble-maidenquot-at-drury-lane-theatre-1845-london-stage-production-starring-french-ballerina-adxe8le-dumilxe2tre-we-have-found-a-full-confirmation-of-our-introductory-remarks-as-to-the-danger-of-critics-deciding-on-a-first-representation-by-the-reception-given-to-the-quotmarble-maidenquot-this-ballet-met-with-general-condemnation-but-since-the-first-night-by-judicious-curtailments-it-has-become-a-source-of-great-attraction-as-one-of-the-prettiest-and-most-effective-of-ballets-we-witnessed-it-on-wednesday-night-for-t-image397471971.html The late Viscount Canterbury, 1845. Portrait of British politician Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, who fell ill and died during a train journey. 'It was then found for the first time that he was ill, and he was lifted out of the carriage...Mr. Howlett, surgeon...was instantly sent for, and, having afforded all the assistance in his power, suggested that his pockets should be searched, and his card-case and card bearing his title was found, and his luggage with a corresponding name left no doubt who he was...There is something distressing in the circumstances attending his deat The late Viscount Canterbury, 1845. Portrait of British politician Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, who fell ill and died during a train journey. 'It was then found for the first time that he was ill, and he was lifted out of the carriage...Mr. Howlett, surgeon...was instantly sent for, and, having afforded all the assistance in his power, suggested that his pockets should be searched, and his card-case and card bearing his title was found, and his luggage with a corresponding name left no doubt who he was...There is something distressing in the circumstances attending his deathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-late-viscount-canterbury-1845-portrait-of-british-politician-charles-manners-sutton-1st-viscount-canterbury-who-fell-ill-and-died-during-a-train-journey-it-was-then-found-for-the-first-time-that-he-was-ill-and-he-was-lifted-out-of-the-carriagemr-howlett-surgeonwas-instantly-sent-for-and-having-afforded-all-the-assistance-in-his-power-suggested-that-his-pockets-should-be-searched-and-his-card-case-and-card-bearing-his-title-was-found-and-his-luggage-with-a-corresponding-name-left-no-doubt-who-he-wasthere-is-something-distressing-in-the-circumstances-attending-his-deat-image397471595.html Arch at Deanthorpe, 1844. 'Festal arch' in Northamptonshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Arch at Deanthorpe, 1844. 'Festal arch' in Northamptonshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/arch-at-deanthorpe-1844-festal-arch-in-northamptonshire-erected-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-who-was-staying-at-nearby-burghley-housexa0from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471332.html The market-place, Shrewsbury, 1845. Bustling street scene in the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury. The town centre has a largely unspoilt medieval street plan. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. The market-place, Shrewsbury, 1845. Bustling street scene in the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury. The town centre has a largely unspoilt medieval street plan. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-market-place-shrewsbury-1845-bustling-street-scene-in-the-shropshire-town-of-shrewsbury-the-town-centre-has-a-largely-unspoilt-medieval-street-plan-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471562.html The Pretender's Cup, 1845. A 'Silver Drinking- cup' with coat of arms, said to belong to pretender to the English throne Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. The Pretender's Cup, 1845. A 'Silver Drinking- cup' with coat of arms, said to belong to pretender to the English throne Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-pretenders-cup-1845-a-silver-drinking-cup-with-coat-of-arms-said-to-belong-to-pretender-to-the-english-throne-charles-edward-stuart-known-as-bonnie-prince-charlie-or-the-young-pretender-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471942.html Queen Victoria's visit to Germany, 1845. Decorative cartouche as the heading to an article about a royal visit by the Queen and Prince Albert. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Queen Victoria's visit to Germany, 1845. Decorative cartouche as the heading to an article about a royal visit by the Queen and Prince Albert. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/queen-victorias-visit-to-germany-1845-decorative-cartouche-as-the-heading-to-an-article-about-a-royal-visit-by-the-queen-and-prince-albert-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471713.html Head of the Shepherd's Dog, 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Head of the Shepherd's Dog, 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/head-of-the-shepherds-dog-1844-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471194.html Map of the Rheingau, 1844. The Rhine in Germany: '...the small district within Wiesbaden and Bacharach, or rather, properly called the Rheingau, between Walluf and Lorch, where the Rhine vends his course from east to west. The Rheingau is but a small tract of land, and strictly on the right bank of the Rhine, only occupying an area of about 25 miles. The fertility and riches of production as to the cultivation of wine is concentrated in this little spot. It is the celebrated vineyard of Germany...Charlemagne is said to have observed from his castle, Ingelheim, how early the snow commenced melt Map of the Rheingau, 1844. The Rhine in Germany: '...the small district within Wiesbaden and Bacharach, or rather, properly called the Rheingau, between Walluf and Lorch, where the Rhine vends his course from east to west. The Rheingau is but a small tract of land, and strictly on the right bank of the Rhine, only occupying an area of about 25 miles. The fertility and riches of production as to the cultivation of wine is concentrated in this little spot. It is the celebrated vineyard of Germany...Charlemagne is said to have observed from his castle, Ingelheim, how early the snow commenced melthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/map-of-the-rheingau-1844-the-rhine-in-germany-the-small-district-within-wiesbaden-and-bacharach-or-rather-properly-called-the-rheingau-between-walluf-and-lorch-where-the-rhine-vends-his-course-from-east-to-west-the-rheingau-is-but-a-small-tract-of-land-and-strictly-on-the-right-bank-of-the-rhine-only-occupying-an-area-of-about-25-miles-the-fertility-and-riches-of-production-as-to-the-cultivation-of-wine-is-concentrated-in-this-little-spot-it-is-the-celebrated-vineyard-of-germanycharlemagne-is-said-to-have-observed-from-his-castle-ingelheim-how-early-the-snow-commenced-melt-image397471367.html Her Majesty entering Gotha, 1845. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrive in the town of Gotha during a royal visit to Germany. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Her Majesty entering Gotha, 1845. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrive in the town of Gotha during a royal visit to Germany. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/her-majesty-entering-gotha-1845-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-arrive-in-the-town-of-gotha-during-a-royal-visit-to-germany-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471791.html Scene from the Burlesque of "Aladdin; or the Wonderful Lamp", at the Lyceum, 1844. Stage show in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Scene from the Burlesque of "Aladdin; or the Wonderful Lamp", at the Lyceum, 1844. Stage show in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scene-from-the-burlesque-of-quotaladdin-or-the-wonderful-lampquot-at-the-lyceum-1844-stage-show-in-london-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471137.html Third class passengers, 1844. Railway travellers exposed to the elements: 'The rattling pig-pens upon wheels, misnamed third-class carriages (before the late alterations), were despicable affairs, with the wonderful property of always meeting the rain in whatever quarter the wind might be blowing. They were a species of horizontal shower-bath, from whose searching power there was no escape....There was no escaping the rain. If you turned your back to it, it filled the nape of your neck; if you faced it, you had overflowing pockets, with an additional cataract from the front rim of your hat, wh Third class passengers, 1844. Railway travellers exposed to the elements: 'The rattling pig-pens upon wheels, misnamed third-class carriages (before the late alterations), were despicable affairs, with the wonderful property of always meeting the rain in whatever quarter the wind might be blowing. They were a species of horizontal shower-bath, from whose searching power there was no escape....There was no escaping the rain. If you turned your back to it, it filled the nape of your neck; if you faced it, you had overflowing pockets, with an additional cataract from the front rim of your hat, whhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/third-class-passengers-1844-railway-travellers-exposed-to-the-elements-the-rattling-pig-pens-upon-wheels-misnamed-third-class-carriages-before-the-late-alterations-were-despicable-affairs-with-the-wonderful-property-of-always-meeting-the-rain-in-whatever-quarter-the-wind-might-be-blowing-they-were-a-species-of-horizontal-shower-bath-from-whose-searching-power-there-was-no-escapethere-was-no-escaping-the-rain-if-you-turned-your-back-to-it-it-filled-the-nape-of-your-neck-if-you-faced-it-you-had-overflowing-pockets-with-an-additional-cataract-from-the-front-rim-of-your-hat-wh-image397471392.html Grave of the Black Dwarf, 1845. The headstone of '...a poor deformed creature called David Ritchie, who, when even arrived at man's estate, was only about three feet five inches in height. He was much deformed, and obtained amongst his neighbours...the nick name of " Bowed Davie". When...he died, he was found to have hoarded twenty pounds - like a canny misanthrope as he was. His demise took place, after a few days' illness, in December, 1811, at the age of seventy one. He was buried in Manor churchyard [in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders]; a rowan-tree (mountain ash) was plante Grave of the Black Dwarf, 1845. The headstone of '...a poor deformed creature called David Ritchie, who, when even arrived at man's estate, was only about three feet five inches in height. He was much deformed, and obtained amongst his neighbours...the nick name of " Bowed Davie". When...he died, he was found to have hoarded twenty pounds - like a canny misanthrope as he was. His demise took place, after a few days' illness, in December, 1811, at the age of seventy one. He was buried in Manor churchyard [in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders]; a rowan-tree (mountain ash) was plantehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/grave-of-the-black-dwarf-1845-the-headstone-of-a-poor-deformed-creature-called-david-ritchie-who-when-even-arrived-at-mans-estate-was-only-about-three-feet-five-inches-in-height-he-was-much-deformed-and-obtained-amongst-his-neighboursthe-nick-name-of-quot-bowed-daviequot-whenhe-died-he-was-found-to-have-hoarded-twenty-pounds-like-a-canny-misanthrope-as-he-was-his-demise-took-place-after-a-few-days-illness-in-december-1811-at-the-age-of-seventy-one-he-was-buried-in-manor-churchyard-in-peeblesshire-in-the-scottish-borders-a-rowan-tree-mountain-ash-was-plante-image397471762.html Beilstein on the Moselle - by J.D. Harding - from the new water colour exhibition, 1845. 'This charming picture - a small one - has been purchased for thirty guineas...It is, certainly, one of the most exquisitely finished drawings in the Gallery of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. The scene has many of the characteristics of the system of the Rhine (to which the Moselle belongs)...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Beilstein on the Moselle - by J.D. Harding - from the new water colour exhibition, 1845. 'This charming picture - a small one - has been purchased for thirty guineas...It is, certainly, one of the most exquisitely finished drawings in the Gallery of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. The scene has many of the characteristics of the system of the Rhine (to which the Moselle belongs)...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/beilstein-on-the-moselle-by-jd-harding-from-the-new-water-colour-exhibition-1845-this-charming-picture-a-small-one-has-been-purchased-for-thirty-guineasit-is-certainly-one-of-the-most-exquisitely-finished-drawings-in-the-gallery-of-the-society-of-painters-in-water-colours-the-scene-has-many-of-the-characteristics-of-the-system-of-the-rhine-to-which-the-moselle-belongs-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471537.html Opening of "Horn Fair" at Charlton, in 1745, 1845. Annual fair in south London; a scene inspired by '...a drawing of that period, in the possession of Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, of Charlton House...It was then customary for the Lord of the Manor to open the fair by reading from a scroll a sort of proclamation to the crowd assembled on the green in front of the manor-house..."An old newspaper informs us that so late as 1770, it was the custom for a procession, formed of a king, a queen, a miller, &c., to leave some of the old inns in Bishopsgate-street, accompanied by a great Opening of "Horn Fair" at Charlton, in 1745, 1845. Annual fair in south London; a scene inspired by '...a drawing of that period, in the possession of Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, of Charlton House...It was then customary for the Lord of the Manor to open the fair by reading from a scroll a sort of proclamation to the crowd assembled on the green in front of the manor-house..."An old newspaper informs us that so late as 1770, it was the custom for a procession, formed of a king, a queen, a miller, &c., to leave some of the old inns in Bishopsgate-street, accompanied by a greathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/opening-of-quothorn-fairquot-at-charlton-in-1745-1845-annual-fair-in-south-london-a-scene-inspired-by-a-drawing-of-that-period-in-the-possession-of-sir-thomas-maryon-wilson-of-charlton-houseit-was-then-customary-for-the-lord-of-the-manor-to-open-the-fair-by-reading-from-a-scroll-a-sort-of-proclamation-to-the-crowd-assembled-on-the-green-in-front-of-the-manor-housequotan-old-newspaper-informs-us-that-so-late-as-1770-it-was-the-custom-for-a-procession-formed-of-a-king-a-queen-a-miller-ampc-to-leave-some-of-the-old-inns-in-bishopsgate-street-accompanied-by-a-great-image397472119.html New Swindon, 1845. Expansion due to the construction of the Great Western Railway in Wiltshire. 'The New Town, which has sprung up within the last two years, is principally occupied by the artisans employed by the Railway Company, who make it a sort of depot for their various works. The houses are all neatly built of stone, with slated roofs, and arranged in streets. They have already Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, and Bath streets; and others are fast rising...The old town has all the characteristics of an English market town. The old picturesque houses and cottages are here beginning to make way New Swindon, 1845. Expansion due to the construction of the Great Western Railway in Wiltshire. 'The New Town, which has sprung up within the last two years, is principally occupied by the artisans employed by the Railway Company, who make it a sort of depot for their various works. The houses are all neatly built of stone, with slated roofs, and arranged in streets. They have already Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, and Bath streets; and others are fast rising...The old town has all the characteristics of an English market town. The old picturesque houses and cottages are here beginning to make wayhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-swindon-1845-expansion-due-to-the-construction-of-the-great-western-railway-in-wiltshire-the-new-town-which-has-sprung-up-within-the-last-two-years-is-principally-occupied-by-the-artisans-employed-by-the-railway-company-who-make-it-a-sort-of-depot-for-their-various-works-the-houses-are-all-neatly-built-of-stone-with-slated-roofs-and-arranged-in-streets-they-have-already-bristol-taunton-exeter-and-bath-streets-and-others-are-fast-risingthe-old-town-has-all-the-characteristics-of-an-english-market-town-the-old-picturesque-houses-and-cottages-are-here-beginning-to-make-way-image397472085.html Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Workers improving the underground waste system in London, with Temple Bar in the distance. '...the difficulty of keeping open the traffic, so as not to extinguish the "very animated appearance" of Fleet-street, is a work of much difficulty. The cost of the present undertaking, contracted for by Messrs. Ward and Son, of Aldersgate- street, is £2000...There do not appear to be published data from which the total extent of the metropolitan Sewers can be ascertained. The Holbom and Finsbury divisions contain eighty three miles. In addition to Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Workers improving the underground waste system in London, with Temple Bar in the distance. '...the difficulty of keeping open the traffic, so as not to extinguish the "very animated appearance" of Fleet-street, is a work of much difficulty. The cost of the present undertaking, contracted for by Messrs. Ward and Son, of Aldersgate- street, is £2000...There do not appear to be published data from which the total extent of the metropolitan Sewers can be ascertained. The Holbom and Finsbury divisions contain eighty three miles. In addition tohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/fleet-street-deepening-the-sewer-1845-workers-improving-the-underground-waste-system-in-london-with-temple-bar-in-the-distance-the-difficulty-of-keeping-open-the-traffic-so-as-not-to-extinguish-the-quotvery-animated-appearancequot-of-fleet-street-is-a-work-of-much-difficulty-the-cost-of-the-present-undertaking-contracted-for-by-messrs-ward-and-son-of-aldersgate-street-is-xa32000there-do-not-appear-to-be-published-data-from-which-the-total-extent-of-the-metropolitan-sewers-can-be-ascertained-the-holbom-and-finsbury-divisions-contain-eighty-three-miles-in-addition-to-image397471973.html Old house in Clerkenwell, 1844. Building in '...West-street, formerly called Chick-lane [in London], at which point New Farringdon-street now terminates; it is reputed to have been built 300 years ago, and was once known as the Red Lion Tavern; but, for the last century, it has been used as a lodging-house....situated on the west bank of Fleet River, now called the Fleet Ditch, and used as a common sewer...it has a lofty gable; but the tiled roof and whitewashed exterior walls, do not denote the actual age of the structure. Our engraving represents the exterior of the house, the artist looking Old house in Clerkenwell, 1844. Building in '...West-street, formerly called Chick-lane [in London], at which point New Farringdon-street now terminates; it is reputed to have been built 300 years ago, and was once known as the Red Lion Tavern; but, for the last century, it has been used as a lodging-house....situated on the west bank of Fleet River, now called the Fleet Ditch, and used as a common sewer...it has a lofty gable; but the tiled roof and whitewashed exterior walls, do not denote the actual age of the structure. Our engraving represents the exterior of the house, the artist lookinghttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/old-house-in-clerkenwell-1844-building-in-west-street-formerly-called-chick-lane-in-london-at-which-point-new-farringdon-street-now-terminates-it-is-reputed-to-have-been-built-300-years-ago-and-was-once-known-as-the-red-lion-tavern-but-for-the-last-century-it-has-been-used-as-a-lodging-housesituated-on-the-west-bank-of-fleet-river-now-called-the-fleet-ditch-and-used-as-a-common-sewerit-has-a-lofty-gable-but-the-tiled-roof-and-whitewashed-exterior-walls-do-not-denote-the-actual-age-of-the-structure-our-engraving-represents-the-exterior-of-the-house-the-artist-looking-image397472672.html Prince Albert laying the foundation stone of St. Mary's Hospital Paddington, 1845. 'The site of the intended building is at the North end of Cambridge-place, Cambridge-terrace, not far from the Terminus of the Great Western Railway [in London]...The trowel was then handed by the Hon. Architect, Mr. Hopper, to the Prince, who proceeded to spread the mortar, which was presented on a polished mahogany board by Mr. [George Russell] French, architect; and the stone, a block of grey granite, weighing one ton and a half, was lowered into its place amidst loud applause, the band at the same time playi Prince Albert laying the foundation stone of St. Mary's Hospital Paddington, 1845. 'The site of the intended building is at the North end of Cambridge-place, Cambridge-terrace, not far from the Terminus of the Great Western Railway [in London]...The trowel was then handed by the Hon. Architect, Mr. Hopper, to the Prince, who proceeded to spread the mortar, which was presented on a polished mahogany board by Mr. [George Russell] French, architect; and the stone, a block of grey granite, weighing one ton and a half, was lowered into its place amidst loud applause, the band at the same time playihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/prince-albert-laying-the-foundation-stone-of-st-marys-hospital-paddington-1845-the-site-of-the-intended-building-is-at-the-north-end-of-cambridge-place-cambridge-terrace-not-far-from-the-terminus-of-the-great-western-railway-in-london-the-trowel-was-then-handed-by-the-hon-architect-mr-hopper-to-the-prince-who-proceeded-to-spread-the-mortar-which-was-presented-on-a-polished-mahogany-board-by-mr-george-russell-french-architect-and-the-stone-a-block-of-grey-granite-weighing-one-ton-and-a-half-was-lowered-into-its-place-amidst-loud-applause-the-band-at-the-same-time-playi-image397471555.html The Governor of the Richmond Penitentiary, 1844. Portrait of Irishman 'Thomas Purdon, Esq., the Governor of the Richmond Penitentiary at Dublin [in Ireland], whose kindness towards Mr. [Daniel] O'Connell and the other traversers, has been the theme of general commendation...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. The Governor of the Richmond Penitentiary, 1844. Portrait of Irishman 'Thomas Purdon, Esq., the Governor of the Richmond Penitentiary at Dublin [in Ireland], whose kindness towards Mr. [Daniel] O'Connell and the other traversers, has been the theme of general commendation...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-governor-of-the-richmond-penitentiary-1844-portrait-of-irishman-thomas-purdon-esq-the-governor-of-the-richmond-penitentiary-at-dublin-in-ireland-whose-kindness-towards-mr-daniel-oconnell-and-the-other-traversers-has-been-the-theme-of-general-commendation-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471209.html Ward of the Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, 1844. Facilities of the Royal Humane Society, 'for the recovery of persons apparently drowned or dead', at Hyde Park in London. Inside there was '...a room for medical attendants on the left, and waiting-room on the right; parallel with which are two separate wards for the reception of male and female patients. Each contains beds warmed with hot water, a bath, and a hot-water, metal-topped table for heating flannels, bricks, &c.; the supply of water being by pipes around the walls and beneath the floor of the rooms. Next are a kitche Ward of the Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, 1844. Facilities of the Royal Humane Society, 'for the recovery of persons apparently drowned or dead', at Hyde Park in London. Inside there was '...a room for medical attendants on the left, and waiting-room on the right; parallel with which are two separate wards for the reception of male and female patients. Each contains beds warmed with hot water, a bath, and a hot-water, metal-topped table for heating flannels, bricks, &c.; the supply of water being by pipes around the walls and beneath the floor of the rooms. Next are a kitchehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ward-of-the-receiving-house-of-the-royal-humane-society-1844-facilities-of-the-royal-humane-society-for-the-recovery-of-persons-apparently-drowned-or-dead-at-hyde-park-in-london-inside-there-was-a-room-for-medical-attendants-on-the-left-and-waiting-room-on-the-right-parallel-with-which-are-two-separate-wards-for-the-reception-of-male-and-female-patients-each-contains-beds-warmed-with-hot-water-a-bath-and-a-hot-water-metal-topped-table-for-heating-flannels-bricks-ampc-the-supply-of-water-being-by-pipes-around-the-walls-and-beneath-the-floor-of-the-rooms-next-are-a-kitche-image397471132.html Portion of the Lord Mayor's Collar of Ss., 1844. Ceremonial dress of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. 'The collar...is formed of pure gold, and is composed of a series of links, each one formed of a letter S - which formerly signified squire or gentleman - a united York and Lancaster, or Henry the Seventh rose, and a massive knolt. The ends of the chain are joined by the portcullis - the celebrated badge of Henry the Seventh...The entire collar contains 28 Ss, 14 roses, and 13knolts, and measures 64 inches'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Portion of the Lord Mayor's Collar of Ss., 1844. Ceremonial dress of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. 'The collar...is formed of pure gold, and is composed of a series of links, each one formed of a letter S - which formerly signified squire or gentleman - a united York and Lancaster, or Henry the Seventh rose, and a massive knolt. The ends of the chain are joined by the portcullis - the celebrated badge of Henry the Seventh...The entire collar contains 28 Ss, 14 roses, and 13knolts, and measures 64 inches'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/portion-of-the-lord-mayors-collar-of-ss-1844-ceremonial-dress-of-the-lord-mayor-of-the-city-of-london-the-collaris-formed-of-pure-gold-and-is-composed-of-a-series-of-links-each-one-formed-of-a-letter-s-which-formerly-signified-squire-or-gentleman-a-united-york-and-lancaster-or-henry-the-seventh-rose-and-a-massive-knolt-the-ends-of-the-chain-are-joined-by-the-portcullis-the-celebrated-badge-of-henry-the-sevenththe-entire-collar-contains-28-ss-14-roses-and-13knolts-and-measures-64-inches-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471328.html New room at the British Museum, 1845. Visitors in the western wing of the British Museum in London, recently opened to the public: '...though the articles in the cases are scarcely yet arranged. In the centre of the apartment is placed the magnificent Chinese Bell, taken from a Buddhist Temple at Ningpo, and presented to the Museum by her Majesty [Queen Victoria]. On account of the present position of the Bell, the new apartment at the Museum has been called the "Chinese Room"; though, besides this spoil, there are but few curiosities of Celestial civilisation. Here will be found the New room at the British Museum, 1845. Visitors in the western wing of the British Museum in London, recently opened to the public: '...though the articles in the cases are scarcely yet arranged. In the centre of the apartment is placed the magnificent Chinese Bell, taken from a Buddhist Temple at Ningpo, and presented to the Museum by her Majesty [Queen Victoria]. On account of the present position of the Bell, the new apartment at the Museum has been called the "Chinese Room"; though, besides this spoil, there are but few curiosities of Celestial civilisation. Here will be found thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-room-at-the-british-museum-1845-visitors-in-the-western-wing-of-the-british-museum-in-london-recently-opened-to-the-public-though-the-articles-in-the-cases-are-scarcely-yet-arranged-in-the-centre-of-the-apartment-is-placed-the-magnificent-chinese-bell-taken-from-a-buddhist-temple-at-ningpo-and-presented-to-the-museum-by-her-majesty-queen-victoria-on-account-of-the-present-position-of-the-bell-the-new-apartment-at-the-museum-has-been-called-the-quotchinese-roomquot-though-besides-this-spoil-there-are-but-few-curiosities-of-celestial-civilisation-here-will-be-found-the-image397472078.html The new Royal Exchange, 1844. View of the Royal Exchange and equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, in the City of London. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. The new Royal Exchange, 1844. View of the Royal Exchange and equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, in the City of London. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-new-royal-exchange-1844-view-of-the-royal-exchange-and-equestrian-statue-of-the-duke-of-wellington-in-the-city-of-london-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471186.html Gipsies in the park, 1844. Travellers at Goodwood Racecourse in West Sussex. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Gipsies in the park, 1844. Travellers at Goodwood Racecourse in West Sussex. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/gipsies-in-the-park-1844-travellers-at-goodwood-racecourse-in-west-sussex-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472532.html The Rev. T. Price, 1845. Portrait of Welsh historian Reverend Thomas Price, a leading figure in the revival of the Eisteddfod, and associated with the Cymreigyddion Festival in Wales. 'The venerable Eisteddfod of the Welsh was, in olden time, a congress of all the poets and minstrelsy of the country, attended and presided over by the princes and nobles oi the land. It was also a depository for national oral record...The Abergavenny Cymreigyddion y Fenni was established in the year 1833 by the spirited tradesmen of Abergavenny, and has been supported by them ever since with an energy and talent The Rev. T. Price, 1845. Portrait of Welsh historian Reverend Thomas Price, a leading figure in the revival of the Eisteddfod, and associated with the Cymreigyddion Festival in Wales. 'The venerable Eisteddfod of the Welsh was, in olden time, a congress of all the poets and minstrelsy of the country, attended and presided over by the princes and nobles oi the land. It was also a depository for national oral record...The Abergavenny Cymreigyddion y Fenni was established in the year 1833 by the spirited tradesmen of Abergavenny, and has been supported by them ever since with an energy and talenthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-rev-t-price-1845-portrait-of-welsh-historian-reverend-thomas-price-a-leading-figure-in-the-revival-of-the-eisteddfod-and-associated-with-the-cymreigyddion-festival-in-wales-the-venerable-eisteddfod-of-the-welsh-was-in-olden-time-a-congress-of-all-the-poets-and-minstrelsy-of-the-country-attended-and-presided-over-by-the-princes-and-nobles-oi-the-land-it-was-also-a-depository-for-national-oral-recordthe-abergavenny-cymreigyddion-y-fenni-was-established-in-the-year-1833-by-the-spirited-tradesmen-of-abergavenny-and-has-been-supported-by-them-ever-since-with-an-energy-and-talent-image397472110.html Principal view of the Monument, 1844. A ceremony at the monument to Scottish poet Robert Burns at Alloway in Scotland, during a festival celebrating his life and work. It is a Grecian-style temple, designed by Sir Thomas Hamilton Junior, with nine pillars representing muses from Greek mythology. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Principal view of the Monument, 1844. A ceremony at the monument to Scottish poet Robert Burns at Alloway in Scotland, during a festival celebrating his life and work. It is a Grecian-style temple, designed by Sir Thomas Hamilton Junior, with nine pillars representing muses from Greek mythology. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/principal-view-of-the-monument-1844-a-ceremony-at-the-monument-to-scottish-poet-robert-burns-at-alloway-in-scotland-during-a-festival-celebrating-his-life-and-work-it-is-a-grecian-style-temple-designed-by-sir-thomas-hamilton-junior-with-nine-pillars-representing-muses-from-greek-mythology-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472647.html The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were held in York, and '... have continued through the week with increasing interest and popularity. "Thirteen years since", said the Earl of Rosse, at the opening general meeting, "the Society, at its first meeting in York, was but an infant assembly, but it had now returned to its native place, full of health and vigour, having achieved great works in the intellectual and moral improvement of mankind, and having still higher prospects in view"'. From "Illustrated London Ne The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were held in York, and '... have continued through the week with increasing interest and popularity. "Thirteen years since", said the Earl of Rosse, at the opening general meeting, "the Society, at its first meeting in York, was but an infant assembly, but it had now returned to its native place, full of health and vigour, having achieved great works in the intellectual and moral improvement of mankind, and having still higher prospects in view"'. From "Illustrated London Nehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-ouse-bridge-york-1844-meetings-of-the-british-association-for-the-advancement-of-science-were-held-in-york-and-have-continued-through-the-week-with-increasing-interest-and-popularity-quotthirteen-years-sincequot-said-the-earl-of-rosse-at-the-opening-general-meeting-quotthe-society-at-its-first-meeting-in-york-was-but-an-infant-assembly-but-it-had-now-returned-to-its-native-place-full-of-health-and-vigour-having-achieved-great-works-in-the-intellectual-and-moral-improvement-of-mankind-and-having-still-higher-prospects-in-viewquot-from-quotillustrated-london-ne-image397471207.html Interior of the Cymreigyddion Hall, Abergavenny, 1845. Cultural event in Wales. 'The ceiling was entirely covered with pendant evergreens, through wich ever and anon hung chandeliers and lamps, whose light shed a rich lustre on the gay recherché scene...Crowns and harps formed of dahlias, were hanging in various directions. Flora, in short, seemed to be the presiding genius of the scene'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Interior of the Cymreigyddion Hall, Abergavenny, 1845. Cultural event in Wales. 'The ceiling was entirely covered with pendant evergreens, through wich ever and anon hung chandeliers and lamps, whose light shed a rich lustre on the gay recherché scene...Crowns and harps formed of dahlias, were hanging in various directions. Flora, in short, seemed to be the presiding genius of the scene'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/interior-of-the-cymreigyddion-hall-abergavenny-1845-cultural-event-in-wales-the-ceiling-was-entirely-covered-with-pendant-evergreens-through-wich-ever-and-anon-hung-chandeliers-and-lamps-whose-light-shed-a-rich-lustre-on-the-gay-recherchxe9-scenecrowns-and-harps-formed-of-dahlias-were-hanging-in-various-directions-flora-in-short-seemed-to-be-the-presiding-genius-of-the-scene-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472114.html Funeral procession of the late Dr. Dalton, 1844. Crowds line the streets of Manchester as a hearse carries the body of British chemist and physicist John Dalton. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Funeral procession of the late Dr. Dalton, 1844. Crowds line the streets of Manchester as a hearse carries the body of British chemist and physicist John Dalton. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/funeral-procession-of-the-late-dr-dalton-1844-crowds-line-the-streets-of-manchester-as-a-hearse-carries-the-body-of-british-chemist-and-physicist-john-dalton-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472518.html Pipe tile machine, 1844. Exhibit at the Southampton meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England: '...a compact and simple invention for the manufacture of pipe or D tiles. It consists of a pair of cast-iron cylinders, revolving on a column, which supports the machinery, and is itself secured at top and bottom. A plunger is worked by a rack and pinion, in one (while the other is being filled), which presses out the clay through dies (of brass, and of which there are several sizes) at the bottom.Price, with six sets of brass dies...and 4 inch pipe, and one for making common D tiles, &#x Pipe tile machine, 1844. Exhibit at the Southampton meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England: '...a compact and simple invention for the manufacture of pipe or D tiles. It consists of a pair of cast-iron cylinders, revolving on a column, which supports the machinery, and is itself secured at top and bottom. A plunger is worked by a rack and pinion, in one (while the other is being filled), which presses out the clay through dies (of brass, and of which there are several sizes) at the bottom.Price, with six sets of brass dies...and 4 inch pipe, and one for making common D tiles, &#xhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/pipe-tile-machine-1844-exhibit-at-the-southampton-meeting-of-the-royal-agricultural-society-of-england-a-compact-and-simple-invention-for-the-manufacture-of-pipe-or-d-tiles-it-consists-of-a-pair-of-cast-iron-cylinders-revolving-on-a-column-which-supports-the-machinery-and-is-itself-secured-at-top-and-bottom-a-plunger-is-worked-by-a-rack-and-pinion-in-one-while-the-other-is-being-filled-which-presses-out-the-clay-through-dies-of-brass-and-of-which-there-are-several-sizes-at-the-bottomprice-with-six-sets-of-brass-diesand-4-inch-pipe-and-one-for-making-common-d-tiles-x-image397471177.html Glen Tilt, 1844. Valley of the River Tilt in the Scottish Highlands. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Glen Tilt, 1844. Valley of the River Tilt in the Scottish Highlands. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/glen-tilt-1844-valley-of-the-river-tilt-in-the-scottish-highlands-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472447.html Mr. T. Hutton's Hampshire Down ram, 1844. Exhibit at the Southampton meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Mr. T. Hutton's Hampshire Down ram, 1844. Exhibit at the Southampton meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mr-t-huttons-hampshire-down-ram-1844-exhibit-at-the-southampton-meeting-of-the-royal-agricultural-society-of-england-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472650.html Morocco Jewess with veil, 1844. North African woman in traditional costume. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Morocco Jewess with veil, 1844. North African woman in traditional costume. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/morocco-jewess-with-veil-1844-north-african-woman-in-traditional-costume-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471140.html Arch near Stamford, 1844. Triumphal arch in Lincolnshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. Crowds line the streets to watch the procession as the Queen's military escort passes under the arch. A sign says 'God Bless the Queen'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Arch near Stamford, 1844. Triumphal arch in Lincolnshire, erected in honour of Queen Victoria who was staying at nearby Burghley House. Crowds line the streets to watch the procession as the Queen's military escort passes under the arch. A sign says 'God Bless the Queen'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/arch-near-stamford-1844-triumphal-arch-in-lincolnshire-erected-in-honour-of-queen-victoria-who-was-staying-at-nearby-burghley-housexa0crowds-line-the-streets-to-watch-the-procession-as-the-queens-military-escort-passes-under-the-arch-a-sign-says-god-bless-the-queen-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471364.html Her Majesty's State Bed, Burghley, 1844. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were the guests of the Marquis of Exeter, at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. The house was built in the 16th century; here we see the four-poster State Bed used by the queen: 'The carving is of very elegant design...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Her Majesty's State Bed, Burghley, 1844. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were the guests of the Marquis of Exeter, at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. The house was built in the 16th century; here we see the four-poster State Bed used by the queen: 'The carving is of very elegant design...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/her-majestys-state-bed-burghley-1844-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-were-the-guests-of-the-marquis-of-exeter-at-burghley-house-near-stamford-lincolnshire-the-house-was-built-in-the-16th-century-here-we-see-the-four-poster-state-bed-used-by-the-queen-the-carving-is-of-very-elegant-design-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471358.html View of the wreck at sunset, 1844. Explosion of a ship at Brighton by Captain Warner who '...put to the test his alleged power of destroying ships at sea, completely and instantaneously...an immense cloud, seemingly of smoke of an unusually white complexion, but really of spray, was seen to ascend from the vessel [the John of Gaunt]...she seemed to be enveloped in a cloud of smoke...the main and mizen masts were seen to fall over the vessel into the sea. A few seconds more, and a rumbling sort of noise, which it is difficult to describe, was heard to proceed from the ship, and ere yet the soun View of the wreck at sunset, 1844. Explosion of a ship at Brighton by Captain Warner who '...put to the test his alleged power of destroying ships at sea, completely and instantaneously...an immense cloud, seemingly of smoke of an unusually white complexion, but really of spray, was seen to ascend from the vessel [the John of Gaunt]...she seemed to be enveloped in a cloud of smoke...the main and mizen masts were seen to fall over the vessel into the sea. A few seconds more, and a rumbling sort of noise, which it is difficult to describe, was heard to proceed from the ship, and ere yet the sounhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/view-of-the-wreck-at-sunset-1844-explosion-of-a-ship-at-brighton-by-captain-warner-who-put-to-the-test-his-alleged-power-of-destroying-ships-at-sea-completely-and-instantaneouslyan-immense-cloud-seemingly-of-smoke-of-an-unusually-white-complexion-but-really-of-spray-was-seen-to-ascend-from-the-vessel-the-john-of-gaunt-she-seemed-to-be-enveloped-in-a-cloud-of-smokethe-main-and-mizen-masts-were-seen-to-fall-over-the-vessel-into-the-sea-a-few-seconds-more-and-a-rumbling-sort-of-noise-which-it-is-difficult-to-describe-was-heard-to-proceed-from-the-ship-and-ere-yet-the-soun-image397472690.html The Bowling-Green, and Broadway, 1845. Fire in New York City. 'This formerly cool and refreshing spot was soon transformed into a scorching and arid waste. The heat all around it was so great, that nothing but hardihood could approach it. Dense volumes of smoke so obscured it, that a distinct view could not be had of the fountain, even from the iron railing. In no quarter, perhaps, were the destructive effects of the conflagration more apparent than at the Bowling green, where, but yesterday, ail was green, fresh exhilarating, and beautiful, but where now all is changed into a dreary desert'. The Bowling-Green, and Broadway, 1845. Fire in New York City. 'This formerly cool and refreshing spot was soon transformed into a scorching and arid waste. The heat all around it was so great, that nothing but hardihood could approach it. Dense volumes of smoke so obscured it, that a distinct view could not be had of the fountain, even from the iron railing. In no quarter, perhaps, were the destructive effects of the conflagration more apparent than at the Bowling green, where, but yesterday, ail was green, fresh exhilarating, and beautiful, but where now all is changed into a dreary desert'.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-bowling-green-and-broadway-1845-fire-in-new-york-city-this-formerly-cool-and-refreshing-spot-was-soon-transformed-into-a-scorching-and-arid-waste-the-heat-all-around-it-was-so-great-that-nothing-but-hardihood-could-approach-it-dense-volumes-of-smoke-so-obscured-it-that-a-distinct-view-could-not-be-had-of-the-fountain-even-from-the-iron-railing-in-no-quarter-perhaps-were-the-destructive-effects-of-the-conflagration-more-apparent-than-at-the-bowling-green-where-but-yesterday-ail-was-green-fresh-exhilarating-and-beautiful-but-where-now-all-is-changed-into-a-dreary-desert-image397471744.html St. James's Theatre - The Amateurs - Knowell, (Mr. H. Mayhew), 1845. London production by Charles Dickens, an amateur performance of Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour", a play written in 1598. British journalist and playwright Henry Mayhew was a co-founder and editor of the satirical magazine "Punch". Here he plays Kno'well. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. St. James's Theatre - The Amateurs - Knowell, (Mr. H. Mayhew), 1845. London production by Charles Dickens, an amateur performance of Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour", a play written in 1598. British journalist and playwright Henry Mayhew was a co-founder and editor of the satirical magazine "Punch". Here he plays Kno'well. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/st-jamess-theatre-the-amateurs-knowell-mr-h-mayhew-1845-london-production-by-charles-dickens-an-amateur-performance-of-ben-jonsons-quotevery-man-in-his-humourquot-a-play-written-in-1598-british-journalist-and-playwright-henry-mayhew-was-a-co-founder-and-editor-of-the-satirical-magazine-quotpunchquot-here-he-plays-knowell-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472292.html Bird's eye view of the London Docks, 1845. Sailing ships in dock on the River Thames. 'The London Docks are separated from St. Katharine's by Nightingale-lane. In round numbers, the former affords water room for 302 sail of vessels, exclusive of lighters; warehouse-room for 220,000 tons of goods; and vault-room for 80,000 pipes of wine and spirits. The superficial area of the vault-room is 890,545 feet; of the warehouse-room, 1,402,115 feet. The total number of vessels which entered the Docks in 1844 was 1911; 362,294 tonnage. The business of the Docks is managed by a Company, whose capital is Bird's eye view of the London Docks, 1845. Sailing ships in dock on the River Thames. 'The London Docks are separated from St. Katharine's by Nightingale-lane. In round numbers, the former affords water room for 302 sail of vessels, exclusive of lighters; warehouse-room for 220,000 tons of goods; and vault-room for 80,000 pipes of wine and spirits. The superficial area of the vault-room is 890,545 feet; of the warehouse-room, 1,402,115 feet. The total number of vessels which entered the Docks in 1844 was 1911; 362,294 tonnage. The business of the Docks is managed by a Company, whose capital ishttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/birds-eye-view-of-the-london-docks-1845-sailing-ships-in-dock-on-the-river-thames-the-london-docks-are-separated-from-st-katharines-by-nightingale-lane-in-round-numbers-the-former-affords-water-room-for-302-sail-of-vessels-exclusive-of-lighters-warehouse-room-for-220000-tons-of-goods-and-vault-room-for-80000-pipes-of-wine-and-spirits-the-superficial-area-of-the-vault-room-is-890545-feet-of-the-warehouse-room-1402115-feet-the-total-number-of-vessels-which-entered-the-docks-in-1844-was-1911-362294-tonnage-the-business-of-the-docks-is-managed-by-a-company-whose-capital-is-image397471938.html New Alms-houses at Northfleet, 1844. 'These buildings have just been erected at Northfleet [in Kent], from the design of Mr. W. Chadwick, of Adelaide-place, London-bridge. The present design, however, only comprises twelve dwellings - the intended number being forty. They have been built from the private funds of Mr. John Huggins, of Sittingbourne, Kent, and are intended for the peaceful havens of those persons who, in common parlance, "have seen better days"; each of whom is to receive, in addition to this abode, a pension of twenty-one shillings per week. In the centre is a chapel, New Alms-houses at Northfleet, 1844. 'These buildings have just been erected at Northfleet [in Kent], from the design of Mr. W. Chadwick, of Adelaide-place, London-bridge. The present design, however, only comprises twelve dwellings - the intended number being forty. They have been built from the private funds of Mr. John Huggins, of Sittingbourne, Kent, and are intended for the peaceful havens of those persons who, in common parlance, "have seen better days"; each of whom is to receive, in addition to this abode, a pension of twenty-one shillings per week. In the centre is a chapel,https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-alms-houses-at-northfleet-1844-these-buildings-have-just-been-erected-at-northfleet-in-kent-from-the-design-of-mr-w-chadwick-of-adelaide-place-london-bridge-the-present-design-however-only-comprises-twelve-dwellings-the-intended-number-being-forty-they-have-been-built-from-the-private-funds-of-mr-john-huggins-of-sittingbourne-kent-and-are-intended-for-the-peaceful-havens-of-those-persons-who-in-common-parlance-quothave-seen-better-daysquot-each-of-whom-is-to-receive-in-addition-to-this-abode-a-pension-of-twenty-one-shillings-per-week-in-the-centre-is-a-chapel-image397471373.html Sale of West India Pine Apples, 1844. Scene in a London warehouse during the '...sale of upwards of 2700 West Indian Pine-Apples, by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, of Monument-yard...We have heard of pine-apples being so abundant in the West Indies, as to be used, when cut horizontally, for scrubbing ships' decks, the acid of the fruit serving to whiten the timbers'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Sale of West India Pine Apples, 1844. Scene in a London warehouse during the '...sale of upwards of 2700 West Indian Pine-Apples, by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, of Monument-yard...We have heard of pine-apples being so abundant in the West Indies, as to be used, when cut horizontally, for scrubbing ships' decks, the acid of the fruit serving to whiten the timbers'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/sale-of-west-india-pine-apples-1844-scene-in-a-london-warehouse-during-the-sale-of-upwards-of-2700-west-indian-pine-apples-by-messrs-keeling-and-hunt-of-monument-yardwe-have-heard-of-pine-apples-being-so-abundant-in-the-west-indies-as-to-be-used-when-cut-horizontally-for-scrubbing-ships-decks-the-acid-of-the-fruit-serving-to-whiten-the-timbers-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472520.html His Majesty the King of Holland, drawn by Baugniet, 1845. Portrait of William II of the Netherlands. 'As Prince of Orange he served in the Peninsula from 1811 to the end of that war in 1814, the principal part of which period as extra Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington, and was present at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, and battles of Salamanca, Yittoria, Pyrenees, and Nivelle, for which his Majesty has received a cross and two clasps. Commanded the Dutch troops in the campaign of 1815, and the first corps d'armee of the Duke of Wellington's forces at the battle of Waterloo, and His Majesty the King of Holland, drawn by Baugniet, 1845. Portrait of William II of the Netherlands. 'As Prince of Orange he served in the Peninsula from 1811 to the end of that war in 1814, the principal part of which period as extra Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington, and was present at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, and battles of Salamanca, Yittoria, Pyrenees, and Nivelle, for which his Majesty has received a cross and two clasps. Commanded the Dutch troops in the campaign of 1815, and the first corps d'armee of the Duke of Wellington's forces at the battle of Waterloo, andhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/his-majesty-the-king-of-holland-drawn-by-baugniet-1845-portrait-of-william-ii-of-the-netherlands-as-prince-of-orange-he-served-in-the-peninsula-from-1811-to-the-end-of-that-war-in-1814-the-principal-part-of-which-period-as-extra-aide-de-camp-to-the-duke-of-wellington-and-was-present-at-the-sieges-of-ciudad-rodrigo-and-badajoz-and-battles-of-salamanca-yittoria-pyrenees-and-nivelle-for-which-his-majesty-has-received-a-cross-and-two-clasps-commanded-the-dutch-troops-in-the-campaign-of-1815-and-the-first-corps-darmee-of-the-duke-of-wellingtons-forces-at-the-battle-of-waterloo-and-image397471603.html Orleans House, Twickenham; once the residence of Louis Philippe, 1844. View of Orleans House, a Palladian villa built in 1710 on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham, (now in west London). The house was named after Louis-Phillippe, Duc d'Orléans (later King of France), who lived here between 1813 and 1815 while in exile from France. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Orleans House, Twickenham; once the residence of Louis Philippe, 1844. View of Orleans House, a Palladian villa built in 1710 on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham, (now in west London). The house was named after Louis-Phillippe, Duc d'Orléans (later King of France), who lived here between 1813 and 1815 while in exile from France. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/orleans-house-twickenham-once-the-residence-of-louis-philippe-1844-view-of-orleans-house-a-palladian-villa-built-in-1710-on-the-banks-of-the-thames-at-twickenham-now-in-west-london-the-house-was-named-after-louis-phillippe-duc-dorlxe9ans-later-king-of-france-who-lived-here-between-1813-and-1815-while-in-exile-from-france-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471299.html Bay of Islands chief, 1845. Maori man from New Zealand wearing traditional costume. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Bay of Islands chief, 1845. Maori man from New Zealand wearing traditional costume. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/bay-of-islands-chief-1845-maori-man-from-new-zealand-wearing-traditional-costume-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471593.html Meeting of the British Archaeological Institute, St. John's Winchester, 1845. The Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) was established in 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Meeting of the British Archaeological Institute, St. John's Winchester, 1845. The Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) was established in 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/meeting-of-the-british-archaeological-institute-st-johns-winchester-1845-the-royal-archaeological-institute-rai-was-established-in-1844-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471926.html Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, 1845. Accomodation for the poor in Scotland. 'Trinity Hospital is the oldest charitable establishment in the City of Edinburgh, being the remains of one of the many pious bequests so extensively made in Catholic times; and one of the few which escaped the pious but indiscriminating zeal of the Reformers...It is well known that the Scotch have always been inclined to look upon any regular provision for the poor with distrust. They believe it destroys that independence of character to which they lay claim as a nation; and even this institution, calculated and intende Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, 1845. Accomodation for the poor in Scotland. 'Trinity Hospital is the oldest charitable establishment in the City of Edinburgh, being the remains of one of the many pious bequests so extensively made in Catholic times; and one of the few which escaped the pious but indiscriminating zeal of the Reformers...It is well known that the Scotch have always been inclined to look upon any regular provision for the poor with distrust. They believe it destroys that independence of character to which they lay claim as a nation; and even this institution, calculated and intendehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/trinity-hospital-edinburgh-1845-accomodation-for-the-poor-in-scotland-trinity-hospital-is-the-oldest-charitable-establishment-in-the-city-of-edinburgh-being-the-remains-of-one-of-the-many-pious-bequests-so-extensively-made-in-catholic-times-and-one-of-the-few-which-escaped-the-pious-but-indiscriminating-zeal-of-the-reformersit-is-well-known-that-the-scotch-have-always-been-inclined-to-look-upon-any-regular-provision-for-the-poor-with-distrust-they-believe-it-destroys-that-independence-of-character-to-which-they-lay-claim-as-a-nation-and-even-this-institution-calculated-and-intende-image397471534.html Marble statue of Her Majesty, in the Royal Exchange, 1845. Sculpture of Queen Victoria at the Royal Exchange in the City of London: '...marble Statue of her Majesty, placed in the centre of the Merchants' area. The statue is cut from one block of fine white marble, and is from the chisel of Mr. Lough, one of our most eminent sculptors: it is of colossal size, and placed upon a stone pedestal'. The "Art Journal" condemned it as '...an odiously coarse production, in which not one feature of the Queen is recognisable'; it was of such 'gross vulgarity', that it exceeded 'the worst produc Marble statue of Her Majesty, in the Royal Exchange, 1845. Sculpture of Queen Victoria at the Royal Exchange in the City of London: '...marble Statue of her Majesty, placed in the centre of the Merchants' area. The statue is cut from one block of fine white marble, and is from the chisel of Mr. Lough, one of our most eminent sculptors: it is of colossal size, and placed upon a stone pedestal'. The "Art Journal" condemned it as '...an odiously coarse production, in which not one feature of the Queen is recognisable'; it was of such 'gross vulgarity', that it exceeded 'the worst produchttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/marble-statue-of-her-majesty-in-the-royal-exchange-1845-sculpture-of-queen-victoria-at-the-royal-exchange-in-the-city-of-london-marble-statue-of-her-majesty-placed-in-the-centre-of-the-merchants-area-the-statue-is-cut-from-one-block-of-fine-white-marble-and-is-from-the-chisel-of-mr-lough-one-of-our-most-eminent-sculptors-it-is-of-colossal-size-and-placed-upon-a-stone-pedestal-the-quotart-journalquot-condemned-it-as-an-odiously-coarse-production-in-which-not-one-feature-of-the-queen-is-recognisable-it-was-of-such-gross-vulgarity-that-it-exceeded-the-worst-produc-image397472113.html The Sanctuary, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge. The house and contents were auctioned after Beckford's death in 1844. '...the Sanctuary, which has an air of mystic gloom and magnificence; the colours are crimson and oak; and the semicircular spaces above the doorways are filled with paintings. In this apartment are partly shown two fine ebony cabinets; and, in one of the arched recesses is a full-length statue, in marble, of St. Anthony of Padua, with the Infant Sav The Sanctuary, Lansdown Tower, 1845. Interior of an architectural folly built for British art collector William Beckford near Bath, Somerset. It was designed by Henry Goodridge. The house and contents were auctioned after Beckford's death in 1844. '...the Sanctuary, which has an air of mystic gloom and magnificence; the colours are crimson and oak; and the semicircular spaces above the doorways are filled with paintings. In this apartment are partly shown two fine ebony cabinets; and, in one of the arched recesses is a full-length statue, in marble, of St. Anthony of Padua, with the Infant Savhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-sanctuary-lansdown-tower-1845-interior-of-an-architectural-folly-built-for-british-art-collector-william-beckford-near-bath-somerset-it-was-designed-by-henry-goodridge-the-house-and-contents-were-auctioned-after-beckfords-death-in-1844-the-sanctuary-which-has-an-air-of-mystic-gloom-and-magnificence-the-colours-are-crimson-and-oak-and-the-semicircular-spaces-above-the-doorways-are-filled-with-paintings-in-this-apartment-are-partly-shown-two-fine-ebony-cabinets-and-in-one-of-the-arched-recesses-is-a-full-length-statue-in-marble-of-st-anthony-of-padua-with-the-infant-sav-image397472270.html Ascent of Mr Green's Balloon, 1845. 'On Monday evening, Mr. [Charles] Green made a very beautiful ascent in his monster Nassau Balloon, from the grounds of Cremorne House, Chelsea [in London], which were crowded with company to witness the spectacle. There was on the occasion of this ascent some novelty to attract the spectators and to amuse them. In addition to Mr. Green...there was amongst the "intrepid aeronauts" the celebrated Mr. Thomas Matthews, the Clown of Drury Lane Theatre, who immediately before the ascent favoured his companions in the car, and the thousands of persons wh Ascent of Mr Green's Balloon, 1845. 'On Monday evening, Mr. [Charles] Green made a very beautiful ascent in his monster Nassau Balloon, from the grounds of Cremorne House, Chelsea [in London], which were crowded with company to witness the spectacle. There was on the occasion of this ascent some novelty to attract the spectators and to amuse them. In addition to Mr. Green...there was amongst the "intrepid aeronauts" the celebrated Mr. Thomas Matthews, the Clown of Drury Lane Theatre, who immediately before the ascent favoured his companions in the car, and the thousands of persons whhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/ascent-of-mr-greens-balloon-1845-on-monday-evening-mr-charles-green-made-a-very-beautiful-ascent-in-his-monster-nassau-balloon-from-the-grounds-of-cremorne-house-chelsea-in-london-which-were-crowded-with-company-to-witness-the-spectacle-there-was-on-the-occasion-of-this-ascent-some-novelty-to-attract-the-spectators-and-to-amuse-them-in-addition-to-mr-greenthere-was-amongst-the-quotintrepid-aeronautsquot-the-celebrated-mr-thomas-matthews-the-clown-of-drury-lane-theatre-who-immediately-before-the-ascent-favoured-his-companions-in-the-car-and-the-thousands-of-persons-wh-image397471681.html Schloss Kalenberg - from His Royal Highness Prince Albert's drawing, 1845. View of Callenberg Castle near Coburg, Germany. It is the principal residence of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha of which Prince Albert was a member. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Schloss Kalenberg - from His Royal Highness Prince Albert's drawing, 1845. View of Callenberg Castle near Coburg, Germany. It is the principal residence of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha of which Prince Albert was a member. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/schloss-kalenberg-from-his-royal-highness-prince-alberts-drawing-1845-view-of-callenberg-castle-near-coburg-germany-it-is-the-principal-residence-of-the-house-of-saxe-coburg-and-gotha-of-which-prince-albert-was-a-member-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471736.html The Lord Mayor's Show, 1845. Annual celebration for the inauguration of a new Lord Mayor of London: Spectacle Maker John Johnson was chosen in 1845. Besides the state coach of the Lord Mayor, the procession was made up of livery companies, watermen, heralds, riders in historical costume including knights in armour, hussars, aldermen and officials. 'The Lord Mayor elect was received throughout with every demonstration of respect, and occasionally with considerable cheering; not so his predecessor. Hence at various points in the route, especially at Walbrook and the junction of Cheapside with St The Lord Mayor's Show, 1845. Annual celebration for the inauguration of a new Lord Mayor of London: Spectacle Maker John Johnson was chosen in 1845. Besides the state coach of the Lord Mayor, the procession was made up of livery companies, watermen, heralds, riders in historical costume including knights in armour, hussars, aldermen and officials. 'The Lord Mayor elect was received throughout with every demonstration of respect, and occasionally with considerable cheering; not so his predecessor. Hence at various points in the route, especially at Walbrook and the junction of Cheapside with Sthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-lord-mayors-show-1845-annual-celebration-for-the-inauguration-of-a-new-lord-mayor-of-london-spectacle-maker-john-johnson-was-chosen-in-1845-besides-the-state-coach-of-the-lord-mayor-the-procession-was-made-up-of-livery-companies-watermen-heralds-riders-in-historical-costume-including-knights-in-armour-hussars-aldermen-and-officials-the-lord-mayor-elect-was-received-throughout-with-every-demonstration-of-respect-and-occasionally-with-considerable-cheering-not-so-his-predecessor-hence-at-various-points-in-the-route-especially-at-walbrook-and-the-junction-of-cheapside-with-st-image397472269.html The Training Ground, Newmarket, 1845. Jockeys and grooms practice for the races at Newmarket in Suffolk. 'In no spot on earth is there so much material of interest for the true lover of the craft and subtlety of racing, as on the Exercise Grounds around Newmarket. The town itself has probably changed but little since first it became the chief resort of Horse-racing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. The Training Ground, Newmarket, 1845. Jockeys and grooms practice for the races at Newmarket in Suffolk. 'In no spot on earth is there so much material of interest for the true lover of the craft and subtlety of racing, as on the Exercise Grounds around Newmarket. The town itself has probably changed but little since first it became the chief resort of Horse-racing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-training-ground-newmarket-1845-jockeys-and-grooms-practice-for-the-races-at-newmarket-in-suffolk-in-no-spot-on-earth-is-there-so-much-material-of-interest-for-the-true-lover-of-the-craft-and-subtlety-of-racing-as-on-the-exercise-grounds-around-newmarket-the-town-itself-has-probably-changed-but-little-since-first-it-became-the-chief-resort-of-horse-racing-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472128.html Lieutenant Waghorn's Travelling Carriage, 1845. British naval officer Thomas Fletcher Waghorn pioneered a new route from Great Britain to India overland through Egypt before the construction of the Suez Canal in the 1860s. Waghorn claimed his route reduced the journey from over 11,000 miles (18,000 km) to 6,000 miles (9,700 km), taking between 35 and 45 days. At the time, steamships carrying mail took about three months to sail via the Cape of Good Hope. Waghorn's route consisted of a combination of steamship and horses. From Suez, '...the Express passed on to Cairo, carried by Couriers on hor Lieutenant Waghorn's Travelling Carriage, 1845. British naval officer Thomas Fletcher Waghorn pioneered a new route from Great Britain to India overland through Egypt before the construction of the Suez Canal in the 1860s. Waghorn claimed his route reduced the journey from over 11,000 miles (18,000 km) to 6,000 miles (9,700 km), taking between 35 and 45 days. At the time, steamships carrying mail took about three months to sail via the Cape of Good Hope. Waghorn's route consisted of a combination of steamship and horses. From Suez, '...the Express passed on to Cairo, carried by Couriers on horhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/lieutenant-waghorns-travelling-carriage-1845-british-naval-officer-thomas-fletcher-waghorn-pioneered-a-new-route-from-great-britain-to-india-overland-through-egypt-before-the-construction-of-the-suez-canal-in-the-1860s-waghorn-claimed-his-route-reduced-the-journey-from-over-11000-miles-18000-km-to-6000-miles-9700-km-taking-between-35-and-45-days-at-the-time-steamships-carrying-mail-took-about-three-months-to-sail-via-the-cape-of-good-hope-waghorns-route-consisted-of-a-combination-of-steamship-and-horses-from-suez-the-express-passed-on-to-cairo-carried-by-couriers-on-hor-image397472135.html The late Dr. Dalton, lying in state, 1844. The coffin of British chemist and physicist John Dalton, at the Town Hall, Manchester. 'Over the platform and coffin was a handsome square canopy, covered with black drapery, appropriately festooned. The floor of the platform, steps, and enclosed space, was covered with black cloth, and black fluted draperies covered the whole wall. The room was darkened for the occasion; all the windows were closed, so as to exclude the daylight; they were covered with black draperies; and the apartment was lighted by the two gas candelabra, and also by eight wa The late Dr. Dalton, lying in state, 1844. The coffin of British chemist and physicist John Dalton, at the Town Hall, Manchester. 'Over the platform and coffin was a handsome square canopy, covered with black drapery, appropriately festooned. The floor of the platform, steps, and enclosed space, was covered with black cloth, and black fluted draperies covered the whole wall. The room was darkened for the occasion; all the windows were closed, so as to exclude the daylight; they were covered with black draperies; and the apartment was lighted by the two gas candelabra, and also by eight wahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-late-dr-dalton-lying-in-state-1844-the-coffin-of-british-chemist-and-physicist-john-dalton-at-thexa0town-hall-manchester-over-the-platform-and-coffin-was-a-handsome-square-canopy-covered-with-black-drapery-appropriately-festooned-the-floor-of-the-platform-steps-and-enclosed-space-was-covered-with-black-cloth-and-black-fluted-draperies-covered-the-whole-wall-the-room-was-darkened-for-the-occasion-all-the-windows-were-closed-so-as-to-exclude-the-daylight-they-were-covered-with-black-draperies-and-the-apartment-was-lighted-by-the-two-gas-candelabra-and-also-by-eight-wa-image397472686.html Manchester Regatta - from a sketch by Mr. Hayes, 1844. Boat races on the river Irwell. 'The sports of this day consisted of four races - the Stanhill Hall Stakes, for four-oar pleasure-boats, value £10, won by Mr. Jones's Fearless; the Ordsall Stakes, for two-oar boats, won by Mr. Beardsall's Mystery; and the Swinton Hall Cup, value £16, won by Mr. Walker's Sons of the Dee, a Chester boat, by half a length - the Britannia, a Manchester boat, with a young crew, struggled manfully for the Cup, and the honour of the town. The Irwell Stakes of £12, won by Mystery - Forester second'. Manchester Regatta - from a sketch by Mr. Hayes, 1844. Boat races on the river Irwell. 'The sports of this day consisted of four races - the Stanhill Hall Stakes, for four-oar pleasure-boats, value £10, won by Mr. Jones's Fearless; the Ordsall Stakes, for two-oar boats, won by Mr. Beardsall's Mystery; and the Swinton Hall Cup, value £16, won by Mr. Walker's Sons of the Dee, a Chester boat, by half a length - the Britannia, a Manchester boat, with a young crew, struggled manfully for the Cup, and the honour of the town. The Irwell Stakes of £12, won by Mystery - Forester second'.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/manchester-regatta-from-a-sketch-by-mr-hayes-1844-boat-races-on-the-river-irwell-the-sports-of-this-day-consisted-of-four-races-the-stanhill-hall-stakes-for-four-oar-pleasure-boats-value-xa310-won-by-mr-joness-fearless-the-ordsall-stakes-for-two-oar-boats-won-by-mr-beardsalls-mystery-and-the-swinton-hall-cup-value-xa316-won-by-mr-walkers-sons-of-the-dee-a-chester-boat-by-half-a-length-the-britannia-a-manchester-boat-with-a-young-crew-struggled-manfully-for-the-cup-and-the-honour-of-the-town-the-irwell-stakes-of-xa312-won-by-mystery-forester-second-image397472456.html William Mulready, 1845. Portrait of British artist William Mulready, who '...was never a very regular or a very industrious workman. He is a slow painter, one who achieves excellence by repeated strokes and touches. His pictures are therefore few in number, and, what is more, of a small or cabinet size. One picture a year is the utmost he ever painted; and such is the request his works are in, that a new collector must wait the turn of many years before he is likely to acquire a picture from his hand...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. William Mulready, 1845. Portrait of British artist William Mulready, who '...was never a very regular or a very industrious workman. He is a slow painter, one who achieves excellence by repeated strokes and touches. His pictures are therefore few in number, and, what is more, of a small or cabinet size. One picture a year is the utmost he ever painted; and such is the request his works are in, that a new collector must wait the turn of many years before he is likely to acquire a picture from his hand...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/william-mulready-1845-portrait-of-british-artist-william-mulready-who-was-never-a-very-regular-or-a-very-industrious-workman-he-is-a-slow-painter-one-who-achieves-excellence-by-repeated-strokes-and-touches-his-pictures-are-therefore-few-in-number-and-what-is-more-of-a-small-or-cabinet-size-one-picture-a-year-is-the-utmost-he-ever-painted-and-such-is-the-request-his-works-are-in-that-a-new-collector-must-wait-the-turn-of-many-years-before-he-is-likely-to-acquire-a-picture-from-his-hand-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471540.html Gown and Town Row, at Oxford, 1845. Locals and university students fighting. 'On Wednesday evening (Nov. 5) a scene of much tumult occurred in the usually quiet streets of Oxford, occasioned by the getting up of a "Gown and Town Row." In olden times great animosity existed between the "Gown" and "Town" and serious frays often occurred, weapons were used, and historians relate that lives were often sacrificed in these frays. There is a tradition that in Brewer's-lane...the gutters ran with blood...The rabble of the "Town," and the "Gown,"...cont Gown and Town Row, at Oxford, 1845. Locals and university students fighting. 'On Wednesday evening (Nov. 5) a scene of much tumult occurred in the usually quiet streets of Oxford, occasioned by the getting up of a "Gown and Town Row." In olden times great animosity existed between the "Gown" and "Town" and serious frays often occurred, weapons were used, and historians relate that lives were often sacrificed in these frays. There is a tradition that in Brewer's-lane...the gutters ran with blood...The rabble of the "Town," and the "Gown,"...conthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/gown-and-town-row-at-oxford-1845-locals-and-university-students-fighting-on-wednesday-evening-nov-5-a-scene-of-much-tumult-occurred-in-the-usually-quiet-streets-of-oxford-occasioned-by-the-getting-up-of-a-quotgown-and-town-rowquot-in-olden-times-great-animosity-existed-between-the-quotgownquot-and-quottownquot-and-serious-frays-often-occurred-weapons-were-used-and-historians-relate-that-lives-were-often-sacrificed-in-these-frays-there-is-a-tradition-that-in-brewers-lanethe-gutters-ran-with-bloodthe-rabble-of-the-quottownquot-and-the-quotgownquotcont-image397472161.html Statue of Beethoven, at Bonn, 1845. The Beethoven Monument, a statue of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn, Beethoven's birthplace. It was designed by Ernst Julius Hähnel and unveiled in 1845. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Statue of Beethoven, at Bonn, 1845. The Beethoven Monument, a statue of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn, Beethoven's birthplace. It was designed by Ernst Julius Hähnel and unveiled in 1845. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/statue-of-beethoven-at-bonn-1845-the-beethoven-monument-a-statue-of-german-composer-ludwig-van-beethoven-in-bonn-beethovens-birthplace-it-was-designed-by-ernst-julius-hxe4hnel-and-unveiled-in-1845-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471703.html Keys of the Fortress of Portsmouth, 1845. '...curious and antique emblems of authority...They are of bronze, of a deep gold colour; weigh two pounds and a half, and are fastened together by a purple ribbon, with deep gold fringe. They are each nine inches long; on the flutings is the following inscription; it should, however, be explained that the ancient keys, being much corroded, were mingled with a quantity of fresh metal, and recast in1814. "The Keys of the Fortress of Portsmouth, presented to, and most graciously received by, the Prince Regent...on the twenty-first June, 1814; when L Keys of the Fortress of Portsmouth, 1845. '...curious and antique emblems of authority...They are of bronze, of a deep gold colour; weigh two pounds and a half, and are fastened together by a purple ribbon, with deep gold fringe. They are each nine inches long; on the flutings is the following inscription; it should, however, be explained that the ancient keys, being much corroded, were mingled with a quantity of fresh metal, and recast in1814. "The Keys of the Fortress of Portsmouth, presented to, and most graciously received by, the Prince Regent...on the twenty-first June, 1814; when Lhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/keys-of-the-fortress-of-portsmouth-1845-curious-and-antique-emblems-of-authoritythey-are-of-bronze-of-a-deep-gold-colour-weigh-two-pounds-and-a-half-and-are-fastened-together-by-a-purple-ribbon-with-deep-gold-fringe-they-are-each-nine-inches-long-on-the-flutings-is-the-following-inscription-it-should-however-be-explained-that-the-ancient-keys-being-much-corroded-were-mingled-with-a-quantity-of-fresh-metal-and-recast-in1814-quotthe-keys-of-the-fortress-of-portsmouth-presented-to-and-most-graciously-received-by-the-prince-regenton-the-twenty-first-june-1814-when-l-image397472315.html The Dog Bill Committee, drawn by T. Landseer, 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. The Dog Bill Committee, drawn by T. Landseer, 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-dog-bill-committee-drawn-by-t-landseer-1844-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397472659.html Coburg - from His Royal Highness Prince Albert's drawing, 1845. The town of Coburg in Bavaria, Germany. 'The ancient castle of the Dukes of Coburg is situated on a commanding eminence overhanging the town'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Coburg - from His Royal Highness Prince Albert's drawing, 1845. The town of Coburg in Bavaria, Germany. 'The ancient castle of the Dukes of Coburg is situated on a commanding eminence overhanging the town'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/coburg-from-his-royal-highness-prince-alberts-drawing-1845-the-town-of-coburg-in-bavaria-germany-the-ancient-castle-of-the-dukes-of-coburg-is-situated-on-a-commanding-eminence-overhanging-the-town-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471881.html Bonner's Hall, 1844. Building due to be demolished in the East End of London: '...considerable progress has been made towards the formation of "Victoria Park"...The chief part of the tenants inhabiting the houses forming the remaining wing of "Bonner's-hall" have vacated their occupancy, prior to the demolition of this interesting structure, which will commence at once. This is one of the most picturesque parts of the locality; the venerable trees which still remain showing it to have been the remnants of a formerly well cultivated park. Bishop Bonner is stated to have resi Bonner's Hall, 1844. Building due to be demolished in the East End of London: '...considerable progress has been made towards the formation of "Victoria Park"...The chief part of the tenants inhabiting the houses forming the remaining wing of "Bonner's-hall" have vacated their occupancy, prior to the demolition of this interesting structure, which will commence at once. This is one of the most picturesque parts of the locality; the venerable trees which still remain showing it to have been the remnants of a formerly well cultivated park. Bishop Bonner is stated to have resihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/bonners-hall-1844-building-due-to-be-demolished-in-the-east-end-of-london-considerable-progress-has-been-made-towards-the-formation-of-quotvictoria-parkquotthe-chief-part-of-the-tenants-inhabiting-the-houses-forming-the-remaining-wing-of-quotbonners-hallquot-have-vacated-their-occupancy-prior-to-the-demolition-of-this-interesting-structure-which-will-commence-at-once-this-is-one-of-the-most-picturesque-parts-of-the-locality-the-venerable-trees-which-still-remain-showing-it-to-have-been-the-remnants-of-a-formerly-well-cultivated-park-bishop-bonner-is-stated-to-have-resi-image397471365.html The kitchen at Burghley, 1844. Interior showing the great kitchens at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. The house was built in the 16th century. Here we see Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting the main kitchen: '...a noble room situated on the south side of a spacious court. It stands at the east end of the mansion, and measures 48 feet by 30; the roof is very lofty, and has a groined ceiling, of earlier style even than the old mansion. At one end is a large painting of a carcase of beef - an exhibition of the true ensign armorial of English hospitality...'. From "Illustr The kitchen at Burghley, 1844. Interior showing the great kitchens at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. The house was built in the 16th century. Here we see Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visiting the main kitchen: '...a noble room situated on the south side of a spacious court. It stands at the east end of the mansion, and measures 48 feet by 30; the roof is very lofty, and has a groined ceiling, of earlier style even than the old mansion. At one end is a large painting of a carcase of beef - an exhibition of the true ensign armorial of English hospitality...'. From "Illustrhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-kitchen-at-burghley-1844-interior-showing-the-great-kitchens-at-burghley-house-near-stamford-lincolnshire-the-house-was-built-in-the-16th-century-here-we-see-queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-visiting-the-main-kitchen-a-noble-room-situated-on-the-south-side-of-a-spacious-court-it-stands-at-the-east-end-of-the-mansion-and-measures-48-feet-by-30-the-roof-is-very-lofty-and-has-a-groined-ceiling-of-earlier-style-even-than-the-old-mansion-at-one-end-is-a-large-painting-of-a-carcase-of-beef-an-exhibition-of-the-true-ensign-armorial-of-english-hospitality-from-quotillustr-image397472697.html Scene from "Cat's Castle", at the Adelphi Theatre, 1844. London stage production of a pantomime '...called Cat's Castle; or, Harlequin and the King of the Rats,", from the pen of Mr. [William B.] Buckstone'. It '...purports to be "founded upon a categorical and doggrei poem, written by a Laureate, who invoked the Mews of the middle ages" ...A number of allusions to passing events are introduced in the Pantomime, as well as the topics of the past year'. However, 'The tricks were old, and scarcely brought a laugh; and the audience appeared as dull as if witnessing a trag Scene from "Cat's Castle", at the Adelphi Theatre, 1844. London stage production of a pantomime '...called Cat's Castle; or, Harlequin and the King of the Rats,", from the pen of Mr. [William B.] Buckstone'. It '...purports to be "founded upon a categorical and doggrei poem, written by a Laureate, who invoked the Mews of the middle ages" ...A number of allusions to passing events are introduced in the Pantomime, as well as the topics of the past year'. However, 'The tricks were old, and scarcely brought a laugh; and the audience appeared as dull as if witnessing a traghttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scene-from-quotcats-castlequot-at-the-adelphi-theatre-1844-london-stage-production-of-a-pantomime-called-cats-castle-or-harlequin-and-the-king-of-the-ratsquot-from-the-pen-of-mr-william-b-buckstone-it-purports-to-be-quotfounded-upon-a-categorical-and-doggrei-poem-written-by-a-laureate-who-invoked-the-mews-of-the-middle-agesquot-a-number-of-allusions-to-passing-events-are-introduced-in-the-pantomime-as-well-as-the-topics-of-the-past-year-however-the-tricks-were-old-and-scarcely-brought-a-laugh-and-the-audience-appeared-as-dull-as-if-witnessing-a-trag-image397471517.html Baily's statue of Dr. Watts, 1845. Sculpture of English hymn writer, author and theologian Isaac Watts in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London. It was designed by Edward Hodges Baily (who also sculpted the statue of Lord Nelson on top of Nelson's Column). 'The height of the Statue is 8 feet 3 inches; and that of the pedestal on which it stands, is 12 feet; the whole being executed in Portland stone. The commission has been executed by Mr. Baily, R.A., whose usual charge for such a Statue in Portland stone is £500; but, in consequence of his estimation of Dr. Watts's character and Baily's statue of Dr. Watts, 1845. Sculpture of English hymn writer, author and theologian Isaac Watts in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London. It was designed by Edward Hodges Baily (who also sculpted the statue of Lord Nelson on top of Nelson's Column). 'The height of the Statue is 8 feet 3 inches; and that of the pedestal on which it stands, is 12 feet; the whole being executed in Portland stone. The commission has been executed by Mr. Baily, R.A., whose usual charge for such a Statue in Portland stone is £500; but, in consequence of his estimation of Dr. Watts's character andhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/bailys-statue-of-dr-watts-1845-sculpture-of-english-hymn-writer-author-and-theologian-isaac-watts-in-abney-park-cemetery-stoke-newington-london-it-was-designed-by-edward-hodges-baily-who-also-sculpted-the-statue-of-lord-nelson-on-top-of-nelsons-column-the-height-of-the-statue-is-8-feet-3-inches-and-that-of-the-pedestal-on-which-it-stands-is-12-feet-the-whole-being-executed-in-portland-stone-the-commission-has-been-executed-by-mr-baily-ra-whose-usual-charge-for-such-a-statue-in-portland-stone-is-xa3500-but-in-consequence-of-his-estimation-of-dr-wattss-character-and-image397471924.html Installation of a Knight of the Bath, 1844. The Order of the Bath is conferred by Queen Victoria. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. '...the Ceremony of the Sovereign investing a Knight with the Order, in the Throne-room, at St. James's Palace...The Collar is of gold, weighing thirty ounces Troy weight, and is composed of nine imperial crowns, and eight roses, thistles, and shamrocks, issuing from a sceptre, enamelled in their proper colours, tied or linked together with sev Installation of a Knight of the Bath, 1844. The Order of the Bath is conferred by Queen Victoria. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. '...the Ceremony of the Sovereign investing a Knight with the Order, in the Throne-room, at St. James's Palace...The Collar is of gold, weighing thirty ounces Troy weight, and is composed of nine imperial crowns, and eight roses, thistles, and shamrocks, issuing from a sceptre, enamelled in their proper colours, tied or linked together with sevhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/installation-of-a-knight-of-the-bath-1844-the-order-of-the-bath-is-conferred-by-queen-victoria-the-name-derives-from-the-elaborate-medieval-ceremony-for-appointing-a-knight-which-involved-bathing-as-a-symbol-of-purification-as-one-of-its-elements-the-ceremony-of-the-sovereign-investing-a-knight-with-the-order-in-the-throne-room-at-st-jamess-palacethe-collar-is-of-gold-weighing-thirty-ounces-troy-weight-and-is-composed-of-nine-imperial-crowns-and-eight-roses-thistles-and-shamrocks-issuing-from-a-sceptre-enamelled-in-their-proper-colours-tied-or-linked-together-with-sev-image397471372.html The Inner Court, Burghley, 1844. Courtyard and clock tower at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. The Inner Court, Burghley, 1844. Courtyard and clock tower at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-inner-court-burghley-1844-courtyard-and-clock-tower-at-burghley-house-near-stamford-lincolnshire-the-house-was-built-in-the-16th-century-for-william-cecil-lord-burghley-lord-high-treasurer-to-queen-elizabeth-i-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471376.html Mr. R.M. Layton's 4 yrs. 8 mo. old Hereford ox - 1st prize, £20 - first class - and silver medal and gold medal, 1845. Livestock show organised by the Smithfield Club in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Mr. R.M. Layton's 4 yrs. 8 mo. old Hereford ox - 1st prize, £20 - first class - and silver medal and gold medal, 1845. Livestock show organised by the Smithfield Club in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/mr-rm-laytons-4-yrs-8-mo-old-hereford-ox-1st-prize-xa320-first-class-and-silver-medal-and-gold-medal-1845-livestock-show-organised-by-the-smithfield-club-in-london-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472311.html Encounter of Kabyles with French troops, 1845. Colonial wars in North Africa. '...a group of Kabyles, drawn by M. Frederic Goupil...The Kabyles are a strong and courageous race of Algeria, inhabiting fixed dwellings, and employing themselves in agriculture, as well as in cattle breeding. They always fight on foot, armed with a yataghan and a long rifle. They rarely attack by night, for one of the precepts of the Koran is neither to wander nor to wage war by night, and this they pretty scrupulously obey. They are accustomed to greet the French with a torrent of friendly epithets, such as " Encounter of Kabyles with French troops, 1845. Colonial wars in North Africa. '...a group of Kabyles, drawn by M. Frederic Goupil...The Kabyles are a strong and courageous race of Algeria, inhabiting fixed dwellings, and employing themselves in agriculture, as well as in cattle breeding. They always fight on foot, armed with a yataghan and a long rifle. They rarely attack by night, for one of the precepts of the Koran is neither to wander nor to wage war by night, and this they pretty scrupulously obey. They are accustomed to greet the French with a torrent of friendly epithets, such as "https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/encounter-of-kabyles-with-french-troops-1845-colonial-wars-in-north-africa-a-group-of-kabyles-drawn-by-m-frederic-goupilthe-kabyles-are-a-strong-and-courageous-race-of-algeria-inhabiting-fixed-dwellings-and-employing-themselves-in-agriculture-as-well-as-in-cattle-breeding-they-always-fight-on-foot-armed-with-a-yataghan-and-a-long-rifle-they-rarely-attack-by-night-for-one-of-the-precepts-of-the-koran-is-neither-to-wander-nor-to-wage-war-by-night-and-this-they-pretty-scrupulously-obey-they-are-accustomed-to-greet-the-french-with-a-torrent-of-friendly-epithets-such-as-quot-image397472089.html Exterior of the Pavilion, Royal Agricultural Society's Show, Shrewsbury, 1845. Farmers and landowners at an annual show in Shropshire. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Exterior of the Pavilion, Royal Agricultural Society's Show, Shrewsbury, 1845. Farmers and landowners at an annual show in Shropshire. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/exterior-of-the-pavilion-royal-agricultural-societys-show-shrewsbury-1845-farmers-and-landowners-at-an-annual-show-in-shropshire-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471565.html Peasant of Morocco, 1844. North African woman: '...the common costume of the people, worn by the fellahs, or peasants'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Peasant of Morocco, 1844. North African woman: '...the common costume of the people, worn by the fellahs, or peasants'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/peasant-of-morocco-1844-north-african-woman-the-common-costume-of-the-people-worn-by-the-fellahs-or-peasantsxa0from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471133.html St. James's Theatre - The Amateurs - Capt. Bobadil, (Mr. Charles Dickens), 1845. London stage production starring amateur actors in Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour". British writer Charles Dickens and his friends staged the play as a benefit, and acted in it themselves. 'Mr. Dickens's Bobadil was the best impersonation of the night, and a performance of very high merit, even if measured by a technical standard'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. St. James's Theatre - The Amateurs - Capt. Bobadil, (Mr. Charles Dickens), 1845. London stage production starring amateur actors in Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour". British writer Charles Dickens and his friends staged the play as a benefit, and acted in it themselves. 'Mr. Dickens's Bobadil was the best impersonation of the night, and a performance of very high merit, even if measured by a technical standard'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/st-jamess-theatre-the-amateurs-capt-bobadil-mr-charles-dickens-1845-london-stage-production-starring-amateur-actors-in-ben-jonsons-quotevery-man-in-his-humourquot-british-writer-charles-dickens-and-his-friends-staged-the-play-as-a-benefit-and-acted-in-it-themselves-mr-dickenss-bobadil-was-the-best-impersonation-of-the-night-and-a-performance-of-very-high-merit-even-if-measured-by-a-technical-standard-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397472263.html Bombardment of Tangier, 1844. The French navy attacking the coast of North Africa. A 'correspondent' of the time wrote: 'I send you by packet, thinking it may be useful for your valuable journal, a view of Tangier Bay, with the French ships taking up a position in the Bay, preparatory to their bombarding the town. The French force here now consists of three line-of-battle ships, one frigate, and six steamers. Prince de Joinville has his flag flying on board the Suffren, of 90 guns. They have on board about 2000 soldiers. The town...is in a dilapidated state, and a frigate would take the place Bombardment of Tangier, 1844. The French navy attacking the coast of North Africa. A 'correspondent' of the time wrote: 'I send you by packet, thinking it may be useful for your valuable journal, a view of Tangier Bay, with the French ships taking up a position in the Bay, preparatory to their bombarding the town. The French force here now consists of three line-of-battle ships, one frigate, and six steamers. Prince de Joinville has his flag flying on board the Suffren, of 90 guns. They have on board about 2000 soldiers. The town...is in a dilapidated state, and a frigate would take the placehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/bombardment-of-tangier-1844-the-french-navy-attacking-the-coast-of-north-africa-a-correspondent-of-the-time-wrote-i-send-you-by-packet-thinking-it-may-be-useful-for-your-valuable-journal-a-view-of-tangier-bay-with-the-french-ships-taking-up-a-position-in-the-bay-preparatory-to-their-bombarding-the-town-the-french-force-here-now-consists-of-three-line-of-battle-ships-one-frigate-and-six-steamers-prince-de-joinville-has-his-flag-flying-on-board-the-suffren-of-90-guns-they-have-on-board-about-2000-soldiers-the-townis-in-a-dilapidated-state-and-a-frigate-would-take-the-place-image397471159.html A scene near Temple Bar, during the fog, 1844. Thick fog in the City of London. 'To say that darkness was visible would be to give but a faint idea of the aspect of things about seven o'clock. It was literally pitch dark, and therefore numbers of persons in all directions very appropriately lighted torches. In Fleet-street and the Strand, and the public thoroughfares, there was "confusion worse confounded". The omnibuses and other vehicles were obliged to proceed at a creeping pace, and foot-passengers, particularly timid ones, were detained some time at the crossings. Even in well-l A scene near Temple Bar, during the fog, 1844. Thick fog in the City of London. 'To say that darkness was visible would be to give but a faint idea of the aspect of things about seven o'clock. It was literally pitch dark, and therefore numbers of persons in all directions very appropriately lighted torches. In Fleet-street and the Strand, and the public thoroughfares, there was "confusion worse confounded". The omnibuses and other vehicles were obliged to proceed at a creeping pace, and foot-passengers, particularly timid ones, were detained some time at the crossings. 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From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V. Head of the Bull Dog, 1844. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/head-of-the-bull-dog-1844-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1844-vol-v-image397471197.html Kororarika Beach, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 1845. View of '...Kororarika Beach, the principal residence of the Europeans at the Bay of Islands, from the time of its discovery by Captain Cook, who named it from the great number of islands with which it is studded: here ships of the largest burden can approach within half a mile of the shore; and the water is always smooth'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. Kororarika Beach, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 1845. View of '...Kororarika Beach, the principal residence of the Europeans at the Bay of Islands, from the time of its discovery by Captain Cook, who named it from the great number of islands with which it is studded: here ships of the largest burden can approach within half a mile of the shore; and the water is always smooth'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/kororarika-beach-bay-of-islands-new-zealand-1845-view-of-kororarika-beach-the-principal-residence-of-the-europeans-at-the-bay-of-islands-from-the-time-of-its-discovery-by-captain-cook-who-named-it-from-the-great-number-of-islands-with-which-it-is-studded-here-ships-of-the-largest-burden-can-approach-within-half-a-mile-of-the-shore-and-the-water-is-always-smooth-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471588.html The late General Jackson, 1845. Portrait of American soldier and US president Andrew Jackson. 'In 1812 he was ordered to take the field against the Indians in the South, and in all his engagements with them he was signally victorious...he was commissioned Major-General of the U.S. Army in 1812, and...routed the British troops in a number of skirmishes in the vicinity of New Orleans...Peace being restored, he retired to his farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In 1817 he was again called to the field to suppress the Seminole Indians of Florida'. Jackson was appointed Governor of Florida, and was lat The late General Jackson, 1845. Portrait of American soldier and US president Andrew Jackson. 'In 1812 he was ordered to take the field against the Indians in the South, and in all his engagements with them he was signally victorious...he was commissioned Major-General of the U.S. Army in 1812, and...routed the British troops in a number of skirmishes in the vicinity of New Orleans...Peace being restored, he retired to his farm near Nashville, Tennessee. In 1817 he was again called to the field to suppress the Seminole Indians of Florida'. Jackson was appointed Governor of Florida, and was lathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-late-general-jackson-1845-portrait-of-american-soldier-and-us-president-andrew-jackson-in-1812-he-was-ordered-to-take-the-field-against-the-indians-in-the-south-and-in-all-his-engagements-with-them-he-was-signally-victorioushe-was-commissioned-major-general-of-the-us-army-in-1812-androuted-the-british-troops-in-a-number-of-skirmishes-in-the-vicinity-of-new-orleanspeace-being-restored-he-retired-to-his-farm-near-nashville-tennessee-in-1817-he-was-again-called-to-the-field-to-suppress-the-seminole-indians-of-florida-jackson-was-appointed-governor-of-florida-and-was-lat-image397471545.html The Reigning Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, drawn by Baugniet, 1845. Portrait of Ernst II and Princess Alexandrine. Ernst was the brother of Prince Albert, who was married to Queen Victoria. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII. The Reigning Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, drawn by Baugniet, 1845. Portrait of Ernst II and Princess Alexandrine. Ernst was the brother of Prince Albert, who was married to Queen Victoria. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-reigning-duke-and-duchess-of-saxe-coburg-gotha-drawn-by-baugniet-1845-portrait-of-ernst-ii-and-princess-alexandrine-ernst-was-the-brother-of-prince-albert-who-was-married-to-queen-victoria-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1845-vol-vii-image397471759.html Interior of the old house, 1844. Building in Clerkenwell, London. 'The mode in which this house is internally disposed denotes it to have long been "a den of thieves"; and up to the last Middlesex sessions it was tenanted by persons of dishonest and abandoned habits. It has all the conveniences of a hiding-place, with concealed means of escape - in dark closets, sliding panels, and secret recesses, and by as many trap doors as in the stage of a theatre. By passing down one of these traps, the pursued could elude the vigilance of the police, by getting through a window and crossing th Interior of the old house, 1844. Building in Clerkenwell, London. 'The mode in which this house is internally disposed denotes it to have long been "a den of thieves"; and up to the last Middlesex sessions it was tenanted by persons of dishonest and abandoned habits. It has all the conveniences of a hiding-place, with concealed means of escape - in dark closets, sliding panels, and secret recesses, and by as many trap doors as in the stage of a theatre. 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