Illustrated London News, December 10th 1853.

This Copy has 12 pages, 24 sides, it was taken fron a Bound Volume and therefore has the Binding Holes showing.

Front page shows an Article called "The Labour Parliament." -also a Half Page Engraving called " Imperial Hunt in the forest of Fontainebleau."

Articles include,-

                         Louis Napolean's Hunting Parties at Fontainebleau.

                                         Foreign and Colonial News.

                                             Wreck of the " Meridian."

                                   New Australian Clipper Ship " Speedy."

                      Prince Menschikow, the Russian Minister of Marine.

                                                 The Planet Saturn.

                                  Double-Fog-Bow by W. Keith Murray.

                       The Corporation of London City Improvements.

                              Epitome of News - Foreign and Domestic

A Double page of 4 Engravings by H. Weir, with Article called the  Smithfield Club Prize Cattle.

        The American Reaping and Separating Machine, with Sketches.

                 Large Rabbit bred by Mr. Joseph Allsopp of Leicester.

                                            Provincial Intelligence.

                                 Fat Stock and the Smithfield Show.

                                     Christmas Grand Poultry Show.

                                    Royal Present to a British Officer.

London and Blackwall Railway. - Enlargement of the Fenchurch-Street Station.

                                                   Mr Albert Smith.

                                                  Somerset House.

         Testimonial to Mr. Watkin, of the London and North-Western Railway.

                                  Music.- The projected English Opera.

                                The Theatres, - Adelphi,and Haymarket.

                            Town and Table Talk on Literature, Art, & c.

Chess.-Problem No 513.and a Match between Messrs, Lowenthal and Harrwitz.

                                        Obituary of Eminent Persons.
General Sir Augustus de Butts, K. C. H.
Sir Charles Witham.
Ellis Cunliffe Lister Kay.
James Ewing.
The Rev. John Septimus Grover.

                                              The Chinese Rebellion.

                                   Great Fire in Upper Thames-Street.

                                 Races near Wellington, New Zealand.

                      Improved Short-Horns.- With Half Page Engraving.

                                     News of the Week from The I.L.S.

                                                       The Court.

                                           Church, Universities & c.

                                                Metropolitan News.

Music and Song - King Alfred, with Poetry by Charles Mackay, and Symphonies and Accompaniments by Sir H. R. Bishop.  Air, " My Lodging is on the Cold Ground."

Favourites of the Royal Stud. - A full page Engraving by Smyth. This is a Group of Horses from Her Majesty's Stables.  Her Majesty's Riding Horse.  A Grey Mexican Pony,Paquita.  Her Majesty's Black Charger.  Hyperion.  The Prince of Wales Pony,Caspar.  Grey Arab,Khorseed.  A Brown Arab, Said.

                                                       National Sports.

                                  Monetary Transactions of the Week.

                                                         The Markets.

                                              Births, Deaths, Marriages.