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1856 Illustrated London News - The Treaty of Paris - Covent Garden Theatre Fire:
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A complete edition of "The Illustrated London News" the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper dated March 15, 1856. This popular London magazine was published from 1842 until 2003 - see history below
The illustrations are as follows:
"The Siege of Sebastopol - Interior of the Redan" - cover page - red tax stamp
"The Lord Lieutenant Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Museum at Dublin"
"Dinner given by Frances Marchioness of Londonderry to Pitmen on Chilton Moor"
"The Peace Conference at Paris" - double page - see below
"Burning of Covent Garden Theatre"
"Ruins of Covent Garden Theatre ..."
"Boston Election" - Lincolnshire
"New Iron and Glass Warehouse at Glasgow"
"The Council of War at Paris" - double page
Illustrations are explained in the text. Good condition - see scans . The magazine has been bound and disbound
11 pages, 22 sides. Page size 12 x 16 inches. A great and interesting resource for the historian
The Illustrated London News23 languagesToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Illustrated London NewsFront-page of the magazine's first issue (May 14, 1842)TypeWeekly (1842–1971)
Monthly (1971–1989)
Quarterly (1989–1994)
Twice-yearly London News GroupFounded1842Political alignmentConservativeCeased publication2003HeadquartersLondon, EnglandWebsitewww.iln.co.uk

The Illustrated London News, founded byHerbert Ingramand first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's firstillustratedweekly newsmagazine.[1]The magazine was published weekly for most of its existence, switched to a less frequent publication schedule in 1971, and eventually ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.

History1842–1860: Herbert IngramFront cover of 1 October 1892 issue, showing a scene fromSydney GrundyandArthur Sullivan'sHaddon Hallcreated by M. Browne andHerbert Railton

The Illustrated London Newsfounder Herbert Ingram was born inBoston, Lincolnshire, in 1811, and opened a printing, newsagent, and bookselling business inNottinghamaround 1834 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke.[2]As a newsagent, Ingram was struck by the reliable increase in newspaper sales when they featured pictures and shocking stories. Ingram began to plan a weekly newspaper that would contain pictures in every edition.[3]

Ingram rented an office, recruited artists and reporters, and employed as his editorFrederick William Naylor Bayley(1808–1853), formerly editor of theNational Omnibus. The first issue ofThe Illustrated London Newsappeared on Saturday, 14 May 1842, timed to report on the youngQueen Victoria's first masquerade ball.[4]Its 16 pages and 32wood engravingscovered topics such as the war inAfghanistan, theVersailles rail accident, a survey of the candidates for theUS presidential election, extensive crime reports, theatre and book reviews, and a list of births, marriages, and deaths. Ingram hired 200men to carry placards through the streets of London promoting the first edition of his new newspaper.[5]

Jumbo's Journey to the Docks (The Illustrated London News, 1 April 1882)

Costingsixpence, the first issue sold 26,000 copies. Despite this initial success, sales of the second and subsequent editions were disappointing. However, Ingram was determined to make his newspaper a success, and sent every clergyman in the country a copy of the edition that contained illustrations of the installation of theArchbishop of Canterbury, and by this means secured a great many new subscribers.

Its circulation soon increased to 40,000, and by the end of its first year was 60,000. In 1851, after the newspaper publishedJoseph Paxton's designs forthe Crystal Palacebefore evenPrince Alberthad seen them, the circulation rose to 130,000. In 1852, when it produced a special edition covering the funeral of theDuke of Wellington, sales increased to 150,000; and in 1855, mainly due to the newspaper reproducing some ofRoger Fenton's pioneering photographs of theCrimean War(and also due to the abolition of theStamp Actthat taxed newspapers), it sold 200,000 copies per week.[5]

Competitors soon began to appear;Lloyd's Illustrated Paperwas founded later that year, whileReynold's Newspaperopened in 1850; both were successful Victorian publications, albeit less successful thanThe Illustrated London News.[6]Andrew Spottiswoode'sPictorial Timeslost £20,000 before it was sold to Ingram by Henry Vizetelly, who had left theILNto found it.[7]Ingram folded it into another purchase,The Lady's Newspaper, which becameThe Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times. Vizetelly was also behind a later competitor,Illustrated Timesin 1855, which was similarly bought out by Ingram in 1859.[citation needed]

Ingram's other early collaborators left the business in the 1850s. Nathanial Cooke, his business partner and brother-in-law, found himself in a subordinate role in the business and parted on bad terms around 1854. The departure of William Little was in 1858; in addition to providing a loan of £10,000, he was the printer and publisher of the paper for 15 years. Little's relationship with Ingram deteriorated over Ingram's harassment of their mutual sister-in-law.[2]

Herbert Ingram died on 8 September 1860 in apaddle-steamer accidentonLake Michigan, and he was succeeded as proprietor by his youngest son,William Ingram, who in turn was succeeded by his son, SirBruce Ingram(1877–1963) in 1900, who remained as editor until his death.

Treaty of Paris (1856)43 languagesToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other treaties of Paris, seeTreaty of Paris (disambiguation).This articleis written like apersonal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essaythat states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic.Pleasehelp improve itby rewriting it in anencyclopedic style.(October 2020)(Learn how and when to remove this template message)Treaty of ParisEdouard Louis Dubufe,Congrès de Paris, 1856,Palace of Versailles.TypeMultilateral style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: inherit;">

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TheTreaty of Paris of 1856brought an end to theCrimean Warbetween theRussian Empireand an alliance of theOttoman Empire, theUnited Kingdom, theSecond French Empireand theKingdom of Sardinia.[1][2]

The treaty, signed on 30 March 1856 at theCongress of Paris, made theBlack Seaneutral territory, closing it to all warships and prohibiting fortifications and the presence of armaments on its shores.

The treaty diminished Russian influence in the region. Conditions for the return ofSevastopoland other towns and cities in the south ofCrimeato Russia were severe since no naval or military arsenal could be established by Russia on the coast of the Black Sea.

SummaryÉpinal printof the sovereigns of Europe during the Congress of Paris, 1856

The Treaty of Paris was signed on 30 March 1856 at the Congress of Paris with Russia on one side of the negotiating table and France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia on the other side. The treaty came about to resolve the Crimean War, which had begun on 23 October 1853, when the Ottoman Empire formally declared war on Russia after Russian troops occupied theDanubian Principalities.[3]

The Treaty of Paris was seen as an achievement of theTanzimatpolicy of reform. The Western European alliance powers pledged to maintain the integrity of the Ottoman Empire and restored the respective territories of the Russian and the Ottoman Empires to their pre-war boundaries. They also demilitarised theBlack Seato improve trade, which greatly weakened Russia's influence in the region.MoldaviaandWallachiawere recognized as quasi-independent states under Ottomansuzerainty. They gained the left bank of the mouth of the Danube and part ofBessarabiafrom Russia as a result of the treaty.[4]