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Revival of Wood-engraving by Thomas Bewick--The _Observer_ started, 1791--The _Times_ an Illustrated Paper--Illustrations of News in the _Observer_--St. Helena and Napoleon Bonaparte--Abraham Thornton and the 'Assize of Battle'--Mr. William Clement and Illustrated Journalism--The Cato Street Conspiracy--Trial of Queen Caroline--The House of Commons in 1821--Coronation of George IV.--Royal Visits to Ireland and Scotland--Murder of Mr. Weare--Illustrations of the Murder in the _Morning Chronicle_, the _Observer_, and the _Englishman_--_Bell's Life in London_--Prize-Fight at Warwick--Liston as 'Paul Pry'--'Gallery of Comicalities,' &c.--_Pierce Egan's Life in London_--Death of the Duke of York--Death of Mr. Canning--Opening of Hammersmith Bridge, 1827--Mr. Gurney's Steam Coach--The Thames Tunnel--The Murder in the Red Barn--The Siamese Twins--Death of George IV.--Opening of New London Bridge, 1831--Coronation of William IV. and Queen Adelaide--Fieschi's Infernal Machine--Funeral of William IV.--Queen Victoria's First Visit to the City--Coronation and Marriage of the Queen--Christening of the Prince of Wales--The _Weekly Chronicle_--The Greenacre Murder--Mr. Cocking and his Parachute--The Courtney Riots at Canterbury--Burning of the Tower of London, 1841--The _Sunday Times_--Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 1834--The _Champion_--The _Weekly Herald_--The _Magnet_--Removing the Body of Napoleon I.--The _Penny Magazine_--Charles Knight--Humorous Journalism of the Victorian Era.