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... . I have not often been more impressed by any attempt at philanthropy than by the dinner given on Christmas Eve to nine hundred bond-fide London sandwich-men. As a matter of fact, there were well-nigh one thousand of them before the proceedings were over. The immense King's Hall at the Holborn Restaurant, which has rung from time to time with so much political eloquence, and where I have sat ...
... . From an Bnolish Child in Singapore. From a Distinguished Irishman. From Mr. Henhv Hess. . From Rose Dorothea Fownes, Aged 18 Months. From Mr. Coulson Kernahan\ Dear Mr. Editor,-- I come to wish you a jolly Christmas, and to tell you I am a great admirer of The Sketch pictures in fact my nursery is entirely papered with them. Good luck and long life, to linn. n ml In The. Stretch. Ynurs fnr ...
... Pfb^K&T ew!S No. 310. Vol. XXIV. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4. 1899. ...
... XbejjN &T CH No. 311.-- Yol. XXIY. WEDNESDAY, JANUAKY 11, 1899. sixpence. 7 By Post, 6£d. ...
... . When an audience indulges in tears at one scene of a piece, and laughter at another, it may well be assumed that the work is not so out of date as some have pretended. One must be careful, perhaps, to avoid error in the opposite direction. The truth is, Tom Robertson's ''School is such an excellent specimen of its class that it may defy time for many years to come, on condition that it is ...
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... . When Wulff's Circus came to the Crystal Palace in December and gave its first performance before representatives of the Press, one of the best- applauded acts was performed by Mr. Edward Wulff's young son on the Hungarian thoroughbred horse Malatanius. The lad has a perfect seat in the saddle, he was quite at home on the back of the fiery horse, and made it go through all the evolutions ...
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... S A iVl P I ,K H-PH iTUltKS. In various numbers of The Sketch, more or less recent, have appeared illustrations and papers bearing on samplers and sampler-maps, but, so far as I am aware, the remaining type of sampler, namely, the sampler- picture, has not received notice. Of course, the most general style of sampler was of the kind we so frequently meet with, consisting of the Alphabet, the ...
... . A CONUNDRUM. ...
... CITY NOTES. The Next Settlement begins on Jan. 25. The Monetary Position. For the moment, at least, all indications point lo cheap money, and even discount rates are coining down, despite the strenuous efforts of the majority of the houses who deal in bills to keep the price up. What will happen in February is quite another matter, but sufficient for the day is the evil thereof, so let us be ...
... CITY NOTES. The Next Settlement begins on Feb. 8. Money. The Money Market altered so rapidly that we were not surprised at the Bank Directors, after a more than usually prolonged discussion, lowering the rate to 3½ per cent. The market had forced the position, and, with floating credits at about 11/8 per cent, and three months' bills actually done below 2 per cent., the Bank of England had ...