‘Amongst the cleverest portions of the book is the account of the Parliamentary election at Sloville—in which the electioneering tactics of fifty years ago are unsparingly exposed.’—East Anglian Daily Times.
‘Marked by a good deal of animation, and a vigorous and wholesome tone.’
Essex County Herald.
‘The work is in Mr. Ritchie’s best style.’—Isle of Man Examiner.
JARROLD & SONS, WARWICK LANE, PATERNOSTER ROW.
TRAINING SHIPS ‘ARETHUSA’ & ‘CHICHESTER.’
Also Eight Homes on Shore for Educating and Maintaining
nearly 1,000 Boys and Girls.
President: The Right Hon. the EARL of JERSEY, G.C.M.G.
SUPPORTED WHOLLY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
These times of mercantile depression have made sore gaps in the usual gifts, and we now earnestly appeal for new subscribers to support this long-established Charity. Over 14,000 Boys and Girls have been rescued and trained since the foundation in 1843 by the late William Williams, Esq.