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Verlag: Printed by C. Roworth, Bell Yard, Hudson's Court, Fleet Street, London For The War Office, London, Forty-Eighth Edition 29th January 1800., 1800
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. Contemporary full leather re-backed preserving the original spine which is divided into six panels, twin gilt lines, red morocco and gilt lettered label in the second, blind tools to the others, original end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (iv), 714 pp. Corners worn, spotting to the end papers, else in Very…Good stable and sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).
[Three printed Home Office pamphlets.] 'Education in Reformatory and Industrial Schools', 'Disposal of Reformatory and Industrial School Boys to Farm Service in England and Wales' and 'Reformatory and Industrial Schools. Working of Financial Scheme'
[S. W. Harris, Children's Branch, Home Office, Whitehall; Arthur H. Norris, Chief Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools]
Verlag: All London. ONE: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office By Jas. Truscott & Son Ltd. Suffolk Lane EC TWO: Printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1920. THREE: Children's Branch Home Office Whitehall. 1925, 1919
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In den WarenkorbAll three with shelfmarks, stamp and labels of the Board of Education Reference Library, London. ONE: Arthur H. Norris, 'Home Office. Education in Reformatory and Industrial Schools. Circular letter of H.M. Chief Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools, to the Managers and Staff of the Schools.' 1919. [2] + 8pp., 8vo. St…itched. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. London. The only copy on COPAC at the London Schooll of Economics. TWO: Arthur H. Norris, 'Home Office. Disposal of Reformatory and Industrial School Boys to Farm Service in England and Wales. Circular letter to H.M. Chief Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools, to the Managers and Superintendents of the Schools.' 1920. 8pp., 8vo. On aged and worn paper, with rusted staples, and creasing at foot. The final page carries a list of twenty 'Recommendations in Home Office Circular Letter of 31st March, 1915, as to Outfits', beginning with 'Two paris of strong working boots (one pair may be clogs)' and ending with 'A lock-up wooden or tin box'. No copy found on COPAC. THREE: S. W. Harris, 'Reformatory and Industrial Schools | Working of Financial Scheme'. Dated 6 April 1925. 4pp., 8vo. Bifolium. 'Any communication on the subject of this letter should be addressed to - The Under Secretary of State, Home Office, London, S.W.1.' No copy found on COPAC.
Copy of printed War Office model 'RULES OF THE ---- VOLUNTEER CORPS.' [i.e. Volunteer Force] With details of the committee members under Viscount Ranelagh responsible for 'drafting model Rules and Regulations for the government of Volunteer Corps'.
[The Rifle Volunteer Corps; The Volunteer Force, 1859-1908; The War Office, Whitehall; Sidney Herbert (1810-1861), 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Secretary of State for War, 1859-1861; Viscount Ranelagh]
Verlag: 'WAR OFFICE 10th August' 'V General No. 469', 1859
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In den Warenkorb5pp., folio. In very good condition on lightly-aged paper. Copies of this document were sent by the War Office to the officers commanding the various corps, the Secretary of State considering that it would 'assist [them] in preparing Regulations for the government of the Corps under [their] Command'. For a full account of the su…bject see Hugh Cunningham's 'The Volunteer Force: A Social and Political History, 1859-1908' (1975). The cover page has in its top left-hand corner: 'V | General No. | 469', and carries a table of contents. Preceding the rules is a page headed 'WAR OFFICE, | 10th August, 1859', giving a list of the twelve committee members, preceded by the statement: 'PROCEEDINGS of a COMMITTEE assembled, by Order of the Secretary of State for War, for the purpose of drafting model Rules and Regulations for the government of Volunteer Corps when not on actual Service and subject to Military discipline.' In the list that follows, the President of the Committee is named as 'VISCOUNT RANELAGH, South Middlesex Rifles', and the first three members are: 'EARL SPENCER, Althorp Rifles. | MAJOR CLIFFORD, Victoria Rifles. | MR. J. H. ORDE, Yarmouth Rifles.' The 24 rules follow over three pages (the last page paginated 6), and include: '1. THE Corps having been raised under the Act 44 Geo. III., cap. 54, the members are consequently subject to the provisions of that Act, and to all regulations which have been or shall be issued, under the authority of the Secretary of State for War.' and '14. The following fines shall be imposed, [the amounts to be settled as above, provided that they shall not be less than the following sums respectively, viz., | For loading contrary to orders, or shooting out of turn . 2s. 6d. | For discharging the rifle accidentally . 5s. | For pointing the same, loaded or unloaded, at any person without orders . 5s.]'.
['Nearly made bankrupt' by this work: Henry Hugh Armstead, sculptor.] Autograph Letter Signed to James Dafforne of the Art Journal, describing his extensive work on the Colonial Office in Whitehall.
Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905), British sculptor associated with George Gilbert Scott, Gothic Revival and Pre-Raphaelites [James Dafforne (1804-1880) of the Art Journal; Colonial Office, Whitehall]
Verlag: 3 November ; Bridge Place Eccleston Bridge, 1874
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In den WarenkorbSee both men's entries in the Oxford DNB. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with slight spot from previous mount at one corner. Folded twice. Signed 'H. H. Armstead'. In reply to a letter of Dafforne, he reports that 'the Statues I have made for the "Colonial Office" Niches are not yet in situ - but are now b…eing raised to the niches, and they will be in their places within the next few days.' He gives the names and positions of the statues, adding: 'The eight men are there as Secretaries of State for the Colonies'. He also indicates the work he has done for 'the central group representing the Queen &c &c': 'the two outside figures only they represent "Navigation" and "legislation", as well as 'the four flattish Reliefs under the central group [.] they are the Virtues "Truth," "Fortitude," "Temperance," and "Obedience." He continues: 'You are, of course, aware that the alto Relievos of the 5 divisions of the World & "Government" and "Education" are by me'. He concludes, with a hint of bitterness: 'I am glad you like the memorial work, it appears to give general pleasure - some satisfaction to the poor artists who were nearly made bankrupt by it.'.
[Lord Grey and 'unsteady habits' of immigrants to Mauritius (and West Indies), 1846.] Three printed items: Colonial Office circular dispatch; copy of dispatch to Governor of Mauritius; 'Heads of an Ordinance for Promoting Immigration' to Mauritius.
Lord Grey [Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey] as Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1846 [Colonial Office, Whitehall; Sir W. M. Gomm, Governor of Mauritius; West Indies]
Verlag: ONE: Printed circular dispatch Downing Street 23 October TWO: Grey's Dispatch No. 38 Downing Street 29 September 1846. THREE: 'Heads of an Ordinance' London 1846, 1846
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In den WarenkorbExtracted from a volume of Parliamentary Circulars with the ownership signature "Frederick Peel", Member of Parliament (from Feb. 1849), dated 1839-1851). All three items are scarce, with no copies on OCLC WorldCat or COPAC. Both in good condition, lightly aged. Disbound from a volume and paginated in manuscript. ONE: Printed 'C…ircular', headed in manuscript 'Immiration / W. Indies & Mauritius', and dated from Downing Street, 23 October 1846. Paginated in manuscript 93. At foot of page (not in Grey's hand): '/sd/ Grey'. Text reads: 'Sir, / I have had under my consideration the evils which have been experienced in some of the West Indian Colonies, but more extensively, still, in the Island of Mauritius, from the unsteady habits of certain classes of Immigrants. I have addressed to the Governor of Mauritius a Dispatch, in which I have suggested the adoption of a system in respect to Coolie Immigrants, which appears to me to be calculated to meet these evils, and to be applicable also to the case of Coolie or any other Immigrants introduced into the West Indian Colonies, otherwise than at their own Cost. I transmit to you herewith a Copy of this Dispatch, and I request you to consider it as embodying the principles of regulation in this matter, which, if the Colonial Legislatures should be disposed to adopt, Her Majesty's Government would be prepared to sanction.' TWO: Printed copy of Grey's dispatch 'No. 38' to Mauritius Governor 'Lieut.-General / Sir W. M. Gomm, K.C.B. / &c. &c. &c.' 6pp, 8vo. In small type. Paginated in type 1-6 and in manuscript 95-100. Among many other subjects, he discusses the 'very remarkable organization of Village communities' in India', an 'ancient institution' to which the 'people of India are strongly and justly attached'. THREE: Printed set of 'Heads of an Ordinance for Promoting Immigration into the Island of Mauritius, and the Industry of Immigrants.' 2pp, 8vo. No printed pagination; paginated in manuscript 101-102. Ten heads, in small print, the first being: 'A Register to be made of all Immigrants who have been introduced into the Island at the Public Expense within five years, and such Register to be filled up from time to time with the names of newly-arrived Immigrants, and also with such other particulars as are hereby required to be recorded.'.
[Rifle Volunteer Corps] Four printed War Office docs re. formation of Volunteer Force [called 'Rifle Volunteer Corps' and 'Volunteer Corps'], comprising a draft of the 'Rules', two printed circulars from Sidney Herbert and one from his secretary.
[The Rifle Volunteer Corps; The Volunteer Force, 1859-1908; The War Office, Whitehall; Sidney Herbert (1810-1861), 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Secretary of State for War, 1859-1861; Viscount Ranelagh]
Verlag: All four documents from the War Office Whitehall London. The three circulars dated 8 September 14 October and 20 December ; the 'Rules' dated 10 August 1859, 1859
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In den WarenkorbThe four documents in very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. For a full account of the subject see Hugh Cunningham's 'The Volunteer Force: A Social and Political History, 1859-1908' (1975). Item One: 'RULES OF THE ---- VOLUNTEER CORPS.' 5pp., folio (paginated to 6). The cover page has in its top left-hand corner: 'V | Gener…al No. | 469', and carries a table of contents. Preceding the rules is a page headed 'WAR OFFICE, | 10th August, 1859', giving a list of the twelve committee members, preceded by the statement: 'PROCEEDINGS of a COMMITTEE assembled, by Order of the Secretary of State for War, for the purpose of drafting model Rules and Regulations for the government of Volunteer Corps when not on actual Service and subject to Military discipline.' In the list that follows, the President of the Committee is named as 'VISCOUNT RANELAGH, South Middlesex Rifles', and the first three members are: 'EARL SPENCER, Althorp Rifles. | MAJOR CLIFFORD, Victoria Rifles. | MR. J. H. ORDE, Yarmouth Rifles.' The 24 rules follow over three pages, and include: '1. THE Corps having been raised under the Act 44 Geo. III., cap. 54, the members are consequently subject to the provisions of that Act, and to all regulations which have been or shall be issued, under the authority of the Secretary of State for War.' and '14. The following fines shall be imposed, [the amounts to be settled as above, provided that they shall not be less than the following sums respectively, viz., | For loading contrary to orders, or shooting out of turn . 2s. 6d. | For discharging the rifle accidentally . 5s. | For pointing the same, loaded or unloaded, at any person without orders . 5s.]' Item Two: Circular from 'RIPON' (on behalf of 'Mr. Secretary Herbert') to 'The Officer Commanding | [blank] Volunteers.' Dated 'War Office, | 8th September 1859.' 1p., folio. In top left-hand corner: 'V | General No. | 486'. Forwarding Item One, which 'Mr. Herbert considers likely to assist you in preparing Regulations for the government of the Corps under your Command.' Item Three: Circular from 'SIDNEY HERBERT' to 'Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant | for [blank]'. Dated ' War Office, | 14th October, 1859.' 2pp., folio. In top left-hand corner of first page: 'V. | Gen. No. | 509'. Announcing that 'Her Majesty's Government have determined to issue immediately to Rifle Volunteer Corps an additional supply of Long Enfield Rifles (pattern 1853), to the extent of 25 per cent. on the effective strength of the Corps. This supply will raise the aggregate issue to 50 per cent. on the effective strength of the force; [.] At a later period I shall be prepared to issue a third instalment of arms of the same pattern as the 50 per cent. now granted. And I hope to be in a position, in the course of next summer, to supply the short Rifle, with Sword Bayonet, to a limited extent, in exchange for the long one at present issued.' He ends with a list of 'the amount of ammunition for effective members, to be issued at cost price, on the requisition of the Commanding Officers'. Item Four: Circular from 'SIDNEY HERBERT' to 'Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant | for [blank]'. Dated ' War Office, | 20th December, 1859'. 1p., folio. Announcing another 'additional supply' of Long Enfield Rifles, and hoping soon to be in a position 'to exchange these Rifles gradually for the Short Enfield, in the case of any Corps which may desire it, on the understanding that the Long Rifles must be returned in good condition, fair wear and tear excepted, or that the Corps must pay for any damage they may have received.'.
Verlag: Alien Office Whitehall. Between and 1829. All but the last at the London police offices at Bow Street Great Marlborough Street Hatton Garden Queen Square, 1824
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In den WarenkorbAn interesting collection of eleven items from the reign of George IV, giving a view of administration of immigration in London (and one item from Manchester, Number Six below). The Alien Office was created as a department of the Home Office to implement the Aliens Act 1793, which attempted to control the influx of foreign visit…ors and refugees caused by the turmoil in France. It ceased to exist following the Registration of Aliens Act 1836. created to control the influx of French refugees and suspected revolutionaries. The present collection of eleven affidavits, all signed and witnessed, dates from between 1824 and 1829. The material is in good condition, lightly aged and worn, with one item creased along one edge. Nine of the items are each 1p, 4to; the other two (Items One and Three) are each 1p, landscape 8vo. The final item is sworn before two army officers (see Eleven). The other ten are signed before the following magistrates, at the named police offices: William Beckett, Bow Street (Three); Sir George Farrant, Great Marlborough Street (Two); David William Gregorie, Queen Square (Six, Eight and Ten); Edward Markland, Queen Square (One and Seven); William Lorance Rogers, Hatton Garden (Nine); William Archibald Armstrong White, Queen Square (Four and Five). ONE: 24 August 1824. Signed by 'Charles Anthony Krederer, of No. 11 great Cambridge Street, Hackney Road. Certifying that 'he arrived in England from Malta in the year Eighteen Hundred and Eleven and that he hath never since left it'. TWO: 18 October 1824. Signed by 'Joseph Pozzinakosky of No. 27 South Street Manchester Square'. Certifying that 'he hath continually resided in this Country for the space of Fifteen years and upwards now last past'. THREE: 23 October 1824. Signed by 'Francis Jaunay of No. 25 Leicester Square Hotel Keeper'. Certifying that 'he has resided in this Country since the year 1801, and has been 10 years in the above mentioned Hotel'. Note at foot in Jaunay's hand, with second signature: 'I have continually reside [sic] in England the previos [sic] of the year 1801 to 1815'. FOUR: 25 October 1824. Signed by 'Bernard Mége of 19 Grafton Street Fitzroy Square'. Certifying 'that he first came to reside in England in the year 1809 and that he from that time continued to reside in England for upwards of seven years, and that since the end of the first seven years he has quitted England only occasionally for short periods of time'. FIVE: 4 November 1824. Signed by 'Alexandre Vincent Benard of Saint James's Palace, Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, Sergeant Porter to His Majesty'. Certifying that Benard 'hath resided in England upwards of Seven years, and that for, and during, thattime he hath not left it even for a single day'. SIX: 22 November 1824. Signed by 'Martin Schunck, of Charlton Row, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Merchant'. Certifying that 'he hath resided in England upwards of Seven Years without during that leaving it even for a single day'. SEVEN: 26 November 1824. Signed by 'Nicholas Hector Clément of Durham House, Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, Schoolmaster'. Certifying that 'he hath resided in England for space of Ten Years and upwards without during that time leaving it for a single day. EIGHT: 6 June 1825. Signed by 'Claude Marie de Couffon of the Sablonierre Hotel, Leicester Square, in the County of Middlesex, Teacher of Languages'. Certifying that 'he hath resided in England upwards of Seven Years, without during that time leaving it for a single day'. NINE: 17 June 1825. Signed by 'Peter Caprani of No. 5 Leopards Court Baldwins Gardens in the Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the County of Middlesex Merchant'. Certifying that 'he was born in Como in Italy in the yer one thousand eight hundred and four', and that he came to live in Holborn in 1816. TEN: 20 June 1826. Signed by 'Joseph Tresselle, of No. 26. Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square'. Certifying that 'he hath resided in England upwards of Ten Years wi.
