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Whilst adverting to the subject, it seems scarcely out of place to mention, lest any similar misconception should arise in regard to other Engravings which are just now sought after with the utmost interest, that in Schleswig-Holstein Mr. Landells is present on the scene of the strife there raging, entirely engaged with his pencil and pen in our service; and that Mr.F. Vizetelly is in Richmond, as we learned not an hour ago from one of high authority just returned to

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"Landells," he said, "asked me to take a share in the paper, but, not being a business man, I declined.

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Mayhew and Landells to nominate him as one of the co-editors -- for that was a quality in which both Henry Mayhew and Stirling Coyne were confessedly deficient.

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Yet Jerrold was glad enough to take advantage of the engraving Jonah's influence the following year, when Landells, with Herbert Ingram, N. Cooke, T. Roberts, W.

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But as Shirley Brooks did not come on the scene till thirteen years later, and as the cover in question is the one designed, and signed, by Sir John Gilbert in 1842, the claim may be dismissed, except in so far as it may support Landells 'statement that he prepared the scheme of such a paper and submitted it to several publishers before he and his associates determined upon carrying it themselves into execution.

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The following page from Landells 'rather rough-and-ready accounts will give some idea of how financial matters stood between the parties at the time of the transfer: --

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The assignment to Landells of _Punch_ and the stock-in-trade by

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He ruled with royal dignity, but knew the limit to his powers; and when Landells made his appeal to "the boys" at one of the dinners to "see him righted" in connection with his quarrel with

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Near Menindie on the Darling, Landells, Burke's second in command, became insubordinate and resigned, his example being followed by the doctor -- a German.

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The engravings in it were made by Landells, a modest piece of vengeance which must, however, have been gratifying, so far as it went.

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