THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1885. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1885. -- CONTENTS. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1885. -- PART I. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- CHAPTER II. -- CHAPTER III. -- CHAPTER IV. -- CHAPTER V. -- THE RECESS. -- CHAPTER VI. -- THE GENERAL ELECTION. -- CHAPTER VII. -- THE CONDITION OF IRELAND. -- FOREIGN HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- FRANCE. -- ITALY. -- CHAPTER II. -- I. GERMANY. -- II. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. -- CHAPTER III. -- EASTERN EUROPE. -- I. RUSSIA. -- CHAPTER IV. -- MINOR STATES OF EUROPE. -- I. BELGIUM. -- II. THE NETHERLANDS. -- III. SWITZERLAND. -- IV. SPAIN. -- V. PORTUGAL. -- VI. DENMARK. -- VII. NORWAY. -- VIII. SWEDEN. -- CHAPTER V. -- ASIA. -- INDIA, CENTEAL ASIA, CHINA, JAPAN, &c. -- II. CENTRAL ASIA AND AFGHANISTHAN. -- III. BURMAH. -- IV. BRITISH INDIA. -- V. CHINA. -- VI. JAPAN AND COREA. -- CHAPTER VI. -- AFRICA. -- EGYPT.-SOUTH AFRICA.-THE CONGO. -MADAGASCAR. -- I. EGYPT. -- II. SOUTH AFRICA. -- CHAPTER VII. -- AMERICA. -- I. UNITED STATES. -- II. CANADA. -- III. MEXICO. -- IV. CENTRAL AMERICA. -- V. WEST INDIES-CUBA. -- VI. SOUTH AMERICA.-BRAZIL.-ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. -- VII. PERU-CHILI-VENEZUELA-PARAGUAY. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- AUSTRALASIA. -- II. NEW ZEALAND AND FIJI. -- III.-NEW GUINEA, BRITISH BORNEO, AND SAMOA. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1885. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART IN 1885. -- LITERATURE. -- ART, DEAMA, AND MUSIC. -- I. THE FINE ARTS. -- II. THE DRAMA. -- III. MUSIC. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR 1885. -- BIOLOGY. -- CHEMISTRY. -- PHYSICS AND MECHANICS. -- GEOLOGY. -- ASTRONOMY. -- GEOGRAPHY. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PEESONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER.

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