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ARTICLES-Mr. Mundella's Defence of School Boards The Excessive Requirements of the Code on Needlework The Blue Book for 1883.. School Boards for the Month EDUCATIONAL NEWS... 56 56 60 70 If you want An ENGLISH LEVER WATCH you can rely upon at the Lowest Cost, BUY FROM THE MAKERS, Whose long practical experience and complete facilities never fail to ensure entire satisfaction. SILVER, from 48s. GOLD, £6. All warranted. Hundreds of references. See sample. 281, Victoria Park Road, London, 5/4/83. Sirs,-I am astonished that such a splendid article can be turned out at such a low figure, &c. ARTHUR HARRIS & CO., English Lever Watch Manufactory, Coventry. List of prices, references, &c., free. JOHN HEYWOOD, DEANSGATE: AND RIDGEFIELD, JOHN DALTON STREET AGENTS: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO., LONDON. CAUTION. CRYSTAL PALACE BOND'S GOLD MEDAL MARKING INK. Ask for, insist and persist in Bond's (Daughter Crystal Palace Brand. Examine labels. Some vendors for extra profit deceive you. 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