Umbrella, Anglo-Saxon, 624 Upas Tree, 123 Useful and the Beautiful, 647 Vampire, The Blood-sucking, 417 Varnish-Tree of the Japanese, 615 Vases, Ancient, 337 ---- Greek, 169 ---- Greek, Prices of, 385 ---- Roman, in Black Ware, 373 ---- Sepulchral, of Greek Pottery, 616 ---- Sepulchral, of Ancient Egypt, 607 ---- Teutonic, Hut-shaped, 580 Vauxhall, 380 Venetians, The, 428 Vengeance, Novel Mode of taking, 586 Ventriloquist, a Female, 62 Vesuvius, Crater of, in 1829, 165 Vinegar on the Skin, Effect of, 115 Vishnu, Incarnations of, 645 Volcanic Eruption in Japan, 601 Volcano of Jurullo, Formation of the, 163 Volition, Suspended, 199 Voltaire, English Letter of, 422 Vow, Singular Hindoo, 658 Wagers, Curious, 373 Walking-Sticks, Old, 387 Wall, Governor, Execution of, 154 Wallace, the Hero of Scotland, 99 War Boat, A Dyak, in Borneo, 540 ---- Dance of the Dyaks of Borneo, 540 ---- Chariot of Ancient Egypt, 365 Warwick, the King-Maker, 527 Washing Account, Method of Keeping, 3 Washington, 583 Watch, An Antique, 368 ---- presented by Louis XIII. to Charles I. of England, 640 Watches, the First in England, 515 Water for Old London, Supply of, 282 ---- Preservative Power of Coal-pit, 25 ---- Supply of, for London, in Olden Times, 546 ---- Snakes, Battle of, 470 "We hae been", 47 Weapon, Ancient, 660 ---- A Poison, 672