| 1885 | |
| George Eliot's life and works. Melbourne Review, vol 10, no. 39, pp. 217-44. [Article by C. H. Spence.] | |
| Punishments, human and divine. Victorian Review, vol. 12, no. lxvii, pp. 1-20. [Article by C. H. Spence.] | |
| January 17 | The November reviews. Observer, p. 41a-d. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| January 31 | The strangers' friend and charity organization society. Register, p. 7f. [Miss Spence appointed to committee. Biographical fragment.] |
| February 4 | The December reviews. Register, p. 6a-c. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| (February 14 | Thomas Carlyle—a study. [First notice.] Observer, p. 41a-b. [Unsigned review of Thomas Carlyle: a history of his life in London, 1834-1881. By James Anthony Froude. 2 vols. Longmans and Co. [The style, attitudes to Carlyle and his wife, and references to John Stuart Mill and 'pure democracy' lead me to believe that this article is by Spence. Literature.]) |
| (February 19 | Thomas Carlyle—a study. [First notice.] (There is no second notice.) Register, p. 6d-f. [Unsigned review of Thomas Carlyle: a history of his life in London, 1834-1881. By James Anthony Froude. 2 vols. Longmans and Co. See note to 14 February 1885. Literature.]) |
| (February 21 | Thomas Carlyle—a study. [Second notice.] Observer, p. 41a-b. [Unsigned review of Thomas Carlyle: a history of his life in London, 1834-1881. By James Anthony Froude. 2 vols. Longmans and Co. See note to 14 February 1885. Literature.]) |
| March 7 | The January reviews. Observer, p. 41b-c. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| March 13 | The January reviews. Register, p. 6a-c. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| (April 4 | George Eliot's life. [First notice.] Observer, p. 41a-c. [Unsigned review of George Eliot's Life, as related in her letters and journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J. W. Cross. 3 vols. Blackwood 1885. George Eliot by Mathilde Blind. Eminent Women Series, Allen & Co., 1883. The article is written by a middle-aged female very familiar with Eliot and her writings. It is surely Spence. Literature.]) |
| April 6 | The February reviews. Register, pp. 5h-6ab. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| (April 7 | George Eliot's life. [First notice.] Register, p. 7e-g. [Unsigned review of George Eliot's Life, as related in her letters and journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J. W. Cross. 3 vols. Blackwood 1885. George Eliot by Mathilde Blind. Eminent Women Series, Allen & Co., 1883. See note to 4 April 1885. Literature.] |
| (April 11 | George Eliot. [Second notice.] Observer, p. 41a-b. [Unsigned review of George Eliot's Life, as related in her letters and journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J. W. Cross. 3 vols. Blackwood 1885. George Eliot by Mathilde Blind. Eminent Women Series, Allen & Co., 1883. See note to 4 April 1885. Literature.] |
| (April 23 | George Eliot. [Second notice.] Register, p. 5h-6a. [Unsigned review of George Eliot's Life, as related in her letters and journals, arranged and edited by her husband, J. W. Cross. 3 vols. Blackwood 1885. George Eliot by Mathilde Blind. Eminent Women Series, Allen & Co., 1883. See note to 4 April 1885. Literature.] |
| May 2 | Organization of democracy. Observer, p. 41a. [Unsigned article. Extract from the March Reviews, Register, 11 May 1885. Government.] |
| May 11 | The March reviews. Register, p. 6b-d. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| May 16 | George Eliot's life. Observer, p. 41a. [Unsigned article. Extract from the March Reviews, Register, 11 May 1885.] |
| May 16 | Organization of democracy. Observer, p. 41a. [Unsigned article. Extract from the March Reviews, Register, 11 May 1885.] |
| May 26 | The April reviews. Register, p. 5d-f. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| July 4 | Play and earnest. Observer, p. 41a-c. [Article by A Colonist of 1839. Children's literature.] |
| July 11 | The May reviews. Register, pp. 5g-6a. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| July 17 | Charity organization society. Evening Journal, p. 3g. [Report of meeting. Miss Spence proposed motion on Ladies' work. Biographical fragment.] |
| July 17 | Charity organization society. Register, p. 6g-h. [Report of meeting. Miss Spence proposed motion on Ladies' work. Biographical fragment.] |
| August 5 | The June reviews. Register, p. 6a-c. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| August 8 | Poverty and its relief. The charity organization at work. Evening Journal, p. 5c-d. [Article includes references to Miss Spence. Biographical material.] |
| August 8 | Poverty and its relief. The charity organization at work. Register, p. 5f. [Article includes references to Miss Spence. Biographical material.] |
| September 2 | The July reviews. Register, p. 5f-h. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| September 5 | Boarded-out homes. Evening Journal, p. 5d. [Letter by C. H. Spence, Honorary Secretary of Boarding-out Society.] |
| September 5 | Boarded-out homes. Register, p. 7h. [Letter by C. H. Spence, Honorary Secretary of Boarding-out Society.] |
| September 8 | The social purity society. Register, p. 7f-g. [Report of annual meeting of the ladies' branch of the Social Purity Society. Short speech by Miss Spence. Welfare. Prostitution.] |
| September 12 | Boarded-out homes. Observer, p. 13d-e. [Letter by C. H. Spence, Honorary Secretary of Boarding-out Society.] |
| September 12 | The social purity society. Observer, pp. 33e-34a. [Report of annual meeting of the ladies' branch of the Social Purity Society. Short speech by Miss Spence. Welfare. Prostitution.] |
| September 19 | Some social notes on Australia and Canada. (To be continued.) Observer, p. 41a-b. [Article by A Colonist of 1839.] |
| September 26 | Some social notes on Australia and Canada. (Concluded.) Observer, p. 41a-b. [Article by A Colonist of 1839.] |
| October 15 | The August reviews. Register, pp. 5h-6ab. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| October 17 | The August reviews. Observer , p. 41a-c [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| October 21 | The destitute commission's report. Register, p. 4d-e. [Leader with brief reference to Miss Clark and Miss Spence. Biographical material.] |
| October 21 | The destitute commission's final report. Register, p. 7b-f. [Abstract of report contains reference to Miss Spence. Biographical material.] |
| October 24 | The August reviews. Second notice. Observer , p. 41a-b [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| October 26 | The destitute commission. Register, p. 6b. [Letter by C. H. Spence.] |
| November 7 | A novel picnic and what it suggests. Observer, p. 41a-b. [Article by A Colonist of 1839. Children.] |
| November 10 | The September reviews. Register, p. 5d-f. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| December 4 | The October reviews. Register, p. 6a-c. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series.] |
| December 5 | Views from three platforms. Observer, p. 41a. [Unsigned article. Extracts from the October Reviews, Register, 4 December 1885.] |
| December 12 | Gossip about children's books. First notice. Observer, p. 41a-b. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series. Children's literature.] |
| December 18 | Gossip about children's books. Register, p. 6d-e. [Unsigned article. Continuation of series. Children's literature.] |
| December 19 | Gossip about children's books. Second notice. Observer, p. 41a-b. [Unsigned article. Conclusion of series. Children's literature.] |
| December 19 | A round of Christmas games. Observer, pp. 44e, 45a-b. [Article edited by C. H. S.] |
| December 25 | Gossip about children's books. Second notice. Register, p. 6c-d. [Unsigned article. Conclusion of series. Children's literature.] |
| December 26 | A round of holiday games. Evening Journal, p. 6b-c. [Article edited by C. H. S.] |
| December 26 | Gossip about children's books. Evening Journal, p. 7f-h. [Unsigned article. Conclusion of series. Children's literature.] |