Concordats and Papal Disbursement in Spanish Relations
The Cortes agree to an annual grant of y000 hard piastres to his Holiness as a voluntary addition to concordats while ensuring no delays to matrimonial dispensations. The Governor will report results, and the law aims to cement Franco-Spanish harmony. The Paris press notes Piedmont unrest and trials for insurrection, with justice to prevail. Vienna reports the Empress and Emperor arriving at Schoenbrunn and Mussulman mobs threatening Greeks, countered by M. de Stroganoff's firm stance.
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Cortes
Paris
Sth
Piedmont
Europe
Chamber of Peers
Chamber of Deputies
M. de la Fayette
Vienna
Schoenbrunn
Constantinople
M. de Stroganoff
Alexander
Letters from China on Emperor Ken King Death and Taou Hwang
The Rev Dr Morrison reports on the Chinese succession after Ken King's death on September 2 1820. The eldest son becomes Taou hwang and promises a rational age, with uncertainty about Christian professors. Livingstone visits Macao and a Chinese doctor serves poor patients at high cost.
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China
Morrison
Ken-king
Tartary
Sun
Taou-hwang
Macao
Livingstone
Chinese Currency and Names in Historic Notes
The article describes the Chinese coin names and inscriptions, notes on female names vs male, and the term Pth sing meaning the hundred surnames. It discusses Padre Tea produced by monks in Fah ke en Province, Earthquakes in China, and the absence of formal oaths by the government with oaths used only among the people and ex votos at temples.
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Keen-dung
Tung-paou
Keen-lung
Lord Macartney
China
Mermaid sighting and balloon plans noted in early 19th century report
A Thames mermaid specimen aboard the Borneo is described with humanlike features and eight foot length, alongside a female mate in the Surgeons' Museum. The piece also notes Mr Leinberger's balloon project if £20,000 is guaranteed, plus a pig carriage distance-measurer and cattle remedy, ending with hydrophobia death tallies in Prussia.
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Thames
Borneo
Ross
Bencoolen
Surgeons’ Museum
Leinberger
Nuremberg
England
Royal Society of London
Pritty
J.M. Bligh
Stone
Cornwall
Farmer's Journal
Berlin
Prussia
Proposal for a heavy dog tax and muzzling policy
The text argues that a punitive Sumptonary tax on dog owners is the only way to curb evil. It calls for police action and even the authorization of killing unmuzzled dogs in the streets of a crowded metropolis to reduce danger and nuisance from dogs.
Memorial Dinner in Honor of the Late King George III
A June 4 dinner at Freemasons Hall drew nearly 400 nobles and gentlemen in tribute to the late King George III. H.R.H. the Duke of York presided with the Duke of Montrose, and readings included an address by Rev. George Croley and Handel’s Anthem. The royal coach received repairs and new fittings, presented in a grand ceremony.
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George the
Freemasons’ Hall
George
H.R.H
Duke of York
Duke of Montrose
Marquis Camden
Harrowby
Bathurst
George IV
Army
Navy
George III
Handel
Chapel Royal
G. Smart
Conway
George Croley
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