Coronation Dress Display and Pearl Embroidery Details
The article describes the coronation attire including a silver heart quatre dress, crimson velvet surcoat with silver embroidery, a gold embroidered belt and diamond buckle, and a long crimson velvet robe with fringe and ermine trim. It also covers a report on China trade, Singapore’s rapid growth, and imperial policy proposals for open port commerce and private trade shifts to Europe, highlighting Sir Stamford Raffles and thoughts on Eastern stations.
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Houses of Commons
Westmeinsterhall
House of Commons
Monks Seize Convent Wealth Then Face Military Detachment
A May incident at Grevada details barefooted monks clashing with their superior over a convent stockpiled wealth. The conflict escalates as armed monks besiege the reverend father, prompting a detachment of cavalry and a bishop’s intervention. The superior is now a prisoner of war, while a headwaiter at Beschly House claims a monstrous sea toad from the River Severn.
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Adatten
Grevada
Agheeardour
Beschly House
Journal
East India and China Trade Report Summary
Report of the Lords Committee on extending and securing the nations foreign trade. It notes the East India Company's efforts to foster trade in the Eastern Islands and China, tracing records to 1601. It highlights Cochin China and Mr Chapmans mission returning with two Mandarins, recounted with geography of the country.
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House of Lords
East India Company
China
Cochin China
Chapman
Warren Tastings
Cochin Chin
Beoral
Coua
Polish Troops to Frontiers Replaced by Imperial Guards
A Warsaw letter reports Polish troops ordered to march to frontiers of Varkey will be replaced by Imperial Guards marching from St Petersburg to Poland. Grodno accounts say over 100,000 men crossed the Dwyna in the first half of May and will settle in Lithuania. Thursday. Hamburg, June 4. The postscript to a commerce:
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Warsaw
Naples
Sicily
King of Naples
Messina
Madrid
Elio
Cortes
Lis
Devagignes
Atfarks
Frankfort
Sib
Turkey
News From Bucharest Turks Enter City Amid Turmoil
A Vienna dispatch reports Turkish forces entered Bucharest on May 28 with orderly conduct, after rebels evacuated the capital. Kiya Mahomed Pacha led about 12,000 troops to Odileschli and near Bucharest by May 28, while insurgent factions fled or retreated. The Austrians and Boyars aided by guards kept peace. volunteers warned against pillage. The report notes ongoing movements of Cantacuzeno, Ypsilanti, and different Pachas toward Jassy and Moldavia as unrest persists.
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Silistra
Odileschli
Trassinei
Bucharest
Theodore
Piteschi
Carte d’Argisch
Ypsilanti
Cantacuzeno
Galacz
Moldavia
Tergowist
Madshi Ahmed Pacha
Jussuf Pacha
Krailow
Jassy
Jussus Pacha
Ibrailow
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Roberts
Canton
Europe
India
Sivenpore
Marquis of Lansdown
Bencoolen
Stamford Raffles
Singapore
Great Britain
Ava
Sum
Cochin-China
Ching
Foreign Intelligence
Homburgh
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