Turbulent April Updates From European Fronts and Turkey
Dispatches describe Mengen’s retreat on Verceil after Austrian Piedmontese pursuit, with 100 prisoners and two cannons taken. Bretschneider’s forces reportedly enter Verceil as Piedmontese losses remain light. Vienna notes unrest in Turkey and rising Balkan tensions, with Greek moves, Ali Pacha profits, and calls for cordons along the Front. Reports from Constantinople warn of assassinations and Janissary fury, while Turin praises Turin National Guard and notes closure of Subalpina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mengen
Verceil
Bretschneider
Vienna
Turkey
Servia
Wallachia
Moldavia
Morea
Albania
Semlin
Bannat
Porte
Ali Pacha
Naples
Ypsilanti
Alexander
Constantinople
Callimachi
Frankfort
Jassy
Galacz
Seraglio
Mahomet
Adrianople
Genoa Restores to Sardinian Authority Amid Alexandria Surrender
The Piedmontese Gazettes confirm rumors of Alexandria’s surrender and Genoa’s restoration to the Sardinian monarchy. Official dispatches report Austrians occupying Alexandria and calm in the city, while Turin notes Latour leads Piedmontese troops into the capital amid loyal receptions. Reports from Paris and Vienna discuss Greek uprisings, Bulgarian and Moldavian unrest, and potential emigrations of Greek subjects, with further notes on Turkish affairs and Ionian Island tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Genoa
Turin
Savona
D’isson
Duke of
Desgeniys
Home’Department
Brettschneider
Our Kine
Passage From Locke Letter on Toleration Quoted in Lords Speech
A correspondent notes passages from Locke's Letter on Toleration cited by the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords. The speech aimed to illustrate distrust of the Church of Rome and Roman Catholics, while denying the quoted opinions were endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locke
House of Lords
Church of
Toleration and the danger of foreign jurisdiction in government
A quotation from Locke's Letter on Toleration argues that magistrates must not allow foreign domination or mass allegiance to external powers. It warns that tolerating such sects would enable them to seize government and confiscate estates, using tolerance as a stepping stone to dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Locke
Exhibition of Engravings by Living British Artists Opens in Soho
An engraving exhibition in Soho square features works by S. W. Reynolds, A. W. and C. Warren, G. and W. B. Cooke, C. Turner, Holloway, Scriven, Finden and others. Notable pieces include Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat and Land's End by G. Cooke, View of Plymouth Dock by W. P. Cooke, and portraits from Giaour Rokeby and Don Quixote. The event is patronized by his Majesty and funded by Mr. Cook, with high praise for several engravings and frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint George's
Lambeth Palace
East India House
Bridgewater
W. Mircurty
Windsor
T. Havisipe
Bombay
C. Graham
Minerva
J. Mitxs
China
M. Alexandre
Olympic Theatre
Bartleman
Westminster Abbey
Dr. Cooke
France
Knyvert
W. Fisher
Three Choirs
Guy Mannering
Covent Garden Theatre
Corfu
Ionian Islands
Signor Flamhuriari
Signor Ross
Zante
Great Britain
Lord Guilprord
51St
King’s Own
85Th
Brighton
Mediterranean
Ireland
Scotland
18Th Hussars
4Th Dragoons
Portsmouth
Society For the Improvement
London
Watkins
Hat‘ton-garden
Battemman
Whitby
Yorkshire
Thomas Bateman
Bloomsbury Square
John Halton
Stokesley
Beal
York
Doncaster Bar
Lady Pitt's Bridge
Uss Ccsers
Recseeell
Secserres Arsee
Tees
Serena
Ias
Soho Square
S. W. Reynolds
A. W
C. Warren
W. B. Cooke
C. Turner
Woolnoth
Holloway
Corbould
Ward
Finden
Scriven
Edinburgh
Arthur’s Seat
Land’s End
G. Cooke
Callcott
Turner
Plymouth Dock
W. P. Cooke
Giaour
Rokeby
Don Quixote
Europe
Lambton Hall
Pye
Glover
Duke of York
Thomas Lawrence
Earl of Arundel
Rubena
Warwick Castle
Ignatius Loyola
Life Guards
Clennell
Bromley
T. Strange
Christ
Peter
Michael Angelo
Armstrong
Cooke
Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds
Cook
Verse Quotation With No Poetess Identity
A short poetic fragment addresses a youth seeking the speaker's dwelling. The speaker offers steadfast friendship and declares perfect esteem while urging restraint of passion and acceptance of remaining as they are. The piece ends with attribution BY NO POETESS.
Body of Woman Found After Good Friday Lightning Strike
Labourers discover a woman aged 40 to 50 dead with extensive discoloration at Globe Field Mile End. Coroner to hold inquest. she was carried to the Crown and Sceptre Globe-lane for ownership. Market reports note varied grain prices and large arrivals at Smithfield, with wheat barley oats and peas trading unevenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lkhtninc
Globe Field
Mile End
Globe-lane
Essex
Kent
Suffolk
Smithfield
Markey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baron de Latour
Switzerland
Sencinella Subalpina
Crivelli
the Courier
Paris
Odessa
Warsaw
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Vestlanti
Roman
Fokschan
Theodore
Italy
Florence
Latour
Nuremberg
Brody
Macedonia
Asia
Mount Balcans
Rodosto
Sea of Marmora
Black Sea
Seven Towers
St. Sophia
Russia
Yostuanri
Bessarabia
Yestlantt
Conan
Braila
Doncaster
Drummmond
Johnston
Chester
Baguley
Drummond
Manchester
Stockport
Macclesfield, &c
Baguley Stil
Goth
Ship News
Dvaz
Hythe
Wilson
William Miles
Beadle
Sinclair
South Seas
Joseph
Jane
Robinson
Malta
Angerstein
Hazlewood
Jamaica
Mary
Amity
Campbell
Prince of Wales
Hathaway
Cowes
Princess Charlotte
Blyth
Ceylon
Leghorn
Snapper
Max
Downs
Ditto
Norfolk
Ajax
Watson
Quebec
Glatton
Henry
His Majesty
Drake
Grasshopper
Newfoundland
Wanwicu
Arril
Lady Nepean Packet
Cuxhaven
Prince of Orange
Holland
Lord Duncan
Lord Nelson
Charlotte
Gottenburgh
Vermouth
E.N.E
Portland Roads
Liverroor
Arrin
General Brown
Miramichi
Forster
Sunderland
Ashers
Cays
Sheerness
Dover
Arait
Anna Maria
Wengler
Nandus
Bourdeaux
Goodwin Sand
Faumouty
Allen
Arethusa
Stevens
Douthwaite
St. John’s
New Brunswick
Amelia
Jarvis
Lisbon
Eagle
Dixon
Lark
Pryna
Poole
Concord
Morden
Poland
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