Parsee marriage customs and a case of restitution
The article discusses Parsees preferring monogamy with social and legal pressure against second marriages. It highlights Perozbhaee, a skilled Bombay Parsee woman, her arranged betrothal as a child, remarriage of her husband to a second wife, and a legal struggle for restitution of conjugal rights upheld by the Bombay Supreme Court, with reform urged against bigamy under British law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Perozbhaee
Bombay
British Court of Law
London
Europe
Supreme Court
Coronel Stoppart
Captain Conouty
Bombay Times
Lahore
Bokhara
Michael Ravenstein
Poland
Jerusalem
Michael
Makarief
Russia
Nishnei
Novogorod
Persia
Jiz
Stoddart
Conolly
Neimed
Giovanni
Koken
Ameer
Bukhara
Kokan
Knife and telescope astonish royal onlookers
A fragment describes a craftsman who makes a blade cause a needle to travel around. the king attempts the same with no success. Onlookers deem him extraordinary, shaking their heads and grinning. A telescope also astonishes them as they try to look through it from both ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Europe
India
Portugal
Spain
Don Pedro
Evens
San Fernando
Lahore
Ranjeet Singh
Moulmein
Moulmei
Moumein
Gambyne
Zimmes
Shand
Minout
Bengal
Indigo
Agri-Horticultural Society of
Burmah
Tharrawaddee
Rangoon
Martaban
Ava
Adolphus Hay Landers
K.S.F
Stirling
San Sebastian
Oporto
Saucy Tharrawaddee
Asia
Hon. Company
Captain L
Foreign in telligencer. Paris political unrest and US news
The Paris scene reports government moves against those recognizing the Duke de Bordeaux as king while denials and counterclaims surface over sieges and reforms. In Spain, Serrano and de Frias resign amid royal turmoil as Olozaga faces dissolution of the Cortes. In the United States, transatlantic mail ships reach Liverpool, Congress readiness, tariff debates, and Oregon boundary tensions frame a broad Atlantic climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke de Bordeaux
Journal Des Debats
France
London
Gazette du Midi
Algiers
Paris
Sidi Allel
Bureau Des Affaires Arabes
Milanah
Constauntina
Afonileur
Marseilles
Moniteur
Tempoure
Mascara
Sidi Embareck
Tunis
Bandeira
Austria
Courrier Francais
Sieele
Duke de Nemours
Spain
Bayonne
MM. Serrano
de Frias
M. Gonzales Bravo
Cortes
M. Olozaga
Congress
Madrid
Messrs
Pidal and
Quinto
Chamber of Deputies
Centre
Moderados
Narvaez
Royal Decree Dismisses Olozaga Amid Crisis in 1843 Spain
The article details Queen Maria Christina's move to dismiss Don Sebastiano de Olozaga as president of the council of ministers and secretary of state, amid ministerial crisis and political maneuvering. It notes decrees, amnesty commission members, Narvaez assassination plots, and Barcelona’s evolving political scene including Prim and Ametler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Olozaga
Council
Sebastiano de Olozaga
Council of Ministers
Taz
Josquim Frias
Chamber of Deputies
Martinez de la Rosa
Contina
Pastore
Diaz
Calderon
Collantes
Olivan
Mayance Y Castro
Madrid
Narvaez
Place de Bilboa
Bay
Cadiz
Castellano
Almeria
Barcelona
Ayuntamiento
Éles
Ametler
Fort San Fernando
Figueras
Prim
Verdad
Prosperidad Diario de Avisos Y Noticias
Constitucional
Cisne
Imparcial
Dominus Vobiscum
Papal States unrest: Gallieia bands dispersed and trials shift
Bologna reports say malefactor bands in Gallieia were dispersed and several offenders captured, chief Tintaretto escaped. Conspiracy's reach is said to be extensive, with authorities withholding full details. Rome will try offenders in civil courts instead of military commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papal States
Bologna
Gallieia
Tintaretto
Papal
Rome
Greece Opens National Assembly With King’s Constitutional Hope
King Otho addresses the National Assembly on the need to crown Greece’s liberal reforms with a definite constitution. He urges mutual concessions, wise and just rule, and a compact ensuring stability, prosperity, and national honor as history watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Assembly
Oiho
Greece
Protest by fourteen councillors over seat of government address
The fourteen legislative councillors resign from debate on the seat of government issue and protest that the matter was already decided in the council. The report notes resolutions, an address to the Queen, and protests by named members, with references to Kingston meetings, funding, and weather conditions in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
R. S. Jamieson
J. Crooks
A. Ferguson
J. M' Donald
A. Fraser
S. Washburn
W. Morris
W. H. Draper
R. Dickson
P. B. de Blaquiere
J. Macaulay
J. Hamilton
London
Canada
Montreal
Lachine Canal
Eruptions o Mount Alta Reach Toward Bronte
A Neapolitan steamer report details Mount Alta's eruption near Bronte with dense clouds rumblings and distant earthquakes. Lava stream advances toward Palermo road, destroying houses and vineyards while observers describe the sight as awful grand and magnificent yet terrifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bokhara
Khan
Stoddart
Francesco I
Mount Alta
Bronte
Palermo
Consecration of the Bishop of Lichfield at Lambeth Palace
The Right Rev. John Lonsdale was solemnly consecrated bishop of Lichfield by Archbishop Canterbury in Lambeth Palace Chapel. Attending were Bishops of London Winchester and Chichester, plus London and Middlesex Archdeacons, with Archdeacon Hale delivering the sermon on duty and church service. The rite followed Edward VI’s form as Lonsdale donned episcopal robes and received hands laid by the archbishop and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichfe
Monda
John Lonsdale
King's College, Cambridge
King’s College, London
Canterbury
Lichfield
James Bowstead
Lambeth Palace
London
Winchester
William Hale Hale
Archbishop of Canterbury
Morrison
St. Paul's Churchyamp
Carter
Norwood
Suppen Drata
Payne
Witness
Hudson
Smith
Bowlane
Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Chance
Morning Chronicle
Svicroz
Hexton
Swan
Singleton Street
Shoreditch
Johnson
House of Correction
Lonpoy
Grand Junction Canal
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Strand
Earl St. Vincent
Danes
Rickmansworth
Skidmore
Court of Queen's Bench
Brentford
Bramston
A. Reezar
City Road Basin
J. E. D. Bethune
Islington
H. Wilson
Union-place
Lower Road
Wilson
West of England
New River Company
Praise for Asylum Reforms and Patient Recovery Report
A historical report lauds abolition of physical restraints at the asylum, noting improved management and patient recovery. Dr. Conolly cites that reduced restraints lessen aggravations and enable better intellectual activity and restoration for many with mental illness. The 180 recent admissions show Mania 45, Melancholia 49, Incoherence 66, Imbecility 23, Dementia 2, Idiocy 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conolly
Hazardous Escape Attempt in Bagshot Lock-up
Two prisoners named Tolfrey and Wheatley, remanded at Bagshot, set fire to straw in their lock-up cell to escape. They were burned but recovered, then returned to the lock-up under guard while authorities investigate the incident and the rescue outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagshop
Tolfrey
Wheatley
Bagshot
Hames
Haynes
Carmartheun
Lion Hotel
Carmarthen
Aberystwith
Penybont
Edward James
Shew
Metropolitan Police
John A. Whittaker
Smith
Kington
Abayader
Bromley
Amioy
C. J. Carttar
Kent
Black Horse Inn
Sidcup
Maria Plummer
Lord Bexley
Bromley Union
Footscray
Lord Sidney
Board of Guardians of the
George Stanton
Pritchard
Manchester
Ea Birch
Barton’s
St. Mary’s Gate
Rose
Armstrong
Lea Birch
Wilfaily
Lawley
A Division of Police
Manchester Times
Rochester
Muyirany
Hills
Chatham
Falstaff Inn
Page
58Th Regiment
Brompton
Hill
Provisional Priory Reception For Glenlyon And Knights
In Scotland, on Wednesday the 29th alt., the grand master’s authority marked the opening of the first provisional priory of the grand council. Knights including Lord Glenlyon and Sir David Dundas were received in white habit, with the grand prior Arnott presiding, and the ceremony included the vow of profession and banners of chivalry. The event echoed historic ties to the Duke of Atholl and Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s era. Nearby, Glasgow’s disease report warned of a steady fever surge over twelve months with 12,967 epidemic fever cases and 736 typhus cases, 304 deaths at home, 570 sent to hospital, and a total of 114,510 patient visits by district surgeons to the city poor this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Association For the Relief OF the Poor
Society For the Relief of the Poor
City of London
London
Ludgate-hill
Alderman Wilson
Alderman Kelly
Hear
Alderman Gibbs
Clerk
Samuel Wilson
Michael Gibbs
William Hughes Hughes
John Harding
Westwood
Bedford
Middlesex
Westminster
Sessiona House
Clerkenwell-green
Sergeant Adams
Central Criminal Court
Drivine
Racine
Higgs
Saint George's Hospital
Hyde-park-corner
William Knott
Messrs
Goding
Hammersmith Conveyance Company
John Curtis
Eng
10Th Regiment Royal Artillery
Bayswater Terrace
Oak
Kensington
George Pollack
St. George’s Hospital
Lewis
Ely Place
Holborn
Clench
Omnibus
M. Chevalier
High Street
Southwark Bridge-road
Tooley-street
Catherine Wheel Inn
West of England
Waterloo Road
Connorton
Braidwood
Donnelly
Conolly
Hanwell
Scotland
New World
Adelaide Fund
Windsor
Order OF the Temple
David Milne
G.C.B
Plymouth
Beauseant
Arnott of
Arlary
Grand Council
W. E. Aytoun
Gienlyon
Marquis of
Tullibardine
Duke of
Royal Infirmary
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China
Hongkong
Canton
Nerbudda
Anne
Messrs. Morrison and Johnston
W. Currie
Whampoa
Pekin
Keying
Fukien
Singapore
Amoy
Chusan
Ningpo
Shanghai
Mercer
Scott
Macao
Victoria
Proserpine
Praya
Macau
Woosnam
Mr. Morrison
H. Pottinger
Causan
Great Britain
Telligsngr
United States
America
Bursley
New York
Liverpool
Senate
Locofucos
House of Representatives
van Buren Democrats
Calhoun
Johnson, &c
Massachusetts
Georgia
Baltimore
Washington
Houston
Texas
Steve Holpine
Rhode Island
Boston Courier
New Brunswick
New Orleans
Matamoros
Philadelphia
Oregon
England
Oregon Territory
Columbia
the Weekly Chronicle
Constanttinople
Dr. Wolff
the Metropolis
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