News from the Levant and Syria in mid June reports
A detailed dispatch from ConstanT MoPhe on June 12 summarizes unrest in Arabia, a proposed Syrian administration reform by the divan, and debates over Jerusalem as a free town under the Porte. It notes French influence, tax plans in Syria, and local Jewish-Christian tensions amid turmoil in Aleppo and Damascus.
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China
George Bremer
Calcutta
Crete
Syria
Jerusalem
Levant
Aleppo
Thomas
Damascus
Carlo
Augsburg Gazette
Constantinople
Lebanon
Porte
Beschir
M. de Pontois
France
Beyrout
Courrier de Lyon
Libanus
Bechir
Mehemet Ali
Aimes
Selim Pacha
Nedjib Pacha
Egypt
Paris
Algiers
Alexandria
Mehemet
la Presse
Ponsonby
Rifaat Bey
Pachalic
Pacha
Liverpool Cotton Market Effects and Global Notes May 27
A May 27 report notes Liverpool cotton market disruption but firm holder stance. It also covers Lord Sydenham’s Canadian parliament opening, Fanny Elssler’s Philadelphia tour, performances by Braham, Russian war steamer work in progress, Van Buren and Biddle in the U S, and Cuban fever conditions with Havana sickness up to the 19th. Also mentions Caney Peach Colorado crop projections and English theatre ventures.
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George Washington
Burrows
Liverpool
New York
Acadia
Boston
United States
Canada
Texas
Great Britain
Mexico
National Theatre
Eldedge
Havre
Congress
Adams
Ewing
Tyler
White House
M.leod
Fox
M‘leod
Micad
Webster
Leod
England
Cruttenden
Ann Webster
Supreme Court
M‘eod
Mitchell
Got
Royal Mail
Miller
Verpool
Halifax
Canada Mails
Senate
Buchanan
Caroline
America
Ife
Committee On
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Bremen
Great Western
Lord Sydenham
Fanny Elssler
Philadelphia
Europe
Braham
Baltimore
Richmond
M. de Bodisco
van Shauiz
Pine
van Buren
Kinderhook
Biddle
Andalusia
Couvillier
Galveston
Houston Telegraph
David G. Burnet
Edward Burleson
Houston
Dr. Jones
Colorado
Virginia Antoinette
New Orleans
Havana
Cuba
Forbes
Hart
League
Coronation Day Celebrations in Dover and Keighley
Dover marks the coronation anniversary with royal standard hoisted at the Castle heights Admiralty yard and harbor ships. A royal salute and a garrison routine follow as bells ring joyfully. In Keighley a distant scene unfolds in a secluded place near the county border with sparse foot traffic.
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Dover
Castle Heights
Admiralty Yard
Keighley
Carrure
West Riding
Limerick Storm and Lord Campbell Visit Ireland News
An August thunder storm in Tuuver Stornx devastates Ballymacreese House with lightning ripping a wall and entering the parlour via a bell wire, injuring none. The Dublin Evening Mail notes Lord Campbell’s arrival at Kingstown and announces Marcus Costello as Gibraltar attorney general. The Royal Dublin Society exhibits Irish manufactures, praising poplins and Atkinson leather goods with royal approval. Military moves to quell cantonal outrages include detachments from the 6th Dragoon Guards, 12th Lancers, and the 10th Hussars heading toward Carlow/Newbridge/Newry.
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Tuuver Stornx
Providence
Ballymacreese House
James Shine
Shine
Limerick Chronicle
Axrnivan
Lord Campbell
Tneland
Dublin Evening Mail
Lord Campbell Arived
Kingstown
Trish
Royal Dublin Society
Messrs. Atkinson
Trafalgar Square
Westminster
R. Atkinson
Dublin
Josph Fletcher
C. G. Otway
Dublin Evening Post
Tan
Canton
Edward Blakeney
Carlow
Prompr
6Th Dragoon Guards
Newbridge
12Th Lancers
10Th Royal Hussars
Portobell
Wheat in Scotland Promises Early Abundant Harvest
The Kelso Chronicle reports fields near the town show wheat in the ear with overall drought losses less severe than expected. Prospects for an early, abundant harvest are cheered by farming communities. The Glasgow Chronicle notes the death of Mr. Oswald, former Ayrshire MP, who passed away May 9 in Vevey, Switzerland, while seeking health improvements.
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Kelso
Deata
R. A. Oswanp
Esa
Avcuincruive
Vevey
Switzerland
Oswald
Ayrshire
Glasgow
Chronicle
Literary Chronicle review of Blessington works and Arles prices
The piece lauds the Countess of Blessington as a delightful writer whose flights of fancy span grave to gay. It praises her social insight into France and notes extracts from her volumes. A humorous Arles bill anecdote ends with a landlady asking if a few lours is enough for six people and six servants for two days.
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Countess of
Arles
Paris
Doctor P
Duc de I
la Haute Noblesse
Femme de Chambre
France
Duchesse de
Duchesse
Thut
French and English Manners Across Social Circles
The piece contrasts French and English polite behavior in society. It notes French homage to women inspires flattering attention, while English politeness remains more restrained. Parisian decorum, conversation as social aim, and the brisk wit of Parisians are described, alongside distinctions in youth appeal, dignity, and ceremonial propriety.
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France
England
Paris
How to Get a Practice From a Paris Doctor P Tale
A physician narrates his rise in Paris from modest means to fame by a ruse that mapped his path through elite clients. He details deceiving nobles through implausible demands, treating duchesses to fashionable regimens, and leveraging courtly trust to build a lucrative, exemplary career.
Salutations in France and England Highlight Politeness Gap
The piece contrasts greeting customs in France and England noting that French men bow to every woman met in society and lift hats for women known to a companion, while Englishmen vary from exemplary politeness to occasional hat touching. It cites London and Paris manners and critiques wigs, nonchalance, and awkward salutations.
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England
France
Paris
Lomion
Reflections on Curiosity Shop Treasures of the Quai d Orsay
A narrator wanders Parisian curiosity shops on the Quai d Orsay and imagines the vanished lives behind amber vases rock crystal gems and jeweled accessories. He pities the givers and mourns the vanished owners as these relics pass through avaricious hands and profane displays.
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Quai d'Orsay
Josephine
Flacon
9 Religieuse de Haute Naissance
Sledge Driving Through Paris In Regal Sleighs
A writer recalls a winter ride in Paris in sledges drawn by superb horses. Duc de Guiche and duchess ride a swan sledge, Count A d Orsay’s dragon, and Prince Poniatowski’s sleds, all lit by lamps. Night views in Bois de Boulogne. The spectacle delights Parisians and boosts spirits despite the cold.
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Paris
Duc de Guiche
Duchesse
Count A. d'Orsay
Prince Poniatowski
Comte Waleski
St. Cloud
Duchesse de Guiche
Bois de Boulogne
Comte A. d'Orsay
France
Scenes in the Revolution of 1830 in Paris
A London observer recounts street demonstrations by boys crying Vive la charte and Vive la liberté, noting their impact on public sentiment and the danger they pose to horses and troops. The Duchesse de Guiche faces a crowd while defending royal arms, and Fraser's Magazine is criticized for its political focus while praising the piece The Condemned Cells and The Approver in the same issue.
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Gamins de Paris
France
England
St. Honoré
Duchesse de Guiche
Duchesse
Fraser's Magazine
Brash Ward Talk and Rope-Fronted Tales in Old Prison Yard
In a jail yard scene two malefactors trade braggadocio, plotting and denouncing a fellow prisoner Haynes. They mock the hangman and fear being housed with a notorious man while recalling cases of peaching and mercy. Theeer voices echo Romilly and Loughborough anecdotes on justice and punishment.
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Haynes
Jurvey
Long Tom
Owen Hag
Jack Hal
Sandy Bill
Knowall
Sandy
Oliver
Bill
Sol
Holloway-gate
Croker
Peaching
Norwich Castle
Vether
Samuel Romilly
House of Commons
Sir Samuel Romilly
Norfolk
Lord Loughborough
Gould
Botany-bay
Hayne
Scene of a Prison Execution Before a Scaffold
A detailed account of a Newgate style execution with the forger and approver among the condemned. The article recalls St Sepulchre’s tolling and related bequests, notes the prisoners’ reactions, and includes a reflective confession on crime and despair amid impending death.
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St. Sepulchre’s
Robert Dowe
Newgate
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Sugden
Frederick Greenwood
Joseph Greenwood
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Robert Clough
Rochdale
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Shaw
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Dog and Partridge
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