Capture of the Bogue Forts 870 Guns Spiked
Reported from Hong Kong and Canton describe Sir John Davis and General D Aguiar leading a swift expedition to the Canton river. Five major forts including Whampoa and Bogue defenses were disarmed or ruined, 870 large guns spiked, magazines blown, and Chinese resistance minimized with minimal casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland Mail
China
Chine
Hong Kong
Foxe Boxe
Lady Mary Wood
London
Calcutta
Bombay
Singapore
John Davis
D'Aguilar
Denton
Valtare
Honourable Company
Plato
Corsair
Jordhns
Canton
Ay Evg Witrsss
Hore Kona
Hoa. Company
Keying
Sir John Davis
D‘aguilar
Saiwan
Stanley
Royal Irish
Madras Nelive
Royal Artillery
Macdougall
Naral
Her Majesty
Vulture
Espiégle
Hon. Company
Pluto
Macao
Alorcha
Brereton
General D'Aguilar
Mecdougall
Hong Hong
England
Bocca Tigris
North
South Wentong
Wastong
Anuoghoy
Whempos
Whampoa
Pinto
Whampoa Creek
Wookongtap
Canton River
Consoo House
Old Chins Street
Congreve
Leat
Kennedy
Sargent
Mowgan
Col. Philpotts
Popuolace
Bruce
Hill
Thompson
Clark Kennedy
da Costa
Sir John Darie
Shanghai
Chamey
Fushan
Honan
Bonta
A. R. Jahiston
Madras Native Infantry
John Davin
Consco-house
J. Davis
18Th Regiment
Graves
Victoria
Carne
Ita
Ihs
d’Aguilar
Royal Navy
Her
Bogue
Geezoz D'Aaullan
A. R. Joan. Eron
John Francis Davis, Bart
Christian Majesty
Genouilley
Cochin China
Thourane
la Pierre
Inanli
India Company
Guatemala Declares Itself Independent Republic amid Central American tensions
Reports from the Belise Gazette indicate Guatemala has withdrawn from the Central American Confederacy and formed an independent republic. Other states’ recognition remains uncertain, with a likely civil war feared. Also noted are Cafcass: a St Petersburg letter on war-time graft, Belgian cattle imports to London, and a Paris police extortion ruse where a tradesman narrowly avoided arrest after a staged police detainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxelian
Belise
Guatemala
Central America
Courrier Francais
St. Petersburgh
Caucasus
Beroun Carrie
London
Begiam
Antwerpen
Antwerp
Belgium
Europe
Champs Elysées
Tto
Perty
Hulssler
Prefecture of Police
Calignant
Exhibition of 1847 Royal Academy Paintings Opens
The 1847 exhibition under the Fine Arts Commissioners opens Monday at Westminster Hall with 120 paintings and three sculptures. Prizes of 500, 300, and 200 pounds will be awarded to winners including F. R. Pickerill and G F Watts. Royal visitors, judges, and commission officers attend the opening. Admission begins Monday and remains paid for three weeks before becoming free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Her Majesty's Commissioners of Fine Arts
Accaatens
Westminster Hall
Ehénions
Boria
Herold
Waltham Abbey
A.D
F. R. Pickeragill
Leigh Street
Burton Crescent
Alfred
G. F. Watts
Cambridge Street
Edgeware Road
Meeanee
Edward Armitage
George Street
espBi
Richard Cour de Lion
Bertrand de Guerdon
John Cross
Fetter Lane
Edward
Calais
James Eckford Lander
Upper
Charlotte Street
Fitsroy Square
America
Charles Lucy
Tudor Lodge
Albert Street
Mornington Crescent
Henry V
Prince of Wales
John Calcott Horley
the Mall
Kensington
Gravel Pitts
Wiliam Allen
Henry Howard
Aristides
Haydon
Messrs
Marshall
Feley
Bell
Mr. Marshall
Prince Albert
Marquis of
Lanedowne
Earl of Lincoln
Viscount Canning
Lord Colborne
Lord Ashburton
Lord Willoughby D'Eresby
T. B. Macaulay
John Russell
Viscount Morpeth
James Graham
Samuel Rogers
T. Wyee
Vivian
Grand Duke
Saxe Weimar
Count de Beust
Baron Ziegesar
Taylor
Eastlake
Marquis of Lansdowne
Robert Peel
Samuel Rogera
Richard Westmacott
Etty
Cook
Justice
House of Lords
Somerset
Waterloo
Cooper
R.A
Leach
Royal Visit and Naval Salutes in Woolwich Dockyard
A royal guard of honour of the Royal Marines and a field battery fired a royal salute at the arrival of the King and Queen of the Belgians at Woolwich Dockyard. Notables including Lord Byres and Lord Lennox welcomed them as the Garland steamship neared. The Grand Duke Constantine visited Bristol by special train, with responses from officials and a Royal dinner. The piece also notes new U.S. steamers planned for Liverpool to New York and Thames news about Twickenham residents opposing a noble lord’s dam blocking a river channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asaival
Prince Albert
Smithett
Belgium
Lord Byron
Lord George Lennox
M. van de Weyer
Gordon Bremer
Thomas Dowoman
Hall
Guard of Honour
Constantine
Bristol
Great Western Railway
Earl of Pembroke
Troy House
Monmouthshire
Duke of Beaufort
United States
Liverpool
New York
Dock Committee
Committee of Works
Thames
Qaiet
Twickenham
Richmond
Orleans House
Pia
London Diocesan Board of Education Meeting Highlights Ragged Schools
The London Diocesan Board of Education met at Pall Mall with the Bishop of London presiding. Discussion focused on improving school efficiency, expanding ragged schools, and church government cooperation, including criticisms of ragged schools and a proposed system tied to church principles for discipline and oversight. The board adopted resolutions to extend education and support new and existing schools, with emphasis on prudence and unity between church and state in funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
London
Ratte
Burgess
Threa Parta
Acigole
R. Gladstone
Board of Education
Makin
Gladatone
Committee of Council
Quarterly Review
Mr. Gladstone
Ragged School
H. Dakenfield
A. M. Campbell
H. Hughes
Letter from Berlin notes Humboldt’s recovery at court
A 14th letter from Berlin says Baron de Humboldt has recovered from illness and appeared at court the day before. It also discusses the probable selection of the Earl of Dundonald as one of Scotland’s 16 representative peers, praising his merit and urging preservation of his name on the Imperial Parliament roll. The Paris Journal mentions a petition from English women urging passage of a bill against seduction and trafficking, signed by 100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baron de Humboldt
Paris
Tas Eant
Cochrane
Caledoniam Mercury
Taz Quaen
Robert Grosvenor
Mr. Spooner
Homa
G. Grey
England
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
London
William Parsons
Isaac Hickton
Dagenham
Essex
George
St. Peter's
Norwich
Hickton
Halesowen
Birminghast
Warbus
Dordy
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Town
India
Bombay Times
Sesostris
Ockinghamshire
Judymants
Indiana
Butosgherry
Catacamund
Cochin
Malabar
Kurrachee
Ahmedabad
Shilespere
Scindip
Goomeoordiatriats Anem
Hardinge
Simla
Lawrence
Lahore
Peshawar
Khan Singh
Elahes
Bukab
Dost Mahawed
Lord Palmerston
Pitcairn
Miss Darby
David Pollock
W. Cotton
Presidency Division
Presidency
Jamazetijee Jeejeebhoy
Bycalla
St. Martin's le Grand
Lord Hardinge
Scinde
Jesseebhoy
Aum
Cocatn Cuixa
Hare
Bay of Turon
la Gloire
Victorieuse
le Gloire
Stogepere
Royal Commission of Fine Arts
London Diocesan Board of Education
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