Treaties of Unkiar Skelessi and London in 19th century balance
A correspondent analyzes the 1533 Unkiar Skelessi treaty making Russia protector of the Porte, the 1839 London arrangement, and the Great Powers role. It questions whether London preserves the old balance of power or binds Europe to costly wars for the Porte.
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Lord Palmerston
Russia
Ottoman Empire
Europe
London
Unkiar Skelessi
Petersburg
Mehemet Ali
Porte
Turkey
Great Britain
Adrianople
Government and New Zealand Disputes Settle at Plymouth Fete
At a grand Plymouth New Zealand company fete, E G Wakefield reports that colonial disputes with the government over New Zealand governance are resolved. Captain Hobson’s proclamations unified the islands under the Queen, and Lord John Russell’s under secretary hints at a forthcoming arrangement to settle rights and corporate existence. The New Zealand company plans to double its capital and has dispatched over two thousand settlers to Wellington.
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Plymouth New Zealand
E. G. Wakefield
New Zealand
England
Hobson
South Seas
Downing-Street
John Russell
R. Vernon
London Company
Mr. Wakefield
Vernon Smith
Lord Johnussell
Plymouth Company
Wellington
Lord Eliot
M.P
Lyttelton Lyndhurst Cambridge election letter debate
A Tory MP defends Lord Lyttelton for Cambridge high steward amid university politics. The letter argues university honours should rise with character and service, noting Lyndhurst has long ties but Lyttelton offers youthful vigor and Conservative support. It stresses academic merit, independence from family bias, and the college consensus behind Lyttelton.
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John
Thompson
Midland
Agen
Morning Post
Lord Lyttelton
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
London
Wandaworth
Manners
Liberal Party
Lord Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst
England
Lord Burlington
Trinity
Richard Monckton Milnes
Paris Banquet Plan Scrapped Over Treaty Policy
A long note from Mr. Charles Attwood and colleagues describes a Wednesday meeting with Odillon Barrot and Garnier Pages in Paris. They recount French deputies abandoning a planned banquet to honor the English deputation, urging peace but opposing current ministers and the July treaty. Attwood argues for continued English-French unity against the treaty, urging France to protest rather than intervene against its sovereign. Subsequent attendance at Barret’s home reiterates these views.
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Attwood
Paris
Constitutionnel
Charles Attwood
Messrs
Odillon Barrot
Garnier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Lord Palmerston
Mr. Attwood
Mehemet
Adi
M. Odillon Barret
Galignani
Lahee
Matthews
Durham
Shrewsbury
Middlesex
Mr. Lahee
Butler
Justice Patteson
Mackreth
Bristol Journal
Richard Dudley
John Bolton
Delph
Dudley
Belton
Bolton
Onions
Lancashire Chronicle
Cerberus
Phyllis
Mars
Bazar
Chokrah
Kishnak
India
Ian
Literary Chronicle Scenes And Sketches In Forriey Lanes
A vivid extract from Mason Napier's celebrated travelogue richly detailing India and Spain with illustrations by the author officer. The narrative includes a humorous tale of a pariah dog and a grotesque misadventure with a soldier and a chowkidar, followed by reflections on beggars in Ireland and satirical pieces on devils and manners. The prose blends travel, satire, and social commentary with descriptive nostalgia for colonial settings.
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Mason Napier
Forriey Lanes
London
Colburn
India
Spain
Charity and begging in Wexford town observed
During a visit to Wexford, the writer notes liberal local gentry charity and encounters skilled beggars. A friend who aided the hungry stocked the market to press price cuts for the poor. A beggar woman with children asks for nothing but to have the saver’s face seen.
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Macroom
Ady
Naas
Waterford
Gate of Heaven
St. Peter
Mac Sweeny
Sam
Timsy
Cork
Imperial
Are
Widdy
Childre
Ireland
Dublin
Clonmel
Killarney
Wicklow
Glendslough
Wexford
MR CHIMPANZEE AT ITS TRIP ROUND THE WORLD
A satirical sketch presents Mr Chimpanzee the disillusioned traveler. He boasts of global wit while dismissing sights from the Nile to Venice as shallow or misdescribed. His blunt judgments expose ignorance and comedy in travel lore, with playful digs at nations and places.
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Tophet
Surgeons’ Hall
Physicians’ College
Bentley
Chimpanzee
Dan
Beersheba
Bey of
Tripoli
Bay of Naples
Lapland
Querist
India
Africa
Nile
Naples
Vesuvius
Crater
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
Norway
Venice
Thames
Bridge of Sighs
Holland
d'Auttremont
Leman
Prince of Orange
Italy
Arabia
Black Sea
Eastern Counties Ramway Directors Votely Scrape Funds
The directors unanimously give up the whole £2400 voted by proprietors for their services. The manager’s salary drops from £1000 to £500 and other officers take proportional cuts to fund improvements without hitting shareholders. Plans to raise extra capital seem successful as all debentures are spoken for by shareholders.
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Eastern Counties
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James
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