 | David Urquhart - Europe - 1836 - 630 pages
...THE DANUBE. COPY OF A LETTER FROM MR. BACKHOUSE. " Foreign Office, May 5, 1836. " GENTLEMEN, — In acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 27th...BACKHOUSE. " To Messrs. G. Bell $ Co., Fenchurch Street.'' The interest, and we might almost say the commotion, excited amongst the commercial world by the posting... | |
 | David Urquhart - Great Britain - 1836 - 630 pages
...THE DANUBE. COPY OF A LETTER FROM MR. BACKHOUSE. " Foreign Office, May 5, 1836. " GENTLEMEN, — In acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 27th..." To Messrs. G. Bell $• Co., Fenchurch Street." The interest, and we might almost say the commotion, excited amongst the commercial world by the posting... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1851 - 170 pages
...33 regulations promulgated by the Russian ukase of the 1th of February, 1836 ; but in the meantime, Lord Palmerston directs me to acquaint you with respect...am, Gentlemen, &c., &c., (Signed) " J. BACKHOUSE." The Minister puts a merchant in possession of a fact reserved from Parliament. The reference to the... | |
 | David Urquhart - Europe - 1853 - 530 pages
...regulations promulgated by the Russian •ukase of the 1th of February, 1836 ; but in the meantime, Lord Palmerston directs me to acquaint you with respect...am, Gentlemen, &c., &c., (Signed) " J. BACKHOUSE." The fact so communicated to a merchant is reserved from Parliament. The reference to the law officers... | |
 | David Urquhart - Europe - 1853 - 618 pages
...the regulations promulgated by the Russian ukase of the 1th of February, 1836; but in the meantime, Lord Palmerston directs me to acquaint you with respect...and that you have acted properly in directing your agenti to refuse to pay it. " I am, Gentlemen, &c., &c., (Signed) " J. BACKHOUSE." The fact so communicated... | |
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Lord PALMERSTON directs me to acquaint you, with respect to the latter part of your letter, that it is the opinion of his MAJESTY'S Government that no toll is justly demanded by the Russian authorities at the mouth of the Danube, and that you have acted... 