... Europe the social status of a man may be guessed by his dress or his equipage, in Persia it is denote-I by his pipe. A Persian shah or prince has his ri;e , covered with richly enamelled plates of gold aml silver and incrusted with gems, such as rubies ...

... spot. It was, however, in the meanwhile, discovered that the Turks were not in the neighbourhood of the villages, so the Persian Shah had to countermand the expedition. It is also easy to clear away the anxiety caused by the departure from Teheran of the ...

... conduct of Russian troops. It is curious enough that in Yol. X. of this Correspondence is to be found a letter addressed the Persian Shah. This letter was the prelude of a treaty which brought Persia within the circle of European politics. It was written on ...

... ho and his whole suite will be the guests of the Sultan. This is the first occasion since the conquest of Bagdad that a Persian Shah has made his appearance on Turkish soil, and there is some talk at Constantinople of taking the opportunity for proposing ...

... uud| championships galore, by a novice, Mr. C. H, Lave’s Laurel King, and the shelving of Miss Cockburn Dickinson’s black Persian Shah for another new-comer, Mr. T. J. Green's Sweep. The judges doubtiess had good reason for their choice, but the verdicts ...

... the gem itself. As may be gathered from its title, the bouffbtierie under notice has been suggested by the visit of the Persian Shah to the chief countries of Europe, and thed /ra/ortime of its presentation, no less than the elements of fun with which ...

... Barnksais. Herat was then independent both of Persia and of the rulers of Cabul, but it was coveted by Mahouied Mirza, the Persian Shah. Shah Mahomed required Shah Kamran to acknowledge his suzerainty, and surrender the title of Shah, and on his refusal marched ...

... the Shah's stay in Russia , I append the following, leader from the St. Petersburg : After a reign of twenty years tile Persian Shah Naar liddin has conceived the grand idea of remodelling the institutions of his empire on the pattern of Western civilisation ...

... find the Russian Emperor seated at cards with a Kurdish- looking girl evidently meant for Turkey. Behind him stands the Persian :Shah, and beside him a Prussian of Bismarckian type. The latter, pointing to two soldiers standing on the further side of the ...

... the son of the Bokharan Ameer, the son of Yakoob Beg, the former ruler of Kashgar, and Abdoussamed Mirza, brother of the Persian Shah. It is uncertain whether the attendance of the Shah himself can be secured. A deputation of eleven representatives of all ...

... spot. It was, however, in the meanwhile, discovered that the Turks were not in the neighbourhood of the villages, so the Persian Shah had to countermand the expedition. It is also easy to clear away thP anxiety caused by the departure from Teheran of the ...

... fitted for, and who perform the work which He has given them to do. He is a God that can, if He please, take hold even of a Persian Shah, and say of him, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure. 11. We may learn, secondly, from all this the ...