The Week on August 19 1854 amid world and domestic drift
The article surveys global conflicts with Bomarsund siege in the Baltic, Sebastopol preparations, and Austro Russian plans in the Principalities. It notes UK politics under the Aberdeen ministry, the Bribery Bill effects at Marylebone, cholera mortality in London, Cardinal Wiseman’s trial, Sunday alcohol restrictions, and French Napoleon III celebrations. It mentions Spain’s unrest, Grey town bombardment, and Anglo American tensions but flags ratified treaties as potential relief.
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Aberdeen
Aland
Baltic
Bomarsund
Ghance
Aland Isles
Baltic Sea
Charles Napier
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Russia
Vienna
Moldavia
Austria
Asia
Marylebone
Benjamin Hall
Hume
W. Molesworth
Bernal Osborne
Is. Hall
Mr. Hume
Lord Jocelyn
Lord Beaumont
London
Guard of Health
Cardinal Wiseman
Islington
Oakeley
Oxford
The Diplomatic War and the European Peace Talks
Diplomats debate the Principalities evacuation and the Danube five key guarantees. Austria England and France push for peace terms while Russia seeks a guaranteed religious and civil protection framework. Nesselrode's reply and Drouyn de Lhuys notes shape a potential long war outcome.
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Sebastopol
Europe
England
France
St. Petersburg
Russia
Vienna
Nesselrode
Count Nesselrode
London
Paris
M. Drouyn de Lhuys
Lord Clarendon
Austria
Clarendon
Drouyn de Lhuys
Moniteur
Louis Napoleon
Count Buol
M. Crouyn de Lhuys
Principalities
Servia
Danube
Black Sea
Turkey
Prussia
Euxine
Crimea
Count Nessalrode
Porte
Napoleonism Triumphs in France during Imperial Festival
A Paris festival marks the August 15 birthday of Napoleon with grand illumination and public spectacle. Louis Napoleon uses the moment to grant pardons and distribute condemned funds while celebrating the empire and condemning Britain and Europe. The writer laments the usurpation and predicts enduring Napoleonism in France.
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France
Paris
Napoleon Buonaparte
Napoleon the Great
Europe
Buonaparte
Louis Napoleon
Champs Elysees
Champ de Mars
Silistria
Louis Napoleon at Bayonne and French imperial prospects
The piece questions why Louis Napoleon stayed in Bayonne on the festive day, speculating on fears of cholera, treason, or fear of idolatry. It criticizes his piety, warns that France remains a global problem, and argues imperial rule thrives on force and money while liberty and press freedom are denied.
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Louis Napoleon
Moses
Gideon
Bayonne
Paris
France
Europe
Sir Benjamin Hall and the Marylebone Election Recalled
The article praises Sir Benjamin Hall amid Marylebone election turmoil, noting his intellect, reform efforts, and devotion to the constituency. It questions future independence under official influence, cites rival figures, and records his pledge to serve Marylebone if duties hindered by office.
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Benjamin Hal
St. Stephen’s
Benjamin
Tus
Marylebone
Lytton Bulwer
Molesworth
Berna Osborne
Tara
Benjamin Hall
Tey
Zion
Benjamin Shewd
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Temple of Prayer
Church of England
Napoleon
Salistria
Spain
Madrid
Espartero
Greytown
America
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