Franchise without ballot would empower employers over towns
The piece argues against extending franchise rights to rated householders without secret voting. It warns the Manchester election shows how power of position can distort outcomes for large employers. It cautions that public voting would grant landowners and manufacturers undue influence, risking political servitude.
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Republican Congress
Great Eastern ship scales as historic marvel and empire vision
The Times describes the Great Eastern steamship with massive dimensions 23,000 ton iron hull 700 feet long and 60 high, carrying 4,000 passengers and 11,000 tons of coal, powered by both screw and paddle, to connect Britain with India and Australia while noting similar colonial implications and a looming imperial consolidation.
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India
Cape
Australia
British Empire
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Paris
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