Louis Napoleon and the Burgraves duel for power in Paris
The piece argues Louis Napoleon seeks to win the army by favor or removal of Changarnier, while the Burgraves, monarchical freelancers, manipulate factions for personal gain. It warns that military men become arbiters, risking a cycle of insurrection and despotism, with democracy learning a hard lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Napoleon
Satory
Changarnier
Paris
Louis Philippe
France
National Chamber
Germany
Hesse-Cassel
Property and rights of invention in a modern society
The essay argues property as a social shield and critiques feudal land rights and copyright. It urges patent reform to fund invention, noting legal costs bar the poor while praising the Exhibition and urging Parliament to cap patent expenses and broaden access for artisans and inventors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proudhon
Charles Dickens
London
Birmingham
Sheffield
Leicester
Nottingham
Adam Warner
Gloucester
Industry
Daily News
Bar
England
Trespassers at South Western Railway Premises Detained
Five boys including Thomas Carney Edward Cripps James Hussey Thos Williams and Wm Pontie were charged at Southwark Police Court with trespassing on South Western Railway property. Sergeant Harris described finding them in a hidden arch beneath Granby street Waterloo road with stolen items and coal and straw concealed. Penalties ranged from 21 days to six weeks imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carney
Edward Cripps
James Hussey
Thos, Williams
Pontie
Boye
Southwark
South Western Railway Company
Harris
South Western Railway
Granby Street
Waterloo Road
Bent
A. Beckett
Carney
Cripps
Hussey
Williams
Pontic
Gateshead
Jones
Marylebone
Dudley Stuart
Toulmin Smith
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