Suez Canal's Impact on Steamship Building and Empire Reach
The article argues the Suez route will boost iron shipbuilding in Britain and Scotland as American and British fleets shift to iron hulls. It discusses cheaper troop transport by steam, potential rise in imperial trade, and how the canal will redistribute shipping, with mixed effects for Cape, Indian, and Egyptian interests while promising broader global commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenock
Bombay
Suez Canal
Scotland
Mr. Blow
East
Clyde
France
England
Russia
Blow
Dublin
India
Lin Nanjing
Suez
Lord Houghton
Australia
Natal
Cape Settlements
Cape
Messrs. Rathbone
Liverpool
Calcutta
Pacific Company
Valparaiso
Straita
Magellan
Pender
Khedive
Mr. de Lesseps
Egypt
French Free Trade Debate Dominates Chamber
The Legislative Body debates the 1860 Trade Treaties with emphasis on consumer interests and tariffs. Speakers like Jules Simon and Thiers defend protection and advocate parliamentary inquiry, while measures to curb public executions and reform prefects draw attention amid shifting power dynamics in France.
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M. Jules Brame
M. Jules Simon
France
Singland
DM. Gillommin
M. Clement Duvernois
M. Thiers
United States
England
M. ‘Thiers
M. de Forcada la Roquette
M.de Forca de la Roquette
M. de Orea de la Roquette
Paris
M. de Forca de la Roquette
Ugland
Havre
M. Ollivier
Times
Dumont
Alfred de Broglie
M. Guizot
Guizot
Ollivier
Maires
M. Lambrecht
Lille
Pierre Bonaparte
Imes
Fonvielle
Noir
M. Henri Rochefort
Correctional Tribunal of Police
M. Rochefort
Afarseillaise
M. Pascal-Grousset
M. Dereure
Palace of Justice
Rochfort
Rochefort
Ledru-Rollin
Noi