The Elections in Paris in the 19th Century
Paris reports a quiet but tense election day with universal suffrage, lists and canvassing dominating the scene. Observers note corruption, double cards, and voter indifference, while groups clash in the streets and at mairies as the ballot boxes are moved under guard. The piece contrasts English election chaos with French order and highlights the moral stakes and political brinkmanship shaping France’s future.
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Paris
France
Department
The
Seine
England
Republicana
Drapeau Rouge
Luxembourg
National Guard
Twelfth
Quartier St. Germain
Six o'Croex
Ledra Rollin
Moxway
Noox
Itous
Marie
Mairie
12Th Arrondissement
Clerk notices raise need for registrar of mercantile clerks
The letter column urges creation of a general association to register names of clerks for mercantile work. Readers discuss stamp duties penalties, receipts, and potential reforms, with examples on tenure, charity bills, and registration control.
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Manchester
Park Street
Edgware
Ita
Shrewsbury
House of Lords
wucerRe
Alex
Perth
London
Edinburgh
Surrey Street
Abingdon
England
Lambeth
Uxbridge
Dublin
Geils
Leadenhall Market
Scotchman
Crown Court
Sir David Dundas
Shopkeeper
Bury
Llandilo
Whitechapel
Marytebone
Savings’ Bank
Chard
Canterbury
Clerico
C. B
Evesham
Mortmain
Calne
Gray's Inn Road
Dawkins
Lalington
Janny Williams
Pembroke
Dudley
Gravesend
Glasgow
Scotland
Kensington Oval
Tang
F.islington
Weymouth
Shoreham
Wimpole Street
Godalming
Cole
Mary Anne
Liverpool Road
Matilda
Devonport
Eccleshall
Hampstead
Birmingham
Rye
Societiza
Yrom Ashford
Sunrise and tide rules from a British almanac fragment
Instructions describe calculating sunrise time by latitude adjustments, and high water times at major ports with listed offsets for London Dock, Bristol, Liverpool, Dublin and others. Also includes weekly church lessons, lunar age, day length, and a notice about successive editions of the Workly Conoxidle with Sunday news.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Sea Portand
London
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Bull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
The Paris Elections and Moderation Prevails
The Paris elections show a modern party majority with Jamartino leading the Provisional Government’s supporters. Moderation appears favored in Paris and Rouen, with Ultra Democrats weaker in many districts. The paper notes low turnout and bribe exchanges, praising public order and cautioning on universal suffrage.
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Paria
Jamartino
Pol
Messia
Ledra Rollin
Albert
Flocon
Paris
Rouen
France
Europe
Schleswig Holstein War Tensions Rise in Denmark and Germany
The piece reports renewed clashes at Altenhoff between Danish regulars and the German Free Corps with Schleswig volunteers aiding the Danes. It notes Danish courage, German irritation, and looming marches by Hanover and Prussia into Schleswig. Sweden plans naval support, potentially blockading the Elbe, while the Danish King’s stance gains broad backing at home. The piece weighs the risk of European conflict and praises the Danish king’s constitutional concessions and balanced diplomacy.
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Schleswig-Holstein
Free Corps
Altenhoff
Schleswig
Prussia
Europe
Elsinore
Elbe
Sweden
Carlacrona
Denmark
Bose
Holstein
Watroggia
War shadows German Baltic ambitions and Europe’s balance
In a lengthy analysis the writer weighs German aims in Schleswig and Livonia, arguing that conquest would harm Germany’s prosperity and threaten peace. They urge peaceful arbitration, warn of Prussia and Denmark clashes, and note a Danish–Prussian battle near Schleswig with Schleswig town’s surrender. England’s guarantees and potential mediation are weighed against a costly war.
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Dieracl
Germany
Lather
Livonia
Alance
France
Schleswig
Sho
Europe
England
Eveats
Prussia
Vienna
Rebels threaten Ireland as 400 marines guard Dublin
A Dublin alert describes mass signatures on a manifesto by the Marquis of Downshire's tenantry, with 400 marines and sailors deployed from Kingston and surveys in Merrion Square. Deputations reach England while Patriots push resistance, prompting fears of invasion and calls to curb seditious activity amid public unrest.
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Downshire
Dublin
Sir Charles Squadron
Kingston
Merrion Square
England
Liverpool
Mitchell
Doheny
Trish
Prkea
House of Commons
Napier
Fen Square
Cochrane flop at Leicester Square amid crowd indifference
Easter Monday sightseers ignored Mr. Cochrane as he toured Leicester Square with a van of pictures and amid rival acts by the Clans Smith Jones and Williams. After failed demonstrations and a failed Home Office visit, he retired, a figure of ridicule, while royal visits and naval duties later unfolded at Spithead and Osborne with Queen Victoria Dowager in attendance.
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Ar. Cochrane
Smith
Madame Warton
Weser
Bia
Home Secretary
Home Office
George Grey
Cochrane
Sir George
Anassat
Charles Ogie
Spithead
Howe
Earl of
G.C.H
South Western Railway
London
Duke
Saxe, Weimar
James Stirling
Osborne
Prince Albert
Lancheon
Crispin
Clarence Yard
The
Gosport
Paris
Indies
Manteleta
Pelerines
Pardessus Milanalsia
Taffetas d'Italia
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Champion
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Naodia
Jackson
Eastern Union Railway Company
Colchester
Croft
Tom Spring
Frost
Bury and
Suffolk Herald
St. Philip and St. James
British Museum
Bank and South Sea
Royal Academy
Torstar
Great Britain
the Weekly Chronicle
Viouns
Fife
Iriah
Gavan Duffy
J. M. le
Leeson Street
White
Hell
William Heffernan Mitchell
Ireland
Gray
Freeman
United Irishman
Lord Clarendon
O'Gor
P.S
Rendaburg
MR. Cochrane
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