Grand Review of Louis Napoleon in Paris Sparks Enthusiasm
A lengthy eyewitness report describes Louis Napoleon’s first military review as President in Paris. Crowds along the Boulevards and Place de la Concorde cheered Vive Napoleon and Vive Louis Napoleon as the National Guard and other units defiled before him. The day wore cold but clear, with banners, medals, and celebratory chants, and observers noted strong public support tempered by minor pro republic cries from a few women.
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Pew
Republic
al Ig
Place de Concorde
Adan Ceed
Palais Des Elystée Naturale
Bantien
Trogeps
Paris
Boulegarde
Madeleine
Louis Napoleon
National Guard
Legion of Honour
Place de la Concorde
Rue de le Paix
Place Vendome
Rue de la Revolation
Napoleon
Celaila
France
Napoléon
Louis Napoléon
Fifth Legion
Champs Elysees
Garde Mobile
Third Legion
Rue Royale
Imperial Guard
Rue de la Revolution
Warabal
Stresta
Ila
Thureday
Pessy
Bis
Victorine
Orleans
Montagne
Lowin Napoleon
Cavaignac
Tlt
M. Guizot
Louis Philippe
Pepera
Paria
Redeemer
Robespierre
Ribaldo
National Assembly
Count Molé
al. Thiers
M. Pasay
Ministry of Finance
Changarnier
Cromwell
Ammexduent
Ennis Board of Guardians
John O’brien
M.P
Edward O'Rorke
O‘doherty
Belfast
Crown
Duffy
Bean
Antrim
Gold Fever Grips California Emigration Surge
New York reports politics fade as California gold draws crowds. Emigration parties form, ships sail, and investors flood the market with gear from saddles to India rubber boots. Colonel Mason’s dispatch describes Sutter’s Mill, Weber’s Fork, and vast wealth found in streams, with thousands of workers, many Indians, and daily gold yields estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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California
Washington
Congress
General Taylor
Golden Mines
New York Exchange
Nts
San Francisco
Keskers
Elisa
Debarkation
Jonathan
Sam Slicks
el Dorado
King
Republic
Bes
Mason
Monterey
Sousvieto
Bodega
Sonome
Sutter's
Sutter
American Fork
Capisin Sutter
Marshall
Anw
Weber's Crack
Sundand Co
William Daly
Pe ‘Coon
Weber
Neligh
Commodore Stockton
Lyman
Sutter's Mill
Weber's
United States
Gold District Plans and Theoretical Wealth Effects
The narrator argues for formal mining rents in the California gold district, proposing either government surveys with licenses or public auctions for 20 to 40 acre parcels. He notes minimal crime, large lands, and abundant gold, then speculates on global price effects, national debts, and the impact on religious establishments and social status as gold circulates.
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United States
Sutter's Fort
Caas
California
el Dorado
Sierra Nevada
Satan
New York
Christmas Delights Return With Hearthside Cheer and Feasts
The poem depicts Christmas as a season of merriment with home fires, decorated walls, and grand feasts. It evokes laurel wreaths, scarlet berries, and state trees, leading to ample pies, turkeys, beef, and ceremonial puddings. Beverages such as British porter and sparkling ale accompany the lavish fare.
Tattersall s Prices and French Financial Turmoil
The page lists racing odds for various horses, including Lord Eglinton’s Sugar and Eagle’s Plame, with large stakes. It also reports latest intelligence on French politics, noting malt tax debate fallout, potential resignations, and fears of a constitutional crisis. Vienna dispatches discuss Louis Bonaparte’s election and Austrian military moves against the Magyars, plus Dublin parliamentary seat considerations.
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Tattersall
Lord Eglinton
Engie
Mr. Lillie
Mr. Greville
Geraldine
Nolan
Blucher
C. Peck
Dieney
Eglinton
Humphries
Merry
Lord Clifden
Lord Stanley
Pedley
Dan Tucker
Bowing to a Wife’s Debt in London Courtroom Drama
In a Westminster court a man sued to recover a £1 mortgage balance from a woman who claimed the loan was to her husband. The judge pressed for proof of husband’s consent as the wife admitted part of the debt, sparking laughter over a “live affair” and the ad hoc nature of the case. A separate London and Westminster Coal Company dispute ended with a £2 14s 6d order against the firm, plus costs, over security money and shareholding quirks.
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Sheriffs Court
City
Don's
Bowmie v
Taxvrg
Bowie
Bhia
London and Westminster Coal Company
Gadsden
Ana Peeeren
Delemann
Coats
Forthwith
Guildhall
Leatie
Hutchinson
Davies
Alderman Gibba
West London Union
Alderman Gibbs
Sbe
Alderman Gibbe
Austin
Wasington
North Road
Tyswhitt
Worship Street
Artumrtep Mouppga
William Horton
Arnold
Maria Luff
William Hiner
North Place
Kingaland Road
Nottingham Place
Luff
Abo
Bie
Hiner
Jeremiah Peake
Gillett
Alsc
Vigo
St. James's
Auber
Paer
Nannon
James Lawson
Shoreditch
Eastern Counties Railway
James Turner
James Kenealey
Petty
Bury
Turner
Stratford
Tarner
Hutson
Jesse Oldfield
Cobbett
Boltcourt
Fleet Street
Armold
Emsaparros Maugraax
Devonport
Australis
Emigration Society
Salling
France
Louis Napoleon
Nesars
Roseell
Limerick
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Ratcliffe
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Walmsley
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Manchester Courier
Corporation For the
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Thanke
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Heyrand
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Austria
Vienna
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Roepcce
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Law & Police
Woscome
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Sider
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Bow Street
George Mathews
Thomas Harrison
Charles Crisp
Henry
Henry Walton
Law Society
Chancery Lane
Thiele
Mathews
Harrison
Crisp
Wellington Street
Bell
Chap
George Lane
Catherine Street
Naval and Military Gasette
Wallington Atreat
Clerkenweal
New North Road
Talington
Kennington
Queen's Hospital
Chancellor Law
Molle. Lind
York Hotel
Jennens and Betteridge
Law
Sands Cox
Acc
Madlle
J. Lind
Goop Newayor Bucky
Aylenbury
Holland
Starvz
Cuanrezs I
Cuanixa Cnozs
Charles J
M. D'Archenholz
Soverd
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