Sickness funding in friendly societies urges graduated in payments
Charles Hardwick outlines how tables from the Manchester Unity show sickness costs rise with age, while in payments remain flat. He argues young members subsidize older ones, risking fund insolvency and parish reliance unless financial reforms are adopted, citing Preston district experience and Ratcliffe calculations.
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Manchester Unity
Preston
Eifteen
Henry Ratcliffe
Charles Hardwick
The Voice of the People Letters and Notes
Letter from The Lame editor column discusses concise correspondence and editorial process. Anti-TetrataLen critique and a railway casualty inquiry prompt caution. Anti-Slavery and Kep Kover note aim to resume regular coverage after Parliament session.
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The
Lame
Fleet-street
London
Ney Tes Jate
J. S
J. J
Tne
Kep Kover
MURDERS AT ESHER A DISCIPLE OF HISTORY COMMENT
A letter to the Empire editor condemns the E Sher murders as a dire catastrophe shocking all readers. The writer likens the crime to carnivorous slaughter and warns against sensationalism and false comforts in civilisation.
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Empire
Sophocles
Euripides
Visit to the Crystal Palace and Sunday Observance
A Countryman writes praising the Crystal Palace for beauty and decorum while noting a lack of free water, urging provision of pure water for all visitors. The letter laments Sunday opening disputes and comments on hydration needs amid crowds. A second note references Dr. Cumming’s Times letters on hot Sunday observance and year round holidays.
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Krystal Palace
Mtue Emptre
Crystal Palace
Beauty
Settis
Hyde Park Palace
the Empire
Cumming
the Times
Geneva’s Protestant piety ends in civic leisure
Dr. Moore’s letter describes Geneva’s clergy as learned and moderate, with punctual worship. After services, public walks fill, circles meet, and houses host card and bowls games, lake parties with music, reflecting a public spirit of independence tempered by decency and order.
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Geneva
Nonconformist and Monty Question in Empire Letter
A correspondent urges against misrepresentation of trade data showing large weekly bullion movements and exports. The essay defends free discussion, critiques Jesuit persecution talk, and profiles M Nicolini’s Jesuit history work with praise and critique of his portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnsen
Gazette
Lea
Yan
War and the Weapons of England in Sebastopol Verse
A spoofed letter to the Empire editor extols feathered quills as weapons against Sebastopol, contrasting the goose quill and steel pen with cannon. The writer praises journalism’s power, calling the goose and steel weaponry superior to armies, and signs as a dealer in goose-quills.
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England
Sebastopol
Russia
Baltic
Gatlow
Lyons
Sinope
Lucas
Duke of Wellington
Sebas Orl
Review of Nicolini's Jesuit History Exposé
A critical notice questions the book's title as misnamed and argues Nicolini aims to expose Jesuitry rather than present a balanced history. The reviewer condemns prejudice and notes the work opens with denunciation, complicating fair assessment of Jesuit aims across epochs.
Memoirs of a Huguenot Family Life and Flight
Jacques Fontaine, a Protestant minister and adventurer born in 1658, receives a vivid portrait as he flees persecution in France. The narrative traces his ancestry, fearless resistance to dragoons, escape to England, and a romance with Madlle. Boursiquet, leading to a marriage backed by English protectors and a prebend offer.
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New York
Jacques Fontaine
Fontaine
Louis le Grand
Maine
Francis I
France
Mans
Rochelle
Madame Fontaine
Henry IV
Henry
Ventre Saintgris
Jacques
London
M. Arnauld
Solomon
Rascal
Diana
Bourdeaux
Cromwell
England
Madile
Boursiquot
Madlle
Boursiquet
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Esher
M. Nicolini
Rome
Italy
Jesus
Jesuits
Wy G. B. Nicollisi
Bohn
Nicolini
Loyola
Hhis
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