Debates on Societies Size and Management
Charles Hardwick argues about the ideal membership in provident societies, weighing small lodges against large ones for safety and efficiency. He cites actuaries, doctors, and practical Oddfellows to support larger numbers, noting mismanagement in smaller bodies and the role of active local participation. He asserts that numbers aid detection of imposition and improve governance, promising further proof in a next communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Fle
W. Sanders
Birmingham
Provident
David Jones
House of Commons
Finlaison
Charles Hardwick
Poor man starved by cruel settlement law in St Pancras
A 65 year old Irishman alleges bungled arrangements by St Pancras parish officials to remove him after weeks of relief, with withheld funds, harsh treatment, and a pressure to repatriate to Ireland. He appeals to the press for reform, condemning the vestry and Poor Law Board for inhumane removal practices and public cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Sim
Ireland
St. Pancras Parish
East India Service
Board of Directors
E'En
Angela
St. Pancras
Poor Law Board
What Is Prussia About headline review
Reader letter questions the article titled What is Prussia About. The writer argues the piece is inexact, illogical, and defends Prussia’s attitude and policy during the present European crisis, asserting the nation had ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
the Empire
Stm
Prussia and Russia Interference in Europe Debate
A writer condemns Prussia for aiding Russia and promoting Czarist aims while England and France act to protect Turkish independence. The piece argues Prussia, not merely inactive, shifts balance toward Russia, challenging Austrian and Western efforts for peace. It questions the article’s attacks on Western powers and defends Turkish sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Berlin
Austria
Russia
Nicholas
Europe
Frederick William
England
France
Turkey
Sir
E. J. Ple
The Cardinal and Saxon in a Catholic discourse
A reader defends the Cardinal Archbishop’s public lectures as sympathetically reported by Saxon, rebuking Protestant bias, praising his dress as normal, noting audience reception, and criticizing press misrepresentation while discussing broader religious debates and decimal currency topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Arts
Ncting
Crystal Palace
The Evangelical Repository No 1 September 1854 review
Ward and Co publish a new religious magazine The Evangelical Repository. A general newspaper critique notes the issue aims to inform religious readers without sectarian bias, describing the periodical as sectarian in essence yet valuable as a literary department review of press offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Decimal Association
Pe Morean
Rickerby
Cannon-street
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Evangelical Repository
Heaven
Scotland
James Morison
Kilmarnock
Presbyterian
New Lights
Morisonians
Morison
Mr. Morison
Chalmers
Eva
Madrid
Spain
Sby
Hethas
Ward and Co
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Folinien
Metropolitan Catholic Institute
New-street
Bishopsgate
Faber
C.J. H
J. J
C. G
Libertas
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