Opposition to liquor licences and estate profits in London suburbs
John Stent argues that expanding liquor licenses harms public order and benefits landlords, architects, builders, brewers, and tenants. He urges restricting new houses where beer is sold, transferring licensing to a more responsible authority, and capping public houses to limit ruinous sales.
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London
Maine
John Stent
Relation of Government to Missions in China Excerpted
A Chinese missionary reflects on how governments and treaties shape missionary work in China. He notes the London Missionary Society’s role, defends Inland Mission actions under treaty rights, and credits the United States, Britain, and France with advancing protections for missionaries and converts. He argues treaty obligations empower missions across China and praises prudent use of these stipulations.
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Times of
Duke of Somerset
House of Lords
London Missionary Society
Yang-Chow
Times
Inland China Mission
Shanghai
Pekin
China
United States
Lord Elgin
France
Burlingame
Washington
Missionaries and China Trust in Virtue of Courage
James Legge argues for steady missionary work amid hostility reports from Sir R Alcock and Burlingame. He suggests prudent conduct by missionaries and officials, noting divine cross planting, the risk of government repudiation, and the value of peace and commerce in Britain France and the United States. Dated April 6 1869.
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House of Peers
R. Alcock
Lord Clarendon
China
Burlingame
New York
France
United States
Britain
James Legge
Correction on St. Giles's Mission leadership
A letter to the editor clarifies that Rev. G W McCree remains Bloomsbury Chapel missionary with headquarters at Moor Street Five Dials and 150-member Mission Church. Mr. Hatton operates a separate King Street Seven Dials hall in St. Giles's parish, distinct from McCree's area and work.
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St. Giles’s Mission
The
Freeman
G. Hatton
St. Giles’s
Bloomsbury
M’cree
Brock
Hatton
Bloomsbury Chapel
G. W. M’cree
Moor-street
Five Dials
London
Demonstrations Rally Against Irish Church Measure Across Regions
Conservatives, clergy, and MPs gather in Burslem and Worcester to oppose the Irish Church Bill. Speakers including Viscount Sandon and Lord Lanpon condemn Maynooth funding change while urging Lords to block or amend the bill.
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Burslem
Viscount Sandon
C. B. Adderley
M.P
Lord Lanpon
House of Commons
Maynooth
Appahey
House of Lords
Ireland
Adderley
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