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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 07, 1875
Page
5
A letter to the editor questions the value of maintaining Homerton training college amid declining denominational schools and argues for broader hiring and a unified secular college system. The writer suggests allowing diverse Christian tutors and forming one major college for secular studies with separate divinity chairs.
A correspondent named Festina Lente replies to A Radical arguing the Congregational Union would reject a denominational model journal. He doubts a cooperative daily could start with fifty thousand pounds, predicts poor summer for launching, and calls for renewed efforts in autumn from a western city radical ally.
A letter urges preservation of pure English amid faulty phrasing by public speakers. It cites German praise for English, laments over overuse of shall and will, and warns against tacked phrases like and in. The writer notes the influence of scripture usage on such errors and calls for careful language practice.
The author criticizes common linguistic pretensions and inflated phrases. He argues against improper subject verb agreement and overuse of superlatives, noting how even small foibles like emphasising every word can spoil discourse and dilute clarity.
The House opened light on Easter Monday with few from the front benches, Lords Gladstone and Lowe in and out. Lord Charles Russell’s 27 year Serjeant-at-Arms resignation drew little notice. New Deputy Erskine sat as Russell remained. Committee of Supply proceeded smoothly with £4,750 for police under the C D Acts, and a murmur over a Chaplain-General choice. Helms defended the brewers licence duty. the Chancellor of the Exchequer opposed, urging no action now. Helms lost 83 to 203 as Gladstone urged restraint. The Bank Holiday Act extension passed, aiding Custom House staff. Fawcett argued election costs should fall on constituencies, but the idea was rejected and the bill advanced.
Foreign items report Russia shipping horses to the French army in large numbers while the Count de Chambord urges Senate election participation. The Presse pledges Republican principles as German Russia talks renew Brus sels. The Russian Emperor to visit Berlin May 10 then Ems. German Emperor to Florence. Venice glows for the Austrian Emperor’s arrival with a court ball. a Spanish Golden Fleece investiture follows. Rumors cloud Baroda verdict. Andersen receives Danish Cross on his birthday amid multilingual editions. Riots plague Buenos Aires with criminal excesses.
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