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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 13, 1870
Page
9
A birds eye view of Mr Lowe’s 1855 financial plan shows prospective revenue gains from annuities and a substantial projected surplus, with total estimated revenue around £3,066,000 and large potential tax remissions. The speech credits economy as the secret of fiscal success and urges clear government limits and prudent spending.
An ominous political rift in France unfolds as the Ollivier cabinet splits over Napoleon III's bid for a plebiscite to ratify constitutional changes and dynastic questions. Minist ers resigning, and fears of autocratic influence threaten to fracture the government amid a tense public mood.
The piece argues that even beneficial social gains often bring serious drawbacks. It recalls 19th century efforts by Knight and Chambers to popularize affordable literature and the sensational titles that accompanied such works, illustrating the tension between accessibility and propriety in literary culture.
Critics note cheap illustrated penny stories faded as family publications like the London Journal rose. They describe sensational plots, crude woodcuts, volatile sales, and a small, precarious trade reliant on two to three metropolitan wholesalers and a handful of writers and artists. The audience skews young workers and shop apprentices.
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