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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 14, 1869
Page
8
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Scoptsi numbers are small despite efforts to recruit. It cites 1843 police knowledge showing fewer than 2,000 Scoptsi, with emphasis on eminent officials and a solitary priest.
Dispatches describe the royal visit to the Canal with favorable reception and plans for sightseeing before opening. The Maharoussah mishap at dinner causes glassware and decanters to shatter as seas rocked the vessel. The Ariadne carrying the royal party reaches Dardanelles and is ready to land for artillery demonstration with Raouf Pasha among the arriving aides. Weather contrasts between Istanbul's cold and Egyptian warmth noted.
New York Daily News correspondent compares English travelers in America with American manners. He notes Americans often see clever English tributes as condescending and laments English views on American slang. He warns that Anglo confidence fuels mutual irritation and highlights class etiquette versus genuine manners.
Benjamin Higgs, formerly of Eide End House, Tedington, absconded on March 5 from the Great Central Gas Company where he served many years. His salary was under 400 pounds per year. His Seddington estate was princely with a 30 room house, luxurious fittings, a grand pleasure-ground, and a substantial river wall along the Thames.
Twickenham Observer reports on Mr Higgs a wealthy local figure whose lavish estate included a large kitchen garden model farm extensive stabling and many servants. His fortune funded concerts schools and charitable acts but a mysterious departure followed by revelations of fraud left his wife eight children and creditors in distress.
The speech outlines resolutions on abolishing customs duties on listed foodstuffs including corn grain meal and flour and related items. It also specifies revised duties for beer and ale by barrel size and gravity measures. A grant of income tax is noted to raise public revenue.
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