Book reviews praise and corrections for Church and Whately editions
The article critiques Arthur Herbert Church's Food edition citing oversights on Coleridge and De Quincey, notes on opium use, and praises its format. It also reviews Longmans edition of Richard Whately's Romaniam, calling it a masterpiece and praising its enduring relevance and affordability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Herbert Church
Oxon
Wm. Blackwood and Sons
Church
Johnstone
Mr. Church
Coleridge
de Quincey
Messrs. Blackwood and Son
Catholic Brothers Leave Mallow Amid Parish Clash
In Mallow a dispute with the Irish hierarchy over control of schools led to the Christian Brothers departing after St Patrick’s Day. Four hundred pupils lose teachers as eighteen townsmen hold the buildings, while parish priest Probdéaron O Regan clashes with parishioners over access. Similar moves target Middleton and Kinsale, with the Pope reportedly not backing the bishops.
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Christian Brothers
Clercy
Mallow
Cloyne
Probdéaron O'Regan
Middleton
Kinsale
Cork
Liberation Society Annual Meeting at Metropolitan Tabernacle
The Liberation Society announces its annual meeting on Wednesday the 30th at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. Presiding will be Hugh Mason of Ashton-under-Lyne, with MP Thomas Burt in attendance and speakers including Professor Thorold Rogers and other disestablishment advocates.
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The
Liberation Society
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Hugh Mason
Ashton-under-Lyne
Thomas Burt
Thorold Rogers
Oxford
Southwark
The Valuation Bill and Endowment to the Established Church
A Sussex Rector argues against clerical exemptions from tithe rating in the Valuation Bill. He estimates exemptions could cost £150,000 and predicts the measure will not pass this Parliament. He explains tithe is not personal remuneration, outlines landlord and tenant dynamics, and warns against removing rates and national support for religion.
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Boards of Guardians
The
Guardian
Sussex
Committee of Deputies
Liberation Society
Consola
House of Commons
Joseph Foxley
England
The Political Dissenter: Campbell Addresses Nonconformists
At Nether Chapel Sheffield a Yorkshire Congregational Union meeting featured Rev Dr Campbell of Bradford arguing the nickname Political Dissenter is a petty slur. He condemned prejudice in the Church of England while urging unity to defend civil and religious liberties.
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Nether Chapel
Sheffield
Yorkshire Congregational Union
J. M. Habershon
Hear
Campbell
Bradford
Church of England
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