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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 17, 1878
Page
7
The acting Minister of Education will not involve religious instruction in public elementary schools and local boards decide that matter. Lord G Hamilton may limit support for national education compared with sectarian aims, and his role could hinder the voluntary system already in place.
Sir M Hicks in Parliament denied rumors of a disaster while confirming satisfactory military operations. He noted harmony between Imperial and Colonial forces but cautioned the suppression of the outbreak is not as close as weeks ago. Negotiations with Zulus progress amid Boer resistance and a protracted, difficult war persists despite reinforcements and Sir Bartle Frere’s handling.
Last Wednesday in Memorial Hall the National Anti War and Arbitration Conference drew workers from many trades and towns. Delegates endorsed resolutions opposing war between England and Russia and urged arbitration per the 1856 treaty. Mr Gladstone attended briefly and urged vigilance. a Liberal Associations conference in the North on the 30th will press peaceful settlement of the Eastern Question.
An illustrated edition of Mr Francis George Heaths Fern Paradise will be published soon by Sampson Low and Co. The Athenæum notes a probable Copyright Commission recommendation for uniform cultural legislation and author safeguards against dramatic adaptation. Professor Stern uncovers Mylius archive letters recounting Miltons conversations and unpublished Milton letters in Oldenburg archives.
The House of Commons debates the 1878 Budget with Sir Stafford Northcote pressing for early passage. Amid dog tax talk the press gallery is expelled, causing a rare uproar as Mr O Donnell seeks to address Lord Leitrim’s murder. Gladstone and Whitbread oppose the move. The session ends with Easter adjournment and reassurance on Eastern affairs.
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