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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 05, 1868
Page
8
The speech emphasizes trust in the new Parliament to address key public policy questions and preserve civil and religious freedoms. The commission for proroguing was read and the Parliament was prorogued until October 8, with the Speaker and members withdrawing as Royal Commissioners left.
The Lords amendments to several Bills were agreed to and the Mines Assessment and church rates bills were withdrawn. Hoanes urged reform of weights and measures law. the Edmunds case was discussed with arbitration debated. The Attorney General defended Chancery actions and pledged impartial advice on arbitration. The House adjourned at five to Friday.
The House met at 1 30 pm. Lord Stanuey denied an alleged alliance between France Belgium and Poland citing Belgian and Dutch sources. Sir J Palmerston said Hertfordshire Rifles second company was struck from the army list for Windsor review insubordination. Mr Bearpen moved to repeal the Act of Union but failed to find a seconder. At 2 10 pm Black Rod summoned peers and the session closed with formalities.
A comprehensive roll of candidates who passed the First and Preliminary Scientific MB examinations, including First and Second Division results, with numerous names from University College, King's College, St Thomas's Hospital, and other London institutions. Also notes chemistry and botany special divisions and BSc results.
The Gardeners' Chronicle notes a superb wheat crop on good soils for 1868 and an overall strong barley and oats showing. Peas fare well, spring beans fail, roots like swedes and turnips collapse, hay is light, and potato crops suffer drought with small tubers though sound.
The tabular report shows most wheat in Essex with barley cut and straw short in parts of southern England. Wheat yields in Essex improved beyond early expectations, aided by steam corn cutting machines reducing labor delays. Surrey harvests report insect stings and drought risk, while railway sparks spark fires near the Great Eastern and Great Northern lines. The Cincinnati Price Current notes U S wheat crop expected to exceed last year by twenty percent.
A Friday rush from upper galleries caused a deadly crush in Manchester's Victoria Music Hall. Twenty three youths died and twelve injured as a five foot wide stairwell failed to handle the stampede after a false fire alarm. Separate reports note five children found dying in Shoreditch and a dramatic Atlantic cable failure.
A music publisher issues a song titled Our dear old Church of England about Mr Disraeli. The Moon and the Weather notes Astronomer Royal’s finding that moon changes do not alter wind, while Park Harrison asserts moon surface heat affects atmosphere and weather.
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