Gladstone as Liberal leader urged amid Irish Church debate
Sir Henry endorses Mr. Gladstone as the Liberal rallying figure citing his genius and virtue while noting faults. Liberals in Wigan back John Lancaster with Woods. list reforms including vote by ballot and disestablishment of the Irish Church. Winton and Witshire regions report Liberal positions on the Irish Church and Church Establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gladstone
Sir Henry
Tynemouth
James Shaw
London
Wican
John Lancaster
Woods
Liberal Registration Association
Gladstone
Liberal Party
Witsuire
North
Charles Bruce
Church of England
New Voting Figures Show Rise in Midland Voter Rolls
The Birmingham Post reports lists from overseers detailing voter counts in Birmingham and surrounding boroughs, comparing current numbers with the old register and noting increases from franchise extensions. It covers Coventry Dudley Leicester Stoke Wolverhampton and others, plus Glasgow arrears and new constituency estimates for Liverpool Birkenhead South-West Lancashire, Colchester, Lincoln Stamford Newark and Windsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Midland
Birmingham Post
Banbury
Bridgnorth
Bawdley
Coventry
Dudley
Evesham
Gloucester
Hereford
Kidderminster
Leicester
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Stafford
Stoke-on-Trent
Wolverhampton
Worcester
Walsall
Glasgow
Limes
Liverpool
Birkenhead
South-West Lancashire
Lancashire
West Derby
Mr. Gladstone
Bury St. Edmunds
Colchester
Lincoln
Stamford
Newark
Sheffield
Windsor
Glamorganshire
Endowed Grammar Schools in London and Environs
A report details the total number of endowed grammar schools within the metropolitan division comprising London and Westminster and parts of Middlesex Surrey and Kent as defined by the metropolitan district boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster
Middlesex
Surrey
Kent
Endowed London Schools and Their Income Totals
A report by the Endowed School Commission details twenty-five foundations serving London education including Christ's Hospital and St Lawrence Jewry. Net income from endowments for secondary schooling is about 84,000 pounds a year, with primary and charitable trusts adding roughly 45,000 pounds gross and much of this spent on clothing and maintenance. Overall net income for educational endowments in London, including Christ's Hospital, exceeds 100,000 pounds annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charterhouse
Merchant Taylors
St. Paul's
Westminster Schools
Endowed School Commission
St. Lawrence, Jewry
Christ’s Hospital
St. Olave’s, Southwark
Dulwich College
Dulwich
Foundation of
Christ's Hospital
Royal Asylum of St. Anne’s Society
Lady Holles’ School
Reeve’s School
Grey Coat Hospital
Emmanuel Hospital
Bancroft’s Hospital
Raine’s School
Aske’s Hospital
Newcomen’s School
Roan’s
London
Lord Napier on Theodores Last Days
Lord Napier of Magdala spoke at Welshpool after a public dinner about his closing negotiations with King Theodore. He stated Theodore would not accept any terms less than his first demand and recounted Prideaux’s risky diplomacy, the prisoners released, and Napier’s insistence on maintaining the original terms. He argued mercy would not have been shown if Theodore had yielded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Napier
Magdala
Welshpool
Theodore
Lieutenant Prideaux
Mercy and death in Theodore’s escape and resignation
The text describes a man named Theodore who, while wounded and spared from slaughter, is overwhelmed by mercy. unable to accept it he tries to flee but is trapped by foes in the hills and eventually dies by his own hand.
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Theodore
Drought Dominates Harvest Reports Across Regions
Reports from England, Russia, and the United States describe severe drought effects on crops. Norfolk wheat is good, but barley and oats fail in West Norfolk. Kentish harvests lag behind. Westmorland endures a three month drought with dwindling water, while US central region wheat and southern cotton show large yields.
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Oxford
England
Weath
Norfolk
West Norfolk
Fens
North
East
Yorkshire
Wolds
Sussex
Westmoreland
Kendal
Russia
Europe
Kieff
Podolsky
Volhynia
Great Central
United States
MARK-LANE Wheat Market Report
There was a moderate show of English wheat with new samples in good condition and steady demand. Foreign wheat sales were good with a late advance, barley steady, malt quiet, and floating cargoes of wheat showed little movement. Oats sold freely at high prices, Russian varieties dominantly. Beans were slow but firm in price.
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