Finzbury London School Board election sparks fierce debate
A long letter from A NON CONFORMIST reflects on the Finzbury School Board race in London. The writer laments low voter turnout and urges renewed public interest to avoid educational backwardness and poor representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finzbury
School Board of London
Mr. Disraeli
Expanditire
Dad Inquisitorial Board
Tweedleduin
Tweedle
Maine
Phete
School Board
Stamford-hill
Origin of the Word Atonement Explored by Reader Letter
A reader argues about the true meaning of atonement in the English Bible and counters a reviewer’s claim that the derivation from at-one-ment is abandoned by philologists. The author cites Halliwell and Latham as sources and questions the etymology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wedgwood
Stratmann
Hearne
Robert of
Gloucester
Grosseteste
Castle of Love
Chaucer
Bone
Stone
R. F. Weymouth
Halliwell
Latham
Royston Meeting Controversy Addresses Minister Claims
H B Reed of London refutes a letter by Mr Carvell Williams about the Royston meeting. He disputes alleged rudeness by Rev W E Malaher and asserts the vicar acted with courtesy. Reed denies claims that dissenters were ridiculed and that Mr Brooks sought five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royston
Carvell Williams
Malaher
Brooks
National Church
Williams
Brooke
Cromwell statue unveiled in Manchester landmark
A bronze Cromwell statue was unveiled at Victoria street and Deansgate near the cathedral in Manchester. The project began about fifteen years ago with donors including the late Alderman Goadsby and Mr T B Potter M P and others. Cast by Cox and Son and nine feet high the statue earned praise from royal observers after a long effort linked to the cotton famine and Goadsby’s widow's fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Manchester
Alderman Goadsby
T. B. Potter
Edward Watkin
Goadsby
Prince Consort
Alderman Heywood
Victoria Street
Deansgate
Noble
Messrs
Cox and Son
Thames Ditton
Cromwell Statue Unveiled in Manchester by Mrs Heywood
A public statue of Oliver Cromwell by Matthew Noble is unveiled in Manchester's Town Hall plaza. The pedestal carries birth and death dates and a 1875 gift inscription from Mrs Abel Heywood to the Citizens of Manchester. Attending officials and a large crowd witnessed the ceremony and subsequent remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord de Grey
Reform Club
Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Elizabeth Salisbury Heywood
Manchester
Alderman Curtis
T. B. Potter
M-P
Heywood
Alderman Heywood
Corporation
Edward Watkin
Re N. Philips
M.P
Hugh Mason
Mary Aitken
Abel Heywood
Matthew Noble
London
Fasr
Joszroh Thompson
Mr. Noble
Commonwealth of England
Cierk
Noble
Thomas Potter
John Potter
Rochdale
Charleses
Westminster
England
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