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Newspaper

Nonconformist

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 17, 1879

Page

4

Popular Romances and Other Works in Review

The article reviews multiple 19th century titles. Cox and Jones present Beowulf Bevis of Hampton Guy of Warwick as key medieval legends. Besant’s Gaspard de Coligny is discussed with notes on Protestant context. De Chaumont Habitation in relation to Health is praised for clarity. Marshall’s Careless Kyps and Other Stories highlighted for moral undercurrent. The Post Office London Directory 1880 is commended for scope accuracy and year‑to‑year updates.

Sir Gro. W. Cox M.A., Bart Evston Hinton Jones C. Kegan Paul and Co Thomas Malory Arthur Round Table Bevis of Hampton Guy of Warwick Havelock the Dane Olgar the Dane Grettir Njal Beowulf Gaspard de Coligny Walter Besant M.A Marcus Ward and Co Coligny Philip Alva Guise Francis DE Cuarmont F.R.S Army Medical School Netley de Chaumont Charles Marshall Cassell, Petter, Galpin Post Office London London Kelly and Co London School Board Messrs. Kelly

Stratford on Avon to use Burials Act for cemetery

The Stratford on Avon Town Council debated cemetery laws after weighing Marten's Act against the new Burials Act. They considered wall costs, land access, and distances from dwellings, ultimately adjourning to adopt the Burials Act and forming a local burial board to manage the project. Councillors argued for self administration to benefit the parish and unemployed locals.

Stratford on-Avon Marten Alderman Cox Errp Strzgox Der Newton Shottery Privy Council

Refusal to adopt Act delays kirkby burial plans

Ratepayers of Kirkby in Ashfield Notts meet on Local Government Board circular about the new Act. They oppose entrusting sanitary authorities with cemetery powers and debate soil objections to enlarging the churchyard. Debate centers on forming a local burial board versus Basford authority.

Sanitary Authority C. Bowmar Basford Rural Sanitary Authority Kirkby-in-Ashfield Notte Shacklock

Rural churchyards report undermines Beaconsfieldian plan

The Darlington Rural Sanitary Authority committee finds only two of sixteen churchyards unsanitary now and five require future closure, leaving fourteen sixteenths of the Nonconformist grievance unaddressed by Mr Marten's Act. The report, led by clergy and Church Defence Association leaders, questions the Beaconsfieldian remedy and credits Dr Eastwood for revealing the plan's limits.

Eastwood Society Darlington Darlington Herald Lord Beaconsfield Darlington Rural Sanitary Authority

Dispute over Bishop Copleston sparks Ceylonese recall petition

A united petition from all Christian denominations in Ceylon to recall Bishop Copleston of Colombo signals a looming disestablishment crisis. The bishop faces accusations of defiance, licensing refusals, and excommunication threats. Native church members seek a separate bishop amid Ritualist concerns.

Copleston Colombo Archbishop of Canterbury Ceylon
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