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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1849
Page
4
A Constant READER from Walworth writes to the Nonconformist urging wider circulation. He details plans to add two new copies per household and form local committees to boost readership among young men and families, aiming to mirror Dispatch in influence.
A long letter suggests increasing circulation by dissenters joining to send the Nonconformist to churchwardens, arguing it would curb abusive language and possibly yield fruit over time. The writer notes many dissenters suffer church-rate losses and cites a loyal subscriber as support.
A reader urges Dean Sir to boost the Noncon’s circulation through steady personal advocacy. The letter emphasizes perseverance, selective targeting of potential subscribers, and demonstrating the paper’s superiority to win new readers, citing fifteen new subscriptions in two years from limited contacts.
A letter from Barnsbury Park dated December 21 1849 urges stronger measures to boost Noncon subscribers asserting the group will quadruple its current numbers. VERITAS signs the missive.
A Halifax reader lists four new subscribers starting with the new year and requests a few Nonconformist papers for distribution. He notes church youth apathy toward press support and mentions an upcoming Sabbath schools annual meeting where the Nonconformist may be discussed.
A Common Council discussion tackled how to handle the Royal Commission on Smithfield markets. The Markets Improvement Committee urged a deputation expand Smithfield and fund improvements via new tolls with prior Council approval. Dissenters questioned legality, but the report passed with two votes against. Chartist prisoners freed after 14 months in Horsemonger Lane Gaol following Home Department clemency. A West End dwellings improvement rally at Hanover Square rooms supported by W Rogers and C Cochrane.
A correspondent urged young men to join the Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association after reading Mr Tillett. He describes how he enrolled and recruited others, advising distributing twenty Reports, collecting a shilling, and sending cards with pamphlets to promote local enrollment. The writer signs as A T Horoven Ravicat, dated December 20 1849.
A reader asks whether the term Separatists in the 3 and 4 Will IV c 82 act applies to all Dissenters or denotes a specific sect. The inquiry seeks legal interpretation of affirmation in lieu of oath for Dissenters with conscientious scruples as of December 20 1849.
A letter questions why Queen Victoria is called most sacred and cites official orders, clerical influence, and historic phrases. The writer argues the title reflects Church of England prerogative and Whig-Church coalitions, citing Macaulay and Defoe to warn against revived exalted royal language.
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