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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 01, 1868
Page
7
Count Digny Cambray advocates an elaborate twelve year budget with new taxes and retrenchment but experience shows Italy at tax limits and that imposts are hard to collect. The Times warns that further downgrades and ecclesiastical asset sales may be needed as deficits rise and public spending is trimmed.
A reflective piece argues that crotchets and hobbies keep social life lively by showcasing diverse personalities. It warns against overbearing private obsessions that crowd public action, while praising hobbies as wholesome vents that enrich thought, charity, and personal well‑being.
The passage laments modern life and urges preserving simple pleasures and hobbies as a retreat. It praises friends gathering in familiar spaces to provide respite from anxieties and the pressures of adulthood, urging hobbies to remain innocent and free from overanalysis.
Letter from a group including Josias Alexander and Samuel Morley invites Rev Newman Hall LL.B to speak in Exeter Hall about his visit to America. Hall agrees to deliver a lecture on February 4 1868 with proceeds to fund a People's Lecture Hall and Schools in Southwark. A Metropolitan Tabernacle meeting pledges to support arbitration with Britain over the Alabama dispute.
A letter to Anstie discusses Dr Wood's retirement in favor of Mr Lowe, who is seen as aligned on Irish Church and education issues. The writer notes Lowe's potential to secure votes for the university and praises Lowe's record in the franchise debate, while acknowledging a competitive, reform‑minded canvass and the importance of choosing a representative aligned with educational progress.
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