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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 23, 1870
Page
4
George W. Humphreys writes from Wellington Somerset urging working men to oppose the Conscience Clause through direct written protests. He argues for school reform to prevent sectarian influence and urges Nonconformists to speak out to thwart state church propagation.
Letter to the editor argues that a 48 hour notice period to the parish rector delays funeral arrangements. The writer fears the bill is impracticable in many cases and urges a stricter time limit for giving notice to clergy.
A reader suggests a reform plan for revising the Bible text. A representative body would authorize changes by a three fourths majority, with notes from dissenters and an umpire to judge credibility. The aim is to protect most of the text while informing readers of uncertainties and ongoing debates.
The House discusses Lord Kinwarrp's bill to enact Royal Commission mining reforms and Lord Lyvapen's motion for joint committees. Lords complain of late session measures and lack of ready work. The Judges Jurisdiction Bill moves to let a single judge sit in other courts and consolidate superior courts into a High Court of Judicature per Cairns report.
The Lord Chancellor outlines plans for a unified court system with separate first instance and appellate divisions. Proposals include a Court of First Instance and a permanent Court of Appeal presided by the Lord Chancellor, with appeals to the House of Lords. Bills to formalize these reforms were promised, plus possible judicial committee adjustments.
On Monday the House met for a few minutes and transacted no public business. The short session yielded no votes, resolutions, or committee actions, reflecting a routine lull in legislative activity.
On Wednesday the House sat a quarter hour. Mr. T. Chambers's bill to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister was read a second time without discussion. Bills were brought in to remove women’s electoral disabilities and to amend jury summons law.
The House gathered to hear Mr Forster outline a public elementary education bill for England and Wales. He stressed the moral and intellectual stakes and urged opposition MPs to set party concerns aside, insisting the measure must meet real needs rather than offer a compromise.
A speaker argues that state support has lagged where most needed, citing 1.5 million children undereducated. He urges replacing voluntary effort with a national framework mapping districts, inspecting secular education, and removing denominational exam bias while expanding good schools and parent involvement.
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