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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 24, 1869
Page
6
The Nonconformist advertises terms for one line at one shilling and a second line at sixpence per column. It notes eight words per line on average and lists publisher Arthur McLu at 18 Bouverie Street Fleet Street. The paper is registered for international transmission and invites advertisers of all classes.
Subscriptions are offered with advance payment for quarter half year or year. Unstamped copies available at railway stations and local booksellers with a penny postage stamp required for each postal transmission.
Correspondents note a man with plausible address has swindled locals in Chard and western counties by claiming to return from a tour and lacking railway fare. He pretends Baptist ties. his father denies influence and offers no remedy. The writer cannot intervene.
The Queen plans direct Address to Parliament at Buckingham Palace but illness of Prince Leopold alters plans. Government proposals on education rate reforms and metropolitan taxation stir debate in Commons and Lords as beerhouse limits and anti liquor measures gain attention.
A parliamentary notice reviews Mr Forster’s Endowed Schools Bill as an embryonic yet decisive reform. Three commissioners gain broad powers to reorganize grammar schools, with safeguards for vested interests, local inquiries, and parliamentary scrutiny before enactment. The measure aims for gradual change within three years, avoiding full denomination mandates.
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