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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 27, 1878
Page
2
The text argues that small household voters now form the majority, yet do not act as a unified class. It credits household suffrage with progress like national education reform, while noting overlooked issues in redistribution and the rise of thriving towns within counties. It anticipates enfranchising hundreds of thousands in towns to bolster rural Liberalism.
A commemorative piece recalls Lord John Russell’s 1828 Commons resolution to repeal the Test and Corporation Acts, marking a shift toward religious equality. It notes the acts’ aims, the opposition by some, and the broad social gains including Catholic emancipation and Jewish inclusivity, urging a formal tribute to Russell on the 50th anniversary.
Sir Alexander Gordon, MP for Aberdeenshire, proposes an early day motion to ask Queen Victoria to appoint a commission to inquire into why Scotland remains Presbyterian and to seek barriers to reunion with the established Church. The move aims at Free Church union advocates and may surface in Lords or via a Kennedy led bill after Scottish Assembly meetings. Negotiations are reportedly under way and attracting northern attention.
Petition signatures surge in support of recognizing marriages contracted with a deceased wife's sister in colonies where legal. The Chancellor of the Exchequer plans to oppose the bill, with Knatchbull-Hugessen reserving his speech to reply to Sir Stafford Northcote.
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