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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 09, 1850
Page
2
A critique argues that cheap editions force publishers to bear higher risks and writers to endure poverty. It contends that saving money harms authors and literature, urging fair prices for books to sustain intellectual nourishment and authors’ livelihoods.
A crowded Town Hall gathering supported by the Anti-state Church Association backed separation of church from state. John Kingsley led a deputation arguing the union is unlawful and detrimental, while opponents defended establishment and faced calm, orderly discussion. The event included a later public lecture in Newmarket with strong reactions and a call to form a local committee.
The Association’s efforts to advance their aims led to a motion that was agreed to nem con. Thanks were given to the deputation the Chairman and the Mayor for the use of the hall and the large gathering dispersed. Abridged from the Cambridge Advertiser.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is anticipated to reverse Sir Jenner Fust in the Gorham case against Bishop Phillpotts on January 15. The piece predicts a peaceful verdict and discusses the wider split within the Tractarian movement and Wesleyan leadership amid ongoing reform and financial strains.
The Birmingham Mercury reports ongoing conflict between the Wesleyan Conference and the people. Expelled ministers Everett Dunn and Griffith are increasingly supported, with large meetings denouncing the venerable body for expulsion without hearing. The dispute widens weekly.
The Wesleyan Times notes a second delegates meeting on March 15 in London to fix the plan for presenting the President's Manifesto. It reports protests by ministers who refuse to sign and says many attending delegates are influential figures in the body.
A Paris move prompts liberty for Dr Achittihus with plans to invite him to London or Scotland. In Manchester a reform bill seeks to split parishes, create rectories, and shift church revenues and patronage to the Bishop of Manchester. delegates meet to discuss the measure.
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