Debate on National Education Reform and Privy Council Funds
The article discusses shifting political support for a national secular education system, preferring local administration. It notes Congregationalists and other dissenters seeking a broader scheme, endorses Bruce’s Bill with possible amendments, and considers compulsory rating for destitute districts while preserving Privy Council aid as a foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Dale
Birmingham
Dale
Manchester
Bruce
Education
Privy Council
W. E. Forster
Case of Commons
Forster
Loyal Australian reception for the Duke of Edinburgh
The article admires the colonies of South Australia and Victoria for their enthusiastic loyalty to Queen Victoria during the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit. It contrasts colonial displays with home sentiment, praising genuine devotion, hospitality, and family virtues of the Queen, noting the strong imperial bond and shared traditions.
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Duke of Edinburgh
South Australia
Victoria
Atlantic
Old Home
Queen Victoria
Royal
Free Trade in Land The Fawcettian Reform Campaign
The article recalls Cobden's mantle after Fawcett and notes his aim to pursue free trade in land. It references a lecture on the Future of our Rural Population as part of the Reform League, signaling ongoing reform efforts and challenges in liberal economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawcett
Brighton
Cobden
Reform League
England
Land Reform and Peasant Proprietorship Debate in England
The piece analyzes land ownership in England, comparing it with the United States and Prussia. It argues that a land monopoly, primogeniture, and entail keep estates in a few hands, harming peasant prospects and preventing genuine free trade in land. It cites Mr. Fawcett advocating abrogating laws that uphold these monopolies while noting potential paths to peasant proprietorship.
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United States
Prussia
Baron Stein
Belgium
Flanders
Lombardy
England
Fawcett
Mr. Fawcett
Cambridge
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