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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 23, 1850
Page
7
The author advocates transferring waste lands to the public and then to the poor through simple title registries and cooperative farming. They urge civic groups to buy land for agricultural schools and model farms, backed by workers forming co operative holdings to prove voluntary association in ownership and labor.
The article compares Freehold Land Societies to building societies noting savings, lending, and aims to provide small plots at low cost. It explains how these societies operate, how land is purchased via independent buyers, and how members gain possession with mortgages held until payments finish.
John Russell envisions a comprehensive reform bill that absorbs small boroughs into defined elector districts. The piece warns that unless the measure is wide and inclusive it will meet resistance. It notes the Freehold Land Movement empowering county electors and questions the Premier’s sympathy with the people.
The piece reports on ministerial activity amid session debates, noting promises of charter reforms, local independence concessions, and a push by Mr Villiers to move the address in the Commons. It also mentions Cobden’s changed agitation stance and public perception of ministerial aims.
A Bridgend tenement is occupied entirely by seven widows including some with children. The women reportedly sustain themselves as a widow community, pooling rent to cover a deceased resident and planning a formal gathering on Auld Handses Monday with an all widow staff and guests.
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