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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 06, 1870
Page
9
The speaker argues that government has no role in funding or directing church education. Clergy should supervise and participate in the schooling of their own parishioners, and neglect of this duty is personal failure. The audience responds with cheers as the oration concludes.
Mr G O Trevelyan M P for Hawick Boroughs resigns from the Lords of the Admiralty to oppose the grant to denominational schools. In a letter to Mr George Wilson he argues the policy harms church endowment and education equity, calling for religious equality and political education.
The Lancet cites diarrhoea as the immediate cause of Lord Clarendon’s death after several days of illness. He refused to quit official duties, even as doctors urged rest. Funeral held at Watford with a plain hearse and prominent mourners. The Journal Officiel notes the Emperor’s esteem and Berlin correspondence echoes tributes.
The Corps Législatif clashed over government plans to cut the annual contingent from 100,000 to 90,000 with deputies arguing for larger reductions. Thiers and Ollivier led opposing calls, a tumultuous session ended without a vote. A separate discussion upheld rejection of the Orleans princes petition by 174 to 31.
The cable from Washington dated June 27 expresses deep sorrow at the Earl of Clarendon's death. It notes his statesmanlike fame and impact on civilisation and peace, with condolences to Queen Victoria, the British people, and those personally bereaved. The message recalls tributes from Madrid and Florence.
Reports from Madrid cited by the Daily Telegraph claim Marshal Prim offered the Spanish Crown to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen who accepted. Madrid notes agitation, fears of isolation, and calls for cautious action by Cortes with a majority vote before any king is proclaimed.
The Senate votes 28 to 48 against ratifying the San Domingo Annexation Treaty, lacking the two thirds needed for approval. Rejection does not alter the Samana Bay lease protocol, while Sumner's amendment to strike out the word white from the pending text is approved.
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