Royal Grants and Loyalty Debate on Monarchy and Reform
The article argues for respecting the Crown and the civil list, urging loyalty to the monarchy while criticizing Griffiths Republican views. It contends the king cannot govern and Parliament controls funds, warning against radical reform that smears the crown. It emphasizes constitutional balance and warns that challenging the Crown aids hereditary foes and Tory aims.
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England
India
Griffith
United States
Grant
Victoria
Epla
Aleoth
House of Cormons
House of Lords
Ory
House of Commons
Clerkenwell Clergy Candidate Proposes Clock Alarm Trap
Rev W Holder ness lecturing on clocks for the vacant Clerkenwell vicarage says his plan includes four dents under the pulpit floor and a warning clock after half an hour of sermon. If the preacher does not wind up within three minutes the floor collapses.
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Paracuzis
W. Holderness
Clerkenwell
Hornbooks and Hunger in Edinburgh's School Aid Debate
A critical look at Edinburgh's failed attempt to organize feeding and clothing for destitute children connected to the Heriot Schools. The piece argues for a systematic, religion-neutral charity effort using existing bodies like the Charity Organisation Society, warns that ragged schools lose support, and urges district-wide funding to prevent crime and improve future citizenship.
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Edinburgh
Pall Mall Gazette
Edinburgh Heriot Schools
Athens
Manchester
Liverpool
London
Kingls
Bethnal-green
Professor Calderwood
A. Wood
Frankenstein
School Board
Charity Organisation Society
Bloomabury
School
First Baptist Church Sold for Chinese Opium Factory
A historic San Francisco site, the first Baptist church, has been sold to establish a Chinese opium manufactory. The item contrasts this dramatic fate with a lighter note on women crafting seaweed flowers as fashionable accessories. The Weekly Paper laments the evocation of animal cruelty for decor and praises female-led self-help efforts.
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First Baptist
San Francisco
James
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