Letter on Labour Unions and Economic Strain in 1874
The writer from Forest of Dean laments restricted productive and profitable labor with low mood and looming collapse. He argues unions are powerless for relief, accusing leaders of repeating an old tale and claiming excessive action harms outcomes. July 14, 1874.
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Thos. Nicholson
Forest of Dean
Endowed Schools Acts Amendment Bill and King Edward's School
Debate on the Endowed Schools Acts Amendment Bill highlights King Edward VI's grammar school in Birmingham. Opponents warn Clause 4 would make it denominational with Church of England teaching and a Churchman-led governance while supporters cite notable pupils and prizes won by Dale and Vince. The author condemns the bill as punitive against nonconformists.
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King Edward's School
Birmingham
R. W. Dale
Charles Vince
Classical
Dale
Vince
Acc
Bishop Lex
Mr. Dale
Bunyan Studies to Expand On His Life and Times
Mr Henry Solly plans a new work Gerald and his Friend the Doctor a Record of Certain Young Men's Lives with Lord Lyttelton writing an introduction The Book of the Bunyan Festival prepared by Rev W H Wylie offers notes and new light on Bunyan history including Harrowden as a possible birthplace a contested release from gaol and other anecdotes The piece recalls Gratton and a Highlander quip about Bunyan's shoes
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Henry Solly
Gerald
Doctor
Lord Lyttelton
Bunyan
Bisho Barlow
John Gratton
Gratton
Derby
Wylie
Bedford
Quienlyon
Celt
Endowed Schools Bill debate tests committee resolve
The House of Commons debated the Endowed Schools Acts Amend ment Bill with motions to postpone the preamble and extend the Endowed Schools Commission. Amendments split along party lines as supporters urged continued commission work while opponents called for abolition. The committee adjourned without a final decision and resumed later amid intense partisan exchanges.
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House of Commons
Fawcett
Treasury Bench
Endowed Schools Commission
Charity Commissioners
Mr. A. Brown
Brown
Commission
Lord Landon
William Harcourt
Melly
Whitwell
Kay Shuttleworth
Sullivan
Sir W. Harcourt
Prince of Wales
England
Viscount Sanpon
W. Harcourt
Neville-Grenville
Liberal Party
M‘cottack Torrens
Survival
Hon
French Assembly
Manchester
Hardcastle
Westminster Palace
Greenwich
Manchester Grammar School
Board of Trustees
Forster
Education Department
Mundella
Gladstone
Bradford
Greene
H. James
Munndella
Raikus
G. Jenkinson
DiLuwyn
M. Lucyo
Mr. Melly
India
Mr. Hott
Lord G. Hamilton
Prince Leopold