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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 09, 1869
Page
6
Advertisers are offered pricing: one line costs a shilling with each extra line sixpence. Lines average eight words. Published by ANTHOR MIANL at 18 Bouverie Street Fleet Street. The Nonconformist serves all classes and is registered for transmission abroad.
TO SUBSCRIBERS. Stamped Copies are supplied through the Post-office direct from the Publishing-office or by News Agents for payment in advance. Rates are £ ad per Quarter, £166 per Half-year, and £0 18 per Year. Unstamped copies may be bought at Railway Stations and local booksellers, but post sent unstamped requires a penny stamp each transmission.
The page discusses a Poulton-le-Fylde correspondent about Nonconformist burial grounds with no legal barrier. It notes no room for a letter on the topic and mentions a Reading Chapel case ruling by Vice-Chancellor Stuart. The decision allows a majority church body that elects a minister to remove him, barring contrary provisions, a view the paper finds equitable and sensible.
A look across shifts in weather frames the May scene while Parliament debates the Irish Church Bill and education reforms. The Lords clash over scotch education provisions, life peerage limits, and constitutional balance as Alabama claims push for settlement. The Commons moves forward on bankruptcy and assessed rates with local government reform advancing. Jacob Bright wins a small victory for women’s rights as municipal franchise gains support.
The Sunday Recreations debate on opening the British South Kensington Jermyn Street Museums and the National Gallery on Sundays failed as the House counted out. The issue, framed as political not religious, prompted praise for Galway's respectful speech while noting the closing result.
The discussion centers on whether relaxing Sunday protections for religious reasons is wise. Critics argue the change would distress many due to Divine appointments and social peace, while supporters claim possible benefits. Officials warn against imposing minority views on a majority, urging restraint and leaving laws as they are.
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