Lords Debate Irish Land Bill with Broad Support
The peers weigh the measure as Lord Dufferin and the Opposition urge passage, while the Duke of Richmond and Lord Salisbury fault specific provisions and amendments. The Times commissioner foresees a deterrent effect, and Earl Russell praises a bill aimed at peace and prosperity in Ireland. The article hopes peers accept justice without major resistance.
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Ulster
Lord Dufferin
House of Lords
Ireland
Duke of Richmond
Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Times
Disraeli
Earl Russell
Dickens and the Laboring Poor in Public Thought
The piece praises Charles Dickens for narrating the struggles of the laboring poor and exposing the darker side of urban life. It emphasizes his sympathetic stance toward the disadvantaged, his critique of demoralizing influences, and his balance of faults and virtues in the people he depicted.
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Charles Dickens
London
Chequer Alley Hope Schools Lifting Needy Metropolis
A feature on Chequer Alley in London detailing how Wesleyan mission work, starting with Blue Anchor-alley, grew through Hope Schools established in 1850 and expanded to weekly services, day schools, mothers’ meetings, and flower shows. The piece lauds Miss Macarthy and unnamed workers who quietly improve poor districts through faith driven education and social care.
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Charles Dickens
Theross
Chequer Alley
Metropolis
Orsman
Goldenlane
Bunhill-row
Whitecross-street
Chequer-alley
Wesleyan Home Missionary Effort
Miss Macarthy
Blue Anchor-alley
Remarkable Railway Escape Near Mirfield
A mother and two young boys on a Mirfield to Huddersfield train escaped injury after a six year old boy fell from a compartment door but was rescued. another boy clung to the handle and was saved as passengers signalled the driver. The child suffered only a bruised knee and a scratched forehead. Orry Curries. London notes criticize a shortage of skilled workers as youths avoid manual labour in favor of office work, affecting decorative arts and carpentry.
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Mirfield
Huddersfield
Orry Curries
London
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