Book notices praise philosophy texts and editions
The article discusses a prize essay style on learning and philosophy, noting its appeal to both general and scholarly readers. It praises Mr. MacColl and suggests future readings in philosophy. It also reviews Central Truths by Rev Charles Stanworp and Gems from the Coral Islands by Rev W Gru, both entering or renewing editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacColl
Department of Philosophy
Charles Stanworp
Hodder and Stoughton
Coral Islands
W. Gru
Yates and Alexander
Miscellaneous notes on bankruptcy claim and political shifts
At the Bankruptcy Court Sir Samuel Morton Peto faced an National Bank claim for 160000 pounds plus 7000 interest tied to a December 1866 guarantee involving 60000 advances to Mr. Hartwell. The House of Commons saw 23 new members since November 1868, Liberals gaining a seat, with nine vacancies remaining and debates over Irish Church reforms. Col. Lees and Mr. Digby Seymour contested Nottingham elections. Seely held the seat amid a tumultuous hustings scene and calls for reform in church endowments.
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Tus Oast
Sir Morton Peto
Commissioner Winslow
National Bank
Samuel Morton Peto
Bagley
Hartwell
London, Chatham, and Dover
Tus Hovse of Commons
House of Commons
R. H. Harat
Horsham
Drax
Wareham
Wilmot
South Derbyshire
Bruce
Renfrewshire
T. Whitworth
Drogheda
Marquis of Hartington
Radnor
E. Miall
Bradford
Major Anson
Bewdley
O. Phipps
Westbury
Beverley
Gotowin Smrra
Goldwitt Smith
Ithaca
the Beehive
Sumner
Smith
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
England
Cuba
Canada
Rpeneral
Norrincuam
George Potter
Lees
Seely
Digby Seymour
Lady Clifton
Lords
Commons
Nottingham
House of Lords
Europe
Ireland
Castle
Seymour
Mr. Gladstone
Robert Clifton
Lrs
Bernal Osborne
Colonel Wright
Devastating Ferndale colliery explosion saddles Merthyr region
In Merthyr Tydvil the Fern dale Colliery Duffryn district explosion trapped 120 miners. over half may be dead with 60 more expected among the missing. The inquest opened and adjourned to July 1 as investigators cite a gas ignition from an open lamp and a fall in the main roadway. Proprietors D Davis and Sons face scrutiny.
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Merthyr Tydvil
Ferndale
Duffryn
Ferndale Pit
South Wales
Messrs
D. Davis
Fatal boiler blast and rail disasters darken Bingley region
A boiler explosion at Town and Sons mill in Bingley buries children in a schoolyard, leaves thirteen dead and about a dozen injured. Two rail accidents claim multiple lives on the Brecon and Merthyr line and Crewe deviation line, while Major Beswick is convicted for forgery and jailed for five years.
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Bingley
Messrs. Town and Sons
Brecon and
Merthyr
Kendall
Rhymney
Crewe
Major Beswick
Birkenhead
Central Criminal Court
Gibraltar
Baron Pigott
Gleanings From The Busy Columns Of An Early Paper
A mosaic of curiosities and notes ranging from jokes and proverbs to weather heat records and emigration moves. It mentions mackerel catches near Hythe, a 108 degree noon thermometer reading in Jersey, and an ongoing emigration among Preston weavers. It also cites odd quotations, a Maine grave inscription, legal quips, and social notes on happiness in politeness.
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America
Columbus
Mediterranean
Echo
Hythe
Jersey
Maine
Jacob
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Society For the Relief of the Destitute
Preston
Illinois
Pennsylvania
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