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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 25, 1873
Page
6
An old British newspaper advertisement states rates: one line costs a shilling, each extra line sixpence, averaging eight words per line. It notes Leaver Pair and an extra charge of 2s 6d for every ten lines or under, and that The NONCONFORMIST is registered for transmission abroad.
Tun Shah of Persia endured a punishing week of receptions in Britain as crowds welcomed him with warmth. The Persian monarch’s health suffered, keeping him from the dinner hosted by Earl Granville. The scene contrasted with cooler Parliament action and mixed reaction from the press in Russia.
Reports describe France delaying religious liberty enforcement in Lyons with funerary bans, Prussia enforcing new church laws against Catholic bishops, and Spain's cabinet struggles under a siege threat. Transnational notes mention Khiva’s fall near term and remarks by Arminius Vamberg on Russian troops, with ongoing constitutional sketches and military upheaval.
The text notes exhausted troops sinking into sand yet advancing to reach the goal. It quotes M. Vamberg on Russia’s Khiva war ending, while forecasting a new pen-and-ink rivalry with England. It questions whether diplomacy might spare Russia given perilous Russia Khiva routes.
A contemporary critique notes public fascination with the Shah of Persia during his visit to England. It praises the welcome but questions the cost and value of displays while highlighting his interest in Western industry, railways, telegraph, and mechanical applications. The piece contrasts lavish entertainments with practical observations of English society and progress.
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