Queen invites Bright to Balmoral for health retreat
The Queen expressed a wish to Balmoral for Mr. Bright to spend two or three days in retirement if it suited his health. The note shows royal openness to all sides and respect for public service, even from Radical politicians, reflecting her catholicity and appreciation for rectitude.
Weather and social reform notes from a nineteenth century column
The piece surveys improving spring weather and harvest prospects in Essex and Yorkshire amid pest concerns and rising vermin threats from a Californian beetle. It laments political distractions and highlights the Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes, praising the Earl of Shaftesbury for pushing better urban dwellings and moral conditions in London.
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Paris
Society
Willis
Sydney Waterlow
Earl of
Shaftesbury
London
Tyndall
English millionaires urged to aid London poor housing
A longtime English critic urges wealthy Britons to imitate American philanthropy aiding urban housing. The piece notes rising rates, a Manchester chapel case on rating liability, and a rare peek at ecclesiastical court reforms. It covers Sims Reeves illness, a costly Edinburgh trial, and Parliament’s handling of endowments and church schools.
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London
Peabody
New York
Recorder of
Manchester
Alexander M’laren
Union Chapel
Oxford-road
Dorcas Clothing Society
Recorder
Sims Reeves
Crystal Palace
Reeves
Edinburgh Sheriffs Court
Edinburgh
Choral Union
Carlisle
Arthur Sullivan
Sullivan
Prodigal Son
Mr. Sims Reeves Struggles With Unkept Engagements
The article notes that Sims Reeves appears greatly distressed by his repeated failure to fulfil engagements, highlighting his frustration and the public's concern over his reliability.
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Sims Reeves
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Mechi
Essex
Yorkshire
California
Imperial Parliament
House OF Lords
Ecclesiastical Courts
Earl of Shaftesbury
Earl Beauchamp
Earl of Sharrespury
Bennett
Lord Saispury
Supreme Court of Appeal
Lord Granville
Reeve
Lord Carris
Canterbury
Lord Carnarvon
Earl of Carnaarvon
Dr. Morgan
Bridgwater
Church of England
Endowed Schools
Marquis of Ripon
Earl
Lord Lyrreton