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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 06, 1850
Page
3
Ebenezer Clarke of Walthamstow urges a clarifying clause to protect tenants from disfranchisement if landlords pay poor rates. He warns landlords could dominate parochial vestries and votes, calling for equal rights to participate in local government and warning against eroding English liberty.
Kingsland Crescent letter to the editor discusses a clash between the British Banner and the Eclectic Review as reported by the Churchman’s Penny Magazine. It notes criticisms of John Sterling and irony about editorial standards, ending with a pointed remark about glass houses.
A letter to the editor from Windsor dated February 28 1850 corrections a periodical claim that the London Missionary Society and Baptist Missionary Society began in 1800. The writer asserts the Baptist Society was instituted in 1792, eight years earlier than stated.
The society held its first meeting at the Corn Exchange to elect officers and take subscriptions. Mr. George Wilson presided. 246 members and 650 shares were reported. regions for operation include North and South Lancashire and Cheshire. Mr. James Taylor spoke on the society’s aims. Additional shares were taken up at the close. Baron Alderson praised the Lancaster grand jury for a light calendar and no serious crimes, linking it to cheap food and ample labor.
A meeting at Freemasons Tavern chaired by Dr. Sibson heard graduates urge their incorporation into the University. They seek Convocation and Senate reforms and insist 646 graduates deserve full body corporate status alongside 802 undergraduates. Financials noted and the case for a supplementary charter debated.
Report from Barnsley details a dispute on Lord Wharncliffe estate at Carlton where gamekeeper Joseph Hunter and men confronted Moody Gibson and others in Noroyds wood. Hunter fired wounding Moody and later shot at Cherry injuring his arm and jacket. The piece also notes Peel and Graham support for a liberal Reform Bill and outlines Mr Fox's secular education proposal with new local education committees and funding. Net excise revenues for the year are reported at £14,985,865 with Ireland's duties high compared to other years.
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