Army reform debate pits equal rights against purchase abuses
In heated Commons exchanges, critics attacked the purchase and exchange system as demoralising the army and favouring idle officers. Disraeli defended a measured reform tied to new officer conditions, while opponents warned of impacts on soldiers and national defence. The house split 282 to 186 against the amendment as army estimates advanced.
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Duke of Somerset
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Great Britain
India
Lord Clyde
Liberal Party
Pollen
Westminster
Brighton
Disrakeli
Lord Hartington
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Marquis of
Lorne
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O’gorman
Robert Peel
Ripley
Marquis of Stafford
Bright
Mark
Marquis of Hartington
Twelfth Edition of Mr Farrar's Life of Christ Announced
The notice announces the release of a twelfth edition of Charles Kingsley Farrar's Life of Christ. It outlines the new edition's availability and signals renewed interest in the historical religious work.
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Mr. Farrar
Life of Christ
Home for Little Boys Charity Event Draws 400 Teachers
A committee invited metropolis teachers to Cannon-street Hotel where 400 attended to view boys at work in tailoring shoemaking carpentry painting and glazing. Lord Mayor praised the Home for destitute boys and the cottage system as dissolving views showcased the institution's progress and aims.
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Thomas Turner
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Farmingham
Charles
London
Willis
Children’s Peace
Foreign items from Europe and beyond in brief
Count Arnim plans a Geneva residence for several months. The Turkish Budget may show a deficit of 6 to 7 million gold. The Army Reorganisation Bill passes the Versailles National Assembly. Prince Bismarck gains the Order of the Golden Fleece from the Spanish king. The Philadelphia bar rejects Carrie Burnham’s application. Chambord sends ten thousand francs to the Pope. Castelar resigns his University History chair. Switzerland accepts Russia’s invite to the St Petersburg conference. Bismarck reportedly improving in health. Austria’s Emperor to visit Dalmatia after Easter for talks with Victor Emmanuel at Brindisi. Twenty six Uniate parishes seek union with the Russian Orthodox Church. Monte Video: archbishop’s palace sacked. Jesuit houses burned during Buenos Ayres disturbances. Italian Senate approves penal code clause on executions inside prisons. British mediation yields Siam reconciliation. Second King returns home. Calcutta Englishman reports denial of Indian regiments’ active service orders.
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