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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 20, 1868
Page
24
A literary brief reviews several magazines and new books. It notes anonymity and satire in a collection and praises Macmillan's latest issue. It mentions biographies of Lord Brougham by Cassell and Griffin and Co. and Tennyson’s Lucretius raising Macmillan’s Magazine market interest.
The piece rails at Mr Gladstone and Tory church policy, arguing Victoria's title is only parliamentary, and condemns efforts to reform the church’s power. It surveys Fraser's magazine notes, political sketches, and recent papers on education, economy, and emigration, warning against schemes to reorganize Ireland’s ecclesiastical revenues and a looming liberal crisis.
The south of England sees promising wheat crops with estimates of three sacks per acre more than last year. Hay is already being harvested near Blandford, Dorset, and farmers expect wheat to be in ear before month’s end. Market optimism grows on a favorable season.
A regulation allows six sevenths of Sunday letters to trigger discontinuation of Sunday deliveries in rural posts across the United Kingdom. Rural districts may shift to delivery only, abandoning Sunday collection. Restoration is possible if opponents drop below six sevenths. Individuals may also have letters held at the post office until Monday under conditions.
The Law Journal reports a strange lull in legal trade while a new planet was found on the 18th last month by Professor Peters of Clinton New York. The discovery adds a ninety eighth asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.
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