England’s industrial decline and need for reform
The passage argues that England loses monopoly power in railways, coal, iron, textiles, and skilled labor to Europe and America. It urges longerid development, new cotton markets, better capital labor cooperation, lighter taxes, reduced excess consumption, and cautions against protectionism as a quack substitute for real reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Belgium
Russia
India
America
The
Times
Continent
United States
England
Suez Canal opens a new epoch in world commerce
The article lauds Ferdinand de Lesseps and the completion of the Suez Canal, detailing ancient attempts, the 1859 start of work, and the planned waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. It highlights international interest from Russia, Germany, Italy, France, and England, and notes expected shifts in trade, navigation, and colonial reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
France
Australia
Nile
Richard
Cook
Saladin
Suez Canal
Egypt
Mediterranean
Red Seas
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Mediterranean Sea
Red
Red Sea
Herodotus
Necos
Psamméticus
Adrian
Christ
Spain
Portugal
India
Columbus
Cape of Good Hope
Vasco de Gama
Napoleon
M. de Lesseps
Europe
Universal Maritime Suez Canal Company
Port Said
Zagazig
Suez
Ismailia
Timseh
Goshen
Serapium
Bitter Lakes
Pharaoh
Desert
Chalouf
Venice
Genoa
Russia
Central Asia
Odessa
Trieste
Italy
Liverpool
Bombay
London
Japan
Penny Dinners Spread in Scotland and Bradford
A London reader notes Penny Dinners mirror schemes in Glasgow and Bradford, tracing back to 1862 when Glasgow merchant Mr. Corbett started cheap meals as a mercantile venture. Bradford’s Mr. Angus Holden adopts the Glasgow model, opening kitchens in Bricklane and Godwin Street with plans for a third near Manchester Road, serving broth, porridge, bread, tea, beef, and other modest dishes at 1d to 7d with emphasis on quality and independence for working people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tallerman
Glasgow
Bradford
Corbett
Angus Holden
Holden
Bricklane
Godwin Street
Manchester Road
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