London School Board voting and the plumpers debate
The article explains that under the policy of Sir Charles Reed the cumulative vote creates uncertainty as ratepayers may allocate all their votes to one candidate or split them. Greenwich division has no contest. Picton profiles the issues and urges support. Manchester Salford and Bradford show voters favoring the incumbent board over Ultra-Churchmen and voluntary schools.
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Charles Reed
London
Greenwich
J. A. Picton
Manchester
Salford
Bradford
Wokingham tenant farmers protest tithes burden
A meeting of tenant farmers at Wokingham Berkabiro protests local burdens on agriculture especially tithes. Tithes rose from about 5502 to 16807 under the Commutation Act and the rector receives 402. The gathering, urged by Conservatives and Liberals alike, calls for Parliament to readjust tithes and signals wider action.
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Wokingham
Berkabiro
Parich
Saya
Free Church Pushes for Disestablishment in Scotland
A Edinburgh conference of Free Church adherents led by Principal Rainy Dr Adam and Mr Taylor Innes urged disestablishment as the solution to Scotland ecclesiastical difficulties. They called on Scottish candidates in the upcoming general election to state their positions clearly to voters. The stance aligns with United Presbyterians and other Nonconformists north of the Tweed.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Free Church
Rainy
Adam
Glasgow
Taylor Innes
United Presbyterians
Tweed
Vicar of St Alban’s Remains Under Suspension
On Saturday Rev A H Mackono chie was judged by Lord Penzance and sentenced to three years suspension for Ritualistic practices. The ruling follows a Court of Arches condemnation from June 1878 and prior writs by Cockburn. The sentence takes effect on the 27th, with potential loopholes believed possible to evade the judgment.
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A. HW. Mackonochie
Lord Penzance
St. Alban’s
Public call for London School Board voters to educate and act
A letter to the editor urges London electors to vote in the forthcoming School Board election on the 27th, stressing education as essential in a changing franchise era. The author, an elector of Finsbury, backs four returning members and two new candidates aligned with the 1870 Act, condemns inefficiency and anti Catholicism, and advocates unity between religious groups for education funding.
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London
School Board For
House of Commons
Finsbury
John Rodgers
Mark Wilka
Sam
Birmingham religious education Society letter to editor
A reader corrects a Nonconformist article asserting a long standing separation of secular and religious instruction in Birmingham. The letter states religious instruction has been regularly given on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9.30 to 10.15 a.m. by many devoted volunteers.
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Birmingham
Rural School Board Contest in Northchurch Berkhamstead
A village vote in Northchurch Berkhamstead shows locals debating the Education Acts and School Board versus voluntary schools. Despite promises of a National School site and funds, the parish chose the voluntary system by 251 to 175 amid strong canvassing and laborer involvement.
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Northchurch
Berkhamstead St. Mary
Berkhamstead St. Peter
Berkhamstead
William Longman
England
Peter the Wild Boy
Earl Brownlow
Pope Pius Ninth Reaches Heaven After Purgatory
A Roman Catholic publication Le Pelerin reports Pius IX enters Paradise with a crown from the Immaculate Virgin Mary. Saintly figures greet him as Peter signals admission, with praise from Frances de Sales and Alphonso de Lignori. He is thanked by St Joseph and music from fifty two saints and twenty six blessed. Paris, November 11, 1879.
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Purgatory
Paradise
Pius IX
Agricultural Commissioner Aids Rural Districts
A Daily News note praises the Agricultural Commissioner for rendering vital service across country districts, underscoring the value of agricultural guidance and support to farmers in improving production and market access.
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Daily News
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