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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 04, 1871
Page
22
A review praises a four part work on vocabulary diction and metre. It highlights sections on usage derivation prose and poetry style faults and the value of clear writing. Noting examples from journalism and theology the piece endorses practical instruction for shaping good style.
The Atheneum reports Mr Darwin is engaged on a work focusing on animal facial expression. Other items note Sir Jules Benedict's St Peter being Germanised for Stuttgart, and Aramar the Madrid astronomer claiming a new planet named Conception.
Poem honoring Charles Buxton with biblical allusion and praise for his courage kindness and anti oppression work. The verse recalls his England service and ideals, notes his death in Perthshire with autumnal images and gratitude from the author dated October 2 1871.
A harsh satirical poem attacks church taxation arguing priests seek to rob the public under legal cover. It mocks church rates and free preaching payments, claims England will follow Ireland and Wales, and condemns using state funds to support diverse faiths. The speaker insists liberty is misused to justify theft by clerics.
Fragmentary verse critiques clerical authority and state punishment, charging church leaders with heedless sermons while defying reform. The speaker asserts people’s power and warns of costs, hinting at a broader political religious tension.
The October Quarter Sessions will decide more than 400 applications for music and dancing licences. Reports note large urban changes with Deptford Dockyard conversion to a cattle market for London and legal debates on libel and postal speech.
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