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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 15, 1869
Page
5
A letter from THOS. H. BARKER criticizes lax enforcement of new beerhouse rules and calls for magistrate independence from liquor interests. He cites 1861 44 beerhouse convictions in metropolitan districts, with declines in 1862 1863, and argues for exclusion of liquor traders from benches and councils to prevent bribery.
Exeter Hall interior redecorated by Harland and Fisher under Alfred W Maberly with London Gloucester surveyor. The makeover transforms dingy concert rooms and corridors into a striking improvement.
The Special Commissioner visits Clonmel Nenagh and Maryborough in Ireland. He notes low wages 6s to 10s weekly and varying farm conditions. He reports emigration waning and rents rising slowly since 18th century. Proposes fixed tenures and tenant rights to improve prosperity and peace. A Dublin town council meeting considers fixed tenure and tenant rights.
The Earl of Portsmouth writes to the Times criticizing Colonel Greville-Nugent regarding Ireland land law. He notes the current rule vests buildings in landlords in Ireland, unlike England, and urges a law allowing tenants to remove buildings with compensation, while condemning landlords who refuse leases for political reasons.
An article notes Blackpool residents plastering blue and yellow posters about the Irish Church dispute. It cites posters by Massingham Jeffrey and Wainwright defending the Establishment, accusing Nonconformists, and predicting Gladstone's demise.
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