July 1869 Liberation Society Triumph Abolishing Irish Establishment
A June to July 1869 parliamentary scene is summarized with votes against and for the Annuity Tax Bill, Lord Mayor’s dinner effects on McLaren, and the Liberation Society’s milestone act abolishing the Irish Establishment. It notes protection efforts for Welsh Nonconformists, University Tests Bill danger, and registration drives as Parliament adjourned.
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Edinburgh
Jamaica
Downing-street
McLaren
Richard
Liberation Society
Imprisonment for Outdoor Preaching at Market Harborough
At Market Harborough Petty Sessions on July 3 before Sir G Palmer and others, Rev J O Milbourne and Mr Joseph Sharman were convicted of obstructing the Sheep Market highway during Hallelujah Band services from Leicester. Milbourne refused to pay a fine and was committed to seven days in prison. Sharman paid his fine.
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Market Harborough
Geoffrey Palmer
W. de Capell Brooke
R. de Capell Brooke
G. A. Ashby
J. O. Milbourne
Joseph Sharman
Harborough
Sliffe
Milbourne
Iliffe
Mr. Ashton
Surveyor of Highways
Highway Board
Sharman
G. Palmer
Owston
Mr. Owston
England
Sergt. Challoner
Leicester County
James C. Milbourne
Mr. Milbourne
Messrs
W. Andrews
Joseph Nunneley
G. A. Veasey
W. Falkner
Church of Rome
The
Midland Times
Market Harborough Burnings and Imprisoned Preachers
A third laments ongoing disgraceful disturbances night after night as Market Harborough is said to burn her Bibles and imprison her preachers, reflecting tensions and religious conflict in the town.
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Market Harborough
Religious Education at Cambridge University
A Cambridge observer argues that abolishing tests will not improve religious education. He notes three forms of instruction in a major college including colourless Greek Testament lectures and controversial Paley and Butler refutations, plus a now abandoned weekly college chapel sermon. He urges full abolition of theological tests and denominational halls to open colleges and the university.
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M. A
The
Spectator
Earl of Carnarvon
Cambridge
Paley
Butler
Peterborough
Liberal Party
Spain Declares Religious Liberty Established In Law
The State paper from Minister Silvela outlines Spain's progress toward religious liberty, noting centuries of conflict with Islamism and the shift from clerical control to modern civil freedom. It argues mistaken European views of Spain and asserts the Catholic faith remains intact within evolving laws.
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Senor Silvela
Spain
Europe
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