Sketches in Parliament as Kenealy Enters Commons
A crowded Commons witnesses Dr. Kenealy's awkward entry and capture of attention as Speaker rules on his unaccompanied oath. Disraeli and Bright engage, Lowe leads a sharp debate on the Adulteration Bill, and the House approves the bill by 282 to 185 after a busy Friday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Dr. Kenealy
Kenealy
Disraeli
Bentinck
Bright
John Bright
Lord Hartington
W. Helms
Home Secretary
Splater-Booth
House
Lowe
Gathorne Hardy
Trevelyan
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Mr. Lowe
Dungeness
Ward Hunt
Admiralty
Second reading of deceased wife's sister marriage bill moved
Sir Thos Chambers led a Commons debate arguing for legalising marriage to a deceased wife’s sister. He cited Scholarly findings, church and state support, large petition numbers, and a retrospective law aim while Arthur Mills urged rejection amid claims of wire pullers seeking indemnity for past breaches.
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Commons
Thos. Chambers
Scotland
Canterbury
Christendom
Debated Irish Marriage Bill and Mitchel Disqualification
The House debated a proposed reform touching marriage laws amid strong opposition and warned against immorality, with the bill ultimately rejected by 171 to 142. later, Disraeli pressed to declare John Mitchel a felon and disqualified from Parliament, prompting calls for a select committee and a new writ for Tipperary.
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Serjeant
Simon
B. Hope
Alderman Cotton
Macdonald
Romayne
Ireland
Kenealy
Disraeli
John Mitchel
Tipperary
O’shaughnessy
Henry James
R. Baggallay
Mitchel
William Harcourt
Mr. Lowe
Gathorne Hardy
J. Martin
van Diemen’s Land
Lord Hartington
G. Bowyer
Attitude of the Christian Believer Toward Unbelief
The Christian Evidence Society at the Polytechnic reports Bishop Piers Claughton’s Feb 14 lecture urging tender, compassionate treatment of nonbelievers. He urged evaluating heathen beliefs fairly, avoiding wholesale condemnation, to lead all to truth.
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the Christian Evidence Society
THE
Polytechnic
Piers Claughton
Arthur Mills
M.P
P. Barker
Claughton
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