Simony and patronage reform debated in the House
In a moving speech the speaker denounces widespread simony and the trading of church livings. He traces how evasion and renewal bills failed, condemns donors and agents, and urges firm action to defend the church’s spiritual mission against corrupt practices.
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Lord Selborne
Queen v Hertford College Oxford in religious test dispute
High Court of Justice Queen's Bench Division rules against Hertford College in a long running case over religious tests for fellowships. The 1871 Act aimed to open university benefits to the nation while safeguarding worship. The dispute centers on a gift limiting fellowships to Church of England members and the college's election procedure for a vacancy in 1875. Alfred Isaac Tillyard sought a mandamus to compel an election after exclusion from the process.
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Dr. Darwin
Cambridge University
Walpole
Peterborough
Canterbury
High Court OF Justice
Queen’s Bench
Justice Mellor
Lush
Hertford College
Oxford
Magdalen Hall
Church of England
Alfred Isaac Tillyard
Justice Blackburn