Disestablishment or reform of the English Church debated
F. Williams argues that Parliament Convocation and the laity cannot repair the Church’s fractures. He cites friction among Ritualists Evangelicals Broad Church and Puseyites, questions about Athanasian Creed, and fears of a clerical monopoly. The piece favors disestablishment as the only viable path to renewal, citing Ireland as a precedent.
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Peterborough
Privy Council
House of Comitons
Lord Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury
Hida
Magee
Convocation
Hughes
St. James's Hall
Tigndon
Dean Stanley
Barry
King’s College
Lord Lyttelton
Church ‘of England
Times
Fragetters
Temple
House of Commons
Lancashire
Lberty
Dr. Pusey
Mr. Kyle
Pusey
Ryle
England
Disraeli
Europe
Guthrie
Edinburgh
Dean Alford
C. Wood
English Church Union
Church Times
Church Herald
Canterbury
Church of England
Ireland
Dublin
Tom
F. Williams
Newchurch
Rosendale
Manchester
Sunday Intemperance and Present Duty to the Editor
A letter to the Nonconformist argues Sunday liquor sales foster temptation and calls for a law closing pubs on Sundays. It cites census figures from Manchester and London, cites Royal Commission findings, praises Scotland and other regions, and urges readers to lobby Parliament for licensing reform led by Mr. Birley and the Centract Association official.
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Manchester
Marylebone
Liverpool
Metropolis
Scotland
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
New Zealand
Isle of Man
Guernsey
Canada
Jamaica
Victoria
Tasmania
England
Birley
E. Matthews
M.A
Centract Association
Parliament-street
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State purchase of Irish railways debated in Commons
In Parliament Sir R Blennerhassett moved to read a bill authorising state purchase of Irish railways with a county guaranteed loss. He estimated a thirty million price, five dozen railway firms, 438 directors and high working costs cited. Opponents urged better management or extending the plan to Britain. Government opponents warned of practical costs and complexities.
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R. Blennerhagsett
Ireland
Mr. Goldsmid
T. Bazley
England
Scotland
Lord Hartington
London and North-Western Company