English Press on the Irish Church Compromise
The Times and other papers assess the Irish Church Bill settlement, praising Lord Cairns for leadership and noting compromises that end disestablishment and disendowment with limited penalties for the Irish Church. They warn about the Lords' 68th clause shifting church revenues and affirm the broader political harmony achieved.
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Lord Cairns
England
Ireland
Friends of the Irish Church
John Bull
House of Dsords
House of Lords
Irish Press Attacks Lords Over Church Settlement Retreat
The Irish Conservative press denounces the House of Lords for retreat on the Church disestablishment issue. Saunders's News Letter notes a coercive stance and questions future power in the Lords, calling the opposition a retreat and the Upper House a sham war in crisis.
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House of Lords
Saunders
Lord Cairns
Dublin views on Irish Church bill and its wide reactions
The Dublin press reports the Lord Cairns Irish Church bill outcomes with mixed tones. The Dublin Express notes parliamentary amendments mostly grammatical while the measure aids tenants under church leases. The Dublin Mail calls Cairns sold, while the Freeman and Northern Whig praise the victory for Ireland and warn against renewed sectarian divides. The Evening Post foresees further liberal reforms and stresses constitutional victory.
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Dublin Express
Lorda
Commons
Lord Cairna
Gladstone
Maynooth
Presbyterian Church
Dubin Mail
Ireland
England
Disraeli
Lord Cairns
Roundell Palmer
Harrowby
Grey
Stanhope
Westbury
Meath
Earl Russell
Traill
Chesterfield House
The
Freeman
Kilkenny
William
Evening Post
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the Times
Irish Free Church
Apa
Hriddy
United
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Stendart
Ry Seley
Becausd
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