Language Demostrates Deepening Political Tensions in Ireland and Scotland
The piece critiques violent rhetoric at Irish meetings and compares Protestant Orangemen to slaveholders, urging moderation and abolition of ecclesiastical monopolies. It notes Scotland’s patronage debates, potential disestablishment costs, and the need to compensate church officials while questioning visitation fees and parish funding.
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Ireland
Gladstone
Scotland
Pall Mall Gazette
Diocese of
Lichfield
Canterbury
Oxford
Conservative peers oppose Irish Church Bill on second reading
A Saturday meeting of 140 Lords in London, mostly lay peers, urged rejection of the Irish Church Bill on its second reading. Prominent supporters of the opposition included Lord Derby and Lord Cairns, with many Irish peers speaking against the bill while a few advocated allowing a second reading with possible amendments. The session reflected broader public sentiment pending further discussions.
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Russells
Stanleys
Halley
Lancashire
Earl of Derby
Burscough
Howard
Earl Derby
of Bosworth
Parsons
Karl Edward
George Marsh
Hogland
Isle of Man
Mary
Elizabeth
Bewsey
Worms
Vienna
Sixtus IV
Innocent VIII
Alexander VI
Austria
Italy
Rome
Duke of Marlborough
Lord Derby
Lord Cairns
Lord Harrowby
House of Lords
Dukes of Marlborough and
Rutland
Ellenborough
Bandon
Redesdale
Lord Carnarvon
Lord Stanhope
Lord Salisbury
Archbishop of
Dublin
Duke of Abercorn
Earl of Harrowby
Earl of