Morality and the Christian Establishment Debate
The piece argues bishops defend Christian privilege in Parliament while condemning Jewish participation as a danger to civic life. It questions the double standard of religious test laws and mocks religious hypocrisy, urging electors to seize the moment amid calls for religious liberty and reform.
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London
Charles James
Sibthorpe
Llandaff
Abolition Debate on Church Rates Prepares for Next Parliament
The piece surveys dissenters central role in church rate reforms and urges candidates to pledge on church rates and ecclesiastical courts. It notes William Baines’s imprisonment for 27 pounds 6 shillings in church rates and 125 pounds 3 shillings costs, plus local cases of distraint and protests at Sudbury and Dover parishes.
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William Baines
Leicester
Sudbury
Higgs
Mr. H
Addison
Lushington
Braintree
St. Mary's Parish
Dover
Phillip
Palfrey
Beal
Herbert Jenner
Dover Chronicle