Scottish Nonconformists and the case for disestablishment
An Onlooker argues for Scottish church disestablishment and disendowment alongside Irish reforms. He urges a Secretary of State for Scotland, repeal of the Minority Clause, and careful counting of parish attendance and voluntary churches to press for ecclesiastical justice.
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Anderson
Scotland
Parliament House
Ireland
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Advocate
Highlands
McLaren
Lowlands
Ulster Tenant Right Debate in Ulster Land Bill
Dublin reader Henry Dix Hutton defends the Ulster tenant right posture in the 1870 Irish Land Bill. He argues the bill does not fix tenancy as customary in Ulster but describes compensation for outgoing tenants. The measure aims to extend protections to other regions without penalizing eviction and to value tenant improvements. He urges careful committee refinement.
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Ulster
Wenry DIX Hutton
Spain and the Burial of the Dead
The writer notes Spain now allows Protestant burials without Catholic priest fees or applications. He praises the separation of church and state in burial practices and credits the Liberation Society for aiding this change, while acknowledging remaining issues but celebrating freed burial grounds from ecclesiastical monopoly.
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Spain
Sin
Liberation Society
Lords Debate Naturalisation Bill Clause Proviso Discussed
Lords debated the Naturalisation Bill with Lord Wesbury proposing limits on repatriation and a proviso allowing the Queen in Council to suspend property rights for aliens from wartime states. The Lords discussed implications for shipping ownership and child nationality. The bill passed the Committee stage and adjourned. On Friday Lord Frampton introduced the High Court of Justice Bill and the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill, both read a first time.
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Lord Carnarvon
Lord Wesbury
Lonp Chancentor
Lord Wesbary
Penzance
Derby
Houghton
FranceLton
High Court of Justice
Appellate Jurisdiction
Irish Disorder casts doubt on new government bill
Monday debates show Lord Durrerin correcting Sir J Gray’s statement on Irish property. Lord Granville outlines a Thursday bill, while Duke of Ricamont and others criticize the measure as inadequate to Ireland’s crisis. Papers are promised, but some peers fear discussion harms public interests.
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Lord Durrerin
J. Gray
Lord Granvillle
Duke of Ricamont
Lord Granville
Ireland
Lord Granviblk
Lord Clanricardo
Samsnuny
Lord Carnarvon
Lord Channicanpur
East India Laws and Regulation Bill Read a Second Time
The East India Laws and Regulation Bill was read a second time and their lordships adjourned at twenty minutes to six.
Scottish Church rates debated as bill seeks relief for landowners
In Parliament, Mr M Langa argues Scotland's church assessments burden owners, not land, with manses and repairs. He proposes copying England to bar legal recovery, citing Shetland and Orkney cases. opponents urge rejecting the measure, claiming no true grievance and risking church prosperity.
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M‘langa
Scotland
England
Ireland
Shetland Isles
Shetland
Orkneys
Gordon
Carnecie
Lord J. Manners
Mr. Graham
Sir K. Coleblooke
Cannuisit
Maxwell
Miter
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Ulster Tenant-Right
Nonconformist
Dublin
House OF Lords
House OF Commons
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