Gladstone Government Plans Scotland as Liberal Windfall
A politician close to Gladstone notes Goschen's retirement from London representation over further franchise cuts. He argues Liberal leaders seek to stir religious unrest in Scotland to gain power, deploring the strategy as mean and anti religious. The piece critiques using Scotland's Church as political leverage and warns against disuniting religious groups for party gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
Edinburgh
Liberal Party
Church of England
Lord Hartington
Church of Scotland
Disestablishment Meeting in Clandown Supports Endowment Debate
The Irowbridge and North Wilts Advertiser reports a large demonstration in Clandown Somersetshire where nearly 2000 miners and Nonconformist crowds heard speeches urging disestablishment and disendowment of the Church. Joseph Arch and Rev G Duncan led declarations linking state control to rural poverty and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irowbridge
North Wilts
Clandown
Somersetshire
Radstock
Camerton
Harlesh
Carlingcote
Peasdown
Braysdown
Midsomer Norton
Paulton
Timsbury
Dankerton
Warmley
Prince of Wales’s
Ing
J. Spear
Mr. Arch
G. Duncan
Frome
T. G. Grundy
Bristol
J. Kempton
Joseph Arch
Duncan
England
Hear
Somerset
House of Lords
Llear
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horse Pond
Stanhope
Dorsetshire
East
Lord Beaconsfield
Cyprus
John Bright
Jeskins
Iear
Memorial Hall
London