Seccession of the Rev. Ward to Rome
A Oxford correspondent declares the decision to join the Roman Catholic Church after years of study and debate. He argues that English church doctrine no longer suffices, cites judicial rulings against Roman doctrine, and explains why he can no longer remain in communion. He traces influences from Arnold and Newman and reflects on authority, truth, and personal conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Ward
Oxford Herald
Rose Hill
Oxford
Cathedral
Church of England
Mr. Oakley
Leymen
Arnold
Newman
Doctrine and Communion of
Rome
Universty
Church of Rome
Mr. Newman
W G Wansp Rose-bill Letter on English Church Authority
The document discusses limits of church authority, defending a living dogmatic system and cautioning against rash shifts. It argues for divine authority in teaching, critiques trust in the English church’s formularies, and reflects on whether internal reform or external allegiance best sustains true doctrine.
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Euch
W. G. Waxp
Convocation
jAn
Ihep
Seeiess
W. G. Wanp
Rose-bill
Oxford
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence Notes
A long reader correspondence feature covers papal residence history from 1908 to 1878, postal etiquette for letters and articles, notes on nobility, railway errands, estate tenancy, and various reader questions. It includes Lord Denman’s 1845 letter on canvassing for judgeships, estate and tenancy guidance, and commentary on publishing practices. It cites observers, subscribers, and editors addressing public notices, railway noise, and agricultural inquiry while recounting an 1845 parliamentary style dispute and a coroner inquiry into a steamboat accident.
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Bolton
Avignon
Clement V
John XX
Bendict Xil
Clement VI
Innocent VI
Urban V
Gregory XI
Urban VI
Mourquis
Bishoprick of Ely
Weekly Chronicle
Teadford
F.H
Fes
Lord Denman
Canvassina
Jeliiger C. Symons
Symons
Middleton
Baron Bolland
Common Council
Hoever
Dennan
J.C. Symons
IM. C
Maanthy
Lady Day
Morris
Observer
Evangelical
Urbe
Agricultural College
Raway Travetine
Great Western
R.C
R. M
Robert Brown
York
S. S
T. P
Stockport
Post Office
William Bellingham
W.S.G
Dublin Castle
W.Y
Time calculations for sunrise sunset and tides from old Groat Britain guide
The fragment outlines methods to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude adjustments and lists high water times at major ports with offsets for Bristol York Falmouth Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and other harbours. It also includes a weekly calendar with church notices moon phase and daylight length details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain and Ireland
London
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
All
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Law Reform Critique of Last Parliament Session Vol 1
A critical overview of the Public General Statutes from the last session. The piece questions the volume’s size and the law making process, condemning tariff expansion, codification flaws, and problematic real property and small debts provisions. It highlights wasted effort, misaligned aims, and calls for reform despite lingering debates. The critique underscores the absurdities and impracticalities in the new acts and administration of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jand
Portland
National Gallery
Munoeum
England
Lord Lyndhurst
Rolls
Lord Denman
Sunthce Patteson
the Common Pleas
Justice Maule
Frederick Pollock
Baron Parke
Lord Brougham
Opposition to Real Property and Small Debts Acts Probed
A critical discussion condemns the Small Debts Act and warns against broader real property legislation. The piece mocks officials and predicts legal chaos, urging caution, reform, and serious consideration by landowners and clerks alike.
Mexico and America in a belligerent mood
The article analyzes Mexican hostility toward the United States, debating war probabilities and urging cautious policy. It references Parliament, Mr Grantley Berkeley, and a metaphor of an angry elderly gentleman challenging a swaggering foe, framing the dispute as sportful yet potentially serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Grantley Berkeley
Last Secession From the Church Prompts Mixed Reactions
A column discusses Mr. Ward's move toward the Church of Rome, noting learning and piety amid unease at doctrinal shifts. It condemns the Times attack as unjust while reflecting on Protestant and Orthodox divisions and predicting further sectarian realignments. The piece critiques press behavior and questions consistency in creed adoption.
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Ward
Rome
Pross
Times
Cromwell as a rightful king in Westminster statues
A London newspaper argues Cromwell deserves a statue among Westminster’s royal effigies. It cites Cromwell’s de facto kingship, his parliamentary legitimacy, and his wartime leadership as justifications, while criticizing opponents and the Southwark electorate. The piece condemns anti Cromwell rhetoric and urges electors to honor him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Edgeworth
England
Commonwealth
Journal
Europe
Cromwell
Parliament
Westminster
William
Pilcher
Southwark
Exeter Hall
Miall
Pellatt
William Molesworth
Cambridge
Price
Hobbes
Robert Peel
Mr. Roebuck
Mr. Miall
Britons Debate Settlement Act and Edgeworths Orange Author
A fragment argues against excluding Cromwell from historical record and ridicules Miss Edgeworths Orange Author for aiming to erase a luminous page of British history. The writer calls for a formal reply.
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Cromwell
Miss Edgeworth
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Scotland
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