, 1880-05-16

| THEIR STRENGTH IN THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT
| Moneure D. Con1uap IN Cincinnati Commercial
! The new Parliament contains far larger Non
+ conformist force than any known in Engl1sl
history, and it will be difficult to keep its hand
| of the Established Church. 1t is pretty certain
that Mr. Gladstone's Cabinet will contain tht
| Quaker John Bright, the theistlc Unitarian!
Stanstleld and Chamberlain, and possibly ever
such herctics as Dixie and Fawcett- The vic
tory has been won by Radfcalism, and Gludstons
must give them some appropriate reward.
1 have particularly noticed. also, that most ol
the young Radicals who have been elected nrt
graduates Of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. More
than a score Of tho Lew members we're there
graduated,-four times as many as any other
college hns fostered. Trinity Hall Is that nest
of heresy wherein the agnostc Leslie, Stephens,
and Prof. Fawcett plumed their wings. There
have been elected also some able authors and
writer's, such rs Arthur Arnold and Passmore
Edwards, Henry Labouchere and Assheton
Dixie tbrother Of Sir Charles), whereas such
ignorant pretcnders as poor Kenealy, who went
from his political to his literal grave, not to
be found in the rerolutionized assembly.
The triumphs Of heresy are startling enough.
There arc not only mild Quaker beretics to tho
number Of ten, and goodly supply Of Jews, but
there arc moro than twenty Cnttarians. twice as
many as ever before sat together in Parliament.
Besides this, there has been the election Of
Charles Bradlaugh. This event has been decid-
edly tho salient episode OF the election. 1t still
occupies tho religious aud the country press far
more than the Premiership or the Cabinet.
Samuel Morley, who sent the telegram already
alluded to, recommending Northampton Liberals
to vote for Bradaugh and LaboucheTe. has been
brought to do peuance on his knees before the
brethren. He says be telegraphed In the heat of
party excitement, and now laments the result.
In truth, Morley thought the Liberals would
hardly win, and did not know how easily bis
ernl leaders in London had the sane fear.-in..
Guiding Mr.. Adam, the Liberal whip.-and
they have atoned fol. fayoring bis return
Meanwhile, BTa1laugh had to leave Lon
don, to escape the graluladons and visits
which poured in on him. He went OF fishing In
But his French friends insisted on visit; he
was fated with enthusiasm in Paris, by Deputies.
in way which might make one think We were
in that Capital Bradiaugh speaks French per
fcctly. From among his old friends who
gathersd round h one dare con
| have not been able to interview the member
for Northampton since his election. may say
that there nre many g1nye thinking people, BY
either religious or political, who, nevertheless,
are glad that he Is in Parliament They believe
that when mum has worked hts way up BY force
Of character and mind to the leadership OF 4
very large number Of the people, including
many thousands Of the working class, that man
has right to be heard us representative in
That to exclude him, and consequently his con-
{spread throughout the country, might
easily constitute source OF evil. II not OF
Danger.
On the other hand against these remarkable
ut heresy, Scotch orthodoxy is able to
@ Tas fas Paony eaaa ent
already had occasion to write y0u conceru!u6