Year: 1868

D'Israeh has fully determined to dis.
solve the British Parliament and ap-
peal to the country, on the Irish Church
question, in a new election of members
Thus an excited political campaign will
be in DrOQreSs throughout the nrnaeqlt
season in England as well as in Ameri-
ca. The ministry seem confident of be-
ing supported by the people in their at
tituda of opposition to the disestabIish.
ment of the Episcopal Church in Ire
land. The Tories and the Church Par
| ty generally are entering upon the can
vass with energy and are spending
money freely in organizing the cam
paign of the summer.


The Tory orators in their addresses to
the people assert that the disestablish-
ment of the Irish Church, If permitted, +,
Will be followed by the attempted over
throw of the Church of England, that is,
the separation of Church and State
throughout the United Kingdom. The
attempt is also made to convince the
English protestant masses thattae Lib
eraI policy concerning the Irish Church
is a movement in the interest of Roman
be defeated at the approaching election
tt will be owing, in great measure, to
this feature of the canvass. The Ltber-
al portion of the clergy of the Church
of England are generally taking sides
with the Tories. The London Speeta-





one clergymen who voted with the Lib
erals at the1ast election, forty-five will
60 over to the Tories in the present con-
test. But the Spectator is opinion that
with "this consolidation of the clergy
against irish Reform there is a fJiiIv
compromising array of the laitY against
the increase of ecclesiastical pretenbious
which this church struggle has caused. ,"
The Irish Chur9a question ought by
this time to be well understood by
America readers. The s'Irish Church.,
is another name for the estN blfshRd
Episcopal Church of England, set up on
Irish soil and sustained by taxes lev
led on the entire Irish people regardless
of the fact that seven-tenths of those
who thus contribute to it's support are
Roman Catholics. Besides this fact
there are many local abuses connected
with the Irish Church which render the
esta blishment an engine of oppression
to the irish people, and a constant
source Of ill-feel ling between the two
countries-between Ireland and the
British Government. The Liberals in
parliament, headed by Gladstone and
John Bright, hold that is only by the
reform of this and other like abuses that
Ireland can ever be rendered anything
else than burden and q source of
weakness TO the Kingdom The House
of Commons, under the leadership of
the two men just named, has passed a





Church. The Ministry OF D'Tsraeli op-
posed this measure from the beginning,
and on finding himself defeated the
Premier had no course left but to re-
sign and give place to Gladstone, or
dissolve Parliament and appeal to the
people in new election. Having spent
lifetime in climbing to the highest
place in the Government, D'Israelf dis
liked to surrender his position after on
" few months of occupancy, and so
decided on a dissolution. In pursuing
this course he has the advantage OF
bringing on an election before the large
class of electors enfranehised by last
years reform bill ca be qualified to
vote. The contest will be a close one,
and will be watched with interest
by Americans. II is impossible to say
what would be the effect of defeat of the
Liberals. In a recent speech at Liver
pool John Bright declared his con Viction
that the defeat of the Liberal party
would strengthen very greatly the
cause of those who. desire to sunder by
revolution the union beoween Ireland
and the British Empife.-SGnGE5tsIev
Register.