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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

THE struggle of the session commences on Monday or Tuesday night, when Mr. Gladstone will produce the text of his resolu- tion for the disendowment of the Irish Church, and will request the Government to fix an early day for the discussion. It is under- stood that Mr. Disraeli will plead the necessity of a reference to the new and more popular Parliament as his chief argument, and there is a rumour—which we give only for what it is worth—that he will hint a willingness to concede disestablishment, but not dis- endowment.

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