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- A Correct Account of the Horrible Occurrence Which Took Place at a Public-House in St. James's Market In Which It Was Discovered That the Right Rev. Father in God the Bishop of Clogher, Lately Transferred From the Bishopric of Ferns, Was a Principal Actor With a Common Soldier! To the Disgrace Not Only of the Cloth, to Which He Was Attached, and as a Commissioner of the Board of Education, and a Dictator of Public Morals, but as a Member of That Nation Which Gave Him Birth!
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A Correct Account of the Horrible Occurrence Which Took Place at a Public-House in St. James's Market In Which It Was Discovered That the Right Rev. Father in God the Bishop of Clogher, Lately Transferred From the Bishopric of Ferns, Was a Principal Actor With a Common Soldier! To the Disgrace Not Only of the Cloth, to Which He Was Attached, and as a Commissioner of the Board of Education, and a Dictator of Public Morals, but as a Member of That Nation Which Gave Him Birth!
by Anonymous
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1 totalTranscribed from the [1822] J. L. Marks edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
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A sharply observed pamphlet from the early nineteenth century pulls back the curtain on a scandal that erupted in a St. James’s Market tavern, where a senior clergyman—recently transferred to a new bishopric—was caught in a compromising liaison with an ordinary soldier. The writer spares no detail, presenting the incident as a stark illustration of how even those entrusted with moral authority can fall prey to baser instincts, and questioning the double standards of a press that shields the privileged while demonising the lower classes.
Beyond the lurid episode, the text launches a broader critique of the era’s media, accusing newspapers of hypocrisy and selective outrage. It argues that true religious conviction should condemn vice wherever it appears, not merely when it serves a convenient narrative. Readers are invited to consider how power, reputation, and the pursuit of moral righteousness can intertwine, producing a compelling snapshot of social and ecclesiastical tension in 1820s London.
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A Correct Account of the Horrible Occurrence Which Took Place at a Public-House in St. James's Market In Which It Was Discovered That the Right Rev. Father in God the Bishop of Clogher, Lately Transferred From the Bishopric of Ferns, Was a Principal Actor With a Common Soldier! To the Disgrace Not Only of the Cloth, to Which He Was Attached, and as a Commissioner of the Board of Education, and a Dictator of Public Morals, but as a Member of That Nation Which Gave Him Birth! In Which It Was Discovered That the Right Rev. Father in God the Bishop of Clogher, Lately Transferred From the Bishopric of Ferns, Was a Principal Actor With a Common Soldier! To the Disgrace Not Only of the Cloth, to Which He Was Attached, and as a Commissioner of the Board of Education, and a Dictator of Public Morals, but as a Member of That Nation Which Gave Him Birth!
Language
en
Duration
~23 minutes (22K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2018-10-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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Anonymous
Some of the world’s most enduring books come from writers whose names were never recorded or never revealed. “Anonymous” on a title page can mean many different things: a lost identity, a deliberate choice, or a work shaped by tradition over time.
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