text_original: To the first he applied the axe in the session of 1869. That he had received, in modern phrase, a " mandate " to deal with the Established Church in Ireland is not open to question. His conduct in the session of 1868, the tone of his speeches in Lancashire and elsewhere, made it abundantly clear that if the electors gave him a majority he would use it, in the first instance, to disestablish and disendow the Irish Church.
text_transcription: TO THE FIRST HE APPLIED THE ACTS IN THE SESSION OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE THAT HE HAD RECEIVED IN MODERN PHRASE A MANDATE TO DEAL WITH THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN IRELAND IS NOT OPEN TO QUESTION HIS CONDUCT IN THE SESSION OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT THE TONE OF HIS SPEECHES IN LANCASHIRE AND ELSEWHERE MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT IF THE ELECTORS GAVE HIM A MAJORITY HE WOULD USE IT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO DISESTABLISH AND DISENOW THE IRISH CHURCH
phonemes: tə ðə fˈɜːst hiː ɐplˈaɪd ðɪ ˈæks ɪnðə sˈɛʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn. ðæt hiː hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd, ɪn mˈɑːdɚn fɹˈeɪz, ˈeɪ " mˈændeɪt " tə dˈiːl wɪððɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd ɪz nˌɑːt ˈoʊpən tə kwˈɛstʃən. hɪz kˈɑːndʌkt ɪnðə sˈɛʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðə tˈoʊn ʌv hɪz spˈiːtʃᵻz ɪn lˈæŋkəʃɚ ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ, mˌeɪd ɪɾ ɐbˈʌndəntli klˈɪɹ ðæt ɪf ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚz ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi hiː wʊd jˈuːz ɪt, ɪnðə fˈɜːst ˈɪnstəns, tə dˌɪsɪstˈæblɪʃ ænd dˌɪsɛndˈaʊ ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ tʃˈɜːtʃ.