THE TABLET.
A Weekly Newspaper and Review.
DOM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCŒPTIS VESTEIS CONSTANTER MANEAT.S.
From the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, ibfo.
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[R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .
C h r o n ic le o f t h e W e e k : Page
Imperial Parliament: The Liberal Party and Home Rule—Distress rsn Ireland— A Bill Against MoneyLenders— The Bishops as Legisla to r s— England, France, and Muscat— Sudden Death of President Faure—-The Election o f a 'Successor— His Message to the Chambers—The Voyage o f the
‘ Pavonia ” — The Anglo-Ameri■ can Commission— Count Moore’s Return for Derry— British Millions ■ »nd Chinese Directors— Two Judicial Appointments—The Khalifa’s Movements.. 277 Leaders:
The Archbishops and the Privv
Council . .
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•Unrest in the Balkans " 'I'The^nFatherJ,,r!d8ett'C-SS-R- ’ 83 th e Smcerest Flattery ” . . 2$5
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N o t e s _ . . R e v ie w s :
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Eighteen Centuries o f the Ortho
dox Greek Church . . . . 288 Biblical S t u d i e s ............................ 288 Windyhaugh ............................289 In Quest of the Holy Grail . . 289 The Divinity o f Christ, from
Pascal . .
The Comparative Number of the
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Saved and L o s t ............................290 Ecclesiasticus ............................291 The Christian Pastor and the
Working Church........................... 291 A Valiant Polish Bishop . . . . 2qi
C o r r e s p o n d e n c e :
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . «. « «_293 News from Ireland — ». 294 News from France............................295
ENTS
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Religion and National Prosperity 295 The Ritual Controversy . . . . 296 Catholic Prisoners’ Aid Society . . 298 Catholic Truth Society . . . . 299 Catholic Periodicals in Free Public
Libraries .. . . . . . . 2Q9 The Church in Cuba . . . . . . 300 Requiem for President Faure in
London . . . . . . . . 301 No Popery . . . . . . . . 301 The Pope and Americanism . . 301 The Church in Mexico . . . . 302 Founder’s D ay at Providence N igh t
Refuge . . . . . . . . 302 Funeral of Father B r id gett.. . . 303 Books of the Week . . . . . . 303 F rom E v e r yw h e r e . . ... 303 O b i t u a r y . . ^ — — 304 S o c ia l a n d P o l i t i c a l . . . . 304
S U P P L EM E N T . N ew s from t h e S chools :
Continuation Schools . . . . 309
N ew s from t h e S chools (Con
tinued): Occupations o f Children on Leav
Page ing School . . . . . 309 The National Education Associa
tion .................................................. 309 The Age for H a l f Time . . . . 310 Voluntary School Pupil Teachers 310 Religious Instruction in Board
Schools . . . . . . > . . 3x0 The Incomes of the Universities 310 “ Macbeth ’’ at Mount St. Mary's 310 N ew s from t h e D io ceses :
Westminster •• . . - . 311 S o u th w a r k ....................................... 312 Clifton . . . . ... . . 312 Hexham 2nd Newcastle . . . . 313 Leeds ....................................... 314 Liverpool . . . . . . . . 314 Shrewsbury 3T4 Menevia .......................................3I4 Newport .......................................3I4
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CHRONICLE o f t h e w e e k .
— t h e l i b e r a l 'PARTY AND HOME RULE. ■ M
IMPERIAL'PARLAMENT :
R . J. R E D M O N D ’S Amend
ment to the Address declaring Home Rule for ouesti , , _ Ireland to be the most urgent o f all censure n 0 J “ °™ est*c policy was perhaps less of a call for o f thp t 1? 1 Government than a challenge to the leaders Ireland’ '~ f ra party to define their position in the matter, whirh .k e^ian.c* was now being emphasized by the way in wnrb a 6 * ar’s^ and County Councils A c t was being oncea to promote the interests of Home Rule. T h e Irish n V? wanted to know the views of the Leader o f the pposition as to the alliance which had existed between a t w 6 ?,e.ctlon the Nationalists and the L iberal Party. D id a >ance still exist, and i f so upon what conditions? It med to him, and he hoped, that the alliance had been issolved, for Ireland would never attain unity except rough absolute independence o f all English parties. I f that, however, were declared to be the real attitude of the Liberal Party it was a direct reversal o f the policy of Mr. G ladstone, and he left it to the party managers to conjecture how long it would be before they returned to power without Irish votes. During the discussion that ensued Colonel Saunderson made a characteristic speech. Then Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman took up the gauntlet flung down by Mr. Redmond. Though o f opinion that the erection of parish and county councils in Ireland would intensify the feeling for Home Rule, he pointed out that it was obviously premature for the Amendment to affirm that the councils not yet elected could have already produced any such reinforcement of feeling. What the passing o f an A c t erecting popular government in Ireland had done was to knock the bottom out o f the contention that the Irish were unfit to exercise the powers of self-government. T h e unreality of such alleged apprehensions was now proved, and that marked a huge step in advance. Why then did Mr. R ed mond put himself in open hostility to the only party in Great Britain friendly to Home Rule ? They would not, however, he estranged by such tactics from the policy which “ 'ey judged the ultimate solution o f Irish difficulties. Home •Rule was for the moment unattainable. There had never been any formal alliance between the L iberal Party and the k w S e r i e s . V o l . L X I . , N o . 2 ,3 7 7 .
Irish Nationalists, but the sympathy o f desire to co-operate for a common end remained as strong as ever. Two great attempts had already been made to solve the question, and Liberals were ready to repeat those attempts whenever the circumstances were favourable. When the division was taken the Amendment was rejected by a majority o f 257 votes, only 43 members going into the lobbies in its favour.
Lord Salisbury’s sympathetic reference in
— d i s t r e s s the House of Lords to the sudden death of
IR E L A N D the President o f the French Republic will be appreciated in France. After expressing the deep sympathy o f this country “ with our great neighbour and ally across the Channel” in the calamity which had suddenly deprived her o f a valuable President, he paid a tribute to M. Faure’s freedom from bias, passion, and encroaching ambition, as well as to the friendliness towards England which always distinguished him. Lord Kimberley heartily associated himself with these expressions o f condolence. In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour, at whose rising members uncovered, voiced the national sympathy with France in her great and sudden loss. After the debate on the Address had been resumed, Mr. Davitt in a temperate speech called attention to the recurrence of severe distress in certain districts in Ireland, calling for the instant introduction o f legislation for the enlargement of holdings, the assistance o f migration, and enlarged powers for the Congested Districts Board. T h e harmony o f the discussion, which was carried on by a thin attendance of members, seemed likely to be broken when Mr. Gerald Balfour took oceasion to contrast Mr. Davitt’s sober speech in the House with that employed by him and his friends in the West o f Ireland. H e could not help thinking that the demand for a large scheme o f compulsory purchase was part o f a policy which had for its object to renew that agrarian agitation which had devastated and disgraced Ireland in times past. This provoked an angry interjection from Mr. Davitt, but Mr. Balfour proceeded with his speech, which he concluded with an announcement that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had consented to give an additional ^20,000 n aid o f the work of the Congested Districts Board, to be employed in covering the transactions of purchase and sale of lands. In the resumed discussion o f the question which took place on Monday afteqjoon, Mr. L ecky accused honourable members opposite o f ingratitude in bringing forward the Amendment, for he knew of no Government which in the present century had done more for the West o f Ireland than the Unionist Government in
