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F rom the B r i e f o f H i s H o lin e s s P in s I X . to T h e T a b l e t , J u n e 4, 1870.

V o l . 75. No. 2616. L ondon, J une 28, 1890.

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C hronicle of th e W eek; :

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Imperial Parliament: A Majority o f Four— Withdrawal of Clauses —The Speaker’s Announcement—The Duke of Clarence and Avondale— France and the Anglo-German Treaty— Mr. Stanley on the African Settlement—The Value of “ the Stevenson Road ” — Mr. Caine’s Resignation— The New Commissioner of Police— The late Commissioner of Police — '1 he Newfoundland Crisis — Another View of the Trouble — Prince Bismarck “ in the P i t ” — The American Navy— The Principle o f “ Betterment ”— The “ Antigone ” once more—The Election o f Sheriffs— Resignation^ o f Sir James Fraser— The Anti-Slavery Conference .. . . . . . . 1001 L e a d e r s :

The Custody of Children’s Bill .. 1005

L eaders (Continued) :

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Lord Salisbury’s Bargain.. ..1006 “ A Village Priest ” . . . . 1007 The Consistory of Monday . . 1008

N o t e s . . . . . . . . ..1009

R eview s :

Joan of Arc ... . . . . . . 1010 Rambles in Book-land . . . . 1011 Dryden’s Essay on Dramatic

Poesy .................................... io n Catholic Union of Great Britain .. 1012 Complimentary Dinner to Bishop

Clifford . . .. .. . . 1013 A Pilgrimage to St. Albans .. .. 10x4 The Licensing Proposals . . . . 1014 The Irish Party and the Cardinal . .1014

[R eg iste r ed a t t h e G en e r a l P o st O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper.

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C orrespondence :

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Rome :— (From Our Own Correspondent) . . . . . . .. 10x7 Paris: — (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) .. .. . . . . 1019 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) .. . . . . ..10 19

L e t t e r s to t h e E d itor :

Truthfulness and Ritualism .. 1020 The Catholic Truth Society . . 1020 Confraternity of Mount Carmel.. 1020 The Senate of London University 1021 The Function of the Heart ..1021 St. Patrick’s Schools, Soho ..1021 N ews from th e S chools :

Cost of Public Education.. . . 1021 Forthcoming Illustrations of Stony-

hurst . . . . .. .. 1022 * About Education . . . . .. 1022

N ews from t h e D io c e s e s :

Westminster.. . . . . ..1023 Southwark . . . . . . . 1023 Newport and Menevia . . ..1023 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 1024

Funeral of the Bishop of Leeds . .1024

O b itu a r y ........................................1025

F rom E verywhere . . . . . . 1025

A ppeal to th e C h a r it a b l e . . 1026

S oc ia l an d P o l it ic a l . . ..1025

SU PPLEM EN T . Westminster Diocesan Education

Fund . . . . . . . . ..1033

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

a m a j o r i t y or f o u r .

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T the end of last week there were

89 questions on the paper of

, the House of Commons, but more than 100 additional questions were

•asked without notice, before the evening was finished, a procedure which drew protests from both Speaker and Ministers. It may be added that a large proportion of the questions were addressed by Irish members relating to the process of shadowing. Mr. Ritchie, answering Mr. Caine, declined to state what further amendments, if any, he was prepared to accept on the Compensation Bill. Mr. Laboucherethen asked with immense solemnity whether it was true that Mr. Ashmead Bartlett had resigned in consequence of the cession made by Lord Salisbury. With equal solemnity Mr. W. H. Smith replied in the negative. The questions disposed of with the various Amendments in Clause I. of the Licensing Bill, the question was that the clause stand part of the Bill. Mr. Storey had been speaking when, on the previous Tuesday, the debate stood adjourned. It was expected that he would continue his words, but meanwhile a surprise had been prepared against the Government, and Mr. Storey did not rise to continue his speech. A division was therefore immediately called for, and great excitement prevailed as to the possible minority of the Ministerialists. For a long time the cheers of the latter, after the division, prevented the announcement being made, when it was found that the Opposition ■ stood in a minority of four. As though this represented the serious feeling of a full House, Mr. T. P. O’Connor very innocently moved to report progress, observing that it was an abuse of the forms of the House for the Government to proceed further with a Bill supported by such majorities. Mr. Gladstone, however, here rose and suggested that as the motion to report progress had served its object in giving Mr. Smith a further opportunity of withdrawing the Bill, it would be well not to take up the time that would be occupied in a division, and Mr. O’Connor accordingly withdrew his motion. The House adjourned at midnight.

On Monday night Mr. Caine asked the

— w i t h d r a w a l First Lord of the Treasury if it was the o f c l a u s e s . intention of the Government to proceed with the Licenses Clauses of the Local

N e w S e r i e s , V o l . X L I I I . , N o . 1 ,1 2 5 .

Taxation Duties Bill. Whereupon Mr. W. H. Smith made an important statement. The Government, he said, had given their careful consideration and so forth, and the conclusion at which they had arrived was that it was impossible, in the present state of public business, to pass the Bill in its entirety without calling on the House to submit to sacrifices which the Government did not feel themselves justified in proposing. The licensing proposals of the Bill consisted of thres parts : the first, the appropriation of a certain portion of the new taxation on intoxicating liquors for the purpose of extinguishing licenses; the second, a proposal to give to County Councils the power of purchasing and extinguishing licenses ; the third suspends the issue of new licenses. The first of these proposals had been accepted as far as England was concerned. The Government proposed, therefore, to continue the same proposal to Scotland and Ireland, thus setting aside the sum originally appropriated for the special purpose. As far as the second portion was concerned, the Government did not propose to proceed with the clauses against which the bulk of the Amendments were directed, but the House would be asked to insert words, the effect of which would be to allow the funds for the extinction of licenses to accumulate until Parliament should deal with the question. The third part, commending itself to all sections of the House, would be proceeded with. The effect of this proposal would be that, added to sub-section 2 of the Clause under consideration, would come the words, “ as may be hereafter provided by any Act amending the Licensing Acts, and until such Act is passed shall be invested and accumulated as provided by the Act.” When the questions arising on this announcement had ceased, Mr. W. H. Smith moved : “ That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire whether, by means of an abridged form of procedure or otherwise, the consideration of bills, which have been partly considered in this House, could be facilitated in the next ensuing Session of the same Parliament.” Mr. Gladstone having made some conciliatory remarks on the motion, and Mr. Morley and Mr. Labouchere having joined in recommending it, the resolution was agreed to without a division.

In consequence of the sudden dropping t h e of the Clauses on the Local Taxation Bill, a n n o u n c e m e n t , referred to above, a path for a smart ques­

tion was opened out to Mr. Healy, of which he took notable advantage on Tuesday night. By the Budget Bill (now’ become law) the Government provided that the duties arising on beer and spirits should be “ appropriated as Parliament may hereafter direct by any Act passed