THE TABLE

A W eekly N ew sp aper a n d R e v iew .

DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS DT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX. to T he T ablet, fune 4, iSyo.

V ol. 76. No. 2625. L ondon, A ugust 30, 1890.

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[R e g is tered a t t h e G en e r a l P ost O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper.

C hronicle of th e W e e k : Page

The Waterloo Monument at Brussels — Explosion at Government Mills-Accumulative Consols-The [ Destruction o f Tokay — The

Cyclone in the Jura—The Australian Strike— The Revenue of Malta— Anglo-Portuguese Agreement— A New Submarine Boat— Dr. Peters in Berlin— The Naval Manoeuvres— M. Leroy-Beaulieu’s Pamphlet— The Speaker at Leamington—A New Party in Greece —Observations on Mont Blanc .. 322 L e a d e r s :

The Bishop of Limerick’s Position 325 Attempted Revolt in the Romagna 326 A Sahara R a ilw ay .........................326 The Polish Catholics . . . . 328 The Maltese and the English

Language..................... . . 328

CONTENTS.

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Verses by Cardinal Newman . . 329 Eucharistic Congress at Antwerp . Aspects of Anglicanism . . . N o t e s . . .......................... R eview s :

329 330 331

My Time, and What I’ve Done with It . . . . . . The Servant of the Lord . . The New Abbot of Charnwood C orrespondence :

Rome :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . ......................... P a r is :— (From Our Own Corre­

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

spondent) ......................... San Giuliano D Albaro . .

333 334 335

337 338 340 342

A Canard E xp lo d ed ......................... 342 L e t t e r s to th e E d itor :

A Large Suggestion . . . . 342 Christian Art . . . . 342 A New Astronomical Society . . 343 St. Alban’s, Warrington . . . . 343 A Word from St. Louis . . . . 343 In Aid of North Borneo . . . . 343 A Personal Tribute to Cardinal

Newman . . . . * . . . . 343. The Archbishop of Dublin’s Letter 343 Attack on the Bishop o f Limerick.. 344 Funeral of Father Weld, S.J. . . 347 O b it u a r y ........................................348 A p pe a l to th e C h a r it a b l e . . 348 F rom E veryw h ere .. .. . . 348 M arr ia g e ......................... . . 348 Social a n d P o l it ic a l . . . . 349

SU PPLEM ENT. D ecisions of R oman C ongrega­

t i o n s ....................................................... 3S31 N ew s from th e S chools :

St. Joseph’s Bursary .. . . 353 Resignation of the President of

Ushaw . . . . . . . . 353 About E d u c a t io n ........................... 353. N ews from th e D io c e se s :

Hexham and Newcastle . . 354. L i v e r p o o l .......................................354 Newport and Menevia . . . . 354 Nottingham .. ..........................354 Plymouth . . ..........................354 Salford ....................................... 354 Glasgow . . ......................... 355 The Late Cardinal Newman . . 355 Cardinal Newman as a Man of

Letters . . . . . . . . 357

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

MONUMENT AT BRUSSELS. T

THE WATERLOO

H E Brussels cemetery, one o f the most beautiful in Europe, was the scene of an interesting ceremony on Tuesday, when the new Waterloo

Monument was solemnly unveiled by the Duke o f Cambridge. The monument represents a sarcophagus nine mètres in length and four mètres in width in red Trêves sandstone, on which helmets, flags, and other warlike emblems in bronze are disposed in masses.. Around it are three bronze lions in various attitudes of alertness, and at the top o f it is Britannia kneeling at an altar holding her casque in one hand and the trident, lowered in sign o f mourning, in the other. The vault below contains the coffins o f those who fell on the field o f Waterloo or died o f wounds received in the battle. Along the double flight o f steps leading to the entrance o f the vault are bronze shields bearing the names o f the regiments which took part in the great struggle. Lord Vivian, the British Minister at Brussels, read an address in the presence o f the Duke of Cambridge, Baron de Rennette representing the K ing of the Belgians, Captain Robin representing the Belgian Ministry o f War, the Burgomaster of Brussels, and a large gathering o f English residents. Lord Vivian briefly recalled the circumstances which led to the erection o f the monument. Three years ago the Municipal Council of Brussels had decided that all the old cemeteries should be closed, and the remains interred there transferred to the new cemetery at Evère. But in those old cemeteries lay the remains o f British soldiers who had died at Waterloo, and it was impossible to let their ashes be scattered abroad without thought or care for their memory. The Jubilee year o f the Queen’s reign seemed a fitting opportunity to collect subscriptions for the building of a proper monument in the new cemetery. A t the instance o f the Government, Parliament voted _^s°° for the purpose, and the Queen headed the list o f subscriptions, which soon swelled to the amount of ¿9 ,4 6 7 . The cost of the undertaking would have been much heavier but for the generosity o f the Municipality of Brussels, which made a free gift o f the site and undertook the preservation o f the monument, and the disinterestedness o f Count de Salain, who had designed the work and watched over it till its completion as a labour o f love. The monument about to be unveiled was intended as a national memorial to the soldiers o f all ranks who died for England at Waterloo, and as a lasting record o f their country’s recollection o f their gallantry. “ No other feeling,” said Lord Vivian in conclusion, “ would be in harmony with the repose of their sanctuary, where human passions are hushed in the presence o f death, or with our cordial feeling towards the great nation with which 75 years o f peaceful and friendly intercourse have effaced all bitter recollections o f former strife.” The Duke o f Cambridge then replied in language which was a skilful variation o f the address to which he had just listened. Lord Vivian then thanked the City o f Brussels, and the Burgomaster formally accepted the trust o f seeing to the preservation o f the monument.

Early in the morning at the end o f last week e x p l o s io n a t an explosion occurred at the Government powder mids at Waltham Abbey, which resulted in the death o f two men and in serious injury to a third. The morning shift entered the factory— where about 500 hands are employed— at five o’clock, and, as is customary, strict search was made amongst them for matches, none being discovered. Napthan and Maynard, the two men who have been killed, both of whom were married, proceeded to the breaking-down house on the Millhead Stream, where the powder meal is passed between two rollers, and by this method reduced to dust. The men changed their clothing in the shifting-room close at hand, and then proceeded to work the machinery in the breaking-down house, which is driven by water. Both men had been employed at the factory about 18 years, and were thoroughly experienced. A t 25 minutes to seven o’clock— after the machinery had been working only about ten minutes— a terrific explosion occurred in this department, the report o f which was heard for quite ten miles around. Huge pieces o f machinery were hurled into the boughs of neighbouring trees, the great water wheel, which supplied the motive power, was torn up and carried some distance away, trees were cut off close to the ground, and others were entirely stripped o f their bark. It was found that the shed in which these two men were working had been blown to pieces, and the men who were within instantly killed. Only conjecture can assign a cause for the accident.

Mr. Goschen has conferred yet another a c c u m u l a t i v e benefit on the community, and happily, as c o n s o l s . the matter can be arranged without the inter­

ference o f Parliament, the public gets the advantage at once. In future the small investor in CdPspls

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