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DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
F rom the B r i e f o f H is Holiness P iu s IX . to The Tablet, fu n e 4, 1870 .
V o l . 76. No. 2638. L o n d o n , N o v e m b e r 29, 1890 .
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C hronicle of th e W e ek :
Imperial Parliament : Ih e House o f Lords—The Queen’s Speech— Tuesday in the Commons—Mr. Parnell and Mr. Gladstone—On -Thursday Night—Death of Mr. W. Beckett, M .P .—The Cüre for Consumption—The Trade in the Lymph—Death of the- King of Holland—The Crew of the “ Serpent ’ ’—Railway Accident at Car
lisle—Confession of Murder—The Indian Rising—A Colony Going A-Begging—A Hyderabad Legal Commission—-A Godless Image — The Italian Elections-The Architects of London Schools . . . . 841 L eaders.:
The Lambeth Judgment . . . . 845 Dr. Roch’s Elixir . . . . . . . 846 The; Resurrection of the Cultur-
kampf .. . . •• •• 847
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L eaders (Continued): The Cardinal Archbishop on Wages 848 The Anglo-Benedictine Congrega
tion .. .. •• •• •• 849
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L e t t e r s to th e E ditor :
“ An Inquiry” . . .. . . 860 j “ Darkest England and the Way
Out ” . . ...........................860 Propaganda .. . . . . .. 860 , “ What does it mean ? ” .. . . 860
N o t e s ................................................. 851
R eview s :
Mackay of Uganda .. • • 853 Wells Wills . . ...........................853 A Martyr from the Quarter Deck 854 How French Soldiers Fared in
German P r iso n s ...........................85s Heir and No Heir . . < .. . . 855 A Primer of French Literature.. 855 Agnostic Fallacies . . .. •• 855 Correspondence :
Rome (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . .• ■ • •• 857 Dublin -.—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) ........................ . •• 858
Lepers in Japan .. .. . . 860 Sir George Stokes on Immortality 860 Interesting to Buddhists . . . . 861 A Visit to St. Anthony’s Shrine . . 862 Aspects of Anglicanism . . . . 863 Mr. Parnell and Catholic Clergy .. 863 The Catholic Benevolent Society’s
Annual Dinner ...........................864 Tne Judgment against Dr. Bar-
nardo . . . . . . . . . . 865 Death of Bishop Collier . . . . 865
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Mr. G. Weld-Blundell at Birkdale 866 Marriage . . ■_ . . 866
Social and Political . . . . 866
F rom E verywhere . . .. . . 866
SU PPLEM ENT. . .. I Bull of Pope Leo X I I I . W 873" N ews from the Schools :
About Education . .
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N ews from t h e ,D ioceses :
Birminghaqi.. . . . . . Hexham and1Newcastle . . Middlesbrough . . ........ Shrewsbury .. .. .. Glasgow .... . . Galloway . . . . . .
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C H R O N IC L E O F T H E W E E K .
PARLIAMENT — THE HOUSE OF
LORDS.
¡Tpon tBe Address in the Upper House was a very , perfunctory performance, and the single particle of interest in the speeches centred in the declaration of Lord Salisbury that the Government would not-institute any inquiry as to the circumstances attending thé wreck of Mr. Stanley’s rearguard. In the first place, he was not prepared to accept for her Majesty’s Government the duty of preserving life and property in Africa. He doubted whether any- good result could attend an inquiry even if it were possible. Moreover they would run great risk of doing injustice if they acted upon the only sort of evidence they were at all likely to obtain. Again, the principal actor— “ the very distinguished man whose proceedings first brought these matters to light ” — is not an English subject, and the two men chiefly accused are dead. We entirely concur in this resolution of the Government. The tragedy is best forgotten.
The words put into the mouth of the
— t h e q u e e n ’s Queen at the opening of the session upon the s p e e c h . subject of the relations of this country with
Foreign Powers were very colourless and quite satisfactory. Her Majesty believes that the securities for European peace are undiminished. She has begun negotiations with Italy for the determination of the frontier which separates the territory under British influence in North-east Africa -from that which belongs to the protected Empire of Abyssinia. A Treaty was signed in August for “ the ascertainment of the boundaries between British territory in Central Africa and the Portuguese provinces of Angola, Gaza, and Mozambique.” This, however, has not yet received the ratification of the King of Portugal, and, pending further negotiations, a'temporary arrangement has been concluded. The Newfoundland Fisheries are also the subject o f negotiations, and her Majesty is hopeful of a settlement. Addressing her faithful Commons, the Qneen observes that the general condition of Ireland has sensibly improved under the operation of recent legislation. Then comes an acknowledgment of the failure of the potato crop in parts of Ireland, and the Queen trusts that the resources of the Government may at the same time mitigate the immediate evil and diminish die probability of its return. Mr. Balfour’s great scheme for Land Purchase is thus foreshadowed : “ It appears to me also desirable, for the increase of contentment and the diminution of political disturbance throughout Ireland, to take measures for augmenting the number of owners engaged in the actual cultivation of land. A measure having this object in view will be laid- before you.” A Tithe Bill, a measure for facilitating Private Bill legislation for Ireland and Scotland are also promised. But by far the most important announcement in the Queen’s Speech wras the declaration in favour of Free Schools, which was framed in these words: “ Your attention will be invited to the expediency of alleviating the burden which the law of compulsory education has in recent years imposed upon the poorer portion of my people.” The remainder of the Speech was taken up with the enumeration of measures which it would be desirable to pass if there were time. As there will not be time- the mention of them is unnecessary.
More then 200 members were present on
T u e s d a y Tuesday afternoon, and when the House commons, assembled again for business, the benches on both sides were crowded. Mr. Parnell, the centre of interest, held a long conversation on the floor of the House, near the bar, with Mr. W. Corbett, and afterterwards passed to his place below the gangway, where he was welcomed by Mr. Jacob Bright and Mr. Cunninghame Graham. Mr. W. H. Smith and Mr. Balfour on entering were loudly cheered by the Conservatives ; and an equally warm reception was given to Mr. Gladstone on his arrival. Mr. Peel did not take the chair, and in his absence Mr. Courtney, the Deputy Speaker, presided. Answering Mr. Cremer, Mr. W. H. Smith said the Government were aware that very grave charges had been made against members of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, notably against two who were now dead, and unable, therefore, to answer for themselves. Although one of these gentlemen had held a commission in the Army, the Government were in no sense responsible for the selection of the staff of the expedition, and it was, therefore, not their intention to appoint a commission of inquiry. The Address, which was moved briefly by Colonel Kenyon-Slaney and secondéd by Mr. Forrest Fulton, was taken up by Mr. Gladstone. It w:as obvious, he said, that allegations were made which reflected somewhat upon the general reputation of this country for humanity. He was not minutely acquainted with the position in which the Government stood in relation to that expedition; but he felt that something was'to be desired in respect of the repute and credit of England as a humane and Christian country. He wished, therefore, to know
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