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Vol. 78. No. 2693. L ondon, December 19, 1891. price 5a., bypost 5^.

[R eg is t e r ed a t th e G en e r a i P ost Off ic e a s a N ew spaper.

C hronicle of th e Week : Page

Church and State in France : M. Hubbard’s Resolution—-M. de Freycinet's Speech — The Famine in Russia—The Soudan«Fighting nearGilgit—The United States and Chili—Mr. Stanhope on the Army — The Salvation Army at Eastbourne—Mr. Chamberlain at Edinburgh—The German Emperor—The InfluenzaInfluenza in Berlin—Famine in Mexico—The late Dom Pedro— Mr. Arnold Morley on the Liberal Unionists—The London County Council and the Licensing Question—The Ultimate Source of the Nile—The United States and the "British West Indies—France and Bulgaria—Loss of a Glasgow Ship Death of Lieutenant Mansfield— Riot in the West Indies—The Pearl Robbery Case 961

CONTENTS.

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L e a d e r s :

The Eight Hours’ Work-Day .. 965 Insurrectionary Movement in

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China .. .. _ . . ^ .. 965 The Inequalities of Irish Educa­

tion . . . . .. .. . . 967 Educational Troubles in France 968 The Question of the Catholic

Church in Wales.. . . .. 968 The Pope and the Enemies of the

Papacy . .

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Tiltey Abbey Seal . . . . .. 970 N otes . . . . ....... 97° R eview s :

Political Economy . . . . . . 972 One of the Finite . . . . . . 973 The New Chambers . . .. 973 The Natives of Delagoa . . .. 974 American History . . . . . . 974 St. Alfonso’s Correspondence .. 974 For Christmas . . . . •• 974 Gossip of Letters St. William of Norwich 975 975

C orrespondence :

Rome :—(From Our Own Corre­

Page spondent) .. . . . . . . 977 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) .. . . . . . . 978 The Immaculate Conception in

Spain . . . . . . .. . . 979 L e t t e r s to th e E d itor :

The Services of the Liturgy . . 980 Proposed New Reliquary for St.

George .. .. . . . . 981 Organization and the Southwark

School Board Election . . .. 981 In Acknowledgment .. . . 981 The Sisters of Charity of St. Vin­

cent de Paul . . . . .. 981 The Catholic Church in Wales . . 981 The Stroud Green Catechism . . 981 Training College for Schoolmis­

tresses, Wandsworth . . . . 982 Catholics Abroad . . . . . . 982

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Sir Frederick Weld’s Tombstone . . 983 Rights of Catholics in Protestant

Churches . . . . .. . . 082 The. Parish .......................... . . 984 Told in T a g s ...................................... 985 Christmas Appeals . . . . . 985 Some Publications of the Week 985 F rom E v e r yw h e r e . . . . . . 986

SUPPLEMENT. D ecisions of R oman Congrega­

t io n s ...................................................... 993 N ews from th e S chools . . 993 N ew s from th e D ioceses : Westminster.. . . . . . . 995

Southwark . . . . . . . 990 Birmingham . . . . . . . . 996 Golden Jubilee of Archbishop Ken-

rick. . . . . . . . . . . 997

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

iiu bbard’s RESOLUTION. A

CHURCH AND STATE

IN FRANCE.—M.

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TER a long sitting of the Chamber on Saturday, the debate on the interpellation of M. Hubbard on the relations of Church and State, was brought to an end. The following resolution was pased by 243 votes to 223, the minority consisting of 143 Reactionaries, 27 Boulangists, and 53 Radicals. “ The Chamber, considering that the recent demonstrations of a portion of I the clergy might compromise social peace and constitute a i flagrant violation of the rights of the State, and confiding in the declarations of the Government, counts upon it to use the laws at its disposal or which it shall think necessary to j ask of Parliament for imposing upon all respect for the Republic and submission to its laws.”' The resolution of M. Hubbard calling upon the Government to present a preparatory scheme for the separation of Church and State had previously been rejected by 321 votes to 179, the minority consisting of Radicals and Boulangists. The Government majority against the usual coalition of the two extremes was, as the correspondent of The Times notes, narrow, and it is not likely that the matter will be shelved for any length of time. Even the very quiet, serious speech of M. de Freycinet betrayed throughout ominous signs that sooner or later the separation would take plaee. Nor was the Premier absolutely confident of the result of the discussion on this occasion.

and who knew when they accepted them of the existence of organic laws which they were bound to obey. No Government can admit that these men should be allowed, once they are bishops, to reject a portion of their duties as citizens and rise up to discuss the act of the State which has appointed them. I claim to be a man essentiallymoderate, but on these principles, which are the very foundation of the State, I will never compromise. I will never admit that a section of citizens, whoever they may be, have any right to set themselves above the laws of the State.” He went on to say that if the separation were brought about, it would be because the attitude of the clergy will make it an unfortunate necessity; but such an event would be big with consequences. Therefore, for their responsibility’s sake, the Government would do nothing to bring it about. “ Now,” he concluded, “ when you are going to vote, when those who wish the separation are getting ready to assert their strength, I ask you—are you going to continue the struggle ? Do you wish to deprive the Government of those forces, of which it stands so much in need, by remaining disunited ? Are you going to give it a precarious authority ? All you who have at heart the supremacy of the State, the independence of civil authority, say: What will be the situation after the division now impending ? I submit these reflections to you ; and I appeal to the union of the two Chambers and the union of the whole Republican party.” The division, with the result given, then took place.

The Kolnische Zeitung publishes the news famine IN from St' Petersburg of the resignation of M.

Russia. Hubbenet, Minister of Ways and Communica­

M. de Freycinet begins by saying

—m. de freycinet’s that the question was in no way a speech.

religious one. They respected the religious sentiment; even those of them who did not share it respected it. But as to the real matter of this debate, the demonstrations of the bishops could be easily exaggerated. They had been exaggerated. But, at all events, they were symptomatic of a state of mind which any Government must find intolerable. “ No Government,” said M. de Freycinet, quite calmly, “ can admit that men at the head of a great public service, salaried or paid by the State, should be allowed, whatever j that Government’s respect for their religious sentiments, to [ forget that they are French citizens, who have freely accepted 1 the functions to which the Government has called them,

tions, probably to be succeeded by General Annenkoff. The Tsar is said to be exceedingly displeased by the fact that, while the populations of whole governments are suffering from hunger, along the southern railways there are very considerable quantities of corn which cannot be despatched to the distressed districts owing to the lack of proper arrangements. Meanwhile, a proclamation peremptorily demanding a Parliament for Russia has (according to the Berlin correspondent of The Standard) been published by the Nihilists, and a copy conveyed by some means to the Tsar. The effect of it is that the present famine in Russia is an inevitable consequence of the system of Government; that this system kills the culture of the people, closing the agricultural academies and handing over the education of the people “ to the drunken priests.” The heads of the communities recently formed are ignorant Chancery servants and soldiers without culture and educa-

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