THE TABLET. A W e ek ly N ew sp a p e r a n d R e v iew .
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
Fro?n the B r ie f o f H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T he T ablet June 4, 1870.
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•Chronicle of th e W e e k :
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The Hartlepool Election — The Anti-Parnelhtes — Mr. Parnell’s Positien— Sir H. James on the Liberal Unionists— Sir W. Harcourt on Home Rule—A Lost Work of Aristotle— The Franciscans and the East— Scientific Congress o f Catholics— The Revolt in Chili— Suicide of Sadullah Pacha — Universal Suffrage in Belgium— The French la r iff-L o rd Salisbury •on Ireland— The Late Duke of Bedford ......................... . . 117 'L eaders :
From the Archbishop to the Queen 121 Trench Colonisation in Africa . . 122 Luther’s “ Reflections ” . . . . 123 Let Us See for Ourselves.. . . 124
N o t e s .................................................... 125
C 0 N T
XS.C.V1E.V>.W.
The Intermediate State between
Death and Judgment . . . . 128 The Light that Failed . . .. 129 The Story of the Nations : The
Jews under Roman Rule . . 129 Prayers of the Past . . . . 130 Translations of Goethe . . . . 131 The Life of Blessed John Fisher 131 “ Cherchez La Femme ” . . . . 131 C orrespondence :
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . . . .. . . 133 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . . . . . . . 134 South Africa :— (From Our Own
Correspondent) . . . . . . 135 Feast of the Holy Name in Florence 136 L e t t e r s to t h e E d itor :
The Cardinal Newman Memorial 136
E N T S . I
' L e t t e r s to t h e E d itor (Con
Jtage tinued) : Priests and Politics . . . . 137 Higher Grade Education.. . . 137 The Wine of the Condemned .. 137 An Appeal to Catholic Publishers 137 A Testimonial . . . . . . 137 Charity to the Sick . . . . 137 An E n qu ir y .. . . . . . . 137 The French Bishops and the Re
public.. . . . . . . . . 138 Aspects of Anglicanism . . . . 138 North and South .. . . . . 140 Catholics Abroad . . . . . . 140 The Spanish Bishops on the Ap
proaching Elections . . . . 141 Catholic Reunion at Birmingham . . 142 The Convent Will Case . . . . 143 Social an d P o l it ic a l . . . . 143 F rom E v e r yw h e r e ........................... 143 M arr ia g e ........................................144
SU PPLEM ENT. D ecisions of R oman C ongrega
t io n s ....................................................... 149 N ews from th e S chools :
Free Education and the Country 149 Stonyhurst College.. . . . . 150 A Stonyhurst Translation of Mar
tial .................................................. i 5I St. George’s School. Maghull . . 151 The New Syllabus for Training
C o l l e g e s .......................................151 A Boy’s Essay on the Cat . . 151 About E d u c a t io n ........................... 151 N ews from t h e D ioceses : Westminster.. . . . . . . 152
Southwark .. . . . . , . 152 Northampton . . . . . . 152 Plymouth . . . . . . . . 152 Glasgow . . . . . . . . 153 The Voice o f Joshua............................ 153 O b it u a r y ........................................... 154
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
------------4.----------- A FTER a fortnight’s battle, the contest t h e / \ for th e Parliamentary representation e i e c t io n . of the borough of the Hartlepools was brought to a close on Wednesday, when the polling took place. The vacancy was caused by the death of the late Unionist member, Mr. T. Richardson. Mr. C. Furness, a local shipowner, was the Gladstonian candidate, and Sir R. William Gray, the shipbuilder, became the Unionist candidate. At first he declined to accede to the invitation, owing to advancing years, but after renewed negotiations he consented to champion the cause, not, as he said in his election address, to gratify personal ambition, but because he felt it his duty to oppose a man who had pledged himself to the dismemberment policy. The Temperance party resolved to support Mr. Furness, and the publicans promised to vote for Sir W. Gray, notwithstanding his temperance views. The Irish vote, which numbered over 800, was promised to the Separatist candidate, and the local branch of the Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union decided to vote for him. The poll opened at eight o’clock, and at most of the balloting stations votes were quickly recorded. In all parts of the constituency considerable activity was displayed on both sides, and the excitement increased as the day advanced. The candidates drove through the constituency, Sir W. Gray being accompanied by Lady Gray, and Mr. Furness by Mr. S. Storey. An extra force of police was drafted into Old Hartlepool, but there was no disturbance requiring their intervention. At eight o’clock the poll was closed, and the counting was commenced. Shortly before midnight the Returning Officer declared the result: Mr. C. Furness (G.L.), 4,603 ; Sir W. Gray (L.U.), 4,3°S 1 majority, 298. The figures at the two previous elections were : In 1885, T . Richardson (L.), 3,669 ; Dr. T. H. Tristram (C), 2,629 ; in 1886, T. Richardson (L.U.), 3,381 ; Mr. L. Hawkes (G.L.), 2,469.
Mr. Parnell’s opponents in Ireland have t h e a n t i - certainly a difficult part to play. With the p a r n e l l i t e s . uncertainty as to what may come of the conferences between Mr. O’Brien and Mr.
Dillon hanging over them, they naturally have little heart for the fight into which Mr. Parnell has thrown himself with so little reserve. They are likewise terribly handicapped by the want of a daily newspaper to counterbalance The
Freeman, and Mr. O ’Brien’s refusal to accept the editorship of the projected anti-Parnellite paper seems to have fatally discouraged its promoters. In spite of all odds, however, in spite of failing friends and remorseless foes, Mr. T. Healy keeps pegging away. At Edgeworthstown he showed that he had lost none of his old recklessness or his old audacity. Unfortunately the meeting began with an ugly incident, and one which might easily have had very unpleasant consequences. The moment the chairman, the Rev. Father Briody, had begun to address the meeting, the platform went down with a crash. A scene of wild confusion followed, and it was feared that many must be more or less seriously injured. In the event it was found that beyond a few bruises no damage was done. A search was at once made for Mr. Healy, and, according to the report in The Freeman, it was found that he was lying amidst the debris with a large man, somewhat under the influence of drink, lying on his chest. When the man picked himself up, Mr. Healy got on his feet, and mounting one of the uprights which was still standing, at once declared that the collapse of the platform w'as the w'ork of the Parnellites. 'Phis is strenuously denied by the correspondent of The Freeman, who says some of the planks were thoroughly rotten. On the other hand, Mr. Arthur O’Connor, vir pietate gravi, evidently believed that the accident was the result of foul play, and a local carpenter, after inspecting some of the broken wood-work, declared it had been partially sawn through. The important part of the speeches which followed was the uncompromising declaration of Mr. Arthur O ’Connor, that under no circumstances would he ever again accept the leadership of Mr. Parnell, whether avowed or concealed. No conference and no negotiation could alter the essential features of the situation. For himself he would say this, that if under any conference, or negotiation, or arrangement, direct or indirect, open or veiled, Mr. Parnell was to be recognised as the leader of the Irish people, or the leader of the Irish Parliamentary party, he would resign his seat on the instant, for he would be no party, in any degree or to any extent, to any arrangements by which in reality, though standing aside, Mr. Parnell was to dictate the policy of the Irish party. It need hardly be added that Mr. Healy was equally emphatic, and he concluded by saying that if Dr. Fitzgerald would resign his seat for South Longford he would contest it against him.
Meanwhile, in Ireland, Mr. Parnell seems m r . p a r n e l l ’s to have the field almost to himself. Neither in p o s i t io n . words nor in conduct has he shown the least inclination to accept the ruling of the majority
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