A W e e k l y . N e w s p a p e r a n d R e v i e w .
DUM VOBIS GRATULAM UR, ANIMOS ET IAM ADDIMUS U T ^ IN INCCEPTIS V E STR IS CONSTANTER M ANEATIS.
From the B r ie f o f H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T he T ablet Ju n e 4, 18 70.
V ol. 78. No. 2672. L ondon, J u l y 25, 1891.
P r ic e s d . , b y P o st 5% d .
[ R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o st Of f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .
C h ro n ic l e o f t h e W e e k :
Imperial Parliament : Education ¡Bill—Irish Estimates—Tuesday’s S it t in g— France and the Lost Provinces—Second Defeat of the French Ministry — The English Bank of River Plate—The Manchester Ship Canal—The County Council and Captain Shaw—The Queen’s Prize—Labour Troubles in America—The War in Chili— The Prince of Wales at Battersea —Mr. Chamberlain on South Africa — The Civic Honours— Launch of the “ Endymion ”— Mr. Parnell’s New Programme— The Wisbech Election . . . . 12 1 L e a d e r s :
Lord Salisbury and St. Elizabeth 125 International Postage of the Future 126 Problems of Greater Britain . . 127 The Holy Coat of Trêves . . . . 128
CONTENTS. Page
Aspects of Anglicanism N o t e s .............................
Page .. 130
132
L e t t e r s to t h e E d ito r (Con
tinued) : An Answer to the Bishop of .Salis
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R e v iew s :
Life of Sir John Franklin and the
North-West Passages . . . . 134 Men and Women as they Appeared in the Far-off Times . . . . 135 The Oscotian Society . . . . 135 C o rr e s po n d en c e :
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . . . . . . . 137 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) .......................................138 L e t t e r s to t h e E d it o r :
British Trade Prospects in the
Soudan . . . . . . . . 140 A Concealed Library . . . . 141 The Illiterate V o te . . . . . . 141
bury . . . . . . . . 141 “ Burned A l iv e ” . . . . . . 141 Boulogne Pilgrimage . . . . 141 End o f the Story of “ Luther’s
Book ” . . .. . . .. 142 Mr. Calderon’s St. Elizabeth . . 142 Catholics Abroad . . . . . . 144 The American Hierarchy and the
Nations . . . . .. . . 145 Sir Frederick Weld 147 Coming of Age of Mr. Bernard
Cuddon-Fletcher . . . . . . 147 C r ic k e t . . . . . . . . 147 A p p e a l to t h e C i ia r i t a u l e . . 147 M a r r ia g e s . . . . . . . . 148 S o c ia l and P o l it ic a l . . . . 148 Ob it u a r y . . . . . . . . 148
S U P P L EM E N T . N ew s from t h e S c h o o l s :
The Marquis of Ripon on Free
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Education .. .. .. . . 153 Ratcliffe College Exhibition Day 153 At Tooting College.. .. . . 154 At St. Lawrence’s, Ampleforth . . 154 Distribution of Prizes at St.
Mary’s, Oscott . . . . . . 154 A t St. Augustine’s, Ramsgate . 154 Prize Distribution at Blairs . . 155 Manchester School Board . . 155 About Education . . . . . . 155 N ew s from t h e D io c e se s : Westminster.. . . . . . . 157
Southwark . . . . . . u. 157 Hexham and Newcastle . . . . 157 Newport and Menevia . . . . 157 Portsmouth . . .. . . . . 157 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 157 Glasgow . . . . . . . . 158 Annual Conference o f the Society of
St. Vincent de Paul . . . . 158
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
IM TER IA L PARLIAM ENT — EDUCATION B ILL . 1 N the House of Lords, at the end of last week, the debate on the second reading of the
Free Education Bill took place,
from which we print in another column Lord Ripon’s speech. Lord Cranbrook introduced his speech by the quotation ot some statistics, determining therefrom that people who argued that the free grant was something entirely new, went by the real question. This was not a question of principle but a question of expediency. No part of the Bill, he contended, affected the religious position of the schools in this country; moreover it was impossible that the Bill should be one for each and every school. He derided the notion of universal Board schools, as a possible demand on the part of the people, when they fully grasped the situation that the expense of a child in a Voluntary school was £ 1 16s. 6d., in the School Board schools, £ 2 5s., and in the London School Board schools, £ $ 14s. 1 id. Lord Spencer congratulated the Government on the introduction of such a measure, and made the kind of speech which a little thought could evolve out of a single sentence, much as a mammoth can be built up out of a first tooth. He said that he did not believe that the extension of the Board school system would result in the destruction of religious education, but he objected to the teaching of religious dogmas. The Duke of Argyll took the attitude of a frank opponent of the principle. He did not believe that when they made education compulsory it was a necessary corollary that they should make it gratuitous. Nevertheless, as a question of expediency— he insisted on the distinction of which Lord Cranbrook would have none— he agreed with the Government that as the matter had to be done, it was better they should do it. On Lord Spencer’s above-quoted sentence he pertinently asked— what was dogma ? and added that to talk of religion apart from dogma was pure nonsense. Religion was pure dogma, and “ he honoured the Roman Catholic Church that it had determined everywhere to resist secular education.” Lord Herschell made some attempt at a grave reply to the Duke of Argyll’s speech, and after Lord Ripon had spoken and Viscount Cranbrook had closed the debate, the Bill was read a second time. In the House of Commons nothing more interesting was on than Supply. In this connection— on ^ 4 8 , 1 1 6 for the Mint— the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that he did not propose to stop the production of half sovereigns, but he hinted that there was likely to be economy in the operation. There is no intention also to reduce the supplies of the shilling, and there happens to be a large quantity awaiting the demand. In consideration of the strong feeling prevalent in the House that each coin should carry its value stamped upon it, he announced that he intended to give the matter his best attention. He added somewhat irrelevantly— for the half sovereign is not to blame in the matter— that he could tell the difference between a sovereign and half a sovereign “ in the dead of night, under any circumstances.” The point is rather concerned with the crown-piece and the double florin in the full blaze of day.
On Monday the Education Bill passed
— i r i s h through Committee in the House of Lords. e s t i m a t e s . In the Commons a communication from Mr.
de Cobain’s solicitor was read, enclosing a medical certificate declaring that Mr. de Cobain’s health was in too precarious a condition to permit of his attendance in the House of Commons on Thursday, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly delayed making any conclusive statement on that member’s most painful situation. On the vote for the Chief Secretary’s salary, Mr. T . W. Russell remarked that every speaker below the Opposition gangway had admitted that agrarian crime had diminished; that trade had increased, evictions lessened, boycotting almost ceased, the Plan of Campaign almost extinct, emigration decreased, and pauperism diminished. During the past week the five principal banking corporations of Ireland had held their annual meetings, and, while carrying large balances to the reserve fund, had declared a dividend of about ten per cent. Whether this improved condition during the past year was due to the Chief Secretary’s action or not, the improvement was such that they could honestly rejoice at it. Mr. Flynn, who moved the reduction of the vote, was defeated in a very thin House by a majority of 40. Other members made feeble attempts to reduce various votes, with no results, and progress was reported. The House adjourned something after one.
On Tuesday evening, in the House of Com-
— T u e s d a y ’s mons, Mr. T. W. Russell asked the Chancellor s i t t i n g . of the Exchequer if he could state the views of the Government in regard to the case of Mr.
de Cobain. Mr. Goschen said that a careful review of the documents put in had persuaded Ministers that it would
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