THE TABLET. A Weekly Newspaper and Review.
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCŒPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
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C hronicle of th e Week :
Lord Salisbury at the Guildhall— Military and Commercial—The Lord Chancellor at the Guildhall —The Crisis in Brazil—The ExEmperor on the Situation—The Italian Premier at Milan—Effect of the M’Kinley Act on the United States—Chili—The Prosecution of the Archbishop of Aix — Financial State of Spain — Cyclone in India—Sir John Gorst and Labour-The Russian Famine —The Austrian Emperor on the Peace of Europe—The Unreadiness of England—The Field Force —Mr. Jackson at Leeds—The Postmaster-General at Retford— The Great S t o rm .......................... 761 L e a d e r s :
The Crisis in Brazil .. . . 765 The Late Mayor of Cardiff .. 766 Education in Ireland .. . . 767
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L ead ers (Continued) :
The Lord Mayor’s Banquet .. 768 The Question of the Catholic
Church in Wales.. . . . . 768 N o t e s ...................................................... 770 R ev iew s :
The Autobiography of Arch
bishop Ullathorne . . . . 772 “ In Medio Non Tutissimus— ” . . 773 For Lovers of Insects . . . . 773 The Past of Nottingham . . . . 774 The Four Gospels.......................... 774 The Church of Christ . . . . 774 Hovenden, V.C. . . . . . . 775 Across East African Glaciers . . 775 The Happiness of Heaven . . 775 Gossip of Letters . . - .. 775 Correspondence :
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
L e t t e r s to th e E d itor :
The Position of the Voluntary
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Schools . . . . . . .. 779 The Catholic Association and the 779
London School Board Election 779 The Letter of the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Sens to the Minister of Public Worship .. . . .. 780 University of London . . . . 780 The Bible in the Middle Ages .. 780 Catholics and Free Libraries Irish Distressed Ladies’ Fund Theosophy in the North .. The Catholic Truth Society Henry V III. and Anne Boleyn .. 781 Patronage Work of St. Vincent
780 780 781 781
de Paul Society . . . . . . 781 The Gregorian Chant .. . .7 8 1 “ Aspects of Anglicanism” . . 782 The School Board Elections .. 782 Lay Knowledge of Latin in the spondent) . . . . . . . . 777 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre
Middle Ages . . . . . . 782 St. Joseph’s Foreign Missionary spondent) . . . . . . . . 778
Society . . . . . . .. 782
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Aspects of Anglicanism . . .. 783 Catholics Abroad .. . . . . 784 Wales and the Catholic Church .. 784 Silver Jubilee of the Bishop of
Dubuque .. . . .. .. 785 The “ Dowsing ” of the Rood .. 786 The Coadjutor Bishop of Plymouth 787 I F rom E v e r yw h e r e . . . . . . 787 1 Social and Po l it ic a l . . . . 788 , Obitu a r y ......................................... 788 | Some Publications of the Week .. 781
SU PPLEM ENT. N ews from th e S chools . . 793 N ews from th e D ioceses : Westminster
Southwark Hexham and Newcastle Northampton Nottingham.. Shrewsbury St. Andrews and Edinburgh
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
LORD SALISBURY
AT THE GUILDHALL. L
O RD S A L I S B U R Y ’S speech at the Guildhall was, as ever, on that statesmanlike level and spoken in that large and judicious spirit by which liis utterances are usually marked. But it was on Egypt that his words were the most notable. The wretched party call of the Separatists which has o f late risen on the subject o f the occupation he quickly showed in its true light as a foolish and empty cry. Now that the blood has been spilt {said he), and the treasure spent, and a great result is in the course o f being achieved, we cannot allow all that to be swept away and suffer the country to fall back into the condition of anarchy and confusion and danger to all its neighbours. We desire to retain Egypt in her present legal position— in that position in the Ottoman Empire which is defined by treaties and firmans ; but we desire that within that legal position Egypt should be strong enough of herself to repel all external attack and put down all internal disturbance. That position is not gained in a day. We are advancing towards it. We earnestly hope we shall soon reach it, or reach it within a reasonable time. Perhaps if we were assisted by others we might reach it more quickly than we should otherwise do. Perhaps if no obstruction is placed in our way the goal will be more quickly attained. No paper guarantee is o f any use ; no international engagements will keep off the barbarians o f the desert ; no international arrangements will shield the Government o f Egypt from the innumerable difficulties to which the peculiar position of the country exposes it in its interior administration. Better and stronger institutions and better political science must form themselves in Egypt, and must gain stability and strike their roots in the soil before Egypt will be strong enough to maintain her own position against all these dangers. “ I entreat those who criticise us from abroad not to believe that this matter is one which will be disposed o f by the vicissitudes to which party government is exposed. I have mentioned meteorological prophecies. I know it is said that we are a moribund Government, and if that is the case I have only, like Charles I I . , to apologise for being so long | dying. We can fight out our domestic quarrels and bear ' our political vicissitudes, whatever they may be, as we have ^ done in old times, but let not any persons deceive themselves in the belief that they will, in its main features and outlines, modify the foreign policy o f this country.” T o which all must cry agreement.
— MILITARY
AND COMMERCIAL.
Upon the question o f military expenditure, the Premier said that the Government could not assume the responsibility o f making retrenchments which might weaken the defen
sive force o f the country. I f any increase in the extraordinary army estimates should become necessary, the Ministry would propose means to defray it. The speaker then announced that measures would be introduced to diminish the expenses o f local corps, to settle the difficulties o f the Roman civic administration and facilitate the solution o f the municipal crisis, as also to reorganize the banks o f issue by liberating capital, restoring the circulation, and issuing uniform notes in the form adopted by the present Association o f Bankers. Proceeding to deal with Italy’s commercial relations, the Marquis di Rudini said : “ In our commercial treaty negotiations, we have taken care not to injure our manufactures and to favour the export o f our agricultural products. These are the guiding principles o f the arrangements happily already concluded with Germany, and also o f those which will shortly be settled with AustriaHungary. We hope to bring negotiations with Switzerland to a satisfactory issue.”
The Lord Chancellor delivered him-
c h a n c e l lo r ^ t t h e sel[ ° f a speech both entertaining and g u i l d h a l l . at the same time not unimportant at the Guildhall on Monday night. After complimenting the Lord Mayor (chiefly, it is true, on his father), he remarked that reverting to the comparatively immaterial topics which would naturally engage his official attention, they had lately endeavoured to meet the desire of the C ity o f London to bring home again to their ancient tribunal the decision o f great commercial causes. H e had observed that, instead o f the great commercial causes which he had expected to find decided in the C ity o f London, a great many people had such confidence in the C ity o f London that they came from such remote places as Northumberland, Cornwall, and Somersetshire, to have questions decided there, rather than submitted to their own native Courts for adjudication. H e could not help making the observation— that the jurymen o f the C ity o f London have an interest in only being consulted to decide and adjudicate on questions arising among themselves. “ I cannot help further thinking,” he said, “ that i f the experiment which has been tried is to succeed, as, I hope, by some further arrangement it will again succeed, in maintain
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