THE TABLET. A W eekly Newspaper and R eview .

DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

F ro m the B r i e j o f H is H o lin e s s P iu s I X . to T h e T a b l e t Tune 4 , 18 7 0 .

V o l . 79. No. 2697. L o n d o n , J a n u a r y 16, 1892.

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[ R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a i P o st Of f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .

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. i r Clarence—

Khedive—Death of Phi'pot! Mr. Matthews Birmingham—Electoral Facts and Equal Representation—Crime and Famine in Russia — The Miners and the Eight Hours Day — The Russian Budget — The Doctors and Influenza— Terrible Mining Disaster—The New Russian Loan—The Chicago Exhibition—Sir R . Webster at West Cowes—The United States—The Ambassador to Constantinople— Re-Assembling of the Spanish Chambers . . . . . . • • 77 L e a d e r s :

Henry Edward, Cardinal Man­

ning . . . . . . ..81 Mohammed Tewfik . . . . 85 Revolutionary Sects in China . . 86

CONTENTS.

L e a d e r s (Continued) :

The Pharaohs at Boulak

Page , . . 87

R e v iew s :

The Hymns of Centuries . . . . 88 The A ugustan Poets . . . . 89 A Treatise on the Peace of the

Soul .......................... . . 90 Gossip o f Letters . . . . . ço Calumnies against Catholics . . 90 Apostolate of the Press . . . . 91 C o r r e s po n d en c e :

Rome :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . . . . . . . 93 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . . . . . . . 94 The Persecution of Catholics in

Russia .. . . . . . . 95 A Spanish Realistic Novel . . . . 96

L e t t e r s to t h e E d it o r :

The Stroud Green Catechism The Altar Society . . Nuns in Cyprus

Death of Dr. Dunne . . Death of Canon O’Sullivan . . Catholics Abroad Burning o f the Abbey of Fecamp Some Publications of the Week Obituary F rom E v e r yw h e r e . . S o c ia l a n d P o l it ic a l

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96 97 97

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SU P P L EM E N T . N ew s from t h e S chools :

Prize Day at St. Ignatius’ College,

Malta . . . . .. . . 109 The Defects of School Buildings 109 Stalybridge School Board Election n o Blackburn School Board Election n o The Syllabus for Training Colleges n o East Grinstead Schools . . . . n o

N ew s from t h e S chools (Con­

tinued) : Portsmouth School Board Elec­

Page tion .................................................. n o Newport School Board E lection., n o N ew s from t h e D io c e s e s :

Westminster Birmingham.. Leeds' Portsmouth St. Andrews and Edinburgh Glasgow Dunkeld n o n o i n i n i n i n 1 1 2

Ladies’ Society of St. Vincent de

Paul . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 Two Speeches . . . . . . . . 1 1 3 Proposed Monument to Cardinal

Newman . . .. . . 114 A Prehistoric Cemetery . . ..114

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C H R O N I C L E O F T H E W E E K .

CLARENCE. I

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF

T is with deep regret that we record the death, in his 29th year, o f the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, which took place on Thursday morning, at nine o’clock,

at Sandringham. H is death was the result o f a combined attack of influenza and pneumonia. The shooting party on the previous Wednesday, o f whom the Duke o f Clarence was one, shot over the covers as far as Wolferton Station The Duke was with the party all day, but at luncheon he complained o f the cold, and at the close o f the shooting walked up the hill to Sandringham, instead o f driving with the remainder of the party. In the evening he dined with the company, but retired to rest earlier than usual. On the following day, it is stated, an attempt was made to dissuade him from joining the shooting party which had been organ ized to shoot the Woodcock Wood covers. He, however, felt that he was equal to the exercise, but after luncheon he was compelled to return home, being accompanied on the walk by the Princess May and the Duke and Duchess of Teck, who also were of the party. Notwithstanding the fact that he was now really ill, the Duke appeared at dinner that evening, but he had again to retire early to rest, and on the following day it could no longer be disguised that his illness had assumed a serious character. H e expressed a desire to attend his birthday festivities, but was unable to do so. The bulletin issued on Tuesday evening had been somewhat reassuring, as it stated that on the whole the patient had passed a favourable day. A t about 10 .2 5 on Wednesday morning the usual bulletin issued was of ominous import. The unfavourable news contained in the brief announcement spread rapidly through London, and the greatest eagerness was displayed at the clubs, the exchanges, and in the streets to gain additional information respecting the Duke’s condition. It was the wish, however, of the Prince and Princess o f Wales, that the information of their son’s progress should be confined, as far as possible, to the bulletins issued by the medical men in attendance upon the Duke. The Lord Mayor at once had the bulletin placed outside the Mansion House, where it was read by a large crowd with many manifestations of sympathy with the Prince and Princess o f Wales and the _______ ____ _ _________________ ________ Duke and Duchess o f Teck and family, who still rem ainlness had the Ordersof theBlackEagle of Prussia, o f the Grand at Sandringham. The Duke’s alarming illness had caused the greatest gloom among the Royal Fam ily and their households. A t any time the Duke’s dangerous condition would have caused the gravest apprehension and sorrow, but the misfortune was rendered still more distressing by the fact that the appointed wedding day o f the Duke with Princess Mary o f Teck was so near at hand, and that preparations were still being made throughout the country to celebrate the happy event. H is Royal Highness Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl o f Athlone, K .G ., K .P ., elder son of the Prince.of Wales, and ultimate heir to the throne, was born on January 8, 1864, and was educated partly as a naval cadet, first on board the B r i t a n n ia , and afterwards on board the B acchante, and later on at Trinity College, Cambridge, and the University o f Heidelberg. The Prince, accompanied by his brother, Prince George, left England on a two years’ voyage on board the B acchante in September, 1880, and returned in August, 1882. In that vessel they made the round o f the world, and subsequently issued the two large volumes in which, under the editorship o f Canon Dalton, their tutor, they described their life and experiences during the cruise. The young Prince was entered, in June, 1883, at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his father had been educated. H e took no degree, and finished his education, in company with his brother, Prince George, at Heidelberg. H e then (having already, in the autumn of 1883, received the Garter) proceeded to Aldershot to prepare for the Army. Meanwhile, in 1883, he became a sub-lieutenant, R .N . Reserve, and honorary lieutenant 1888. H e became a lieutenant, 2nd Brigade E . Division R .A . , 1885, but was soon afterwards transferred to the 10th Hussars, o f which regiment he became a major. H e was also a personal Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, Honorary Colonel 4th (Prince Albert Victor’s Own) Bombay Cavalry, and Major 5th Pomeranian (Bliicher) Hussars. On January 8, 1885, the Prince attained his majority, and a fortnight later he was elected a Bencher of the Middle Temple. In the following March he was initiated as a Freemason in the Royal Alpha Lodge No. 16 . On June 29 he was presented with the freedom of the City o f London. On his return to England he was created Duke o f Clarence and Avondale and Earl of Athlone, and took his seat in the House o f Lords. Soon afterwards he was seized with an illness which caused some anxiety for a time, and prevented him from performing a number o f public functions. On December 29, 1890, he was installed as R ight Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Province o f Berkshire. His Royal High

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