THE TABL
A W eek ly N ew spaper and R ev iew .
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
From the Briej o f His Holiness Pius IX. to T h e T a b l e t June 4, 1870
V o l . 79. No. 2699. L ondon, January 30, 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 l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .
C h r o n ic l e o f t h e W e e k :
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The Rossendale Election — The Influenza and the Local Government Board— The Spread of the Illness— The United States and Chili— Chili’s Reply--The Famine in Russia— The New Prussian Education Bill— The Late Duke of Clarence and Avondale— The Queen’s Letter to the Nation— Sir John Gorst at St. Helens— The New Khedive— The Empire Trade League— Terrible Fire at Indianapolis— Great Fire in Brussels— Earthquake Shocks in Italy Death of Sir Oscar Clayton— Russia and the Pamirs — The Speaker on Pauperism— The Telephone in Bulgaria— Collision on the Midland.. . . . . . . 157 ■Le a d e r s :
The Letter of the French Car
dinals . . . . — . . 161
C O N T E N T S .
L e a d e r s (Continued):
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The Health of the Pope . . . . 162 The New Cardinal Prefect of Pro
paganda . . . . . . . . 163 An Old Roman at Dinner . . 163 The Prussian Education Bill . . 164 Pensions for Old Age . . . . 165 N o t e s . . . . ............................166
R e v ie w s :
A Centenarian Marchioness David Grieve Mystical Theology..
168 169 169
Gossip of Letters . . . . . 169 Salford Protection and Rescue So
ciety . . . . . . . . . . 170 Increased Salary for a Whitechapel
Chaplain . . . . . . . . 171 C o r r e s p o n d e n c e : I Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) ......................... . . 173
' C orrespondence (Continued) :
P a ge
Dublin :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) ......................... . . 175
Notes from Majorca . .
176
L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r :
The Stroud Green Catechism . . 176 Catholics and th« Russian Famine 177 The Universe C lu b . . . . . . 177 The Cardinal Archbishop.. . . 177 The Cardinal Archbishop’s Arms 178 An English Gospel Commentary 178 Cardinal Manning and the Angli
can Church . . .. . . 178 Irregular Attendance at School 178 A Rare Anniversary . . . . 178 The Cardinal Archbishop Oxford and Cardinal Newman Catholics Abroad Protestant Memorial Services O b i t u a r y ............................. S o c ia l a n d P o l i t i c a l
178 181 . 182
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SUPPLEMENT. N ew s from t h e S chools :
St. John’s Cathedral Schools,
Salford . . . .
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The Banking of School Pence . . 189 Bristol School Board Election . . 190 Carlisle School Board Election . . 190 West of Scotland Catholic Teach
ers’ Association . . . . . . 190 Beaumont College Army Class . . 190 St. Mungo’s Academy, Glasgow 190 Bath School Board Election . . 190 About Education . . . . . . 190 N ew s from t h e D io ce se s :
Westminster . . . . . . 191 Southwark . . . . .. . . 191 Leeds 191 Shrewsbury . . . . . . . . 192 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 193 The Marquess of Bute on “ David,
Duke of Rothesay ” . . .. 193 Golden Jubilee of the Bishop of
Killala . . .. .. . . 194
Rejected M S . cannot be returned unless accompanied w ith address and postage.
C H R O N I C L E O F T H E W E E K .
THE ROSSENDALE ELECTION. T
HE Unionists have suffered a very severe defeat at Rossendale. On Saturday the polling took p lace; the ballot boxes were conveyed to Bacup for the counting, both candidates and their chief supporters attending. The result of the, poll was declared from the Mechanics’ Hall about midnight to a crowd o f people by High Sheriff Colonel Foster, and was received with the wildest enthusiasm. The figures are as follow's: Mr. Maden (G.), 6,066; Sir T . Brooks (U.), 4,841; majority, 1,225. The total number of persons voting was 10,907. The results of the last two elections were as ■ follows: 1885— Lord Hartington (L.), 6,060 ; Mr. Ecroyd (C.), 4,228 ; Liberal majority, 1,882. 1886— Lord Hartington (U.), 5,399 ; Mr. T. Newbigging (G.), 3,949 i Unionist majority, 1,450. The customary vote of thanks to the returning officer was moved by Sir T. Brooks, who had been present the greater part of the evening, and was carried.
THE INFLUENZA AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.
The Medical Department of the Local Government Board has prepared a long memorandum with referenceto the prevailing epidemic of influenza, which states that in view of the recurrence and maintained prevalence of the disease, the Board consider it a probable advantage to set out certain points as to which some definite knowledge has been obtained. First, that influenza is spread by infection from person to person, and, under these circumstances, separation between the sick and healthy should as far as practicable be carried out. With isolation should be combined disinfection of infected articles and rooms. Persons suffering from influenza should not expose themselves in public places, since the propagation of influenza is known to be promoted by the assemblage pf large numbers of persons in a confined atmosphere. It is advisable that when an epidemic threatens or is present, unnecessary assemblages should be studiously avoided. The ventilation and keeping clean of buildings in w'hich many people are necessarily collected together should receive special attention when influenza threatens or is present. Second, the liability to contract influenza and the danger of an attack are increased by depressing conditions, such as
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exposure to cold, or to fatigue whether mental or physical. It is important that all persons should, as far as possible, pay attention to such measures as tend to the maintenance of their health, wearing clothing of suitable warmth and avoiding unnecessary exposure to cold and fatigue, unwholesome food and excessive use of alcoholic liquors. There is a very general agreement among medical practitioners that the risk of a relapse and of the occurrence of those pulmonary complications which constitute a chief danger of the disease, is increased by anything which involves exposure to cold or fatigue before complete recovery. Persons, therefore, the report concludes, w'ho are attacked by this malady should not attempt to fight against it, but at once seek w'armth, rest, and medical treatment.
— THE SPREAD OF THE
ILLNESS.
London’s death-rate, meanwhile, is advancing by accumulated ratios. According to the Registrar-General’s weekly returns, it has now reached the figure of 46 per 1,000, an increase of six in seven days. This is the highest point reached for a long period, and inspires the alarm that the influenza might pass the limits of an epidemic and attain the dimensions of a plague. The deaths from influenza rose last week to the total of 506, or not much short of double the figure of 271 recorded in the preceding seven days. From 19 five weeks ago, as a writer in The Telegraph records, the deaths from this malady have been rapidly rising until the figures just mentioned give ground for apprehending a still further increase, as the weather continues to be very trying to all who have any predisposition to bronchial weakness. To the 506 there must be added 86 cases in which influenza was noted as a secondary cause of death. Moreover, there should also be taken into account fatalities which are attributable to diseases of the respiratory organs. They had been 1,317, 1,084, and 1,248 in the preceding weeks, but are now 1,465. In general figures, there were recorded in London during the week 2,623 births and 3,761 deaths, the former being 258 below and the latter 1,762 above the average numbers in the corresponding weeks of the last ten years. Influenza, with its attendant maladies of pneumonia and bronchitis, is severely taxing the energies of the medical profession, whose members are beginning to feel the effects of overwork. Brighton is even worse than the metropolis, the death-rate there reaching the enormous figure of 6o‘g for the week, being the highest of all the 33 great towns of England and Wales mentioned in the Registrar-General’s return. It should, however, be remembered that a large number of people suffering from influenza and pulmonary diseases seek
