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Imperial Parliament cipline B i ll- -O n •• .'ays-~ Monday’ - v tr suay’s Sit

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Mtting—The ouncil — The ■ a and the Va<g Sea Question mists and their eader—-Mo de-Ships— Sir Clare Ford ai;. . .ailtan— Madness of an M .P .— British Success against the Lushais—Great Blizzard in America— Russian Troops •on the German Frontier— East Belfast Election . . . . . . 397

L e a d e r s :

The East African Railway . . 401 The Painter Etchers . . . 402 A Plea fot a Tramp . . . . 403 Mr. Lilly and thel'emporalPower 404

N o t e s ...........................................................406

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R e v i e w s :

P a g e

The Holy Coat of Treves.. . . 409 The School Manager . . 409 An Artist in Physic . . 410 Hymns of the Veda . . 410 Old Lincolnshire . . 411 Prayer the Food of the Soul . . 411

C o r r e s p o n d e n c e :

Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . . . . . .. 413 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . . . . . . . 414

L e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r :

The Russian Famine . . . . 416 The Stroud Green Catechism . . 416 Crosier and Baculus Pastoralis 417 St. Patrick’s D a y— The Four­

teenth Centenary .. .. 418 The Converts’ Memorial Church and the Leakage.. .. . . 418 Cardinal Manning’s Pedigree .. 418 Nationalist M .P .’s and the Pope 418

E N T S .

L e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r (Con­

Page tinued) : The Apostolate of the Press . . 418 Mr. Lilly at Birmingham.. . . 418 TheChurch at Lydd . . . . 419 A Limehouse School . . . . 4x9 The Catholic Chaplain Question . . 419 Perpetual Intercession for the

Church . . . . . . . . 420 Death of the Very Rev. Canon

Lawrence Toole, D.D. . . . . 420 Society of St. Vincent de Paul . . 421

Catholics Abroad . . . . . . 421 Funeral o f Mr. E. W. Trafiford . . 421 M a r r i a g e . . . . . . . 422

Some Publications o f the Week . . 422 A p p e a l t o t h e C h a r i t a b l e . . 422 O b i t u a r y ............................................... 423 S o c i a l a n d P o l i t i c a l . . . . 423 F rom E v e r y w h e r e ................................. 423

SU PPLEM ENT. N ew s f r o m t h e S c h o o l s :

The Schools of Salford Diocese.. 429 St. Augustine’s, Ramsgate . . 430 Tranent Catholic Industrial School 430 Ratcliffe College . . . . . . 430 About E d u c a t io n .........................430

N ew s f r o m t h e D i o c e s e s :

Westminster ......................... 430 Southwark . . . . .. . . 430 Liverpool . . . . . . . . 431 Newport and Menevia . . . . 431 Nottingham . . . . . . . . 432 Plymouth .. .. . . . . 432 Shrewsbury .. .. .. .. 432 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 433 Glasgow . . . . . . . . 433 Aberdeen . . . . . . . . 433. Catholic Re-Union in Wolverhamp-

ton^ . . . . . . . . _.. 433 St George’s Home for Working

B o y s ................................................ 434

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

— CLERGY DISCIPLINE BILL.

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T the end o f last week, in the House o f Lords, the A rchbishop o f Canterbury, moving the second reading o f the

C le rgy D iscipline (Immorality) Bill, gave it to be understood that it was substantially almost the same measure as the one which passed their House last Session, after a careful examination by a Standing Committee. It was confined to cases o f clerical immorality, and did not touch matters o f doctrine or ritual. Under the present law there was practically no means available for getting quit o f a profligate or crim inal pastor, who could, after conviction and sentence, retain his benefice until he had involved his bishop in enormous expense. T h e B ill would remedy that evil by making the civil conviction for an offence conclusive as to the fact o f its having been committed ; and it provided that th e ecclesiastical authority should declare the offender’s living vacant. Lord Grimthorpe criticized the more abundant powers which it was proposed to confer on the Rules Committee as regarded procedure. H e objected to the claim s o f the English Church Union in respect o f the deprivation and the institution o f clergymen by bishops alone, and contended that by law it was part o f the duty of the vicar-general to grant institution. A fter some discussion, the B ill was read a second time.

In the House o f Commons, Mr. Balfour

— government moved that the House should meet on days. Tuesdays and Fridays at two o ’c lock, and that the ch ie f business at these morning

■ sittings should be financial and proceedings as to the introduction and first readings o f Bills. H e explained that Monday, March 21, was the ultimate day on which the Appropriation B ill could be introduced, and as before that date the Government would have at their disposal only four nights on which Supply could be taken, it was clear that morning sittings must be held, in order that the Supplementary Estimates, the first A rm y and N avy votes, the vote on account, and other matters m ight be dealt with. Mr. G ladstone said that there was no precedent for making such a proposal so early as March 3. I f the motion passed in its present form, the Government would be able to hold

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morning sittings on Tuesdays and Fridays from nearly the beginning o f the Session till its end. A lth ough the needs o f the Government only extended to March 21, it might be convenient to make a beginning with the M iscellaneous Estimates after that date, and he therefore added that he was at one with the motion i f an amendment were inserted to the effect that its operation should not extend beyond Easter. Mr. Balfour accepted the suggestion on the understanding that he would be at liberty on a future day to make such proposals in regard to the time o f the House as the circum stances might warrant. A fter some discussion, the House divided on the motion amended in accordance with Mr. G ladstone’s suggestion, the numbers being— Ayes, 282 ; Noes, 60. On the subject o f the East A frica Railway we have commented elsewhere.

On Monday Mr. Stanhope made his state-

— Monday’s ment on the A rm y Estim ates o f the year, and sitting. at the beginning o f his speech held out no hope o f the possibility to reduce the cost o f the

Army. On the subject o f the report o f Lord Wantage’s Committee, he said that he had not yet been able to confer with his colleagues at the War Office, and therefore he could only speak in general terms o f the recommendations it contained. H e added, however, that on some points many members o f the Committee dissented from the views o f the majority. None could deny that we possessed an efficient A rm y in India and the colonies. W e could put into the field the largest force o f men o f full age that this country had ever possessed since the time o f the Peninsular War. T h e A rm y Estimates had, in general terms, been increased by a net sum o f ,£500,000 since the present Government came into office, and, in addition, they had obtained the sanction o f Parliam ent to the application o f boirowed funds to urgent works. This addition to the expenditure was explained by an increase in the number o f the Regular Arm y, and also o f the R e s e r v e ; by the additional grants to the Volunteer force ; and by the additions to, and improvements in, our stores for war. A lm ost every other head o f expenditure showed some decrease. In every change made during the last five years the Government had endeavoured to compact into a practical and effective military organization all the various land forces at their disposal. Since 1886 the establishm ent o f the Arm y, including the colonial corps, had been increased by 2,000 men, mainly by reason o f the necessary provision o f garrisons for foreign ports; and on January 1 the effectives o f the Regular A rm y stood at a total o f 138,718 officers, noncommissioned officers, and men. T h e Reserve was likely