T A B L E A Weekly Newspaper and Review.
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETI AM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
From the B r ie j o f H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t Ju n e 4, 18 70
Vol. 79. No. 2711. L ondon, April 23, 1892.
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 O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .
C h ro n ic l e of t h e W e e k :
The Behring Sea Trouble—Disturbances in the French Chamber —The Emigration Office—Shocking Accident at Hampstead—Mr. Chaplin and Small Holdings—Mr. Matthews at Birmingham— Incivility at Post Offices—The R e public of Matto Grosso — The May-Day Movement—Dr. Vulkovitch’s Assassination—Death of Dr. Henry Allon--A Priest Sabred at the Altar—Mr. Forwood at Liverpool — Russian Suffering— An Interesting Discovery—Verdi’s “ Falstaff” — Charges Against Canadian Ex-Ministers . . . . 637 QLe a d e r s :
The “ Demon Star ” and its Com
panions . . . . . . . . 641 Italian Burdens and Italian F i
nance . . . . . . . . 642 T)i. ign and New-Eng
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CONTENTS. Page
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L e a d e r s (Continued)
L e t t e r s to t h e E d ito r (Con
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Stained Glass . . . . . . 643 The Theory o f a Holiday . . 645 Stonyhurst aud Mount Football
Match . . . . . . . . 646 N o t e s 646 R e v iew s :
Somerset Religious Houses . . 648 An Irish Count and Colonel . . 649 Infallibility.. . . . . 649 The Early Religion of Israel . . 650 The Glories o f Divine Grace . . 650 The Monastic Scriptorium .. 650 C o rr e s po n d en c e :
tinued) : The Old and New Calendar . . 657 William of Wykeham’s Architect 657 The Converts’ Memorial Church and the L eakage.. .. . . 657 “ Our Controversy with Rome ” 658 The Wedding Ring . . . . 659 St. Cuthbert’s Birthplace.. . . 659 The Doxology . . . . . 660 Catholic Missions on the Gold
Coast . . . . . . . . 660 Working Girls’ Clubs . . . . 660 “ Reminiscences of Cardinal Man
ning ” . . . . . . . . 660 Catholic Guardians at Chelsea . . 660 The New Archbishop of Westmin
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . . . . . . . 653 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) .......................... . . 654 L e t t e r s to t h e E d it o r :
“ Aspects of Anglicanism” . . 656
ster ...................................... Catholics Abroad^ Consular Dinner in Manchester . . The Late Mrs. Leslie Ob it u a r y
661 663 663 663 664
A p p e a l to t h e C h a r it a b l e . . 664
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SU P P L EM E N T . ! N ew s from t h e S c h o o l s :
The Archbishop o f Dublin and
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Protestant Committee o f Irish Educationalists . . . . . . 669 National Union of Catholic
Teachers . . . . . . . . 670 The Grievances of Teachers . . 671 The Archbishop of Dublin and the Education Commissionership .......................... . . 672 The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind at
Smyllum . . .. . . . . 672 A Tribute to the Christian
Brothers . . . . . . . . 672 N ew s from t h e D io c e s e s : Westminster . . . . . . 673
Birmingham . . . . . . v . 673 Hexham and Newcastle . . . . 673 Plymouth . . . . . . . . 673 Salford . . . . . . . . 673 Ritualism in Armagh . . . . 673
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
THE '.BEHRING SEA
TROUBLE.
r H E proverb that it is never wise to shout till we are quite clear of the wood is specially applicable toAnglo-American negotiations about fish or seals. Happily we may now feel that the last obstacle in the way of a friendly solution of the difficulty has been removed. A Draft Convention embodying the modus v iv en d i agreed upon with Great Britain was sent to the American Senate by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday afternoon. As the draft was accompanied with a recommendation that it should be adopted, the ratification of the Convention was a foregone conclusion. The Convention consists of seven articles. Great Britain, on her side, is to forbid during the period of the arbitration the killing of seals in that part of the Behring Sea which lies to the east of -the line of demarcation laid down in Article i of the Treaty of Cession. The British Government further promises to use its best efforts to enforce the prohibition upon British subjects and British vessels. The •United States Government agrees to prohibit the killing of seals within the same limits when 7,500 seals have been taken. The killing of that number is allowed so as to provide means of subsistence for the natives. British agents ^re to be permitted to visit the seal islands, and provision is made for the seizure of offending vessels. Then come the compensation clauses, so fairly and strongly claimed by Lord Salisbury. I f the decision of the arbitrators is adverse to the United States, compensation is to be paid upon the 'basis of such limited catches as, in the opinion of the Arbitrators, might have been taken without undue diminution of the herd. On the other hand, if the award is against Great Britain, compensation is to be paid to the United States on the basis of the difference between 7,500 seals and such larger catch as might have been properly taken. The agreement may terminate at any time after October 3 1 , 1893, on two months’ notice being given. It is to the permanent credit o f the English speaking peoples that they have led, and are still leading, the world in the great reform which substitutes arbitration for war.
New S e r ie s , V ol. X L Y 1L , No. 2,020.
d i s t u r b a n c e s IN THE KRENCH
CHAMBER.
As a first result in the recent debate in the Chamber, M. Ricard, Minister of Justice, has issued a circular to all the Procureurs Generaux. He begins by recalling how
Catholic churches have recently been the scene of unseemly disturbances. The Government is represented as being legitimately anxious about its responsibility for public order, and eager to do everything to prevent them. The officials are directed not to hesitate to institute legal proceedings under Article 261 of the Penal Code. In the next sentence, however, the effect of these admonitions is neutralized by the expression of regret that Catholic churches have been so used as to make it doubtful whether the protections hitherto afforded them may not have to be taken away. The Minister explains that he refers to those conferences, and especially to those dialogue conferences which dealing with matters of great public interest, tend to transform the pulpit into a centreof controversies : “ such controversies indeed have only the faintest resemblance to preaching, that is, to the inculcation of religion and morals, which constitutes one of the elements rightly so-called of worship.” The Minister confidently relies upon the Bishops to put an end at once to these “ demonstrations.” He is assured that their anxiety for religious peace will induce them to see the necessity for giving their priests special instructions for securing the respect due to the laws of the land. The Bishops are also advised to take care that they avoid, and see that others avoid, any criticism or censure upon the laws of the Republic. I f this hope is disappointed, the Minister informs the Procureurs that he will enforce obedience without delay and by all legal methods. The circular ends with the request that the Minister may be informed, and by telegram if necessary, of circumstances in which the officials may find themselves called upon to enforce the Articles of the Code to which their attention has thus been directed.
No Government department is doing more THE . useful work than this excellent offshoot of the — N Colonial Office, which circulates information of every possible kind likely to be useful to the intending emigrant. It sends out penny handbooks of all the principal colonies, with details to artizans, labourers, and working women. For threepence a Professional Handbook may be had giving all the information as to the Colonial qualifications of barristers, solicitors, medical men, commercial travellers, and surveyors. Cheaper still is the Quarterly Circular dealing with statistics of wages and demand for labour— this may be had for nothing.
