THE TABLET

A W eek ly Newspaper and Review.

D u m VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From the B r ie f o f H is Holiness to T he T ablet, Ju n e 4, 1870,'

Voi. 43. No. 1770. L ondon, March 14, 1874.

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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 st Of f i c e a s a N ew s pa p e r

«Ch r o n ic l e o f t h e W e e k : —

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Political Calm.—The New Writs. —The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.—The Return from Ashantee.—Alleged Terms of the Treaty.—Native Chilldren in Bengal.—In Re Orton.—The 'French Government and the Press.—The French Electoral Law.—A Second Chamber.— Spain and the Carlists.—The Austrian Ecclesiastical Laws.—The New Falck Law.—Disturbance at Treves.—Bishop Reinkens and Bavaria.—The Conflict in Brazil. —The Armenian Catholics.—The “ Aliens Order" at Gibraltar.— The Legislature of Victoria.—St. Joseph’s Memorial Church . . 321

CONTENTS.

L e a d e r s :

The “ Hour ” and

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Ultramontanes . . .. . . 325 Christianity and anti-Christianity .. 325

Swiss Trade in Italian Apostate

Priests . . .. .. . . 327 O ur P r o t e s t a n t C o n t e m p o r a r i e s :

Infidelity and Anglicanism . . 327 R e v i e w s :

Sin and its Consequences .. . . 329 The Heir of Reddesmont.. . . 330 Farraday’s Science Lectures for

Children .. . . . . . . 330 S h o r t N o t i c e :

Life of Mary Queen of Scots . . 331 Magazines for March . . . . 331 Literary, Artistic, and Scientific

G o s s ip ............................................332

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

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The Famine in India

The Poor Sehool Committee . . 333 Irish Education. — Intermediate

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Schools . . .. .. .. 334 Catholics and the Two Parties .. 334 Cambridge^ Undergraduates and

Prince Bismarck . . . . .. 334 A Thesis at Bonn .. .. .. 334 The Children’s Altar]at Bedford.. 335 An A p p e a l ................................... 335 R ome :

Letter from our own Correspondent 337 R ecord o f G e rm a n P e r s e c u t io n :

The New Laws against the Church 338 The New Press Law and the

Liberals . . ... . . .. 339

German Persecutions (continued)—

Petty Interference of the Govern­

Page ment ...................................... 339 Disturbance at Münster .. .. 339 D io c e s a n N ew s : Westminster.. . . . . .. 339

Beverley—Clifton .. .. .. 339 Liverpool—Northampton—Salford 340 I r e l a n d :

Letter from our Dublin Corre­

spondent ..................................... 340 M em o r a n d a :

Religious ......................................341 L e g a l 34 1 G e n e r a l N ew s ............................... 343

CHRONICLE OF TH E W EEK .

CALM. T servatives have

•PO LITICAL

H E R E is now a general lull, after the eventful and exciting weeks through which we have passed. The Concome into possession o f undisputed power, the preponderance o f which is immensely increased by the utter disorganization o f their opponents. There is nothing to be said or done but to wait to see what legislation or what rest from legislation our new Government has in store for us, and till Ministers ■are re-elected there will be a complete relâche at St. Stephens. Abroad there is, with one exception, a similar •dearth o f interesting events. In France the Assembly has •been fighting about the treatment o f newspapers, and the Committee o f Thirty is painfully bringing forth a quasi-constitution which may or may not last as long as the “ Sepu tennate,’’ and certainly will not outlive it ; in Spain the Carlists have not crowned their victory by the capture of Bilbao ; in Germany the attempt to obliterate Catholicity is being pushed on with a bitter resolution, and with the usual results ; and in Austria alone is there a crisis of grave moment— of desperate moment for the Catholics o f that country.

T H E NEW W R IT S .

A score o f new writs were moved for by Mr. Hart Dyke on Monday, among them being one, besides those which we specified last week, for Hast Gloucestershire— Sir Michael H icks Beach’s appointment by the Lord Lieutenant being equivalent to an appointment by the Crown— one for Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities, Mr. Gordon being the new Lord Advocate, and one for Inverness-shire, Cameron o f Lochiel having been named a Groom in Waiting. But some o f the writs, particularly for Mr. Disraeli’s, Mr. Cross’s, and Lord Mahon’s seats, could not be moved for, as the twenty-one days’ interval required by the Act for the presentation of petitions against the late elections had not in these cases expired, and Mr. Hart D yke moved that the House should adjourn only till Thursday, for the purpose o f getting these writs moved for on the earliest possible day, the House to meet for business on the following Thursday, the 19 th.

T H E D U K E -AND DUCHESS

OF EDINBURGH.

Last Saturday brought the Duke of Edinburgh with his Russian bride to our shores, and they were favoured by quite exceptionally clear and bright weather. Prince Arthur and the military, naval, county, and municipal officials received them on the gaily decorated pier, and after driving under a profusion o f flags and garlands and through crowds o f cordial welcomers, they reached the station, and proceeded in the Royal saloon carriage by the South-Eastern and South-Western Railways to Windsor.

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There they were received in a still more brilliant manner, the Queen and the whole Royal family meeting them at the station and conducting them to the Castle, which in the brilliant spring sunshine looked its best. The Duchess of Edinburgh will not find in this country the palaces and the magnificent Court to which she has been accustomed, but Windsor is unique in its way and unrivalled in a splendour which is all its own. Nor was the royal borough behindhand in displaying its loyal sentiments, and everything that could be done in the way o f flowers, banners, and triumphal arches was done. On Monday there was a great banquet at the Castle in St. George’s H all, at which the members o f the present Cabinet, many o f the late Ministers, and the Diplomatic body were present—-136 in all, including the Royal family. After dinner the Lord Steward proposed the healths of their Royal Highnesses, o f the Queen, and o f the Emperor and Empress o f Russia, and there was music afterwards in the State drawing-room till the company broke up, some of the more distinguished guests remaining to sleep at the Castle, and the rest returning to London by special train. On Thursday the Royal bride and bridegroom made their public entry with her Majesty into London, but were by no means so lucky in their weather. During the whole morning there was a heavy snow-storm, which only stopped ju st in time for the Royal progress through the streets. The Duchess o f Edinburgh is accustomed to snow ; but snow in London does not look like snow in St. Petersburg, and as it does not lie deep, slush is the immediate result. I t was fortunate, however, that at the actual moment o f the procession open carriages were possible, and the spectators were not driven under cover. The decorations o f Oxfordstreet and Regent-street were most elaborate, and the inhabitants o f London are beginning to learn that a uniform treatment o f each architectural mass is one o f the first requisites for effect.

TH E R ETU RN

FROM A SHANTEE.

The history o f the final events o f the Ashantee war is now supplied by the despatches andnewspapercorrespondencewhich have come to hand. The battle of Amoaful was fought,

it will be remembered, on the 3 1 s t o f January, and on the 2nd o f February, Sir Garnet Wolseley began his advance. Russell’s regiment, which formed the advanced guard, had a. skirmish, but the main body was unmolested the first day, and the next night was passed at Agimmamu, a village fourteen miles from Coomassie. On the 3rd there was a good deal o f resistance, the vanguard had to fight its way through one ambuscade after another, and in one place the enemy had taken up a strong position, and had to be dislodged by artillery. During the day a Royal messenger arrived with a letter asking Sir Garnet Wolseley to stop for a few days,