THE TABLET

A Weekly Newspaper and Review

D um VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEAtlS,

Prom the Brief of His Holiness Pius IX . to The Tablet, June 4, 1870.

Vol. 52. No. 2001. L o n d o n , A u g u s t 17, 1878.

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C hronicle of th e Week

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The Cardinal Secretary of State. —The Holy See and Germany.— Mr. Forster and the Bradford Caucus.—The Intermediate Education Bill.— The Irish Sunday Closing Bill.— The Indian Budget. — Eastern Roumelia.—Bosnia and Herzegovina. — Turkey and the •Greek Frontier.— Cyprus.— The Russians in Central Asia.— Repression of Socialism in Germany. — The German Catholics 'and the Elections. — Lord Penzance and Mr. Mackonochie .. .. 193

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L e a d e r s :

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Election by Caucus . . .. 197 The Naval Review.. . . .. 197 The Kissingen Conference .. 198 Irish Intermediate Education . . 199 R eview s :

The Life and Times of hisHoliuess

Pope Piu« IX . .. . . .. 200 The Dublin Review . . .. 200 The Nineteenth Century .. .. 201 Amelia, Tamerton Church Tower 202 Flowers .................................... 202 Short N otices

Northamptonshire and Rutland.. 203 Some New French Books.. .. 203 Church Music .. .. . . .. 203

E N T S .

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C orrespondence :

“ Save the Boy" and Our Lady of Lourdes ,. .. .. 204 The Life of St. Patrick .. ^ .. 205 F. Morris’s “ Life of St. Patrick.” 205 The Reform of Church Music .. 205 The Russians and theirf Victims.. 203 Catholic College Discipline .. 206 Convent of the Good Shepherd,

Dalbeth, Glasgow .. .. 206 St. Andrew’s School .. .. 206 Appeal .. .. . . .. 206 P arliam entary Summary . . 207 R ome :— Letter from our own

Correspondent.........................209

D iocesan N ews

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Westminster....................... . . . 211 Southwark.......................................211 Birmingham.. .. . . . .2 x 1 Ireland

Letter from our own Corre­

spondent ......................... 212 Foreign N ews

Germany .. . . ., .. 213 Switzerland.......................................213 Memoranda :—

Educational......................... .. 214 Election Intelligence.. .. .. 215 General N ews . . . . _. 215

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

THE CARDINAL

SECRETARY OP STATE.

energy, rare H

IS H O L IN E S S has filled Cardinal

Franchi’s p lace by appointing Cardinal N in a his Secretary of

State. Sixty-six years o f age, o f great ability, and distinguished for an amiable courtesy, Cardinal N ina, although he has not hitherto been employed in d ip lom atic business, will doubtless soon m ake his mark as a statesman. H is Em in ence is a lle ged to have a lready addressed a circular to the Nuncios abroad, announcing that he w ill follow up the policy o f his predecessor, recommending the Nuncios to continue to avoid all unnecessary conflicts which m ight cause embarrassm ent to the H o ly See, and instructing them to assure the Governm ents to which they are accredited that the H o ly S ee will endeavour to maintain with them those relations o f sincere friendship which are a guarantee at the same time for the care o f souls and for the strength o f States. Another telegram states that Cardinal N in a has specially communicated to the Governm ents of London, Berlin, St. Petersburg, and Berne his desire to continue the negotiations a lready commenced, giving assurances on his part o f the most sincere goodwill and readiness to com e to an understanding.

A lth ough the Berlin papers deny that the

™ eandY negotiations between Mgr. Masella and Prince Germany. B ism arck have as yet resulted in any definite settlem ent, and more especially that the Falk laws have been altogether abandoned, as would be im plied in the concessions a lleged last week to have been made, it would appear that there is really a good chance o f some modus vivendi being established. I t is gready to the interest o f the Berlin Goveinm ent to put an end to the conflict between the State and the Catholics, and o f the dispositions o f the H o ly See to that effect there can never have been any doubt. T h e Germania, a paper not at all lik e ly to take a v iew over favourable to Prince B ism arck or his G overnm en t, publishes a letter from its Roman correspondent confirm ing the rumour that the Pope, “ actuated by regard for the German Catholics, and by a desire to put an end to the persecutions under which they are suffering, had yielded on some points to the German Government, without, however, compromising any o f the fundamental tig h ts o f the Church.”

T h e new Caucus system , in its extrem e

Mand° the R developm ent, is now upon its trial at Bradford.

Bradford When we say that it is on its trial, we do not caucus. mean that in our opinion there is any doubt as to its merits, for we hold that there are few things more objectionable than what the French call “ the

N ew S e r ie s . V ol, XX. No. 510

imperative mandate.” But it is on its trial as regards its utility to its inventors them selves, for, i f neither party at Bradford g ive way, the result seems lik e ly to be a fresh failure for the Liberals. T h e question has arisen in this way. On the 9th o f last month Mr. Illingworth, an old supporter of Mr. Forster’s, who led the opposition to him at the last election, wrote to him to express a hope that there would be nothing to prevent the adoption o f him in conjunction with another Liberal candidate, in which case he thought there was every reason to hope that “ the two men o f our choice would be returned by a large majority.” T h e Three Hundred had been constituted, and would be shortly convened to adopt candidates, when Mr. Illingw orth would be very happy to propose Mr. Forster’s name, subject to Rule 15. Mr. Forster’s reply speaks o f the pleasure with which he would welcome a renewal o f political relations between him self and his old friends, and confirms Mr. Illingw orth’s inference from the speech at the St. George’s H a ll, that Mr. Forster’s opinion is that “ if a demand for D isestablishm ent and D isendowment is made by a large majority in Scotland, it will be the duty o f the L iberal party to support it, and to carry through a satisfactory measure as soon as the opportunity comes round.” A s to the Education controversy, that, all are agreed, is shelved for the present, so that as far as practical domestic politics are concerned Mr. Forster and the Bradford L iberals are at one. But now comes the difficulty. Rule 15, the observance o f which was to be a condition o f the reconciliation, requires the proposer o f any candidate to give such candidate’s assurance that he will abide by the decision o f the Association, that is to say, that, if the Three Hundred do not adopt Mr. Forster as their candidate, he will not stand. T o this Mr. Forster very naturally demurs, and thinks it a monstrous thing that a man—-a sitting member especially— who believes himself to be acceptable to a majority o f the constituency, should be asked to submit to a caucus, which may not in that respect represent the feeling o f the majority, the question whether he is to stand or not. Mr. Illingw orth replies, that the imposition o f these terms has been rendered necessary by Mr. Forster’s conduct at the last election, and says, that the reason why the rule has not been adopted at Birmingham or in other associations is that in no constituency, except Sheffield and Bradford, has any member sitting on the Liberal side o f the House stood against the decision o f his party. “ In Leeds and Stoke upon T rent, where they have lately been threatened with this calam ity, they have laid down this rule in its full force, and in Leeds Sir Andrew Fairbairn has y ie lded to it most gracefully.” Mr. Illingworth begs Mr. Forster to save his party from the misfortune that seems impending, the worst effects o f which he fears would be felt by himself, while Mr. Forster very