THE TABLET

A Weekly Newspaper and Review

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

From the B rief of His Holiness Pius IX . to T he T ablet, June 4, 1870.

Voi. 53. No. 2045. London, June 21, 1879.

P rice ¡d. By Post

TRegistered a t th e General P ost O ffice a s a N ewspaper.

C hronicle of the Week :—

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The Catholics and the Roman Municipal Elections. — Scene in the French Chamber.— The Official Report of the Incident.— The Ferry Bills.—The Return of the French Legislature to Paris. —The Congress and the French Chambers.— Lord Derby on the Prospects of Agriculture. — The Government of India.— Flogging in the Army.— Waste of Time in Parliament.—The Crisis in Egypt. —France and the Khedive.—The Zulu War. — “ Red Tape ” in Cyprus.—The Action Against the “ Athenaeum.” — Baptism of the Queen’s Great Grandchild.—The Naval Battle off Iquique. .. 769

CONTENTS

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Peter’s Pence .................... . 773 Leaders:

The Catholic Union of Great

Britain .. . . ..............773 Lord Derby and the Farmers .. 774 Irish Catholic: Immigrants for

Short Notices (Continued):

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Intermediate Schools in Ireland 779 The Month .. . . .. .. 779 Gretchen^.................................... 779 The Monitor .. .. .. 779 Correspondence :

Am e r ic a .................................... 775 Reviews :

The Life of Charles Lever .. 776 The “ Nineteenth Century” .. 777 Eastern and Central Africa .. 777 Gaddings with a Primitive People 778 Catholicity in the Carolinas and

Georgia . . . . .. .. 778 Short Notices ;

Comparative Statement of the Ad­

vantages and Disadvantages of Voting at Elections .. .. 780 The Bedford Mission .. . . 780 An Appeal for a Colonial Mission 780 St. Charles’, Attercliffe, Sheffield 780 Catholics and School Boards .. 781 Was St. Cuthbert an Irishman ?.. 781 How a Greek Poet May be Read

Rembrandt .. .. . . .. 779 The Manuscript Irish Missal. _.. 779 Parting Words to Boys Leaving

School and Entering upon Life 779

as a Christian Prophet .. .. 781 Parliamentary Summary : .. 783 Rome :— Letter from our own

Correspondent......................... 785

D iocesan N ews

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Westminster . . . . 787 Southwark .. .. .. .. 787 Hexham and Newcastle .. .. 787 Leeds.. .. .. .. .. 788 L i v e r p o o l ......................... 788 Northampton . . ... . . 788 Nottingham.. . . . . ..78 8 Plymouth .. . . .. .. 788 Shrewsbury .. . . . . .. 788 Scotland :

Galloway ..

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Ireland :—

Letter from our own Corre­

spondent . . ... .. „ 789 Foreign News

Germany .. ......................... 790 General News: .. .< .. 791

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

TH E Catholics have ju s t won a considerable v ictory in the Munic ipal elections at Rome. I t will m u n ic ip a l be remembered that the late Pope as e l e c t io n s . well as the present not only permitted but strongly urged Italian Catholics to make their strength felt in these contests. On the question whether it has now becom e expedient that they should take part in Parliam entary elections also, the H o ly See has not yet spoken, and good Italian Catholics w ill await such a pronouncem ent in respectful patience, before attem pting any change in the course which a decision o f the Sacred Penitentiary declared some years ago to be expedient in this respect. T h e y will prepare them selves b y the necessary organisation to take part in the political life o f their country whenever the supreme spiritual authority shall judge that they may do so without detrim ent to the interests o f religion, but in the meantime they confine their efforts to obtaining a fair representation on those municipal bodies in to whose hands so much power over important interests connected with education and Church property has fallen. And the result o f those efforts in the metropolis has this time been em inently satisfactory. Out o f thirteen candidates the Catholics have returned nine ; five, that is, entirely their own candidates— among whom are the Prince o f Sulmona, e ldest son, and D uke Salviati, brother o f Prince Borgliese, and also Prince Chigi—-and four others who, although they were on the Moderate L iberal list, were accepted by them as favourable to the cause o f religion. There are some very R ad ica l cities in Italy in which it cannot be hoped that the Catholics will achieve a sim ilar success, but ttiere are many others o f less pronounced tendencies in which one may confidently trust that the example o f the capital will act as an encouragement to the Catholic elem ent and produce a salutary effect.

T h e v io lent scene which took p lace last

THE FRENCH

CHAMBER.

scen e in w e e k ;n the French Chamber on the occasion o f the demand o f the Governm ent for authority to prosecute M . de Cassagnac has been entirely thrown in the shade by the occurrences o f last Monday. T h e Order o f the D a y was the first reading o f M . Jules Ferry’s Education B ill, and the irrepressible Bonapartist deputy was again the hero o f the day. M . de Cassagnac •opened the debate, and showed fight from the very com mencement o f his address. H is first a ttack was upon M. Jules Ferry, in respect o f a speech which he characterised as a rancorous comment on the law o f hate (haineux) he had in troduced. Obliged by the President to withdraw the

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word haineux, M . de Cassagnac’s next complim ent to the M in ister was to the effect that he was a calumniator, who had published garbled texts. M . Garobetta promptly called upon the orator to withdraw this phrase also, but M. de Cassagnac, instead o f complying, loudly asserted his right to reply to the charges which he considered had been made against Catholics o f having garbled texts, and exclaim ed that a party which, like the Republican party, numbers a man like M . T irard in its ranks, had no right to resist an im putation o f forgery. This sally produced a trem endous uproar, in the m idst o f which members rushed forward, scream ing and shaking their fists at each other. A bove a ll the noise the voice o f M . Gambetta was heard callin g upon the H ouse to decide whether censure, with temporary, exclusion should not be passed upon M. de Cassagnac, but the effect was only to increase the tumult, and to deprive the members o f any remains of self-control. T h e y rushed furiously at each other, and in the mU'ee blows were freely exchanged. A t last the President put on his hat and descended from his chair, and the Chamber was cleared. Even then the battle con tinued in a modified form in the lobbies. M . de C issagnac was heard to declare that, were a vote o f exclusion to be passed, he would not leave his chair until dragged from it by force, while other members declared that the President would have him rem oved by a squad o f gendarmes. A t half-past four the sitting was resumed, and every seat was at once filled. M . Gambetta, after striking his bell, rose, and, first appealing to his colleagues to leave the duty of keeping, order to him alone, he called upon M . de C issagnac to come to the tribune and show cause why the disciplinary measure he had incurred should not be enforced. M. de Cassagnac first urged a technical objection. H e had a ttacked M . Tirard, not as a member o f Government, but as a private member, which entailed no penalty beyond the censure simple. M . Rouher appealed to the President to allow M . de Cassagnac to speak on the merits of the question, but the latter said he scorned to stoop to falsehood to escape a puerile penalty. M. Gambetta then put the question, directing those who thought that temp orary exclusion should be inflicted to stand up, and a large majority rose to their feet. Thereupon M. de Cassagnac again rushed to the T ribune, and shouted “ W e l l! now I can tell the Government that they are a scum o f wretches and cowards” [tin ramassis de laches ct de miserables). Another version of the story says the words used by M . de Cassagnac were, “ L : Gouvernement est un Goiriernement infame.” I t is not to oe wondered at that renewed uproar followed, but it subsided again when M. Gambetta, rising from the President’s chair said, “ I warn M. de Cassagnac that he is no longer