THE TABLE

A W eek ly N ew sp a p er a n d R e v iew .

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DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From, the B r ie j o j H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 1870.

V ol. 82. No. 2778. L ondon, A ugust 5, 1893.

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C O N T

C h ronicle of t h e W e e k :

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Imperial Parliament: Donnybrook Fair—The Siamese Negotiations — In the Commons— Mr. Glad-stone and the Retention of the

Irish Members— Mr. Gladstone’s Letter— France and Siam—Tariff War Between Russia and Germany—Lord Roberts Upon the Future o f India— The Coal Strike — Behring Sea Fisheries and the Award— The Cholera . . 201 (Leaders

The Education Debate . . . . 205 The Crisis in Mashonaland . . 206 Economics of the Day . . 207 Abbey of Fontanelle . . 207 The French Elections and the

C h u r c h ......................... N o t e s ........................................

R ev iew s :

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The “ Sion Martiloge ” . . . . 211 Apocrypha Anecdota . . . . 212 After Weary Years........................... 213 Stonyhurst Prize Distribution . . 213 The Indian Missions . . . . . . 214 C ath o l ic s A bro ad .............................. 215 C orrespondence :

Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) ....................................... 217 Dublin :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) ....................................... 218 The Lord Mayor at Edinburgh . . 219 L e t t e r s to t h e E d it or :

Offertories at Folkestone . . . . 220 “ The Cross of Christ ” . . . . 220 Our Lady’s Dowry . . . . 220 France and Siam . . . . . . 221 “ The Price of the Whistle ” . . 221

E N T S .

L e t t e r s to t h e E d it or (Con­

Page tinued) : Marriage Law . . . . . .2 2 1 An Apparent Anomaly . . .. 221 An Historical Comparison . . 222 The Religious Question at the

Rugby Hospital . . . . . . 222 O b it u a r y ........................................ 228 Social an d P o l it ic a l . . . . 229

SU PPLEM EN T . D ecision s of R oman C ongrega­

t i o n s ......................... . . . . 233 N ew s from t h e Schools :

Prize Day at St. Augustine’s Col­

lege, Ramsgate . . .. .. 233 College of the Sacred Heart,

Wimbledon .. . . .. 234 Convent o f Our Lady o f Mercy,

Abingdon, Berks.. . . . . 234

Schools (Continued):

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St. Bonaventure’s Grammar School 234 St. Ursula’s School, Deptford . . 234 Prize Distribution at Gumley

H o u s e ..................................... 235 Success of an Ushaw Student . . 235 St. George’s School, Brampton,

Huntingdon .........................235 St. Peter’s School Extension at

Gloucester . . . . .. 235 N ew s from th e D ioceses :

Westminster Clifton Hexham and Newcastle .. Liverpool Middlesbrough Nottingham.. Plymouth Salford Glasgow

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236 236 236 236 236 237

Consecration of the Bishop of Gal­

loway . . . . .. .. 237

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

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AT the end of last week the consideration of the Amendments to the first o f Mr. Gladstone’s four Financial Clauses was resumed, and three Amendments by Mr. Sexton and one by Mr. Clancy occupied the attention of the Committee till ten o’clock, when the Closure was applied to the last Compartment of the Bill. The proceedings were exceedingly dull and businesslike until shortly before ten o’clock, when Mr. Chamberlain rose to make the last speech during the Committee stage. As soon as he was seen standing in his place, and before he had uttered a word, the excitement began. H e put a few points describing the effect of the financial scheme on the British taxpayer, and repeating that Ireland was paying a sum of ^1,800,000 less under the scheme than she ought to pay. On that issue, he said, with great emphasis, we go to our constituents. Glancing at the clock, which still wanted a few minutes to ten, he proceeded to say that they had come to the last scene in the discreditable farce. The scene could only be described by an eye-witness, according to The S tandard. A t the ■ words, deafening and prolonged cheers broke from the Unionists. H e traced this to Mr. Gladstone, whom he described as one o f the greatest Parliamentary figures. Dwelling on the fact that not a single English Liberal had put down an Amendment to the Bill to protect the interests o f their constituents or their country, and referring to the subserviency of the Gladstonians to Mr. Gladstone, he exclaimed in a voice of loud irony, “ The Prime Minister calls ‘ Black,’ and they say ‘ it is good,’ the Prime Minister calls ‘ White,’ and they say ‘ it is better.’ It is always the •voice o f a god.” Fierce cries broke from the Nationalists, ■ and they were echoed back by the English Liberals. Raising his voice to its loudest pitch, Mr. Chamberlain cried above the din, “ Never since the time of Herod have there been such slaves to a Dictator.” The words were almost lost in the tremendous hurricane o f inarticulate sounds which now filled the Chamber. The one word which above all others could be distinguished was “ Judas,”

■ which was repeated over and over again, and which, as the subsequent proceedings showed, came from Mr. T . P. O ’Connor. Mr. W. Johnston, the Orange leader, and

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another Unionist behind him, rose and waved their hands to Mr. Chamberlain to sit down that they might call the Chairman’s attention to Mr. O ’Connor’s language. Mr. Chamberlain looked again at the clock, and did not give way. It wanted half a minute to ten. Shouts of “ Judas,” mingled with Unionist cries o f “ Name, name,” and with a Babel of noises out of which no ear could make another intelligible word, were continued till the Chairman rose precisely at ten o ’clock, and the jumbled and discordant and incoherent sounds gave way to deafening Opposition cheers and Unionist shouts of “ Name,” and “ Gag,” which kept Mr. Mellor standing at the table waiting for a considerable time. Mr. Vicary Gibbs rose also, and tried to address the Chair, but his gesticulations alone betrayed his object. In the midst of the noise the Chairman put Mr. Clancy’s Amendment without a member hearing him or knowing what he was doing. When the Opposition understood that the question was put, Mr. Gibbs, keeping his seat, and with his hat on according to rule, addressed the Chair again. He got out the words, “ The hon. member for the Scotland Division of Liverpool,” and shouts of laughter, and cries o f “ Order,” and many inarticulate sounds once more filled the Chamber, drowning all he said. “ Mr. Mellor— ” he was heard to say. It was possible to see that he was shouting at the utmost pitch o f his voice, but even its separate sound was lost in the wild tempest of sound which was raging in all parts o f the House. “ Mr. Mellor— ” were the next words he managed to make somewhat audible, and this was followed by a further pantomime, in which he tried to enforce his inaudible words. “ Mr. Mellor— ” he again shouted, and some members appreciating the humour o f the situation, broke into laughter. Mr. Gibson Bowles, who was sitting beside him, put his hands to his mouth in the form o f a trumpet, and bellowed “ Order, order,” amid loud laughter from those near. Mr. Gibbs was still persevering in his efforts to address the Chair. Once or twice the words “ Judas, Judas,” which he was repeating to the Chairman, were caught by the straining ear, but all that followed was swept away in the torrent o f cries o f “ Name, name,” which came from the Nationalists. Meanwhile, Mr. Mellor seems to have replied to Mr. Gibbs that he had not heard the word “ Judas,” to which Mr. Hanbury, in a stentorian voice, replied, “ It does not matter whether you heard it or not.” Again Mr. Gibbs was heard to say something about Judas, and he began to enforce his observations by energetically thumping on the back of the Front Opposition Bench, immediately behind which he sat. While he was thus engaged Mr. Mellor was quietly looking at the.