THE TABLET.
A Weekly Newspaper and Review.
DUM VCBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
From ik e B r ie j o f H is H o lin ess P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, 1870.
V o l . 82. No. 2793. L o n d o n , N o v e m b e r 18, 1893.
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•Chronicle of th e W eek :
Imperial Parliament : Employers Liability Bill—Wednesday’s Sitting—Bullying the Home Secretary—Lord Rosebery on Colonial Politics— Lord Randolph Churchill at Glasgow—The Coal Struggle — The Lord Chancellor and the Appointment of Magistrates— The Holy Father and France—An Act of Expiation—The Money Market 801 L e a d e r s :
"The Government and the Chris tian Brothers New Zealand and Women’s Suf)
rage Hew English Bishops Were Made
Before the Reformation ^ ■ Sir Andrew Clark.—A Remini:
cence N otes
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CONTENTS. Page
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R eviews :
L etters to th e E ditor (Con
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On Purgatory _ .. .. _ .. 812 “ The English Historical Review” 813 The Home of the Champions . . 814 Amabel v .. .. .. 814 A Wasted Crime .. .. ..8 15 Plays for My Pupils .. ..8 15 Theologia Moral is .. .. 815 Scripture Text-book .. .. 815 Animae Fidelium ; Thoughts
About the Holy Souls.. .. 815 All Souls’ Forget-me-not .. . . 815 Correspondence :
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
tinued) : Irish Distressed Ladies’ Fund .. 821 The Ransomers and the Protes
tant Alliance .. . .. 821 “ The Month ” and Spiritualism.. 821 The Training of Catholic Girls .. 82^ I The Education Petition and the
Catholic Association .. .. 822 A Papal Indulgence for Crucifixes 822 Catholic Missions in Africa .. 822 Christmas Presents.. .. .. 822 The Education Department .. 822 St. Joseph’s Foreign Missionary spondent) .. .. .. .. 817 Dublin :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent) ..
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An Act of Reparation in Paris .. 819 L etters to th e E ditor :
Society, Mill Hill, London .. 823 St. Mary Redclifle .. .. .. 824 The Education Petition and the
Bishop of Shrewsbury .. .. 826 Cardinal Vaughan and the Jerusalem
The Pope’s Ritual .. .. . . 819 The Coal War .. .. .. 820 The Word “ Canonization ” .. 820
Chamber .. .. .. .. 826 Sir Stuart Knill .. .. .. 826 The Shifts of Anglicanism .. .. 826
Jottings _from “ The Stonyhurst
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Magazine ” .................................... 927 O b ituary . . . . . . . . 828 New Books and Books Received .. 828 Social and P olitical . . . . 828
SUPPLEMENT. N ews from th e Schools :
The Coming Compromise .. 833 London^ School Board and the
Religious Question .. .. 833 Village School Boards .. .. 834 The Financial Future of the Ca
tholic School . ■ .. .. 835 The Education Crisis .. .. 837 The Rates and Denominational
Education.. .. .. .. 837 St. Stanislaus’ Day at Beaumont .837 About Education.........................837 N ews from th e D ioceses :
Westminster . . .. . . 838 Aberdeen .. .. .. .. 838
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
— EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY BILL.
N Monday in the House of
OCommons the forty-six questions which stood upon the paper were disposed of in half an hour. The Consideration of the Employers’ Liability Bill, as amended by the standing Committee, was resumed, and the Attorney-General moved a new Clause, th e object o f which was intended to be that any person 'executing work in the course of his business, and having ■ control of the place where the work was done, shall be liable for the negligence o f a sub-contractor or o f the workmen of a sub-contractor, but shall be entitled to indemnity from the sub-contractor. The Clause as drafted was discussed at great length, and many objections were taken to its phraseology, the chief objections being urged from the Ministerial side of the House itself, with the view o f meeting cases which were intended to come within the scope of the Clause, but which were not covered by its defective language. Such cases were cited in considerable number by Mr. Storey and Mr. Allan, and their view was supported by Sir Henry James. The Attorney-General, the SolicitorGeneral, and the Home Secretary attempted to defend the phraseology o f the Clause, but on Mr. Storey’s rising in the middle of Mr. Asquith’s speech, and citing half a dozen instances which the Clause would not meet, Mr. Asquith had to give way, and consented to amend the Clause so as to meet the objections taken to it. It was accordingly read a second time as it stood on the paper, and amendments were thereafter introduced into it so as to make it express the purport already quoted. Mr. Tomlinson next moved a new Clause, requiring the workmen claiming compensation to give notice to their employers, but it was withdrawn after some discussion, and another Clause moved by him, fixing a limit of time for commencing actions for recovery, was negatived. Mr. Matthews moved a new Clause, providing that an employer shall not be liable for personal injuries sustained on British ships in foreign ports, unless they are caused by defects in the ship or equipment, resulting from the negligence of the employer or his servants. It was opposed by Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, who asked for sailors the same protection as was given to men on shore, and
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after some discussion the Clause was negatived without a division. Mr. Forwood had a Clause standing in his name, part of which the Speaker ruled out of order. The portion of it which he was allowed to move provided that where a ship was sea-worthy and properly equipped, the owner should not be held liable for injuries to any seaman arising from faults or errors in navigation. The Clause gave rise to a good deal o f discussion. The Home Secretary said it was wholly unnecessary, as the only liability imposed by the Bill was liability for negligence and not errors of judgment. H e was sure the general body of shipowners had no desire to stand in a privileged position, so as to escape from an obligation which Parliament was imposing on every othei employer. A division was challenged, but not insisted on, and the Clause was negatived. The Government accepted a new Clause, moved by Mr. Parker Smith, providing that the compensation paid to a workman shall be paid on his own receipt, and that his solicitor shall not be entitled to recover from him anything beyond the taxed costs of the action. The Home Secretary at first opposed, but, after considerable discussion, accepted a new Clause, moved by Mr. Bousfield, giving workmen a right to compensation for injuries arising from negligence on the part of employers to use reasonable precautions in any occupation injurious to health. After the second reading o f the Clause, Mr. Asquith moved the omission of the words, “ injurious to health,” whereby the Clause was extended to all employments, however healthy they might be. Ultimately on the division the omission was carried by 188 to 71. The debate was adjourned at midnight. On the motion for the adjournment, Mr. Gladstone rose and informed the House that the Government had addressed a duplicate letter to the Coalowners’ Federation and the Representatives o f the Miners, inviting them to a further discussion, under the presidency o f Lord Rosebery, who, at the request of his colleagues in the Government, had undertaken the important duty o f acting as Chairman. The Conference would be held forthwith, and it was not proposed that Lord Rosebery should assume the position of arbitrator or umpire, but should confine his good offices to assisting the parties in arriving at a friendly settlement of the differences in dispute. The announcement was received (says The S tan dard) with loud cheers, and the House then adjourned.
On Tuesday Mr. Darling repeated his
— em p lo y e r s ’ question to the Home Secretary in reference l ia b i l i t y b i l l , to the meeting of Anarchists on Sunday in
Trafalgar-square, which Mr. Gladstone, in the absence o f Mr. Asquith, had been unable to answer.
