THE TABL A. Weekly Newspaper and Review.

DC7M VCBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS ÜT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANBATlf •

F rom the B r ie f oj H is H o lin ess P iu s IX . to The Tablet, June 4, iS yo

V ol. 83. No. 2806. London, February 17, 1894. P rice sd. by P ost s % d.

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‘C hronicle of the W e ek : Page imperial Parliament : The Lords —Parish Councils Bill—The Commons : Scotch Fisheries — The Employers’ Liability Bill in the 'Commons—Tuesday’s Sitting in »the Lords—Another Bomb Outrage in Paris—The Attitude of 'the Government— Mr. Chamber*

'lain on a New National Party— Sir William Harcourt and the Lords — The National Liberal Federation— French Reverse near 'Timbuctu — The Sea Route to S ib e r ia — Events in Eastern Europe—The Coal Industry—The Money Market . . .. .. 237 .JLeaders :

The Lords and ^Employers’ Lia­

bility Bill . . .. .. .. 241

CONTENTS

L eaders (continued):

The French Disaster in the Desert 242 The “ Higher Criticism” and the

Deluge .. .. .. .. 243 The Authorship of the “ Te

Deum ” .. .. .. ..2 44 N o t e s ......................................................... R eviews :

Page

The Conversion of India .. 247 A Critical Introduction to the New

Testament .. .. . . 248 Dante’s Divina Commedia .. 248 The Sacrament of Extreme Unc­

tion .. Tertullian The Bible and English Prose Style Four Hand-Books .. The English Historical Review.. Recent Fiction

Correspondence :

Rome :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) .. .. .. .. 253 News from Ireland.......................254 The Pensionnat St. Maur L ftters to th e E ditor :

The Deluge and the “ Higher

Criticism” ..

“ Parsifal ” and the New Testa­

ment A Short Wav to Save the Schools Affairs in Italy West Grinstead Catholic Lectures .. Centenary of Pius IX. The Diatessar-n of Tatian Madame de Lignac

256

256 2.S7 258 259 259 259 259 2^9 260

Page

“ Parsifal ” and the New Testament 260 Socialism and Suffering in Sicily .. 260 The Universal Hymn .. .. 262 Obituary .. .. . . . .2 6 1 Social and Political . . . . 264

SUPPLEMENT. News from th e Schools :

The Religious Instruction Con­

troversy and the London School Board .. .. .. .. 2^9 Suicides and Secularism in France 171 About Education .. .. .. 271 N ews from th e Dioceses:

Newport and Menevia .. . . 272 Northampton .. .. .. 273 P l ym o u th .................................... 274 Salford .. .. .. .. 262 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 264

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

COUNCILS BILL. T]

(IM PERIAL PARLIAMENT. — THE LORDS.— PARISH

H E Report stage o f the

Parish Councils Bill was taken in the Lords on Monday, when Lord Kimberley had put down some sixty amendments on behalf of the Govern-ment, and many other Peers had followed suit. On the 'Parish Councils Bill, the first amendment of importance was moved by the Earl o f Selborne to the Third Clause, 'which it so modified that only electors who are personally rated to the poor rate shall be eligible as members of the Parish Council. Lord K im berley stated several objections to the amendment, and remarked that the system o f com•pounding could not be touched at any one point unless it •was abolished altogether; but Lord Salisbury contended that, unless the amendment was carried, the clause, as it stood, would lead to serious trouble in the various parishes. T h e amendment was carried by 84 to 42. A supplementary amendment, also moved by Lord Selborne, was agreed to, giving the compound householder a right to claim to be personally rated in respect o f the property he occupied. The latter amendment was followed up by one which was 'm oved by Lord Winchilsea, providing that any person so •claim ing to be personally rated shall be entitled to deduct yearly from his rent an amount equal to the average annual rates of the three preceding years, and a proportionate :amount lor any period less than a year. The amendment was agreed to without a division. An amendment to the

’F ifth Clause, moved by Lord Selborne, excepted charities which are constituted by any special trust from the charities which are transferred to the Parish Council. It was agreed to without a division. On the Ninth Clause, Lord Morley moved to substitute new machinery for the machinery provided in the Bill in reference to the compulsory acquisition o f land, which would still have left the duty in the hands of the County Council, but allowed a memorial to be presented to the Local Government Board, praying that the order made by the Council shall not become law without confirmation by Parliament. I f no memorial is presented, the Council’s order shall be confirmed by a provisional

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order o f the Local Government Board ; and if a memorial is presented, the Board shall submit the order to Parliament for approval. Lord Morley supported his amendment on the ground o f cheapness; but Lord Kimberley maintained that the reduction of expense would not be so great as the noble lord believed. His greatest objection to the amendment, however, was that it would bring the question before Parliament. Lord Salisbury thought the fact that the order would come before Parliament was one o f the greatest recommendations o f the amendment. Lord Thring said it would be a mere mockery to subject a poor man to the necessity o f a costly Parliamentary inquiry. The proper tribunal was the County Council. The Duke o f Devonshire supported the amendment, which, on a division, was carried by 108 to 25. Lord Salisbury moved the insertion of SubSection Two of the Second Clause o f the Allotments A c t of 1887, which he said had been omitted when other SubSections of that A ct were being incorporated with the Bill. The result o f leaving it out was that there would be no restraint on the acquirement o f land by the Parish Councils, except the ordinary financial limitations to which they were subject. The amendment was agreed to. An amendment on Clause Ten, moved by Lord Dunraven, was agreed to, that if the landlord required the land for the acquiring of minerals he could resume possession on giving twelve months’ notice and on paying compensation. The remainder o f the clauses and schedules being disposed o f and the Report stage finished, the Third Reading was ordered for Tuesday.

— THE COMMONS.

— SCOTCH FISHERIES.

The attendance on the re-assembling of the House o f Commons, was very small, the number never exceeding two hundred. Ministers and ex-Ministers were in their places, Mr. Gladstone being received with cheers by his followers. He shook hands with the Speaker,who had recovered from his illness and was again in the Chair. On the Treasury Bench were the Chancellor o f the Exchequer, Mr. John Morley, Mr. Asquith, Mr. Mundel'a, Mr. Campbell-Bannerman, and most o f the other members o f the Government. On the Front Opposition Bench were Mr. Goschen, Sir J. Gorst, Mr. J. Lowther, Sir J. Fergusson, and Mr. Balfour. When questions were disposed of, Lord Willoughby de Eresby took the oath and his seat for Plorncastle, amid loud Opposition cheers. The business o f the evening was the consideration of the Lords’ amendments to the Scotch Fisheries Bill, which was in progress before the holidays, when the clause which had been inserted by the Lords, remodelling the fishery districts, was disagreed with. Sir G.

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