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DUM VCBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEAT1S
From the Briel oj His Holiness Pius IX. to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, 1870.
V ol. 83. No. 2818. L ondon, M a y 12, 1894.
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C hronicle of th e W e e k :
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Im p e r ia l P a r l i a m e n t : T h e .Strength of th e N avy— The B udget Debate— Lord Salisbury on the Agricultural Interest— Agriculture and the Budget—The Attack upon King’s College— Lord Salisbury -on Religion and Education—The French Chamber and M. Tous■saint— Defeat of Kabarega—Joan •of Arc Fetes— The Draining of the Zuyder Zee—The German Emp e ro r in a Burning Village — Rescue o f the Cave Explorers— T e r r i b l e Earthquake in Venezuela— The Money Market L e a d e r s : Mr. Gore’s Criticism of the Papal
Encyclical..
717 721
C O N T E N T S .
L ea d e r s (Continued) :
The Bank Prosecution in Rome .. 723 Lord Salisbury and Denomina
tional Schools .. .. . . 724 Cardinal Pole and the Reconcilia
Page tion of England .. .. .. 725 The Catholic Social Union . . . . 726 N o t e s .................................................... 727 R e v iew s :
C orrespondence :
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre
spondent).. . . . . . . 733 News from Ireland........................ 735 Return to the Church o f a Priest . . 735 L e t t e r s to t h e E d itor :
Missionary Labours of Nuns in in China . . .. .. .. 736 Sir W. Harcourt and the “ Death
Mediaeval Records and Sonnets.. 728 The Brontes in Ireland . . . . 729 Rabbinical Literature . . . . 730 The Portfolio .. . . . . 730 A Handbook of Patristic Biblio
graphy .................................... 731 Chistian Sociology .. . . . . 731 The Harvest .. . . . . 731 Mary Queen of Scots .. . . 731
Duties ” .................................... 736 St. Thomas o f Canterbury .. 737 Catholic Poor Law Guardians . . 737 The^ New Church o f St. Pancras 73 Duties of Men Towards Beasts . . 737 St. Camilus’ Hospital for Men . . 737 Aspects o f Anglicanism . . . . 738 Stony hurst Coats of Arms . . . . 740 Secondary Education for Women.. 741
Funeral of Mrs. Weld, at Leagram 743 So c ia l an d P o l it ic a l . . . . 744
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The Representative Principle in
Voluntary Schools . . . . 749 T h e Catholic U n i v e r s i t y of
America .. .. .. . . 749 Notre Dame High School, Mount
Pleasant, Liverpool . . .. 730 N ew s from t h e D io ceses :
Westminster . . . . . . 750 Southwark . . . . . . . . 750 Birmingham ........................... 751 Clifton . . . . . . ... 752 Hexham and Newcastle . . . . 753 Liverpool . . 753 P l y m o u t h .......................................753 Galloway . . . . . . . . 754
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C H R O N I C L E O F T H E W E E K .
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
— THE STRENGTH OF
THE NAVY.
1 N the House of Lords on Monday, Lord Hood of Avalon initiated a discussion on the question of Naval Defence. He
•dwelt upon the large increase of late years that had been made in the Navies of France and Russia, whilst during the past year and a half comparatively few additions have been made to the British Navy. To »keep up to the standard of strength laid down by the Naval Defence Act, the Admiralty ought to make arrangements for starting ten first-class battle-ships, some of the second-class likewise, to compensate for the •deficiency in our coast defence, also two first-class armoured cruisers, and 25 cruisers of the second-class. The total deficiency in our officers and men was 22,400, and he was •of opinion that 5,000 officers and men ■ would be required in 1896 to provide crews for the vessels commenced last •year. Consequently, it was imperatively necessary that •there should be a considerable increase both in the number of our active service officers and men, and in the Naval Reserve. Earl Spencer, in reply, said the Government would carry out their policy of maintaining our Naval supremacy, for which their scheme was adequate. The Admiralty had their scheme prepared for five years, but it was not advisable to announce beforehand the annual shipbuilding expenditure. Comparing our strength with foreign nations, he found that we stood exceedingly well as regards battle-ships and cruisers— and the Admiralty had ordered •seven new battle-ships. The Government were convinced o f the necessity of increasing the number of our cruisers, and had ordered eight new ones. With regard to the manning of the ships, the Admiralty had already increased the number of men, and were acting on the advice of a Manning Committee, whose Reports were confidential— •and by this means it was hoped the manning of the Fleet would be brought to its full requirement. The discussion then dropped. It cannot but do good, inasmuch as it draws attention once more to the fundamental necessity of a strong policy of Naval construction. In the judgment of Lord Hood, an experienced and well-informed officer, the increase provided for
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the matériel and the -personnel of the Navy was insufficient for our supremacy at sea. With the exception of cruisers and torpedo-boats no adequate provision had been made. Lord Spencer, on the other hand, considers the scheme of the Admiralty well calculated to meet all the contingencies of foreign competition. On a point of tactical policy the First Lord differs from Lord Hood— in not admitting that the number of our cruisers should be proportionate to our commerce, but merely equal the cruisers of our enemies.
The adjourned debate on the Bill embody- — t h e b u d g e t ing the proposals of the Budget was resumed d e b a t e . by Mr. Dunbar Barton on Tuesday, who pointed out the effect the Death Duties would have on Irish landlords and on a large class of Irish tenants. He was informed that the duties would greatly increase the burdens borne by the purchasers under the Ashbourne Acts. The increase of the Spirit and Beer Duties was also a serious matter for Ireland, and, in the case of small brewers, it would be equal to taking from forty to fifty per cent, of their present profits, and would lead many of them to give up their business. Mr. Goschen quoted Mr. Gladstone’s strong protest against exemptions of the kind which had been introduced by the present Budget— which were all the more objectionable at a time when the Government were increasing the taxes on the people. He characterized as a bad financial policy such a reckless resort to the income tax on every possible occasion, weakening its power by exemptions. Speaking of graduation, he said that when this system was once entered on there were no landmarks to tell where to stop, and it became a form of fiscal robbery. He dwelt with great force on the folly of fixing the tax so high that every one sat down to plan how to escape it— and he showed how easy it was for personalty to escape from the duty. It could be transferred to a descendant by a mere visit to the bank. Mr. Heywood Johnstone contended that the proposed equalization of the Death Duties increased the rate on personality by 25 per cent., and on realty by 115 per cent. The debate was adjourned till Thursday, on the motion of Mr. J. Ellis.
LORD SALISBURY ON THE AGRICULTURAL
INTEREST.
The least contentious and probably the most important part of Lord Salisbury’s address at Trowbridge, was that which he devoted to a consideration of the special burdens borne by landed property. After referring, with a touch of scorn, to the barren quarrels which
