THE TABLET.

A Weekly Newspaper and Review■.

DCJM VOBIS GRATÜLAMOR, ANIMOS KTIAM ADDIMUS OT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTBR. MANBAT1S.

From the B r ie f o f H is Holiness Pius IX . to T he T ablet, June 4, 1870.

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»Chronicle of th e W eek :

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The Late Sir J. Thompson—The Late M. Burdeau — Edinburgh and Irish Home Rule—Anti-Revolutionary Measures in Germany— The London Vestry Elections— .Mr. Rhodes and the Glen Grey Act — Indian Import Duties—The Late R. L. Stevenson—The Blackwall Tunnel—Labour Riots in British Honduras—Mr. Bryce on Public Affairs—The War in the East— The New Telephone Company— Alleged Atrocities by the Japanese at Port Arthur ......................... 957 L eaders:

The Archbishop of Canterbury and

English Church History . . 961 The Crisis in Italy .. . . . . 962

CONTENTS.

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L eaders (Continued):

The Decay of the Bookseller Father Damien’s Monument N otes . . — — R eviews :

Life and Letters of Maria Edge-

worth Two Books on St. Paul The Antiquary Christmas Books .. Books of the Week Interesting Ceremony at the Church of St. Joseph, Avenue Hoche, Paris 969 “ Paris, Rome, Berlin ” Catholic Evidence Lectures Society of St. Vincent de Paul Correspondence :

Rome :—(From Our Own Corre­

spondent) ..

963 964 965 967 968 968 969 969 970 971 971 973

Notes from Paris .. News from Ireland .. L etters to th e E ditor :

The “ Venerable Bishop ” L ’Abbé Duchesne and Anglican

Orders Surreptitious Communions Official Scholarship Lord Bute and Blair’s College .. St. Patrick’s, Wapping Socialists in the Belgian Parlia­

ment and Flemish A Correction Catholic Seamen’s Club .. Bibliography of the Rosary N ews from th e D ioceses :

Westminster Southwark . . . . .. Birmingham

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Clifton ......................... ..9 8 1 Middlesbrough .._ .. .. 981 Newport and Menevia . . .. 981 Nottingham . . . . . . . . 982 P l ym o u th .......................................982 Glasgow . . .. .. •• 982 Social and Political . . 982

SUPPLEMENT. N ews from th e S chooi.s :

Leyfield Poor-Law Schools . . 989 Boston School Board • .. .. 990 Mr. Bryce on Commercial Educa­

tion . . .. .. .. 992 A Scheme for Meeting the Religious Difficulty in all Public Elementary Schools .. _.. 992 The Bo2rd of Guardians Election 993 St. Augustine’s, Ramsgate .. .. 994

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

THE LATE SIS. J.

THOMPSON. A REQUIEM Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister of

Canada, who died suddenly at Windsor Castle on Wednesday week, was celebrated by the Rev. Father Longinotto (Rector of St. Edward’s, Windsor) at St. James’s, Spanish-place, to which the remains of the deceased were removed on their arrival in the Metropolis from Windsor Castle. The coffin containing the body was supported upon a catafalque placed in the middle of the interior opposite the high altar, and was covered with a pall, upon which the Queen’s wreaths and other floral tributes were disposed. Lighted tapers, set in antique silver-gilt candlesticks of Spanish design, stood near the sides of the bier. The Queen was represented by Lord Hawkesbury, Lord in Waiting to her Majesty. Miss Thompson (second daughter of the deceased statesman), Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian High Commissioner, and Senator Sanford and family were among the congregation, which also included Sir J. Garrick, Agent General for Queensland, Sir G. Osborne Morgan, M.P., Sir Charles Mills, Sir Saul Samuel, Sir Robert Herbert, Sir Charles Lennox Peel, Lord Mount Stephen, Lieutenant-General Laurie, Mr. A. D. Provand, M.P., Baron de Courcel, French Ambassador, Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Dr. Jameson, Sir Westby Perceval (Agent General for New Zealand), and Dr. A. R. C. Selwyn (Director of the Geological Survey -of Canada). Father Longinotto was assisted by Fathers Foster and Burns. Father Lawlor was master of the ceremonies, the music being after the manner of Palestrina, with Gregorian plain song. At the end of the Requiem the Solemn Absolution was given, and the Dead March in “ Saul ” was played as the celebrant and attendants left the church. The remains were embalmed by Dr. Charles Bayle, the French specialist. They were then put into a shell, which was enclosed in a leaden coffin, with plate glass over the face, so as to admit of the features of the deceased being seen by relatives and friends on the arrival of the remains in Canada. The outer coffin was of polished mahogany with gilt fittings. The inscription on the plate is as follows : “ Rt. Hon. Sir John S. D. Thompson, P.C., K.C.M.G., Q.C., died at Windsor Castle, 12 December,

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1894, aged 50 years. R.I.P.” On the receipt of a reply gratefully accepting the offer of a warship for the conveyance of the remains to Canada, her Majesty’s ship Blenheim was detailed for the purpose. She is a firstclass steel screw cruiser of nine thousand tons, with engines developing thirteen thousand horse-power. Captain Poe, of the Blenheim, visited the Colonial Office on Wednesday afternoon and conferred with the permanent officials as to the ceremony and etiquette to be observed in the conveyance of the remains to Halifax. The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway will run a special train to Portsmouth. The train will leave Victoria at 9.10 on Saturday morning, and arrive at the South Railway jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard, at halfpast eleven. Any persons wishing to travel by the train to Portsmouth will be able to obtain tickets in the ordinary way at Victoria Station. The body will leave the temporary mausoleum in Baker-street about eight o’clock on Saturday morning, and reach Victoria shortly before nine. The special train will return from Portsmouth Town Station at three p.m., and arrive at Victoria at 5.10 p.m. The Blenheim will sail at noon on Saturday, and is expected to reach Halifax on Monday morning, the 31st inst. It is understood that the Bishop of Portsmouth will receive the remains on their arrival at that port. Minute guns will be fired while the body is being embarked on board the Blenheim.

On entering the Chamber on Thursday, t h e l a t e Deputies found the President’s chair draped in m . b u r d e a u . black crape. M. de Mahy, the Vice-Presi­

dent, opened the proceedings by saying: “ Gentlemen, you know the misfortune which has overtaken us. Our President, M. Burdeau, succumbed yesterday to the painful disease which he bore with such stoical fortitude, and which had recently caused us such uneasiness. M. Burdeau died vanquished by the disease, but to the very last he battled against it with an indomitable will. Only a few days ago he was here, presiding over this Assembly, and he died at his post of honour and of labour. This is not the moment to speak of the brilliant career of M. Burdeau, but I cannot refrain from mentioning that he rose from the ranks by his own efforts, supported by the sympathy and affectionate admiration of all those who knew him. He merited the esteem of the country. Being called to exercise the highest functions of State, he showed himself equal to the task. M. Burdeau justified the hopes the country had placed in him. His death is a loss for us, and for the whole of France. Parliament, the public