THE TABLET. A. Weekly Newspaper and Review.
DOM VOBIS GRATÜLAMÜR, ANIMOS KTIAM ADDIMOS OT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
From the B r ie f ot His Holiness P ius IX . to T h e T a b le t , June 4, 1870.
V ol. 86. No. 2890. London, S eptember 28, 1895. P r ic e sd . b y P o st 5
[R e g is tered a t t h e G e n e r a l P o st O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper
C hronicle of t h e W e e k ! Page v The Italian Fetes— The* French in Madagascar— Anglo-American Athletics— The Remuneration of Railway Servants— The School Question at Carlisle— Return of the American Arctic Expedition— The Pope’s Palace at Avignon—A Year’s Post Office Work— Bulgaria —A Curate’s Union— American and English Wages— Religious Rioting in India—The Archbishop o f W a r s a w .................................... 493 L e a d e r s :
Signor Crispi on Italy aud the
Vatican . . . . . . . . 497 International Athletics _.. . . 497 The Religious Situation in France 498 Anglican Orders . . . . . . 499
N o tes
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CONTENTS.
R e v ie w s ":
Page
Church H i s t o r y ........................... 505 Anglican Orders . . . . . . 506 Anglican Fallacies........................... 507 Clarence . . 507 Books o f the Week........................... 507 Correspondence :
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) ......................... 509 News from Ireland . . — — 510 L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it or :
Paul IV. and Anglican Orders . . 511 Anglican Controversy . . . . 512 Convent Schools and Secondary
Education ............................512 A Rubrical Question . . . . 513 Tract Distribution........................... 513 The Pope’s L e t te r ............................514 The Bishop of Limerick on the
Education Question . . . . 514 Cardinal Vaughan and Reunion . . 515
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The Vatican and the Quirinal . . 516 Obj ecting^ to Nuns’ Votes . . . . 516 Consecration of the Bishop of Down and Connor.. . . . . . . 517 Foreign Freemasonry . . . . 517 Vicariate of Wales . . . . . . 519 The Freemasons and the Italian
Celebrations . . . . . 520 Catholic Soldiers’ and Sailors' In
stitute, Malta ............................520 “ Style Blossoms ! ” ........................... 521 A p peal to t h e C h a r it a b l e . . 521 O b it u a r y ...........................................521 Social a n d P o l it i c a l . . . . 522
SU PPLEM EN T . N ew s from t h e S chools:
The Government and Voluntary
Schools St. Francis Xavier’s College,
Liverpool .........................526 The Christian Brothers’ Schools
Q u e s t ion .................................... 526
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N ews from t h e S chools (Con-;
Page tinued): Liverpool Training College . . 527 Wandsworth Training College .. 527 St. Wilfrid's and Parker’s Society 527 Why Nonconformists A c c e p t
Undenominational Education.. 527 Physical Deviations o f Children.. 528 “ The School Guardian” and the
Catholic Conference .. .. 528 The Chairmanship o f the London
School Board .. . . . . 528 Canon Scott Holland and the
S c h o o l s ............................. .. 528 N ew s from t h e D io c e s e s : Westminster 529
Birmingham....................................... 529 Clifton .......................................529 Hexham and Newcastle . . . . 529 Nottingham.......................................529 P l y m o u t h .......................................520 Dunkeld . . 5^0 The Vicar Apostolic of Wales . . 530
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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
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TH E fetes in honour of the entry,
twenty-five years ago, of the Italian
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brated in the city with great rejoicings.
Early on the morning o f Friday the veteran General Cadorna, who commanded the troops when the historic breach in the walls near Porta Pia was made, received a congratulatory telegram from K ing Humbert, informing him that, as a reward for his great public services, he was enrolled in the Order of the Annunziata. The great ceremony o f the day, however, was the unveiling o f a monument to Garibaldi on the Janicular Hill. This took place in presence of the King, the Royal family, the Ministers, and a large concourse of people. Signor Crispi made a long and patriotic speech, which contained much high-flown magniloquence, to fumigate a host of unpleasant facts. The speech has not escaped the criticism of the Italian press. It was a defence of the taking of Rome twenty-five years ago, and a glorification of Italian policy towards the Pope since that time. Crispi’s speech, however it may be criticized for being ill-timed and out of harmony with the occasion, and for its omission of all mention of Cavour, whose memory was honoured by the unveiling of a monument begun some ten years before, must certainly be commended for the cool impudence of its assertions. “ The years which elapsed,” said he, “ between July 4, 1849, and September 20, 1870, were the last years of trial for the civil powers.” And this, too, when the country has financial ruin staring it in the face ! The Minister also declared that “ by the law of May, 1871 ”— the Law o f Guarantees— Italian genius has solved a problem which in other days would have appeared insoluble. Unlimited liberty has been assured to the Pope in the domain of his ministry. The Pope is thus subject only to God, and no human force can reach him.” But surely even Crispi surpassed himself when he proceeded to lecture the Church on the debt of gratitude she owed to Italy for the services she had rendered to the Sovereign Pontiff. The spectacle of the inauguration ceremony was imposing, and, favoured by the brilliant weather, was attended by a vast concourse which, according to some accounts, could not have fallen far short of 100,000
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people. In the afternoon of the same day, Friday, September 20, a column commemorative of the event, was unveiled near the place where the breach was made at Porta Pia. Unfortunately for the character of these celebrations, the Liberal Clubs seem to have been very much in evidence. The Freemasons, says L 'U n iv e r s of Monda}', obtained precedence in the procession to Porta Pia, thus compelling the military deputation in charge o f colours of the regiments which entered Rome in 1870 to form a separate procession. The impression has certainly been conveyed, in a manner admitting of little doubt, that official Italy has identified herself, in broad daylight, with the thoroughly masonic spirit which pervaded all the recent celebrations. Not the least noteworthy is the fact that, with the exception o f the illumination of the British Embassy, the representatives o f foreign Powers at the Quirinal have in no way associated themselves with these manifestations, so insulting to the august Head o f the Church. Sectarian Italy has been left to bear alone the full responsibility of her own acts. Meanwhile the Pope has shown himself wonderfully calm. For the three evenings during which the fêtes continued he was carried down to St. Peter’s, where he remained long in silent prayer before the tomb o f the Apostles. The Cardinals presented the Pope with an address of loyalty, and numberless telegrams to the same effect were received at the Vatican from all parts o f the world.
t h e f r e n c h
Early in the week the long hoped for news the decisive march upon the Malagasy
Ma d a g a s c a r . caP>tal vvas about to be made reached Paris.
A light column was being formed, composed half o f soldiers and half of marines, and it was intended to advance on Antananarivo in three divisions,and it was hoped that the goal might be gained within 20 days, or about the middle o f October. The column is accompanied by 2,500 mules, a number o f cattle, and 240 tons of provisions. This news probably came just in time to prevent a popular explosion in Paris. For some time past letters have been coming in describing the awful sanitary condition o f the French troops, and the hopeless break-down of all the preliminary preparations for the march inland. A correspondent of the Havas Agency threw fat upon the fire by a terribly detailed account of the situation, sent home by the transport Irrawaddy. He speaks of the army as simplyjfalling to pieces with disease. The hospitals are not only filled, but crowded. One hospital constructed to accommodate 250 men, shelters 600, and another 1,000 invalids. Couches placed in stages are filled with moaning coolies, who are
