THE TABLET

A Weekly Newspaper and Review.

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C hronicle of the Week : The

War.—Efforts for Peace.—Cause of the War. — The Projet de Traiti.—M. Ollivier on the Project. — Explanations. — French Troops at Rome.—The Garibaldians.—The last Amendments in the Definition.— English-speaking Bishops and the Faith.—Adhesions to the Council.—The Census.— Education Bill. — The Ballot.— Conventual and Monastic.—The Médiation of England . . . 1 2 5 L eaders :

L eaders (continued) :

C 0 N T

Peter’s Pence. . . . . 132

The Anglican Movement . . 1 3 2

R eviews :

Francis I and other Historic

S t u d i e s .....................................1 3 3 On the Origin of Language . . 134 The Cromwellian Settlement of

I r e l a n d .....................................1 3 5

The Benedetti-Bismark Treaty . 129 The Education Bill in the Lords . 129 University Tests .... 130 Dramatis Personæ .... 131

S hort Notices : Manual of Irish

History.— Carlow College Magazine.—The Catechism Illustrated. —A Hundred Sonnets. — The Jubilee.— May Carols . . . 1 3 5

THE WAR.

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CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

P to Thursday afternoon, the expectation of decisive or even exciting news from the field of operations was still unsatis­

fied. In addition to the unimportant skirmish at Forbach on the 18th, which we mentioned last week, a reconnaissance was made by Prussian troops on Saturday as far as Carling, where they were met and repulsed by a body of French foot-chasseurs. At the same time a regiment of mounted chasseurs made a reconnaissance on German territory. On the 22nd, the Prussians blew up their own end of the bridge at Kehl, which had already been broken down. On Tuesday news arrived that General Bernis had defeated with some loss a Prussian reconnoiteringdetachment at Niederbronn on the Lower Rhine. On this occasion an Englishman, supposed to be a journalist, was either killed or captured. Subsequent accounts describe this as an attempt on the part of the Prussian cavalry to tear up the line of railway connecting the two great military stations of the French at St. Avoid pear Forbach and Bitche. Several other small affairs are mentioned.

There have been published this week the proraised documents throwing light on the efforts peace. made by our representatives at foreign courts to avert or delay the war. The series com prise no less than 1 2 4 documents, bearing dates between the 5th and the 24th inst. We can do no more in the space at our command than barely indicate some of its most salient points. Its general tone is weak : the British remonstrances seem to labour under a predetermined consciousness of their hopelessness ; as if they were made rather to satisfy the requirements of philanthropy at home, than with any sanguine expectation of success. Early in the negotiations M. Ollivier had told Lord Lyons that “ public opinion in France would never tolerate the Hohenzollern candidature. Any Cabinet— {he said) any Government— which acquiesced in it would be at once overthrown. For his own part, it was well known he had never been an enemy to Germany, but with all his good will towards tile Germans he must confess that he felt this proceeding to be an insult, and fully shared the indignation of the public.” On the 7 th Lord Lyons had discussed the question with the Due de Gramont:—

The French Minister could not admit that it was simply the pride of l 1'ranee which was in question. Her military power was at stake. What had been the result of placing the brother of Prince Leopold at the head o f the Government of Roumania ? This petty ruler had immediately begun to collect arms, to form an army, and, obeying in all points the instructions he received from Berlin, to prepare a Prussian arsenal to be used in case of war between Prussia and Austria. What had been done on a small scale in Roumania would be done on a great scale in Spain. The Prince of Hohenzollern would make himself a military sovereign, and would get ready the means of paralyzing 200,000 French troops, if France should be engaged in war in Europe. It would be madness to

New Series. No. 90.

E N T S . Correspondence:

The Education Question . . 136 Father Gallwey and the “ Pall

Mall Gazette ” . . . . 137

P arliamentary Summary . . 13 7

Parliamentary Committee on Con­

ventual and Monastic Institutions. 139

L etter from R ome ; The Public

Session.— Rome and the Council. —The English Clergy.—Military. —English Prelates. . . . 141 Intended Withdrawal of French

Troops from Rome. . . . 142

D iocesan News : Westminster .

Southwark

Liverpool

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I reland . . . . • .143 The War . . . . .144 Memoranda :

Religious

Educational .

Literary ....

Fine Arts

Statistics

Weather and Health

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General News

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wait until this was accomplished ; if there was to be war it had better come at once. On the 8th Count Bernstorff called on Lord Granville, and informed him that the reply of the North German. Government to the request first made to them by France, for explanation respecting the offer of the Crown to Prince Leopold, was to the effect that it was not an affair which concerned the Prussian Government. They left it to the Spaniards to settle their own affairs. He added that his King was a stranger to the negotiations with Prince Leopold, but he will not forbid the Prince to accept the Croum of Spain. Count Bernstorff dwelt much on the violent language of France. Lord Granville replied that the position of North Germany was such that, while it need not yield to menace, it ought not to be swayed in another direction by hasty words uttered in a moment of great excitement. On the same date the Due de Gramont tells Lord Lyons that the French Government had reason to know that “ the King of Prussia had been cognizant of the negotiation between Marshal Prim and the Prince of Hohenzollern throughout. It was therefore incumbent upon his Majesty, if he desired to show friendship towards France, to prohibit formally the acceptance of the Crown by a Prince of his house. Siience or an evasive answer would be equivalent to a refusal.” On the 9th Lord Granville wrote to Lord Lyons :— Her Majesty’s Government are not able to perceive that the nomination of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern to the throne of Spain is a matter of such importance to a great and powerful nation like France as to warrant carrying to extremes a national feeling of resentment. But it appears clear that such a feeling does exist, and it is probably in deference to such public opinion that words have been publicly used by Ministers of the Emperor which at the outset undoubtedly add greatly to the difficulty of an amicable settlement of this question. Nevertheless, on the following day, Lord Granville said the Government were “ fullv persuaded that the Imperial Government had no desire for war.” Up to this time (the 10th), we find the French Minister asserting that the Prince’s withdrawal on the advice of the King would put an end to the difficulty. On the 13th Lord Lyons discussed the subject with the Due de Gramont, who said : — “ The King had authorized the Prince of Hohenzollern to accept the Crown of Spain ; all that France now asked was that his Majesty would forbid the Prii e to alter at any future time his decision to withdraw that acceptance. Surely it was but reasonable that France should take some precautions against a repetition of what had occurred when Prince Leopold’s brother went off to Bucharest. Still Franc not call upon Prussia to prevent the Prince’s going b all she desired was that the King should forbi change his present resolution to withdraw his ca If his Majesty would do this the whole affaitf-wi

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