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D U M VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From the Brie/ of H is Holiness to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, 1870.

Vol. 49. No. 1936. London, May 19, 1877.

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[R eg is tered a t th e G en e r a l P o st O f f ic e a s a N ew spaper

C h ro n ic le o f t h e W e e k

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The Deputation to Rome.— Debate and Division on the Eastern 'Question.— The TripartiteTreaty. — Fall of the Jules Simon Ministry. — Protest of Cardinal Guibert against the Vote of the Chamber. — Moderation of the French Episcopate.— The Italian Senate and the Radicals.—The War in Europe.— Roumania.— The Campaign in Asia.— Servia and the War.— Final Decision in the Folkestone Ritual Case.— Ritualistic Protests.— Mr. Tooth Again. — South Africa. — The Cardinal o f Lisbon and the Portuguese Government.— Spain and the Holy See . . .. .. 609

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L e a d e r s :

Russian Intrigues and Rou­

manian Independence . . . . 613 The English Deputation to

Pius IX .............................. The Defeat of the Clerical

Abuses Bill The Irish Deputation on the

University Question

The Dowager Marchioness of

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L o t h i a n ......................... Ritualism.— V. R e v iew s :

The Nineteenth Century .. 618 The Dublin Review .. 619 The Chances of War . . 620 C o r r e s p o n d e n c e :

Faith o f our Fathers.— V II. . . 621

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C orrespondence (continued) :

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The late Marchioness of Lothian 622 Poplar Young Men’s Society .. 622

P a r l ia m en t a r y S ummary . . 622 R ome :— Letter from our own Cor­

respondent . . . . . .6 2 5 Reception of the Scotch Depu­

tation . . . .. .. .. 627 The Benedictine Order .. . . 627 Reception of the Canadian P il­

grims .. .. . . . . 627 Address of the Catholic Union of

Ireland to the Pope .. .. 628 The League of St. Sebastian .. 628 The Offerings of English Ca­

tholics . . . . . . . . 629

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R ome (continued) : Miscellaneous ............................629 D io ce san N ews Westminster.. . . . . .. 629

Southwark . . . . . . . . 629 Birmingham.. . . . . . . 629 Clifton .......................................630 I r elan d

Letter from our Dublin Corre­

spondent . . . . . . — 630 F oreign N ews

France . . ......................... 630 Austria . . . . . . . . 631 G en er a l N ews ...............................631

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

'U L L details of the reception of the Eng. lish pilgrims by his Holiness will be to rome. found in our Roman Letter, and we

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comment elsewhere on the principal features of this event, as well as on the great loss which Catholic England has sustained in the death of one of the most respected and most beloved of her children.

The interest of the great debate on the debate and ]£astern Question sank considerably towards the eastern lts close, and although Mr. Gladstone s tinal question, speech was an effort of eloquence nearly equal to his magnificent opening, everybody felt that after the admirable speech of Mr. Cross there was very little left to fight about. It is always easy for those out of office to pick holes in the management of an unsuccessful affair, and to make it appear that they would have succeeded better, but when opposition has to be confined to this sort of retrospective criticism, it may be questioned whether any profit to the country or any credit to the critics is to be got out of it. On Thursday Mr. Chaplain made a lively speech, and Sir R. Peel a very brilliant one in defence of the Government policy, and Mr. Forster criticised Lord Derby’s despatch. The principal speakers on Friday were Mr. Bourke,Lord Elcho, Mr. Walter,and Mr. Goschen, and when it was evident that another night would be required, the Government gave up Monday, taking Tuesday from the private members. The last night of the debate was occupied by the speeches of Sir W. Harcourt, Lord Hartington, several minor supporters of the Resolutions, the Chancellor o f the Exchequer, and Mr. Gladstone. Sir Stafford Northcote was very happy in his raillery about the Resolutions “ materially but not morally dropped,” quoting from “ a “ parodist of the present day ” the following version of Wordsworth’s “ Seven Sisters ” :—

The first that

Mr. Gladstone, in his reply, noticed Mr. Cross’s challenge to fiimtoanswer, “ yes” or “ no,” whetherhe meantwar in alliance with Russia against Turkey. He protested gently and characteristically against being summoned to say “ yes ” or “ no,” having been “ trained in an excellent political school, <{ one of the fundamental maxims of which was that no one 11 ¡¡hould be content with two courses, but should have at 41 least three.” Accordingly fie answered that “ coercion in-

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“ volves the possibility of war,” but that it “ need not be “ followed by war,” a qualification which was deprived of some of its weight by the assertion that the Battle of Navarino “ was not war.” Further, Mr. Gladstone stated that he never contemplated action in concert with Russia alone, but with “ United Europe.” On a division the first Resolution was negatived by a majority of 131— 223 voting for it and 354 against it. Sir Henry Wolff’s amendment was then agreed to without a division, and Mr. Gladstone said that he would not move his other Resolutions. Of the Conservatives one only, Mr. Newdegate, voted with Mr. Gladstone ; six Liberals voted with the Government— Mr. H. A. Herbert, Mr, Foster, Mr. Lambert, Lord Lome, Mr. Roebuck, and Sir N. M. de Rothschild. Of the Irish Home Rule members eighteen voted for Government— Sir G. Bowyer, Mr. Brady, Mr. Browne, Mr. Callan, Hon. C. French, Mr. King-Harman, Mr. Owen Lewis, SirjJ, M'Kenna, Lord R. Montagu, Capt. Nolan, Capt. O ’Beirne, Mr. O’Byrne, Major O ’Gorman, Mr. O ’Leary, Sir C. O’Loghlen, Mr. Power, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Ward ; and eleven with Mr. Gladstone— Mr. Blennerhassett, Mr. Collins, Lord F. Conyngham, Mr. Delahunty, Mr. M'Carthy Downing, Mr. Errington, Mr. Mitchell-Henry, Mr. D. O’Conor, The O’Conor Don, Mr. O’Shaughnessy, and Mr. Sheil. Mr. G. Morris paired against the Resolutions ; Major O’Reilly, Mr. Meldon and Mr. Fay for them ; the rest were either absent or abstained from voting.

On Monday Lord Rosebery asked whether THE the time had now arrived for an arrangement treaty. w lt" c rance and Austria, whereby we might get rid of the obligations of the Tripartite Treaty of 1856 which binds each of the three Powers at the summons of the others to defend the Ottoman Empire against aggression. He thought that if the war went on Austria might at some time or other call upon us to interfere, and agreed that it was important to decide at once whether the Treaty was operative or inoperative. Lord Derby replied that France was strictly neutral, that the language of Austria throughout the whole négociations had been such that it was improbable that she would call upon us to execute theTreaty, and that after the war there mighqvery properly be a re-settlement of these engagements, but that the present was not a fitting time to move in the matter.

France has entered upon another momentous crisis. M. Jules Simon and his colleagues, m in istry, wlt;h tee exception of General Berthaud, have resigned, under the following circumstances. Two Bills have been before the Chamber— a Municipal Law, and a Bill for the repeal of M. Dufaure’s Act subjecting Press offences to trial by the correctional tribunals instead of by juries. M. Jules Simon was absent during the debate on the first, and weak in his opposition to the second.