Vol. XX., No. 992.

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Steam navigation; Telegraphic communication with England ; the Catholics of Chicago ; the new Bishop of Kingston. India : The Nana and the Begum in Nepaul; DestrucL°n “f Forts in Oudh; Surrender of six thousand Sepoys : Tantia Topee in Scindia; Rebels in the Jungles of Banswarra ¡Murder of iMessrs. Evans and Limnel a t Etwah : Latest News from India and China. America : the Right of Search; Rumoured Treaty between Miramon and Sarduna; Steamboat Collision on the Ohio—several lives lo s t ; Wreck of H.M, gunboat Jaseur—officers and crew saved. France: the Congress; France and the German Powers. Austria.Official Statement; Proposal to Disarm: False Reports. Prussia: Mediation for Peace. Ita ly : Unpopularity of War in Savoy; Rome: the Pope’s Consistory; Tus8 8 L 1 I olHnteers for the Sardinian Army; Naples: the Ttriao!?TgT9i&ii?TVBTui , ey'. The Principalities. ... ...242-3 MISCELLANEOUS ¡—Election Intelligence; ¡Poisoning? Holy

Water; Case of Hydrophobia; the Troop-Ship “ Genii;” Supposed Murder at Ramsgate; the new Peers and Baronets; Home and Foreign Miscellany. ... ... ... CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE :—-Our Roman Letter; Diocese of Westminster: the Cardinal’s Lenten Lectures; the London School of Photography; the Quarant’ Ore; the Hertford and Ware Mission; the Young Men’s Societies, Bradford; Visitation of the Bishop of Clifton; Spiritual Retreat at Cheltenham; Presentation of a Chalice at Leicester. Scotland: St. Mary’s Young Men’s Society, Calton; Laying the Foundation-Stone of a New Church in Glasgow; SS. Patrick and John, Glasgow. ......................... . ? ^ ? t Iv^MENTARY INTELLIGENCE ... ... " ...**243-4-5 LEADERSThe Duke of Norfolk and the Justices of Middlen™ i Sourcesof War; Mr. Moore and the Irish Vote ... 248-9 REVIEW:—Creeds * ... .;. ... ......................... 252 IRELAND?-—Mr. Moore and the Irish Vote; Mr. Moore and Mr. 1 Swift; Young Men’s Societies; O’Brennan’s

Schoo1’ History of Ireland; the late Rev. John

? the late Father Feeney ... 251-2 :— Workhouse* Question"; the

Meeting at the Commercial-road; Prospects in* I ta ly Catholic or “ Roman ” Catholic ... ..........................’ 247

^ u n t m a r g * Í. . ’ V " 'l j*1' . •----- T — In quiet times, when things are moving steadily in regular progression, there is no difficulty in writing a summary of the week’s news, for in the general p«.l™ each phenomenon can he noted at leisure, and the hearing or the sight has no difficulty in marking the loudest or the larggrttiLtbe week’s topics. Qect a t a moment like the present, when every man’s attention is at once engaged and distracted by the preparations for some hundreds of elections at home, and a t the same time summoned by all sorts of rumours to different parts of Europe, in which on, one day every symptom betokens the immediate outbreak of a great European war, and on the morrow the chances of peace present themselves in their most attractive form, the end of the week finds us unable to take up and ■ytojWitoto;- the,anaoession of .nenflicting impressions which have engaged all our thoughts while the ordinary facts which are always happening have slipped by unnoticed. -’« 7

A t the end of last week, newspaper offices were placarded with enormous posters announcing “ the crisis come at last”—“ Austrian declaration of war”— “ immense movement of troops” “aconflict imminent,” &c. The patience of Kaiser Franz Joseph was supposed to be exhausted. The chances of victory in war were said to be found more enticing than the certainty of financial ruin by the continued cost of an army on a war-footing during peace. The Austrians were immediately to cross the Ticino and march upon Turin. The French Emperor had made all his arrangements with the railway companies to transport whole armies into Italy for the defence of Sardinia, and diplomacy had failed entirely. A few days more, and the prospects of peace become once more encouraging. Diplomatic notes are published showing an approximation to agreement on the terms on which a Congress was to be held. Funds rise, and old ladi es tell one another that the whole war panic has been nothing but an invention of the newspapers, which of course must have something to talk about, and that they always said so and felt sure it was all nonsense, and never believed that that dear good Napoleon who had done so much for religion wished to do anything that was not right, when the news comes that Austria’s proposal, first, that Sardinia shall disarm alone, and then that Austria and France shall both disarm likewise, is met by the French Emperor with the reply :—“ I t is right that Austria should disarm, and there is nothing to prevent Sardinia from doing so, but France cannot disarm for she has not yet armed herself.”

— Parliament is still sitting, though no one minds it ; but some indispensable business has to be transacted, and when the House is in supply there is an opportunity for a good deal of conversation. On Friday last, the Whig mind was disturbed by a rumour which had originated in the Clubs, that the Ministry intended’to allow a considerable interval between prorogation and dissolution. Mr. D ’Israeli was strongly pressed, but refused to give any satisfaction, on the ground that the question was impertinent, as indeed it was. A House of Commons that attempts to live after i t is dead, and wishes to control things after i t has been resolved into its original atoms, is in a false position.

The thanks of Parliament have been solemnly voted by both Houses to the Government and Army of India. This is the event which formally marks the close of that great crisis in this empire’s fate which has been so happily surmounted. The occasion was a great one, and the Earl of Derby and his son acquitted themselves worthily. I t cannot have happened often, nor can it recur frequently, that a family should be able to boast of the day when father and son were simultaneously engaged in the two great governing assemblies of their countrymen, in offering, as spokesmen of a whole people, the thanks of the nation to an army and a government, for a rebellion crushed and an empire saved.

I t is only natural that the last few ¡days that the Ministers and the Opposition have to spend together before appealing to the country against one another, should be used for the purpose of injuring one another

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as much as possible. I n this the Opposition has a clear advantage, as i t can command the choice of subjects, and compel the Ministers to stand a heavy fire of inconvenient questions, while the Minister has no power of calling on the Opposition leaders for .“ explanations” upon any subject. Sir John Pakington came well out of that matter of the alleged dismissal of the Naval Lords of the Admiralty for refusing to stand contests for seats in Parliament, which they did’nt want, and were not fitted for. The Whig papers had drawn quite an interesting picture of a gallant sailor, wholly devoted to nautical affairs, and the reconstruction of the navy, suddenly ordered to turn politician and face a hustings-mob, and a professed Stump orator, in wordy battle. But it turned out th a t the honest bluff sailor had engaged to enter Parliament when the presence of more naval officials was necessary to give the House of Commons the information i t was entitled to have, and that i t was rather a case of a skulking sub. shirking duty, than of a tyrannical chief oppressing a meritorious follower.

Jury-packing in Ireland has also been the subject of questioning. The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that the Government gave no instructions to set aside Roman Catholic jurors, and have neither the wish nor the intention th a t in State trials any difference shall be made between the professors of different religions.

A t the trial of Daniel Sullivan, the Crown solicitor, Sir Matthew Barrington, had challenged six Protestants and ten Catholics. This question of jurypacking is one which cannot be dealt with by a question in the House put to a Minister. I f there has been abuse, a committee of the House, with power to summon the Crown solicitor, Sir Matthew Barrington, and to examine him, should be appointed; or a commission should be named for the same purpose. Failing that, the Catholics of Kerry seem to have taken the best course open, to them, by getting up a requisition to the High Sheriff of the County to hold a public meeting on this subject.

The cry of jury-packing has often been raised against the Whigs, with damaging effect, in Ireland, and the Toriesnow bear their share of the inconvenience. F t is not, as far as we can make out, a question of Whig o r Tory Ministries, but of the practice under both Whig and Tory Ministries of the attomies who are officially charged with the conduct of criminal prosecutions.

ber, Mr. Hatchell, and the Conservative Solicitor General, Mr. George, who was displaced in 1857.

In Dungarvan, the opposition threatened against Mr. Maguire seems to have evaporated. He is likelv to walk over. J

In Dundalk, the same holds good of Mr. Bowyer Sir John M’Neill will not oppose him, and Dean Keiran continues his support.

In Waterford City, the friends of Mr. Blake consider tern sale, and we sincerely trust that he may be so. Mr. Hassard also seeks re-election, and he is to be op posed by Sir H. Winston Barron, Bart.

No contest is looked for in Leitrim, where Mr. Brady and Mr. Gore expect re-election.

Tipperary will, it is said, return Mr. Waldron and The O’Donoghue without opposition.

,In Kilkenny County, the Independent Club has selected Mr. G. H. Moore to be the colleague of the present member, Mr. John Greene; Serieant Shee has published his address, and it is expected will coalesce

Hon. Agar Ellis. The Kilkenny Journal publishes lists of clergymen, both parish priests and curates, who favour either side, and the contest will be one of the most interesting in Ireland.

In Mayo, Lord John Browne and Captain Palmer expect to be re-elected without opposition.

In Limerick County, Mr. Monsell is considered safe. * * * VTo1- Dlckson seeks to fill the vacancy made by Mr. DeVere’s retirement. He has published an address. Mr. (x. Synan, of Fedamore House, is also pursuing an active canvass and, according to the newspapers, Mr. Henry Lyons, of Croom, has just returned from London, to press his claims on the electors.

Ci ty ?f Limerick, Mr. Russell, Mr. Spaight, and Major Gavin, are the three candidates among whom the fight is to take place.

. For Cork City, Messrs. Fagan and Beamish the sitting members, are to be opposed by Colonel Wood and Mr. Carroll, who are said by the Southern Reporter to have put down 1,6001. between them to defray the cost. J

h i Clare, Mr. Calcutt seeks re-election. Colonel Luke White and Colonel Yandeleur are said to be the new candidates.

For Kilkenny City, Mr. O’Donnell and Mr. Lpughnan are in the field. Mr. Sullivan is said to have retired, but the Kilkenny Journal maintains that “ Sullivan is the man.”

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THE EUROPEAN QUESTION. Dresden, Thursday.—The Dresden Journal alleges its acquaintance with the fact that according to a more recent counter proposal of France, which is said to be also seconded in other quarters, the Congress will assemble on the 23rd inst., at Carlsruhe, and will commence its operations by resolving on a general disarming. . Thursday.—The Marquis d’Azeglio left this morning for Pans, charged with an extraordinary mission to the governments of France and England.

Pakis, Thursday—In yesterday’s sitting of the Conferences on the Danubian affairs the representatives of Austria and the Porte on the reading of the protocol of the first sitting demanded certain modifications, by reason of which a third meeting will take place.

Tbo Times publishes the following telegram from its Vlenna correspondent :—

Vienna, Thursday Evening.—Austria has positively refused to become a party to the Congress, uulspifr is Meceded by a general and simultaneous disarmament. The foregoing is perfectly authentic. 6 5

Pabis, Thursday, April 14, 2.22 p.m .-It is asserted that me Emperor will shortly leave for Lyons. A memorandum from Count Buol, hostile to Piedmont, is spoken of. Rentes have declined to 67f. 40c.

DEMANDS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. We are most happy to correct an error into which we had unintentionally fallen in our remarks yesterday upon the course of our foreign policy. We stated that the .British Government had required the disarmament of Sardinia as a condition preparatory to the assembUng of the Congress. We are informed upon authority from which there is no appeal that this is not so. This was the Austrian proposition. Lord Malmesbury asked for equality of time and circumstances for all the Powers concerned in the present question of disarmament, and it is probably upon his suggestion that Austria now demands that all the Powers should disarm before the business of the Congress commences.—Times.

THE KING OF NAPLES. Rome, April 13.—The death of the King ofNaples is hourly expected. Public prayers are offered up in the churches for his Majesty.

u INDICTMENT AGAINST COLLANTES. Madrid, April 13.—The Cortes has approved a bill of indictment against Senor Collantes by 178 voices against sixty— six* Senor Collantes was forthwith lodged as a prisoner in the Hotel of the Civil Governor.

THE PHŒNIX SOCIETIES, -o U m m - . Belfast, Thursday Night.—This evening, between four and live o clock, Henry Dalton alias Tighe, the person who ¡mve the information which led to the arrests on the 12th December last, and for whose apprehension a reward was ofFered, has been arrested. ’’ r . ‘;ul.,'V- "¿t h e EAST. « iS S a 'm h i t ■

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— The trial of strength on the Ballot Question ended in the rejection of Mr.'Berkeley’s motion by 102 to 99. There was a difficulty in getting even a couple of hundred members to vote upon the question on which their vote could, of course, have no influence. What was wanted was, to ascertain the opinions of as many members as possible before the election. Lord John Russell’s vote will be a shrewd test of the sincerity of some of the loudest friends of the Ballot. Will the Ballot party take the Anti-Ballot statesman for its chief?

— Meath will re-elect her faithful representatives. But will Meath be content to give a silent vote in their favour when their honour and fidelity to their pledges has been loudly called in question? Not so—that is not the course which the men of Meath deem worthy of themselves. The men of Meath speak their own statements with their own voices. Whether they approve of their representatives, and on what grounds they are able and willing to declare, having no reason to feel either afraid or ashamed of their opinions, or of the grounds on which they hold them. That is plain and straightforward work.

The Members for Meath have deserved well of thenconstituents, and Meath will not be slack in their defence.

The following letter from one of the most respected of the Meath clergy, has been sent to us for publication :—

My Dear Mr. Wallis,—I avail myself of a few moments immediately before post hour, to inform you th a t i t is the intention of the clergy of Meath to publish next week a declaration of their views and sentiments regarding the course taken by their representatives on the late famous division. To this step they are driven by the absolute necessity of the case. I f they would not stand by, and tamely submit to have the reputation of their own members, and of the best and purest and most independent men of the Catholic party in Ireland and out of it, systematically cloven down by the coarsest weapons, and amid the fiercest yells of arrogant exultation, they must come forward, and interpose as far as they can, to check and tame down the folly of those who pretend th a t in pursuing this unnatural and fatal course they are supported by the public opinion of this country.

I am, my dear Mr. Wallis, '

Yours truly,

— Among a thousand contradictory reports of new candidates for Parliamentary honours, the list of sitting members, who retire rather than stand again, first claims attention.

In Ireland, Sir C. Eyie Coote retires from the Queen’s County; Mr. O’Connor Henchy, from Kildare; Lord F. Conyngham, from Clare ; Mr. Power, from Waterford County; Mr. M‘Cann, from Drogheda; Mr. de Vere, from Limerick ; Sir Timothy O’Brien, from Cashel; Mr. Cooper, from Sligo County ; Mr. Clarke, from Londonderry -Mr. Sullivan (it is said), from Kilkenny City, and Lord Castlerosse, from Kerry, but this last report the Tralee Chronicle contradicts.

W ith regard to the approaching elections for the three provinces of Ireland, in which, as Catholics, we are principally interested, our first concern is with those constituencies which are represented by Independent Opposition members. We are told, then, that in Meath, Mr. MacEvoy and Mr. Corbally will be reelected without opposition.

In Wexford, Mr. M‘Mahon’s seat is held to be safe. There will be a contest between the Whig sitting mem

Mr- Tottenham seeks re-election a t New Ross, and Mr. John Rea, of Belfast, has issued an address to the electors. He says that up to the present assizes he was an Independent oppositionist, but the recent a ttempts to pack juries have convinced him that all sections of Irish Liberals are bound to unite, even though a Liberal Government more inefficient than the last, should be the consequence. We heartily hope that New Ross will make an example of Mr. John R ea; we are glad to see that the Wexford People has lost no time m exposing him.

For Longford, Colonel Greville and Colonel Henry White are in the field. Mr. Kirwan has published an address.

For Westmeath, in addition to Captain Magan and Sir R. Levinge, Mr. Pollard Urquhart is coming forward. “

Serjeant Deasy and Mr. MacCarthy, seek reelection in Cork County. The Independent Club will, i t is hoped, find a candidate worthy of their support.

Ennis seems likely to return the Right HonT J . D. Vincent Fitzgerald. Captain Stacpoole is said to have refused to stand.

Galway City will be vigorously contested by Mr. Lever and Colonel French, against Lord Dunkellin and, some say, Sir Thomas Redington.

For Galway County, Mr. Bellew comes forward against Mr. Gregory and Sir Thomas Burke. There is a talk of Lord Dunloe.

Li Kildare Mr Cogan is considered safe. Who will replace Mr. O’Connor Henchey is uncertain.

Fortescue is safe in Louth, against Mr. M Chntock. Mr. Montesquieu Bellew will try his chance once more.

At Cashel, Wexford, Drogheda, Youghal, Athlone, Sligo, and Kmsale, contests are expected.

In Waterford County, Captain Esmonde seeks reelection. Mr. Power is urged to abandon his intention to retire, and the Hon. Hely Hutchinson and Sir Robert Paul are the Conservative candidates.

King’s County seems likely to return, for the third tame, the members of whom it is said to feel proud. They are Mr. P. O’Brien and Mr. Loftus Bland

Trieste, Thursday, April 14.—Advices have been received from Athens to the 9th inst. A convention has been concluded with the Austrian government relating to the con1 nexion of Trieste and Greece by telegraph. The telegraph nne between Trieste and Alexandria is to pass. through Greece. The Austrian Lloyd steamer arrived here with advices from Constantinople to the 9th inst. Ismail Pasha had left to take the command of the corps d'armée on the Danube. The arrival of Omar Pasha at Constantinople is not confirmed. 1 . '.■*'••• *

Smyrna, April 9.:—The agitation against the Jews con'latnM. ' . ■ | J J « ' '

April 10.—A new dôgi^otiiieisenikejâwflBâ»oiÉgn of public functionaries has been published.” ’

IM PERIAL PARLIAMENT. Both Houses of Parliament were last night (Thursday) e”" ¡raged m the duty of voting thanks to the Governor-General, the Commander-in-Chief, with other civil and military officers, the British army and navy, and the native troops, engaged in the suppression of the Indian mutiny. The resolutions were moved in the one house by the Earl of Derby, and m the other by Lord Stanley. The leaders of the Opposition seconded the resolutions, and took occasion to remark upon the amplejustice now rendered by Ministers to Lord Canning. The Duke of Cambridge and the Earl of Ellenborough also, spoke m the Upper House ; Lord John Russell, Sir De Lacy Evans, and others in the Lower.

There was no other business of interest before the Lords ; but in both Houses notice was given that, for the interest of the public service, the promised statement on foreign affairs will be again postponed till Monday.

In the Commons, Mr. Walpole brought up the report of a committee appointed to consider about rendering the resolution respecting the admission of Jews a standing order. It was agreed that on the fourth day of the meeting of a new Parliament, before the election of the Speaker, Jewish members, should come up to take the oaths, and the House order objectionable words to be dispensed with. Mr. Newdegate wished to interpose a delay of twenty-four hours for reflection, but no one supported the proposal ; and Mr. Hadfield expressed his wish for one uniform oath or declaration.

The following letter deserves a place among the events of the week :—

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Ireland, County Mayo,

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April 10th, 1859.

— At Limerick, the Right Rev. Dr. Ryan, Bishop, &c., has issued a circular order to the Catholic clergy calling on them to abstain from all interference, direct or indirect, m the coming election. The Bight Rev. prelate urges this upon all the clergy as an imperative duty, and declares that the step is imposed on himself as a duty by the interests of Religion. Reference is also made to the “ opponents of Liberal Principles.”

The following is the text of this most important letter to which the Times says implicit obedience has been at once yielded:—“ To the Clergy of the City and Liberties of Limerick.—Park House, April 13.—Rev. Gentlemen. As you have failed in arranging your political dmerences so as to be able to act together for the Cathohc cause, and avoid those exhibitions which on a recent occasion caused so much pain and disedification to the Catholic community, and gave so much confidence and strength to the opponents of Liberal principles, I feel that the interests of religion impose it on me as a duty to call upon you all to withdraw from further interference, direct or indirect, in the coming election for the city. I must urge this upon you all as an imperative duty.—I remain, rev. gentlemen, your faithful servant in Christ, J ohn Ryan, R C Bishop, &c.” ’ ’

Sir,—I have been for some years a subscriber to and admirer of the Tablet. To say nothing of its devotion to the cause of Cathoficity, it^ffii; formed an important element in its constitution, I considered i t a safe guide on Irish political affairs, and did fain believe that i t would always continue so. You may hence infer how great was my disappointment a t what I consider its late undeniable defection,—its a ttempt, for example, to prepare the mind of Ireland for, and reconcile it to the part that was to he acted by a section of the Irish Independent party on the occasion of the late Parliamentary crisis, and its tortuous, if not tiresome and disgusting defence of the conduct of that party on that occasion—a party acting on that occasion in evident violation of the fledges which alone secured them their seats in the louse of Commons. In fine, and to he brief, the Tablet has recently set itself up in opposition to the Great Archbishop of the West : this i t has done unmistakably as regards the matter above alluded to. And with any paper presuming, daring to raise the standard of rebellion against that almost infallible authority on Irish affairs—whether th a t paper be printed in Ireland or in England, hut particularly i f printed in England—I for one would a t once sever all connection.

Her Majesty held on Thursday her first Drawing-room tended ^ PreSent SeaSOn' It; was fully and brilliantly at

Requesting you will give this note insertion in the next issue of the Tablet,

I am, Sir, yours truly,

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To the Editor of the Tablet.

J . O’DONEL, P.JP.