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' .Ú ■ i r¡¡ '■h ' . * i r ’ W í ;; v K -- *s : ■ i;’ *. i - •.*- /T•r i *:• ' ♦ i ;U .'..i ’ . *:• . • ’•J 7 - jp K J X Í : , N g . LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1859. ■ ..1 -------- ---------------- ■■■■' V P otott (STAMPED, SIXPENCE. I l i lG h . ( unstamped, fivepence. VP­ , . Catite ot Contente. MMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . ... TEST INTELLIGENCE ............... RLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE... . . . . . . . . . REIGN AND COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE: France: The Conference at Zurich; the Fetes of the 15th; the VillaFranca Preliminaries; Marshals N iel and Canrobert; Count Arese and Louis Napoleon; Count de Reiset’s Mission in I ta ly ; Preparations for th e 15th; the Conference; the Camp at Chalons: the Popa’s Presidency. Austria: The Promised Reforms; the Austrian Army; the Germanic D ie t Sardinia: Annexation of S avoy; Garibaldi; Sardinia and Milan. Rome: Victor Emmanuel and the Bolognese. Duchy of Modena; Farini’s Decree. Parma: Central I t a ly ; the Italian Whigs. Tuscany: The Elections. Naples. Spain. Prussia: The King’s Health; Federal Reforms; the Fortress of Mentz. Germany: Protestant Address. Belgium : Fortification of Antwerp. Russia|: Review of the Fleet at Cronstadt. Turkey. America. India. Australia. THOLIC INTELLIGENCE: Diocese of Westm in ster: Pro­ fession of a Nun at New H a l l; the Cardimal’s V isit to the Pope’s N ew Steam Yacht; St. Anne’s, Spitalfields; St. Patrick’s, *Soho; SS. Mary and Michael, Commercial-road: Middle Schools; St. Mary of the Angels, Holloway. Diocese of Plymouth The Catholic Cause in Exeter. Diocese of Shrewsbury: The Feast o f Portiuncula at St. David’s Church, Pantasaph, Holywell. Diocese of Liverpool: New Schools at St. Chad’s. South-hill; Stoneyhurst College; the Preston Election Petition. Australia: Departure of Catholic Missionaries for the South Seas. France: Death of th e Sainted Cur6 of A r s ; Catholic Members and the House of Commons ........................... ............................ •** ELAND: National Education—Attempt at Proselytism in a Model School; Queen’s Bench Chamber, Habeas Corpus— Magee v. Hann; N ew Cathedral for th e Diocese of Clogher; the Irish Episcopacy—Close of tha Proceedings; Reception of the Black Veil at Mitchelstown; Confirmation at the Parish of Clonleigh, Lifford County, Donegal; Loretto Convent, Letterkenny; the Burning of the Christian Brothers’ School at Tuam; Death of Ex-Baron Penne;ather; Church of St. Saviour; Prayers for Peace; Daniel O’Connell, Esq., o f Darrynane: Legal Appointments. . . . 1ADERS: English Strikes and Italian Conspiracies; Mr. Glad­ stone on Papal Authority; Whig and Tory Neutrality; Whigs and Catholics............................................. . . . . . . . EVIEWS: Social Life in Russia; Hebrew Lyrics. Short Notices.......................................................... . ................ . . . DRRESPONDENCE: A Word for Protestants; Catholics in Lunatic Asylums................... . . . . . . j ISCELLANEOUS: The Wild Goose Story; Mr. Spurgeon’s Last; General Gyulai; St. Katherine’s Wharf. . . . «... ..... 513 524 514 519 523 525 522 624 and neither W hig, nor Liberal, nor Post, nor Register nor Nation, -will divert them from th e ir purpose. Mr. Leatham has been declared duly elected for Huddersfield, and Mr. Berkeley for Cheltenham, and Major Gavin for Limerick, and Mr. Grenfell for Preston. B u t Mr. Walters, th e Liberal member for Beverley, has been unseated, while Taunton has elected a Conservative (M r. Bentinck) in place of its late member, th e new Peer ; and a t D artm outh th e Con servative Mr. D unn has replaced th e unseated Liberal, Mr. Schenley. There wa# no contest, for th e Whig candidate fled th e field, afte r ascertaining th a t the trium ph o f Liberal principles could only be secured by bribery and corruption on a most expensive scale. A t Devonport, on th e o ther hand, one re tirin g Liberal has been replaced by another (S ir Michael Seymour), the Conservative, Mr. Ferrand, being beaten a t the close by th e votes of th e Temperance Association. The thanks of th e Catholic body are due to Mr. C. P Grenfell for his statem ent th a t th e Catholics of P reston have pursued him w ith unflinching animosity ever since his vote in th e House of Commons in favour of the Ecclesiastical T ithes Bill. The Catholics o f P reston are to be honoured for th e retentiveness of their memory, and we tr u s t sincerely th a t a t th e next election Mr. Grenfell may find th e ir memories as keen and their resentm ent as vigorous as ever. Mr. Hoare has been unseated for Hull, making th e first break in th e uniform succession of Whig mishaps before election committees. Mr. Hoare is a Conservative, and the only one as y e t who has been unseated for bribery. — I n spite o f th e petition of th e “ Northern gentry,” of Mr. Beaumont, and of Mr. H u t t , th e ir re presentatives, and of Messrs. Newdegate and Spooner, th e ir zealous backers, th e Roman Catholic Charitable T rusts Exemption Continuance Act has been adopted by a majority of seventy to forty-seven, afte r a spirited speech from Mr. Bowyer in answer to the usual platitudes of Mr. Newdegate. I n th e course of the evening M r . Hennessy introduced a bill draw n by Mr. Bow yer and himself for th e settlem ent o f th is question, which will be dismissed next session. old, old trick of th e “ Liberals.” Lord Normapby spoke, on Monday, of th e narrow circle of in tellectual enthusiasts from whom our Foreign M inister t o i w i 'M t i nations of lfa jjan policy. “ They have originated revolutions, b u t have “ never brought them to a satisfactory con lord feared th a t “ w h iM » “ was speaking th ey were liable to be overborne by “ th e Mazzinian party , th e s trength of which is not ^l y m oiilljl j ntilin f n l in B il l! m i l" This w a o n t t an day, and on F rid ay th e telegram reaches London with the news th a t the Red Republic is proclaimed in Parma. — I t was hoped th a t th e strike, wjiich has throw n fo rty thousand workmen out of employment, would not have lasted more th an tw o o r th ree days, b u t th a t some satisfactory arrangem ent would have been come, to , and th a t th e men would—a t least, before th e close’ of th e week—have re tu rned to th e ir work. This hops has been disappointed. The masters have issued an address to show th e men th e ruinous and fruitless n a tu re o f th e course th ey are pursuing. I t s tone is on th e whole, conciliatory, b u t unfortunately i t has not conciliated. On th e contrary, th e men are outraged a t many of its statem ents, and express their determination, in stronger terms th an ever, not to resume work ti ll th e obnoxious declaration is w ith drawn. From th e metropolitan districts and from the provinces, every post brings them offers of assistance, so th a t th e solution of th e difficulty seems to recede. I N P A R L IA M E N T . VI. To all in tents and purposes th e Session ended in the debate of Monday night, and Ministers ate th e ir white • bait on Wednesday. That debate will make the name o fE lc h o a familiar historical reference in “ Hansard.” I t marks a grand stage in the “ No Popery ” policy of the Whigs—such a stage as was marked last year by the Oude debate in the history of In d ia . # u m m a r j 2 . The bill drawn by Mr. Bowyer and Mr. Hen­ m . . M -------- & J . \ > nessy i s - entitled a B ill to amend th e Law regarding “ He is exceedingly cheerful and amusing, qu ite Catholic Charitable Trusts. The preamble states th a t astonishingly so, only please don’t do it-a g a in , be- i t hj expedient- th a t the laws relating to charities cause i t hurts.” We wonder if any o f our Irish [endowed fo r th e benefit o f persons professing- the] I t may be safely doubted whether th e author of the Apocalypse himself could make i t clear to some Catholics th a t in this empire, after a persecution of centuries, they a t last occupy a providential political position; th a t they have the giving and the tak ing away of p « iprem e yiw crs ; th a t God has made th is a position Jputiiolic religion in England*and Wales should be t i - ious and religious responsibility : and th a t they are means scathing sneers. O u r W h ig Catholics only saw in these “ ja il b i r d s ” and “ scum of workhouses,” objects of disedifying m irth. They th a t the condition of -j j y g i.’f f i i l l t e i dier had been improved—they half denied th a t the bondition o f th e Catholic sailor could be improved. A t all events, surely i t was b e tte r to appeal for justice on such subjects to th e “ Great Liberal P a r t y ,” th an to “ th e hereditary enemies o f th e people! ” Well, we are a t the end of the session. The Duke of Somerset will not carry out th e recommendations of Sir Jo h n ■ Pakington’s le t te r to Lord Derby. Sir George Lewis ou t the reforms i nmiiiiillitit - t e ■■ -;WmjMijTditif-j f c v Sotheron E stcourt in th e religious administration of workhouses and prisons. I t is M r. Sidney H e rbert’s opinion, to be yet elicited, th a t the ra te of payment of Catholic chaplains, established by General Peel, is preposterously high for an unmarried clergy. On these several subjects is our position th e same, or better, or worse th a n i t was six months ago ? I n fine, we come to those questions o f foreign policy respecting which, in order to escape th e conclusions of a Catholic conscience, there is a political “ invincible ignorance” carefully cultivated among the Liberals of Ireland. W hy shouldn’t the Pope’s Government be reformed ? Is n ’t i t a bad Government ? W h a t is i t to us whether i t is, or isn’t ? Are we to submit to be ground down by Orange oppression and ridden rough-shod over by Orange officials, in order th a t the Pope, according to my Lord Palmerston’s savage figure, may be kept s ittin g on bayonets ? W e scorn your “ personal affection for th e Pope.” W e despise your “ Foreign Policy in th e r ig h t direction.” Well, th is was th e tone o f th e Catholic press of I r e land, and of th e predominant Catholic political in fluences six months ago—and i t cannot be denied th a t th ey had th e ir success. Their votes restored to office ,, th e tw o men whom Christendom recognises as th e p r in cipal enemies o f th e Church in the present century, i * Lord Palmerston and Lord J . Russell are immeasurably mare dangerous enemies of Catholic in terests th an Cavour or Mazzini. They equally believe* in , a n d are equally determined to a ttem p t th e destruction of th e Papacy. They calculate th a t , entirely apart from th e affairs of Ita ly , i t ....................ly successful stroke of domestic policy. were pd siblc. I t would confirm and atholic Liberal members will have the courage to monstrate with Lord Palmerston-in th e words ad•essed by Sampson Brass to his persecutor Quilp. would be some comfort to know th a t th e entreaty Idressed by th e meauest of sycophants to th e most a lignant of dwarfs had not been thought too spirited r a Catholic representative to employ to a Whig [inister. A t any ra te , i t would appear th a t Quilp if tb th e re ie u tent of his victim, Sampson Brass, th an Lord Palmeron, or Lord Jo h n Russell, or Mr. Gladstone to the sentm ent of th e ir Catholic L iberal supporters, u t th e crushed worm, Sampson Brass, tu rned 30n Quilp and betrayed him to th e police, and ie crushed Catholic worms may t u r n upon the Tug Ministers and betray them to th e Tories. This, iwever, is b u t speculation; what is certain is, th a t ie Prem ier, th e Foreign Secretary, and th e ChanUor of th e Exchequer, though they hold office purely id simply by th e fact th a t one-and-tw enty Irish atholic Liberals against eight chose to vote them to power, do not feel in th e least restrained, either r respect^or gratitude, o r t e r ; from i w n a | .aW r atholic supporters to th e ir faces, and pu ttin g them to th e humiliating- -|!Beitfon t i f te v i r i g the d o te ig a jp e Holy See to th e minority of th e Catholic members, ho have been denounced in all th e moods and tenses r refusing to b r i n g -$jnP. u te tru e th a t th e W h ig Ministers are “ exceedingly ¡(I and amusing, qnttotistonishingly so.” ‘WlMb [r. Gladstone describes the Pope as a mendicant, or hen Lord Jo h n Russell accuses P iu s th e N in th of ing to r tu re to ex to r t confession, or when Lord Palerston expresses his anxiety to provide th e Sovereign ontiff with a softer and more comfortable seat than e points of foreign bayonets, the House laughs, but ie Liberal Catholics cannot hdfe hurts.” I t hurts—not th e ir feelings—not th e ir pride— i t i t hurts th e ir pockets, and i t hurts their interests, nother election is no t fa r off, and i t so happens th a t e Catholic people of Ireland do no t appreciate the imour of ribald insults a t th e expense of th e ir Chief is tor. The question is, will i t be possible to keep om th e knowledge of th e Irish people th a t by sending ok to Parliam ent th e Spartan band of one-andrenty Liberals, to whom Lord Palmerston, Lord John Gladstone ■owetfcsfa1■ W te t tw nati g f ice, they will be directly helping to keep in power e bitterest, most insolent, and most unscrupulous emies o f th e Holy See. L e t th a t knowledge once gained, and the Irish people will need no advice id no instigation. A Liberal W h ig upon an Irish istings would have in th a t case as little chance M artin L u th e r or th e g reat first W h ig himIf, i f he appeared in all th e d ignity of horns and il and cloven hoof. And, assuredly, the knowledge ill be gained. They will learn i t , no t from their wspapers, b u t from th e ir Clergy, and when th e tr u th out th e Whigs will be in evil case. The Evening )st and Weekly Register will make th e most doleful tcries about Orangemen and ty ran ny , and p a in t the iserable shifts to which all Liberal place-hunters will reduced if once th e Whigs be out of office; the ation will brandish th e testimonial sword th a t is to presented to Marshal MacMahon (P a tric k ) as soon th e sixpenny subscriptions of its anonymous correondents reach th e prescribed amount, and secure of e indulgent consideration of W h ig law-officers, will ik e th e most harmless allusions to th e memory of >rty-eight, the green flag, the star-spangled banner, id th e tricolour of France ; b u t le t the Irish people ce know th a t th e question is—Shall th e men who suit and seek to rob the Pope be supported or n o t? amended. The first clause simply enacts th a t no gift for a charitable purpose shall be forfeited or avoided by reason o f any tr u s t or condition for procuring prayers fo r th e soul o f th e donor or for the soul of any other person. The second clause states th a t no proceedings a t law or equity shall be in s titu ted as to the application of any Catholic tr u s t prior to th e passing of the A c t 2 and 3 Wm. IV . , c. 115, unless th e gift or foundation has been applied to such tr u s t since the passing of th a t act. The th ird clause deals with the question of non-enrolment. The fourth clause is identical w ith th e present Home Secretary’s bill, omitting, of course, th e word “ superstitious.” The fifth clause provides th a t th e act shall not prejudice past or pending proceedings or adverse possession. The sixth clause confines the operation of th e act to England and Wales. ■ — The Divorce A c t Extension and Amendment Bill has been clipped and cu t in th e House of Commons till very little of i t re tu rn s to th e Lords. The fourth clause was struck out, so th a t Ireland is still deprived of th is precious boon which England owes to the Whigs. The fifth clause was struck out, which enabled the judges to s it with closed doors; and the seventh clause was s tru ck out, by which, to prevent collusion, all petitions for divorce were to be referred to the A tto rney- General. — The meeting o f th e ir lordships, th e Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland in Dublin, has concluded, and though no authorised statem ent has as yet been made on th e p a r t of th e venerable prelates, i t is published in th e newspapers and privately asserted th a t the chief pastors of the Church in Ireland have unani mously recorded th e ir condemnation of mixed education in all cases. Mixed education in colleges and universities—mixed education in interm ediate schools, and mixed education in prim ary schools, are all said to fall under th e same sentence. I t is also reported th a t th e ir Lordships have gone further, and have decided against any modification or amendment of the Nationsd system, and have resolved th a t its abolition, and th e establishment in its place of th e Denominational system, will alone meet th e requirem ents of the case. So fa r th e papers, and private b u t unauthoAw n»jpWfti . . . " . ‘,77,. s — Lord Normanby’s speech on Monday n ight contained some statem ents unwelcome to W h ig ears. His lordship contradicted th e slander on th e s treng th of which “ public opinion ” in England has been invited to confirm th e decree of deposition passed against the G rand Duke of Tuscany by his rebel subjects. Lord Normanby has applied to th e G rand Duke himself re specting th a t “ in his opinion most ridiculous notion,” th a t th e Duke had given sealed orders to bombard Florence. On Monday n ig h t Lord Normanby stated th a t “ th a t Prince had given him his word of a t present sustaining and supplying with weapons t deadly enemies, open and avowed, of the'V icar of Christ, and of all Catholic Interests a t home and abroad. But who can read this debate and remain b lin d? Six months ago, th e warning was given and refused, and every word of warning, so far, has been infinitely worse th an realised already. Six months ago, began in earnest th a t close and unscrupulous struggle, which r e sulted in placing Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell in power by a majority of thirteen Catholic votes. For what considerations were those Catholic votes given ? A Tenant R igh t B ill? No. Lord Palm erston’s Irish law officers will consider th e subject during th e Recess, and report on i t to the Cabinet next year. The idea of a T enant R igh t Bill of Mr. Fitzgerald’s, revised by Lord Palmerston, is not very exhilarating to me. Everbody who has not a shameful interest in believing otherwise, knows th a t Lord Derby’s law officers had prepared a bill (which, if i t would meet the case Mr. Whiteside had before his mind, th a t of the Rev. D r. O’Fav, must have been a fair and liberal measure); moreover, th a t th ey were pledged to pass i t before the present date. B u t our friends would not wait for a week to see it. How long must we wait ? No one believes very seriously th a t a T enant R igh t Bill will be passed next year. The common calculation a t present is th a t th e government, who know they are not sufficiently strong for a long tenure of office with the present Parliam ent (in which as many Liberals have been unseated fo r bribery, as would suffice to annihilate th e majority o f th irte en Catholic Votes against Lord Derby), knowing this, th a t th ey in tend to be beaten early next session on some of the questions of foreign policy, th e ir intervention in the affairs o f I ta ly during the Recess is sure to produce ; dissolve Parliam ent before Easter, and go to the country w ith a “ No Popery ” cry. Six months ago, those conclusions were under our absolute control— and we were fully forewarned, and “ effected our fact” deliberately. -»v ; ■ Catholic education ? Ah ! perhaps i t was on account of excess of zeal for Catholic educational interests th a t Mr. Montesquieu Bellew, Mr. Cogan, Mr. P a t O ’B rien, Mr. More O’Ferrall, Mr. James McCann, and Mr. V incent Scully went in to th e left lo b b y i p X n d yet, Sir Jam es Graham, th e leading independent ally of th e Ministry, defies any M inistry to give a charter to th e Catholic University. Mr. Cardwell confirms this challenge by declaring th a t th e Queen’s Colleges are not a failure and must be m a in ta in ed ; and th a t in th e national system th e great W h ig p r in ciple of mixed education must be upheld. Mr. Adderley, Lord Derby’s Minister of Public Education, declares and has always declared, th a t the denominational t a t ' ' -!Nf»)nch orders were ever given.” W ith regard to th e “ splendid behaviour ” of the liberated Tuscans, th e peace, order, and freedom of th a t regenerated people, Lord Normanby stated th a t this apparent unanim ity is th e f ru it of intim idation. So completely is everything forbidden to circulate which is contrary to th e wishes of the Government th a t i t is necessary to have recourse to private letters. We have all heard how a t th e elections which have lately taken place th e feelings of th e Tuscan people in favour o f th e . K ip * Sardinia have been unmistakeably displayed. B u t Lord Normandy tells us of “ a remarkable circumstance w ith reference to their “ elections ’’—viz-., th e whole ru ra l population is excluded from the f ran chise. They are everywhere th e same. This is the to be extended to Ireland. Lord Derby’s Irish executive declare th a t they had a measure prepared on the subject. We do not know how far th a t measure would have gone—do we not ? B u t we do know th a t th e W h ig policy on th is point is doctrinaire and dogged—and th a t whatever chance we may have from th e Conservatives, no W h ig Minister will ever charter a Catholic University, or establish interm ediate or remodel national education, on any b u t the mixed system. And we all knew th is ju s t as well six months ago as we do to- day—hut i t is our weakness to profess pure and lofty principles, and to do d irty , little jo b s ; to spout “ the patrio t’s passion,” and practise “ the bondsman’s wile.” " ' The condition of Catholic soldiers, sailors, p r isoners, paupers—th a t moved our p lty .and w rath, did i t not ? No indeed—it only suggested our by no the alliance with Exeter Hall, tran sShaftesbury, which is th e g reat tempta_____ higs a t present to “ c u t ” th e Catholics. I t m ight even emancipate from th e ir by-no-means poignant and few-remaining scruples the consciences of some of those poor gentlemen. Bad as they are, no one wishes to believe th a t they joined in th e horrible howl w ith which Lord Jo h n Russell, Lord Palmerston, and especially Mr. Gladstone, were cheered from the same benches on which they sat, when, on Monday n ig h t last, the Roman question was reviewed in the House. They were silent, and i t is to be hoped ashamed—even for th e time being. I t is a feeling th a t , under any ignominy, is seldomeven skin deep with i Irish AVhig. 1 B iit of th a t debate, after all, what is to be said ? We are not surprised a t anything Lord Palm erston or Lord Jo h n Russell may say on th e position of the Pope. W e are not surprised th a t th e tone of Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Whiteside is to tally ‘ opposite— a contrast dignified and respectful. W e ' are no t surprised th a t th ere is a line of distinction, broadly and emphatically marked, between the tr e a t ment o f th is subject on th e one side of th e chair and on the other. We remark, indeed, th a t th e W h ig case has to be sustained by a succession of Cabinet Ministers, while all th e other members who join in th e debate, whether Independent or Liberal o r Conservative, hold opposite views. B u t what does surprise us is, th a t th e language of Lord Jo h n Bussell and Lord Palmerston is moderate and mDd in com- • parison w ith th e language of Mr. Gladstone. I t is Mr. Gladstone, th e H igh Churchman, th e friend o f '* the Catholics, half-suspected of Catholic leanings him self once upon a tim e, who denounces th e Pontiff as a mendicant a t th e Courts o f Europe fo r bullets and I’ bayonets to massacre his subjects wifiÉÉ* I t is Mr. Gladstone who preaches an Italian policy for England, which is the very a S l i c y Joseph Mazzini coula dictate if he had power in Downing-street. This does surprise us, and shows how carefully considered and concerted has been th e course determined upon by th e Cabinet. For Mr. Gladstone’s speech « t i , { as Mr. Disraeli assured the house, a declaration of a war to be carried on during the Recess against th e Holy See—expressed more frankly and more elaborately th an either o f th e noble loros perhaps thought prudent. ^ , A No Popery policy abroad and a No Popery policy a t home—for, as the Conservative leader wisely p re sages, Lord Jo hn Russell is neglect th e benefit to be derived from going to th« country w ith such a well-established cry ; and there is more to be gained through E x e te r H a]l th|ttvl)OSt in the F our Courts. itf’ > l4> . -j t . . This, then, is th e climax of our efforts—this, th« cynosure of the Catholic policy o f th e last six months. Every one of the questions with which a Catholic p a r ty J is especially charged in a worse position th an i t was six months ago, and H e r Majesty’s Ministers upheld by Catholic votes in an an ti-P apal crusade. ■r . . a The Governors of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School for the parishes of St. Olave and St. John, Southwark, have appointed the Rev. Andrew Johnson, M.A., lat* Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the head mastership of the above school, vacant by the resignation o < M the Rev. H. Hayman. The late Eastern MoNARCH.-r-The remains of tl burnt ship Eastern Monarch, now lying in shoal water off Huslar Hospital, near the mouth of Portsmouth har-£Q hour, were sold by public auction, on the 4th instant., for , 900/. The purchaser immediafpjjy a n t i W* WHS««» sold his bargain to a third party for 1,000 guineas. £-j

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MMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . ... TEST INTELLIGENCE ............... RLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE... . . . . . . . . . REIGN AND COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE: France: The Conference at Zurich; the Fetes of the 15th; the VillaFranca Preliminaries; Marshals N iel and Canrobert; Count Arese and Louis Napoleon; Count de Reiset’s Mission in I ta ly ; Preparations for th e 15th; the Conference; the Camp at Chalons: the Popa’s Presidency. Austria: The Promised Reforms; the Austrian Army; the Germanic D ie t Sardinia: Annexation of S avoy; Garibaldi; Sardinia and Milan. Rome: Victor Emmanuel and the Bolognese. Duchy of Modena; Farini’s Decree. Parma: Central I t a ly ;

the Italian Whigs. Tuscany: The Elections. Naples. Spain. Prussia: The King’s Health; Federal Reforms; the Fortress of Mentz. Germany: Protestant Address. Belgium : Fortification of Antwerp. Russia|: Review of the Fleet at Cronstadt. Turkey. America. India. Australia. THOLIC INTELLIGENCE: Diocese of Westm in ster: Pro­

fession of a Nun at New H a l l; the Cardimal’s V isit to the Pope’s N ew Steam Yacht; St. Anne’s, Spitalfields; St. Patrick’s, *Soho; SS. Mary and Michael, Commercial-road: Middle Schools; St. Mary of the Angels, Holloway. Diocese of Plymouth The Catholic Cause in Exeter. Diocese of Shrewsbury: The Feast o f Portiuncula at St. David’s Church, Pantasaph, Holywell. Diocese of Liverpool: New Schools at St. Chad’s. South-hill; Stoneyhurst College; the Preston Election Petition. Australia: Departure of Catholic Missionaries for the South Seas. France: Death of th e Sainted Cur6 of A r s ; Catholic Members and the House of Commons ........................... ............................ •** ELAND: National Education—Attempt at Proselytism in a Model School; Queen’s Bench Chamber, Habeas Corpus— Magee v. Hann; N ew Cathedral for th e Diocese of Clogher;

the Irish Episcopacy—Close of tha Proceedings; Reception of the Black Veil at Mitchelstown; Confirmation at the Parish of Clonleigh, Lifford County, Donegal; Loretto Convent, Letterkenny; the Burning of the Christian Brothers’ School at Tuam; Death of Ex-Baron Penne;ather; Church of St. Saviour; Prayers for Peace; Daniel O’Connell, Esq., o f Darrynane: Legal Appointments. . . . 1ADERS: English Strikes and Italian Conspiracies; Mr. Glad­

stone on Papal Authority; Whig and Tory Neutrality; Whigs and Catholics............................................. . . . . . . . EVIEWS: Social Life in Russia; Hebrew Lyrics. Short

Notices.......................................................... . ................ . . . DRRESPONDENCE: A Word for Protestants; Catholics in

Lunatic Asylums................... . . . . . . j ISCELLANEOUS: The Wild Goose Story; Mr. Spurgeon’s

Last; General Gyulai; St. Katherine’s Wharf. . . . «...

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and neither W hig, nor Liberal, nor Post, nor Register nor Nation, -will divert them from th e ir purpose.

Mr. Leatham has been declared duly elected for Huddersfield, and Mr. Berkeley for Cheltenham, and Major Gavin for Limerick, and Mr. Grenfell for Preston. B u t Mr. Walters, th e Liberal member for Beverley, has been unseated, while Taunton has elected a Conservative (M r. Bentinck) in place of its late member, th e new Peer ; and a t D artm outh th e Con servative Mr. D unn has replaced th e unseated Liberal, Mr. Schenley. There wa# no contest, for th e Whig candidate fled th e field, afte r ascertaining th a t the trium ph o f Liberal principles could only be secured by bribery and corruption on a most expensive scale. A t Devonport, on th e o ther hand, one re tirin g Liberal has been replaced by another (S ir Michael Seymour), the Conservative, Mr. Ferrand, being beaten a t the close by th e votes of th e Temperance Association. The thanks of th e Catholic body are due to Mr. C. P Grenfell for his statem ent th a t th e Catholics of P reston have pursued him w ith unflinching animosity ever since his vote in th e House of Commons in favour of the Ecclesiastical T ithes Bill. The Catholics o f P reston are to be honoured for th e retentiveness of their memory, and we tr u s t sincerely th a t a t th e next election Mr. Grenfell may find th e ir memories as keen and their resentm ent as vigorous as ever.

Mr. Hoare has been unseated for Hull, making th e first break in th e uniform succession of Whig mishaps before election committees. Mr. Hoare is a Conservative, and the only one as y e t who has been unseated for bribery.

— I n spite o f th e petition of th e “ Northern gentry,” of Mr. Beaumont, and of Mr. H u t t , th e ir re presentatives, and of Messrs. Newdegate and Spooner, th e ir zealous backers, th e Roman Catholic Charitable T rusts Exemption Continuance Act has been adopted by a majority of seventy to forty-seven, afte r a spirited speech from Mr. Bowyer in answer to the usual platitudes of Mr. Newdegate. I n th e course of the evening M r . Hennessy introduced a bill draw n by Mr. Bow yer and himself for th e settlem ent o f th is question, which will be dismissed next session.

old, old trick of th e “ Liberals.” Lord Normapby spoke, on Monday, of th e narrow circle of in tellectual enthusiasts from whom our Foreign M inister t o i w i 'M t i nations of lfa jjan policy. “ They have originated revolutions, b u t have “ never brought them to a satisfactory con lord feared th a t “ w h iM »

“ was speaking th ey were liable to be overborne by “ th e Mazzinian party , th e s trength of which is not ^l y m oiilljl j ntilin f n l in B il l! m i l" This w a o n t t an day, and on F rid ay th e telegram reaches London with the news th a t the Red Republic is proclaimed in Parma.

— I t was hoped th a t th e strike, wjiich has throw n fo rty thousand workmen out of employment, would not have lasted more th an tw o o r th ree days, b u t th a t some satisfactory arrangem ent would have been come, to , and th a t th e men would—a t least, before th e close’ of th e week—have re tu rned to th e ir work. This hops has been disappointed. The masters have issued an address to show th e men th e ruinous and fruitless n a tu re o f th e course th ey are pursuing. I t s tone is on th e whole, conciliatory, b u t unfortunately i t has not conciliated. On th e contrary, th e men are outraged a t many of its statem ents, and express their determination, in stronger terms th an ever, not to resume work ti ll th e obnoxious declaration is w ith drawn. From th e metropolitan districts and from the provinces, every post brings them offers of assistance, so th a t th e solution of th e difficulty seems to recede.

I N P A R L IA M E N T .

VI.

To all in tents and purposes th e Session ended in the debate of Monday night, and Ministers ate th e ir white • bait on Wednesday. That debate will make the name o fE lc h o a familiar historical reference in “ Hansard.” I t marks a grand stage in the “ No Popery ” policy of the Whigs—such a stage as was marked last year by the Oude debate in the history of In d ia .

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“ He is exceedingly cheerful and amusing, qu ite Catholic Charitable Trusts. The preamble states th a t astonishingly so, only please don’t do it-a g a in , be- i t hj expedient- th a t the laws relating to charities cause i t hurts.” We wonder if any o f our Irish [endowed fo r th e benefit o f persons professing- the]

I t may be safely doubted whether th e author of the Apocalypse himself could make i t clear to some Catholics th a t in this empire, after a persecution of centuries, they a t last occupy a providential political position; th a t they have the giving and the tak ing away of p « iprem e yiw crs ; th a t God has made th is a position

Jputiiolic religion in England*and Wales should be t i - ious and religious responsibility : and th a t they are means scathing sneers. O u r W h ig Catholics only saw in these “ ja il b i r d s ” and “ scum of workhouses,” objects of disedifying m irth. They th a t the condition of -j j y g i.’f f i i l l t e i dier had been improved—they half denied th a t the bondition o f th e Catholic sailor could be improved. A t all events, surely i t was b e tte r to appeal for justice on such subjects to th e “ Great Liberal P a r t y ,” th an to “ th e hereditary enemies o f th e people! ” Well, we are a t the end of the session. The Duke of Somerset will not carry out th e recommendations of Sir Jo h n ■ Pakington’s le t te r to Lord Derby. Sir George Lewis ou t the reforms i nmiiiiillitit - t e ■■ -;WmjMijTditif-j f c v Sotheron E stcourt in th e religious administration of workhouses and prisons. I t is M r. Sidney H e rbert’s opinion, to be yet elicited, th a t the ra te of payment of Catholic chaplains, established by General Peel, is preposterously high for an unmarried clergy. On these several subjects is our position th e same, or better, or worse th a n i t was six months ago ?

I n fine, we come to those questions o f foreign policy respecting which, in order to escape th e conclusions of a Catholic conscience, there is a political “ invincible ignorance” carefully cultivated among the Liberals of Ireland. W hy shouldn’t the Pope’s Government be reformed ? Is n ’t i t a bad Government ? W h a t is i t to us whether i t is, or isn’t ? Are we to submit to be ground down by Orange oppression and ridden rough-shod over by Orange officials, in order th a t the Pope, according to my Lord Palmerston’s savage figure, may be kept s ittin g on bayonets ? W e scorn your “ personal affection for th e Pope.” W e despise your “ Foreign Policy in th e r ig h t direction.”

Well, th is was th e tone o f th e Catholic press of I r e land, and of th e predominant Catholic political in fluences six months ago—and i t cannot be denied th a t th ey had th e ir success. Their votes restored to office ,, th e tw o men whom Christendom recognises as th e p r in cipal enemies o f th e Church in the present century, i * Lord Palmerston and Lord J . Russell are immeasurably mare dangerous enemies of Catholic in terests th an Cavour or Mazzini. They equally believe* in , a n d are equally determined to a ttem p t th e destruction of th e Papacy. They calculate th a t , entirely apart from th e affairs of Ita ly , i t

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were pd siblc. I t would confirm and atholic Liberal members will have the courage to monstrate with Lord Palmerston-in th e words ad•essed by Sampson Brass to his persecutor Quilp. would be some comfort to know th a t th e entreaty Idressed by th e meauest of sycophants to th e most a lignant of dwarfs had not been thought too spirited r a Catholic representative to employ to a Whig [inister. A t any ra te , i t would appear th a t Quilp if tb th e re ie u tent of his victim, Sampson Brass, th an Lord Palmeron, or Lord Jo h n Russell, or Mr. Gladstone to the sentm ent of th e ir Catholic L iberal supporters, u t th e crushed worm, Sampson Brass, tu rned 30n Quilp and betrayed him to th e police, and ie crushed Catholic worms may t u r n upon the Tug Ministers and betray them to th e Tories. This, iwever, is b u t speculation; what is certain is, th a t ie Prem ier, th e Foreign Secretary, and th e ChanUor of th e Exchequer, though they hold office purely id simply by th e fact th a t one-and-tw enty Irish atholic Liberals against eight chose to vote them to power, do not feel in th e least restrained, either r respect^or gratitude, o r t e r ; from i w n a | .aW r atholic supporters to th e ir faces, and pu ttin g them to th e humiliating- -|!Beitfon t i f te v i r i g the d o te ig a jp e Holy See to th e minority of th e Catholic members, ho have been denounced in all th e moods and tenses r refusing to b r i n g -$jnP. u te tru e th a t th e W h ig Ministers are “ exceedingly ¡(I and amusing, qnttotistonishingly so.” ‘WlMb [r. Gladstone describes the Pope as a mendicant, or hen Lord Jo h n Russell accuses P iu s th e N in th of ing to r tu re to ex to r t confession, or when Lord Palerston expresses his anxiety to provide th e Sovereign ontiff with a softer and more comfortable seat than e points of foreign bayonets, the House laughs, but ie Liberal Catholics cannot hdfe hurts.” I t hurts—not th e ir feelings—not th e ir pride— i t i t hurts th e ir pockets, and i t hurts their interests, nother election is no t fa r off, and i t so happens th a t e Catholic people of Ireland do no t appreciate the imour of ribald insults a t th e expense of th e ir Chief is tor. The question is, will i t be possible to keep om th e knowledge of th e Irish people th a t by sending ok to Parliam ent th e Spartan band of one-andrenty Liberals, to whom Lord Palmerston, Lord John

Gladstone ■owetfcsfa1■ W te t tw nati g f ice, they will be directly helping to keep in power e bitterest, most insolent, and most unscrupulous emies o f th e Holy See. L e t th a t knowledge once gained, and the Irish people will need no advice id no instigation. A Liberal W h ig upon an Irish istings would have in th a t case as little chance M artin L u th e r or th e g reat first W h ig himIf, i f he appeared in all th e d ignity of horns and il and cloven hoof. And, assuredly, the knowledge ill be gained. They will learn i t , no t from their wspapers, b u t from th e ir Clergy, and when th e tr u th out th e Whigs will be in evil case. The Evening )st and Weekly Register will make th e most doleful tcries about Orangemen and ty ran ny , and p a in t the iserable shifts to which all Liberal place-hunters will reduced if once th e Whigs be out of office; the ation will brandish th e testimonial sword th a t is to presented to Marshal MacMahon (P a tric k ) as soon th e sixpenny subscriptions of its anonymous correondents reach th e prescribed amount, and secure of e indulgent consideration of W h ig law-officers, will ik e th e most harmless allusions to th e memory of >rty-eight, the green flag, the star-spangled banner, id th e tricolour of France ; b u t le t the Irish people ce know th a t th e question is—Shall th e men who suit and seek to rob the Pope be supported or n o t?

amended. The first clause simply enacts th a t no gift for a charitable purpose shall be forfeited or avoided by reason o f any tr u s t or condition for procuring prayers fo r th e soul o f th e donor or for the soul of any other person. The second clause states th a t no proceedings a t law or equity shall be in s titu ted as to the application of any Catholic tr u s t prior to th e passing of the A c t 2 and 3 Wm. IV . , c. 115, unless th e gift or foundation has been applied to such tr u s t since the passing of th a t act. The th ird clause deals with the question of non-enrolment. The fourth clause is identical w ith th e present Home Secretary’s bill, omitting, of course, th e word “ superstitious.” The fifth clause provides th a t th e act shall not prejudice past or pending proceedings or adverse possession. The sixth clause confines the operation of th e act to England and Wales. ■

— The Divorce A c t Extension and Amendment Bill has been clipped and cu t in th e House of Commons till very little of i t re tu rn s to th e Lords. The fourth clause was struck out, so th a t Ireland is still deprived of th is precious boon which England owes to the Whigs. The fifth clause was struck out, which enabled the judges to s it with closed doors; and the seventh clause was s tru ck out, by which, to prevent collusion, all petitions for divorce were to be referred to the A tto rney- General.

— The meeting o f th e ir lordships, th e Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland in Dublin, has concluded, and though no authorised statem ent has as yet been made on th e p a r t of th e venerable prelates, i t is published in th e newspapers and privately asserted th a t the chief pastors of the Church in Ireland have unani mously recorded th e ir condemnation of mixed education in all cases. Mixed education in colleges and universities—mixed education in interm ediate schools, and mixed education in prim ary schools, are all said to fall under th e same sentence. I t is also reported th a t th e ir Lordships have gone further, and have decided against any modification or amendment of the Nationsd system, and have resolved th a t its abolition, and th e establishment in its place of th e Denominational system, will alone meet th e requirem ents of the case. So fa r th e papers, and private b u t unauthoAw n»jpWfti . . . " . ‘,77,. s — Lord Normanby’s speech on Monday n ight contained some statem ents unwelcome to W h ig ears. His lordship contradicted th e slander on th e s treng th of which “ public opinion ” in England has been invited to confirm th e decree of deposition passed against the G rand Duke of Tuscany by his rebel subjects. Lord Normanby has applied to th e G rand Duke himself re specting th a t “ in his opinion most ridiculous notion,” th a t th e Duke had given sealed orders to bombard Florence. On Monday n ig h t Lord Normanby stated th a t “ th a t Prince had given him his word of a t present sustaining and supplying with weapons t deadly enemies, open and avowed, of the'V icar of Christ, and of all Catholic Interests a t home and abroad. But who can read this debate and remain b lin d? Six months ago, th e warning was given and refused, and every word of warning, so far, has been infinitely worse th an realised already. Six months ago, began in earnest th a t close and unscrupulous struggle, which r e sulted in placing Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell in power by a majority of thirteen Catholic votes. For what considerations were those Catholic votes given ?

A Tenant R igh t B ill? No. Lord Palm erston’s Irish law officers will consider th e subject during th e Recess, and report on i t to the Cabinet next year. The idea of a T enant R igh t Bill of Mr. Fitzgerald’s, revised by Lord Palmerston, is not very exhilarating to me. Everbody who has not a shameful interest in believing otherwise, knows th a t Lord Derby’s law officers had prepared a bill (which, if i t would meet the case Mr. Whiteside had before his mind, th a t of the Rev. D r. O’Fav, must have been a fair and liberal measure); moreover, th a t th ey were pledged to pass i t before the present date. B u t our friends would not wait for a week to see it. How long must we wait ? No one believes very seriously th a t a T enant R igh t Bill will be passed next year. The common calculation a t present is th a t th e government, who know they are not sufficiently strong for a long tenure of office with the present Parliam ent (in which as many Liberals have been unseated fo r bribery, as would suffice to annihilate th e majority o f th irte en Catholic Votes against Lord Derby), knowing this, th a t th ey in tend to be beaten early next session on some of the questions of foreign policy, th e ir intervention in the affairs o f I ta ly during the Recess is sure to produce ; dissolve Parliam ent before Easter, and go to the country w ith a “ No Popery ” cry. Six months ago, those conclusions were under our absolute control— and we were fully forewarned, and “ effected our fact” deliberately. -»v ; ■

Catholic education ? Ah ! perhaps i t was on account of excess of zeal for Catholic educational interests th a t Mr. Montesquieu Bellew, Mr. Cogan, Mr. P a t O ’B rien, Mr. More O’Ferrall, Mr. James McCann, and Mr. V incent Scully went in to th e left lo b b y i p X n d yet, Sir Jam es Graham, th e leading independent ally of th e Ministry, defies any M inistry to give a charter to th e Catholic University. Mr. Cardwell confirms this challenge by declaring th a t th e Queen’s Colleges are not a failure and must be m a in ta in ed ; and th a t in th e national system th e great W h ig p r in ciple of mixed education must be upheld. Mr. Adderley, Lord Derby’s Minister of Public Education, declares and has always declared, th a t the denominational t a t ' ' -!Nf»)nch orders were ever given.” W ith regard to th e “ splendid behaviour ” of the liberated Tuscans, th e peace, order, and freedom of th a t regenerated people, Lord Normanby stated th a t this apparent unanim ity is th e f ru it of intim idation. So completely is everything forbidden to circulate which is contrary to th e wishes of the Government th a t i t is necessary to have recourse to private letters. We have all heard how a t th e elections which have lately taken place th e feelings of th e Tuscan people in favour o f th e . K ip * Sardinia have been unmistakeably displayed. B u t Lord Normandy tells us of “ a remarkable circumstance w ith reference to their “ elections ’’—viz-., th e whole ru ra l population is excluded from the f ran chise. They are everywhere th e same. This is the to be extended to Ireland. Lord

Derby’s Irish executive declare th a t they had a measure prepared on the subject. We do not know how far th a t measure would have gone—do we not ? B u t we do know th a t th e W h ig policy on th is point is doctrinaire and dogged—and th a t whatever chance we may have from th e Conservatives, no W h ig Minister will ever charter a Catholic University, or establish interm ediate or remodel national education, on any b u t the mixed system. And we all knew th is ju s t as well six months ago as we do to- day—hut i t is our weakness to profess pure and lofty principles, and to do d irty , little jo b s ; to spout “ the patrio t’s passion,” and practise “ the bondsman’s wile.” " '

The condition of Catholic soldiers, sailors, p r isoners, paupers—th a t moved our p lty .and w rath, did i t not ? No indeed—it only suggested our by no the alliance with Exeter Hall, tran sShaftesbury, which is th e g reat tempta_____ higs a t present to “ c u t ” th e Catholics. I t m ight even emancipate from th e ir by-no-means poignant and few-remaining scruples the consciences of some of those poor gentlemen. Bad as they are, no one wishes to believe th a t they joined in th e horrible howl w ith which Lord Jo h n Russell, Lord Palmerston, and especially Mr. Gladstone, were cheered from the same benches on which they sat, when, on Monday n ig h t last, the Roman question was reviewed in the House. They were silent, and i t is to be hoped ashamed—even for th e time being. I t is a feeling th a t , under any ignominy, is seldomeven skin deep with i Irish AVhig.

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B iit of th a t debate, after all, what is to be said ? We are not surprised a t anything Lord Palm erston or Lord Jo h n Russell may say on th e position of the Pope. W e are not surprised th a t th e tone of Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Whiteside is to tally ‘ opposite— a contrast dignified and respectful. W e ' are no t surprised th a t th ere is a line of distinction, broadly and emphatically marked, between the tr e a t ment o f th is subject on th e one side of th e chair and on the other. We remark, indeed, th a t th e W h ig case has to be sustained by a succession of Cabinet Ministers, while all th e other members who join in th e debate, whether Independent or Liberal o r Conservative, hold opposite views. B u t what does surprise us is, th a t th e language of Lord Jo h n Bussell and Lord Palmerston is moderate and mDd in com- • parison w ith th e language of Mr. Gladstone. I t is Mr. Gladstone, th e H igh Churchman, th e friend o f '* the Catholics, half-suspected of Catholic leanings him self once upon a tim e, who denounces th e Pontiff as a mendicant a t th e Courts o f Europe fo r bullets and I’ bayonets to massacre his subjects wifiÉÉ* I t is Mr. Gladstone who preaches an Italian policy for England, which is the very a S l i c y Joseph Mazzini coula dictate if he had power in Downing-street. This does surprise us, and shows how carefully considered and concerted has been th e course determined upon by th e Cabinet. For Mr. Gladstone’s speech « t i , { as Mr. Disraeli assured the house, a declaration of a war to be carried on during the Recess against th e Holy See—expressed more frankly and more elaborately th an either o f th e noble loros perhaps thought prudent. ^ ,

A No Popery policy abroad and a No Popery policy a t home—for, as the Conservative leader wisely p re sages, Lord Jo hn Russell is neglect th e benefit to be derived from going to th« country w ith such a well-established cry ; and there is more to be gained through E x e te r H a]l th|ttvl)OSt in the F our Courts. itf’ > l4> . -j t . .

This, then, is th e climax of our efforts—this, th« cynosure of the Catholic policy o f th e last six months. Every one of the questions with which a Catholic p a r ty J is especially charged in a worse position th an i t was six months ago, and H e r Majesty’s Ministers upheld by Catholic votes in an an ti-P apal crusade. ■r . . a

The Governors of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School for the parishes of St. Olave and St. John, Southwark, have appointed the Rev. Andrew Johnson, M.A., lat* Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the head mastership of the above school, vacant by the resignation o < M the Rev. H. Hayman.

The late Eastern MoNARCH.-r-The remains of tl burnt ship Eastern Monarch, now lying in shoal water off Huslar Hospital, near the mouth of Portsmouth har-£Q hour, were sold by public auction, on the 4th instant., for , 900/. The purchaser immediafpjjy a n t i W* WHS««» sold his bargain to a third party for 1,000 guineas. £-j

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