THE TABLET. A Weekly Newspaper and Revieiv.

TUM VOBIS GEATULAMUE, ANIMOS ETIAM AUDI MVS V T IN INCCEFTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.

From the B r ie f oj B is Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, 1870.

Vol. 112. No. 3,576. London, N ovember 21, 1908. Price 5L, by Post

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Chronicle ok the Week : Page

Imperial Parliament : Death Sentence for Infanticide— Purchase of the Deck Companies—The Government and the Unemployed—Sunday-Closing Again — The TimeLimit—The Amount of Compensation—A New Education Bill—The Death of the Emperor of China and his Aunt—The Conference : The Porte’s Programme — The German Emperor and Prince Bülow— Emigration : Where not to Go To—Passenger Traffic in London—The Premier’s Subpcena : Order Set A s i d e .........................797 T opics of the Day :

The Papal Jubilee .. .. .. 8or The Dead Bill and a New Peril 804 The Government and Catholic

Schools in Scotland .. .. 804

C O N T E N T S .

Topics (Continued):

The Orthodox Church and

Anglican Orders........................... 806 No t e s ............................................ 807 Reviews :

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Henry Beaufort . . . . . . 808 Majorca and Minorca .. . . 809 Psychomeres.. .. .. . . 809 Life and Letters of Taineft. .. 810 Religion and Medicine .. .. 810 The Scourge.. .. .. .. 810 The Elements of English Grammar 810 Literary Notes.. . . . . .. 811 Correspondf.nce : . Rome :—(From Our Own Corre*

spondent)...................................812 News from I reland............................ 814 News from France............................814 L etters to the Editor :

The Education Bill .. . . 815 A Grievance of Architects.. .. 815

Letters (Continued):

Father Thayer ........................... 816 Anglican Ordinations . . .. 816 “ Notes on the Early History of

Page the Vulgate Gospels ” . . .. 816 The Church and Socialism .. 817 Glastonbury Abbey . . ..8 1 7 “ Defensor Fidei ” ............................ 817 Second Marriages .. .. . .8 1 7 “ Sancti Venite, Corpus Christi

Sumite” . . .. . . .. 817 Free Meal Coupons . . . .8 17 A Nigerian Mission . . . . 817 S1. Nicholas Industrial Schco .. 818 Charles'. Butler .. .. . . S18 A Jesuit’s Lecture to Anglican

Clergymen ..

Et Caetera .. . . .. .. 818 The English Bishops and Propa­

ganda.. ' ....................................... 819

818

News from the Dioceses: Westminster.. .. . . . . 821

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Birmingham.. . . . . . . 821 Clifton .. . . . . .. 822 Salford . . .. . . . . 822 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 822 Aberdeen .. . . .. . . 822 The Guild of the Blessed Sacrament 823 Books of the Week . . . . . . 825 Social and Political . . . . 825

SUPPLEMENT. Educational N o t e s ........................... 829 Catholic Action . . . . ..830 The Education B i l l ............................830 The Scottish Education Bill . . 833 Doings of Local Authorities .. 835 Our Colleges and Schools .. ... 835 Educational Questions in Parliament 820 Catholics and the Blackburn Elec­

tions ...................................................821

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NOTANDA. -------------«------------

“ The dead Bill and the new peril.” How the Anglican surrender affects the Catholic position (p. 804). What the Archbishop said three years ago in anticipation of the contingency that has arisen to day (p. 807).

The Prime Minister’s announcement of a new Education Bill. Mr. J. Redmond’s questions, (p. 799).

The Papal Jubilee. A review of all the leading activities of the Pontificate of Pius X. (p. 801).

How the Orthodox Church stands in regard to the validity of Anglican Orders. A reply to Dr. Gennadios (p. 806).

How the Government refuse justice to Catholic schools in Scotland (p. 804). Text of the circular of the Scottish Bishops (p. 833).

A grievance of Catholic architects. Letters on both sides. A remarkable list of churches built from the designs of a clerical architect (p. 815).

The connexion between Separation and the gas bills of Paris churches (p. 814).

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

IMPERIAI. PARLIAMENT DEATH SENTENCE FOR

INFANTICIDE. I N discussing the Children’s Bill on Report, the Lords considered at some length an amendment proposed by the Lord

Chancellor empowering the Court, on the conviction of a woman for the murder of her infant child under the age of one, to pass a sentence of imprisonment instead of the death sentence. These death sentences, explained the Lord Chancellor, were scarcely ever carried out, and that

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could neither be harmless nor beneficial. Besides, the alternative being between conviction for murder and acquittal, juries were disposed to acquit, and both he and the Home Secretary thought that the present state of the law was a real obstruction to the administration of justice. These views did not commend themselves to the Lord Chief Justice, who opposed the amendment on the ground that it would ¡lead to an increase of cases of the murder of children by .neglect. The passing of the death sentence should not «fee- left to the discretion of the judge. It would be better that the execution, or otherwise, of the death sentence should be dealt with as part of the prerogative of mercy exercised through a responsible Minister. Here the Lord Chancellor offered to reduce the age limit if the House thought that it had been placed too high. Lord Halsbury followed on the lines of the Lord Chief Justice in opposing the amendment. Capital punishment was a deterrent which should not lightly be removed. The experience of the Lord Chief Justice was of overwhelming importance, and in such a matter as this they would be incurring great responsibility if they took upon themselves to go beyond the opinion of those engaged in the administration of the criminal law. Lord Ashbourne refused to vote for the amendment on the ground that the removal of the death sentence would have the effect of lessening respect for the lives of young children. When the House divided, the new clause was rejected by 42 votes against 36.

The House of Commons was mean_ ofRtheSE while engaged on the Committee Stage dock companies. ^l*e Port of London Bill. An onslaught on Clause 3, which fixes the price to be paid for the docks by the port authority, was made by Mr. Lough. Thequestion of price had never been properlydiscussed, yet the principle of the clause was that the purchase had been made, though no bargain should have been entered into until sanctioned by Parliament. The feeling in favour of the Bill created by the Government rested on very questionable foundations. In reply to these contentions Sir Hudson Kearly pointed out that three properties with a gross revenue of ^2,500,000 had been purchased by agreement instead of the slow methods of arbitration, and without purchase nothing could have been done. Sir F. Dixon-Hartland’s view was that the burden thus being placed upon the port imperilled its trade. Mr. Steadman gave it as his opinion that the Board of Trade were interfering too much with these problems. What