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THE TABLET. A Weekly N ewspaper a n d R eview . D UM VO B IS G R A T U L A M U R , A N IM O S " IA M A D D IM U S U T IN IN CCEPTIS V E S T R I S C O N S T A N T E R M A N E A T IS . F rom the B r i e f o f H i s H o lin ess P iu s I X . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, iS y o . V ol. 1 15. No. 3,641. London, F ebruary 19, 1910. P r ic e sd ., b y P o st R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r , C h ronicle o f t h e W e e k : Page Imperial Parliament : Election of Speaker— The K in g Approves— Changes in the Ministry— The General Election : The Last R e turns— Mr. Redmond and the •Government— Mr. W. O ’Brien’s View— The Prussian Franchise B i l l—The Attitude o f the Centre — Canada's Policy of Naval D efence— Lord Rosebery and Independence in Parliament—Promise and Performance o f the London Municipal Reformers . . . . 277 T opics of t h e D a y : Mr. Asquith’s Position . . . . 281 A W ay Round to Monopoly . . 282 Was O ld E n g l a n d R o m a n Catholic ? . . . . . . . . 283 University Notes . . . . . . 285 N o t e s ..................................................... 2S6 R ev ie w s : C0NT Page The Roman Republic . . . . 286 The Pope and the Council . . 287 The Court of a Saint . . . . 288 Wine o f Song . . . . . . 289 Jesus according to St. Mark . . 289 Pope Pius IX . . . . . . . 289 Studia Syriaca . . . . . . 290 Literary Notes ......................... 290 Books of the Week . . . . 291 Consecration of Westminster Cathe­ dral ................................................291 C orrespondence : Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­ spondent) . . . . . . . . 293 News from Ireland.. . . . . 294 News from France.. . . . . 295 L e t t e r s t o t h e E d itor : The South-West Manchester E lec­ tion . . . . . . . . 296 Man’s Survival after Death . . 296 '.NTS. L e t t e r s (Continued): Page The Sacred Heart Chapel in Westminster Cathedral . . . . 297 Brother Juniper and the P ig ’s Foot 297 The Old Church . .. . . 297 Catholic and Non-Catholic U p ­ bringing . . . . . . . 297 Our Colleges and Westminster Cathedral . . . . . . . 297 The Banqueting Hall, Whitehall 297 Women’s Suffrage .. . . . . 298 The West Riding County Council Elections .. . . . . . . 298 The Guild o f Ransom Banner Fund ....................................... 298 The Catholic Record Society . . 298 E t Caetera . . . . . . . . 298 Mystery, Miracle and Morality Plays .._ . . . . . . . . 301 The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Banister Judgment . . . . 303 Catholics and a Reformed House of Lords . . . . . . . . 304 Cardiff Election— and A fte r .. . . 305 The Two Policies— Budget or Veto Page First ? . . . . . . .. . . 305 Needs of the Bangalore Mission . . 306 Franciscan Provincial Chapter . . 306 O b it u a r y ..................................... 305 SU P P L EM E N T . Educational Notes . . . . . . 309 Catholic Action . . . . . . 3 1 0 Doings of Local Authorities . . 311 Our Colleges and Schools . . 312 The Labour Party and Secular E d u c a t i o n ......................... . . 312 The Revolt Against Bureaucratic Pressure .... . . . . 312 The Religious Training of Teachers 313 Unemployment among Teachers . . 313 N ew s from t h e D io ceses : Westminster.................................... 313 Southwark . . . . . . . . 315 Birmingham . . . . . . 3 1 5 Middlesbrough . . . . . . 3 1 5 Shrewsbury . . . . . . . . 300 Refected MS. cannot be returned unless accompanied with address andpostage. NOTANDA, ------------ ♦ ----------- Mr. Asquith’s position, and the classic precedent for dealing with the Peers. The text of the pledge which William IV . gave to Earl Grey and Lord Brougham, and so secured the passing of the great Reform Bill (p. 281). The Cardiff Election. A correspondent tells how Lord Ninian Stuart fought the fight (p. 305). Our Cambridge Correspondent tells of the crews for the Lent races and of the Catholic undergraduates who are taking part in them (p. 285). Was Old England Roman Catholic ? Some considerations arising out of the recent correspondence between the Bishop of Bristol and Mr. Denton Cheney (p. 283). A banquet to which are bidden the descendants of the national poets. Some odd omissions (p. 298). The happy fate of Kilmainham Gaol (p. 299). How the anti-Clericals in France are preparing, in retaliation for the Catholic demand for the observance of school neutrality, to force an entrance into private schools (p. 282). Some facts about private schools in the diocese of Paris (p. 295). Furniture supplied by local authorities to two more new voluntary schools (p. 309). CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT : ELECTION OF SPEAKER. having been formed N e w S e r i e s . V o l , T H E new Parliament assembled on Tuesday for business, preliminary to the work of the Session. A R o y a l Commission in the Lords, the Commons were LXXXIII, No. 3,040. summoned and told that, as soon as the swearing in of members had been completed, the causes for the summoning of Parliament would be declared. The Commons then returned to their own House, where they proceeded, according to Royal command, to elect a “ proper ” person as their Speaker. Mr. Burt, the Father of the House, rose, and, addressing Sir Courtney Ilbert, the Clerk, moved that Mr. Lowther should take the chair. He had every qualification for the discharge of his responsible duties-— freedom from bias, promptness, justness, and sureness of decision, backed by long experience, courage, and courtesy, and the saving grace of humour. These qualities would, however, go for little without the confidence of the House, and that he was sure Mr. Lowther possessed to the full. The motion was seconded by Mr. Chaplin, who, whilst associating himself with what Mr. Burt had said, pointed out how triumphantly the Speaker had emerged with added credit to his reputation from the great strain put upon his powers by the last Parliament. In Mr. Lowther all were sure they had a tried, honoured, and trusted representative of their liberties and ruler of their debates. In reply Mr. Lowther, who spoke from the Opposition side of the House, modestly attributed the success of his past work in the chair to the long experience he had had as chairman of committees, and to the complete confidence with which the House had honoured him. He hoped that confidence would be again accorded to him, asking members to be to his “ virtues very kind,” and to his “ faults a little blind.” He concluded, according to precedent, by submitting himself to the will and pleasure of the House. He was then conducted by the mover and seconder to the steps of the chair, and, standing there, thanked the House for the honour they had done him. Mr. Asquith offered his congratulations in a speech phrased in the happiest vein. “ We know, Sir,” said the Prime Minister, “ by searching experience, how under varying conditions you have always maintained the authority and dignity of the Chair ; how you have understood to combine the assertion of the rules of order with the unfettered free play of debate ; how you have been always vigilant to protect the privileges of minorities, to temper heat, to indulge idiosyncrasies, and, if I may say so, to exercise what in these days is, I think, one of the sovereign and saving gifts of a great Speaker, namely, to find a way of escape from sometimes entangled and embarrassed situations by a sense of proportion and by the faculty of humour.”

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THE TABLET. A Weekly N ewspaper a n d R eview .

D UM VO B IS G R A T U L A M U R , A N IM O S " IA M A D D IM U S U T IN IN CCEPTIS V E S T R I S C O N S T A N T E R M A N E A T IS .

F rom the B r i e f o f H i s H o lin ess P iu s I X . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, iS y o .

V ol. 1 15. No. 3,641. London, F ebruary 19, 1910. P r ic e sd ., b y P o st

R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r ,

C h ronicle o f t h e W e e k :

Page

Imperial Parliament : Election of Speaker— The K in g Approves— Changes in the Ministry— The General Election : The Last R e turns— Mr. Redmond and the •Government— Mr. W. O ’Brien’s View— The Prussian Franchise B i l l—The Attitude o f the Centre — Canada's Policy of Naval D efence— Lord Rosebery and Independence in Parliament—Promise and Performance o f the London Municipal Reformers . . . . 277 T opics of t h e D a y : Mr. Asquith’s Position . . . . 281

A W ay Round to Monopoly . . 282 Was O ld E n g l a n d R o m a n

Catholic ? . . . . . . . . 283 University Notes . . . . . . 285 N o t e s ..................................................... 2S6

R ev ie w s :

C0NT

Page

The Roman Republic . . . . 286 The Pope and the Council . . 287 The Court of a Saint . . . . 288 Wine o f Song . . . . . . 289 Jesus according to St. Mark . . 289 Pope Pius IX . . . . . . . 289 Studia Syriaca . . . . . . 290 Literary Notes ......................... 290 Books of the Week . . . . 291 Consecration of Westminster Cathe­

dral ................................................291 C orrespondence :

Rome :— (From Our Own Corre­

spondent) . . . . . . . . 293 News from Ireland.. . . . . 294 News from France.. . . . . 295 L e t t e r s t o t h e E d itor :

The South-West Manchester E lec­

tion . . . . . . . . 296 Man’s Survival after Death . . 296

'.NTS. L e t t e r s (Continued): Page

The Sacred Heart Chapel in Westminster Cathedral . . . . 297 Brother Juniper and the P ig ’s Foot 297 The Old Church . .. . . 297 Catholic and Non-Catholic U p ­

bringing . . . . . . . 297 Our Colleges and Westminster

Cathedral . . . . . . . 297 The Banqueting Hall, Whitehall 297 Women’s Suffrage .. . . . . 298 The West Riding County Council

Elections .. . . . . . . 298 The Guild o f Ransom Banner

Fund ....................................... 298 The Catholic Record Society . . 298 E t Caetera . . . . . . . . 298 Mystery, Miracle and Morality

Plays .._ . . . . . . . . 301 The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Banister Judgment . . . . 303 Catholics and a Reformed House of Lords . . . . . . . . 304 Cardiff Election— and A fte r .. . . 305

The Two Policies— Budget or Veto

Page

First ? . . . . . . .. . . 305 Needs of the Bangalore Mission . . 306 Franciscan Provincial Chapter . . 306 O b it u a r y ..................................... 305

SU P P L EM E N T . Educational Notes . . . . . . 309 Catholic Action . . . . . . 3 1 0 Doings of Local Authorities . . 311 Our Colleges and Schools . . 312 The Labour Party and Secular

E d u c a t i o n ......................... . . 312 The Revolt Against Bureaucratic

Pressure .... . . . . 312 The Religious Training of Teachers 313 Unemployment among Teachers . . 313 N ew s from t h e D io ceses :

Westminster.................................... 313 Southwark . . . . . . . . 315 Birmingham . . . . . . 3 1 5 Middlesbrough . . . . . . 3 1 5 Shrewsbury . . . . . . . . 300

Refected MS. cannot be returned unless accompanied with address andpostage.

NOTANDA, ------------ ♦ -----------

Mr. Asquith’s position, and the classic precedent for dealing with the Peers. The text of the pledge which William IV . gave to Earl Grey and Lord Brougham, and so secured the passing of the great Reform Bill (p. 281).

The Cardiff Election. A correspondent tells how Lord Ninian Stuart fought the fight (p. 305).

Our Cambridge Correspondent tells of the crews for the Lent races and of the Catholic undergraduates who are taking part in them (p. 285).

Was Old England Roman Catholic ? Some considerations arising out of the recent correspondence between the Bishop of Bristol and Mr. Denton Cheney (p. 283).

A banquet to which are bidden the descendants of the national poets. Some odd omissions (p. 298).

The happy fate of Kilmainham Gaol (p. 299). How the anti-Clericals in France are preparing, in retaliation for the Catholic demand for the observance of school neutrality, to force an entrance into private schools (p. 282). Some facts about private schools in the diocese of Paris (p. 295).

Furniture supplied by local authorities to two more new voluntary schools (p. 309).

CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT :

ELECTION OF

SPEAKER. having been formed

N e w S e r i e s . V o l ,

T H E new Parliament assembled on Tuesday for business, preliminary to the work of the Session. A R o y a l Commission in the Lords, the Commons were

LXXXIII, No. 3,040.

summoned and told that, as soon as the swearing in of members had been completed, the causes for the summoning of Parliament would be declared. The Commons then returned to their own House, where they proceeded, according to Royal command, to elect a “ proper ” person as their Speaker. Mr. Burt, the Father of the House, rose, and, addressing Sir Courtney Ilbert, the Clerk, moved that Mr. Lowther should take the chair. He had every qualification for the discharge of his responsible duties-— freedom from bias, promptness, justness, and sureness of decision, backed by long experience, courage, and courtesy, and the saving grace of humour. These qualities would, however, go for little without the confidence of the House, and that he was sure Mr. Lowther possessed to the full. The motion was seconded by Mr. Chaplin, who, whilst associating himself with what Mr. Burt had said, pointed out how triumphantly the Speaker had emerged with added credit to his reputation from the great strain put upon his powers by the last Parliament. In Mr. Lowther all were sure they had a tried, honoured, and trusted representative of their liberties and ruler of their debates. In reply Mr. Lowther, who spoke from the Opposition side of the House, modestly attributed the success of his past work in the chair to the long experience he had had as chairman of committees, and to the complete confidence with which the House had honoured him. He hoped that confidence would be again accorded to him, asking members to be to his “ virtues very kind,” and to his “ faults a little blind.” He concluded, according to precedent, by submitting himself to the will and pleasure of the House. He was then conducted by the mover and seconder to the steps of the chair, and, standing there, thanked the House for the honour they had done him. Mr. Asquith offered his congratulations in a speech phrased in the happiest vein. “ We know, Sir,” said the Prime Minister, “ by searching experience, how under varying conditions you have always maintained the authority and dignity of the Chair ; how you have understood to combine the assertion of the rules of order with the unfettered free play of debate ; how you have been always vigilant to protect the privileges of minorities, to temper heat, to indulge idiosyncrasies, and, if I may say so, to exercise what in these days is, I think, one of the sovereign and saving gifts of a great Speaker, namely, to find a way of escape from sometimes entangled and embarrassed situations by a sense of proportion and by the faculty of humour.”

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