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DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS ÜT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
From the B r ie f o f H is Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, 1870
Vol. 1 15 No. 3.653. L ondon, May 14, 1910.
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HRONTCLE OF THE WEEK ! Page The Death of Kin£ Edward V II. — The New Sovereign : George V. — The ^First Acts of the "New Sovereign— Arrangements for the Funeral — Parliament and the King’s Message—Tributes in the Commons—The Royal Declaration : Suggested Government Action-Is there to be an Armistice ? —The French Elections — The Congregational Union and Excommunication — Canadian Preference and British Trade— A Priest’s B i a v e r y ........................... 757 Br <«pics of the Day :
The Royal Declaration . . . . 761 Catholics and the French Elections 762 “ 1 he Terror of the Comet ” . . 763 The Late King . . . . . . 764 B o o t e s .................................................. 764
C O N T E N T S .
Reviews :
Theories of Knowledge . . . . 765 An Eighteenth-Century Corre
Page spondence.. . . . . .. 766 Trammelings .........................766 M idernism and Sociology . . 767 Henry Fielding . . . . . . 767 A Narrative of the Siege o f Delhi 767 Literarv Notes .. . . 767 How Convent-Scandals are Manu
factured ....................... .. 769 The Catholic Needlework Guild . . 770 C orrespondence :
Rome :—(From Our Own Corre spondent) . . . . . . . . 772 Letters to the E ditor:
The Royal Declaration . . . . 774 Employments—or Unemployment
— for the Young . . . . .. 774 The Wording of Wills . . . . 774
L e t t e r s (Continued)
Cardinal Newman and Vivisec
Page tion.. . . . . .. . . 775 Catholics and the Dead King .. 775 An Explanation . . . . . . 775 Cases for Lourdes . . . . . . 775 Catholic or Roman Catholic .. 776 “ Mgr. ” or “ Dr. ” ? _ . . . . 776 The Bow Common Mission . . 776 Foreign Missions . . . . . . 776 1 he League of the Cross . . . . 776 St. Thomas and the “ Speculum
Perfectionis ” of 1509 . . . . 776 E t Csetera . . _ . . -.777 The Board of Education and School
Premises . . . . . . . . 778 Our Colleges and Schools . . . . 779 The Board of Education and the
Supply of Teachers.. . . .. 779 The Outlook for New Teachers . . 780 Liverpool Catholics and Whitehall 780
Building Grants . . . . . . ; N ews from t h e D io ceses :
Westminster.. . . . . ; Southwark .................. : Clifton . . . . . . •• : Social and Politicai . . ;
SU PPLEM EN T . K ing E dward V II. and H is
C atholic s u b j e c t s : A Contribution to the Story o f Religion in His Reign :
The Link between Kings and
Priests in History . . 7898 Edward VII. a d Leo X I I I . . . 79cg His First Attendance at Mass.. 79; The Spanish Match .. . . 79^1 In Westminster Cathedral . . 7g;-[ The King and the Bishops . . 79 .| The King and the Son of St.
Ignatius . . . . . . 795 I
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N O T A N D A .
The death of Edward V II. (p. 757). A tribute to his |memory (p. 764).
The late King and his Catholic subjects— an elsewhere (neglected chapter in the history of his reign. A reproducj ion of the only known photograph of Edward V II. in which h e was taken in company with an English Catholic priest |(p. 789).
The Royal Declaration and the unique opportunity for J.viping it out (p. 761). A letter from Lord Braye (p. 774). ¡Special and urgent cablegrams to The Tablet from Canada, jAustralia, and India express the feelings of Catholics Ioverseas (p. 764),
“ The Terror of the Comet.” Why it is certain that if jthe earth last long enough it must come into collision with Ichis wanderer in the heavens (p. 763).
The new edition of “ The Rape of the Lock.” Some of jissociations of the poem (p. 777).
The Tablet and its seventieth birthday (p. 777). A former architect and surveyor to the Corporation of ILiverpool explains the basis of accommodation in Liverpool Schools— the ten foot basis “ a counsel of perfection ” |(p. 780).
the King is suffering from a severe bronchial attacl;l and has been confined to his room for the last twcl days.” At about 8 o’clock the following bulletin was I issued: “ The King is suffering from an attack o1 bronchitis, and has been confined to his room for two days.I His Majesty’s condition causes some anxiety.” In eacfl case the bulletin was signed by three medical men. These I official announcements caused a little surprise because nc I intimation had been given to the public that his Majestjl had been at all unwell. Still the general feeling was ontl of surprise rather than anxiety. There was no further news! on Friday morning. But at eleven o’clock the following! bulletin was issued : “ The King has passed a comparative!)! quiet night, but the symptoms have not improved, and hisl Majesty’s condition gives rise to grave anxiety.” Anxiet)[ now suddenly deepened into alarm, and fear for the King’sf life became general. At half past six o’clock anotheil official announcement seemed to give grounds for the worst! fears. It ran as follows: “ The King’s symptoms havtl become worse during the day, and his Majesty’s condition hi now critical.” Just before midnight the King’s death a f Buckingham Palace was announced in these terms: “ Buck I ingham Palace, May 6, 1910, 11.50 pm. His Majestjl the King breathed his last at 11.45 to-night in the presence! of her Majesty Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Princess! of Wales, the Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife), the Princess! Victoria, and Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll).” Or | the day of his death the King rose as usual and ever! transacted business as usual with Lord Knollys, his private I secretary. On the previous morning his Majesty gave ar I audience to Lord Islington, the new Governor of New! Zealand. In the forenoon of Friday he had a paroxysm oil coughing, and in the afternoon such attacks became frequent T Towards evening he began to suffer from failure of breath,! and finally fell into a comatose condition. It is thougntl that his Majesty suffered very little, and the end came quitej peacefully.
CHRONICLE OF THE WEEIC.
The new King held his first Council a | —THE St. Tames’ Palace on the morning after his g e o r g e v . father s death. The Lords of the Council I
T HE King died on the night of Friday, May 6. The blow ¡ k in g EDWARD v i i . fell almost without warning. The previous day, late in the after
noon, the following bulletin was issued: “ His Majesty to the number of over a hundred, firsi| assembled and approved a Proclamation announcing his Majesty as George V. The King then made the following! declaration : “ My heart is too full for Me to address you! to-day in more than a few words. It is My sorrowful duty! to announce to you the death of My dearly loved Fatheif
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