The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-14
M1scE11Axzous FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LNGLAND.
!Scese en- the House of Commons.-The
exhibited a scene compared to which a
bear. garden is refinement. The occasion
OF the riot was Sir Charles Dilke's motion
respecting the Civil List. The house
which prides itself on being (bless the
mark) "the most intellectual assembly in
the world" sank into the coarsest bnffOon-
cry. Mr.. Gladstone began the disturbance
by using language of highly exciting
character, and matters soon got from bad
to worse. 1t is only a short time since
funch gave cartoon purporting to repre-
sent "HOme Rule Parliament" which the
artist depicted a scene of wild tumult.
English caricaturists have also amused tue
public with illustrations of disorderly de-
bates in the French and American legisla-
tive assemblies. If honest and truthful,
these gentlemen would now add a cartoon
of the following scene, which we find in a
London morning paper: "From the less
prominent parts of the house to which the
Conservative members had retired an in
cessant clamor arose. Cock-crowing, in
every variety, from the hoarse cry Of the
Cochin to the shrill note of the Bantam,
and other farmyard sounds, together with
| repeated limitations Of the rise and fall OF
Mr.. Herbert's voice, prevented single
| ears of those who are assumed to be the
auditors. When the clamor was at its
height Mr.. Dodson, rushing from his usual
seat on the treasury bench to the box be-
hind which the Prime Minister ordinarily
speaks, made an animated and earnest ap-
peal to the chair, asking whether the sounds
which issued from behind the speakers
chair and from below the bar were not
gross violations of order. The speaker, in
reply, stated that the sounds which he had
heard, and especially those which had pro-
ceeded from honorable members behind
the chair, were undoubtedly out of order
in that house, and lie could not refrain
from expressing the extreme pain with
which he had witnessed the scene that had
recently taken place.-London L'nieersc.
FRANCE.
The Catholic Petitions.-The debate on
the petitions against the French Minister
accredited to Italy being sent to Rome was
fixed for the 10th of March, and large
meeting of memb ers of the Right had de-
cided upon the folio wing order of the day ::
"The Assembly entirely joining in respect
which have been expressed by the reporter
of the Committee, passes to the order of
the day. Bishop Dupanloup was present.
When the motion was put to vote in the
Assembly, the Right was bodily in favor of
it, but the Right Centre voted with the
Left, and the reading of the petitions was
again adjourned. The Prince de Joinville
left the Chamber Immediately before the
division. 1t is believed that the Assembly
will insist on deferring it till after the vote
on the Budget, that is, until after the Easter
recess.
DEATH Of NJ. ,Cochin.-Another member Of
the brilliant literary brotherhood to which
Montalembert and Pere Crafty belonged
TIM tocnh -dien TT vetsaflfes f3auuMf NJ aASnY0S1
by M. Theirs, the Ministers, Marshal Nc
Mahon, and many other official percentages.
M. Cochin entered but late on active public
life, having been lately appointed Prefect
of the Seine ct Disc, but he stood twice for
Paris under the Empire, and was beaten,
by M. Jules Ferry. But his want of sue
cess in politics, not little owing, perhaps.
to his being good Christian, did not pre,
vent his being good deal before the eyes
Of the public; and his we'll. known talents
and his singularly charitable use of 3 very
large fortune won him universal esteem.
To Catholics he is still better known by
his writings. for his pen was always en-
ployed for what he believed to be the best
interests of religion. "He endured to the
last" writes NJ. Veuillot, "with a great
courage the pains of his long illness. and
gave up his soul in all the peace, and with
all the sentiments of resignation, self-sur-
render and love, which might have been
expected from his faith"
Reorganization of tile French Armv.-This
bill, reported to the Assembly at the close
of the week ending March 10th, provides
that military service shall be binding on
every Frencbman between twenty and forty
years of age, preserves the ballot, prohibits
substitutes and abolishes the bounty, for
bids soldiers on active service to vote at
elections, and places all military organiza-
tons under the Ministries of War and
Marine. The only complete exemptions
are those of youths absolutely unfit even
for auxiliary" service. Only sons of
S TidGws and an aged men, and the elder
sionally dispensed the dispensation being
cancelled when the ground for it ceases to
exist. Ecclesiastical students, novices of
teaching orders, schoolmasters, and pupils
of certain public institutions will be dis
peused also Professionally. Undersize and
weakness will only give right to an adjourn
ed examination after the second examina-
ton such person will be enrolled in the
armed or auxiliary service. Apprentices
and persons necessarily employed in indus
trial, commercial or agricultural pursuits
will enjoy the same privilege of delay, re-
Movable every two years. Every one not