Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-26
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The CATHOLIC QUESTION IN PARLIA,,syr'
The Dublin University bill promises to BE- a
English House of Commons, and one that n,ay
result in ministerial crisis. Last night the
question was called up in the House by Mr..
bS the %n9 IN Sa,d me course taken
Mr.. Bouverie, liberal, admonished the minis
tiers that the confidence OF the House was al
ready shaken. Mr. Gladstone said that the
government was pledged to take up the subject
Of education in Ireland, but the pledge had not
been fulfilled for want of time.
In the House OF Lords, last night, the Duke
or Cleveland moved a second reading of the
prisoners ministers bill, the object of which is
to pay Roman Catholic. chaplains for their ser
vices in the prisons. The duke said that he had
notably Liverpool and neighborhoOd. were in.
tensely Catholic and the passage of this bill was
as much matter of policy as OF justice. Lord
Oranmore spoke against the measure, and said
that the time had come when the pretensions of
the Church of Rome should be curbed. Messrs.
Carsawon and Morley supported the bill as in
accordance with the spirit Of the age. Viscount
Middleton confessed that when 1t was proposed
to make the Romish priest an Official person he
felt bound to halt. The bill passed by So to %.
The WORKING PEoPLE.-The London Times,
OF April 18th, announces that at Wolverhamp-
ton, Staf1ordshre, the men employed by the
Patent Nut and Bolt Company, recently on
strike, have consented to resume at the employ
ers' list Of prices plus " per cent. The en-
plloyers' list gave an advance Of 10 per cent. on
tne average OF wages previously paid, 50 that
the actual increase amounted to lsk per cent
This advance, 1t Is believed, will be given by
other employers in Wolverhampton, and the
men generally will resume work. At the quar-
terry meeting Of the iron masters, held in VOL
verbampton April 10th, tho trade Of the previous
three months was spoken Of a. altogether ex-
ceptional In respect to wages and prices, and it
was stated that there had been short supplies of
ofthe blast furnaces, mills and forsess
REVIVAL OF NoRFoLK (vA.) IHDUsrRIzs.-
The Norfolk Wal Journal says:-' The Nor
tSs
have contracted to build IN iron steam pro-
peller, intended for the Roanoke trade, to run
from this port via the AlbemArle and Chesa.
peake canal. The Norfolk manufacturing com.
pany have now employed at theirshops l60 men,
country procuring timber for the nuIserous
canal boats under construction BY them for the
northern canals. Since the first OF FAbrusry
they have completed four beats for Washing
ton, two for Baltimore, enc steamer for New
bern. beaides making repairs to quite Q number
Of stsamshiRs end sailing vessels that have put
ErrYcAcY OF yAccIlATIon.-The medical
1871, gives the following facts in reference to
small-pox and vaccination :-Among 1916 cases
OF the diseaae the rates or mortality were g
fOllowe:-Among the unyaccipAted,y 56.4 per
cent; where one scar wss visible, 14.7 per cent;
Where there we're proofs Of two vaccinations,
cernible, Per cent. These facts 70 to show
the necessity OF repeated vaccination; o view
which 10 now generally admitted. If reueated
vaccination were generally practiced, under
proper advice, the existence OF smallpox Is an
pidenic would cease.