The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-03
V,haIiey,s Jesuit Alasm

Iondon tJune 12l Correspondence of the New
York. Hsrslr.J a.
The most interesting events of the week In
Parliament have bad reference to the Pope,
the celebration Of Corpus Christi, the Horse
Guards. and the Jesuits. On Thnrsday
night Mr.. Whalley, with even more than his
usual earnestness, asked Mr. Disraeli whether
be was aware that the law of England made
It crime for any member of the Society of
Jesus to reside here. and that In open viola
ton of this law considerable number Of
Jesrits were living In England? And be
added 10 this question O further demand,
" whether he was prepared to enforce against
such persons the provisions Of the act 10
Geo. iv., c. !, Q. %; and If net, whether he
YVES prepared to adopt some other and what
means Of protection against the perils con-
tenplated and provided for by the said
actr" 80!
To these questions Mr.. DisraeIi made 3
ready reply. "Tbere is no doubt" said the
Premier, "tbat there are Jesuits in England,
and that their presence here is, under the
act Of George w., a misdemeanor. But
ever since that law was passed-a period OF
nearly half Q century the Government has
10 no case attempted to enforce the law; and
the present Government does not mean TO
enforce 1t. But ut the same time we do not
look upon the law as obsolete, but as resery-
ing powers of law Of which We shall avail
ourselves If necessary" .1
l have had the curiosity to turn to the
Catholic Register in order TO see how many
Jesuit houses there were in Great Britain.
find there are ia England, Scotland, and
Wales thirteen OF these houses, which con-
tain altogether about one hundred and
twenty-five members Of the {" Seciety of
Jesus" ~ ff.ri ff:.. .t.i.,,'l i
Mr. Whalley was not perfectly satisfied
with the Premier's reply, aud be returned
to the attack last night this time, however,
turning bis guns upon the home secretary.
He asked Mr.. Cross whether, in view of the
fact that Mr.. Disraeli bad said that the laws
for expsillng the Jesuits would be put in
operation If necessary, he was aware .that
great numbers Of Jesuits expelled from other
countries have laiely resorted here for
the arowed purpose of making England
the centre of their operations, and of subju.
eating The British empire to the policy of
the papacS ?" The House laughed at this,
proceeded to suggest that, Gas 800, 900 per-
sons, IN petitions sent to this house, had ex-
pressed their belief that the Tichborne case
10 al ibGtuhSO St-oSSulS- COpspiu uC
ought to take action for enfoI cling the law of
George Nv. Mr.. Cross replied that he had
no information at the home Office concern
ing the Jesuit invasion OF England, nor Of
their desigas to suhjusate the empire. Ii
the Jesuits have any such intention, he add
ed, "they might save themselves great
deal of trouble, for they would be entirely
unsuccessful" ~ .-., .
When this matter had been thus disposed
of Mr.. Lloyd asked the Secretary of War
" whether it was true that on the 31st of
May, in procession Of Roman Catholics in
Bayswater, canopy over the cardinal arch
bishop was borne by four soldiers of her
Majesty's life guards In the Uniform of their
regiment, and whether the War Office ap.
proved of such conduct?" MI. Hardy re-
piled that the charge was true. The soldiers
had asked leave to attend the ceremony in
question, and it was granted as it was:
agairsI regulation for soldiers 10 be out Of
uniform they went 10 unifom they carried
4 canopy, not only over the cardinal, but
over the host, which the cardinal carried in
bis hands. No military offence was commit.
ted by the soldiers. This was the purport of
the Secretary's reply, and the house cheered