, 1875-03-20

be nominated, and, in the words of a COR
respondent, "the Home Rule section of
the Irish members is to be called on, as
they value their seats, to contest to the
last gasp the right of Mr.. Mitchell to take
his seat" To return to Dir. KenealY
Before this gentleman could take his seat
it was necessary that he should be intro
duced to the Speaker by two members of
the House. Mr.. Whalley, it was well un-
derst0Od, was to act as one OF his sponsors,
but as he found a difficulty in obtaining
another, he presented himself before the
Speaker with his hat in one hand and his
umbrella in the other, and after a short
alteration on his right to be heard"
was requested to retire until the House
should determine what was to be done in
the matter, Mr.. Bright had not spoken
for four years, but he rose promptly and
said that, although he had never spoken
to the hon. gentleman in his life he should,
in Difference to those who elected him,
have much pleasure in walking up the
floor of the House with him to the Speak
er's chair if he OR. KeneaIO found any
difficulty in getting any one to introduce
him. Mr.. Dlsraeli, seeing how matters
stood, pointed out that it was not abso-
lutely necessary that the customary intro
ductiou should take place in the present
instance, as, the object being to enable
the Speaker aud the House to identify a
new member, he did not think any mistake
could occur in the case of DR.. Kenealy.
This view of the case was presently agreed
to, and the Speaker said" Let the hon.
member be cali ed in" DR., Kenealy
promptly re-entored, and again approach
ed the table, always with his hat and UNI
brelIa in his hands. The umbrella he,
on reaching the table, laid against the
mace in a position which gave currency
to the statement that he had "hu
upon the sacred symbol of authority.
The Clerk at the table administered the
oath to the new member, and directed him
where to sign the roll, after which he
introduced him by name to the Speaker.
The right hon. gentleman, in accordance
with custom, shook him by the hand, and
DR.. KeneaIy disappeared behind the chair,
not attempting, as far as was seen, to find
a seat in the crowded House. A few days
after, however, he took his seat on the
Opposition benches, behind that occupied
by Lord Harrington as leader Of the Libe-
raj party, and gave notice Of motion in
connection with some matters relating to
the Tichborne case.
Mr.. Gladstone has replied to the critics
OF bis "ExpostuIation" ina new and equal
ly vigorous pamphlet, briefly entitled
"Vaticanism." The title is happily chosen
as expressing rather the government of the
Church of Rome at headquarters than
anything intrinsic in the Church herself.
For the controversy is not with English
Roman Catholics as such, but with the
''veiled prophets behind the throne, by
whom the Latin Church is governed"
One OF the charges most often brought
against the author Of the "ExpostuIation'
was that he had wantonIy attacked the
loyalty of Her Majesty's Roman Catholic
subjects, and thus wounded them in a very
sensitive point. We cannot say that the
'Expostulation' was sufficiently guarded
in this respect, and though the author, as
he now tells Us, had no such intention in
his mind, yet he certainly laid himself
open to the imputation of it. He is,
however, now equally prompt to confess
that the evidences of personal Loyalty call
ed forth by his pamphlet are everything
that could be desired.
FRANCE.