Year: 1875




,.,, month The oBelgrayians' have been gradually
eserng their city residences for their country seats
and now the emigration viii become a stampede Ihe
nesson taken as a whole has been fully as unsatsiac-
1ory as the last Congress at Washington The as
sembing OF this Parliament was regarded with more
than usual interest fully testing the capabilities ofa
conservative Ministry the change having occurred too
late In the preceding year to afford Mr.. Dsrael and
his colleagues a fair opportunity for displaying their
political acumen Whether not the Premier able
20 satisfy the Queen on Thursday, when he called
upon her at Osborne, that the session had been
triumphant one for the Crown can hardly be guessed;
but certain that the British people in state OF
the most hopeless doubt regarding both the successes
and the failures OF the present Ministry. Mr. Dsrael
rests well upon the which he has gwen to the
foreign policy and Lord Derby's management Of inter-
national affairs appears to give general satisfaction The
Queen finds time and place TO commend the passage OF
the master and Servant bill " and feel that through
this other medium the average English servant
may be made attentive and useful than
he or she now s II 1t shall apply to
the average hotel and restaurant waiter shall
regard the crowning glory OF the session When
this has been written the history OF the session. so far
1t may interest America has been recorded The
storm raised by 'the sudden withdrawal of the her-
chant Shipping bill has passed with this session, but
must break out in the next The conservative
has passed zine out Of the twelve measures
promised and while this far short Of what hoped
for it does not indicate that the liberals have gained
any noticeable ascendancy. Strong the liberal party
has been past ands itself today absolutely with
out policy, and in this disorganization lies Mr. Dis
Taeli's safety The government has six months TO
rest itself and to think of the future.


ouAGAs's HISTORICAL RESEARCH.


II Is probable that the undeivered ''oration" of
Lord o'Hagan may yet become Of the most famous
rejected addresses in English literature. Had he at
tempted to deliver it there is little doubt that there
would have been historical riot Now that he has
printed the address a discussion as to some Of its
purely historical features has correspondent
TO the Times began by pointing out very singular
mistake in connection with OF the most remarkable
passages in oConnells life. After describing his
memorable election for the county Clare Lord
OHagan's address reads


He went to the House Of Commons the representa-
sted haughy and in memorable words the qualifying oath
Uhoe world that the hsht %s over BteTy conens
Cir Roh.r s anS nv pks n eeeed the
Inevitable and the justice they could more with
sThe passage obviously assumes" says the writer
'that it after Mr. oConnel had presented himself
the table OF the House of Commons TO take his seat
for Clare that the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Peel
yielded the question Of emancipation The facts
these any one may ascertain by reference to the
Annual Regser' any Of the Parliamentary records
Of the tmeThe Clare election held the 30th Of
juno, 1928 Mr.. oConnen was returned on the 5th Of
July. Mr. 0'Connell made attempt to take his seat
either during the residue Of the session Of 1928 in
the early part OF that of 1929 He the table OF
the House TO be sworn on the 10th Of May 1929. In
the interim the act known the Emancipation act
had been passed 1t introduced the meeting Of
Parliament in February 1929 and received the royal
assent the 18th of April just one month before Mr.
OConnel presented himself to take his seat When he
did so he asserted his right take his taking
the oath prescribed by the Emancipation act He was
heard the bar Of the House in support of his claim
the 18th OF Nav The House then resolved on the mo-
Of he nda at
having been returned before the Emancipation act he
could not sit without taking the oath of supremacy.
The resolution carried by majority Of 100 70 ll6.
On the 18th, this resolution being communicated to Mr..
o'Connell at the bar, he was asked by the Speaker
whether he would take the oath of supremacy. His
refusal is thus recorded in the journals OF the House,


WhsTegpon Mr. ocQnnsn requested e see the said oath
,bat The sad oath contained one prootion which he Knew
20 be false and another which be believed to b and
scy


He was directed to withdraw and a motion made that
writ should issue for Clare The was,
however ordered until the 2lst All this occurred
after the passing Of the Emancipation act


'HoLDING UP THE MIRROR"


The "placard man" has last received attention at
the bands OF the authorities. Three individuals ap-
peared before magistrate yesterday charged with sun
lawfully carrying boards by way Of advertisement in
form and manner not approved by the Commissioner of
Poicen The men were employed by the lessee Of the
Mirror Theatre and their advertising boards consisted
principally Of two small circular mirrors the frames
Of which advertised the drama and farce in
progress at that theatre This was appropriate enough
and struck the pedestrians the Strand Who saw an
almost endless line of flashing mirrors perambulating
the gutters being very novel sight But did not
appear the horses in the cabs and hacks sew
era took fright and dashed up the sidewalks 10 the
danger Of women and children


The case adjourned pending the decision OF the
Commissioners OF Police on suggestion made by the
counsel for "the Sandwich men"


ICOSoCLAsM FINED.


Martin Hopkins and Joseph BonDey, the two youths
who were taken July 20 in attempt to dsagure the
statue Of the Prince Consort Leinster Lawn Dublin
have been sentenced by Justice Keogh, who in passing
sentence remarked that the public monuments we're de-
signed for the benefit and enjoyment Of the citizens to
grace and decorate the city and make 1t for
foreign visitors There could not be disgraceful
offence calculated demoralize the people
10 say nothing Of disoyaly 1t manifest that the
prisoners intended 70 employ the loaded revolver
any one who nterfered with them in the execution Of
their design The latter offence had been recently
declared by the Legislature not liable be visited with
the same punishment as formerly and the Court would
have regard to the spirit OF that legislation The
tence for having arms IN proclaimed district would be
SIX months imprisonment, onehalf the period pre-
scribed by the for the offence of Attending
TO dishgure the statue they would be imprisoned SIX
more and, in addition, pay tine Of f10 each the
Queen, or be imprisoned for three months


At the trial Dr. Cameron the city analyst swore that
the canvas with which the prisoners had covered the
statue contained twentyo square feet and that in
four imperial pnts glasses Of coal tar naphtha
the canvas had been gnted the bronze surface would
have been oxidzed, and work Of art the figure
would have been destroyed


CARDINAL NAMING


Yesterday Cardinal Manning received deputaton OF
Maltese residents OF London response 10 whose con-
Bratulatlons he said he hoped that the neighborng
Island Of sicily might regain its tranquility and be-
come as peaceful - Malta s and that peace may
pass ovef into Italy and spread throughout the whole
peninsula from the Adriac 70 the Alps because peace
In Italy would give peace, he might say, 10 Europa


He also took occasion TO state that his words before
the League ST. Sebastian had been from their
true meaning by the apostles Of revolution He was no
prophet he said but be thought that needed tho
GIT OF prophecy TO perceive that the armament Of
1000 Of men at least, with a power Of
destruction which has been equalled in
the annals Of warhke nations all por-
tended greater and boodier conflict IN
Europe than we have hitherto witnessed He thought
u shame and scandal 10 the Christian world 10


e misery and the scourge the Of governments had
created and brought about The apostles Of revolution
made u their urst and chief object 10 pull down the
temporal power Of the Vicar Of Jesus Christ and when
they have accomplished that fact he would venture to
prophesy that the Christian world Is 10 survive, the
sense o. justice will day put him back again in his
seat but even then The Christian world will not be
a9ie 70 40 without scourgng Itself by European