ART. VII.—THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIXTUS THE FIFTH.

Style of Mr. Jerningham's translation

Character of Baron Hübner's work

State of Rome and Christendom

Acts of Pope Sixtus

His French Policy.

Sixtus V. and Alexander VI.

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ART. VIII.--CATHOLIC PRIMARY EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

Canon Oakeley's three letters

164

Strange allegation of his correspondent

. 170

The question of Catholic children receiving secular instruction from a

non-Catholic .

173

A thoroughly Catholic education is rendered much more difficult by the

new Act, but not impossible .

175

Report of the Poor-School Committee

. 178

Alarming prospect for the future.

. 189

Political complications in the matter

. 190

The Fribourg Brief

. 122

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Art. X.-NOTICES OF Books.

Irish University Education .

197

Miss Bowles's Life of S. Frances de Chantal

. 198

English Church Defence Tracts

. 204

F. Addis's Anglican Misrepresentations

F. Newman's Discussions and Arguments on Various Subjects . 207

Lectures on the Present Position of Catholics in England. ib.

F. St. John's Sermon on Miss Boys

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F. Jones's Creed of St. Athanasius

208

Rev. T. S. Preston's Vicar of Christ

215

F. Debam's Sacred Heart of Jesus.

219

F. Bagshawe's Life of our Lord commemorated in the Mass

ib.
F. Formby's De Annis Christi Tractatus

ib.

Rev. T. Potter's The Spoken Word, or the Art of Extempore Speaking. 223

The Russian Clergy

225

Mr. Brown's Monastic. Legends

231

P. Gratry's Henri Perreyve .

232

Louise Lateau

235

Rev. M. Dod's Works of S. Augustin

237

Rev. J. Long's Scripture Truth in Oriental Dress

242

Guide to the Members of the Spiritual Union

244

Rev. G. Pye on Education

245

Graduale de Tempore et de Sanctis

247

Dr. Green's Indulgences and Sacramental Absolutions

249

P. Bowden's Thoughts on Some Passages of Holy Scripture

253

Mgr. Pie's Sermon, Shall France Perish ?

ib.

Catholic Progress .

254

Rev. M. MacColl's Damnatory Clauses of the Athanasian Creed

ib.

The House of Yorke

255

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CONTENTS.

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Art. I.–TAE PRIESTHOOD IN IRISH Politics.

Culpable ignorance of Englishmen on the Galway election

Conduct of the priests

Catholic tenantry unanimous for Nolan

Proofs of landlord tyranny

Political duty of Catholic priests

Irish Synodal Decrees on this matter

Duty of electors to vote according to their consciences

Priestly intervention in purely political questions

Is such intervention contrary to English law ?

Proposal of disfranchising Catholic electors

Results which would inevitably ensue from this

The duty of English legislators to acquaint themselves with Irish

phenomena

Advantages which would result from this .

What may be done by Irishmen themselves

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287

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291

Art. II.--THE MIDDLE AGES : Their PosITION AND Church Uistor:Y.

Analogy of the Church's life to Christ's

The doctors of the Church

Her schools of theological thought

Her Head .

The Middle Ages in Church history

Their moral superiority to the present time

The Bishop of Poitiers' sermon, “Shall France perish ?”

Leading minds of the Middle Ages

The great breach between the Church and the world

The Reformation

Character of the thirteenth century

Development of dogma in it

The Sum of S. Thomas

The work of S. Bonaventure

Albert the Great

VOL. XIX. -NO. XXXVIII. [New Series.]

Art. V.-A WORD Os CLASSICAL STUDIES,

Necesity of a concordat in the controversy on classical studies

Views of Dr. Bullcox .

Ohjections of F. Miles

'I he Bishop of Aquila's views

Real ground for a concorriat

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Art. VI.--TAE WORKS OF MR. ANTHONY TROLLOPE.

Mr. Trollope's status as a novelist

His peculiar characteristics .

His relation to the age

His style

His familiarity with political life.

Absence of morbidness in his works

His views of religion

The Irish novels.

The MacDermots

The Kellys and the O'Kellys

Castle Richmond

His clerical novels

Character of Archdeacon Grantly

Character of Mr. Arabin

His clergymen in general

Mr. Crawley

His lawyers

His descriptions of high life

His young ladies.

Mrs. Greenow and Mrs. Barnaby

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397

398

400

402

404

405

406

411

413

417

418

419

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424

425

426

429

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Art. VII.-LORD ARUNDELL ON Tradition.

Character of Lord Arundell's work

His view of the Law of Nations.

The traditions of mankind as a branch of science

Primitive life

The Negro .

Lord Arundell on mythology
His chapters on the Law of Nations

431

432

431

435

437

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ART. VIII.--Rio's MEMOIRS ON CIINISTIAN ART.

Character of M. Rio's present work

His birthplace and early life

His studies

His first lectures .

His connection with Count de la Ferronnays

Visits Italy

At Munich with De la Mennais

Pursues his art studies

Visits England

Impressions of Macaulay

Thomas Carlyle.

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466

466

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