BISHOP CLEARY.

(Special to Herald.) , CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Referring to the appointment of Dr. Cleary as Bishop ..of Auckland, the Lyttelton Times says :■ "There* is an old adage which proclaims that 'money goes where money is,' and Auckland, on its own modest admission, is already so blessed with the bounties of Nature and I the beneficences of its individual enterprise that is not surprising to find that it is to be enriched spiritually. The selection of Dr. Cleary as Bishop of Auckland m succession to Bishop Lenihan was 'not unexpected, and it. will be very widely applauded m a country which prides itself on its strict unsdetarianism, and where the Protestaht lion is at peace with Roman Catholic lamb. There could be no more popular appointment. There is a remarkable prophecy Jay Mark Twain that will bear reviewai m connection with the announcement we publish this morning. When he visited New Zealand the great humorist' had 'an antipodean journey* m tho. company j)f Father Cleary, whom he described as 'a lovable man,' and as an earnest and zealous priest. 'He will rise;' he predicted, 'ho will be a bishop some day, later on archbishop, afterwards a cardinal, finally an 'archangel;' This inspiration is well on. its iway to fulfilment, though the genial; prophijt has not lived to see the justification pf Iris. 'foresight. Wo are not concerned with ' the appointment from a religious point of view. That is entirely a matted which/rests with tlie new bishopfs own community, but Rather Cleary 'is more than a priest. As editor of the New Zealand Tablet for many years lie has proved himself to be an able scholar and vigorous journalist, and m his personal capacity he has worthily upheld the traditions of his high profession and his delightful race. There are people of all conditions and of all sects who have treasured the friendship of the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, and who count it as one of the. blessings of a free and enlightened country. If -Father Cleary makes as good a bishop as ho has beeh a man his people and the community will have abundant reason to rejotco at his advancement."

A London correspondent wrote by the last mail : "The Rev. Dr. deary, editor of tho New Zealand Tablet, reached London last week, after his long trek through South America and" the United "States, and has now gone across to- Ireland to see his relations. One of the ObjectH of tho tour undertaken by Dr. Cleary was the establishment m the different countries of bureaux to take cognisance of and refute the statements which may appear m the press and elsewhere to the detriment of the Catholic Church. The Work was undertaken not on behalf of the Tablet, but for the Australian Gatholic Truth Society, which has affiliated with the International Catholic Truth Society of America. Agencies have been established throughout the United States, and Father Cleary has now fulfilled his task of establishing new ones m the Argentine, Chili, Equador, Peru, Bolivia, and Central America. Supposing that m the New Zealand papers a statement appears,' Dr. Cleary remarked, 'retailing some alleged scandal which is said to have happened m ft; part of South America, and the Catholic Truth Society of America has had its attention called to the matter, it will forthwith communicate with the agent m that part of South America, n ;rt oM-un the facts of tho case from him. These will then be submitted to the newspaper m which the original statement appeared, and by that means it jr hoped £hat many of tho antiCatholic calumnies which are so common will be refuted.' In some cases the agent is an archbishop or a bishop but m the majority it has been thought best to employ an agent of the Catholic newspaper m the district. The proposal is that the t>osts of an inquiry phall bo borno by the branch which institutes *it ! Before returning to New Zealand Dr. Cleary hopes to interest the' Catholic Iruth Societies of England, Scotland find Ireland. His reception so far, has been more than satisfactory."