THE LATE BISHOP LUCK.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9325, 28 January 1896, Page 5

THE LATE BISHOP LUCK.

Oα Sunday night, in the coarse of his ■*"noo»6 St. Patriok'e Cathedral, Auckland, ">« Rsv. Father Madden made special J««Woe to the death of the late Bishop **<*, and briefly summarised bis last will **<* testament from both its spiritual and "wncul aspect. The reverend gentleman POJJQted out that the fruit* of the Bishop's ""weni for the past thirteen years had been > n? t r** entirely to the cause. The JjMfcedral had been freed of all debts, and "•remainder of his earthly belongings had r |°ac to beneßc tho diocese of Auckland. *?eu tho Buhop's own brother had received ™H»ng but a chalice, and had eyea asked «we to take a photograph of the deceased. jj~" c w *« not euough lefc to purchase a KwiHQue to erect over the grave of the ta£!?*. who » in bia last testament, has «««ea to the clergy to erect a plain simple over hie grave to his memory. The £* carried out the assurance he j*e given that he would leave the C&thedral tof t°i- debl - ThU h »d bc eo done <•« of hw own private merna at a cost

of £900. The Cathodral was, therefore, practically free. The IVeabyterv, on which there was still a debt of £1600, was not, however, for Bishop Luck thought this should be the duty of tho congregation. Even the late Bishop's vestments, which bad been presented to him by the Benedictine Order, would be returned to that Order. Father Madden anupunccd that Archbishop liedwood had eeut intimation tbat, owing to the death of tho late Bishop Luck, the election which had recently taken place for a coaJjutor Biehop waa now of no avail. A new election of a Bishop would now have to be made.—At tno l J ro-C«uhedral, JJarbartoea street, on Sunday morning, the very Rsv. Father Cummujga, V.G., deiivered a brief but eloquent panegyric on tho lato Riyht Rev. Dr. Luck. A message of condolence had baea forwarded by the Ohristchurch Brauch of the Hibernian Society, and was read by hie Lordship Bishop Grimes to tha immense assemblage attending the obsequies in St. Patrick's Cathedral. The Rev. Father also announced that, upon tho return of the Bishop, a solemn Pontifical Requiem M&S3 would be celebrated for the repose of* tho soul of the departed prelate. THE FLYING SQUADRON. Lord Isrj3scy, in hia last Naval Annual, indicates that what is known as the fleet roservo will probably constitute the flying squadron. " The fleet reserve," writes Lord Brassey, " consists of ships ready for sea within forty-eight hours. The ships are kept filled with coal, and with ail nonperishable stores on board except ammnni tiou. It is probable that, with few exceptions, they would be ready for sea within the time stated. We have at present in the fl'jst reserve two firat-clase, five second-class, sod seven third-clasj battle3hio3, eight armoured crnisers, besides turea first-class, over twenty second-class, and five thirdclass cruuera of modern types."