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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 26, 17 October 1884, Page 29

My mother drove the paralysis and neuralgia out of her system with Hop Bitters." — Kd. Osmego Sun. See. In 1800, for the first time, Irishmen were a Imitted into the British army without forfeiture of their creed or nationality. They eagerly accepted what was then styled "tbis boon." Not only aid they wholly fill the regiments which bore titles associated with their native laud, but the English and Scottish regiments held them in great number. Between 1807 and 1811, more than 400 Irish of the 1,000 which constituted a regiment were m the ranks of the Seveutytirst Highlanders. In 1810, 443 of the Seventh Highlanders were Irish. In 1809, 666 of the Ninety-fourth Highlanders were Irish, and in the racord of the Koyal Scots, 464 are resisteied as Irish. Speaking in the House of Lords, fourteen years after Waterloo, ihe Duke of Wellington said : "It is mainly owing to Irish Catholics that we owe all our proud prominence as an empire and I owe the laurels with which you have baen pleased to deck my brow." Philadelphia, Aug. 4. — 1 he troubles of the Union Baptist Colored Church culminated yesterday in a general fight while moruing services were beins: heid. The Fraca was opened by Brother ;Gardiuer, president of the Board of Trustees, who 6truck Deacon Craig a powerful blow in the face when be attempted to read the lesson. The entire congregation became involved in the row, and the police finally cleared the buildins.