THE SILLY SEASON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 28, 2 November 1888, Page 17

THE SILLY SEASON.

* FTER the British Parliament rises for the recess, what is termed the silly season in the Home country ensues. This year is no exception to the general rule. Political partisans, not having much to do, devote themselves, amongst other fooleries, to concocting canards and misreprev sentations in order to advance the interests, or fanc ; ed interests of their party. Since the cable has been repaired, the public in these colonies have been flooded with cablegrams which only silly people could believe. One is that the Irish priesthood is regarded at the Vatican as rebellious ; another is that Cardinal Moran'b utterances on Home Rule have given displeasure there. This, of course, is an effort to persuade people that the Holy See is opposed to Home Rule for Ireland, and that the Holy Father is an out-and-out supporter of Salisbury's tyranny and coercion in Ireland. If the people who spread such reports could, they would cause a schism in Ireland. But such a game has been tried before, and has failed. The Irish people know their Catechism too well to be duped by those malicious and silly people, They know how to give to Cesar what belongs to him and to religion what belongs to it. In the Irish mind there is no confounding the temporal with the spiritual, and consequently there is no fear of a rupture with Rome. Rome, does not wish to interfere in the political affairs of Irishmen, and Irishmen will never fail to recognise the divine authority with which Rome speaks on religious matters. Whence it follows that, even were these cablegrams true, it would be a matter of no great moment. Italians cannot be supposed to know much about Irish politics, and their opinions on these have no influence on liishmen. But the object of sending these canards abroad is manifest : It is to engender suspicion in the minds of Irish Catholics in reference to the leanings of the Pope, and consequently to beget distrust. This, however, is morally impossible. To Rome Irish Catholics have been always loyal, and loyal they will remain to the end ; and in all things pertaining to religion they will ever look to Rome for guidance. But as to politics, Irish Catholics will exercise their right, and pursue the course that appears to them best, irrespective of what even the Vat'can may think. So far, therefore, as Irish Catholics are concerned, these telegrams are worse than uselese, and our only wonder is that newspaper proprietors continue to pay for such rubbish. We are told that the conduct of the Irish priesthood is regarded at the Vatican as rebellious. This is something very wonderful, The Irish priesthood are one with the Irish people in demanding Home Rule and in denouncing impossible rente and coercion as unjust. Many others besides the

fZenSr T K^T ? JJ ° HN MoRLBY rebellio® I E» i 1 X c COtch P ome Rule Assoc atiou reb^iXT« Are the Scotch crofters rebellious? No ;no £L irSf^ • the .l n H ll 11l 1 pr - estß and Bas rebelliaiiß E25 I * Bi 7 tim the * ll{ y 8^ asotl could be SIZf« ono "8? l . to Ben d abroad throughout the World sufh, inn^fp^ i a ? S? by SUcil cable g ra ms as 4iuye lately IrK 1 public papers. But there is pne thing of! rS^T-^ cg > amS a^ rd a «1°« P™*^., they |ive! and kicking The enemies of Ireland an a Irishmen 'are cl ce ss a tTh m \ ei l f Q - rts S° enlisfc the services of *£■ Sw'*'''^^^ everlastin^ rock: '

hTth « I f^m remind ouixfti^6i the lecture 'ttf be given', e4l?th r ! Ur l e ' in <heph6 ' al Hal^unedin, on Tuesday evenmg the 6th inst. The « Men of the Home Rule Movement," W e 1 ?&***?£**"?. iS the mh^ a * 6 P irit^ sWtch of stifriS, &«?*£ PfeC + te K d> rheob^' as already ,tated,l ' S2«2nS Dg uT* ° f im P ro^ em^ lately made at the SS!?^ B «>tbers' schools, and amengßt them the new gymnasium ' *SIT!T " -al * C * h3B b6eQ th « ,the Brothers'" -pup,lt»t toe gymnasts competition held by Prof essorDavid at the Garrison, Hallon Fnday evening last. Seven pti.es were awarded to SJ^v? 88 T pc^ g ; representing f p ur diffei>eDt schools - of »rr ?, c " c Brotberß> ladß carried off our - Ifc wa - jmwd 2J SST, I^! 0^ the ropes firßt infive successirfS.« £ thdr ° Wa Colour8 ' and the Br °t h era' boys ££? ZZ t h he , COl ° ar II ° f the Bmer^ We conspicuous on their We may add that those people who find themselves unable to attend the lecture may g lve as efficient aid, though not withso much pleasure to themselves by Eending donations, which will be thankfully received . | th fl n THBBtat l° f t? irS iD Bar ° pc generally S eem 3 anything rather QnJnTT Tt l bCtWeen Sk ' MOleU MackeQZ - ««» mZffH r >lathe firßfc P lace - Beem « destined to attain to the magnitude of an international difficulty. Mackenzie declares that Victor^ fI TT T attbG ieqUeSt ° ! tbG Que ™ and lil « S^press Victoria, and the Emperor backs up tho German doctors by invft.ug them to dinner. Xhematter finally has reached a sta^e at which Lue S2JfT tWOf EnglaQd aQd the GermaQ Amb°asL; a t Q &ZI t^v, t en tbe C ° Untrieß co ™^- In the second place in hSTttaSSS a rr ug Dingu gDing PfiQCe ° f Bulgaria - Bat ' oa tho other tEb don^T AmbaSSador ha 9 ™™* Omnd Vizier that, if Ifc* is done, Bassia will regard it as a cosu, belli. A week ago when «^anc7thTr " l :t Kurope was iQterrnpted -™* ™ «" t" d p— ----__

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to theTuSlliff h T MaCKa7 ' Wh ° rCtUmed last week from hi * wZJSfSZZ*^^*"™** 8 a -™-Ma M at St. Joseph's aay^m " * he P ° pe i 8 concer ned. We may, however, receive it aa most probable, as reported, tnat His Holi-

neii Bas be'en blis'pleasea' %i ike sp 1 eecnes made" "at Wtfd&oitf tt/ttae German Emtieror^and'ihaVin^bs^uende of tKd aftptWtibn shown by his Majesty, a plain departureJrom the later policy of his grandfather, German Catholics have been advised by, the Moniteur da Rome, the Pope's newspaper^ to be on their guard,' and especially to insilfc upon their righ,t of obt aping Catho,lic Schools. Their, children* cttS" not be safe in the schools of a doveroment whose Srb'itrary head shows himself unfriendly towards theCJhurch. We may also reasonably believe that the Pope, in the face of recent events, has 1 thought it necessary, once more, to protest against the usnrp'&tion of Borne, and to claim it ag the capital, of Jh.9 Catholic ,world. It is plain, moreover, from this, that His Holiness repudiates tho invitation, reported as given him by the Emperor, to besome the ally of th« Conservative Sovereigns— whether' despDtism' or tae devolution is represented by them— and is firmly resolved to maintain his independence As to , the rum,o ( ui;B relating to the disposition of tfio Pope towards the Irish cause, 1 sucn, for example, as that tiardinai' fto&fift action in Ireland was obnoxious' to Mm, or'thrt he is troubled at th c state of the country, and looks upon the, attitude of the priesthood a* rebellions—we may djs,iniss them as uuwop thy of consideration.

1 / it' X Sisters /Vfare Bftmedes pliasitns oi th^mpr^stejy ,o,f, y»e Sacred Heart, Chris tchurcb^are about.^appea^ to the public in aid oSeM fund to pay off the debt remaining on^their'con vent. The Nans have been very forbearing in the mattenand have for a long time deferred a step so necessary for the comfOTb and welfare of tbeir community. The appeaHn this instance wilj take.tue ! shap«of a grand Shakespearian festival, which will be' held in 'the ;palace Wing bV$/ ft'nUnrf m last, week in January. It is.to be hoped, therefore, thakth.'e peopled Christchurch will do,all;tjiat .lies in their power to; advance the interests of the good Sistera, to whom they owe so much, and that they will keep their forces in reserve' for the occasion alladed'toi • The Most Rev. Dr. Moran returned on Monday to Dqnedin 'from Oamaru. His Lordship,' during his visit, spent Tuesday '^dd 1 Wednesday in examining the schools,' with Whose proficiency he,^presses himself very muca pleased. On Sunday. the. Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation and preached' in the foreaooDJ In the evening vespers were celebrated, at' which his Lordship 'again preached, a .d afterwards a procession of the Blessed'Sacrameht took place, in which the wuoJe. congregation had a part. The procession was earned out in a most devotional and edifying manner. Ouk Chiisrchurch correspon ieut alludes to a delightful sug»es~ tion m;nJ«. by (he bnlhant '• Puff" of the Wellington Press zhout°Mr . Michael Davilf. •« Puff ' follows the cummon philosophy of human nature and judges of others by him.c f. But if there is a foijorn hope in mnligniug the liu'. , as theie apparently is also in champiopjng the (Jhiaose, Jet noi oni correspondent attempt to rob a fellow-creature m dib'ress ol las last resouice. Go ahead, " Puff, I ' old boy. The woild has used jo 1 badly. Take it out of 'the Irish to your heart's content. Believe your spleen and savo yourself an attack of jaundice. r' ,

Tin; brave Mr. Balfour is in Ireland, and the triple B.B.— Brave Balfour, Bloody Baifour, Bomba Baifour— is proving his bravery by going about half smothered in policemen. There is a walking proof for >ou of good goverumimt and tho restoration of the golden age.. 8.8. should recollect that one action is worth a whole litany of professions, aud no douot he does recollect it. But lyiog is his trade and that he must tallow It would never do besides, to let himself get killed m pnxf that he and been telling lies. No doubt, philosopner thojgb he is, he would like a few minutes or two at the last gasp for repentance. We can, therefore, understand 8. : 8.'s position among: his Peelers.

The action brought in Scotland against the Times has evidently forced the parti >s concerned to st.md by the forged letters, Every disposition to let them go was shown, but Mr. Parnell's insistence has* kept them well to the fore. The Attorney-General, in his opening address, affirms that tha Times possesses the fullest proofs of their genuine character. This, however, it remains for him to establish. The question naturally aiisja, as to, why the letter attributed to Mr. Egan, and said to,have b_en found in Carey's house, was not produced on the trill of the Invincibles. This must bo acknowledged a suspicions circumstance. If the utterances made publicly by Mr. Parnell in America, as also stated by the Attorney-GeneMl, are to form another of the chief indictments, we may easily perceive that the case against the gentljman in. question is > not very strong. Fords cabling to EE Q 'an to prompt Parnetl -to > issue the no-rent manifesto fr.im Kilmainham gaol is also a rather absurd matter on which to base a grave accusation, and, on the whole,, the Attorney-General does not appear particularly fominate in' the brief he holds. Wk h.ivu received fum Messrs A. Kinney and 'M. O'Keefe a cheque lor £26 collected at Hyde in aitf of tho National League. The sum does great credit to the generosity of the district.

wht do the Irish people dislike the tune of "God Save the Qu^erf ft"f<say¥ tMiPMIWMV, Qaieth oMAtirf&B 30fh).] TtiettfiT 1 turn which Mr Balfour gava on Monday to the Coercion screw should remind*4h TT e r 'wbrld W l-tte' lhuWd"re\JttPfcWe l|o'f><& answer. God save the Queen/'isolAKas.it isa political! song at all, is a psalm in praise of the listing order; ;>Jn Borland .people generally are on the aide of that order. In Ireland they are against it, for the simple reason that it is against them. Hence'if'is 'that when' tbe'brdthers Redmond were ,arrested as c'ri'miaals ia ' tne 'Qaeea's name, they expressed their '« high' satisfaciion " at being thought worthy of Mr. Balfour's prosecution jr-and.that when Father Kennedy was similarly taken off to,gaol, the whole population of Oork,-turned out, to, do him honour. ' ..••-/ •"WB'navereceiv'ed^from'the Rev. Father' O'Hallahan'fhe'Wm "6! £,2^, Bte^b3^.afc(NelspA,Greek ia .aid. o^t&e l! FatMna.l,fqn3s. .We shajl.forward, the -mon.ey to Djib.Ua without;delayi / ThVcontinujei, generosity of their friends on the Weai Coast cannot iaiLto give valuable h«lp in sustaining the spirit of the men engaged in the great struggle. ''- ' "'' '"■'''•' •■-•' ■<' '■>■•.. \ ,;.

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