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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 2, 3 May 1889, Page 15

A fashionable New York school drills its pupils in the art ot getting in and out of carriages, as well as how to cat asparagus, oranges and grapes. 1 lie official 01 gan of the Vatican, Ihe Uftcnaturr JOnnunu, conlirins tbe conclusions whicb the friends of Ireland have drawu I'ro.D the costliness and beauty of the presents selected by the I'ope for presentation tothia connt<y in commemoration of his Jubilee. " The offiicial journal," says the Nation, •' now states that the Pope inteuded tbe presents a* a mark of especial affection. Taie uawj is one further evidence of the total failure of the slanderers of Ireland and the enemie* of Rome to accomplish their objects. ' The Pall Mall Gazette, Feb. 21, says :— The Hawarden tenautjy held a meeting last night for tbe purpose of expressing their sentiments in regard to tbe recent distraints on the estate, Three Utters were read from Mrs. Wiutebead, George Hughes, and Joseph Catherall, whose goods bad been distrained upon, each raying that they b<4<l no complaint agaiDst Mr. Gladstone. Hughes added that he bad alwa) s brcu treated fairly by bis landlord. The cliair was takeu by Mr. Lee Hancock, tenant farmer. Tbe following resulutiuu wa paSbeil :--" We. tenants of the Hawarden estate, desiro toplacj v<> record our indigactiun at the statements which have been published falsely imputing cruelty and haiahneg tj our landlord W* conte d that the accusations made are false an: w>* consider then b-i.^s-u by wrong con9ide rations. We also desire to express our f uIJ cotifideuce inthekmily sympathy woich Mr. William Henry Gladsto c has abown towar s bis tenantry, and which has never failed to c-11 forth a reciprocal feeling on onr parts, and we wish him and Mrc. Gladstone long life and happiness."