DUNEDIN CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVIII, Issue 5, 30 May 1890, Page 17

DUNEDIN CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY.

The usual weekly meeting of this Society was held in the Christian Brothers' School on Wemesday, the 21st. inst. There was an excellent attendance of members, and the Rev. P. Lynch occupied the chair. Three gentlemen (Messrs. English, Miller, and Sullivan) were elected members, and two others (Messrs. McKeay and Poppelwell) were nominated. This being the opening meeting of the eighth session, the President delivered his address proper to the members, and exhorted them, in a few wel!-chosan remarks, to be exact and diligent in all their relations with the Society.

Messrs. P. Carolia and R. A. Dunne read papers, which showed careful preparation. Mr. S. Simmons delivered a recitation (" ByegODe Days ") in bis ueual vigorous style, and Messrs. F. Cantwell, O. Columb, and J. Hally contributed recitations.

The motion in favour of a fortnightly meeting was thrown out by a large majority. Messrs. McKeay &nd Carolin promised papers, and Messrs. Drumm and Falkner recitations for the following evening. Mr. C. E. Haughton (one of the original members of the Society) promised a paper entitled " Rambles in Rome " for Wednesday, 4th June. The meeting was brought to a close with the usual vote ol thanks to the chair.

The Watkin tower, which will be erected in London and overtop tbe Eiffel tower by 335 feet, is to have six legs instead of four. It will cost about 1,200,000 dols.

1 (Trutli) do not doubt that there are many honest Conservatives arnougst the constituencies. There are. however, fewer, I suspect, than would appear from the polling; at elections. Of conscisntious Conservatives there are comparatively few. lhe Conservative vote is mainly made up of persons who are influenced, either by fear of offending powerf jl neighbours, or by the direct incentive of " bread and circuses." On the other side, ]the Liberals have bacome far more Radical than they were, and there are far more persons in the Liberal ranks who take an enlightened interest in politic i than in the Conservative ranks. In the long-run the voting will, thereto c, remain with the Radicals, provided that there be no attempt to fool them by substitut ng shadow for substance. The first thing is clearly to understand what they want ; the next thing is to mate it clear to them that they will get what they want if they succeed in conver'ing the Tory-cvm-Judas gang who now have a Parliamentary majority into a minority, Compiomise, shilly-shally, and a disposition to play fast and loose with pledges made when in Opposition, have placed the Radical party in a minority, and have made many a good Radical a GalUo who holds aloof,