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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 12, 19 December 1890, Page 18

Thb following cablegram, dated London, December 9, was received last week by the Most Rev. Dr. Moran. OwiDg to his Lordship's absence from Dunedin it did not reach us in time for insertion in our last issue :— " Cause saved. Party relies on New Zealand, and stands firm. Justin McCarthy, chairman ; Deasy, Esmonde, whips.' 1 Similar messages, we understand, have been received respectively by the Hon. Mr. Buckley, Wellington, and Mr. Sheehan, Auckland.

The Christian Brothers desire us to return their sincere thanka to all who have contributed to the school prize fund. The names of contributors will be inserted in our next issue. The pupils' annual display will be held in St. Joseph's Hall, Dowling Btrect, at 8 p.m on Friday, the 19th inst.

Mb. Labnach has addressed a farewell letter to his late constituents of the Peninsula, in which he very legitimately recalls the benefits conferred by him personally or through his instrumentality on their district, But does not Mr. Larnach know that we have changed all that, or are about to chaDge it, directly Parliament meets It is not the part of the capitalist now to plead the useful manner in which he has speut his money. He should excuse himself for being the owner of money at all. And, what ia more, money is not wanted. The people in Bellamy's book go sbopDing with a card and a pin, and that is what we also are going to attain to. Mr. Larnach has done very well according to his lights, but all that is relegated to the dark ages. A different course altogether lies before Mr. Larnach's successor.

The Sisters of Mercy acknowledge though the advertisement columns of the Wellington Post of the 12th inst. the receipt of a donation of £723 towards St. Joseph's Orphanage Building Fund, as the joint contribution of Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Perceval, Mr, Sydney Johnson, and Mr. Charles Johnson.

I (Jnrf/tj think it was a mistake in Mr. Dillon to give an inter, view to Blowitz, of the Times, for he might be certain that he would be misrepresented. Of course, Mr. Dillon never said that be renounced dynamite. No one has ever suspected him of ever having had anything to do with such tactics. Blowitz must have been perfectly aware of this. The Times, in printing the letter of Blowitz, must have been aware that the alleged observation never had been made, and the indignant Tory newspapers who write articles denouncing Mr. Dillon for having admitted that he once was engaged in dynamite proceedings, must have been aware that the assertion was as impudently mendacious as were the Pigott letters.

Whi-n Mr. Stead went on his famous journey to Rome (says the Liverpool Catholic lanes), he assured the readers of the Pall Mall Gazctto that " Borne does noi care for the Press," The statement

was one of those hasty conclusions to which this undoubtedly able journalist has rushed from time to time. The truth is that there is no man in Kurope who appreciates more thoroughly than Leo XIII. the value of a sound, vigorous, honest Press. Witness what he says in his latest Encyclical. He earnestly impresses upon the faithful that the Catholic Press ia one of the best possible means for the defence ot truth, and that it is their duty to support it both directly and indirectly. His Holiness ie fully alive to the importance of placing in the hands of the people an antidote to the stream of misrepresentations of Catholic doctrines and practices poured forth by interested and bigoted journalists.

There was a very large attendance of parents and friends at St. Mary't Convent, Hill street, yesterday afternoon, (saya the Wellington Pott of the 10th lost.), wh*n the prizes were distributed to the young ladies attending the High School in connection with this institution by his Grace Archbishop Redwood. Before the prices were banded over to the successful pupils an entertainment waa provided in a manner which spoke volumes for the excellent training to be had at this school. The programme was as follows :— Entree, " Don Juan " (duet arranged for two pianos), Misses L. McDonald, L. Wright, O. Walkley, and J. Murray ; chorus and solo, " Sweet Wild Rose," the school aod Missea Carkeek, and Brady ; recitation, "The King and the Child," Miss A. Kennedy ; song, "Home they brought her Warrior dead," Miss L. McDonald ; " Gaieti de Cesar " (duet on two pianos;, Misses Brady, Wright, L. McDonald, and Tracy ; recitation, " The last night of Joan of Arc," Miss E. Carkeek ; chorus and soli, " The Voices of the Night," the school and Misses McDonald, Carkeek, and Brady ; duet on two pianos, " Echo of Lucerne," junior pupils, Misses P. Wright, L. Corrado, N. Falconer, and G. Gallagher ; song, •' Kathleen Mavourneen," Miss L. McDonald ; recitation, " Scene in a tenement house," Miss Wright j chorus and soli, "The Music of the Birds, " the school and Missea McDonald, Carkeek, and Brady ; French recitation, " Les Animaux malades $p la peste," Misses O'Connor, L, McDonald, Brady, J. Murray, Wright, J. Reid, and M. Gallagher ; duet on two pianos, " Gaei;ana mazurka," Misses Brady, Carkeek, Fairhall, and Tracy ; recitation, " David'a lament for Absalom," Miss Sullivan ; ''Orphee." dnet on two pianos, Misses Sullivan, Gallagher, Duignan, and Corrado ; finals, •' All Hail ! Zealandia I" the school. During a abort interval in the proceedings the friends present were enabled to inspect the needle-work of the scholars, also the drawings and paintings in oil and water coloure, and some really beautiful works were to be seen. His Grace Archbishop Redwood having distributed the prize,s thanked thanked the young ladie* aad their teachers for the capital entertainment provided and complimented them on the highly gratifying results obtained at their recent exami. nation. He trusted that Btill greater results would yet be achieved. It gave him much pleasure to hear their general conduct so highly eulogised, and he hoped that they would carry this into their home life. One thing he wished particularly to impress upon them and that was the necessity for regularity of attendance on the part of dty pupils. His Grace expressed his high appreciation of their musical and literary accomplishments, drawing, paintiDg, etc., but trusted that while no chance was thrown away for improvement in these branches of their education they would not forget the very great importance of making themselves thoroughly acquainted with the ordinary duties of the housewife. In conclusion, bis Grace wished one and all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and a return to BChool with renewed vigour. The proceedings, which had been very enthusiastic throughout, terminated amidst hearty applause from the young people.

We accidentally omitted to mention in onr last issue the arrival in Dunedin of the Rev. Father Coffey, a priest lately ordained in Ireland for the diocese in question. The rev. gentleman, we may add, is a nephew of the Rev. Father Foley, 8.M., the genial and popular parish priest of Timaru, Father Coffey came to New Zealand by way of the Australian colonies, and was present at the celebration of the Biahop of Maitland's Jubilee, of which we recently published a report.

The annual concert of Mr. Leech's violin school, which took place at the Choral Hall, DunediD, during the week was again a pronounced success. The performance of the pupils showed unmistakable marks of painstaking and skilful instruction— and quite a wonderful degree of proficiency had in several instances been attained by them. Songs, which proved very acceptable to the audience, were sung by the Misses Leech and Morrison, and Mr. MansoD.

Oub contemporary the Napier Daily Telegraph, devote 9 a leader to an expression of his joy that Messrs Dillon and O'Brien have been sentenced to six months imprisonment. Onr contemporary also gi»es a definition of boycotting as evolved from the imagination of an Emergencyman with which a botintiful nature seems to have copiously endowed him. But our contemporary had already told us that a great part of his life h»d been spent acs a cadet on a station, Should

he not, therefore, have acquired experience enough to know that in a case quoted by him Mr, Dillon was but protecting the public in forbidding the purchase of certain cattle. The stock, said Mr. Dillon " had been fattened on the life blood of the people." Fancy any Btock^breeder wanting to palm off as wholesome food, meat fattened in such a manner as that. People in the neighbourhood ought to make inquiries as to the station on which our contemporary served his time. He seems to have gained some strange experiences there, tbatdeserve examination. In fact.our contemporary brings the"cad " whether on a station or in a newspaper office into very strong suspicion.

Thb Hibernian pic-nic to Sawyer's Bay on Boxing day, promises to be very agreeable. The change from the fate held for so many years in a fixed locality in itself seems a desirable feature, as there is undoubtedly a charm to most people in variety. Sawyer's Bay besides iB a picturesque aod pretty neighbourhood, and affords many resources of pleasure and amusement. Tha success of the Society in providing for the comfort and entertainment of their guests is proverbial, and it will not fall ehort on tbe occasion alluded to. It is to b« hoped, therefore, that the old saying " The more the merrier," will be put fully to the proof, and that there will be an overflowing attendance. We may add that arrangements have been made for an unlimited supply of boiling water on the grounds. So that the most inveterate tea-drinker will have nothing to complain of.

We publish in another place a prize list of an art-union recently drawn at Cork, Ireland, and also that of the Dominican Nuns' artnnion at Invercargill, drawn during the week.

Why, here is an insult offered to Mr. Goldie. The Auckland branch of the Educational Institute has invited Mr. "No- Popery"' Allen to send them copies of his speech for distributes. Now we are sure that, making all due allowances for the backward condition of Auckland, three pundits, equal to those in Dunedin who composed Mr. Allen's speech, are still to be found there, and Mr. Goldie is certainly as eager as ever was Mr. Allen to become a mouthpiece of such pundits if he was able to do so. The Auckland branch of the Educational Institute, therefore, discredits Mr. Goldie'd powers of learning by rote, in seeking without the limits of tieir own district for a speech repeater to suit their purpuses. And surely it is light dealing to treat in this kind of a way a gentleman like Mr. Goldie, who has almost surpassed Jove himself by producing from his brains, all alive and kicking, 12,000 fine, bouncing school-children, not to speak of their parents, of fixed, and unalterable Catholic principle* Wo say it is a crying Phame to pit Mr. " N, P. " Allen against Mr. Gol lie in that sort cf detractory style. Will Mr. «N. P. " Allen, meantime, comply w.tb the request ? That depends. If, now that tne contest is over and be has bo more to lose, be remembers what his part is as a good Anglican eynodsman and leader of his sect, and recalls the words be must have learnt in the Cburch Ca'ech.sm respecting tbe necessity of keeping his tongue from " evil-speaklng, lying and •landering," he cannot do so. He must conclude that, even as tbe mouthpiece of one at least who would scorn to learn the Church Catechism, or to obey its precept?, a breach of the prescribed duty i Bi B not lawful for him, and he would try to make reparation for the falsehood promulgated by him rather than give it further currency " NoPopery," however, forms such queer alliance that there is no' saying what a cat's-paw of the partyfmay not be prevailed upon to do And Mr. Allen may still consent to outrage his duty towards bis neighbour and to trench, in the offensive manner we have explained on the privileges of Mr. Goldie. But, if so, God help Auckland, 'already ignorant and bigotted enough, but toe sum of whose ignorance aod bigotry is about to be increased. <g»urance aoa

WE have received a copy of Messrs Mills Dick and Co's Almanac fmd Directory for 1891. The publicatioa is, as usual, up to the mark in every respect maintaining the high pi ice among works of tbe kind loog since attained by it,

Thk Annual Prize List and 8y Uabus of Studies, issued for 1890 by the authorities of S>. Patrick's College Wellington, deserves the especial attention of the Catholics of the colony. It speaks eloquently and undeniably of tbe privilege they enjoy in having such an institution for the educa'ion of their sons. All the information that can possibly be required on the subject is contained in tbe publication

The Caledonian Society of Otago advertises a liberal programme for their gathering on tbe fiist days of the new year. Their spoit* will be helJ as usu a on iheir grouods at Kensington, and there can be no doubt tbat they will pass off with their accustomed eclat Considering the successes ot form.r years, it would be rash to predict more than this for them. Nor, indeed, is it necetsary to do so

T»E Dunedin Shakespeare Club gave one of their very interesting and instructive entertainments on Thursday evening. Mr A Wilson their president, delivered an address, well sustaining bis reputation

as a scholar and accomplished man of letters, and the plays chosen for the occasion were the " Winter's Tale" and " Much ado about nothing," selections from which were read with brilliant effect by the Misses Alexander and Grant, and Messrs. Burton, Calvert, Joel, Pascoe, Adams, Borrows, Watheo, Shaw, and Herry.