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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 21, 20 February 1891, Page 17

The time has bow arrived when it is necessary to give practical effect to the agreement made at the beginning of October respecting a bazaar to be held in commemoration of the opening of the new school-buildings in Dunedin of the Dominican nuns. It was then agreed that the pupils cf the nuns, both those who had formerly attei.ded then schoo.s .ma tiiose now m attendance, should join such ot'jcr ladies as might be wnling to «iw tnur assistance in jetting up a bazaar or s»le o£ woik tuwuids defraying the debt ou the building, and which nece?-auly weighs heavily on the resources of the nun*. It is not mUndtd lo appoint tt ili-hoUleid and, in the uaual way, throw ou every lad> the lesnonsibinty of providing for her own dtpartment. Hie nuus wi'l ksuvl lor tLenuelve3 this tiuuble&ome ofliee, and will now ouly & incit tlu aid ot their hands in preparing cjntubu'.iond ct worn. Ladies \\ ho are willing to give their aid in the unuertakiug are requested to rruet i n Wednesday next, the 2ith inst., in St. Joseph's schoolroom ..t 1 p.m.. *hen a consultation will be held a£ to the steps advisable to adopt. The Arcibishop ut JL 1 ounne witn the Bis.iop ot Bailara-l and the Auxiliary Bishop of Sydne>, who wnl ieturn to Dunedin tomorrow (Tnursday) fiom the bjunds, will lu-ive by t m Uan-tehurch expiesi en route for Sydney via tne li'oith Island. The annual concert ul the Dune am Irish Kitie3 will tike place, as usual, m the Gannon H i'l, on the night ot rft. Pitriek's Day. The music 'Mil be n ider ihj cnduetors'iip uf Siguur Csijuarise, who will have the assistance of Uis colle igue, ileu Baim'yei, and a bnlhaut perfjniiauce may therefore be expected. Other professional and am-iteur aid of the highest oiiiei tu-. besides ot>en secure !, an i everything is bjiiig don 'o m>-e ilu oj iceit pa--) ult wrJi eclat. Tickets aie already m circulation aul aie g.u ig off well. But every one ntccssmly dtbiie^ to take part in a celebration of the day. Ihe concern to be given m aid ot the pivsbyteiy bail Ing fund cil Toil vJlJitiUlLlo liv.3 1/^v.a i.m» U'la.b'_y [;u/3 [HJU'.U. This daj (Wutlnesday) is the tweutie.h annivciLa.y of the aiiival ot the Moat K-iv. Di. Moran, accompanied by iLe late ilonsignur Coleman and eight Dominican nuns, in Dunedm. MtSbi.b. DILLON and O Bnen have givtn tLi.a 10 " 1 '.^" -p !j the authoiitiea and ai-' in (Jluiim. 1 G.io'. Aa to a report received by cable ti^at ihe piisoneis lad bad v cold lixopti'Ui in Dublin it must lit laktn with it-sLivations. gr- at deal iltpendb on the manner in which th<.) were conducted tn'ough that city aad the partisalar

persons by whom they were received there. As to the augury to be derived from their surrender we are uncertain. It would seem, however, that they had seen there was no hope of an immediate arrangement in which they could usefully take a part. Tbat they would eventually surrender themselves was from the first a foregone conclusion, and we may conclude that they have seized upon the mout opportune moment to do so. It is expected that their oentence will be curtailed. That, however, we should consider as probably a bad omen signifying an anticipated triumph among the Coercionists. It is also reported that Mr. Balfour, oa having the degree of Ll*D., conferred on him by the University of Dublin, received a remarkable ovation. The remarkable feature in the matter would be it he had not received an ovation. Ovations, in fact, or indeed their contrary, are not by any means uncommon lm the Examination Hall of Triuity College, where the ceremony of conferring degrees takes place. On the occasion in question all Conservative Ireland, in its cap and gown, was certainly assembled there, and we can well imagine the roar of jubilation that arose. Why, it must have been a mist enough to set the old wheezy Armada organ in the gallery going without a bellows-blower. That, however, says nothing as to the feeling of the city towards Mr. Balfour. Or, if anything, it proves it to have been adverse. That is rather a serious scandal in which the Prince of Wales is mixed up with a case of cheating at cards. His Boyal Highness is said to have suspected Sir William Qordon-Cumming, Lieutenant-Colo, nel of the Scots Guards, of cheating while playing at baccarat, and ■ to have given such instructions as led to hia detection. Baccarat as a gambling game has a bad reputation, and the police restrict its use in ordinary haunts. The respect due to the heir to the throne will hardly be made more easy to pay by our finding that he occupies his hours of recreatien in such a manner. Thi* mast be a result, whatever the part taken by Sir William Gordon-Cumming may prove to have been. A cable message which we must receive with excessive caution runs to the effect that Cardinal Paroccbi, the Vicar-General of the Pope, had been detected in intriguing to secure the succession to the Papal throne and had been commanded by His Holiness to resign, Considering the atmosphere that surrounds the Vatican, a much less suspicious rumour than this would require consideration. Our own conclusion is that it is merely another calumnious invention. Cardinal Parocchi perhaps has resigned, but for other reasons. Mr. Mansfield, a Home Ruler, has been returned for Northampton as the successor of the late Mr. Bradlaugh. The result of the election was fully expected, but it is still important as marking an advance madi; by the cause. The majoiity in favour of the Liberal can 'idato had risen from 1)11 in 1886 to 1713, Considering the aspect of Irish a Hairs just at present, t'aia is a matter for congratulation. The Indians accuse the American troops of butchering their children after assuiances had bjco given that their lives would be saved. But even the necessity for such an assurance, if it existed, would be disgraceful enough. Its breach must brand with a dark blot the stars find stripes were they ten times more glorious. If women and children were shot otherwise than by accident and inevitably, the reputation of the American people is seriously affected. The death is announced, at the age of 71, of General Sherman. The distinction gained by General Sherman in the Civil War is of world-wide repute. He waa appointed General of the American Army ia 186'J, but retired in 1881. His only son is a member of the Society of Jesus. It would be interesting tn learn whether a certain '■ Rev. Dr. Barber " who has just been sent to gaol in Paris for a robbery committed by him in the character of a missionary from New Zealand, had anything to do with an amiable gentleman who, under a similar pretence, recently played the part of a Baron Munchausen in America. This gentleman, it may be remembered, protended to belong to a Catholic order, and made some most astounding statements as to his missionary career among the Maori. •• Di. Baiker," en the ether hand belongs t> a Protestant seer, but possibly distinctions of creed had little to say to the matter.