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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 21, 20 February 1891, Page 29

At the Vatican mosaic factory is being execnted a magnificent work representing the Madonna and Child, which the Pope will present to the Qiuea Regent of Spam. The Land League (says Davitt in Labour World) was not conceived, founded, or planned by Mr. Painell. But he obtained control of its funds ; he appropriates the political credit for its achievements against lii-h landlordism ; he started United Ireland out of its exchequer ; be allowed the paper to be in toe hands of William O'Brien so long as it sang his own superlative praises ; and now when it darts to speak honestly and fearlessly the sentiments of every clean-minded Nationalist in the Irish race, he seizes upon it as if it had been his own property. What has Mr. Parnell done for the Irish people 1 (asks the London Star). Precious little when one inquires into his pist record. He is a leader who bas ceased to lead for three or four years ; and now when be would resume his leadership he leads some of his countrymen into a di'ch and, fox-like, is run to earth himself. Mr. Parnell did ntn>t invent the Plan of Campaign, and, whil ■ he dared not denounce it, has done nothing in support of it. Mr. Parnell did not conceive or found the Land League, although he managed to get control cf its funds. It was the Land League and not Mr. Parnell, which obtained the Land Act of 1881 ; it was Mr. Heily who led in the discussion of the measure. X was not Mr. Parnell, but tbe late Mr. B.ggar, who ori2inated the policy of obstruction, which was useful to the party in the House in the eirly years ot its existence. A dispatch from Italy, Texas, recen'lv. says a large bird was noticed circling around the town, and suddeuly it descended with great rapidity into the yard of C larles Walter, seized Walter's four\p n-m,mth old boy in its talons, and ascended slowly. Graspiog his gun, the child's f i"ther mounted his horse ani went in pursuit. Tne bird made direct for the creek bottom, two miles from the town ; but after cirryingthe child half way it slowly descended, lighting near v deep ravine. Trie father dismounted and crept up the ravine within a few yards of the bird, which was standing on the child's breast, and shot it in the head. The child wag unhurt, but the talons of the bird were still in the child's clothing.