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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 4, 30 October 1891, Page 18

Wb present our readers this week with a lithographic portrait of the Mother Mary Joseph Aubert. They will be glad to give a place in their households to the portrait of a lady who, in more than one way, deserves bo well of us all, and who has conferred lasting benefits on the race.

Thb Hon P. A. Buckley, in bis capacity as President of the Wellington Branch of the Irish National Federation, has cabled to Mr John Dillon as follows : — " Deeply regret the death of Mr Parnell. New Zealand expects union over his grave. Staunch to you." Mr Martin Flavin, it iB reported, will contest tbe Cork constituency with Mr J. B. Redmond, as a follower of Mr Jußtin McCarthy.

The Otago Hussars, who bad been encamped at Tabuna Park during tbe week, were inspected by Colonel Webb, with most favourresults, on Friday. On Saturday afternoon the corps beld tbeir annual sports, displaying no small degree of dexterity and strength in the various contests, Captain Robin ia to be congratulated on the efficiency in both instances made evident.

" Dr Moobhousb, Bishop of Manchester, speaking at a Diocesan conference, said — ' Bather the children Bbould be members of the most fanatical and superstitious body than secularists.' " — Bat secularism is a direct road to fanaticism and superstition. Witness, for example, the movement now spreading for the adoption in the more civilised world of the superstitions of the East. Witness, also, the fanaticism of the late Madame Blavatsky and Mrs Besant,

Wb have received from the publishers, Messrs Mills, Dick and Co, a shilling volume entitled " Some Reminiscences of the ' Die Hards,' "by Sergeant-Major E. Bezar. We shall give a notice of the publication in oar cext issue.

Our contemporary, tbe Southland Time*, concludes as follows an able and moderate leader on the death of Obarles Stewart Parnell : — " The whole course of events which has ended so tragically can be traced to himself. It was he that necessitated and even conrted the strife in which his strength was wasted and ultimately failed. He could not fight so fiercely without expecting that blows as fierce would be delivered in return. Let ns feel kindly towards the fallen chief, for this is no time to let opinions overbear tbe natnral impulse of compassion, but let us not be asked to brand a wing of tbe national paity with guilt for having merely held their own and given stroke for stroke. What may be the effect on the future of Home Bule of the death of its ablest advocate it would be impossible at present to conjecture. The event would seem to have had at once a healing and a disintegrating force. It may, on one supposition, repair finally the breaches between the two divisions of the national party, or it may continue to exasperate the minds of those fiery spirits who are at present unable to forgive what they reckon the in jury done to their chief. Time will tell, but tbe day for satisfactory speculation has not yet come."