DEATH OF JOHN CASHEL HOEY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 17, 12 February 1892, Page 19

DEATH OF JOHN CASHEL HOEY.

A cablegram received in Sydney on Saturday (saya the Freeman's Journal of January 16) announce* the death of Mr. John Oashel Hoey Sdcretary to the Agent-General for Victoria in London.

The funeral ceremonies wera held on Monday in the Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral at Kensington. The Duka of Norfj^k and the Agents-General attended. Tht Spectator, the Times anTtha Dublin Freeman's Journal' contain kindly notices of the deceased gentleman.

In our journal of November 28, the following appeared: — Mr. John Cashel Hoey, the secretary to the London Agency-General for Victoria, and the husband of a well-known lady novelist, has (says the London Star) obtained six months' leave of absence, owing to continued ill-health, Mr. Hoey joined tha staff of the Dublin Nation when that journal was revived by Sir Oharles Gavan Daffy after the abortive rebellion of 1818. He was also for some time a leading contributor to the Dublin Review, a Catholic quarterly, which is now the property of the Tory Buhop of Salford, Dr. Herbert Vaughan. Sir Gavan Daffy, when Premier of Victoria, appointed Mr. Hoey to bis present office, and the appointment, was made the subj -ct of a motion of want of confidence in the Victorian Parliament, fue allegation was that Mr. Hoey had written treasonable articles in the Nation, and it enabled Sir Gavan Daffy to make the most brilliant speech in the whole coarse of his parliamentary career. He told the English and Scotch M.P's, who formed the great majority of the Victorian Parliament, some terrible truths about the misgovern ment of Ireland, and when raising his voice to the highest pitch, be ex-

claimed," These are the things that make men rebels," he had the whrte House in sympathy with him. The want of confidence motion was defeated. The Melbourne Argus has the following : — Mr. Oashel Hoey hu been secretary to the Agent-General for Victoria since 1871, when he was appointed by the Ministry of which Sir Charles Duffy was head. The circumstances under which he was selected for the position attracted a good deal of attention, and were made the subject of warm debates in Parliament. To a large extent the action of the Ministry ltd to its downfall. The adverse amendment on the Governor 1 ! speech, moved by the late Mr. Ramsey, contained reference to the " disingenuous attempt of the Chief Secretary (Sir Charles Daffy) to conceal the actual circumstances under which the appointment of Mr. Cashel Hoey was made," bat just before the House went to a division that passage was withdrawn on the suggestion of the late Mr Francis. On the division the Ministry was defeated by 39 votes to 34, and it afterwards resigned. Mr. Hoey, it may be remarked, was never in Australia; The deceased gentleman was the eldest son of Mr. Oashel F. Hoey , of Dundalk, county Louth, Ireland, and Charleston, U. 8., and was born in 1828. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Armagh, and was one of the principal writers for, and at one time (1840*57) editor of the Nation, From 1865 to 1878 he was sub-editor of the Dublin Review , Mr Hoey, who was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1861, was a member of the Board of Advice and secretary to the AgentGeneral for Victoria 1872-73, and secretary to the Agent-General for New Zaaland' He was secretary to the London committees for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880 and 1888, and to the Colonial Museums Committee. He was a Knight of the Orders of Malta, d'Este, Pius IX., Francis I, and El Oaridad, and a Fellow of the Roman Academy of the Catholic Religion. The Companionship of the Order of St. Michael and St. George was conferred upon him ia 1881. Mr. Hoey married, in 1858, Frances, daughter of Mr. 0. B • Johnston, of Bushy Park, Dublin, and widow of Mr. A. M. Stewart of Cromleich, Dablin, who survives him. Mrs Cashel Hoey ia a well • known authoress.