WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 9, 16 December 1892, Page 27

WELLI NG TON.

(From our own Correspondent.) December 3, 1892. There was a procession of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday evening at St Joseph's Ohurch, Buckle street. The procession, indeed, was a very good one, and the feature which most struck the visitor was the number of junior Hibernians who took part in it. I do not think that the H.A.0.8.5. has made such progress in this fway in any other part of the Colony. The officers certainly deserve much credit, if not for the initiation, at least for the putting into practice of a scheme, whilst novel, must be fraught with great benefit to the Society. We know bow difficult it is for the Society to keep its ranks replenished in other parts of the Colony ie consequence of the unsettled character of our population. This will prove undoubtedly « splendid reserve force to fall back upon; The action of

the Hibernian Society hare deserves the careful consideration of members of the Order in other parts of New Zealand. Not alooe by the benefit which they will confer on the branch here, but also the good which is done to the State and to the children themselves by training them in their eaily days to habits of thrift, self-reliance, and manly independence.

There has been a discussion going on for some time in some of the American papers as to what nationalities make the best servants. The well-known writer, Mrs Ljman Abbott, contributes an artiole on the snbject to a late number of the Ladies' Hone Journal, in which she very fairly and very honestly puts forward the claim of the womtn of the different nations who contribute to the keeping of the household. She says that in a home where the family is very regular, the orderly and ambitious Swede is perhaps the best. Where there is much drudgery, the sturdy German is the best. Where the household is irregular, where the mother needs the sympathies of her maid servant, the warm-hearted Irish girl cannot be surpassed. But in each case the treatment mast be according to the disposition. If you expect from the mercurial Irish girl cordial acceptance of a great burden of work at ont time you mnst be ready to give her a little outing occasionally, and nitrat take an interest in her burdens, when they come. I find it much better to take my servants into a sort of partnership. Perhaps if a good many mistresses, who spend their existence between retailing small gossip and scandal about their neighbours, and complaining about the shortcomings of their servants, would only take a little heed from the sound practical advice which Mrs Lyman Abbott gives them, they would not alone be much happier, but make all those around them equally so.

I regret that through an oversight in my account of the proceedings of the final meeting of the committee, who carried out the social on behalf of the funds of the Irish Parliamentary party, the names of two of the ladies who worked most energetically for the success of the gathering were omitted from the votes of thanks namely Mesdames Fleming and ODea; the name of Mr M. J. Dennehy should also be included as one who spared neither time' nor trouble in contributing to the Buccess of the meeting.

The present Government, not being able to accommodate all their more active supporters by giving them a Beat in the Upper House, are doing the next best thing by appointing them to positions of honour ia the country. The latest evidence of the sincerity of the Ministry in this respect is the appointment of a number of workingmen to the Justiceship of the Peace. lam glad to see that they have not overlooked the Irish and Catholic portion of the community in this respect, for after all they find amongst us their strongest and most loyal supporters— except whsn it is a question of Catholic education. Amongst those who have been asked to accept such an appointment here is Mr B. Carrigan, of Austin street, in this city, who is or has been a president of the Carpenter's Society. Mr Carrigan is to be congratulated on the honour about to be conferred on him, as no truer Irishman stands in Bboe-leather in this city. He has always taken a very active part in Irish and National affairs, and was, I believe, one of the vice-presidents of the local branch of the' Irish National Federation, a past president of the Hibernian Society, and has also been an active and energetic worker in connection 'with Church matters.

A short time since Mr P. L. Harnett, well known In the North Island resigned from the police force, for the purpose of entering upon some other sphere of business. The people of Patea, where he was then stationed, determined not to let the opportunity pass of displaying their appreciation of the many excellent qualities of Mr Harnett, and especially for the upright and impartial manner in which he carried out the various duties devolving upon him whilst in the district. Not alone did he perform all the duties of a police officer, but he was a public trust agent, inspector of weights and measures,, registrar of deaths etc., clerk of the Magistrate Court, and many others too numerous to mention. That he filled these offices with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the residents has been expressed in the tangible form by their intending to present on Monday evening next witb a framed and pretty illuminated address and a purse of thirty sovereigns. The Justices of the Peace for the district have shown their appreciation of Mr Harnett's labours as clerk of the court and the official duties appertaining thertto by (uq

presentation of an address, in which they speak very highly of the recipient's abilities, and of the conscientious and impartial manner In whichhe performed bis duty, during a residence of three years in Patea, This is accompanied by a valuable gold locket, in the centre of which is a diamond, the whole being valued at about «15. Mr Haroett has, since bis resignation been residing at the Hutt, and the presentation Witt take place there on Monday night, by Mr Fitsnerbert, chairman of the Borough Council, who will act on behalf of the donora; I have only to add that I hope Mr Harnett will be as sucoetrfnl in bis new venture as .^deserves to be, from the satisfactory and genial manner in whion he performed his duties in the past.

There is to be an ordination ceremony at Meanee seminary on next Thursday, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, when fourteen of the students will be raised to the positions of deacons, subdeaeonr and minor orders according to their respective merits. The ceremony will be performed by bis Grace the Archbishop, who will leave for the north on Wednesday morning. There will be, it is expected a large number of the priests of the archdioese present, and it is expected that the cersmony will be a very impressive one. It is perhaps worthy of note that the majority of those to be raised to the dignity have been students of St Patrick's Callage. At three o'clock on to-morrow afterneon, the prizes won at the anfftttt grttrtr nr connection with 8t Patrick's will be presented in tbd College hall by his Grace the Archbishop. Amongst thoae to be present on the occasion, it is expected will be the parochial clergy the Hon Dr Grace, Dr Oahill, Messrs M. Kenneiy, R. P. Collins, J. Curran, etc. The following are the principal prizs takers :— £t Patrick's College grand challenge cap and gold medal, J. O'Oonnell. Mr Robn'a cup for long jump, P. Fay. Mr Morrison's gold medal fdr half-mile, D. Driacoll. Davis and Olater's trophy and silver medal fof£fcOrards handicap, K. O'Brien. Mrs Cullen'a gold pin for band^race; JEE Mci>onrie,ll. Silver medal, N. Maloney. Old boy's race, silver medal, T. Bourke. \ Preparatory school race,— silver medal James Hughes.

December 10, 1892. His Grace the Archbishop, accompanied by the Very Rev Father Leterrier (Provincial of the Marist Order) left here on Wednesday tot Meanee, for the purpose of holding aa ordination service on Thursday last, the Feast of the Immacula'e Conception. The following were raised to the dignity of deacons :— Revs M. O'Sulhvan, J, M. Hickson, and J. Bowdeo ; eab-deacous, Revs 8. Mahony D. Malone, and T. O'Shea ; minor orders, Messrs W. P. Tymons, J. J. Ainswortb, Herbert, and Herberty. It is worthy to note that Revs O'Shea, Mahony, Mahooe, and Messrs Tymons and Aioswortb, are past matriculated stadentß of St Patrick's College. Those who have been raised to the dignity of deaconsbip will be ordained priests in Ht:M*xy'« Cathedral, early in the ensuing year. Amongt the clergy expected to bfe present on the occasion were the Very Rev Fathers Smytbe and Kirk, and the fiev Fathers Grogan.lDoherty, Melu. and Ls Pr&tre.

His Grace is to open the new church which has been receotly butttrafrMeanee to-morrow (Sunday) and on to-morrow week will be in Wairba.

Active preparations are being; made for the grand Zealandia B **** r <S? ? PPrP r' r ' WW ° h is t0 be °P ened bere on February 6th in the -^; SlBS 18 P* oDaiae(l t0 betme of the moßt successful of its kind ever held in Wellington, not alone by reason of the very large and valuW9 CPttfiptioa ©' eooAt, Which the ladies have gathered together from the four quarters of the' globe, but also from the manner and style in which itiOQ be parried out. It will be the most picturesque and gorgeon.a^^^-4|et pfot before the public of Wellington. lam given to uaaerstand that aa innovation has been made with respect

«o the goods, as instead of the asaal quantity of innntnerable cosies cushions and such like, there is an immensef variety of very nsefo articles, that have been got at the warehouses here. The Bink, I understand will be transformed into a sort of fairy land, by the aid of native plants, trees and fountains, lamps and lights, and various other means. For this purpose the Very Rev father Devoy has enlisted in his service a lady and gentleman, lately from Christchnrch where their talent and taste in connection with inch works are well known. The cause 1b an excellent one. The Vicar-Oeneral wants to provide schools jo^he rising portion of the city— Newtown. The necessity tor this is very urgent and persons having the interest of Catholic education at heart could not do better than assist, in however small a way, the popular Vicar-General of the Wellington diocese in his laudable efforts to provide the accommodation for the risisg generation. The following are some of the ladies amongst others wno will have stalls on the occasion :— Mesdames Devine and Holt, Misses Collins and Miss Kennedy, Mesdames Eller and Brady Mesdames Carroll and McCarthy, and Mesdames iMcDonald and McCarthy.

A meeting representing? the parishes of Te Aro and Thorndon was held last night in St Patrick's Hall, Boulcott street, for the purpose of making arrangementslfor the annual picnic for the children attending the parochial schools. The chair was occupied by the Very Rev Father Devoy, Y.G., and there was a Jarge and representative attendance. Amongst those present being Rev Father Power, and Messrs Davis, Lawler, Ross, Robinson; Naughton, and Hyland It was decided to hold the annual outing on Boxing Day, and committees were appointed to arrange the details and to report to another meeting later on, of which due notice will be given.