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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 14, 2 August 1895, Page 15

Instead of sending flowers to the funeral of a friend, why not have a Mass offered for the benefit of the coal of the departed ? — Catholic Review. Hetty Green, the eccentric richest woman in America, has been defeated by the Supreme Court in her effort to have a bill of sale for Chicago property worth more than half a million dollars set aside. Mrs Greea fought the case seven years. Russian diplomats regard the intrigues of Great Britain as the only obstacle in the way of a pacific settlement of the Eastern question. Rnsßia will fortify and send troops to the Chinese and Corean, and especially the Indian frontiers. wuweA popular subscription has b^en opened at Florence for the parpose of presenting goh medals to two priests, Fathers Bertelli and Giovanezzi, who by their geological writings since the earthquake have powerfully contributed to cilm the fenrs of the citizens. An entire family of seven was lately ti ken into custody at Cleveland, Ohio, charged with insanity. It consists of H<nry Buchwold, Charlotte (his wife), two grown daughters and three small children. AH are strong spiritualists, and have been locked in their home at 3 Beaver street more than a week, holding wild spiritualistic seances. •One of the daughters was about to be killed as a sacrifice, Cardinal Deeprez used to say that it was the part of honour in a good priest to die without sins, without debtp, and without wealth made out of his ministry. His portion should be the Lord. Cardinal Manning said the same thing in almost the same words. Both of them acted on their maxim. — Catholic Review, Lord Acton's new portion as a member of the Senate of Cambridge Ucivprsity (says the Chronicle') is likely to raise a question almost as curious as the occasion ia novel. He is patron of the living of Acton Round, Shropshire, in the diocise of Hereford, now vacant. Being a Catholic he cannot fxercise the right of private patronage, which lapses to the University. But as an MA. he can vote in the Senate for the candidate of his choice. Or perhaps some Protestant Don will question his right to this piivilege. In any case, it is a pretty absurdity. The Civilta Cattolica has published an article in which it is laid down that the Vatican will never recognise i ho validity of Anglican orders. It is poinied out that this question has been irrevocably settled by the declarations of several Papal Bulls, which condemn Bach orders. The Earl of Bosse, K. P., has just delivered a discourse at the Boyal Institution, London, his subject being " The Radiant Heat from the Moon during tho Progress of an Eclipse." It was the father of the present Karl, the third Lord Roase, who built the great reflecting telescope for his own observatory at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, in Ireland. Thiß huge instrument cost upwards of £30,000 ; three tons of metal were used in its construction, and the entire weight of the telescope is four timea ihat amount. Tne present Earl has carried out a series of valuable observations with the great teleBcope, anl is one of the recogoited authorities in the astronomical world, His Lordship ia President of the Royal Dublin Society. Next year is the centenary of the death of Burns, and it is proposed that there should be erected in the vicinity of Mauchline and Mossgiel a few cottages for the class io whom the heart of Burns flowed out s > freely. It is, moreover, meant that in connection wi'h these cottage?, th -re should be a tower wheie memorials of the bard might accumulate. Steps are being taken to acquire a site near .Aloßßgiel farm, in the centre of tbc Burns country.