INTERCOLONIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 15, 12 April 1900, Page 20

INTERCOLONIAL.

The Rev. P. Dowling, of St. Patrick's College, Manly, has been appointed to assist the Very Rev. Dean Slattery at St. Joseph's Newtown.

Father Perosi'a oratorio ' The Resurrection of Lazarus ' had been under rehearsal for some time by the choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, and the principal portions of the work were given on Palm Sunday after Vespers.

The Very Rev. Dean McKenna, who was recently transferred to Geelong, in the place of the Yen. Archdeacon Slattery, has had conferred upon him the title of Archpriest. At the same time the Very Rev. Father P. Phelan, who succeeded Dean McKenna at St. Patrick's, was accorded the rank of Dean.

His Grace the Archbishop of^ Melbourne has made the following clerical changes in the Archdiocese : — Rev. G. A. Robinson, 8.A., from St. Francis's to St. Brigid's, Gißborne ; Rev. A. May from the Sacred Heart Church, West St. Kilda, to St. Francis's ; Rev. T. O' Sullivan (recently ordained), to St. Kilda ; Rev. M. Brady from SS. Peter and Paul's, South Melbourne, to St. Patrick's, Gordon ; Rev. P. Rafferty from Gordon to South Melbourne.

The plague in Sydney has claimed as one of its victims Mr. Vincent Heaton, son of Mr. Valentine Heaton, the well-known city merchant. Young Heaton, who was removed from his father's residence at Randwick, died at the Quarantine Station. It must be an unspeakably great consolation to the parents of the amiable youth to know that he was well prepared for the end. Vincent Heaton had lived and died an earnest Catholic.

Brother Alphonsus Delany, so long associated with the Patrician Brothers in New South Wales, and who as head of Holy Cross College was a few months ago called to Ireland to attend the Chapter meeting of the Order, has been elected Superior-General of the whole Patrician Order, with Brother A. O'Neill, late SuperiorGeneral, as first assistant, and Brothers F. Harty, P. Cullen, and J. Lynch as assistants. The Chapter was held in Galway, but the Head House of the Order is at Tullow, County Carlow. The Chapter was held on the Feast of the Epiphany.

The foundation Btone of a new church, dedicated to St. Patrick, at Chiltern, was laid recently by the Bishop of Ballarat, Right Rev. Dr. Moore, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Shine and Pidgeon. There was a large concourse of people from all parts of the mission. The dedication sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Pidgeon, of the Redemptorist Order, Ballarat. After the sermon an appeal for contributions was made, and nearly £400 was received. The Bishop, after laying the stone, complimented the Catholic body on the beautiful site selected some years ago, and said they were now erecting a church worthy of such a Bite.

Whilst a number of children, pupils of the Convent school* Campbelltown, were paddling in the George River two of them — Lillian and Irene Terry — got out of their depth. The two Sisters in charge immediately went to the rescue, and at the same moment two bigger girls tried to save those in the water. This retarded the efforts of the Sisters, as these girls had to be themselves rescued. One of the Sisters then made a heroic effort to save the smaller girls but was dragged three times under water by the drowning children and was compelled to give up the attempt through exhaustion. As no assistance was at hand the children were drowned, the bodies being recovered a couple of hours later.

The Rev. Francis O'Gorman, who for a number of years has been the Administrator of Newcastle parish, and who has done great service in the cause of religion, education, and charity in the 'coal city,' leaves (writes the correspondent of the Freeman* Journal) at an early date on a leave of absence, which will extend over 12 months. Occasion was taken during an interval in the Irish National Concert on St. Patrick's evening at the Masonic Hall, Newcastle, to recognise the worth of the departing priest. Mr. T. M. O'Neill, on behalf of the parishioners, presented Father O'Gorman with a cheque for £108, and assured him that he would take with him the good wishes of his people.

The Rev. Father Patrick Riordan, of the diocese of Armidale, died in St. Vincent's Hospital on Tuesday, March 13. He had been ill for a considerable time, so that his death was not unexpected. Father Riordan was better known in Bathutßt, where he resided for about 23 years, during which time he was highly popular among all classes, and general regret was expressed when he resigned his position there about three years ago, and joined the Armidale diocese. Father Riordan was a native of Limerick, and was ordained at St. Joseph's College, London, at the age of 33, by the present Cardinal Vaughan. He was a priest of scholarly attainments, and previous to his ordination he contributed largely to the secular and religious Press in Dublin and London.

The Rev. Father Le Mesurier, C.P., haa volunteered to go to the Quarantine Station, Sydney, to attend to the spiritual wants of Catholic people who have heea afflicted by the plague.

At a meeting of the committee and atall holders of the Commonwealth Bazaar recently held in Sydney, in aid of the funds of the institutions conducted by the Sisters of the good Samaritan, it was reported that the Bum of £3358 had been cleared by the fair.

Throughout Anatralia — for he was well known to every bishop and priest and to thousands of Catholic laymen — the sad intelligence of the death of Mr. John Kelly (.says the Sydney Freeman's Journal} will be received with feelings of genuine sorrow and regret. 'John' was an institution at St. Mary's Cathedral and presbytery. He came to Australia with the Cardinal-Archbishop in 1884, and he had been his Eminences trusted and faithful servant from that time up to the hour of his death. We used to apeak of him as ' the Cardinal's body guard/ Wherever the Cardinal wm, there you would find John Kelly. Even before he came to Sydney, 'John' was in the services of the Cardinal. Daring the whole period that his Eminence was Bishop of Ossory, John Kelly was the guardian of the episcopal residence in Kilkenny. It waa hii Eminence personal request that ' faithful John ' should accompany him to Australia. Mr. Kelly was loath to leave Kilkenny, bat the Cardinal's word was law with him, and he came. A very quiet, unassuming man, Mr. Kelly had many sterling qualities. He waa witty, shrewd tactful, courteous and obliging, patriotic to the last degree, and as honest as the sun. No prelate could wish for a better or more trustworthy attendant. He died, poor man, of heart disease. It was a sudden seizure, but he had time to make hie peace with God. He will be affectionately remembered. Mr. Kelly had reached his 68th year. He leaves a wife and four children.