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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 43, 25 October 1900, Page 20

A railway accident near Rome on Monday, August 13, caused 1". deaths, Among the injured was the Capuchin Father Vannutclh, brother of the Cardinal of that name. RumOr ha« it that Sir Hubert Jerningham will be given the Governorship of one of the Australian provinces presently, under the new Federal echome, which is to come into operation at the be^im.Mlg of l"0l. If the Shah had fallen a victim to assassination there would have been no trouble about finding a Buccesaor so far as the number of his relations goes. He has six sons and 1 2 daughters, six brother* and ]'2 sisters. 'In faot,' says the Statesman's Year Book, ' the royal family is very numerous ; there are some thousands of princes and princesses, but the official year book only mentions two uncles, two aunts, and about a hundred great uncles and cousinß of the Shah.' The New Yoik /•>< rman\s Journal writes thus of the late Judge Smythe — ' Frederick Smythe, Justice of the Supreme Court of New York, died at his summer home at Atlantic City, August 18. Hia career shows how a determined, industrious boy may work his way to an honorable position. He came to this country from Galway, Ireland, in Hl'.t, his only inheritance a good common school education, lie f-oon got a place in a law office at three dollars a week ; made himself ho useful by his industry and application that in a few years he became a partner in the law firm. Until a few years atro he was an Episcopalian and a Freemason. But in his later years lie gave the subject of religion much thought and study. Shortly after his wife's death hi« daughter renounced Protestantism an I soon after he followed her into the Catholic Church. 1 Lord Mauricp Fitzgerald is an Irishman (says M.A.P.") who glories in his nationality, and would never be happy livipg out of hi> native country. He in by no means exclusive about his acquaintances, and sometimes rather shocks the stately county families by inviting to his house people whose social status is not particularly high. But this does not trouble Lord Maurice, who, with an assured position of his own, firmly believes that 'manners msikcth man — to say no' lung of talent. He married an heiresa— the elder daughter of the late Lord Grandard. Johnstown Castle, a most beautiful place, containing many art treasures, is her property. Lady Maurice was a very handsome girl, and is a good-looking wdin.iK Mill, though she does noi care in the least for dress, and takes no tumble about her appearance. Her eldest girl is now 18, ami came out thi- mason, but Lord and Lady Maurice Fitzgerald only r-uyul a short time in town, and are novT back in Wexford. The present young Duke of Leinpter is a nephew of Lord Maurice, w ho is greatly attached to his late brother's three boys, who so early lost both their patents.