Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 14, 3 April 1902, Page 9

Irish News.

ARMAGH. The Dublin ' Freeman's Journal ' has the following news item — The sudden baik of a dog has led to a somewhat serious farm lire at Cavanacuw, a remote district of County Armagh The bark caused a cat to jump on to a table whci c it overturned a lamp. Ihe burning oil set lire to several articles in the room and batutated the cal'b fiu . Maddened by pain the cat ran round the room, spreading the lire, and then it rushed to a stack-yard, whero it set fire to several hayricks. The flames were not got under until considerable damage had been done The farmer's son has been seriously burnt about the head and arms. CORK.— Queenstown Cathedral. The Most Rev. Dr. Browne, Bishop of Cloyne, addressing the congregation at the Cathedral, Queenstown, leccntly, made an important statement respecting the cost of the works that have been carried on in the Cathedral since his Lordship's accession to the See, and added that it was his intention to hold a great bazaar in Queenstown a year and a half hence, in the autumn of 1903, for the purpose of lessening the heavy debt on the building Although £127,000 has been expended in beautifying the Cathedral and its surroundings during Dr. Browne's occupancy of tin- ancient See, yet the debt on the Citliedr.il has not been increased That the Bishop made the completion of the Cathedral a favorite obicct during the past seven years is a well known fact, and scaicely a day passes that his Lordship does not receive congratulations from Catholics outside the Cloyne diocese on the completion) of tho work Well-nigh everything that is best in aichitecture has been introduced into tho chinch, and m its internally completed state it excites the admiration of "visitors who come from long distances to see it. DERRY. — Death of a Priest. The death is reported of the Rev. Thomas .1 Lai km, of Mone.\ uiui c, County Derrv . om- ot the oldest and most estimable pi irsts m IjKtei Vov close on half a ccntiuy Father Larkm earnestly dischai god the duties of his lTigh office, and m tho course of that lengthy pei lod his actions e\er aimed at the accomplishment of that which was good and holy Father Larkm was born in Ballinderry m 18129, and at an early age went to Armagh Seminaiy, where lie distinguished himself I>\ close and brilliant study 1 I"c subsequently attended Ma.vnootli College, and in the year 1850 was oidained priest. Soon afterwaids he was appointed dean and geneial manager of the Seminary at Armagh During his stay there he was beloved by the students and citizens alike, and it was with feelings <>i regret that they learned of his departure from amongst them to take up his first curacy in Carrickinoi c Father Larkin's next appointment was to Keady, and thence to Uunaglimote, and later on to Mom>'\more. Here he remained until his death . DONEGAL.— Longevity. The air of the lnnishowen seaboard must be of a first-class vitalizing quality. In the Irish papers the death is announced of Cornelius Doherty, Ballymacarter, Lowei Moville, at the extraordinary age of almost six score years — 115 Jt is a remarkable age to attain to, but instances of persons living to veiy advanced years in Jnnishowen ai c not wholly uncommon. DOWN.— Result of a Boycott. It is said (writes a Belfast correspondent) that tho Press boycott inflicted on Mr. T. W. Russell in the Down election is likely to havo a

significant result. The Harmsworth family are contemplating a descent on Belfast, and the Presbyterian Assembly is going to consider the establishment of a paper giving I resbyterians the voice in the Tress which the present organs deny them since the said organs all ' turned Orange and pro-landlord in thentone The llarmsworths are newspaper producers irrespective of politics. In London they own two J'ory papers, and at least two protossedlv Lih.M-al papers m the British provinces. A nondescript paper in Ireland would cnniplele the circuit of possibilities for the exercise of their enterprise and comprehensive sympathies DUBLIN. The Archbishop of Dublin, m his Lenten pastoral, writes : — For some years past attention has had to be called to the steadily-growing disregard of all moral restraint amongst those who are responsible- for the management of places of relaxation and amusement in our city The evil, though perhaps somewhat abated, gives little sign of coming to an end Jt is not easy to suggest an effective remedy. Whether from cowardice or from demoralisation, the public opinion that could easily make an end of the mischief continues to be all but dumb. But the pastors of our Catholic people should never allow them to forget that it is the encouragement given to debasing perfounances, by thoso who flock to them as gratified spectators, that makes it possible to maintain such doings in our nudst. Another evil, of comparatively recent development amongst us, is the telling of fortunes by means of palmistry and other foolish devices Practised at first in a spn it of mere pleasantry, palmistry has come to bo regarded in all seriousness, not of course, by the impostors whose trade it is, but by their dupes amongst both rich and poor, whose superstitious folly makes that trade a profitable one Sudden Death. By the startling and painfully sudden death of the Very Rev Philip Canon Uarberry (sa\s the 'Irish Catholic' of .January -5), which occurred last night, in his residence at Dolphin's Barn, the archdiocese of Dublin has lost one of its most devoted and hard-working clei g\ men. KERRY.— No Work for the Judge There is no county in Ireland whero the Irish League lias a (inner footing than in Kerry, jet theie seems to be an almost total absence of crime there. At the Traloe Quarter Sessions Judgo Shaw was presented with a pair of white gloves as thero was no criminal business for disposal. The following interesting conversation took place on the occasion. His Honor— Tt is extremely satisfactory th.it I have no Ci o\wi business in this county at all^ during these sessions — either at Killarney or Listowel or here 1 don't know whether it is equally satisfactory to the members of the legal profession. Crown Solicitoi — It is, sir, to me, anyhow, \ery satisfactory. As your honor has got gloves at i-Cillarney, Listowel, and Tralee, I was suggesting to the Sheriff that lie should givo you a pair for the county-at-large. LlMEßlCK.— Voluntary Sale. The Mount Plurnmcr estate, which has been in the Court for .some years, has, it is announced, been offered to the occupy ing tenants for sale, with a view to the ultimate purchase thereof, under the provisions of the Land Purchase Act, at the rate of IS years' purchase, to the small and lull tenants, and at the rate of 120 years to the holders of approved farms. The property is situato between Broadford and Ashford West, Limerick. A Bequest. By the will of the late Miss Cecelia Tully, of Boston, United States, St.

Mungret's College, Limerick, will benefit to the extent of £1000. Ejectrtient Decrees. At Rathlceale Quarter Sessions recently close on 40 eicctmont decrees were- obtained against tenants on the Lllim estate. His Honor Judge Adams, after hearing the evidence, in giving a decree for a half-year's rent, delivered the following judgment :— I wish to say that this is the most painful case I was ever called upon to dispose of. Here is a number of tenants coming, into Court, appaiently lespec table men. What, may happen in this case God only knows, it may be the first act in another drama. I would earnestly ask both parties to try to come to terms. On one side is the agent, a descendent of a princely line, the noble and honored Fitzgeralds ; and on the other is the patriotic pastor of Abbeyfeale, Father Casey. I hope a spirit of goodwill will prevail. This day's proceedings alone will cost from £250 to £300. I again appeal to both parties to come to fair terras, and I must say that the manner in which the tenants' cause was put forward by Mr. Leahy, as well as Mr. Blood-Smith for the landlord deserves credit. MONAGHAN A Diocesan Work The new episcopal residence which is being built in Monaghan for the Most Rev. Dr. Owens is now approaching completion, and will cost about £4000. Half of this sum is to bo provided by the priests of the diocese, and the ■ balance, it is expected, will be contributed by the laity. TIPPERARY.— Objected to Serve While tho Grand Jury were being sworn at Clonmel Quarter Sessions, the name of Thomas E. Byrno was, called. Mr. Byrne, a venerable-look-ing old gentleman, addressing the judge, said he was not a British subject , he was an American citizen and did not wish to be sworn. He asked to "be excused. His honor re-plied-Very well; we will excuse you. You can leave tho box. WATERFORD. In accordance with the suggestion made at a meeting of the Waterford Corporation by Mr. Michael J. Wyse, two splendid trees were recently planted opposite the house on the Mall m Waterford in which the illustrious General Meagher was born The Mayor said that it was a great pleasure to him to see General Meagher's memory perpetuated and to preside on an occasion like this, when they were assembled to pay even a small tribute to his priceless services. WICKLOW.— Mining Industry. A syndicate has commenced prospecting for copper ore m the East Cronbane mine, Ovoca, County Wicklow This mine was worked many years ago, but under circumstances of little profit, owing to the expense of the undertaking, but new processes of extraction have since been devised, and it is thought that sufficient ore might now be extracted to i enumerate the cost of working. Of course, much thus depends on the extent of the ore to be worked, and the prospecting operations now in progress in Cronbanc arc with a a icw to obtaining this information, which, if found satisfactory, may lead to the formation of a company. Jt is computed that if 2^ per cent, of copper is yielded the operations would be encouraged, but, of course, a large vein would be needed to justify operations on such a result. It is anticipated that about 2,200,000 tons of ore might be available for working, which would" yield about 44,000 tons of metallic copper. A number of men are engaged working new shafts and repairing others, which would enable some knowledge to be acquired of the extent of the vcin A

GENERAL Lenten Pastorals. The Lenten pastorals of the Archbishops und Bishops of Ireland (writes a Dublin coi respondent" 1 contain this year, as usual, words of gravo counsel to priests and people, the result, wo may be certain, of long and thoughtful meditation on the part of their .Lordships who, always solicitous for the welfare of their flocks, are more so than ever, if possible, at this holy season of the year. His Eminence Cardinal LiOgue, after expressing his grateful thanks to Divine Providence for being able to testify that the evil of intemperance has very much decreased owing to the influence of temperance socities, energetically worked by some zealous priests, goes on to bay that while we are no worse or e\en as "bad as our neighbors, still the evil is sufficiently widespread to awaken the anxiety and /Ire the ze.il of all •who aro interested in the welfare of the people. He draws a vivid picture of all that could be done to promote our national prosperity if tho Catholics of Ireland would only bind themselves together, dispense with drink, and pay into a common fund the millions that are annually expended upon it His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, referring to the degrading vice, says it is the cause not only of many and most gricvious temporal calamities, sickness, and .sudden deaths, disgrace and beggary, but also of the rum and everlasting damnation of souls The other members of the Irish hierarchy all deal with the subiect m an equally trenchant manner. The Most llev. I)r. Browne, Kishop of Ferns, deals at length with this, undoubtedly tho most prolific source of intemperance in Ireland lie sa.\ s a number of zealous pi iests\ stiuck by the pievalcnce of intemporancp. and attributing it in great measure to our'fcxoliSli social habits, have determine^ to make an effort to lessen this great evil. They intend during thiS-'Lent to ask their people to make a promise to ' give up the custom ot giving or accepting tieots in public houses. Parliamentary Fune. A substantial subscription to the Irish Parliamentary Fund is announced from Mr W ■ 7 - E V; lv !V Dorking, who has subsei ibed .LUX) Air Evelyn, it will lie i cim-nibered, was foemetiy a Conser\ati\e member for Deptford, whose leamims to Ireland and the lush l\i>U caused him to lose his scat In British politics Mr Evcl.mi is still a Conservative, but he has abated none ol his lovo for Ireland, notwithstanding, what that attachment has cost him Recent Deaths. Among the deaths reported in our latest Irish exchan,;rs ue the 1o - lowing —-1V Kobeit liany, l.unor?ct? Mr. Hen.y iMct'loskey. Moneclusr, at the a»c of 107 years ; Alderman L,. A !*>.>". W.itoitoul Domestic ServantsStrange as it niav seem, the domesUc serxant quest ion is l",^ 1 ' 11 ' 1u senous one e\en in Ireland Ah Irish exchange ot 1-Vhiu..rv S Y^,., At Abb.-yfeal.-, Counl\ l.uiu-iiiU, on Tuesday; the s< j5,,.. 10. H.mi-j; ( «>- ine.st.L- and ..n. u-ull «n .il se. xans opened O«M»n t" ein,i;rat.on L - niers wore obli^e<l to .uK ance f >m £,14 to £1« for ti-n inoi.ths to reUun the icnicps of those whom they formerly employed to, half tho-« smmiisMany farmers h.nc bee,, obliged to 'change their mode of farming fi oiu dairying to <li> -stock keeping.