COUNMY NEWS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 33, 14 August 1902, Page 9

COUNMY NEWS.

ANTRIM.— Emmet Centenary.

A largely attended meeting of Nationalists was held recently in, Belfast to take steps towards fittingly celebrating the Emmet centenary in 1903. It is intended to celebrate the centenary by a monster demonstration to Hannahstown eanly next year. ARMAGH. Catholics not wanted.

The Armagh Board of Guardians (aays a Dublin correspondent), should affix tho above words to their advertisements in future. The phrase is short and to the point. It has always been found useful by bigota when in power. It is easily understood by all and would save applicants for situations in the Armagh. Union who belong to the ancient) Faith both worry and certain disappointment as the following case wil^ show. The Guardians require a trained nurse. Some months ago they advertised for one. A Protestant lady from London was appointed in preference to a local Catholic. The London lady changed her mind, as ladies sometimes will, and declined the position. A second advertisement was issued , again a Protestant waa elected in preference to a Catholio who was actually doing} temporary duty and giving entire satisfaction. Tho successful candidate this time also for some reason or other declined to come., and a third advertisement was issued. The contest lay between Nurse Kelly, Roscommon, and Nurse Firth Monsall, Fever Hospital, Manchester. The latter won easily, but she declined to submit herself fon examination as required by the local Government Board, with tho result that the position is still vacant, and another advertisement was ordered. If would bo difficult to find a more flagrant display of bigotry and intolerance, especially in view of the fact that the majority of tho inmates are Catholics CORK.— A Generous Gift.

Mr. Andrew Carnegie has given £.10.000 to provide a larger buildingi for tho free library at Cork Visit of Cardinal Logue.

Hia Eminence Cardinal Logue, accompanied by hia secretary. Very Rev. Canon Quinn, and Rev. Father O'Callaghan, Superior of St. Vincent's, Cork, paid a visit to the Cork International Exhibition recently. The Lord Mayor and some members of the executive took his Eminence in charge, and pointed out the leading features of the exhibition. His Eminence wrote the following in the visitors' book : — ' I cordially congratulate tho people of Cork on tho magnificent enterprise which they havo shown in starting and bringing to a successful issma their exceptionally interesting and useful exhibition.' DOWN. — Mineral Resources.

Mr. MacVeagh, M.P , has beon in communication with tho Department of Agriculture in Ireland with reference to the mineral resources in his constituency, South Down. The Department sent down Mr. E. St. John Lyburn, A. R. C.5.1., to make a general survey, and he reponts favor-i ably on the granite of Castlewellan and the clay of Killough Particulars of the iron ore of the Decomet area will bo kept on record 111 case of inquiry from capitalists, and the Department offers to place polished specimens of the granite, of moderate size, on exhibition in the Science and Art Museum, Dublin. The report also sets out the facili-

ties offered by the Department for the display of minerals and 'raw materials in connection with them sections at the Cork Exhibition. DUBLIN.

' The Irish Catholic Church Property Insurance Co., Limited,' has) been registered with a capital of £100,000. The company has been •sttCblished for the purpose of carrying on business as a Fire Insurance Company in all its branches, more particularly in relation to property, used for Catholic purposes, such as churches, chapels, schools, colleges, convents, and residences. Surplus profits after payment of a cumulative dividend of 5 per cent, on capital and providing the necessary reserve are to be applied to charitable purposes in Ireland. The original subscribers of the company are — Mr. James M'Cann, M.P. ; Rev. James Donnellan, Bursar, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth ; Alderman! M'CormicJc, Belfast ; Mr. John Mulligan, Managing Director, Hibernian, Bank ; Mr. Thomas Sexton, chairman ' Freeman's Journal,' Limited 3 Arohdeacon MacMonus, Meath street; and Sir Christopher Nixon. The first five of the subscribers form tho directors, who have subscribed a hundred shares each of the capital. The prospectus, it is expected, will be issued shortly. KERRY.— Death of a Priest.

A painful impression was created throughout North Kerry by the ■udd«n and wholly unexpected death of tho Itev. Matthew Dillon, who fop the past fifteen years has been in, charge of the Newtown parish, which extends to within a few milea of Listowel. As it should be.

A yeny striking illustration of tha cordial relations existing between* Catholics and Protestants in thel South of Ireland was given recently in Kilgarvan, Kerry. A deputation of four appeared at Kilgarvan Vicar*g« to present the Vicar, tho Rev. A. ,S. L>uggan, with a new bicycle. The deputation consisted of threq Catholics and one Protestant, representing 127 subscribers, 112 Catholics and 15 Protestants, of the parish. Mr. Philip Cronin presented] the machine, and said that it waa but a slig-ht token of the affection and esteem and gratitude the people felt for Mr. Duiggan, who devoted his; life to tho temporal welfare of thel people. The machine was tho best that could bo bought, and very inadequately represented what they felt. They had never collected for any object to which there was a, mo tie hearty response ; in fact, the. difficulty nas to restrain tho generosity of their neighbors. Tha people camo unbidden to tho door to subscribe. He hoped Mr. Duggan would long enjoy the pleasure they all wished to gi\e him, amd long remain with them. LOUTH.— Obituary.

Tho deepest regret has been occasioned by the death of Canon M'Crystal, P.P., Kilkerley, Dundalk, at thej ago of 73 years. The deceased was born at Errigal Kieran, Tyrone, and educated at the Diocesan College, Belfast, and subsequently at Armagh Seminary and at Maynooth. lie was ordained in 1837 at ' Clarendon street, D-üblin. ITis first curacy; was m Poiuighmore, from which he went to Armagh, where he labored for 11 years, a groat part of the time as Administrator. In 1870 he was made parish priest of Cooley, and subsequently promoted to Kilkerley. WATERFORD Cornered.

Tho man who stands to bis guns (says the ' Catholic Times ') even when ho is fighting in the wrong is respected ; the man who feels and expresses regret when he finds ho has made a mistake is honored for taking a manly course ; but the man who wniggles, who half apologises] and again half retracts the apology,

is everywhere deemed worthy ol contempt. Dr. O'Hara, the Protestant Bishop of Cashel and Emly, does not think wriggling beneath him. In Co/leraine some time ago he delivered! a tirade against the Catholic people of Waterford, accusing them of ignorance, superstition, and intolerrance. The utterance was reported in a local paper, and the report wag copied by the Clonmel ' Nationalist' and Waterford papers. Keen indignation was thereupon felt by the Catholics of Watenford at Dr. O'Hara's slanderous attack, and representative Protestants joined them heartily in repudiating it. The Catholic Bishop, the Most Rev. Dr. Shoehan, responding to the desire of the community, wrote to Dr. O'Hara calling attention to the indignation his remarks had caused 1 . Dr. O'Hara replied that he had been incorrectly reported, and that he did not mean what had been attributed to him. The reporter who published hi's utterance m Coloraine deprived him of this mode of escaping responsibility by -publicly declaring that) the report was a word-for-word) reproduction of what had been said. Thus cornered, Bishop O'Hara has admitted that the report was substantially correct, and has attempted to justify his charge by stating that certain street preachers had not been treated properly in Wateiv ford and that some of the peasants in tho neighboring country districts) entertain ideas of witchery. The indignation against Dr. O'Hlara has 1 grown, and a public meeting, of protest was held in the Town Hall. The Protestant Bishop has, it is reported, left Wiaterf ord for three Jtn,onths'.( Wo shall not be surprised if his long holiday is extended, to the satisfaction of Protestant and Catholic! alike. TIPPERARY.— No criminal work.

At the Quarter Sessions for Nenagh and Thurles, comprising, tho whole of North Tipperary, there wag only one small case. There was no case in Thurles district, whlich isi proclaimed and occupied by a large force of police.

GENERAL. No work for Judges.

In tho provincial papers the rereports dealing with the opening of the Quarter Sessions throuighcmt Ireland arc of the briefest kind in consequence of them being no criminal cases for trial. ' Crimeless Cork,' ' Crimeless Kerry,' ' Crimeless Tipperar.y,' are specimens of the headings that meet the eye. Yet there are scores of people being sent to prison under, the Coercion Act, against whom no crime can be charged. Accident to Mr. Blake.

.When the last mail left Homo Mr. E. Blake, M.P., was lying in University College Hospital, London, suffering from the effects of having been nun over by a hansom cab in Bloomsbury. The hon. member was considerably shaken, bruised, and suffering from a scalp wound, but apparently not otherwise seriously injured. Entertaining: Colonial Premiers.

Mi 1 . Redmond entertained Sir W. Laurier, Sir E. Barton, and others at dinner in the House of Commons last week. Where was Mr. Seddon ? Maynooth College.

The annual functions at Maynooth College began on Sunday, June 22, with the conferring- of the diaconato by the Most Rev. Dr. M'Cormack, Bishop of Galway, and of tho priesthood by Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, Archblsjhop of Dublin. The seventh annual meeting of the Maynooth Union began on Thursday, 26th, Cardinal Moran, Cardinal Log.uo, Archbishops Walsh and M'Evilly, and other members of the hierarchy being present. The conferring of degrees in theology philosophy, and canon law took place on Tuesday, and on that) day

also the annual meeting of the bishops was held. Interesting Returns. Mr Wyndham has supplied a number of interesting particulars relating to the religious persuasion of Irish magistrates and police .officers. It appears that of the 68 Resident) Magistrates ;n Ireland 149 are Pro-i testants and 19 Catholics, while of the 37 county inspectors 33 are Protestants and 4 Catholics, and of the 214 district inspectors 154 are Protestants and 60 are Catholics. These figures give a total of 83 Catholics to 236 Protestants.