Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, 7 April 1904, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRIM. — An Irish Harp for the St. Louis Fair T,he Belfast ' Irish "Weekly ' understands that Mr. James Mac Fall, maker of Urish harps, has been notified to send out to the great St. Louis Exhibition his large Irisih harp. The harpist selected is Miss Jasepjhune Glynn, oi Dublin, a viewing lady of great msusical ability, and the daughter *of a very able musician and composer. The harp selected from Mr Mac Fall is one of great beauty, richly carved, and ornamented in Celtic work as copied by Mr. Mac Fall from ancient Irish art. Its tone is as sweet and powerful as a Continental harp costing ten times the price. ARMAGH —A Challenge In the course of a comm'unicaticHl, read at a meeting held in Dundalk in support of the University question, Cardinal Log\ie wrote as follows with reference to tlhe attitude of those who raise a cry against what they are pleased to call sectarian education :—: — ' Those who raise the cry have no objection to sectana^ edtucation for themselves. It is o.nly when there is a question of extending it to Catholics that it is found to be against principle, behind the age, a crime against all good government. Let them test the sincerity of tihose zealous advocates of unsectanan education. Tihey have now a splendid opportunity tor the test. Let them appoint a Catholic to the vacant Provostship of Trinity College, and await the result. The appointment would toe a most interesting one. It would be a more interesting experiment still to fill up the vacancies, as they occur, in Queen's College, Belfast, with Catholics. There is no lack of well-qualified candidates. They can be fojund in abundance among the men who carried off the hulk of the honors and prizes from the Belfast Queen's Qollege at the Royal University examinations. I suspect such a course would soon show where the sectarian spirit is to be found in its greatest strength.' CORK. — Providential Fscape Details are to ha,nd of a most extraordinary escape which a flarmer names Hurley, of Gurtnaleen, Enniskeane, Colunty Cork, had from being killed by lightning. Hurley anjd his wife and son weie in their house when jt was struck by lightning, and a whitethorn dodge was torn up from the roots, and portion of the roof removed. A dog which was lying between the husband and wife was instantaneously killed. The lightning, struck Hurley near the knee, grazed down his leg, burning the instep slightly, and tore the boot off his foot. When after a time the party had recovered from the shock, Dr. Neville was sent for and dressed the injured man's wo,un'ds. The doctor says he never expeiienced such an extraordinary case before. DUBLlN.— Lecture by Very Rev. Dr. Watters On Monday evening, February 15, in the Father Mat/hew Hall, Dublin, the Very Rev. Dr. Watters, S M , President of t v he Catihohc University School, delivered an Untereßfting lecture, ■ entitled ' The Holy Land as I saw it ' The lecture was illustrated by a series of laintcrn slides The Very Rev Father Nicholas, O S F C , presidejd, and there was a very large attendance It is needless to say that the Very Rev lecturer did ftull justice to his subject, the lecture being based on personal experience gained during the visit paid by him to Egypt and Palestine a few years ago, and a graphic account of which appeared in a series of letters, i.nder the heading ' In the Wake of the Rising Sun,' which appe^rfid fiom Ins facile pen at Wie time in the columns of the ' New Zealand Tablet.' Death of an Archdeacon The death of the Ven'. Archdeacon Brady, which to\ok place on February 14, removes from the ranks of the Irish priesthood a zealous and devotod pastor. At his death he hakl reached the age of 78^nd of those long years he had s»pent 51 in the sacred™imstry He was oridained in 1850, artd his first appointment was to the church in High street, Dublin, from which he was transferred some time afterwards to the suburban district of Clojiltarf. Here he labored for 17 years as curate amd his next transfer was to Rallytore, County Kildare, of which -he was made parish priest by Cardinal Cullen. The zeal for the service of God and the improvement of the people which he had displayed while a curate m Clontarf and High street he brought to bear an the administration of the new parish. The church at New Ballymount and tihe schools of the parish which were built during his administration, are lasting monuments tyo his energy and to his devotion for the faith and his interest in the welfare and comfort of the people committed to his care. In 1879 he was appointed Canon of tlhe diocese, and in 1893 he was transferred to St. Lawrence O'Toole's, where he was raised to the

"dignity of 'Archdeacon, and wtaere the remaining years of his missionary labors had been spent. L>eath of a Philanthropist Tfhe deat/h of Mr. James M'Oann, M.P. for ti&e St. Stephen's Careen Division of Dublin, which occurred on February lb, removes from Irish political and financial life a very remarkable man. Some years ago Mr. M'UaJun, aiter having made a large fortune in Dublin as a banker and stockbroker, turned his attention to the industrial development of the country, lie was a man who newer tooK any active part in politics, but seeing Uiat i|Aolitici> m Ireland were a great lever for good, he stood at the general election of 1900 for tihe St Stephen s Ureeui uivifaion of Dublin against Mr. Campbell, the S>ohcitor-<Je-Tieral. Mr. Campbell, two yea,rs previously, had defeated Count Plunkett, tiie Nationalist candidate, by ttfie narrow margin of 14b. Mr. M'Canin un 1900 stood as a Nationalist and H,ome Ruler, biut wot as a recognised member of the Nationalist Party. The Party, ihowever, warmly supported his candidature, and he was returned by a majority of 556 aver t|he Government nominee. Although, not a member of the Nationalist Party, strictly speaking, Mr. M'Cann in all tlhe fundamentals of their policy gave them his sujpplort. His interest, however, was in the industrial development of the country, and he was no tiheorist. His ftrsit great work as a business ruaai was, as its chairman to p,ut the_Grand Canal Company oji its feet, an|d so to help to open cajial communication with the Sihaiwioin on an economic basis. He was one of tihe few great lrisji business men who believed in canals, and his latest work was with his own capital to open up and canalise tine Boyne for commerce from Drogheda to Navan, arM at the latter place to establish several factories suitable to the district, all of which are doling extremely well. He "was^ one of the most practical men in Ireland, and will be missed indeed, a,nd not only that, bait his rectitude as a business man was remarkable. GALWAY.-A Windfall An American solicitor paid a visit recently to Galway Cor t|he purpose of discovering the heirs and relatives of a Galway man named P. Devatiey, who died in Boston a few years ago, leaving a considerable sum to Ins credit in the savings bank there. After visiting C'ladjdagh, Uhe fis'lung village of the city, to which place deceased belonged, the American gentleman was satisiiod tdiat five people, all of the name of Oliver, were entitled to participate in the money, and accordingly £1300 was distributed equally among them. LEI TRlM. —Death of a Vicar-Oeneral line doath took place' at! Alartofhanultpn on 'Sunday, February 11, of the Very Rev. Dr. Maguire, V.G., at the age of 93. The deceased had been pastor of the parish, one of Uhe most important in the diocese, rince September, 1867. He was a man of the most kindly nature, ainjd was held in the highest esteem by his parishioners as well as by the non-Catholics of every class TYRONE.— A Remarkable Statement Mr. T. W. Russell, M.P., writing to a leading constituent in South Tyrone, says : ' I intend to fight the next election on the simple and sole issues of the Land for the People, Home Rule, Education, Fiscal Reform, and Temperance. All these stand out as living issues, but the battle must be pressed to the gate upon the urgent, immediate, and piessing necessity of getting rid of landlordism once and ior all. My advice to Irish farmers is . Give no quarter to any candidate who has any connection, either direct or indirect, open or secret, with the rent office. WATERFORD.— CIaimant for a Peerage A petition has been presented to the House of Lords by Mr lOdmond De la Poer, of Gurteen LePoer, County Wateiforid, praying the King to give direction to the Attorney-General in Ireland to investigate the petitioner's pqdigree, and his right to the succession of the dignity and honor of Baron of Le Poer and Coroghniore in the Peerage of Ireland. WEXFORO.— A Four-leaved Shamrock In connection with the construction of Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht, to be named ' The Four-leaved Shamrock,' which is expected to eclipse all other yachts built by the great tea king, and annex the much-talked-of Gup, Mr. It. Cardiff, postmaster, Ballycullane, haid recently (says the ' Wexford People ') the pleasure of presenting Sir Thomas wit)h a genuine four-leaved shamrock, plucked in the Emerald Isle from the soil of historic Wexford. The rare plant was forwarded in a well-preserved state, and it is a splendid specimen. GENERAL Catholic Truth Society Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde< M.P., has been appointed Vice-President of the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland in suecess>ion to the late Count Moore.

Irish Emigrants Through the courtesy of the United States Commissioners of Immigration at Boston and Philadelphia, the Anti-Emigration Society has received some interesting official statistics of the Irish immigration at these potts. It appears i>hat the total number of Irish, not citizens of tiie United States, who landed at Boston during the year 19U3 was 7624, of whom 4470 or 58 per cent., were females. New York continues to be the chief port of entry for Irish immigrants to the States no less than 21,436 Irish having arrived there during t»he last fifccal year , while 2602 entered the Philadelphia. .Ninety per cent, of the Irish who landed at Boston were between the ages of 14 and 45, live per cent were under 14 years, and live per cent, over 45. 759 immigrants brought with them sums of £10 or over and 5333 were possessed of less than £10 each. The lotal amount of money brought by these immigrants to one American port during the past year was 137,558 dollars or about £27,512. ' Historic Loan Collection The Historic Loan Collection for fche St. Louis Exhibition, which is being arranged by the Department of Agriculture and the Arts and Crafts Society, promises to be a very interesting one, and will no doubt attract a good deal of attention amongst the many IrishAmerican visitors to the Exhibition. Amongst the exhibits already promised are Colonel Cane's lust collection of lush dialings, several maces, including that 01 Drogheda ; some of the Royal Irish Academy s MSS , and an mteiesimg collection of old harps and othei musical lnsuuiiicnts A collection of relics connected with Irish celebrities is also being got together, and it is hoped that all who can do so will help to make this as complete as possible. Amongst the historic pictures already promised aie the best portrait ot Stella m existence, taken from the house in wh eh Dean Swilt lived, an*i the property of Mr. Villiers Briscoe, of Navan ', Sir Frederick Palkiner's portraits of Swift and Stella , the famous portrait of Mary, Countess of Leitrim, by Lawrence, lent by Mr. John Madden , the fine portrait of Currain, by Hugh Hamilton, from the Mansion House, an early portrait of Lord Edward Fitzgerald , and the portrait of Mrs. Jordan by Hoppner. Lord Dunraven's Suggestions Captain Shawe-Taylor, in a letter to the Irish Press, says that Lord Dunraven's suggestions legaidmg an Irish University have practically solved the dilliculty, and had therefore rendered unnecessary the Commission Which Captain Shawe-Taylor hoped to call to eonsidei the question I.oid Dun raven recommends the establishment ot a new College to he called the Kings '\>llege, in Dublin. This College will rank as a counterpart of Trinity College, and both will be included m the University ot Dublin. Lord Duniaven shows that 111 much a College there wiM he no prosciipt ion of any kind of learning, nor will it be a College exclusively for Catholics, but a College to eveiy post 111 which any Protestant might aspire Such an institution would provide absolutely pen feet equality between the Cathn lies and Protestams of Ireland Ihe suggestion has the approval of the Protestant Primate -and the Protestant Bishop of Killaloe, who represented the Protestant Church of Ireland on the lecent I nivcrsity Commission Finally, the suggestion has been practically accepted by the Catholic Bishops and the Catholic laity as an acceptable compromise And Parliament has, therefore, an unparalleled opportunity of ending a difficulty which at present selves to keep alive the flames of sect ana n jealousy and bieotiv both at home and abroad To any longer deny educational equality to three-Four ths of the Iris-h people is, m Captain Shavvc-Taylnr's opinion, to deliberately set back the cause of peaceful reform m Ireland, and to drive Ireland once moie to the paths of disloyalty, discontent, and despair.