Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 25, 23 June 1904, Page 9

Irish News

CARLOW.— The Patron of the Diocese The flcast of St Laserian, patron of the diocese of Leighhn— founder of the See and its first Bishop— which falls on the 18th of April m each year, was celebrated this year m the Cathedral, Carlow, on the Sunday within the octave, with great solemnity. CORK. — Return of the Bshop The Most Rev R Browne Bishop of Clovne. returned home on April 30 from Rome, where he paid his first visit to the Holy Father. The Supreme Pontiff gave a special and lengthy audience to the Bishop. It was determined some time ago to present his Lordship with an address and accord him a public welcome on his return, twit when the Bishop heard of the project, he conveyed a message »to the effect that the projected address, etc., should be abandoned. The Bishop has done much for the spiritual and temporal welfare of his people, and his parishioners in Queenstown would have given proof of their appreciation of his great services h[ut for his Lordship's emphatic decision on the subject. DUBLIN.— A Valuable Estate The personalty of the late Mr James M'Cann, M.P., has been pworn under £186.120. Death of a fjristinjruished Surgeon Dr. Austin Meldon, F.R.C.5.1., has just died in Dublin. He was born in 1844, and educated at the Catholic University College Dr Meldon was a distinguished surgeon and gynaecologist and the author of several professic/nal works and memoirs. lie was a past President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Clerical Changes His Grace Hie Archbishop of Dublin has made the following appointments Most Rev Dr Donnelly, Bishop of Canea, to be parish priest of St Mary's, Iladdington road Veiy Rev* Canon Gorman, PP , SS Michael and John's, Dublin, to be pansh priest of Bray; Very Rev. Canon Walsh, President Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, to be pansli priest of St Agatha's, Dublin. A Venerable Pastor The Very Rev Canon O'Hanlon, P P., is recovering from an attack of illness which caused much anxiety to his numerous fnends The pastor of Sandy Mount has reached the patriarchal age of 84 The New College of Science The King and Queen made a progress in semi-state through Dublin on Thursday, April 28, and were respectfully greeted The King laid the foundation stone oE the new Roj aI College of Science, and in reply to an address said that in these days scientific training was an indispensable condition of success in commercial and industrial hfci FERMANAGH.— A Rebuff The House of Lords has given a decision in the Do Freyne case which will have an important bearing on its issue Loid De Freyne took an action against Mr. Redmond. Mr Davitt, and a number of members of the Committee of the United Irish League, charging them with conspiring to prevent the payment of rents. The case came before the Dublin Courts, and on the application of the defendants it was decided that it should be tried by jury, and not by a Judge merely Against this decision Lord De Freyne appealed to the House of Lords, and, although he had the Lord Chancellor with him, the majority of the Law Lords took a legal and uenpartisan view, so Lord De Freyne's appeal was refused LlMEPlCK.— Appointments The Most Rev Dr. O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limeiick, has appointed Rev Timothy Lee, Adm., St. John's, to be pariah priest of Croom, instead of the !Rev. James O'Shea, P.P , transferred to Kiltnallock. A Successful Retreat As many as 5010 members of the Arch-Confrater-nity of the Holy Family received Holy Communion during the recent retreat in the Church of the Redemptorist Fathers, Limerick. His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Fennelly, Archbishop of Cashel, celebrated Mass on the closing Sunday of the retreat, when 2458 members approached the altar. An Ancient Chalice It is interesting to learn that the chalice used at the Mass celebrated in connection with the opening of St. Joseph's Church, Limerick, was the same used by Cardinal Rinucini when, as Papal Legate, nearly three

centuries ago- he said Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, and sang a ' Te Deum ' in thanksgiving for the victory of Owen Roe at Benburb. LONGFORD.— A Peaceable County At the Longford Easter Sessions Judge Curran, addressing the Grand Jury, said : It gives me more than satisfaction to tell the grand jury oi the County Longlord that for the past quarter their county has enjoyed almost a complete immunity from crime. Had I been here ten days ago— the day I sat in Mullmgar and received white gloves— l should have received white gloves here, through having no case of a criminal character to go before me , but my brother magistrates, in their wisdujn, thought to do me a bad turn by sending before me two small cases which you will have to investigate oi petty larceny, and by this act deprived me of the pleasure of receiving white gloves to which the peaceable, condition of your county would otherwise have entitled me. Ittt/vIH.- A Memorial Church On Sunday, May 1, took place the solemn dedication of the memorial church erected at Oldcastle to the memory ot the mai tyred Oliver Pluukett. The dedication was carried out by the Bishop of Meath. The church, which is built m Gothic style, stands on a picturesque eminence, close by the birthplace of the murdered Archbishop oi Armagh. In length the structure measures 131 loot, and in breadth 9u feet, the nave being 31 lcet across. The church has been built by the efloits oi two successive pastors, Father Greehan P P commencing the work m maa, and the completion falr^ ling into tne hands of the present parish priest, Father Bauy, IP., who succeeded Father Greehan on his death 1 here was a large attendance of clergy from the diocese oi Meatli present at the ceremony and the preacher on the occasion was the eloquent Jesuit oraloi, father Robert Kane, S.J. lIPPfcRAKY.— A Oenerous Act Quite recently upwards of forty boys attending the Christian Brothers' and National schools of Nenagh were the recipients of a new suit oi clothes each at the hands and expense oi ihe Very Rev. Dean White, 1.l „ \.lr. mis is only one of the many generous and kindly acts penormed by the rev. gentleman towards the poor of the parish since his advent amongst them, A Valuable collection It is not geneially known (says the 'Freeman's Journal ) that one oi the iinest private collections of ancient coins, raie old war tokens, and other curios is in the possession ol the Stapleton lamily, of Thurles lhe collection was commenced rnoxe than a quarter of a century ago by the late Mr. John Stapleton, then a distinguished student oi Thurles College, and remarkable for his antiquarian tastes. The collection comprises about nneen hundred items, and includes coins ot almost every nation in the world. There are silver coins oi the Caesars, Anglo-Saxon, Noiman, some of the da>s ot the Crusadeis , Dublin, Limerick, Wateiford siUer pennies oi the middle ages, mmgle with Thurles and Kilkenny coins oi the iiiteeuth century, Cromwell's mint oi the Tower oi London, Charles's siege meoes ofT^n? 1 the S ° l&e Of Umenck fpecimens o f *ai tokens, consisting of James's anathematised tes ot the times 1 he, f.ic-similies of both William '^"far?f ar ? impartially represented on these. Hapsb g.llohciuolleni Bouibon, and Buonaparte, Romanoft, tfZ I J aX ? U h£ ? e thm " P lolllcs JII Juxta-position with the less aristocratic ones of the diflerent United States, South American Republics, China, Japan, and other nations of the Far East contubute to the collection as well as all the British Dependencies from Canada to the Channel Islands. The Stapletons are also the possessors oi a fine collection oi stamps, both ancient and modern The late Mr. Richard Augustus Cooper a distinguished Insh scholar, brother of the present Colonel Cooper, County Sligo, inspected the collection. and lormed a high opinion of its rarity and value WATTERFORD.—The Mayor Knighted , iy nS v, E ? Ward , and 9 ueen Alexandra vlSitedv lS ited the show of the Wateriord Agricultural Society at St. Patrick's Park The illustrious visitors witnessed the jumping: competitions, and afterwards left for Lismore, the seat v • l!u Du^ c of Devons hire. The King conferred a Knighthood upon the Mayor of Waterford, Councillor J. The Royal Visit On Monday, May 2, the City of Waterford, through the Mayor and Corporation, extended an enthusiastic welcome to King Edward and Queen Alexandra on their first visit to the city. In replying to an address from the Corporation, his Majesty said : Your hearty welcome to the Queen and rnyselD is most gratifying to us both, and we wish to recognise most cordially the

kinldness which prompts you to hope for a frequent renewal of our visits to Ireland. 1 am impressed by the picturesque surroundings of your historic tity, and by the possibilities of your nobJe river, which seems destined by nature for a great highway of trade and commerce. I regret that with so many natural advantages the industrial wealth of Waterfard and the employment available for the laboring population is not more plentiful. 1 shall welcome an industrial revival here as throughout, the country which will give Hull scope to those native energies that have done so much to enrich other lands lam gratified that the signs ot sweh a revival are -not wamtine. even in the more lemote localities represented here to-day. It is my hope that they are the precursory of a long arrd happy future tor the country. To secure this future it is necessary that Irishmen should cultivate that spirit of toleration concord, and self-reliance which is the surest guarantee of national prosperity. I am certain that in the promjotion oi' these gieat aims I may confidently icckon upon the co-operation of yourselves and all well-wisheis of the country. A Sad Scene The ' Daily Mail ' correspondent with the King and Queen has some interesting observations in his report on the district traversed. ' The impression left by these tram journeys and drives in the south cannot ' he writes, ' be without some sadness. Fifty years ' ago the long mount-am road traversed yesterday from Lisniore to the Knockmeldown Mountains had lour or live little hamlets dotted along it ; to-day scarcely one house remains, and hardly a sign of lue, except a lew sheep snatching at the precarious grazing Of the 42,000 acres belonging to the Duke of Devonshire, only half are under cultivation, and this is a very Urge proportion compared to the rest of the surrounding estates. Lismore itself has sunk considerably during the past few years. The aching desolation of it all gets on one's nerves after a time, and during such a drive as that of yesterday admiration of the scenery is mingled with wonder as to whether nothing could be done to brighten its mournful aspect.' WEXFORD.— RoyaI Patronage King Edward patronised the Wexford Hat Factory, and ordered some half-dozen of the light summer head gear which this newest product of the Irish industrial revival m Wexford has put forth The Queen also gave an order for some light garden hats, and expressed hec?elf veiy pleased with the samples ot hats which were shown her while in Dublin The head gear turned out by this new branch of industry in Wexford is now finding a market, not alone in the best shops in Dublin and throughout Ireland generally, but Manchester, Liverpool, London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh are now buying laigely irom the Wexford company. Curious to say, the war in the East has somewhat interiered with the prosperity of the Wexford factory, as most of the fine straws are imported from China, but principally from Japan, and, needless to say, the supply at the present time is practically cut off The factory had, however, a good stock of straws on hand GENERAL Irish Party Thanked Mr. John Redmond has received the following resolution from the Liverpool aaid Vicinity L-nited Tiade and Labor Council : ' That we, the members of the Liverpool and Vicinity United Trade and Labor Coiuncil tender our best thanks to the members of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who, at considerable mconvenience, made a special journey from Ireland to iocord their voles in favor of the second reading of the Trades Unions Disputes Bill.' Evictions In Ireland A 1 return dealing with evictions in Ireland for the quarter ended March 31. 1904. shows that 9 persons were evicted m Ulster, 18 jn Leinster. 8 m Connaught, and 7 in Munster, making 37 in all for the period The number of tenancies determined, by which tenants were converted into caretakers, were— Ulster 211, Lcmstcr 64, Connaught 180, Munster 107. Total, 593