Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 37, 15 September 1904, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRIM. — Breach of Agreement At Belfast Assizes; an action 5 was listed for hearing against Lord Masssoreone at the sont of Mr. Johti Bain, who claimed £2,250 damages for breach of agreement as land agent of the defendant. The case was settled, Lord JUasscrccnc agreeing to pay plaintiff one year s salary, £50,0. Death of an ex- Bank Manager Mr. R. F. Kennedy, until lately manager of The National Bank, Belfast, passed away on July 19, to the great grief of a large circle of friends. Mr. Kennedy acted as mjanager of the Belfast Branch of the National Bank for over a quarter of a century, and his long tenure of office was notable for a maTked expansion in the bank* business, which increased steadily under Mr. Kennedy's capable and skilful management. He was always noted for extreme courtesy, as well as marked business ability, artd was well known and highly iespectcd, particularly in Catholic circles'. He resigned the position some twelve months ago, and the announcement of his death created general and widespread sorrow. ARMAGH.— The Holy Father's Message The following telegram was received from the Holy Father in reply to a congratulatory telegram sent him on SiChday, July 24, by the Cardinals of Armagh : 'The Holy Father has received with the greatest satisfaction the sentiments of homage telegraphed ; and in return he sends his- Apostolic benediction, with an expression of heartfelt g.ratiUide towards your Eminences, and the Bishops and other distinguished persons and the rest of the faithful present. His Holiness expresses the wish that the solemn manifestation of the Christian sentiment occasioned by the dedication of the new Catlhedral church at Armagh may be a remembrance and a stimulus to the Catholic Faith of posterity.' Orange Rowdyism The Orangemen of Armagh could not let the ceremonies in connection with the consecration of the National Cathedral pass without giving examples of that intolerance rand rowdyism for which they are noted. On Sunday* Jmly 24, the Catholic tenants of a few houses in a couple of Protestant streets in Armagh hung out ilagp in honor of the consecration of the Cathedral and the visit of the Papal Delegate. The houses were thereupon attacked and wrecked by Orange rowdies All the windows of the Catholic houses in those streets were smashed, with the result that riots followed, and the services of the police were called for to quell the •disturbances. Why is it (says the 'Catholic Times' ') that Protestant ministers ion the North of Ireland do not endeavor to civilise all the members of their flocks ? In the South, where the Catholics are m an overwhelming, majority, the Catholic who presumed to interfere with a legitimate religious act on the part of his Protestant neighbor would find that he had aroused the indignation of his own co-religionists. Cardinal Logue The following appreciation of his Eminence Cardinal Log^ie appeared in the ' Pall Mall Gazette ' :— ' Cardinal Logue, whose Silver Episcopal Jubilee was celebrated by the consecration of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Armagh, was born in October, 1810, the year Armagh Cathedral was founded, at Kilnwronan, a lovely spot in the Donegal Highlands, where St. Oolumbkille was educated. A half-century ago, 1857, Cardinal Logue entered Mayno'oth, where his career was sio distinguished that he was sent, after a brief period, to the Irish College in Paris as Professor of Theology and Belles Eettres. He was ordained in 1866, and returned to Raph,oe, his native diocese, in 1874, and was then made a Doctor of Divinity. Two years later he became Dean of Maynooth 'and Professor of Irish, from which he was promoted in 1878 to the Chair of Dogmatic and Moral Theology. At the age of 39 Dr. Logue was consecrated Bishop of Raphoe, and for eight years labored among the poor people of Dojiegal. In one famine year he collected for their relief no less a Sum than £30,000. In 18.87 the priests of Armagh chose him as> Coadjutor to their venerable Primate, with rigjit of succession, and in 1893 Leo XIII. raised him to the rank of Cardinal, an event which filled the Roman Catholics of Armagh with pride, being a dignity never before attained,, even by the greatest of t,he line of 108 primates that stretch back to St. Patrick.' CORK. — Banking Arrangements At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors ol the Mujtister ahd Leirisler Bank, held in Cork, the

chairman (Mr. T. B. Lillis) made a strong protest against the Government's banking arrangements in connection with the Land Purchase Act. Catholic Toleration in Youghal At a recant Petty Sessions Court at YoueJial Mr Walter Giles, a Protestant, was summoned for using offensive language to Mr. T. Fitzgerald, a local shopkeeper. -I me ononce consisted in going to the door of the shop and slaying : ' You b y Papist, I'll do for you. Mr. Htor-ne, R.M., who presided, in delivering judgmunt said ihme was less sectarian animosity at \oughal than in any other town he had visited. The members m the Protestant persuasion were elected by t,he Catholic people of the town to posts of trust and to some oi the highest positions on the local boards H? 3 ph !T h a ? f , Ul act that defen dant committal, and ffp Xi ll ?e? e could only flne him fart y killings. "sf t ■ Pe ° plC WOUld cominu^ m future, as in the past, to live in peace and amity with ohe another. Golden Jubilee 1 Pn-nvpn? 0 Mm celebrated at the Presentation M™ r>' M"»elon C ork> the golden jublleo o£ Marylaul At the conclusion of the ceremonies in the convent chapel upwards of forty past pupils of the awl offered their congratulations. DERRY.— Heavy Damages At Londonderry Assizes, before Mr. Justice Kenny ?w?rdL P lTn H ner> na T ed Leonard Frank Atfiderley, was awarded ±.850 damages for injuries received by the breaking of a carnage window at Omagh station DUBLIN.— Death of the Vicar-General The demise is reported of the Very Rqv. Mgr PlunkQtt parish priest of Booterstown and Vicar-General of the diocese. The deceased, who was one of the best known and most loved of the priests of the diocese of Dublin, passed away 'after a long period of suffering Monaignor Plunkett was at the time , of his death 67 years of age. He was born in the city of Dublin and received h.s preparatory education in Castlejod Col rSflei f rW S r^ g S m , R - t0 M^ nooth and then t 0 the Colle.ge o Saint Sulpite, Paris. Monsignor Phiikett West^r l^ Sm ' ed r CU , ratC - bCCamc Administrator of narisL ,HP^r. Pa^, Sh^ an ,l Was bent Booterstown as parish Rriost on the death of the Rev. Father Pagan, "do V^GeSa^ 'tfif Ztsl° me time aft6rvL^ The National Exhibition « +i 3J cie i T- Nat 'i 0 ? lal ~as opposed to the Interu eigh The promoters have issued a circular letter of t O h P er L ma^ Ufact ? reT i! }. Irelan d indicating the outlines of the project, and inviting assurances of co-operation m carrying lfc out. The Exhibition is intended to comprise a display of all Irish mdustxies and maSfaclSS, Art v thc f und^ c] oPed res«outces of the country Art agriculture, forestry, peat, industries, mining products, quarrying, co tta A c industries, ftkhing, furing lu^hmg, ahd spinning are all specially .scheduled for display. Archaeological, literary, musical, and pastime if' rc*U,oT aLSb - con , l^Pl^. and the syllX^issued! to 'a ifiS? ' tC " y 5O com P«hensive as to point KERRY.— A Message in Mid-ocean davf frnm OU n n ° CC^' b°Ulldb ° UIld f ° r NeW York and tw O dajs from port, the Yen. Archdeacon John Mangan, nath.'a ' 'wo. rr 1 CT ] n fi ar , C ' Ire '^d, a passenger on the • Carl patnia, was notified on July 9 of his appointment as Bishop of Kerry. The Archbishop was pacing the deck with his friend and companion, the Rev! J. S Buckley Sch'nnl n P f r °T d T °ntn th + c and University Al X (' Tralee County Kerry, and the Rev. John Aima.n, i.e., of Kenmare, he was informed that i™ nfT° m o^ ora f tor ha d a message for him notifying of his appointment to the Bishopric of Kerry to succeed Bishop Coftey, recently deceased. KILKENNY.— Proposed Woollen Mill th JJ? J S, ? t a , public meetln S was held in the theatre Kilkenny, having for its obiect the stattm'ej pf D ° yle > DD .-. ahd Captain the Hon. Otway Cuffe, with other leading citizens, have for some time past been interesting themselves in the project, and on the occasion their hopes were realised, when a company was formally promoted. Suitable premises have been acquired closp to Kilkenny, wthere ample water power is to be had, viz., at Khfchella's Mills, and departmental and other experts have expressed themselves fully satisfied with the prospects. The Hon. Otway Cuffe, in addressing the meeting, &aid that as the* result of several meetings and discussions it seemed to them that their best chance of succeeding with any factory Jn Kilkenny

was with one connected with the woollen trade. There was an increasing demand for all Irish tweeds, both at hb,me arid in England and elsewhere, and the present mills were all of them full up with orders. It v/as stated that at the present moment the woollen industry "was only m it/s infancy, and that weighed very much with them in selecting a woollen factory. Kilkenny had beem the centre of the woollen industry in Ireland, a,nd they saw no reason why it again stiouVd not tale that place. The capital required would he £10,000, find they had aver £3000 promised already without going to ihe public at all. Their object in calling them together that night was to issue a prospectus to go before Ihe public. As Canon Doyle had told them at the last meeting, this was not a philanthropic business at ali, and he wanted to impress on them that it must he started as a, sound business concern, and they would not have anything to do with it unless they could see their way to make it pay. WATERFORD. — An Appointment Miss Flanagan, lady teacher of t/he Presentation Convent, Waterford, has been appointed principal of the Butlerstown Female National School, in succession to Miss Butler,, retired. WESTMEATH.— A Sad Incident An extremely sad incident is reported from Mullingar, where a cirl named Reddy, who had travelled from London to visit relatives, fell dead as she steppqd lrom the train. GENERAL The Land Act -An ofTicial statement with regard to the working of the Irish Land Act shows that the applications for advances for the sale of estates exceed 10£ millions sterling. The commissioners sanctioned advances for upwards of three millions, and expect to sanction before November the balance of two millions available for expenditure in the iirst year. What Ireland Requires In the course of an address on the occasion of the celebration of the Silver Jubilee of his consociation, Ca-ndinal Logue said that Ireland first of all demands an Irish University, wherein Cathohfcs can obtain education as free and efficient as that offered to their Pnotestant fell'ow-countrymefti. Next, Ireland will never be contented, because s(he will never be prosperous, until selfgovernment is granted ; until Irisih business is done by Irishmen, who understand the people better than strangers ca<n. And his Eminence, in saying this, toak care to re|pu(diato in advance any charge against him of being a separatist. lie does not wish to dismember the British Empire, but he does wish to see Ireland prosperous and contented. Every man should love his own country, and the words of Cardinal Logue, cautious and prudent as he is known to be, will show politicians that, though refused, the demand which Ireland has so long made is not abandoned. An Indiscreet Viceroy The obitmary columns o£ the press very frequently revive stirring recollections. A few weeks ago the death in England was announced of Miss James, daughter of the late Sir John Kingston James, Bart. Sir John Kingston James, a Dublin vine merchant, arid staunch upholder of ' Church and State ' in the old unrcformed Diublin Corporation, was Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1821, and waa made a baronet on the occasion of the visit of Conciliation of GeoTge IV. to Dublin in that year. After George IV. 's visit a banquet was given at the Mansion .House, which was attended by Earl Talbot, the Lord Lieutenant of the day. The toast of ' The Glorious, Pious 1 , and Immortal Memory,' which by special request had been eliminated during the Royal visit from tho toast list of ' royal and patriotic festivities,' was restored t(o its place of honor and drunk with enthusiasm, amid a storm of cheers and ' Kentish fire ' The Lord Lieutenant rose and drank to the toast, although it was observed that several of tiie guests, amongst whom' was Lord Cloncurry, retained their seats aad turned down their glasses. The ' loyal indiscretion ' of Sir John Kingston James was followed by the immediate dismissal from office of Earl Talbot, who was not awarded a ' Slate departure,' but went down to Carton, tihe seat of the Duke of Leinster, and eluded public observation in leaving* the country.