Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 7, 14 February 1907, Page 27

Irish News .

CLARE — Temperance, Crusade The Most Rev. -Dr. Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloe, .arid~ the priests of his diocese, toa>ve taken steps to forward in a practical way the temperance propaganda. A total Abstinence Society and the Anti-Treating Society" have been established in each parish and rules for their guidance laid down. ■ ■ - . - "~"- CORK— An Octogenarian The Rev. John Walsh,' P.P., of Belgooly, County Cork, has just" died at the age of eighty years. -'The venerable pastor was a familiar figuie in clerical circles in the South' of Ireland, and his loss is much deplored. Ordained in 1853 at St. Mariels of the ,Is\e by ' the -late. .Most Rev. Dr. Delaney, ;Bishop v of Cork, he lield curacies at Tracton, (Jarrigaline, Dunmanway, and Kinsale, and was- appointed' parish' priest' 1 ' of the united parishes of Clonstead and Baliymartle in March, 1873. ' The Church in France ■ .■" ' ' A special meeting of the Cork City Council was held in the City Hall on December 20, ' when Alderman O'Connor proposed :— ' That we, the Corporation o£ Cork, hereby desire to tender to our Holy Father the Pope our sincere sympathy with him at the brutal attack that is being made upon the Catholic Church in France, and that we condemn in, the strongest manner possible the attitude of the B'rench Government in persecuting Catholics of the French nation.' " The resolution was seconded by Mr. " Daniel Horgan, supported by Councillors Callanan, Curtis, Cronin, Alderman,. Horgan, Sir Edward Fitzgerald, Alderman J. J.. Kelleher, and the Lord Mayor, and unanimously adopted. At the conclusion of the. meeting a telegram was sent to his Holiness acquainting him of the action taken by the Corporation. DOWN— A Burns' Relic The question of the ownership of the manuscript , of Burns' poem, 'To Mary in heaven,' came before Mr. Justice Kenny at Ulster winter assizes in Belfast the other day, when John Savage, farmer, of Downpatrick, sued Susan Murphy, a schoolmistress, for money received in respect of its sale by the defendant as agent for the plaintiff. Mr. Savage was for many years in the service of a clergyman, Mr. Fallon, who made him his residuarfy legatee. Mr. Fallon was a man of literary taste and a collector of Burns relics. Mr. Savage, in going over Mr. Fallon's papers, discovered two documents in an envelope, one of which was -the original Burns' manuscript of 'To Mary in heaven.' This document was shown in July of last year to a Mr. Murphy, who, with his w,ife and daughter, Iftie defendant?; then visited Mr. Savage at his residence in" Belfast.The manuscript formed -the subject of Ji general conversation, and the defendant remarked tfiat she _ might be able to dispose or it for a good sum, seeing that she herself resided 'in -a Burns' country The manuscript _ was handed over to the •defendant'," "a.i£H in .March of the pre^sent year Mr. Savage saw a newspaper -account of its sale in London to Mr. Sabin for £150. The defence was that the manuscript was given to Miss Murphy unconditionally. After a consultation between the parties and a reference to the Judge, it was agreed to accept his Lordship's suggestion to divide the net amount obtained for the manuscript, £133, equally between the parties. • DUBLIN— A New Irish Society

On December 19 a new Irish Society was , established at a meeting in Dublin under the title- of ' The Companions of St. Patrick,' with a view of promoting social intercourse and benevolence' between Irishmen of all classes and creeds at home and abroad. A Former Student of Blackrock College The committee of- the Blackrock College Union, desirous of marking their appreciation of the appointment of one of its past presidents— Mr. James -MacMahon— to be accountant in the Post Office in Ireland, entertained him at a dinner in the Dolphin Hotel, Dublin.' A presentation was made, which- consisted of a silver salver, and a gold bracelet for Mrs. MacMahon. Irish Language Philosophy

In the course of. an address to the Blackrock branch of the Gaelic League, the Hon. W. Gibson said the accusation hatii often been brought against those pushing forward and reviving their national tongue, that tliey were engaged in a reactionary movement, that they were try-

ing to shut out from the Irish people the - advantages of modern civilisation, aud keeping them in a state of obscurity. -- He was prepared to demonstrate to them absolutely;; convincingly, and, "he should', almost say, mathematically, • that this proposition" of "the 'so-called, progressives was false.; that those forwarding thelanguage movement were the real "progressives. Small nationalities, which" had' permitted themselves •to be absorbed- in language, etc./ by large communities,- were doomed in the end to disappear. Language was not a question of popular politics, which might vanish at any time, but it was a great and solemn question, which .Jhad not been proposed to them by agitators or by men wjho,. struck by a -brilliant idea, -wished to, make the most of it. It had 1 been proposed by "the progress^ of civilisation and human 'evolution,. "which had been "borne in upon them. The nation that lost its language." denied its birthright: , " - : - V ; Assisting the Poor . — . - Qver 1000 poor, but deserving, families, were 'afforded, relief by the" Sick and Indigent Roomtceepers' Society of Dublin,, during the four day's preceding the. Feast of '"the Nativity. v ~- ''_'"."' - ' Drapers' Strike '.- ' " % r , Dublin had lately a strike of drapers' assistants, and feeling ran so high thatthe matter became/one of . public interest, if .not . excitement. Some' persuasive attempts, of the strikers and. their friends were" construed into intimidation, and prosecution followed. ' The cases came up for"* trial before the Lord Chief Baron and a jury in the Dublin Courts, .^he prisoners were acquitted. Truth to tell, . the" prosecutors were very halfhearted about their work. Sergeant Dodd hinted that he would be content to have the accused bound over. The charge , was the old fly-blown coercion formula—' unlawfully endeavoring to prevent drapers' assistants 'doing what they had a legal right to do.' The jury made short work of the first case, finding the, prisoner not guilty. On this Sergeant ' Dodd abandoned the other cases. MONAGHAN— Death of a Priest. The news of the death of Very Rev. Thomas Canon Murphy, P.P., of Kilmore and Drumsnatt, was received with feelings -of the deepest regret 'all over the, diocese of Clogher. The sad event, which v .-took place in Monaghan, was all the more to ber regretted in view of- its suddenness. The deceased had " been in failing health for some months past, and he passed away strengthened and consoled by the last rites of our Holy Church. - The cause of death was apoplexy. TIPPERARY— Demise of a Priest^ The 'death took place on December 21 of the Rev. Father Meagher, P.P., Drom and' lnch, at the age of 77 years, to the great regret of his parishioners and friends. He had been ailing^ for a considerable " time," arid hds death' was not- unexpected.- Deceased was ordained at Maynooth College in 1560,. and was appointed- curate of Annacarthy, after which he— -was transferred to. Tipperary, Templemore, Drangan, Drom, then to Fethard, and in 1881 he was .created parish, priest, of , the joint Parishes of Drom and Inch. During: his 25' years vas parish, priest he did' a great deal to advance the sacred 'cause of religion and education. A few years ago he gave a gift of two beautiful stained-glass windows an'da. valuable oil painting to the church at Drom. He was also instrumental in getting a teachers' residence built. - He. was brother of the Rev. Thomas Meagher, late P.P. of Newport. The Late Mgr. White The late Right Rev. Monsignor White, Dean of Killaloe and; parish priest of Nenagh (says the 'Freeman's

Journal J), was. of a singularly fervent and enthusiastic temperament. He threw himself with all the" ardor of -his fervent nature into the Irish National .movement', and hailed with delight Mr. Gladstone's r first Home

Rule pfbposal .in. 18S6. . He went over to. Jbondon at the time of the introduction of. the" Home Rule Bill in

April, 1886, and, being; una'ole, not havin? ' applied to his friends in time, to obtain a seat- in the gallery, of the- House of Commons to hear Mr. Gladstone-'s speech, he determined, that he would wish him God-speed on his

way to the House of Commons. He according.waited in palace yard till Mr. Gladstone,~.accompanied by. Mrs. Gladstone, 'drove to the House of Commons, . and as they alighted, the" Dean off - his hat 'and expressed his good wishes. .Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone -were "muck touched by the incident, shook hands with Dean. White very warmly, and Mr. Gladstone, in a" few*: words, conveyed his high appreciation of Deam White's devotion, to the ' Irish cause. , '- . ' .i. i \

Fighting Consumption At a recent meeting of the Clonmel Rural Council, a communication was read from Dr.. Brown, L.G.8.M.1., urging the necessity for taking action, with other councils ftn Waterford and Tipperary for the purpose of establishing a .sanatorium for both those counties. He pointed out that a loan could be got for the buildings . and a penny rate levied for the maintenance of the institution. A resolution was adopted asking the Tipperary, Waterford, and Kilkenny rural and urban councils to join in the establishment of a sanatorium. - • . TYRONE— A Priest Honored . Rev. W. T. O'tfoherty, P.P., Omagh, has had conferred upon him by his Holiness Pope .fius X. the' title of Monsignor. The news was received throughout' Ulster, but more particularly -in the parishes "where he - previously ministered, with the greatest satisfaction.^ Most. Rev. Dr. John Keys O Doherty, Bishop of Derry,' who was accompanied on his visit te Rome by Very,. Rev. W. T. O'Doherty, -PJP., V.F., and Very Rev. Dr. McHugli, P.P., Strabane, ' had a private audience with the Pope on December 1, and at the conclusion he Jn- _ troduced both to „ his Holiness, from whom they received a warm welcome to the Eternal City. In the course of their- audience- the two dignitaries received the hon-' ors of Prelates in the Papal Household, with the titles of Monsignor. Most Rev. Dr. O'Doherty thanked the Holy Father for the privilege he" had so generously paidDerry diocese and its clergy. WATERFORD— An Editor passes away The^ death is sported of Mr. James Harnett M"Grath|, editor of the ' Waterford Citizen.' "Mr. M' Grath was one of the best known journalists in the South-east of Ireland, and- had edited the ' Citizen ' very capably for many years. WESTMEATH— SaIe of an Estate Negotiations for the sale of the estate of Colonel Ellis, at Gilliardstown, County Westmeath, have ended in agreement to the following, terms : First term tenants, 6s in the £ (2JL£ years' purchase) ; (three second term tena.nts •to purchase on same basis ; all arrears wiped out i sporting rights to vest in tenants, and interest at 3£ per cent to be payable till vesting order is issued.- Rev. Father o'Fa.rrell acted for the tenants during the negotiations, and Mr. Chatterton (agent) for the landlord. WEXFORD— A Friend of the Poor General regret is felt in South Wexford at the death of Rev. J. Wall, Ballykelly. "He was on the mission for over thirty years, and was held in much esteem by all classes, especially by the poor. GENERAL A Good Citizen Our American- exchanges report the death at Tono-.~ pah, Nevada, of Mr. John Cosgrove, brother of Mrs. M. Small, Winton. -s-The deceased! (says the ' Anaconda Standard ') came to this city when it first startldd in 1882, .and made Ms home here until three years ago, when he went to . Nevada. He was a contractor and builder, and did all • the masonry work 'on the first smelters ever constructed at Anaconda. There . are. few men who have passed through* life in the West who have done so with cleaner or .better reputations,- as he wasi ever considered an honorable and upright citizen.' The deceased, who was about 58* years of age, went from Ireland to the United States in 1867. 'The Inter-Mountain ' paid the following tribute to his sterling worth : — "He was a man of decided character,, and in his business he had the full confidence of such men of James G. "Fair, John W. Mackay, "and Marcus Daly — in fact of everybody with whom .he was acquaint-, cd. He was a kindly, generous, gentle man, true as steel, a .man who had the absolute trust of everyone who knevr him.' The deceased left a widow, two brothers in the United States, one in Ireland, 'and a sister in this Colony^ • < ' Trade Marks The registration of the Irish trade mark was com- . • pleted on December 1.- This lis the first case* of a country being enabled to obtain a- registered trade I mark applicable to every, article of manufacture or' produce. It is the most remarkable outcome of tihe Trade Marks Act of 1905, and it is to Ireland's credit • that she was the first portion of the United Ring- , ,domi to recognise what .a great measure of protection from, fraud 1 could be secured by the general use of a national "trade mark. .The design consists of the reproduction of an fold Irish ornament, together with an Irish motto signifying ' Made in- Ireland.'