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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3093, 16 January 1879, Page 2

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\ , "''Wednesday. f| The New 'Zealand Times rbai a para | graph to the effect that the*Spp'omtmeni | of Mr P. to a "'seat in/the Legis j laiire Cofencil wilLheMUfto'e' jander stroDf 1 diiapproTil of *the Gpver3br,,\on th« ground that the present dumber of m«m* berg of the Council, in proportion to the" population, exceeds that Of any other Upper Chamber in the Australian colonies, „ a - > The Post publishes the folloiHfig Utter fropi Paitor Chiniquy :—"Sir^is an unknown friend from New Zealand sends I me your number of the 30th November last, in which I see Father Henneberry knows me so well that he thinks it is his Christian duty to denounce mi as' a swindler and liar, and^as I intend,to pass a few days with my Christian 'friends of New Zealand, will yoju be kind enough to *llow me, through your journal, to inform the good father tHatit ii;my intention to give him an,opportunity to prove beforb the' world when and, how. I have raised

money under, false pretences, or said any lie to deceive the public ? Spm&jreara aeo T thought it my CJmstian duty to give 1 the same opportunity of proving his character against my character to another priest named Branet. The consequence was the good (?) and holy (?) priest of Borne, having failed to prove his slanders, was condemned to several years of gaol in the city of Kankakae, State of Illinois; but, After six months of gaol, he broke away to Canada, where he published that the Holy Virgin Mary had miraculously opened him the doors' of the prison. But it was the last miracle which the Virgin had to make in his favour, for a few tnonths after he had the good common sense to die—a few days before he was to be brought to his cage.—l am, Ac, C. Chiniqut.—Sydney, 31st December, 1878.