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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 52, 17 April 1885, Page 7

The centenary of St. Alphonsus,' which will be celebrated this year, ought to increase the popular devotion to that mild and apostolic missionary, who still lives in his theology and his children.— -Catholio Review.

T. P. O'Connor, M.P. for Galway, is to be married shortly to a Texas lady, at present living in London, and devoted to literary pursuits in connexion with a great American magazine. This union will doubtless lead Mr O'Connor to a second visit to America.

" We do not wish to make mere literary machines of your children, but want to educate the heart as well as the mind," said Bishop O'Reilly, addressing bis people on convent schools. In these few words is contained the whole meaning of the school question. • Lord John Manners, a venerable English philanthropist, has Started a society to provide mincing machines for poorhouses, for the benefit of toothless paupers. We learn from the Liverpool Catlwlio Times that Mr. Michael Davitt was present in a prominent place in the Sixtine Chapel duripg the Requiem, Matt fox the repose of the soul of Pius IX. Tickets to enable holders to be present at the solemn function were very difficult to obtain ; and it is mentioned that Mr. Davitt received much attention from one of His Holmess 1 Chamberlains.