Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 36, 7 September 1905, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRlM— Alleged Sedition At the Antrim Assizes Stephen Clarke was charged with sedition by issuing a number of bills advising Irishmen not to join the British A>rmy. The jury found him guilty of the publication, but not wit/h seditious intent. The Judge said this was a verdict of acquittal, and the prisoner was discharged . Blessing a New Altar Hfoly Cross Church, Ardoyne, Belfast, was crowded in every part on Sunday, July 16, when the magnificent high ialt|ar, tho <#itt of Mrs. Hughes, Derryivo\gUeavenue, was solemnly consecrated by the Most Rev. Dr. Henry, Bishop of Down and Connor. CLARE— Death of a Nun On July 14, at the Convent of Mercy, Ennis, after a Reqjuiem Mass eeleibfrated by the Bishop, the interment took place, of a venerable member of the community, Sister Mary de Sales Macmahon. The deceased was in her CBth year, and in tho 45th year of her religious profession. CORK— Electric Lighting The Miiohel&own Ruial District Coiincil has obtained power to carry out a scheme for the electric lighting of the town. This is tho first ■ Rural Council in Ireland to avail of the Electric Lighting Acts. DONEGAL— SiIver Jubilee June 29 marked the completion of tho 25th year of the priesthood of the Most Rev. Dr. O'Domnell, Bishop of Raphoe, and a few days later his Lordship. was presented by the priests of the diocese with a testimonial worthy of his unselfish and untiring labors in the cause of faith and fatherland. This took the form of a cheq/ua running} into four figures, a siher casket of exceedingly fine design, richly ornamented with appropriate heraldic and other devices, and containing an exquisitely illuminated Gaelic address* on satm, and an equally artistic English translation of The address handsomely framed in carved oak. Discovery of Gold Speculation caused tyy the announcement at tho meeting of tho Royal Society of Antiquaries in Belfast that gold had been discovered in Ulster has been \ cry great, and conjectures as to the whereabouts of such an important find have been varied. It is in a mountainous diatnet m Comity Doneigial. Some gentlemen ba\o been carrying on a series of explorations m Lister for tho past two or Ihrec years, and some time ago they came across a district in County Donegal which is now engaging their closest attention. 'Hie surface attracted them, and samples of the ore wcic takea. The results of the assaying of these samples pio^od extremely satisfactory, aaid as a result a lease of a laro;e area of ground was taken for a number of years. Parts of the lode in the Donegal area are low in gold, but the general average of this metal in the assaying up to the present has been close on two ounces to the ton, ami in some few samples thiee ounces This is exceedingly high, when it is remembered that in the 'Jransjaal the average yield is less than three-quarters of an ounce per ton, or abmil 12dwt, so that the a\erage in the Donegal area is high, and if it should be maintained on further operations the discovery will be truly a wonderful one. DUBLlN— Priests Honored Tho Archbishop of Dublin has received an intimation through his Eminence the , Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda that the Holy Father has been pleased to confer upon the Very Rev. Mgr. Fit/patnck, P P., V.G , the office of Domestic Prelate, and to appoint the Very Rev. T. O'Donnell, D.D., P.P., V.G , to be one of his HolineS's's Private Chamberlains. Illness of the Under-Secrefary Regret was felt by all classes (wiites a Dublin correspondent) when it became known that the Undersecretary was dainigcrously ill, and had undergone a severe operation in a private hospital in Mount street, whither he had been removed from his lodge in , the Phoenix Park. Although Sir Antony's intimate friends knew for some time past that he was far from well, tho puWlio at largie had no idea of the fact, as ho attended to his official duties with a regularity that could scarcely fee expect ed from the most junior of his subordinates. The climate of India, however, in which he spent so many years, weakened a naturally robust constitution. The constant w r orry, too, to which he has been subjected, did much to break down his health.

Even his gl-efejtest enemies, however, hoard of his illness with deep regret, for all admit that he came through a trying ordeal as a man of high honor and great integrity. Lady MacDonnell received the following telegram from the Vatican : ' Rome, July 17. — Holy Father affectionately sends special blessing for Sir Antony MacDonnell. Wishes recovery.— Cardinal Merry del Val.' The following was King Edward's telegram • The King is much concerned to hear of Sir Antony's illness and oip oration, and hopes that you will toe aJble to givo a good account of him — Knollys ' Disastrous Fire At an eaily hour on Wednesday morning J,uly 18 the Jarge drapery establishment of Mr. Aiden Crennell' Lower Camden street, was discovered to be in flames! Half an hour later the whole spacious premises were completed gutted, and were in ruins. There were between -SO and 40 people, employees of the firm, residing on the. premises, and considering the fierce ravages wrought by the flames in such an incredibly short space of time, it was littJe short of miraculous that they escaped a terrible doom. Six or se\en of the employees', mostly young giils, were badly injured, whilst one lost) her life. The deceased, Miss Flanagan, was a narthe of Sligo, an.d was only 18 years of age. CALWAY— Charitable Bequests Captain John Smylh, of Masonbrook, Loughxea County TJalway, .1 P , ! a to of the l r )th Foot, left personal estate valued at £(,(>, 2% os, including £16,610 17s Id which ranks as Knghsh estate. Amongst Captain Smyth's bequests were the following 1 . £100 to the Catholic Institution for the Doaf and Dumb at Cabtra • £100 to the Society for tihe Propagation of the Faith ;' £fOO to Magdalen Asylum, County Galway ; £100 to the St Jose;h's Ni#ht Refuge, Dublin, £100 to St. Brigid's Orphanage , £200 to he held 'in trust f<,r the Prior of the Carmelite Coin out, Lou^hrea, for the poor ; £100 to the Superioress of the Carmelite Com cnt, Long'hroa£loo for distribution among the Door, as his wife'shall determine, and £100 for Masses. KERRY— Under Coercion Kerry is among the comities proclaimed iwidtfr the Coercion Act. At the opening of the summer assizes •Judge Holmes told the Grand Jury that there was only, one case to try, and that was not a seiious one. Death of a Journalist The 'dcajth! is reported of Mr. Edward O'Sluaitfgfinessy, London correspondent of the Dublin ' Daily Independent,' and a member of the official reporting corps of the House of Commons \lr. O'Shaughmessy, who was only m, his JSth >ear, was a nati\c of Cahircicnocn. He 'had been for }eais a prominent and active memboi of the C.alloiy Committee, and in 1003 he was elect uri chairman of the Gallery. LlMEßlCK— Sectarian Differences The Protestant Bishop of Limerick, addressing tiio annual meeting of the Synod in Tralee, said sectarian unfnendhness was perhaps moic than anything else a hindrance to the peace and prosperity of the country. TIPPERARY— Good Advice After Hlessinq a beautiful alffir in Dranjgan pjarish church on Sunday, July ( ), the Most Rev Dr. Fennelly delivered an eloquent address, in the course of which ho dealt with the emigration cnil. He said while waiting for Home Rule, which was the radical remedy for tho c\il"3 under which they were languishing, he would surest as a stay on the emigration which was depleting tho country, that they try their hand in cultivating a fair share of the land, with a Mew of enlarging their profits and cioating employment for the people who were leaMiigj tho country. He knew that the transition from io tillage was not a \ery easy matter. But, notwithstanding all the drawbacks under winch they labored, there was still an opportunity of hung and thriving on the soil of Ii eland. They should strain e\ cry <nen c to Ji\e in that grand old country, so fa\ orcd hly hea\on in the faith of the people, and 'so fa\ored by Nature in Inc salubrity o£ its climate. TYRONE— Primary Education His Eminence Cardinal Loguc, speaking at a fojaraar for the erection of schools and a Catholic hall at, Dungaimon, axlvocated the management by the Irish people of tho education of their country, and protested against the present sysiem under which they were asked 'to woar tho cast-off educational clothes of the people of England.' Death of a Monsignor The 'deiath is amnouinced of the Right Rev. Mpr. o'lTag'an, V (i., Strabane The deceased prelate was born in 1832 ,in Ballina, Screen, County Derry, and after an excellent lftcal education entered Maynooth College.

Tliere the Monsignor went through a course with great distinction. Ablout nine years ago the Holy See recognised his splendid services to religion by appointing Mm as Domestic Prelate to his Holiness.

GENERAL

Proposed Redistribution Great indignation has been excited in Ireland by the Redis'trilUptiom proposals. The ' Freeman's Journal ' says it cannot find any word to describe them properly but iniamy. The Act of Union acknowledged the right of Ireland ' for ever ' to haVe a hundred members in the Imperial Parhatment in London, bnder the luehsUibution Scheme Cork avill lose two seats, and the following other counties will one seat each : Armagh, Donegal,, Fermanagh, Gal way, Kerry, Kildare, King's County, Ledtjrim, bonfe'Cord, Louth, Meatdi, Mon>a,ghau, Queen's Cotunty, Tipperary, Tyrone, WaJterford, Westmejath, and Wicklow. Belfast avIH be given one additional memlbter. G-alwaly, DSfewxy, and Kilkenny AvilL ccUse to exist as separate constituencies. Defeat of the Government The defeat of the Government in the House of Commons towards the ernd of July was the cause) of great rejoicintg %i the Irish party, who Avere ma/i/nly ros'pdnsi'ble for it. Writing on the subject the ' Catholic Times ' says : — As a Parliamentary tactician Mr Redmond has proved himself a loader of wonderful resource. When the Goivornniont were defeated last session oji Yvhat they treated as a snap diVision the reverse occurred on ah Iris I }* vote and was due to a plan carefully prearranged by Mr. Redmond. It was Mr. Redmond who elicited from the Speaker tho ruling which compelled the Premier to abandon the Redistribution Sehomc for the session. Laytly, it A\as Mr. Redmond yylio procured such support for an attack on the administEation of the Land Act by the Irish ExecutiVe that it ended in 1!) ( ) votes t^ing, recorded against the Government, whilst there were only 196 for it. In the scene ay Inch ensuc.nl Mr. Redmond and the other Irish representatiYe.-, naturally took the lead. Following their example, all tho occupants* of the crowded Opposition benches sprang to their feet. Cheers rang out Yvildly for live minutes, echoing from the roof and through the empty corridors without. Once more, after Sir '\ hernias Ksmonde, fhc chief Nationalist Avlnp, Avho, with Captain Dene lam, was acting as i-eller, liad amvouiiicrd the figures, a hurricane of cheers swept the Chamber. Members shouted till they weie hoarse, AVaYcd hats, papers, and handkerchiefs, and danced upon the cushioned seats. It a\ as a moment of exultation due to (he consciousness of \utory OAving! to Mr. Redmond's generalship As expected, Mr. Balfaur has decided to remain in Kittle e, despite the defeat in the lionise of Commons upon what is now admitted on all sides not 1o luac lleen a snap diYision. As to the intentions of the Irish Patty, Mr. Redmond's incisive speech left no room for doubit. Tbev considered that the Premier Avas acting unoonstitutiionallY , and during tho contiauanco in office of the present Ci-oY emmen t they Avoiuld gu'C and take no qiuarter, lyufc avoiiM figlht in small mat tiers, as well as in laige, day ami ndght, aa long as- the session lasted. Mr. Balfour may be ablo to resist successfully, but the struggle will entail very heYere parly discipline. Mr Long's position is CA'cn more imen\ial)le than My Balfour's His liish policy has been condemned by a majority of the House of Commons, and it is difficult to sec lioyv ho can with dignity oonlinue to hold vhc office of Irish Chief Secretary. How the Scheme is Worked A sample of the ay ay in Avhich it is proposed to treat Ireland in the matter of represent at ie n may be gleaned from the fact) tha.» under the plot wlvidi is on foot, Couintiy Dublin, AYath a population of 157,000, will havtJ two represcintaitues, while scyto P.ritish coainty •cmstitu'etncies, namely, Bute, Rutlatnd, Radnor, Sutherland, Pefliblesy Berwick, and Flint, ayiHi a total population of 151,8G8, avill return seven representatives It is quite plain to anyone who studies t-he scheme lhat it has 'been devised to faAor Great Britain to the furthest possible extent at the expense of Ireland. With the exception of the ' Diattly Express ' amd ' Irish Times,' the metropolitan papers dciimince the proposal in Yigormis lainguage-. The last-named journal thinks tliat the redtictton of tho Irish representation does not go far enough, fo-ut, as is customary, it giY-^s no reason for the views put forward so glibly. The ' Freeman's Jmirnal' calls upon the country to makr its voice heard, and this it ia doing with no uncertain sound.