Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 12, 12 November 1908, Page 27

Irish News

ANTRlM— Bright Outlook for Workers It is estimated that over £2 ,000,000* will be spent in wages in' Belfast in connection with Ihe building of the White Star liners, Olympic and Titanic. . - The Giant's Causeway The London correspondent ot Ihe Liverpool Daily Post contributed the following paragraph to his paper on September 20 : ' The effuits to p.-esetve tht.- Giant's Causeway fiom destruction appear to nave failed. An English tyndicate has acquired thi» right to qua*rry in the rocks on the Antrim Coast from. Ball) castu* to Portrush, and as this includes the great mass of coluinna« rock known as the Giant's Causeway, this fine piece of natural scenery will disappear. A vtry powerful •.•rushing plant is to bs -put down, and if, as is said, 200,000 tons of stone are 1o be quarried annually, a very few years wi'J sou this part of the coast devoid of its magnificent lines of rock.' The See ot Down and Connor The Right Rev. John Tohill was consecrated Bishop of Down and Connor in St. Patrick's Church, Donegall street Belfast, on Sunday, September 20, in succession to the late Right Rev. Dr. Henry. The consecrating prelate was his Eminence Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and the assistant Bishops were Right Rev. Dr. Hoare, Bishop of Ardagh, and Right Rev. Dr. O'Neill, Bishop of Dromore All the circumstances combined U. make Ihe occasion memorable and histaric St. Patrick's, which has been th? scene of the consecrations of- a number of the prelates of the See, formed a fitting setting for so impressive and imposing ■<• ceremony. The following 1 , prelates were also present : — Right Rev. Dr. Gaughran, Bishop of Meath ; Right Rev. Dr. O'Donnell, Bishop of Rapho^ ; Right Rev Dr. Boylan, Bishop of Kil more ; Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan, Bishop of Auckland ; Right Rev. Dr. McSherry (South Africa), and Right Rev. Dr. Henerick (Philippines). The clergy present included a practically full attendance from the diocese of Down and Connor, while all the northern dioceses were strongly represented, and there was as well a numerous attendance from many of the other dioceses throughout Ireland. In addition to the dignitaries and secular clergy generally there was a very large assembly of the members of the various religious Orders. ARMAGH— Visit of Bishop Lenihan His Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan, Bishop of Auckland, who was one of the prelates in attendance at the consecration of the Right Rev. Dr. Tohill as Bishop of Down and Connor, accompanied by the Rev. Father Patterson, his private secretary, motored to Armagh on Tuesday (says the Irish Weekly of September 26), and paid a visit to his Eminence Cardinal Logue. DUBLlN— Public Bodies Protest A special meeting of the Dublin Corporation passed a resolution on September 21 protesting against the Government's action in prohibiting the Eucharistic procession, and condemning Mr. Asquith's conduct as an insult to Catholics. , Resolutions of the same kind have been adopted by most of the public bodies in Ireland. Pilgrimage to Rome The pilgrimage to Rome, organised by the Catholic Young Men's Society, starjed on September 18 from Dubfin, and the ' departure of the pilgrims was made the occasion of a great .' public demonstration in the city. The pilgrims included a\ large ' number of private citizens and many people from different parts of the country, as well as athletic and gymnastic teams. All along the line of route there, were crowds~of spectators, an<J>- loud j cheers were given for the Pope. At frequent intervals hymns were sung, and were joined in by the spectators. As the steamer left the North Wall the pilgrims on board and sympathisers on the shore sang ' God uiess the Pope.' GALWAY— The Clanricarde Estate The whole of the planters on the Clanricarde estate in the neighborhood of Portumna have practically agreed to accept the compensation originally offered by , the Commissioners, and have signed agreements to that effect. It is expected that the plan, ters will leave within the next three months.

Distinguished Visitors His' Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, while the- guest of Right Rev. Dr.- MacCormack, Bishop of Gal way/ gave- a brief interview to some press representatives He said in the cpurse of conversation that he had come for a short rest and was very tired. He had not been in Ireland since 189 1, but though an American citizen, whose grandfather had gone to the United States in the early part of last century, he took a great interest in' Ireland. What struck him most on his revisit was the fact that the people had to so large an extent become the owners of their own farms. Asked as to the proceedings in London, he said all the services were consoling. The only regrettable part was the alteration of the programme, and upon that subject his Eminence did not wish to make any statement. His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne was also the guest of the Most Rev. Dr. MacCormack, Bishop of Galway. His visit, synchronising with the holding'of ihe Industrial Exhibition, had enabled him to realise" the healthy and encouraging influences at work yi the industrial' iife of the country. The conference which preceded it he regarded as a gratifying evidence of a genuine national determination ,to promote the industrial interests of the country. His Grace in an. interview with a representative of the Freeman's Journal said : 'Mr. Asquith's action in prohibiting the Eucharistic ' Procession was, to my mind, weak. It showed that he^-was not strong enough to ignore the cries of a few.~~blatant bigots, who are despised by respectable English Protestants. ' • Irish Industries In the course of the sitting of the Irish Industrial Conference in Galway Colonel Everard moved ihe following resolution, which was agreed to : — ' That this Conference appeals -to the Irish land-/ lords whose estates have been transferred under the Land Purchase system 1 to consider the claims of Irith industries and development, and suggests to them the advantage of investing a share of the purchase money and' bonus on the revival of the industries of the count.-y.' He said the spiri: which animated th* Land Conference was due to the conviction that internecine, not to say patricidal, strife between two great classes in Ireland was detrimental to the industrial ' development of the country.--' R-j was sorry to say that this agreement hadn't been carried out by the third party to it. The State had not carried out its engagements, and, therefore, when they .spoke of Irish landlords v not investing portion of the purchase money in Irish industrial enter* prise they had to consider that only a small proportion of the landlord class had, up to the present, received either purchase money or bonus. He had not noticed any exodus of landlords from the country, and he believed that no such exodus would take place. Speaking of one new industry in Ireland,- tobacco growing, he said that for the home market thirteen million tons were "imported every year, and that would mean a wage *in raising the crop of at least half a million, -md there was no reason why thc-y should not be able to raise it in Ireland. As to the better class of tobacco there was an enormous market outside Ireland. In the United Kingdom seventy-five millior cigarettes were consumed every day, and they had that market open to them. Colonel Everard also referred to th£ growth of hemp. as a possible new industry ir. Ireland. He suggested to the landlords that they should communicate v/ith the Industrial Development Association as to where and how they- would- assist in promoting industrial progress in their districts. LElTRlM— Tenants Purchase Their Holdinge The tenants on the extensive estate of Lord Harlech, situate in the district of Ballinaglera-, County Leitrim, have signed agreements to purchase their holdings, the first term tenants at an average^ price of 12J years' purchase (12s- in the £, or '60 per cent, reduction), and the second term tenants at an average price of iB£ years* purchase (8s in the £>, or 40 per cent, reduction). The turbary and mineral' rights are vested in the tenants, who have agreed to pay 3s . ~per „ cent, interest on v the purchase money, pending the completion' of - the sale.*' • The vR«v. ( . Philip King, P.P., represented the tenants, and Mr. Tatlow, the agent, represented the landlord in the negotiations which led to the settlement. LOUTrI— A Cause of Keen Regret In County Louth, deep regret is felt at the death of Very Rev. Canon Powderly, Togher. ' When the ' Papal Brigade was being organised, under Major O'Reilly, many years ago, Father Powderly took an active part in the movement. '. MAYO— -The Coronation Oath' . . . Father . Bernard Vaughan, preaching at Castlebar on Sunday, September 20, said the ' No-Popery ' howl -of a contemptible minority of~ militant Protestants had frightened the intrepid

leaders of the British Empire but of their wits. The only way in which the Government could repair its folly would be by abolishing thaf passage in the Qoronation Oath by swflfch the Sovereign swore that twelve millions of his subjects were idolaters. TYRONE— A Memorial A notable addition to the monuments in Moy .Catholic Churchyard has just been erected to the memory of one of- the most __ patriotic and self-sacrificing priests of his time, the late Canon McOscar.^JThe memorial takes the form of a cross, Celtic in design, of Queen's County marble, and stands n feet high. WATERFORD— Death of a Priest In Waterford City, where he spent many years of his sacred ministry,- much regret is felt at the death of Rev. Pierce Walsh, Kilgobnet, and cordial sympathy has been tendered by the citizens to his sister, —other Aloysius, of the Presentation Convent. WEXFORD— American Prelates. His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, after his arrival in Ireland, paid a visit to Enniscorlhy, where he was the guest -of Mr. H. J. Roche, the Castle. The Right Rev. Dr. Foley, Bishop of Detroit, was also the guest of Mr. Roche, who is his cousin. A Magistrate's Practical Protest - Mr. M. A. Ennispvof Ardruadh, Wexford, one of trie ablest men- in Irish municipal life and a recognised authority on municipal finance, has forwarded the following letter, which explains itself, to the Lord Chancellor : — ' My Lord, — I have been in the Commission of the Peace for the County of Wexford for is__years, during which period I have given upwards of five hundred attendances at Petty Sessions, and have been' eqaully diligent in " performing the other duties appertaining to my 'position as a magistrate. Recent events in London have called my atten- . tion to the facts that the oath which I took on my appointment . to .administer the laws of the realm, " Without .fear or malice, affection or ill-will," implies possibilities which I did not contemplate, and that I was mistaken in supposing that all laws injurious to the Catholic religion, ;to which I have the honor and privilege to belong, had either been repealed or allowed to fall into desuetude. It now appears that a certain statute — viz., 10 Geo. 4, c. 7 — is regarded by the highest authorities as being in full force so far as its unrepealed sections are concerned, and that in times of public excitement, it would need only sufficient pressure from an organised body of extremists, upon a weak or vacillating Government, to compel a Catholic magistrate, by virtue or his oath, to enforce the provisions of an Act against Catholic priests, section 33 of which, if rigidly enforced, would mean the total extinction of many religious Orders in this country ; whilst section 26, ajuigugh the administration of this particular section does not appear to be vested jn Courts of Summary Jurisdiction, constitutes it a " crime " for a Catholic priest to afford to a co-religionist, stricken down in the street by accident or sudden illness, that spiritual assistance, which it is my daily prajer that I may myself receive at the hour of my death. I cannot place the retention of any honor above my duty to the Faith for which my foiefathers shed their blood, and I, therefore, respectfully request that you, my Lord, will favor me by issuing a writ of supersedeas to relieve me from the duties of my office, at least until H,M. Government an.l Parliament have decided whether this offensive enactment shall • remain on the Statute Book of a nation which prides itself on its tolerance of the religious views of all men — Christian,. Jew, or Heathen — with the exception, apparently, of members of the, • Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church. 1 \ GENERAL Starving the Irish Fisheries Replying to a deputation from Wexford, Mr. T. W, Russell^ M.P., referred to .the amount of money at the disposal of, the Department of Agriculture for the working and - development of Irish fisheries, __ There, was supplied to the - Department a sum. of ;£io,ooo per year for this, but went to police along the 5 cqast- There was then left the narrow rqargin qf - tp 1 deyplgp Irish fisheries, and that meant the upkeep of piers and beatslips, When he was first brought face tp face with that pr§blem he gave if up as hopeless, and he ' further said that until further sums were allowed tp be given by Parliament it would be perfectly impossible to try and work with \t, Under the present system of working all he could do would be -no -more than to- carry out here and there any special work that "might be necessary.