'WMInfration
(fienei:al61canings.
NIGHTHOMEFORPooaGIRLS.
Alreadywehaveoftendirectedthe attetitionofourreaderstothehappy developmentofLadyPetre'snoble institutioninHonouroftheSacred HeartofJesus,theNightHomefor PoorGirls.Elsewhereinourcolumns willbefoundaverysimplebut,asit appearstous,averyeloquentstatementoftheactualpositionofthat Charityatthepresentmoment.Its benevolentoriginatorthereremarksin somanywordsthatFreeholdlandina mostadvantageouslecalityforbuilding purposesfortheCharitycannowbe obtained,butwillrequire,atleast, £5,000or£6,000forthesecuringof thepurchasebeforethebuildingofthe conventcanbecommenced.Time pressesitisaddedforthelandwill soonbegone,soilforstreet-building purposes"Oh,howIwish,"exclaims LadyPetre,evidentlyfromthedepth ofhergeneroushoot,"thatmany morewouldcomegenerouslyforwardto enablemetosecurethislandtothe charityforever!"HerLadyship addingwithmuchforce,"£5,000or £6,000ormoreisbutasmallsum comparedtothenumbersofCatholics inGreatBritainandIrelandableto give."Surelythisearnestappealwill bepromptlyandlargelyrespondedto.
'IRECRUSADEMEETING.
Intheafternoonof';undayhisGrace theArchbishopaddressedthemembers oftheSaltiestJiocesanCrusadeagainst ihtetuperance,who,havingassembled inlargenumbersinAlbert-square,with 11wbannersandinsigniaofthevarious brancheswalkedinprocessiontothe Cathedral,everypartofwhichwas crowdedbythem.Herecommended theadvantagesoftotalabstinence, remarkingthatitwasmucheasierfora totalabstainertoavoidexcessthanfor apersonwhotastedstrongdrinksfrom timetotime.Hewhohadthetasteof strongdrinkinhismouthhadthedoil's hookinhismouth,andthedevilhad poweroverhim.TheWW1whospent allormostofhiswagesatpublichouses,whilehiswifeandchildren wereperhapsraggedandfamashingat home,wasthemostunmanlyofbeings. Hehadnottheheartofamaninhim. Inconclusion,heexhortedhishearers tousealltheirinfluenceintheirseveral spherestocheckhabitsofdrinking.
event.ThevenerableprelatewhocelebratedtheNuptialMassis80years old.Hemadeajourneyof600miles toperformthatceremonyattherequest ofMrs.Sherman,forwhomandfor whosetamilyhehaslongentertaineda warmaffection.TheJesuitChurchin whichtheweddingwassolemnisedis oneofthemosthandsomeinthe country,andthesceneduringthe ceremonywasverysplendid.The militaryandnavalguests,andthe membersoftheDiplomaticCorps,came intheirbrilliantuniforms.Thetoilettes oftheladiesweremagnificent,andthe splentleuroftheroles()HiteArchbishop andtheotherclergy,amongwhomwas theBishopofPhiladelphia,wasdazzling.
M.Guizor.
M.Guizothasnotconsoledusinthat partofhiswillwhichtreatsofhis confessionoffaith.Thereisthat singularcontradictorinessandabnegation ofcommonsensewhichmarkVie emanationsofthemostdistinguished Protestantswhenevertheytalkof'whet'. ItwouldseemasthoughM.Guizotfelt thishimself;forwhilehesays,"1have enquired,"hesaysalso,"Ihave doubted;"antiwhilehespeaksofthe OldandNewTestamentas"monumentsofrevelationanddivineaction," heisyetonlyabletoexpressthepious hopedist"Godwillallowhinttocall himselfaChristian."hasChristianity wastohimbutabeautifulsentiment, undefined,uncertain,unknown.Yet, painfulasitistocommentunsympadwticallyontheconfessionoffaithof sogreataman,wemustrememberthat M.Unizotcouldbeverydidacticinthe particularprovincewhichhehadchosen forhimselfliewasaPopeinthat consistoryofProtestantism,wherehe sidedwithgreateloquenceand}toyer; andliefearednottoupl,raid,with vehementscorn,theself-pkaserswho differedfromhisview.Thisisever thecasewithgreatProtestants.They proksstheutmostlibertyofopinion; buttheyareassevereupononeanother astheyareuponCatholics,andclaim thelibertytheyrefusetoeveryoneelse.
Englishfacts? Isit,wewonder, beneaththedignityoftheShahtotarn tohisinterpreterandaskhim,"lowdo theyspellWhiginEnglandisitVigh; ortoast-isittos?So,again,the impressionthat"everybodymustbe killedwhoshowsdisrespecttoapoliceman,"wasonethatmighthavebeen easilyrectifiedwithoutanyprofound erudition.WesuspectthathisMajesty wasnotsosuperiorinhisintellectas everybodywishedtoimagine.Those diamondsandthatrigidnessofmanner werenotinfallibletokensof"mind." Thosegoldspectacles(lidnotimply over-study,northatquicknessofspeech readywit.WefancytheShahwasa sham.Wehavenotreadthat,since hisreturnintoPersia,hehasinauguratedanystrikingimprovements,such ashisobservationsduringhisjeurney mighthavesuggested.Hehascaused somestreetsinTeherantobepaved, butbeyondthiswehavenotheardof anynovelty.Yet,whenweconsider theextentofhisjourney,theoppertunitieswhichhehadoflearningmuch, thegreatobjectswithwhichitwas supposedthathetravelled,andlast, butnotleast,the"Diary,"wefeela considerabledescenttotheridiculous whenweglanceatther4tritiegivenby theAcademyfronttheimperialvolume.
enemiesofGod,thenyouwillbelike Him."Thesamelogicourgreatstatesmenwishestofollow,andhemakes dailymoreprogress.Theprojectofthe EmperorWilliam'sjourneytoRomais quitegivenupatBerlin,thoughwehear fromItalythattheyarestillmaking preparationsforhim.
THEEXPLOSIONOFGUNPOWDERONTHE REGENT'SCANAL.
TwoBRILLIANTCATHOLICMARRIAGES. S TheeldestsonofthePresidentofthe UnitedStates,Lieut-ColonelGrant.is tobemarriedonthe20thofthismonth toayoungladyofChicago,whohas thehappinessofbeingaRomanCatholic. Andon'lhursdaylast,thedaughterof GeneralSherman,Commanderofthe AmericanArmy,wasmarriedbyArchbishopPurcell,intheChurchofS. Aloysies,iuWashington,toLieutenant Fitch.oftheUnitedStatesNavy-the NuptialMassbeingattendedbythe mostbrilliantanddistinguishedcompany thattheUnitedstatescouldfurnish, thePresidentandhiswife,theCabinet Ministers,theJudgesoftheSupreme Court,themembersoftheDiplomatic Corps,anda,hostoftheofficersofthe armyandnavybeingpresent.General Shermanisthegreatmilitaryheroof America.ThefamewhichGeneral Grantwonduringthewarwiththe Southhasbeensomewhatdulled,but thatofGeneralShermanhasgrown brighterwiihthelapseoftime.The journalsyesterdaygavepagesoftheir spacetoadescriptionoftheweddingof hisdaughter;andindeeditwasanoble
Guizot,asapolitician,strovehard toestablishaConstitutionals;onarchy inFrance;andthoughhefailed.noone doubtsthesinceritywithwhichhe aimedathisend.ButaConstitutional :.onarchyinChristianityisautter, andevenanimpiousabsurdity.Government,byparties,withanominal sovereign,isatheoryunknowninthe Church,sincechangesindoctrineare allonewithinfidelity,becauseitis impossiblethatGod'struthsshould change.M.Guizotonlyfurnishesone moreillustrationofthenecessityofthe CatholicChurchitslogicalandphilosoplaicalnecessity;sincethegreatest ofmisdscannotdecideforthemselves whatGodalonedecidesforthem.
THESHAHOFPERSIA.
TheShahofPersiahashardlyraised himselfinourestimationbythe "Diary"hehasgiventotheworld.A schoolboy,agedtwelve,mightvery creditablyhavecomposedthose208 pages.Withasingularaptitudefor remarkingonlittlethings,whichhe generallymanagestomisapprehend,and atotalincapacitytograspgreattruths, which,somehow,hedoesnotseemeven tosee,hisMajestywritesavolume whichwillbereadwithnolittlemerriment,onaccountofitscuriousmistakes. Butwhydidnottheauthorcondescendtoenquireofsomeonewho knewbetterthanhimself'howtospell theverycommonestEnglishwords,and bowtostatetheverycommonest
NEWSFROMPRUSSIAAS TO THE RELIGIOUSPERSECUTION. FromtheGermanEmpireitis reportedthattheReichstagatBerlinwill here-openedonthepithofOct.bythe HighChanceller.TheMinistryof'the Interiorhasissuedaetreelateaccording towhichallCatholicteachersaremost energeticallyprohibitedfrombecoming membersofanyreligiousassociation whatever.Allthemagistratesare requestedtokeepasevereeyeontheir politicalconduct,andtoreportevery supiciousaction.TheBishopof Paderborn,Dr.Martin,wassummoned bytheHighPresidentoftheprovince ofWestphaliatoresignhisofficeas Bishopintendays.Hewrotethe followinganswerfromhisprison"Myduty,conscience,andhonourforbid metocomplywithyoursummons.I sinunitedtomydioceseb"atiewhich onlyGodortheRomanPontiffcan loosen.Moreover,Iwouldneverleave insocowardlyamanner,thebattlefieldandabandonmyflocksofaithlesslyinatimewhentheChurchof Christisexposedtosuchviolent attacks.ShouldyourExcellencyfeel inducedtoapplytotheHighCourt, andiftheypronouncethesantedecision, ImustdeclarethatIwouldregardsuch 0(11681sentenceasvoid,folnomagistrateoftheStatehasarighttoappoint metoanoffice,ortowithdrawitfrom me."TheMostRev.BishopofLimburg wassentenced,apafineof500dialers, orfivemonthsimprisonment.Iii PforzheimtheGovernmenthasgiven theCatholicHospitalChurch,andall thepropertybelongingtoit,totheOld Catholics.Thewale,ofCatholicpriests ispainfullyfeltinsomeoftheprovincial towns.LastSundaytherewasnopriest tosayMassatFilehnethoughthe churchwasthronged.Theschoolmaster hadtoreadtheGospelandtheprayer.
ThenewCivilMarriageLawinPrussia hasnootherpurposethentolessenthe poweroftheChurch.Oneoftheofficial papersatBerlin,expressedthisconfidentlyinsaying:-"IfaStatewill contrivetoseveritselffromaChurch, ofwhatevercreeditmaybe,itmust freeitsfamiliesfromtheinfluenceof theChurch,astheexistenceofaState dependsonitsfamilies"-alogic,of whichSataninParadise,hasmadeuse, whenhesaid"Riseandbecome
Theexplosionofgunpowerwhich tookplaceontheRegent'sCanalis believedtohavebeencausedbythe barge"Tilbury"havingbeenstruckby aflashoflightning.Athousandhouses atamoderateestimate,havebeen seriouslyinjured,manyofthembeing suchwrecksthattheyhavetheappearanceofhavingbeenriddledbyalternate dischargesofmusketryandartillery. .AccordingtotheDailyNews,alady, agedseventy-four,intheneighborhood oftheexplosiondiedfromthe1'.ight occasionedbytheroaroftheconcussion. Thecareivoraintheadjacentgardens oftheZoologicalSocietystillgive evidenceoftheutmostexcitement, beingevidently,astheDailyTelegraph says,inahighlynervousandirritable conditioninconsequenceofthealarm causedbytheiustautaneousdevastation. Thesamejeurnalrecallstomind,while mentioningthis,thesingularfactthat sometwentyyearsagoaterrific thunderstormbrokeoverthegardens,in thecourseofwhichClumee,theold Indianelephant,actuallydiedoffright. MajorMajeudie,onthepartofthe Government,wasatonceengagedin endeavoringtodiscover,uponinvestigation,theoriginofthisappallingcalamity. It'onlythehumanesystemcuntrivedliy theingeniousblindinventor,Mr.Gale, hadbeenappliedtothecontentsofthis fatalbargebeforeitwasconveyed throughLondonstealthilybynight,on itswaytoDerby,nothingwhateverof anuntowardcharacterinthisway couldpossiblyhaveoccurred.Mr. Gale'splanissimplythemixingof glassfilingswiththeexplosivegrains ofthegunpowder.Andwhenoncehis planhasheel'applied-theexperiment hasactuallybeentriedinthepresence ofherAlotje,tythegiteen-theno longerperilousmixturecanbefreely stirred,hasbeenquiteinnocuously stirredwithared-hotpokerAfterwards,wheneverthegunpowderis requiredfuruse,theglassfilingscanbe readily,ahnostinstantaneously,sepcratedfromit,theblackgrainsthenonly becomingagainexplosive.TheGale systemoughtcertainlyinfuturetolie appliedtoallgunpowderactuallyin la/Wit/Limoreparticularlywhenconveyedthroughavastanddensely populatedcitylikethisgigantic"provinceofhouses"calledLoudon.
FATHEREDWARDBAGSHAWIL
TheDioceseofNottinghamhasjust becomevacantbytheresignation, throughillness,oftheHightthey.Dr. Itoskell.HisLordshiptheBishopElect,theEightRev.EdwardGilpin Bagshawe,lateoftheOratoryat Brompton,itisinterestingtoremember, isoneofthesonsofthelateeminent Queen'sCounselandCountyCourt JudgewhowasformanyyearsassociatedwithCardinalWisemaninthe conductoftheDublinReview.The newlynominatedBishop,whowasborn onthe12thofJanuary,1829,was educatedasanOscotain,havingbeen foronedecade,from1838to1847 inclusively,astudentofS.Mary's College.Ontha6thoflastMarchhis Lordshiphadbeentwenty-twoyears inthepriesthood.Duringallthattime,
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indeed,for:five-an0-twentyyears together,EstherEdwardBag-have, nowhislordshiptheBishop-Electof Iottitighan,hasbeenlabouringassiduonslyatBramptonas:inOratoriate Hiselevationtotheepiscopaldignityis asourceofmingledregretandj,,ytoa verynumerouscircleinthemetropolis.
ARUSSIANSISTEROFCHARITY.
OnthefifthofAugusttherediedin ParisthelamentedSisterNathalie Narishkin,aRussianbybirtIndescenced fromthesamefamilyfrontwhich sprangthemotherofPetertheGreat. Born13thMay,1820,sheabjure!the RussianChurch15thAugust,1844. Thisfirststephadcostherafearful struggle,thatstruggleoftheheartfor whichJesusChristprepareduswhen Hesaid:"Icometosetamanat varianceagainsthisfather,andthe daughteragainsthermother."(Nlatt.x. 35).Wemeanthatendurancewhichis, perhaps,thehardestofmartyrdoms, atleastwhenGodrequiresitofasoul, whoseloveotHimiscombatedbyan unusualtendernessofaffectiontowards theauthorsofherdays.Suchwas NathalieNarishkin.Shehadnotyet attainedtheageoftwenty-eight,when sheresolvedtofollowmorecloselythe footstepsofourLord;and,inMarch, 1848,sheenteredtheNovitiateofthe SistersofCharityinParis.Afewyears aftershewasnamedSuperioressofthe ConventintheRueSt.Guillaume, whereshedied.Noonewhoapproached hercouldhelpfeelingthathewasin presenceofasoulincontinualunion withUod,andinwhomself-almegaton andtheprofoundesthumilityhadgrown asitwere,intoanothernature.But wehavenotundertakentoenterinto adetailofhervirtues.Weleavethatto someotherpen.ThelifeofSister NathalieNarishkinisdestinedtoexercisearealapostolate.Whatisthepomp oftheburialofthegreatonesofthis wosldcomparedwiththetributepaidto thememoryofthisCatholicSisterot Charity,thetearsofthepoorwho accompaniedherremainstothecemetery?F.Gazarin,S.J.,aRussian converthimself,hadscarcelyrecovered fromanillness,and,inspiteofhisage antiphysicalsufferings,foilowedthe funeralonfoot,leaningonastick.The bodywasdepositednthecemeteryof MontParnesse,where,filteenyearsago, werelaidtheremainsofthatother Russianconvert,theHematiteFather, Schonvaloff,who,speakingofthese amonghiscountrymenwhohadbecome Catholics,said:"Fearnot,littleflock, wearethefruitsofthatunionwhich everyChristianshoulddesire,andwhich, weknow,willtakeplace.Fearnot, oursufferingsandourprayerswillfled gracebeforeGod. Russiawillbe Catholic!"-A.Schonvaloff,Barnabite."Maconversionetmavocation." (Paris,Douniol,1859.)
ANoTeER BAVARIANCoNvIaTTO CATHOLICISM.
TheViennaCorrespondentofthe EveningStandardofWednesdayannouncedthatHerrHarlesz,Chief CounselloroftheCons',tory,andhead oftheProtestantChurchinBavaria,is shortlyabouttojointheChurchof Rome.TheCorrespondentaddsHe wasOne(-ifthefewEittialistinGermany, andsometimeagotriedtointroduce auricularcunfessiel.intotheProtestant Church.
ANEWCOLLEGEORUNIVERSITY?
TheBishopofPhiladelphiahas offeredtobuyfrontthetrusteesofthe estateofMr.-layCookeaverymagnificentdomain,lyingaboutsevenmiles fromPhiladelphia.Thisproperty,on whichMr.Cookehaderectedasplendid mansionasaprivateresidencefor himselfandhisownfamily,comprises morethan200acresofland;andupon ithasbeenlavishedmoneyandskill inordertomakeofitanearthlyParadise.Themansionitseltisbuiltoffine stone;inextent,solidity,andbeauty, itrivalsthefinestofyourEnglish countryseats.Thegroundsarevery beautiful,andaltogethertheplaceis fitforaprince.Mr.Cookeestimated itsvalueat£300,000;anditprobably isreallyworththatslim.Butitmust nowbesoldforthebenefitofhis creditors,andthetrusteesarewillingto sellitfor£100,000.TheBishopof Philadelphiahasofferedforitthesum of£60,000;anditisprobablethatit willbesoldtohimforthatsum.Isot notinformedofthepurposetowhich theBishopwishestoconvertthisestate. Thereisroomenoughuponitfurmany ofthecharitableinstitutionswhichhe hasunderhispastoralcare.Thegreat mansionmightbeconvertedintoa grandcollege;orthewholeoftheestate mightbemadethesiteofthegreat CatholicUniversityoftheUnited StateswhichourHierarchyhopesome daytofound.
CONOIIESSOFORIENTALisTS.
inssyrise-hisremarksbeinginterpreted byourlateConsulatCairo,Mr.Rogers -threeothereminentguestswere toastedtogetherinonebreath,or,more correctly,perhaps,atonedraughtSir HenryRaeli.11,011,theIeterpreterofthe CuneiformHieroglyphics,Mr.Grant Duff,thelateUnder-SecretaryofState forIndia,andProfessorMaxMuller, thegreatstlivingmasterofArlen philology.
GLADSTONE.
THE'QUEEN-MOTHEROFBAVArriA, TheBavarianVoiksfeeundaclerical organatMunich,announcesthatthe DowagerQuaeuofBavariahasbeen stayitigforseveralweekspastat Elbingcralp,intheTyrol,andhas receivedfromthevicarofthatplaceher finalinstructioninthedogmasofthe Catholicreligion.HerMajestywasto makeaconfessionof'Catholicbeliefon Wednesday,havinginformedthe LutheranConsistoryofthiscitya weekagoofherwithdrawalfromthe Protestantcommunity.HerMajesty willreceivetheSacratnentofCepfirmationfromtheBishopofAtigsbeig, -Bohenschwangaubeinginhisdiocese.
CONVERTS.
TheLadyVictoriaKirwan(sisterof thelateMarquisofHastingsandofthe CountessofLoudotin),whohasfora longwhilepastbeenoneoftheleading membersoftheRitualisticcongregation atBournemouth,theotherdaymadeher professionoffaith,andwasformally receivedintotheHolyCatholicChurch bytheRev.FatherThomasFallsideof LilystoueHall,Stock,Ingatestone.
TenProtestantlaymen,accordingto theLeighChronicle,havejustsecededto Rome,astheresultofamissionofRedemptoristFathersheldatTyldesley.
TheOrientalistslosedtheirCongress lastweekinthisCapitalrathernotably. Theirdeliberationswerebroughttoa brilliantconclusiononSattinloyafternoon,andintheeveningthewholebody ofphilologi-ts,includingamongthem someofthemostlearnedroastersofthe sciencesandoflanguageintheeastere hemisphere,werefeastedintheEgyptianHall,attheMansionHouse,by LordMayorLusk,surelythemost hospitableandthemostcelebrity-loving ofallourcivicpotentates.'1hebanquet wasinmanyrespectspeculiarlyafeast ofreasonandtherewasnolittleflowof soulinthecordialinterchangeofgood fellowshipinthatwidelyrepresentative andpolyglotassemblage.Cardinal ,ezzofanti,couldhebuthavesurvived tohavebeenpresent,wouldhavebeen notonlyperfectlyathisease,but throughlyinhiselementatthatgathering.ProfessorLeondeRosny,oneof theripestJapanesescholarsinEurope, andwhohasthedistinctionofmorethan creditablyfillingatParisthechairof OrientalLanguages,hadtheconspicuoushonouraccordedtohimof returningthanksforthetoastofthe evening-"ProsperitytotheInternatiumilCongressofOrientalists." Immediatelyafterhehadresponded,by afewgracefulwords,tothissummons, threeotherprominentmmilersofthe Congresswereafforded,inturn,a similaropportunity.Foremostamong thesewasDr.Birch,hardlyless,by rightofhisposition,asthechosenPresideutofthisLoudengatheringof Orientaliststhaninrecognitionofhis splendidlaboursasanarchaeologist. "thesecondwasProfessorLepsius, renownedthroughoutEuropeasa Germanphilologist,andhonourably advancedamonghisowncountrymen asaPrussianPrivyCouncillor.Third onthelist,inaassociationwiththis secondtoast,wasthatlearnedPundit fromtheDeccanCollege,hightShocker Panderunge,anaccomplishedHinduo, whoillustratedhismasteryoverthe languagebytalkinggliblyinourown tonguewiththeaccentofanEnglishman. ThePatriarchofSyriahavingnext returnedthanks,withgreatanimation:
Mr.Gladstone'sdisqusitionupon RitualismintheContemporary,upon whichwehavecommentedmereat large,aswillbesect,inourleading columnsisineveryconceivablepoiutof viewtheweek'sdisappointineetTo friendandfieit,equallypartakesof thatcharacter.Aftertheflourishof trumpetsaboutitsadvent,itcollies distinctlyasananti-climax.Aedin thisrespectitresemblesalmost ludicrouslyhisoneconspicuousapparitionasadebaterlastsession.A portentousannouncementineach instanceinformednethat"weshould seewhatweshouldsee"-onlyputting itrathermoregrandiosely.Theresult ineithercasewastheveryantithesisto Alexander Smith'sthunderand lightning,wherethatnowalmost forgottenyoungpoetoftheSpasmodic Schoolspeaksoftheelectricflash when"colliestheapplaudingthunder atitsheels!"Here,inMr.Gladstone's instance,duringthisyearofgracefirstinParlinientafterwardsiuthe Contemporary-wehadineachcase,as itseemed,byaludicrousreversalof thelawsofnaturs,aportentousexplosiontobeginwith,dyingoutafterwards hereinthespeech,hereinthewriting, inwhattheAmericancallamere fizzle! Theoncedominantleaderof party,whousedtocarr'everything beforehim,seemstohavegotintothe wayofthesefailureseversincehe ventnreduponthatastoundinglysudden Dissolutionwhichremittedinhisown ignominiousdiscomfiture.Whathe hasnowdoneascoetributertothe Cotemporaryissimplyapiecewithhis lastabortiveactasPrimeMinistermid withhisfirstabortivenetas!leadof theOpposition.Hehasmiscalculated hisforce."Vaultingambition"has again,inhiscase,"u'erleapeditself,and fallenontheotherside."Reading whatMr.Gladstonehasnowwritten uponRitualismwefindthere,notinthe leasttheutteranceofaStatesman,but, ratherthanthat,theexquisitemaimderiegsofsomemerecrotchetty inaesthetic-.Hisargument,suchasit is,frequentlytrailsoffintoidle frivolities,aswherehetalksabout Englishmeninaprocession,lullingand strolling, and straggling-about awakenedEnglishwomen,withhouses ofhairbuiltoutheirIleitisandmeasutelessextensionsofdragglingtrainsabout"MarkoftheBeast"waistcoats, facetiouslyabbrevatedtoM.B.waistcoats,andsoforth!Allusionsuponso graveamatterutterlyunworthyofone reputedtobeamongtheforemoststatesmenofhisage.
theirscabl;aids.Accordingtothe Lite,tu'saccountoftheletterrecently transniittedtotheMarshal-Presideut fromhisHoliness,thelatterintimated thatundernocircumstanceswouldhe haveavailedhimselfofthepreseirceof the"thenoque."AtRomehereirranrii, andwillcontiunetoremain.Repeating, iuhisownregard,hisaffectingtepetttionoftheinitialwordofthegreat sequencechanntedontheFeastofthe SevenDulemrs,thefuturehistorianof thePapacywillhavetosayofhintalso throughallthoselateryearsofhislung Pontificate,stubut.Apatientandlofty enduranceofwhatevercalamitiesthe ProvidenceofGodmayallowtoaccumulateprunedhintliasthroughoutcharacterisedthebearingoftheVicegeicutof theRedeemerinhisgovernanceof thatKingdomofthechurch,whichis intheworld,butnotofit.Coupled withhisperfectlyfearlessserenity, whilethusisolatedinthemidstofIns enemies,theHolyFatherhasevidenced allslunghisabsoluteconfidenceinthe ti:tiniatetriumphofCatholicismoverall existingpersecittiutis.
HOLLAND.
InthespeechfronttheThrone,atthe closeutthesession,thenewDutch aiiiiistryhasgivensomesatisfactionto theCatholicsofHollandbyapromise toconsiderseriouslywhattuudisicutiena canbemadeinthelawsiegaruing primaryandmiddleeducation.Itisalso likelythatatthenextsessionotrho Dutchchambersanewlawtohigher educationwillbeintroduced.
POPEProsIX.,ANDMARSHAL MACMAH0N.
Thecorrespondencewhichhas recentlytakenplacebetweenPopePius IX.andMarshalIllacNIalton,inregard totherecalloftheOrenoque,"have had,onthePontiff'sside,atleast,an especialandsublimesignificance. DesertedbyalltheTowersoftheearth, theHolyFatherpreservestothelast, asatthefirst,anunruffledcalmand serenity.Insteadofdemurringinany way,tothewithdrawalofthevessel,he urgedthesettlementofthequestionit involvedasspeedilyasmightbe practicable,sothatFranceshouldno longer,onhisaccount,besubjectedto furthercomplaintsormenaces.The soleguardofthevenerablePontiffnow isthesimplemajestyofhiscause. Formely,thetauntdirectedagainstthe HolySeewasthis,teatitwassustained byForeignBayonets.Thattauntis certainlynolongerapplicable.The swordsoftrance,ofAustria,andof Spain,sofarastheVaticanisconcerned,areallobduratelysheathed, selfishnessortimiditygineingthemto
ARCHBISHOPPURCELLONMARRIAGE. Outheoccasionofthemarriageof GeneralSherman'sdaughterto FitchoftheAmericanNavy,ArchbishopPurcelldeliveredtheiollowing address:-"Idonutknowthata marriageceremonyhaseverbeen performedintheseUnitedStatesutioer Inureinterestingcircumstancestitanwe arenowasSeull,ledtosolemnize"theie isararecombinationofcircumstances inallthesesurroundingsthathavenot, Ibelieve,intheseUnitedstates,bees witnessedbefore.Wehaveherethe PresidentofthegreatestRepublic,the greatestnationofthetimes,whocantles, byhispresence,toneediesttheiiiteresL hetakesiuthebridalparty.Wehave here,inthefatherofthebiids,oneof thegreatestcaptainsofan)age,out'of themostdevotedpatriots,tineofthe mostgallantandableofallthose generalstowhomthefateofarmiesand tuitionshaveeverbeenentrusted.We haveothergreatgeneralsandofficers here,thelikeofwiealiihavenevereen assembledontheoccasionofamarriage ceremonybefore,andweall,whenwo lookonthem,beholdinthemthe gloriousdefendersoftheircAltars.Men who,attheheadofgallantarmies, havegainedtheadiuirationandrespect ofalluthernationsoftheworld.Now, theApostletellsyouthatthereis110 otherfainofMarriagethanthatinstitutedbyChrist,thanthatheespouses toHimselfHisChurch,forwhichlie camedownfrontheaven.Thus marriagewasordainedinheaven. Matchesaremadeinheaven,andwhen theMarriageunionisconsummated undersuchauspicesaswebeholdto-day wehavereasontobelievethatGodsill extendHisownrighthandfromthe heightsofheaveuandblesstheyoung couple.Youallhereto-dayhave come,notfrontanyidlecuriosity,but youcometowitnessthiscerettiouy,and tomanifesttheintrestyoutakein thosewhoareLowabouttoplighttheir vowstooneanother.WeplayGod thattheirmarriagemaybeauspicious; flouttheirdaysmaybelongandhappy intheland,andthattheymayliveto seetheirchildrenandtheirchildren's thildrenuntothethirdandfourth generation.WhenIthinkofthegrandfatherofthebride-Mr.Ewing-he whogavesuchapureexampletohis children;whenIthinkofthegrandmotherofthebride,whomIsawlaid outindeath,whenshelookedmore likeabridethanacorpse,sobeautiful WasherappearancewhenIremember howhernoblehusbandwalkedintothe roomandgazeduponthatlovelyform, havingtheappearancemoreoflifethan
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ofdeath,andwalkedbackagaintotake stillanothergazeatallthatwasleftof thewonderfulwomanMrs.Ewing; whenIthinkofallthisitseemsasifI seethoseblessedsoulslookingdown fromheavenuponthescenethatisnow spreadoutbeforeusinvohing(sads Marria...:eise,sentiallya religious Itisnutamet., humanorcivilcontract,Othermarriage-,linty1.eoftheearthearthly,bit 01111nagelikethisisofheavenheavenly. (;cal1.e-toweilIliIdes-illyatthetirst marriageIlionthefirstcouple,;Ind 15romon,caltheirtniiongood.Ile thesseilthe11)11nia:2,esolthepatriarchs, andthe1,1es,ing,thatgavetothem werepotheciesthatwerefullilhalt11tiw litter IIiithe555,asi551155fa:,5t155r rre5,1-l551 11,5mIn ctittit. I",lid IlI1:11,. tr:11, 111tII.'III,aloil1.ti liddit itir1th.armarlia;2,5 al54.1i5ton.'11ttheml,a,kinsafetytit fritInls._killthisagain huts ,(),1 atrueiiiiirrize4e;nota litirnaLrite--ano-reririlcohtraet -Hi;It :is, N 15'i11'1"' Iti'iI'5.!ilt
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6.-WEDNESDAY.Epiphanyof-OurLord. 10.-SUNDAY.IafterEpiph. 13.-WEDNESDAY.OctaveEpiph.
15.-FRIDAY.St.PaulfirstHermit. 17.-SUNDAY.IIafterEpiphany.The MostHolynameofJesus.
18.-MONDAY.St.PetersChairatRome. 23.-SATURDAY.EspousalB.V.Mary. 24.-SUNDAY.Septuages. 29.-FRIDAY.St.FrancisofSales. 31.-SUNDAY.Sexages.
GOVERNORROBINSON.
WEunderstandHisExcellencyournew GovernormaybeexpectedinPerthon Monday,next,11thinst.NIr.W.C RoinNeoxisbrothertothedistinguished GovernorofNewSouthWales,Sir11. RomssoN.Mr.W.C.RonissoNiswell andfavourablyknowntosomewithwhomwe havespokenwhoarecompetentjudgesof meritandtheyregardhimasaworthy successortoHisExcellencyGovernorWELD.
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"Beindefittigahleinyourpurpose,andwith undauntedspiritresistiniquityandtryto conquerevilwithgood,hoeinglofiweyoureyes therewardpreparedjiwthoAewhocombatfor thenameofChrist."-PinsIX.
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CIIIfIST.11AS1)Ay "Thkdsyisborntopatntisriour,whoisChrist, theLord,inthecityofDavid," -"Whatsuddenblazeofsong Spreadso'ertit'expanseof(leaven? Inwavesoflightitthrillsalong, Th'angelicsignalgivenGlorytoGod!'-fromyondercentralfire, Flowsouttheechoinglaybeyondthestarry quire.
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inhisLordship'sletter.
"Itisforme"hesays,"amosthappy "circumstancethatthereexistsnowinthis "diocese,underthenameoftheStanding "CommitteeoftheSynod,abodyofmen "whichmayfairlybecalledtheExecutive "CounciloftheChurchofEngland.To "thisbody,atameetingheldrecently,Ire"ferredthequestionwhichwenowhavein "hand.Imaymentioninpassingthatthe "committeeismadeupoffourclergymen, "includingmyself,andfourlaymen.Only "onememberwasabsentfromtherecent "meeting-aclergyman,keptawaybyillness. "Iamhappytosaythatwewerequite "tnanimousinourjudgementconcerningthe "coursewhichoughttohepursuedbythe "differentpartiesconcernedinthisquestion "ofGoodTemplars'funerals."
WecongratulatetheBishop! Hehas peaceinhispossessions,andheenjoys it.TheExecutiveCouncilofthe ColonialChurchisinaccordwithhim ononedisciplinaryquestion,perhapson everyone,thatcameundertheirnotice, forsofar.Temporamutantnretnos motamurcumillis.Humaninstitutions, likethetimes,aremutable.Fewwho donotknowthatsomegreatchangehas comeovertheProtestantChurch,not aloneofthiscolony,butofallthe colonies,lately.But,likethetransitof Venus,importantasitis,mostpeople rospiiretohetoldaboutittoheedit. Asitisaninterestingfactwewishto callattentiontoit.Necessityhasno lawanditwasfoundnecessaryto renew,or,perhapssomewouldsay, remodelthoseChurches.Thethingis nowanaccomplishedfact,and,judging fromappearances,thenewreligious modeofexistencegivesitsprofessors veryconsiderablesatisfaction.
EvEnvChristianfeelsthatChristmas /ayisadayofjoy! "Thisday,"says theEvangelist,"isborntoyoua Ssvioun,whoisCHRISTTAELORD,;II theCityofDAvin!"Andtoeveryone whoattendedtheMidnightMassinthe CathedralChurch,Perth,onthe2ltit December,last,coubltheynothearin spiritthevoiceoftheAngelwho,with amultitudeoftheHeavenlyhost,was praisingGodandsaying-ev:,TOGODINTHEHIGHEST ANDONEARTTI PEACETOMENOrGOODWILL." Yes,wesaythesplendouroftheceremonyattendingMidnightMass-the decorationoftheChurch,beautifulin itssimplicity-theMusicoftheMass solemnlyrendered,therewere,weadd, fewpresentwhocouldnotfeelwiththe bumbleshepherdsWhowerewatching andkeepingtheirnightwatchesover theirflock,thatthathourbroughtto themgoodtidingsofgreatjoy,that shallbetoallthepeople! Wewere indeedpleasedtoseesuchanoverflowing andorderlycongregationinthe CathedralChurchonChristmasnight, andwefeelassured,fromthedemeanour ofallpresent,thateveryone,likethe ShepherdsintheGospel,returnedto theirhomesglorif,ingandpraisingGen forallthethingstheyhadheardand seen,asitwastolduntothem.May theCIIRISTMASof157-1havehadfor ournumerousreadersmanypleasing reminiscences.
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ALETTERfromtheGreenoughcomplainingoftheProtestantClergyman ofthedistrictforrefusingtorendthe burialserviceoftheChurchofEngland atdiefuneralofaGoodTemplar, becausetheGoodTemplarswishedto havetheirownserviceread,appearedin theW.A.TimesofDecember12,1874. Inreply,aletterfromtheProtestant BishopofPerth,melifluentlyexhorting bothpartiestoagree,iftheycan, appearedinthesamepaper,December 221874.
Wewillfputasidethematterwhich gaverisetothecorrespondence,as commentatorshavesogenerallyagreed thatfurtherdisputemaynotbeapprehended.Weshallconfineourselvesto afewremarksonsomestatementsmade
TheSynod-men,soprompt,patient, andagreeablewhenformingtheframeworkoftheirfutureoperations;--the StandingCommitteesounanimousin adoptingtheright(?)courseonadisputedquestion;-andthequietacceptanceatthewholesystembythe unthinkingmajority,convinceusthat allliketheirNEWCHURCHwell,itnot betterthantheiroldone.Yet,so gentlehasbeenthetransitionthat,we doubtnot,manywillbeutterly surprisedtofind,onenquiry,thatthey havebecomemembersofanundoubtedly NEWCHURCH.
But,yetitisso.Howeverstrange itmayseem,itistruethateachofthe colonies-notoneonly,beteachonelee;thehonorofcallingintoexistence abrandDMPROTESTANTCHURCH.
togetheragain,butcouldnotgetitto go;-howtheywouldremovehimfrom hiediocese;-howtheybroughthim beforetheirhighestEcclesiasticalCourt ofjudicature-thePrivyCouncil.And theresult! Theresultisthis.The "judgmentofthePrivyCouncil, acceptedandratifiedbytheCrown,in thecaseofDr.Cowls°,hasdecided thatthegrantofSpiritualjurisdiction fromtheCrowntoBishops,inColonies whichpossessaParliamentaryConstitution,isinvalidinlaw."Some Bishops,havinganeyetobusiness, werecleverenoughtobeupanddoing, awlputtheHouseinorderwemean theygottheChurchessnugandcoinfortablysettled-beforeanyoneseemed tonoticewhattheywereabout.They lostnotime,thoughtheylacked jurisdiction.Wewerelookingon,of course,butwewerenotconcerned. HerMAJESTY'Sgreatsealandletters patent,givingjurisdictiontoColonial Bishops,theyfound,wasallamistake. Itmaynotbeagreeabletothem,totell themso,buttheyknowitistrue.The HEADoftheChurchofEnglandat home,is,consequently,nolongera HEADofwhatwascalled,the"Church ofEngland,abroad."But,strangeto say,thelossoftheHEADdoesnotseem tohavemademuchdifferencetothe body.Thiswilllivethroughoutitsday likeanothercreaturewhichcanendure thelossofthesamemember,andlive, theysay,tillnight.Wehaveonlyread ofafew,-1)r.SELWYN,andother AnglicanBishops,inNewZealandwhohad,inconsequence,petitionedthe QUEEN,tobeallowedtoreturnthe LettersPatent,whichprofessedtogive themjurisdiction.
themright.Itisplainlymarkedout byHIMwhowishesallmentobesaved andtocometotheknowledgeofthe Truth.-TheymustgouptotheHouse builtupontheRock.-TheHouseofthe LordislikeaCityseatedonamountain. Theywillfindthereoneappointed byHimwhobathpower.Thisoneis emphaticallytheruleroftheHouse. Theyshallhearthelawfromhismonth. -Tohimalonewassaid,"Isayunto "thee,thouartPETER,anduponthis "RockIwillbuildmyCHURCH,and "thegatesofhell,shallnotprevail "againstit,andIwillgivetothee "theKeysoftheKingdomofHeaven, "andwhatsoeverthoushaltbindupon "earthshallbeboundalsoinHeaven, "andwhatsoeverthoushaltlooseon "earthshallbeloosedalsoinHeaven." InthisHouse,andinthisalone,the flockoftheLordisfolded."There "shallbeonefoldandoneshepherd."
Thisonealonebathreceivedchargeof theentireflock."Feedmylambs, "feedmysheep."Anyonethattakes tohimselfthechargeofanyportionof thatflockwithoutIlisauthorization, orotherwisethatbyHisdirection,isan intruderandaseducerofsoulsthat perish.
Wepassontoanotherextractfrom hisLordship'sletter-
"Asregardsanyactiononmypart,in "relationtothisquestion,Ihavenopower "whatevertoputforthanyauthoritive "instructionsortogiveordersonewaysir "theother.AllthatIcandoistogive "fatherlyadvicetothosewhomitmay "concern."
TheSulatE31511EsooftheChurchof Englandhasgivennotice,thatitwas recentlydiscoveredbysomesharp lawyers,thatherMAJESTYcouldnot lawfullygiveSpiritualjurisdictionto certainColonialBishopsAndsoshe hasvirtuallygivenupallclaimto SpiritualauthorityoutsidetheUnited KingdomofGreatBritainandIreland. OfcoursewhatthatHEADneverhad, itneverlost.And,ifiteverhad Spiritualauthority,itwouldneverhave lostthatauthority-"thepromisesof ilEsusCHRIST,aswellashisgifts, arewithoutrepentance."Itisdifficult,forvariousreasons,tomakesome understand;andthisoftennecessitates repetition.Thepoetsays,"Convince amanagainsthiswill,he'softhesame opinion,still."Asbrevityisthesoul ofwit,clearnessisthelightoftruth. Wespeakofthepresentandfutureof ourColonialProtestantChurchesthereisnorepairingthepast.-The presentEcclesiasticalHEADSofthese havenoSpiritualjurisdictionwhatever authorizingthemtopreachtheGospel; tofeedtheflockortogovernthe Church.Itisasclearasourbrightest noon-daySuntheyneverhadany spiritualauthority,onlywhatwas grantedthembytheCrown;andas suchgrantfromtheCrownisnulland void,whenanycolonyhasfaparliamentaryconstitution,itfollowsthat thoseecclesiasticsenjoynolongerthe titletoanyspiritualauthority. Wedon'tknowthatitwillbecalleda mosthappycircumstance;but,atall events,itrequiresnoreferencetoeither theBIBLEorthePatrology,Ecclesiasticalorprofanehistorytoproveit. Everyonehasheard,moreorless,of Dr.COLENSO;andwethoughtevery onenotedhisproceedings,andthe proceedingsagainsthim.How,-likethe plough-boywiththewatch,hetorethe .11131.1.: topiecestoexaminethe 111,Whillery;andhowtheBishopsmetin convocationwithaviewtopotit
Erenow,wehaveoftenheard, andread,howofoldaqueen -EuzsaErii-toldacertainprelate thatshefrockedhim,andwouldunfrock himandwearewitnessesinourown dayofasimilarthingdonebyanother queen,onlyinagentlertone.There arepointsofdifferencebetweenthetwo cases.Wewill one.Inthe formerone,theprelatesworetowhat wasatleastlegallytrueiiirespectto hisacknowledgedHitAii-theSpiritual supremacyoftheQueeninthelatter case,theprelatesworetowhatisnow admittedtobe,inpointoffact,legally false.Whowillbeartheburdenof thatfalseoaththeselatterwereobliged totake,ofwhichthefollowingis-a portion?-"Idoutterlytestifyand "declareinmyconsciencethatthe "Queen'sHighnessistheonlySupreme "Governorbothofthisrealmandofall "otherherhighness'dominionsand "countries,inallSpiritualorecclesias"awlthingsorcauses,astemporal." TheQueen'sHighnessnowconfesses andproclaimstotheworld,that,in Spiritualorecclesiasticalthingsor causes,shehasnoSpiritualjurisdiction toimparttoherBishopsinthoseher dominionsorcountrieswhichpossessa Parliamentaryconstitution. But,apartfromtheoathandthe pastmistakes,weaskwhowillauthorise theso-calledecclesiasticsofthe.Church ofEnglandtopreach,administerthe sacraments,orperformotheressential dutiesofthesacredministry?Firstly, "Itis,"saysSt.PAUL,"anhonourno "onecanassumetohimselfsinless "called,"and,secondly,"itisaduty "noonecandischa'ge,unlesssent." "Howcantheypreach,"sayshe, "unlesstheybesent?"Wewillclose ourreviewofthisparagraphofhis Lordship'sletterwithoneremarkon theSynod.ThisSynodisconstituted oflaymenandclerics.Whichofthem predominates,weknownotnordoes itmatterforourreviewoftheirConstitution.-Thattheyhavelawfully concededtothemcertaincivilrights, weadmit.Butthatthisactofgrace onthepartofthecivilauthoritygives themanyspiritualpowerwedeny-the Nemodatquodnonhabetofthiscaseis soself-evidentthatwedonotcareto putitinargumentativeform,nor, indeed,dowesupposethattheyclaim Spiritualauthorityonthistitle,though itisthelastresourceopentothem,and wouldbeasSpiritualasifitcamefrom herMajesty. Ifwethoughttheywouldaccept it,wewouldwillinglyadvisethem intheonlycoursethatcouldset
Whatasadadmission! Neitherpower norauthority! Whatadifferenceit wouldmakewereaCatholicBishop calledupontodecidewhataPriest's tel dutieswereinrelationeitherto thelivingorthedead.nowunmistakeablewouldbehislanguage Wouldhenotrealizeinhisownperson theApostle'sauthoritativeinstructionto Bishops,-"Takeheedtoyourselvesand "tothewholeflock,whereinthehots "miss'bathplacedyouBishops,to "ruletheChurchofUoo,whichILE "bathpurchasedwithHisownblood." -Hispriestswouldabidebyhis decision.Andagain-"Obeyyourpre"hates,andbesubjecttothem,forthey "watchasbeingtorenderanaccount, "ofyoursouls,thattheymaydo "thiswithjoy,andnotwithgrief"Thereisnooneprivilegedtoiisobey. But,ineLerthepeculiarcircumstances ofthiscase,asawhole,wewould admirehimforhiscandourifthe Bishopbadspokenplainlytothecontendingparties-sic-"Nev.Clergymen undermycharge,andgentlemenofthe GoodTemplarOrder,whydoyou differ?Whydoyougrowangryover thegraveofyourdepartedbrother? TheClergyman,Iobservewantsthe serviceoftheChurchofEnglandonly read,whileyouwantyoursbutyou mustbothbeawarethatneitherofyou candothedepartedoneanygood. Don'tnesosilly,then,astodifferand tocauseyourselvestobelaughedatfor yourdifferencesaboutemptyformsof prayer,andthatbesidethegrave. Motunifyoulike,butdon'twrangle;leavesuchthingstotheRoman Catholicswhofoolishlythinktheycan benefittheirdepartedbrother."We imaginethiswouldsettlethedispute effectually.Menmustalwayshavea reasonforwhattheydo,and,asit Auldbeevidentlyagainstreasonto gooncontendingwherethereisnothing tocontendfor,thewholematterwould drop.Thenwewouldtakeup reverentlythelastwords,-"leavesuch thingstoRomanCatholics,"andwe mightlikelyadd"beguiltynomoreof spuriousimitationsoftheirreligious ceremonies."
Wewillcloseourremarkswitha singleillustrationofCatholicfilial devotion,fromtheConfessionsofSt AUGUSTINEwherehespeaksofthe deathofhismother,St.MONICA*:"Son,formypart,"saidshe,"ThereIsnothing "nowinthislifethatgivesmeanydelight.WhatI iet:dcereaiylongelorwhy t here l crowot,tlryopesof; being "anoend.t a?iititeletitt:etrhir7t wanforwhich11Iwdaisdttitrei "mightseetheeachrlstianCatholicbeforeIdied. tintdhlantyItitret=tdeeds me Ihgisafreraerrttuynietnel14: "entirelydevotedtoHisservice.WhathaveInow tidodonohoret...-."TothiswhatanswerImadeher, wellremember.Butscarcefivedaysor "notmanymorehadpassedafterthis,beforeshe "fellIntoafeverandoneday,beingverysickshe "swoonedaway,andwasforistittlewhileinsensible;
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0weranin,butthenooncametoherselfagain,and "lookinguponmeandmybrother(Navigiux)that "werestandingbyher,saidtouslikeoneinquiring, "Wherehave1been?thenbeholdingusstruckwith "grief,shesaid,Hereyoushallburyyourmother.I "heldmypeace,andrefrainedweeping,butmy "brothersaidsomethingbywhichhesignifiedhis wish,asofathingmorehappy,thatshemightnot "dieabroad,butinherowncountry.'Whichshe "hearing,withaconcerninhercountenance,and "checkinghimwithhereyes,thatheshouldhave "suchnotions,thenlookinguponme,said,Doyou "hearwhathesays?Thentousboth,Laythisbody "anywhere,benotconcernedaboutthat,onlythisI begofyou,thatwheresoeveryoube,youmake "remembranceofmeattheLord'sAltar.Andwhen 0shebadexpressedtousthishermindwithsuch "wordsasshecould,shesaidnomore,butlay 0strugglingwithherdisease,thatgrewmongerupon "her...--Intheninthdayofherillness,thefifty"sixthyearofherage,andthethirty-thirdofmine, "thatreligiousandpionssoulwasironedfromthe obody closedhereyes,andaverygreatgrief omeflowinginuponmyheart,andthencebegan "toflowoutintotears......,..Andnowbeholdthe "bodyiscarriedouttobeburied,andbothgoand "returnwithouttears.Neitherinthoseprayers "whichwepouredforthtothee,whenthesacrificeof "ourmomwasofferedtotheeforher,thebody "beingsetdownbythegrave........neitherinthose prayers,1say,didIshedanytears.........Andnow myheartbeinghealedofthatwound,inwhicha "carnalaffectionmighthavesomeshare,Ipourout "totheeourGod,iubehalfofthatservantofthine, "afardifferentsortoftears,flowingfromaspirit frightedwiththeconsiderationoftheperilsofevery "soulthatdiesinAdam.Foralthoughshebeing "relivedinChrist,evenbeforeherbeingsetloose "fromtheflesh,andlivedinsuchamanner,asthat "thynameismuchpraisedinherfaithandmanners; "yetIdarenotsaythatfromthetimethatthou didstregenerateherbybaptism,nowordcameout "ofhermouthagainstthycommand.Anditissaid "bythetruthofthyson,St.,Matt.v.Ifanyoneshall "saytohisbrother,thoufool,heshallbeguiltyof "hell-tire.Andwooeventothelaudablelifeofmen, "ifthouexaminestit,settingasidethymercy.But 0becausethoudostnotsovehementlyseekafterour "sins,wehopewithconfidencetofindsomereason forpardonwiththee.Andwhomeverhebethat "canreckonuptotheehistruemerits,whatelse "doeshereckonupbutthygifts?e!thatmen wouldbutknowthemselves,andthathethat gloriethwouldgloryintheLord,1Coe ',therefore,omypraiseandmylife,theDodofmy "heart,settingforawhileasidehergooddeeds,for "whichwithjoyIgivetheethanks,intreattheeat "presentforthesinsofmymotherNeerme,I "beseechthee,throughthatcureofourwounds,that "hunguponthetree,andthatsittingnewatthy righthowlmakethintercessiontotheeforus.I knowthatshedidmercifully,awlfromherheart, "forgivetoherdebtorstheirDespassesdothou likewiseforgivetoherherdebts,ifshehelixalso contractedsomeinthosemanyyearsshelivedafter "thesavingwater.Forgivethem.0Lord,forgive them.1beseechthee,eaternotwithherintojudg"meta,l'sotliiiliutletthymercyexaltitself abovethyjudgment.tit.Jamesii.Becausethy "wordsare,rue.andthouhostpromisedmercyto "themerciful;andbythygiftitwasthattheywere such,whowilthavemercy,andwiltshowmercyto "whomthouartpleasedtoshowmercy.Rom.ix. boo.vethouhostalreadydonewhatIask,but thesefree-offeringsofmymouthapprove,0Lord. Om.whenthedayofherdissolutionwasat tlhandhadnothoughtforthesumptuonacoveringof herbody,ortheembalmingofit,uorhadsheany titsireofatinemonument,norwassolicitousabout sepulchreinherowncountry.oneofthese ibie,didsherecommendtous,butonlydesired thatweshouldmakearemembranceofheratthy altar,atwhichshehadcons.antiyattendedwithout "one,try'sintermission;fromwhenceshekneww3, named holyvictimbywhichwascancelled ,1 whichwasagainstus,Colo.ii., obywhichthateitemywastriumphedover,who n-rkone,hupoursins,andseekethwhathemaylay oarcliar,e,hottindethnothinginhim,through "whomweeonquer.Whoshallrefundtohimthat inimeentbloodheshedforus?Whoshallrepay himthepricewithwhichheboughtus,thatsohe 0maytakeusawayfronthim'Tothesacramentof whichpriceofourredemptionthyhandmaid "boundfasthersoulbythebondoftaith.Let "nooneseparateherfromthyprotection.Let notthelionendthedragoneitherbyforceorfraud "interposehimself.Becauseshewillnotpleadthat sheowesnothing,leastsosheshouldbeconvicted, "andseizeduponbythatcraftyaccuser.Butshe "willpleadthatherdebtshavebeendischargedby "him,towhomnoonecanrepaywhathe,whoowed "nothingforhimself,laiddownforus.Lether thereforerestinpeace,togetherwithherhusband, "beforewhomandafterwhomshewasknowntono "man,whomshedutifullyserved,bringingforth "fruittotheeinmuchpatience,thatshemightalso "gainhimtothee.Anddothouinspire,0Lordmy "God,dothouinspirethyservants,mybretlarn,thy "children,mymasters,whomIservewithmyvoice, "andmyheart,andmywritings,thatasmanyas shallreadthismayrememberatthyaltarthy "handmaidMonica,withEatririus,formerlyher "husband,bywhosefleshthoubroughtestmeinto "thislife,afterwhatmannerIknownot.Letthem "rememberwithapiousaffectionthesewhoweremy "parentsinthistransitorylife,mybrethrenunder `theeourfatherinourCatholicmother,andmy "fellow-citizensintheeternalJerusalem,forwhich .`thepilgrimageofthypeopleherebelowcontinually "sighethfromtheirsettingouttilltheirreturn. "Thatsowhatmymothermadeherlastrequestto "me,maybemoreplentifullyperformedforberby "theprayersofmany,procuredbythesemyconfes"sionssndbymyprayers."(.B.ix.C.10,11,12,13.)
GOVERNORWELD.
suchsincereexpressionsofthegoodwill andesteemofthepeople,whosedestinies hehasbeeninstrumentalindirecting, duringthepastfiveyears,cannotbut behighlygratifying,andwillbeto him,apleasingrecompenceforthetrials andcareshehasundergone,anda requitalforthedifficultieshehashadto contendagainstduringhisresidencein WesternAustralia.Trialsanddifficultiesareinseparablefromthehigh positionofGovernor;andGovernor WELD'Swereneitherfewnortrivial, GovernorWELDfoundWestern Australiaonhisarrivalinastateof despondency-hehashadtheproud satisfactionofleavingherin abundanceandprosperity.Success,ina publicman,isthetouchstoneofability. GovernorWELDhasbeenasuccessful Ruler,andunderhisregimeWestern Australiahasattainedtoahigher degreeofprosperity,thanduringany formerperiodofherhistory.While weregretsincerelyHisExcellency's departurefromamongstus,weare pleasedtothink,thatinTasmania, GovernorWELDwillhaveawitherfield fortheexerciseof'hisundoubted politicalabilities,andforthemanifestationofthosehigh,moral,andgenial qualitieswhichhavegainedferHis ExcellencyinWesternAustralia,the esteemandrespectofallclassesandof allcreeds.ToGovernorWgt,u,on thepartofourselvesandourreaders, wecordiallyandheartilysayFAREWELL.
l'ALEDICTORYADDRESSFRO THEROMANCATHOLICSOF WESTERNAUSTRALIATi)GOVERNORWELD.
appreciatedbyHerMajesty'sGovernment, andonYourExcellency'sproniotion,permit ustocongratulateyoumostcordially. Itwouldbeungenerous,wereweonthis occasion,tofailinthankingYourExcellency, andgratefullyacknowledgingthemunificencewithwhichYourExcellencyhas supportedourCharitableInstitutions,and also,forthemanydonationsforwhichwe areindebtedtoYourExcellencyforreligious andcharitablepurposes. Wefeelwehavebutinadequately expressedourhighappreciationatYour Excellency,ortheestimationinwhichyou areheldbyeverymemberofourcommunity, asduringYourExcellency'ssojournill WesternAustralia,YourExcellencyhasby exampleandwelldoing,securedtheesteem andrespectofallclasses.
WishingYourExcellencyeveryhappiness, andprayingthatGod,inHisinfinitewisdom, willwatchoveranddirectyouinallthings, thatwillbeforYourExcellency'sgood andforthewelfareandprosperityofthe peoplewhomYourExcellencyhasbeencalled togovern. lVebegtosubcribeourselves, YourExcellency'smostoloshero, humbleservants, OnbehalfoftheCleroyofWestern Australia,iaMaitinGriver,IlishopofPerils; M.Gibney,V.G.R.Mart, OnbehalfoftheLaityofWestern Australia,J.1'.Reilly,PerthandPlantagenet;W.E.Marmion,M.L.C.,Fremantle; J.A.Lucas,Victoria,Newcastle;1'.A. Gugeri,PerthandGuildford.1.H.Smith, VictoriaPlainsII.J.Moll,Yorkand (1reteri,lnousgliRichardGibbons,Southern Perth,WesternAustralia,Nov15,1S71.
IlisExcellencyrepliedasfollows.
MYLORI),INV.GENTLEMEN,ANDGENTLE-
MEN
Ithankyonmostheartilyforthekind feelingwhichhaspromptedyouontheeve ofmydeparturetooffermeamemorial couchedintermswhichratherexpressthe measureofyourgoodwillthanthatofmy worthiness.
thecityMr.Forrestwaspresentedinthe TownHallwithanaddressfromthecitizens couchedinmostpleasingandgratifying languageandofferingMr.Forrestandhis partymostflatteringtestimonyofhowmuch theirdaringandboldnessandultimate successwasappreciatedbytheirfellow citizens.ThecrowdassembledintheTown Halltoreceivethegallantexplorerswere loudandunmistakeableingivingproofof howheartilythepeoplecongratulatedMr. ForrestandIsispartyinhavingsucceededin accomplishingataskwhichhadbaffledthe skill,energy,anddaringofmanyprevious explorers.Mr.Forrest,andIsisbrother,Mr. A.Forrest,thankedthecitizensforthe honordonethem.TheMessrs.Forrestwere thenfollowedbytheNative,Pierre,ina comicalandcharacteristicspeech,muchto thedelightofthewholeassembly.The Explorersweresubsequentlyentertainedat apublicBanquetandBallintheTownHall, bothofwhichpassedoffmostsuccessfully. ThereceptiongiventoMr.Forrestandhis gallantcompanionsmusthavebeenmost gratifyingtothem,oneandall;-indeed,we maytrulysay,thereceptiontheymetwith fromtheirbrothercolonists,wasmostheartfeltandcordial,andwasonethatcannotfail tomakeuponthemadeepandgrateful impression.
ONFriday,the11thDecember,His LordshipDr.GnivEuaccompaniedby theVicarGeneral,theVeryRev.M. (;WSEY,elt11011MARTELLI,Rev.J. O'Ruit.i.v,andalsobythedelegates fromthevariousdistricts,viz.,W.E. MAW:410N, J.'1'.BEHAN,H. l;IIIIIONS,J.A.LUCAS,!'.A.Gromtt,I.P, II.Mold.,andJ.SMITH,proceededto GovernmentHouseandpresentedto IlisExcellencyGovernorWatts,the subjoinedValedictoryAddress.Ilis Excellency,whowasattendedbythe Hon.theColonialSecretary,andthe PrivateSecretary,receivedtheDeputationinthelargeDrawingRoom. Mr.MAlliMION,onthepartofthe Deputation,readtheAddress,as follows:-
MayITPLEASEYOUREXCELLENCYWetheundersigned,theCatholicClergy andLaityofWesternAustralia,ontheeve ofYourExcellency'sdeparturefrontamongst us,begmostrespectfullytoexpresstoYour Excellencyourhighappreciationofyouas Governorofthisterritory-oursincere andunfeignedregretatlosingtheservices ofsoableandefficientaruler-andour gratitudeforYourExcellency'sgreat regardforjusticeandfairness-asevidenced byyourhaving,withtheapprovalofIler Majesty'sGovermnent,removedareligious inequalityunderwhieltyoufoundus,and others,onYourExcellency'sarrivalin WesternAustralia.
IFwearetoformanopinionofthe administrativeabilityandtalentofHis ExcellencyGovernorWELD,andofthe highestimationinwhichhewasheld byallclassesofcolonist.,frontthenumerousandflatteringAddresseswhich havebeenpresentedtoHisExcellency, ontheeveofhisdeparturefromWest Australia,wecannotbutcometothe conclusion,thatGovernorWELDwas awiseandprudentadministfater,and themostpopularofRulers.ThatWesternAustraliahasadvancedduringthe periodofGovernorWELD'Sadministration,cannotbedeniedbythemost carpingcritic;andthatmuchofthe prosperitywenowenjoy,ismainly attributabletothevariousstatemanlike measuresintroducedbyGovernor WELD,willonlybedeniedbysnarling cynicsorconfirmedpessimists.The peopleofWesternAustraliahave, however,inamostmarkedandsignificant manner,expressedbymeansofValedictoryAddresses,theirhighappreciationofHisExcellency,astheirGovernor; andtheirhighsenseofhisworthasa privategentleman.ToGovernorWELD.
Thereisonemeasuretowhichwefeelina specialmannerboundtoallude,and,forthe inceptionofwhich,weareindebtedtoYour Excellency,andthatis,theElementaryEducationAct.BeforetheadventofYourExcellency,thequestionofeducationwasonethat unhappilydividedourcotnmunity;andtheintroductionofasystemofEducation,which wouldgivesatisfactiontoalldenominations, seemedimpossibleofattainment.Thanks, however,toYourExcellency,bythepassing ofthe"EducationActof1871,"ameasureis nowinoperationwhichprovidesforour children,incommonwiththoseofallother denominationsasafeelementaryeducation.
Ihaveonlycarriedouttheiseand beneficentpolicyofHerMajesty'sGovernmentindealing,sofarasinmypowerlay. equaljusticetoallhersubjectsinthecolony committedtomycharge.
Ihavefrontmyyouthlearned,asyouhave learned,thatitisthedutyoftherulerto devotehimselfandhispolicytothebenefit andwelfareofthegoverne1,asitistheduty ofthegovernedtofulfiltheobligationsof goodandloyalsubjects.Ihaveendeavoured tofulfilthedutyimposedonthetothebest oftheuhilitywhichGodhasgivenme. Itrustthatinthecountryt.owhichIam goingandthroughoutlife,Imaycontinueto dosoencouragednythesympathyyouhave extendedtouseandaidedbytheprayersyou sokindlyofferinmybehalf.
Ihaveseenwithpleasurethatthesteady increaseofCatholicreligiousediteationaland charitableinstitutionshasfullykeptpace withtheprogressthatWesternAustralia hasmade-afactthemorecreditable becausetheCatholichotlyherei:notbyany meansawealthycommunity,andsehid,isa proofofwhatmaybedonebyazealousand self-denyingclergyandapeopleacting,in unitywiththem. Itismyearnesthopethatinthankingyou andwishingyoufarewellthatthegoodseed sownwithlabouranddifficultymaybear fruittothehonorofGod,tothewelfareof man,andtothebenefitofyourselvesandof thewholepeopleofWesternAustralia.
Theaddresswasengrossedand beautifullyilluminatedbyMr.Mom.,of Perth,andwasconsideredsuchan excellentpieceofpenmanshipthatit wassubsequentlyphotographed.The Delegatesafterthepresentationofthe AddressproceededtoMr.Lucas's Hotel,wherethywereprovidedwitha dinnerofarecherchecharacter.The goodthingssoliberallyprovidedhaving beenfreelypartakenof,theusualtoasts, characteristicofsuchagathering,were proposedanddrunkwiththeutmost pleasureandenthusiasm.
liftontblvjjottingo.
ToYourExcellencywearealsomuchindebtedfortheliberalconcessionswhichYour ExcellencyhasbeenpleasedtoMakeof CrownLandsforChurch,Orphanage,and Schoolpurposesandalsoforhavingcaused theOrphanages-notthePoorHoLse-tobe thehomeofanydestitutechildren;andfor yourkindconsiderationintheserespects,we haveverysincerepleasureintenderingto YourExcellencyourwarmestacknowledgements. Themarkedprogresswhichthiscolonyhas madeduringYourExcellency'sadministrationmustbetoYourExcellencyasourceof sincerepleasure,andwefeelwecan truthfullyascribe,inagreatdegree,the materialprogresofWesternAustraliato thejudiciousmeasureswhichhavebeen introducedduringYourExcellency's administration.
TheappointmentofYourExcellencyto thehighandimportantofficeofGovernorof Tasmania,istousapleasingproofofhow muchYourExcellency'suntiringeffortsto furtherthesocial,moral,andmaterial welfareofWesternAustraliahavebeen
AREITNI.OFMa.JOHNFORRESTANDHIS PARTY.-OnMonday,the14thDecember,Mr. JohnForrestandhisintrepidcompanions, Messrs.A.Forrest,Sweeny,Kennedy,and thetwonatives,WindicltandPierre,reached FremantlebytheGeorgette.AtthePort, Mr.ForrestandPartywerereceivedwith evtrydemonstrationofjoyandpleasureat theirsafereturntothecolonyaftertheir perilousbutsuccessfuljourneyacrossthe continentofAustralia,kAnaddresswas presentedtoMr.Forrest'bytheChairman oftheMunicipalityexpressiveofthehigh appreciationinwhichhewasheldbythe Townspeople,andoftheirwarmcongratulationonthehappycompletionoftheboldand daringenterprisetheyhadundertaken. AfterMr.Forrest'sreplytotheaddresswas given,thewholeofthepartyandnumbers ofotherswhohadcollectedtodohonorto thesuccessfulexplorers,wereentertainedat Mr.Moloney'sHotel.FromthePorttothe Capital,Mr.Forrestandpartywerefollowed bycarriages,traps,vehiclesofvariouskinds, andhorsemeninsuchnumbers,astoplainly showhowenthusiastic;anddesirousevery oneappearedtobetoshowrespect,andhonor totheyounorolonialexplorer.Arrivingin
THE'YOUNGLADY'SSCHOOL,CONDUCTED HYTHESISTERSOFMERCY,PERTH.-011 Friday,the11thofDecember,1874,the youngladiesattendingtheSchoolconducted bytheSistersofMercy,heldtheirannual examinations.Thevariousclasseswere examinedbytheRev.Motherandbythe Principal,SisterMaryFrancisJoseph.The VicarGeneral,theVeryRev.MGibney,and anumberoftheparentsofthepupilswere presentontheoccasion.Wehavemuch pleasureinnotingthenamesofthechildren whoweredeservingofmarksintheirclasses, and,also,inpublishingaretrospectoftheir conductandprogressduringtheyear,aswill appearfromwhatissubjoined.Inthe juniorclass,MissKateLucasandMiss Osbornegainedthehighestmarksfor Spelling.Catechism-JuniorClass,Miss L.Reilly,Seniordo.,MissE.Reilly.'2nd Class,FrenchLessons-MissesRoe,Porter, Little,'ilyde,Taylor,andDean;deserving ofspecialmention.2ndClass,EnglishMissesUrsulaReilly,Farrelly,Osborne, 1/ean,andMonaghan.1stClass,Geography andAstronomy-MissesSpencer,Dean,Little, andGlyde.2ndClass,Geography-Misses Osborne,Monaghan,U.Reilly,Dean,and Farrelly.1stClass,Engli.sh-Misses Taylor,Spencer,andReilly.Duringthe progressoftheexamination,severalpieces ofvocalandinstrumentalmusicweremost pleasinglyandefficientlyrendered.Among theyoungladieswhodistinguishedthemselvesformusicalknowledge,wemust speciallymentiontheMissesPorter,Taylor, Dean,Spencer,andLittle.ThePrincipalof theSchool,ingivingtheprizestothepupils, gavethefollowingretrospectoftheir charactersduringthepasttwelvemonths. 1stprize,MissTaylor,forherapplicationto herstudies,andhergeneralgoodconduct. Midprize,MissGlyde,forgoodconductand generalefficiency.3rdprize,MissPorter forgeneralapplicationandmusicalacquirements.4thprize,MissSpencer,answering satisfactorilyduringexamination.5thprize, MissLittle,diligenceandattentiontoher studies.6thprize,MissE.Reilly,forher goodconductinschool,andapplicationtoher lessons.7thprize,MissEmmaDean, diligenceduringthepastyear,andefficiency shownatexamination.8thprize,Miss UrsulaReilly,forherindustryatneedleworkandintelligence.9thprize,Miss Morrissey,forgeneralapplication.10th prize,MissGillman,forherperseverance andgoodansweringduringtheexamination, 11thprize,Miss forheruniform goodconductandprogressmadeduringthe pastyear.12thprize,MissWilliams,good conduct.13thprize,MissElizabethDean, musicalattainments.14thprize,MissE, Farrelly,forgeneralapplicationandability shownduringtheexamination.15thprize, MissEllenFarrelly,forgeneralgoodconduct. 16thprize,MissKateLucas,forgood answeringduringexamination.17thprize, MissA.Dean,generalgoodconduct.18th prize,MissG.Lucas,goodconduct.19th prize,MissL.Reilly,spellingandcatechism. 20thprize,MissMonaghan,diligenceatwork. 21stprize,MissOsborne,generalapplication toherstudies.22ndprize,MissM.Osborne, goodconduct.23rdprize,Miss11.Osborne, goodconduct.24thprize,MissKing, diligenceandapplication.25thprize,Miss S.Roe,diligenceandgoodconduct.26th prize,MissE.Roe,goodconductandapplicationtoherstudies.27thprize,MissHarvest, formusic.Anumberofbeautifulspecimensofneedleworkwasthenexhibitedby thechildren,whichgaveevidentsatisfaction toallpresent.TheVeryRev.M.Gibney, inconclusion,appropriatelycomplimented theyoungladiesontheverycreditable examinationtheyhadpassedthatday,and, havingwishedallthepupilsamerryand happyChristmas,theexamivationaof1874 werebroughttoaclose.
1".THECATHOLICfortSCHOOL.-Thepupils attendingthePerthBoysSchool,were entertainedataPic-nicbytheirTeacher,Mr. C.O'Mahony,andtheirfriends,atthecricket groundonMonday,the28thDec.,last.WThe childrenwereprovidedwith.creature comfortsandginger-beertotheirentire satisfaction,andhavingpassedthedaymost pleasantlyincricketing,racing,jumping,&c., &c.,returnedtotheirhomesabout7p.m. evidentlyhighlypleasedwiththeirday's. entertainmentandamusement.
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TounderstandwhatO'Connell efIeeted,wemuststudythoroughlythe conditionofCatholics-notonlyin Ireland,butalsoillEnglandandScotiitnil-athisbirthin1775,andcontrast itwiththeircondition,Wesay ativi<c.ilytheirpresentcondition, becausealthoughO'Connelldiedin Is-17,twenty-sevenyearsago,nosingle materialconctsssionhasbeenmade withinthatperiodthatismoretitanan extensionofinstalmentsofjustice obtainedbythegreatIrishTribune,or atmost,that,therealizationofprinciplesofrefirm,therecognitionof which liehaillongenforced. Theoverthrowof'theEstablished Church,ill1669,wasvirtuallycarried fortyyearsagobyO'Connell,whenthe EpiscopalBenchwasreducedin 25percent.werededucted "StarcbrdGoldMiningCompativ,T.innited,"numbers wa,ItemIDthecourt-h,u,,-ThemeetingfromtheTithes,tint'theremainder
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convertedintoaBentCharge.The abolitionofoffensiveofficialoaths,and theadmissionofCatholicstotheLords Chancellorshipandotherpositionsfrom whichtheywereexcluded,areonly extensionsoftheEmancipationAct. carried,in1829,byO'Counell.The recentgradualexpensionoftheprinciple ofLocalGovernment,undervarious forms,isonlyadevelopmentofthe MunicipalBelbrmAct,carriedin1840 byO'Connell,who,underit,wasthe firstCatholicLordMayorofDublin formorethantwocenturies.The extensionofthefranchise,thereformof theParliamentaryrepresentation,and theballot,werehispoliticalday-dreams. Thecorruptionofthepatronagesystem, bywhichCatholicsweretoagreat extentexcludedileumthecivilandthe publicservice.foundanuncompromising foeinO'Connell,wholivedtosee competitiveexatnieationsintroduced, andpurchaseinthearmyabolished. Themonopolyandjobbingunderthe grandjurysystemandthepackingof juriesreceivedtheirmostpowerful exposureiromhim,althoughhewas netsparedtoseethepassingofLord u.Hagan'sAct.Theunjust,cruel, andbarbarousLaudCodewasthe themeofhislife,andmanyofhis demandsarcmetinMr.Gladstone'e LandArtof1870.Fromhisfirst appearanceinpubliclife,tothehemof hisdeath,treed(mofEducatienfound inO'Connellitsoldest,greatest,lay advocate.Fromhisscathing&mercies tienoftheCharterSchoolsandthe KildareIlaceSociety'sschemein1824, tohispowerfuloppositiontotheQueen's Collegesin1845,heneverceasedto battlefortherightsofCatholicsandthe justclaimsoftheChurchintheeducationofthepeople.hut,importuitas areallthese,thesupremequestionnext tothatofreligiousliberty,which engagedthecloseofhislife,wasthe legislativeindependenceofIreland. Thoroughlyloyal,andsincerelydevoted, whetherthroughprincipleorfrom policyneednutbediscussed,toa coldialunionbetweenIrelandand GreatBritten.O'Connellconfidently hopedtoimprovehiscountry,and etiengthenthatunionbyarepealofthe Actof1800,tuttheintenseandglowing egouitiouwhichheexcitedwaedeadened bythefamineiu1845-46,stampedout byhisdeathin1847,andrendered ridiculousbytheabortiveinsurrection of1848.
ThreugliontO'Connell':wholecareer heinculcatedtwogreatlessonsasthe secretofhissuccess-theunionof'the clergyandlaity,ineverydemandmade bythepeople;andtheuseofmoral lacealone,asthemeansofobtaining popularrights-rather,perhaps,asingle lessonthantwodistinctones.'the opinionthatneithertheChurchnorthe clergyhasanyrighttointerferein politicalaffairs,orinfluencepolitical opinion,wasthenunknowninIreland. '1healientotheChurchandtothe Irishrace,ortheadventurer,hailnotin thosedaysthetemeritytoclaimthe politicalleadershipoftheCatholic masses,ortotellthemtorelegatetheir Bishopsandtheirclergytothesanctuary, astheworstguidesandcounsellorsin politicalandpublicmattms.Ofthis newandheterodoxteachingweseesome ofthepainfulfruitsintheresultsofthe lategeneralelectioninafewconstituencies,whichweneednotparticularize.
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principlesoftheCatholicAssociation, whereallthechildrenofSt.l'utrit'k wererepreserited,underO'Connell, theirgreatleader;while,tothe Nationalist,itwillbringbackthedays ofMullaghmast,inallowandTara, when,iu1848,O'Connellwasperhaps themostpowerfulprivateindividualsit theBritishEmpire.But,whetheras EmacipatororRepealer,hiastrength, likeSamson's,hadonlyasinglemotive power,theundividedunionofPrelates, Priests,awlPeople.-Tubiet. CATHOLICISMANDSCIENCE.
Amongthemanymonstrousabsurditiesbelievedinbytheworldinregard totheHolyCatholicChurchisthat verycommonimputationthatitisthe foeofScientificResearch.Allhistory isthedenialofthis.Theearliest ttitimphsofSciencearcresplendent pi()orstothecontrary.Theig!utof modernknowledgewasnotoriously kindledatthelampofthesanctuary. ButforGod'sChurchduringthose terriblecenturieswhichituniediatety followedthedownfallofPaganIto whenthewholeofthetheeknown worldwasoverrunbybarbarism,every vestigeofclassiccivilizationwould havebeensweptfromthesurfaceofthe earth.Butforthereviledmonksof theMiddleAgesthegloriesofancient literaturewouldhavebeenutterly obliterated.Shelteredunderthenee.beamsofthemonasteries,thepriceless manuscriptswerenotonlypreserved. betmultiplied.'Ilelaboriouscopying ofthescrollsonwhichthesetreasures werepennedwasregardedbytheold priestlyscribesasarelieionsduty.and, forhundredsofyearstogether,that religiousdutywasperseveringlyfullfilled.Hence,tothesenowungratefullymalignedMonksoftheDark Ages-agesthat,but'su,rthem,would, indeed,havebeenswallowedtipLsan universaldarkness.adarknessthat wouldhavebeenonlytooliterallyfelt -tothesereviled,batmostbeneficent monks,theWorldoweseverytinnkit nowpossessesofclassicliterature. Homer,Virgil,Horace,lEerltiIns, Cicero,Plutarch,therecordsofIIistory, aboveallthedivinely-inspiredtextof theNewTestament,therecordsofthe fourEvangelists,theActsofthe Apostles,theEpistlesofSt.Paull,of St.I'etcr,ofSt.Jude,andofStJames, togetherwiththesublimes(prophecyof all,thatoftheSeeroftheIslandof Pattuos,alltheseinestinialde,these absolutelypricelesstreasures,havebeen preservedtotheworldsolely,wholly, andabsolutelybythemonkishpensof thebookmenwhotoiledsoobscurely andpersistentlyforcenturiestogether, undertheshadowoftheliulyChurch, tinderthehemficeutshelterofCatholicism.Apartfromthese,thebooksof theOldTestamentwould,asamatter ofcomae,havebeenpreservedbythe Jews.ButthecrownandconsimunationofthosepredictivepagesofDivine Revelationcouldalonehavebeen preserved,as,inpointoffact,theywere preserved,byreverentandfaithful believers,suchastheseveryMonksof theMiddleAges.
knowledge,justasflagrantlyand notoriouslytheotherwayResealdies intothephysicalscieliceahaveever beenencouraged,notsuppressed.bythe HolyChurchofGod,fromtheremotest timesdowutothispresentmoment. Theearliestinquirer,asauexperimentalist,ofwhomtheworldhasany recordsince1..'agancivilization,wasall butsubmergedunderthemediaeval delugeofbarbarism,Wasamonkofthe MiddleAges,aFrancisciaumookwho flourished111thethirteenthcentury,that fatuousBogerBacon,whowasoriginally encouragedandinstructedasastudent ofphilosophy-bywhom?-bythat SaintedArchbishopofCanterbury, EdinpludRich,whosenaireculously preservedremainswerevisitedand veneratedbutyesterdayoythefaithful whowenttorthatpurpose,iupilgrimage, tohisveherableshrineinPelitigey SevenhundredyeaNbeforeBoger 13acon'scoming,anotherearliermonk, bynameBetidein664.inventedglass! AhundredyearsalterBogerBacon, anotherlatermonk,bynameSchwartz, in1340,inventedgunpowderBoger Baconhimselfisrepuitedtohavebit uponthefirstglimmeringofanideaas tothepeincipleofthetelescope! 'flue SpanishmonkIttrelietieWASthefirst practicalencouragerofColumbus-the unewhovirtuallyenabledhimtocarry outthemagniticeetday-dreamthat resultedinthediscoveryofanother hemisphere! Itwasbythemonk l'etrarelithattherevivaloflearning wasinauguratedatVaucuse. lint,revertingagaintotimeconsiderationexclusivelyoftheparttakenby theChurchinthedirectmicouragement ofresearchinthephysicalsciences,we wouldrecalltolintelthesimpletact justnowreferredto,thatthemonk RogerBenetisreputedtohavefirst suggestedthecombinationoflenses, whichresulted,twohundredyears afterwards,iiitheactualconetruction, byGalileo,ofthetelescope."Galileo!" -exultantlyexclaimthefoesofthe HolyCatholicChurch-''Galileo,yes! 'intheveryutteranceofthatmust "fatalnametorthePapacyiuall "science,youhavesiglializedthe "futilityofyourownArgument."let answertowhichweatmicerepeat,in otherwords,theremarkwithwhichour wholearguementherewasstartedHereispreciselyoneofthosemany monstrousahstirditiesblindlybelieved iubytheworldat1stgeinregardtothe Catholic:Church,accordingtowhich sheisrepresentednot(asshewas)as theEncourager,but(asshewasnot)as theEnemyofScience.
IfthecomingcentenaryofO'Connell wereproductiveofnoothergoodthan recalliegtothewholeoftheIrishrace, athomeandabroad,hislifeandlessons intheserespects,itscelebrationwould beofprofoundimportance,anditsmoral andpoliticalbenefitsincalculable. Ire!aidisatthismomentpassing throughatransitionstageofdeep interest.Thesmallelementwhich representsrevolutionandthephysical forcetheoryisbeingeliminatedor discreditedbythesoundsenseofthe country;butanewdangerhassprung upinasmallbandofpolitical adventurers,whohaveattemptedto destroytheinfluenceof'theclergyin politics,ortoconvertthemintotheir ownelectionagentsandfollowers.The thoroughanuenthusiasticcelebration oftheO'ConnellCentenary,in1875, willreviveinthepopularmindthe
ThattheywerenomereMechanical agentsinthecarryingonofthese benignantlabours,that,onthecoatsere, theyweremenofincomparableoriginal genius,istothisdayvisibletothe wholeworldinthecolossalproduetc oftheirlabour,theperfectlymatchless cathedralsthatarescatteredsograndly alloverChristendom.Withinthe sanctuary,asisstillvisibleinthose gloriousstructures,alltheartswere fostered,werepreserved,andwere developed.Harmony,sculpture,painting,carving,enamelling,stainedglass, jewellery,nothingsominute,nothingso ponderousorgiganticbutwasthere fosteredandencouraged.
ButScience-butthephysicalsciences itmaybesaid-howaboutthat,how aboutthose?Therepressionofinquiry inthatdirectionistheparticular chirgedirectedagainstCatholicismby theworldatlarge-there,itisargued, isthesuppressioveriimputedtothe Churchbyoutsiders,byunbelievers,by non-CatholicaIHowaboutthatflagrant andnotoriousimputation?Well,the answerreads,withintheworld'sown
ThegloryofGalileo'sdiscoverieswith thetelescopewasthis,thattheyproved toabsolutedemonstrationthetruthof whetwas,untilthen,nomorethanan exquisitetheory-meaningthescheme ofthesolarsystemasconceivedby Copernicus.Now,thehistoricalfactis simplynotorious,andbeyondthereach ofalldenial,thattjaiCopernicansystem wasfirstputforthin1473byNicholas Copernicusinhisillumine!1.1eResoletiollibus-bywhoseencouragementand atwhoseexpense?Atthepersonal expenseandbythedirectencouragementof'theMonkBosio,whowashimselftheBishopofErmeland.Accordingtotheironyofevents,therecumes tousaswewriteatelegramwhich aetiouncesthat,bytheEastPrussi CourtofSecondInstance,thedecision oftheCourtofFirstlustancehasbeen confirmed,wherebyDr.Ureineutz,the nowBishopofErinelaticl,iscondemned filiallytonayafineof200thalers,orto undergosixweeksimprisoinneut,fbr theillegalappointmentofpriests.That ismodernenlightenmentactingagainst theCatholicChurch.Incontrastto whichletusadduceherethisstriking instanceofhowtheenlightenmentof theCatholicChurchacted400years ago-whenoneofthisveryBishopof Ermeland'spredecessors,Bosiobymune, in1473,helpedCopernicustoputforth hisastronomicalschemeoftheheavens inhisnowworld-famousmasterpiece. Again,itissaid-"Ah,butGalileo"wasnothepersecuted,condemned, "nay,evenimprisoned?"Again,we answer-Hereisbutanotherofthose manymonstrousabsurditiesblindlyand ignorantlybelievedinbytheworldto theprejudiceoftheHolyCatholic
Church,andtothetraducingand maligningoftheHolySee.Galileo, insteadofbeingdiscouragedinhis researches,wasfavored,protected,and encouragedforyearsbythechiefsof thePontificalGovernment.In1616he wasgraciouslyreceivedinaprivate audiencebyPopePaidV.Half-a&nettyearsafterwards,in1724,hewas honouredwithsixprotractedaudiences bytimeSovereignPontiff,whoasmarks uthisfavuur,personallylavishedupon himcostlymeinkandrarepaintings. Morethanthat,whenGalileoreturned fromRumstoFlorence,thePopegave himaletterofrecommendationtothe GrandDukeFerdinand,alettercouched iuthemosteulogisticlanguage.Galileo andGalilee'sson.afterthis,wereboth madepensionersofPopeUrbanVIII. Beyondthis-theCopernicandoctrines werepubliclytaughtinthePapal l'inversity.'Ihatschemeoftheheavens wasstillnomorethanahypothesis. But,torallthat,itwasalreadytaught inthePapulUniversity.Galileo,not satisfiedwithcarryingonhisargument andhisinvestigationspurelyasaman ofscience,mustgooutofhisway precipitatelyandprematurely,layman ashewas,toplungeintotheouter depthsofPolemicalAstronomy.lie wasdisturbingthepublicmindgratuitously,byattemptingtoreconcile whatwasatthattimeamerespeculationwithScriptere.Reasonablyenough remonstratedwithforsodoing,bythe veryauthoritieswhowere,atthesame tittle,affordingMtneveryencouragemeettoresolvewhatwasthenatheory intoafactprovedtodemonstration,lie pledgedhituxelftitereupon,toadecorous silenceuponamatterwithwhichlie,as alaymanhadatthatmomentnothing whatevertodoThatsolemnengagementbe,in1632,flagrantlybloke throughbythepublicationofhis "Diutegues."Therenpon-forhaving brokeithisvow,andsettheauthorities oftheestatewantonlyandquiteunprovokedlyatdetiance-hewasimmediately arraigneddeliberatslytried,andformally condemned.Accordingtothelanguage ofhissentence,liewastobedoefined foragivenperiod,andhewasTherefore, soconfiiied-notfuracruellapseof timeinadungeon,but-forFourDays inoneoftheapartmentsofthePalace! AttheendofthoseFourDayshe wasremovedtothesumptuousdwelling ofNicolini.Thenceliewenttothe liospitaidepalazzo,atSienna,ofthe ArchbishopPiccolomini.Filially,he settleddownquietlyundertheroofbeamsofhisownhouseatArcetri.It waslongafterwards,in1638,thathis sight,troutadirephysicalaffliction, becameclouded,and,atlast,extinguished.AsCatnpauellahasclearly demonstrated,theproceedingsinstituted againstGalileo.in1f33,weretraceable bbUlletohisowngratuitousinfringementoftheinjiinctionof1616.In,tend ofrestrictinghisintentiontoscience, andleavingpolemicstotheChurchmen, herashlypassedoutofhisowndomain intothatoftheecclesiasticalGovernment.AsBuglerhasterselyand wittilyexpressedthehistoricalfactCoutiehmationwaspronouncedupon Limnutasagoodastronomer,butus badtheologian-"cephilosophette_Pt /outperseAtecommeboamitt-mow, nullsminutemauvuisthlulogien."Asan astruttonter,indeed,hewasencouraged, rewarded,andhotiouredbythePopesof histime,andbythePontificalGovernment.Asatheologianalone-and thenonlyuponhiscontumaciouspersistenceinanerrorwhichliehadpledged himselfnottoblunderagaininto-he wasofficiallycondemnedandsubjected, inthegentlestpossiblemanner,tothe mereformofapurelynominalpunishment.Outof'thismeremole-hillof auinnocentformalityhasbeenconjured upaverymountaieofmalignantmisrepresentation.Examineallhistory dispassionately,andthesauteresult,will bearrivedat-thefactbeingresplendentlyemblazoneduponeverypage, thattheCatholicChurchhasconsistently andpersistentlythroughout-fromthe earliesttimesuntilnow-beenthe PatronessandnottheFoe,the encourager,andneveroncetheenemy ofallthetrueSaiences,nolessthanof alltheArtsandofallLiterature, -WeeklyRegister.
VANITYPUNISHED.
ATRUESTORY.
Theplayhadjustbegan,asMadame Dupont,thewifeofarichParisian bankerenteredherbox.Herfirstlook wasdirectedtowardstheboxofthe queen,whowaswell-knowntobea passionatedevoteeofthedramatic muse,andshesawwithpleasurethat MarieAntoinettehadalreadytakenher place.Shehastilydrewasidethe curtain,andsteppedfromthebackpart oftheboxintothefront,where, exposedtotheglareofahundred lights,shesoonattractedgeneral attention.notonlybyhercostlydress, butbyhersplendiddiamonds,which wereofasizeandbrilliancy,whichare veryrarelyseen.Hundredsofglasses weredirectedtowardsherbeautiful ornaments,butthevanityofthewearer wasonlyhalfsatisfiedwiththeadmirationwhichshecalledforth. "No,"shesaidtoherself,"aslong asthequeendoesnotseeandadmire myriches,Ishallnotbecontent.An admiringlookfromherwouldbeworth alltheothers.ButhowcanIpossibly attractherattention.Sheisquite absorbedbythatstupidtragedy.Yet theflashofmydiamondsmayperhaps makeherturnherroyallooktowards me.Iwilltry."
Theladythenleanedherarms,upon whichsparkledtwosplendidbracelets, ontheedgeofthebox,andonceor twicemovedthemsuddenlysoasto causethemtogiveforthbrightflashes oflight.
Thismanoeuvrehadthedesired effect,forthequeenturnedhereyes foramomentfromthestage,andcast aglance,asingleone,towardsthevain woman.Whetherannoyanceatthu disturbance,oradmirationofthe splendidornaments,wastheexpression ofthislook,remaineduncertain,but MadameDupontsupposedittobethe last,andcastalookoftriumphonthe boxesaround.Inhervanityshe believedthatlookofthequeentohave raisedhertobethemostdistinguished personinthewholetheatre.
Thefirstactwasover,andthelady wasrestingcontentundertheshadowof hersupposedlaurels,whenthedoorof theboxopenedandaservantinthe royalliveryentered.Theladyhadno soonerseenthemanthanathought cameintoherheartwhichmadeitbeat fastinjoyfulanticipation.
Afterthemanhadsaluteciherwith everymarkofrespect,hetoldhiseager listenerthat remarkedhermajestythequeen,had hersplendidbracelets,and couldnotcontrolherwishtogivea nearerinspectiontothesediamonds, whichwerethelargestandmost beautifulshehadeverseen.Her majesty,thereforebegged,andupon thiswordthemanlaidgreatemphasis, thattheladywouldsendoneofher braceletsforhertolookatmoreclosely. Shewishedtohaveapairmadefor herselfafterthesamepattern.
Afterfulfillinghismission,theman wentonwithabundanceofcompli- mentaryandflatteringspeeches. 31adameDupontwaslostinaseaof happinessanddeli?ht.Hervanity dweltonthefactthatthequeenhad beggedofher-thatsheintendedto haveanornamentmadeforherselfafter thesamepattern.Itwasanunheard ofhonor,certainlynotonelikelytobe repeatedtowardsanyotherhuman creature.Butshewastohearstill moreonthisfortunatedaytheservant assuredherofthequeen'sfriendly regardandfavour.
Friendshipregard!unheardof Almostoverwhelmedbythegreatnessofhergoodfavour,shequickly disengagedoneofthebraceletsfrom herarm,andhandedittotheservant, whowentawaywiththeassurancethat hewouldbringbackthebeautiful ornamentbeforethebeginningofthe nextact.
MadameDupontandhergratified vanityremainedalone.
Thesecondactbegan,thesecond scenebeganandended,thethirdalso, thenthefourth,andstillthebracelet ofthebanker'swifewasnotbrought back.Astheendofthefithact approached,shebegantobecomealittle
uneasyandcastmorethanoneunquiet looktowardstheroyalbox,wherethe queenseemedtohaveentirelyforgotten her,anddidnoteventurnhereyesher
way.
Whilethesethoughtsofnovery pleasantnature,werepassingthrough hermind,formingapainfulcontrast withthosewhichbadsolatelyoccupied it,thehankerhimself,herhusband, enteredtheboxtoescortherhome.He hadnosoonerheardwhathadoccurred, thanheexpressedhissuspicionthatshe mightmerelybethevictimofapractised thief,whohadobservedallhermovements,andherevidentdesiretoattract theattentionofthequeen.
"Ha,ha!"headdedwithamischievoussmile,"youarenowpunished forthethoughtlessvanitywhichIhave sooftenreproved. Perhapsthis occurrencemaymakeyouwiserforthe future,andifsoIshallbeheartily thankfultotheroguewhohatrendered mesuchapricelessservice."
Shemadenoreply.Afteraconsiderablepausesheobserved,"Butitis quitepossiblethatthequeenwishedfor thejewels,andthatduringtheplay theirreturnwasforgotten."
"Hardlycredible;onthecontrary, quiteincredible,mylove."
"Andwhyideredible?"shereturned rathervexed.
"Becausethequeenevidentlycaredlitteenoughforyouandyourjewels," hereplieddrily,"andtherforewould havebeenlittlelikelytoasktoseethem. Besidesthehumblemintyionrofthe servantmighthavewarnedyou. Queens,asarule,commandratherthan beg.Butyourvanitymadeyoublind anddeaftothevoiceofreason.ButI willnotreproachyouanymore;the lossofthebraceletwillbesufficient punishment.Butbeforewequitegive itupIwillsetonfootenquiries."
Hesentoffaservant,andthen preachedawell-meantsermonuponvanityanditsdestructivecousequences. Theladymaintainedagloomysilence tilltheservantreturned,whensherose fromherseat,andreceivedhimwith a"Well?"inatoneofanxious expectation.
"Thequeenknowsnothingofa bracelet,andhasnotdesiredtosee one,madame;yet-"
Theservantstopped.
"Well?yet "repeatedMadame Dupont,inspirelwithnewhope.
"Yet Ileagainstopped.
"Goodladyyoumustpatdonme, theyarethequeen'sownwords."
Adismalanticipationseizeduponthe ladyandextinguishedherhopes.
"Speak!"shesaidhastily.
"Hermajestyrequestsmyladynot infuturetocreateanydisturbance duringtherepresentationwhichis goingon.Hermajestywasgreatly displemed-"
"Silence!"saidthehumbledlady, andsankbackinherchair.
Withherprideandvanitywounded intheirmostsensitivepartshethought onlyhowtorevengeherselfonthe authorofhervexation,thecunning thief;shewasfartooselfishto recognizeherownfoolishweaknessas itsonlycause.
Afterashortdeliberationsheturned toherhusband"Ishallatonceinform thepoliceofficerofthisaccident,and desirehimtoemployallpossiblemeans fursecuringthethief."
"Butthepublicity,mydear," returnedthehankerratheralarmed.
"IamquiteindiGrentonthat head,"shesaidtremblingwithanger.
"Iwillseethewretchedman,andwill havehimpunishedashistreatmentof medeserves.Ishallhavenopeacetill Iseethescoundreltinderlockandkey."
"Youwillhavelongenoughto wait,"saidherhusbandsmiling,"for itisveryunlikelythatthemanwhoset aboutthetheftsocleverlywillallow himselftobetaken.Besidesthestory willgetaboutgreatlymagnified.Lvery onewillbetalkingandmakingjokes. aboutyou,andtheywillpointyouout as'vanitypunished.'Ifyouletthe matterrestnoonewillcareaboutit, andthelossofthebraceletwillbeyour onlypunishment,whilethus "WhilethusIamtocoolmydesire forrevenge,Isuppose.Ishallgoto
thepoliceofficer,andifyouwillnot accompanymeIwillgoalone"
M.Dupontwassufficientlyacquaintedwithhiswife'sobstinacytoknowthat furtheroppositionwasuseless;he thereforeaccompaniedhertothepolice officerthatveryevening,who,afterhe badbeenmadeacquaintedwiththe occurrence,promisedtodohisutmost toprocurethearrestofthethief.
OnthefollowingmorningasMadame Dupontsatinherboudoirdressedinan elegantcostumeapolicemanwas announcal.Shedesiredthatbeshould beshownin,andreceivedfromhima notefronttheministerofpolice.She toreitopenandreadwithdelight:-
"MADAME,"1halebeenfortunateenoughto obtainpossessionofthethiefaswellasof thebracelet.Inordertopreventthe possibilityofdoubt1mustcompareyour braceletwiththatfounduponthethief,and, therefore,begyoutosendthattomebythe beareroftheselines,thoughitwouldbehest ifyoucouldbringityourself. "IamMadam,etc.,etc."
Thetriumphofrevengemarkedter face.
"Themanshallpayforit!"she said,assherenttoherjewelcaseto takeouttheotherbracelet.Hercostumewashardlysuitedforoutof doors,orshewouldhavetakenittothe policeofficerherself.She,therefore, gavethemantheornament,anddesired himtotellhissuperiorthatsheshould herselfcometoseehiminanhouror two. hepolicemanpromisedtodo thisandtookleave.Theladyprepared forhervisit,happyinthethoughtthat herthirstforrevengewouldnowhe satisfied.
Soulehourslatersheenteredthe roomofthepoliceofficer,whorose, andadvancedtomeether.
"Ah,madame,"hesaid,"youare comeaboutthebraceletthat-"
"OfcourseIhavehastened-"
"IamverysorrySoushouldhave takenthetroubletocomemadame.I amsorry "Iwantnoexcuses,sir!Iam comeinaccordancewithyourwish, andamnowhereinorderto "Mywish?"enquiredtheastonished officer.
"Yes,asexpressedinyournote." Hisfazelengthened.
Note?pardonmemadame;what note?"
"Thenoteyousentmebyoneof yourmen."
"A-a-ah9"
"Inwhichyousaidthatyouhad securedboththethiefacidthebracelet."
"A-a-ah!"
"Andinwhichyourequestedmeto sendyoutheotherbracelet,thatyou mightcomparethem.AndthisIdid."
Amockingsmilepassedovertheface ofthepoliceofficer:hesawhowitwas.
"Honouredlady,"besaid,"Iam sorrytotellyouthatIneitherhavethe thiefinniycustody,norhaveIhadthe honortowritetoyou."
"How!"criedtheladyingreat astonishment,inwhichwasaconsiderabledegreeofanxiety,"areyouspeakingthetruth,sir?" "IamsorrytosayIaui."
"Thisnotethen?"shedrewitforth andgaveittohim.
Heglancedatitandreturneditwith ashrug.
"Itisnotfromme,"hesaid,"that isnotmywriting."
Heranxietyincreased.
"Andmysecondbracelet?"
s'Iknowofnosecondbracelet," "Isentittoyoubyyourmessenger." "Hewasnomessengerofmine, madame."
"But-how-whatdoesallthis mean?"stammeredtheladyingreat alarm.
Thepoliceofficerlaughedsilently. Hewaswellabletoexplaintheaffair andcouldnotbutacknowledgethe boldnessandabilitywithwhichithad beencarriedthrough;inhissecret heartheownedthatthevainlady receivedawelldeservedpunishment thoughofcoursehedidnotwishher to-findthisout.
"Madame"hesaidinanswertoher question,"Ifearthatyouare,forthe secondtime,thevictimofanimposture.
Thecunningthiefwhoyesterday robbedyouofonebracelethasto-day
cheatedyonoutofthesecond,andfrom thecunningandclevermannerin whichthethefthasbeeneffectedIgive upallhopeofbeingabletobringits perpretatortojustice.Forthisreason, madame,Iwouldadviseyou-"
Shewaitednotfortheconclusion; theverypictureofrageanddespairshe rushedfromtheroomandleftthehouse.
Inthecourseofafewhoursthe policeofficerreceivedanotefora thousandfrancs(aboutfivepounds) witharequestfromMadameDupont tomaintainthestrictestsecrecyregardingthisaffair.
Thereportofit,however,gotabroad andM.Duponthadthepleasureof seeinghisprophecyfulfilled,hiswife beinggenerallyhonouredwiththetitle of"VanityPunished."Butshe allowedthismattertoactasasalutary warning;shestrovetoconquerher vanity,andwashenceforthcontent withherhusband'sadmiration,without debitingthatoftheworldingeneral. -Lamp.
MR.SPURGEONASASMOKER.
Acuriousvindicationofhimself, fromachargeofpiolanity,inhaving usedtheexpressionrecentlyof..brooking totheGloryofGod,"waspublishedin lastSaturday's2'elegruph,intheform ofalettertotheEditorfromMr. Spurgeon,oftheTabernacle,"I demuraltogether,"hesays,"andmost positively,tothestatementthatto smoketobaccoisinitselfasin.It maybecomeso,asanyotherindifferentactionmay,butasanactionit isnosin.Togetherwithhundredsof thousandsofmyfelluw-Christians,I havesmoked,andwiththemIam underthecondemnationoflivingin habitualsin,ifcertainaccusersareto bebelieved."Further011liesays, "WhenIhavefoundintensepain relieved,awearybrainsoothed,and calm,refreshingsleepobtainedbya cigar,IhavefeltgratefultoGod,and haveblessedHisname.'Ibisiswhat, Imeant,andbynomeansdidIuse sacredwordstriflingly."
ASAPIENTJURY.
Averdictwasgivenyesterday(Sept. 21)intheCentralCriminalt.ourt whichwillmakeitmoredifficultthan evertoexplaintheinstitutionofTrial byJurytothenot-too-intelligent foreigner.Twosisterswerebeforethe Courtasprosecutoranddefenduut. Oneofthem,Agnesbtudholm,had writtenletterstovariouspersonsdescribingtheotherSarahl'ittendreigh, inopprobriousterms,andchargingher withshockingoffences,forwriting whichlettersshewasindictedforlibel. NVhentheevidencehadbeenbeard,and Mrs.Pittendreighhadbeensharply cross-examined,theprisoner'scounsel saidliecouldnotdenythattheletters containedlibellousmatter,andhewould notthereforeaddressthejury.The Recorder,naturallythinkingthatthere couldHOWbebutoneconclusionofthe trial,leftittothejurytosaywhether thestatementsiutheletterswere ornot.Thejury,alterafewminutes' deliberation,returnedaverdictof"Not Guilty."Thisextraordinarydeliverancemovedthemostcautiousofjudges foroncetoexpresshimselfstrongly. Herewasaprisoner,forwhosecase evenherowncounselcouldnotfinda wordtosay,absolvedandacquitted! Thejuryseemtohavetakenhercase upwithresolutionatthepointwhenit hadbecomeabsolutelyhopeless.The Recordersaidthatifsuchaverdictwas tostandnomanorwoman'scharacter wouldbesafeinthiscountry,and declinedtotroublethejurywiththe nextcase.TheeccentricitiesofIrish jurieshaveformedastandingjokeat theexpenseofapeopleaskeen-witted asanyintheUnitedKingdom;but afteryesterday'sexhibitionattheOld Bailey,itwillbewelltosayaslittleas maybeabouttheAdministrationof justiceinIreland.-DailyNews.
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