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etteltatgIzattings.

THETELEGRAPHINJAPAN. TheJapaneseGovernmentareevidentlylosingnotimein-extendingtheir systemoftelegraphiccommunication, forwelearnfrom.aJapancontemporary thattherearenow125telegraph stationsinthecountry,anditis estimatedthatthereare5,000milesof wireinoperation;1,000milesmore areincourseofconstruction,andstill furtherextensionsarecontemplated. Consideringthatthefirsttelegraphline forpracticalpurposeswasnoterected inJapanbeforetheendof1869,the resultachievedisbynomeansunsatisfactory.

THECHINAMANINCALIFORNIA.

CHINAMAN:-"MeWasheeShirt AleMinderBaby.MeLiveeon LeetleRicemidSaltMeSleepeein DirtyCellar MeWorkeeDtwenty Hours MeCheapee-only40 CenteeDayee!"

UNCLESAM:-"GoWest,Young AlanThat'sthePlaceforCrittersof yourSort."

CHINAMAN:-"MeComefrom Eastee.CelestesKingdom!"

UNCLESAM:-"Well,goEastor West,orSdniewhereoutofHere YourPresenceintheseDiggingshas TurnedEastandWest,Northand South,UpsideDown.Gitoutand LettheCheapLaborBossesgitout whityvu:--171ShWorld.

THEGROWTHOFLONDON.

lightedwithChineselanterns.The ChineseMinisterandMadameKuo receivedtheirguestsintheusual Europeanmannerinthedrawing-room, thehostessbeingdressedinthetoilette ofaladyofrankinhercountry.The receptionwasespeciegyinteeettingfrom thefactofitshtivitiebeenthefirst oceasiononwhichaChinese!tidyhad appearedingeneralsociety,where gentlemenaswellasladieswerepresent. Thedining-roomandconnectingapartmentsonthegroundfloorwerethrown openforrefreshments.Thecompany invitednumberedabout800,andabout three-fourthsofthatnumberwere present,ineludine°alltheprincipal membersoftheCorpsDiplomatique, Raiino'sbandwasretained,andduring theassemblyplayedaselectionof music.

ANIRISHMILLIONAIRE.

England,thewholeBibleappeared, accordingtoUsher,in1270.Inthe fourteenthcentury,WycliffeIssueda secondBible.Wharton,Usherand Wood,intheAntiquitiesofOxford, speaksofTrevisa'stranslationasthe :oldesth1582theNewTestament waspublishedatRheims,reprintedat Antwerp,in1633botholdandnew, atDouw,in1609,revisedin1750,and isnowtheCatholicEnglishversion throughouttheworld.Aftertheartof printing,whichwaslittleuseduntil 1452,andbefore1534,thedateof Luther'sGermanBible,therewerein thevernacularlanguagesofEurope morethanseventyeditionsoftheBible. InItaly,14editionsinFrance,19; inGermany,15;inHollaud,9;in Spain,2;inBohemia,4.Thusit appearsthattheexistenceoftheBible inthevernacularlanguagesofEurope isagreatfactthatwastruebefore LutherwasbornortheReformation startedinGermany.

Animportantreturnhasjustbeen i,suedbytheMetropolitanBoardof Worksshowingthe"numberofinhabitedhouses,population,andrateable annualvalueoftheparishesand districtscomprisedwithinthemetropolitanureaintheyears1856and1876, orasnearthosedatesascanbeaccuratelystated."Accordingtothis return,itappearsthatthetotalrateable annualvaluehasmorethandoubled itselfwithin20years.In1855the amountwas£11,283,663,andin1876 itwas£23,111,313,thetotalnumber ofinhabitedhouseshasincreasedfrom 306,086in1851to419,642in1871, Lutinthiscolumnadecreaseisshown inrespecttotheCityofLondon.The numberofinhabitedhousesintheCity in1851was14,483,butin1871there wereonly9,236.In1851thepopulationofthemetropoliswas2,363,405, andin1871ithadincreasedto3,266,987. Thefiguresgiveninrespecttothe year1871areofcoursethoseofthelast Census.Thisreturnhasbeenissued inviewofapossiblereadjustmentof therepresentationoftheseveralVestries andDistrictBoardsattheMetropolitan BoardofWorks.

THECHINESELEGATION.

InthedeathofW.S.O'Brien,which occurredatSanRafaelonthe2ndof May,Californiahaslostamanwhose goodfortunealmostequalledinromance thfabuloustaleofAladdin'slamp. BornnearDublin,abouttheyear1825, ofhumbleparentage,heemigratedata boyishage,andwasengagedinastore atNewYork.In1849-theguiding handofaninscrutableProvidenceled himtotryhisluckintheElDoradoof California,whereholandedsopoor thatliewasgladtoearnafewdollars byassistingindischargingcargofrom thevessel.Forseveralyearshekept theAuctionlunchsaloonatSan Francisco,inpartnershipwith3.C. Flood.Theybecameinterestedin somemines,andin1867relinquished thesaloonbusinessandgavetheirundividedattentiontomining,theresult ofwhichwasthattheydrewtothemselvessuchimmensewealthinsoshort atimethatthenameandpowerofthe BonanzaKingshavebecomeahouseholdwordalltheworldover.The Bonanzafirm,thewealthofwhichitis impracticabletoestimate,wascomposedofJ.C.Flood(withone-fifth interest),thelateW.S.O'Brien(with one-fifth),J.S.Fair(withone-fifth), andJohnMackey,whopurchasedthe shareofJ.M.Walker,oftwo-fifths. Inprivatelifethedeceasedwasunostentatiousandamiable,greatlyliked andrespectedbyalargecircleoffriends, withwhomhelivedonterms,of affablebonhemmie,notuntouchedwith thattingeofBohemianismwhichrespectswealthonlyforthesakeofthe materialpleasureitbrings.Against himitcanneverbeallegedthathis immensewealthpuffedhimupormade himignorethosewithwhomhehad beenassociatedinhisearlierandpoorer days.Hiscountrymenwillpointwith pridetothegrandcareerofthepoor IrishboywhohasmadeCaliforniaa powerinthefinancialhead-quartersof theworld.

THEBIBLEBEFORETHEREFORMATION.

GLASSTYPE.

limitshavealreadybeenbroughtunder thenoticeoftheEuropeanrepresentatives.Openingsuddenlyuponthem withallthevividnessofapanorama, theremodelledmapofTurkeyin ...Europe,asAustriaand.Englandconsent toit,hasbeenexhibited;and,sofar frombeingdisposedtoquestionthe wisdomofBritishcounsels,theyare, welearn,content.AveryGardenof Edenis-stilltheirpossession-aland literallyflowingwithmilkandhoney, wheretherosesgiveforththerichest perfume;wherethemaizegrows higher,theflaxstronger,andthe tobaccplantmoreluxuriantthan anyw besides;where,untilwar deva ecountry,cattlecovered thehi wheatfilledthebarns;the peasat, despitealltalesof Turkis pression,beingsonotably well-t astoexcitetheenvyofeven thebitterestenemiesofthetolerant Pashas."TheOttomanPortebyno meansappearstobeabouttovanish fromthefaceoftheeartheitherinEurope orinArmenia.

Wonderswillnevercease.This adagewasformulatedlongagogenerationsbeforetherestlessmodern inventorscameuponthestageoflife. Now-a-days,thereisnodangerofthe cropofwondersfailing;theperilison theotherside.Marvelsspringupso luxuriantly,thatthereisdangerof theircrowdingoneortheotheroutof existence.Ithasbecomealaborofno littlemagnitudetokeeptherunofthe wondrousthingswhichindustrious, ingeniousmenareconstantlyperfecting.Oneofthelatest.marvelshas cometolightinFrance,unpresented, andthepatenteeusesthecompound formakingprintingtype.Eventhose bestpostedinthenatuieofthemillionand-onepatentsconnectedwithtypography,mustcheerfullyadmitthat glasstypearesomethingnewunderthe sun.Notameretheorististhe ingeniousanddaringFrenchmanwho hasputglasstosonovelause.He hasnotonlymademanyfontsofthe strangetype,buthassucceededin introducingtheminanumberof printingofficesinFranceandGermany. Thosewhohavetestedtheglasstype saythattheyareinnowayinferiorto thosemadeofmetal;andthat,in severalrespects,theyarepreferablesufferinglessfromwear,arehealthier forcompositorstohandle,andlast, thoughnotleast,areagreatdeal cheaperthanmetaltypes.Theyare castinthesamemouldsthattypeof ordinarymetaliscast,andmakean equallyclearandwelldefined impression.

TURKEY.

OnWednesdaytheChineseMinister andMadameKuohadareceptionat theChineseLegation,45,Portlandplace,thefirsttimetherepresentative oftheCelestialEmpirehasgivensuch anentertainmentinEurope.The Ministerhadcausedhisresidencetobe arrangedinaccordancewithEnglish tasteandusage.Theentrance-haltand etaircasewerecoveredwithcrimson. carpeting,andineverydisposableplace beautifulflowersweregroupedintastefulforms.Thetwoprincipalsaloons andante-roomswerebrilliantlylighted, thebalconyfrontingthemansionbeing enclosedandarrangedwithflowersand

InEngland,intheyear706, Adhelm,BishopofSheiburn,translated, thePsalterintoSaxon.Egbert, BishopofLindisfern,'translatedthe fourGospelsintothesame,SaiOn,and afterthesetheVenerableBede,who diedin73.5,translatedthewholeBible fromthevulgateintothesamelanguage.InthisreignofAlfred,who diedintheyear700,anewtranslation ofthePsalmswascommenced,and Eirit,Archbishopofdtuiterbury,in 995,translatedthefivebooksofMoses, &shim,Job,Judges,Ruth,partof Kings,EstherandMaccabees.In

TheTurkishPlenipotentiariesat Berlin,itisespeciallyworthyofnote, havemanifestedperfectsatisfaction withtheproceedingswhichhave hithertotakenplaceintheCongress. Theyagreecompletelyintheviews takentherebytheEnglishPlenipotentiariesregardingallthepoints which,uptothepresentmoment,have beenmooted.Thefactheromentioned has,atthisinstant,anespecial significance.Itsufficesofitselftotake theedgeoffthechagrinfirstinspiredby theSalisbury-SchotrvaloffMemorandum. Howimportantthiscordialapprovalby theTurkishPlenipotentiariesofthe wholecoursehithertopursuedatthe CongressbytheEnglishPlenipotentiariesmaybequicklyenough recognized,astheTelegraphpointsout, "whenitisrememberedthatnotonly theclaimsofGreecebutthepulgarian

FATHERRATISBONNE.

FatherRatisbonnebeingnowinour midstinLondon,itcannotbutbe interestingtorecalltomindtheincidents,five-and-thirtyyearsago,ofhis wonderfulconversion. Alphonse Ratisbonnewasthen,ill1843,aJew; and,asatourist,wasloiteringthrough Italy.Hisday-dreamatthattimewas liketheday-dreamwhichconsumed thelifeofMordecaiinGeorgeEliot's romanceof"DanielDeronda."The oneaim,theparamountobjectofhie life,wastheregenerationoftheancient raceofhisco-religionists.Whatever recalledtomindaroundhimthe triumphofChristianitykindledanew hiswrathinregardtothecurseresting uponthepeopleofIsraelduringthe chiefpartoftwothousandyears.It wasinthisdispositionthat,onthe20th ofJanuary,five-and-thirtyyearsago, heenteredtheChurchofS.Andrea delloFrattewithafriendandschoolfellow,M.deBussieres,whilethelatter wentintothesacristytomakesome arrangementsconcerningafuneral. Alphonsebeingthusleftalone,walked aroundthenave,glancingabouthim withcarelesscuriosity,whensuddenly tiefellprostrateontheground,convertedbynolessapowerthanthe lovingandmercifulheartoftheMother ofGod.Uponcomingouttoseek Alphonse,M.deBussieresfoundhim onhisknees,bathedintears,and almostdistracted.Toeveryquestion putbyhisfriendhecouldonlyreply, "Ihaveseenher-shehastoldmeall1" "Ellem'atoutdit."Tendayslater thehappyneophytewasbaptisedby hisEminenceCardinalPatrizi,receiving thenthenameof"Marie,"theonly nameunderwhichheisnowknown. Thisextraordinarygrace-itmaybe rememberedbyourreadersthatSister BenonideSionrecentlywrotetous,as wetookoccasionatthetimetomention inthesecolumns-wasthemeans employedbyGodtocallhimtoan especialvocation.Maryhad,indeed, toldailtothischildofIsrael,and, underherinspiration,inconjunction withhisbrother,PereTheodore,he foundedtheCongregationofthe DaughtersofSionfortheConversion oftheJewsandthe:Education'of Youth.Itwassolemnlyapprovedand confirmedbyPlus.the:Ninth,andina fewyearshouseswereestablished.in France,England,Turkey,Roumania, Moldavia,andAsiaMinor,thereal workof-'repartition,however,being carriedon-raeithasbeen.4;104on, now,fortwentyyears.4444$14-by PereMarioatJeruelp*Pre.?46401. .7/ r1.1.1Sitnil;:

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SianatioaLSoersTr. Atthemeetingofthissocietyat theirrooms,King'sCollege,Strand, Mr.Purdy,vice-president,inthechair, therewasanadjourneddiscussionon Mr.Newmarch'spaper"ontheProtr:roftheForeignTradeofthe tedKingdom,"readattheprevious meetingoftheSociety.Inthatpaper Mr.Newmarch,afterquotingtheviews ofJohnStuartMillandSrRobert PeeluponFreeTrade,broughtforward statisticaltablesdealingwiththeimportsandexportsingroupsofyears, andaccordingtotheCustomstariffsof thevariousimportingJrexporting countrieswithwhichthetradeis carriedon.Thusheshowedthatfrom 1856to1877thetotaldeclaredvalue ofimportshadincreasedfrom £175,000,000 for1856-9 to £380,000,000for1875-7;whilethe exportsforthesameperiodswere respectively £121,000,000 and £210,000,000.TheconclusionsMr. Newmarchdrewfromanexamination ofthedatahehadcollectedwerethat, triedbyeverystatisticaltest,the experienceandexampleoftheUnited Kingdomduringthelast provedthattherapidextens foreigntrade,themar ofincomesandprofitsathe growth,quiteasmarkedoft capital,hadaccompaniedany; inalargedegreeproduced adherencetothefree-trademaximsof cultivatingtheimports,andleavingthe exportstocultivatethemselves;of regardingthebenefitoftheconsumer astheparamountobjecttobeattained; andofconsideringthatthecheapnessof production,andthedevelopmentofthe productiveforcesoftheworldwerethe mostpowerfulmeansforincreasingthe comfortandprosperityofthegreat bodyofthepeopleofallcivilized States,andofpreventingwarsand reducingarmaments.Mr.Bournetook exceptiontoMr.Newmarch'sarrangementofthefiguresinsomeofthe tables,andsaidthatsince1872it wouldbefoundtherewasaprogressive andalarmingincreaseintheimports. AccordingtoMr.Newmarch'stheory thiswasaproofofprosperity,butifin 1877wehad£89,000,000worthmore foodimportedthanin1873,howwasit thatthecountryWasnotprosperous? Hemaintainedthatwemusteitherbe drawinguponpreviousaccumulations ofcapitalorelsewewerecreating debts.Thelessontobelearntfroma reviewdourpositionwasthatweought toreduceourextravagantexpenditure -inthehigher,thelower,andthe middleclasses.Wemustspendloss wemusteconomizeourtime,instead ofwastingitinholiday-makingand drunkennesswemustlessentheexcessofourimportsandincreasethe amountofourexports,andseekto cultivatenewmarketsabroad.The figuresbeforethemshowedthatwhile thevalueofourexportstoforeign nationshadbeendecreasingoflate years,ourtradewiththecolonieshad beenincreasing,thepercentageof exportstoimportsrisingtoaremarkabledegreeinthe.onecaseandfallingin theother.Mr.Cohendweltuponthe importanteffectoftheremovalof materialandnaturalrestrictionsto tradebytheincreasedfacilitiesafforded bytelegraphs,railways,andsteam navigation.Oneelementinthediscussionwhichmustnotbeoverlooked wasthefactthatwehadrecentlybeen diminishingourholdingsofforeign securities.Sincethebeginningofthe distrustofRussiainthiscountrywe hadpartedwith£22,000,000sterling ofRussiansecurities,andthesum withdrawnfromtheUnitedStatesnot longagohadprobablybeenvery considerable. Mr.Newmarch,in replying,maintainedthatbehad accountedinhispaperforthepresent depressionofbusiness,andthat,ifwe weresuffering,theProtectionist countries,likeGermanyandtheUnited States,wereinafarworsecondition.

Hums);SPEECH.

presidentoftheSocietyofTelegraph Engineers,tolectureontheinteresting subjectofthetransmissionand reproductionofhumanspeech,with exhibitsofthephonographand microphone. AdmiralSir F. Nicholson,whopresided,announced thatMr.Preecewastooilltoattend, andthatDr.Mann,ataveryshort notice,hadkindlysuppliedhisplace. Dr.Mann,whowasreceivedwith warmapplause,explainedthatthe apparatuswasthatofgr.Preece,and thathisownpartwouldbemerelyto supplytheillustrations.Proceedingto describetheactionofwavesofsound, Dr.MannboriowedfromProfessor Tyndall'sopeninglectureonthesame subjecttheillustrationoffiveboys standinginarow,onewiththeband ontheother'sshoulder,apositionin whichanimpetusgiventoonewould befeltbyall,andespeciallybythe last,who,havingnothingtosupport him,wouldreel,andifstandingonthe edgeofagulfwouldfallover,orif againstawindowwouldbreakit,orif againstadrumwouldproducea vibration.Soundactedonthe moleculesoftheairasthepushonthe firstboy,causingavibrationonthese minuteparticlesuntiltheycommunicated thevibrationtoadrumoftheear. Soundhedescribedasvibratorytaps upontheorganoftheear,andfromthis pointheproceededtodescribethat organ,aswellastheorgansofspeech, showingbowbytheorgansofspeech varioussoundswereproduced,andhow theywerereceivedbytheear.The phonographhedescribedasamechanical meansofreproducingthesesounds,and heproceededindetail,bymeansof drawingsonthewall,toshowhowthe soundsweretransmittedbymeansof thelittlenotchonacylindertothe tinfoil,andreproducedbythelittle machinebeingreversed.Anursery rhymewaschantedbyM.Stroh,whose improvedinstrumentwasexhibited,and thevoicewasloudlyechoedback,every expressionbeingdistinctlyseparable, thewholesoundbeing,too,likea personspeakingthroughatube.The songwasrepeated,andwithexactlythe santeresults.Aladywasinvitedto joinagentlemaninsinging"GodSave theQueen,"but,asnoladywould volunteer,thedutywasundertakenby Strohandagentleman,andbothvoices couldbeheardwhenthephonograph wasreversed.Thelecturerproceeded thentodescribethemicrophone,and statedthatthisinstrument,which magnifiessoundasamicroscope magnifiesmaterial,wasinventedby ProfessorHughesafterlonginvestigations,andwasnotstumbledupon,but wastheresultoflonginquiry.The apparatusinthiscaseiselectrical,the microphone,tospeakofitinafew words,beingachamberwhichconstitutesabreakinanelectriccircuit,and thesoundbeingthereconcentratedis sentforthinanincreasedvolume.By theaidofatelephoneyesterdaythe soundsofthetickingofawatch,ofthe rustlingofpiecesofpaper,andofflies walkinginamatch-boxwereconveyed totheearsoftheaudience,whocould nototherwisehaveknownthatsuch soundshadbrokenupontheair.Dr. Mannstatedthatthislittleinstrument wasonlyinitsinfancy,butwouldbeof inculcableserviceinmedicineand surgeryforthediscoveryandtreatmentofdisease,asbyitcouldbeheard thedelicatesoundsintheanimal economyotherwisenotdistinguishable bytheearaidedbytheinstrumentsnow inuse.Thankswerecordially votedtoDr.Mannforhis lecture.

isanativeofthecountyLimerick, Ireland;isaboutthirty-fouryearsof age,fivefeetsixincheshigh,very stoutlybuilt,aHerculesinstrength, andofthegreatestphysicalendurance. Thisisthesecondwreakfromwhich hehasescapedwithhislife,thefirst beingthatofthesteamerGolds*Gate, whichwaslostoffAcapulco,onthe Pacificcoast,in1863.Shewasburned tothewater'sedge,andO'Brienwas oneofthetwenty-fivepersonswho swamashore,adistanceofsevenmiles. SoonaftertheMetropolisstruckon Thursdaymorning,andbegantobreak up,therewasageneralrushforthe rigging.O'Briensecuredaposition highon,themainmast,butwhenit becameapparentthattheonlychance forlifewastoswimashoreheboldly jumpedfromtherigging,overthe headsoftheothers,andstruckoutfor thebeach,whichhereachedsafelythefifthmanfromthewreck.Realizingtheperilofhisfellow-passengers, O'BrienhastenedovertotheCurrituck clubhouse,three-quartersofamile distant,whereheprocuredapairof overallsandaquantityofdrymatches. liereturned,builtseveralfires,after whichbegantheworkwhichmarks himahero.Theseawasfullofthe strugglingvictimsbuffetingwiththe breakers,and,onebyone,theywere sinkingtoriseagainwithlife,when O'Brien,atteno'clock,plungedboldly intotheirrescue.Onebyonehe broughtthenearly-exhaustedand,in someinstances,half-deadvictimsashore, andplacedtheminthehandsofothers atthefires.Heneverhalteduntilfive o'clockintheevening,whenthelast survivorhadreachedtheshoreIn thesevenhoursduringwhichhewas thusengagedO'Brienhadsavednearly fiftypeople,manyofwhomwouldhave perishedbutforhisgreatcoolnessand hismanlyaid.

poor-boxes,-andotherportablethings worthtaking.Inoneinstancethey firedtheedifice,buttheflamewas quicklydiscoveredandextinguished. Theyalsowantonlydestroyedvestments insuchamannerastoindicate thattheywereactuatedbyfanaticism.

PRINCEGORTSCHAHOFPANDLORD BEACONSFIELD.

PrinceGortschakoff,whoarrivedon Tuesdaymorningatsixo'clock,accordingtotheMorningPmeaBerlin Correspondent,wasmet,amongothers, byPrince(?)HerbertBismarckas hisfather'srepresentative.Prince Gortschakoffwasexceedinglypale.lie waswrappedinthickfurs,andhis weaknesswassogreatthathisattendantscarriedhimtohiscarriage.The fearsincreaseastothePrincebeing unabletosustainthetrialsaridfatigues oftheCongress.Somepeopleeven apprehendaseriousterminationtohis illness.Aninterviewhasalreadybeen arrangedbetweenPrinceGortschakoff andLordBeaconsfield.Therumour thatLordBeaconsfieldpresentedan autographletterfromQueenVictoria expres,iveofherMajesty'sdelightat theEmperor'srecoveryisincorrect. ThekindestcommunicationsarecontinuallypassingbetweenherMajesty andtheImperialFamily,sothatany missiveofthekindwasunnecessary.

ANENGLISHCONVERTRECEIVEDBY THEHOLTFATHER.

Thelastandcrowningactofthis greatfeatofhumanitywastherescue ofMrs.AnneHuet,theonlysurviving femaleofthewreck.Shewasstrugglingfeeblywiththebreakers,supported onlybyalife-preserver,butevidently exhaustedandabouttosink.O'Brien sawherawfulposition,and,callingtoa youngmannamedJohnDohertyto helphim,hestartedthroughthesurf forthedyingwoman.Twicethe treacherouswavessnatchedherfrom hisfriendlygrasp,butatlasthecaught her,andwithDoherty'sassistance broughtherashoreinanunconscious condition.Shewasalive,however, andwasatoncesubjecttothesomewhat barbarousremedyofbeingrolledupon abarreltogetthesaltwateroutof her,andthenplaceduponabed-tick besideoneofO'Brien'sfires.Inabout thirtyminutessherevivedtofindher husbandbesideher.Hehadbeen washedashoreaboutfortyyardsbelow onthebeach,andwhendraggedouthis firstexclamationwas"Ismywife drowned?"Hewastoldthatshewas saved,and,overjoyed,wascarriedto herside,whereheremaineduntilshe openedhereyestorealizethatboth hadescapedwaterygraves.

ARRESTOFSOCIALISTSATBERLIN.

Mr.PhilipFletcher,latecurateof theChurchofS.Bartholomew,Brighton,England,hadanaudienceofthe HolyFatheronlastmonth.Mr. Fletcher,whoserecentcorwerAcnto Catholicismcausedsuchinterestamong Anglicans,wasaccompaniedtothe VaticambyHartwellGrissell,sueof theChamberlainstohisHoliness.

ATTEMPTEDSTAMPINGOUTOFSOCIALISMINGERMANY.

SeveralmoreSocialistshavebeen arrestedinBerlin,andlargenumbers intheprovinces.Troubleisreported fromaDragoonregimentingarrisonat Oldenburg,aridvariousseditioussymptomsfromBrunswick,Hanover, Magdebourg,andElbing.Itseems beyonddoubtthatawidely-extended regicidalplotreallyexistsinconnection withtheInternationalists,andthe secretpolicehavesucceededingetting possessionbydomiciliaryprequisitious andotherstringentmeasuresofdocumentaryevidencecompromisinggravely alargenumberofpersonsabroadas wellasinGermany.

ILLNESSOfTHEEMPRESSOFRUSSIA.

TheRoyalUnitedServiceInstitutionwasonFridaycrowdedfromfloor toceilinginacceptationofapromiseon thepartofMr.W.H.Preece,vice-

THELOCKARDRESCUESURPASSED. ANHEROICIRISHMAN.

OnThursday,January21,the steamshipMetropolis,boundforBrazil with200railroadlabourers,forty-eight otherpassengersandcrew,and500 toneofiron,waswreckedonCurrituck Beach,NorthCarolina. Prominentamongtheheroesofthe Metropolistragedystandsthishumble andunpretentious-looking'Irishman, TimothyO'Brien.Byhisownunaided exertionsherescuedfromthebreakers andsurfnearlyfiftypersona.Timothy

Eightmenbelongingtotheoperative classhavealreadybeentriedand condemnedatBerlintotermsofimprisonmentrangingbetweenayearand ahalfandfiveyearsforseditious utteranceswithrespecttoNobiling's crime,andfurtherarreststakeplace dailyinallpartsofGermany. Militaryandpoliceprecautionary measuresarekeptupwiththeutmost vigilance.Sentrieshavebeenfired upontourtimesafterdark,butwithout effect.AlltheusualWhitsuntide furloughstotheofficersandmenofthe Berlingarrisonhavebeenwithheld, and200vigorousmenhavebeenadded tothepoliceforceofthecapital. Specialprecautionswillbetoten toprotecttheCongressfrommolestation.

SACRILEGEINPHILADELPHIA. NineCatholicchurchesinPhiladelphiahavebeenenteredwithina monthbyburglars,whocarriedoff silveraltarvessels,thecontentsof

Anofficialbulletin,datedthe3rd inst.,andsignedbyDr.Botkir,physiciantotheEmpressofRussia,hasbosh publishedstatingthattheEmpressis sufferingfromanattackoffever,accompaniedbysymptomsofpleura inflammation.HerMajesty'stemperaturehasstronglyincreasedandis feverish.Theaugustpatienthas passedsleeplessnights,andherstrength hasdecreased.Breathinghassince becomeeasier,butthefevercontinues.

THENEWBULGARIA.

UpontheresultofThursday'sconfidentialpourparlersonthefutureof BulgariabetweentheRussian,British, andAustriandelegates,itwasthought atBerlin,dependedwhetherthenext formalsittingoftheCongresswould takeplaceyesterdayorto-day .(Saturday).Thegreatestsecrecywas observedconcerningthesepourpariers. LordBeaconsfieldandPrinceGortschakoffhavenotparticipatedinthem. Therumoursofanimpendingrapture betweenthedelegatesareexaggerated, asatiafaetoryissuetotheCongressbeing confidentlyexpected.

THEWESTAlTSTRALIIIICULTROLICREOORD,TMJRSDAY,ARG-IJEIT29,

TaxBAIPIERORopGIL/31Ln.

TheEmperorofGermanyisvery sorryatbeingunabletoperformthe honourstotheCongress,onaccountof whichhetwiceabandonedhisintention ofproceedingtoEmsandWiesbaden, whereasojournhadbeenrecommended tohimbyhisphysicians.His Majesty'srecoveryprogressesfarmore favourablythancouldhavebeenexpected.OnWednesdayhelefthisbed andsatonanarm-chairfornearly eighthours,duringwhichtimeherequestedtobetransportedtotheverandah,wherehequietlyremainedtoenjoythefreshair.Hisremovalto Babelsbergislikelytoensuebeforethe endoftheweek.HisMajestyisextremelyanxioustoreceivethedelegates beforetheterminationoftheCongress, inordertothankthemforthekind sympathyexpresedtohimonbehalfof theirGovernmentsattherecent dastardlyattemptonhislife.The dissolutionoftheReichstagwason Wednesdayunanimouslyagreedonby theFederalCouncil.

THEFAMINEINCHINA. Thefollowingtelegramhasjustbeen receivedfromtheCommitteeofthe FamineReliefFundinShanghai:"DistressmustincreaseuntilOctober. Ahundredthousandfamiliesarereceivingrelief.ThisCommitteeistryingto supportthemuntiltheharvestisavailable.Ourmeansareexhausted.We appealforprompttransferof£3,000."

THEEMPRESSAUGUSTAOFGERMANY.

TheEmpressAugustaofGermany havingreceivedanaddressofsympathy fromtheCentralCommitteeofthe German(Ladies')Associationsforthe ReliefoftheWouudedinWar,wrote onthe5thinstantthefollowingreply:"Deeplytouchedbythesympathyof theCentralCommittee,withwhose wealandwoeIamsointimatelyasWialed,Ithankyoufortheexpression ofyourgoodwill.Iamtoomuch shakentosaymorebuttheone consolationIhavefoundatthepresent momenthasbeenintheactionofthe CentralCommittee,withwhichI heartilyargee,onbehalfofthosewho havebeenbereavedbythefateofourillfatedironclad."HerMajestysenta donationof1,000marks.

THEHALLOFCONGRESSINTHE RADZIWILLPALACE.

Assoonasthegrandstaircasehas beenascended,avestibuleisreached whichleadsintoaroomsetapartfor thesecretariesoftheCongress,and thenceintothehallofCongress,which isfittedupthroughoutonamagnificient scale.Thesaloonisofimposing dimensionsandverytastefullydecorated,thecarpetbeingalightcolour withalargeadmixtureofgold.Inthe centreoftheroomthereisahorseshoeshapedtable,andinthemiddleonthe outersideisthepresidentialseatofthe ImperialChancellor,Princevon Bismarck.OnthesideoftheCongress hall,nearthesecretarialroom,thereare twoconferencerooms,towhichthe membersoftheCongresscanretirefor consultation.Ontheotherabuffethas beenarrangedwhichleadsintoanopen spacetothegardenandcolonnade.The RussianEmbassytotheCongressis providednotonlywithaproperstaffof secretaries,butalsowithasuitable numberofofficialsandexportsforeach departmentofthequestionstobe considered

THEBERLINCONGRESS.

PrinceBismarckwas,onThursday, designatedbydiplomaticetiquettethe Minister-Presidentatthecapitalin whichtheCongressisbeingheld. WhatevermaybetheissueoftheCongress,noonedoubtsthesinceredesire ofPrinceBismarckandtheGerman Governmenttoreconcileconflicting interestsintheEast.HisHighnessis convincedthatpeaceisanecessityfor

Europe,andthisArmcenviction,itmay reasonablyhehoped,willgofartobring aboutthedesiredresults.Theseat sittingofCongresswillbeonMonday. PrinceBismarckwillthenbringforwardhisMemorandum.Thefirst subjectofdiscussionwillbetheDelimitationofBulgaria,andthespiritin whichthiscrucialquestionisapproached willsupplyastandardwherebyto guagetheworkoftheCongressasa whole.-Thedelaybetweenthisand Mondaywill,itisbelieved,provetobe' timenotlost,butwellspent.The prospectofaspeedyandsatisfactory resultis.felttodepend,toalargeextent, ontheprivateandpreliminaryconferenceswhicharenowbeingheldonall sides.Thisbeingthecase,theinterval isnonetoolong.Indiplomaticcircles itisdeemedanadvantageofthefirst orderthattherepresentativesofthe Congressdeliberationsaremenlike PrinceGortschakoff,LordBeaconsfield, andcountAndrassy,andtheirrespective colleagues,whoseeminentpositions enablethemtoenterintoagreements, andtogiveexplanationsassurances, withoutreferencetotheirdifferent apitalsforanyfurtherinstruction.

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AUGUST.

30.-FRI.S.RoseofLima,Virgin.

31.-SAT.S.RaymundNonnatus,Conf. SEPTEMBER.

1.-SUN.XIIafterPentecost.

2.-MON.S.Stephen,King,Conf. 3.-TUES.S.Elizabeth,Queen,Wid.

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8.-SUN.XIIIafterPentecost. 9.-MON.S.Sergius,P.Conf. 10.-TUES.S.Ililarus,P.Conf. 1.-WED.S.NicholasofTolentinum, Conf. S.Anselm,B.Conf.and Doctor.

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AustKaliansatholicgecor11.

THURSDAY,AUGUST29,1878.

"Beindefatigableinyourpurpose,andwith undauntedspiritresistiniquityandtryto conquerevilwithgood,havingbeforeyoureyes therewardprepared/orthosewhocombatfor thenameofChrist."-PiusIX.

MR.GLADSTONEON DR.NEWMAN.

THEREarefewmenofthe presentday,whohavedoneso muchforCatholicisminEngland,astheVeryRev. JOHNHENRYNEIVMAN.The nameofDr.NEWMANisknown, andwemaysayrevered,by allEnglishspeakingpeople. IfanAugustinianmonkofthe sixteenthcentury,canhave beenconsideredtohave soundedthetocsinofreform onthebanksoftheRhine, Dr.JOHNHENRYNEWMANin ourtime,certainlysoundeda tocsinofalarmandconsternationamongthefollowersof thatunhappymonk,onthe banksofmorepractical,ifless romanticriver.Itisnotour intentiononthisoccasionto enterintoanythinglikeeven epitomeofthelifeand an

influenceofDr.NEWMANon ourage,butnoticingthatsuch agreatauthorityasMr.GLADSTONE,hadbeeninduced,duringhisspeechonthe layingofthefoundationstone oftheKebleCollege,Oxford, topayahightributetoDr. NEWMAN,weconsideredwe couldnotwritelessbywayof preface-inplacingthat speechbeforeourreaders.Mr. GLADSTONE,said:-

"Oxford,Ibelieve,isasmuchasat anyperiodofEnglishhistoryinno weaksensetheheartandcentreofthe religiouslifeofthecountry.Ithas alsobeenthesceneofthemostpainful -Imightsaywithoutexaggeration themostagonising-convulsionofthat religiouslifewithinthelasthalfcentury.Therearegreatnamesconnectedwiththereligiousmovementof ourtime.Thereisthegreatname commemoratedforever,aswehope,in thiswork.(Cheers.)There,too,is thenameofDr.Pusey(cheers)whoI believecommandsinfulltherespectperhapseventheveneration-ofmany whodiffer,perhaps,fromsomeofhis particularopinions.Butthereisa namewhich,asanacademicalname,is greaterthaneitherofthose-Imean thenameofDr.Newman.(Cheers.) WhenthehistoryofOxfordduring thattimecomestobewritten,thehistorianwillhavetorecordtheextraordinary,theunexampledcareerofthat distinguishedmanintheUniversity. HewillhavetotellasIbelieve,that Dr.Newmancarriedforaperiodof abouttenyearsafter1833,anamount ofinfluence,ofabsorbinginfluence, overthehighestintellects-overnearly thewholeintellect,butcertainlyover thehighestintellectof,thisUniversity, forwhich,perhaps,thereisnoparallel intheacademicalhistoryofEurope, unlessyougohacktothetwelfthcenturyortotheUniversityofParis.We knowhowthisinfluencewassustained byhisextraordinarypurityofcharacter andtheholinessofhislife.(Cheers.) Weknowalsothecatastrophe-Icannotcallitless-whichfollowed. (Cheers.)Weknowthatliewhoheld thepowerinhishandfoundhimself compelledbytheactionofconscienceto carryhismindandgiftselsewhere,and tobecome,ortobebelievedtobecome, thedestroyeroftheinstitutionwhich hehadstrivenwithIrisextraordinary powerandextraordinarydevotionand skilltobuildup.(Cheers.)What wastheconsequence? Itcannotbe dissembledthatthissecessionofDr. Newman,andofmanyalongwithhim, threwagreatpartofOxfordinto thoroughreligiousdisorganisation.It cannotbedissembledthatthisreligious disorganizationgaveanimmenseimpetustowhatevertendencytheage, outsideOxford,hadpresentedtoindicationsofunbelief.Itissaidina beautifulexpressionbyabrilliant writerstillliving,thattheeffectofthat secession,andwhatwasjustlycalled, perhaps,thefailureofthemovement connectedwithit,threwallthebrightest andnoblestintellectsoftheUniversity aswrecksuponeveryshore.Ifthat betrue-andI,asapatheticobserver, fullybelieveditwas-thetimehad comewhenitwaswelltomakeanew protestrecallingOxfordtoitsfirst principles,andestablishingexamplesof actionuponthoseprinciplesstrong enoughandconspicuouseuoughtoimpressthemindsofmenandtostandout asgreatfactsintheacademicalhistory oftheage.Thatismyunderstanding ofthenecessitieswhichcalledforthe foundationofKebleCollege." et-

THEFAMINEINCITENA.

WEreadintheMinimaCatholique4, thefollowingdetailsonthefamine raginginChin&Dr.VOLONTE11I. Vicar-ApostolicofHo-nan,wroteon the12thJanuary,ISIS,toDr. Manxtrosa,SuperioroftheSeminary ofForeignMissioninMilaus"SinceSeptemberlastourchristimg havebeencompelledti)partevenwith

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themostindispensiblearticlesoffurnituretobuywheat.Theyhavealso fedonleavesoftrees,Bolsiathigh price.Winterhavingsetin,andthe leavesfailing,thebarkoftresswas usedasfood,whichmixedupwithother substances,madeakindofbitter patatoe,fittertokillthantosatisfy hunger.Phislastresourcecomingto anend,ourchristianswentwhither theytheycould,seekingforsupport. Fromtheextremesoftheprovince familieshavecomeanddocome,to solicitourhelp,declaringthatifwe candonothingforthemtheymustdie. Intheirstraits,Pagansselltheir daughtersandwives,andinfamous speculatorsaretobefoundwhopurchasethemforalittlewheat,leadthem tootherprovincesuntouchedbythe scourge,andsellthematenormous profit.Todescribethehorrorofthe situationisanimpossibility.Theprice ofwheatisrisingeveryday.Itisno longerpossibletotravelontheroads, whichareinfestedbybandsofdesperatemen,wholookforsubsistencein crime.Everywhereisdismayand death.Itisnoexaggerationtosay thatthisfaminedestroysmorelives thanthewarnowgoingoninEurope. TothenorthofYan-nan-foutheroad isstrewnwiththousandsofdeador dying.Inthepopulousvillages, scarcelythirdpartofthepopulation survives.Inmanyhousesthewhole ofthefamilyisdeadandliesunburied. Manyvillageshavebeendeserted. ButthegreatestofhorrorsIhave nottoldyet.Werewenoteye witnessesofit,itshouldbebeyond belief.Parentshavebeets,:seento pounceuponthedeadbodiesoftheir childrenanddevourthem,andchildren havedonethesamewiththeirparents bodies!OurChristianmessenger,and inyservan,onreturningthelasttime fromSin-gas-fouwereloathtotakeany foodfromtheindigenousInut,through fearthathumanfleshmightbeserved tothem,astheyhatoftenseen,corpses cutnp,cookedandeaten.Every morningmanycartsgoaroundthe streetsofSin-gan-foutopickupinthe streetsandlanesthosewhointheprecedingdayandnighthaveperishedby hunger,orcold.TheMandarinsofthe citydoleouteveryday,;throughthe benevolenceoftheGovernment,aplate ofmetang(boiledmillet)toabove 5,000hungrypeople,andeveryday, anaveragedozenofthepoorwretches dropdeadonthespot,wheretheyget thescantymeal.Somethinglikethis occursineachofthe96chiefplacesof Districtsofeveryprovince.Streetsand fieldsarecoveredwithdead bodies.

alwayswrongintheirlaw,andtoo oftenignorantoftheirjudicialfunctions, surprisesnoone.Justicesofthe Peacenow-a-days,arenotselectedfor their"learning,"fortheirknowledgeof law-theirability,oreventheirnecessity, butsimplybecausetheletters-J.1'. -wouldseemtogivethemacolonial prestige,andaname.Therewasa timehowever,.indeed,whenJusticesof thePeacewereexpectedtobeuseful aswellasornamentalmembersof society,butalas! thatperiodhas passedI Yetmuchasweregretit,we muststillremember,thatwhilethe reputationofbeingaJ.P.,maysetoff atawdrygentility,itcanneverpossibly supplythewantofmeritu'dignityin itspossessor.Inthegoodolddaysof 'RICHARDtheSecond,Justicesofthe Peacewererequiredtobe"mostefficientKnights,Esquires,andgentlemenof thelaw,"butinthedaysofourgracious Sovereign,governmentemployee,and evensubordinateclerks,maybeelevated totheBench!Whensuchthingscan be-whatmayweexpectof"JUSTICES' JUSTICE?"

THERAILWAYSACT1878.

andbooksofreferencebeingdeposited attheofficeoftheDirectorinPerthor attheofficesoftheResidentMagistratesthroughoutthecolonysuchplans andbooksinsteadofbeingaccessibletothepublicaresoto landownersonly,butforwhatpurpose isnotstated.Onethinghowever iscertainthatnotonlyownersbut occupiers,whetherlesseesortenants-atwilloughttohavearighttoinspect suchplansandbooks,andiftheyfeel themselvesaggrievedorlikelytobe injuredbytheproposedrouteofa railwaytobeheardinoppositiontothe proposal.InthepresentActnosuch rightorpowerisconferred,anditisa factthatalthoughprovisionismadefor plansandbooksofreferencetobe depositedattheofficeoftheDirectorin Perth,andattheofficesoftheseveral ResidentMagistratesstillitisnot enactedthatcopiesofsuchplansand bo4sofreferenceshallbelaidbeforethe LegislativeCouncil.Itwouldseemtoo fromthetextoftheActthatthe LegislativeCouncilhasnovoiceforthe futureinrailwaymattersthroughout thecolony,butthatallpowerisvested intheGovernorandDirector.

Onthenightof17thDecemberlast, Isavedapooryounggirlof13years ofage,whothroughinanitionhadfallen tothegroundnearourresidence.The careslavisheduponherallthenight, restoredanimation,andnowaftersome weeksofcontinuedtreatmentsheisable todragabout.

INourlastissueundertheheadingof "OurRailways"wedrewattentionto someofthefeaturesofthisenactment, whichwenowpurposeconsideringin detail.Bywayofprefaceweremark thatW.A.beingaCrowncolonyImperialActsobtainberewhereverthere isnospecialActofLegislaturewith referencetoanyparticularsubject. Thusuntilthepassingoftheabove ActImperialruleandregulationswith referencetotheconstructionandworkingofrailwaysmightberegardedas beinginforcehere.Theobjectofthe aboveActappearstobethesupersedingoftheImperialregulations,andthe creationofanewbranchofdepartamentalservicewithanofficeratitsheadin whomwillbevestedlargerpowersthan areatpresentpossessedbyanyother headofadepartment.Whatsomeof thesepowersareistobegathered fromthefollowingparticulars..This officeraswebeforestated,istocalled the"DirectorofRailways."Heisto be"somefitorproperperson"tobe appointedbytheGovernor,andclause 5enactsthathoistobethusappointed, "forthepurposeofmaking,completing,maintainingandworkingallrailwayswithinthecolonythatmayhave beenormaybeauthorisedtobe constructedandmaintainersoutofthe publicfunds,andfordoingthevarious ActsandthingsbythisActrequiredto bedonebytheDirector."Thusin briefaresketchedthedutiesand responsibilitesofthisnewofficialfor whoseservicesstrangetosaynoprovision bywayofsalary,payment,orremunerationofanykindismadeintheBill.

Toputthecrowntotheworkof destruction,thelasttwodaysmuch snowhasfallen,addingtotheravages offamine.Manyindespairhaveput anendtotheirlives,andwerefound, hungfromthetreesorattheirown doors.

Ourhouseislikeahavenofsafety inaseateemingwithwrecks.Acrowd of5or6hundredpersonssurround ourdooraskingforalittlemoneyto escapefromdeath.Beingunableto givetoall,weareforcedtoregulate thedistributionofouralms.Wehave, moreover,aboveonehundredChristian families,whohavebeendependingand willstillforothermouthsdependfor theirmaintenanceonus.Thesubsidy fromthePropagationoftheFaithfor thecurrentyearisnearlygone.Who willsupplyuswiththefundsnecessary forourwantsandforthosewhowithoutourassistancewillcometogrief? MaytheGODofmerciesinspire generoussoulstocoinstoouraid,and savesovastanumberofcreaturesfrom despairanddestruction."

JUSTICESOFTHEPEACE.

"JU8TICZS'JUSTICE,"hasbecomeproverbial.ThatJusticesofthePeacein thenineteenthcenturyshouldbenearly

Clause11authorisesadeviationof onbmileoneithersidefromtheprescribedroutelaiddownforarailway. Thiswouldbeawidelimitinthe bush,butthroughcultivatedlandsand intownsitesisasomethingaltogether outofcharacter,andnottobe tolerated.

Clauses12to25inclusiverelateto theacquisitionofland,paymentfor sameandotherlikematters.The wholeofthesethingsaretobedoneby andthroughtheDirectorwhose powersinsuchmattersareexcessive andwouldseemtobebeyondcontrol. WehavenotspacetoquoteClause21 entirebutadviseallwhocanprocure acopyoftheAct,toreadandjudge forthemselvesofthepowerefrepudiationvestedintheDirector,bythis Clause(21)andClause16andits bearinguponClause15-whichsaysthat an"Ordinancepassedinthe17thyear ofthereignofHerpresentMajesty andnumberedsixshallbedeemedtobe supersededbytheprovisionsofthis Act,sofarasrelatestoanyland resumedbyHerMajesty,herheirs,or successors,oranypersonactingunder hetortheirauthorityforthepurposeof arailway."Wesurmisethattherearc butfewlandownersthroughwhose landarailwaymaypasswhowillnot feelinterestedtoknowsomethingmore onthissubject,andalsowithreference totherighttorepudiatecompensation giventotheDirectorinClauses16and 21.Toshowfurtherhowlooselythe Acthasbeenthrowntogetherwe remarkthatClause21referstocertain mattersasbeinginthe15thsectionof theActwhenasithappenstheyarein the16th.

Clause6empowerstheDirectorto enterintocontractsandagreementsof allkindsrelativetorailways.Andno rightofactioninrespectofanysuch contractoragreementistolieagainst theDirector,unlesshe(theDirector) had.previouslyobtainedthewritten consentoftheGovernortoenterinto suchcontract.Ifthisseemsstrangeit isnolessstrangethantrue;asallwho choosetoreadmayknowforthemselves.

Clause7empowerstheDirectorto enforcecontractsbylegalproceedinv andtodefendactionsbroughtagainst him.DeathorremovaloftheDirector willnotabatesuchsuchactions.Like thekingtheDirectorneverdies.If theofficeofDirectorbevacantthe dutiesaretobeperformedbythe ColonialSecretary.

Clauses8and9relatetosurveys andarefairandreasonableenoughdid theyrefertosurveysforrailwaysby companiedorindividualsaswellasby theDirectorandhisemployes. Virtuallytheeffectoftheseclausesisto renderitillegalforanyotherthanthe Directororthoseactingunderhimto makesurveysforrailways,andisboth inspiritandletterdiametricallyopposed totheEnglishActrelatingyorailway surveys. Clause10wereprintedfromtheAct inourlastissue.Werefertoitagain becauseincaseofsuchthingsasplans

downbytheImperial,andtheother ColonialGovernmentsiusuchcases. Whatweinsistuponasapoliticalnecessityisthatthereshallbenoautocracy inrailwaymattersinWesternAustralia andthatfuturerailwayexteutions shallonlybemadebytheDirectorof RailwaysuponActspassedbythe LegislativeCouncilAuthorisingthe constructionofsuchworksaccordingto plansandparticularspreviouslysubmittedtoCouncil,beforewhomallwho maydeemthemselvestobeaggrieved bysuchprojectsortohavereasonable causeforoppositiontothemshallhave arighttobeheard.ItisnotimprobablethatthepresentActwillproveto beadeadletter,andaltogetherunworkable,anditisfarfromunlikelythatthe Imperialassentwillnotbeaccordedto it:infactitmaybeaskedwhetherin itspresentcrudestatetheGovernment canexpectthatitwillreceivethe RoyalAssent?Sincethepassingof theActweobservethattheDirectorof PublicWorkshasbeengazetted"CommissionerofRailways."Whatthisiswe donotknow.Itisnottheofficecreated bytheRailwaysActof1878.That officeisofapoliticalandexecutive ratherthanaprofessionalcharacter. WhoevertheDirectorofRailwaysisto bethisonethingisclearthatthe EngineerinchiefoftheRailwayDepartmentmustbehisresponsibleofficer, andprofessionaladviser,andthatfur veryobviousreasonsthedutiesof Engineer-in-chief,andDirectorof Railwayscannotbecombinedin,and dischargedbyoneandthesameperson. TheRailwaysAct1878morethan everconvincesusofthecryingnecessitythatexistsforachangeinthe constitution.AResponsibleGovernmentwouldneverhaveventuredto bringsuchanActasthisforward.A responsibleLegislaturewouldhave scoutedthethingataglance.

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MAILNOTICE.-TheMailsforthe AustralianColonies,Europe.India,&c.,will closeattheGeneralPostOffi,:e.Perth.r..t noon,onFridaythe6thofSeptember,next.

THEBOTE'NEWScnooL-Hotnt.-Considerableandsatisfactoryprogresshaslately beenmadeinthenewSchool-Housesince ourlast.Thewallsarenearlytotheirfull heightallround,androofinghasalready commenced.

RECEPTION.-Weunderstandthatthe interestingceremonyofconferringtheholy habitofreligiononseveralyoungladieswho purposejoiningtheorderoftheSistersof Mercy,Perth,willtakeplaceintheConvent chapelonthe5thSeptember.

AMUSEMENTS.-Thepubliccannotcomplainjustnowofwantofamusement.We havenowinourmidstthe"Chicago Minstrels,"the"WheelerFamily"and "YoungBlondin."The"times,"wouldnot seemafterallveryhardifthepatronage whichthesecaterersofpublicamusement receivemaybeacceptedasacriterian.

Butlargeasthepowersofthe Directorarewithreferencetoparliamentarymatters,theacquisitionsof land,andtheconstructionandmaintainanceofrailwaystheyshrinkto insignificenceincomparisonwiththose vestedinhimrelativetotheworking oPrailwaysbyclauses26to37inclusive. Byclause29theDirectoriscreateda Commoncarrier,inotherwordsthe CommonCarrierofthecolonywith certainlimitsofliabilitysomeofwhich areleftimprintedblanksintheBill, Theprovisionsoftheseclausesarenot complainedof,saveastothefixingof ratesandtolls,butoftheActasa wholejustcomplaintsaretobemade. TheBilloughttohavebeenopposed inallitsstages.Itappearstohave beenregardedbymembersofCc:ascii asaconsolidationofallotherActs relatingtorailways,andtacitlyconsentedtoassuch.Neithertheleader oftheopposition,ifanoppositionthere were,orthevigilantCareyappearto haveconsidereditindetail,ormade themselvesacquaintedwithitsdemerits oritisnottobesupposedthatthey wouldhaveassentedtoanActwhich practicallyremovesfromtheLegislative Councilallfurtheractioninrailway extensivethroughoutthecolony.Itis notbythisActrenderedincumbent upontheGovernmenttoobtainthe assentofCounciltoanyfuturerailwayproject,andthiswesayisadirect voilationoftheprincipleesandruleslaid

TaxREFORMLessons-Wearepleased tolearn,thattheReformLeaguecontinues toreceiveconsiderablesupport,andthatthe promotershaveeveryreasontocongratulate themselves,so-far,onthesuccessoftheir efforts.TheCommittee,weunderstand, haveacceptedanofferfromawell-known publicwritertocompileaPamphletonResponsibleGovernment.

THEFEASTOFTHEA88I/3IPTION.Thursday,the15thinst.,beingtheFeastof theAssumptionoftheBlessedVirgin,wasobservedintheusualmannerintheCathedral Church,Perth.TherewasMassat7a.m., andHighMassat10a.m.,andBenediction oftheMostHolySacramentintheevening. AnunusuallylargenumberofthecongregationreceivedHolyCommunionattheearly Mass.

NEWA?POINTIONTS.-Thefollowing gentlemenhavebeenappointedjusticesof thepeaceforthiscolonyMr.G.B. Phillips(ActingColonialTreasurer)Mr. Conrthope,Auditor General: Mr. Helmich.PostmasterGeneral; Mr. Thomas,DirectorofPublicWorksMr. J.B.Roe,SheriffandMr.Godfrey0, Knight,SecretarytoCentralBoardof Education-allGovernmentemployie.-W.A. Times.

THE VICAR-GENERAL.-TheVicarGeneraltheVeryRev.M.GIBNEY,whoit mayberemembered,proceededbytit

schoonerRosette,inJulylest,ferCossusk, North-WestCoast,hadAverytediousand roughpassageasfarasChampionBay, whichlatterplacewasnotreacheduntilthe tenthdayafterhavingleftFremantle.The Vicar-Generaltelegraphedhissafearrivalat theBay,andhisdeparturetherefromforthe portof-destination.Wesincerelytrustthat theVeryRev,gentleman'svoyageto Cossackandbackmaybeineveryway propitious.

YORKANDTHEH.A.C.BENEFIT Soctierv.-Ourremarksinreferencetothe seemingapathyofourYorkfriendsinthe *natterofformingabranchoftheH.A.C. BenefitSocietyintheirtown,hascalled forthseveralcorrespondents.Thelettersof oneofthese,willbefoundinourissueof to-day.Itwillbeasgratifyingtoour readersasitistoourselves,tolearnthatthe apparentdifficultyaboutformingthe Societyhasbeenovercome,andthatatno distantdate,abranchoftheH.A.C.Benefit Societywillbeinfulloperationin York.

extensionofAgrieulturef"Thedebatethat ensued,waseiceedinglypleasing,and plainlyshewedthatsubjectsofhomeinterest couldbemadethemeansofcommunicating muchvaluableandusefulknowledge.Some speakerscoatendedthat"freegrants"of landwerebadon"principle,"whileothers, thoughnotgoingquitesofarmaintained thatgrantingland,onconditionsofimprove. ment,wouldnottendtoextend Agriculture.Asthedebatehasnotyetbeen concluded,andasthequestionhasbeen takenupwithmuchearnestnessbyseveral ofthespeakers,wemayagainrefertothe matteronanotheroccasion.Therecanbe nodoubt,thattheextensionofAgriculture shouldsecuretheattentionofeverywellwisherofthecolony,asitisquitepatentthat aslongaswearecompelledtosendtothe neighboringcoloniesforflour,potatoes,and manyotherarticles-toonumerousnowto mention-thatshouldbeproducedhere,the colonywillremaininacrippledand impoverishedcondition.

femmetooccupation-ofBosniaandHerzegovina. TheRussianshaveattackedtheinsurgents intheRhodopemountains.

ARRIVALOFTHES.S.OTWAY.

Thes.s.OtwayarrivedatAlbanyfrom Melbourne,viaAdelaide,atteno'clockon Saturdayevening,bringingthefollowing passengers:-Messrs.E.B.Learmonth, B.Ladyman,JosephPascoe,andMiss ElisePascoe,-Inquirer.

THECHINESEFAMINE.-Weobservethat collectionsinaidofthedistressedinChina havebeenmadeinalltheCatholic Churchesintheneighboringcolonies,and thetotalamountreceivedhasreacheda considerablesum.Wereitnotforthedullnessofthetimes,andourmanypressing localwants,wewouldbegladtoseethe charitableexampleofourco-religionistsin thecoloniesfollowedouthe-e.Underthese circumstances,howeverwescarcelythinkan appealtothecharitablydisposed,would meetwiththatresponsewewoulddesire, wereitevenmade.

ATTENDINGMASS.-HisLordshipthe Bishop,onSundaymorninglast,broughtto acloseaseriesofdiscourseswhichHis Lordshiphasbeendeliveringonthe"Holy SacrificeoftheMass."HisLordshipina veryclearandlucidmanner,explainedto thecongregation,themeaningoftheHoly Sacrifice,anddweltparticularlyonthe spiritualbenefitsthatwouldfollowfrom regularattendancethereat,andconcluded withanearnestexhortationthatallwould assistattheMostHolySacrifice,notonly onSundaysandholidays,butalsoonweek days.

RE-UNIONOFTHEPERTHCATHOLIC yulLNG MEN'S SOCIETY.-Theusual monthlyre-unionoftheCatholicYoung Men'sSociety,willtakeplaceintheirHall, thisevening.Wewereinerrorinstating hadfixedthepriceof admissionatsixpence.Atameetingofthe Committee,whichwasheldafewevenings since,itwasresolvedtohavetheadmission tothepresentre-unionbyticketsfromthe lion.Sceretary,asheretofore,andtohold specialquarterlyre-unionsforthepurposeof raisingfundstomeetcurrentexpensesin connectionwiththesenowpopular gatherings.

THESURVEYDEPARTMENT.-Thereisno departmentofthepublicserviceso interestingtocolonistsgenerally,asthat whichisunderthedirectionoftheCommissionerofCrownLands,yetitisamatterof surprise.thatthatofficershouldbenearly alwaysawayonpublicbusiness.Thatthe Governmenthavenomorecompetent officerthanMr.FRASER,cannotbegainsaid, anditisbecauseofhisability,hisabsenceis allthemorekeenlyfeltbythegeneral public.Thelandofficeis,therecanbeno doubt,tooimportant,tobeentrustedtochief ClerksoramateurSurveyors,andifinthe publicinterest,Mr.FRASERmustbeabsent, whyishisplacenotfilledasit shouldbe,bytheDeputySurveyor General?

TaxJAMESSIERVICE."-Itwasour melancholydutytonoticethelossofthis vesselinourlastissue.Sincethenwetake thefollowingfurtherparticularsinreference theretofromtheInquirer,ofthe21stinst -Largequantitiesofcargoandwreckage fromthisill-fatedvesselcontinuetowashup onvariouspartsofthecoast.Duringthe pastfortnightseveralbodieshavebeenfound onthebeachbythepolice,whostillcontinuetokeepupastrictsearch.Ofthe morerecentdiscoverieswehavethefollowingparticulars:-Onthe6thinstantAlfred WardfoundthebodyofaMalay,eightmiles southoftheMurrayHeads,partlycovered withapairofgreyflanneldrawersanda leatherbeltandsheath.Thebodywasvery muchdecomposed,andthefaceandarms werequitebareofflesh.Onreturningto MandurahfromtheburialofthisbodyPolice ConstablesHolmesandOfferfoundthebody ofaEuropean,onemile.southofthe MurrayHeadsitwasofstoutappearance and5feet8incheshigh,darkhairand whiskers,withthelettersW.A.andananchor ontheleftarmthebodywasmuch disfigured,andithaduponitaflanneland acottonshirt.Onthe10thtwootherbodies werefoundnorthofBunhury.Onewasthe bodyofaEuropean,verystout,6feethigh, withaflannelandpartofacrimeanshirton, togetherwithabluetweedvestandavalise straproundhiswaisttherewasapocket bookinapocketofthevestcontaining variouslettersandreceipts,andtwobillsof exchange,onefor£8518s.9d.ontheUnion BankofAustraliaatMelbourne,andonefor 1347s.6.ontheBankofNewSouthWales. Thewaistofthevestwasmarkedinink"J. W.Kelly,"andthereareotherreasonsfor supposingthistobetheunfortunateman's name.TheotherbodywasthatofaMalay, verystout,5feet2incheshigh,andonhis rightarmweretattoomarksofashieldand coatofarms.Onthe11thinstantThomas Hamlet,ofMandurah,foundanotherbodyof amaleEuropean,sevenmilesnorthof Mandurah,quitenaked,withtheexception ofacottonsockontherightfoot.Onearm wasmissing,andtherewasnofleshonthe other;onelegwarsbrokenandthescalphad beenremovedafewnarkbrownhairs remainedneartheforehead.Thismanwas ofmiddlesizeandinclinedtobestout.The bodywastoomuchdecomposedtobemoved anydistance.Itwasthereforeburiedinthe beachhills.

RELIGIOUSEDUCATION.-Wehavealways been,asourreadersarequiteaware,staunch advocatesofReligiouseducation,andhave consequentlyneverfailedtodenounce every"system"ofinstructionwhichwould banishreligioustrainingfromourelementary schools.Inthisopinion,wearenotofcourse singular,asCatholicsthroughouttheworld, holdpreciselyourviews,inreferencetothe allimportantquestionofReligionholdingthe firstplaceinelementaryeducation,anddaily experienceonlytendstoshowstillmore clearly,howessentialReligiouseducationisto themoralandmaterialwelfareofany country.InWesternAustralia,fortunately, theCatholics,thoughreceivingassistance fromtheStateforeducationalpurposes,are permittedtoinstructtheirchildreninreligiousknowledge,andwhileseculartraining receivesdueattention,theproceedingsof theschool-room,arehallowedbytheinculcationofreligiousknowledgeandthecultivationofreligiouspracticesandobservances. InthepurelyGovernmentschools,however, whilethereadingoftheBibleispermitted, religiousinstructionisneverthelesspracticallyproscribedasteachersinGovernment schoolsdonottroublethechildrenundertheirchargewithanydefiniteideasoftheir dutiestotheirGod,theirneighbor,orthemselves,andhence,secularisminourGovern. mentschools.mayreallybesaidtobe triumphant.Thatthiscolonywillreapthe bitterfruitsofthisindifferencetoreligious education,cannotbedoubted.Historyitis saidrepeatsitself,anditisnotoriousthat thosecountrieswhichhavebeenconspicuous forthedevelopmentof"secularism,"have beenmostremarkableforsocialdisorder, publicscandals,andadisregardofthatdue respect,soessentialinallcivilizedcommunities,forgovernmentandauthority.The educationquestionhasbeenthecauseof muchcontentioninmostBritishColonies, andaslongasreligiousdifferenceexists,so wepresumewillthequestionofeducation co*nuetobelookeduponasa"vexedone."

-SELF-CULTURE.

TotheEditoroftheW.AC.Record. Sue-Permitmetotrespassonyour valuablespacetoottermylittlecontributioa ofthoughttoaddvariety,nosadlywanted, tothepresentstateofthings;-torue beforethereaders,asitwere,whoare,no doubt,lookingquitepreparedtoacttheir partwellinviewoftheforthcomingchange toResponsibleGovernment.Othersarese fullofmaterialbusiness,anditisaheroic acttorebukeandtowithstandthe materialismoftheageandgivethingstheir propernames,soIshalltrytodosomeof thethinkingpartforthem. Toputmyreadersattheirease,however, Iwillbeginbyadvertiiingthemthatin headingthisletter"self-culture"Ihaveno moreinviewthantoraisetheconsideration ofself-cultureinthelightofafullandfree dismissionofthequestionwhichIintroduce here;-aquestion,perhaps,nolesscurious thanuseful,vizwhichisthefirstand chiefofpoliticalvirtues? Wherethewholecircleofthevirtues, eachhavingitsownformandend,istobe included,asitmustalways,sothat,were thepropositiontobestartedtoexcludeor suffertheexclusionofanyoneofthe virtues,fromthehabitualpracticeofour citizens,Ishould,likeeveryonewho understoodthesubject,withouthesitation takethenegativeandfirmlydenythatany onevirtueoughtorcanbepermittedtobe absent.Inthissense,inthisgeneralway, allthevirtuesarechief,andeachofthemis firstasitcomeshueoperationinitstime. Butthatisnotexactlythequestion.Itis this; whetherrelativelytoaformof governmentaswellasrelativelytoany institutionforgood,itmaynothappenthat someoneamongstthevirtueswillbein somenotablewaymoreespeciallycharacteristicthantheothers?Somespecial ornamenttoadornanation.However,asa nationistoheadornedinnootherwaythan bytheaggregateoftheHonorsreflectedfrom thepeople,headandmemberswhocompose it,Iamrightinmakingthisaquestionfor individualsandthereforeincalliugitselfculture,Ipurposethennolessthanto domesticateamongstusallthevirtuesin generalandsomeoftheminparticular.In acorruptcountrytheviciousareheldinas muchesteemasthevirtuous,themoraltone islost,andabadlifemissesnothingsocially, itisputundernoban.Butinthiscountry Iamhappytojindthetruebasisupon %WellIrestthis alreadypre-existing.Witnessthecryofindignationraisedthe otherdayuponthebarementionofintroducingheretheChinese,ontheexpressgrounCs oftheirdepravedmorals,whichshowsmost forciblythatoursocietyislaidupona foundationofvirtuetowhichourleading men arefarfrombeingindifferent. Perhapstheremaynotbewantingsome fewwhowillbeprejudicedagainstthename ofmytheme,whocanthinkpharisaically ofnothingbutsermonisingwhentheyhear itmentioned,or,asifvirtueweremerely atechnicalityveryfitfordivinitystudents, butquiteforeigntothem.Thosesortof peopleareeverunequal.Thisisprejudice, whichifitexisttoanyextent,Iwould desiretoclearawaybytellingthemthat conscienceispropertoeveryman;thatthe objectionisquiteunfounded;thatwhat Icontemplateisaverysubstantialhomely thingofeverydayexperiencehavingavry definitemeaning.

TaxLATESTTELEGRAMS.-Subjoinedwill befoundthelatesttelegramspublishedby theInquirer,andfromthemitisquite evident,thatnotwithstandingtheBerlin Conference,ofwhichsomuchhasbeensaid, Peace,isfarfromhavingbeenestablishedin Europe."ThedogsofWar"areyetloose:LONDON,August22.

RESPONSIBLEGOVERNMEMT.-Itisclear fromaperusalofthedebatesonthe BilltochangetheConstitutionofthe colony,ofVictoria,thatdemocracyisonthe acandant,andtherecanbeverylittledoubt, theImperialParliamentwillrefuseto abolishtheUpperHouse.Theproceedings ofthepopularAssemblyofVictoriais -doublyinterestingtousjustnow,especially whenwearestronglyurgingforResponsible Governmentourselves,andoarleadingmen woulddowelltowatchtheproceedingsof theVictorianAssembly,withmorethana passinginterest.Itisnoteworthy,thatthe threecolonieswhichhavenominatedUpper Houses,viz.,NewSouthWales,Queensland AndNewZealand,Parliamentarybusiness hasgoneonsmoothly,whileinVictoria,South Australia,andTasmania,whichcolonieshave electedUpperHouses,therehasbeena successionofdisruptionsanddeadlocks. WhentheBillforconferringuponthis .colonyaGovernmentofMinisterial Responsibilitycomesonforconsideration, thesuccessofGovernmentshavinga nominatedascomparedwithanelected .UpperHouseshouldberemembered.

Therearenow180,000Austriantroopsin Bosnia.DemonstrationshavebeenmadeinAustria againstBerrieandMontenegro. Itisofficiallyannouncedthatseven millionsofpeoplehavediedfromfaminein China. TheRussianadvanceinthedirectionof Afghanistanhasbeenstopped,owingtothe protestoftheBritishGovernment,andalso toseriousdisasterssustainedbytheleft columnoftheexpedition.

Owingtourgentrepresentationsofthe foreignAmbassadorsatConstantinople,the influenceofthePortehasbeenexercised withthepeopleofBatonm,andtheoccupationoftheportbyRussianswilltakeplace onthe27thinstant.

MariaChristinaQueenDowagerofSpain, daughtertothelateFrancisI.,Kingofthe TwoSicilies,andmotherofIsabellaofSpain, isdead.

August24.

InconsequenceoftherefusaloftheTurks toevacuatePodgoritzatheMontenegrins havelaidwigstotheplace.Foreignconsuls atScutariaretryingtoarrangethedifficulty. ItisrumouredthatLordDufferinistobe theBritishCommissionerinAsiaMinor. Rumoursarebeingpersistentlycirculated astoitsbeingtheintentionofMarshal McMahontoresignthePresidencyofthe FrenchRepublicintheautumn.

PERTHCATHOLICYOUNGMEN%Senntrv. -AtthelastweeklymeetingofthisSociety whichwasheldinitshall,averyinteresting questionwasbroughtforwardfordiscussion bythePresident.Thequestionwas"would thegrantingofacertainareaoflandto personswhohadresidedinthecolonyfora periodofthreeyears,tendtopromotethe

ThetotallossesoftheAustriansthrough operationsinBosniaandHerzegovinasofar amountedto1300men..1 Yellowfeverisreportedtoberagingin Louisiana,UnitedStates. ThereportofaconclusionofanAnstroTurkishconventioninpremature.The Austrianpressadvocateannexationinper-

Intheneighboringcolonieshowever,secularism"hashadafairchanceofflouri,hing. buttheevilsattendingaGodlesssystemof publiceducationarebeingfelt,andinMelbourne,justnow,ismakingdeepimpressions onreasoningandthinkingpeople.Prominentamongthosewhohavetakenuparms againstsecularism,maybementionedDr. MOORHOUSE,theProtestantBishopof Melbourne.Referringtothequestionof educationandtheabsenceofreligionin Stateschools,Dr.MOOREHOUSEremarks:"Iwouldsolemnlyurgeyou,toendeavour "tosetclearlyandvividlybeforeyourown "mindwhatmustbethepresentmoralcon"dition,andpresentmoralfuture.ofthose "whohavenolargereducationthanthat 'giveninourStateschools.Letusask "ourselveshowweshouldhavefared,if "God,andallthereligioussanctionsof "action,hadbeencarefullykeptoutof "ourmind.,Weknowwhatourlifehas "been,withChristianlighttoguideitand "Christiangracetosupportit.Canwehope, "then,thatweshouldhavebeenkeptfrom "grosswickednesswithoutsuchaid?that "withnobettermotivethaninterest,no "worthierdeterrentthanfear,wecouldhave "escapedsofarasbyGod'smercywehave "donefromtheignobleslaveryofsensual "selfishness?Whatcanbetheeffectofa "merelygodlesseducationlikethis,but,'in "commerce,feverishspeculationand "systematicknavery;inpolitics,selfish "ambition,cruelanimosity,andunscrup"ulonsoppression;insociallife,impurity, "effeminacy,idleness,andinconstancyf Sincethestatethinksitcannot, "wemustbestowareligiouseducationon "ourchildren.Weareboundtodothis "(notonlytomaketheeffort,buttogoon "makingittillwesucceed)byeveryoblige"tionwhichweholdmostsacred;byloyalty "toourDivineMaster;and,notless, "bypatrioticattachmenttothecountry "whichfeedsandsheltersus.Wemust "resolvetosucceed.Itwerebettertolose "_anythingthantheheartsofourchildren, "Ifthemethodshouldfail,wemusttry "another. Laythematterbefore "yourpeople.Remindthemoftheutter "insufficiencyofSunday-schoolinstruction "aloneofthenecessitythatthereshould "besomekindofbalanceandproportion "betweensacredandseculareducation,even "inthecaseofthosewhoattendSunday"schools,aswellassomekindofweek-day "provisionforthosewhodonot."These wiseandeloquentremarksofDr. MOOEICHOUSII,shouldbewellponderedover bytheSecularistsinWesternAustralia. Ifreligionsandsecularknowledgedonotgo handinhand,wemustexpecttohappen herewhatDr.Mot:amitosis'sassertsistaking placeinMelbourne,viz.in"commercefeverish speculationandknavery;inpolitcs,selfish ambition,cruelanimosity,andunscrupulous oppression; insociallife,impurity effeminacy,idleness,andinconstancy."

Thisdiscussionoughttobeusheredinby someanalysisofthoughtandrutntaloperations-atasktowhichIdonotfeelequal andtheapaceofaletterforbids.Ishall reserveitforanotheroccasion,andalso thefulldeeelopernentoftheconcluding portionofmylastcommunicationtothe Record. Letme,however,sumupinafewwords, andletusseewhatwehavegot.Wehaveas ourendowmentsfromnature-aptitudesthat maybespoiled,wantsthatmayremainunsupplied,naturalfacilitiesperhapswithout opportunitiesofapplyingthem,acomplex capacitythatmaylanguishinvacuity,hopes thatmaybebasedandblighted,voidtobe filled,sensestoberestrained,ahearttobe keptright,and,Imayadd,sinstobeblotted outandsorrowstobewipedaway.Allwe havearethegiftsofourCreator.Like braveathletesletusstretchforward,armed withvirtue,totheonlygoalofsafetyand thetermofourjourneyafterthevicissitudes oflife.Virtueweshouldbritfghometous atonceandmakeitdwellwithusIt thrivesandworksuponourordinaryecry dayactions-nottochangethemunless wheretheyarebad,buttoimparttousa habitconstantlyincliningustoworkwell byrepeatedpractice-pointedtoagoodend. Isaypointedtosomegoodend,for,where actionsdoneareotherwiseblameless,thisis moreoveressentialtogetherwiththecultivationofsuchahabitasmaynotfailusunder circumstanceshoweverdifficult.Ofcourse actionsofthemselvesindifferentinthesense ofbeingmerelyblameless,requireagood.end intheintentioneitherformedatthetimeor previouslyexistingtosetthemupas virtuous.Goodactionsperformedfora goodendaredoublygood,andthesameperformedaccompaniedbygoodcircumstances aretriplygood.Butitwouldbeamistake tosupposethatamanmustalwaysgooutof hisusualcallinginsearchofoccasionsof virtue;hewillfindtheminmyriadsinhis workshopandinhisfamily.Itdemands someattentiontomakeanyprogressinthe formationorget-upofsuchhabitasis spokenofthatwontflinchundereveryday seductions.

Toreturn-whatifourpeoplewerenow toriseepandteachourveighboraslesson Thrustingfromthemthatrepletionofheart

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andbraintopresenttotheworldthe spectacleofasingularlytemperatenation theyshouldescapemoreevilsthanifall Chinaweretobeprecipitateduponthem.

ITemperanceisthemoderationofall desires-moderationindesiresofwealth; indesiresofhonorsandindesiresof pleasures;-moderationinavengingour'elvesonourenemies,-moderationinexpenditureaswellinincome.Temperance meansacoolheadandahealthyframe.I solemnlybelieveitisthekeytoourpresent condition-thetruepoliticaleconomy.The temperateamongstuswillwintheday.

YORKANDTHEH.A.C.BENEFIT SOCIETY.

TotheEditoroftheW.A.C.Record.

SIR,-Asmynameappearedinyourissue ofJuly18th,asthepersontowhomthe requisitionformforsignaturestoopena branchoftheaboveinYork,wasforwarded bytheSecretaryofthe"StaroftheSea" Branch,andtherefore,corneainforafair shareofyouranimadversion,Itakethe libertytoofferanexplanation.Youwill pardonme,Ihope,ifIventuretostatein reply,thatyouhavenotbeencorrectlyinformed,inreporting"thedocumentinquestion Jadedtoobtainthenumberofsignaturesrequired."Attheprelimirarymeeting convenedforthepurposeofconsideringthe rules,(kindlyplacedatourdisposalbythe StaroftheSeaBranch),somefourteen personswillinglygaveintheirnames,and uponthisaformofapplicationwassentfor, andadayfixedfortheapplicantstomeet andsign.Atthemeetingitwasfoundthree outofthenumberhadchangedtheirminds throughamisconceptionrelativetothe entrancefee.Thetimeofyearbeingbusy andthosewhowouldjoin,away,occasioned astillfurtherdelay.Bythetimethe numberwasmadeuptheColonialMailhad closed.Twentypersonsarenowenteredand readytotaketheresponsibilityofthe Society;alldoneinaspaceoftwomonths, andconsideringtheCatholicresidentsareso scatteredandinabusytimeisnotsobad. EventheCapital-somefouryearsago- failedtoestablishthisSocietyunderfar morefavorablecircumstancesthanweat presentareplaced,leaviniatothePortto finishtheworktheytriedIWaccomplish.if wecannotbesecondtotheCapitalwemust onlyendeavortorevivethatenergeticspirit, towhichyousoflatteringlyadvert,asbeing heretoforetheYorkitescharacteristicifwe succeedwemustonlybecontentwithbeing "secondtononeinthecolony.?'

IremainSir, yourstruly, J.F.CONNOR, Hon.Sec,Y.C.T.M.S. York,Aug.20th.

IUNIIGRATION.

TotheEditoroftheW.ACatholicRecord

SIR,-Muchhasbeensaidastotheutility ofintroducingimmigrantsintothiscolony. Whensuchamodeofproceedingisconsideredasitshouldbe,thereseemstoarise amonstrousabsurdity.Forthepopulation atpresentseemstoomanyforthewealthof thiscolony,andthefewnessofthoseableto employcolonistsorimmigrants.

Again,immigrantsaresupposedtoincreaseinwealththeplaceoftheiradvent, isitsointhiscolony,certainlynot,butitis givingtotenmenwhatfiveoughttoget. Suchwouldnotbethecaseifthiswerean agriculturalcolony,whenmencouldbeemploye/inraisingmatterforexport,andso improvethecolonyratherthandivideamong many,whatafewoughttoget.Afew,a veryfew,aboutadozenmeninthiscolony areabletoemployimmigrants,theypossess largetractsofland,andtheGovernmenthas theremainingportion.NowIask,whatis theimmigranttodo?Servantshereat presentsaytheycannotfindemployers,and strangetosaywestillwantthousandsof immigrants,forwhatpurpose,ofcourseto makeafamine-tobringcoalstoKilkenny andmakepeopletentimesworsethanthey are.Thestapleofeverycountryisagricultureandmanufactories.Aretheyhere? 1saytheyarenot.Ifthiscolonyistoincreaseinwealth,lettheGovernmentfirst givesomeofthewastelandstothecolonists, andnexttotheimmigrants,thenwecan naytheharvestofWesternAustraliais great,nowordscouldtellitswealth,butthe labourersarcbyfartoofew. OfcourseIdonotintendtoarguethit immigrationtoWesternAustraliaisbad, pordeIarguethatashipwreckishadin everycase.Forexample,thedebrisofa ahipwreckiswaftedtotheshorebythe morningtide,somepersonspickupthis debris,andsogainatothersloss.Thusit lewithimmigration,thatsomefewgain, Wilelltheycangethomeless,penniless,unkrttliPitteOreattReetoservethemuslaves, orthemimmigrationtoW.A.is Butwhenhundredsofpoorpeople areclependinforthesupportsofnatureon tirfwell-to-docolonistsofWestAnstra, lia,etimesftwthetawillbebad,andthey willlamentovIrhavingleftthefryingpan togointothefire.

4makeOmremarksonaccountofhavlegtobonnetimepastwitnessedthe disappointmentofpersonswhohavecome WuaternAustralia.

Yourstruly HECi0B. Doadarrigan,24thAugust,1878.

Alark_

HIBERNIANAUSTRALASIANCATHOLICBENEFITSOCIETY.

"STAROrTHESSA"BitorcnNo.136.

AnordinarymeetingofthisBranchwas heldonTuesday,August13th,187S.The President;Bro.C.T.Hayesinthe chair.

Theonlybusinessofimportancetransactedatthismeetingwasthealterationof theBranchnights,andaftersomemattersof routineweredisposedof,theBranchclosed withtheusualformsandprayer.Receipts .£2Ils. ThePresidentinformedthemembersthat inaccordancewiththealterationnoted above,theBranchwouldholdanordinary meetingonTuesday,August20th, andeveryalternateTuesdayfromthatdate. Anordinarymeetingwasalsoheldon August20thinaccordancewithalteration, Bro.C.T.Hayes,President,inthechair.

Mr.JohnBaldwinwasdulyinitiatedasa BenefitmemberoftheSociety.Aletter fromtheEx.Directorywasrendbythe Secretary,statingthatthegoods&c., necessaryfortheopeningofthePerth Branchwouldbesentbynextmail.After somefurtherunimportantbusiness,the Branchclosed.Receipts£319s.4d.

ORATORIOINST.JOSEPH'SCHURCH, ALBANY.

(FromaCorrespondent.)

OnSunday,July29th,thehandsomenew ChurchofSt.Joseph,atAlbany,witnessed thelargestassemblageevergatheredwithin itswalls,saveperhapsontheoccasionofits opening.BesidestheCatholiccongregation, severaloftheleadingmembersoftheother religiousdenominationsofAlbany,liberally attended,at3p.m.,onthedayinquestiontolisten'forthefirsttimetothesolemnand harmoniousstrainsofthebeautifulnew AlexandraOrgan,recentlygotfromMelbourne forthechoralservicesofSt.Joseph'sthankstothetirelessenergyoftheRev. FatherMatsu.Theinstrumentalperformanceoftheaccomplishedladyorganist (MissNicolay)andthevocalexcellenceof thechoirofyoungladiesandboysunder herdirectiondidfulljusticetothe ceremony--areligiousnoveltyamongthe Albanians-ofaSacredOratorio.Avery eloquentandimpressivesermonwas preachedontheoccasion,bytheRev.Father Mateo,whereinheprovedwithforcible argumentstheadmirableharmonywhich existsbetweendivinerevelationandchristian philosophy.Atitsclose,asubscriptionwas madetohelptodefraythecostofthenew organ,when£7wasobtained,including£1 eachfromMessrs.MooneySen..Argentiand Fagan,Sen.,-whichaddedto£15previously subscribedstillleavesadebtof£18-athe costandexpensesoftheneworganbeing about£40.Therev.gentlemanhopesthat subscriptionsfromPerthandotherplaces willgenerouslybeforwardedtohimby loversofchurchmusictoenablehimtoclear fromdebttheneworganofStJoseph's, Albany.

MonsignorCapelatHome.

ThewhitehousestandinginWright's Lane,almostshouldertoshoulderwith thehideousred-brickhospitalforboys, hasundergoneachangeoflateyears bothastoitstitleanditstenent.It wasformerlycalled"TheCedars,"It wasatTheCedarsthatwasarranged theelaborateseriesofanti-Devenport Brothers'experiments,whichenabled thecreatorofLordDundrearytoutterly demolishthosedreariestofdulldeceivers. ButMr.Sothernandhispracticaljokes havelongsincevanishedfromWright's Lanehisbilliard-roomhasbeenconvertedintoarichlydecorated chapel; theplacewherehis cuesstoodisingeniouslypackedwith gorgeousvestmentstheodourofhis hugecigarshasbeenexchangedfor thatofbenzoin,frankincenseandmyrrh; andthatmostpopularofCatholic.ecclesiastics,theRightRev.Mgr.Capel, D.D.reignsinhisstead.

.AutobiographyofJohnStuartMill.On thewallsareafewpictufesofadevotionalcharacter,andanAdmirable portraitofthebitePope,inwhose favourthemasterofCedarstoodhigh, bothasapreacherandtheologian.MonsignorCapelisverymuchinearnestat thismoment,forheisexplainingtoa littleknotoffriends,ofwhomnearly half,bytheway,areProtestantshis hopesandplansfortheLadies'Home inKensingtonSquare.Asonelistens tohim,theconvictiongrowsthatheis amanwhochoosestoexpresshimself ratheraccuratelythanshowily,althoughtheflashofthegreyeyereveels thefireofeloquencethatlurksbehind it.Inadmirablymodulatedtoneshe explainshisviewsconcerningthat whichhedesignates"intelligent charity."

Yetcharityisnotthespecialmission oftheeloquentpreacherwhoattracts Protestantlistenerstotheprocathedral."Teachingismyparticular pleasure.Ihavelongbeenengaged intheworkofeducation,andhavea passionforit,"hesays,Heholdsthat charitableworkisgoodasarelaxation, thatitisgoodalsoasapreventive againstintellectualprideandhardness ofheart.Hethinksitwelltospend twoorthreehourseveryFriday,and sevenoreightonSaturday,intheconfessional,andtolisteneverydayto applicantsforhelp,ontheground that"itiswellthatourheartsand mindsshouldbebroughtintocontact withmiseryandpoverty."Nothing bringsabrighterlightintohiseyesthan ahintthat,afterall,hisreputation withtheouterworldisthatofa fashionablepriestwhohasmadesome celebratedconversions."Ihatea priest,"herejoins,"whoisonlya fashionableman.Mylifeisspentin hardwork.Forayearandfour monthsIhaveonlydinedout,except atpublicdemonstrations,ninetimes. Icannotaffordthetimeorthewear andtearofsittinguplate;butIknow thatIhavethereputationofdoingso."

IngeneralsocietyMonsignorCapel, withequaltact taste,whilealways recollectingthatheisaministerof religion,neverobtrudeshispriestly functions.Suchconversionsasthatof theMarquisofButeandtheDuchess ofNorfolknaturallymadeagreatnoise intheworld,andinducedmany ProtestantstothinkthatMonsignor Capelreceivedaspeciesofcapitation taxfromthePope,asoneofhisfriends putsit,"asCaspardoesfromZamiel." Nothingcanbemoreerroneous.The adhesionofwealthynoblesis,of course,prizedbytheRomanChurch; thepriestwhoconvertsthemisvalued asasuccessfulsoldierofSt. Peter;hedoeshisduty,andthatis all.

'whoneverpassesadaywithoutdevotingatleastonehourtothestudyof dogmatictheology,willreplythata writtensermonbecomesaspeciesof essay,andthatagoodessaymaybe averypoorsermon.Besides,theessay isallbeforethereader,whilethesermon mustberecollectedandtheargument graspedasitisdeveloped.Thisoperationisnotverysimpletopersonswith mindstosluggishtotriplightlyfrom syllogismtoillustrationsandback again. MonsignorCapelisproudoftheskill bywhichMr.Sothern'ssometime billiard-roomhasbeenmetamorphosed intoachapel.Hisowntasteinclines totheGothic;butastheshapeofthe apartmentwouldnowiseaccommodate itselftotheexigenciesofthatstyleho wasfaintoputupwiththeItalians. Withakeenloveofart,hehasdecoratedthechapelwithmanychoiceworks: thecrucifixisamasterpiece;the figuresonthealtararebyRossithe darkfacelookingdownuponitita portraitofSt.FrancisofAssisiby Frannie,nexttowhichhangsalovely "AssumptionoftheVirgin"byDomenichino.AfterearlyMassthe celebrantbetakeshimselftothelectureroom,andthenbecomesthevictimof publiccaresuntilthehourofluncheon. Fromthis,theimportantmealofthe day,twohouseholdpetsleeneverabsent -abeautifulmocking-birdandagreat colliedog,grownsomewhatobeseby over-petting,andwearingacollar markedwithhisname,"Beppo,Friend andProtector,"andtheaddress.ofhis master.Beppoisalearnedaswellas anamiableanimal.Hewillturnhis noseupatthemosttemptingofbiscuits ifheistoldthatitcomesfromPrince Bismarckhewillswallowacrustif toldthatitcomesfromthePope.He isthedelightofthepleasantSunday afternoongatheringsatCedarVilla,and movesamongtheassembledcelebrities withwondrousmajesty,especiallyafter hismasterhasretiredforanhour'srest andsilencebeforeagainappearingin thepulpit.-Universe.

DisastrousStormsintheWest.

Chicago,May24.

Inthecosyroomwiththebay-windowlooking,nottowardsWright's Lane,butonthesolitarycedarstanding inarollingseaverdantlawn,sitsa cleanly-shavengentleman,endowed withgoodlooksandanunmistakeable airofdistinction.Thethickgreyhair -verygreyforamanof43-isthrown wellbackfromawell-shapedforehead Beneathabushyorratherbristlypair ofeyebrowspeerapairofnoticeable grayeyes;fromawell-cutmouth proceedsavoicenaturallyrichand powerful,andtrainedtoexpressthe mostdelicateshadesofthoughtor emotion.Apriest'sawed,relievedby purpleedgingandbuttonsandabroad purplesash-theinsigniaofthePrelateture-coversastronglyknitframe slightlygiventoburliness.Onthe tablelie,booksofapurelysecularsort,thelastnewnovel,thelastbookof travel,illustratedstorybooks,andthe

,Withappetitewhettedforteaching byhisearlyexperienceatSt.Mary's College,Hammersmith,Monsignor Capelhasthrownhimselfzealously intotheworkoffoundingtheCatholic PublicSchoolforboysandforgirls atKensington,andtheCatholicCollege. Inthis,asinotherdepartmentsofhis work,behassparednopainstosecure astrongworking-staff.Havingbeen bornintheRomanChurchheisless fetteredinthechoiceofprofessorsthan aconvertfromtheEnglishChurch wouldnecessarilybe.Theteachersin theboys'schoolaredrawnwithsole referencetoefficiencyfromOxfordand Cambridge,fromRomanCatholic colleges,fromGermanuniversities,and theUniversityofParis.Atthe CatholicUniversityCollegearefound, sidebysidewithsuchnamesas MivartandBarffandF.A.Paley, thoseofMagnus,whoisaJew, andOldeld,whoisaProtestant.

Itmayeasilybeimaginedthata preacherandlecturerwithanarsenalof theologyathisbackleaveslittleor nothingtomemoryorchance.'Yetin hissermonshepreferstotrustforthe clothing,themerewordsandillustrations,totheinspirationofthemoment. Theskeletonofthoughtisprepared andfittedtogetherwithwondrous precision,andthentheargumentis carefullywrittenout.Totheremark thatitwouldbeeswelltowritethe sermoncompletelyoutatonce,the eloquentpreacherandpreciseteacher,

Particularsofthedisastrouswind stormswhichprevailedinvariousparts oftheWestarecomingin.Owingto thederangementofthetelegraphwires inmanypartslastnightitwasimpossibletoarriveatafullknowledgeofthe damagedone.InthevicinityofBarrington,Ill.,aterrific,tornadoprevailed, sweepingoverthecountryforfiveor sixmiles,andleavingnaughtbuta wasteinitstrack.Thehouseof WilliamBurnes,afarmerlivingthne milesnorthofBarrington,wascrushed, andMrs.Burns,andtwochildren carriedfully120yardsandkilled.A manwasliftedintotheairandthrown totheground-soviolentlyastobreak hislegs.Thewindsweptontothe eastatfirst,butafterwardsveered towardsthenorth,tookacircular course,andswepteverythinginits path.ThestormpassedinasoutheasterlydirectiontowardsPalatine, CookCountry,'doinglittlefurther damageasfarascouldbelearned,and atapointataboutonemilefromthat villageitsfuryseemstohavebeenentirelyspent.SpecialsfromQuincy, statethatmanybuildingswere destroyedthere,cattlekilled,and severalpersonsinjured.Threepersons inBrownCountrywerefatallyinjured. Greatdamagewasdonetheretogrowing cropsandfruits.

AtornadopassedjustnorthofFort Atkinson,Wis.,blowingdownhouses, barns,windmills,trees,andfences. Thewindwassoswiftthatitraised stoneseightinchesindiameterand bowledthemalongtheground.It's pathisstrewnwithbrokenfences,trees, andtimber,aothattheroadsareimpassable,andwaggonsandreaping machineswereliftedintotheairand thenhurledtotheground.Oneperson wastilled,andoneseverelyinjured. Onehousewasblowndown,andthe inmatesburiedintheruins,butonly onepersonbadalimbbroken.le Milwsukee,housesareunroofed,trees uprooted,andotherdampdoss.The

THEWESTAUSTRALIANCATHOLICRICCORD,

cyclonevilifiedMadison,Wis.,also blowingdownfarm-houses,demolishing smallerbuildingsanddoinggreat damageotherwise.Adespatchfrom Oregon,Wis.,tenmilessouthofMadison,saysaveryhardstormhappened tothatvicinity.Severalfarm-houses wereblowndown,someoftheinmates injured,andthreepersonskilled. AnotherdespatchfromOregonstates thatnearPaoli,andbetweenthereand Belleville,agreatmanyhouseswere torndown,andthreepersonskilled. Thatwidespreaddestructionofproperty andlossofliveshasprevailedthereis nodoubt.Thereisnotelegraphline throughthatsectionoftheState. Waukesha,Wis..suffersdamagetothe extentof$20,000.

Madison,Wis.,May24.

TheTornadoofyesterdayevening wasoneofthewildestandmostdisastrouseverknownwithinthehistory oftheState.Comingfromthewest andsouth,itspentitschiefviolencein thebeltofthickly-settledagricultural country,halfamileinwidth,from MineralPoint,inIowaCountry,to Oregon,inDaneCountry.Uponthe outskirts,bothnorthendsouth,extraordinaryphenomenaoccurred.Rains almostunprecedentedinviolencefell uponthecountry,accompaniedwith hail,butnounusualwind.Alongthe trackofthetornado,however,incalculabledamagewasdone.Greatbuildingswerecrushedlikeegg-shellsor bornealoftalongthewindline.Other buildingswereunroofedandbadly racked.Livestockwashurledheavenwardandkitled.Farmpropertywasscatteredtothefourwinds.Humanbeings werebornealofttobelandedmanyrods away,orseriously,evenfatally,injured byfallingdebris. Orchardswere stripped,treestornup,fenceslevelled, windowsbrokeninbythehail,anda sceneofgeneraldevastationisleftto indicatethepassageofthefelland mysteriousdestroyer.Intheoutskirts ofthestorm-beltthereappearedtobe strataofclouds,theloweraheavymist, intheoccasionalbreaksofwhichcould beseenanupperlayerofheavyblack cloudkgnarled,tangled,andquivering, fromwhichweredischregeduponthe earthbelowsticks,boards,shingles, corn-stalks,andstraw,borneupwards fromthemaintrackofdisastertobe disseminatedoverthesurrounding country.Thereisnotelegraphcommunicationthroughthecentreofthe regionvisitedbythetornado,andthe newsthusfarisonlyobtainedfromextremepoints.

TheChurchinScotland.

HISTORICALADDRESSTOARCHBISHOP STRAIN.

Thefollowingaddressoftheclergy ofEdinburghtoArchbishopStrain sumsepbrieflyandeloquently thehistoryoftheChurchof Scotland:-

MyLordArchbishop-Theclergy, bothsecularandiegular,ofyourlate vicariate,bidyouwelcomeonyour returnfromRome,andcraveleaveto giveexpressiontotheirdelightat seeingyoucomebackadornedwiththe Palliuni,asArchbishopofSt.Andrew's andtheMetropolitanofScotland.It islittlemorethanthreemonthssince youwerecalledtoRome,thatyour counselsmightaidtheHolyFatherin carryingouthisbeneficentdesignof restoringourbelovedcountrytoits normalpositionintheChurch.There atthefountainheadofspiritual jurisdiction-workinginfullharmony withyourEpiscopalcolleaguesandthe HolySee,yousawtheprojectdayby dayadvancesorapidlytowardscompletion,thatitwasontheveryeveof accomplishmentwhenthesainted Pontiff,whohaditsomuchatheart, passedawayamidthetearsofthe Catholicworld.Butnosoonerhadthe creativewords,TuuPetrits,been addressedtohismostworthysuccessor, thanhetoo,eagertoacquithimselfof thesacredtrustbequeathedtohim, resolvedonbuildingupatoncethe wallsthathadbeenbrokendoWn,and

thegatesthathadbeenburntwithpeopletryingtostayitswildfury. fire,andthelastofficialactofPinsIX.whichstoweddeterminedtoconsume wasdestinedtotake ntshapeallthegreenthingsaroundasand inthefirstofLeoXIlleriltenshasitlgerrensbareofverdure;orit cometopassthatthere-establishmentmightbeadeterminationtogivetut ofScotland'sancienthierarchybears,aspecimenoffireworksandilluminewithhappyauguryforthefuture,thetionforourHolyWeek,aboutto sealandstampoftwogreatPontiffs-begin.Howeverthatmaybe,our theone,hiscoursebutfinished,andtheattentiontothescenewassuspended verdictofhistoryalreadyblazonedononthe12thofApril,atabouttwenty histomb-Amoracdelimisgenericminutestoninep.m.,bysomething human;theother,inthecalmmuchmoreinteresting.Atthat majestyofconsciousheaven-infusedmomentIheardanoiselikeathoupower,beginningacareersketchedoutsand-tonenginerushingatfullspeed longsinceinthe"blessing"ofhisovertheroughpavement,withthe prototype-Requiescensaccubuictiutunearthlyshriekingofadozen Leo:etquasiincitabiteum1(Gen.locomotivesrunmad.Thenthe xix.9.)lathemoralandreligiousgroundbeneathmebegantomoveand chaosof300yearsagoitseemed,werollandshake,andthewallsofthe mustconfess,asifScotlandhadfallenhouseseemeddisposedforadance, likeastarfromheaventoshinenoandtheceilingbegantodropspecimore.Andyettousithasbeenmansofitsplastering.Aboutthat grante4toseethedaywhen,asantimeIandmyhouseholdfoundtheopen earnestofthebrighthopeshoveringyardaverypleasantplace,andthenin aroundthenewPontificate,thewordthreeorfoursecondsitwasover,and ofChrist'sVicarhasreplacedherintheallwasquietinnature.Notso,howhierarchalsphere,thatlikethoseorbseverwiththepeople.Theykeptupa whichdisappearforawhileandthenterribleamountofscreamingandpraybeamoutafreshwithrenewedsplendouringandkneelingforsonictime.Later shemayspreadherlightoncemoreintheeveningItookastrollthrough throughoutthefirmament,andIonathedifferentparksandopenplaces,and gleamoutagainfromthedepthofthefoundthemallfilledwithpeople,BO= lonedarksea.To-day,then,wearewithbeds,somewithout,hutalldeterproudtobeholdyourGraceintheminedtokeepoutofthehouses,which midstofus,stretchingacrossthechasmmighttumbleuponthemifanother ofthreecenturies,andtakinguptheshakeassevereshouldcome.Allhad lastlinkinthelongchaiaofthethefearofanothercatastrophelikethat BishopsofSt.Andrew'stojoinitonof1812beforetheirminds.Butonly thefirstofanewlineinauguratedinslightshockswerefeltafterwards. yourownperson,forinyouwevenerateAboutnineo'clockthenextnightantheforty-eighthBisnopofthatillustriousotherquitesevereonewasfelt.No See,itsninthArchbishop,andninthdamageofimportanceoccurredinthe MetropolitanofScotlandandwehailcity.Onehouseinthesuburbshadits youasthelinealheirofDavid,Bishoproofshakendown.Afewpicturesand ofSt.Andrew's,who,in1249,en-mirrorsfellfromthewalls. thronedonthe"StoneofDestiny" KingAlexanderIII.;ofWilliam,who didthesameforhisfather,Alexander II.;ofFothsd,who,asBishopofSt. AndrewsandallAlban,blessedthe marriageofMalcolmandSt.Margaret inDunfermline;andofRellach,who, intoesamecapacity,ontheMotchillof Scone, of Belief,solemnlyvowedin908,along withKingConstantineandtheScots,to upholdthelawsanddisciplineofthe faithandtherightsoftheChurchand theGospels.Sowegraduallythread backtheagestothedaysofSt. FillanandSt.Blanc,ofSt.Jernan andSt.Serf,St.CuthbertandSt. Columba,ofSt.Kentigern,andof St.Ninian,whoreceivedhismission personallyfromthePopeSiricinsat Homebeforethecloseofthefourthcentury.Itremainsforus,whonow, undernewandbetterauspices,resume ourlaboursinafieldtilledbytheir saintlyhands,sotoemulatetheir devotedness,zeal,andmeekhumility, thatwemaysoonbeholdtheseed firstsownbythemintears,springup anewluxuriantlyinthedewand sunshineoftherestoredHierarchy, andthusbeenabled,yearafteryear, asLentcomesround,torepeat witheverincreasingthankfulnessand joyDiesvent,diestua, Inquareflorentomnia; Lattemuretnosinviam Inareducitdextera!

America.

ATERRIBLEEARTHQUAKE.

ATOWNDESTROYEDANDHUNDREDSOF LIVESLOST.

Caracas,Venezuela,May1,1878.

INCIDENTS.

TheriverTed,runningthroughthe city,hadbeen,theysay,sohotthatall daytheyhadbeenunabletodrinkits water;andthefisheshadbeenobserved tobeveryuneasy,jumpingfrequently oatofthewater,wheretheyapparently were,beingmadeuncomfortablebyits heat.Onthebanksofthestream greatfissureswereopenedwhichbecame filledwithwaterthatgaveforthsucha stenchthatthepeoplewhobadencampedonitsbankswereobligedto leavethevicinity.Smallhillocksof sandwerethrownupindifferentspots hiringthesamesmell.Nearlyallthe coffeeandsagerplantationsforseveral milesaroundCuahavebeenseriously damaged.Theothertownlyingnear Cuahaveallbeenmoreorlesslost.It isbelievedthatinnootherplacelives havebeenlost.

POPULARTERROR

DuringHolyWeekwebadimpressiveceremoniesinthechurches,with processionsinthestreets,attendedwith allpompandsplendourwhichthe Churchknowssowellhowtodisplay. Beautifullyornamentedplatformstilled pithflowersandribbons,andwreathsof tinsel,andhundredsofcandleswere carriedfromchurchtochurch,andon thedifferentplatformswerelifesize figuresofOurSaviourandHisCross andtheMagdalen.OthersrepresentingtheBlessedVirgin,othersthe apostlesandotherholypersonages. Soldiersinfulluniformfollowedthem all,andmusic,andbanners,incense, andchantingpriests,andthousandsof bareheadedworshippers.Well,inone ofthe,,eprocessionsawomaninthe throngbecamefrightenedandscreamed. Thepeoplethoughtitwasanearthquake,andmadearush.Inthe scramblemanyfellandwereinjured, anditissaidonepersonwaskilled. Thepresidentissuedanordertoatop theprocessions,andclosedthechurches tillthe28th.Tocrownthepopular terroraprophecyhasjustbeenpublishedthatiuApril,June,andOctober ofthisyearwearetohaveterrible destructionofproperty,with*palling lustoflife,alloverSouthAmerica. Inreferringtothispredictionpeople laugh,buttheirblanchedcheeksthrow ashadeofincredulityovertheirruer,rimeat.Theyareanexcitablepeople, andespeciallyonthissubjectofearthquakesaretheyeasilywroughtinto terror,asseemsquitenatural,when theyseeonallaidesaroundthemthe ruinedhousesandwalls,enduringmementoesoftheawfulcalamitywhich bereavedandwreckedtheircityiu 1812.

ButifCaracashasescaped,unfortunatelysomeotherplacesinthevicinitydidnot.Severalvillages,towns andhaciendasnearhereweremoreor lessinjured.Itwasleftforthetown ofCu*tosufferinamostfearfulmanner,receivingaboutalltheserious damageresultingfromtheshock.Cua liesaboutfifteenmilesfromhere,and isorwas,ahandsome,flourishingtown. Theshockofthe12thentirelydestroyed it.ThelossoflifeisfearfulNofull accounthasyetbeenobtainedofthe numberkilled.Abouttwohundred havethusfarbeentakenfromtheruins. ThreehundredsoldiersfromCaracas, aidedbyalargenumberofvolunteers, workedwiththemostunrelaxing energyinthedifficultandlaborious taskofextricatingthebodies.The stenchwasalmostinsupportable.After thesearchhadceasedfirewasapplied totheruinsinordertopreventa pestilence.TheGovernmentunder GeneralAlcantarausedeveryexertion toalleviatethesufferingsofthesick, thewounded,andthehouseless.The President,atthefirstnewsofthe disaster,dispatchedalargebodyofmen totheirreliefwithcart-loadsof provisions.Healsosentdoctorsand surgeonstocarefortheinjured,aswell ascoachestobringthepeopleintothe city,andannouncedthathetookthe sufferersallunderhisprivateprotection. Thisnobleacthaswonforhimgreat praise.

ITRIGHTHAVEBEENWORSE.

Wehavebeensufferingforweeks pastfromuncommonheat; thesky hasbeenovercastandfiery,ourexpectedrainshavenotcome,ourfields areparched,andthedeathrollinthe cityhasgreatlyincreased.Ourcity issurroundedbyhighmountains,and thesehavebeenallablazeforweeks Atnightthesceneisgrandand weird.Highaboveonallsides,the flamesenwrappingthemountaintops andthesteepinaccessiblepoints, whirlingandeddyinginthefitful gustsanddancinginandoutofthe hollowsasitwere,inmerrysport, biddingdefiancetothehundredsof

Thedestructionofthecitywasas suddenasit.wascomplete.Inalmost everyhousethereworevictimseither killedorwounded,orboth.Fortunately thehourwasearly.Haditbeentwo hourslater,whenthemajorityof peoplewouldhavebeeninbed,it wouldhavebeenmuchmoredreadful. Fortunately,also,thedayandevening hadbeenextremelyhot,andmany peoplewereouttryingtocatcha littlecoolnessintheopenparks,and sowewerepreserved.

THECATHEDRALWRECEED.

Onegentlemanwhowasinthepark, saysbewaslookingatthecathedral, andadmiringitsarchitectualbeauty, whensuddenlyitseemedtorisestraight upintheair,asifaboutascendingto heaven,and,beingthrownclearofits foundations,itfellforwardtothe groundinonemassofruins.Nota stickoratoneofthenobleedificeremainsinplace.Itisatotalwreck.

ANOTHERSHAKE.

Wehadanotherearthquakehere yesterdayatabout9a.m.,during servicesinchurch.Itdrovetheworshippersoutinarush.Severalpeople werethrowndownandtrampledupon. Manyladieslosttheirjewellery,watches, bracelets,&n,aswellasthetrailsof theirdresses.Alargemajorityofthe church-goingpeoplehere,aswellas elsewhere,arewomen,anditappears thatallthemaleworshippersonthis occasionwereinclinedtobethieves. Noseriousinjurywasdonetothecity, butasmalltown,calledOcumase,five orsixmilesfromCuawasdestroyed.

WilliamCullenBryant,

Ourreaderswillscarcelybesurprised, afterhearingoftheaccidentwhich happenedrecentlytotheoctogenarian poet,toheartidingsofhisdeath.He diedonWednesday,attheripeageof 84. WilliamCullenBryant,theNestorof Americanauthors,andonewhosename isbetterknowninEnglandthanthat ofanyofhisfellowsexceptingLongfellow,wasbornatCummingtown,in theStatesofMassachusetts,onthe4th ofNovember,or,accordingtoanother version,ofDecember,1794.His father,apopularphysicianofhistime, wasespeciallywellversedinEnglish literature;and,percevinginhiseonthe signsofunmistakablegeuius,heresolvedtodevotehimselftohisinstructionofthe.13slissLetts;thefilial

DESTRUCTIONOFCUA.

gratitudeofhisesee_peysaneloquent tributetohistoe.ifthiswell-known 4'HymnofDitedeviittenupwardsof. 411'4cooturyago.

SeVeralofoarownmostdistinguished poets,fromPope,dotenkvards,love lispedinnumbers.i.'aadlikethem, Ursashowed.' reeseityof-hie tiilesks-iletwopoems,The-krgo" sad."-TheSpanishRevoitition,"which hewroteWhenonly12yearnold. They'wereprintedfortheauthorat Bostonin1308.Itissaidthatthese werenothisfirstattemptsinthecultivationoftheMuses;butthatwhenbe wasonlyinhis10thyearsomepieces ofversefromhispenappearedinthe columnsofacountrynewspaper.

In1810youngBryantwasentered atWilliams'College,wherehecarried offprizesforproficiencyinmodern languagesandliterature.Fromcollege hopassedintotheranksofthelawyers, becomingastudentintheofficeofMr. JusticeHowe,andifterWerdsinthat ofMr.JusticeBayliss.Hewascalled totheBaratPlymouth,Massachuestts, in1815,andfollowedhisprofession therefor10years,whenheremovedto NewYork.

In1821hepublishedavolumeof poems,whichalmostatoncemadehim famousinAmerica,andsoonestablished hisnameasapoetonthissideofthe Atlanticalso.Themostimportant,and perhapsthebest,ofthosewasentitled "TheAges,"andwaswrittenafterthe manneroftheSpenserianstanza.

AboutthetimeofhisremovaltoNewYorkhemarriedandsettleddownin thatcityasjointeditoroftheMonthly Review,inwhichmanyofhisbest poemshadappeared;andshortlyafterwardswasappointedtheliteraryeditor oftheEveningPost,thenoneofthe mostinfluentialofthelocalnewspapers. Healsotookanactivepartinediting theTalisnian,thebestoftheTransatlanticannuals.

Inthesummerof1834Mr.Bryant paidavisittoEurope,spendingseveral monthsinLondon,andextendedhis tourtothechiefcitiesofFrance, Goinsany,andItaly.HespentaconsiderabletimoinMunichandat Florence;butreturningtoAmerica beforetheexpirationoftwoyearsin ordertoresumehisdutiesaseditorof theEveningPost.

Apparentlycontentedwiththelaurels whichhewonsoearlyinlifeandfond ofquietandretirement,Mr.Bryanthad rarelyappearedoflateyearsbeforethe worldinhisoldcharacter.Thefirst collectededitionofhispoemsappeared in1832;10yearslaterhepublished "TheFountainandotherpoems."In 1844,andagainin1849,hecameover totheOldWorldforrecreation,andthe resultofhisobservationswasgivento thepublicinhis"LettersofaTraveller inEuropeandAmerica."In1858appearedaneweditionofhispoetical works,illustratedwith70engravings. Morerecentlyheenteredthelistsof scholarsasatranslatorofthe"Iliad" buthisperformancefellflatontheears ofaneducatedaudience,afterthe effortsofLordDerbyandothersinthe samedirection.

Mr.Bryant,whose80thbirthdaywas keptwithgreatrejoicingsamonghis friendsatRoslyn,hisresidencenear NewYork,isdescribedbyOneofhis biographersas"ofacommandingfigure, tallandslender,andwithawell-shaped andcapacioushead,coveredwithsoft andwavehairofasilverywhiteness, hisgeneralappearanceindicatinga highly-refined,nervoussystem."His characterhadalwaysstooddeservedly high,bothasamanandasamemberof society;andhislosswillbewidely lamented,bothinhisfamilycircleand alsoinAmericansociety.-Register. C

TheBishopofOrleansandM. LeonGarobetta.

TheillustriousBishopofOrleans, MonsignorDupanloup,haslaidthelash aswithawhipofscorpionsacrossthe shouldersofM.LeonGambetta,The ex-Dictatorishardlylikely,verysoon tolosearemembranceofthestinging eut-layingbare,sotospeak,tothe verybone-whichhasbeenadministered tohimwithahandasvigorousas-itis

unsparing.Writingtothe.Republiqut PeantdaSs; 7;111)ti hiar

"7$e.hetOfilerdneigilkle*preadi the`phi her:(Voliiiire)withhaviiii tieathedbrthe ofPrussia, andifothaiofteiferailien:thewarof 't$70."Betititinipedilblenot'torecollectthat'ithenFrench-bloodwas beingshedallover'thecountry,and oursons,weresleepinginthesnow,M.. l'Eveque(theBishopofOrleans)was jauntilyinvitingPrussianofficerstohit episcopaltable,andtreatingthen)as friends,andpossibly,aftertheircoffee, gavethemhispastoralblessing.Such conduct,nodoubt,qualifielhimto givetootherslessonsofretrospective patriotism."UponthisdelicatemorCeau theBishopcommentsasfblloWs:-

"The'heightofcleverness,'Mcnrsienr, istorepresentismanashavingsaid whatbedidnotsay-ashavingdone *Matedidnotdo;and,permitmeto add,thatasfarasyouareconcerned,it istheheightofhumilitytohave recoursetocalumniesinordertodefend Voltaire.IneverreproachedVoltaire, asyouridiculouslyrepresent,with'not havingforeseeifthewarof1870: Voltairehadnonecessityfortheexerciseofanysuchforesight.Voltaire WASguiltyofanoutrageonpatriotism andonthearmywhenhefound 'delightful'(charmants)theselinesof FrederickontheFrench= Cepeoplesotetvolage, Anssibravedanslepillage, Quelachedanslescombats-

Andalso,whenimprovingontheseinsults,lieaddedthefollowingcrowning outrageonourarmy:-"friePrussian uniformmustonlybeusedtobringthe Welchestotheirknees.'Thisstyle andtheseinsultsareworthyoftheman who_said,'Thepeoplearestupidand barbarous;theyatemereoxen;all theyneedisayokeandtheirquantum ofhay.'YousaythatwhilstFrench bloodwasflowingeverywhereIjauntily invitedtomytablethePrussianofficers, andtreatedthemasfriends,andsoon. Ihavebutonewordtoreply,Monsieur. Thisisthemostoffensiveimpostureyou everinvented.TheRappel,tomy knowledge,hadalreadyindulgedinthis calumnywhich,atthetime,Idesdained tobringbeforethejudicialauthorities. Hereisthetruth:-When,atthebeginningofNovember,M.Thiesspassed throaghOrleansonhisreturnfromhis fruitlessnegotiationatVersailles,be condescendedtoalightatmyhouse. Arrivingintheeveninghestarted againinthemorningforTaum.

GeneralvonderTanncametothe Palaceearlyinthemorningtowait uponhim,andofferedhimhorsesto continuehisjourney.Hewastaking hisbreakfastjustbeforeleaving.M. Thiess,verydesirousthathisdeparture shouldnotbedeferred,askedmeto allowhimtoreceivetheGeneralinthe dining-room.IrepliedtoM.,Thiere'Considerthishouseyourown.'Itwas thusthatGeneralvonderTann assistedatthisbreakfast,seatedbyM. Thiessacoverwasnotevenlaidfor him.This,initsnakedtruth,isthe simplefactonwhichyouhavebuilt uptheodiousandabominablecalumny whichyouerenotashamedtotreat yourreaderstoagainstme.Sub. sequently,onthe4thofDecember, whenOrleansoncemorefellintothe enemy'shands,thePalacewas immediatelysurroundedandoccupied by150Prussiansoldiers,andthewhole housewasinvadedbyanumerous Prussianstaff.Duringthattimeno doubttheyweredailyfeastingand banquettingatthePalace,butduring thattimeIwaskeptacloseprisoner'in myroom,twosentriesbeingstationed atthedoor,andwasprohibited.leaving iton-anyaccount.-AndImaytellyou Monsieur,thereasonfortheirirritation, fortheydidnotconcealitfromme. InaletterwrittenafterCoulmiers,I had,intheiropinion,spokentoowellof theFrenchandillofthePrussians.I had,atthattime,ii,myepiscopal Palace,an:ambulanceoffiftyFrench wet:tided.'ThePrussiansclaimedfor theirambulancetheroomathus occupiedbytheFrench.ITensedto complywiththeirdemand,and.'added thatiftheywere(applied.theta accompanythem,andleavethePalace

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in.spite.of.thesentries. yielded.' ve:offa'the ,11161eall, it'rfiIn'the" toer! ice`at%Care*ore445 'goetloi one6fmyarota''idlake. di*Meets:Thatig invited.-Primo*giberstohit,table, treated'theni-list*Jodi;'endvelialreated bythemintheea*.Way. andwithoutgoingintofurther *hat'PartIPlayed'itChime'during 'thewar,:andwhatIwasabletolidin behalfofmycountryandintheinterest OfourIhithfulandgallantpopulations, lave.beendilateduponbyotherVoices clingmineintermstooflatteringtome toqnete.TheMayor.ofMunicipal couneilwhowereRepublicanand arenowinpoetsofhonor-weregOOd enoughunanimouslytopassavoteof &Mikatomeformydevotednessand suchservicesasIwasabletorender. That,Monsieur,ismyanswertothe imposturesofwhichyouhavemade yourselftheOchoiBat,Monsieur, WhenFrenchbloodwasflowingand ourchildrenweresleepinginthesnow,' therewassomebodywhowasmore merrythanIwas,Icanassureyou;I meanthatpersonwho(assholininthe second'volumeoftheParliamentary Inquiry,page360)atthetimeofour mostcrueldisasterssenttoBordeuxthe followingdespatch FromBourges, Dec.16,10.17p.m-Exquisitecigars. Keepyourselvesmerryandaccommodating.Healthandfraternitytoyou, theperfect,andalltheworld.-Signed, LeonGambetta'Bepleased,Monsieur, toreceivethehomageofthefeelingsI havethehonortoofferyou.-tFelix, BishopofOrleans."Thestingisin thetailofthis,aswillbeseenandas willbefeltbythevain-gloriousdemagoguewho,eightyyearsago,soaredby meansofaballoonintoanephemeral Dictatorship.-Register.

TheArchbishopofTuam.

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Sem*efthem..wereanswerstotie PhiMidi. pale(ad**taw,trho .'''IsevOiel Kid*Under'thenaniecif"Deer*" and'-t6''lathertipbafate,.4beRat 'MortiindrTiStrilivim;to'*hoerMoore -devittert.ihrif'Of-hitsirtiridal.]nettle. -Some'of'Dr:Maisie'sletters'Wet* againsttheBiblesocieties,the*protely.. tieingschools;andtheNewReformstioh,asitwascalled,thin'open!ng. Perhapsthemostremarkabletopic discussed'byhim,however,wasthe dieeritablishmentanddisendowmentof theIrish:ProtestantChurch,many yearsbefOre.Catholicswereemancipated, andnearlyhalfacenturybeforethe IrishChurchActof1869becamethe lawoftheland.Ithappenedabout thattimethatreWaldron,Bishopof beingratherinfirm,anddesiringacoadjutorfortwoorthreeyears, urgedtheappointmentassuchof ProfessorMcHale,ofMaynooth,asa distinguishedsubjectofthediocese.Inthisbeeventuallysucceeded,theHoly SeehavingappointedDr.McHale BishopofMarioneinpartibus,his consecrationtakingplaceonJuno5, 1825.Dr.McHalewasatthattime thirty-sixyearsofage,eighteenof whichhehadspentatMaynooth,seven asastudentandelevenasalecturer andprofessor.In1825,afterhisconsecration,Dr.McHalewasexamined forseveraldaysbeforetheRoyal CommissiononEducationinIrelandin referencetotheauthorshipandpublicationofthelettersof"Ilierophilus,"a chargeofviolationoftheCollege statuteshavingbeenpreferredagainst himforpublishingthemwithoutthe authorityofthePresident,and circulatingthemin411theCollege. Hisdefenceofhisactand ofthepoliticalandreligious opinionsintheletterswasamasterly triumph.OnthedeathofDr.Kelly, Dr.McHalewastranslatedfromthe Seeof'KillalatotheArchiepiscopalSee ofTuamonthe8thofAugust,1834, havingbeenbishopfornineyears. Whenthenationalsystemofeducation wasreposedinthelatterportionof 1831,Dr.McHaleandafewotherprelatesurgedtheHierarchynottoaccept itevenasanexperiment,assuringthem thatiftheyheldoutalittlelongerthe LiberalMinistryofEarlGreywould grantaCatholicsystemofeducation. ExperiencehasdemonstratedthemarvelloussagacityofArchbishopllcIlale inthisearlycondemnationbyhimof themixedsystem,hisGracelivingto witnessthegradualconversionof CatholicIrelandtothisopinion.His consistencyisthegreatestandthe noblesttraitintheArchbishop'slife andlabours-aconsistencytomaintain whichheincurredpainfulenmitiesand estrangedardentadmirers,but,they wereonlytemporary,however,andhe hitseffectually,livedthemalldown. HisGracehaspublishedtwovolumes of"ChristianEvidences,"translationsof themostofMoore'smelodiesintoIrish, asalsooftheearlierBooksofthe Pentateuchintothenativetongue, whichhespeakswithextraordinary fluencyandanimation.ItissixtyeightyearssinceheenteredMaynooth, sixty-onesincehewasappointedtoa ChairofTheology,sixtysincehewas consecratedBishop,andforty-onesince hewasappointedArchbishopofTuam. Ithasbeencalculatedthatmorethan sixtyIrishBishopshavediedwithin thefiftyyearsofhisepiscerte,sothat withtheprelatesnowlivinghehas beenthecontemporary.of100Irish Bishops,apartfromatleastfiftyothers whowerecalledfromIrelandtofill colonialorothersees.Offewliving membersintheHierarchyofthe Church,BaystheCatholicIteraid,at thecloseofitsremarksUponArchbishopMcHale,couldsuchamarvellous !statementbe.made,ourerwYork, temporaryperfectingitstributeby havingimps'tediuthemidstofita

TheoldestCatholicBishopinthe world,thevenerableArchbishopof Tuam,hisGracetheMostReverend JohnMcHalehasjustreceivedfrom thenewly-establishedorganofHoly ChurchinNewYork,alreadywell knownonbothsidesoftheAtlanticas theCatholicHerald,atributeof respectthatwillgototheheart'scoreof everyIrishmanwhoreadsitineither hemisphere.Heisspokenofthere notonlyastheoldest,butalsoasone ofthemostremarkableprelatesin Christendom.Bornas.hewasat Tobernavecen,onthesouth-western shoresofLoughConn,nearNophin, parishofAddorgoole,Dioceseof Killala,in1791,heis,consequently, eighty-sevenyearsofage.Notwithstandingthis,itisadded,heappearsto beintheenjoymentofasunimpaired intellectualfacultiesandbodilyactivity ashewasintheprimeofmanhood. Onlytwoyearsagohepresidedatthe obsequiesofthelateBishopofAchonry, who,thoughnearlyhisownage,was nothalfaslongintheEpiscopate. ArchbishopMcHalehasneverhada soadjutor,andperformsalltheduties ofhisextensivediocesewithactivity andenergy,havingonlylatelyadministeredConfirmationintheisland parisheswhichareinCyclades,suchas AvanandClare.Havingbeeneducatedfortwoyearsin''Castlebar,he enteredMaynoothCollegeonthe20th ofSeptember,1807,atsixteenyearsof age,intheseconddust Humanity, andsuchwasthediligenceandability hedisplayed,thatonDr.Delahogue's healthfailing,theRev.JohnMcHale, thentwenty-fiveyears6fage,was appointedLecturerunderhiniin 'Dogmatic-Theologyon,the80thof August,1814.Onthe21stofJune, 1820,hewasappointedsuccessor,to Dr.DelahogueintheChairofTheology. From/820to1826iwhenheleft,the college,hopubliabedhiscelebratedcaP/EalwoPachtP_resh,ting0,View letterssigned4,Etierophans"icanei:aft4e4re.,PPB8'ofthisgrand04Irish thembeingaddressedAiltileEnglish)X'alFiarch. people,BornetoMr;Canningandsome toDr.'Mtge%.;the,'then-Protestant ArchbishopofDablin,'Theseletters, likethoteofthe!'famomei ElbhOp'ofKildare,andLeighlia J.K.L.),..easotil'hitemefe. ot