The Press.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

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DR. O'Barnx, the new Roblin Catholic Bishop of
Waterford, was consecrated with great pomp in the
Romish chapel of Waterford on Sunday last. The
consecration sermon was preached by Dr. Cullen, the
Roman Catholic primate, who insisted chiefly on the
doctrine that the same commission which our Lord
received from his Heavenly Father, that very same
commission he gave to his apostles, with the promise
that it should remain in full force until time should
be no more. Dr. Cullen took a cheerful view of the
prospects of the Romish Church, which always flou-
rished the more from the persecution carried on to
subdue it. The laws of this country against her for
the last three hundred years, written like those of
Draco in blood, had not conquered her :

She has not departed from her ancient. faith; on the
contrary, that very persecution was the means of spreading
it amongst the " isles afar off," and to " the uttermost
bounds of the earth," for millions of Irishmen had left
their native shores, carrying with them the " sweet depo-
sitory of faith" to Sydney, to Australia, to North America,
to the East and to the West Indies, to England and to
Scotland, and had established vast congregations, and had
founded, and were founding, churches in all those
countries.

Still she was suffering from adverse circumstances :
He was sorry to say that persecution had not yet ceased
in Catholic Spain—the Government had seized on and
suppressed monasteries and nunneries, and in Piedmont
the same course was adopted, and the pious inmates turned
into the streets without the means of support, while this
country (Ireland) was over-run with missionary and other
proselytising societies, with immense sums of money,
which were used in tampering with the faith of the poor
and of the lowly, and enabling " wolves in sheep's
clothing "—robbers who let themselves down through the
roof into the fold—to roam at large through the country,
seeking whom they can devour, " and what needy one
they can pick up."
He alluded to Ireland as the battle-ground on which
the future religion of Ireland would be decided, con-
demned the Queen's colleges, and insisted that the
national system of education was only good while the
appointment of teachers rested with the pastors of
the people. The Christian Brothers, the Ursulines,
and the Sisters of Charity he recommended as the
best and soundest educators of the people. A sump
tuous dinner was given by the new bishop to his
brethren at Cummins Hotel in the evening, when the
report tells us the advice of sound doctrine was fol-
lowed, and the guests took a "little wine for their
stomach's sake."

VISITORS TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM should be
aware that several personal robberies have lately been
committed there. Ladies in particular have been
robbed of their purses or porte-monnaies. On Tues•
day one lady, who suddenly discovered that her
pocket had been picked, informed her companion of
the loss; she felt her pocket to be assured of the
security of her own property, and found her purse
safe, but soon afterwar.ls, to her great chagrin, she
discovered the contents, which were considerable, had
been abstracted, and the purse replaced in an empty
state. On the same day a lady lost a valuable gold
watch and a photographic portrait set in gold. She
perfectly well remembers being inconveniently pres-
sed by the crowd, but the apparent respectability of
the parties near her allayed all suspicion of any evil
design. The police are keeping a strict look out.

A BANQUET AT GLASGOW, in celebration of the fall
of Sebastopol, is fixed for the 12th inst. The Duke
of Hamilton and Sir Archibald Alison, Bart. (who
respectively take the prominent position of chairman
and croupier), the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of
Eglinton, and Lord Belhaven, have expressed their
high approval of this patriotic gathering, and their
intention of being present.

Cot,ormr. TorraN, at Panama, after a series of
careful tidal observation, has decided that the main
level of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is without
difference, although, owing to the variations in the
rise of tide of both places, there are times when one
of the oceans is higher or lower than the other ; but
their mean level, that is to say, their height at half-
tide, is now proved to be exactly the same.
A Pr.AouE OF FLIES has prevailed in parts of
Gloucestershire during the week. The air is filled
with the black-winged aphis to an insufferable de-
gree. A similar nuisance was remarked in several
parts of England last year, immediately previous to
the appearance of cholera.
THE REGISTRATIONS FOR WEST SURREY were re-
vised on Monday last. No particular case of interest
occurred. Among the names struck off by the Re-
formers were Sir E. Sugden (now Lord St. Leonards)
and Mr. Strahan the banker.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY has just made
its twenty-third purchase of land, in the city of Lincoln,
near the south toll-gate, and close to the two railroad
stations, being the well-known historical site of St.
Catherine's. This is the second estate bought for
the society in the county of Lincoln.