The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-06 00:00:00

Irelanb.

Conern.—A case of habrsw eorpes, which
bail been for some days before the Court of Queen's
Bench, excites some local interest among rival religion-
ists. By order of a majority of the judres • writ was
issued last week, requiring Mims Aylward, "President
of St. Bridget's Orphanage," in this city, to produce
before the Court • girl named Mary Matthews, who had
been given to bee to have brought Up iw the Barman
Catholic faith. The mother of the girl sought to recover
her, but Miss Alyward alleged that she had teen taken
away trout where she had been placed in the country,
and that she (Miro Alyward) did not then know where
the child was. It was agreed that, under these circum.
Manors, Miss Alyward was not responsible for the
appearance of the child, and could not be called upon to
produce her ; but the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice
Bann thought otherwise, Mr. Justice O'Brien dissent-
ing, and the writ issued. The writ was returnable on
Wednesday, but, as the Court that, day sat in Ernor,
lam sus was not gone into. On Friday week tho full
Court tat, when Miss Aylward's counsel asked leave to
hand in the return, but was opposed by counsel on the
opposite side, on the ground of the insufficiency of the
return, and after a brief discussion the Court fixed the
second day of next term for hearing the arguments pro
awl roe. . .

In connexion with this GS. the King's County cor-
respondent of Sainukri mentimui a curious instance of
the seal of a relbjious sisterhood at the other side of the
water. The enter says :
" The tainpering with the faith of the inmates in the
workhouses in England has recently engaged •
steal of public attention, and, as a further proof oft
mealows efforts making for the oonvemion of the sitter
kingdom to RosniuMun, subjoined is • copy of a com-
munication received within the preisent week through
the poet-Aloe, addressed to • respectable Protestant
residing in the immediate vicinity of Parvonstown.
Why the 'uteri at Derby should have selected this
gentleman, above all others in the district, to render his
aid, is rather singular, and can only be attributed to the
fast that he bears such a true Wilitian name as to
warrant the inference that be ought to be • son of
' Mother Church.'

" The following is the epistle referred to :
" 'st. Joseph's Convent, Derby.
" Sir,—We am trying to raise a fund to enable us
to take poor little Irish orphans out of the workhouses
here, where they would be brought up Protestants, and
also to shelter Irish young women who, On coining into
this country, are often lost for want of friends and a
place of refuge. At present we have 31 orphans and 20
young .010011. whom we will take care of till we can
get them situations but we have no funds. Will you
all us by taking the enclosed raffle tickets for a gold
watch' and may God, to whom the orphan and dewier
are dear, reward you. I ask it for the honour of God
and the Rimed Virgin, the mother of the orphan. In
return 40 mares will be offered for you and your
deceased relatives, and the Sisters will offer holy corn-
Maltlioll on the second and fourth Sundays of each
month during the year for the same intention.
" 'I remain yours faithfully in Jesus Christ,

" ' Sh-STER MARY EVANGELIST, Mother
Soperi.o.rem__
. _ .

P.S. A post-office order, piyable to Mary Leary, or
stamps, will he thankfully received.'
" It is almost aanecomery to add that the gentleman
mho received this extraordinary epistle lum not the
slightest intention ot somplying mith the posteeript.
if. mining tic letter and the ticket. for the rear
which 'Sitar Wary Sverige/id' so kindly favoured him
with."