The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-03 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

(From our Correspondent.)
CARLOW, OCT. 30.
/11,,,._kl f 5 proints' ed you that during my peregrinations
tarteurrom time to time give you an account of such
tatiaer characteristic of this country as might fall
parttaYpown observation, I now proceed to discharge
torn,
(la% iny obligation. This town has been for
titerit
from
past the scene of events which, though dif-
"spirit
07
theach other, bear manifest signs of the
age," and are therefore worthy of a
ecirnoe_r the
egreat record of public transactions.
cathajaesdav it was crowded to excess by Roman
hers prelates,' clergy, ladies, and laymen, to wit-
ceremony of consecrating the new Bishop,
ithati rof the late DOCTOR DOYLE. The indi-
hut a f'vh° has the honour to fill the place occupied
4 .87 months since by that celebrated man, is the
P"feorwssard Nolan, who had been for some years
Present of Theology in the College here. I was
chahei, at the consecration, which took place in that
4,"0,4 the
erection of which had been completed but
trio time before the demise of its pious and founder,illus-
-1,41 , The ceremony was truly grand
tuink, qs,ng.Besides the presence of upwards, I
Plites ° a hundred priests habited in white sur-
,„te
iand the cap worn by their order, there
attend_ne bishops, including the newly elected, in
uvl 4181.ce' each in his episcopal robes, of the richest
dent
tb,:r.sPi\lieurirdraidy,description. Of these, three, one of
ire Archbishop of Dublin, were said
fertitr, consecrating bishops, and officiated in con-
Oa
Nolan all the ecclesiastical authority
aatfor4le:ti.,o.47;cttihoant necessary. to the discharge of his high
kities theyperformed the last part of the
tqatl,i,„ requisite in the Roman Catholic Church of
trfore, the bishop enters upon the discharge
ah Y the ''tleB. The two preceding parts are, election
'tiffra e of
t; the pg, the parish priests of the diocese,
'a of thaPe s bull, or epistle signifying his approba„__:,
Ne,,, is
se person who, havinf the greatest numberit.T
dual to eitYled " dignissimusi, 'or most worthy. It is
vote ect three persons, who, according to the num-
the s,-or the opinions of the electors, are named,
tti°2lcmace,acint transmitted by the bishop or archbishop
"a Ys a IPlis, di gnior, dignissimus. His Holiness
4aolist'Proves of the dignissimus, unless some strong
11,trsonk: for
by the prelates or other influential
irever-s or preferring one of the other two. This,
°lYse
happens, and the approbation of the
bla' • See in
Joritv of
,general accords with the opinion of the
ti:l, as in ~the electors. In the case of Doctor No-
chs of his predecessor, lam informed that
elgh th.: unanimously declared him the most worthy,
seta ,t:Ht_'vo other gentlemen, whose names were
tt)'eeted, with
his, are men greatly esteemed and re-
11Sd .As further proof of his merit, he was the
who
appoint
friend and confessor of Doctor Doyle,
rtiointe,i .
to,P la, `l. him one of his executors in his
fnlae;uat_ol,d, bears date long before the election
envaerb,
they
yeathed to him and the Rev. Mr.
tgateelii,, ho e other executor, all his property. As
400(cla the cannot adduce much substan-
great love of their good bishop to-
ajlictieattilito: for
his post mortem estate was scarcely
tkra it Pay the expenses of his funeral : to
sh
fluid not be even adequate, had not his
ittilonev°rtly before his demise contributed a sum
.wnich they hoped he would expend in
N'll4 6 14 a more genial climate, in the expec-
it °I np,.,1 •
ar...•iongin-
g a life so valuable to hldis.
'alow CI detailed account of the ceremony would,
e
4 ers • .eresting at this period to your English
alctlY hen ,v
as it was in Latin, and therefore not dis-
014j b
can me who sat at some distance from the
fotptio,i, give no better notion of the contract. or
it "e d• "'deli the catechumen seemed to enter into
‘1) 15char
Peared ge of his sacred duties, than by sayingel
tiet!'4(l L•t° he substantially the same as a Church o
enters into, on his elevation to the
Je,"l,llg th e ceremony occupied nearly four hours, in
e time spent by the Rev. Mr. Esmond, a
krt • brothetA r' and heir presumptive to Sir T. Esmond,_
,-ant Are aching
'll4 one of the best sermons I ever.
th
y• e e admirably adapted to the occasion.
'lai'lltto a my' Gentleman condensed what he he had to
q'irtri race of time one-third less than that spent.
of :ivikerinh:teiir,altiiiosndui,sacsourse might defy the criticism
th star&
btt e co, 'ins or a Bentley. The sacred
.business
Ohoconcluded by csplendid din-
tended the new bishop •to his brother prelates
(141; of im'tand about 200 clergy and laity from all
4,41 t. eland, including six Members of Par-
k) `l, invitp:vtng had the honour or good luck
'll,,iyear ,to this festive board, lam enabled
Proceedingfat tnuuny to the character which the
express bears, as connected with that senti-
, trtd
'kit, was at the commencement of this letter..
PaNg4ted declamation ; the worthy bishop having
4, ;141 and at he regarded every one present as his own_
kiErr°llose jrivate friend, and that the toasts he had
'k,•ted to were the healths of persons present,
, •
'444 eg with 111 in that capacity. This intimation was
Ilie,Y4 were dig thou h
applause, and acquiesced in, g
kal;:ives fP,Pointed in not being able to disburden
hooh, tneir opinions on public matters. Mr.
Ptiet- sho;ever, one of the members for the county,
4t,J,"fthe sPeeeh, in which he pointed out the pro-
(41t1111 time imposed upon them, and said, that
NI 'Part e as the present, it was most praiseworthy
f 4. kali of th
.„,
IN, hence Catholic hierarchy of Ireland to. dis-
br.-vtne discussion of temporal and public af-
he h"a().,lan stated in the course of the evening,
(Oof h., not been elected unanimously by the
h) or 1:5 diocese, independent of any other power,
IZ.ll4tpgahti,Cojitee:etatee;rehe could
.not be induced to aban-
tty ; r at in which he had hitherto lived
e and the declaration was confirmed by the
ers
tEt next and
of the entire company.
Pa el, 'noject of public interest relates to the
kt,44li„ ' 13f the
Attes county. It appears that at the quar-
k,
uy e• y held in Carlow, some licences were
"'ho .Ight or nine magistrates, which Colonel
viit/liia not one of them, afterwards disapproved
pushed to r, five of the magistrates who presided
4.10 " "„ca,?, and had summonses issued to the
\PiregiderduinglY• Three of the Magistrates
fotg% 01 the occasion, one of
tntheemn!
'll,ll'Rai this bile intelligent and independent
t0t'41144 beyond "gh, disapproved of this step, as
tiktll4)o4sthe jurisdiction of the magistrates.
its were however issued this day appointed
itt:klt;, whromgi' and Mr. Feargus O'Connor, member
Co'a wiliose aPpened to be in town,. retained on
by discwho had obtained the licenses. There
k„,(hie'reighedussi.on, in which the Hon. Member for
qhotitaet of against the extraordinary attempt made.
1141p4). had men to stultify what another of equal
lkekbcp oa tb aanctioned. The result has been a
ON for c e Part of the people • for which. the
rta. ork h '
the '.Oed at as gained great applause, and is to
A %let°, a public dinner, in order to commemo-
xNr:tin,,
thie;ll4 11; the friends and subscribers to a testi-
-I.'ll, till w 1130Yle was held Tuesday, and ad-
tdguislte~°de of 4 edneon
sdaY. After much disenssion as to
hee4uatdivin Perpetuating the memory of that dis-
,f,.`,finid, e and patriot, it was resolved that, if
ftNe).his naeould be collected, some establishment
fri 4b A. e, of permanent utility, should be
tit:4(l%,°nt "of subscriptions amounting to 7401.,
11;4 aeo e hundred of the deceased's personal
Re are"`uat teaininices, was announced as an indica-
-4,, lot
I l'Pealed at
to".e eXpected, when the people
4o !MIA
_ t,
f°111." hours ;17-On the evening of Sunday last,
° eight and nine, the village of DuscOt,
11'''C'+;;14 crii) IN'asrc'tir',lroh"ce, one of the seats of Pryse Pryse,
(8);(1!ienee
ovf.n.
the the greatest consternation and
k,;tvkilt;' th th Mr. Catrzt.ti discovery of two fires in the severalt
see Part of , and Mr. Akermann. After great
Oral. 113,.05e gentlemen, together with their
ittttbeetieMt,yer not
until 'tants of the village, the fires were
°I at, • Ther llearly three stacks of hay and straw :iee-ndiary is not the least doubt of their being
Nll* < tor has A reward of 100/. for the discovery
4111\14 GAL
t woo offered.— Oxford Journal.
W4(l 1_ a )(PORT A
11.111 •t) 'le • -.ION OF MACHINERY.—On
SelZtire :,41114) Portat: of bobinet and lace machinery, in-
"Ni to
Irob I" to pr„
10 to ithPrance was made at Wright's
~ t.„ Gibson, s, Tower. Two coast waiters,
%I/Ili' wharf e, having received information, pro-
ql4 414 t and found
of ago that f twenty casks filled with ma-
neabtaitars6lo)Lfjo. reign steamer a
'4elliaeryerni°sved,it to .he King's warehouse. The
the
r lusnt:aot,