The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-15 00:00:00

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BURNING,

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It is reported in the daily papers that a lady connected
with the Catholic Orphanage at Market Harborough has
burnt a number of Protestant bibles. As to who the
lady is, or whether she belongs to any order of nuns, we
are not informed ; but it is stated that only a year ago
she was a member of the Church of England ; and,
therefore, it is impossible that she could already be
a professel rdlyieuse. The " Catholic Directory " for the
present year, under the head of Market Harborough,
merely states that there is a chapel there, but no
resident priest ; that the missicn is served once a week
from Leicester, and that there is an orphanage for girls
attached to it. Whoever the lady may be, we are
not her keepers, but at the same time cannot
refrain from saying that if the statement pub-
lished be true, she has done a very foolish thing, and one
greatly calculated to injure the Cathoilc cause in England.
In matters of faith and in matters of discipline commanded
by the Church, there is not, and there cannot be any
compromise. But in other things, whatever gives scandal
to our neighbour is decidedly wrong. That the
Protestant version of Holy Scriptures is an erroneous
one, and full both of deficiencies and errors, there can
be no doubt. But if this lady wished to put away a num-
ber of these bibles, why do so in a way calculated to give
the greatest possible offence to her Protestant fellow-coun-
trymen ? Moreover, the English mind, whether of Catholic
or Protestant, revolts from destroying a volume which
contains even portions of the true Scriptures in the
way that would be adopted towards one of the worst
class of French novels, or to books from ilolywell-street.
We suspect that the zeal—but not according to knowledge
—of this lady may be accounted for by the same reason
that was given for the Highlander wearing very large
trousers. She is fresh at her work, and her Catholicism
is a garment to which she is yet unaccustomed. No doubt
her intentions were good, but her action was foolish in the
extreme.—Weekly Register.

THE EJECTMENT OF THE COUNTESS OF

DERIVEN T 1V AT E.R.

The expected ejectment of the Countess of Dement-
water has taken place. Her ladyship, on coming froM
London to Dilston Castle, to assert her right once again,
took possession of a hind's cottage almost directly in front
of a pathway leading to the baronial residence to which
she lays claim. As English (the hind) was known
to be leaving the locality, it was thought by many
persons that her ladyship intended to remain there
in spite of all obstacles, and hence the most strenuous
efforts were made to effect her removal. In the mean-
time, however, notices were forwarded to each of the
tenants of the estate to pay the rents to her ladyship's
agent, or else quit the land without delay ; and, although
no good results followed this proceeding, it was deemed
prudent to call in the assistance of the police for fear any
attempt should be made to eject them forcibly from their
holdings. Nothing of the kind was intended, however,
and all passed off orderly and quietly until Thursday
morning, when the new hind put in an appearance to
occupy the cottage vacated by his predecessor. Of course,
no admission could be obained to any but the lower rooms,
as the Countess was duly installed in the upper apartments ;
and it was decided to eject the intruder without
further delay. -mr. C. G. Grey, the representa,
Live of the Hospital Commissioners, was accordingly
sent for, and arrived, followed by a detachment
of policemen, and accompanied by Mr. Fenwick,
the solicitor to the Dilston estates, Mr. Pattinson,
acting as legal adviser to the tenant of the farm on
which the seizure had been made, and Mr. Welfurd, her
ladyship's lawyer at Hexham. No sooner Lad these indi.
viduals stationed themselves in front of the cottage than
Mr. W. C. Thompson, the landlord, advanced to the
door and peremptorily demanded admittance. This
demand was refused, and after some parley Mr. Thompsor
advanced to the edifice with a number of his farm servants,
and, breaking open the door with a heavy hammer,
ordered her ladyship to get out; but, as no notice was
taken of this command, the men ctrried the whole of
the Countess's furniture into the middle of the turnpike,
where it was deposited in a heap, after which they
returned for her ladyship. No very great opposi-
tion was n ade to the removal—at least nothing more
than was necessary to render it forcible—and, conse-
quently, within a very few minutes her ladyship's tent
was for a second time transferred to the highway. Here
she remained under the surveillance of two policemen
I until about four o'clock, when she proceeded in her car-
riage to Hexham ; and, after there transacting business
with her solicitor, returned to the lodging taken for her at
Cowbridge. The furniture was also removed there in the
evening, and the crowd, never a very numerous ono, they
dispersed to their homes. The fforthern Daily Express
says there is nothing near the interest manifested in the
proceedings now that were shewn some six months ago.