The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-19
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FOREIGN CATHOLIC MTnIIa1Hcx.
A mission of three Redemptorist Father
was concluded at the Church of the Enoi;sb
Martyrs, Preston, on March l6.
The Opinion Rationale hears from its own
l:eeFTespondent in Rome that I" the Pope has
refused Al the proposals of the French
iGovernment touching nsOdus Uiuendi be-
tween the Holy See and Italy"
Archbishop lMannin& lShs written a now
erfn1 letter 70 Earl Gpey N the condition Of
Ireland. At a time dke the present. when
all eyes are turned On that country, such .
letter cannot fail to produce great good.
The Rev. Father Holland, formerly Of
Liverpool, who has been pastor OF Widnes
| for some years, was presented ON St. Pat.
| rick's day, with a purse containing iftv
guineas, in recognition of his great and en-.
during services to religion aud education in
the district.
The Pope's nuncio at Lucerne, Swift.
zerland, has protested, in the name of the
Pontifcal Government, against the seo 60 ss0
tration of the property belonging to the
convent of Capuchins, at Baden, in the can.
ton of Aargau. The Federal Council has
answered that the authorities of that canton
had the right to do so, the law expressly
forbidding the establishment of Catholic
converts.
The Rev. William Humphrey, incumbent
of St. Mary Magdalene's, Dundee, and
chaplain to Bishop Forbes, of Brechin, has
been received into the Roman Catholic
Church. Seven years ago he renowned his
profession of a Scotch advocate to Join the
Scottish Episcopal Church, said to take
orders; since which period he has distin-
guished himself by the publication of
several treatises founded on the writings of
Thomas Aquinas, as we'll as by his active
labors as parish clergyman.
A telegram from Rome publishes nomina-
tions and changes which have just been
made in the household of the Holy Father,
in the Poptifical administration, and in the
diplomatic corps of the States of the
Church: Mgr. Bartolomeo Pacca, grand
master of the ceremonies, is appointed
grand master of the court Mgr. Marini is
made prO-substitute of the secretariat of
State; Mgr. Oregla, nuncio at Brussels,
goes in a similar capacity to Lisbon Mgr.
Cattani, internnncio in Holland. goes as
nuncio to Belgium; Mgr. Bianchi, charge
d'affairs of the Holy See in Switzerland, is
named internuncio to the Hague, and
finally, Mgr.Agnozzi takes direction of the
apostolic nunciature in Switzerland, with
the title of charge d'affaires of the Holy See.
DEATH OF CANON O'NEAL.-We regret to
announce the death of the Very Rev. james
(Canon) O'Neal, vicar general of the diocese
of Westminster, which occurred ON March
Is. The deceased had been for many years
one of the pastors of the church of Our
Lady, Grove road, st. Johns wood. He was
one of heleading men among the clergy
of the metropolis, and jealous promoter
of all works of charity connected with the
Church. Few men have done more good in
their sphere of life than the late Canon
O'Neal, and very few, nomatter what rank
linn fh<ary INxaI0 20,
good in their day. He was universally
esteemed and beloved by both Protestants
and Catholics who had the pleasure of
knowing him.--London Weekly Register.
The death of this excellent priest is thus
announced by his Grace Archbishop Man
ming; "1tis with much sorrow that we have
to ask your prayers for the repose of the -
soul of the Very Rev. James Canon O'Neal,
vicar general, who was taken from us on
the night of the 18th ult. His life of hu-
mility and charity is SO well known to all
our flock, both clergy and people, that you
will feel how great is our common loss.
We would commend him to your charity,
both in the holy sacrifice and in your COM
munions and other works of piety; and we
are assured that you will long remember
him in your prayers"
THE CANADIAN ZouAvEs.-In the last
letter of Gen. Carroll Tevis to the New
York Freeman's Journal, he relates an Incl
dent which happened while the zouaves
were passing through Marseilles:
Among the cheers and applause of the
spectators, single hiss was heard. Mr..
Taillefer Immediately detected the author,
and inquired why he thus insulted persons
who had not molested him. ooh, it is not
you, it is your flag that would insult" re-
Piled the Italian-none but an Italian could
be guilty of such an act. "Thea you must
beg its PARDON" said Taillefer, and taking
the miscreant by the collar, he forced him
to fall on his knees before the banner.
9 Served you right" remarked an old
French soldier; eff you don't like the
cause, go and fight against it; for my part
would rather be found among such as