The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-04

wIcKLow.-Ata late meeting Of tho wick
low Town Commissioners, action was taken In
favor of the amnesty Of the political prisoners-
county members to request that they viii ae-
company the Lord Mayor Of Dublin with the
memorial In favor Of an amnesty for the politi-
The assizes for the county opened ON the Ist
and the few cases spoke fGvcrably for the NOR
ais of the county. a. g
WESFoRD.-The grand Jury for the county
Wexford were sworn in for business on the I'd
by the High Sheriff, who announced the death
ON the previous evening of Arthur William
Guinness, whotwas foreman of the grand jury
last year. Y ~ AaD
wEsTA1EA rH. IA late competitive exau,ina-
ton of five gentlemen nominated for q Junior
clerkship in the Office of the Poor Law Com
inissioners for Ireland, resulted In favor of Mr.
4 The IrtsA Times Of March llth announces that
the young Marquis of Waterford has clipped
Captain Vivian, treasury lord and N. p. for
Truro EsaS 4.s4
By advices from London of sfaTehs, we ma
derstand that on that day her Majesty's levee
Mayor Of Dublin, Sir John Gray, NJ. p, Alder
man Dewitt, J.P., and Mr.. John Carroll attend
cd as Q deputation to present the petition Of
persons. and another petition signed by the
Lord Mayor on behalf of q meeting of the citi-
zens of Dublin. By her Maieaty's permission,
| sons TO carry, was deposited in the Chamber
fains Office, and an abstract of its prayer pre-
pared for presentation to the throne. The re-
ception given to the Populations was most cor
| dial
The oDonolue, M. p, attended TO present o
petition fsom TiPperary and another one from
John F. Mcguire, MP, petitions from Queens
/ town. 4t8 lst
Charles Moore, NJ. P, petition from Temple
Mr.. MCCARTHY Downing, NJ. p, petitions from
Cork county.
| Mr.. Matthews, NJ. p, petitions from Dungar-
| Doctor Brady, NJ. p, petition from Limerick
1 county.
James A. Blake, NJ. p, petition from New
+ Ross.
Mr.. Baines. NJ. p, petition from Leeds, 20-
I 600 signatures.
Francis Blake Esq, j. p, Gregg Castle, in
the county Galway. died at his residence on
Mas said to be- Ssn for
| and honorable principles, and strict integrity
Of character. He was one of the most respect
ed of gentlemen, and one of the most generous
of landlords.
Bateson asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
whether, as was stated in some of the public
prints, it was in the contemplation of the Gov
eminent to recommend to her Majesty that
Cardinal Cnllen should be appointed a member
of the Privy Council in ireland, Mr.. G. For
tescue said that no such intention had been
A severe calamity has overtaken the Protest
| ant missions in Connemara- Mr.. Andrew Hop
kins, one of the teachers imported to instruct
the Irish in the truths of the religion estab-
lished by law, has been received into the Ca
tholic Church by the Rev. John O'Mally, at
Cong. The loss of even q single individual is
| u severe blow to the limited church congrega-
ton in the district, but the moral Of secession
is intellectually disastrous. These missionaries,
to rsain thsiT OWN 1 feac a
the pale of their Church.
The Hestasiaster Gasettc proposes Mr.. Richard
Swift, j. p, well-known Roman Catholic
Irishman, as q fit candidate for Cashel.
PROTESTANT CLKRicAL TRAFFTc.-The Lon
don Gmaydlian is quite indignant at the increase
of the secret traffic in sermons revealed to il
through the advertising columns of o cOntem
.porary:
Vicarious preaching seems to be on the in
| crease. In . contemporary, beneheed eleT
gymann advertises that he is ready to LEND
his weekly sermons, original, earnest, evan
, gelicaln to any brother more busy than him
) self, for half-a-crown apiece, or four for r U
: order for ten shillings.o He ends by reques
for " mutual confidence Can the bishops d.
f nothing to stop TINS practice, when must rem
to bring the clergy into disCredit 7 If not, can
not the public press lend a helping hand
r The following advertisements from the sam
. . number suggest, says the Pail Mall Gazette
j it need not be dependent altogether upon il
t contemporaries either for the discovery or fC
= the suppression Of the trafic it so heartily d'
neunees
d ''4OriginaI Manuscript SerInons.-Three SCI
:, mons nss fasting, with Illustrations from On
i Fathers seven sermons on the Penitentii
Psalms; and FIVE sermons on the meaning {
|, the Four Colors and Gold in VestHents at 2
Cd. each. Apply TO A, b. c., Sandal Magn'
near Wakefield"
q /" Lentea Sermons now ready. Specimen m
n nuscripts, post free, fifteen stamps. Addre
4 Rev u. A., I6 Edgeware Road London"
lie ParochiaI Sermons, sound, practical m
70 original. Edited by an A. NJ. of Oxford, Stric
ly confined and eonfidentially supplied to ii
It clergy at lbs. 3D. per quarter. Address M s. I
d Regents Park, London.v ,ss
Is tSermons, plain, striking and original, COZ
in fldentialIy supplied. TERMS, iSs I'd Per qua
ter SINGLE Ms. GaF any Sunday, iftees STAMP
s., Address Rev III. A., IL john street, Bristol Ell
n land. - 4sst 5'ft-
A WORD TO YOU'VE MEN.--Wishing AZ
=. sighing, imagining and dreaming OF grea
4 ness, said William Writ, will not make "
e. great But cannot a Young man commar
in his enerries Read Foster on decision