The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-04

N oaIHAHs, SUNDAY. DEcE1BEa \ 1870. n
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tor .s@nsr e Isa new. Is rnade up for tho most
KuCxLLANHous IRlsH NEWS. OF
TIE Pope and Ineland.-Ireland 10 en- "
phAtically speaking out her protest against p
Inc overthrow Of the temporal power. In
Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny, Galway and many cl
other towns, preparations are being made Il
Tor holding great public demonstrationss of o
svmpathy with the Holy Father. Among n
the resolutions which are TO pc proposed aC p
the Kilkenny meeting is lone which refers n
20 the request that the Government shall n
not recognize the robbery of the Pope, and n
lie as follows: I" That we call upon cur re- i
representatives. to convey this, our demand, +
event Of o refusal, to withdraw their sup
port from, and oppose by every means IN
their power, the Ministry who would sane Ia
ton such an 0utrage."a
Serious Disturbances IN LMrgdn-,Lurgar,l
come and gone, but, in this town at least,
not without some disturbance. Yesterday
afternoon. about three o'clock, some dozen
Of drums; accompanied by not less than
1000 or 5000 persons, entered the toWn oy
+ around the Church playing the customary
tnpes. About seven o'clock In the even
ing the noise of more drums was heard in
the direction of "Blough," and on the party
We're at once ordered by Mr.. Hancock, who
was there located with posse of police, to
turn back. Upon their refusing to do SO,
Mr. Hancock ordered the police to charge
the Orangement and to take from taen
their drums, when, as might be expected,
a serious scuffle took place, the Orangemen
in the end bearing with themselves their
drums, az also some cut and lacera0ed races
from the swords of the Constabulary.
About this time DR.. Hancock received
very severe blow ON the back of the head
from stone which had the effect of caus-
ing the blood to how-somewhat copiously.
Alter the lapse of some time the police got
tho well-kLown "move on" order, wnen al
most Immediately the party OF Orangemen,
- which had by this time increased, rushed
back past them at rapid pace, bearing
between them the two drums, and cheering
and grooming most vOciferOusly, placing
striking up 'The Protestant Boys" with
all the ardor possible, and which they con
tinued on the way, passed the BARRACKS,
and up Union street, the accompanying
crowd manifesting the most unbounded en-
;fhusiasm.
TAe Home Government Association.-A
monthly meeting of this Association was
held on Thursday week at 63 ORATOR
street, in this city. Sir William Wilde
presided, and among those who gathered
round him we're Mr.. Lawrence Waldron
d. L., Alderman Plunkett, DR.. Stewart
Rev. Professor Haughton, Mr.. John Mad
den, of Hilton Park, Mr.. A. M. Sullivan
etc. Rev. Professor Haughton, OF Irinit.
College, moved a resolution that absentee
ism was one of the great grievances OF thu
Irish nation, and that it was impossible TO
country to prosper under q system whlcl
NOT only drains away it's resources, but ais
weakens the bonds OF social order by re
moving from all the duties of propert.
those who still exercise its rights. Th
Rev. Professor, in the course OF YER
powerful and pointed speech, quoted Dea
Swift's description of the effects OF absen
teeism on the state of Ireland in 1877, an
said that it was as applicable to the stat
Of this country to-day as it was when
was written. He commended that the rent
and profits from employment should b
epeut In the country which produced then
and compared the absentee proprietors
the Prodigal Son, who, taking with hi
all he could get, went away to q distaI
land to waste his substance in r1otOI
living. He spoke in condemnatory tern
of The Coercion Act, compared the preset
state of Ireland to that OF Java, and, refer
ing to the effect of the Irish Church A
upon the minds of Irish Professionals, he a.
mitted that John b. Dillon's prediction "
in process of being verified, and that t
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Church was CO
verting 100000 Protestants into Irishme
MT. John Madden, of Hilton Park, made
similar admission, saying, "the tie was NJ
broken, and he, like Professor HaughtC
wonId he no longer an Englishman."
resolution expressing satisfaction at Lo
CIancarty's letter to Mr.. Butt, and haili
i that nobleman's statements as evldencet IL
the nobility and gentry of the country
the inadequacy of the present leglslatl
arrangements to meet the wants OF lrelai
WAS proposed by MIR. A. NJ. Sullivan,
seconded by DR.. Shaw, F. I. c. D., "
delivered a very forcible speech. 1
meeting was most enthusiastic and
couraging one.
The Meeting IN Werford.-The meet
held on Thursday week in Wexford to
press sympathy with the Holy Father ,
presided over by the Bishop OF Ferns,
was attended by the leading gentry OF
country, among whom were Lord Grana
Sir John Esmonde, NJ. p, Mr.. D'Al
NJ. p, Mr.. Power, M. P, the Mayor
wexford, etc. The Bishop delivered
a., impressive speech, in which he denoun
the infamous conduct of the Italian U
eminent, expressed surprise ut the attit
of the European powers, and strongly
.demned the policy of England. He pom
ly referred to the encouragement habit
ly afforded to the fomenters of revolu
abroad by England, while the same pc
sternly repressed every attempt at In
rection at homes Lord Granard moved
first resolution, protesting against the
propriation of the States of the Church
Victor Emmanuel an act pils
by fraud and force, and "in vlolatlol