The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-03-06

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he good men Of Waterford, we have oon- G
idence which cannot be disturbed by either ?
he fear of Conservative trickery, or Of per- t
,onal cliques among the people.
An Irish Landlord In Troublesome years ago :
a Scotch gentleman, Mr.. Allen Pollock, bought
very largely in the Irish Incumbered Estates !
Court, and became the proprietor of immense
properties in Galway. Mr.. Pollock imineaia, 5,
iy began farming on unprecedented scale.
1t seems that this enterprising gentleman mas
had the misfortune to become guardian OF
the poor for union with the NOT very e"pnui
finds himself in a sad mess. law eAis,s'
with penalty of fl0 for each inirine eintsn n1
guardian tnnt fpo nIou s"h N.Y. poosS
whether from Ignorance or indifference, has for
{. long time>been supplying mi!k ana pI"I 1,e
cution is now begun against nm MN II for each en-
fringement, and the aggregate IS too,oou. s. n
attempt to break down the action III its mrs.
stage has failed, and as the case STANDS, ne n rs
| liable to be mulcted in the enormous sum sum
named, 1t is an awkward set-otf to the prohts
of Irish farming.
A correspondence has been published IN inc
| Jrrecmnn's Journal, in which an officer IN hGi
| Mniesty's naval service appears III very looi-
ish position. On the ed of January, the secfe
tary of the Upton Reformatory Scho2 i Wrote
courteous note to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT
of the Industrial Training Ship at Bristol ASK
ing for information OH some matters connecteu
with the ftting-out OF this snip; ne nTth IF
training ship at Kinsale. Capt. foniuen diu
net yonchsafe a reply for more than fortnight,
and then wrote to say that as ne iea are COM.
nccted was Roman Catholic, he did hoI"leel ~
I liberty to give the information requested.
"personaly," said the Captain a t sss;s .t ut
. fearing another buttIess to II system which Is
autanonistic to the simplicity which Is IN Jesus
y Christ"
Il of Mr.. Anthony Lefroy has been closely
/, followed up by the candidature OF Hon; David
+. plunkct the tone of whose address Will nav .
S disappointed many men disposed TO .Iespecu
n his treat ability, as much as it will nave
II nratiiicd others who desire to make use OF NM
o in the service of failing ca,se. having gone
|, so far as to dcnounce the law, OF which nc
d himself is an eminent professor, Mr. Plunket
1t NAV well commend himself to the distinctive
IT spirit in the constituency OF lrihity ColeSo w
y offering what ability and energy ne possesses
ie y, ;n,nede the course of liberal legislation
,c This offer so fully and in such plain terms
It. made, will probably prevent contest Tor the
IS vacancy,
II, At the petty sessions in Ballyvaughan, ;
I'd sub-constable of police made charge Oh III
Oh extraordinary nature against a man . h,ne,
ne Williamson. The prosecutor alleged tniu .,
al Christmas night two rifles and pouches wef
ny stolen out of the Carranrue police barIack, am
ne that while he was in search OF them he me
~ the accused, who took INN TO where .ne Wa ,'
as mons were hid, under heap OF stones nu
er wanted him to swear that he would not pre-
"! cced against tho parties engaged IN me io'
berry Evidence was aadnceh lor .nc s
III. tra6rdinary story, and the charge was Oil
hiS missed.
ng An extraordinary proceeding took place
ed, Swinefurd Friday evening, Atm ult: L hi'
of men had been arrested on suspicion ol naNlt
to been concerned in the robbery OF arms from
ase .yeutleman's house in the neighborhood, al
nds were under examination by the maSistra.t
.ct- when a body of ten or eleven hundreu couhti
inc men marched into the town, proclaimlng the
intention of rescuing the prisoners Inc loc
q of police force was totally Inadequate 70 co
80 exertions of the priests the, people were
, "Et duced to dispense, and the prisoners were
hos moved to the county prison.
lace The Founding Case-The religion of
1,ty. child found straying on Cork-hili, Dy co
iers stable of the A division, was put beyond
but doubt at the last weekly meeting OF the Sou
age Dublin Board, by the report OF the reilevi
res officer who had discovered the 1atner 70 1'
lth- Catholic named Devin, at present confined
icks Richmond Bridewell. This finally closed I
ecu point of regstry-if it could nave at all be
ths considered an open point-ana Ihe c .ha
cned dams, including Mr.. John Byrne, the charm
little of the meeting who went into the affair w
nrge snecial spirit raightway turned their wra
alb pr"irst the constable and carried resolut
lew accusing him of partial and sectarian
wing duct" and desiring the Police Commission
nder W drynp home the nail, hints that the C
legi- stable was acting "under orders" IN hav
his the child baptized Catholic, or in having
to Said td bs
ara, ample of the " comprising of sea and lant
Janus make one proseyte;" and while, upon
ma: hand, it is urged that the plan IS becom
Vo OF systematic, and, upon the other, that the z
> out missioners of Police should clear themse
l one from the stigma of completely which our
dis- temporary has sternly fixed upon them,
le IN men" are asked to " reverse the practice
once, imagine Protestant policemen laying hol'
lty Oh infant wanderers, and having them baptlze
lctiSe the Protestant religion. The conclusion
Taius Catholics would resent it as an outrage
rem perfectly just conclusion, but the hypoti
IL can plausib.y hides n shallow sophism, for /
~ not sumes parity of natural justice between
III YET tholics and Protestant baptisms OF found
ry III children in n country where the bulk OF
D mat people, the mass of the poorer ranks,
III Inc pr!re tically the total of that sectio
istfc1 the population to which the parents OF 10
stance ling children belong, are of the Catholic
ligIon. In ninety-nine cases out OF hunt
lg the the law i'll this particular would do what
eat ON tholics cannot but consider very grie,
New wrong, and baptism by the agency of the II
niver-c is the one means left of escaping the Int
,ndon- able provision regarding the religion OF
emit of State"
a' NJ The Trial of Peter Barrctt.-This case
20 10, h called for trial on Tuesday Sth, and the
oon oner was brought mp in the Court OF Gu
1000 Bench, but an application from the Grow
y postpone the case on the ground of the abs
t -, through serious illness, of n material Wi
ILL., named Walans, granted on affidavit.
nron day now fixed for the trial is Thursday
=, a. The well-known Mr.. Barnes, member o
= rhS bar, cried out in court, a. was present q
~, and trial of Peter Barrett, and 1 believe hin