The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-31
ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81, 1871

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not loud, until they found utterance in
Parliament through the memorable speech |
of Mr.. Daniel Reardon, some time member
for Athlone, himself q west end Londoner |
Ever since the popularity of Queen Vic,
now the trading classes speak of her in
tone of personal injury the British loyalty |
may still be there, but 1t is SO overlaid by |
Querulous complaints that it is hard to
recognize. In the mind of the genuine
Londoner the Queen is civil functionary,
=" What do we pay her for I" is the indig- |
nant question OF the bonrgeoisie. The one
consolation was looking forward to the
new reign. With q young and gay King,
a charming and youthful queen, it was
hoped that the chimnies OF Buckingham
palace might smoke once more, and Lon
don season be something like what it was
when George the Fourth was King, when
fortunes were made by the west end shop.
ocracy, in spite of the exorbitancy OF west
end rents. But if the Prince were to be
cut off in his prime and to be succeeded BY
| regency, little better Gas to gaiety) than a
republic itself is all that we have to look
forward to.
We have entered ON the holy season of
Advent, and there 10 noshing to report In
the London Catholic world except sermons
and devotions appropriate to the time.
One more of the old generation of highly
accomplished and learned Catholics has
| Just passed away from us. The sudden
access of cold weather has caused many
deaths amongst the aged. The Very Rev.
Daniel Rock, Canon of Southwark, died on
the 2sth ult., and was buried on the 5th
inst. He had enjoyed for many years high
literary and theological renown, as the au-
thor Of "Hierureia" a learned and ex-
haustive history of the Canon of the Mass
and o mine of authoritative information on
all subjects connected with the primitive
liturgies and ceremonial of the Great
Sacrifice Of the New Law. DR.. Rocks
reputation and popularity extended con-
sderably beyond the limits of Catholic
society. He was well known and esteemed
archeologist, and had held, for some years
before his death, the post of Curator OF
: Ecclesiastical Antiquities at the South
, Kensington Museum, an establishment
which is richer than any other British in
stitution in ancient objects of religious
(, sacred things which it is painful enough to
9 Catholic sentiment to behold in a public
i museum, and it was some consolation to
!, know that they were in the immediate
}, keeping of o learned priest. DR.. Rock was
9 also a member of the Catholic Academia o.
ave.
n don by the late Cardinal Wisemen ant
:, still kept up by our present Jealous Arch
= bishop. The deceased Canon contributed
n to the Academia some learned essays Oh
y archaeological topics of interest. 1 wei
: remember hearing a paper read by him a
IT one of the earliest meetings of the society
e on the wonderful goldsmith's work of til
q high altar of the Ambrosian basilica a
l. Milan, which is known to be as old as til
l. sixth or seventh century, and is believed
!, have been the work of Anglo Saxon art
Dc lists. The Canon asserted that the Anglo
ia Saxons had, from very early times, hig
s. reputation for their skill as workers i
le gold.
he The Tichborne case still drags its wear
L length along, to use the phrase most az
es plicable in spite Of its being hackneye'
Mr.. Baigent's cross-examination bids ia
ne to rival that of the claimant himself
g. tedious prolixity. Evidently the Winche
m ter antiquarian and genealogist is regarde
ly as witness of prime importance. Publ
If, opinion judges of his disclosures accordiu
pg opinion is as various as the fancies of il
ng dividuals. Indeed much more SO for
it. great many people have changed the
D. opinion of the claimants identity over ar
Ily over again during the progress Of the cas-
ed Baigent's testimony amounts to this. T
en- practical Catholic. He knew Roger int
tut mately as a boy and youth. When
, q heard of the appearance of the prese
he claimanthe was strongly lncredulous, anu
we expressed himself in speech and in writil
YER on several occasions. His adverse EXPIRE
at sfons are now brought up against Rlm ~
he is asked to explain them. He repli
of that when he used that language he b
ce's not seen the claimant and fully believ
the the real Roger to nave peen losG IN I
on. Bella. -Wheh-Ae. olo see MIN, ali nls
E a verse prepossessions vanished. He
cas-. been a confidential and respected, thou
adv tumble friend of the family, but that
the not prevent him from avowiDg his cow
7ic- ton that the claimant was the real
For Roger. Since then ne mas WORKED LoF
INIT with in0efatiRa0Ie zeal ana cOnelQeTA