The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-12
The Ir;sh Catholic Direetory.-Amopgthe

esting is the Irish Catholic Dircctory-a
| work that may fairly be reckoned as one OF
our BEST esta blished literary "institutions,
the present being the thirty sixth amman
publication. To Catholics in every part OF
| the clobe-more particularly, OF course, TO
Irish Catholics-it will be found n most III
terestiug and valuable work, embracing as
! it does an amount of information on eccle-
| siastical statistics scarcely to be iOuEd III
any other volume published i'll any coun-
try Tho issue for 1871 presents all the old
features in what may be termed the "fefer-
ence department." with goodly amount
| of reading matter of peculiar Interest at
the present time. OF the thirty six Catho,
lie members of the House of Commons, all
| represent Irish constituencies with the ex-
ception Of Lord Robert MQntagu, the MEM
| Der for Huntingdon, who Is tue latest nc
cession to the Catholic ranks from the Eng
| lish Protestant aristocracy. The portion
of the book which constitutes the most IN
dispensable requirements of the clergy is
the Ordo, in English, compiled by the very
Rev. Canon Keogh. This, as showing the
order of Divine service celebrated In diff
ferent dioceses on the same day, is In con-
slant requisition in every parish in Ireland
The Roman Register contains classified
summary Of the Patriarchs, Archbishops
and Bishops in connection with the HOLY
See-nearly thousand in alias well as
| list of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman
! Church, their titles in full, and the dates of
| their creation. Then follows the Irish Do
cesar Register, which gives an exact ac-
count of every parish in Ireland, the names
and dignities of the Parish Priests and Gu
rates, with the post towns in which each
| resides, or that nearest to the parish in
which each officiates. There is also an
alphabetical list of Archbishops, Bishops,
| Parish Priests, Curates and Regulars in Ire
land, with their diocese and post-towns,
and an alphabetical list of parishes as we'll,
which makes the 0ftentimes difficult opera
ton of reference as facile as possible. The
houses of religious communities of women
have increased from l43 in 1850 to 2I3 in
1870.
Threatening The Life Of the Earl Of Erne's
Agcnt.-A charge of the most extraordinary
nature has been preferred against re-
spectacle man named Joseph Swan, IL
publican residing at I Lisnasks4 and tn, ten n
Erne's agent, John S. Murray, Esq, j. p,
of Derryrce, and his bailiff, MIR. John
SwindIe, for their bad treatment of the
tenantry on the estate. The threat was
conveyed to John S. Murray, Esq, in let
ter which that gentleman received on the
9th ult. The magistrates OH the bench
were Lieutenant Colonel Archdali, j. p;
George e. Breckenridge, Esq, j. p; Blaney
Lester, Esq, J. p; and Matthew S. Sau-
key, ESD, j. +. The case caused the great
est possible interest in the court, from the
fact Of the responsibility of the accused,
who was never heard speak of the Earl
of Erne or his cstimable agent except
in terms of the greatest esteem. Archibald
Cnllum, Esq, Crown Prosecutor, appeared
to prosecute, and George Knight, ESD, OF
Clones, appeared on behalf of tho accused
Part of the threatening letter was read in
court il having bee: handed to the magis-
trates, and it appeared to be that written
Inv u of cd m
tanning threats OF Il most extraordinary ma
ture, which we defer from publishing until
it is read in full court. Evidence was given
by the postmaster of Clones of its receipt
there on the 9TH ult., and evidence was
also given by the postmistress, Miss
thc9th. Massey Herbert Morphy, Esq, al
expert, was then examined as to his opinion
on the handwriting of the letter, and stated
after examining some letters found Ill the
house of the accused, and written by him,
that the writing of the threatening letter
was similar. Mr.. Knight reserved his de-
fence, and the bench, after some dellbera-
ton, said they would adjourn the case to a
special sessions, to be held on Saturday,
the 2lst. Mr.. Knight did not ask for bail,
and the accused, WHO had been arrested the
previous evening, was sent to Enniskiiien
Jail. The case has caused great excitement
here, and the public sympathize with the
The guardians of the Cork Union have
| lately taken up subject which affects the
weli-being of pauper children in every
union in ireland. The number of pauper
children has greatly increased in the last
ten years, though the population has not
proportionably increased. The Cork guar
dams justly consider that one great cause
of the increase of pauperism is the system
of rearing children in warehouses, for it
| habituates them from infancy to workhouse
relief. To remove the destitute children
from the evil effects of pauper associations
the act of lS66 enabled guardians to board
out with honest families in the rural dis
tricts all orphan and deserted children
under ten years of age. The guardians
availed themselves of the Act, and 1900
children are now much better provided for
than in the warehouses, but a large mum
Der over the statutable age in the work
houses are ineligihle to be boarded out
under the Act. The Industrial Schools Act
presents an opportunity for protecting all
destitute children in or out of warehouses;,
and of impafting to them an Industrial
education and Il means of self-support.