The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-06-25
NIscELLANEoUs F0REIaN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
The deputation of Catholic youths were to |
start for Rome ON the 9th inst. Up to Wednes- |
ceived to the address, and E2600 subscribed. |
A pleasing incident is to be found in the fact
that, when it became known to the Duke Of /
lege, Bayswater, had petitioned to give up |
their prizes, that they might have means TO |
send representative to Rome, his Grace at |
once offered to provide the prizes for them
accuracy Of Ne,rspaper Hems.-The PaH MaH
Gdsefte having stated that several Neapolitan
George Bowyer has written as follows to that
paper: "Sir-My attention has been directed
to statement in your paper of the 10th inst,
have given their public adhesion to the views
OF Dr.. Dollinger. have before me a letter
from the Cardinal Riario-sforza, Archbishop
belonging to his archdiocese has manifested
any such opinions or given any such adhesion"
Opeaimg Of Catholic Church at De,csbury.-
Churoh 81 oar soeT LADY anI St. Paalnus
took place at Dewsbury. The ground cost
Ss00 and the building between f9O0O and
E1OOOO.
Solemn Opening of the Memorial Church at
Nor.oood.-The new Church of the Ever Faith
full Virgin, in connection with the Convent Mt
Norwood, was solemnly opened OH Thursday.
The church, as is well known. is intended as q
memorial of the late beloved Bishop Grant, on
the first anniversary of whose death the OPEN
ing took place, although the work was COM
menced less than year ago. It's handsome
of the architect, Mr.. Goldie.
Reparation to God.-In all classes Of Catholic
society in England we hear of the thrill of
horror which has been caused by the outrages
against religion, the Blessed Virgin, the Bless
ed Sacrament, and Almighty God, which has
cially devoted to crime-Holy Week and Ascen-
sion Week. In the first days of Holy Week
the Catholic Colleges and religious houses
were invaded on Maundy Thursday the Arch
bishop was arrested and his palace pillsged;
on Good Friday advertisements were placarded
over Paris announcing dinner at three francs
Holy Saturday a decree was issued to close all
churches and to forbid the public worship of
God. Priests and religious were cast into
prison. During Paschal time religious educa-
tion was abolished in all the public schools,
and the crucifx and other emblems of religion
destroyed. Churches were turned into club
houses. The Feast of the Ascension and its
Octave was no less tragic in the insults offered
by the creature to his Creator. On the day of
the Ascension the Church of Notre Danes des
VICTORIES was sacked, the statue of the Blessed
Virgin horribly profaned, and Hosts-we may
hope that they were unconsecrated Hosts
| scattered among the multitude for proclamation.
During the Octave Paris was set on fire, and
before it's close the Archbishop was murdered.
An English Freemason writes to the papers,
fully admitting that the Paris Masons were
actuated by hatred of the Catholic religion.
The thought of reparation to the injured ma
jesty of God fills the minds of Catholics The
Archbishop of Westminster has formally called
| the attention of his flock to this solemn duty.
On the last day of May the Jesuits' Church in
Farm street, was the scene of q magnificent
act of reparation in honor of the Blessed Vir-
gin. On the Feast of Corpus Christi, special
| acts of reparation will be made throughout
England to the outraged Love and Majesty of
| the Blessed Sacrament.
4 AUSTRALIA.
| The Oldest Irish coionist in Australia has
| passed away; another link between the past
and present of the colony has snapped asunder;
one Of the earliest pioneers of our civilization
| is no more. On the 2Sth of February, we fol-
| lowed to the grave the remains of the vener-
| able Mr.. Edward Ryan, of Galong-the patri-
settlers who ventured into the unknown in
| terror, colonized the " new country ms it was
then called, and opened up its resources, and
proved to less yenturous colonlsts the wealth
| and richness of the hitherto supposed useless
lands of the colony. The subject of our me-
moir was born in Clonoulty, in the county of
Tipperary, Ireland, in the year 1855, and arrived
in this colony in 1915, the twenty-seventh year
of its foundation; so that we may say he knew
the colony in it's infancy, watched its early eff
forts to rise. and marked its gradual expansion
our shores, Sydney was but mere village,
having little no communication with the
outer world, its only craft few fishing smacks.
To-day her spacious quays ana WhaFIs ma s are
and her ships are on every sea- In her COM
merce, in her spacious and thronged streets,
in her public buildings, she rivals many OF the
, oldest cities of the world. Yet all of this oc-
CURED in part of the life of a man (1sl5-ls7D.
} When Mr. Ryan arrived in the colony
. there was not Catholic church single
priest within Its bounds os. Father se..I51 0Fli1n
but the bigots of the day did not want a priest
on the soil, and he was soon expelled the
! colony under the pretext that he had not per
mission from the home authorities to reside
T here. This act of arbitrary power all but
drove the Catholic population to insurrection
but Archpriest O'Flinn appeased their swelling
i anger, foretelling happier days to come. and
t comfort and alteration in a cottage on the site
? of which now stands the Church of st. Patrick
I Sydney Does it not call to our mind the early
e Christians in the Roman Catacombs adorinG
o in fear and silence amid the revels of mighty
= Romes But such has ever been the foundation
# of the Church: sowing the grain of mustard
seed in grief and sorrow, from which The
mighty tree is to spring which is to oyershadow
o the earth with its branches. We look upoi
o this as the planting of the Australian Church
. the laying of her great cornerstone: o., Our dea
n aud aided zealously its progress and extension
9 through his long life. Before his death h
q oh all the colo