The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-17

/ II, 1872. !
man was received with ''laughter," but we
hope th&s something sterner than mere |
hilarity will be shown by ALL who wieh to |
resist persecution when he proceeds to |
move upon his notice. 1t is no laughing
matter to have man like this constaPtly
instit utions, to which he Is 80
implacable an enemy.
Death of the Bishop of Iroy.-The Lon
the death of the Rt. Rev. William P. Nor
ris at the age of 90 years. At very early
age he joined the order of the Benedictines,
that is now represented in England by the
community that exists at Downside, near
Bath. Later on he came to London, and
gained certain celebrity as a preacher, at
The then famous chapel Of the Portuguese
embassy in South Street. Having been
employed for q while as secretary to DR..
Miner, the Vicar-Apostolic Of the Midland
District, he was at length recommended to
Rome as worthy of the episcopal dignity:
Bishop of the Island of Mauritius, and i'm
mediately departed to take charge Of that
distant and uninviting diocese. There he
labored for many years in the face of trials
and difficulties of no ordinary character,
and resigned his charge only when he per-
celVeu Cn8G INC AaWAeSenesS OA mAkos eVoOu
in the way of his duty to God and the
Church. About the year ls40 DR.. Morris
returned to England, and commenced at
once that career of zeal for goodness which
has made his name household word
throughout the Catholic body. For thirty
years, from no other obligation than that
imposed upon him by good will and
brotherly love, has this venerable prelate
labored for the welfare of the missions of
the Dioceses of Westminster and South
wark. -.
Religious Disabilities Abolition Act.-As
mentioned in our last issue, q bill with the
above title has been presented in the House
of Commons. The bill does not deal with
the highest dignity Of the realm-the
Crown, from which Catholics are excluded,
bnt removes religious restrictions from all
other Offices. It also proposes to repeal the
penal clauses of the Catholic Emancipation
Act, which relate to the suppression of
Jesuits and other religious orders. In con-
clusion, provision IL made whereby
"After the passing of this Act, no use,
trust, or disposition of any real or person.
al property, fer plNus or charitable use,
shall be deemed void or unlawful, on the
| ground that such use, trust, or disposition,
| Is superstitious, or for o superstitious OBJ
ject.
/ SCOTLAND.
Presentation By Protestants. =" Stands
Scotland where she did Z" or has the print
er'simp of one of the leading Scotch jour
nails been playing practical joke by rep
resenting fervent Presbyterians presenting
a horse to q Popish priest We know not,
but we place before our readers the report
of an event without precedent in Scotch
history. A few evenings since, number
Of Protestant gentlemen connected with
Maryhill and neighborhood (says the Glas-
g0,c He,ald) entertained the Rev. James
Cameron. Roman Catholic priest at Mary
hill, to dinner, and afterwards presented
him with riding horse and trappiugs.
| Maryhill for period of about fourteen
years, and his uniform kindliuess of dispo-
sition has earned for him the friendship
and respect, not only of his own flock, but
also of many Protestant gentlemen in the
district.
The Assembly.-The proceedings of the
Assembly for the week ending on the oath
ult. were marked by the passage Of two
portance and created little sensation, while
the other was of no practical significance
| whatever, and reused party feeling to it's
highest pitch. The first was law which
provides that if the National Assembly
shall be at any time illegally dissolved or
into the handle of Reserve Assembly, to
consist of two deputies from each of the
Councils General, who shall meet at some
town in the provinces-such as Tours,
Bourges or Toulouse-to which such mem
bers of the legal Government and the
Assembly as may have escaped. shall have
repaired, and, as soon as half the depart
ments plus one are thus represented, shall
assume the government Of the country
until a regular Assembly can be got to-
gether. This bill was passed by 4s4 votes
against IS. The other motion was intro
duced by NJ. Joson, member of the Left,
and was an amendment to the proposal of
the Committee, that the new tax-papers
should be headed by declaration that the
taxes are occasioned by the late war. NJ.
Joson moved that the words "declared by
Napoleon III. against Prussia" should be
added. Here a member of the Right pro-
posed further to add "and continued by
! the Government of the 4th September"
The Left protested vigorously, M. LanQlois
saying that he himself had opposed the
declaration of war. and that it was the