The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-13
,r1scErLAnsous roHE1aB NEWS.
IRELAND.


IRELAND.
Representation Of 4yrone.-Iwo canu
dates have come forward for the rep1esen
tation of Tyrone. Henry Lowry CGTTy'
nephew of the late member ana w. 70 the
str;ne wLich wishes to "maintain unimpair-
ed the integrity of.the empire and tue 9io.
riona constitution" The Home Rulers nave
held a meeting, and intend to bring fof-
ward q candidate OF their own.
Home Rule.-Tko county club az mea
fort. at an influential meeting just ne,a ~
Enniscortby, has declared I9r noms sdn,
cation, as the programme for the coming
General election. Its four members are
Catholics. two for county, and TWO ~.
wexford and New Ross, and all were AZ
their posts at the late division. it 10 no"
almost certain that the programme through.
"mt nearlv ain the constituencies will be
IInma R1Ie and Denomin ationat Educa-
ton.
Irish National Educatiom.-The thirty
e;ob,h report of the Commissioners OF Ma
tional Education in Ireland for the year
1871, was published on the 18th OF Maren.
On the 3Ist December, 1870, there were
6 sos schools in operation, which had had o on
eSeir rolls for the year then ended s9s ,999
children with an average daily attendance
for the same period of 359, l99. At the
close of the year 1871, the number OF
schools in operation was 6,914: The total
number of children on the rolls WITHIN tne
wear was / ,02l 200, and the average daily
attendance of children for the year was
1853 $50. There was therefore an increase
of 90 7Ol on the rolls, and of 4.65l in the
average daily attendance. Daring the
year, III schools were placed on the oper-
alton list, but sixty 1--WE schools were re-
moved from the roll, and four schools
we're placed on the suspended list, leaving
a net increase Of 100 to the list OF opera.
tion schools. Grants were made toward
the erection Of l04 national school houses,
which will contain 153 separate school.
rooms, When these l04 buildings shall
have been completed they will afford &C
commodation to IL, 735 children.
ENGLAND,
Catholic Total Abstinence League.-The
tenn perance movement inaugurated twelve
months ago by the Rev. +. Nugent has OF
late made rapid strides. The League now
numbers upwards of l6, 600 members, chief
ly of working men and women, and daily
many more are joining it. The league has
a staff of visitors whose business 1t Is to
wait upon the members and see that they
are remaining faithful to the pledge they
have taken; and it is said that the result
of the visits has proved that eighty live
Der cent. of the members continue stedfast
to their principles. 1t has been one OF the
objects OF the founders of the League to
furnish amusement nnassociated with drink
or those surroundings which make some
"amusements" so Objectionable for the
working classes. With this view, weekly
concerts of q popular character have beeE
given, and SO successful have they proved
|, that the circus in Whitechapei Uust vaca.
ted) has been leased to Father Nugent. and
will henceforth be known as"League Hal,
and on Saturdays and Mondays concert
will be given, with programmes especial!
attractive to the working classes, afte
], which the pledge will be taken by thos
o. of the audience who may feel disposed t.
!. join the ranks of the Catholic temperate
party. On Monday night the first of thes
entertainments, entitled "Grand Persever
ance Reunion and Concert" was giver
$ and attracted very large audience. Tn
h Rev. Father Nugent presided, and on th
n platform were number of the leadin
r. Catholic clergy and laity. During til
- evening addresses of q suitable charncts
d were delivered by the chairman, and tt
8 Rev. Father Lockhart, of London.
Conservation of tro Bishops.-Two Catl
"a Ollie Prelates were conseorated in Live
.g pool on the 18th ult. DR.. O'Reilly, Il
al new Bishop of Liverpool, and DIR. Bee
;r Vaughan, Archbishop Designate OF Sy'
av ney. The ceremony is said to have be,
unusually imposing. In addition to Il
no Archbishop Of Westminster, who perform
O-S
ok ops were present, including DR.. Dori
a aud DR.. Nulty, together with nearly thr
Pc hundred priests. DR.. O'Reilly, as his mai
eth imports, is an Irishmau, and, among
w. many heroic priests, especially distinguie
'no ed himself during the famine and chole
nre time by his lAbors amongst the poor a
ng. the plague stricken. DR.. Bede Waugh
nil was formerly Prior of the Benedictine CO
Inv vent at Hereford, and is brother of {
Hi. present Bishop of Stafford.
nv. The Deceased WEe's Sister.-The Ho,
40 of Lords has rejected, by q large MAORI
the bill permitting marriage between
me man and his wife's sister.
the
FRANCE.
of There was unusual rejoicing in
Jon French Assembly on tho 18th ult.
ian. cause of it was the announcement by
au5 Minister of Foreign Affairs, that q tire
" had just been concluded for the speedy
IA a. Grafton of that portion of French territ
the still occupied by tile Germans. an
dis September" said NJ. de Remusat, ="
territory will be free, and France will
ter again into possession. of her ov
ring Cries of give Ia RepubliQue!" from
-,rh, | aft and Viye la Francei" from