The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-30
R,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
Jew oRIHAHs SUNDAY, NoVEMsER 30, is7s.
TFrom Our Own Correspondent.l
OUR IRISH LETTER,

tffom Vuf OWH Soffo0Pondentt
OUR IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, November a, 1873.
The great topic of public interest now in |
Ireland is the coming conference on the Home |
Rule question. The momentous declaration of
the Times, that if the Irish nation demanded
Home Rule it would get it, has given great
impetus to the movement generally and to the
preparations for the conference in particular. |
am now in a position to inform my readers
that the 18th inst. will witness the first sitting
mcconnell of the most remarkable body of men |
that has assembled in Ireland since the Dun |
cannon Convention. Where in Dublin the |
meeting will take place cannot say, but the
deliberations will, it is generally understood,
extend over two OF three days at least. The
signatures to the fequisition nnnbsr more +!
than $4,000, and amotgst tho latest received
is that of the glorious old Archbishop of the
West-Dr. MaoHale. believe the reduced
list of 5000 or 1000, which it is intended to
publish in the newspapers, will be headed by
the name Of that illurtrious prelate.
Mr.. Butt has delivered three important ad-
dresses ON the Home Rule question since 1
wrote to yon last-one in Limerick, on Satur-
day evening, to his constituents, and tho other
two in tho Rotunda in this city. The Limerick
grafton was certainly very able pronounce
ment, traversing, AZ it did, . vast field and yet
doing ample Justice to each point touched upon.
The burden of it was that the Imperial Parlia-
nent Is neither able NOR willing to pass laws
that will be consonsnt with the genius and
wishes of Ireland. In one of the Rotunda
speeches, he dealt chiefly with the declarations
and admissions Of the Times, pointing out how
great must have been the progress Of the move
ment when such admissions had to be made.
In the other he dealt chiefly with . circular
sent round to all the Boards of Guardians in
the country by the Local Government Board
The Home Rule Conference Committee sent
round copies of the Requisition calling the
Conference to those bodies. rather to the
clerks Of those bodies, with request for sig
natures. As soon as the Local Government
Board found this out, they addressed an i'm
pudent circular to the Boards, calling on them
not to take any notice Of political matters. I
am glad to say that in many cases the circular
was thrown into the FIRE or otherwise treated
with contempt, and now Mr.. Butt has shown
that on former occasions they not only toler-
ated the introduction Of political matters into
the proceedings of the Boards of Guardians,
but that they themselves actually brought
such matters before the Guardians. But that
was to help the Government-their masters.
Mr.. Butt showed oonolusively that this off,
cious, medd1esome branch of the civil service
has encouraged political discussions when such
discussions wece likely to benefit the Castle
conspirators aud iatriguers, and discouraged
them when they were likely to have contrary
effect.
The Amnesty movement is still spreading
In Limerick, on Sunday, there was q magnif.
cent demonstration to further it, in which nc
less than three couaties were well and respect
ably represented, and ut which there spoke
several Catholic clergymen as well as Mr. Ro.
nayne, N. p, and Mr.. Butt, NJ. P. There wal
another, but much less imposing and important
demonstration, on Sunday, for the same pur.
pose, in Arklow.
The third annual meeting of the League
of st. Sebastisn-the organization devoted tt
the restoration of the temporal power of th.
Pope-was held in the Gresham Hotel on Mon
day. The chief perons present were Mr.. Cal
Ian, NJ. P, Mr. A. N. Sullivan, the Hon. G
Noel, Mr.. J. G. Kenyon, Mr. Keyes O'Cleary
and Major o'Rellly, NJ P, who took the chair
The report stated that over twelve hundred
members have been enrolled, and that half o
members to he on the gus pire, as there may bs
work for then, to do at any time. 1t expressed
the opinion that the state of affairs tn,
continent could not last very long. Whatevel
may be thought of the ability of the Society
to restore the temporal Power-snd without
exterior aid it does not itself imagine that II
can do anything to effect its object-ne ont
can doubt its willingness. Really, it is No ex
aggeration to say that its members are az ehiv
alrous . set of men as any of whom histor,
speaks. Mr.. Keyes o'Cleary and Mr.. KeaSor
have the very spirit Of the old Crusaders
They are nearly all young men of ample pri(St'
means, who have been in the service of Ole
Pope, and are actually raging to get a chanc'
of striking a blow for the patrimony of tht
holy Sec.
The Protestant Synod Ger the Diocese o
Dublin is now in session in the metropolitan
Hall, Lower Abbey street, aad is showing itso1
~ laughable an affair as ever. The men wh'
want to weed the doctrines Of the Church o