The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-27

never had the courage to act contrary to his
orders. it would have been truo enough, for
they had never had, and if they had had, they
would have been all turned out of their homes.
The truth is that Capt Archdall couceives he
has right to the votes of his tenants as well
as to the rent they pay him, and that it is to
should DO made. And so with all Irish land
lords. Capt. Arcbdall is a capital specimen of
the class: But the power of Capt. Archdall
over his tenants votes is gone. We have the
ballot now, and no matter what letters land
lords may WRITE they can't really any longer
compel their tenants to vote in any particular
way.
is once more on the parliamentary tapis. Mr..
Fawcetts bill for turning, he Protestant Uni
versity of Dublin into a theoretically intidel
institution brings the whole matter to the front
once more This bill was first introduced into
the House of Commons two three years ago.
and was read q second time last session but
it was always opposed by the Government as
Offering, in their opinion, a wholly Inadequate
solution of the difficulty. At tho beginning of
the present session it was introduced for the
third time, and the second reading of it was
fixed for Wednesday, Mr.. Fawcett's intention
being not to 20 on with it at all if the Govern
nent bill should prove satisfactory to b nj and
should pass. Tho Government bill having
been unsatisfactory to him, and having failed
to pass, he fell to working ut his own, and was
in full career when he was suddenly brought
to stand-still by an Irish Liberal member
Dir. Ca,lan, n. p. for Dundalk. How this came
doouU iS SuOEtly Oir. l. aWcstG determined
to mako some changes in his bill, hut instead
OF waiting to do SO until it lad passed the
ond reading and got into comI,ittee, lie made
them before the day fixed for the second read
ing, and lie issued his bill so changed as the
bill he had got the House to read the .irst time
a few weeks previously. Mr.. Callan detected
the difference, called the Speakers attention
to it, and, finally, got that tnnctionary to dc
eide that the bill could not be proceeded with,
but must be reintroduced. Tho effect of this
would be-on the suppositon that the Govern
nent would oppose the lill-to shelvc it for
the session, for although Mr.. Fawcctt might
strive to go on, he would not probably tind
time under the rules of the House. But here
the Government proposed that if he would
consent to sacrifice all the other clauses but
those abolishinS tests il. dublin University
and Trinity College, they would support Kim
and undertake to find day for him. He closed
with the offer, and now it is very probable,
nay, certain, that the clauses will become law.
The Irish Liberal members have opposed, and
will continue to oppose, all and every part of
the meaSure-because all and every part of it
is devised in the interests of secular education
and intidelity, and because the passing of all
and every part of it would probably delay
satisfactory settlement of the question.
There important meeting of the
Home Government Association on Friday night
last, but cannot now say more about it than
That several aud important accessions
were announced at it. Amongst those who
have jus5 joined the Associations are Mr.. Nit
chell Henry, NJ. p. County Galway, Mr.. Della
hunty, NJ. p, Waterford city,, and several
Satholc clergynen from Meath and Wexford.
j. ). C.