The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-30
VOLUME vi.
Mern1ng Star and Catholic Messenger
NRW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. MARCH 20 Is5s
From Our Own Correspondent.
OUR IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, March 9th, 1873.

of discussion with us here in Ireland. As
anticipated, it has been all but universally
last letter, the Catholic Bishops published tn,
result in the shape of n series of resolutions
in which they decsively reject the bill, and
hey % not to the
college to the proposed University. This was
Immediately telegraphcd to London, and per.
sons who saw Gladstone when he heard the
Lutte dependency: The Bishops followed up
these resolutions by q petition to the House of
Commons, in which they expressed the same
amended, the Irish people would lose all conf
dence in the Justice of Parliament. On the
same day that this petition was read in the
House of Commons, another petition was read
from the Senate of the University of Dublin,
in which also but, of course, for different rea-
sons, the Ministerial measure was denounced.
But notwithstanding these facts-netwith-
standing that ireland was thus shown to be
practically unanimous in it's oppositen-Mr.
Gladstone went"on with his bill. He moved
the second reading of it in a short speech, in
plant that be had not disclosed the names of
tho persons whom he intended to appoint to
the University Council, and in the course of
which, he announced one change at least which
simply makes matters worse than they were
before. When he sat down, Tory named
Bourke 1.-THE brother of the late Earl of Mayo,
Viceroy of 1ndia,) moved a vote of censure on
tho government for not having given the
names of the University Council and he was
supported by q Liberal, named Lord Edmond
Eitzmaurice, who viewing the matter from the
with nearly every clause of the bill. Mr..
Lewis, the Tory member for Derry, Professor
Fawcett the Radical members for Brighton,
and an English Tory named Sir NJ. II. Beach,
followed in the spme line, while the only
speakers on the government side were the
Marquis of Harrington, who, as a member
of the Cabinet and chief Secretary for Ireland,
is one of the authors of the measure and Mr.
Osborne Morgan, an English Radical, who
gave only q qualified support. On the whole,
the first nights debate was disastrous for Min
As to the action of the Irish Liberal members,
it must be said that only the eight OF nine
Home Rulers, are really doing their duty to
their country. The rest are doing the Minis
against Ireland. At conference of these
worthless held in the House of Commons on
Wednesday, it was found that SO far from
there being q unanimity of feeling, there were
no less than three different opinions as to what
should be done. One section composed of al
most avowed Wing hacks like Sir Dominic
shamelessIy hold that they should support the
secondreading, and try to get the bill amend
ed in Committee. Another section-more eau
tious but not less treacherous and corrupt
than the one have alluded to, and composed
of trimmtrs like Sir John Gray, held that they
should vote against the bill but-there was
sure to he but-should first wait on Cad
stone to see whether he would consent to any |
modification in the Catholic interest. This. |
of course, means that they should try if he |
would give them some means by which they |
could avoid doing their duty; for rs the Ma
lion remarks-(and may here say that the Ma |
lion 10 the one paper in these islands that does
see through the game of the traitors, and has |
the courage to denounce it)-GladsLone will |
tell them, when they ask him to promise mod
lhcation, that the time for such things will be
when the second reading is carried and the
bill gets into Committee; and they, of course
cannot make any reply to this and they may
say that they will reserve thir opposition till |
opposition. These trimmers carried their way
at the Conference, but not without protest
from the the third party, composed of John
Martin, p. J. Smyth, Il. P. BIennerhasseti. ].
Z. RopRyne, and the other Home Rulers: all
Of whom counselled the only proper course for
bill at every stage, and by every means, With
but gong on Populations to Gladstone. These
yentlemen-these faithful members, will ex- |
pect, tell some home-truths, either tonight or
tomorrow night, but their efforts will, / SUP.
pose, be in vain. Notwithstanding tho large
has been given from every side of the House.
he government will, L am inclined to think,
larry the second reading at all events, for the
Tory Will not oppose them, being as anxious
" any person to get this troublesome business
'ut OF the way. But time alone can tell what
gill Eappen. Before pass from this subject,
may mention that several of our Bishops
rave during the week, individually Addressed
heir Hooks in unequivocal condemnation of ,
he uniVersity Bill Thus DR.. Nulty, Bishop of
death, calls it o nefarious and diabolical +"
chene, and DR.. DonDelly, Bishop of Clogher,
avs that 1t proves that we must look nearer
lome for the f0tHre than London for irish
10 asserted anonymously in some neWsua-
'oID, that Or, MoEiSrty, Hishop of Karrv and