The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-22

ING STAR AND CATHOLIC ME
the parishes declared vacant by the new
Court for Ecclesiastical Causes and in any
case of such deprivation, suspension, i'm
prisonment, or Punishment, the ecclesiasti-
cal authorities, in whose hands the election
or nomination rests, are to be summoned to
appoint person acceptable to the State,
| and ready to take the State oath. The
ecclesiastical authorities will, of course,
reply that they cannot, as the Bishopric or
| cure in question is not economically vacant,
| whereupon, in the case of parishes, any
ten members of the community, being re-
! puted Catholics-and the "Old Catholics -
are, by the decision of the Supreme Court,
recognized for all such purposes as Catho-
lics-may petition the Oberprasident to
order an election, request with which the
latter is obliged to comply. The cold
Catholics" and nominal State Catholics
will, of course, be the only voters, and the
law proceeds to enact that the vote of a
clear majority "of those who appear shall
be considered final, always saving the right
of the State to put a veto on it. And to the
priests thus elected, the churches, and the
whole of the Church property are in every
case to be handed over. 1t is the most
sweeping measure of confiseation that could
be devised for transferring the Catholic
churches and cathedrals of Germany to tho
small sect which for the moment enjoys
the favor of the Government. But the
whole persecution has been for long time
working up to this end.
THE BENGAL FAMINE.
The accounts from Bengal have not
been re-assuring. The correspondent of
the Nernsne Post, who is usually we'll in
formed, stated that ''the northumberland
and Backergunge-is not-a half average
crop y and he reports that there has been
nothing during the preceding week but
dew, very insufficient substitute for rain.
The last weekly telegram from the Viceroy |
states that on the 23rd there had been ono |
the area of anticipated distress was not
"altogether enlarged" that the land
transport arrangements'' were improving,
and that there we're "ample supplies of
rice from beyond sea-" The Times CORES
pondent telegraphs two days later that
there had been six hours of soaking rain.
The trades have been active in buying and
storing up rice, bnt exports have been
going on to large extent, and it is to be
feared that when the rice is to be brought
back by "the natural operation of trade"
transport will be sadly deficient. Sir
George Campbell, the most experienced
man on the spot, evidently takes these views;
for he has been again pressing for prohi-
bltlon of expectation but the Viceroy has
imposed on him an adlatus in the person
IF Sir Richard Temple, who is likely to
enforce the maintenance of the political
policy, and the Government will,
We fear, discover too late that the unscien-
life methods which he rejects were the
'nly means of averting calamity, the
prevention of which is, in the public opin-
on of this country, of an Importance out
# all proportion to the question of the re-
'alarity or irregularity of the measures
AIKEN against it.
The Candidates for Par7iament.-The
dublin Nation, of the 31st of January, re-
erring to the general elections for Parlia-
nent, says:
Amongst the candidates at present before
he Irish electors there are many who de- I
erve we'll of their country, and some
whose absence from the House of Commons {
would be little short of calamity. We s
elieve that our countrymen will be at no I
oss to identity their true friends for them
elves, and the time is long gone past for {
xhortatioH or appeal in these columns. .
We must trust to the constituencies to re- Y
yard the meritorious and punish the faith c
ess of their own motion and the most we ]
an 90 to day Is to mention 4 few of the q
men whom we hope to see re- 4
Tarded in some slight way for their SER V
ices to the national cause by the conf G
ence and support of the electors. v
In Limerick city there will probably be t
ost OF candidates for the honor of being q
'aac Butts colleague. None but Home p
1ler will be elected; and the chosen man t
~ be either Mr.. O'Shaughnessy or Mr.. G
William Spillane.
Cork city and county will take leading '
lace amongst the faithful constituencies. Il
II men like Mr.. Shaw, Mr.. Ronayne, and g.
IT. Mccarthy Downing there is only one n
hing to be said. They deserve the o
ar armest and most enthusiastic support IL
lat the hands and hearts of grateful t.
'ishmen can give them. Equally apparent n
nd equally we'll recognized are the claims tt
pure minded and staunch r. P. Blen- a
the patriotic young representa- t!
We of Kerry. ii
The borough of Ennis is offered by Mr..
onat c: O'Brien a splendid opportunity
r bursting its bonds of servitude. :.
In Wexford Borough, Mr.. WA. Red q
ond, who has nobly proved his earnest ~
ess IN the Home Rule cause, comes for =,
ard for re- election. 81
Many candidates are spoken of as the s :.