The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-12

the College used In former days for the purpose
Of being made bishops, propose to their brother
electors and brother clergymen law officers for
the vacant seats. On the whole, the bar has
got great slap in the face, and it deserves it.
It is thoroughly corrupt and it's great strong
hold for. the purpose of providing seats in
Parliament for its members-was Trinity Col
lege.
The junior NJ P. for Tipperary who was one
of the three Irish Home Rule members who
neither attended the recent conference nor
sent an apology for their absence, has salts
factorily atoned for his conduct. He has
written public letter saying that an accident
caused him to overlook the matter and that
he fully accepted the conference resolutions
He at the same time called at the Offices of the
Home Rule League to make his apology in
person and the same day attended Home
Rule meeting in support of Mr.. Parnen. FL
nally he has become o member of the Home
Rule League.
The Louth and Dundalk business has been
settled satisfactorily. After much delay, Mr..
Philip Callan, elected for both places, has
chosen to sit for the latter. This decision is q
most patriotic one Had he chosen the county
seat neither he nor Mr.. A. NJ. Sullivan (the
other NJ. P) would ever have had a contest in
seeking reelection in the borough he had
only a small majority and will have to fight o
fight at every election. Besides, the county
seat is, of course, the more important and
dignifed. But, had he given up the borough
an anti-Home Ruler might possibly have been
returned-a contingency perfectly impossible
in the county-and he, therefore, retains his
| borough seat. For tho county Mr.. B. G. Molloy
an ex-Pontifcal Zouave and thorough
Home Ruler-has come forward already, and
| either he.er Mr.. George Harley Kirke-a local
tenant farmer of similar political principles
| will be selected as the popular candidate on
Monday next by the Louth Independent Club,
and will, of course, be elected. Either man
| will be a thoroughly good man.
Tho Galway election is to be decided on Fri
| day next. I have already noticed in previous
letters, think, the various candidates, their
| merits, and their chances; and have here
| now only to mention that the general impress
sion is that Mr.. F. b. O'Donnel, the great OPP
ponent of the Queens College and the candi-
date supported by the Bishop and clergy and
the great mass of the people will ride the
winning horse.
The late proprietor of the Theatre ROYAL in
this city-Mr. John Harris-was found drowned
Kingston. The event has caused much regret
in Dublin as the deceased had won for himself
during his long management of the principal
theatre, high place in the esteem not only of
his employees, but of the general public. He
had just sold the theatre to the Messrs. Junn-
the proprietors of the Gaiety Theatre.
am in position to inform you of fact
| which is not yet known to the public at large.
The executive committee of the Home Rule
members have called upon the party to be
present in the House of Commons on Thursday
next The expectation is that the Queens
speech which will be delivered that day will
give an opportunity to the Irish members of
beginning the Home Rule campaign in Parlia-
ment, and their best orators are holding them
selves in readiness for the fray.
long and important letter on the tenant
right question appears in this weeks Weekly
Nesps and Nation, and in the freeman and other
popular journals, from Mr. A. M. Sullivan, M.
P. It is addressed to Mr.. w. n. OSullivan,
NJ P. for Limerick county, and it is likely to
give rise to an important discussion, as it puts
forward well devised plan for preserving
the ancient custom of Ulster and extending it
to all the rest OF Ireland. J.J.c.
Tiautanant Harry r Holt IF Au1usto