The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-13
From Our Own Correspondent
CUB IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, Nov. oath, 1874,

CUB IRISH LETTER.
DUBLIN, Nov. oath, 1874.
After very unusual delay the case of Faith
of which ended last spring twelve months in
o verdict for the plaintiff for ESQ damages be- |
sides costs, has been brought for revision be-
fore the court of Queens Bench. Counsel for
the Cardinal some time since obtained condi-
tional order for q new trial, the ground
that the Judge who tried the case (Chief JUS
tice Whiteside) had misdirected and bulled
the jury into giving a verdict for Father
O'Keeffe, had improperly excluded evidence
offered for the defence, and had set aside dur
ing the trial solemn Judgment of the court
of Queens Bench, on legal point that told in
favor of Cardinal Cullen. Last week, counsel
for Father O'Keeffe appeared to show cause for
not making this conditional order absolute.
He vas followed by two counsel on the other
side and on Saturday another lawyer sum-
med up on behalf of Father OKeeffe. There
is no doubt that the Cardinal will gain his
point. It is already evident that three of the
four members of the Court are in favor of set
ting aside the verdict. The fourth is Whiteside
who tried the case, whose charge to the jury
is impeached, and who is, therefore, bent on
|
On other occasions. this judge has shown
himself thorough partizan on the justice seat
but on the present occasion he has surpassed
himself in this respect Nothing could be
| more naked than his desire for Father O'Keeffe's
success. Not sentence scarcely was said on
behalf of the Cardinal that he did not inter-
rupt with the enunciation of some stale and
hackneyed legal maxim which had nothing to
| do with the argument. Bot he was well met,
| particularly by Sergeant Armstrong who grew
| almost insolent to him in consequence of the
nonsensical Interruptions that came from tho
| Chief Justice during his address and even the
other three judges (who are all Cathoiics)
several times interfered to express opinions
dramatically opposed to those of theirechief.
The Pope has written a letter to his Emil
hence Cardinal Cullen, acknowledging the re-
ceipt of G2 400 Peters Pence sent this year
from the diocese of Dublin and to the Bishop
of Derry CDR. Kelly) acknowledging S444
Peters Pence also contributed this year by the
diocese of Derry. In a letter to the Cardinal,
his Holiness pays u high compliment to the
religious fidelity of the Irish people, and gives
special praise to the recent pastoral of the
Irish Catholic Bishops in reply to Professor
Tyndalrs address at Belfast
Father Burke lectures this evening in the
Rotundo in this city. His subject will be "the
Catholic Church and Science" He has lee
. tured on this subject already, but he is ex-
, pected to deliver o perfectly new address on
: it tonight, and very large audience is ex'
pected Cardinal Cullen has promised to be
present.
much attention as a lecturer is Mr. O'Connor
i, | u for Mavo Connty. On Monday
} Mr.. Power delivered a lecture in Waterford in
,, support of the movement just started to erect
, in that city q statne of Thomas Francis
Meagher.
Talking of statues reminds me that the
statue of Grattan by the late Mr.. Foley is being
, lust now cast in bronze, and will be ready for
erection April 10th, the anniversary of the
declaration of Irish Independence. The
O'Couusll monument by the same artist is only
: half finished, but the statue part of it is near
" finished and will be exhibited in plaster or
the 6vh of August next, the centenary of the
birth of o'Connell.
The anniversary of the execution at man
> cbester of the Fenians Allen, LarkiD, and
O,Brien was kept on Sunday in some places
l and on Monday last in others, in Great Britain
aud this country. High Mass was celebrated
for the repose of the souls of the martyrs II
several towns, and, as here in Dublin, ther'
9 wers vast professions to the various Catholic
8 cemeteries where there are memorial crosses
: the members of the professions wearing greer
I favors and mourning emblems and in SOM
f cases being attended by bands. These ceie
: brations are excessively annoying to the gov
eminent, but they will never be discontinued
ia. 6.
E Good for Christmas brOakfaut--bisouits mad