The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JUNE IT. 1875 QUADRUPLE SHEET

roundl, representing King william Ill The Con
naqgnt peasants nad never seen such vlslon:
strange parsonage could be.
MONUMENTAL HONOR.
The great business OF me second day, Wednes.
DAY was me unveillng OF a splendid colossal
statue Of the Archbishop IN 'front.' OF Cathedral.
the ceremony o. nnveiiing was performed BY
great dlsplay Of p 3pular enthusiasm.
Mr.. A. M. sullivan, the editot OF the Dublin Va
ton and member OF Parliament for Loutn. deliy-
ered an e.oluent, able ana brilliant speeca which
seems 10 nave given universal satisfaction.
In the evening there Was public banquet
given ia the college.
Tae Archbishop posed the health ofPope Plus
*. In feeling anauage. But he also EXPRESSED
himself a. not content with the present condition
OF ecclesiastical politics In Ireland. He visited
Rome, he SAID, IN 1879, while slli a 0oadla.or
Gregory XVI, was Project OF the Propaganda, lust
about the time when 'nome rule" had been
been entered INTO between Rome and Ireland.
me terms OF this concordat had not been kept,
and confusion was the consequence.
SURPRISE
Those VINO listened we're somewhat surprised
perhaps 1t SHOULD be said sorry, Father tnan sur.
prlsed-tnat on such an occasion the ola man
should have allowed his disappointment TO hurry
MN lnto language OF TINS kind. the auus ons
were plain TO ali who heard him. Under the re-
sc ipt OF Plus VIII, In $780, the right OF nomnat-
ing ciergymen TO oil tue vacant was eX-
pressly conferred upon the Irish diocesan clergy.
Now Tor the last twenty-five years the appoint
ments TO vacant blshODrIcs made DY the Pc o nave
not always loloWeu the diocesan recommends
lions. Again, Ia "A case OF ecclesiastical censIre
oil priesi, IN the diocese OF Galway, DIR. AacHale
acung as metropolitan, reversed the Judgment or
the ordinary, which, on appeal. was upheld by the
Roman authorities Fu ther, 10 s0me recent epis-
copll appointments IN CoanaugDt tnat deiereAce
was not SHOWN 10 the RECOMMENDATIONS OF Dr.
MacHaie which. IN his own opinion, ought 10 nave
been shown. lAsEe were, n was generally felt, the
facts alluded 10 oy the Archbishop when he COM
planned Of "tne terms Of the eoncordat aot having
been 00SerYed.n
ms FELLOW LABoREIs ARE ABSENT,
and TINS leads auOIner matter, which, as al
ready mentioned, detracted materially IRON the
outer ceremo anu spendor winch should have
surrounded so important an occasion. Not one or
the Connaugnt bishops-an OF them MS own
al all VINO attended was DR.. Nulty, OF Meath, who
Is known 10 DE- on several points divided from his
episcopal brethren. TWO explanations have been
suggested OF TINS most painful anu cen ~plcuous
aosence. Ether tney had not been invited, ard
could not with proprlety come without an invita-
tiOn, or thes Ola not choose to come when they
mIgnt In the FIRST case IL would amour. to tnls,
that the Archbishop ielt himself so much al vari-
snce with ms sunIagans that ne did not care or
IneI presence. In me latter hypothesis tue
onus OF the absence would be transferred 10
the banops. They, IL would then seem, ala not
wish 70 DO Identified with their metropolitan
even 70 the poor extent Of gathering around MIN
~ copgra uiate aim on having accom- plishef an
unexampled period OF episcopal rue. However
IL may be, the effect was saodenin2-nay, depress-
ing. Inc feeling OF Isolation plainly told on the
venerable Archbishop. Forciole IN speech he
always was; but tneIe were no smiles TO show
forta the inner cord aty suitable 10 the OCCASION
OUTLINED HIS POPULARITY
Successful In any WIDE or great sense this judi
In the lace OF such q depressing influence as TINS
hoIdlng aiuof oil al the bishops OF the province, II
was success Yet, looking lack TO quarter OF
century ago. In the nrst nush OF MS triumph,
ter having secured tue condemn alton OF the
Queens colleges when unquestIonably he occu-
pied tue nrst place IN the Irisn epscopacy, every
oae would nave augured more gor GUS festival
TO commemorate the hftleLh anniversary OF the
episcopal conservation OF John OF Tuam.