The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
rFrom Our Own Correspondent
DUB IRISH LETTER.

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wrote last splendid meetings have been held
in support of the Home Rule programme in
Kildare and in Dungannon'of the Volunteers /;
while this very evening the Home Rule League
held very successful weakly meeting in the
Rotundo. In kildare there was O gathering
thoroughly representative of all parts of the
county, and the speakers were Mr.. MSldon,
NJ p, Father Nolan, P. P, Mr.. Butt, Mr.. A. NJ.
Sullivan, and other gentlemen of influence.
In DuDgannon, the principal. speaker was
Mr.. Butt, and at the Rotundo meeting the
principal event was q speech by Sir Joseph
McKenna, On. P. for Yonghal) on the financial
grievance of Ireland. On the whole, the Homo
Rule campaign of the last two months has
been eminentiy successful. Nearly every inn
portant centre in the country has been called
on to pronounce on the national question, and
clearly and distinctly has the answer rung out
To answer ?. J. Smyth and his "Repear pro-
gramme, q resolution has in every place been
passed declaring for Home Rule as defined by
the national conference and to answer P. P.
McSwiney and his anti-Protestant platform,
the speakers-priests and laymen-have taken
particular care to denounce sectarianism in
politics. Never before, I think, have the peo-
pie been SO well and thoroughly instructed in
the national question and if an election were
to take place tomorrow I fancy the result
would be to add at least ten to the number of
Home Rule members of Parliament.
Talking of McSwiney and Smyth, reminds
me that the centenary balance-sheet, though
promised by Professor Kavanagh several weeks
since, has not yet been given to the public.
The story is now that it will appear this week.
What ia oorfain ia hot 10
by the public. When it appears it will, be-
iieve, give remarkable confirmation to the
statements of the Nation as to the disposal of
the surplus. I have heard that only two or
three trifing errors were made by the Nation
This Journal stated that DR.. Dunne had got
thirty pounds sterling out of the surplus and
that Mr.. Angelo Hays (the Lord Mayors SEQ
rotary and brother-in-law) was to get G20O
for a painting Of his Lordship. In reality, DIR.
Dunno got only EOS, while ,e300 and not G20O
is the sum to be given to Mr.. Hays. This latter
business is gross job aud a shameless thing
every way for Hays under ordinary crcum.
stances would not get more than $50 for any
painting he could produce, and most of his
pictures would be dear at any price, however
small. Again, it was stated that the surplus
was 91 500 now it appears that it, in reality,
exceeded that amount. The question now. is
will the Lord Mayor, Kavansgh, Smyth, and
Co., call meeting of the Centenary Commit.
tee to consider the balance-sheet7 The gene
raj opinion is that they will not-that they are
afraid to do SO. In this case, understand,
meeting of the Committee will probably be
called without their assistance; at which the
conduct of the trio will be fully discussed and
exposed. At any rate, it would be very desi-
rable to hold such meeting
Turning to Church matters, an interesting
item comes from Kilkenny. The first noyiti
ate established in Ireland by the Capucbin,s
for over two hundred years, has recently been
erected in Kilkenny city and on Thursday was
solemnly dedicated and inaugurated by Doctor
Moran, the Bishop of ossory. On the same day,
five novices were formally received in to the
Order. There was very large assembly of
clergy and laity on the occasion; amongst
the rest, Father Arsenins the Provincial of the
Order in Paris, being present as celebrant of
the High Mass. At the deieuRer in the after
noon, it is notable circumstance that the first
toast-the health of the Pope-was proposed
by the Mayor of Kilkenny. 1 may add here
that week or two since the Italian and
English Capuchins, who had for SO many wears
ministered in Cork, were replaced by Irish
members of the Order. The reason is that
Cork, which strangely enough had up to that
time belonged to the English province, was re-
Gently incorporated in the Irish.
My anticipations as to the result of putting
in force the act enabling the Board of Guardi,
ans to contribute out of the rates to the sala-
aies of the national teachers, have been fully
realized, 90 unions have declined to contribute
and only Ga have agreed to do so and the
greater number of the contributory unions be-
long to Ulster where the Protestant element
predominates in the Board of Guardians
Speaking broadly, the Catholic districts have
declined to contribute because, amongst other
reasons, they dislike the national or mixed
system and because they have no control over
it's workings; the Protestant districts have
taken exactly the opposite course, because they
know the national'system to be in it's essential
character anti-Catholc aud wish to keep it 40.
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