The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-12
n ,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
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SET oEIExns. SUNDAY. sHPTEMBxR u is7s
ouR CORRESPONDENCE ACCOUNT OF THE
O'coNNELL CELEBRATION.
AN INSIDE VIEW OF TILE PROCEEDINGS.
Dunl1N, August IL. 1e7s.

Dsr.lleled demonstration of gratitude for
DConnslPs ssrvices TO his religion and his
country and of adherence TO the PrinoiPle OF
Trish legislative independence which he did so
mISA IN NV last letter alluded briefly to the
crowded state of Dublin and to the festive
sHnme. Great as was the throDg when wrote,
Il was positively iDsignifcsnt when compared
with that which might be seen two or three
days Afterwards. On Wednesday ana @ uia, Lnnis,
steamers; Father Nugent, for instance, the
great temperance reformer, bringing over from
liverpool splendid body of 1000 teetotalers.
The result was that there were very nearly
MILLION OF PEOPLE
altogether in Dnblin on Friday-the day OF the
procession. An idea of the vastness OF tne In.
Aux of visitors may be gained from the lact
that some late arrivals camped OUT IN tne
Phepix Park, or walked about the streets al
nj aht or slept on the doorstepS. One enter-
prising person, who possesses an empty house
or store in Sackville street, announced by ad
6vertisement in the newspapers thst the bare
doors of said house were capable of affording
sleeping accommodation to. 200 persons, and
were to let at Q certain-snd, to say the least,
reason to believe that his Offer was the subject
of eager competition.
THURsDAY-THE FIRST OF THE THREE FETE
DAYS.
was spent by the vast majority of the visitors
in exploring the city and suburbs, and the
iarveys did wonderful trade. The country
folk who were not chained to the city by the
fascinating spectacle of gorgeous shop-fronts,
kept driving hither and thither all day and
their imbrowned countenances and the pic
4 turesque irregalarity OF their dress contrasted
pleasantly with the pale faces and prim ont of
the apparel of the anchored resident. The
rest crowded into the pro-cathedral in Marl-
boro' street. to attend the religious celebration,
of which few words. w..
In the sanctuary were q large number Of
bishops, including French bishop, an English
aud Swiss, and TIVE of the domestic prelates
Of His Holiness the Pope. In another reserved
space were . few of the nearest surviving rela-
tives of OConneli, and in still another were
the visitors from foreign lands, including
Polish Prince, q German Baron, and member
of the Grand Council of the Canton of Berne
the Lord Mayor Of Dublin and the Catholic
members of the corporation in their robes; I;
members OF" Parliament; representatives of
provincial corporations, also in their robes /;
and other invited personages of more or less
distinction. It was, in short, 9 splendid audi
ence, and the ceremonies were carried out with
o proportionate pomp and splendor. High
Mass was celebrated by DIR. Bntler, Bishop OF
Limerick f; an eloquent and Vi..HrOus sermop
was preached by the new Archbishop ot Cssh%l,
DIR. Croke (Fatber Burke being unable be
presently, the Tie DeapI was sung by splendid
choir, and, finally, the PontifioAl Benediction
Archbishop of Dublin. 1t Vas near two O'Clock
when the assembly dispersed, and precisely at
that hour the great and venerable Archbishop
of Tuam, appearing apon the steps leading up
to one of the side entrances to the Cathedral,
was received with o wild shout of Joy from ten
thousand throats. am happy to say that the
grand old man looked hale aud hearty as ever
The sermon of His Grace of Cashel will pro-
baby be reproduced In the STAR, and /, there.
fore, need not attempt to summarize it in this
letter. Suffice it to say, that each sentence Of
it was like O piece of polished marble, finely
rounded, pregnant with thought, felicitous in
expression; but, as whole, the discourse
seems to mo to be wanting somewhat in that
majesty of conception and power to stir the
emotions which characterize the less polished
utterances of the great Dominican. It was,
however, splendid effort of pulpit oratory
and made deep impression on those who
who heard it. 1t did not, of course, come
within DR.. Croke's province to treat of O'Con-
as . Christian man. But he did not fail, never
theless, to let it be seen that lie did not Gym
pathize with those who remember o Conne1l
only Is the Emancipation, and that he hopes
for the triumph of the other oaGse for which
OConaell labored-the cause of Irish legisIa-
tive Independence.
The religions celebration over, people hur-
ried off to the Exhibition Palace, to attend the
musical celebration-Or rather the first item of
1t, the performance of the " Elijah" of Mendel-
eohn. The chorus was 300 strong, and the
thing went OFF very well, but not much interest
was taken in it by the macs Of the people.
greater attendance WAS secured at . oon-
cert of Irish music in the evening, between the
Centenary ode,0 by Mr. Denis Florence Nc
Carthy. It wss recited in o most inefficient
manner. Several passages should have evoked
eelVoo0 OF 9ppIRuse; yeGe as oellVored by me-
]. A. Beattie. it elicited only one cheer at the
cloae. Mr.. MCCARTHY was . Young Irelander
In 1e4s. but he is now, and has been for some
years, in receipt of pension from the crown
in respect of his services to literature; and he
has, moreover, for very many years paat been
silent except upon Catholic and purely literary
subjects. It was, therefore, considered rather
doubtfnl whether in his Ode on the Centenary
Ctor which, by the way, he has got .e5O) he
would do justice to O'Connell's efforts as an
advocate Of Irish national Independence This
9o1bt howsvers has not been justified. The
toHowing verses are extracted from the nine
Mnieh celebrate the Repeal era, and are oalcu-
1SSea TMS to give severe Tebuke to some of the
Jetes: " VIZ
NGxes 95 tn then, in victory's hour,
Aa -1I cohquoror felt q joy sweet,
mnen tne wand of the Wellwon power
u ny Sonneu laid at his country's feet.
IN IN uot Ior me. or for mine Alone"
~ ne generous victor cried, b" have fought
"1t 20 see my queen again her throne
An that was my dream and my guiding thought.
10 zee my queen again her throne,
11tr tresses with lilies and shRmrocks tWined,
@AST severed sons to q nation grown,
ff1nh hr7al IN. 0arIa n.i-nl