The New York herald., 1875-03-18
RECOLLECTIONs AND RESOLVES.

LECTURE BY PROFESSOR JOHN P. BRoPHY, OF
ST. LOUIS COLLEGE
Professor John P. Brophy OF st. Louis College,
delivered lecture in the chapel Of the Church OF
ST. Vincent de Paul. West Twenty-third street.
last evening before alarge and attentive audience,
his subjec, being "St. Patricks Day: Recollec tons
and Resolves" He said d:-Animated by a spirit
Of the sublmest patriotism, one of our sweetest
poets has pen led these lines
lake the bright shell from its home on the lea
And a ERE 6 es Sees rS w m nS S ns n
'rw III sing OF the loved to tho ends OF the earth
The theory Of neart expatriaton Is not only ialse
In principle but impossible in TACT. as Is beauti.
ully Illustrated in the lite OF an illustrious irish
sainr. ColumoKill who from an eminence by the
seaside Of his little island OF Iona more than
thirteen hundred years ago. raised his voice 70
heaven in suppication for Ireland. the cherished
land OF mis- birth.
The Professor referred at length 10 the strug.
giles, the sacrifices, the achievements OF this
people. and to the suferings they have endured
through exile from the land OF their birth, and
said such day as this we may we'll be par
doned Ii we indulge in q little national pride
tnose glorious days when Ireland was owned by
the irish. when her narbors proclaimed her COM
merclal greatness, when her religious patriotism
nerved her warriors TO strike herculean blows Tor
God and native land, when her churches, monas-
terIeS, converts and schools were
THE WORLDS STOREHOCsE
OF an ineXhauSf1ble supply OF fatn, or virtue and
o learning; when our nearfs were Tree, our limbs
unietterred. our race unproscrioed our name re.
spected. our doors the hospl,abe retreat OF the
stranger; ana w. when Ireland was kpown S among
OF Wisdom," the Emporium of Arts" the
"Arcana Of science" the Mart Of Literature and
sne nd o. 10 s Me poxe % Ss o. se
against the Romans, which lett Ireland in the
tourtn and q tn centuries on the return OF one Of
W " Iral q a la N
whose name and deeds snail never die while men,
ory holds her seat or virtue finds an echo in the
heart oil man. He was no other than Patrick, the
illuslrous saint ana Patron OF Erin. The lie
OF the Saint traced by the lecturer through
Ireland 10 Christianity. Then ne described tae
lnvaslons by the Danes and the bloody contests
tnat followed; the Anglo-Norman invasion IN later
years and the struggles which resulted until tue
crowns oil England and Ireland were united IN
154l In the person Of Henry WIN. ne surerines
OF the people that followed through the centuries
Owing to their persistent allegiance to the faith
OF tneir latners were grapnicaliy described. The
more important interests Affecting Ireland in the
Ieigns OF the successive Kings OF England were
reierred to and so the audience carried on to the
time when Ireland's chains were riveted closer
and closer every day and up 10 the time OF the
American Revolution waen terror pierced
THF FLINTY HEART OF BRITAIN,
and through fear she gave US what she never gave
through Justice. The Professor concluded his lec-
ture, which was listened TO with the deepest at.
tenuOn, by reference TO the sympathy and AID
extended TO the American colonies in their strug-
gle or independence by Ireland and lrisllnen.
1he Cnld OF xMount vernon, ne SAID, on the DAY
American Independence was oficlally proclaimed,
broke ortn into TINS beautiful invocation to Ire.
land :-"Healtn and success to the Emerald Isle
My country's friend in my country's need"
PICKPOCKETS ON THE PROCESSION.
The police exerted themselves yesterday,
If 1t was only once in their lives. They ar.
rested fourteen persons whom they sup
pose TO be picEpockets. Their names
are as follows Thomas Colman alias Cogdon. John
Ii. Dawson. Eugene Bronson, Thomas Farrell,
James Anderson. Joseph Dock, Thomas Price alias
'Deany,n james Lawrence alias "NibDs," Sarah
Gacle, Alfred Vaas, George Tuiley, John
Meenan, George McMullen alias "Reddy," joan
Smith and John harkins. All mentioned In THIS
PatricK's Day procession. by detectives Woods,
Titus, THOMPSON and Van Gerichten. The prison.