The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-12


comment from the Protestant newspapers, but
for adopting which, how ever. no one can
rightly And fault wjththe Lord Mayor: This
was an entertainments given by himself at his
own expense, and he surely was at liberty not
only to ask to it wbomsoever he liked, bat also
to adopt at it custom usual in all other Cath
Nardi, one of two prelates who came from
Rome specially for the occasion, responded for
the Holy Fsther--and, by the way, he was the
only ONE of the foreign guests who spoke in
English. The other speakers were His Emil
nence, Cardinal Cullen. the Archbishop of
Tuam, the Bishop of Nantes, the Bishop of
(grandson Of the Liberator). Mr. j. G. Mo.
Carthy, n. p, the Earl of Grenard, and the
Mayor Of Cork. TIE Bishop of Nantes deliver
ed most impassioned speech, full of the
was loudly applauded. There was general re-
gset, however, that there was not present with
him the illustrious Bishop of orlesns-a pre-
late as we'll beloved in Ireland a. any Irish
Bishop, except, perhaps, the great old chief Of
Taam. Aud this reminds me that DR.. McHale,
in bis splendid speech, devoted himself en-
the legislative Independence of his conutry.
Again Snd again he returned to the point, aud
again and again he declared for Home Rule.
l. is needless to say that hat. the old MAJ man slo-
longed cheering. But cannot delay further
upon this part of my; subject. The banquet
was splendid fair, and passed off in the
So far for the first day of the celebration.
The second was marked by
THE GREATEST AND GRANDEsT PROCESSION
ever seen in Ireland. For months preparations
| had been making for this display. Tens of
thousands of pounds sterling had been spent
by the trades societies, the religious confrater-
mites, and other bodies, upon banners and
bannerets. Measures had been taken by public
bodies in hundred towns and more to have
themselves duly represented in the gathering
The people. in short, determined to make their
display memorable one in the history of the
celebration, and they succeeded. The rendez-
vous was ST. Stephens Green. Thence the
route was through the most historic streets of
Dublin for distance of FIVE miles. For hours
and hours the various contin gents, each headed
| or wagon, wheeled into line. Now it was Q
body Of mounted horsemen; now the membeEs
of q teetotal or religious society in uniform;
now . trades society. thinking itself the centre
tempt upon the country folk now some rural
company, attired in green and gold now Hthe
red-robed senate" of q provincial municipality;
now . carriage full of little children dedicated
to Mary immaculate, embowered in green
| leaves and roses and dressed in white with
| green adorn mehts. For women and children
every one wore green-in the shape of fern or
laurel leaves, or of ribbons rosettes and
sashes, while large number bore, in addition,
| OConnen Centenary medals. 1t may be noted
here also that almost every one in the process
| sion-T don't, of course. allude to persons of
the upper classes-was we'll and comfortably
clothed. And with regard to those upper
classes may say this-that while, as antioi.
pated the great bulk of the aristocratic classes
| kept aloof from the celebration sltogether,
they were not entirely unrepresented. Thus,
Captain Blake Forster, High-Sherif of Galway
and magistrate for three western Countless
| man of ancient aud most distinguished lineage,
walked under the banner of she FeEesteEs,
| wearing the regalia of the order, and evidently
| proud of thus showing his attachment to his
| religion aud to the cause of his country, for
both of which his ancestors fought we'll and
bravely on many field of battle. The clergy,
| of course, were we'll represented on the great
| occasion.
When the procession had been organized and
had begun TO defle into College Green, the sight
with certain air of triumph body after body
of stalwart men, each headed by its banner
/ and it's band to sec every one of those count
less banners resplendent with patriotic and re-
ligious notices; to hear the bands playing
patriotic or, as the English would say, treason
| able airs; to see from the windows on either
every country but England futtering in the
breeze and white handkerchief waved by
fairer hands in token of sympathy and Rdmira-
tion; to see the streets below packed fulf OF
men and women cheering with unparalleled
| enthusiasm-this was sight, indeed, calcu-
lated to keep alive the faith in the ultimate
| triumph of the cause of Irish freedom. For
nearly three hours the great procession con-
| tinued to move past College Green, and al
other points of the route the time occupied in
passing was longer. In extent it was at least
| IOuE miles, IOr Wb0n Gn0 neau Oh IL Ee&CneO
Ssckville street, after having traversed q dis
tance of FIVE miles, the Lord Mayors gold
| coach which, drawn by six horses, brought mp
the rear, had only just begun to start on the
journey. And all along the route, sight
somewhat similar to that in College Green,
might be witnessed at every turn. The crowds
of spectators might not be at some other points
| so large [though at every point the sides of
the streets were quito fully and the cheering,
In consequence, might not be 30 loud in ali
| other respects there was o repetition every
| whore else throughout the Ave miles of the
1 impressive spectacle witnessed in front of
what was once the Irish Parliament. When
| o'CoNNELL's HOUSE IN MERR1oN SQUARE
was reached, every band ceased playing, the
smaller banners were lowered, and every hat
was lifted in solemn salutatiOn. A still more
striking soeno was that aE the place in Thomas
street, Whsre gallant Emmeb died for his
country. Here again every hat went off and
each band, as IL came up, halted and played
| the Dead March in Saul. Who could doubt
after suoh an act the meaning of the demon
| strationf
At last, at about six O'Clock, the Lord Mayors
coach entered Sackville street. So dense was