The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-02
IRIsK MAIL NEWS.
dublin Nation June l0.l
DEBALCATroN OF 4 TREASURER

tnrOugnOut Dublin on sunday IoeG Oy Cne
announcement that Mr.. Nugeut Robinson
the City Treasurer, had abscOnded, leaving
defaicatiope to the amount of some three
thousand pounds. and that o warrant had
been Issued for Mr.. Robinson's arrest. The
announcement, however, was quite true
and was made, We may gay, on the Treas
urer's own word. Seeing that the public
were amply protected against loss, it is al
most incredible that Mr.. Robinson's crime
should be made to serve as an additional
engine of attack on the Corporation. and
through the Corporation, on the principle Of
municipal self-governmept. But this also
10 true. and the circumstance shows admir-.
ably the fairness and capdour of the assail-
ants of popular rights.
NEW PRISONS BILL,
A Prisons Bill for England has just been
the Government, the provisions of which
deserve the attention of the Irish people,
inasmuch as it will be accompanied by O
bill for this country drawn on the came
lines. This measure, first of all, abolishea
the diversities of priaon treatment at pres
emit 30 glariDgly observable in England, and,
secondly, it transfers the entire cost OF
maintaining prisoners from the local rates
to the Consolidated Fond. "Instead," says
the Home Secretary, "ofsupplementing To-
cal rates in any way, the Government shall
take the whole expense of prisoners, and
also the whole management of the jails into
their own hsnds; 2" and he further explains
that the Government will exercise control
by means of q Board of Comm issioners to
be appointed by the Ministers themselves.
The scheme will add esq 900 to the i'm
perial expenses, but, by saving, it is ex-
pected that this sum will be reduced to
about 92sO 600. The reform, judged from
these leading points, looks thorough going
and comprehensive but whether, in the
case of Ireland, it may not turn out fur
Their attempt at centralisation is a matter
for consideration.
SUNDAY CLOSING.
The advocates of Sunday Closing in Ire
land are determined not to rest upon their
oars. On Tuesday, conference held in
the Molesworth Hall, in this city, to con-
slider what steps should now be taken in
furtherance of the movement which last
month achieved so remarkable q victory in
the House of Commons, it was resolved to
carry on the agitation increasingly, and to
complete at once the S2 600 fund contem.
plated at the last annual meeting of the
Sunday Closing Association. The conduct
of the Government since the division on
Professor Smyth's motion, as we'll as that
of the members for the city on the occasion
of the debate on that motion, met with de-
cided censure, and it is notable that those
who most heartily concurred in the con-
dem nation of the governmental tactics are
themselves Conservatives. Finally, it was
suggested to carry the war into Carthage
by holding meetings in various parts of
England, including the shire which has
sent Sir M. II. Beach to Parliament. This
last would certainly he an interesting ex-
pertinent.
DUBLIN's GREAT HOLIDAY.
Whit Monday, the CHEF holiday of the
year in Dublin, was kept in the usual way
that is to cay, there was a great exodus Of
people from the city to various parts of the
counties of Wicklow aud Dublin, and in the
evening large crowds visited the various
places of amusemepts in the city. Harm
less aud heslthful enjoy ment there was in
abundance, teste the two temperance e1cur-
sione, bnt there were also painfully visible
the effects of u holiday public house re-
freshment." In London, to use the words
of Cardinal Manning, the day was kept ae
it had never been kept before, for no lees
than a hundred thousand persons met to-
gether in Hyde Park "for the purpose OF
endeavoring to put down the shame, and
the curse aud the dangers of drunkennees.'
Professions from various parts of London
assem- bled on the Thames Embankment, and
thence, headed by bands, marched through
some of the leading streets to the Park,
where four great meetings were held in
support of the Permissive Bill. We are
glad to emphasize the fact that in this cred
table aud significant denomination our fell
low country men in the English metropolis
took a leading, if not the foremost, part.
THE LION OF THE FOLD OF JUDAH.
The Archbishop of Tuam witnessed in
BalIinasloe a few days since striking man.
Hesitation of the love and admiration in
which his Grace is held by his country men
On passing through the town to a remote
part of his diocese, be was met by almost
the whole population of the place, and pre-.
seuted with an address recouBting hit
splendid services to the Church and to Ire
land. In reply his Grace made a mos
eloquent speech closing with a call fol
three cheers for the green.' Is it neces
sary to add word as to the enthusiasm
created by this outburst of patriotic feeling
in the old man eloquent"7 The mere
reading of the incident lie enough to sent
tho blood coursing more quickly through
the veins, and to cause q prayer to rise Il
the lips for the prolOngtion for many year
to come of life so valuable and 30 splen
did ss that of the intrepid churchmal
and the illustrious Irishman, John Mac
Hale.