The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-12-24
IRISH NAIL NEWS.
Cpublin Nation. Dec. 2 }
DEATH oF cHIER JUSTICE wHITEsIDE.

DEATH OF CHIEF JUSTICE wHIrEsIDE.
Chief Ju stice Whiteside died at Brighton
Saturday, at the age of II. The event has
been seized by the daily papers to publish
elaborate and lauditOry memoirs of the de-
ceased, and on Monday the various courts
on the Liffey, as a mark of respect to his
memory, adjourned without trausactDg any
business; tue senior judges aud leading
members of the inner bar saying, at the
same time, q few words by the way of Gu
logy. For ourselves, we must say that Mr.
Whitseide W neither as a lawyer, mem Der of
Parliament, or judge, has been rather over
rated. He achieved cODs; derable success Is
o Nisi PriHs advocate and won good deal
of popularity by his speeches in the State
Trials of 1914 and 1913, as we'll as by his
defence of Mrs. Yelvertop; but as member
of the House of Commons he was merely
very voluble Tory of the extreme school !;
and when he went from the bar to the bench
he brought with him his pref udices, and not
much legal learning. His corduct in the
O'Keeffe cases was simply that of paT,i-
san.
The vacancy created by the death of the
Chief Justice lie, as usual, the subject of
various rumors in the newspapeIs s, and has
also, of course, created flutter amongst the
numerous crowd of place expectants in the
Four Courts. 1t has been suggested that
one of the puisne judges of the Queens
Bench, who are Liberals should be promo
denounced by the regular Conservative
organs, which demand the place as the pro-
per spoil of the Tory members of the bar
aud of these latter Mr.. May, the Attorney
General of "Roman cement" celebrity,
seems to have the best chance. Mr.. Chat
terton, the Vice Chancellor, ia also men
toned in this connection, but Lord Justice
Christians reference to that judges &" fall
lacious trivialities on the Justice seat
may, perhaps, act as hinderance to his
Advancement.
TEE AANCHEsTER MARTYRS.
In addition to the demonstrations on Sun
day week, to which we referred in our .last
issue, funeral professions III commemora-
ton of the Manchester marty1dom took
place on the night of the % ult. In several
towns in the provinces, intending Cork,
Tralee, Tipperary, and Drogheda. The
processionists carried torches, wore mourn
ing emblems, and we're ia many Instances,
accompanied by bands. In Cork the sd-
dress at the tomb was delivered by DR..
Bowling Mulcahy, who, of course, argued
that the salvation of the country could be
achieved only through the principles of
Allen, Larkiu, and O'Brien; in Tipperary,
the speaker was Mr.. G. G. Doran, TIC,
Queenstown. Elaborate preparations seem
to hare been made by the police in Tralee
aud other places against a breech of the
peace; but neither in the capital of Kerry
nor elsewhere was there need of the services
of "the fOrce.' The people were their
own police, and while making significant
demonstration of their feelings and sympa-
thles preserved the most perfect order IN
their ranks from the beginning to the erd
ELECTION OF CoLoRED NAN IN LONDON
DERRY.
On Saturday the South Ward of the nun
icipality of Londonderry was the scene of u
remarkable contest on the occasion Of
n tha cnrnnFatinD 4 majority Nf
the voters returned at the head of the poll
colored man styling himself Sigoor de
Lomanzie," practising az doctor, proes-
sing to have his qualifications from an ORR
entail college. The excitement, and indeed,
amusement, was very great. De LomaDzie.
addressing the people after he was declared
duly elected, SAID he wCu'd sustain tue
trust repoefd in him in a manner betting
q Hindoo. He was ch&ired tn the Imperial
Hotel, the proprietor OF which was his chief
n0minator. A couple Of bands paraded the
city at night to celebrate the event. The
ward which returned the Indian Doctor
has only about 80 voters.
APPEAL FOR MAYxooTH.
The Most Rev. DR.. Conaty, Bishop of
Fillmore, has issued to the clergy and aity,
of his extensive diocese al appeal on behalf
of the new college church at Maynooth,
which will be read with interest and sym
patty by all IrIsh Catholics. His lordship,
in the course of the letter to which we refer,
points out that since 1905, when the May
nooth College was established, that insti-
tuition hae given to the Irish Church no LEES
than 76 bishops, aud more than 5000
priests, and, besides, has supplemented the
ranks of the religious orders with mon who
would It feet honor on any ecclesiastical
establishments in the world. In the eulogy
which he passes on those bishops and
priests theIe will arise from every quarter
of tbe country an expression of hearty and
unsnIrnous concurrence; just as his as
to their trust while there remains grie-
vance TO be redressed," though essuredly
not needed, will cause the utmost satistac
ton.
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