The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-03-12
Mors y Star ano Catholic Messenger
a1w oELEANs. SUNDAY, MARCH IL 1879.
From Our Own Correspondent J
OUR IRISH LETTER.

DR.. Ricards (Vioar-Apostolio at the Cape oi
Good Hope) being first, and DIR. Fortune (Presi'
dent of The Foreign Missionary College OF All
HaIloss' 1t Drum condon) third. Personally,
know uothipg of the Bishop elect, but the fact
that ls 10 the choice of very large number OF
such priests as the clergy Of Wexford are, is
Prima faes evidence of his fitness for the high
post he is to occupy, and seems to show, more
over, that if he takes part in politics it Will
not be IN opposition to the national rights of
iceland. Another episcopal appointment which
is cor dently expected in all quarters Is that OF
Dr. Moran, the present Bishop of Ossory, to the
aetropoIitan See of Dublin as co-adjutor to
his Eminence, Cardinal Cullen. If translated,
his lordshlp will receive q title in partibus in
6Gelium, and on the death or resignation of the
Cardinal, will have the right to succeed. l
suppose il is pretty we'll known that DR.. Moran
in nephew of the Cardinal, and need not say
that he IS very distinguished as an ecclesiasti-
cal historian and antiquarian, and that since
his appointment to the See Of Ossory he has
manifested conspicuous ability as an ecclesies-
tical Iu!er. He has bad TO deal, amongst
difficult matters, with the case Of the rebel.
hons Father OKeeffe.
As am talking of Bishops, may add that
, few days ago the clergy of the diocese of
Cloghe., Z recognition of the great labors of
their diocesan (Dr. Conaty) in the cause of re-
ligion acG education during the twelve years
-oS his epis is;opate, seized the opportunity pre-
seRted By Us recovery from slight illness to
present him With gift Of E700 and On illu-
minated address. The presentation was made
by the PIP. of Bailieboro. the Very Rev. Francis
OReilly, VT. DR.. Conaty is well deserving
Of any compliment that could be paid to him
rs an ecc!es:as.ic, and, as a politician, he has
secnred :te affection of all his people by his
patriotic conduct on all occasions.
A want long and much felt by the authorities
Of the Catholic University is that of q great
public hal, in which to hold the public meet
ings of tie University. At present those meet
Engs are teld in the chapel-a very unsuitable
place, iced hardly say. Well, the Rector
(Morsgrc. Woodlock) has recently purchased
some groa2d in the near neighborhood; on
Shis he proposes to erect An Aula Aarimd; and
subscribing himself ESQ towards the cost, asks
abe pub!;c 20 come to his assistance with the
remain6e1-about f2 $50. In one week his
appeal has been answered to the extent Of
aboat S40C; and no doubt the whole sum will
be subsc:.Sed IN few months. The Aula
Maxima vii be available not only for academic
meetings occ for all purely Catholic meetings
IN Dublir, AID the upper part of the building
u which :: 10 to form the basement part, will
BE devoted 20 the uses of q ph ysical laboratory.
While tie Catholics are thus erecting their
OWL academic buildings, voluntarily, out of
thsiR OWE pockets. it is too bad to think that
they shoI.d he perforce compelled by the gov
eminent 20 contribute also the cost of building
ahall in Dublin for the g Qleen's University
ahe mixed education institution to which they
have 60 ealphatically refused to resort and
which is 1ow practically maintained for the
nee OF Tie 2;esbyterans and the Methodists
LBELED MONASTERY.
- IuUa-.s he close of last week n case was
TIitG E.!s before Baron Deasy and q special
IaTy y hi,a has interest for all Catholics The
plaintI Was Brother Louis O'Grady, Superior
Gf the FTS2clscsu Monastery of Mount BeIlew
County G-.vay, and the defendant Mr. John
NcDoUCa-l a Scotcbman, proprietor of little
Protestsr: PTesbyt Me cd ist-auti-C atho-
lie and aat-lTish print called the Galtcav Er.
FItss. nay remark en- PEASANT that most of
The ant aiholic papers IN all but the purely
Catholic districts of Ireland are owned and
edited. no: by lrishmen, but by Scotchmen.
This Go..ccy Express goes in for an aggressiye
warfare with "Romanism," and lately it pub-
liAhed from apparently. at least, au ANONYMOUS
correspondent, and under the heading "Moderp
AonRStic'sm revealed" au attack upon the
poor, hsE6-workipg monks of ST. Francis,
located :; Mountbellew. The document or
letter" alleged that the monks utterly neg.
iocted Their duties as teachers ugh the late
Sir Michael Bellew had built them their school
and given them twelve acres of land in to the bar
gain that, in fact, they spent their time chief
u farming for their own profit, and that tho
Superior Was known from Clifdeu Fair-0reer
to SmithGeld Market.square as the prince iob
DeT of the County Galway" All their atSok
Il said, we're marked 20. s. Fn and thert
were "myriads" of them; the mon astery itsel
was like an Oriental palace, and yet that, 81
the very time of writing, one of the Brother
was "tro:tinG along the streets of Dublir
soliciting aims" Well,' all this was pro
nounced an untruth from beginning to end By
the Brothers, and Mr. McDougall as invited
TO prove his statements in a court Of law, HC
answered by throwing himself on the mercy O
the calnmaiated, and by admitting that th,
statements in question Wcre pure aud uuadul
*erSted caIumuies! With this the Brother
were content; they did not want to mulct
newspaper in damages, and 30 they accepte,
she apology, and req quired Mr.. McDouCRll {,
pay only the costs of the trial. 1t should per
hAps, be also mentioned that Mr.. MoDoupal
pleaded that the libel had been inserted in hi
paper at a time when he could not properl,
attend 20 his editorial business. In omen
ing the case, the monks counsel sbov
ed how self-denyinR and Woodworking the iii