The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-23

tions received by the treasurers has been ap-
pied towards the coet of printing, advertise
ments, postage, correspondence, clerks work,
or scrivenery, or in what may be called the
usual routine expenses of apubfio committee
These charges were unusually moderate
that the dividends paid upon the subscription o
(Which were from time to time invested in the
public fnnds( more than sufioed to defray
them. The hon. secretaries claim but little
credit for the success OF this undertaking. be-
cause they were always supported aud en-
conraged by generous committee, who per-
mittsd neither personal views u or political bias
to interfere with the discharge of important
public duties, Around the couucil-tabie Of
the com mittee met men of the most diverse
views in public affairs; vet never has there
been exhibited a trace of any feeling save o
common and harmonious desire to unite in
disoharging this debt of gratitude to q great
lrishman. If the acquittal of this national
obligation has been long delayed. it may at
least be said that never could it have been
begun and completed in manner more worthy
Of Industrious Grattau. the memory of whose
virtues, admiration for whose genius. and
in the breasts of all his countrymen.
This report is signed by the Hon. j. Prem
dergast Vereken, (brother of Lord Wis count
Gort, bsrrister, and member of the Dublin
corporation), by NJ. Thomas, E. Webb, Q. c.,
ex Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin and by
Mr. Michael Cream, barrister, a young gentle.
man of considerable ability who was one of
the Irish volunteers for Pho Mono on the fields
of Casteihdardo and spoleto. OF the three MT.
Cream alone is q Catholic as stated in the re-.
port, persons of all creeds have co-operated
in paying honour to the greatest Irishman of
his generation. The member of the commit
tee alluded to as having initiated the monu-
ment movement by subscribing $500 towards
tho expenses is, Of course, Mr.. A. N. Sullivan,
NJ. p, editor of the Nation concerning whom
this also should be prominently noted at this
time-that it was he who secured for the
statue the splendid site which it stands.
This site-the centre of the open space sur.
rounded on two sides by the old Parliament
house and by Trinity College-had actually
been voted away by the corporation for q
statue of Prince Albert (the Queens husband),
when Mr. Sullivan, then a member of the cor
poration, by two or three very spirited speech
es and by vigorous writing in his newspapers
got the vote rescinded and the place reserved
for GrAttsn. And latterly, W hen anything had
to be done in the way of getting the corpora
tion finally to confirm its grsut, it was, be-
lieve, Mr.. Sullivan and no other person who
superintended the work.
The conference of Irish Home Rule menu
bers of Parliament of which spoke in recent
letter, commenced it's slttiugs to-day in Nor
risson's Hotel. As the proceedings are pr-
vate, cannot ut present state the number Of
members in attendance the result of the
deliberations ; bat in a day two expect to
be in position to send some information on
both points. One thing is certain, the people
are anxiously waiting to know what the men,
bers have d determined to do in the next session
ofParliament. Tomorrow night, good many
of them will attend great meeting of the
Home Rnle League in the Rotupdo, and on
Thursday eveni1RlFs will be present at the
dinner of the c. q the Leaguein honour
of the unwilling Grattan monument.
believe abb one hundred and sixty persons
altogether will attend this banquet. lam sure
Mr.. O'Connor Power must regret his absence
from Ireland just now, but he may console
himself with the reflection that he is doing
good for the Irish cause in America and he
may rest assured also that the vapid decIams-
ton of some Of the New York Fenians in his
regard has done him not the slightest harm in
this country.
The Armagh election petition trial has re-
suited in an utter defeat for the Orangemen.
Captain Beresford, son of the Protestant Pri-
mate, was returned by a coalition of the mod
crate Protestants and all the Catholic electors
in the borough in opposition to the candidate
of the extreme Orange party. This party &C.
cordingly petitioned against his return,
charging him with bribery, treating, and init
midation. Well, after twelve days trial, the
judge (Mr. Justice Fiizgerald) has prom ced
all the charges unfounded, and, considering
the objects with which, and the manner in
which the petition was prosecuted, he con-
demn ned the petitioners in all the costs-some
thousands of pounds sterling. This is a heavy
blow particularly for the defeated candidate
barrister named Kaye who was 90 sure of