The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-15
IRIsH MALE N1ws.
,pnblin Natlen. Jare esd }

lDnblin Natien. June 23d
The meeting of the Home Rule party on
| Saturday last was one to which the coun-
| try will look back with satisfaction. Forty
| one members assembled on the occasion,
the discussion which ensued was of q bar-
moniOus character, and in the result @ res
olution was unanimously adopted, enforc-
ing the necessity of more frequent meet
ings of the party with a view TO energetic
| action under the leadership of Mr.. Butt.
It is significant that this resolution was
proposed by Mr.. O'Connor Power aud Sec
oDded by MIR. Biggar. OF the members
who were absent, one-Mr. A. M. Sullivan
sent a letter to Mr.. Butt explaining the
reason of his non attendance, and making
suggestions as to the decision to be arrived
at which are reflected in, or, at all events,
accord very well with, Mr.. O'Connor Pow
er's resolution.
Another and most outrageous case of
British obstruction of Irish business No
more glaripg instance of injustice to Ire
land will be recorded of the present Parlia-
ment than the vote of the House of Com
mons on Friday night week, on the ques-
ton of the Irish borough franchise. Mr..
Me!don, no was supported by two thirds
of the Irish members present on the occa-
sion, demanded that household suffrage,
which was established for the English and
Scotch boroughs by the Reform Act of
1867, should be extended to the borOughs
of Ireland. The demand, on the very face
of it, was fair and just, while the inequali-
ties which the concession of it would re-
dress were shown to be of the gravest char
acter; but the answer of the British was
the rejection of Mr. Meldon's proposition
by 239 Ctee to l65. This, however, is not
the worst circumstance to be noted in this
connection. The Ministerialist speakers
who opposed the Irish demand did 80 on
the ground that the result of the extension
of the suffrage in Ireland would be ipjuri
GUS to the Wing and Tory parties! That
was actually the great argument of those
" constitutional" officials, Sir Michael
Hicks Beach and Attorney-General Gibson.
Major O'Gorman was 80 inceneed at this
reckless voting down of an Irish measure
that on Monday, when the House of Com
mons entered on the discussion of the navy
estimates, he treated it to q sample o" pure
obstruction" He pressed two or three
hostile amendments to a division, frankly
explaining his reason, and he was sup
ported by Mr.. Bigear, Mr.. Parnell, and a
few other Irish mem bers. This proceeding
led to solemn declaration by Mr.. Newde-
gate that the forms of the House had been
abused a statement which Mr.. O'Shaugh
Messy, although he had just voted with the
Government, promptly denied. 1t occurs
to us that, even if the forms of the House
had been abused, it would not have been
at all njustifable.
On the following night Mr.. Biggar re-
turned to hie SO called obstruction tactics,
not without provocation and not without
some success. On the motion for going
into committee on the Judicature Bill, he
rose to propose an amendment of which he
had given due notice, but the Speaker, who
ia sharp enough usually, faile to see the
member for Cavan on this occasion, and
the bill went into committee. Mr..
He Immediately proposed that progress
| should be reported, and talked on his own
motion till the sitting was suspended by
tie rules of the House. Not single clause
of the Judicature Bill was discussed. and,
in fact, except for the passing of the Prison
Bill through the stage of third reading, the
record Of the proceedings for the whole
night might be said to be perfect blank.
In the discussion on Mr.. Biggar's motion,
| several Irish members speaking on the
Judicature Bill itself, expressed their de-
sire TO see the County Courts Bill given
priority, while others suggested that the
two measures should be referred together
| to select committee. Neither course i5
| likely to be adopted. So little Govern
| ment business has been Gone this session,
that the Ministry will hardly do anything
| to render the legislative barrepness more
striking than it is. The unexpected and
| heavy defeat which they experienced on
| Monday night in the House of Lords on
| their proposal to prevent Catholic and
| Protestant Dissenting services IN the
| cnufchy aru5 IN ED8ianu, ana "n1ch prac-
tically djsposes of their Burials Bill, will
no doubt be an additional reason for saving
their credit, by pushing on a comparatively
| unopposed measure like that dealing with
| the judicatuTe of Ireland.
THE VERY REV. MoNsIGNoR MAC cABE.
The Holy Father has raised Mgr. Mac
Gaze, V. g., P, of Kingstown, to the
Episcopal dignity. Mgr. MacCabe has
been nominated Bishop 0fGardAra in pGrti
bus infdelium and Bishop Assistant Co his
Eminence the Cardinal-Archbishop of
Dublin. The choice of the Holy Father,
says the Freeman's Journal, will give great
| delight to the people of Dublin and to the
Catholics of Ireland. On no cleric in the
Irieh Church could the choice of the Holy
See fall to the greater satisfaction of all,
and no man could be more eminently fitted
for the lofty duty of assisting the Cardinal
Archbishop in the administration of the
Archdiocese. The reputation of the new
Bishop ID second to none for learning, piety,
ability aud zeal, and all the virtues which
could adorn the prelatial character he has