The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-10
IRIsH NAIL NEWS.
Dublin Nation. May 18th }
THE T1PPERARY ELECTION.

ticipated. The Caseyites declared war on
the Home Rule movement. and the coneti-
tuency has struck back by placing the
Home Rule candidate at the head OF the
poll. Mr.. Dwyer Gray obtained. on Mon.
day, 3 1853 votes. while bis opponent polled
only ,344. The significance Of these
numbers cannot be mistaken, nor can toe
fact be overlooked that the Home hale
vote on this occasion was greater than at
either of the two last elections IN =" tne
premier county," 1t should be added that,
Notwithstanding the busy season OF the
year, the electors thronged to the booths
in unprecedentedly 1aage mum oers, ana
| that. except in one or two places, where
| the friends of the defeated candidate con-
| Quoted themselves in turbuient manner,
| the utmost quite ness marked the nnai stage
| of the contest
| Bot Tipperary has not only returned
| Mr.. Gray to Parliament, but now seems
inclined to pay the expenses Of his election.
Immediately after the declaration of the
poll on Wednesday, 10 Clonmel, meeting
OF leading and !. i.fnentisi electors was
held, at which practical steps were taken
to this end, aud before it separated con
| siderable SUN of M "ney was actually sub
| scribed. Mr.. Gray, who was invited to be
present at late stage of the proceedings,
OK pressed his sunwillingnese, under ordinary
circumstances, to allow any portion OF the
| cost of the contest TO fall upon the county;
| but he admitted that the circumstances
| which actually occurred were quite excep-
tional, and he, accordingly, thanked his
friends for the resolution they had taken.
| For ourselves, we hold, as We have always
held, that it would be we'll if the constit9-
eucies charged themselves more frequently
than they do with the legitimate election
expenses Of their representatives-itw would
| be better both for themselves and for their
| representatives aud that this particular
case ia one in which the popular champion
should be =" borne barm@ess," as the phrase
lie, We think very few will deny.
IRISH BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT.
Yet another piece of British obstruction
of Irish business! On wednesday Sir
| Colman OLoghlen moved the second read
| ing OF a bill to introduce the ballot at the
election of Poor Law Guardians in Ireland.
! The necessity for such q m Basure is evi
dent to every person acquainted with
sfairs in the provinces, ard 1t was abun
dainty demonstrated on this occasion by
the member for Clare, by Mr.. Mccarthy
Downing, and Captain Nolan. But, as
might have been expected, Mr.. Stephen
| Moore, the representative of the 700 Tories
in Tipperary, and Mr.. Bruen of Carlow,
opposed the second reading, and to please
the anti Irish landlord faction represe nted
by those two gentlemen, Sir NJ. Il. Beach
followed suit and got the bill thrown out,
though it was evident that it was sup
ported by u majority of the 1rsh represen-
tation. Two other Irish measures-Mr
Biggar's Franchise Extension Bill and DR.
Wards Fisheries Bill-also occupied good
places on the orders of the d Ay for Wednes-
day, but they had to be abandoned be-
! cause they had not been printed! How
y they came not To be printed ls, some per
sons will, perhaps, think, "a matter con-
3 corning which explanation is desirable.
he -ohiy notable piece of parliamentary
news this week ID the announcement Ie-
garding the arrangement alleged to have
4 been arrived at between the Eome Rule
party aud SIR NJ. IL. Beach, regarding the
progress of Irish business in the House OF
Commons. Tue story as told by a Liberal
organ is that the government has practl-
: caIly confessed itself beaten by Mr.. Parnell
/ and Mr. Biggar, and proposes "a length
4 eDed armistice, If not an absolute treaty 81
peace" The arrangement, we are told, lF
Q to the effect that, " in consideration OF the
d Irish members refraining from obstructive
u proceedings, such measures relating tr
j. Ireland as are objected to by Home Ruls
: members will not be taken up till after the
5;h June, while the Government will en-
deavor TO obtain All early day alter the
q Whtsuntide holidays tor the discussion oil
:. the second reading of MIR Butts Uuiversit!
., Bill" Whether all this ls true, we know
/. not; but, assuming the accuracy of thu
,s statement, we are not quite convinced tina
g. the G government will hot have the best o
q the bargain. II, indeed, there were guot
II reasons for believing that tile Governnen
Il meant to do anything more in regard T.
~ Mr.. Butts bill Il an allow n discussion o.
sr it, the negotiators on the Irish side wou
have a good deal to say for thems selves
N but we are not aware that snch supposi
81 ton is well founded.
20 ARCuDEACoN REDMOND.
Of This days Freeman contains the follow
g ing notice of the death of this amiabl
y aud respected dignitary of the diocese Q
1s Dublin "A remarkable man has just pas
% ed from our midst, the Very Rev. Archdea
a con Redmond, PIP, of Arklow, Vica
IT Forane, and Archdeacon of Gleudalougt
d The lamented deceased was born near tn
st beginning of the present century Qs0S) i
the parish of Newtownbarry, county Wez
y ford. His uncle, the Rev. Aidan Redmond
10 was parish priest of ArklOw, and there tn
.s nephew was educated at the Rev. Mr.. Har
al ris's classical school, then in repute as q
n educational establishment. Subsequent
ID he entered May ynooth College, and WAS OF
.s dained in the year 1927. He was at frt
l. sent as curate to the parish of Blauchardi
l.