The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-07-22

tDubiin Nation, June sosh ,

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Dsbiin Matien June sosh
The Irish business of the week has beel
OF muitifsrious character. In one way o.
| another, the subject of the political pris
| oners, the system in which loans are giver
| by government in aid of public works il
Ireland, the Judicature Bill, the County
Courts Bill, Sunday Closing, and Other
matters of more or less Importance to Ire.
land, have been brought under considera-
ton, without, however, any very advanta-
geous result. Mr.. Biggar, Sir j. N. M'Ken-
na, end q few other Irish members, aided
to some extent-nRirGbile dictu by Mr..
Bruen, of Carlow, endeavored, bat unsuc-
cessfolly, to effect o reform in the matter
of the loans. The Irish Judicature Bill
has been twice under consideration, but at
the end of the second nights discussion
only about one fifth part of the measure
had passed the gauntlet of committee.
Whether the County Courts Bill will fare
better remains to be seen meanwhile it
has been read a second time aud referred
to a select committee. Finally the Sunday
Closing bill was "talked ont" once more on
Wednesday by The O'Donoughue, Mr. P. j..
Smyth, Mr. Murphy, Mr.. O'Sulliyan and
others, who exhibited considerable sob
etrnctive" skill.
The chief Irish debates have taken place
on the Judicat1re bill. On Friday night
week Mr. Biggar endeavored to get pre-
cedence over that measure for the County
Courts Bill, and failed. Mr.. Meldon next
sought to prevent Euglish barristers being
appointed to the Office of Lord Chancellor
of Ireland, but he, too, was unsuccessful,
though be had q majority of the Irish
the discussion-Tuesday night-Messrs
Parnell and Biggar moved two or three
amendments directed to reducing the mum
ber and salaries of the Irish judges, and in
dischargiDg this praise worthy tack the
member for Meath and the member for
Cavan were aided by Mr.. Sullivan, DR..
Ward, and Mr. O'Connor Power, while "the
profession" was championed by Sir p.
O'BIien, Messrs. Downing Law, Cogan, and
Meidon, aud, of course, by the Government.
In the result the only amendments carried
were one by Mr.. Parpell, requiring the
rules made under the new system to be
laid before Parliament, ard one by Mr..
Dunbar making the Master of the Rolls a
member of the Court of Appeal.
The Dupgarvan election resulted aa we
The Home Rule candidate,
Mr.. O'Donnell, defeated the English carpet
bagger, Mathews, by a substantial majori-
in the town, and it is no exag-
geration to say that the satisfaction of the
good people of Dargarvan is ehared by
every patriotic Irishman in the three king
doms. But the electors not only selected
and then carried at the poll the best man
they could find to take the place of their
late representative they have resolved TO
set further good example to all the con-
etitnencies in the land by paying Mr.
election expenses. Their con-
duct from first to last has been creditable
in the extreme.
It Is rather curious that the only two
persons whom it has yet been thought ex-
pedient to expel from the Home Rule
League should have had connection with
30 patriotic place as pangarvan. A few
months ago, Mr. O'Keefe, MP, was expel-
led for having taken sides with thu anti
National candidate in the Waterford coun
ty election on Friday week the council |
determined to recommend the expulsion of
Mr.. Mathews. 1t may be added that on |
the same day on which the League thus |
practically got rid of one old member it
gained twenty new ones, including several
gentlemen belonging to Montreal.
CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE TO MoNAsTERBoIcE
The Rev John Gallogly, &C, the learn
ed and eloquent curate of Tullyallen, |
county Louth, is at present engaged in the
great work of organizing a Catholic pill
grimage to the classic and world renowned
ruins of Monasterboice, which is expected
to come off on Lady Day, which is a great
holiday in the Catholic Church, falling on
the 18th of August. Deputations from the
towns and counties will at
tend, and all the cOnfraternities aud religi-
Gus bodies. The LIPS for Meath, Louth,
and Cavan will be asked to attend, and an
address will be delivered on the occasion.
The proceedings will be closed with Bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament, which |
will be offered up under the shadow of the