The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-03

Inc IoIlOWln8 letter from Hls Grace tn
Archbishop of Cashel has been sent to MI
THURLEs May 3, 1877.
My Dear Mr.. Gray-The priests of Cashe
and Emly appealed to their parishioners Of
last Sunday week in furtberance of the But
Testimonial Fnnd, and have the satisfaction
of placing in your hands as q result the en-
closed cbeque for seven hundred and forty
pounds, which you will kindly credit to tha
| account.
When committing to my charge their owr
generous subscrip ptions and those of their ever
| faithful hocks the clergy requested me to con
prominent member, aud through you to Mr.
| Butt himself, the expression of their thorough
devotedness to the cause with which his name
| is so conepcuously identified.
They wish me, moreover, to give him the
assurance that the sympathIes atd support OF
the priests aud people of this ancient and
patf'utic diocese shall not be wanting while he
earnestly struggles for any measure, or even
lnstalmeDt, of Irish independence which public
spirit amongst may call for. and prudent
men judge it possible to obtain.-I have the
faithful servant.
TT w. CRoKE, Archbishop of Csshel.
DEFEAT OF TWO IRISH BILLS.
On Wednesday Two Irish bills we're
under confederation. One was Sir c..
OLoghfen's for enabling Irish barristers
to practise in E gland and English barris-
ters to practise in Ireland, as we'll as for
enabling Irish judges to go circuit in Eng.
land and eice versa. The other was Mr.
Biggar's measure for preventing the dis
reimbursement of voters whose rates are
paid by the landlords Both were defeated,
though the latter was merely copy of a
law actually in force in England, aud was
supported by majority of the Irish mem
bers present. In the debate on Sir c.
O'Loghlen's bill (Which, by the way, was
by no means universally approved of by
the members of the Irish party) Mr.. Par
nell described how the Irish bar had been
debauched from being a body of patriotic
mem into being band of serviie tools of
successive En- ,lish governments, while Mr.
Biggar Foundly declared that the people of
Ireland did not consider Mr.. Justice Keogh
an impartial judge. Of course, these
"attacks upon the bench and bar" pre-
voked such persons as Messrs. Pluukett
ald Gibson to speeches in ''defence," but
whether those ready defenders of "the pro-
fession" made much by their display is
more than doubtful.
q decision on Friday week on the question
submitted to it at the beginning of the
session. Sir. NJ. II. Beach proposed that
the five cities of Dublin, Cork, Waterford,
Limerick, and Galway should \be exempted
from the peration of Mr.. Symth's Bill,
and this motion was rejected by nine votes
TO seven-that is, by majority \of two.
As however, Sir NJ. H. Beach who occu
pied the chair on the occasion, did not
vote, the real majority was only one. This,
we suppose, finally disposes of the matter.
The only thing in doubt is now whether,
with the Government either hostile to the |
reform, or at the best lukewarm |
in its regard, time can be found to push !
the bill through its remaining stages in the
House.
FATHER OKEEFFE.
Father O'keeffe is not yet tired of "going |
to law" In fact it would appear as if he |
were still only in the middle of "the Callau |
litigation" In the case of O'Keefs rersus
Ryan, says daily contemporary in its
Issue of Wednesday, one of six actions
fourded upon letter written by the sh
op of Ossory to the National Board, Father |
o keeRe yesterday obtained leave to pro
coed, Notwithstanding that he had delay ed |
for over twelve months:
THE IRISH LANGUAGE.
1t is with pleased surprise that we direct |
attention to the success which has already |
attend sd the labors of the Few Society for |
the Preservation of the Irish Language 1--WE |
could wish it a shorter name.) 1t came |
upon the public somewhat Unexpectedly, |
and yet l. has received welcome warmer |
than has been accorded to alrost any /
other association. Men of all creeds,
classes, and politics have "ranked in with
one accord" for the preservation of the
nooe language which Is wondrous le-
gacy from ancient to modern times.
This, we take it, is eminently a sign of
the advance of intelligence, culture, and
manliness in the country. There have
been men-or at least things bearing the
sembiance of men-wEo shrank from an
lmputatior of knowing the language of
their native land with fear aud trem bling.
they had neither the independence to
think for themselves nor the education to
inow what scholars thought. That race
If rampant reptiles has, .been we'll nigh
'ooted out of our country, and we welcome
With all good wishes the work of this
ociety as the herald of a nobler era
[rishman.
The. death of Rev. Father Sgnan P. P.
diocese of Limerick for
wenty five years, ia announced.