The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-16
YRIsR MAIL. MKWa.
Daslin Nation, Nay Ssth.

Aa to the Irish business transacted in
Parliament during the week but little need
be said. Another effort has been made to
push the Sunday Closing Bill through
com mittee. but the effort has been unsuc-
ceesful. Mr.. Parnell and some others of
the active section Of the Home Rule party
have made further assaults on the Queen's
Colleges by way of disputing the estimates,
and We may here note that the discussions
80 far raieed upon the estimates by the
so-called Obstructive members has so re
tarded the business of granting the supplies
that Mr.. Parneil bas been called o curse to
the kingdom (of Eagland), and the Minis
terial organ has published an evidently
inspired paragraph threatening an inten-
tion on the part Of the government to
muzzle certain members of the House at an
early date by another "new rule" Finally,
the House OF Commons threw out on Wed
nesday the Rating of Towns Bill, the object
of which was merely to give the same fa-
cilities in Ireland for the registration of
Parliamentary voters that have existed In
EDgiand for the past nine years. Of all
the outrages perpetrated by the House of
Commons on Ireland during the present
Parliament this 10 decidedly one of the most
fragrant and indefensible.
This outrage has led to o step being
taken by the Home Rule party which may
possibly have rcsults important to the
Irish cause, aud as the same time disa-
greeable to the Government and the House.
Immediately after the division q reqaisition
was prepared and signed by twenty-five
members calling meeting of the party
for Saturday 'sto consider what steps, If
any, should be taken in reference to the
conduct of the Government in defeating
the Borough Franchise Bill and the Rating
of Towns Bill, and the general disregard
with which the Government has treated all
measures looking to the smelioration of
Irelsnd.n 1t is earnestly to be hoped thst
the result of the deliberations will be the
adoption at long las. by the whole party of
o vigorous and stern policy. If Qualification
were ever required for such a counter
stroke to the obstructive policy of the
has surely been supplied by the events of
the last few weeks.
Mr.. Butt has consented to reconsider his
resolution TO resign the Leadership of the
Home Rule party in Parliament. This
self towards the close of last week to the
deputation from the Council of the Home
Rule League which brought to him the
declaration recently made by that body on
the subject of his retirement from the helm.
He still was of opinion that it would be far
better, not only for himself and his col
leagues, but also for the cause of the
once to decline q position, the responsi-
bility of which he felt he could not ade-
quately meet, but at the same time the
of the Parliamentary party itself,
made, as it had been, by men who knew
all the difficulties of the case, seemed to
him deserving of most careful considera-
ton. Mr.. Butt added-what it was scarcely
necessary to say-that his withdrawal from
the position of Parliamentary leader in
volved no severance from the national
cause or the principle it represents.
THE VERY Rev. DR.. CLEART, p, AND THE
POOR OF DUNGARvAN.
We have been requested to publish the
following correspondence
HOUSE OF Commons, 16 b May, 1873.
My Dear DR.. Cleary An Irish gentle |
man, resident in this country, on reading |
your splendid letter to Mr.. Dillon Webb, |
begged of me to be the medium of for |
to you the enclosed E5 towards |
any benevolent purpose amongst your |
faithful flock which could possibly have |
been served by Mr.. Webb's suspicious gift |
bad it been accepted. |
You have in this case nobly viDdicated |
public morality and patriotic principle. |
For myself, having long since learned to |
esteem your personal and public worth, /
was not at all aetonished, though I was !
greatly gratified, TO f1od you display all
true priest and patriotic Irishman. Yours |
very sincerely, A N. SULLIVAN.
Rev DR.. Cieary, PIP, Dungarvan.
DUKGARvAN, 2Ist May, 1873.
My Dear Ar. SullirGR On my return |
to DuDgarvan to day, after week's
absence, got your kind letter enclosing |
o cheque for S5, the gift of an Irish gem
tleman resident in England, who desires to
have it applied to the purposes Of benevo- |
lenca am0nosk NV faithful neonla vvhirh
could possibly have been served by Mr.. |
Webb's suspicious gift had it been accept |
ed. Have the goodness to express to your |
patriotic friend the warm gratitude of the |
priests and people of Dungarvan for this |
very kind and opportune donation, whose !
value Is immensely enhanced by the occa-
sion of it's bestowal, In marking thus
his approval of our deter |
mination to maintain political virtue on |
the basis of moral duty, equally with the
virtues Of private life, free from taint or
juss suspicion, be sustains aud cheers us in