The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-18
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST l8, 1873.

his turn, gave the information to Mr.. Lefroy
and, as to the other, 1t was written from o cop
of the Fishery report which Mr.. Lefroy bough
in the Printing Office after the document ha
been put on sale in the regular way. No doub
Mr.. Lefroy knew it wns on sale before an
other pressman in Dublin, but il he only use'
it after any tther member of the public nigh
have bought it, IL is hard to see how he coul,
be charged with having abused his position
WE'LL that is the story, so far as it was told oil
Saturday. The Investigation will be resumet
| on Wednt shay next, and Mr.. Lefroy's case ma,
| be upset. but do not think 1t will be. dom
| see what defence Saunders oan make, and II
| might be as we'll for it at once to tender ar
apology, with which the prosecutor would nc
doubt be con tent. The Irish Times, against
which Mr.. LEROY has q civil action bending
might very we'll do the same thing. Though
however, Mr.. LEROY is likely to win in the
law courts, it is oleer that he will have to re,
sign his connection either with the Freeman OF
the Printing Office, for the knowledge of the
possibility of bis being able to use the machinery
Of Government to the advantage Of one par.
tioular newspaper will render him slwoyi
liable to suspicion; and, as the sslary In the
Printing Office is more than double that In the
newspaper oftice, it is net diff cult to foreses
the choice he will make. The Freeman, too,
will not have passed quite soathless. At
the head of it's extracts fcom one of the reports
1t Published an information that it had them
"by telegraph from London" whereas MF.
Dryer Gray admitted on Saturday that not o
word had been tefegrsPhed. 1t need not be
said that Mr.. Gray himself would not he capa.
BILE of the untruth. 1t was no doubt come
subordinate in the &c b EDITORS room who was
'too clever by half"
The intermediate Education Bill and the
Sunday Closing Bill are now the only matters
before Parliament in which the Irish public
have any il ,rest, and botn are in danger.
The Education bill passed scathless through
committee on Thursday night week, but the
Secularists who failed on that occat on to get
any of their amendments adopted, have deter
mined to have recourse TO obstruction. They
have given notice of nearly two psges of
amendments which are to be considered on the
stage of report, and il each of those discussed
at aoy length the session is now 80 near its
close that the measure oannot pot sibly pass.
One Of the government amen ents 10 Q good
one. 1t provides for the inclusion of Irish in
the programme of subjects for examination.
As to the Sunday Closing bill, it 10 little bot
ter situated than the Education bill, awaiting
IS it does only third reading; bot bsiDg
an opposed bill it c1nn,t be considered after
half past twelve O'Clock at night and there is
no night on which there is not enough b Isl.
less of another sort which has precedence to
fill up the time before midnight. should not
be surprs ID to see it thrown over once more.
Aud to tell the truth it has been emasculated.
it now stands public houses will be shut up
in the country where there not 30 much need
for closing, and open for fouE to Eve hours
N the towns where the need for closing |
10 urgent The supporters of the bill, |
however, are not to blame for this and even |
,he closing 10 the coun ties and the shortening |
IF the hours In the towns will be q gain. |
nay add here that the temperance movement |
Ireland. D. MAcEvilly, Bishop OF Galway, is
giving it immense help. Almott every child
confirmed by his lordship takes tot al abatin.
'nco pledge along with the Sacrament.
Wexford County has led the way in taking
teps to have proper candidates for the repre-.
eutation of the constituency at the next cleo
ion. Sir George BOwyer has proved himself
my thing but q throUgh.going Home Ruler,
md, consequently, tbs Independent Club
VbOse nominations swept the isld on the last
has appointed n mixed committee OF
PRIESTS aud lsymen to get mau in bis place
5lse " here in Ireland there is not much Of this
necessary work going on, but there is talk of
preparations being made in Duudalk " hose
4. P. Philip CaliSn has been figuring ss an ar-
apging trader in the bankrupt couIt,) in
fonsghsn. and in Meath, while the London
correspondent of the EGtiOR hints that there is
eAdy to stand for Glare gentleman who
ought in the Franco German war and who
yould be thorough going obstruciionist. As
. the time Of battle opinions vary, b1t it