The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-26
IRIgH MAIL NEWS.
publin Nation. Jan. 4.

Dublin, without being marked by an,
notable incident. In Cork, however, al
ex mayor, Sir George Penrose, was treate,
to a decided manifestation of popular dis
acts of fuDkeyism, and In Kilkenny, at th,
new mayors inaugural banquet, Mr.. p
| Martin, Home Rule member for the county
| delivered a speech, which, if we may Judge
| from the report of it in the Freeman, avoid
ed all reference to Home Rule, though it wat
| altogether political.
The Ulster Examiner makes very i'm
portant statement regarding the recent
election for Derry. "Sir Thomas Mcclure, y
it says, twas returned because be pledged
himself first and above all to vote for Ca
tholic University education in Ireland
1t proceess to say that it would never have
div ulged this secret but for some intempe-
rate writings which have lately appeared
in some SO called Liberal jourp ais. "To
give us pledges" it adde, "before an cleo
tion, and then when by our aid an election
has been won to turn round and boast of an
unaided victory, will not do, and shall not
ply to all this will be awaited with curl
osity.
Dublin is not particularly well-off in
M usic training facilities, yet it is remark
able fact that Mr.. Carl Rosa, of the En glish
Opcra COMPANY, beenS W uuu IL raL0er q
fertile recruiting ground for promising
singers. His late principal baritone, Mr..
Ludwig, is Dublin man his present one,
Mr. Crotty, was enlisted in Dublin the
same can be said of Mr.. Foran, promising
young tenor, and of Mr.. Lsaby, an equally
promising young bass, who is coming
rapidly to the front in principal parts. At
this rate it seems safe enough to assume
that if there were "conservatoiren here
to file down the rough vocal talent 30 plen-
tiful about Dublin M. Rosas English
opera company would before long turn out
to be an Irish one.
Privileges Act has this year
developed one or two noteworthy features.
In Waterford the three persons whose
names were submitted to the Lord Lieu
tenant all refused to act, the consequence
Of which ia that the Corporation has had
to make fresh nomination, while in ap-
pointing the sheriff for Drogheda the Lord
through the custom of accepting the first
'f the three names submitted by the mu-
1icipal body. The Town Council of Drog-
leda put Mr.. Thomas McEvoy in the fore
ront, thereby intimating its desire to see
1im selected, but. that gentleman was
passed over for the second on the list, Mr..
hcDonough. We are not, however, in the
east surprised at this exercise of power.
ir. McEvoy is the same, we believe, who
vas some time since deemed patriotic
'nough to be deprived of the commission
# the peace.
The Irish vote after the next general
Election has been this week the subject of
.rtlcles in most of the English journals.
The Eoglish press almost unanimously |
Ieeerts that whichever of the two Eoglish |
parties obtains that vote will be master of |
he situation, and that, accordingly, bids |
ire likely to be made for it by both. More
20 be made by the Tories will take the |
shape of University Bill "on the lines of |
he intermediate Education Act" Al! this I
surely conveys good deal of instruction |
or Irishmen, for it shows that if they are |
only true to Themselves they will soon, to
use homely expression, have the bal at !
their feet As for the idea that Univer- |
sity bill such as is spoken of would he sat
sfactory to Ireland, it could, of course,
have originated only in minds utterly ig-
norant of the wishes and convictions of the |
Irish Catholic hierarchy and their flocke,
who have both repeatedly secuted the
Examining Board plan as thinly disguised
Of an act of justice.
The usual Lord Mayors procession --or
rather professions, for there are two, that
OF the outgoing civic chief from the Man
sion House to the City Hall, and that of
the incoming from the City Hall back to
the Mansion House-took place on We'd
nesday. No novel feature marked the
proceedings from first to last. Nor was
there anything in the proceedings in the
Council Chamber to attract particular at
tentlon. We should, perhaps, except a |
ridiculous address de-
llvered by the new Lord Mayer, Sir John |
Darlington, who actually applied the epi-
thet "adorabe" to the late Princess Alice. |
After this, we suppose, the knight expects
be will be made a duke. II ehall not |
touch upon any thing political" he said,
later on, ard forthwith he proceeded to
eulogise the Earl of Beaconsfeld! This |
sort Of conduct it is which makes many
persons throughout the country doubt the
expediency of allowing any others than
genuine Irish nationalists into represe nta-
tive positione.
DEATHS OF CLERGYMEN.
The death is announced of the Rev. |
Peter Herman, &C, Galway, after tedious
illness of nearly twelve months duration.
The Rev. gentleman wes about twelve
years in the mission, and during that time
10 was curate in the parish of S. Nicholas |