The Irish standard., 1901-06-22
ANTRIM.


ANTRIM.
On the evening of May 30 the an
snual dinner of the st. Malachys COL
lese Students Union was held in the
college, Belfast, under the chairman
ship of Most Rev. DR.. Henry, bishop
of Down and Conner. There was
, large attendance Of clergy and laymen.
Among the toasts We're ''His Holiness
the Pope" proposed by the Most Rev.
DR.. Henry; "Our Bishop" proposed by
DR.. Peter McCauley, president of the
Northern Law Society, and responded
to by the Most Rev. DR.. Henry; 'The
College and the Union,' proposed by
Mr.. T. J. Campbell, and responded to
by Very Rev. Henry Laverty, V. G.;
and 'tThe Clergy and the Laity,'' pro-
posed by Most Rev. DR.. Henry, and
responded to by Rev. ]. O'Laverty, T.
P; DR.. Dempsey, J. F., and Mr.. John
Malone, solicitor. Strong references
were made by the various speakers to
the extreme harslness with which the
present university and collegiate sys-
TENS of the state bear on the Northern
Catholics.
ARMAGH.
With sincere regret we have to an
nounce the death, on May 20, at the
nf of
Brother J. A. Cation, who after a Ia
boriolls and devout life passed to his
reward at the Christian Brothers
House, Greenparll, Armagh The de-
ceased brother was BORN in Preston,
Lancashire i'm 1928, and entered tire
institute Of the Christian Brothers in
1915. Almost the entire of his reli-
gious life was spent in Ireland, where,
at different periods. he taught in Bel
fast, Monaghan, Mullingar, Tralee,
Limerick, Tuam, and for five or six
years in North Richmond street, Dub
lin. After years in the South and in
Dublin, he settled down in his old
home at Greenpark, where he spent
the evening Of his useful Life, at his
favorite avocation, the religious edu-
cation of children,
C.AVAN.
On May 90, the Marquis of Head
fort accompanied by his newly we'd
ded bride, paid a visit to his pictur-
esque seat in Virginia. The party drove
from Kells to Virginia in the after
noon. the road being overspanned by
floral arches at frequent intervals, and
at various points large knots Of coun-
try folk had assembled. At Virginia
they were met by large concousse,
headed by the Kells and Oldcastle
Brass Bands. A halt was made at the
par0cllisll house, where the Marquis
and Marclinness We're received by Fa-
ther John O'Reilly, p. F., and an adj
dress was read by Mr.. Laurence Gillie
on behalf of the people of Virginia, to
which Lord Headfort appropriately
responded A silver salver was then
presented by the employees of the Vir-
ginia estate. At night a display of
fireworks was given in the park; and
the town was Illuminated.
- CORK.
Mr.. Thomas Barry, of Kilavulle1l,
has scored signal victory over the
Castle harpies. Over year ago. Mr..
Barry, at a United Irish League meet
ing, denounced the immoral war in
South Africa. Some AIallow slloneen
reported the matter to Dublin Castle,
and Mr.. Barry, who, by virtue Of being
chairman Of the MaHow urban council,
, was -. p" was deprived Of the
commission" The lord chancellor
has at length thought fit to climb down
and rehabilitate Mr.. Barry on the ju-
dicial bench.
The mackerel fishery at Baltimore
continues to show unabated success;
so much so, indeed, THAT the price has
'run down to very low figure some
times as low as Is. or 6s. per hundred;
while such has been the glut at times
that the buyers have requested the
fishermen to remain in harbor for a
night to give them chance of clearing
& out the markets.
CARLOW.
Most Rev. DIR. Foley, bishop of Kill
dare and Leighlin, commenced the
Whitsuntide ordinations in connection
with st. Patrick's college, at the Ca.
thedral, Carlow. on June / at s
O'Clock. On the three last Sundays of
May the bishop also conferred Minor
Orders and Holy Orders in the church
attached to st. Patrick's college. On
May 10 he conferred Minor Orders on
the following: James McGufmess
(Auckland). Edward Loughlin QkA.
dare), John Shanaflan CDubuque). Pc
ter McKiernan livingston, CAM, Pat.