The Irish standard., 1906-03-03

Catholics We're absolutely debarred by
legal disabilities specifically aimed
against their religion, from all post Of
honor and emolunent under the
crown and from all the learned pro-
fcssions, and We're placed under seri-
GUS disadvantages in the holding of
land. and even i'll commerce. These
disabilities are now, happily. matter
of the past, though not even now Of
the very distant past. Catholics, on
the whole, have. says Mr.. Law, re-
Trained from retaliation. But even il
there be anything in DR.. Chadwick's
hard cases" would 1t be very won-
dertul, or Very shocking. II here and
there bigotry on one side led to bigot-
ry on the other? Nothing is more
calculated to stimulate the growth of
a new asccndency which far-sighted
well as l;Iy-would join with their fell
low-countrymen i'm deploring and re-
sisting that utterances such as those
for which DR.. Chadwick has. not for
the frs, time, made himself respon-
siEle.
Down.
Mrs Bridget Marshall of Newry.
died suddenly on Jan. 30, aged 10
The funeral of Mr.. Terence Quinn,
Carnaga., took place to the Old Chapel
Cemeter:. Newry. on Jan. 2S. The
Deceased being Il member of the Irish
National Foresters, over 200 of the
members of the John Mitchell Branch,
Eewry, and the Alexander Elaine
Branch. 'Camlough. attended the flu
ucr;,l
Al Tinker Hill, near Ncwry, OH Jan.
81, Mrs Allen. aged 20. was seriously
injured by her clothing being caught
in thresl,ing machine.
Dublin.
John \. klvanagh. ESD, a we'll
known solicitor, died at his late resi-
dence, Albion House, Dundrum. on
Jam. 81. aged "a.
Brother Pachonius w. Nolan, y. D.
e.. died at st. Joseph's Blind Asylum,
Drnmcondra. IN Jan. %, in the nth
year OF his age and the 5Oth of his
religious life.
the death took place recently ut st.
Nincent's Hospital, Dublin, of Mr.
William Jones. the wcl-known black
and white artist. Deceased was stricls-
en- down with paralysis few weeks
ago. ana was confined to hospital till
mis- death. He was Il brother OF
'Thaddeus," the famous artist, whose
pictures of G'.,dstonc Pope Leo XIII.
and the present Pope gained such all
miration.
Galway.
Mr.. Michael Begley, Il welI-knowi,
draper ri Tuam. died on jan 20, aged
81.
MIR. John S.o'an died recently M
tarromore. at the age Of 100 years.
The terribly sudden death of Mr.
Higgins on thu eve of the declara .on
OF the poll which would have made
MIN. amid public acclaim. Nationalist
member for North Galway, will in
"vitably recall some tragic Incidents
III election contests. says the Free
man's Journal. When Edmund Burke
WAS seeking reelection for the city
of Bristol, Il gentleman who was
standing in opposition to him fell
down dead on the hustings Burke's
exclamation on that occasion has be-
come historic. Alas. alas" he said.
what shadows we are, and what
shadows we oursuc.' On the eve of
the General Election OF 1892 Mr..
Thomas Lynn Bristome. the Tory
member for Lambeth. dropped down
dead just as he was being introduced
to the gentleman who was to contest
his seat in the Radical interest. The
spot in Rockville Park. Hernc Hill,
where this tragedy occurred. is now
marked by an obeltsk to his memory.
Al later period. III 1898, the oppo-
nent OF Mr. Arthur Elliott, in his con-
test on his first return for the city
of Durham, died suddenly on the eve
OF the nomination.
Kerry.
The late Lady Ellen Maria Browne,
daughter of .he third Earl of Ken
mare. who died in England Dec. 10.
1906. aged so. bequeathed E100 for
providing nurse for the poor Of
Killarney. ESQ to the Presentation
Convent Killarney. for the charities
connected herewith. and G50 to the
Sisters Of Mercy, Killarney.
A serious fire occurred OH Jan. 20
ut st. Johns Parish. Tralec. The
damage is estimated at $500.
Sean O'Cea.bhaill continues his in
spection Of the schools of Kerry, and
gives satisfactory reports of the work
being done in Castleisland district. In
the Presentation Convent, Castle
island. Irish Is taught to all the chill
dren in the school, and the Rev
Mother. who is an Irish speaker, is
warm supporter Of the movement
Irish is else taught in the boys school
of which Mr.. Buckley, the honorable
secretary of the local branch of the