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dresses, and administering to the frivolous to the institution of butchers' shops in all disputes of foolish zealots, he had laboured the villages of our Indian empire. We to abate the hatred of Protestants for will have a butchers' shop in every village, Catholics, and had dedicated his powerful and you, Hindoos, shall pay for it. We understanding to promote religious peace know that many of you do not eat meat at in the two countries. Scarcely any bishop all, and that the sight of beef-steaks is paris sufficiently a man of the world to deal ticularly offensive to you; but still a stray with fanatics. The way is not to reason European may pass through your village, with them, but to ask them to dinner. They and want a steak or a chop; the shop shall are armed against logic and remonstrance, be established; and you shall pay for it." but they are puzzled in a labyrinth of This is English legislation for Ireland!! wines-disarmed by facilities and conces- There is no abuse like it in all Europe, in all sions-introduced to a new world-come Asia, in all the discovered parts of Africa, and away thinking more of hot and cold, and in all we have heard of Timbuctoo! It is an dry and sweet, than of Newman, Keble, and error that requires 20,000 armed men for its Pusey. So mouldered away Hannibal's army protection in time of peace; which costs more at Capua! So the primitive and perpen- than a million a year; and which, in the first dicular prig of Puseyism is softened into French war, in spite of the puffing and panting practical wisdom, and coaxed into common of fighting steamers, will and must break out sense! Providence gives us generals, and into desperate rebellion. admirals, and chancellors of the exchequer : but I never remember, in my time, a real bishop STORY OF A GALLEY SLAVE. -a grave elderly man, full of Greek, with Father Lavigne, the Apostle of the consound views of the middle voice and preter- victs of Rochefort, of Brest, and Toulon, is perfect tense; gentle and kind to his poor well known, and the wonderful works of clergy; of powerful and commanding elo- grace accomplished by his ministry. Some quence; in Parliament never to be put months ago, when preaching in a religious down, when the great interests of mankind house, in Paris, he related a beautiful were concerned; leaning to the Government anecdote, in proof of the astonishing mercy when it was right, leaning to the people of God towards a sinner, deeply penetrated when they were right; feeling that if the with sincere repentance. Spirt of God had called him to that high There is, he said, one man of whom the office, he was called for no mean purpose, remembrance is impressed upon my soul, but rather that, seeing clearly, and acting in a way never to be effaced;-a man whom boldly, and intending purely, he might I rank above all the Fathers of the Company confer lasting benefits upon mankind.

of Jesus-above all religious, whether men or women—a saint, whom I revere; and this man—this saint-is a convict!

For advancing these opinions, I have no doubt I shall be assailed by Sacerdos, Vindex, Latimer, Vates, Clericus, Aruspex, and One evening he came to me in the conbe called atheist, deist, democrat, smuggler, fessional, and after his confession, I adpoacher, highwayman, Unitarian, and Edin- dressed some questions to him, as I am burgh reviewer! Still, I am in the right, often in the habit of doing to these unhappy and what I say, requires excuse for being beings. In this instance, however, a more trite and obvious, not for being mischievous than ordinary motive prompted me to inand paradoxical. I write for three reasons: terrogate that man. I had been struck by first, because I really wish to do good; the calm expression of his countenance, secondly, because if I don't write, I know though, at first, I paid no great attention to nobody else will; and, thirdly, because it is it, as I have so often had occasion to remark the nature of the animal to write, and I the same thing amongst these poor souls. cannot help it. Still, in looking back I see However, the clearness with which he exno reason to repent. What I have said pressed himself the strict exactness, and ought to be done, generally has been done, the brevity of his answers, excited my but always twenty or thirty years too late; curiosity more and more. He answered me done, not of course because I have said it, with simplicity, not saying one unnecessary but because it was no longer possible to avoid word, or ever going beyond what I asked doing it. Human beings cling to their him. So that it was only by urging and delicious tyrannies, and to their exquisite nonsense, like a drunkard to his bottle, and go on till death stares them in the face. The monstrous state of the Catholic Church in Ireland will probably remain till some monstrous ruin threatens the very existence of the empire, and Lambeth and Fulham are cursed by the affrighted people.

pressing him, question by question, that I
succeeded at last in bringing out, in few
and simple words, his touching history.
"What is your age?" I first asked.
Forty-five years, father."

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'How long have you been here ?"

Ten years."

"Have you much longer to remain ?" "To the end of life."

"What is the cause of your condemna

I have always compared the Protestant
Church in Ireland (and I believe my friend,
Thomas Moore stole the similie from me) | tion?"

"The crime of incendiarism." true. You will not know me either, father; "Doubtless, my poor friend, you have I shall not tell you my name, or my numheartily regretted having committed this ber; only pray for me, I beseech you, that fault?" I may do the will of God to the last. "I have, in many things, offended God, Thus he spoke, and I saw him again only father; but this crime I have not com- once, one evening, when he came, like the mitted; nevertheless, I am justly con- others, to receive absolution. Since that, I demned, for, it is by God himself, by whom have tried in vain to find him again. He I am condemned." conceals himself from my search, and in the This answer excited my curiosity still same way escapes that of the almoner, to more and more, and I continued: What do whom I related these touching details. I you mean, my friend?—explain yourself. have returned twice to the Galleys, and He answered: I have greatly offended done everything to see this man again, Almighty God, father. I have been guilty without success. He is invisible to my of many sins, but not against my fellow- sight, but I feel myself interiorly united men. After a long course of error, the All- with him, and his remembrance is deeply merciful God touched my heart. I resolved graven on my soul. to amend, and make atonement for the past.

This anecdote, extracted from a French But, ever since my conversion, there still newspaper, may convey a strong practical remained a sense of trouble-an enormous lesson to the minds of some, over whom the weight upon my heart. I had so heavily world's judgment, whether for good or for offended God!-could I believe that He evil, may have too strong a hold. Many had forgotten all? Besides, I could find there are who have to endure harshness, no means by which to repair the miserable suspicion, calumny-many who have suffered sins of my youth, and I felt such an im- loss of fortune, loss of friends, and position mense need of reparation. Just at this in life, for some sin, long repented of, but time, a fire burst out near my dwelling. which was matter of public notoriety, and Suspicion fell upon me. I was arrested, has left a stain upon their name, which the and brought up for judgment. During the world will not forget, and they know will go trial, I felt much more at peace than I had with them to the grave. ever been. I foresaw clearly that I should Others may bear a fair character in the be condemned; but I was prepared for world, nay, even a high one,—be respected everything. At last, the day arrived, when and praised by their friends and acquaintmy sentence was to be pronounced, The ance, yet, the consciousness of some sin, jury left the court, to deliberate on my fate, known only to Almighty God,-something and, at that moment, I seemed to hear an that has escaped the eye of friend or foe, interior voice, which said to me: "If I makes them as ill at ease, under their good condemn thee, I promise also to restore reputation, as they would be, in the possesthee to peace and happiness." And, in fact, sion of some property, not their own. The at the same instant, I experienced the most remembrance of their sin, stands like a dark perfect peace. The jury soon returned, shadow between them and the light of bringing in their verdict, which declared Heaven. They have wept over it in silence me guilty of the crime of incendiarism, but and solitude; they have revealed it to their with extenuating circumstances, and I was confessor, and heard from him the blessed condemned to hard labour for life. They words of absolution; but still, like this led me to my cell, and there throwing saintly convict, a weight remains upon their myself on the straw, which served me for heart, till they have found some means of a bed, I shed a torrent of such sweet tears," reparation," some offering to the offended that the most voluptuous man might think majesty of Him who is of purer eyes than himself happy to purchase such at the price to behold iniquity," but how to find it? of all his enjoyments. An indescribable Let them only sincerely desire it, and God peace filled my whole soul, was with me on will provide the sacrifice. Their sentence the long road I had to travel to reach the to the Galleys may be, loss of health, loss Galleys, and has never abandoned me to of fortune, the sickness and death of those this hour. Since that time, I have endea- dearest to them, some daily endurance of voured to fulfil all my duties, to be obe unkindness. Whatever the trial of the dient to every one, and in all things. Of hour may be, if they offer it all to God as those who are in command, I see neither their "reparation," it will help to lighten the commissary, or the adjutants, or the their burthen, and bring them at last to the guards of the slaves, I see only God. I peace of the Galley slave-that union with pray everywhere, whether at work, or at the God, which has brought to him a foretaste oar. I pray always, and the time passes so of Heaven, even whilst chained to the oar quickly, I scarcely perceive it. It is hardly for life.

enough to say hours pass away like minutes,

days like hours, months like days, years How destitute of humanity is he, who can like months. No one knows me-they pass a coarse joke upon the emblem of unbelieve me justly condemned, and that is feigned sorrow.

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK ENDING evening since the opening. The Fathers will remain

17. SUNDAY, 20th after Pentecost. The Purity of
B.V.M., gr. d., white. 3rd Pr. of the Oct., Pref., of
B.V.M. V. (1st) of the following, com. of the
Purity only (red).

N.B. (In the Archd. and Dioc. of Southw., Newp.,
and Shrewsb., Plen. Ind.)

18. MONDAY, St. Luke, Evang., d. of 2nd cl., red Cr., Pref. of App.

19. TUESDAY, "St. Peter of Alcantara, C., d., white. Com. of Oct.

20. WEDNESDAY, Octave day of St. Edward, K.C., d., white.

21. THURSDAY, SS. Ursula, &c., VV.MM., gr. d., red. Com. of St. Hilarion, C.

22. FRIDAY, St. John Cantius, C., d., white. ABSTINENCE.

Redeemer, gr. d.,
(In the Dioc. of

23. SATURDAY, Our Most Holy
white. Cr., Pref. of the Cross.
Newp. and Shrewsb., Plen. Ind.)
CONVERSION. A trustworthy correspon-
dent informs us that Mrs. Griffiths, the highly accom
plished lady of a 4.P. for Tipperary, and daughter of
George Roe, Esq, of Loran Park, has, within the last
few days, embraced the Catholic Faith.-Limerick
Reporter.

CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY, STAR OF THE SEA, GREENWICH.-This beautiful Church, whose light and graceful spire, surmounted by the glorious monogram of the Blessed Virgin, commands the royal park of Greenwich, and Patrick Thornton (Quinslie, Glasgow)-You shall Meantime continue is seen by the sailor as he returns homeward after have our opinions in our next. his long and perilous journey, was consecrated on to think on the subject of education. Thursday week, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Southwark, in whose diocese it is situated.--Tablet.

FUNERAL OF MR. PUGIN.-The mortal remains of the great Catholic architect, who, we trust, is ere now receiving the reward for his long and strenuous labours in the canse of Holy Church, were consigned to the vault prepared by himself for that purpose in his own Church of St. Augustine, Ramsgate, on Tuesday last. On the preceding evening the Bishop of Northampton presided in the choir at the chanting of Matins and Lauds for the Dead. On the morning of Tuesday Solemn High Mass of Requiem was sung by the Very Rev. Dr. Doyle, Provost of Southwark, assisted by the Rev. J. Walsh and the Rev. A. White. After the Mass a funeral oration was

A CATHOLIC JOURNAL

DEVOTED TO RELIGION, EDUCATION, GENERAL LITERATURE, SCIENCE

No. 8]

&c., &c.

[By Episcopal Authority, and under the Invocation of St. Vincent de Paul.]

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1852.

THE MODERN JESUIT. At Rome the line of saints has ever formed one long chain that has known no break, and we may venture to assert, without_presumption, that, from the time of St. Paul to our own days, there have ever been in the capital of the Christian world some persons whom, sooner or later, the Church has found worthy to place upon her altars. There is nothing astonishing in this abundant fertility; it is but in the order of Providence, and one of the thousand proofs, evident to our eyes, that the centre of Catholic life is Rome. If Rome be the source of all legitimate authority in the Church, so is she also the source of all sanctity. As we have touched upon the consideration of this fact, let us be allowed to support it by one of the most recent examples: we allude to the blessed death that has crowned the very holy life of the Reverend Father Facchini, of the Society of Jesus. We reproach ourselves for not having found an earlier opportunity of rendering some public homage to the memory of this venerable religious, whose life and death has been a a constant source of edification to the City of Rome, and most fruitful in its apostolic course. Our readers, perhaps, will be glad to hear a few particulars of so saintly a life, and so precious a death.

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the power of his eloquence and the force of his apostolic preaching over an immense Christian multitude. His lectures, during the month of May, last year, in the Church of San-Carlo-al-Corso, were followed by a long list of triumphs, and on some days he was conducted to the pulpit, and welcomed. on leaving the Church, with all the honours an enthusiastic populace could render.

It was not only by his incomparable eloquence that Father Facchini had gained this empire over the people of Rome, it was far more by his charity and self-devotion. He was in the fullest sense of the words, the friend, the father, the servant of the poor, and of all who suffered, and needed consolation. His life was divided between the confessional and the pulpit; and on how many an evening, after a long day spent in the service of others, did he not altogether forget himself, receiving confessions till the middle of the night, in the little Chapel of Caravita! Then when no one remained longer by the sacred tribunal, the saintly priest would go and repose at the foot of the altar, and abandoning himself to peaceful converse with God, would there pass the night; the keeper of the church having closed the doors in the belief that no one still lingered within.

Such a life would quickly destroy the It was on the 12th of April of the present most robust constitution; and Father year, the day after Easter, that the Reverend Facchini died before he had attained his Father Facchini rendered up his soul to fortieth year; but after his death it was disGod at the Roman College. His body was covered that the fatigues of his ministry exposed during two days at the Church of had had the smallest part in this rapid conSt. Ignatius, and the entire population of sumption. Severe in the treatment of his Rome flocked thither to venerate the sacred own body, as all the saints have been, the remains which had been, during life, the sanctuary of one of the purest souls of our own times.

pious Jesuit was found covered with the hair shirt, the iron chain, and other instru ments of penance. On his breast he bore Gifte l withthe most brilliant talents, and the impression of the holy name of Mary acquiring, with wonderful facility, every decply graven in the flesh, the principal kind of science, Father Facchini turned all lines being formed by deep wounds. He the energies of his mind, and all the tender- passed the three last months of his life in ness of the most loving heart, to the great the Infirmary of the Roman College, always object of improving the masses of the seated in a hard and miserable chair, and people, and the success of his holy labours never even leaning against its back. will be long unforgotten. In this state of suffering and devouring The Lent that he preached at Lorenzo. consumption, he, nevertheless, found one in Damaso, some years ago, displayed all hour every morning of courage and strength,

and peaceful joy, to celebrate the holy sacri-land-buildings, Dublin, or which I am ready to send fice of the Mass, and pour himself out in thanksgiving before his Lord.

He had asked, as a recompense for the devotion he had ever professed towards the most holy Virgin, that that good Mother would obtain for him the grace of being able to say Mass to the last day of his life, and this wish of his heart was granted; on the evening of holy Saturday he received the last sacraments of the Church. On Easter day he was still living, and confiding in the assistance of her whom he had so

free, by post. on receipt of 12 postage stamps, directed before the 30th of April, to 5, Whitehall-yard, London, and after that t.me to the post office, Dublin. Emigration, price 3d., will also give much useful information.

The Col nization Circular of the Commissioners of

The United States hold out some further induce

ments then Canada, among which I will only mention two, namely.

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States than in almost any part of Canada, and the 1. That wages are higher in all parts of the United winters are less long and severe, consequently, there is more certain prospect of constant employment the year round.

faithfully served, loved, and honoured ali 2. That, while the lowest price of the worst governhis life, he wished, once more, to approach of Canada worth migrating to, is 6s. 7d. per acre; ment land in Upper Canada, which is the only part the altar. Supported by one of his brethren in Australia, £1 per tere; the price of the best he was able to accomplish this, the last vernment land in the United States is only 58. 3d. per satisfaction his pious heart desired. He acre.

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celebrated Mass with such fervour that it The best parts of North America for emigrants to seemed as if he already belonged to Heaven fo to are the peninsula of Upper Canada between Lakes Ontario. Erie, and Hurch, the country back of rather than to earth, and drew tears from all Toronto, the State of Ohio, Western New York, eyes, as one who was present can bear wit-Western Pennsylvania, Western Virginia, Inc'ieni, and ness; he then returned to his humble seat of suffering, and in the course of the night, towards Monday morning, died, as saints die in the joy of the Lord.

the more thickly settled parts of Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. In all these States, except Iowa, extensively, and Iowa will, no doubt, soon begin. railroads and other public works are being carried on

The usual wages throughout the United States and On the day of his death one of the nuns the Canadian Peninsula for servant girls are from of V, who was expecting an answer to four to eight dollars a month, besides their board, a some questions she had asked him respect- dollar being equal to 4s. 2d. "Newly arrived" emiing direction, suddenly saw him appear be-grants must not expect four dollars, and good cooks fore her and received from his own lips the twelve dollars. The wages of farm labourers, in admay, in "large" houses, after a time get as much as advice she required without any further ex-dition to board, ledging, and washing, very from eight planation; in great astonishment, she wrote to make inquiries at Rome, how this could have happened. The person appointed to obtain information on the subject went to the Roman College, and there learnt that the death of Father Facchini had occurred on the very day mentioned by the nun.

We said but now that no city has produced so many saints as the City of Rome; might we not also add that in no religious society in the Church can so many be found as in the course of two centuries have appeared in the Society of Jesus? EMIGRATION TO NORTH AMERICA. The foll wing information for the use of intending emigrants, and of persons having superfluous money, and desirous to use it in bettering the condition of the poor of the United Kingdom, is founded on personal experience and observation :

to eighteen dollars per month. Daily wages on pub-
lic works throughout all parts of the United States,
are one dollar a day, or more, in sun mer, and from
3s. to 3s. 6d. in winter.
about 2 dollars a week, varying from 1 to 3 dollars a
Board and lodging cost usually
week. The wages of other persons are as follows, for
which my authority is O'Hanlon's Guide:—
s. a. s. d.

Carpenters
Bricklayers

Masons
Plasterers
Painters

Tailors

63 to
84 per day and found.
6 3 to 94

52 to 84
63 to
84

not and 99

and

63 to 12 6 4 2 to 63 Boot & shoemakers 5 2 to 63 Clerks and shopmen will, with difficulty, get situa tions. Teachers will be welcome to Leard and lodging, but v ry little pay.

Young women, emigrating, should not on it to take testimonials with them.

Vessels sail for America from Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Calway, and Londonderry. As regards more ships, Liverpool ranks highest; as regards treatment of passerger, lowest. The principal ports of arrival in America are Quebec, Boston, New York, Fhiladelphia, and New Orleans.

I sailed from Liverpool to New York on the 27th of October, 1859, as a steerage passenger, in the packetship Washington," in company with 933 fellow pas- The advantages of going to Quebec er New Orleans sengers, providing myself with tlie usual migrant's are the great facility, at a very cheap rate, of reaching fare, and cooking my own provisions; and afterwards far distant points in the interior without change of travelled 10,500 miles, within the limits of the United conveyance. From Quebec to Toronto or Hamilton, States and Canada, for the express purpose of as-570 miles, by steam-boat, the fare is from 8s, to 12scertaining, by personal observation, the requirements time, 3 to 3 days. From New Orleans, throughout of emigrants on board ship, and their prospects of the heart of the Western States, to Cincinnati, 1577 employment in different parts of those countries. My miles, or to St. Louis, 1212 miles, the deck fare is journal of the voyage was printed in 1851 by order of from 2 to 5 dollars, without provisions; cabin fare, the House of Commons, and may be had through any with three meals, bed and attendance, from 7 to 10 or bookseller, price three half-pence. Paper 198-51. 12 dollars. To such persons as desire further information, I recommend "J. O. Hanlon's Irish Emigrants' Guide," price 1s., which may he had, on personal application only, at the Emigrant Society's Office, Northumber

The canal-boats from Albany to Buffalo take so long that there is no saving of expense in going by them. A third principal route to the West is by way of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the fare being to