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THE MILESIAN RACE.
From pre christian times the Kelts of Ireland,
although speaking the same language, were, like the
Romans in the time of the Republic, descendents
not of one race but of many races. This process
of blending different migrations , of the great Aryan
or Japhetic stock into one national family added
immensely to the development of the character of
the Irish people, physically, socially and intellect-
ually. Of all the races that went to form the Irish
nation anterior to the seventeenth century, the
Milesian and the Anglo-Norman have furnished
the most powerful in frame, the most eminent and
succesful in all that constitutes intellectual great¬
ness.
The latest of the pre-Christian migrations was
the Milesia. They were brave, chivalrous, skill-
ed in war, superior in outer adornment as well as
in natural culture to their Firbolgian and Danaan
native rivals. They were the conquering races ;
they assumed the sovereignty of the country; they
became the landed proprietors and aristocracy of
ancient Erinn.
Duald MacFarbis, the genealologist, writes of
the Milesian race: "Every man who is white of
skin, brown of hair, bold, honourable, daring,
prosperous, beautiful, brave in battle or combat
they are the descendents of the sons of Milesias in
Erinn."
THE ETIQUETTE OF PEWS. — Having entered a
pew, move along ; do not block up the end of a pew
as if you did not intend to have anybody else to en-
ter it, or as if you were holding it for some special
friends. Do not rise to let others in, but move along
and leave the pew invitingly open, so that they will
know they are welcome. If a pew holding six has
five already in it, do not file out in formal procession
to let one poor, scared woman go to the other end,
but move along and let her sit at the end next the
aisle. It is not necessary now for a stalwart man to
sit at the end, ready to rush out and kill Indians,
as possibly it was once.
THE ENGLISH CRIMINAL CODE.
"In the reign of Henry VIII., according to S.
Turner, there were executed 72,000 greatand petty
thieves. According to Hume 2,000 were executed
annually during that reign, for theft and robbery
only, besides other criminals. In the century
from 1638 to 1738 there were 70,000 executions or
700 per annum. From 1820 to 1824, the first
inclusive, and the last exclusive, the average was
93 a year. From 1824 to 1817 there were 229 or
57 a year. From 1828 to 1831 there were 230,
or 57 a year. From 1832 to 1835 there were
155, or 38 a year; but in the year 1836 there
were only 17 executions. The Plantagenets made
4 offences capital; the Tuodrs, 27; the Stuarts,
35; the Hanoverians, 156, which were reduced in
number considerably in the reign of George IV.
and William IV. ; and in the reign of the pres-
ent Queen so great has been the amelioration of
our criminal code, that there are now only nine
offences puneshable with death.'
SPARKS.
Tom Moore in one of his letters to the late
Archbishop McHale, in reference to his transla-
tions says — “Your truly Irish Melodies are a
shame and a reproach to me, and I wonld will-
ingly give up much of what I know of other
languages to have been Irishman enough to ac-
complish such work.
Brennans Antiquities gives Eoghan as the an-
cestor of the following families — O'Neills, O'Canes
MacSweeneys, O'Dalys, O'Hays, O'Callin , O'-
Creagh, O’Hagen, O'Duan, O'Mulligan and O'-
Horan, O'Doherty, O'Gallagher, O'Boyle, O'-
Connell, O'Ronan, O'Donnelly, MacLoghlin,
Caufield, Kilkelly, Conry, Sheils, Breen, Murray,
O'Quinn, Deignan, O'Mulvey, McGeoghegan,
MacCullin, O'Higgins, O'Mulloy, O'Donlevy,
Boyce, &c.
From Statistics Enumerated By The New York
Times, a pro-English daily.
The Catholic population of New York City is
five-huudred thousand (500,000), ninety thousand
Protestants and the remainder composed of the va-
rious sects, yet, two years ago when the present
mayor of the City was nominated, this very Times
raised the no popery cry; but for once the Irish
showed their manliness and elected their choice.
Excepting a few thousand Jewish votes, we believe
Mayor Grace did not receive a hundred outside
the Irish vote. So much for our bigoted Demo-
crats. The Catholic nominated on the Republican
State ticket received a full vote ! Nothing but the
unanimos reelection of Mayor Grace should wipe a-
way the insult offered to Irihamerican manhood, o-
therwise the complete defeat of the ticket.
Athlone — Goldsmith was born at Lissoy or
Aubura, 6 miles from Athtlone. —
Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain,
Where health and plenty cheer'd the labouring
swain ;
Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid,
And parting summer’s lingering gloom delayed.”
Like every true Irishman he tenderly loved
home, and yearned to return to it. —
In all my wand’rings round this world of care,
In all my grief, and God has given my share —
I still had hopes, my latest hour to crown,
Amid these humble bowers to lay me down."
Kells, Co. Meath — This was formerly one of the
first cities in Ireland, and contained the great ab-
bey of Columbkile, founded in 550. In 967, Sitric
the Dane, attacked the place, but was routed by
the great O'Neile, monarch of Ireland. The ab-
bey was six times burned, but as often rebuilt.
contained one of the finest libraries in the king-
dom, MSS: of Columkile,&c.
