A largo number of peoplo wero on tho plat form nnd m the neighborhood of the Railway Station on February 16th, on the arrival of the South Express, which brought, m a special carriage, His Eminence Cardinal Moran and other dignitaries of the Catholic Church. A fow minutes after 3 o'clock the train drew up at the Railway Station, and tho Kcv. Fathers Folcy, Ecgnault,. O'Hallahan and Fauvcl with sevoral lay members of tho Church received His Emi nence. The Cardinal having expressed a wiah that hia visit should bo as private as possible it had beon arranged that no address should bo delivered on the occasion. Carriages kindly lent for the occasion by Mr Godby, Mr J. W. White and others wore m attend ance. II 13 Eminence took his soat m tho former, and with him woro Hiß Lordship Dr Redwood and tho Cardinal's Private Secre tary, while iv Mr "White's were their Lord ships tho Bishops of Adelaide and -Maitland. Bishops Moran and Luck were detained m Dunedin, and wero therefore unavoidably absent. Mr M. do H. Duval having kindly placed his house at Father Foley's disposal, the party were drivon thither. Several flower offerings wero presented to him, and every mark of respect was shown and graciously acknowledged. His Eminenco Cardinal Moran visited tho Roman Catholic Schools on February 17th, arriving at tho boys' Bchool about 10 o'clock. Tho Cardinal was attired iv bis scarlet robes

of office, and after taking his seat on the platform, -was supported on his right by Dr Redwood, Bishop of Wellington, and on his left by Dr Murray, Bishop of Maitland. After the Master and Mistress of the school had been presented to His Eminenco, the scholars sang n. hymn. Master Frederick Niall, m a clear and distinct voice, then reaE tho following address : — " To His Eminence Cardinal Mohan. " May it pleaso Your Eminence, — " Wo tho boys of the Sacred Heart School, Timaru, desire to offer you our profound and heart-felt felicitations on this occasion of your visit to us. "We deem ourselves highly privileged to have a visit from Your Eminence, and gladly take advantage of this opportunity to testify m an humblo manner our deep veneration for your sacred person. 