Franris Muhony, an Irish journalist, born in Cork about 1805, died in Paris, May 19, 1866. He studied at a Jesuit college in Paris, and subsequently in Rome, where he remained for -even years, and took orders. He afterward abandoned the clerical profession, and joined the staff of Fraser's Magazine," his contributions to which were published in book form, under the title of " Reliques of Father Prout, in 1836, and republished, with etchings by Maclise, in 1860. He was also one of the earliest and most popular contributors to "Bentley's Miscellany" in 1837 Af-ter travelling through Hungary, Greece Egypt and Asia Minor, he originated the Roman cor-respondence of the London "Daily News" in which he powerfully advocated the cause of Italy. His letters were collected under the title "Facts and Figures from Italy, by Don Jeremy Savonarola, Benedictine Monk" (London, 1849). He was also for many years Paris correspondent of the London "Globe." In 1864 he retired to a monastery in Paris, where he passed the rest of his life.

The " Final Reliques of Father Prout" was edited by Blanchard Jerrold (London, 1874).