The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-15

in England it is that of the Forum, the walls of
which have been traced completely round and laid Open
well rather than fourth of its within 1t
formed great rectangular quite square, in the very
heart of the city its two longer Sides facing respectively al
most north and SOUTH each $40 feet its shorter
looking nearly west 25 feet about the middle
of each side The face and probably
the northern much shattered perhaps because facing the
junction of the great which crossed each other here
they proportionatey exposed The internal
rangement Mr. Joyce could ascertain appeared
have provided court OF justice public oces shops central
exchange market and long galleries covered walks On
the southwest stood the baica the semcrcuar end
aps in which the magistrates surrounded by their
chief officers and friends is perfectly defined The chord of
the semcirce is 26 feet and the apsda wall feet inches
thick The 6eno which the ascent to the tribunal in
the front of this semcrcle also stands in its place. 1t
oned with thin slabs of Purbeck MARBLE portions of which
found still adhering to the remains of the wall series
of which, from their sze not unlikely to have been
public Offices from the basca eastward These
alternately square and apsda Upon the other that
the western side of the hasc is large apartment about
30 feet by % feet in which discovered the most interesting
Roman relic found Schester perhaps anywhere else in
England In October last whilst searching bed of burnt tim
ber 10 inches Deep which covered the whole OF this room
Mr. Joyce met with bronze of beautiful execution and in
most perfect state. 1t Roman eagle inches in length
careful comparison of this curious bronze with the
sculptures Traans Pillar and from the rgdy conventional
method of treating the bird particularly regards the plum
and from its proportonate relation to the size of the hui
figure portrayed the existing sculptures of the Aqu
fe standardbearers of the Legions does not admit of
doubt that this unquesonaby authentic egionary eagle
wenched from its staff probably to it during despe
rate struggle its vertical wings torn away and then thrust into
the rooftmbers hide it when its defenders fled for life from
which tmbers Mr.. JOyces hands the
of Queen Victoria AS regards the date of this interest
ing Forum the coinage from Vespasian Arcadus
several coins of the regns of Titus and Domtn which could
hardly have been in circulation found amongst and lying
close to the lowest lines of masonry of the basca There
walls some places only inches under the cover they
generally width inches only remain in
height above the ancient floors the pavemen have been
terly destroyed in every portion as yet exposed to sight
1
In India English education respecting liberty of conscience
has oosened the old rve of the old faith Hndoo temples
10 in
their wooden representatives the bottom of the wells
body for them But the Hndoo free Inquirer"
and the English missionary who thinks he has only fight with
the Buddha i'll that Hndoo finds that Voare Coenso Mich
ee and Keenan, well known the Hindoo they
to ynquiring Europeans AS consequence this how
we stand regousy abroad after claiming certain amount
of triumph
"But Christians must not be too precpate in rejoicing
this triumph for the breaking of the colossal edce of
Hndoo superstition but little likely to result in much
profit their faith Under various Names such Brah
mosijah, Brahmo- soma and Veda somaam has
lately asen which stands aoof from ali revelations,
false The members of these Indian fratenities agree with
other in one point only-the belief Supreme Being
Opposed they both Christianity and the religion
the Hndoos and finding, thinking that they find in the BIZ
be well in the Vedas passages which inconsistent
with science they determined they themselves to cut
the cable which connects the minds of other with
natural authority These disciples of raonasm also dis
tnguished by liberal spirit of toleraton and they mutually
agree to respect opinion They sometimes have to OBJ
various customary ceremonies for instance in
rages and bura but they only do this to avoid woundng
the feelings of the community in which they live With the
exception of these tng sacrifices to existing preudces
their of action indicates the greatest freedom thoughts
they openly DECLARE that in all forms of religion which be-
yond pure Deism they recognize nothing but the ess
relics of superstons Associations such these
surrounded by all the a which intellect and wealth give,
fail exercise powerful influence the educated
youth of Bombay Madras and Calcutta Thus, generation
of thinkers being formed who astons the English mission
aries by the boness and compehensveness of their pho
sophical opinions When they speak public meetings. the
high moral which they defes the of the
very Christians themselves without making distinction of
and country they quote, in support of their ideas all
those authors Travellers and Sagamt who have were
brought together the uttemos of the EARTH and smooth
ed the way for the unity of the human race"
In all this there is much significance.