The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-28
The excitement last

Nearly all the morning journals have editorials the
Inc entire press to be of the opinion that
e o,e Tor eny towards Fenians has passed The Times
particularly decided in its remarks and closes lengthy
article with the following words: Let there be
eenenc Tor tenianism which is mixture of treason and
humors are current that Colonel Kelly the Fenian pris
oner who was rescued Manchester is in England nowh-
song the stories to the contrary and still directing the
movements OF the tenian Brotherhood There are those
VINO openly assert that the explosion Cekenwe the
result of one of the schemes of Kelly.
special from London England gives the following
az particulars of the blowing up of the walls of the
erkenwe prison by outside conederates of Colonel Burke
the fenlan prisoner confined therein, yesterday m
None of the prisoners confined in the jail got out. The
street opposite which is parallel to the prison. is and
built with houses three stories high Twenty houses
almost entirely demolished and rendered untenabe by the
crash F1remen were Immediately summoned and are now
employed in digging in the ruins for the dead Forty per-
sons men, women and children have been wounded four
have already died
house which stood in the directly opposite to
where the breach has been blown the prison wall has been
suspected for some time Fenan headquarters.
Inc ruins of the dwellings and prison wall are guarded
oy strong force of police The street highway has been
ripped up considerable distance by the explosion and
the walls of the jail have fallen to into the
breach revealing the interior of the prison yard No damage
has been done to the prison building.
The whole city of London terribly excited at the fact of
this sudden and daring attempt Everybody feels alarmed
tor the serious that oree where the next
blow of this description may fall.
The authorities are becoming exceedingly active All the
fenan funeral professions projected In Ireland In memory
OF the executed Manchester convcts have been strictly
hibited, and means of still stringent character
looked for on the part of some of the executives.
1t IS feared at least deemed very probable that
trouble would issue from the Fenan movement in Liverpool
The police force in Liverpool and perhaps in London
utterly inadequate to deal with such crisis.
colonel Burke who is confined In the Cerkenwe prison,
is not the lately sentenced death in Ireland and
transferred England after the Communication of his sentence
he is more than suspected of being active Fenian
officer or agent He is present charged with having taken
prominent part in both organizations and the Manchester
riot movement, during which policeman Brett was shot
Indeed alleged that Burke mad charge of the arms and
served them out to Allen Larkin Gould and others, just
before the tumult commenced.
Burke and Casey, two of the prisoners confined in Clerk
enwe prison. brought to Bow street for examination
Nothing elected, and the prisoners remanded
During the examination Burke took occasion to deny all
knowledge of the cause of the explosion.
1nqests the bodies of those killed by the late explosion
at Clerkenwell will be held on Tuesday.
Timothy Desmond, Jerry Allen and Ann Justice who
were arrested yesterday the of the explosion
brought to Bow street to-day for examination. The only
proof of the guilt of the prisoners the fact of their being
the spot and flying just after the explosion occurred
The prisoners subjected to long and sharp examin
alton IN presence Of large crowd of people Nothing def
prison.
THE SUPPRESSION OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIoN MANIFESTED.
LONDON, December Is evening-The public funeral cere-
monies in honor of Allen Gould and Larkn which to
have been held to-day in many of the principal cities of
England and Ireland prevented by the authorities in
every place where attempt made carry them out
Much indignation shown by the crowds in some instances
but violence committed In this city, bataons of
regular troops to the number of 5000 in all have been
kept under all day to assist the police in maintaining
order and suppressng any Fenan demonstrations.
LIVERPOOL December Is, evenng-Special precautions
have been taken by the Government to check any demon
STATIONS or disturbance the part of Fenians Oangemen
in this city AS this the day which had been appointed
for holding the obseques of the Fenan executed Man
chester all the drinking places within the city limits have
been closed by order of the magistrates The whole police
force is duty and the soldiers held in readiness
their barracks The volunteer armoes all guarded and
vessels of war are guarding the docks An attempt made
in accordance with the Fenian programme previously
nounced to form funeral procession but it failed The
city is quiet
France.
LOUIS BLANC ON THE EXECUTION OF THE FEN1ANs.
At last all is saved Official England draws her breath
MAY God be blessed, God of mercy! On Saturday last
Cacra your faithful minister strangd three Then
there priests who while the hangman took charge of