The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-30

and emouments belonging to the same respectively and
the several charges membranes and other outgongs
affecting the same respectively and also to the several
united and separate parishes and prochial districts In Ire
land They also report to the property and emo,
vested in and administered by the Ecclesiastical
Commissions in Ireland and the administration of the same
by the Commissioners and the mode and purposes and for
which such aforementioned property has been applied And
also inquire and report whether alteration improve
should be made in the management, administration
and distribution OF the revenues and property herenbfore
mentioned in thestate and condition of the several Offices
dgnies, corporations and benefce aforesaid" The Com
mission also empowered to inquire as to the several
churches and chapes in Ireland whether parochial
chial district proprietary and the number of members of
the Established Church of England and Ireland nhabtng
the parishes districts attached to such churches Dr.
Egngon has been appointed secretary to the Commission
and it is empowered send for all necessary witnesses,
documents, statistics and papers,
ATTEMPTED SHOOTING A POLICEMAN BY A WOMAN.
AT the Manchester city police court a young woman,
named Adelaide MDonad was charged with attempting
shoot police constable Daniel Connel of the division.
Conne said that about twenty minutes to eight o'clock on
Monday night he duty in Hyde Road, when he
the prisoner looking into the window of shop kept by
man named Grifths. Witness observed to her. "Them's
nice looking pictures She asked him. Are you Irish
man Witness made answer, and the question was re-
peaed. He then said he Englishman. She said
they could Kelly and Deasey when there such
reward offered for them. Witness made reply and left
her. but she followed him. and he directly afterwards heard
crac at his second two after he heard another
"crack" He did not know what it was but he thought it
sounded like the fall of pistol trigger upon bare nipple
He turned round and the prisoner held her hand which p
peared contain something his He asked what
she meant which she replied that she meant to be hung
She said she there there for the purpose of shooting
Griffths.
Prisoner-He's going wrong
Wiess-She put her hand her pocket and said Cpl
make it CO." She then drew from her pocket paper
tanning bullets and witness believed that at the
he pistol In her hand He at seized her.
and brought her within the light of Grths window and
he then pistol in her right hand They struggled for
the possession of it for about minute and halt and ut-
mate the pistol snapped into parts the barrel being left
in witnesses hand and the stock in the prisoners. The
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prisoner into custody The sergeant asked her whether she
had anything in her pocket and she replied that she had
and caps She drew balls and separate
papers, from her pocket She had no powder. When
witness took the pistol from her it was cooked but not
capped Witness afterwards examined the ground he found
no cap there but he found ball.
In reply the Magistrates the prisoner said she did not
know that she had question ask the witness She had
no friends here. She came from Liverpool
| Mr.. Kennedy-Itsa serious matter this, if proved.
| Mr.. Richards-Have you no one here?
Prsoner-No; don't wish to have
Mr.. Richards-Do you understand your position?
Prisoner (laughing)-Oh, yes; quite.
Mr. Superintendent Anderon said that shortly before nine
o'clock Monday night he received from Cornell and
Sergeant Sharp the pistol produced He examined the
pistol and then asked the prisoner if she had powder
She put her hand into her pocket and said she had had
some and the constable must have taken it from her Witness
produced four caps which he from Conne and these he
had rather small for the nipple of the pistol Wit
asked the prisoner chose to give any account OF her.
SELF She replied 81 have been gaol to Allen, and
they refused to let him, and told me must get
magistrates order"
Mr. Kennedy-IIave you anything to ask the witness?
! Prisoner-Nothing thank you
| Mr. Thomas Newton gunsmith Lower King street. said
the pistol brought him by Mr. Anderton loaded in the
usual way with powder, waddng, and ball. He could
scarcely tell whether cap had been recently snapped the
nipple
Mr. LIE Court (the clerk Have you anything to ask
him?
Prisoner-Nothng, sir.
In reply the statutory caution the prisoner said Conne
had nsulted her first in Hyde Road.
Mr. Kennedy advised her to say nothing at present She
replied Every well let them have all the say themselves
[ wish to say nothing"
The witnesses bound over appear next
but the application of Mr. Superintendent Anderon who
said the police wished to learn about her. the prisoner
remanded for week The prisoner who prepossessng
appearance appeared to be about nineteen years She
old acquaintance OF the convict Allen and also known
Gould and other Of the Fenian prisoners She did make
apncaon at the New Bailey Monday nermsson to