The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-08

present.
aos gives the numbers at 10000. The Morning Star says
there people interested in Re-
form about the platforms and that there scarcely than
100000 in the Park various parts When the Park
its fullest the Standard declares there than 25
900 people present.
SPEAKERS.
The following the official of the various speakers ap
pointed to address the meeting At No. PLATFORM Mr. Reals
in the chair supported by The ODonoghue and COL Dckson
No. Mr. Baxter Langley supported by Mers Merrman and
Guedalla No. Dr. Perftt No f. Mr. MANTLE supported by
the Lambeth deegates No. Mr. Lucraf supported by Mr.
Joiner and the North London delegates No. g. Mr. Crame
supported by the West Central delegates; No. Mr. Odgers
supported by Mr. Connolly No. Mr. Cooper supported by Mr.
Bradlaugh No. g. Mr. Dell, supported by Mr. Howell No.
TO- Mr.. Weston, supported by Messs Banner and Cabey
James Cotton private in the 5Oth regment-he old
ty hahunded" so renowned many fields of batte-has
just been logged at Chatham, reports the Duly Telegraph MAY
~ with instructive results Cotton described returned
convict threw down his and parade
and vowng he would do duty soldier walked
off On being summoned back he drew his bayone and thrust
at sergeant sending the cold steel between the body and the
Theeupon courtmara sentenced him to the punish
ment of fifty lashe and two years imprisonment When
leased from the anglesand shows how little foggng a
fected hmCoon roared threat that he would murder
sergeant major before he left the garrison. Then enued
fresh trial. concluded Friday sentence present unknown
is however, worth remarkng that the prisoner behaved in
defiant Manner during the trial. and that he could not be
trusted in the dock without handouts Now should like
hear explanation of the effect which oggng is supposed
to produce rufan of this stamp When man, with his
yet bleeding his intention to commit murder
plainly the foggng has made him than he before
No moral effect at all produced The blows of the cat
stimulated the criminal propenses and did
way the purpose of sound discipline The theory of the
lash that every person amenabe to the corrective
treatment which like saying that all constitutions and
be egectuay dealt with for the disease in
the way Even horses not broken that principle
letter from Rome in the D5ats says - days
past you aware there has circulated in Rome
manifesto emanatng from society," less secret calling
itself Centre of Insurrecon the of which is not known
That document which has been reproduced by the Italian
journals accompanied by letter of adhesion from Garbald
candesney posted in the Corso and in other streets
Gendarmes and police agents last week tearing down
the papers from the walls The Roman National Committee has
just replied this anonymous production by proclamation in
which, without repudiaing the programme of its antagonists
namely to expe foreign soldiers and proclaim Rome the
capital of Italy, declines the responsibility of such STEP
appears DESTROYS of reservng for ITSELF when the proper
time shall come the direction of the enterprise An inference
may drawn from this double manifestation and from the
cooperation of Garbald which longer be doubted
that the bold condottere is preparing scheme 1t is
affirmed here that the old Garibadian volunteers have
notice not far away from the capital and that the
Roman have been invited return to their country
separately and without arms.
! CHINA-AMERoAN ENTERPRISE y
San Francisco May l9-The Tennyson So days from Hong
Kong, arrived The British residents and newspapers in the
ports of China exercised the fact that the American
firms of Augustine, Hord Co., and Russell Co., have been
given each the monopoly of the river navigation the first
firm controlling all the steamers the Canton river and the
latter all the the Yougtzee Appeals have been
British pride altar this state of things 1t is
mited that the American style of boats be competed
with successfully on the former river.
AMONG THE CHINESE.
An intelligent correspondent of the New York Evening Posi-
correc OF the which have lately been put
into circulation respecting the musical acquisitions of the
Chinese In reuaton of the idea of the asseson that
Chinese have tunes and idea of music he that
music has been study among them in very high esteem for
at least twenty-five hundred years. and that the Empire full
of be sure like ours but nevertheless tunes
sembng nearly the oden Scotch minsresy than
The f without keys gives the musical scale of the
Chinese very nearly Some of their instruments however
have compass from fiat first line and rebe to fat in
and point of fact they have exceedingly elaborate
system of musical notation They have great fondness
for operac performances with the exception of the ballet which
their sense decorum does allow and of their
fashionable entertainments is provide operate performances
for guests who allowed to select from list OF operas such