The Irish republic., 1867-07-06

of fifteen headed by corporal despatched bring
in all members of the force they with The pcquet how
ever was met by shower of stones and they utterly dsre
gardng the commands of their superior officer and despite
bis wishes to the contrary rushed their ants belts in
hand terrible struggle ensued belts and in the end bay
onet on side stones and sheas the other but all
ended in favor of the mob the military compelled to
retreat while stones and clubs thrown from direc
ton at them One pubcan who so humane as to
conceal of Mars until the got some of his
windows broken for his hospitality Of the Cork
Constitution.
PEOPLE.
The tide of Irish emigration continues and it does not
show sign of dmnuon the probability is that in the
of very few years the population will be reduced su
ceny to satisfy those who think that the number OF nhab
ants too great comparison with the of
this country Although the southern and western parts of
land furnish the largest number of emgan yet the north is
contributing its quota the Irish exodus appears from the
Londonderry Standard take instance that the emgra
ton from that greatly the increase and that at the
present the outgoing steamers both by the Canadian
and Anchor lines find very difficult and frequently mpos
D TO accommodate the numbers seeking passages ana par
ties have frequently to be left behind for want of room
Saunders (Du6lin) NeosLetter
The Cork Herald under the heading "Not Bad Trade
has the following paragraph:
at has reached us, indirectly from quarters likely pos
information such NATTER that the normer
Coydon, has made demand the Government for e5OOO
the price of his services revealing the details of the Fenan
conspiracy Although the Government have demurred
this sum, appears they are disposed to give him sum of
f300O produce comfortable annuity for the worthy
during the remainder of his miserable existence
IRELAND A PASTURE FOR RECUPERATING ENGLISH BULLS.
The Tablet article takes of the fact that of the
vceroys Ireland has had for the 800 years that the vcega
office has existed ynine have been English Scotch and
only six rsh-vz: Omond Tyrconne Wellesley Fortescue
Bessborough and Abercon 1t might have added that
of them except perhaps the second had any claim to be
considered of really Irish extraction. The Chief Sec
retaes have been almost all Enghmen and the Lords Lieu
tenant have mostly been wholly ignorant of the country and
its indeed many of them accepted the Office chiefly in
order to repair their fortunes
POVERTY AND prETY.
One fact cannot fail to be noticed in any future debates
that may be had the Irish Church-that s the wonder
full financial of the voluntary system among the Irish
Romanists Miss Taylor (of Crmean fame in "Iish Homes
and Irish Hearts," gives history of Irish convenual esab
mentsthreadng her through "that network of
ous institutions spread the land in which she recog
nzs of the greatest works. and be-
ing considered of recent days Father Malone also in
edition of his Church History of Ireland tells that since
the century began than FL 900 has been spent
churches nearly G3 100000 and monasteries
100000 seminaries nearly Els 600 hospitals and
ums 100000 schools managed solely by Romanists and
(jus ately 940 900 for Catholic University" Besides all
this Ireland has in the last thirty given for the
Propagation of the Faith besides of missionaries
in the days of ST. Columba "The diocese of
Cashe alone has sent sixty years IA priests 3 monks
147 and the other doceses in proportion" Of the
population (says Mr. Maone) "777 per cent still Catho-
Gc"-PaN Mall Gazette