The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-25
IRISH NEWS.

The Government have forbidden the of Ireland
to be read in the soldiers and police barracks OF course the
soldiers and police will read just such papers now This is
human nature.
The friends of the three men murdered by the English
Government pettoned for their bodies but the Home Secre
tary answered. that the bodies of criminals executed for
murder must be buried within the prison in which they
confined"
REQUIEM MASSES FOR THE MANCHESTER MARTYRS.
Some OF the priests in Ireland and bishop-John of
Tuam the only Irish bshopn Ieland-have shown of
the old spirit that has made the priest veneraed by
the Irish peasant Requiem Masses have been celebrated for
Allen Larn and Gouldn reality for Ireland-in the fol-
lowing places: Cork, Dungarvan Youghal Queenstown,
Kantuk, Killarney Dublin, Newcastle West Tuam, Cong,
Newport Castlebar Moae Cfden Ennstymon Tubbercurry
OCaaghans Mills Drogheda, Quin, Galway, Ballinrobe.
In all those places collections for the families of the prisoners
were taken up and the in which the poor and
women of Ireland contributed of their misery the
cause of their countryfor this the handspring of the
whole that the heart of Ireland is all right
We wish the head equally sound One hundred pounds
were collected in the churches in the city of Cork
Sunday for this fund.- and all the contribution of the working
people, In the parish of Ennsymon, in Clare after the
Requiem Mass concluded the choir struck up the Amer
lean march, Tramp, tramp and the whole congregation
Joined in the chorus. 1t long since such
witnessed in chapel in Ireland. Why cannot collections
be taken in the Irish churches of America and the pro-
prisoners fund? Why? because have priests and bishops
that bothered about Ireland her meries Thisis
the only give If they for counry
let them show it. Who begins the good work? ~
THE PETERS PENCE ASSOCIATION. -
The Committee of the Peters Pence Association happy
to that during the month of November they had
the honor of forwarding to his Holiness through his Emn
the Cardinal Project of Propaganda the of
thousand five hundred pounds His Emnence, when
uniting the receipt for the two first
lottor thp Arnhh of
Dublin who has kindly placed it at the disposal of the
mittee: Ma. -
Your ED1INENcE: AS l mentioned in my last letter to
your Emnence presented to the Holy Father in the audi
of Thursday last the 18th instant the bank order for
of your letter which accompanied it, In the audience of
day. the 10th Instant presented the second bank order for
$500, and read for his Holiness the last letter of your
Eminence. On both these occasions the Holy Father
sepsby affected at the pereverng devotednes displayed
by the good Irish people in uccorng him in every
ency and in repeating such significant way the express
sion of their sentiments of devotion to the Holy See He
mploed from Heaven upon your Emnence, your clergy
and flock and upon all Ireland the most copou bene
dicons His Holiness also said, "The trbuations which
inundae great indeed but at the time the
Lord who is rich in presents to many
of consolation that find courage redoubled the storm
increases ana my confidence every day strengthened more
and more that the Star of the Sea- will not fail to obtain
the complete triumph of which evidently the
of God" His Holiness at the time charged me to
convey these sentiments in his august to your Emn
duty which discharge with pleasure, whilst
with the most profound veneraon and with the most sincere
and friendship [ remain your Eminence's most
humble and devoted servant,
ALEXANDER CARDINAL BARNABo
The committee during the present month have received
about $780, and being DESTROYS to offer at the feet of his
Holiness the approaching New Years Day. gift worthy
of Ireland and of the sacred in aid of which it is
offered they request all who wish to contribute to this pur
pose send in their subscriptions possible before the close
of the present month.
PATRICK T. MORAN, !
WILLIAM PURCELL, : Hon. Secs
THOMAS j. ORELLY,
CLERKENWELL KNOWLEDGE
or
An Engshman writes to the Pail Mall Gazette and pretty
plainly proves that the Clerkenwe explosion could have
occurred unknown to the pocedressed in citizens clothes
who watching the place. There doubt but the
authorities had hand in the unfortunate affair order