The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-29
IRISH NEWS.
SENTENCE OF LENNON.


before the Court and sentenced to imprisonment at hard
labor for the term of fifteen years. After receiving his
tenc Lennon made bitter and defiant Speech in which he
predicted that before he had served the of his
imprisonment the British monarchy would be overhrown
he gloried in the act for which he condemned
ana hoped an opportunity would be given him to repeat it.
IRELAND IN PARLIAMENT.
Sir Charles Bright called attention the scheme for pac
ing the Geographic wires under government CONTROL and
asked what action had bee taken, if proposed by
the ministry to take any action to that end:
Mr. IT, W. Hunt, UnderSecretary of the Treasury replied
that the intention of the Government to purchase the
lines of telegraph in Great Britain and he promised that
the plan for eectng that change which being maured
IN the Treasury Office would be submitted to the House
within a week.
motion made for second reading of the bill for the
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
Hon. Mr. Forescue member for Andover said he thought
the matter proved that the administration of affairs in Ire
land was wrong and greatly needed REFORM
Sir Henry WINSTON member for Waterford city, said the
bill outrage upon the Catholics shut they
from their rghttul share in the Government.
Earl Mayo made explanation regard to the of
George Francis Train He said the policemen who arrested
him had received general instructions to watch persons
irving at Queenstown from the United States and stop all
suspicious parties. When the trunk of Mr. Train
amned copies of his speeches Ireland found
and led to his arrest suspicion that he Fenian He
'gas released on gunga pledge that he would make no speech and
do no act IN sympathy Nth the Fenan
DUBLIN February 17-Evening-In the of Mr.. Sui
lvan editor of the Dublin Nao whose trial for the pub
LEGATION of sedtous bels occupied the greater portion of
last week. the jury to-day brought in verdict of guilty The
case has excited unusual interest.
A BILL. TO SUSPEND THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS
LONDON. February 14-Midng ht-In the House of Com
this evening Earl Mayo the Chief Secretary for
land asked leave to bring bill to suspend the operation
of the writ of habeas corpus for short period from the LIST
of March, He said the Fenan leaders had shown
disregard of their oat of allegiance the Crown stated
that out of 268 Fenians who had been arrested
Americans He concluded by saying that although the Gov
eminent had succeeded in depressing the rebels still
tension of its powers necessary enable to complete
the work Leave to bring in the bill granted Lord
Stanley laid before the House additional papers the sub
lec of the Alabama claims These documents have already
been published.
The New York Tribune commenting the above, says:
"The bill introduced by the English Government into
Parliament for the suspension of the habeas corpus in
land shows how serious the Fenian continues to
be- the eyes of the English There is of course no
chance whatever present of the of the Fenans and
that account the frequent transgressons of the English
laws unwise and useless But England which
has time been anything ese with regard to Ireland
than its oppesso has right to charge the leaders of the
National party with the violation of oath of allegiance
which they have TAKEN and which they abhor All
the legislation which based such revolving msrepre
sentaion of the true state of affairs will only tend widen
the breach between England and Ireland and
the latter the sympathy of the civilized world
FEN1AN SCARE IN ENGLAND.
According to the official returns the number of special
constabes enrolled in England under the Fenan alarms
reaches 1864 of which number 900 in the Metro
politan District
TREASON sEDITIoN.
DUBLIN, February 19-Mr Pigot of the Dublin hish,aan
has been convicted of publishing reasonable and sedos
libels.
LONDON, February 19.-Alen the Fenan prisoner, who
drcharged from custody yesterday after being examined
charge of causing the Clerkenwell explosion was
after rearrested and imprisoned the charge of
murder
CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT
The annual of the much talked of English church
establishment in Ireland follows Salaries of arch
bishops and bishops 98OOO0 benefces 9503 OOO trustees
and their chapes e1,700 ministers money 81 5OO ecclesi
astcal commission, 91l0000 total 1907 900 There are
100000 annually Trinity College 10000 land
and 100000 annually from students fees to the college, If
the church property put into the market would bring
annual income of six millions of dollars According
to the of 1861 there in Ireland 69 900 members
of the Established Church. dssene and 1906 900
Roman CATHOLICS; total, 100000 The whole population
emigration and famine the population has been reduced
100000 in twenty-five years.