The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-01
IRISH NEWS.
Irish Correspondence

hood-and that from which he looks upon our year
here quite as dull obscure and engmac that which he
mas turned on the old one The Inauguration of Lord
Mayor Is OF course the civic of to-day and the streets
have been crowded by that considerable section the popu
aon TO whom the sight of military parade gorgeous up
hosery and gingerbread spendor is an excitement the
recollection of which they would not willingly die without
carrying to the grave This time the newlyeected func-
tonary is medical man, and it hoped that this crcum
stance agurs we'll for the anaory improvement of of
the worst cared capitals in Europe Though many new
structures, highly credabe in an architectural point of
yew have OF late years embeshed the city, its Streets
regret to say still remain much in the condition which
realized its oden title of "diry Dublin - while its ancient
OF and lanes whose drain
age and ventilation have not exhibited ota of advance
slncethe hfteenth unmsakabe
TO and citizens who study the mortuar returns with
an eye TO oca The preposrous and to all of the
deadly effects arising from it, the criminal principle of
making the Lfy the channel for carrying off the sewerage
is still tolerated. though alteration on the Partisan plan
might be effected without any exorbtant outlay 1t must
be confessed however, that the have lately
justified the title of "rcoed by making effort supply
the city with pure waerhaye many difficulties to contend
WITH from the fact of their being burhened with legacy of
debt bequeathed them by their predecessors in the good old
mes who divided nconsderable item of the city taxes
IN mutual obbery and the outlay the civic easts at
which the gobbng of turtle and drnking glorious pous
and immortal memory in choice Wines and at brief inter-
va rendered several of the lusros aldermen of the past
distinguished physical curiose and generally resulted
IN finishing off the collective wisdom of the Mansion House
by the coup grace an apopectc seizure Let us trust
that the present instance Dublin has gold
chain on man of science his tenure of Office will be illus
traed by lasting sanaory improvements; and that should
some CIVIC lord write his inaugural vaedictory ode the
subject euogzed at least if not the composition may differ
wholly from the of the London city poet Settle which
Pope has given their only Immortality in his coupet
Lord Mayors Show:
Now night descending. the grand scene is DER,
But lives in Settles numbers. one day
The Irish land question: the root of all the evils of
country which it has left without either branch fruit is
assuming its inevitable Importance and broaden
ing Its dimensions In England, the views which Mill
stated time past in Parliament with his accustomed
clevemess and emphasis appear to have many
adheents despite the revolutionary nature of the truths
ciaed Several members have made the relations between
Irish landlord and tenant the staple of their addresses to
their constituents We hear of its being made Cab
met question The last of the many projects equaizing
the rights of cutvator and proprietor is that Mr. Hughes
M T. for LAMBETH who proposes to settle the land question
as it has been arranged in India If Mr. Hughes scheme
could be carried much benefit would ensue-the
would be secured in his holding long he payed his
rent receive for and so on but
Hndoostan and Ireland make all the difference In the first
the Government are supreme and have an interest in i'm
proving In Ireland every British Government dependent
the landlords of this island Doubtless there
bers in England who entertain convictions of the radical
ORDER the Irish land question: there others in Ire
land who advocate such views being elected by popular
stituencies for that purpose But the idea of rghng the
Irish peasantry Legislative one of the most udcrous
of all chmeras Bright Gray Hughes and others have each
their programmed but as our Irish squb writer condensed
the subject:
hG fe WRs snt rs are nsv M pi
In Parliament we'll never get it.
Except indeed in some fortuitous crisis great minister
equal the OCCASION may construct policy by which the
land of Ireland will be secured that considerable majority
known as the people, with equivalents the landlord
ory on the Prusslan system Truly Prussia has taken the
lead in Europe in the fundamental branches of admnstra
ton by which people made great and their greatness
preserved namely by revolutionary land law, euca-
tona system, and the application of inventive science to
But what about the Fenians? you will ask 1t may with
out exaggeraon be stated that the moment Eng
from the terror created by the late Fenian proceedings
The threat of for the late judicial murders
grounded fears and the precautionary taken by
the authorities larger scale than has occurred
in England when threatened with Char nsurrecon
London and the provincial cities and towns are hurredy
engaged in swearing in special constabes and arming
generally The movement of troops is incessan barracks