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


the collection of taxes.
report is current that Santa Anna is secretly making
preparations to send expedition Yucatan consisting of
400 men,
England.
During the past year England refused join in any of the
steps taken by Russia and her allies in the Eastern question
for ameorang the condition of the Christian provinces,
and now read that Lord Stanley in compliance with the
urgent solicitations of the Turkish Government has even
Issued protest against pretended ntrigues OF Russia
In European Turkey Notes of this kind do not mean
readiness go to war; but they express at all events
sympathy with which is not only bad in itself but
what is generally of more weight with diplomatlsts-
which is hopeless.
If anything clearly demonstrated in modern history
is the fact that rule which meets with sympathy in any
portion of the native population and Unsupported by foreign
bayonets exclusively must in the of time fall Thus
Greece has been wresed from Turkey Belgium from Hol
land, Lombardy and Veneta from Austria ST. Domingo
from SPAIN Mexico from France Even Great Britain found
it impossible retain the Ionian Islands against the will of
the inhabitants The expulsion of the Turks from Europe
is equally certain for they have likewise entirely lost control
of the public mind Throughout European Turkey, every
thing is ready for extensive rising Another Crimean
would offer much less chance of than the first
Russia has not only better army than in 1885, but she has
better Communication AS Russia strikes,
Greece will join in and all districts inhabited by Greeks
will rise. Turkey is rotten than in 1855 and
unable to do anything serious in self-defense.
Mr. Thomas Hughes the "Tom Brown of Oxford, has
been addressing his constituents at LAMBETH and the
Irshman takes possession of his speech, too, he
takes possession of everybody in these doubtful and gloomy
weeks In of the excellent letters which Mr. Hughes
used to write he protested recoec rightly against the
notion that Ireland had any such solid grievances gave
her right to be restless and disconnected He objected at
any rate pretty strongly to the American views
this question. But find him reported saying that
times he thinks impossible that the countries could
go in union and suggesting that England and Ireland
should stand in the relationships Norway and Sweden
which governed by the sovereign Pending that
revolution the time for which he thinks not yet come Mr.
Hughes would settle the land question by Encouragement
similar to that of Bengal under Lord Corvallis There
long the tenant paid his rent he had nothing to ar he
and his remain the land for generations
but the rent paid the landlord might eject by
his pht he
change might be called conscaton and robbery but
thing like must be done if England were to keep her place
among the nations of the earth The Irish Church he agreed
ALSO be abolished and its distributed the
Irish people might desire AS there remains but Irish
question: tht OF eoucailon MI ADDRESS may De
taken an indication that the reluctant Liberals have
found themselves compelled by their of justice and
fidelity to conviction to take long stride towards compre
hensve reform in Ireland
The British railroads in very bad condition. fnan-
ciay. Recently, only three lines kept their stock above
par These wee the Northwestern the Great Northern and
the Midland The latter with capital of over ell 000
stood at 120 few weeks ago. however, cloud appeared
Stock forced the market in large amounts and in
suspicious Shares went down per Next
the directors came out and confessed that their previously
published favorable reports untrue and that G5 00
partly in shares and partly in oans be Immediately
had million of it replace money already spent without
the knowledge of the shareholders the remainder for
the completion of works which the company ire
vocaby pledged The shares went down another per
cent-total depreciation OF the companys property in
month, Ell 100000.
An inquest held the other night, in Devons road
Bromley London the body of George Henry Pritchad
aged forty years Thedeceaed formerly in good
position but through losses became reduced to dreadful
state of restitution. The family, including five children,
had often been without food and at best had only scanty
allowance of bread On Sunday morning. deceased fell for
ward on his face the floor and the other members of the
family were so far gone in starvation that he remained
noticed until Monday morning, when he found to be
dead Mr. H. Ellis said he visited the place on Monday
morning and the deceased lying his face the floor
Four little children lying the floor They aged
thirteen eleven and years. respectively and there
was baby of thirteen months There bundle in the
the deceased when the boy sad that's my mother She
was the most deporabe object he had She
all but dead The husband dead and cold There was
neither fire nor food nor furniture in the house. Dr. H. v
Garman said deceased had died from Inflammation of the