The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-08


Lowell are types and take place among the sister
hood of cosmopolitan cities"
England.
1t is unspeakaby ludicrous witness the into which
the valiant Brhers have been thrown by few halfarmed
Fenians. Read the following
The London Times of the 9TH of January contains the
following note of the preparations against the Fenians
adopted by the officials for the safety of the powder magazines
Upper Castle Chatham in compliance with instructions
received to that effect Her Maestys paddewheel steamer
Adder has been relieved of her ordinary harbor duties and
moored off the arsenal number of warrant officers and
seamen in addition to the ordinary vessels crew. being
placed on board for special service by day night euten
ants Morrell and Oliver of the Wellesley seventytwo,
having charge the vessel and couple of Armstrong
guns have also been placed board and during yesterday
MEETINGS prevent boarding parties getting board the
vessel were being fixed Throughout the night armed boats
constantly sailing backward and forward along the
habor frontage of the CASTLE and every boat passing after
nghtfal is challenged and overhaued careful survey
of the approaches to Upper Castle from the land side has
been made by General Murray accompanied by the officers
of staff of the Royal Engineer establishment and every
precauon adopted by the posting of sentre and patrols of
police constabes to prevent any access being gained to the
arsenal"
In Somersetshire England clergyman named Prince had
a parish between Brdgewater and Taunton. He a
scholar and good preacher far delivery and composition
go. He sometimes incucated strange dogmas and his doc
trna enuncatons from the pulpit became bizarre
each succeeding Sunday, until at last the Rev Mr. Prince
announced his surprised hearers that the Savior of the
world embodied in his reverend person; that he
the Prince for them and that those who would believe in
him should surely go to heaven. certain Miss L.,
complished and beautiful young who had attended
this basphemous dvine minstaons the first convert
the religion Miss S. found co-regionlst
rich married woman. With the wealth which these nfat-
ated placed in Princes hands, this pretender built
large house, with chapel in the CENTER and conservatory
in extensive groundnaming his paradise the Agapemone
abode of Love. Into this abode Prince and his
retired The conditions of entrance to the Agapemone
and of securing salvation were that the candidate should be
well supplied with the thing needfu to Prince money
and if they married having their wives that they
Cbor tba Of tho tn havoc
in For years the Agapemone fourished quite
body Of Prncees having taken their residence
in this abode of immortality Married quit their
husbands follow Prince and give him their property and
few disreputable cergymen and of property also
joined his society Prince began his establishment in STYLE
The house furnished uxuriosy and the richest exotcs
in the conservatory He drove elegant equpage
with four horses and outrder two running by the
carriage with spears and when he left the Agapemone his
converts and domestic bowed before him. The Agapemone
is comparatively deserted the ourn-hand has been
replaced by one-hose brougham money is and
women become converted less frequently Last November
who had quit her husband become Prnceite
claimed by her husband at the Agapemone Mr. M found
the iron doors closed and admance denied him. He
Bridgewater and asked assistance An indignant
popuace accompanied him to the Agapemone and assaed
the doors with crowbars forcing entrance Mrs M
not found Prince having gone with his convert trip to
the South Mr. M ascertained his wes whereabouts about
month after her conversion at which time her belief In
Prince not to be shaken she refused to return to her
husband from Princes Paradise
The number Of women of mature years, e., above the
age of twenty who must remain single in consequence OF tne
actual disproporon of the in England and Wales IS
between and 100000 The number of adult women
who actually single is 00O of whom I23OooO "
between 20 and 40 years of age. ILL
STARVED TO DEATH ON CHRISTMAS DAY-A terrible
story of starvation from London. poor woman,
who had nothing to all Christmas Day. went out next
day. with her infant her breast pick up few pence D
selling cooredpaper ornaments Suddenly to use ner own
words she found her little ego cold and st anu on
lifting her shawl look it discovered that 1t was oeao
post norton examination showed that the child had oieo OF
sheer staryaon and the doctor who made redlcteo ta
M mother not carefully tended would DIE nom the