The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-04
IRISH NEWS.
THE FENIANS.


penal servitude for treason felony" At the head of the
procession there 200 men walking eight abreast then
band OF music and behind that several thousands of boys
and girls; then three hearse and then about 5000
women, and behind them large army of men, variously
estimated at from 5000 to 100000 Several bands inter-
spered the procession and nearly participant
Grape and green avo The day very wet but several
thousands of spectators lined the streets along which the
procession passed large number of whom sympahz
lng coors. The bands played The Dead March, "Adese
Fldeles" "Savourneen Dheesh" and other tunes When
passing the spot where Emmett hanged in Thomas street.
the processonsts lifted their hats and cheered When
the procession arrived at Glasnevn Cemetery, John
Martin addressed the immense audience who "closed inn
around him. He denounced the "malignant policy" of
England and said that the whose memory they
met honor murdeers but pous and vruos men,
who feared God and loved their For that love they
doomed to death the hands of the British hangman
The death of those legal murdehe act of English
policy which, through jealousy and hatred of their nation
atty had by fraud and force destroyed their Independence
They had since endured sxtyeven years of insult and
robbery of impoverishmen determination and suffering
beyond what other people had endured from foreign
master number of rishmen, whom oppression of
English rule had forbade live in their country had
in America learned to become soldiers and resolved make
England. She in panic in consequence, and
hoped strike into Irshmen by legal murder Mr.
Martin made long and eloquent Speech which listened
to in perfect silence and with great attention.
This speech made at the grave of Terrence Belew
McManus the leader of 1848 who taken from the
United States and buried there Each of the bands of music
halted and played at the during the march round the
cemetery.
Mr. Martins Speech when he referred to the innocent
lives which had been aken received with shouts of
Wel strike into them Cheers given for the
Irish Republic and goans for the present rulers of Ireland
Apart from this demonstration the utmost order
observed and to the police make
charges that the peace of the city had been disturbed
procession took place Limerick the day. and
the proceedings likewise peaceable. Ten thousand
people in the procession many being from the join
ing counties Father Quad delivered the address, and
his request all kne and said prayer for the souls of the
executed at Manchester. The people then and
cheered for Father Quad and the Irish Republic
REMEMBER US YOUR WILLS.
The will is being disputed by relatives in the Irish Court
of Probate of grocer of Dublin who left the bulk of his
property to Cardinal Cullen and the Rev. w. Brock his
parish priest for purposes of Roman Catholic charity and
providing his wife 9120 year only The total sum left
$4,000. Canon Brock present when the will
drawn having been sent for by the dying The will
impeached the ground of undue influence by the
Very Rev. William Brock or by other persons acting under
his directions at time when from weakness of mind and
body the tesaor John Walsh unable resist the same
THE REVENUE IRELAND.
From Parliamentary return, just issued appears the
gross of Ireland in the year ended 3s March last
amounted to e6,S20732, made up follows Customs, e.
141oo0; Excise $685. Oo Stamps e571 459; Income
Tax, 1850 $685. Post Office, G319554 Miscellaneous &c.,
1876 This account shows the paid into the Ex-
chequer in the year. including the payments into the Ex
chequer in England in respect of the of Ireland
The net produce however, only e6, ll21 AS
pared with this amount the net expenditure was during the
same period, $685. of which 81 456741 was in
respect of Consolidated Fund services 93O25 900 for the
army, and 81, 475,l52 for civil services.
IRISH CHURCH COMMISSION.
The objects of the Irish Church Commission defined as
follow in the patent of appointment "To inquire and report
as the several archbishopric bshoprc dgnites and
benece and also to the several ecclesiastical corpora
tons aggregate existing in Ireland and as to the revenues
property and emouments belonging the respectively
and the several charges membranes and other
gongs affecting the respectively and also the
several united and separate parishes and parocha districts
in Ireland and the of unions distinguishing whether
episcopal permanent And the several churches and
chapes in Ireland whether parochia parochal district
or proprietary and the number of members of the Estab
shed Church of and Ireland inhabtng the par
shes districts attached to such churches And also
the property and emouments vested in and administered
Inv the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland the admin
saton of the by such Commissioners, and the mode
and purposes and for which such last mentioned property
has been applied And also to inquire and report whether
alterations or improvements should be made in the manage
men administration, and distribution of the and
ronev herenbefore mentioned in the state and condi
ton of the several Offices dgntes, corporations and bene