The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-04
FENIAN AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.

The Right Hon. William E. Gladstone made speech
the miners and other operatives of Wene in Chester
y In the of which he did hesitate ascribe the
existence of Fenianism to Engands wreched mismanage
ment and misgovernment of Ireland.
LONDON, Dec. 19-The explosion of nitroglycerine at
Newcastle lyme serious than at first reported
The sheriff and two surveyors who badly injured have
since died Of their wounds Eight persons all told lost their
lives by the explosion.
LONDON, Dec 19-It is reported that paper has been
found IN Northampton which shows that the Fenians in
England have organized plot plumber all the armores of
the militia forces in England.
One the persons who injured the explosion
at Clerkenwell, died to-day
LONDON, Dec 20.-Four named English, Mulvaney,
OKee and w. Desmond arrested in this city last
night suspicion of having been connected with the recent
Fenian outrages.
The magistrates are still swearing special policemen the
guards around the prisons strengthened and the ware
houses in the city carefully watched during the night
Troops ordered to Portsmouth to-day, and left in
special train
The inquest on the killed by the explosion
at Cerkenwel prison concluded this afternoon
rendered verdict charging Timothy Desmond and Jerry
Allen who arrested the 13th with the crime of MUIR
der in having caused the explosion which resulted in the
death of the deceased persons
In view of the ourages committed by the Fenians in
this country and to prevent by their
on the Cabinet has determined to ask Parliament to
PEND THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec 21-The government is still taking pre-
cautonay to guard against expected of
the Fenan The troops which yesterday dispatched for
Portsmouth to-day sent to Osborne, Isle of Wight
LONDON, Dec 21The Observer of Saturday. that the
British government in all the extraordinary precautions
which taking against the Fenians is acting with the
full knowledge of their secret plans The alarm caused by
the Fenians in this city is subsiding.
JUSTICE TO IRELAND.
LONDON, December 23.-Fenansm still engrosses fair
share of public attention. though the excitement caused by
the outrages has pretty much died There is
widespread and increasing feeling favorable to the
ameioraton of the condition of the Irish the effective
means of suppressing Fenianism The Times this morning
strongly favo this dea and hopes and believes that the
session of will be occupied by the consdera
ton of Irish affairs
EXAMINATION OF THE ALLEGED PERPETRATORS OF
CLERKENwELL EXPLOSION.
EvenngThe regular police force of this metropolis has
been largely increased. Timothy Desmond and Jerry Allen
the alleged perpetrators of the Cerkenwe explosion
brought before magistrate to-day and underwent prelim-
mary examination at the close OF which they remanded
| to jail
ATTEMPTS BY FEN1ANs TO DESTROY THE GAS WORKS IN
GLASGOW AND WARRINGTON.
LONDON December 24-The Fenians are still active An
effort made last evening destroy the works Gas-
gow Attempts had been made the night before destroy
the gas works at Warrington near liverpool In both the
attempt unsuccessful The authorities In those cities
douby watchf and further trouble unprecedented Dis
patches from various parts of the kingdom report everything
quiet to-day.
| PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FENIAN oUTRAGEs.
By kilograms from London, England received Christ
mas Day, we informed that
"The precautions of the Government against the Fenans
continue very extensive and unusual preparations have
been made to-day which indicate that the authorities
in possession of information that general attempt
to be made by the Fenians to the prisoners
confined in various parts of the United Kingdom for
pcty in the late ourages in England and Ireland In adj
don to the regular police force special consabes
everywhere duty and other precautionary have
been adopted by the Government which, its hoped will result
in the preservation of order"
1t is sufficiently evident that this is the harvest day" of
that emineny respectable and esmabe class of Christians
called nformers They foong the British Government
to the top of their bent and filling their Unsuitable
pockets in proportion Be 1t only one set of rascas
robbng another.
Nextday earngreatly to the relief of our afflicted
southat he expected rising of the Fenans yesterday did
occur and the day christmas Day. one of tranquil
lily and good feeling The extraordinary caution
taken by the Government to guard against lawessness
apparently unnecessary"
ENGLAND-IRELAND.
No gadder tdings electrified country even at
this joyous season. than that recently eegraphed across the