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


almost continually IN receipt of information relative to the
movements OF the Fenians The public excitement caused
by the recent operations of the brotherhood has by
abated Today dispatches received from Cork giving
the details OF another Fenian in that locality
ood OF tenan last night surreptiousy entered magazine
IN that city, and unchaenged carried away than half
ton of blasting powder There is no clue the perpea
of the Fenans
, Inc London Morning Post says: owe must not suppose
that Feniansm is by any means crushed and suppressed in
this country in Ireland Those who best informed on
the subject well that it is lurking about in strange
places We have heard the threats of assassination launched
against our public revenge for the lives OF the prison
ers we have executed These threats empty menace
as the public authorities we'll know If not misin
formed precautions have been and taken to keep
careful watch the safety of more than of the Ministers
whose lives have been threatened The Irish Government
are relaxing none of the arrangements they have organized
Tor the prompt suppression of any outbreak and In the large
towns of England where Fenianism exists every is
taken to preserve order and security What be designed
by of these desperadoes may be gathered from the
evidence of Cordon the normer in the examination of the
supposed Colonel Burke There find that the attack
chester genuine and intended to take place. 1t was
no hoax, it suggested might be at the time And
besides this informed that the destruction of the
shipping in the of Liverpool and other ports by Greek
fire settled on and to be carried out at the time of
the rising We have been able to this time preserve
the tranquility of the country and trust shall be able
to continue to do But do not let relax be content
to treat danger with careless attention AS
have already sad the difficulties still thick around
and the winter not looked forward to with much confidence
by those who mainly charged with the public safety
English mail advices state that five British shps-ofwar
had gone in search of strange armed vessel without legal
papers, Commanders of American O ships in commission
have been ordered to adopt every necessary precauon,
especially night protect ships from nsdious attacks
Guard boats and steam launches be kept duty The
dropping of toedoes in streams is most feared by the Gov
eminent. The attempt frustrated to blow the
works at Warrington One of the prisoners welknown
Fenan
Two meetings on Clerkenwe Green in reference to the
late explosion have been prevented by the authorities
In discussing the popular tumu and the uneasiness in
England occaoned by the Fenan excese and the popular
policy OF the in relation to the suppression of
sedton the Saturday ReU1ea extreme Tory Organ has
the frankness say:
The Irish the only discontinued portion of COM
munty discomfort confined to the lowest class in either
kingdom There is another class far above thsa class of
not wealthy yet poor with the education the tastes
and the habits of the highest ranks class containing
able and many disappointed men, class which is equally
offended by the presumed nsoence of the arocrat and the
vulgar preensons of the rich pag class which does
sympathze with the of the friends of the
people, but which, emergency would gladly use and
be used by them From this would come in critical tme
the leaders of popular nsurecton men with tongues and
pens capable of kindling the passions of people, if
they incapable of calming them These quiet
active according to the vgor weakness of the Govern
men They love comfort and safety we'll throw their
lot in with doomed But their discomfort dsaffec-
ton and ambition might make them, for time powerful
leaders against vacllang and laundering Government"
Captain Mayne Reid, the English novelist, in this
country letter severely rasping Eng for her
dupciy towards the North during the rebellion He says:
Engands proessed sympathy for the South than
even selfshness the most wanton wic1edness. 1t
boosted for its base element of generosity, leaning
the weak side. All pretense Its motive neither
hood humanity Had the South been stronger than you
it would have taken your de and backed you with suer
and Aabamas Its sole purpose to manipulate both
like main of cocks encouraging mutual strife till both
lay bleeding in the dust Then would both have been at
Engands feet and Europes too, to be reconstructed &C
cordng to the ideas of European despotsm.
greater gloom England at all events real and
universal regret than that day received the of
Lees surrender and the termination of your atricda
strife"
very remarkable case has been brought to light at
coroners inquest in London Dr. Chambers attending
professionally in Hackney road when he accident
ally discovered that there dead boy in the house, and
examination of the body appeared him that the child
had died from sufocaton The of the district made
inquiries and inquest held Tuesday when these
facts brought married couple named Cooper
advertised that they wished to adopt chd-"a boy pre-
ferred and in long time their advertisement was an
swered by offer to hand fine healthy boy OF four