The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-21


lecturer stated not his composition Mr. Train then
commenced racy historic narrative of the origin of the
American people, and when he came to allude to the
Port bill and the Boston method Of making tea for
the fishes held American banner amid great cheering
which renewed when in expressive pantomime he IN
dictated the expulsion of the English by the vs tergo He
alluded the absurd ideas of American manper appearance
and vocazaon which have been long current at this side of
the Atlantic and gave limitations of such somewhat false
ideals in which he had to fall back his historical abilities
AS usual he touched number of TOPICS and when,
having alluded the American and English way of shouting
hurra, he quoted the lines:
Though oceans roll between u.s.
Tb Th"Ssn 9 SnT m Saf n 6d ps a n
We're brothers still in heart
he saued by cheering in which the character
isic enuncaton of both countries exhibited The
lecture was brought to conclusion by his reading Mr.
Stewards dispatch and asking the audience inform him by
their and whether he had spoken teason after
which the proceedings terminated TRANQUILITY Respecting
Mr.. Train, there are of course various opinions The
ceverness with which he conveyed dangerous sentiments by
inuendo broken sentence and such like, has been
Marked well his management of audience and I'M
perurbabe GOODNESS Despite unfavorable opinions to
style of illustration of the humorous ORDER which, by the
way, frequently characterized OConnell among public
speakers Mr. Train appears in other respects to be ind
viduay capital type of the modern of the world
moulded in America He possesses, undoubtedly, great
range of requirements all of the practical ORDER and is
alike parsonage of progress whether viewed engineer
politician People here were amused and impressed by
his characteristic reference to his achievements the number
of thousand miles he had travelled ramways he had ayed
down. of his being possessed of wothrds of the city of
Omaha and his enterprise in pushing forward the great
Pacific railroad. Although we'll received at the Rotunda
he would very possibly have attracted larger audience if
he had embodied in lecture history of the Improvements
in various departments which he had suggested and given
an account of the great material works he had executed
there class of facts interesting than those
appetizng general audience of intelligence especially
when detailed by the man who could say, quorum pars magma
tut
NEWSPAPERS AGAIN.
While on the subject of newspaper trials may superadd
reference remarkable which has been proceeding
for days. namely action for SANDER brought by the
Rev. Patrick Clarke, Roman Catholic clergyman in Belfast
against Mr. Andrew McKenna the late editor of the Ulster
Observer Mr.. McKenna who, some years since of
the powerful and versatile writers the staff of the
Morning News has for considerable time edited the Ulster
Observer published by the Catholic Publishing Company
salary of $500 per annum and to which he appointed
by the directory of the journal among whom the Rev.
Mr. Clarke 1t would appear from the evidence of the Cath
olic Bishop of Down. that the editor of the Observer did not
allo sufficient space to religious subjects in paper under
such directory and that he perhaps introduced too much of
the spirit of the age into its columns to be agreeable to his
director Mr. Clarke At anyrate quarrel occurred between
them in November last, Mr.. McKenna, in the previous
August having been served with notice from the directors
that his services would be discontinued On the latter
sion Mr. McKenna accused the Rev. p Clarke of having
prostued the confessional in his respect and this
ton furnished the grounds of the action, whose damages
laid at 81 000 person named McAlinden, whom Mr..
McKenna said could prove this statement is it appears dead
The Rev Clarke swore he was unconscious of having
confessed Mr. McKenna, that it will be question for the
Jury The of the defendant is that he sandered by
the Rev. Clarke and that he lost his editorial occupation
through his influence The Catholic Bishop of Down. on
animation stated that he watched the Journal and thought
contained many things uncathoic and unorhodox and that
he communicated his opinions this head to the directory
he having apparently, time on formed bad opinion
of Mr.. McKenna who, when he recommended him to the
Office he considered schoarike man. truthful and Judi
cious Mr. Clarke aso when asked whether he if he had
heard bad opinion of any individual McKenna was ac-
cused by Of being nfde would think tproper
to repeat such opinion second party without giving his
reasons stated that he would think such course proper
Altogether the directory of the Ulster Observer appears
have been of highly religious character and have par
taken of the mysterious element SO closely connected there
catons which exist and the duties which attach to Them
that aymen have be chosen to edit religious journals and
that priest cannot be selected in all for such Offices
JOHN MARTIN
On Friday, Mr. John Martin addressed the jury in his
defense one of the procesonss and after display of
lucid and digned oratory sat down amid much applause
The verdicts on the traversers will be delivered
they being present liberty their recognizances
Thejury have disagreed and been discharged.