Two meetings of Fenians, or men sympathizing with Fenianism, were
held in London on Sunday, one on Clerkenwell Greeo, and one in Hyde Park, at both of which speeches were made denounc- ing the aristocracy, exonerating the Manchester victims, and curs- ing Mr. Hardy. It appears that the priests have strongly opposed any religious service, but, nevertheless, those present on Clerkenwell Green, about 2,000 in number, marched as a funeral procession to Hyde Park, bearing black banners, and playing the Acleste Fideles, and the " Dead March " in Saul, alternately. The procession comprised many respectably-dressed women, and was remarkably tranquil and orderly. In the Park the two meetings fraternized, and kneeling down listened to the Catholic prayers for the repose of the dead men's souls, making the responses with solemnity. The scene seems to have strongly touched some of the reporters, as it would any one not utterly blinded by prejudice. We cannot sympathize with Fenianism, but there is that in these poor Irish folk which is not in our more material race, a sort of capacity for mournful poetry of feeling, akin to that betrayed in their own tunes.
