CABLE NEWS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2687, 1 June 1891, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

London, May 29.

Mr Gladstone says that it is useless to denounce^ the revolting barbarities practised oci Jews Jin Russia* Jas nothing is gained by such a course. An appeal to the European Powers to interfere would be better.

After preparing a digest of exceptional laws, the Hon. Mr Smith will introduce a Bill suspending Britishers from sealing in the Behring Sea during the year, when it is hoped a compromise may be effected. Edison's new invention, the ** Kinetograph," combining phonograph and photograph, gives marvellous results. The P. and O. Company's s.s. Arcadia, while outward bound from London to Australian ports, ran aground in the Suez Canal and temporarily stopped the traffic. She has discharged part of her cargo. The Oaks Stakes, of 4,00050v5., were won by Mimi. London, May 31.

The Earl of Clancarty is dead ; his son William Frederick, Viscount Dunlo, who married Belle Bilton, the burlesque actress, succeeds to the title.

[The deceased peer, Richard Somerset Le Poer Trenoh, 4th Earl of Clancarty, was born in 1834 and suooeeded to the title in 1872 ; he vote J in the Conservative interest in the Upper House ; and held a commission as Honorary Colonel of the 4th Battalion Connaught Bangers. His son, Viscount Dunlo, who now succeeds to the title, it will be remembered married a burlesque actress, Miss Belle Bilton ; from whom he subsequently endeavoured to obtain a divorce, but failing to prove his oase a decree was refused, the lady now becomes the Countess Clancarty.]

St Petersburg, May 3L. Notwithstanding every preparation made for the Czar's visit to the Exhibition, at the last moment he decided not to leave the Royal palace, and alleged the cause of the postponement to be the discovery of a plot to assassinate him. 'The Czar .and Czarina arrived at Moscow to attend the French Exhibition, three days - before it opened four large bombs containing dynamite were discovered, evidently intended to be used in a plot against the life of the Czar. The Customs Department of the exhibition allowed the boxes to pass the French and Russian frontiers unopened as they believed, them-; to contain exhibits of machinery. A mine has, been discqyexed leading from the residence of, the of Moscow across the road along which the Czar would proceed to the Exhibition, and also under the railway line. Extraordinary precautions have been taken against an attempt, on His Majesty's life, eVen triumphal arches have been dismantled in tbe search for exp.lbsjves..- A feeling oE terror now exists in Moscow, and owners of all housev commanding a view of the square where the Czar proposes to review the troops have been ordered to close their windows. \ Thirty thousand Jews have been ordered to leave Warsaw. •. ' Washington, May 31. It is reported that the Chilian rebel steamer Itata, after which the United States Cruiser had a fruitless chase, is making a voyage to Melbourne. An unsuccessful attempt, has been made to steal the body or the late P. T. Barnum, who died on 7th ult. St. Johns, May 31. The British residents in Newfoundland are wiMly jFuribus at the action of the French Admiral .enforcing the exclusive claims of France, to fish in George's Bay. : Valparaiso, May 29. The Chilian ladies are selling their jewellery to purchase arms for the insurgents. The Charleston has arrived at Callao, having seen nothing of the Itata. The Mexicans have been frightened by the Eaineralda and permitted her to coal. The insurgents again threaten to bombard Valparaiso. It is expected that the Powers would prevent this.

The chase of the Itata has been abandoned.