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ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. Bt Elbctbio [beutbb's thlbgram.] f Eeceived November 29th, 2.20 p.m. LONDON, Norember 27. News is to hand from Dublin of a serious outrage committed there * to-day. A man who had just alighted from a car deUberately stabbed a juror in the case of Hynes, who is now under trial. The juryman lies in a moribund state. A bailiff who was a witness of the outrage made an attempt to seize the assassin. The latter however escaped in a car from which he had slighted, but only after a struggle, in Lwhich he was severely stabbed by the bailiff. In consequence of the recent outrages the force of poUce in Dublin is being augmented, and aU the constables are now j armed with revolvers. I In the House of Commons to-day the thirteenth of Mr Gladstone's resolutions— viz., that regarding Standing Committees oh Law and Courts of Justice, Trade, &c, was adopted after further debate. At the wool sale to-day 9000 bales were offered. There was only a small attendance of buyers, and the tone of the auction was quiet.Received November 29th, 3 p.m. Parliament wiU, on Friday next, be pro-' rogued until; February, 188$. In the House of Commons last night Mr Gladstone introduced the supplementary estimates of the expenditure in Egypt up to October last, amounting to .£1,060,000. The Premier announced that all the cost arising from British occupation after October will be borne entirely by Egypt. The total cost of the Egyptian campaign to England and India wiU amount to four and a-half millions sterling. i Eeceived November 30th, 1 a.m. In consequence of the state of excitement now prevaUiug in Dublin, further stringent measures have been adopted for the preservation of peace in that city, and a proclamation has been issued by the Executive to-day declaring that the curfew clause of the Coercion Act, under which persons found abroad after dark are liable to arrest, witt be enforced. A reward of .£SOOO has been offered for.the apprehension• o* the assassins of the juryman engaged bit Hynes' trial. The murderers are, however, stUl at large.
h'arl Granville, Foreign- Secretary, replying to a deputation which waited on him to-day with regard to De Brazza's treaty and the recent negotiations between the French Government and the Envoys from Madagascar, stated that he-was not aware of the existence of any treaty giving Prance a Protectorate over :£_e lala—ft of Madagascar* f PARIS, November _8. - , M. Gambetta met with a serious accident yesterday. 'While handling a revolver the charge went off, and the shot-entered his arm and ploughed some" distance through the flesh, inflicting a bad wound. M. Gambetta now lies in a very feverish state. Received November 29th, 2.30 p.m. BERLIN, November 27. Owing to the continued heavy rain in Prussia the Rhine has overflowed ite banks, and floods have been caused. All traffic on the river is at present stopped. Received November 30th, 1 a.m. CAIRO, November 28. Earl Dufferin has had under consideration the evidence taken by a Commission of Enquiry, and has advised that the charges against Arabi in connection with the massacres at Alexandria and other places, and the burning of that city, should not be brought forward at the trial. [SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCXATTOKT.] Received November 29th, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, November 28,11.50 p.m. Field, one of the jurymen who convicted Walsh, when entering his residence in Dublin this evening, was suddenly attacked from behind by two men, who stabbed him with swords in six places, it is believed, fatally. The assassins, escaped in a cab which.was waiting for them. The Soudan prophet is reported, to have lost 70,000 followers since the rebellion commenced. Tha outbreak of typhoid fever in J?aris, which occasioned some anxiety, is now abating.
News from the Cape states that SCapach Js now sueing for peace. The idea of a Parliamentary session in January has been abandoned. LONDON, November 27. Consols ore quoted at 102£, an advance of i. There are no other changes to report in colonial .securities or produce. Arrived—SMp Bavenswing, from Lyttelton, August sth. Received November 28th, 2.20 p jn. A rupture has arisen in the negotiations which were proceeding between France and England on the subject of Madagascar* The Envoys from the latter country, who recently went to France, have now arrived in London. Received November 29th, 5.10 p.m. LONDON, November 27,7.40 p.m. The French Government has insisted on the establishment of a protectorate over I Madagascar, and the envoys from the native Government refusing to assent to this,, their flag was insulted, and the envoys fled without attendants, baggage or: anything. The French Government now threaten a naval attack on Madagascar.
In Ireland, Michael Davitt has commenced 'an agitation to prevent the payment of rent while a famine is imminent.
The Freedom of the City of Edinburgh has been presented to the Marquis of Salisbury.
Received November 29tb, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, November 28, 7.40 p.m. The balance of the Adelaide loan has been placed at par. The Tories refrain from criticising the state of affairs in Egypt.
There is great discontent at tbe inscrip. tion of the New South Wales stock being delayed.
A large deputation waited on the Government urging on them to firmly protest against the action of the French with regard to Madagascar. The reply was guarded, and to the effect that the Government were anxious to avoid irritating France during the settlement of affairs in Egypt.
Detective Cox, who was killed by a gang of roughs on Saturday night, received a public funeral, which was largely attended. The recent atrocities have caused a panic in Dublin, and it is known that there are several bands of Fenians who'are causing terror throughout the country to those administering justice. They are also trying to secure funds with which to carry out their Object. Received November 30th, 1.10 a.m. LONDON, November 29th, 5.55 a.m. The river Rhine has risen to a height which has not been known for the last century, and in consequence the most disastrous floods have occurred, the devasr tation being enormous, and several ■ pro. yinces in the immediate neighborhood have been inundated. The fever of M. Gambetta is subsiding, | and he is now in a fair way of recovery. The Boers have decided to send an envoy to England, with a view to promote better relations with, respect to the Transvaal. it has been decided to enlarge the Sues Canal, and the cost is estimated at thirty million francs. Yielding to the pressure brought to bear upon the subject, the Government have decided to abolish; the Court of Valuers for Ireland.
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Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5361, 30 November 1882, Page 2
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