HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8482, 13 May 1893, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Freu _mkm—ition—Bleonio Telegraph—Copyright. APPOINTMENT. London, May 11. Mr Hatton ' Richards, formerly Private Secretary to Sir Wm. McGregor iv New Guiuea, has been appointed Assistant-Colonial Secretary of the Gold Coast Colony. THREATENING MR GLADSTONE. Townsend will be further charged with sending a threatening letter to Mr Gladstone, in which he stated that the Prime Minister recently had a very narrow escape of being shot at Brighton. Later. Townsend was committed for trial. It was proved that he had dogged Mr Gladstone with a revolver for several days. THE EXPLOSION AT THE DUBLIN LAW COURTS. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in tbe explosion at the Dublin Law Courts. Later. Tbe police deny that an arrests have been effected in Dublin. FIRES IN HULL. A great mast warehouse ia Hull has been burned down. The fire was tbe work of au incendiary. Later. A secoud smaller fire has occurred in Hull. SILVER MARKET UNSETTLED. Heavy sales of Indian bills at a low rate of exchange have unsettled the silver market. COLONIAL GOVERNORSHIPS. The St. James's Gazette considers that it would cemeut the Empire if Royalties were appointed to the colonial Governorships, aud states that it is possible yet to see the Duke of Connaughc Governor of either Canada or New South Wales. NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA. May 12. The Earl of Aberdeen has been appointed Governor-General of Canada in place of Lord Stanley of Preston. MR GLADSTONE AND MR CHAMBERLAIN. Mr Gladstone made a vehement attack on Mr Chamberlain for accusing the Government of withholding an adequate description of their policy. He declared that he had given a fall and explicit explanation in proportion to the stage the Bill had reached. Much angry feeling was displayed, and the evening was wasted. REVOLUTION IN BENGAL. Calcutta, May 11. News has been received that affairs in Orissa, in Bengal, are in a critical condition. Ten thousand insurgents surround the Rajah- palace. The British resident force is 400, and application has beeu made for reinforcements. CRISIS IN GREECE. Athess, May 11. The Tricoupis Ministry has resigned, owing to the failure of the proposed loan, CONSUL AT HONOLULU. Washington, May 11. Mr Blount succeeds Air Stevens as American Consul at Honolulu.

CABLE NEWS.