ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 6476, 18 December 1883, Page 2

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Messrs Moody and Sankey raeoeesfolly opened a great mission at Winston, London, on 4th November. Four meetings were held, and each was attended by from 4,009 to 6,000 person*. At the close of one evening meeting a man shouted out " Moody's last mission m London has been a failure," and Mr Moody answered him by calling for volupteers to come oat boldly on the Lord's side, whereupon 3,000 men roeew The incident caused much excitement Bishop Thorold, of Rochester, has expressed his approval of. Moody and Sankey'* mission, and urges the clergymen of the Established Church to help it The services are conducted at Islington in a chapel built for the purpose, capable of seating 5,000 persons. On Tuesday, November 20, the revivalists began the second fortnight of their mission at Wandewortk There were two services, 3,003 people attending each.... Joseph Poole, found guilty of the asarder of Kennedy, was sentenced to death is Dublin on 20th November. Before his; sentence he spoke at length in earnest and at times excited tonea. He emphatically denied that he murdered Kennedy, and admitted thatube was a member of tte> Fenian brotherhood. He said be would be proud to go upon the scaffold for being a member. Its object was not to commit murder, bu,t to free Ireland from the tyranny otTbjh land. Ho believed that he was perseonted because he was an enemy of the Govennenfc Tender which he had lived. He acknowledged being in Kennedy's company on the night of the murder, but declared that he had no hand in striking him down. He had belonged to the* brotherhood since he was sixteen yean old, but he had nevor belonged to tho Vigilance. Committee. His purpose was to wait until his countrymen ware prepared to strike * blow for their tadenendttMeY- jkhen he would co-operato'"with them. In ooaolnsion, thoprb»B«r said "I am not afraid to die, farewell ail; farewell Inland, Threefrhetn for th*

Irish Republto and d<»th io toEngU«h tyranny.'' SW lThiiged eu 18th P. camber. The Judge, inpassKgsentence, was deeply affected. He said that ihe evidence ltf•• the jury no alternative, and he.qcjta oucur/ed ir. the verdict of guUty. fa'-T'-rcpfc aloud, exclaiming ''Oh Joe. Joe.' Jho prisoner re plied, falteringly, "Keep up, father, keep» np; don't give way; I »m ready to die." Great crowds followed the prison van to Kumaiuham, bat made no demonstration beyond lamenting. Tremendous exertions were nude to save tbe murderer of Oarey from the gallows. O'Donnell's friends, however, are annoyed at the manner in which his defence has been canduoted. Until October 9, Mr Russell, after a long consultation with Mr Sullivan, took formal charge of the arrangements. General Roger A. Pryer, his American counsel, had had an interview with the accused, and says that he is satisfied O'DonflelJLkilbd Caxejin self-defence. Every effort wtirbw Aside bring witnerses from Capetown to, England,. Mrs U'Pennell, his wife; ' Mes 1 tit lottesW ttervlbe J m Philadelphia. Q'Donnell'4 warred. life proved ,nnhe haV been separated from his wife for several years. He has done nothing at his trade as iron pnddler for some time, but always had plenty of money. Ouirien-*y;oun|4aaj»aged fog to Lagenan in Alsace, attempted to assassinate President Henry on Nevoxnber 16 while he was in the senate Chamber. When overpowered by the officials he shouted *' Vive la Republique Sociable} Vive la Commune." The doctors examined him and pronounced the man toh^*^w§ftobut s*k*eqße»fc>tav%attga> tion showed him to be not a madman but a fanatic arid frequenie* of anti-Onrlstian meetings at LilUa and Roubaja, ■ , ■■ v ' i ::■'■-? It'bstated that in fee event of war between France and Ohina„ Iceland will forcibly resist' any iaitotttpt to blockade the ports affecting her trade. .<-■: •■ ~

The Channel steamer Holyhead, crowded with cattle-dealers ancLdrovers, and having a large live-stock cargo of horses and pigs, came into collision with the German ship 4lhambra, bound front Liverpool (to New York, on October 31, when about twenty-five miles off Holyhead. Both vessels sank. Thirteen of the Alhambra's creW and two- of the Holyhead's were drowned. Thewmatoder wow piofced up and landed at Holyhead. Much relief was. felt in Dublin (whfeft pfiice the paoiret had left on the evening preview) when the news of the safety of the Holyhead's passengers vfas received,