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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5556, 26 July 1886, Page 3

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• ••■•■■ London, July 2. ' Lord Colin Campbell, defendant in the ' divorce caspiOampbei.l v. ap- . .' plied' to ' %fo' tomV : bri' r 2iicl 'Jiily ]i ;o, have ',' stricken from plaintiffs petition thepara- .; graph!'' charging him with adMtery wittf .l_.PJßrßon£^known.J^ The Court jreserved its ; "decisionTf or a fortnight, as inthe meantime it (rill read the whole of ths correspondence and" all affidavits submitted by Lord !il< Cami>bell'iii his cross-suit to substantiate ■h&'ch'arge that Lady Campbell had been guilty of adultery with the Duke of fMarlborough. The Chief Fire Commissioners and othetf eight persons were instantly killed on the' 30th-- June; by an accident to the mail train from Belfast to Dublin. The train, while going at a high rate of speed, left the rails on Knock bridge." Twenty persons were wounded and the train was completely smashed. The accident was due to the expansion of the rails caused by •xcessive heat. The driver and guard were arrested, but are held blameless. The express train on the Hutgart and Berlin railway ran into the local train near Murtberg on the Ist, crushing a large number of persons. Nine are known to have been killed. None of the express passengers are fatally hurt. The case of Cyrus W. Field v. Labou-r-iehere, of London' Truth, for libel, '< .was called on the 28th June. The ■ '■■■ Attorney-General, on behalf of the defend- ' ant, withdrew the plea of justification, and '"expressed regret for publishing the article. He also stated that he and Sir Henry James (Field's counsel), had agreed upon the amount to be paid by Labouchere in satisfaction of costs, and asked the Judge to discharge the jury. Field refused all compromise on the question of publishing. Advices from Chili mention that bloody riots occurred in that country on the occasion of the Presidential election. Over 50 persons were killed, and the Santiago hospitals were filled with wounded. London despatches of the 23rd June says that in Egypt and Burmah the British are threatened with increasing difficulties. The conduct of the campaign in the latter country, as well as the method of settling the Government, are alike a failure. Theebaw's disbanded soldiers are constantly attacking the British garrison. Every attack has been repulsed, but the garrison iB worn out with incessant duty. In Egypt the Dervishes are resuming activity, and the Soudan border is once more threatened by clouds of rebels. From both countries there are urgent calls for reinforcements. A despatch from Rangoon ' on the 29th June says that a force of British troops with two batteries had a severe fight with 1500 Burmese rebels Btroagly entrenched near Tumraac. The fight lasted five hours. The British failing to dislodge the Burmese retired. Several officers were killed and wounded. Anxiety is felt on account of Russia's evident attempt to renew difficulties inthe Balkans, a large Russian force embarking for points on the Black Sea.