ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 9267, 29 April 1892, Page 3

ENGLAND.

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London, April 25, The district vestries havo asked Mr Henry Tate to recow his offer of tbe endowment of a National Art Gallery, and nrge the Government to give a prominent sit*. April 26. Tbe Unionists have decided to hold a demonstration on 27th June in Belfast, -nd up to the presenb 30,000 have intl. mated their intention of being present. The Hon. Patrick Greville Nugent, charged with a serions assanlt on Miss Marlon Price in a firstclass railway cartiage on tbe London and Brighton line, has been committed for trial. The evi--ence at tbe trial proved the lady to be of good character and well connected. Tbe assault was committed wbile the train yna passing through a tnnnel, and Ibe 'young lady gave warning to tbe guard by pulling the alarm. The latter made inquiries in East Croydon as to tbe accused, and he was arrested in London, Ten thousand domestio servants are out of employment in London, The Glasgow shipowners are reducing I Ibe wages of seamen and firemen by 10s per month. Tbe lock-out of eottop weavers wil. probably become universal, in order to destroy the levy made to assist those -already out. . y The engineers who have been on strike for some time, hut who intlmatid tbat tbey wonld return on the masters' terms, hare muted work.