[Argus specials.]

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 245, 8 May 1882, Page 2

[Argus specials.]

LONDON, April 25.

The trial of eight persons who are charged with having by their negligence in failing to enforce proper precautions, contributed to the catastrophe of the Ring Theatre, has commenced at Vienna. The defendants include — Newald, exBurgomaster, Vienna ; Jansen, director of theatre, and three of his officials ; Landstreamer, of Commissary Police, who was on duty at the theatre on the night of the fire ; firemen in the Vienna Fire Brigade, and official of the Municipal Board of Works. The trial will probably last a long time.

The funds recently started by the Lord Mayor of London,- with a view of obtaining means to assist persons desirous of emigrating to the colonies has collapsed, only £100 having been subscribed.

The condition of the Jewish residents in South Russia is described as pitiable in tho extreme. At the Congress of various relief committees held at Berlin, arrangements have been concluded to facilitate the wholesale emigration of Russian Jews to the United States.

There is a report that Pope Leo XIII. is suffering frbrn illness.

Eighty thousand cases have been submitted to the Irish Land Court for decision of the Commissioners. 10,000 cases have been decidod, but there are 14,000 appeals.

Bulger, Governor of Natal, has ordered the Zulus, who assembled at Petermaritzburg to demand the release of their late king, Cetewayo, to disperse. Famine and civil war are imminent in Zululand.

A terrible storm was raging along the English coast on Saturday and Sunday, occasioning a number of fatalities. Several vessels were wrecked, and a vast amount of injury to property was caused.

A number of infernal machines have been posted to Vanderbilt, the American millionaire and ship-own e r> and to Cyrus Feild, attheir residences, Ne %

York. One machine exploded in the course of transit, but fortunately caused no injury. The iurther wedding festivities in celebration of the marriage of Prince Leopold and Princess Helena Waldeck, Pyrmont, have been stopped in consequence of the death oi the Crown Princess of Wurtemburg, who died in childbirth.