NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 6692, 9 August 1882, Page 5

NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

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LONDON, Jukb 30. With the exception of questions suggested by the state of affairs in Egypt, Ireland ex. clusively occupies the attention of Parliament. The Crime Prevention Bill still blocks the way, and more than 12 clauses and 17 pages of amendments have yet to be dealt with in Committee. Meanwhile, murders and outrages of all kinds are more daring and frequent than ever. Following upon the recent murder of Mr Walter Bourke, and Corporal Wallace who were shot dead in open day, comes news of a similar crime committed yesterday, when Mr Blake, agent, and Mr fceane, steward of the Marquis of Olanrioarde, were both killed while driving to mass. Mrs Blake, who was sitting by her husband's side, was wounded in the right leg with slugs. Mr Blake was over 70 years of age. There is every indication that assassinations, outrages, and intimidation are now organised in Ireland on a most dangerous and extensive scale.

The Fenian arms seized at Olerkenwell on June 17 consisted of 400 snider rifles with bayonets, 26 large oases of six-ohambered revolvers, several kegs of powder, and 100,000 rounds of fully-charged ammunition. . From a reoent reply by Mr Gladstone to Mr Joseph Oowen, M.P. for Newoastle, it is understood that Government are willing to accept an amendment to the cleture resolutions, whereby a two-thirds majority instead of a bare majority only shall be required. The Prevention of Crime Bill, Arrears of

Bent Bill, Corrupt BUI, and Bttoa of Parliemeatary Procedure Bill, proceeded with this •«« io ? 1 v £ll thy English measures announced in the Queen's Speech have been thrown oTsr. The landlords of Ireland have formed an asiooiation, called the n \ c ?Wt»» Ireland, Limited, with a capital of £700,000 fully subscribed. The P'taojpal,objects are to make advances to landlords managing their own lands, and !•»•• *»*mi whose owners are unable to manage them themselves. The Parnellite members of Parliament and their organs In Dublin and elsewhere have savagely denounoed the Association. They evidently consider it-very formidable, and perceive that it means war to the knife amongst the Land League.