NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1029, 2 May 1883, Page 4

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Victor Gully, notorious as having been charged with poisoning Dr Luncey Bravo, a barrister, of Batham, in Surrey, in April. 1876, died on April 3rd. Lord Churchill’s letter, advocating; the claims of Lord Salisbury to the soleleadership of the Tories, has created the strongest indignation among members of that party. Mr Herbert Spencer’s health has caused his friends some anxiety. It has been impaired apparently by his American journey. Since his return to England he has been unable to perform his usual quantity of work, and he declines all invitations. Alma Tadema, the artist, has. been compelled to leave London for Mentone, on account of ill-health. Richard Musgrove, merchant and bill-broker, of Manchester, filed on ’the 7th April, with liabilities £120,000. Two of the English Judges will accompany Lord Chief Justice Coleridge on the Matter's forthcoming visit to America. The United States Minister, Mr Lowell, attended the banquet of the Corporation of Civil Engineers at Kensington, on the Bth April. In the course of his after-dinner remarks he said —“ And though I may not venture to allude to certain topics, I can say that no American, any more than an Englishman," believes that assassination is war, or that dynamite is the raw material of policy. (Cheers.) i Mr Alfred Gillies, Conservative, was. elected to Parliament for Southampton on April 6, without opposition, in the place of Mr Charles Parker Butts, raised to the Bench. j Mr Davitt has written a vigorous letter on the dynamite policy. He says it can only have the effect of exasperate ing the English democracy. “ It would be far better to wait another twenty years than to play into the hands of Ireland’s enemies by giving the rein to despair and revenge.” There is a military disagreement in France-between Generals Thibandin and Galilean.: The latter is deemed unfit to direct the cavalry manoeuvres, although Government wish, him to do so. M. Rochefort, in the Intransigeant, says the nation relies on the firmness and loyalty of General Thibandin to save the Republic from the misfortune falling into the hands of the Royalists. General Millcn arrived in Paris on April 4th for the purpose, it is said, to direct from that point the Irish revolutionary movement. Sion Phillip, the famous speculator, was arrested in Paris on April 4th upon representations made by the Belgian Public Prosecutor. The-charge made against him is that he falsified accounts at his Bank. Madame, Charlenon was murdered by her husband in Paris on April sth. The family had become notorious through the recent sensation at a seduction trial. The husband gave as a reason for the act that he was tired of seeing his wife’s name in print, • The powder depot at Passocoros, Italy, exploded on April sth, killing forty persons, and injuring many more. The explosion was caused by a workman carelessly throwing a match near some 2 cwt. of gunpowder. Baron Wertheim, the wealthiest manufacturer in Austria, died in, Vienna on the afternoon of April 4th. The National Theatre, Berlin, was burned to .the ground. There was no loss of life and ho injury. The destrucof the theatre is complete, and includes wardrobes, properties, and scenery. Edwin Booth, the ; American actor, met with great success in Vienna, especially as Othello, although he was not satisfactory to the critics. , Germany and Spain have come to a final agreement in regard to the*conclusion of a treaty of commerce. Each has made concessions. l The Bishop of Bohemia, alarmed at the spread of Spiritualism, has declared anyone professing a belief in it guilty of heresy. The persistence of the Danes in Schleswig in opposition to the demands of Prussia that they serve in the army is as strong as ever. Thirty of them have just been expelled from the country for refusing to inscribe their names for such service. The German Reichstag has passed a formal vote of thanks to the American people for donations to the European flood sufferers. The Hungarian colony of 20,000 souls at Bukovina propose to emigrate, in order to avoid starvation. Bismarck declares, in reply to a letter from the Crown Prince, that he intends to devote the remainder of his life to considering the finances of the Empire, M. Billing, late French Consul to Tunis, is arraigned for an alleged attempt to palm off a foundling as the son of his late wife by her first husband Admiral Carregie. The case was before the Paris Probate Court on April 6th. Counsel for the prosecution hinted that the foundling was a natural son of Napoleon 111. The village of Vallerbes, Canton Baud, Switzerland, was destroyed by fire on April 7th. One hundred and fortyfive cottages were consumed, entailing a loss of 1,500,000 dollars. No lives were lost, but 1200 persons are rendered homeless. Four men, put down on the charge sheet of Bow street as—Norman, aged 22; Gallagher, aged 32; Wilson, aged 22 ; and Dalton, aged 29, were arrested in London on April 6th and 7th, and charged with having in their possession explosives, with intent to use the same for felonious purposes. The punishment for this offence is two years at hard labour. These arrests have created the profoundest sensation in England, and the American papers are also filled with minute details of the affair. Norman was arrested at his hotel in the city, to which the police had dogged him from Whitehead’s dynamite factory in Birmingham. A box of explosiv< s was found at his lodgings, but he de-

dared ho had no idea what the package contained, yet in his pocket were found keys -which fitted exactly the box. Gallagher was arrested in Nelson square, but he gave his address as at Charing Cross Hotel. The police found in Gallagher’s rooms three bags filled with liquid, which he said was hydrate chloral, and, if it was explosive, “ that was indeed a new discovery.” Gallagher declared himself an American citizen. When arrested nearly £9OO in English and American notes were found. He also said he was a physician, Wilson was also arrested in Lambeth. When the police laid hands on him, they inquired what he had in his portmanteau. He curtly replied, “ You had bettor look.” They examined it, and found the rubber bags containing-the liquid already described. ‘ With respect to the, arrest of Dalton, alias O’Connor, the police testified that he refused to give any address except Bowie’s reading rooms, No. 14, Edward Place, Fulham Road. He was searched, and some pieces of fuse, which he said was merely a cigar lighter, and a thermometer were found. They also found a diary which contained a recipe for the manufacture of fulminate of mercury and other chemical compounds. : Nelson Square, Lambeth, was a'place of Fenian refuge in 1867. Dalton is described as an Englishman, a compositor by trade, which he has worked at ten years in' Now York and New Jersey. He is of short stature, and pocked marked. It is believed by the authorities that.ho, is.an emissary’ of the dynamite faction in the United States. The rubber bags:were, found in Norman’s quarters, containing nitro-glycerine in sufficient quantity to blow up any town, in the kingdom. The stock of explosives discovered by the police at Whitehead’s factory in Birmingham, nientioned-above has been examined by the Government Inspector, who reports that he found, among other articles for the destruction of life and property, 1701b-of n'itrd-glycerine. The factory was .in Ledhara, St Lady’s Wood, and hi full operation. The apparatus for preparing and mixing .the, explosive compound is constructed on scientific principles,' and , with that cunning and craft which clearly showed its inventor to be, not only a thorough scholar in chemistry and machinery, but also an adept for-expediments to avoid notoriety and prevent discovery. He bad a shrewdly devised method for carrying the fumes up the chimney, and consuming the odours. In front of his place he had put up the sign of a paperhanger. When arrested he made great efforts to get a bottle of liquid from a cupboard. The windows of the . room were tied with wire gauze 'to prevent missiles from entering. The 1701bs of nitro-glycerine were contained in a carboy and placed in a tube of ice, to keep the temperature low until the dangerous substance could be removed. Whitehead is described-as, a -man about 25 years of age, of dark complexion, and a marked American accent. When arraigned he assumed an air of indifference, and refused do. answer questions. . The explosives have all been taken to Plumstead Marshes, where they will be kept in water until the officials can safely dispose of the stuff. Nearly half a-ton of nitro-glycerine has been seized in London already. Government has taken,action in looking to an amendment of law in’,regard to the possession of explosives. : Sir W. Hafcourt, the Home Secretary, announced in the House of Commons on the 7th that he would, on the 9th, introduce a Bill to that effect, and would ask the House to faeilitate its passage in order to secure its speedy enactment. The announcement was received with cheers. A. M, Sullivan, M.P. for Meath, is outspoken in his denunciation of the dynamite- policy, and has been cautioned by O’Donovan Rossa to be careful of his utterances. The police believe they have , secured nearly all the consignments Of nitro-glycerine now in London, and are also said to possess full knowledge of what is likely to prove the most hideoils and stupendous plot of modern times, Clifford Lloyd is taking a clue of the conspiracy in Ireland. Robert j Creighton, for many-years editor of th q Evening Post, and agent for the colony of New Zealand in San Francisco, left for Washington on April 7th on business connected with the Australian mail service. From this point his object is to get the transportation charge of £IOO,OOO remitted, and to reduce the time across the Continent to five days instead of seven, as at present. Tracey Goold, an American lawyer, is busying himself about dynamite arrests. It is believed that 70 or 80 persons are concerned in the conspiracy, and that the principal leader is among those arrested.