BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Southland Times, Issue 4489, 29 November 1882, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.]

[RBOTBBB TELEGRAMS.]

Received Nov. 28, 1882, 10 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 26

News has been received here that a detective has been shot at and killed in Dublin by a Fenian. The murderer was, Uow«yef, wounded by the police and arrested with two Others^ after a severe struggle.

H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh has now recovered from Ihe attack of bronchitis with which ho was recently seized.

Q'oiluary — James Lillywhite, the wellknown ci i«keter..

Nov. 27,

Further details regarding the i)fijn]er yes'erdiiy of a detective in Dublin are tq hand. It is now known that an encounter took place in ihe city between a gang: of ten njen. who are stated to be Fenian?, and a party of six detectives, during which on°i oi; the latter was shp£ and ruortally wouadeo 1 . His comrades fired upon <]{c murderer, and wounded and captured him,

A desperate struggle ensued, but the police ultimately effected the arrest of four of the gang. Strict enquiry fa now being made- into the affair, which caused great excitement and dismay in the city. The* capture of the.' remainder of the gang has not yet been effected. > ' , - Received Nor. 29, 1882, 1.25 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 25. Consols remain at 102£. New Zealand securities and colonial produce are unchanged. The market rate of discount has fallen to rt 3|d ; the bank rate is 5 percent. The catalogue at to-day's wool stiles comprised 800 bales. Prices were steady, but the demand waß not active.

Nov. 27. • Iv the election which has taken place for the vacancy in the* representation of Cambridge in the House of Commons the Right Hon. H. C. Eaces, Conservative, has been returned by a large majority over the Liberal candidate.

SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION. Eeceived Nov. 29, 1882, at 1.30 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 26. Laber and Sons have become bankrupt with liabilities amounting to £80,000. The steamers Clunfores and Malwa collided at Suez. The damage to either steamer is not of a serious nature. The Malwa, however, put back, as she had the mails and a large number of passengers on board. '

On Saturday night a gang of roughs, nnmbering 10, attacked six detectives in one of the crowded streets of. Dublin. Dolan, one of the former, shot Detective Cox, killing him on the spot. The gang resisted the attempts made to arrest them, and ussd their revolvers. In the struggle Dolan was mortally wounded, and four of his companions were arrested. The attack is supposed to bave a political significance

NOV. 28,

The Times says that Earl Dufferin's plans with regard to a reform in Egypt include a Native Government, with liberal institutions and abolition of dominant caste, and the engagement of a few foreign specialists as superintendents of departments.

Blunt, Arabi's agent at home, is appealing to the English for funds to defend Arabi.