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Western Star, Issue 1549, 1 April 1891, Page 3

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HOME AND FOES!OX. [l-KBSS ASSOCIATION TKI.EUHAJU.j London, Alar. -S. Mr Kelly, Mr Parnell’s agent, is with tho president of the Clan-na-Cjae on Irish affairs. . . , The Times, in discussing the dispute with Newfoundland, while deprecating the attiluJ' adopted by that colour, warns both f' i.inct and Great Britain not to drag the colonists into unhesitating submission. Canterbury mutton, 4»d; Wellington c o 4Jd; Canterbury lamb, (Lid. Beet; orequarteis, 37-lG l; hinds, 4fd. Tho Standard’s Rome correspondent telegraphs that his Holiness the Pope is consulting -with Archbishop Walsh as to the best way to maintain a united Catholic pai ty in Ireland, and that tbe Pope has suggested the removal of M r Parnell from the leadership. While the judge was summing up m the cases of those concerned in ihe recent not at Tipperary, an overheated Rue in the County Court fired, and before the flames could bo subdued the building was gutted. All tho occupants escaped from the burning budding, the judge having a particularly narrow escape, as ho had only just evacuated his chair when the glass root and a quantity of molten lead fell with a crash on to the bench. The Times states that the friends of the Due tl’Orleans declare that the rumour published by the Poll Mall Gazette that ho was in Paris, disguised as a lacquey, is a shameless puff to the Australian singer. Marca 29. It is rumoured that Mr J. S. Blaine and Lord Salisbury have amicably settled the case of the Say ward, the British soalei which was seized for infringement of too Behring fishery regulations in January last. Messrs Dillon and O’Brien, who wore> confined in cells attached to the County Couiu during tho trial of the Tipperary rioter.-, were safely removed when tho lire bioko out. Tho flag flying from the Courthouse remained intuct till the lust and fell amidsscene of wild enthusiasm. Paris, March 3b.

M. Constance, Minister of the Interior, has warned the Duo cl’Orleans that he must quit Paris. It is now believed that he is in Lrusseis. An Englishman named Lea has been arrested here on charges of bigamy. It is alleged tnat he has gone through the marriage ceremony on no loss than 13 occasions ami after each celebration ho disappeared taking with him the wedding presents. _ St. Petersburg, March 25, The Russian Government has chartered sis foreign steamers for the purpose of conveying emigrants, recruits and war material to Yladi vos took. Ottawa, March 28. Actuated by the decision of the Privy Council in the case Ah Toy v. Musgrovo (the Collector of Customs, Melbourne), the Government of the Dominion is preparing to legislate in the same direction as the Australian colonies respecting the exclusion of Chinese. INTERCOLONIAL. Brisbane, March 28. The document which was taken from unionists hy troopers at Barcaldine on Wednesday is of a revolutionary character, and shows that the trouble is not to be confined to Queensland, but is to embrace all the southern colonies. Murphy, a prominent labour leader at Roma, has been arrested on a charge of being concerned in the compilation of the document. On the arrival of the troops under Colonel French at Gympio (hey were rather roughly jostled by a band of about ttOO men. Eventually the obstructionists wore compelled to clear the way to the drill shod at the point of the bayonet. In the scuffle several persons were slightly injured by thrusts from bayonets. A prominent labour leader named Berry, who succeeded Ihe officers previously arrested, was taken into custody on his arrival at Clermont. Pour hundred and fifty military are now stationed in the disturbed districts. The Unionists’ leaders have cabled to the Government of the Argentine Republic asking if they are willing to assist bush workeis to take up land with a view to establishing co operative colonies. Melbourne, Mar. 30. A terrible accident occurred at the Easter manoeuvres at QueensclrGe. While Corporal Brailey and Gunner Donaldson of the Geelong Battery were closing the breech lock of a 6in. Armstrong gun the charge exploded and both men were mangled beyond recognition, nothing being left on their bodies but their bools. The other men belonging to the detachment were sent reeling about in the blinding smoko, streaming with blood, and are badly scorched. Lieut. Munro and Gunners Hcag'hton, Deggan and NoU, who were close to the gnn which exploded, arc Severely hut not dangerously hurt. Colonels Price and Goldstein, Captain Lphcdby and other officers dashed up to the battery and recovered the wounded. Ibo cause of the explosion is at present unknown.