ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 839, 11 January 1883, Page 2

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

TRIAL OF ARAB!. - ”» r The Court Martial, 'vthiph had: been summoned to meet in Cairo for the trial of Arabi Pasha assembled, on. December 3rd. He pleaded guilty to a charge of rebellion. The proceedings . jrjjr? brief, the Court sitting. only Ifcir h raw minutes. In the afternoon the Court re* assembled, and pronounced a sentence of of death against Arabi. The Khejliva subsequently commuted the sentence- to exile for life. It was announced'that'the Prosecution Committee had decided’to abandon all the charges Against'Arabi Pasha except that of armed' The committee commafiicaled its decision to Mr Broadley, Arabi’s counsely who con* sented to aco used being committed- ior trial before the Court Mattial without prolonging the preliminary proceedings. The charges, which were framed 1 under the Egyptian codes, were—Having revolted and refused to obey orders to cease revolt, and with having, in violation' J of the orders of the Khedive, refused to disband his army. Arabi was arraigned. at nine o’clock in the morning in the Hall of the Old Davia Buildings. Raoab Pasha, ex-Governor of the Soudan, ' presided ; Sir Charles Wilson watched t’heqcase oa behalf of the Government -of Great Britain, but no counsel was present! for the Egyptian Government. Arabi occupied a seat behind Mr Broadley and the Hon. Mark Napier, and was the only prisoner present. The President read the .charges, and asked prisoner whether he : :would plead guilty. Arabi handed-certainpapers to Mr Broadley, who thereupon rose and stated that accused had voluntarily, and in accordance with the • advice of his counsel, pleaded guilty., There, wpre few persons present, and these were almost exclusively Europeans. -‘ The proceedings occupied five minutes only. On the re-assembling of the. Court at 3 o’clock in the afternoon RacMha Pasha read the sentence declaring that, as Arabi had pleaded guilty, - the Court-bad no alternative but to sentence himtedpkth. Arabi’s demeanor before the Court, was dignified. The decree commuting Tithe sentence says Arabi will be amenable to sentence of death if he re-enters' Egypt' or ts dependencies. v" r / f> ■ :t OPENING OP THE NEW LAW COURTS, t

The Queen opened thj new Courts- of Justice in the Strand on December! 4th with itnposing ceremonies. Thousands of persons assembled along the - route of; the Royal procession from Paddington railway station to the Courts. The > prootaaion, which consisted of the Queen, the tPeincesses Christian and ’Beatrice j the Court officials, and a largeeaoort, started «t>halfpast eleven o'clock. All the Judges: had previously proceeded in state to Westminster to await, with the Prince and Princess of Wales; the arrival of the Queen. The proceedings at the Courts were brief, consisting of the delivery of the key to the Queen by the First Commissioner of Works, and by Her Majesty to the Lord Chancellor. After prayer by the Archbishop of York and the formal announcement of the opening of Courts, the Attorney : GQneral obtained the Royal leave to enter the proceeding-jUmn. records of the Court. Mr Lbweu, the Unite! States Minister, and -all Diplomatists and Cabinet officials were present at (the ceremony. The weather was magnificent, and theioccasion was considered a great one, Skiborne. Lord -Higfi", Chancellor, I( ijas created an Earl in honor of the The last act before the handing of over to the r legal authorities hours’ search, similar to that always been made siuce the Gujippyder

;; .MRS, JiANOfKY AT NEW YORK. ; 'A WaaWtJgton ; despatcli to the San Chr&nicle, referring to the nip- j ‘ tore’ which is said <0 have'taken place ij between Mn : Langtry and Mrs Labouch'ere, in consequence of the former’s alleged improprieties of. conduct, says Mrs Labbuchere volunteered to accompany Mrs Langtry for two or three months, or tthtil she became more accustomed to the 'United States, when it was thought some congenial lady companion would be found to finish the tour with her. On arriving at liew York'they proceeded to an hotel where they expected to meet with a : hearty?welcoxrie from tne highest society representatives of the metropolis. But, It kppeati, 1 ' stbriei of Mrs Langtry’s troubles in - " London had preceded her, ahctthey found only a curious crowd and ■y score of newspaper reporters. Mrs ■’Lkhbuchere soon found that Mrs Langtry waA not to be received in society in the ! ’omt«d ‘ StUt'es, but concluded that she would carry oUt her resolve to remain with' her two or three months, nor would 'changed her mind but for what ' afterwards occurred to connect her name ,; Willl Mrs Lahgtry in the severest criticism. Mrs Langtry met aMr Gibhardt, ■yKo is* described as a rich young man of ’ tyrehty-one Bummers, with more, money "than discretion, whb had recently broken off an engagement with one of the fair ["Belles of New York. As Mrs Labou- [ Pcfere foUnd'Mrs Langtry, continually the attention of Mr Gibhardt, ’ jsfan -• remonstrated with her and elttdeavorbd to explain to her how to her professional career it would be if her name’was connected with -l.gejssip about Mr'Gibhardt or any other "'-person while she Was travelling through Othe United States; -Mrs Langtry replied ~ she cared nothing for the American people, nor about what they thought. ■ -Theywbuld come to see her as they would go to tee Jumbo, or any other curiosity, ,:*nid their opinion in regard to her private -affairs cojald'be. of no interest to anyone. mote was said till Mrs Langtry to Mra Labouohere that Mr - Gibhardt was going to Boston to remain thbre during her engagement.? This was more than Mrs Labonchere could stand ; shff told Mrs Langtry she could take her .Choice of. allowing "Mr Gibhardt to follow "hereto Bbston and leSve her, Mrs Labouchere, to return to England, or to dis'Teouraga JMr Gibhardt’s anticipated trip to q.Boston, in which case she would remain !, and travel with her. ' Mrs Langtry chose /■thS: former course. She left, and was (; followed .by Mr Gibhardt. A telegram -j from Boston rays the gossip about Ihe Langtry-Gibhardt combination has increased within 1 the last twenty-four hours, imd it is now the one engrossing topic of conversation., THE MAAMTRAEMA MURBEKS,

Patrick Joyce, Miles Joyce, and Patrick Casey, the three men convicted of v participation in. the murder of the V Joyce family ■, were hanged in the ; ; gaol at, Galway on December 15th; The prison, insi'e and out, was guarded. The three prisoners heard ' Mass shortly before the time set for exe- • cntion, and they refused to eat breakfast. -‘"They ascended to the scaffold with< firm eteps. Cssey, who had uttered a moan at ' first' sight' of the gallows, mounted the ■ pteps two at a time. Before the drop fell '. ’’Miles Joyce spoke in Irish as follows ; - 4< l am going before God. I was not "there at all, and had not a hand nor pact • in it. The Lord forgive them that swore against me.” He continued .to reiterate Jus innocence to the. end. The drop fell aX twenty-five minutes past eight, o clock simultaneously for all three 1 6f the men, Miles Joyce alone struggled slightly. ' there being some hitch with the ropA His dying speech w.is delivered with extraordinary vehemence. He was still speaking when ]the drop fell. At the inquest the execution, it was J roved that the necks of Casey and Pat fractured, and that. , Milas v Joyce.-diedlof strangulation. Miles Joyce i;l cdnati have' struggled two or three minutes. -After the rope bad,been adjusted around turned and addressed the re- ' -'-' thtia disarranging the rope. The jury severely censured Maroroft, the hangr. man; for- bis .carelessness.