EUROPEAN ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1021, 14 August 1883, Page 2

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, July 31.

More detailed reports concerning the murder of Carey shows that Carey’s wife and children were passengers on board the same vessel. O’Donnell is also a married man and was travelling with his wife and family. It is authoritatively stated that O’Donnell was an emissary of the American Fenians, who had despatched him by the steamer Melrose for the express purpose of assassinating Carey. Upon arrest, O’Donnell’s cabin was searched, and amongst the luggage in his possession an infernal machine was discovered. From this it is believed that if O’Donnell failed to kill Carey in any other manner he was commissioned to secure his object by the destruction of the vessel. Carey never spoke after the shot was fired. The body of Carey has been landed at Port Elizabeth. The wounds on the corpse showed that O’Donnell had fired twice, one shot taking effect on the neck, and the other lodging in the back. After the occurrence, Carey lived twenty minutes. O’Donnell has been placed in prison strongly guarded, as an attempt to rescue is anticipated. The Nihilists have recommenced their agitation in Russia, and . a number of arrests has been made by the authorities. . August 1. Usibopu, the Zulu chief who recently defeated Oetewayo, repudiates the idea that he has any pretensions or desire to be appointed King. Daring the week severe shocks ot earthquake have been experienced at Oporto, Portugal, and also at California.

August 3. An attempt was made to-day to blow up a linen factory in the principal city of the county of Fife. The proprietor’s attention being directed by a number of suspicious circumstances, he caused the building to be searched, when a large quantity of dynamite was discovered secreted on the premises. The French troops have returned to their garrison, Hanoi, where they will remain till November, when they propose to renew operations. The French squadron will hold a grand demonstration at Canton shortly. The French residents at Hue, the capital city of Anam, are withdrawing from that place. - It has been ascertained that the Irish informers now on board the Pathan endeavored to persuade Carey to accompany them, but he refused to do sb. At the preliminary examination held at Port Elizabeth into the circumstances connected with the assassination of Carey, evidence was given that O’Dennell, who was charged with the crime, had been on a visit to Australia recently.

It is rumored that strained relations exist at present between Austria and Russia.

The Post and Dispatch both contain articles severely commencing upon the action of the Imperial Government deporting the Irish approvers to the Australian colonies. They characterise the course adopted as an insult to the colonies generally, and express their warmest approval of the prompt measures taken by the Australian Governments to prevent such characters from landing. Mr Trevelyan, Chief Secretary for Ireland, refuses to state whether the informers on board the Pathan were despatched by that vessel with the knowledge and acquiescence of the Government.

The Hon Ivo Bligh is organising a cricketing team to play the All-England Eleven which is to be selected for the Australian tour. Ihe match will be played at Scarborough in September. August 2.

The Criminal Jurisdiction Bill, which was introduced by Mr llbert, one of the members of the Council of the Viceroy of India, and the object of which is to confer on native magistrates jurisdiction over n-uropeana residing in India, is exciting much attention in England. A large meeting in support of the measure was held ,in London last night. Mr Bright, member for Birmingham, presided, and delivered an address upon the evils existent under the present system of criminal law in India, and pointing out how the scheme suggested by Mr llbert would remove anomalies. Motions approving the Bill were unanimously, carried.

The parcels post system recently introduced in the United Kingdom has proved an unqualified success. The London agents of the Paihan have stated that if any Irish approvers were shipped by the vessel they were in entire ignorance of the fact, the identity of the men not having been disclosed. The rumor that Mottley,' one of the men wh» gave evidence against Kelly during the Phoenix Park murder trials, had been assassinated in Philadelphia, has been officially denied. In consequence of the independent attitude assumed by the English authorities in connection with the proposed second Suez Canal, Baron Lesseps displays an inclination to grant all concessions previously demanded. He is now endeavoring to re-open negotiations with the English Government. The estimated average yield of cereal crops of the United Kingdom, based upon the returns so far obtained from the harvest, is 20 bushels to the acre. The return of wheat shews a large decrease upon that of last year.