Telegrams.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1093, 11 May 1883, Page 3

Telegrams.

HOME AND FOREIGN. l.oKcnx. May 2 Patrck Delaney and Thomas Caffrey, two of th« Phte ijx Park prisoners, have confessed to c nnploitv in the murder of Lord Cav n fish and Mr Burke, and have been eentenc d t ) dea hj. May 3. The trial of Lawrence Hanlon and Bauial Ddaney for attempting to murder Mr Fte:d, the juryman in the Hynes case, in No ember last, wdl he commenced at Dublin to day. and unon the conclusion of the ease against them, the remainder of the prisoners who are charged wiih conspiracy in the Phoenix Park murders will be arrainged. It is announced that Hr Harry S. Parke*, Ambassador to the Japanese C urt. has been appointed to succeed Sir T. F. Wade, British Minister at Pekiu. James Pitzharris, who avis recently acquitted of the murder of Lord Caven lish and Mr Burke, is being re-tried as an accessory to that crime, and the Grand Jury have returned a true bill against him. William Maloney and James Mullet have confessed to oomnlioi y in the cons liraey to murder Lord Cavendish and Mr Hu-ke. It is now stated that, ‘•Number One” is John Walsh, one of the fo mer secretaries of the Land League or Sheridcn, the allege I negotiator of Kilni.dnham treaty. Both of them are now in America, and a rumour is now current that the A in.: icau G ivernmeui. have consented to there extradite,n. May 4. In the House of Commons last, night the Affirmations in Lieu of Oaths Bill was defeated on the motion for second reading by 292 to 289 The defeat of the measure was unexpected The truth of the rumour that the American Government has agreed to extradite Walsh and Sheridan is authoritavelv d nied. The trial of Lawrence Hanlon for the attempted murder of Field, the juryman in the Haynes case in November last, was concluded to-day. The jury brought in a ver diet of “guilty.” and Hanlon was sentenced to penal servitude for life. Messrs H 'Ward, Sniiih, and Co.s’ new steamer Barmah has neeu launched. A dynamite factory has been discovered at Gronstadt. The Due de Aumde is serious'y ill. Tn° result of the d vision on the Affirmations in Lieu of Oiths Hill was wildly applauded by the Opposition, many members standing on their seats and hurrahing. The Government appear to have been in the hands of the Irish party in the House, who not only voted against them but jeered openly at them. The Freemasons' Hall in London has been burned down, and all the valuable insignia ; and paintings have been destroyed. The Hon. Evelyn Ash'ey real in the House of Commons telegrams from the Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia urg ng the lmpeiial Government 1o sanction ihe annexation of New Guinea. Mr O’Kelly, M P, asked if the Government of Holland had renounced their claims on New Guinea, but the question was not answered. i In the House of Commons to day, Mr I Bradlaugb was heard at the bar of the I House in support of his application that • he should be permitted to take the oath and ■ his seat. After he had concluded his 1 speech, Sir Staffer 1 Northcote moved that 1 Mr Bradlaugb he not allowed to swear, and the motion was adopted ou a division by 271 to 165. It has been now determined that if Mr Bradlaugb a’tempts in auy way to enter the House of Commons he shall he expelled the precincts. It is probable he wi 1 resign his seat. The Affirmation Bill was not made in any way a Ministerial ques- i tion, and the defeat of the Government upon it is not therefore regar led as a ques- i tion of confidence. The majority against it resulted from the knowledge that even if the Bill passed in the Lower House the Upper House would reject it. The question will now be deferred till after the next general eleotien. May Gth. Timothy Kelly, one of the Phoei.x Park prisoners, in whose ease the jury were unable to agree upon a verdict, will be again brought up for trial to-morrow (Monday). May Bth. o’Donovan Rossa is actively engaged in enrolling persons who are willing to carry out the details of the dynamite policy. New York. May s‘h. The Pennsylvania ironworkers are agitating for an increase of wages, and it is feared that a serious strike is impending. It is estimated that 100,001) men at Pittsburg and in the neighbourhood are connected with the movement. Alexandra, May 3rd. Intelligence is to hmd from the Soudan that the Egyptian troops have routed the rebels after severe fighting, and infl cted heavy loss on them. Latest intelligence from the Soudan states that the rebels lost fully 500 men in the recent battle.

INTERCOLONIAL. Melbourne, May 5 Sir John O’Shanassy is suffering from gangrene in the toe. and is in a prostrate condition. Later. The death is announced of Sir John O'Shannessy, C.M.G. Sydney. May 5. The six days walking match between Edwards and O'Leary for £2OO a-side con eluded to night, and was won by the former by seven miles. The distances cove r ed were - Edwards, 406 miles ; O'Leary. 459. Edwards thus covered the greatest distance yet recorded in the colonies. Great excitement prevailed at the finish. A delude. May 11. At the South Australian Jockey Cluh"a meeting, the race for the St. Leger was won by Guesswork.