REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1734, 21 April 1882, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

LATEST ENGLISH tfEWS. London, April 18> It is now definitely known that the report that an attempt had been made on the life of Parnell, while en route for London, is entirely without foundation. Reliable information is to hand to the effect that he is still in the neighborhood of Palis. April 19. It is announced that Parnell will return from France on Monday next, 24th inst., when he will surrender to his parole.

The case of Roderick M‘Lean, the would-be-assassin of the Queen, was to-day again brought before the social commission sitting at Reading. After a fall inquiry, the piisoner was found not guilty of the charge of treason, on the ground that he was not in a sane condition when he committed the*act. M‘Lean will consequently be detained during her Majesty’s pleasure. A bill providing that what may be defined as necessary expenses of election to Parliament should be charged to the rates of a borough, county, or district in which any ehction tak*\s place, was read a second time in the House of Commons to-day. The measure has been introduced by a private member, but received the support of Government.

The death is announced to-day of Sir Henry Cole, a well-known author and administrator, and formerly a director of the South Kensington Museum, aged 7i.

A disastrous explosion has occurred in Tudoe colliery, near Durham, A large number of miners were at work at the time of the explosion, and so far as is at present known 35 have met with their deaths.

The police have effected the capture at Cork of ten persons on the charge of treason. The arrests were made on the strength of evidence given to the authorities by an informer, who was previously an accomplice of the prisoners. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, April 19. There is some doubt whether the disease from which Miss Southern is suffering is small-pox The doctors are unable as yet to decide whether it is really variola.