London.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 12 January 1892, Page 2

London.

Henry Irving's son, Lawrence, shot himself in the lungs at Bellas t. It is believed to be accidental. Belies in a very critical condition. Mr M. Davitt has issued a writ against the Dublin Independent, claiming £6000 for alleged libel. A secret official enquiry is being held into the explosion at Dublin Castle. The Irish emigration to the United States last year was 53,000, to Canada 1300, to other places 4000. Gold has been discovered on Earl ♦Belmore's estate, Ballintrim, Tyrone. New Zealand long-berried wheat, 455, quiet. Canterbury mutton, 4d. Beef, forequarters, Bsd; hindquarters, 3£d. There is moderate demand for hemp, and prices show a slight advance. Fair quality is quoted at £20. It is rumoured that General Booth has nominated his eldest daughter to succeed him as chief of the Salvation Army. The agreement between England and the United States to refer the Behring Sea difficulty to arbitration has been signed. The flavour of the butter now received from the Australian colonies is inferior to that at the beginning of the season. Three persons have been arrested in Walsall and one in London on a charge of making bombs for anarchial purposes. A quantity of literature has been seized, which is of the very worst kind. Prince Erapotikine visited the club recently. 'I he propaganda is extensive in the Midlands, and was discovered in November. A firm of Walsall iron founders were offered large orders for castings similar to the bomb seized by the police. It is believed that a conspiracy exists here.