London.

Manawatu Herald, 18 October 1892, Page 2

London.

A quantity of harness has been destroyed by members of the Army Service Corps stationed at the Colsworth Barracks, Portsmouth, as a protest against extra drills. At the last series of wool sales, the number of bales sold for export was 146,000, while 88,000 were held over. New Zealand longberried wheat, ex warehouse, 32s Id. Canterlury frozen mutton, 4&d per lb; Wellington do, 8$; New Zealand beef, iorequarters, BJd hindquarters, 4d. New Zealand hemp is firm at the recent advance. South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, is firm at 84s 6d, and Victorian, ex warehouse, is firmer at 33s 9d. A woman has been murdered in Glasgow under circumstances similar to the ' Jack the Ripper ' murders. Two sailors, named McEwah and McNeilly, have been arrested on the capital , charge. Both men passed the night in the woman's company. A fter his arrest, McEwati attempted' to commit suicide. At an inquest on the body Of Miss Ruby Russell, the actress, the jury found that she had been poisoned with morphia, and exculpated Dr Heron from blame. Moonlighters in AthbOy, siic miles north-west of Trim, County Meath, waylaid Inspector Lilly, and nearly murdered him. The Anti -Popery Association has petitioned the Queen to refuse her assent to Mr Knill's eleotion as Lord Mayor of London. ' An Anarchist named Fiancis has been arrested in London on suspicion of being concerned in the fatal explosian at Very's restaurant in Paris. A court martial has been held into the recent mutiny among the Life Guards at Windsor, and the result has been that Private Marshall has been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, and dismissed from the regiment, for inciting his comrades to stick together. The St Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that Russia is contemplating an effort to form an alliance with Austria,, fearing that France is too weak to yield effeotive support, and is besides drifting into Socialism. An Evicted Tenants' Commission has been appointed. Justice Mathews isthe chairman,, but the other members of the Commission are but little known. The landlords are not represented. The Home Rule press commend its appointment, but Tory journals doubt whether the Commission will effect any good, as the tenants are realiy fraudulent debtors. The range of the Commission is regarded as too limited. It is reported that Mr John Morley, Secretary for Ireland, has dismissed. Colonel Turner, Divisional Commissioner of Munster. The latter has protested against his dismissal, and offers proof that he has done his duty.