London.

Manawatu Herald, 9 December 1893, Page 2

London.

The Christian Brothers in Ireland decline to adopt compulsory attendance of pupils, on the ground that their schools are now endowed by the Btate. In the House of Commorus, Mr Sexton and his colleagues oppose the Government compelling the Brothers to comply with the Act. A sheriff who was distraining for rent discovered a box of dynamite with a fuse attached in a house at Hampstead. The tenant was a man named Schneider, who had recently arrived from America. Some 241 b of dynamite has also been found in Schneider's room in Cha.icery lane. Schneider is a direeter of a dynamite projectile company, and it is now be ieved that the packages of dynamite found on the premises were trade samples. The Committee of the New Oriental Bank reports a deficiency of nearly £1,500,000. The Committee fear 3 that the creditors will only receive a farther dividend of 6s in the pound. It is reported that Mr Gladstone is engaged in translating the whole of the works of Horace. His studies occupy him some hours daily. The Duke of Coburg (Prince Alfred of Edinburgh) has resigned his seat in the Privy Council. Mi* Gladstone has declined to agree to a temporary reduction of the eight hours principle in the Government departments in the interest of the unemployed. He says it is impossible to have a uniform rate of working hours in the Government service. Three more arrests have been made in connection with the recent dynamite outrage in Dublin. The War Office is arranging with the chief military hospitals in Great Britain to test the suitability of Victorian-tinned butter. The Admiralty has selected a committee to test iind experiment with Victoriantinned butter at oertain stations on the homeward route, and also to test the article at the officer's mess tables. The Scotch miners, who struck some days ago for an advance in wages, have asked Mr Gladstone to intervene with the colliery owners. A deputation, consisting of medical gentlemen,, several members of society, and olergymen, waited on the Home Secretary, urging that aB punishment of drunkards had failed to remove the drink evil, legislation should be enacted for the compulsory

detention of drunkards until they recover from the craving. Mr Asquith replied that a Bill dealing with the question was in course of preparation. He deprecated compulsory detention except in the case of habitual inebriates. There is an alarming increase of influenza in London, and many deaths have been reported. About 100,000 miners in Scotland are locked out. Sir Wilfrid Lawson and other members of the House of Commons demand that the Local Veto Bill shall extend over the entire Kingdom. Sir R. E. Webster and Sir Charles I Russell have been created Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, for services in connection with the Behring Sea Commission. News has been received that a diamond weighing 140 carats has been found at Jagersfontein, South Africa.