CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1034, 14 May 1883, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

Pester —copyright. J (Received May 11, 0.40 a.m.) LONDON, May 11. James Mullet, who confessed to complicity in the Phoenix Park murders, has been tried for attempting to assassinate Juryman Field in November last. The jury found a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to penal servitude for life. In the House of Commons last night one clause in Land Revenue Bill which was under consideration was rejected. This decision of the House is considered tantamount to a defeat of Government, (Received May 12, 0.40 a.m.) Mr Dodson, Minister of Agriculture, yesterday introduced his measure for compensation to tenant farmers. (Received May 12, 8 p.m.) O’Brien and Doyle have pleaded guilty to complicity in the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr, Burke. The dynamite conspirators wece again charged at Bow-street to-day, and were all committed for trial. CALCUTTA, May 11. Intelligence is to hand-from Cabul that an engagement had been fought between the Ameer’s troops and a large force of rebel Shinwarris, resulting in the complete defeat of the latter. KINGSTON (JAMAICA), May 11. News has reached here that the rebels in Hayti have blown up the bridge at Mirangoane (sic) by dynamite, and killed two hundred Haytian troops, who were operating against them. (deceived May 12, 0,40 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10. Lord Dufferin had audience of the Sultan to-day upon his return to Stamboul, and was accorded a cordial reception by His Majesty. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, May 9, The German Reichstag has rejected the chief proposals of Prince Bismarck for suppressing Socialist agitation. Lord Diffcrin,in a letter to Cherif Pasha, states unofficially that the English Government will guarantee tne permanency of the new system of Government in Egypt. Circumstances liave occurred wliich render it probable that the Tichborne case will be re-opened. . The House of Lords has rejected the Bill for opening museums on Sundays. The French Ministry have brought down a stringent Bill forbidding anti-Republican demonstrations. AUSTRALIAN. [REUTER COPYRIGHT.] (Received May 12,1 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 12. Before the conclusion of the sitting of the Intercolonial Conference a resolution was passed in favour of the reduction of rates on Press telegrams from Europe by 25 per cent. It was also decided that intercolonial telegrams between Victoria and New South Wales should be reduced to Is per ten words. The other colonies represented would not agree to similar reductions.