LATE CABLE NEWS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2818, 5 April 1882, Page 3

LATE CABLE NEWS.

■ ■ [By Teieokaeh.] (Per s.s, Eotorua at Auckland.) „■ r.Ma A oinholical outrage -epor .J, from Br oe, Ireland. ~n . ■< o shell was thrown into the he I '"' oi ' a Cranbrook’s agent and eluded, doing considerable damage to_ the premises. Tho occupants escaped injury. A prize fight took place in a chapel at Dtmbarin Scotland. The pugilists were disturbed by the appearance of the police*. Eight persons were arrested.

( The Colonial Union meets on June 7 for ; rliscussion of .various matters affe’oting the Colonial Empire. ' It is Only a 'debating society the; members' beirig chiefly composed of’ persons' intetefeted 1 in the fair trade-movement. The Hon. Saul 1 SilmiielS and-Sir Arthrir Blythj, Agents-General of New South ( Wjdes and South Australia ! ’ refcpectivelyi have declined to take jiart in the Cprifevence, but while bai,ng urif desirous of competing in ; the ; move? merit they have bad several].interviews ~wi,t|i?Earl|Kim,J)erley regarding .colonial

riiattersi.V, -v ■ • , :i - '<o ; A conspiracy has been discovered at San: Franciscop by which certain 'Oustpiq house officials in the city attempted,4d deft'aud ; the Government by, opium smuggling;-' , , :r ’ , "" 1 . | : , March 29. I The Chief Executives of tho Nihilist Committee., have / been' ; arrested :iViri StiPetOTsWgh- ■ ,- 071’ _ | A'Fenian has been shoti in Dublinj his companions were arrested, and werd

found in possession of a great quantity! of stores ; and amqnitiom as( 'well, important documents ! ,/ ’j Orrington who was riharged ; hy thej British;Govemment’ with a,; mission td Eoyve is now on his return ffqm= the,fc city. v ;;/./,' V V J, :I ! A number of colonials haver,made a handsome’ presentation in plate tq Aldorragn W*. Mo Arthur in- recognition! O't his services as Loyd Mayor last year! : -LojsribpN, :March 27. -Twp.. seamen,of land have ’been sentenced to seven .arid .five., years respectively,; for atteinptiHg ?tp//drpw'ri a midshipman; on board; that xessej in the neighborhood of Cagliari, •’): The police authorities : at/St 'Peters{burg have reason" to suspect; theexiatence’of a mine nnderrieafh tbei?ai(wsy,' 'Title from St. Petersburg 'fp ' iTpsppW, .at : a ! spot over which the, Czar yvps likely! to travel. The plot iff attributed to the. Nihilists, and the. engineering officials! are now endeavoring to discover the: locality. ■ ! ■■■ ‘ ■' j A destructive fire has occurred ..at?' Eichiriond, Virginia, ip '/the , Hnitldi States, by which a grpat loss'pf pifoperfcyl ’has been caused, to tho’ ‘'extent" of} 500,000'dols, The faUnreS/are announced;, of John} Meyer, china, merchant, for : £XO,OOOi arid Messrs ,Thorns, . and / Oxley,: < 'on London and. Liverpool,: with • liabilities] of £75,000. t • .-Ibis