MAIL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4492, 29 May 1883, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

Avnit 10 to May 5

Mr Bradlaugh'a appeal to the House of Lords against the decision in Clark r. Bradlaugh has been successful, and it has been decided that a common informer is not entitled to sue for penalties for voting in the House of Commons. The Explore Bill, directed against the dynamite oigbspiratora, passed through all its stages in both Houses of Parliament on April 9, and, receiving the Royal assent on the following day, at once became law. It regulates the storage of „ explosives. There is ft report floating about that Sir Hercules Robinson is to succeed Lord Dufferin at Cairo. Sir Hernules Bobin-. ,-

son is now on his way from the Cape, and; though he has been there less than two years, it is known that he will not return. But it is difficult to believe that he is to be sent to Egypt. He is a very worthy^ man, but at Cairo, observes the "Echo," " be would be the round peg in the square hole."

During the visit of the Marquic of Lome to Boston a bomb exploded in the street near him, but no harm was done.

The second reading of Mr Healy's Bill for establishing Elective Councils in Ireland was negatived by 251 to 68. In the course of lhe recent debate in the House of Commons on the annexation of New Guinea, the propriety of 'the action of the Governor of Queensland in taking the possession of the island without authorisation from home, was severely commented upon. Sir George Campbell enquired whether the annexation of. New Zealand bad been sanctioned by the Government, and was told "no." He '■ then opined that the latter annexation could in the long run prove quite as justifiable as the former.

The bankruptcy is announced of John Tucker, described as a London city solicitor, and a mine owner at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. He returns his liabilities at £15.550, and states that the assets include manganese works,,houses, plant, tramways, shares, and bills of costs, value £38.850. Then why become bankrupt ?

London, April 20.

J. L. Sullivan expresses the belief that the alleged match between Mitchell and Slade is a " faked-up" affair; that the report was circulated for the purpose of preventing a match between him and (Sullivan) and Mitchell. The latter hearing this, said he was anxious 4o make a match with Sullivan, and if that gentleman dared to insult him in the street or in any public place, he would chastise the American champion as any common braggart should be punished. . The British Government officials in England are very vigilant, and care little how they put people about. A Home paper says:—On Tuesday night the. residence of Mr Michael Boy ton's aunt at Kildare was visited by a sub-inspector, attended by the bead constable and a party of police, and searched under a Crimes Act warrant issued by the Lord Lieutenant. Mr Boytori was absent when the officials came, but he returned while they were there, and produced his keys to facilitate their search. The officers read portions of his Land League correspondence, but made no seizure, and did not arrest Mr Boyton. lie is, it may, be mentioned, an expert in the science of chemical explosives, ocean-signal torpedoes, &c, and his rooms were full of chemicals and apparatus which, however, excited more curiosity apparently than suspicion. Amongst the other articles inspected by the police were two letters from the Queen in relation to the famous swimming experiments of his brother, Captain Paul Boyton. -Mr Michael Boyton, who had served in the American army and in the Italian army, wusxrae of the prominent organisers of the Land League, and.was kept a long time in prison by Mr Forster «n suspicion of inciting to murder. Since his release he has been in somewhat broken health, and has remained in such obscurity that few people have been aware of the fact that he was residing in Ireland."