San Francisco Mail News.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2704, 19 September 1887, Page 3

San Francisco Mail News.

. Tho London lawyers are laughing .at tho anomaly of Mrs Langtry's c attempting to become a cityocuno of j , tho United States, bang at the same time the wife of a subject of Queen 1 Viotoria. Mr Gladstone has declared in favor t of Sir Edward Watkin's Channel j Tunnel scheme, which, till this 1 declaration by. an ox-Premier, was regarded as dead and buried. i Knoll Hall, the ancestral home - of i Sir Lionel Sackville West at Seven l Oaks, Kent, was destroyed by fire on 1 August 16th. Sir Lionel is ' the • | British Minister at Washington.' j All the Parnellites returned to Lon- • don and were present ait a'debate in | the House of Commons on August 15, when Mr Gladstone raoved tbe address ; to the Queen on the subject of the proclamation of tie National League, and praying that such proclamation } shall not continue in force. Mr Gladi atoiia'e speech in support of the motion, in whioh ho characterised the lotion of tho Government as a mero force, was a powerful one. Mr Balfour refused to submit documents asked for, on the ground that tbey were confidential. The Hebrew Lipski. who was condemned to be hanged for murdering a London Jewess, : was granted a. respite by the Home. Secretary at the last moment. The Pall, Mall ■ Gazette says Lipski's lawyer "privately convinced Judge Sevens, who sentenced tha of his innocence; but the

Home Secretary was with difficulty brought to stay the execution. Eventually Lipski made a lull confession of Ins guilt, and was hanged on August i no The marriage of Frederick Cavendish Bentincl; to Kutli St. Maur took place recently in Henry YIPs chapel, London. It is described as the. most picturesque." social function" of the season. ■ .Mr John Bright signed the American peace memorial ou August Bth. In all 173 members of the House of Commons have signed it, and nine of them have consented to'join the deputation that will take the memorial to the United States. Oh the night of the Bth August, in tho House of Commons, the Government was questioned as to the reason of its refusal to submit a return showing the number of Royal Princes or persons allied to Royalty by marriage who had posts in public funds, and how many officers have been passed ovor by such appointments. Mr Smith replied that in tho judgment of the Government such a roturn would bo of an individual character, and ought not to he granted. Radical cries of " Oh, but it must be granted." What provoked the question was the appointment of Prince Louis Battenberg to the command of the British ironclad Dreadnought over tho heads of scores ohewors. A Mrs Macnamava, one of the tenants evicted at Bodyke, has gone mad from sufforing a fright she experienced at tho bauds of Mr O'Callaghan's agents. Evictions are being continued with vigor. On August 12th on Mitchelltown estate, sovcral shopkeepers in town, who had been put out, mado most determined efforts to barricade thoir places of businos. At the Limerick sessions, August 17th, three persons were sentenced under tho Crimes Act, two of thorn to six months and one to four months imprisonment for resisting tho sheriff. A riot occurred at Kenmaro, County Kerry, ou 19th of August. Tho mob attacked and stoned the barracks where tho police were quartered. The police charged with drawn swords upon the rioters, injuring many of them and arresting quito a number.

In tho case of Brooks alias Maxwell, under sontonce of death iu St. Louis, for the murder of Preller, a writ, of error has been obtninod from Mr Justice Miller, or the United States Supreme Court, and the Execution stayed, Brooks' father arrived from England, and declares he will movo heaven aud earth to save his son Hugh, whom he believes more unfortunate than, criminal; The people ; of St Louis are incensed at what they call illegal tricks in 'Brooks' case after he has been fiirly tried and convicted. The lawyer who defended Guiteau for tho murder of President Garfield

has become a castaway. Recently ho was discovered pilfering from a Now York restaurant money drawer. Subsequently he attempted suioido in the North. Kiver, and on August last was committed to" tho asylum at Belue as insane.