Irish Rioting.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2863, 3 April 1888, Page 2

Irish Rioting.

Dublin, March 31. A mob of two thousand attacked the Blarney Police Station hi Cork. The constables fired on the crowd, who soon dispersed. '

General,

Loudon, March 80,

Sir Graham Berry [has applied to Lord Krmtsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies, for advice on the question of excluding foreign cruisers from colonial harbours. Lord Knutsford replied that the Imperial Government would consider the matter.

Severe storms, with high tides, have been experienced along the west and southern coasts.

Her Majesty the Queen is malting purchases of Australian wines. The private deposits in the banks amount to nearly L 26,000,000, New York, March 30.

A colliery explosion is reported from Missouri; Forty bodies have been recovered, and 100 more are still missing. .

Massowah, March 30,

The Negus of Abyssinia, fearing a famine, considers that an attack on the Italian troops would be hopeless, and he sues for peace. The Italian officers are favorable to the request being granted, provided that the positions held at present by the Negus are ceded to them.

The Negus is since retreating, and the Italian troops have occupied tho camp recently held by him, The Italians will probably occupy the town ofTarkeh.

French Politics,

Defeat of the Ministry.

Paris, March 31

In the Chamber of Deputies M. Pellelau proposed a motion for the revision of the Constitution, which was carried by 268 to 237. M. Dasson demanded the abolition of the Republic, The left party consider that the present Constitution is in confusion, M. Clemenceou denounced the Empire, and favored the proposed reform. M. Goblet thought that reform was necessary, but that at the present time it would be impolitic. The Premier accepted the motion as one of want of confidence, and, on his defeat, the President accepted the resignation of the Ministry. General Boulanger advocates universal suffrage. consequence of the adverse vote

_ The political crisis is regarded as a victory for General Boulanger. • M. Ploquet has been summoned to form a Ministry, and is consulting M. de Freycinet, M. Fleurens and M. Goblet.

Smallpox in Sydney.

Sydney, April 1, Some excitement was caused by the announcement that a case of smallpox had broken out near the city. It appears that a two-year-old child of Mr Allen Lakewan, M.L.A. for Balranald, who resides at Manly, nine miles north of here, has been attacked with the dreaded disease. The case was reported on Saturday night, and steps were at once taken to have the family removed into quarantine and the house disinfected. The "health authorities are, in consequence of the outbreak, refusing to issue clean bills of clearance to vessels leaving the port.