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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1670, 20 March 1883, Page 2

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$& Jf '• '' ;\ ' - Fenian Outrages in London. \ Lomkix, March 1G (morning). An explosion of dynamite occurcd last cvoning at the offices of. the Local Government Boaid in Whitehall. The offices were /completely wrecked. Immense damage was caused to" the " building and thousands of windows in the vicinity were shattered. Fortunately no one has been injured One man has. been arrested in conncctipn with the outrage, which, it is supposed, was comitted as an act of vengeance for thu rejection by tlie House of Commons of Mr. ParncU's demand for nn amendment of the Irish Land Act. A box of explosive material \va3 discharged labfc night in the neighbourhood of Tito Tunes oilice, but no damage was done.

London, March 17. No clue has yet been obtained too the actual perpetrators of thu outrages at the oflices of the. Local Government Board and the London Times. A reward of £1000 is offered for information leading to the arrest of the guilty parties in the case of the explosion in Whitehall. The military guards at the various Ministerial offices and at the Honsc3 ot Parliament have been doubled, and all necessary precautions are being 'taken to prevent "further outrages. In the second attempt to blow tip the publishing office of the Times something went wrong with the vessel containing the explosive, and so the attempt failed. Intelligence is to hand that John Walsh, who was arrested at Havre, in France, on the 2nd inst., on a charge of complicity in the Irish assassinations, has been released from custody. A Zulu deputation is proceding to Natal to urge the restoration of the reserves. The British Resident appears to have no influence with Cetewayo. It is stated that the Luchyeanas are combining against the Boers. Mr Fonter urges that the convention should be strictly obsened in South Africa, or England should withdraw altogether. Paris, March 15. Further arrests have been made ot the leaders of the pi evading anardicial agitation in this city. It is expected that fresh gathering of Socialists arc being airanged for to-moirow, and e\tra precautionary measures are being taken by the authorities to prevent disturbances.

[Received Marrli 10th, 12.45 p m.] Attempt to Murder Lady Dixie. London', March 19. A determined attack w.is made upon Lady Florence Dixie last evening at Windsor by two men disguised as women. They were armed with daggers,'but her ladyship escaped without injiuy, as her assailants made off as soon as she raised the alarm. The attack is believed to have been made m consequence of an artielo which Lady Dixie has wiitten condeming the Irish outrages.

Fenian Threats. Sheridan, tiiP Irish agitator who is now in America, has publicly stated that the explosions which have occurred here, are only the forerunners of others.

(Received March 19th, 11 a m ) Commercial. London*, March 15. Consols to-day arc quoted at 102^. The bank and open market rate of discount remains at 3 per cent. The total reaei ye in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £13,900,000. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 42 per cent. New Zealand securities are unchanged. The market for colonial breadstntta continues weak. Adelaide wheat, ex store, has declined to 50s ; New Zealand remains at 465, and Adelaide Hour at 34s Bd. Aitstiaban tallow id dull at 3!)<s b'd for beef, and 435. for mutton. Dining the present week the catalogues at the wool sales have aggregated 42,000 bales, of which 0000 has been withdrawn, and piices are firmly maintained. The withdiawals from sabe since tho opening of the series amount to IS.OOO bales out of a total of 235,000 catalogued. The second sciio3 of the auction commences on tho IGthM.iy, and is expected to compiise 350,000 bales.