ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2005, 14 May 1885, Page 3

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

V\ }■ dip the following fiom the Kn<,'li-<h Now, Lettei, dated London, 27th of Maieh . nisM \u< kV mil l ll l > vi i. ii i. The committc eof the " Bum uck l'io>eii tition Fund his detei nmn-d on devoting one .md <i h ilf millions of the ni.uk>, collected to ]iuicli.im> luck the old £«uiul.\ ct.ito of Stlnienli.iu-.iM, wheie the Ch.uicelloi u,b hoi n, .mil hw early days \\a>, spent tho icin.MiKlei of the fund, nmouiitnig to about iinothcr million nuuk>, will be placed <it Pi nice \on Bistn.uclc's disposal foi public pur|iose-<.

h\OW. STOKM IN LOMION. At .in eaily hour on M.uch 22 the uctithci in tho metropolis undeiwent a Midden chang.", and miow fell heavily up till ovM (.'clock. Tho park> .uul suburb-* weio co\oit'd with snow, .mil m some phu.es it drifted to a depth of four inches. Tho thermometer m Hyde Park registered two de?. above freezing pmnt ; wind nmtn-e.i-t. At iniddaj the snow rapidly melted

away. \ H\h BOl>\ <>h MHN. Lord WoK>le> reviewedthel'lth Hussars on March 23 and afterwards addressed them, vv.mnh pr.iisiiiK both offie m- anil men foi tlicn sin vices genoulh, and p.u ticnl.ii ly foi the plucky way m which they h.ul disclmigi'd their ai duinw duties and endured the (Wit hmlships. He added that Su Heibcit Stew ait hid ti>ld him aftel the battle of Tarn li that the legnnent was one of the finest he had evei seen, and then letent behaviour h.ul coin meed him that this was true.

run hxii'KKOK William's mimmvv.. The Empeioi Williams buthd.»y lias been celebrated this jcu under somewhat less favouialile circumstance-, tlian have Usually .ittendcd it. Firstly, the Emperor hinw;l is a little ailing, bump siitfeiing fi»m a cold that has pre\ented him from receiving tlle c )ii"T itnlatioiw i>f mine than the inenibci>» ■)f the Impel i..l f.uuily and of the ni..ie div tiiigunhed visitor, mch as the J'.n^lwh Pi nice-, leaving tlie Kuipivss to accept the coii h 'Mtul.itii>ii of the diplomatic body. The weather, too, has for the first tune tm many yoars been the reverse of the Kinpeior's weather, that the people love to think accompanies Imperial celebiations. In spite of the rain and snow, however, there has throughout the day been an immense ciowd of people standing patiently outside the Palace waiting foi n glimpse of the veneiable Kmpeior, the appearance of whose still npnght and iobu-t form at the Palace window, has lven the signal for loud acclamations. With the evception ot the cold fioni which his lnipeii.il M.vy^ty is buffering, the 88th .iniincis.ny of his bn th still finds him marvellously actne m mind and body.

HKVUFUI. srKLt.CLE \MIH \ MVM\f. A tumble struggle uccuuod on Maicli 21, in Limerick, a returned emigiant named William M'CoNnack succeeded in cutting his thm.it m the piesence of two constables. whom he wounded, .is well a-, ofle of the two men who had been in charge of his of him. M'Coniiack, übo lohtan eye and a leg in the American War, resided foi some time with liis mother, tho ownei of j. pub-lic-home at the corner of Colooney and Edw.vrd Street".. On March 21 his m.innei becoming strange, two men weie placed in charge of him. Dming the night hi, managed to secure two ra/oi-, and hi-, at tendant becoming alarmed sent fm the police. Sergeant 1 helan and Constable Meahan soon aimed, and found M'Cormack fitting on a bed with a la/or in each hand. >ot being \eiy denionstiatiuj, the police did not think it pnident to litsh upon him, but suddenly the nun drew a ia/oi across his tlinut, cutting it fiom eai to eai. Die constables then threw themselves upon M Cm mack, who, though blood flowed copiously from his wound, struggled despeiately. He struck one of his attendants named Manning with his head m the stomach, and with Midi foice that he fell on his knees. While in this position he gave him two fnghtful ga-shes with a i.izor in the face, and he nl-o wounded Seigeant Phelan and Constable Meehan in the hands. Ultimately, and after the maniac had inflicted several other wounds on those m combat with him, he was o\eipoweied, and the ia/.ors wrested fiom his giasp. I)i Myles Mib-e<iuentlv attended and stitched the nounds in the thioat. The man .-till lives, vud, -tiange to siy, seems not to have lost in stieugth, notwithstanding his frightful iround.

\ -,or mm's i.KriEit. Koiti, Februaiy 1, ISS.->.— Dear Walt,— l ion t know, but I suppose you « ill f«n^i% c mu for not wilting befoio, but to toll you the tiuth, Mnce Dec. 1 h:i\o not known wli.it it ii to lid\e h\e minutes to in>»u!t. \V\U, old i>.vl, aftevl cauw (umi the wais down t > Gakdul I ice. i\u«l a 1< ttei fiom you, .uid I was he.utih glad to mh- v" wote O.Li. C. and Seige mt, <ii \ice»ois*i 1 ls e jou will want to Know how 1 h.uu b'-en <fi>ttuipr on. Woll, f left heio to take the well-, .it (i.ikdul on Decemhei l!'l, ISSI, and aftei no fighting we li'tuined, leaving tho tioops to lmuisoii thorn and letutncd t-iKoiti on the Ith. matching 182 link's in 120 houis — \eiy Rood matching fur <\unels ; not much tune foi sleeping, I cm toll you. Well, .iftei two days' hard l.ibom .it Koiti. getting ready to stait for Shendy, wo staited, and aftot htiff niaiching armed about foiu miles from Abu Kle.i Wells on Jan. 10. (Time so shot t really must abbreuate, so please excuse.) Made <;eieb,i, oneni'v filed on us .ill night from surrounding hilN, \ciy unpleasant, four killed, twelve woundod b'fore daybreak, nruched out in -i|ii.m' al»Hit 11 a.m., went .-.tiaight foi eiu'iny tin ough vciy hea\y fne, lots killed <m march. Forced onciny to charge, our scouts rather late getting in squ.ue, should have goiif louud to le.u, but foiced then way in the front face nearly humbugged the whole auangement. Cavahy on left face of squat v, Hot so (luaids, &c, made awkward infantry men, all their officers got killed, and were nearly having mincemeat made of the lot of m. Thanks to 13 Company camels, to Mr Buileigh ( Daily Telegraph) and to Lord lieiestoid, or we should all have been membprs of the largo majoiity by now. The B Company camel* got outwide square, and having been killed, foi mod a nice defence against the enemy's eavali y. Mi Buileigh (l)nily T-.legiaph) went outhide squ.ue by himself and cheerod the men on. Loid Beresftird took Gaidtter gun and turned that organ stiaight down face of squat e. After hciunmage \v,h o\er we had plenty to do. Fiiglitful sight after smoke cleared away. Wounded men, dead men, dead camels, &c, all of a heap. After dealing all wounded away, matched into wells, stayed all night. Stoics, troops, and camelH fiom zeroba camo down in the moining. Built a fort for hospital, left wounded and 100 men to protect them, and staited matching at minset for Motenuneh. No moon, pitch dark; no smoking allowed, or talking. Miserable lide, especially through enemies' countiy. Aimed at daybteak about five miles fiom Metemmeh. Saw enemy about 0,000 strong formed up to receive us. Wo had had no grub for twenty-four bom-, ; it Hcemcd very like going anothei twentyfour hours without any. Made '/ateba, and stayed in it till two officers, one conespoudent, one conductor, and eight men waru killed, and the general wounded. Thought it woh time to go out then. Colonel Boscawen in command went out in square— beautiful little square this time ; all infantry. Received charge without a waver in any flank. Enemy fell like rotten sheep, drloiioua tune. Fight over by sunset. 10th in&t., no moon, matched on to river about half-mile in the daik, rather dangerous proceedings, but had to be done. (Must cuthhott, old man, it is pitch dark here now.) I have got thtough with flying colours Following appealed heie (Korti) in orders to-day; "The following acting promotion is made for gallant conduct and bearing in attending the wounded during the recent actions at Abu Klea and Moteinmea— No. 4,804. Coipoial F. H. Middleton, to be lance-sergeant from this date. ' I expect the permanent rank from head quarters. Will write more by-and-by. Ilemember me to all the boys at Ramleh.— Believo mo to be your affectionate brother, Beht. P.S.— Have come down hero on convoy duty.

A SAD KI'IhODK. At this last sessions of the Contr.il Criminal Comb a man named Cm pleaded guilty to Hte.ilmg a largo sum of money fiom his master, Mr W. Whitfield, an Indian merchant of Kenchurch-stieet. Cox absconded to Hobart, in Tasmania, and Detective Seigeant Randall, aimed with a w.uiant was went to fetch him back. On tho journey he was bei zed with jiaralysH, and Cox was brought over by Oscar Hedbin/gh, of tho Hob.irt I'oicu. On the 13th inst. Mr Whith'uld w.is thrown from his hot so and killed. On tho following d.iy Seigi\mt Randall died, and lli'dbingh h.i> just received .1 tuloguini fioin hrnne to s.iy that his wife has died.

Ibc jenrly balance-short and statcm< nt of an.ounts of the Waitoa Road Hoard is open for inspection.