CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1085, 10 May 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

— — • (j?BOMOUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) | London, May 5. Intelligence is to hand from Dublin of the assassination of both the new Irish Secretary, and Under-Secret ary. The particulars at present received state that Lord Cavendished, and Thomas Havelland Bourke (the Undersecretary) were walking through Phoenix Park, Dublin, when they were mysteriously stubbed to death in a horrible manner ; no further particulars have as yet transpired, and so far as is known no arrests have been made of the perpetrators of the outrage. Serious disturbances occurred today at Ballina, Ireland, in consequence of the rejoicings which were taking place over the release of the Irish members, The police were called out to disperse the gathering, when the mob stoned the guardians of the peace, and the latter fired and wound«d seven rioters, I ondov, May 7. No fresh particulars are to hand regarding the assassination of the Irish Secretary and Undersecretary. * othing is known beyond the fact that their bodies were found horribly stabbed to death in Phoenix Park, and that the crime was committed in the evening,

Parnell has issued a manifesto in which he states that the name of Ireland will be sullied until the assassins have been arrested. Cabinet Councils have been held to consider the situation. It is stated that the leaders of the Conservative party will support the Government, if they proclaim Martial Law in Ireland. Both Houses of Parliament will adjourn to-morrow out of respect to the deceased. 8. The Times in a leading article today, on the subject of the assassination of Lord Cavendish and Mrßourke takes occasion to denounce the Irish policy of Government in stvoug terms. It has transpired that Gladstone has accepted an agreement which has been proposed on a motion for the adoption of the cloture. An amendment provides that the cloture Bhall not be applied unless it be supported by twothirds of a majority of the House. Melbourne, 8, The Victorian Government has sent a telegram to Gladstone expressing the universal sympathy of the Colony in regard to the assassination of the Irish Secretary and Under-secretary, ; In the insurance conspiracy case the prisoners Baker, Horton and Morrison have beeu sentenced to — Baker, four yeara, Horton, two years, and Morrison one year. A cyclone which passed over the United >tates a few days ago caused an immense amount of damage. It has been ascertained that the town of Monticello was completely wrecked by violent winds. Miss Reynolds, who was recently imprisoned in Cork gaol, for inciting tenants of I arl Bantry not to pay him any rent, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for further acts of intimidation. James I ice, joint author with Walter Besant, of a number of popular novels, is dead. [Special to the Melbourne Argus.] I London. Another murder has occurred. A farmer residing in the County of I ongford being shot by some miscreants, who have not yet been discovered. (^wing to the large amount of distress which has lately existed among working classes in l< urope, great dissatisfaction has manifested itself amongst others. A number of workmen in Berlin have struck for higher wages, and the movement is spreading. Indians on the borders of the United States and Mexico, have been making themselves very troublesome lately. They have made several raids into Mexico, where they committed great outrages on the inhabitants. Ireland still continues in a most ungat|sfactory state, and outrages are of AP^enMn|rarrence, and affrays with 'f j§i»lftißs very genertO* throughout The survivors of the American exploring yacht Jeannette have arrived at H! Petersburg from the Siberian coast Nothing has been heard of Lieutenant Delonge, who was in command, and the other superior officers commanding. Berlin and its suburbs has been connected by an electric railway, which was opened for traffic to-day, and is expected to be a great success.