LONDON.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1361, 2 December 1884, Page 2

LONDON.

James French, one of tHe acdnsed m the Dublin scandals, who waa acquitted, had resigned the county - inapectorghip owing to iil^health. - An attempt; vrhich : pro Ted pariially successful, has been -made: to destroy the house of. a land agent m Kerry,. lreland, by an explosion of dynamite. The charge caused considerable damage to the building, but although the agent's family were on the. premises, none were injured. So far no arrests have been made ,g connection with the outrage. Dec!. A telegram has been reoeired here from Lord Wolseley, Stating that the Mahdi is ' 6f ' provision's and^ his troop's are discontented and suffering severely from gicknesi, and that 500 of the rebels hare tendered 1 th«ir'iufamis sioti" to Qetf^raV* Gorddnr^'liord W^eleyjllp %&$& $*tl a^e^ar*uring,.ajL Kba^tflum,. and, .reliving the garrison there the British peditioowll' return by troy of ? St»» kirn. ■'''"'""■ ■ •■''•■- In the House vf Lords tonday, Lord . Der^y., annonnoed that • the | amendment proposed by the*' Im« j pTffrial G'OYeruMeni m tHe Draft" BUi i to'J4on^titute o a of Xuatralasija. ; nad open .suibniitteil,