Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1885 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

Knubley, an English journalist who is supposed to have concocted the reports of the Irish dynamite convention said to have been held in Faris the 23d ult., has been arrested on the charge of trying to shoot the editor of La France, who accused him of fabricating the story. Commenting on the proposed visit of the Prince of Wales to the Emerald Isle, United Ireland says that if the Dublin Castle flunkies organize mock demonstrations of enthusiasm they may rest assured there wHI be counter displays whieh will overshadow any demonstrations Earl Spencer may inaugurate. Gen. Briere de I’lsle is building a railway from Chu to Langson. Five thousand fresh soldiers have joined his army. Col. Strangeways, Commandant of the Royal School of Gunnery at Shoeburyness, England, and Col. Lyon, head of the Government Laboratory at Woolwich, died in consequence ot injuries caused by the accidental bursting of a shell in the course of some experiments at Shoeburyness. Each had both legs blown off. Capt. Adams, Sergeant Dakin, and a gunner named Underwood have also died from Injuries received at the same time. The British House of Lords, by a vote of 189 to 68, adopted Salisbury’s motion to censure the Government for its course in Egypt. The House of Commons, by 302 to 288, rejected a similar proposition by Sir Stafford Northcote. The British Cabinet after a council of nearly five hours decided to dissolve Parliament soon after the passage of the redistribution bill. Advices from Durban report that a contingent of 5,000 Zulus is to be organized for service in the Soudan. * A million dollars has been sent by the Italian Government to Massowah for the purchase of camels. This is thought to indicate that Italy Intends to take steps for the relief of Kassala. Lord Granville has opened correspondence with the Powers with a view to securing a joint pro est against the proclamation issued by France declaring rice contraband of war, which, it is urged, is in direct violation or the resolutions adopted by the Congress of 1856. Ten thousand people were present at a mass-meeting in Phoenix Park, Dublin, to protest against the action of the Speaker of the House of Commons in suspending O’Brien, editor of United Ireland and mem-

ber of Parliament for Mallow. Fiery speeches were made and the prompt reinstatement of O’Brien demanded. The Lord Mayor, who presided, declared that be would haul down the flag on the Mansion House upon the arrival of the Prince of Wales, and that be would oppose vigorously any attempt to strike medals commemorative of the royal visit to the Emerald Isle. Dispatches from Pekin report that the chief dignitaries of ths Chinese Empire have been summoned to give an opinion as to the expediency of continuing the war with France.