The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-10 00:00:00

FENIANISN IN LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM.

lIIPuRIANC SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVES.

Shortly after milnight on Woinesday night, the Scot-
land-yard detectives a ted a moo, in who,, pesseesiou
wan discovered a box centsioing a la.ge quantity of liquid
of • highly txpleeive astir., and believed ti be nitro-
glycerine. In the c mrse of !Md... • secont man, who
had been seen In the company of the first prisoner was
arrested. a large quantity of liqud being also found in his
possession ; and at the setae quote • third man in cam.
pany of the secant prisoner was also taken into custody
and removed to It aw-street IL bee transpired that on
Wednesday morning an elderly man, who gave the name
of N /man, valid at the private hotel of Mrs. De
Lunette, in Siuttutmpton-stmet. Strand, and engaged
apartments, swine that they were inteoled for the
aceenorao halloo of • medical student who was about to
w.lk Lind in hospitals. The name of the in-c nutria
tenant wee also Meted to be Norns we, ant to woods the
evening a c oh drove up to the hot •I, and the c.c.:open%
*non alighting, inquired for the apartm• nut of Mr.
N moan. He sigoel the visitors' book as W. J.
N irma,. and on going upstairs was foil mod by a man,
who carried hie luggage, consisting of one smell but
apparently heavy box, teteund with three bands of Bon
and having two locks. Toe box eras Mien to his had.
room, and the recent arrival shortly afterwards retired
ti rest. Three or feur hours afterwarls two Eagllsh
°Moors, sec naponied by teo Irish detectives, arrived at
the hot), arreetel the map wed medical student, and
removed him to 13 lelltreet. To. ...11.1411 also WWI
re ...ion of the box, which on Friday wee forwarded ti
Woolwich for • x mine.' in, and it is understood that it
wee found he contain nearly two set of nitro-glycerine
in it, pure or liquid atete, • quantity sufficient to have
cut rid an explosion of • moat devastating nature. Mn,
Do Lamotte, the proprietress of the hotel, stetes that
ate Is totally unaco tainted with either the person who
engaged the rooms or with the party arrested. Tae
litter made no resistance when arrested, and did not
attempt any explanation. Mrs. De lotmotta supposes
that the quiet situat on of her house induced the parties
to eel et its. • p a. where thy might vamp., observe.
twit S. add. that the hit was carrie 1 up...ire with
the greatest care, sod that when it we* suggested that the
man who ems carrying it shoutd bee little more expedite
Mos in his movement+, be replied IL was a heavy load.
Mrs. Da Loath.'. hotel is the property of the editor of
the Court Circular. and the offies of that pipsr it on the
(mend go sr and beneath the bedroom In which the
explosive, was found. The editor has, it it et OA. recent/
•-c •I va.is •ver•l threat nine le.t •eiws oeut open aide is
ta•t h trn a peers i i I ah otiati n. tt .gaidiog t •üb-
.eq ;yet ne t eh, tw imn we e spar...odd stl7, Nil.
oo• .qo are, ackf riarteroad, Waera they had been staying.
Toe Lea 'told et the h state• that ab .uL the mi idle of
lot week • man, giving the name of Wilson, drove up to
the bon, in a cab soft sik en aptr inlet on toe woo end
Ito ir, paying{ in &Ivaco-, 'nomad of turniebing the usual
re orencee. lie scarcely • .e• moved oat of his Meta except
tO C fan downstairs to bretkfeer, and hie al.,Verawat,
excivel some suspicion. On Wedne.day he informed Pi.
lan i aiy t et he ••••• (Owe d two to Wolverhampton, sal
on the ...ling of that I.y tin kit, t Mimi with him • port.
menteau, which amulet the whetr of his loag.e. Ho
r• borne I ti the house Thu, slay mo lung about mid-day,
sc.:repealed by • young man. five detective, were in
t wattle., sad both of them were immediately arrest 411.
Both men are described nab-inc well dressed. •yoquger
of the two wen app 'mod somewhat nines... bet his C on.
p tato° wet v.rr cinpisi. Th 1 4ttltOOrfa sat S 'le .1.
T. 1,1 are .14.1•11,11 app-.beo.kra 'ha the publicity which
would f,il AV up do time p .14C-{ Onrt woasad speg
to del... fOrif illi., Wale, aro t 111.1.1.4401.1 t 10C11110 the
Meet ..ft use Or Car more pious Alleged to be iuMi•
•atLd in the conspe