New-York tribune., 1868-01-01

Desmond rnnnine ND toward her This still In 81
Jamesswalk took hold OF him. and sald sno1u 81 & no en-
him into custody also for being concerned i'll inc ON
plosion. Some walking by at the tlne anu nav
Ing called for assistance, took both into CUSTODY w. tbat
The OF the evidence adducc1 tended TO snow at
Desmond, Allen, and the woman 1ustlce were Ioo6 @ W
about the prison in company with ahother % % wanting
who actually fired the barrel
THE MISSION OF TIE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 10
IRELAND
The Dublin Express says: Among the subjects into
which Mr. Ward Hunt the Financial Secretary 10 ,ne
Treasury has inquired since his arrival in Dublin Is tne
amount OF Government grants made to our seentnc ana
art institutions. He has visited most OF tnese
tIons with view ~ oscertaning their working by per
nsnecton and he has also Inspected the Exhibition
Building where it has been pf0poset ,nhc ., o th Ken
ment should form similar TO that OF SOhlh hh
sIurton We bsieye there is every disposition on the
part Of Lord Derby aud ms colleagues 10 treat our M
institutions with more hberaty than Was sOW oy @ bS
late Ministry but TO the present time nothnF mas
been or could he resolved upon. No more has yet Dee
thought OF than TO find out the facts ana at later pe0u
the Government will be asked TO consider Wha shouu pc
done"
man named Thomas Clarke was arrested in Lambeth
on the nth Of December He charged with the Ge
hberate murder OF Annie Smith the ilegitmate cd on
the woman with whom he lived. 1t seems that the
ton the man stranged the child. The woman testified
that he had always behaved kindly to them botn. ,
head about O'Clock the morning or the l6th he VIC
tim being widow named Ellen Gasby, who had Tor some
time past been cOhabng with dock aboer named rs
Sherry The murderer is also laborer, named Peter
Curtis. 1t appears that Curtis and Sherry had been
cnns' and had a nght in the street but were
separated and sent home by the police BON Both
residing with his mother. and Sherry occupy ing room
at No. SO with Mrs. Gasby. Curtis went TO his
mothers but did not remain there long. After coming
ont straight TO where Sherry lodged, gained ad
ana e Ss %ss pS mrs ay endeaVcr
separate the men, Curtis drew KNIFE ana, ater
iufctinf severe wound on sherry sent the weapon
through tho wOmans neck causing instant death The
murderer then fastened home where he WAS soon after
ward taken into custody On being searched az the st
ton large pocket knife, covered with blood, found
upon him. The prisoner who Is powerful Bs IGosn8 & ie
spendiary with the murder Sherry is at present lying
at tile BIrkenhesd hospital TIE prisoner was remanded
i0' ''''' u'' BoULEvARDs IN LONDON.
bill is to be introduced 10 Parliament next session ior
the purpose OF efectBg the purchase OF an tbe oNenss
between the Duohy lof Cornwall at Buckingham Gate
and Victoria Station in order that the buildings may be
demolished and the ground cleared for the eonsrucGn
of OF bouevardS on the Partisan prlucipe rms
Abbey, the ST. James Park, and Buckingham Palace.
DEPREssION-THE IRON TRADE ,
great meeting OF ironworkeIs was held on the llh Oh
December at West BrOmwich. There were present up
ward of 500 ironworkers representing nearly tDe ehe
proposed reduction was specially discussed; and, after
Tedunpe ron and wages would Rot cause any material
improvement TO the trade ana they entered ihe protect
and it thought probable that II would be adopted On
a large scale -.,....,. -, ..,-o. g., o,,o,, 20
take place at the various iron Works IN south Mae IN
some places where works are closed there is great as
tress The men appear wiling 10 submit 10 the Ieuuc
ton rather than strike.
ITEMS AND GOSSIP.
Queen Victoria left Windsor Castle on the 18th Dec TO
to spend Christmas and NewYears in tho Isle Of Wight
The celebration Of the shutting OF the gates OF Derry
the 18th OF December with the usual demon
strations. ,
The post-o9ce employees in London are agatnG for an
increase OF wages.
The Bishops az Capetown and Grahamstown now in
London, are about TO select q successor for Bishop
COensO They say they are acting in obedience 10 III
structons from home and that the Archbishop oil Can
terbury IS willing TO perform the cOnsecraton
he
site OF the late Opera House for West Ind fostoice
has been contradicted by Mr. Mapleson.