New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-15
NEWS AND COMMENT IN LONDON.
Try CABLE TO THE rRIBUSr.l


LONDON. May 14.-The only fresh piece OF news
t,or, Ireland is the announcement OF the arrest aV
,toville of man who answers accurately to the de-
.o,iotion of the driver of the car which conveyed
A.. ,,,rderers 70 the scene of the crime. From the
latest information in the possession of the poce IL
10 firmly believed that there were twelve persons
o,caged. directly and indirectly, in the plot All
.ho evidence points to the assumption that the as
sos,;rs are hiding in Dublin; hence the
o,nonncemcpt in the proclamation issued
to-day of further reward Oh @loo
to tho arrest of anv persons who are harborng the
oss,ssins The Gazette gives description OF the oc
.,oaDts of the car but is so vague In character
n.o.itis doubtful if any result will come from It,
Tho new Coercion bill has alienated the sympa'hies
cf tbe neope and there is no longer that readiness
% rive assistance and information to the authori-
.,oir soarch for the assassins that was mani
tested at first.
Earl and Countess Spencer attended divine service
st the Chapel Royal Dublin, to-day. They were es-
,orted thitherby detachment of dragons and were
cordially received by the public. References were
made to the tragedy in mostSt the churches ana
cbapels in Dublin. AtnoOn mass-meeting OF car
drivers and owners was held in Phoenix Park ana
resolution was adopted expressing the intense de-
testation felt for the perpetrators of the demonacai
crime II was also resolved to tender to Lady Fred
erck Cayendish the sympathy of the meeting in her
bereavement and to give every possible assistance
10 aid the authorities in bringing the criminals
to Justice. A number Of spiritualists IN England d
have been pesterng the authorities with the results
of their dyinatons as TO the hidingpace of the as
sassins the names of the murderers and the number
of the car It's needless TO say that these sugges-
tions meet with no attention.
The supposed attempt to blow up the Mansion
House, In London, Friday night, was regarded at
the time as a stupid hoax; and from the latest in
formation It cannot be looked upon in any other
light than as q nischievous freak. The canister
contained only twelve pounds Of powder, and was
hung upon a railing opposite the least vulnerable
part of the building which is protected by q
massive wall so that if the powder had exploded it
isimprobable is that any damage would have beer
done bpVOnd q Few DrOkeu WluuONS. DuO ~ was CNi
dent that the canister put there to be discovered
from the fact that it bore inscription derogatory
TO the Lord Mayor and the Irish landlords
who are supposed TO be the main recipients OF the
Property Defence Fund raised at the Mansion
House.
The Conservative newspapers are beginning to be
exercised over the question as to whether or not
Earl Spencers antecedents, apart from the control
of the Cabinet afford a guarantee of an effective
application of the new Coercion act. They are
afraid that he is too nfrm in purpose to carry TO
successful issue the large powers which are to be
granted him.
The Freiheit which was reissued Saturday for
the first time since the imprisonment of the editor
for an article on the assassination of the Gar,
contains a contribution written in a similarly
Iloodthirsty style referring to the Dublin murders.
rejoicing in the difficulties that have been raised
and hoping that the Irish patriots may further
embarrass the action OF the Government.