Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-04
From Our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, Dec. 20. 1891

The absence of any Improvement in the
condition eff Ireland will be grave SUI
icct for the consideration of parliament in
he forthcoming session. Scarcely day
passes but we hear of new outrages, new
murders; and the pacification of Ireland
appears to be rs far off rs ever. Yet how
lamentably ignorant the people must be
Of their advantages, we may see by an
incident that has just occurred. The
empress of Austria had intended to spend
the early spring at Kildare for the sake of
he hunting, md the arrangements were
made which would have led to her majesty
spending forty or fifty thousand pounds in
the country; but, owing to the disturbed,
not to say dangerous, state of the country,
the visit has had to be abandoned, and
Cheshire, instead of Kildare, will be the
favored locality for the hunting enjoy
ments of the empress. Nor will her
majesty be the only wealthy absentee.
The nobility and the land owners may
love their native land, but they have no
lesire to die in it from the bullet of an
assassin or to be beseged by Boycotting
parties. The empress of Austria will be
the guest of the marquis of Combermere,
and her visit will take place next month.
The Wimbledon Mystery" as it is
,lready called, seems likely to attract as
much attention as any other sensational
case have recently had to record The
ncldents are peculiar and mysterious
enough 10 Justify the excitement in the
public mind. 1t will be remembered that
"a young student residing at the establish.
nrnt of Mr.. Bedrock, at Wimbledon
being visited by his brother-in.law, par
took of some wine with him. The young
man Percy Malcolm John, not liking the
fl ,vor OF the wine, some pounded white
sugar was added. The brother in law
Mr.. John Henry Lamson, also produced
snme jujube in capsule case, which hi
said came from New York. After Mr.
hanson had departed, stating his nten
lion TO proceed to Florence. the young
student fell i'll, and said, my brother
has given me a qainine pill, for feel tn,
same kind of pain felt when he gave m,
one at Shanklin." The presumption i
that something far more potent thai
quinine WAS taken by the unfortunat,
young student. for he was shortly after
wards found in great agony, and in spit
of the efforts of two medical men died tn
same night. Suspicion was awakened
and the police was communicated WITH
new aspect being given to the case o.
, Thursday by the appearance of Mr.
Lamson at Scotland yard, where b
addressed himself to Inspector Butcher
stating that he had only just arrived from
Paris, having intended to travel to the
= south of Italy. and he had only heard q
, he death of his brother-in-la upon hi
/ Journey The inspector detained MI
= I.amson until the police had communicate
5 with the treasury, and ultimately it wa
q decided to take Mr.. Lamson before th
/ magistrate at Wandsworth. After a
, examination before MIR. Paget, the accuse
Q requested bail; but the magistrate said h
' must consider that question. rs the ba
/ must be very substantial. Under tn
. circumstances, therefore, the accused wa
r remanded until Friday. He wasd emove
2 to the cells, exclaimng that he "shoul
a 90 mad" The father of the prisoner
; American chaplain at Florence, ind he
otherwise respectfully connected,
D The Chinese evidently do not intend
a be left behind in the march of civiiz1
f ton, and they also display that eagcrnes
4 respecting the main chance SO universe
Q in these days. Tue Celestials have bee
y Jealous for some time Of the traffic in th
tsa trade, which, of course. has bee