The Portland daily press., 1883-04-10
THE DYNAMITE PLoTTERs.
Passage of the Penal Servitude
Bill by Parliament.
More Arrests Of Suspicious Parties.

LONDON, April 9.M
A letter from Michael Davitt is published
to-day, IN which he further expresses his oppo-
sition to the dynamite policy on the part of
lrshmen He declares such policy insane
| idiotc and criminal.
| The governors bill introduced in the
House of Commons Icy Sir William Harcourt
! home secretary, relative to explosives, is pub
lished. II provides that the maximum penal
| " Tor causing an explosion by which life or
property is imperilled shall be punishable by
lifelong servitude. An attempt TO cause ex-
ploslons is made punishable by Imprisonment
| Tor term OF 70 years. Persons supplying
money or material incur the same penalty as
| principals.
The house OF q sheriff at Tralee has been
blown up by gunpowder. No person was in
lured Three arrests have been made,
II is believed that there are 20 or so persons
concerned 10 the dynamite conspiracy, the
principal OF the ringleaders being one OF the
men rebenty arrested The police believe
that they have secured nearly al the consign-
ments OF nitroglycerine now In London. Ans
burRhe, who was arrested here on Sunday, ar
rived from New York fortnight ago, The
police have been watching him. He stayed
near Nelson Square. Communications found
on Gallagher and Norman connect Ansburghe
be transferred from the dock to the witness
box on Thursday. Mill bank prison is guard
cd by soldiers.
AnsbGghe who was arrested yesterday near
Waterloo bridge, London, was arraigned in
Bow street police court today, charged with
being concerned in conspiracy with Norman,
Gallagher, Wilson and Dalton, already appre-
hended. He was remanded until Thursday
The landlady of a hotel where Norman
boarded has identified Gallagher as the man
VINO called at her house and inquired about
rooms for Norman.
The bill 10 amend the law In regard to explc-
sions was introduced in the Commons this af-
ternoon by Sir VIM Harcourt. and read first
time. Sir VIM. Harcourt In introducing the.
Dill said the nature OF the danger which il
sought to guard against was well known. We
have TO deal, he continued, with an organized
plan against all interests OF society and with
men who announce plans for wholesale muI der
and who ought to be treated as belonging to no
nation.
The speech OF the Home Secretary was loud-
ly cheered, especially by the Tory members
Sir Richard Asherton Gross said,the,opposition
was quite willing to assent to the bill In order
that ell British subjects at home and abroad
would know that the law was no longer to be
deied with impunity.
Sir VIM. Harcourt further explained that
the measure would be a permanent one He
was convinced the danger was very imminent.
He would not ask the house to 70 further to-
night with the bill than the committee stage.
Is was then taken up in committee of
the whole. 1t passed through committee with
out being altered. Progress was then reported
amid cheers and the bill passed its Sd reading
The Government are much surprised at the
prompt action taken ON the bill as they expect
ed that h would be considered longer IN com
mittee
The bill empowers the master of any vessel TO
break open any packages to search for explo-
sives. The act applies both to explosives prop
er and to material for making them, or 10 any
machine or part thereof connected with them.
IL contains no retrospective clause
Harcourts bill passed the Commons and was
immediately sent to the Lords where it was
adopted without delay. Royal assent will be
received by telegraph today and to act win be-
come a law tomorrow
LIVERPOOL, April 9.-Thirty additional de-
tectives have beea appointed 20 do extra duty
here. The fire brigade has been warned to be |
In readiness for any emergency which may