Daily globe., 1883-05-02
THE OLD WORLD.
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, May 1.-The first secular day of
May being one of the semi days on
which the bank of England makes up its
balance, to-day is a holiday in the banks
and stock exchanges.
DUBLIN, May 1.-The cab driver Fitz-
harris, on trial charged with being one of
the principals in the Phoenix park MUIR
ders, is acquitted
No witnesses were called by the defense.
The evidence against Fitzharris was that
given by informers. He was besides iden-
titled by defendants witnesses, who sWore
they saw him in the park May 6. McInerry
opened the argument for the defense. He
dWelt on the fact that the accusation that
the prisoner was in the park with q knoWl-
edge of the errand of the murderers, rested
on the evidence of the informer alone. He
particularly pointed out that although
Peter Carey swore the prisoner had re-
counted the circumstances of the murder
to him, his narrative of the assassination
had differed from ascertained facts. He
closed with pathetic appeal to the Jury
to restore the poor man to his starving
family with good name, which was his
sole possession. The Judge, in charging
the jury, pointed out that no evidence had
been adduced to show the prisoner was
aware of the plot against Burke before
May 5. The earlier meetings which he at
tended, the judge said, were held to plot
against the life of ex-Secretary Forster,
and therefore had no connection with the
present charge. The fact was clear that
Fitzharris was in the park when the muir
ders occurred; but if the jury doubted he
was guilty Of knowledge of the mission of
the men he drove, they were bound to &C
quit him. After the verdict had been rem
dered, Fitzharris was taken back to Jail to
await trial on the charge of conspiracy to
murder, the penalty for which offense is
ten years penal servitude.
LONDON, May IA man named William
Mitchell was arraigned in court at Leices-
ter this morning on charge of having ex-
plosives in his possession with apparently
unlawful object. The policeman who ar
rested Mitchell stated the prisoner had
four pounds of nitro-glycerinesswith him at
the time he was taken into custody.
Mitchell declared the explosives were mere
ly blasting cartridges. He was remanded
for week. Fears have been entertained
in Leicestershire for some time past re-
garding the safety of public buildings,
and they have been specially guarded.
The man who was taken into custody in
Northampton last week on suspicion of
being a manufacturer of nitro glycerine
to be used for unlawful purposes, has given
satisfactory account of his operations to
the authorities.
A telegram from Pekin states that an
| envoy from the king of AMMAN has arrived
there to obtain the consent of the Chinese
government to the opening of the Red rive
to foreign trade and to induce China to af-
ford such diplomatic and material assist
ance as may be necessary. The emperor
has ordered LII Hung Chang to return to
his post in order to effect the purpose re-
| quested of king of AMMAN.
It is understood that on the occasion of
the enthronement of the archbishop of Can
terbury the police of that town closely
watched the movements of certain Irish
Americans who we're acting in a suspicious
manner, and who became alarmed and
quilted town. 1t is believed that one OF
these men was Wilson, one of the dyna
mite conspirators, in whose cases hearings
are now proceeding at the Bow street po-
| lice court.
The Times to day says that meeting OF
leading owners of steamships will be held
on the 10th inst, to take steps towards
raising capital for the purpose of building
| another canal across the isthmus of Suez
| LONDON, May IA nolle pros. was en-
tered in the cases of Ramsay and Foute,
the proprietor and editor respectively OF
the Free Thinker, charged with publishing
libel. The Commons adjourn for the
Whitsuntide holidays from the 18th until
the 21st. The Lords adjourn from the 10th
till oath inst