New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-10
NEW AND OLD.
PLOTS AGAINST LIFE AND PROPERTY.

PLOTS AGAINST LIFE AND PROPERTY
r,,r uu, PEI ,rIvE TO EXPLOSIVES PASSED BY
PARLIAMENT SEIZURES AND ARRESTS - THE
PHOENIX PARK CRIME-CoNFEssING AMuRpEh
The Government bill relative to the use OF
explosives passed both Houses OF Parhanen'
Yesterday. Two more cases of explosives h"Vo
been seized. Many arrests have oecn hauo
near Cork and Limerick. The Grand jury III
Dublin Yesterday found true pilis agdiSo'
seven of the prisoners accused OF CONSPIRACY
to murder. The trial of Joseph Brady Tor the
,rrder of L0rd Frederick Cavendlsh ana
ITnder-Secretary Burke will begin to-day.
man in Pittsburg, Penn, has confessed 10 par
ticipation in the assassination OF LORD Lei'iini
in April, 1873.
THE BILL AGAINST THE USE OF EApLoeI' 10 Lo
PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF PARLlAMENI-iio
PROVISIONS.
LONDON April 0.-Ihe bill to amend inc Id" III
recard TO explosives was introduced III tne houso
of Commons this afternoon by sir "ihah i"i-
court and read a first time. sir "ililah iiai0o'i'
IN Introducing the bill. said the nature OIL the uan
nor which IL sought to guard against was wen
known ave nave to DEAL" lie continued WIN
nm organized plan against all the interests Oh so-
ciety and with men VINO announce pians lot "hoio-
sale murder and who ought to be treated as oelong
ing to no nation" The speech OF the Home Secre-
tary was heartily cheered, especially py the lorS
members.
Sir Richard Assheton Cross said that the opposi-
,,on was unite willing to assent to the bill in order
thot oil British subjects at home and abroad would
tpov that the law was no longer detabe with lih-
punity.
Sir William Harcourt further explained that the
measure would be permanent one. lie was con-
yinced that the danger was very imminent he
would not ask the House to go further to-nlgnt
with the bill than the committee stage.
The blll was then taken up in Committee OF the
Whole. IL passed through the committee without
being altered. Progress was then reported, anna
cheers and the bill passed its third reading. Inc
Government are much surprised at the prompt ac-
ton taken on the bill, as they expected that IL
would be considered longer in committee.
The hill having passed the House of Commons it
yeas immediately sent 10 the House of Lords where
If was adopted without delay. The royal assent
will be received by telegraph to-day, and the act
will become law tomorrow.
The bill contains nIne clauses. 1t pro-
vldes that the maximum lcnhiy l0r caus
ing an explosion ,oH ny ho ThGm Gfniang strTtude
An attempt t. cause an explosion or the making or
keeping OF explosives with intent to cause an e1-
ploSion is made punishable by Imprisonment lor a
fern of twenty years and the unlawful making or
keeping of explosives under suspicious cltcun-
stances is TO De punishable by lou teen wears I'M
nrsonment All accessories 10 such crimes are 10
Be treated as principals. Provision IS made iu TIE
bill for the ordering of official inquiries INTO the
crimes specified for the arrest OF aDsconHng VIII
nesses and Tor searching for explosives. The penal
Ties are TO be inflicted espective of the damage
done by the explosives; The bill also empowers
the master of any vessel TO break open any pack
ages to search for ex xpoSves. lhe act applies both
to explosives proper and to materials tor making
them or TO anv machine or part thereof con dected
with them. 1t contains no retrospective clause.