, 1885-01-31

The utmost state of excitement prevails
in London and also in New York. The
damage by the explosions is very great.
The first took place in the Crypt of West
minister Hall, the second in tie Strangers
Gallery of the House of Commons, and
the third at the White Tower. Being
Saturday, visitors were numerous and
Is casualties are reported. The Police
Immediately closed the Tower and examin-
ed che visitors thus detained. The noise
of the explosion was terrific. The Great
Window Of Westminster Hall was shatter-
ed. The seat in the House of Commons
occupied by Mr.. Gladstone during session
was smashed and four persons in the
vicinity of the Strangers Gallery were
badly injured. The damage is universal.
A further despatch from the Soudan
states that Lord WolSeley does not expect
to hear any news Of General Stewart IN
til tomorrow, Sunday.
Barbados, oath. II. NJ. Ships Northamp-
ton, Garnet, Dido, Canada and Fant0m
gone to Grenada at 5.40 p. m.
st. Thomas, 24th-The Grdppler, at pres
ent engaged in The repairs of the duplicate
section between Santiago and Jamaica,
succeeded a few days ago in recovering
the cable from a depth of one and three
quarter miles of water. Bad weather un-
fortunately set in and caused a loss of
over two miles Of steel graphing rope.
The cable picked up was in good condi-
ton. Operations will be renewed a few
days after receipt of a fresh supply of
rope.
lie Duchess, engaged in repairing the
Trinidad-Demerara section, has been great.
" delayed by strong winds and high seas.
Contain Eo rpinr bot,AS to 0AmOlafa rnnojra
during incoming week.
New York, Jan. 26th-LOndon news
states that the Government withholds any
reply to the representations which have
been made respecting the American treaty,
and a deputation is therefore arranging
TO wait upon Lord Derby.
Washington advices state that Senator
FdmondS has introduced an ~anti-dynamite
Bill.
Senator Bayard proposed a resolution
expressing the horror with which the
American people regard Saturdays out
RACES.
According to the latest particulars, six
persons were seriously, and fourteen
slightly injured at the Tower. At Parlia-
ment House four persons received serious
injuries, ten others being slightly hurt.
All the sufferers are doing well, the da-
mage to Westminster Hall is very great, the
0rnamentation has been greatly dlSfigured,
and only one window has been spared.
The Crypt is likewise seriously damaged,
and the floor of the House of Commons is
a mass of ruins.
The "Daily News" in an editorial, ex
presses the opinion that the actual da-
mage committed, as compared with what
was planned, is trif1ing, and therefore the
attempt may be regarded as a failure.
Extreme uneasiness prevails at Cork,
where all unite in ~denouncing the brutal
outrage.
The Socialists at Chicago are exulting,
and at a meeting yesterday, addresses we're
delivered advocating the indiscriminate
use of dynamite for the destruction of life.
A negro woman, who was presiding,
declared that she now felt satisfied since
hearing that a woman had introduced the
dynamite into the Tower.
In England, the anxiety arising from
General Stewards silence quite over
shadows that caused by the explosions,
nothing having been heard from him since
the 18th inst.
A Paris telegram states that M. Ferry
has reported the substance of England's
reply respecting Egyptian finances. He
stated that England had accepted the
French proposal to issue q loan Of nine
millions sterliug to be guaranteed by all
the Powers, but she was disposed to con-
meet the question with the control of the
Suoz Canal which ho M Ferry wished tn