The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1883-11-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LORD LANSDOWNE'S LIFE THREATENED.  A Renter's telegram from Ottawa, of Sunday's date, says the Marquis of Lansdowne has received several letters threatening his life. The American papers which have just reached this oonntry give many details of the plots to assassinate the new Governor-General of Canada.  TORONTO, October 22.—1 t was at first intended to have the Marquis of Lansdowne land at Halifax, where a reception would be tendered to him; but when Government detectives found dynamite fiends there ready to participate in the festivities the programme was changed, and the new GovernorGeneral of Canada, with his party, was brought on by the steamer Circassian to Quebec. Little is known here about the report of a plot by dynamiters to murder him on his arrival in Canada. It has caused some excitement, and the cordial dislike with which he regarded by a certain class in Canada makes it highly probable that the reported plot is not altogether without foundation. The fact that meetings were held on the appointment of the Marquis to be Governor-General of Canada by a certain clans, who freely expressed their disapprobation at the appointment, strengthens the rumour. A despatch, published here, says that the Marquis and party were not a little agitated on nearing the Canadian shores for their safety. It is supooeed that the gang of dynamiters in Halifax were the same who, some time ago, laid a plot to blow up the Winans Canal, which was foiled. _ . .  Monmsta, 'October 22.—This city is considerably exercised this evening over reports current that a plot has been discovered by Canadian detectives to assassinate Lord Lansdowne, the new Governor-General. One story bruited about early in the day is that the vessel was to have been waylaid at Rimouski, a station in the gulf, and torpedoed with all on board. Later in the afternoon a cable despatch was published, and the news spread like wildfire. To add weight to the exciting story the Circassian did not signal as usual at Father Point, but at Heath Point, on the Anticosti shore. This gave strength to the story that, as the British authorities had before the Circassian left home an inkling of the intention of the dynamiter., they had ordered the captain to take this course, and avoiding the usual routes, pass Nimouski, and go very quietly along to Quebec. A. Cabinet meeting, it is rumoured, took place yesterday afternoon, in Quebec, to decide upon a course to pursue, but nothing is known as to the result, except that the British authorities were telegraphed that ther:. are no dynamiter. in Canada, and that Lord Lansdowne ia quite safe. In Quebec there are a good many Irishmen, as there are in Montreal, who regard Lord Lansdowne as amongst the worst specimens of Irish landlords. These men are openly hostile to him, while so bitter is the feeling in Toronto that one newspaper recently advised Canada to make his appointment a pretext for cutting the colonial connection altogether. To add to the seriousness of the whole business, and show the strength of the feeling on th 8 subject in Quebec, pressure has been brought against its City Council to refuse to present him with the address of welcome already prepared. Many of I lie aldermen who signed the address have received anonymous letters threatening them with dire vengeance ehuuld they persist in prorating it, and warning them to stay away from the propow-d welcome. On the other hand, leading Irishmen scout the idea of any dynamiters b ing among Canadian Irishmen, anti say that, their friends and fellow-countrymen in the United States would not dare to incur the displeasure of Canadian Irishmen by committing an overt act on Canadian soil, or in Canadian waters. The Canadian papers received by the Allan mail on Monday also contain a number of references to the reported plot against Lord Lansdowne.