Bridgend Chronicle, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, and Maesteg Advertiser. — 1883-03-02 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

DESPERATE AFFRAY.  ATTEMPT TO MCBDEP, A BAILIFF. .  PARIS, PER. 28.—1 t is announced that Mr. Frank Byrne is still confined at the Prefecture of Police, and is allowed to receive no visits. He admits his name is Byrne, but denies any complicity in clic assassinations. His extradition will be carefully : considered by a Council of Minister:, PARIS, Fee. 28 (EvcniNo).—buperintendent Williamson, nf Scotlan,l yard, is now in Park dire Tting the search, which is being actively pushes' forward, for pensons supposed to be implicated ir the Dublin assassination conspiracy. Contrary tc reports which, I understand, have been publishee in London, Superintendent Williamson is receivins every assistance from the French police authorities  A parcel containing six ounces of dynamite, with fuse attached, addressed to Earl Spencer, mat . dropped into the Post-office, Ballydellob, county Cork, on Saturday afternoon. The dangerous packet was discovered by the sub-postmistress before the dispatch of the mail. The . Central News" Ballydehob correspondent telegraphs !—Further inquiries ahow that the posting of a parcel of dynamite here, directed to Earl Spencer, was well calculated to produce a fearful disaster. The package was posted during fhuraday night last, and wan discovered by the post-master on Friday morning. The address was written in a large schoolboy hand, "On her Majosty's service. To the Right Ron. Earl Spencer, Dublin Castle." The parcel bore no postage stamp, and to this omisaion the post-master probably owes his life, as, had it been stamped, he would certainly have impressed the official die in the uatial way, and the stroke would inevitably have caused an explosion. Seeing that it was not propetly franked, the post-master took it into the kitchen and then into the garden, where he examined the contents. In the centre of the package was a portion of a fuse with a percussion cap on the top. Dynamite wan placed to support he central fuse, and a further coil of fuse was hound round the dynamite, the outer covering being of calico, on which the label bearing the address was pasted. 'the poet-master, recognising then the terrible nature of thecontents of the parcel, coo, nunicated with the police immediately; but, unfortunately, there is very little likelihood of tracking the culprit, as, before he was aware of what the package consisted, the post-master destroyed the label and outer covering by throwing them into the his. The authorities, however made a strict search on the prennaes of Mr. Richard liodnett, an ex-suapect, who is now in prison under the Crimes Act, nut without finding any clue which would enable them to trace the perpetrators. The whole affair has created a great amount of excitement in the ueighbourhood.  A serious affray took place on Sunday evening between the Maanitrasna Crown witnesses and a party of men who were drinking in Boyles public-house. in Churchfield. The three Jaycee, the principal witness.. accompanied by five of the Irish constabulary to protect them, went into the house for refreshments. A number of men were drinking. A quarrel ensued, and the police, is endeavouring to protect the Joyces, were over. powered end deprived of their sidearms, whicl, • were freely used on the Joyces. Anthony Joyce wee badly wounded, others received sword thrusts, and both parties were severely beaten. Our Clonbur correspondent states —A desperate attempt has been made to murder ..nother . of Lord Ardilaun's bailiffs within a slim t distance 1,4 the scene of the murder of the two Huddys. It app., that on Sunday the bailiff Flynn, who was in charge of a farm of Lord A rdilaun's, was spending the day at the village of Cornatliona. He left there for home at about four o'clock, and, when a short distance from Cornamona, he was joined on the road by • man whom Flynn asserbi he does not know. They walked along together until they arrived ate turn of the road which interrupt* the view of the village of Cornamona, when a neat suddenly jumped over the wall and made a desperate attempt to murder Flynn. Both men joined in the attack,ana left Flynn when it was supposed he was dead. No arrests have been made, and Flynn is not expected to recover. 'The Central News" learns that the British tioverninent 11.49 telegraphed to its representatibt in America to demand the extradition of P. J Sheridan, who has been no prominently mentionet Cr, connect ton whit the Dublin murder conspiracy The necessary documents, duly authenticated, wen forwarded by :nail on Tuesday to New York and will be laid before the American judicia authorities in due course.  Thomas Bre,Man writes to the Freeman's AM" from London denying that he ever fled to America. He says he doem not feel called upon now to admit w deny the statement that he belonged to the Irish Republican Brotherhood, but emphatically denies that the En g lish Government could bring a sullicient ellarhe to warrant extradition. , General Africa darns has telegraphed as follows to the Chief Secret..ry for Ireland I am willing and ready to submit to the most rigid scrutiny of my actions, and have made the fact known to Lord Lyons."  During the course of an interview with his solicitor on Wednesday afternoon in Kilmainham Gaol, Joe Brady stated that he Manly believed be would be hanged. Notwithstanding this, however, he keeps lip the sante defiant de enamour he displayed in the dock. Snow of the othet prisoners express a silDilat conviction to Betty, and have become very de, pressed since they were returned tor trial. They seldom speak of the clime with which they art charged, with the exception of Fitzh:- rris, "Skit the Goat," who is continually protesting his bum eettec to the warders and police.  After a small fire had been extinguished in a house in Pill-lane, Dublin, on Tuesday afternoon tile police discovered under a staircase a quantity , of revolver-cartridges and a pocket book ouniaire ling a number of American greenbacks. Some ol the persons concerned in the murder conspiracy formerly resided M Pill-lane.  United Ireland of this week says that all the world knows that, instead of profit t ing by disorder the Land League movement and its leaders sorely suffered by disorder. The Park assassinations, which it is insinuated the Land League pronioted were the heaviest hlow the Land League ever re ceived. All n.ovements wax and wane, and although the Park assassinations were a heavl blow to the cause in America, the cause is neithei dead nor sleeping. as its enemies will soon learn from next month's convention in Philadelphia Tho remittances of money through the /ri.,7 World made the Irish leaders no more responsible for its utterances than for the views it holds upon greenbacks and currency. Mr. Windeek, master of the North Dublin Union wan found drowned in a canal near that institu. lion yesterday. He had for some tione past beer very much depressed in consequence of the Kilinainham disclosures, as lie Lelieved that, being a Government official. he WAS marked out for being aseassineted by the *lnviticibles." This idea preyed on his mind, and it is supposed caused him to commit suicide.