LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1057, 6 March 1882, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

(from our own correspondent.) London, March 2. Bradlaugh, who was expelled from the House of Commons on the 21st ulfc, was to-day re-elected for Northampton over Corbctt, contrary to expectations. The election was quiet. There was no violence. A report is current that Her Majesty the Queen was fired; at Windsor station this afternoon, but Her Majesty escaped uninjured. Later. The report circulated this evening that the Queen had been fired upon at Windsor station is- now fully confirmed. The shot was fired straight at the carriage which Her Majesty was about to enter, previous to driving to the castle. The man who fired the pistol is a miserable object named Roderick M'Lean. He was at once arrested. Mid-day. The news of the attack upon the Queen at Windsor lias caused great excitement here, and much satisfaction is expressed at He> Majesty's providential escape. The following authentic information with regard to the outrage is now to hand : — After firing the first shot at the Queen without taking tffect, M'Lean attempted to discharge a second barrel of a six-chambered revolver, with which he was armed, but a bystander, however, rushed upon him and prevented him from doing so, seizing his revolver and throwing the would-be assassin to the ground. With great difficulty the police prevented the crowd from lynching him, but after a severe struggle he was rescued and placed in custody. Her Majesty displayed great courage on the occasion, appearing calm and unmoved throughout, and on her return to the castle received her guests at the usual dinner party. The police have since ascertained that M'Lean is a Londoner. Ho was formerly employed as n. clerk, but has been of out work for some time, and is supposed to be insane. No

motive can be assigned for the outrage. It has no political significance. Melbourne, March 2, At to-day's meeting of the Cabinet, it was decided to re-instate ex-superin-tendents of police Hare and fticholson to the appointments formerly held by them as magistrates of the colony. Arrived — this morning, the Union Company's steamship TeAnau, from the Bluff. Melbourne, March 3. Combey has been appointed Chief commissioner of Polica The Cabinet has decided that the constables who formed the hut party on the night of Sherritt's murder, during the pursuit of the Kelly gang, should be dismissed the service. The latest betting on the Australian Cup, to be run for on the 9th inst , is : — 7 to 1 against Sweet William, 9 to 1 against Suwarrow. Betting on the Newmarket HandiJ cap to be run for on the 11th : — 7 to 1 against Result. Sydney, March 3. The cricket match between the All England Eleven, and the Australian Eleven, which proceeds to England, was commenced here to-day. The Englishmen went in first, and when play was adjourned for luncheon had put together 45 runs for 4 wickets. The following are the scores: — Ulyett, b, 0 ; Barlow, c, 4 ; Selby, c, 13 ; Bates, c, 1 ; Shrewsbury, not out, 17 ; Midwinter, not out, 8. The body of a boy of three years old, who had been murdered, was found today on Flagstaff Hill. The mother, a woman of French extraction, has been arrested on suspicion.