LATEST CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1257, 11 April 1883, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS

(PEH REUTER'S AGF.NOY. ) Received, April 10, 1 p.m. London G. Four men, named Norman, Gallagher, Wilson, and Dalton, the last named an American, who were recently arrested in London were charged at the New Street Police Court to-day with being unlawfully in possession of explosive material, which it was proved had emanated from Birmingham. The prisoners were remanded till Thursday next. The police have information that the accused have been supplied with considerable sums of money from America. In consequence of an alarm that an attack upon Windsor Castle is intended the military guard at the palace has been largely increased and the utmost vigilance is being exercised. i .7. In the House of Commons to .'day,

- ' Jv, ' rrr^ Sir Win. Vernon Harcourt .announced that on Monday next, he will propose certain stringent measures for the punishment of persons guilty of dynamite outrages, and that he will ask that precedence be given to the consideration of his proposals. A man named Kirton has been arrested at Euston, and a . brother of Gallagher", now in custody here, has been arrested at Glasgow on charges of complicity in the intended dynamite outrages. It 13 believed that- tho dynamite which has been seized in the possession of the several persons recently arrested, was intended for wide-spread explosions in London. Search which has been made of Whitehead's factory at Birmingham, which has been seized on, has disclosed material for the wholesale -manufacture) of nitroglycerine. In consequence of the recent discoveries at Birmingham a detachment of troops haft been sent to augment the force new garrisoned there. The .two fcicn, Casey and Flanagan, who were jarrooted at Liverpool on '81st Marcn, charged with illegally landing explosives . from Cork, have been farther examined, and committed for trial. Obituary — General Dean Pitt. 8. An American named Amburgh was arrested yesterday in. London, with a quantity of nitro-glycerine in his possession, which was immediately seized. The package was addressed to Cork to the prisoners Cagey and- Flanagan, now under committal at Liverpool. The health of the Queen is improving, and Her Majesty is now much stronger. Vienna, 8. The burglars who attacked and strangled Hen* Do Majalth, President of tho Hungarian Court of Cassatio, at his residence last month, have been arrested by the police at Buda Pesth. Berlin, 8. Intelligence is" to hand from Daniz that the river Vistula has overflown its bank, and caused serious inundation in the city and surroundings. Hundreds of persons have been driven from their homes, and much havoc has been caused in the city. Berne, 8. A terrible fire : "occurred to-day at Valleyride, in Canton-road (Switzerland).. The couilagrution "ragod for several hours, and caused" the destruction of one hundred houses. v i Paris, 8. pbituary-^-Jjpuij? . Venellof, French author and journalist, aged 70