REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1694, 4 March 1882, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN. London, March 2. A report is current that Her Majesty the Queen was fired at at Windsor station this afternoon, but Her Mnjesty escaped uninjured. Later. The report circulated this evening that the Queen had been fired upou 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 uamed Roderick M'Lean. He was at once arrested. The news of the attack upon the Queen at Windsor has caused great excitement here, and much satisfaction is expressed at Her 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 effect, 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, seizm" his revolver aud 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. He was formerly employed as a clerk, but has been out of work for some time, and is supposed to be insane. No motive can be assigned for the outrage. It has no political significance. BRITISH AND FOREIGN. j London, March 2. Bradlaugh, who was expelled from the House of Commons on the 21st ult., was to-day re-elected for Northamp- i ton over Mr Oorbett. Contrary to ex- I pectation, the election passed off quietly and no rioting occurred. Forster, Irish Secretary, is now visiting the disturbed districts in Ireland to personally inquire into the state of the country. It has transpired that the Select Committee of the House of Lords has written to Mr Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, expressing its willingness not to inquire into the judicial effects of the Laid Act. Government have had the. communication under consideration, hut have decided th-U the proposed limitation of the committee is inadequate to meet the views of the Cabinet. Constantinople, March 1. The Porte has sent a note to the Russian Government, informing it that i the Powers will adjudicate upon its claims to the Konmelian tribute to Turkey towards the payment of the war indemnity. «. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, March 3. Combey has been appointed Chief Commissioner of Police. The Cabinet has decided that the constables who formed the hut party on

the night oi Sherritt's murder during the -pursuit of the Kelly gang, should be dismissed from the service. The latest betting on the Australian Cup, to be run for on the 9th hist., is: —7 to 1 against Sweet William, 9 to 1 against Suwarrow. Betting on the Newmarket Handicap, to be run for on the 11th:—7 to 1 against Result. At to-day's meeting of the Cabinet, it was decided to re-instate ex-superin-tendeuts of police Hare and Nicholson to the appointnieuts formerly held by them as magistrates of the colony. Arrived—this morning, the Union Company's steamship Te Anau, from the Biuff. THE ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN ELEVENS. 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 English, men 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.