-1 THsB TEESDALE MEk<XOHf—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1872. adjoining Constitution-hill—the same spot, or nearly, parchment, and in order to give more of an official EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE ON THE General Hardinge : I was in attendance yesterday were in the workhouses, and 88,144 received outdoor on which Thursday's outrage took place, at about character to it a seal in dark brown wax was affixed QUEEN. .upon the Queen as equerry. I rode in behind the relief. the same time in the evening. The Queen and the at one corner. It ran thus):— TERRIBLE PC EXE AT SAT0R1 The Queen was on Thursday the 8 abject of an carriage, and alighted from my horse. I saw a com­ Prince Consort were seated in a sort of drosohky, PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES OF PRUSSIA, Sickening details are pnblishod of the « extraordinary outrage, which will rouse the greatest " I, Victoria, Queen, by the grace of God do motion in the carriage, and I went to the off-side of drawn by four horses, with postilions, and pre­ who is now in Rome, after visiting the Prince and executions for the mur.ier» of Generals Thorn* indignation amongst all classes of her people. Her make the following declaration :—Whereas there are the carriage, where the prisoner bad already been ceded by two outriders. Two equerries were, as Princess of Piedmont, has paid his respect* to the Lecomte. Although, Eerre's case being remembi Maj.;»ty had held a Court at Buckingham Palace in at the present moment oonfined in various prisons seized by the attendants. He was a few yards from on all ordinary occasions of the kind, in attendance. Pope, staying with his Holiness half an hour. the firing parties were placed twelve paces off inj the afternoon, and subsequently took a drive in the throughout the United Kingdom a number of men, the carriage, on the Queen s side. I saw nothing Many people had assembled to see the Queen, and ADVICES FROM MEXICO state that the insur­ of twenty, Herpin and Lagrange were not kil park, accompanied by Lady Churchill and two Irish by birth, who are known and celebrated as the on the ground, bat one of the servants picked up a were drawn np in two lines outside the gate ; when, gents are besieging San Louis Potosi, and that 12,000 the discharge. Verdngner alone, his face equerries. Shortly before half-past five the Fenian prisoners ; ' and whereas the said prisoners pistol, which I took from his hand. The pistol pro­ aft ;r the carriage had got a very short distance np men, under General Trevine, are menacing tho city blown away, fell stone dead. Herpia ndled backi Royal carriage, in returning, was being driven have been in prison and kept in duranoe by order of duced is the one. I asked the prisoner, " Is the Coristiiation-hill, so as to be clear of the crowd, the «f Mexico. M' for two yards, opened hie mouth wide and wi slowly along by the Palace wall, and as my government, and with my sanction, for the crime pistol loaded ? " He replied," You can see that it young man above-named standing on the side of the about with horrible spasms and contor the vehicle stopped at the garden entrance where the | of high treason, the said Fenians having rebelled is not." I asked him what was the object of his LORD RICHARD GROSVENO'R, M.P., has road nearest the Green-park, presented a pistol, and Lagrange, mutilated in the lower men- Queen usually alights, a lad suddenly rushed towards and conspired against my btrown, endeavouring by attempt. His reply was an allusion to English accepted the office of Vice-Chamberlain, in the fired. The Prince, hearing the whistle of the struck about with his right arm. A slj the v t side of the carriage. Bending forward, he various unlawful means to Weaken and destroy my tyranny and Irish Fenians, but I cannot remember room of Lord Castlerosse, now called to the House of ball, turned his head in the direction of the report, ing delay of some seconds occurred befo excite . held oat a pistol in his right hand, and a power and autharjty over ithe Irish nation; and his words. He said he wished to do it by fright. I Peers. and her Majesty at the same instant rose, , but was decided who should give the coup tie y paper in his left. In another second he had rushed whereas, it is a well-known faot that the sympa­ saw the outrider taking the document from his was drawn back by her husband to tho scat FIVE OUT OF THE NIKE. MlNISTER8 Com­ At length, two senior sergeants performed round to the other side of the carriage, where he thisers of tho Fenian prfsoewrs and the nation have peckot, and I immediately took it into my own pos­ beside him. Oxford, the moment he had fired, posing the new Spanish Cabinet are Unionists. The humane, but to a soldier, disgusting duty < f 1 made a similar demonstration. He was now seized at various times humbly petitioned for their pardon session. I did not see him when I rode in. I did turned himself round, as if to see if there was any­ Progressists will support the Ministry as long as the close behind the ears of the agnoeing men. by some of the attendants, and her Majesty passed and release—-notwithstanding whioh they are still not see him till after the carriage had stopped. one behind him. Finding there was not, he drew opinions of Senor Sagasta guarantee for them. Thiers wanted to pardon Herpin, bat the Couu into the Palace amid tremendous cheering from the deprived of liberty. Now I, the said Victoria, Queen Sergeant Jackson said : I was on duty at the north forth another pistol, placed it across the one he had LORD MAHON, M.P. for East Suffolk, has of Pardons maintained the sentence. Herpin assembled multitude. V of Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, do gate and assisting in keeping the crowd back in the discharged, in order, as it appeared, to steady his hereby, with the consent of my Parliament, grant a forecourt of Buckingham Palace. There were no come forward as a candidate for the seat on the Lon­ execution post declared that he and }.. - . ... Meanwhile the author of the outrage had been aim, and fired a second time. Several persons rushed free pardon to "each and every one of the policemen on duty at the gate when her Majesty don School Board vacated by the resignation of Lord died innocent, and that the real murderer taken to the King-street Police-station, chargod in upon him and prevented his escape. There is a said men known and celebrated as the Fenian entered. I locked the gate after her Majesty entered Sandon. Generals Thorn** and Lecomte were now general terms with having presented a pistol at her remarkable similarity in more points than those we prisoners who are now suffering imprisonment for the and went towards the front of the Palace. No one but THE Lancet says a committee, consisting of promenading the Boulevards, and were styled " Majesty. The name of the youth is Arthur O'Connor, have already indicated between the two cases. The crime of treason against my crown. And I, the said the equerries entered the gate. In passing the garden Dr. Blakiston, Dr. Chambers, Dr. Barclay, Dr. men." he is 17 years of age, lives with his father in Honns- age of the present culprit seems to be about seven­ Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, do gate I saw tho prisonor struggUng with the equerries Stewart, and Dr. Sibeon, has been appointed by the The following is the substance of an article ag_ ditch, and is employed as a clerk in Blackman- teen, which was that of Edward Oxford, and the solemnly pledge my Royal word, and swear to keep and tho groom a little behind hor Majesty's carriage. College of Physicians to watch the progress of the Committee of Pardons which a Saintes jury| street, Borough. He states that he intended to have perfect calmness of either lad seemed at the time and see carried out the following five clauses:— I ran up and searched prisoner, and found the knife pro­ sanitary legislation during the present session. detland to be no libel: " The committee is pit similarly accosted the Queen on the occasion of her of arrest to contradict the theory of insanity. Clause 1. That all the men known and celebrated as duced. I received the pistol from Lord Charles Fitzroy, Rossel, the honest patriot, whose pardon was entering St. Paul's on Tuesday last, but that A COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY into the condition Nevertheless, Oxford was found to be mad, as thore the said Fenian prisoners shall be restored to liberty and the document I received from General Hardinge. tot by all Met*, the Polytechnic School, many the pressure of the enormous crowd at the western of the French working-classes, which is sitting at is perhaps somo reason for supposing O'Connor to without any delay whatever. Clause 2. That all the I said to the prisoner, " How did you come here i" schools, and tbc ladies of many towns, is . door of the cathedral prevented him from coming Versailles, has examined fifteen working men from be, seeing that the pistol which he levelled at tho said Fenians shall be allowed free and entire liberty He said, " I got over the railings at the corner There is nothing so heartless and cruel as a i snflici.
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