The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-11 00:00:00

FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert,
left Buckinghatn Palace in a photon-and-four, at
about six o'clock this evening, for the purpose of
taking their usual evening drive in Hyde-park.
They had proceeded about half-way up Constitu-
tion-hill, when a young man, apparently not mom.
than seventeen years old, who was standing in
the Green-Park, close inside the iron railings
which separate the Park from Constitution-hill,
discharged two pistols in quick succession at
the carriage in which were her Majesty and the
Prince. Her Majesty, at this moment, was bowing
to the crowd, and this most. likely deranged the aim
of the assassin, and preserved the life of our most
beloved Sovereign. The miscreant was im-
mediately seized, and two pistols found in his pos-
session, which, we understand, were taken from
him by the Earl of Uxbridge. He was genteelly
dressed, and appeared perfectly unmoved. He offered
no resistance whatever, and was led away in custody.
The balls from the pistols struck the wall of the
gardens of Buckingham Palace immediately oppo-
site, in the brick-work of which they have produced
a deep indentation. Her ,Majesty's presence of
mind never deserted her for a single instant. Imme-
diately after the discharges had taken place, she rose
for the purpose of showing she was unhurt, and the
carriage was ordered to proceed. Her Majesty had
not retur►►ed to the Palace at the time this account
was despatched. Immense crowds were assembled
round the Palace all anxious to testify their respect
and sympathy for their Sovereign, and the assembled
multitudes seemed all actuated by one feeling of the
deepest horror at and indignation against the author
of so atrocious an attempt, of sympathy with their
Sovereign, of admiration at her heroic and courage-
ous conduct, and of heartfelt gratitude to Providence,
which, by an almost sp,cial intervention, has pre-
served those lives so dear to every well-wisher to
his country.

We are informed by a gentleman who was on
the spot that he had just passed her Majesty, as
had also the Marchioness of Londonderry, who
had bowed to her Majesty, and was smilingly an-
swered, when he heard a shot. He turned round,
saw the smoke, and at the same time saw the flash
of another pistol. The person who fired, a young
man, about 17 years of age, who appeared to be
very much frightened, was immediately secured and
hurried off. One of the balls struck a wall, and
the mark which it made is perceptible.

After the lapse of an hour, her Majesty,
who had continued her journey, returned to
the Palace. The incident having become
known, every horseman in the Park seemed
to regard it as a duty to accompany her Majesty,
Who was followed on her return by as glorious and
numerous a cavalcade as ever attended a Sovereign.
Her Majesty smiled repeatedly, and seemed much
more delighted by the enthusiasm which the cir-
cumstance had called forth, than affected by the
danger she had passed through.
We understand that, contrary to the usual custom,
her Majesty was sitting on the left hand of Prince
Albert, which rendered the task the villain had
undertaken more difficult to perform, as he had
calculated on her occupying her usual seat and had
taken his place accordingly.
An immense crowd has congregated in the neigh-
bourhood, and the wall which was struck by the
bullet has undergone a close examination, but as
yet, we believe, without the bullet having been
found.