The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-24 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE

TOWN-CLERK OF GREENOCK.
GREENOCK, JULY 20.—This afternoon, at about a
quarter to four o'clock, as Mr. John Kerr Gray, town-
clerk, was passing along Hamilton-street, between the
Vennel and Watson's-lane, a man named Thoinson, an
auctioneer, crossed over to him from the opposite.side
of the street, and looking Mr. Gray full in the face,
drew a large horse-pistol from under his coat, and fired
it at him.

Mr. Gray staggered a few paces into the shop of Mr.
M'llwraith, hosier, who, having heard the report, has-
tened out of his back shop and caught Mr. Gray in his
arms, as he was sinking on the floor.
Drs. M'Gowan and Henry, whose consulting-rooms
are in the vicinity, immediately repaired to Mr. Mgt-
wraith's shop, where they found Mr. Gray seated, and
very weak and faint. They tore open the upper part
of his dress, and discovered that the bullet had en-
tered his chest at the right side, and passed right
through to the inner surface of the left side, without
wounuing the heart or lungs. A litter was forthwith
procured, and Mr. Gray was carried over to the
White Hart Hotel, where several other medical
gentlemen were speedily in attendance. The ball, we
are informed, has been extracted; and Mr. Gray, who
is highly esteemed us an amiable, feeling, hearted gen-
tleman, is going on favourably. The cause of this
dreadful outrage, happily of an unwonted kind in Scot-
land, is said to have been that Thomson, who used to
conduct sales at the Cross Shore, was obliged to do so
in rotation with other auctioneers; and he fancied that
Mr. Gray had something to do with the depriving him
of his monopoly. When he fired the pistol he delibe-
rately dropped it on the pavement, and walked com-
posedly up the Vennel. He then began to run; but'
two men pursued and apprehended him. He did not
deny laving discharged the pistol, and said it should_
have been done a twelvemonth ago. Some
another bullet were found in his pocket. powder and
Half-past 1 o Ran
I hcve just ascertained that the bullet entered imme-
diately below the middle of the right clavicle, and was
found lying beneath tbo skin over the left clavicle. It
is the opinion of the medical men that it did not pene-
trate the chest, but passed super6cially
.from the one
side to the other. The
left clavicle is said to bo frac-
tured.f Mr. Gray is going vourably, but is not
.a on
con-
sidered out of danger.—North British Daily

The Observer of Sunday, July 23, gave upwards
Saturday's Debates to sus-
pendof Eleven Folio Columns of
~ Act and other matters con-
the. Habeas Corpus
neeted twit
Ireland. Lie extensive publication of the
n t six o'clock, and concludes at ten,
,q,,,, ever commences a d ' Edition, best adapted
~ •
mornings.
,Mon ay s for
Sunday
the country and abroad, ii published at four o'clock
Monday afternoons. Price of the Observer, 40 folio
columns, Gd.
The Observer of yesterday gave Two Folio
C
oiLimns and a Half of Saturday's Marylebene Vestry,
„nit the Kensington Meeting, chiefly on matters con-
nected with gas lighting those two extensive parishes.
OPENING OF THE LINE OF RAILWAY BETWEEN
RICHMOND AND Wilinson.--On Saturday the first trial
trip
was made on this line by the chairman and deputy-
rhairrnan, with several of the directors,
accompanied by
Mr. Horne, the secretary, the engineer, contractor, soli-
citor, and several other officials connected with the com-
pany. The Government Inspector is expected to pro-
ceed to the terminus at Datchet on Thursday next, and
on the following Monday the line will most probably, be open for passenger traffic should the inspector's re-
port be favourable, of which not the least doubt is en-
i t•ertained.