The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-12 00:00:00

The Fen.an Assassination in B loomsbury.

During the interval that has already elapsed since
the last examination of Groves at the Bow-street
Police-court the police, under the direction of
Superintendent Searle and Inspector Thompson,
have been unceasing in their endeavours to discover
the second man who was in company with the
villain that fired the shot which caused 111‘Donnell's
death. Every spot at which it has been thought
likely anything relative in the slightest degree to
the assassination had been visited, and certain
facts have been elicited that it is hoped will
in the end lead to the discovery of the
actual murderer. The most important fact
that has occurred in the discovery of the police,
not very far from the corner of Vernon-place, of a
large beard and moustache, which corresponds
exactly with the description given by all the persons
who were enabled to speak of the personal appear-
ance of one of the men who followed INl'Donnell on
the night of the murder. The false beard, which is
of a light flaxen colour, and five or six inches long,
is in the possession of Inspector Thompson, and
steps will be immediately taken to procure, if
possible, information as to the place at which
it was purchased. It is intended imme-
diately to advertise a minute description of
the article, and to call upon the hairdressers and
perfumers of the metropolis to forward a descrip-
tion of the person who might have purchased such
an article. The police have also watched for the
last few days several public houses known to be
frequented by members of the Fenian brotherhood,
but beyond taking note of the personal appearance
of some of these visitors and quietly discovering
their place of residence, nothing has yet been dis-
covered beyond the fact we have above announced.
Groves, since his last examination, has regained
much confidence, and to all who have visited him
since he has been in the House of Detention he
strongly denies any participation in the assassina-
tion of 111'llonnell.

A7TEMPTED MURDER OF A _POLICEMAN
Al LOUDWAIER.

Yesterday morning the inhabitants of the quiet
Buckinghamshire village of Loudwater were thrown
into a state of considerable excitement by a das-
tardly attempt at murder committed about eight
o'clock. From inquiries upon the spot it has
been ascertained that a police-constable named, it
is understood, Deacon, keeper of the lock-up at
Wycombe, in pursuit of a man whose apprehen-
sion was desired, left the latter place by the 8 5 a.m.
train, and arrived at the Loudwater station of the
Aylesbury branch of the Great Western Railway at
812 a.m. The constable was in plain clothes, and
while the train was stopping at the station, chanc-
ing to look out of the carriage window he saw
the man he was in quest of walking upon the plat-
form. Mr. Rimes, the station-master, had just
issued a Victoria-station ticket to the man in ques-
tion, who, on being recognised by the constable,
turned to leave, and was accompanied by the latter.
As the man went out of the wicket ho gave up his
Victoria ticket to George Rimes, the son of the
station-master. When the two got outside into the
station-yard the man ran away, but was overtaken
near a long wall attached to the village post-office,
in the occupation of Mr. Saunders, who at the time
of the occurrence was sitting at break fast with his wife.
While looking through the window he saw two men,
as he thought, wrestling with each other, and as they
seemed both to be respectable he did not interfere.
Presently he saw one of them draw a knife and
stab the other, and on going to the door to render
assistance both men ran past him. It seems that
when the constable attempted to arrest the man
upon his overtaking him the latter stabbed him
several times, wounding him on the arm and various
parts of the body. Weakened by the extreme
haniorrhage the constable was easily thrown, and
then his assailant made off as quickly as possible.
The constable attempted to follow, but was un-
able, and eventually stopped, bleeding and faint,
near the Happy Union inn, the landlord of which,
Mr. Partridge, with other assistance, got him into
a cart. Mr. Partridge then drove the wounded man
to Wycombe, about three miles distant, where the
injuries \were attended to by Mr. Turner, a sur-
geon, and where Deacon lies in a most dangerous
condition. In the meantime, 'William Partridge,
a boy of about 15 years of age, the son of the land-
lord of the Happy Union, mounted a pony, and
went after the miscreant and gave information to
the police at Wooburn-green and Beaconsfield. As
the boy on his return came out of Beaconsfidld he met
the man who had attempted to murder the con-
stable, and who regarded him somewhat curiously.
He disappeared soon afterwards over some railings,
and the boy went and told the Beaconsfield police
of the circumstance. The man was eventually run
down and captured in the morning, and taken first
to Wycombe, and in the evening to Aylesbury. It
appears that the constable wanted him for a rob-
bery which he had committed at a publichouso in
Wycombe, where he had been staying, and where
he had stolen a watch and some money.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE'7—This Day.

Market opens steady. Sales probably 10,000 or
12,000 bales.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENO.E.—Th's Day.

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LONDON, Oct. 12.--Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PLYttouvr, Oct. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—tier Ma-
jesty's ship Triton.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 11.—Wind N.—Sailed—Circassian,
screw steamer, for New York; Albert Brewis, fur Phila-
delphia.
CLYDE, Oct. 10.— Wind N.W.—Sailed—Witch of the
Tyne, for Pernambuco; Otago, for Bombay; Jane Lamb,
for St. Thomas.

PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 11. —Wind N.W.—Arriyed—Louis,
from Baltimore for Rotterdam.

CARDIFF, Oct. 11.—YVind
from Quebec.

(By Telegraph.)

GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.

Arrived, October 11—Pembrokeshire, from Hamburg;
Saxon, from St. Petersburg; Eider and Maas, steamers,
both from Tonning.

Arrived, October 12—Moselle (steamer), from Antwerp ;
Concordia (steamer), from Boulogne ; Triton (steamer),
from Ostend; Renovatio, from Riga; Adama, from
Axmar; Commerce, from Soderham ; Carl and Christoll
Adelaide, from Archangel ; Walhalla, from Lauwig ;
Jumna, from Mauritius ; Sir Wm. Wallace, from Riga ;
Jno. R. Worcester, from Shanghai ; Hieclo, from Frode-
rickstadt ; Emily, from Cronstadt ; Columbus, from
lirageroe ; Riga, from Gothenburg; Nuw World, from
New York.

Sailed. —Volga, steamer, for St. Petersburg.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passod, Oct. 10—Hermes, from London, for Cardigan.
Passed, Oct. 11—Firefly, from London, for Malta.
Passed, Oct. 12—Omar Pasha, from London, for Port
Phillip; Gonora, steamer, from Liverpool, for London.

APOTHECARIES'-HALL.---The following are the
names of the gentlemen who passed their examination in
the science and practice of medicine, and received certi-
ficates to practise, on Thursday, the 10th of October :
Robert Bryce Gilland, Brentwood; John Henry Houston,
Ballinahatty, Armagh.
TIIH PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—The session
stands prorogued from the 21st of August to the 6th of
November. Before that day the new Act to simplify the
forms of prorogation during the recess will be put into
force. The preamble states that it is desirable to simplify
the form, and her Majesty is by the statute empowered to
issue a Royal proclamation for the further prorogation,
which is to be deeniGLl a sufficient notice to all parties of
the time and place notwithstanding auy law, usage, or
custom to the contrary notwithstanding. The Act is not
to be upplitAl to it prorogation at UIQ gl9O of t< 130§kai.