The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-31 00:00:00

murderoUS attempt; a female . who heard him utter
expressions of this nature has, as we understand, give
evidence to that effect before the Privy Council.

Palace-yard at about nine o'clock this evening
presented a very animated and rather a ludicrous
appearance. It had been generally supposed that
the division on the third reading of the Property .tax
Bill would . come on about that hour, and a
stream of cabs, tilburys, and other vehicles,
it, which Honourable Members delight to ride,
was seen pouring down towards the House,
each containing its unit of the collective wisdom of
the country. '['he occupants of these " leathern con-
veniences" looked very blank on finding that
the doors of the House were closed, and
these arrivals at length became so frequent
that it was f:und requisite to station a mes-
senger at the corner of Palace-yard to in-
form these " Dividers," but not " Debaters," of
that with which they would have been made
acquainted, some two hours earlier, had they been at-
tending to the interests of their constituents, instead
of their own dinners.

Her Majesty was not aware of the attempt which
was made yesterday, but we understand that both her
Majesty and Prince Albert were perfectly aware of the
attempt made this evening, that in fact they perceived
the pistol flash. Her Majesty, however, displayed her
usual presence of mind, and did not betray the least
symptom of alarm.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Yesterday evening, the metropolis was invdlved in
a state of considerable excitement and agitation in
consequence of a report that another attempt at the
assassination of her Majesty, which was fortunately
not attended with the slightest injury to her Royal
person, had been perpetrated in the ride known
as Constitution Hill, the attempt having been
made at a short distance from the spot which the-mis-
creant Oxford chose for his murderous purpose.
The report, upon inquiry, proved to be too true, and
it was also ascertained that the circumstances con-
nected with the atrocious act, were nearly similar to
those:which were undertaken by the last would-be
regicide. From the information obtained by our
informant, it appeared that her Yajesty, who
was in her barouche, accompanied by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, was on her return
'to Buckingham Palace at about a quarter past six
o'clock, with outriders. The vehicle was proceeding
at the usual pace, when at the spot above alluded to,
a person who was on the foot-path on the off side of
the carriage, and at the distance of about three yards
from it, he being on the same side, discharged a pistol,
with which he took a deliberate aim at her Majesty,
which, however, fortunately did not take effect, Prince
Albert rose from .his seat and having made an intima-
tion to one of the outriders immediately resumed his
place. The outrider instantly
.got from his
horse and there being a policeman and a sol-
dier close at hand, the • wretch was taken
into custody. He was conveyed to Buckingham Palace,
followed by a crowd of gentlemen on horseback, and
pedestrians, but he was soon afterwards taken to
Gardener's-lane, Where he was placed under the sur-
veillance of the police, through whom no information
was allowed to be publicly communicated. Informa-
tion was forwarded to the Home-office, when Sir
James Graham,
.Bart., and Sir Robert-reel, Bart.,
had a report of.the regicidal act made known to them
at the House of Commons, subsequent to which the
prisoner underwent an examination, the particulars
of which have been as much as possible kept in secrecy.
' As far as reports of the evidence adduced have
transpired, our informant is able to give the following
particulars :—As soon as the individual was appre-
hended, he was searched by the policeman, who was
assisted by Sergeant Langley, A 11, but there was
nothing found upon him to lead to his identification.
Re was asked his name, Which he refused to state.
Had he any parent P—Yes, a father and mAher.
Where do they live P—Within two miles of that
place. _

Is there any other of the family p-Yes, a brother
and two sisters.

What trade do you follow ?—Various occupations,
adding that he would tell what he had to state to
others.

He made no attempt to escape, and no objection to
the interrogatories, and showed no symptorils
of insanity. There was only one pistol oil
him, and which had not been discharged. A per-
son, whose name is Mark Russell, who is occa-
sionally employed •at Covent-garden Theatre, was
in the ride at the time that the attempt was made
on her Majesty's life, and who, upon the apprehension
of the man, was of opinion that he had a knowledge
of him. Russell, and a gentleman who gave the report
of what took place to our informant, also expressed a
belief that the individual was the person in question,
whose name was stated to. be John Francis,
the son of Mr. Francis, foreman of the machinery
department of Covent-garden Theatre, which si7
tuation he has occupied for about twenty years, being
most highly respected in the establishment. In the
course of the evening Mr. Francis, who was at the
Theatre, was sent for, to attend at the Home-office,
where he saw his unfortunate son, who did not deny
guilt. He is about 22 years of age, and from his
youth, till about a year and a half since, was em-
ployed under his father at the Theatre.
Shortly after her Majesty's arrival at Buckingham
Palace, the Duchess of. Kent, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge,: Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke
of Wellington, with various of the Nobility, called at
the Palace.,

' (FROM 'ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
DEMONSTRATION __OF LOYALTY AT THE VARIOUS
THEATRES.—The news of the attempt on the life of
her. Gracious- Majesty was communicated to the
Lessees of the various Theatres during the evening of
last night; and at the Olympic Theatre, the mo-
ment it was made. known, Mr. Charles Baker,
the stage manager, instantly addressed the au-
dience in the following terms :—" Ladies and
Gentlemen, I ; have the honour to appear be-
fore you under most peculiar and exciting
circumstances, with feelings of mingled pain and joy;
of pain in announcing to you, that a fiendish attempt
has again been made on the life of our beloved So
vereign, and joy at having the happiness to inform
you, that the miscreant has, thank God, been secured,
(here the audience rose and cheered tumultu-
ously with waving of hats and handkerchiefs,)
and I have further to add, that the assassin at
this moment is under examination at the
Home-office."—(Loud cries of " God save the Queen"
from all parts of the house.) Mr. Baker—" You have
but anticipated the intention of Mr. Wild, the lessee,
who, yielding in loyalty to no subject of her
Majesty, has desired me to state that the National
Anthem shall instantly he sung."—(Loud cheers
attended the delivery of Mr. Baker's speech.)
The curtain then rose and discovered the entire
company on the' stage. The anthem was then
sung, the audience joining in the chorus in the most
enthusiastic manner. The solos were given with
great feeling by Miss Le Batt, Mr. Rhodes, and Mr.
John Ryan; an additional verse,writ ten at the moment
by the latter gentleman, and sung by Miss Le Batt,
was cheered to the echo. At the English Opera,
Mr. Vining addressed the audience on the same
subject, and the National Anthem was sang with
a corresponding enthusiasm by the actors, and
the audience. At the New Strand the band played
the National Anthem without the vocal aid, the
singers being absent. At the Queen's, Surrey, Vic-
toria, and Sadler's Wells, similar demonstrations of
loyalty were manifested, and in the bosom of every
auditor and actor, a sensation of unmixed joy was
exhibited at the safety of our youthful and beloved
Queen.

SUICIDE AT WATERLOO-B RIDG E.—Yesterday after-
noon, between three and four %o'clock, a decently dressed man
was observed suddenly to take bis hat off his head, and dashing
it to the ground, in a moment mounted the balustrades of the
bridge, and precipitated himself into the river; an alarm was
given, and he was shortly afterwards picked up by a Thames
police boat, and conveyed ashore, but life was quite extinct.
The unfortunate man, who is about forty years of age, was
dressed in a dark green frock coat, black trowsers, dark waist-
coat, and Wellington boots, in one of which, en the lining, was
written, Agosti 28 de 1841, Por Monica,l 76, Clarendon-
street, S omer's-town. The body was conveyed to the vaults
under St. John's Church, Waterloo-road.

A letter from Seville states that the cultivation of
the cotton-plant, which has been recently attempted in Anda-
lusia, promises to answer the most sanguine expectation.
A soldier, named Ambrosio da Costa, was hung last
week at Lisbon, for the murder of a youth named Torres, on
the Cintra-road last year. The murder was committed in the
evening; the young man was coming on an ass with his gun,
to rejoin his father at Cintra, and the latter having act out to
meet him, was the first person who discovered his dead body.
Plunder was the object, but the gun and a few coppers were .11
that were taken, and the murder was discovered by the sale of
the gun. Two other persons had been previously murdered by
the same man.
tt.TTFNIPT TO MUADER.—This morning, before six
o'clock, Joseph Bolton, footman to the Hon. Admiral Bou-
verie, having passed the night out of his master's house, and
decidedly under the influence of drink, went into the room of
Louisa Palter (who is lady's maid in the family, and between
40 and 50 years of age), with a knife in his band, and attempted
to cut her throat ; fortunately the incision was not so det p as
to compromise life, but she received some cuts under the chin,
and upon the shoulder and breast. She was asleep when at-
tacked. but her struggles were successful. and sh, happily
reached the female s; 'vents' roorr. Bolton then quitting the
room, went to the butler's chamber, told him what he had dole,,
and added, it was because she was always aggravating him ;
meaning thereby, it is presumed, she had either told her mis-
tress of some former acts of his misconduct, or had threatened
him she would do go. The Admiral and the hous.,hold were
speedily alarmed, and a policeman was called in, and Bolton
sent in custody to the gaol. At the Magistrates' sitting to-day
at noon, he was remanded till Thursday next, that it may be
then ascertained in what state the wounded woman may be.
The man is about 24 years of age, and is a native of Devizes,
Wilts.—Hampshire Telegraph.
The :Math Theatre closed on Monday, after a season,
profitless alike to the proprietor, the public, the performers,
and—the printers !--Somerset county eazeto.