Star.
London, England, 1812-06-01 00:00:00

HORRID ATTEMPTS ifl' .4SS44SSIA?AIION.

Two premeditated attempts at assassination tank
place, the one on Friday night, at a Gentleman's
house at Him, near Ric:fmond; and the other at the
village cf Appleton, near Harrow, on Saturday morn-
ing, (which w. briefly mentioned in our last). The
following are the particulars of the latter case, accord.
ing to depositions taken before Mr. CONANT, of Mail-
borough-street Police Office, on Saturday etening :
Mr. Burrows, a hay salesman, residing at Apple-
ton, was suddenly attacked in his chaise, near his resi-
dense, by --Bowler, a neighbouring farmer, who
discharged a blunderbuss at him, and lodged the con-,
tents (slugs) in his neck and body. The f Honing
testimony of a blacksmith at Appleton gives the
whole case :—The assassin, who is a man 70 years of
age, ca del at the smith's shop, on horseback, at five'
o'clock on Saturday morning, accompanied by his
grandson, and produced a blunderbuss, which he
ask, d leave to make the lock secure to go off, as he
wanted to shoot a mad dog. After I,e had done'
a something to the lock, he left the piece in the shop,
having described it as being loaded, and walked by
the side of the canal, .whilst his grandson led his
horse about the road. The canal path commanded
a view of Burrows's residence, and after walking
there nearly two hours, he returned to the smith's
shop, *hen Burrows was alfproacl.ing it, and
having taken. up the blunderbuss, he met him and
presented it, when Burrows called out—,, for GOD'S
sake don't shoot me," and inclined hiS head upon
his legs. The assassin, however, pulled the trigger,
and Burrows fell, when the former mounted his horses
rode off, and was not secured yesterday. The situa-
tion of the wounded man is very precarious ;—four
slugs have been extracted from his r,:..ck and head,
but there are others in the body, one of which is
supposed to have lodged nearahe blade-bane. There
are some favourable symptoms, and some hopes are
entertained that life will be saved. Mr. Wood, a
coal-merchant, pursued the assassin as far as Bushy
Heath, near Watford, and police officers have scoured
the country. The cause of the diabolical act is said
to have arisen from some family jealousies. The
'parties had a litigation about a month since, when
high words arose, but they bad since been apparent
good friends. , The wounded man was pkrfectly sen-
sible and composed at two o'clock yesterday aftbr-
noon.

E In the case of the other attemit at murder at Ham,
1 the assassin is in custody, and was examined at King-
! ston on Saturday. He was footman in a Gentleman's
family at Ham, and the object of his rancour was the
ladies maid in the same fain ly. The latter had some
friends from London to call on her on Friday, and
she accompanied them to Ham- Fair, where she is
said to have taken the arm of one ot the company.—
The assassin had previously given licr to understand
he would shoot her if she took the arm of any man,
and on her entering the.lionse, he verified has threat,
by discharging a pistol at her loaded with slugs.—
The young woman received the charge chiefly in bier
' arm, but her head and side harioalso sustained in-
jury. She is expected to JUL ViVC ; the assassin is
Lodged in Lingston gaol.