The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-05 00:00:00

THIRD -EDITION*

gittnflard Office, Three o'clock

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—Tnis DAY

(Frain liiesst

R. MAKIN

SONS' Circular.)

In addition to the excessive import of Wheat, stated in
our circular of Tuesday last, upwards of 23,000 qrs. have
arrived here from abroad since that date, with a good quan-
tity of Flour from Canada and the East Indies, and some
further parcels of Egyptian Beans released from quarantine ;
whilst either coastwise, or from Ireland the supplies on the
whole are unimportant.

The following are the quantities of Grain, Flour, and Oat-
meal computed to remain in Liverpool, on the 30th June,
1842 :

In Bond.—Wheat, 308,706 qrs. ; Barley, 12,525 qrs. ;
Oats, 9,757 qrs. ; Rye, 200 qrs. ; Beans, 30,626 qrs. ;
Pease, 12,468 qrs. ; Flour, 105,510 barrels.
Free.—Wheat,: 15,000 qrs. ; Barley, 2,000 qrs. ; Oats,
10,000 qrs. ; Rye, 400 qrs. ; Beans, 14,000 qrs. ; Pease,
3,000 qrs. ; Flour, 30,000 barrels and 3,000 sacks ; Oatmeal,
45,000 loads ; with a tolerably good attendance of buyers.
We have experienced an improved demand for Wheat at
this day's market, and sales for consumption have been made
to a fair extent, the reduction stated on Friday in secondary
descriptions of Foreign being nearly recovered to-day, and
all best qualities rating quite as high in value as on this day
week. English, Irish, and American Flour moved off slowly
at the above mentioned decline, but several parcels of fresh
Canadian were taken at 335. to 335. 6d. per barrel.

Oats and Oatmeal were dull of sale, the former at an abate-
ment of Id. per bushel ; and the latter of 6d. per sack. Of
other articles the sales were vary trifling in account, and
former prices barely supported.

No further transactions are reported in bonded Wheat and
Flour.

Since the close of the week, the weather has been very
stormy and unsettled, and a great (Mal of rain has fallen.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 18th June, to the 4th July, 1842, inclusive

DESCRIPTION. 1 IRE- I COAST- !CANADA
LAND. WISE. & u.sTs.

RfiiOi
N.TOTAL

Barley
I,llalt .
Oats .
Rye..
Beans

Qrs. 399 29
Qrs. 21 1460
Ors. 3069 095

Pease . Qrs. ! 634
Shelled Barley . Qrs., !
Indian Corn Ors,'
Rapeseed Qrs.l
Oatmeal .... Loads; 27i 3 874
Flom . Sacks 36g Igo
Ditto

Into Runcorn, Ireland and Coastwise
19 qrs.: Oatmeal, Ids; Flour, sacks.

—Wheat, qrs. ; Oats,

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Malt,
qrs. ; Oats. 63 qrs ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oat-
meal, loads; Flour, sacks, 76 brls.--Ireland. Wheat. 65
qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 626 qrs. ; Beans, 383 qrs. ; Indian
Corn, 120 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 570 Ids. ; Flour, sacks 250 brls.--
Coastwise. Wheat, 902 qrs. ; Barley, 251 qrs. ; Malt, 0 qrs. ;
Oats, 63 qrs. ; Rye, 26 qrs. ; Beans, 13 qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ;
Indian Corn, 139 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 40 lds.; Flour, 529 sacks 718
barrels.

Averave prices of Grain. for the week ending June 24, 11342.
Wheat 635. 11d. ! Barley 275. 6d. 1 Oats.. 21s. 7.1. 1 Rye.. 31s. 7d
Beans.. 345. 4d. I Pease.. 335. 2d.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 635. Od. I Barley 263. 7d. Oats.. 20s. 4d. ! Rye.. 335. 3d
I Beans.. 323. 1 ld. Pease.. 325. 2d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, Bze. this week.
Wheat gi.ne. I Barley 10s. od. Oats .... 6s. Od. Rye.. gs. 6d
Beans Ins. 6e. I Pease.. ios. 6d. I I Ind. Corn Os. Od. Flour ss. sd,

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat.... Is. Od. Earley.. 2s. 6d. Oats .. 2s. od. I Rye.... Is. Od
Beans.. Is. 6d I Pease.. Is. 6d. Indian Corn.. Os. Flour.. Os. 74d

COTTON MARKET,

-THREE O'CLOCK

Only a moderate demand again to-day ; about 2,000 bales
sold at yesterday's prices. As yet the Indian news has had
no effect upon our market. Holders are willing sellers.
Buyers only purchase for their immediate wants.

SUSPECTED ATTACK UPON HER MAJESTY.

(From the Times of yesterday.)
On Sunday afternoon a feeling of most intense and painful
excitement was occasioned throughout the metropolis, by
the circulation of a report that another treasonable attempt
had been that day made upon the life of the Queen, as Her
Majesty was proceeding from Buckingham Palace to the
Chapel Royal, St. James's, to attend divine service in ac-
cordance with her usual custom. To describe the feeling of
indignation excited among all classes on hearing the report
is beyond our powers of description.
The following evidence may be relied upon, as being the
major part of the statement of the witnesses examined by
the Privy Council, it having been obtained from a source the
most authentic, and will sufficiently explain the facts of the

The first witness examined was police constable John
Partridge, A. 136, who deposed as follows :—About twelve
o'clock at noon this day I was on duty in the Green-park,
but proceeding down to the Mall in St. James's-park, on
seeing the Royal carriages leaving Buckingham Palace to go
to the Chapel Royal. After the entrance into the garden
gate of St. James's Palace, by which Her Majesty usually
proceeds to the chapel, I returned towards the' Green-park,
when my attention was attrtleted to a crowd of about 300
persons near the Duke of Sutherland's residence, and on
proceeding to the spot I saw a young man, whose name I
have since understood to be Dassett, standing with a pistol
in his hand. I asked him what he was doing with the pistol,
whei, he replied, that he had taken It from a boy with a
humped back, because he had presented it at the last carriage
of the three, in which carriage the Queen was sitting. I
immediately teak possession of the pistol, and also took
Dassett with me to Gardener's-lane station. He told me
that his brother and uncle were present with him when he
seized the boy and took from him the pistol. I looked down
the barrel of the pistol, and could distinctly see some paper
and grains of coarse gunpowder.
Charles Edward Dassett, aged 16 years, was the next wit-
ness examined, and being sworn, said—l reside with my
father, who is an oil and colourman, at N 0.42, New Church-
street, Portman-market. At about ten minutes before 12
o'clock, I was standina. in the Mall, St. James's-park, about
half way between Buckingham Palace and the milkhouse
gate, when a hump-backed youth, about 16 years of age,
dressed in a long brown surtout coat, elbowed his way to the
front. There was at the time a great number of persons
collected, and the line of spectators was two or three deep.
The second royal carriage had passed, and the third, which
contained her Majesty, was coming up, when I saw him pull
a pistol from the breast pocket of his coat. I saw him pre-
sent it at the carriage—l should say the back of the carriage,
because it was passing quickly at the time. I distinctly
heard the " click," and saw the hammer go down. There
was no flash in the pan and no explosion. I immediately,
seized him by the wrist of the hand which held the pistol. I
at the time made the remark to my brother Frederick, who
was standing near me, " Here's a yonng gentleman going to
have a pop at the Queen." Seeing two policemen walking
along on the opposite side of the Mall, I took the youth
with me over to them. I showed them the pistol, and said
to them, "This lad has been attempting so shoot the
Queen." They laughed at me, and Hearn, 56 A. said it did
not amount to a charge. The greatest portion of the popu-
lace sided with the hump-backed youth, and cried out, " Give
the pistol back to the boy ;" others said, " Give it to the po-
liceman ;" and some said to the lad, " Put it into your
pocket and run away with it." I still continued my hold of
the hump-backed youth, and had proceeded some distance
down the Mall, when the pressure from the crowd became so
great that I was obliged to let him go, otherwise my arm
would have been broken. Soon after this, Partridge, 136 A,
seeing me with a pistol in my hand, took me into custody.
Just before this I saw the youth go into the Green-park, and
I believe he went through that gate by Stafferd-house which
leads into Cleveland-row. The policeman took me to the
station-house, and told the inspector on duty that he had
found me in the park with the pistol in my hand, and trying
to excite the mob, I then said to the inspector that I had
taken the pistol from a deformed boy, who had attempted to
shoot the Queen. I afterwards gave a description of him.
Cross-examined.—l think the boy was two or three yards
from the carriage at the time he attempted to fire the pistol.
I am certain he was not more than three yards off.
The next witness was an officer attached to the recruiting
department, who proved that he had attended at the station-
house and examined the pistol, which had an old flint, lock
with screw and rifle barrel. Upon detaching the barrel,
which was done with some difficulty, from the screw having
become exceedingly rusty, owing to its long disuse, he found
in it a portion of very coarse powder, a piece of tobacco-
pipe, and some paper wadding. The pistol was decidedly
in such a state that it could have been discharged.
William Jones, an old man of impoverished appearance,
was next examined. He said,—l am a wood-turner, living
in Paul-street, Finsbury. I was in the park about ten mi-
nutes to twelve o'clock to-day, and saw the young man, Chas.
Dassett, take a pistol from the hand of a deformed boy.
When I saw Dassett taken into custody by a constable, and
heard the people tell the constable that he (Dassett) had
been attempting to shoot the Queen, I followed him to the
station-house to refute that statement.

Cross-examined.—l did not see the attempt made by the
deformed boy, nor do I know how he got away; but it was
very easy for him to do so, as there were 500 or 600 persons
collected.

Frederick Dassett sworn.—l am in my 15th year, and am
brother to Charles Dassett. I was in the park with him to-
day, and standing on his right side, when I saw him suddenly
lay hold of a detormed youth's wrist, who I saw had got a
pistol in his hand. He addressed me, saying, " Look here,
Fred, this chap is going to have a pop at the Queen—l think
he wants to be provided for for life.', My brother took the
pistol out of his hand, and said, "We 'll go over to those
two policemen." We went over. The remainder of this
witness's evidence was confirmatory of his brother's. He
added, that he had also given a description of the accused
at the station-house.
_ _

Mr. W. Abercromby, au independent gentleman, being
sworn, said---I witnessed the taking by Charles Dassett of a
deformed boy to two policemen. I heard him charge that
boy in their presence with having attempted to shoot the
Queen, and I heard them refuse the charge. When 1 found
Dassett was taken into custody, I accompanied him to the
station-house, and told the inspector on duty what I had
seen. I left my name and address there, and was afterwards
sent for to give evidence here.
Mr. John Jones sworn.--I am uncle to the witnesses
Charles and Frederick Dassett. I was with them in the
park this morning. I stood rather behind them. My at-
tention was attracted by Charles laying hold of a pistol in a
deformed youth's hand. I then saw him cross over to the
police, and heard him charge the deformed youth with shoot.
ing at the Queen. The police refused to take the charge,
and treated the matter with the greatest possible contempt.
This witness was questioned most minutely as to the dis-
tance the boy might have been from the carriage when it
passed by him. The witness said, certainly not more than
three yards.

Tbipolice constables, Hearn, 56 A, and Claxton, 134 A,
were afterwards called in, and having been severely repri-
manded by the Council for their conduct on the occasion,
were informed that they must consider themselves sus-
pended for the present from further duty.
The Council concluded the inquiry at eight o'clock last
evening.

At this time Sir James Graham, the Secretary for the
Home Department, through Mr. Taylor, the office-keeper,
desired our reporter to state, from authority, that the Coun-
cil had roost fully investigated all the circumstances of the
case, that the pistol was loaded only with a small portion of
coarse powder and paper wadding.
APPREHENSION OF THE SUPPOSED ASSASSIN.
The supposed assassin was apprehended about seven o'clock
near King's-cross, Somerstown, having been identified as
person who had recently been iu the employ of Mr. Simpson,
surgeon, of Skinner-street, New-road, where he was employed
as an errand-boy. .

After undergoing an examination
before the Privy Council,
he was remanded, and will, it is stated, be examined again this
day.—Morning Herald Qf Monday.