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FOREIGN.
Arrival OF the Bri,Ish q...a.
n9YS LITER FRou ENG.
LIND.

THENTl-SiN D1lS LITER FROM ENG
LIND.
The steamship British Queen arrived
al Mex York. On Sunday morning, bring
ing London papers 10 the 6rst Of July.
ADD Liverpool to the 30lh Of June. iGclu-
sive. She has II passengers. from tho
New York papers before us we make M
the following interesting summary Of IN
ielligenoe.
The aspect Of the Liverpool cotton
market is certainly favorable, though
without advance IN prices, the demand
is steady, and the sales on speculation
The weather IN England la,ierly has
been damp and cold. add less confidence
~as felt Of the yield OF the harvest. Still
there was no material rise in prices of
bread stulrs. The whole stock Of -four
IN bond IN the kingdom on 9th May Vas
p i5t barrels.
The Liverpool Corn Market was rather
higher. on account OF wet weather. A
meucan duty paid flour cd per bbl. dear.
er. and in good request.
The British Queen has had slrons head
winds aud seas nearly the whole of her
passage over. Her last run from this
country Was m ade in davsand hours.
The paeke, ship Wellington from New
York, arrived al Portsmouth, on the even
ing Of July lst with news from the L.
States 70 June 10Th.
The steam ship Britannia was to sail from
Liverpool for Boston on the 18th Of July.
Among the passengers Of the Queen,
are the late Minister Of the United States
to Spain. Major Eaton and his family.
.fTTE.NPT TO .iSS.fSSLNITE TIE
QUEEN. and PRINCE ALBERT.
On the afternoon Of Wednesday. the
10th day OF June. as the Queen and Prince
Albert were taking their evening ride.
near Buckingham Palace, a young man,
named Edward Oxford. fred a pistol into
the carriage in which they were sitting
They had left the Palace at six clock. II
appears from the accounts ~ the London
papers, IN an open phRlon, with ou. riders.
Tor the purpose Of taking an airing IN
Hyde Park, v hich has Of late been their
usual custom. The party proceeded In
the direction Of Constitution Hill! and
having entered the road leading TO it and
HYDE Park corner, continued their course
On the arrival Of the phGton about one
hundred and fifty yards up the road
the report Of firearms was heard TO
proceed from the right hand side near
the palings OF the Green Park, exactly
opposite 10 the back Of the mansion Of
Lady Gordon.
The Prince, ~ no II would seem had heard
the wbis,ling Of the ball. turned his head
in the direction from which the report
came, and her Majesty al the same instant
rose up in the carriage, but Prince Albert
as suddenly pulled her down by his side.
The man then drew from behind him
I second pistol which he discharged. after
the carriage, which. proce eding at the or.
binary pace, bad by that time passed
him little. The reports Of both pistols
were very bud and at the discharge OF
the second, several OF the female specta-
I tors screamed loudly. Several persons
rushed towards the perpetrator Of the out
rage, and he was Immediately seized first
/ by person having the appearance OF a
labouung man, and then by Mr.. Beckman,
one OF the Queens pages, and another
lbysiander, by whom he was handed over
10 two Of the metropolitan police, who
conveyed him 10 the Queen square police
court. The affair, Of course, produced
I
On Monday, the 22d June, Edward
Oxford was put upon his trial at the cen
'fal criminal court, when the indictment
was read 10 him, and he pleaded no,
guilty. The trial was then set down for
the OH of July. Addresses congratulat.
ing the Queen aud her consort on their
escape from assassination have been pre-
sen,ed by the Universities Of Oxford and
Cambridge. by the Bank Of England and
other public Institutions. by several OF The
nobility, and most Of the towns Of the
kingdom.
Attempts are made IN the public prints
10 turn the attack upon the life Of the
Queen to political account. O'Connell, IN
aie,ier addressed to the people Of Ireland
says; The murdeTous traitor was not the
sole criminal; great as his guilt is, be was
the agent OF greater riihaAs than himself. -
One London print states; In LOOKING
at the statements which are now before
the public respecting this diabolicnl affair
we are bound 10 say tha, they tell tremep'
dously against that rapid portion Of the
Torres whom We might 6,ingly denomi.
nate hano'efianS correspondent
Ioi another writes: From a quarter likely
TO be we'll informed. learn shat further
evidence has been obtained Of Secret
Society and that some vital Disclosure
have been made connecting II VITA Hg1-
orer. This Is terrible. But have NO
reason to doubt its truth" The Dublin
Monitor publishing the particulars draws
the conclusion:
II Is dreadful thought 10 bafbor. tia,
The diabolical attempt 70 s4sassirste a.,
Queen originated IN Hanover. but when
We consider the above evidenee--wben
we take into account the liberal and en-
hgh'ened principles svoWed by her ma.
'Iesiy--but above all. when We reflect
upon The character q him " DO stands No Z,
70 succession 20 the British throne
do shudder 10 draw The self evident co, =.
elusion warranted by the above evidence -
The ''inietesilng situation" Of Queen
N'ciona appears 10 be no longer a ques.
ton. The Official Globe aliudss 10 !,