Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-06-30


England--More disastrous necs from
Iadia-FaH Of Ghazaee.
The Britannia arrived at Boston about
eleven o'clock, on Sunday morning the
10Th inst. She left Liverpool on the al
ternoon OF the 4th, and brings London
and Liverpool papers Of the morning OF
that day.
The British war steamer Rhadamanthus
arrived at Halifax on the 18th inst, with
dispatches to Lord Ashburton, and orders
for the Warspiie 10 proceed to the Med
i:erranean. The special message to Lord
Ashbur,on came from Halifax 10 the Bril-
tannia, and it is rumored that his de.
spatches are Of the highest Importance.
TIE most prominent items Of news are
two attempts upon the life Of the Queen
Of England, and the fall Of Ghuznee, one
of the strongest ofthe British fortresses in
India.
The subscriptions in London, Paris,
and indeed all over Europe, in behalf Of
the sufferers by tho great fire at Ham
burgh, have been on the most liberal and
Unprecedented scale, notwithstanding the
commercial depression which prevails so
extensively every where.
The PRECURSOR, Of Antwerp, says
."We learn with pleasure that some cap
tains of vessels, ready to sail from Client
and Antwerp to Hamburger, intend to of.
fer free passage to every workman Of
good character, whose profession is con-
nected with house building, such as ma
sons, bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters,
and smiths, provided they have susten
ance during the voyage, and for week
after their landing
Many more arrests have been made at
Paris, of persons supposed to be Implicat'
ed in The late attempts upon the life Of the
king.
The British appear 10 be making i'm
mense preparations for the prosecution Of
the war in China and India. No less than
5000 stand of arms had been forward.
ad to Bombay, by way ofAexandria and
SueZ.
Charles Albert, king Of Piedmont, had
revoked his decree for the virtual expul.
sion of the Jews from the city of Savona.
He found the other potentates of Europe,
small and great, would not countenance
piece olbarbarity worthy of the darkest
ages.
ATTEMPTS UPON THE LIFE OF TIE
QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
Another mailman, or monster with.
out the excuse of madness has attempted
the assassination of the beloved Sovereign
Of the British Empire. At six O'Clock on
Monday evening, as her Majesty, accom-
panied by Prince Albert, was returning to
the Palace in an open barouche, with out
riders, an assassin presented pistol, and
discharged il at the Queen, from very
nearly the spot on Constitution Hill from
which Oxford fired. The wretch was in.
stantly seized by soldier of the Scotch
Fusileer Guard. He was at first sup
posed to be foreigner, but it appears, un-
happily, that he is an Englishman, nam
ed John Francis, son TO a scene shifter at
one oil the theatres. He is about 20 years
of age.
The royal cortege, when the pistol was
discharged, was fortunately proceeding at
rate rather more rapid than usual, and
to that circumstance il is supposed her
Majesty in great measure, owes the pre-
Of her life, as Francis was seen
by police constable to take deliberate
aim. The act had been noticed by Prince
Albert. who sat on the right hand of his
royal consort, and who Immediately arose
from his seat. He pointed out the mis-
creant to one of the outrders, when the
royal servant got off his horse to assist in
the apprehension, but finding him secure
in custody, again followed his royal car.
rage.
A respectable woman states that, lust
before the attempt, she heard the prisoner
say to another man in flannel" The
Queen! why should she be such an ex.
pense to the nationl 1t is to support her
in such grand style that US poor fellows
have to work so hard"
The barrel of the pistol was quite warm
when taken from the prisoner. Ofcourse
there cannot be any evidence as to whe.
ther it was loaded with balls or slugs, but
the impression is that it was loaded with
u uo''' "A ooaiCh hdo pctu maui III DTuST
TO endeavor to discover the bullet, il pos
sible, but as yet the result has not been
successful.
Col. Arbuthnot and Col. Wylde were
close to the royal carriage when the piss
to was fired. We understand the pri-
soneI was so close to them that the smoke
came into their faces, and that they are
of opinion, if the shot had taken effect it
would have been more likely to have in
Iured one of them than either her majesty
or her illustrlous consorl.
The prisoner had been under the notice
of the police for day or two, having
been lettering about the parks and on
Saturday last he was observed by one of
tho police serjeanls on duty to pull out Of
his pocket something that appeared like
pistol. This circumstance was mention
ed, but the inference drawn from it was
that ne contemplated suicide therefore
orders were given TO notice his action.
The villain is good looking young
man, about five feet six inches high, ano
his countenance is rather Of placid and
agreeable cast than otherwise there is
nothing ierocious in his looks. He is
about the same sized person as Oxford,
but rather stouter. He was respectfully
dressed in dark frock coat and dark
checked trowsers. There seems TO have
been difficulty in identifying the criminal,