Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-28
FOREIGN.



> rxcl,Np-Anulher madman, or monster without the
EXCUSE of madness, has attempted the Assassination OF
the beloved Sovereign Of The British Empire Al SIX
clock on Monday evening, as her Majesty, accomPa'
MED By Prince Albert was returning 10 the palace N
an open baroucle with outrders, an assassin presented
pisto and discharged it al the Queen, from very near
" the snme spot on Constitution Hill from which ox
ford fired The wretch instantly seized by SOL
der of the Scotch Fusleer Guard He was at hrst
supposed 10 be foreigner but 1t appears, unhapply,
,h., he is nm Eugishnan named John Francis son to
scene.shiiter al one of the theatres He about 90
years OF age
The royal ccrtege, when the pistol was discharged,
was fortunately proceeding ut rnte more RAPID thah
usual and 10 that circumstance it supposed her Ma
rsy in great measure, owes The preservation OF her
life, as Francis was seen By police Constable TO take
deliberate aim The act had been noticed by Prince
Albert who sat the right hand of his royal consor
and who Immediately rose from his seat. lie pointed
out the niscreant to of the outrders, when the
ROYAL servant got off his horse TO assist in his apTrehen.
sion but finding him secure in custody again followed
his royal carriage.
respectable woman states that just before the at.
temp she heard the prisoner say to another in
flannel j1cket-'The Queen why should she be such
an expense TO the nation: II TO support her in such
Grand style that we ponr fellows have 10 work hard.
The barrel of the pistol was quite warm when taken
from the prisoner or course, at present there cannot
be any evidence 10 whether 1t was loaded with balls
or sluss but the impression IL that It was loaded with
a ball A search has been made IN order TO discover
the bullet if possible but yet the result has not been
successful.
Colonel Arbuthnot and Col Wylde close to the
royal carriage when the pistol was fred We under
stand The prisoner was close them that the smoke
came into their faces, and that they of opinion if
the shot had taken fleet il would have been likely
to have injured of them than either her Majesty
her iustrious consort
The prisoner had been under the notice ofhe police
for day or two havrg been seen lettering about the
marks and on Saturday last he observed by Of
the police sergcunts duty to pull out of his pocket
: something that appeared like pistol This crcum-
stance was mentioned but the inference drawn from il
was that he contemplated suicide therefore orders
o. ven 10 notice his action.
The villain is good looking young man, about five
feet inches high, and his countenance is rather of
placid and agreeable cast than otherwise; there is
thing ierocous i'm his looks lie is about the
sized person as Oxford. but rather stonter. He
! respectfully dressed in rock coat and dark check
trowsers There 10 have been difficulty in
, identifying the criminal, as by curious accident ii
happened that than individual who were &C
auainted with his person in the park at the time
Of his apprehension, and recognized him while being
conveyed away by the police
Mr. Francis, senior, his father, who has been for
many years stage carpenter at Covent Garden, IS a
person of reproachabe character, and states his
TO have always been very steady lad, can lie
throw any light upon his motives to commit SO helnous
{ al offence.
When the news known to the two Houses of
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was thronged with nquirers after her Majesty, and the
whole in a state of the greatest excitement
The assassin examined before the Prvy Cnun
Gill; and conveyed the same night 10 Newgate. There
not the leas; impression that ne insane, or labor
ing under any alteration Of intellect, but the con-
trary is evident and he cool and collected
possible.
1t has been stated that her Majesty not aware of
the attempt having been made, until informed after
her arrival at the palace, but eyewitness informs
81, he has dnuh he
pistol, as she became much agitaed that she was
only prevented from falling by Prince Albert support
ing her.
1t appears ,hlt an attempt had been made upon her
Nlaiesty's life on Sunday Mr. Pearson states that
on Sunday, about two clock, while walking in st.
James Park ne the carriages containing her Ma
esy, Prince Albert, and suite, approaching from the
Chapel Royal, and when Ia the little gate lead
ing out of the drive into the Green Park, he
Young man who was standing him, with his back
10 the rails pull pistol out of his breast, and, the
Queens carriage passed present at it, but whether he
pulled the trigger he could not tell At any rate, the
pistol did not 90 of, and sooner had the carriage
passed than the individual returned the weapon to his
breast.
liverpool Cotton Market, Friday, Jane 3.
There has been lively demand for cotton, through
out the week. and pretty large business has been done
the sales amounting to 81 $50 bags. The market has
been abundlntly supplied, but holders have shown
disposition to give way in price, but, the contrary,
have coutended for extreme rates which have general
" been obtained without difficulty.
. There were forwarded into the country last month,
unsod, 5000 American, 200 Brazil and $50 Surat.
3 Spectators have bought largely, their purchases
consisting of G500 bales of American, and To export
ers there have sold $50 American $50 Brazil and
5 $40 Surat. The trade has taken considerably more
than their ual weekly consumption owing to the i'm
provement in the yarn and goods market, which
las. Tuesday, at Manchester rather better than on the
. previous week.
To days sales amount 10 about $500 bags, which
have been taken chiefly by the trade at steady rates.
CHAMBER or DIMINISHING Of Saturday.
y FRENCH AND AMERICAN TARIFF.
NJ Legenlil directed the attention OF Government 10
n system Of imposition practised by The American
thores towards fore On merchants which, if it CONT
nued much longer must he said, end IN the complete
rup,urc of all commercial relations between France and
the U. S. According To the new tariff, now before
Congress, the import duties OF 20 per cent would be
shortly raised to 30 THIS tariff, combined with duty
nd raiorem another the weight, that certain goods,
and the silks amongst others, would be liable to pay
duty nd eaiors and weight duty, which average
would amnuntto - 20 per cent nsoin all to 30 per
cent The wines and other products OF France 10 be
subjected TO similar e1torilons on their importation in
to the United States. The latter, the other hand
with view 10 compel foreign nations 10 consume their
tobacco and flour, were about to lay oflO per
cent on the products of the countries which did not
admit those two articles on the terms as which
they were introduced into America that the produce
of France will shortly be burdened with another duty
in addition to ie general duty OF 80 per cent NJ Lee
GENT, then recapitulaed the advantages which France
had conferred upon the United States, and which emit
tied the former 10 gratitude on their part
i France imported l79,0000OO Of American products,
whs, .he exported to the United States only IG 1000.
LOCO or the $1,000 600 of kilogrammes, annually pur
chased by France, 790000OO, of America growth
Of the 900 kogrammes of imported foreign -four,
600 COO proceeded from the United States, and of the
900 900 of tobacco, s50oC0 raised in America.
a. Legent then showed that The duties levied in
France on American products did not exceed 10 or II
pe cent and concluded should the Americans persist
IN their pretensons, by recommending that France alb
rosa,e the Navigation act of lo22, which asirates the
vessels of the United States to those Of France, and
cur to reprisals.
/, The Minister Of Foreign Affairs in replying to Nj.
esen'i, admitted that the measures about 10 be en-
: forced by the United States likely to be most
injurious to the trade of France Impressed with that
persuason the French Government had, during the