The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-30
From the London Times.
ATTACK UPON THE QUEEN.

ATTACK UPON THE QUEEN.
II is our painful duty 10 announce that cow
ardy attack was made upon her Most Gracious
Majesty the Queen by man, who. until the last
four years, held commission in her Majesty's
service.
About 20 minutes after six o'clock last eve.
ming, her Majesty, accompanied by three OF the
royal children, and Viscountess JoceIyn, left
Cambridge. House, Piccadiy, where her Maj
esty had been calling to inquire after the health
ofher illustrious uncle. crowd had assem-.
bled without the court. yard gates 10 see her
Majesty depart, and as the royal carriage passed
out of The gates a person respectfully dressed,
and about six feet two inches high, advanced Two
or three PAGES, and with small black cane
struck sharp blow Mt the Queen. The blow
took effect on the upper part Other Majesly's
forehead and upon her bonnet, which being ola
light texture was driven in by its force. The
act was seen by many persons, and rush being
made, the delinquent was Instantly seized, and
one person, unable 10 restrain bis resentment
dealt the man a in blow the face which drew
blood. But for the timely arriual ofthe police,
he would have been still more roughly handled.
Sergeant Silver, Of the G.. division, took hun
into custody and conveyed him a. once to the
Vinestrcet station.
Her Majesty betrayed no feeling ofalarm, and
Immediately after the occurrence drove up
Picadlly, on her return to Buckingham Place,
the spectators cheering her loudly as she passed
along-a mark Of loyalty and affection which
her complete seIf.possession enabled her To- ac-
knowledge with her usual courtesy and conde.
scension.
When the prisoner was brought 10 Vine.street
station, Inspector WhaII, the officer OIL duty re.
ceived the charge. When asked his name, be
replied, without hesitation, Robert Pate des.
cribing himself as retired lieutenant of the
10Th hussars, and adding that he resided at No.
27, Duke street, ST. James. The evidence Of
various witnesses, having been taken, The pris.
oner was asked what he had to say TO the
charge. He replied that i, was true that he had
struck, her Majestya slight blow with thin
stick but he addedemphaticslly, in alluson 10 the
witnesses, "those men cannot prove whether
| struck her head or bonnet" The prisoner
was then conducted to one of,he police cells,
The charge being entered upon the police sheet
as follows:
"Robert Pate, aged 43, retired lieutenant,
charged with assaultng her Majesty the Queen,
by striking her On the head with cane, in Pic.
cadilIy, at 6p. m., on Thursday the 9th in.
slant"
On being searched there were found upon the
prisoner two keys and pocket handkerchief
but no money or weapon ofany kind.
The stick with which the prisoner struck the
blow was nol thicker than an ordinary gouse
quil-it measured only two feet two inches in
length, and weighed less than three ounces.
OF course, such weapon as this could not,
under any circrm.tances, occasion very serious
injury aud her MaJesty's appearance within two
hours in the royal box Il, the Covenl. garden
Italian opera, proves that she has not sustained
much injury.
Alter the prisoner had been placed in cell,
lnspectutor Field, the chief officer OF the
detective force, was sent to search his lodgings.
MIR. Field there ascertained that the prisoner
had lodged in the third floor ian elegant suite of
spartnents) of27, Duke street, during The Lao,
Two years and halt; that he was man ofreg.
ular habits, and paid bis bills with great pune.
luaity. His father was described To be man
Of large property al Wisbeach, Lincolnshire,
where he formerly carried on business as an ex
tensivs corn factor. large number Of papers
aud documents were seized, but nothing has yet
been discovered which could by possibility ex
plain the motive of,he act.
A reference to Harris Army list shows that
the prisoner enteredh her Majeslys service as u
corne, by purchase, in The 10th hussars, OH the
9th February, ls4l. He WAS promoted TO the
rank oflisulenanl on the % Of July, lo42, and
retired, by sale his commission. short line
previously tu the embarkalon OF the regiment
tor India, in ls46.
The prisoner is a respectable looking man
and slightly bald.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Martin Salomons, a
native of Hamburg, Germany, but for the last
ten years resident of this town, died suddenly
in an apopectic fit on North Island on Sunday
last. An ninquest was held over the body bya
Coroner's Jury, who rendered u verdict in ac-
cordance with the facts--GeorgetoUn Odeeroer.
A FREAK OF NATURE.-We were shown
Yesterday, by Capt Howard Of Charleston
Neck, one of the most curious deviations from
the ordinu-y regularity OF organic development
that it was ever our fortune to meet. 1t was
an egg of extraordinary dimensions, the pro-
duce of fowl of the variety known as the "Os-
trich breed" The eggs of this variety arelarge
but this was what distinguished naturalist Of
our aoouaintanGe would call "thunderng" egg