The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02

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Though the weather is far from favorable easter.
iy winds prevang-Paris is quite deserted. Scarcely
carriage is to be seen in the Bots de Boogne or cava
| fier in "kotten Row
| Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN July II, 1851
! The Late Attempt on the Life Of tie King Of Prusa-De
tails Of the A6ar-The Would be Assassin--his Moipe-
| Effect Of the News Throughout Gegmaay--Tae Incoming
and Outgoing United States Ministers German
Opinion the Cirit War, de-, Dc.
On Sunday afternoon vague rumors began 10 circulate
about town that Geographic despatch had been received
from Baden Baden with very extraordinary Intelligence
Some said the King hat been shot, others that lie had
only been shot at but all agreed tia, attempt had
been made upon his life The morning an extra Of
the Sdots AnseJer confirmed the less alarming version
and gave particulars OF IL, in addition 60 which
further details have TRANSFERRED then whereof the
following is summary:-U appears that Sunday be
tween eight and nine A. NJ the King taking his
ing walk from Baden to the adjacent village Of LientI
attended by the Russian Ambassador, Count Flommng
When about half way he heard sharp quick report
close to him and felt A. the time something
touched his neck He instnctiveiy turned round
what was tue matter and perceived young stand
ing behind him Count Fenmng rushed up to this indi.
vidual and asked him who fred az did" was the an.
| swer. eat what or whom Al the Kng-there is the
pistol and he pointed to the weapon which was lying
in the grass Upon this the Count laid hands him
| mediatey, and he conducted, without offering the
slightest resistance to the nearest police station The
King who said to have shown great presence of mind
throughout continued his walk to Icnihal when il was
found that the ball had penetrated through his coat COL
lar cutting away piece OF the and producing
confusion the left side Of the neck about inch
ia diameter. Beyond this his Majesty had sustained
injury, and tho bulletin published Monday morning
states that he had passed toeraby quiet night and that
his general health was not affected Yesterdays bulletin
is equally favorable; he goes out usual and The effects
Of the confusion will probably be entirely removed
few days The person who perpetrated this mrderous
attack turns ont to be youth Of twenty native Of
Odessa in Russa-who has been studying for the last
two years at the University OF Leipsic His name is
Oscar Becker and his father is gentleman Of German
extraction, well known in the scientific world by
his works on Grecian antiquities, who occupies
the post Of director or principal of the Rcheleu
Lyceum at Odessa On being questioned as 10 the
tyes that induced him to commit such crime he
Piled that personally he had great respect for the King
OF Prussia but that he did not think him qualified
mount the obstacles that mpeded the Of Germany
and that he must die to make for another
equal the task is evident from his whole behavior
that the unfortunate young man is insane for the LEAST
| gmmering of would have suf1ced to show him
that act OF ths kind would be likely TO ruin the
70 which he to have devoted himself than
| promote it.
1t will be readily imagined that this affair has caused
the utmost excitement in Berlin and through
! out the Prussian monarchy ASSASSINATION Is
| crime always odous to the German character,
and especially when directed against prince whose
good intentions are universally recognized, and whose
conduct though open IN some respects TO well founded
criticism, contrasts the whole most advaptageousy
with that of the majority Of HIS brothe9sovereigns
special meeting Of the Berlin Common Cbhncil was con
voked on Monday to vote an address condong with him
on the infamous attempt against his person. and consrat
ulatng him on its failure which will be delivered to his
a
Thanksgiving services held in all the churches tho
Prussian flag is displayed from many houses, and the
| newspapers teem with patriotic poetry aud other ex-
pressons of loyal feeling In spite of these manifesto
tons however people not quite as to the
| There can be no doubt that the reactionary party
will endcavor to make political capital out
preparing their batteries for that purpose There
have it," they say; 'that is what we get by coquetng
with liberalism No doubt this Becker is secret agent
OF the democratic propaganda member Of the National
Verein who begin with professions Of loyalty, and end
with rcgcde" OF course there is the
for such insinuations the National verein nvara
bly, confined itself 10 moral agita and altogether
chews physical force revolutionary violence Besides
this, there proof that the assassin who even
German but foreigner from far distant iand is at all
connected with that association but it is not impossible
that they may succeedn poisoning the of the King and
| persuading him that some repressive
cessary for his personal safety In his interest aud
that Of the country it is 70 be bored that he will po
| listen 10 such dangerous advice Hitherto his policy
though tmid and vasciating, has been in the main pro
! gressye and the Germans, who are patient people
thankful for the n,0dicIm OF reform that grant
cd them and trusted 10 time for further Improvement
! but they not in mood to tolerate revival Of the
vexatious and oppressive system that has weighed upon
tncm LOT so many years ana aa attempt % rentrodce
would nfaliby bring about the revolution which II
! intended to avert
mentioned in my last that Governor Wright had pre-
scented his letters Of recall and Mat the United
Minister Hon N. B. Judd had delivered his credentials
The reception they met with from the King highly
gratifying TO them both and his expressions Of respect
and sympathy for the United States have been par
tcuarly acceptable at the present crisis How little Prus
STA ia inclined profit by the dcplt circumstances
which the great transatlantic republic placed and how
anxious she is tho friendly relations that have
aubssted between the two countries for the last three
quarters of century evident from the fact that only
week before Governor wrigbts departure he received
despatch from Baron ScheRtz abandoning claim to the
military services Of Prusan subjects who have resided il
America for ten years and thus virtually settling Ques
ton which the ambassador had been battling for
his arrival al Berlin. II appears that this Prussia,
government deserve great credit FOR such conduct at
time Ike this evinccs consideration and delcacy
teeih3 Wn'cn Will DE appreciated your side OF the
ter GOV Wright received quite ovation at his depart
ure which was due much the country he represented
rs 20 ms personal aH'sr During his four years so
a c'asses especially among the agrcultursts in whose
pursuits he took great interest and presented him
testimonial Of their esteem with ,ea head Of the
finest sheep raised IN thR country or the mproved Span
5h Drsed combining the three essenta qualities Of
ness Of fleece fneness OF wool and quantity Of matter
! which their to New York II am
not Mistaken too II is to the exertons of the late Minis
Ter that the esab shmsnt Of American rhaps in Rer
r In is OWING, connected with Sunday school IN which
upwards Of four hundred Germas children instructed
c | ID The principles OF religion.
The New York Srdt Zsttung contains article which
Is copied into the German papers stating that tho now
United States Ambassador has been cou,mssioned TO 70
quest the Prussian government to allow uumbe,
OF olheers OF artillery add engineers to enter the
can service promising them step higher rank and
pensions retiring cor themselves or for their widows
on bong killed while engaged active duty This state
men IL completely erroneous 50 far from being empow
cred 70 receive Pfnss'a officers ido the American army