The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-07-14
Attempted Assassiss0tiO,ss Since
1850.

Queen Victoria can count four attempt:
on her life. On June %, 1850. she re-
ceived violent blow with a stick from
Robert Pate, retired lieutenant of the
Tenth Hussars.
In May, 1850, the late king of Prussia
received, as he was mounting a railway
carriage, shot from holster pistol OF
large bore in the forearm; the assassin,
Sefelage of Wetzlow, cried out as he fired.
Liberty forever" The life of the pres
est king of Prussia was in danger at Ba-
den, on the morning Of July IA, 1861.
Two pistol shots were fired at him by Os-
car Becker, a law student of Eepsic. The
regicide declared that he wished to kill
the king because he was not capable Of
effecting the unity of Germany.
On February l8, 1858, at Vienna,
Francis Joseph 1. was struck with knife
in the nape of the neck. The murderer's
name was Ebeny of Albe, in Hungary,
aged twenty, resident at Vienna, and a
tailor by trade.
On March 20, 1854, Ferdinand Charles
III. Duke of Parma, returning from an
excursion, was hustled by an individual
who at the same time stabbed him in the
abdomen, left the poignard in the wound
and subsequently escaped. The duke ex-
pired in cruel torture at the end of twenty
three hours.
On May %, 1856, as Queen Isabella
was passing in her carriage along the Rue
de PAlsenal at Madrid, young man
named Raymond Feuntes, drew a pistol
from his pocket and would have discharg-
ed it at her head had not his arm been
caught and the weapon taken from him
by an agent of the police.
On December s, 1856, whilst Ferdinand
Ii. was reviewing his troops at Naples, a
soldier named Agesiras NIalana, struck
him with his bayonet, and at later pc
riod. Garibaldi honored the memory OF
the regicide.
In October, 1852, when Napoleon ILL.,,
who was ON the eve of becoming emperor,
was at MarseilleS. there had been prepared
an internal machine, formed by two hum
dred and fifty gun-barrels charged with
fifteen hundred balls. intended to 90 of at
once against the prince and his cortage.
But the attempt was not carried out. July
3, 1853, fresh attempt was made to as
sassinate him as he was going to the opera
comique. Twelve Frenchman were ar
rested is concerned in the conspiracy
On April %. 1855, Jean Everani fired
two shots at the emperor in the grand ave
nue of the Champs Elysees- In 1857,
Thibaldi, Bartolotti. and Grill came from
England to Paris to asSassinate the emper-
OF, but were discovered, arrested, tried
and punished. On January IA, 1858.
Orsini Comes, Pieri and Rudio threw
their murderous shells at the emperor of
the French and shed the blood of a great
number of honest citizens in Paris On
December -, 1868, Greco. Trabueeo.
Imperatore and Saglioni, who had como
over from London with the intention of
killing the French emperor, were arrested
in Paris.
In September is, 1862. the queen of
Greece, directing public affairs during the
kings absence, was returning from ride
on horseback, when she was fired at with
out effect, near the palace, 10y Aristide
Donsios. 4 student, aged nineteen years
In 1853 IN attempt was made on the
life of Victor Emanuel IL and Count Ca
vour gave an account of it in the sitting
of April l6.