The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-13
The Attempt to Assassinate
Prince Alfred,
Emil Particulars of the AGair.

lie last steamer from iurtTdiid-duNNCc "
which We received RIA Panama-brlngs tull par
ticulars of the attempted assassination of Prince
Alfred of England. The Sydney correspondent
of the Panama Star and Herald, under date of
April LIST, gives the following account of the at
fair
As a sailor, His Royal Highness has taken
much interest during his stay in Sydney IN the
Sailors Home. The directors of that institution
thought that an opportunity was offered of clear
ing off its debts by giving some entertainment
during the Princes visit, and he readily granted
his patronage. \ picnic was decided upon. Six
steamers conveyed the guests 10 ClOntarf; and TO
give eciGt To the OCCASION, p yachts, belonging 10
the Royal Sydney and Prince Albert Yacht Squad
rOns, went down, anchored in lines off Clontarf,
and dressed ship. About l O'Clock His ROYAL
Highness, accompanied by His Excellency the
Earl of Belmore, Niscount Newry, the Hon. Elliot
lorke, Miss Gladstone, Capt. Beresford, Mr.. Toul-
min and Lieut.. liaig, lett Sydney in the Fdiry
steam yacht, arrived off Clontarf about > p. VI.
The party entered the luncheon tent, and after
partaking of refreshments, His ROYAL Highness.
the Countess of Belmore and Sir William Man
ming proceeded towards the royal marquee, whers
her ladyship remained. The Prince and Sir VIII
lam Manning then walked across the green TO
wards where the Gdidtea band were stationed;
and, when about 30 yards from the band, the as
sassin, whose name is O'Farrell, walked out fom
under the trees which fringe the beach of the
scene of the festivities and advanced at Il righ IAN
gle to the Prince. On getting behind hin he
turned sharply round, drew Il Springfield cCmpa-
ny revolver, and with the muzzle of it almost ouch
ing the Princes back, fired ut his spine The
bullet passed through the centre seam of las coal
througtTth e centre of his braces, entered lis back
about haitian inch from the junction of tie ninth
rib and the veStebrae, then CHANGING Obli,uely off
the bone. travefsed the rib round to aoout two
inches under the NSc2st bone and ther, lodged.
The Princes lower liIn&s were at once aralysed,
and he fell to the groundSN eSels Sr oh God!
He has broken my bach. \ on WIN Manning
hearing the report behind &c assasd sharply
round and as he did 50 III th his in shouted
Stand back covered him Wi the ~eyolver, and
snapped PED the hee cap for5Inately pistol m,sS ISl
er, named Vial rushed on the rufBaf IN and clasped
him round the body, O'Farrell theh attempted to
shoot MIR. Vial, and a desperate Struggle caused.
O'Farreil tried TO shoot the Prince again as he lay
on the ground, bat his aim was diverted by Vial
striking down the pistol, and the bullet, diverted
from the PROSTATE Prince, went through the foot
of a merchant named Thorne. 10 another second
O'Farrell was surrounded on al sides and nearly
torn to pieces.
The police would never have taken him off the
ground alive but for Lord Newry having brought
the GdLdfea's men TO aid them Again and again
the people forced a passage through the police,
and tried to drag him away. until at last every
shred of clothing was torn from the wretch. The
police still faced the crowd, but, retreating toward
the steamers wharf, along which O'Farreu was
Oh Jul NbS NCItD Il fSO WV lbhtAh
was thrown overheard, thus severing communica-
ton with the shore, and tie steamer moved away.
BY this time several hunded, whose first thoughts
were for the Prince after hearing that the wound
was not mortal, swelled the cry for vengeance,
and, rushing To the wlsrf, demanded of the cap
tain to bring the steamer alongside. The crew of
the vessel had already made an effort to run the
assassin up the masthead, but were prevented by
the police, and it required all the authority of the
Hon. John Hay and others, to prevent the vessel
being taken back, the people allowed to come on
board, and O'Farreu lett to his fate.
The scene round the Princes marquee was
something fearful; numbers of ladies were to be
seen fainting and in Mysteries men whom lao
amount of danger could terrify, with faces white
with rage, but not through fear, asked. 80 What
will they say in England ?" "Oh, if he should
die, what will his mother say ," and other excla-
nations of n similar character. About 200 joined
hands and formed Il Gordon round the tent in
which the sufferer lay, attended by DIR. Watson,
of III. NJ. ;. Challenger, and several medical gen.
tlcmen residents of this city The FAIRY was
despatched to Sydney to prepare for the Princes
reception, and soon afterwards he was borne from
the tent to the Morpeth, the people forming a
lane through which the melancholy procession
passed, whie the tear-dimmed ewes of ladies and
the uncovered heads and sad demeanor of the
other sex testified that the physical pain which the
young Prince suffered was not deeper than the
anguish they felt.
When he Morpeth arrived off Farm Cove, the
GGidied s barge came alongside, and the Prince
was tenderly lowered into it. The boat pulled
slowly to the landing place. and from thence the
Prince vas borne to the government house, where
DIR. Yong of III. NJ. s.. Gakated, was in waiting
and, tesether with Drs. Watson and Powell, did
all that professional skill could suggest to- alleviate
the psin which the Prince was suffering. When
the INV first arrived in Sydney it was generally
disbdieved; even in Parliament. which was then
sitting, the members required it To be substantial
ted by the police authorities before it received
~credence. The House Immediately adjourned,
foot and mounted policemen under arms were de-
spstched to the circular wharf to prevent any out
bust of popular feeling, and n nameless terror
seemed TO have spread over the city.
The Prince progressed very favorably towards
recovery, and on the 29th inst, again appeared in
public, and was received with far greater public
enthusiasm than on his first arrival. He is now
able to attend to his duties, has got his ship ready
for sea, and if the Panama mail arrives before
next, will then leave for England direct
via Cape Horn. If the Matdurd is not then in
he will leave on the day following her arrival.
The monster who, through the Prince commit
ted 50 foul an outrage upon the people of tins col
ony, is named H.. j. O'Farrell, and an Irishman
10y birth. His father was an old colonist of Vic
toria, and kept a butchershop in Melbourne for
many years. p. \. c. O'Farrell, the assassin's
was at one time n Melbourne solicitor in
large practice, one of the most prominent mem
bers of the Roman Catholic Church, and legal
adviser To Bishop Gould, but absconded, leaving a
not very honest reputation. H. j. OFarrell, who
now awaits the behests of the law, is about 80
years of age, stands about five feet ten inches in
hair light brown, whiskers and mustache
shade darker.