Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-02
Foreign News.



a disposition TO not further complicae the I'M
fortunate difficulty, which he trusts may yet be
satisfactorily solved
Minister Gladstone, in his letter to a news
paper correspondent denying that he used in his |
speech the offensive language concerning the /
Washington treaty, attributed to him, says: 1t /
is an entire mistake TO suppose that | ever said |
that every rational mind must see butOne mean |
ing in the treaty of Washington. Nothing |
would have Induced me to use such an express |
sion. The limit of my assertion stated briefly, |
was and is as follows: believe the meaning of |
the treaty to be clear and unambiguous Accord |
ing to any lie ultimate test whatever which can |
be applied TO it. This proposition | am, of
course, ready to sustain in argument, but every
other person is equally entitled to think, if he !
see cause, what hold to lie clear and unambig- |
uous is dark and doubtful, or that 1t is clear and
unambiguouS in the sense contrary to mine. |
What trust is that others, upon a close exam
ination, will not see any cause TO think any such
thing. This point little time and patience can
not fail thoroughly to eluCdate
Setting aside the remark which did not use,
and which / think open TO severe animadvcr-
sion, | have always understood that any man is
at liberty TO hold and TO state with the utmost
confidence an opinion MS to the meaning of a
document, and this | have done without
being open to the charge of what | con
ceve TO be gross offence, namely, his pre-
suming TO restrain for others the liberty which
he claims himself. Indeed, speaking according
to The usagcs and habits of English public life,
| feel as If the utterance of such proposition
were not so much of Il truth as Il truism. II,
however, this truth or truism be applicable to
the documents In general, it requires but mod
crate share of modesty to adopt it in the case of
documents such as a treaty and protocols.
(Sioued) w. L. GLADSTONE"
LONDON, March 1.-The assault upon Queen
Victoria yesterday by O'COuor is the theme of
universal comment aud condemnation in the
journals. They draw a comparison between the
act OF this one individual and the immense
demonstration Of loyalty by the entire pOpulace
OF London, as well as other demonstrations
throughout the kingdom, on Tuesday night.
Previous to bis attack on the queen O'Connor
scaled an iron railing ten feet in height which
surrounds the court yald OF Buckingham palace.
When he approached the carriage of the queen he
first saw Lady Churchill, lady in waiting, who
| was riding with her majesty, and was about TO
assault her, but discovered his mistake and
| turned upon the queen. The groom, John
| Brown, who was riding behind the carriage,
| upon Witnessing the action of OConnor leaped
| from his horse, arrested aud dsarmed the assail-
| ant. The prisoner was handed over TO the au.
thorities and will be brought to the Bow street
| station this morning, where a preliminary eX-
| animation will be held.
All approaches to the Bow street police station
are iammed by an immense concourse of
| people, who gathered in the hope of catching
glimpse OF 0'Connor the asSailant Of the
| queen.
The father of 0'Connor is an Irishman, while
the other portion of his family is English and
| belong to the Protestant church. OConnor's
| house has been thoroughly searched by detectives,
| but nothing whatever was found to crimiuate
| any one with him in his dastardly act.
Late English papers announce the death, on
| the 10th inst, of Protestant Bishop DAILY of
| Waterford, aged uinety-siX years, and of Colonel
| Charles Wyndham, keeper of the Regaia, in the
| London tower, a Waterloo officer.
The Lancet gives the numJer of casualties In
| thus city on Tuesday last, caused by falling of
| stands and the moving of the great mass of the
people congregated to view the thanksgiving
demonstration, at 229, only two of which, it says,
resulted fatally. Most of the injuries consisted
| of broken legs and ribs, disocati, rs of other
limbs aud cuts.
LONDON, March 1-EUening.--The assailant
| of the queen was brought before the police
| magistrates ut Bow street. at noon to-day for
| examination. The court room and all its APP
| proachcs were densely crowded. The prisoner
| presented very 5oyish and not unpleasing APP
| pcarance, and to-day was quiet and unassuming
in manner. He made no attempt at brayadO,
and listened quietly to the testimony without
| seeking to interrupt or contradict the witnesses.
| On being nterrOgated by the magistrate, he
| stated that his full name was Arther O'Connor;
that he was born in England, but that his father
| was a native Of Ireland. 1t was subsequently
| elected that his grandfather was the well known
| Fergus OConor, one OF the leaders of the Char
| list movement. John Brown, her maiesty's
groom, Colonel Hardings, equerry to the queen,
and Prince Leopold, testified to circumstances OF
| assault of which they were eye witnesses.
One of the policemen into whose custody
| OConnor was delivered, swore that the prisoner
said the reason he had not loaded his pistol was
| because it was brOken that he repeatedly ex-
| claimed, 81 wish to God had succeeded - that
| he avowed he had intended to present the petit
| ton for Fenan amnesty to the queen in ST.
| Paufs cathedral, Tuesday, when she was sur
| rounded by her milisters that he then had pen
aud ink ready for her TO sign the document with;
hDt N h.rtFp
| crowd was so great that he could not get near
| the queen. Two papers found on the prisoner
| were produced in court and read. One, pardon
| ing all Fenian conyicts, is in substance as fol-
| lows
| !, Victoria, queen by the grace of God, make the
| following declaration:
Whereas, there are now confined in various pris-
| ons throughout the kingdom number of Irishmen
| known rs celebrated Fenans;
Whereas, they were imprisoned with my sane
| t1on, having rebutted and cOnspired against the
| crown and to weaken and destroy my power;
Whereas, sympathIzers with these men have pc
! htioned for their pardon, and Notwithstanding
they are still unliberated, now |, Victoria queen,
ETC., do grant full pardon to each aud every Fenian
prisoner Internationally, and notwithstanding this
! my agreement. Is made under fear of my life will
| not depart therefrom.
This is dated February %, 1872. The other
| document is a Communication in advance of pun
| ishment the prisoner for his present act from
| hanging to shooting, and is dated Feb. 81
| AT the conclusiGl of the examination the pris-
oner was committee, f2r trial at the assizes, and
taken back to Jail unds, k+Esoong escort. 1t is
evident that the papers foundl -=sa prisoner
| are his own work, and the impfG 20
heard them read is that they are the pfo,.,.H a
deranged mind.
The queen left Buckingham palace to-day for
| Windsor castle, and on her arrival at Windsor
she was met by the almost entire population of
| the place with the warmest demonstrations of
| loyalty and affection.
Mr.. Gibbons, lord mayor of London, has been
made baronet, and the honor Of knighthOod
| has been conferred upon Sherffs Bennett and
| Prescott.
Apubic meeting will be held in Hyde park
Sunday to protest against the park regulation
bill.
Her maiesty's proposed visit to Germany will
be of two weeks Duration
1t is now stated that the prince of Wales will
90 to the south of France instead of to the ltal-
ian lakes special dispatch from PARIS SAYS
he is expected to arrive in that city Sunday next,
en- route to Nice.
The queen has written letter to Prime Minis.
ter Gladstone, saying she is anxious to express
publicly her own personal very deep sense of the
reception she and her dear children met, Tues.
| day, from millions of her subjects. Words are
too weak for her to convey how deeply she was
touched and gratfed by the immense enthu.
siasm and affection of all, from highest to low.
est. She returns her heartfelt thanks, and de-
clares that she herself and all the members of
her family Will ever atfectonately remember ii
as a dav of thanksgiving.
A grand banquet has been rendered to Lord
North6rook, at Winchester, on the 9th instant,
the evening OF his expected departure for India.
FRANCE.
PARIS, March 1.-Marsha Canrobert has
arrived here,
The raising of the state of siege will not be re.
a9itated at present in the assembly.
Prince Joinyllle has been Teinstated in rank
as admiral OF the navy, and Duke D'Aumale
in his military rank as general.
committee of the assembly has reported in
favor of the restoration Of their properly to the
Orleans princes
General RAdmirault threatens TO resign the
once OF governor of Paris beeauseE the Rappe
newspaper has been permitted to reappear.
LONDON, March General Sherman and |
party had special audience with King Victor
Emmanuel at Naples yesterday, and afterwards |
ATTENDED a military review by royal invitation. |
The American fleet sailed from Nice on the 26th |
ult., for Cannes. The American Register in |
announcing the death at Genoa of Mrs. Moses
II. Grnnell, states that MIR. Grnnell's health is
falling.