Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-02
GREAT BRITAIN.

The Thanksgiving CruSSl-227 CrfppIes.
LONDON, March 1.-The Lancet, a well
known medical journal, gives the number
of casualties in this city Tuesday last
caused by the falling of stand and the
moving of the great mass of people congre-
! gated to view the thanksgiving demonstra-
ton at 229 casualties only two of which
it says resulted fatally. Most of the in
juries consisted ofbroken legs, ribs, disloca-
! ton and other limbs cut.
The Assault on the Queen.
The assault upon the Queen yesterday by
! OConnor is the theme of universal COM
ment and condemnation in the journals.
Previous to the attack O'COnnOr scaled the
| iron railing, ten feet in height, which sur
rounds the court yard of Buckingham Pa
| lace. When he approached the carriage of
the Queen he first saw Lady Churchill, the
! lady-in-Waiting who was riding with Her
Majesty, and was about TO assault her, but
he soon discovered his mistake and turned
| upon the Queen. Her Msjesty's groom, Jno.
Brown, who was riding behind her carriage,
upon witnessing the actions of O'Connor,
leaped from his horse and arrested and dis
armed the assailant.
O'Connor's house has been thoroughly
ever was found to criminate any one with
him in his dastardly act.
Committing Trial.
LONDON, March. 1.-Evening.-Thea as
sailant of the Queen was brought before Po-
lice Magistrates at Bow street at noon to-
day for examination. The court room and
all its approaches were densely crowded.
The prisoner presented a very bOyish and
not unpleasing appearance, and to-day was
quiet and unassuming in manner. InterrO-
gated by the magistrates, he stated bis name
was Arthur O'Connor, that he was born in
England, and that his father was native
of Ireland, while the other portion of his
family are English and belong to the Pro-
testant Church. 1t was subsequently ascer-
tanned that his grandfather was the well
known
FearguS O'COnnOr,
one of the leaders of the Chartist move
ment.
Jno. Brown, her Majesty's groom, Col.
Harding, equery to the Queen, and Prince
Leopold testified to the circumstances of
the assault, of which they were eye wit
nesses. Their statements do not differ ma
terially from the accounts already telegraph
ed. One of the policemen, into whose
custody O'Connor was delivered, swore
that the prisoner said the reason he had not
load edthe pistol was
Because IL Was Broken;
that he repeatedly exclaimed 81 wish to God
l had succeeded;" that he avowed he had
intended to present the petition for Fenian
amnesty to the Queen in St. Paufs Cathe-
dral Tuesday when she was surrounded by
her ministers; that he then had pen aud ink
ready for her to sign the document with;
that he would have made the attempt but
the crowd was so great that he could not
get near her Majesty.
Two papers found on the prisoner when
be was seized were produced in court and
read. One
PardOnIns> ALI Fenian COnvicts
is in substance as follows:
81, Victoria, Queen by the grace of God,
make the following declaration: Whereas,
there are now confined in various prisons
throughout the kingdom a number of Irish
men known as celebrated Fenians; whereas,
they were imprisoned with my sanction,
having rebelled and conspired against the
crown, and to weaken and destroy my
power; whereas, sympathizers with these
men have petitioned for their pardon, and
notwithstanding they are still unliberated,
"Now, /, Victoria, Queen, ETC., do grant
full pardon to each and every Fenian pris-
oner Internationally, and notwithstanding
this, my agreement, is made under fear of
my life, L will no depart therefrom."
This is dated Feb. %, 1872.
The other document is a
Communication In Advance
of punishment of the prisoner for his pres
ent act from hanging to shooting, and is
dated Feb. 81.
At the conclusion of the examination the
prisoner was committed for trial at the As
sizes, and taken back to jail under strong
escort.
1t is evident that the papers found on
the prisoner are his own work and the i'm
preston of all who heard them read is that
they are the product of
A Deranged Mind.
The Queen left Buckingham Palace to-
day for Windsor Castle Her arrival at
Windsor was met by almost the entire pop
ulation of the place with the warmest de-
monstrations of loyalty and affection.