Daily Republican., 1882-03-03

TIBuClb, WIN usA AA"t
silence as to his motives, was, on tho
| 18th OF June, founu guilty, and Eentenc'
cd to death by Chief Justice Tindall.
On hearing the sentence, which was
oouched In the terrible old terps, and
included being dragged to the place OF
execution on o hurdle, drawing and
0uartering, Francis tainted and had
to be carried away. His sentence was
commuted to transportation for life.
On the 3D. of July following, q half.
witted huuchback, named Bean, level
sd loaded pistol at Her Majesty a. she
was passing the Chapel Royal. He was
arrested, but prosecuted only for mis-
demeanor. 1t was ehectual, for it was
not till May 10, lSi9, and under a severe
stress of political passion, that the
Queen was again alarmed. This time,
az Her Majesty was driving down Con
stitution Hill, at the point whsre Sir
Robert Peel thirteen months later was
thrown from his horse and killed, an
Irish bricklayer named Hamilton. fir
cd pistol loaded with powder at her.
The Hon. William Smith O'Brien
uncle of the present Lord Inchiquin,
h ad been expelled from the Commons
the day before. On trial Hamilton
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
seven years transportation.
On 9th Of May, 1880, as the Queen,
with her children and a lady-in- wait
ing, was passing ous of the gate OF the
Duke of Cambridge's residence in Pic
c ,dilly, Robert Pale, an ex-lieutenaut
iu the 10th Hussars, who thought him
self mi ured by the War Office, strnck
her Oh tho head with cane, bruising
her cheek and crushing her bonnet. He
wa, promptly seized by bystander and
handed over to the police, July II be
was sentenced to transportation for sew.
on years, the whipping being omitted
in consequence of Baron Alderson's be-
lief in his insanity.
Since then attempts Upon the Queens
life, even by lunatics, have seldom been
recorded. Just before her Majesty's
visit to Switzerland In 1868 there were
mysterious rumors about Fenian plot
to assassinate the Queen; and April,
1879, when she was about starting on
a visit 10 Italy, the Government Of that
country received an anonymous letter
giving warning that an attempt would
be made to assasSinate her between the
frontier and Turin. 1t was beIiyed the
sole object OF the writer was to embar.
rass tho Government, but every pre-
caution was taken 70 insure the safety
of tie Queen.
In 1874 crazy boy endeayored to
frighten Her Majesty by getting on tho
step of her carriage, as she was leaving
Buckingham Palace and presenting an
empty pistol at her head. The boy was
imprisoned for few months and treat
cd to tlogGing, with view of eXpel.
ling what was then suppo o,ed to be his
nonsense rom his head, but after his
release IN 1875, he returned to Bucking-
ham Palace, with the view, Is he OK
pressed IL, of seeking an honorable
death beneath Her Majesty's carriage
wheels" The day of the drawing room
in May of that year, he was recognized
by detectives on duty in the neighbor-
hood of the palace, at the very spot
where his previous outrage was com.
mirted, apparently waiting for tho re-
turn of the Queen from the drawing
room, which she was then attending at
Ht. ,James's Palace. AS the youth ap-
peared to be really mad, and gifted
with homiciial mania of the Pomeroy
order, the authorities placed him in
durance vile to await further develop
ments.
In December, 1878, also, man nam
ed Madden was arraignsd at the Bow
street Police Court, charged with hav-
ing made threats against the Queens
life. 1t was discovered, however, that he
was harmless lunatic, and had been
known az such man for about twenty
years.