The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-06-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ALGERINE EXECUTION.-A letter from Algiers gives tlro following horrible account of the execution on the 3d inst. of a German who had been condemned to death for the murder of two of his comrades, near Douera :—MahChaouche, who bad been executioner to the ex-Bey of Tittery, on hearing that he would have to perform his office on a christian, became alarmed lest he might fail in his stroke, and have it imputed to him that he had wilfully prolonged the sufferings of the convict on account of his religion.— NI hen the criminal and the executioner arrived at the scaffold, where they had to wait 25 minutes for the warrant of execution (a circumstance which the letter does not account for), the contrast between the countenances of the two men was very remarkable. The German continued to smoke and converse with those around him with perfect ease, and even indifference, while Mahmoud displayed the greatest agitation. At length the fatal order arrived, and the German mounted the ladder with the utmost alacrity, and continued to smoke his cigar untill his arms were bound, . and the priest who attended him gave him the cross to for the last time. Now followed a scene which it is impossible to depicture. Mahmoud's first stroke was insufficient, and the efforts he made until he had completed his task were so horrible that the surrounding crowd uttered one universal cry of reprobation, and began to throw stones at the executioner. The general indignation would have ended in another catastrophe, from the impression which Mahmoud had apprehended, had not the mounted Gendarmes attending the execution, by their great and powerful exertions, kept of the people until the executioner was conducted to a place of security.—Galignani's Messenger.  TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS  The town council held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday last, in the Town-hall. The MAYOR presided.  THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF HER MAJESTY  The MAYOR said the council would excuse him if he departed from the ordinary course, to read an official communication which he had received from Lord Stanley, with reference to the recent attempt on the life of her Majesty. His Worship then read the letter as follows : " Home-office, May 30, Half-past Seven p.m. " DEAR avail myself of the opportunity of a go vernment messenger despatched to Ire'arid, the post being gone out, to relieve any anxiety which may be caused in Liverpool by reports which may arrive, by informing you that, although an attempt has been this day made 4pon her Majesty's life, it has been providentially unsuccessful, and the assassin is in custody. I write in very great haste, awaiting the examination, which will immediately take place, and have only time to say that the attempt was made by a young man, whose name is as yet unknown, by firing a pistol at het Majesty on her return, with Prince Albert, in an open carriage, to Buckingham Palace, at about six o'clock this evening. The young man was immediately secured ; and lam happy to say that her Majesty not only received no injury, but has not suffered in any way from agitation consequent on such an attempt. lam sure I need not say that 1 feel confident there will be in Liverpool, as throughout the kingdom, but one feeling of abhorrence at the attempt, and of gratitude to Almighty God for her Majesty's safety. " I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, "