Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-02-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER BY BUSHRANGERS. (Front the Sydney Herald. )  We are indebted to the proprietors of the Dubto Dixpatel, for a copy of the " Extraordinary" of that paper, pnblinhed on the morning of the 10th inst., giving full particulars of the "sticking up" last Friday of the mail from Rourke and Lower Macquarie. The attack, it appears, took place at Narrainine, some 25 miles from pubbo. and is thus narrated : On Matinday last Dub!, was alarmed by the receipt of lot -Iligence that the FilMli coach from II ,orbs to Dubbo Ind . been stuck up by bushrat•gers, and one of the ya•sengers shot. It was at first hoped that the facts were exaggerated; but, unfortunately, subsequent Information proved them to be 01110 WO true, I. r although the issue were left untouched, Mr. Grenfell was mortally wounded. the lip-mall carried only two passengers, Mr commissioner Grentell) who was removing from the Albert to the New England District.), and • Mr. Centel'', from Congolgan. About half-past 6 on Friday evening, as the coach was about two miles from Mr. Christie's station, Narramine, two armed men, mounted on spirited bay hones, rode out on the road from a patch of scrub, and several times ordered the coachman, Chart. Stuart, to hall up The driver was at the time filling his pipe, and the rents were held by 31r. Grenfell, to whom he said, " Draw up; these are the bushrangers." Mr. Grenfell took 110 notice of the ribbon' summons, but freed the reins in order Sc, increase the speed of the horses. Simultaneontly he drew out of his trousers pocket a small pistol, and deliberately taking aim, fired at the scoundrels Astonished at their reception, the robbers retired a few yards, snit then rode ahead of the coach, and begun to fire at the passengers with revolvers. Six or seven discharges took place; when one ball unluckily struck Mr. Grenfell in the upper part of the thigh; another bullet went through the trouser. of Gentili!, and embedded itself in tee cushion on which he was sitting; and a third shot whizzed past the ear of the driver. The hones were then pulled up, and Mr. Grenfell said, '• Caarley, I'm shot." The miscreants were at this lime about a hundred yards in advance of the vehicle. Mr. Grenfell, whose determined courage never fl egged from the ii.Onlent the rascals rode up, junpud out of he mall, sho.•k his little revolver threateningly at the robbers, and exclaimed in aloud tone of voice, "Come on. you scoundrels !' However, they did not accept the challenge, but gulped cif in the direction of the Bogen River. Toe wouuded man, weak from the loss of blood, mud suffering pair fully from the effucts of his Wary, now staggered and full. With the assistance of Mr Cam trill, Mr. Grenfell, wno to sa perfectly isensPle, was lifted into the coach by toe driver and brought to Narramine, when he received every possitle blueness and attention. Information was forthwith disi arched to the police, and • a medical man sent f .r. Or. Mountain at once started off, and Dr. Tibbits illawed in a short time; hint oil the remedies which medial skill suggested cold I not save the brave but unfortunate man, who, alter stffsring the MOSt acute pain and agony, expired at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, just 21 hours after receiving his death wound. The murderers are aupposed to be the same men who atuck up and rifled the mail from Sidney to Wellington last Wednesday. they were disguised when they encountered Mr Grenfeil with white gauze meek,, the holes around the eyes being painted iduck Mr Grenfell was formerly a will commissioner at Forbes, and at the time of the reorganization of the gole.fiet,s management, was appointed Crown Lan,;, Commissioner for the Albert district, Bourke being his ovad.quarters. His gentleniatily mmuer and affability endeared him 10 .11 with whom became in contact, either officially or otherwise; and we feel certain his death will be r reply deplored by a large circle of friends. Ile leaves a wife and two or three children to deplore his lola. The cool and brave manner in which Mr. Grenfell defended the mail, and prevented the rascals from robbing it is beyond mere eulogy ; and we trust the inhabitants of the eistrict will practicslly illustrate their admiration of his heroic conduct by erecting to his memory a monument recording the manner of his death.