Glasgow Courier. — 1853-11-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE ASSASSINATION OF COL. MACKESON.  We regret much to have to rented a daring atttempt to assassinate a high British functionary, in the persoa of Col. Mackeson,commissionerof the Peshawur divisitn It appears that on the afternoon of Saturday, the 10th inst ,an the colonel was sitting in his verandah, having just dismissed his kucheree people, a religious fanatic from Koner suddenly rushed in and endeavoured to stab him. Colonel Mackeson, who is a very powerful man, seized the knife, but received such severe injuries in bit hand that he was obliged to release his hold, when the villain inflicted s deep wound in the breast of his victim; and, although the medical attendants hope the lung is not injured, they could not, on the 11th instant, pronounce him out of danger. The miscreant was immediately arrested, and is in safe custody. He denies having any accomplices; but, as he expressed to the deputy-commissioners his intention of killing both Col. Mackeson and Captain James, in his capacitl of • din-' ciple of the Akhoon of Swat, strong suspicions 111111 entertained that be has some, and the most perseverins, endeavours were being used to trace them. Farther particulars are, that the man was seen to spread his cloth close to the verandah and pray; having done in, he threw his loongee over his left shoulder, under which he held the dagger with his right hand. He took ups position amongst the crowd, and, during • slight dust storm, staggered forward as though about to faint, bulls reality to disguise his intention. • * The point of the dagger was turned, evidently as though it had struck a bone, and thus saved the colonel's life. A man of the name of Ate Mahorned, formerly kotwal of Peahawur, rushed to the rescue, and received a wound in his stomach; but the assassin was seized; none of the chupraises were armed, or he would probably have been out to pieces on the spot. He came direct from Jelalabad, with the intention of murdering both the commissioner and deputy commissioner, because he had heard from travellers that • mountain train had been organised preparatory to the invasion of Swat, in which country he had many friends; he said that his heart burnt with indignation at the meditated conquest, and I thought the best plan to stay the invasion was to murder the instigators of the intended movement. He is said to be a fine man, evidently of the common elan; he is confined in the quarter-guard of the 28th Native Infantry. He says himself he attended the kurcherte three days, so as to mature his plans. Nothwithstanding the severity of his wounds, Colonel Mackeson, on the villain being seized, particulary desired he might not be hurt. —LaAore Chroxiele, Sept. 14. The Colonel has died. This will be, we are sure, a source of great sorrow to our readers, as few pol tical officers were held in such deserved estimation as the gallant Colonel. Within the last few months three public officers in the Punjab have been attacked by murderous assassins. Mr. Jenkins, Captain James' and Colonel Mackeson. It is time this crime should be put down with a very strong and vigorous hand.—Molussilits, Sept. 16.