The Sun. — 1834-06-30 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN HYDE PARK.  Yesterday morning week, between six and seven o'clock, police constable No. 40, of the I division, while on duty in Hyde Park, near the Magazine, dis-. covered a man lying underneath the trunk of one of the trees which have been recently felled there, with a dreadful gash across his throat. He was immediately conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where he received proper attention, but was so severely injured that he was for a considerable time unable to give any account of himself. He aflast made himself sufficiently intelligible to intimate that his throat had been cut by some person, but he was unable to detail further particulars. Yesterday morning he was sufficiently recovered to give the following account of himself:— He states his name to be Alexander Aldridge ; is between 45 and 50 years of age, and, until lately, was employed as gardener at Trinity-square, Tower Hill. On. Saturday evening week he had occasion to call on an acquaintance residing at Knightsbridge ; and was returning hoine through the Park about eight o'clock, when, on reaching near to the Receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, he sat down to rest himself upon the trunk of one of the trees that have recently been cut down there ; in a few minutes a man dressed as a haymaker, accompanied by a woman, came and sat down beside him, and they all three entered into conversation together; in a short] time the man suddenly rose up and struck Aldridge a most violent backhanded blow over the check, which knocked him backwards off his seat, and in falling to the ground he sustained a severe concussion on. the back part of the head.' which nearly rendered Lim insensible ; the man' then jumped upon him, and forcing his knees into his chest, r aiirwuAnni nsflo:dedtemdhrlt viaaAoda stnhg hi ds mitsrmati becamedti assistedislengle elfbafo, lremhe dpuoehopi encfwtnroksgau;sosdusimhtbtaoelphl of two aaa, tAti at wtainfinohtiniedl iatti aetuhonddrlradesoipti:ipopttweerhha rimrsaeacsadnt :enbbrnoseeuetn endeavouredmetr struggle been cut, ocuntgmuhneti tddeeo: is himself so exhausted from loss of blood he was unable to do so, and, after some difficulty, he succeeded in crawling under some boards that had been left by'the workmen aslant against the fallen timber :.here he remained during the night, having tied his neckcloth tightlV round the wound in his throat, to prevent the further flow of blood, and in the morning he was discovered by the policeman in a most pitiable plight. On coming to a perfect. state of recollection, Aldridge founl that 2s , all the silver he 1 ad had about him, had been taken out of his pocket. The wound in his throat has to all appearance been inflicted by a clasp-knife,.such as labouring men generally carry about then, and although the incision is of considerable extent, it fortunately escaped dividing any of the principal arteries of the neck. The unfortunate man is now in a fair way of recovery. The police are now engaged in making inquiries respecting the outrage.  The Earl of Roden arrived in Cork on Wednesday, to attend a" great" Protestant raeetingthere. Everything seems to indicate that, with whatever success, the attempt at agitation on the part of the conservatives will be made at all hazards in Ireland.