The Sun. — 1861-01-10 (London, England)

THE ATTEMPIED MURDER IN PERU.  The following is an extract from a private letter received by the last mail from Lima, relating to the recent attempt on the life of Castilla, the President of Peru :  - " Last Thursday, Nov. 22, about 6 a.m., the city was thrown into great consternation by the report of volleys of firearms proceeding from the house of the President. It turned out that conspirators had contrived to seduce some of the men of the 14th battalion into a plot against Castilla, and had taken them from their barracks-ander one Olaraca, a retired officer, to surprise him at his residence. Olaraca had so effectually provided himself for the occasion with Dutch serveza that young Aparcio, the only civilian who had the courage to show his face in the matter, on getting near the place had to take charge of the party which was to force the back entrance of the house, while the others watched the front. The house was soon entered, the officer and guard below having made little or no resistance, and Castilla was dodging from alcoba to alcoba to elude his enemies. It is even said that Aparcio saw him as he slipped into the last alcoba, but, as he only wished to hold him safe and not take his life, he made no attempt to follow him. t.At this crisis a tumult arose in the courtyard. The colonel of the battalion, who wasnot in the conspiracy, had arrived with the rest of his command, and, seeing the state Olaraca was in (Aparcio being inside the house), seized the opportunity to harangue the troop, showing them how wrong it was to rise against their taa (Indian word for ' father,' and the name Castilla goes by among the soldi join his He succeeded in'inducing some of the conspirators' men to his own, and they fell upon their officers, several of whom were killed or wounded. Among the former were Olaraca and Aparcio, and thus Castilla wag saved again. * * * Much additional illfeeling has been excited against Castilla because he would not allow the friends of the conspirators who were killed to give them a decent funeral, I would not give six months' purchase for Castilla's power. An unusual number of assassinations have taken place within the last month, although the nevi constitution has been promulgated which re-establishes capital punishment. * * * * They now say that Olaraca was the man who fired Castilla in the plaza some time ago."  It must doubtless be a very charming sensation (says the Morning Post) to find oneself young, of high rank, and possessor of £70,000 or £BO,OOO a year ; but that even this brilliant position may have its drawbacks the Marquis of Bute, who combines all these attributes, hal already discovered at the early age of 13. This young nobleman, who, -by way of one item on the per contra side of the balance, has the misfortune to be an orphan, aheady finds himself a bone of contention to rival guardians, rival systems of education, and even rival dignitaries of the lair. The rival guardians advocate the rival systems ; the Scotch Lord Justice Clerk and the Lord High Chancellor of Eng' land are invoked to settle the differences of the parties contending over this precious trust, but seem unable to settle their own, each asserting his separate authority over, a ward who holds titles and possessions within the jurisdiction of both. "Diana meddle wi' my Earl o' Dumfries and Lairi o' Rothesay," growls the Caledonian Minos. " Take care how you interfere with my Marquis of Bute," thunders the Rhadamanthus of England. "Remove him from Scotland at your peril," warns Lord Glencorse. " See that he is brought within my jurisdiction, or beware," decreeS Lord Campbell ; and between both these stools this youth of bright prospects is likely enough, some dozen yearn hence, to find himself, if not on the ground, at least upon another stool—that of repentance. In the meantime, he i$ " paid into court," as it were, and is deposited, pendent litc, on neutral ground, which, fortunately for him, he fall the family of his relative, the gad. of Galloway.  •