Year: 1871

The Secret Council of the International So
ciety Resolves TO Assassinate the Prince of
Wales by Poison-How the Poison Was
Given to tho Prince-IIis Death Resolved ON
by tho Fanatics Of the Society.


LONDON, Dec. 10, 1871.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


have heard terrible thing 1t is that the assas.
slnaton OF the Prince of Wales by poison has been
attempted by the Secret Council OF the international
Society IN England, to whose programme OF Brit
ish republic, 1t would seem, the existence OF His
Royal Hignness is the chiefest difficulty. ana who,
consequently, decreed his death as a political ne
cesslty. I may not tell who my informant s-in-
deed, know neither his true name nor his nation
allty, but do know HIM to be a man who has been
all his life through propagandst Of the revolution.
My first thought last night when he told me


THIS POISON STORY


was that he raved, but in q few minutes II he mad
not vanqushed my incredulity he had staggered 1t.
He bia me remember that certain leader OF the
English revouti0nists whom he designated, and
fifty, as 1t seems TO me, "The English Deescluze,"
has over ana over declared from public platforms
that


THE PRINCE SHOULD NEVER SIT ON THE THRONE.
and that lately, when Queen Victoria was seriously
Ill, the same man had said, in an interview with the
reporter Of London paper, that although the
event OF the s0veregn's death 0cc urrng just then
would without any doubt, flnd the society not quite
prepared to act yet that they could never lose such
an opportunity to advance their cause. According
to my informant the Secret Council have since con-
sidered that movement now or for some time to
come would, under any circumstances, be so pre-.
mature to involve the greatest risk Of failure and
OF irretrievable disaster; and as, the other hand


THE ACCESSION OF THE PRINCE
would be the ruin Of AL their grand and ripenlng





grave. 1t was certainly true that the Prince eldest
would inherit his fathers so-called "rignr' to
the throne; but the revolutionary leaders believe
that boy King and long regency wouid SO thor
oughy open the eyes Of the English people to the
usclessness OF the monarchy that long before the
boy would he man the House OF Brunswick
should have ceased TO reign. MY informant de-
clared


THE PUBLISHED STORY OF THE PRINCES ILLNESS
being typhoid fever false and an invention OF the
doctors at Sandringham, either as the most plaus
BILE with which to cloak their ignorance Of symp-
toms they do not understand, but which perhaps
bear some likeness to those really attending ,nat
disease, else, for not hard to guess at TO
conceal the truth and deceive the world with lie.
The poison he said, was a newly discovered and
most subtle one.


HOW THE PRINCE WAS ACTUALLY DosED
ne did not pretend 10 know. The enissary OF the
International charged with the execution Of the
sentence or death was left to himself. and SIM
ply pidden to take as few innocent lives carrying
1t out as possible; but It was suggested to MIN to
mix the poison with the contents OF the Princes
pocket flask, and this 1t was probable he had sue.
ceeded in doing, as


LORD CHESTERFIELD


was the only person among the company assembled
at L0nd esborough House who was affected IN the
same way the Prince, and his case would be
accounted Tor by the suppOsition that he had par
taken OF the contents Of the fatal flask.


THE EMIssARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL


My informant said the emissary had opportunities
Of being closely about the Prince at Londesborougn
House, but whether as guest or an attendant he
declined to tell me. He alluded to him as .uhe
agent OF the society,"" and said he was urged not to
fail, and knew well that any treachery on his part
woul0 have cost him mis- life II was to this effect
my informant spoke. You may think he was out
OF his mind but do not, wien recolect what po-
htical fanatics are and the high and rghtfu crimes
OF Felice OrsiDi and Wilkes Booth.


IN RELATING THIS STORY
neither express belief nor dsbelier In 1t. II true
confrmauons will soon come IN to you from other
sources. As we parted my informant said. .Tf the
Prince RECEIVERS now 1t will be . miracle: but he
must not be permitted to live long; his death Is
necessary to the revolution The latest telegram
have seen to-day says the Prince still lives, and 1
close with prayer FOR MS recovery earnest ana
sincere as has been offered by any subject OF the
Queen, his mother.