The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1868, Page 4

AUSTRALASIA Attempt to Assassinate Prince Alfred of England. The Scene, Circumstances and Po- sition of His Royal Highness, Fire from a Revolver, the Wound, Ex- clamation and Fall of the Prince. THE ASSASSIN AN AVOWED FENIAN, His History, Commission, Mode of Action, Arrest, Trial and Sentence. American Sympathy With the Prince. Fenianism in the Colony, at New Zea- land and from England. The Panama, New Zealand and Australia Royal Mail Company’s steamer Rakaia, Captain H. Wright, arrived at Panama on the morning of the 4thinst. On her outward trip this vessel left Panama on January 27, and arrived at Sydney on March 2, after a pleasant run. On her return trip to Panama she sailed from Sydney, N.S. W., on the 1st of April, at three P. M., and from Wellington, N. Z., on the sth of that month, at six P. M., arriving within her schedule time. She brought fifty passengers, of whom fifteen proceeded to New York by the Rising Star, and arrived in this city yesterday. Purser Farnfleld has our thanks for the prompt de- tonal oe Meanwhile the Prince had beei evidently in ater ones weaken more §\ , we from loss of bi v4 he fit not ond Prince maid it seemed to him as if he were lifted from ie ground, Towards evening he was placed in a Hitter and Where a carriage was jovernment House. The ‘the foe Was of course obtained, lays the piyaicians were unable to extract the bullet, and the ce Was UDe able to lie down lest it should change its position, no unfavorable symptoms occurred, there was no appearance of hemorrhage, which was naturally the chief danger, and at last the necessary operation Was successfully accomplished. It has now been officially announced that he is out of danger, and for the past few days he has been out through the streets in g carriage, guarded by a strong escort. Even with youth, robust health, and a strong consti- tution in his favor, it is slugular that he has escaped So lightly as he has. It is almost impossible to describe the excitement tempted jnawon. crowded with people, dn seemed. to be the disaster to the Prince, The theatre and all other Places of amusement were closed; the evening pa- per hourly issued extras; and immense crowds gathered round the bulletins giving an official ac- count of the condition of the Prince that were posted up in various quarters of the city. Arrangements were made for all sorts of meetings to express the indignation felt by tle various classes of the commanity. The first one that came off was @ general meeting of the citizens of Sydney, the fol- lowing i at the Pavillon, a temporary building, accommodating about four thousand people. The lace was of course crowded. Since that there have een meetings of every description; of Catholics and Whose sole topic of conversat livery of the HeRatp despatches, which are of more than usual interest, and arrived in due time for | publication én extenso in the HERALD to-day. | NEW SOUTH WALES. Attempted Assassinatiowef Prince Alfred—His Royal Highness Shot at a Picnic—The Crime and Its Circumstances—Exclamation and Fall of the Prince—The Assassin O’Farrell an Avowed Fenian—Fenian Scare Through. out the Colonies—Recovery of the Prince= Addresses of .Sympathy from the Americans in Sydney—Fenian Procession at Hokitik: N. ZArrival of Fifty-seven Fenian Con- victs. Sypney, N.S. W., March 31, 1868, Scarcely had the inhabitants of New South Wales and the adjacent colonfes recovered from the shock produced by the news of the blowing up of Clerken- | well prison, when another and yet more startling development of Fenianism occurred in their very | midst, in the shape of an attempt by an avowed Fenian upon the life of their royal guest, Prince Alfred of England. Although the would-be assassin has failed to accomplish his purpose, the Prince having already been pronounced out of danger and in a fair way towards perfect recovery, the mere fact that any attempt of such a character Protestants, Masons, Odd Fellows and Foresters; of native Australians and colonists; of American, Hun- garian, Polish, French, Welsh, Swedish, Chinese, Spanish and Italian residents, and innumerabie oters besides. The American residents, through a deputation, composed of the consular agent, Mr. A. H, Hall, and Messrs. J. H. Williams, B. M. Mortimer and G. H. Smith, presented the forlowing address:— ‘To his Excellency the Right Honorable the Eat. or Bet- MORE, Governor-in-Chief of New South Wales, and Vice ‘Admiral of the same :— May it please your Excellency :— , citizens of the United States of America, at proseut in Sydney, New South Wales, earnestly desire through your Ex- eéliency to convey to bis Royal Highness the Duke of Edinbury the assurance of our deep and heartfelt aympathy in the gre calamity which bas befallen him; our utter detestation and abhorrence of the cowardiy and most wicked attempt which has recently been made upon his life, and our gratitude to Almighty God that he was 40 mercifully spared, ‘We further desire through your Excellency to tmpress his Royal Highness with the assurance that the sentiments we Now express are, as we firmly belleve, those entertained by each and all of our fellow countrymen’ resident in the Aus- tralian colonies, We bave the honor to be your Exceliency’s most obedient servants. ‘The address was signed with fifty-two signatures. Jn presenting it Mr. Hall spoke as follows:— With your Excellency’s permission, before proceeding with the address, I wish'to state that I have been requested by this deputation and the American residents in Sydney to convey to yourself und Lady Helmore thelr deepest aympathy for you in the trials which you have so recently passed throngh. I need scarcely assure your Exceliency that my own heart echoes the same sentiments most fuliy. O’FARRELL IN COURT. The day after the picnic Henry James O'Farrell Was arraigned vefore a special court in the debtor's should have been made upon Australian soil has produced the most intense exeitement. The career of the colonies, up to the present time, has been one of uneventful prosperity. ‘There have occa- sionally been local political squabbles, and now and then a pretty loud murmur against the home govern- | ment; but all troubles and grievances have been | speedily adjusted and settled, and the Australian | people had flattered themselves into the illusion that | the animosities and nationat enmities of the Old | World would never appear among them. But any | vain dream of this nature has now been rudely dis- | pelled, and the people of the colonies have been con- | sequently thrown into a state of exaggerated alarm and distress, which would be ludicrous but for the | possibility that it may have some very serious results, Since his arrival in the colonies the Prince, in pur- suance, probably, of instructions from home, has adopted a course of conduct singularly well fitted to win the attachment of a free and practically demo- cratic people. Instead of hedging himself round with courtly formalities, he has mingled in the freest possible manner with the colonists, and has behaved so very much like a man dependent wholly upon popular favor as to excite no little surprise. He | has allowed himself to be approached by | almost any one who was decently dressed and had | never been a “lag” (“lag” is colomial for convict). On severa! occasions he has even permitted a news- paper correspundent to ride in the same carriage | with him; and, more wonderful still, he actually ap- peared at a bal! a few nights before he was shot without gloves, aud danced, regardless of the programme laid | out for him by the managers, with a young lady who, Ithough very pretty, had the Il luck to be only the | laughter of an ironmonger, and consequently to | y Suubbed by the feminine aris- | ney. He bas also cheerfully accepted te Inbumeradle “bores” which form the natural penalty of igh and exalted position, demurely re- lay echool deputations (bearing presents r books) and many other similar and has lent the influence of his presence to further the interests of all sorts of chari- table institutions, ‘The people here are especially indignant that the attempt on the life of the Prince should have been tuace Ypon an occasion at which his good nature alone and aot any consideration of Public necessity or propriety induced him to be present. For some time efforts had been made to establish @ perma- nent institution at Sydney, to be known as the Sailors’ Home, for the beneft of distressed seamen, without, I believe, regard to nationality. it was at length determined to endeavor to raise the necessary funds by a picnic, and the presence of the Prince was secured to lend eclat and tone to the affair, and of course to enable the Managers to dis- pose more readily of their tickets, Everything up to the time of the attempted assassination went off ad- mirably; the tickets sold like wildfire, and on the mornin, wealth and. fashion Of Sydney gathered at Content to amuse themselves a& people on such occasions generaily try to do, The spot selected for the lenic was one of the most charming and lovely to be in ny part of Syd. ney harbor id every Be y= nd haa made to insure the enjoyment, tae Fees seekers. About balf-past one the arrived ina special steamer, and the people collected at the wharf and cheered lustily, while the Prince smtled and bowed His thanks,“ Tuammediately upon Ignding he was con- noted to the Juneheon amend in hyp Ald the Governor of the colony, Lady Belmore and several others, partook of some refreshment. Leaving the tent, the Prince led Lady Belmore to a Special pavilion whioh had been erected for the use pA TI of the party, and then with Sir William Marming (an old resident of Sydne} to enjoy @ walkabout the grounds. As he went alo! a he met a gentleman named Allen, with whom shook hands gnd chatted for a few moments, an then handed @n envelope to Sir William saying that it ‘contained @ dorfation to the M pearcel finished «pea y king, whi whose name is Now known to be 0’ reli, wae Om prison, Darlinghurst jail, Mr. H. H. Voss presiding as magistrate. Most of the members of the suite of the Prince, together with the Governor and several of the ministry, Were present, The prisoner, Who Was dreased in the prison uni- form of white canvas, presented a very horrible and repulsive appearance, The left side of his face was frigntfuliy swollen and the right side cut and bruised in several places. His right eye was black, provrud- ing and closed, and his left livid with bruises and only partially opened, His nose was considerably swollen and distorted, and the skin down the front of that feature cut open, His lips were also swelled. A very few Witness were examined, and their evi- | dence gave the same account of the affair as that de- tailed above, The Superintendent of Police testiticd that after he had been taken into custody the prison- er had sald, “i've made a mess of it, and all for no good, but it can’t be helped now,” adding subse- quently, “I am a Fenian; I’ve done my duty and am not afraid to die; and may God save Ireland.” It was also testified that in addition to the revolver with which he shot at the Prince, and which was found on the picnic ground, another six shooting revolver, loaded, was found upon him after his capture. The | weapon which he fired was an American revolver, bearing the names of Sinith & Wesson, Massachusetiv, After the testimony had been taken the prisoner was told to stand up, and was then asked if he had anything to say. He replied, without hesitation, “I have nothing t y but that the task of executing the Duke was s t aud allotted to me.” The Crown solicitor as him to repeat what he had just said, and he then added, “The task of executing the Prince was sent out to me, but 1 fatied, and am not very sorry that I did fail, That is all i have to say.” O'Farrell was then formally committed to take his trial before a special court. -Since this preliminary examination full particulars HIS PAST HISTORY brought to light, and he has sufficiently from the effects of the injuries he ré- coived at Clontarf to allow of a description of his appearance being given. He stands about five feet ten inches in heyght, his hair is dark brown in: color and rather thin at ghe top, and he wears a not very thick beard and mustacie. His features are deli- | cate and refined, aad his general air is quiet, gentle- manly and seif-poasessed. He seems to be about thirty-five years of age, and is a native of Dublin, though he left Ireland at a very eariy age. His fat! who is now dead, was a very old colonist, an in business in Melbourne as a butcher for a number of years The prisoner is one of several children, all of whom were educated to fill positions LS nn} than that which their father occu- pied. A brother of the prisoner, Mr. P. A. C. O’Far- Tell, was @ solicitor in Melbourne, who suddenty decamped a few years ago for parts unknown, and is said to have taken with bim a considerable amount of other e's money and to have left a rather di- lapidat utation behind him. H. J. O'Farrell Degan life as a storekeeper in Ballarat, but about 1860 he went home to the old country, intending to study for the Church and enter the priesthood. After pur- suing his studies for some time and pth! through Europe, staying some little time at Rome, his health failed him and he returned in 1862 to the colony of Victoria aud resumed business as a storekeeper in Ballarat, While at Ballarat he was gen re: ded as a warm friend of the Cytholic Church, ugh it has also been affirmed that in private he Pym to entertain a feeling of resentment against he clergy, Who had, he enter the prices as of his brother ruined employment as @ ph a known him weil say that he is extremely excitable an @ very yicient and misanthropi- cal disposition, “while several incidents are reported which go farto show that he ts not alto- Feiner of sound mind, About twelve months ago he behaved Very strangely in conversation with a friend on the Melbourne cricket ground, He would to talk with extreme warmth upon asubject and then suddenly turn Of the conversetton to's matter entirely dlcterent. ‘Then itis mates that on one et ra very long continued drinking boul deliriam tremens: and, lastly, an acquaintance says that some time back O’Farrell asked him to lend him a pistol to blow his brains out. ail these details are rellable or not cannot be as yet correctly Secertained bat it is certain that since his arrest be behaved wi ity and composure. Tue government nmomtciany announced that O'Farrell. has made a more explicit confession than at his preliminary examination of HIS CONNRCTION WITH FENTANISM, According to this statement the attempted assas- sination of Prince Aifred was ined u] at home in Ireland, by the Fenian organization, in structions sent out to the branch society ‘here to execute the task. Ten men were appoli to de. Yote themselves to the work, and, ona drawing of lots, O'Farrell Was selected to make the first attempt. As he has failed the nine remaining brethren wit draw lots again and another brother will be served to run quickly across to where he was stand- ing and fire with a revolver at the Prince, who imme- al fell forward, crying out “On, my God, | am shot; 3, Log oy Sir turned hastily round upon | chearing the i @ revolver, and seeing that si the man who had pointed hj ns i Tet towards him Manning), met ou of the line of doing 90 fell, ‘This time, however, the fd While O'Farrell | ¢ Prince, a gentie- ‘witnessed the whole oc. | currence, ran Ty TA hi ‘Of the weapon, which, | bewevet, ‘tae Dullet hitting @ Mr. Thorns { of " . syeives, best drawn iads mae Be Eee he reread thas Fasheu ba and selected to finish the work. The of all bound together by the most solemn cates ta cresy, Whether this statement be trae or aise, the vernment have acted apparently upon aretory, a8 placards offering £1,000 a det conviction of the nine accompilees Hen O'Farrell in. the attempted murder of i Albert Duke of Edinburg, have been posted | all over the city. It has Proved that the prisoner, on the occasion of the landing of the Vince at the ‘cireular usly he purchased @ , at vt 7 | heii the Caraga “Where he bona ‘twere were | found in the pockets of bié Wearing appare! ay, OTL from visiting the coiony of Victow ia, Hired expense of twenty-five shil- fei (ior of witnessing the disem- a | rifle a3 ry gut ees oitj. er is therefore i hing or an ani | blir Ed for a cons, jereeae vo a ne rion, | Fo Ae ae ae roLgious P 2 ate De neue (wae vt On O vacrel | castged | hat nion} but as there are a great Sishop af Syaney happens to 0) bi ee in this Fenianism became at once } munclation, and the feeling di shape. In the Assembly was juced by the vernment riciae for the security of crown and for the of geditious practices and attempts.” bill was passed through three readin, assent of ‘and recetved the upper house and of the Governor, four hours, the ordinary busin 8 of the Ho suspen for, purpose. only € lish bill of the same tithe ‘also makes the fol- Jowing clauses the law of the ‘plone of New South 9. If any person shall use disrespectful to her Most Gracious Majesty oral Avow a determina- tion to refuse to join in any} rd ion in honor of her Majesty, or shall by word or ‘express sym~ pathy with the crime of any persons stated or to be or to have commission of or in the at- n engaged tempt to. it felony under, this ‘shal auy'approval of the conduct o€ soy persone stated or sus: lees se Se ected to be engaged In the. co1 1 commit an: felony, or shall it, by word or deed, as wi honor oF commendation the con- duct of any persons who may have been or may be con- demned aud punisied for such conduct in due, course of law, every ach person abel! be occas pullin? Sosieba cen ccned may thereupon be apprebended by any constable or any other ns erson without warrant for such. and on convic- Flom stall be lmpatecaed, with or wheal bard tater fon aay Period not exceeding tw : a ‘any person shall welte, or publish: any words ctful to her Most Gracious, Majesty. or exproseiog YI". ‘iased or muspected w be res] thy with the crime of any person br have been engaged In the commission of or in the attempt to commit any felony under thig rressiny uy approval of the: conduct Of uy persona’ atated-or sus nthe attempt to commit any ann felony” or olan ott Na in the attempt to, commit any ai orholding 01 worthy of praise, honor or commendation the conduct of aay persons who.may have been or may be condemned and pun- Jahed for such conduct in due course of law, every such person 80 offending shall be deemed guilty of a ‘mixdemeanor and shall, for. such offence on conviction, be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for any term not exceeding three years. This is certainly pretty stringent legislation, aud there are some Pah ol here who already aitirm, at the risk of being looked upon as “enians and traitors,” that in scarcely any other civilized coun- try could such a law have been passed, And, what is Worse than the mere passage of the law, it is being rigidly enforced. Some of the few arrests that have been already made under it are sublimely ridicu- lous, A drunken Englishman named Johnson has been taken into custody, and may possibly be sen- tenced for having said ‘oe “Tam a Fenian.” Another man, named Toomey, an Irishman, ‘is in jaiLon mere suspicion of disioyalty, and there are several other similar cases, The leading paper of the colony, the Sydney Herald, has already urged upon the government the duty’ of explaining to subordi- nate officers that the law was not intended to be used except in extreme Cases, and that it was simply to be held over the heads of very rabid revolutionists as a warning and a terror, The excitement against Fenianism was yet further aggravated a few days ago by the arrival of the last steamer from the gold diggings*at Hokitika, New Zealand, where it seems there has been a Fenian pomeino in memory of the three men executed at Manchester on the model of those which have al- ready taken place at home. The procession was a very numerous one, and on admission to the ceme- tery being refused the gates were broken down and a forcibie entrance made, After all, but little harm was actually done, however, and the processionists, aftera very short and tame oration by a Catholic priest, quietly dispersed, But the authorities and people here are, nevertheless, highiy incensed at “this agrant infraction of law and order,” and the poor priest who made the poor oration is to be cashiered and expelled from the Church. At this writing the excitement shows no signs of abatement, and men who are gifted with the ordinary amount of common sense talk seriously about Government House and the other public ‘buildings being blown up with nitro-giycerine, while the Fenians are immediately thereafter to make a rising and indulge in a general slaughter, I do not think, owever, that these gloomy jears have any chance of realization. ‘That there are Fenians in the colonies there can be no doubt; that there are a good many people who hate aud dislike the home government ts also very likely, and that the majority of the people here care very little about it, despite their professions of “loy- alty,” is yet more probable. But it is alsotrue that Ausiralians are too much engrossed for the present indeveloping the material resources of the country to care much about their political status, and that the great majority of men who come here, whether Fenians or Chartists, soon get to like money to the full as much as their neighbors. PENIAN CONVICTS. Apropos of Fenianism, the last convict ship to West Australia brought out fifty-seven Fenian con- victs, Captain Cussens, the master of the ship, speaks in the highest terms of the conduct of these litical victims, He says that their conduct has een “most civil, obedient and religious, and most exemplary from beginning to end.” Demonstrations in Honor of the Prince—A Free Fight in the Legislatare—Australia for the Australinns=The Fiji Istands and the United States—Steauship Travel—Sugar and Cote ton Culture—Murders, Bushranging and Gold Nuggets=The New Land Act in Queensland. Sypngy, N. 5S. W., March 31, 1868. All through the present month the colonies have had but one object of conversation, thought or inte- rest—Alfred Ernest, Duke of Edinburg. During the first fortnight everybody was engaged in welcoming him to Sydney and in getting up demonstrations in his honor; and since the attempted assassination everybody has been engaged in attending indigna- tion meetings, drawing up addresses of sympathy and condolence, speculating’ as to the way in which the affair will be viewed in England, denouncing Fenianism and going to church to listen to the special prayers, composed by the Bishop, beseeching for the speedy and complete recovery of the Prince. Trade for the past four weeks has been almost wholly stagnated, and mer- chants and storekeepers disconsolately complain that they might just as well close up their places of busi- ness until the Prince has got safely out of the country. ‘There was nothing, however, very extraordinary in the reception of the Prince, unless an unlimited amount of cheering and enthusiasm be deemed worthy of having that adjective applied to them. ‘There were triumphal arches and bands and @re- Works and deputations and addresses of welcome, and companies of maidens dressed in light-colored raiment and bearing Mowers, and there was nearly every other external manifestation of rejotcing nsa- ally resorted to on similar occasions. The only novel demonstration made (and that ts only novel in the colonies) was a torchiight procession of German colonists, who presented an address to the Prince, in which, in addition to his other titles, he was styled “Prince of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.” About the end of last month great excitement took Place tn consequence of some very disorderly and an- Parliamentary conduct in the Assembly—nothing Jess, in fact, than a free fight between two members on the floor of the House during a debate. For reck- less language and unsparing use of plain, forcible words such as “liar,” “blackguard” and “anscrupu- lous swindler,” the New South Wales Assembly has been notorious for @ considerable period; and in general disregard of parliamentary decorum it has long excelled even the New York Board of Common Council. The case now alluded to, however, sur- passed anything that had previously taken piace. In the heat of debate @ member named Macpherson, being interrupted in the course of his remarks by loud cries of “order” aud “chair,” said, “Iam not to be deprived of my rights as a momber of this House by the disorderly noises of the paltry hangers-on of a moribund government.” A member of the opposite party then called out “blackguard,” and after repeating that innocent epithet walked over to Macpherson and struck him with his clenched fist. Macpherson did not at once resent the blow, but went out and purchased a large horsewhip. He then returneu to the House, and as Mr. Lee, the member who had struck him, came out into the lobby of the House, Macpherson struck him with the whip and caught hotd of him by the throat, ‘The combatants were of course |, bat not hefore had mutually inflict considerable damage. will scarcely be credited, though it ty @nm undeniable fact, that neither of the guilty parties has been expelled from the jouse, aithough they are both to be prosecuted in & Y conrt for assault and battery, Even this of the ty of “4 le within of debate has produced, so far, ‘which igh have been expected daily scenes the in the Assembly; the Cry of pane Australian Mfe has < Ven ree to ANG discussion as to the Sonera: inert of tie “uative’’ Austéa- .& Banthe Recent Memibers happo..e! auincktly we av sa ai" tat a tis causes which went so far to alienate tif American colonies m Engl are already operating slowly. and here, Oi Englishmen and most other Fp ee a ust enol , a i ne solonka 7 and ‘the colonials” natur- ally return the sneers contempt with which they are treated with interest. Already the ery has been “Aust for the Australians,” and raised lou to be h pein heard. this existe ugh two- of populat ‘New South Wales, the oldest of the colonies, are emigrants who exampled prosperity. Tudou lg Thakambau, the King of the Fiji Islands, to the United States government is to be company. The has now reached, at compound interest, the sum $80,000, and notice has been given by the American government that unless the pald up by the Ist of May the islands of Angau, Garo and Mbatiki would be seized as an equivalent for ment. The debt inally oc- claim made by the United States elgg oi about fourteen Piro ago for compensa- ents for the wanton de- struction of their Bh &o, These islands have now become very val the exports for 1867 having amounted to nearly money was 000, In case the English company should not come to his relief, King Thakambau says he intends to allow the American government to possess themselves of the islands without opposition. And, in fi itcan mat- ter little to him whether the Stars and aoe or the Union Jack floats over his territ ; and if the Eng- lish government once get @ firm footing there is but scant hope of his enjoy! more than @ nominal sovereignty over his hereditary possessions. By the way, in some of the Fijis, cannibalism still fourishes. A very pretty and exciting steamship contest has now fairly commenced between the Peninsular and Oriental and the Panama mail lines. The resources of the former are very much larger than those of the latter; but it is at the same time doubful whether the superior advantages of the Panama route will not counterbalance the pecuniary disparity existit between the two companies. The Panama line will very likely, though, have @ rather hard time of it until the Pacitic Kuilroad js opened to San Francisco. As soon as that line is completed arrangements are to be entered into for transmission of the Australian mails across the United States, and the route via ‘America will become the most popular, as it will also be the speediest, to Great Britain. San Fran- cisco ig seven hundred miles nearer to the colonies than Panama, and as soon as the Pacific line is completed England will be brought within forty days of Australia. And then it is hoped that the immense trade which is already beginning to develop itself across the Pacific will soon be sufficiently large to add ‘greatly to the business of the line in the shape of passengers and choice freights, There are now regularly three or four ships @ month from Sydney and Melbourne to San Fran- cisco, and the general trade between California and the colonies is steadily increasing. The first crop of Australian sugar has just been harvested in Queensland, and the experiment has proved so successful and lucrative that a large amount of capital will be diverted into this channel. ‘The tropicat portion of Australia is reported to be singularly well fitted in all respects for the culture of the sugar cane, and cotton has already become one of its staple productions. The iavor employed is chietly that of cooites and South Sea islanders, who engage for a number of years, generally either three, tive, or seven, and consent to become for that period practically slaves. There have been, during the last month, the usual number of crimes and outrages, most of them com- mitted, of course, by ticket-of-leave men and convicts who have served out their time. An ex-convict at Yass, employed as a hutkeeper on a sheep station, has murdered his master and family and a fellow servant, flve persons in all, because his wages were not punctually paid him. Then there have been ten or a dozen other murders of the most brutal charac- ter. The average of crime must be almost as high in New South Wales as in Texas. Bushrangin; flourishes still in the most rampant manner, an sheep stations are almost daily ‘stuck up,” and many of the roads in the interior are scarcely safe for travel, ‘The terror inspired by some of the bush- ratigérs 9 clearly indicated by the rewards offered for tneir capture, £1,000 ($5,000 gold) reward having been promised by the government for certain notori- ous bandits, dead or alive, now ravaging the country, Several new gold fields have been recently opened, but none of them have proved to be of any great extent, scarcely agcommodating more than a couple of thousand miners each. Some reasonably big nug- ets have also been turned up. A man named Curtis found a nugget weighing eighty pounds at Gurpie creek and a lucky German aiso found a nugget weighing 275 oz. 13 dwts. and valued at $5,000 at Splitters’ Gully Whipstick, in a partially worked out claim, These are the biggest things’ of the kind lately, but there have been several “finds” of nug- gets Weighing from filty to one hundred ounces. In Queensland anew land act, on the model of that existing in the United States, and allowing land tobe taken up at 68. an acre by actual emigrants, has just been and promises important result In the other colonies emigrants have to pay £1 ¢ in some cases £2 an acre for land, and in cons quence emigration from the Old World has nearly ceased. This will probably account for te large indux of English emgrants to the States last year, Moat of the emigrants to the colontes at present come out to dig and very rarely take to farming. O’Farrell’s Trial—He is Found Guilty and Sentenced to be Hanged—Snmming Up of the J ee wie Sypvry, N. 8. W., April 1—Noon, The fall history of the attempted assassination of the Prince has now been almost acted out, The Prince has completely recovered, as O'Farrell him- self predicted, while the latter has been already tried, found guilty and is now under sentence of death. But one final scene has now to be enacted— the execution of the intending murderer. ‘The trial has been extremely short, and, in fact, somewhat hurried, The prisoner has been tried while the public excitement is at fever heat against him -and before men’s minds have regained sufficient composure to ailow of their taking fairly into ac- count any extenuating circumstances which may exist in the case. Of course no one can say that this is unjust, but at the same time it is not very magnanimous. O’Farrell’s counsel rested their defence wholly on the ground of the insanity of the prisoner, declining to dispute the fact that O'Farrell really attempted the life of the Prince, or to discuss the question whether the crime possessed any palliating features. In support of the theory of tnsautty, his sister ana several of his Ballarat acquaintances were called, but their evidence simply Fa that O'Farrell had been a very hard drinker, that he had been in a state ‘of delirium tremens on two or three occasions, and ‘that he suffered from a form of epilepsy. The Ji in summing up, eutered at length into the evidence presented to show that the prisoner was insane, and charged the in, that unless they believed that O'Farrell, at the time he fired at the Prince, was un- conscious that the act he was committing was crimi- hal, they must find him guilty. e jury were absent at an hour, and then re- tamed with a verdict of “guilty.” ‘Tne Judge, in ing sentence of death, addressed the r as follows:—Henry James O'Farrell, the Jury have found you galty under the information which the Crown ‘ou—that ia, of wounding the person of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburg, with intent to murder him, and happily t io the position in which you are placed, you we been ably. defended X by the counsel who have red for you. The jury have weil considered the nce Which adduced by the counsel on your behalf, but they have felt themselves bound to return a@ verdict against you. Except from the evi- dence adduced, I know nothing, nor can I know anything of your previous life which might su; t me any remarks, I can only sce before me a man in heulth, strength vigor, who has yen ef attempted to take the life of a fond and youthful son of our beloved and revered Queen. Before | proceed presently to the sentence of the court let mo beseech you, every remembrance of whatever has been vir- tuous of good im your past life—let me entreat y , the faintest trace of true religion which im your heart—to retiect upon the wide amount of sorrow and suifering whch your cruel hand would fe caused if your murderous design had been successful. Consider what unutterable horror and shame would have failen upon this colony if the providential care of Almighty God had not de- feated your attempt. Contemplate the awful grief i end anguish of the Q if one of her beloved and innocent ohildren (Ini it even of any evil thought ‘against you or any other haman belig) had been ‘thus torn our ruthless hand from her widowed heart. u 6 implore he S have Ny tn suited callous of which musk have led erime. Although fia) : Tipe sree ki to not oy teuce of Sor ‘nly am ! unabic to di ‘any, 6ven the slightest, vircumstanve upon suca ira taal LG Ab tastes auge be, fo phe Whole world taal au men Like KORK? HBRALD,: FRIDAY, MAY (05) (1868“PRIPLE SHEET." as early AMERICAN ADDRESS. The American residents of Melbourne have for- warded an-address of sympathy very similar to that arene Presented by the American residents of ney. Sidney Trade Report. Sypngy, April 1.—There have been no direct arri- vals during the month, but stocks are still a and whiere any are at auction the rates obtain« are very dispro| to those asked privately. Dried Claes have considerably; some have been sold below 7d.; for small lines 734d. 1s asked, ‘The market here is quite overstocked with fish, and be said of Melbourne, where a full m Halifax arrived last week. The bulk of the Dominga’s of Oregon salmon was transhipped at Auckland for Ly oesap some Vas cels of salmon, in barrels, c! ds at 434d. to 434d. and 435d, to 5d. for half barrels; (aaron salmon, in lb. tins, sold at 14s. to. 16s.; lobsters, at Bncrietl DOOERE 63. 2d.; oysters are quoted at 83. to 88. 6d, The stock of hardware though small is sum- ds. L, H. shovels bring 70s. to 808. ; 578, ; cut nails, . met @ readier sale, at 15s. to 178. 6d. The prices Tealized for chairs barely cover cost and charges. Kerosene oil has declined to 28, 1d. to 2s. 3d. (im tins); sales of Devoe’s have been made here for the former rate; the latter price is obtainable for small quan- tities. Borden’s preserved coilee is becoming more appreciated as it becomes known, and from its ex- treme usefulness. is almost certain to induce an in- creased demand, 36s. to 40s. is the agents’ price at resent. In lumber the only large transaction has en the auction, sale of the Lightfoot’s cargo, which was all cleared—T, and G. ards realized 208.; Squared timber, 10x10 to 18x18, 158. 6d. to 208, ; boards, 10x1 to 16x1, 138. 3d.; deals, 11s, 6d. to 123. 3d.; pickets, 6s.; quartering, 118. 6d. to 143. 3d. There is very little doing in the tobacco market. Stocks abundant of all descriptions. Good sound negro- head may be quoted at 18. 4d. per 1b.; 1. 5d. is asked for Ragland; honeydew tens, of the best brands, 1s, to 1s. Id.; inferior, 8d. to 10d.; dark half pound: about 1s.; aromatic, 1s 3d. to 2s, per Ib. Nav: stores are in moderate request. Pitch is selling at 42s, 6d.; rosin, 228, 6d. for best bright; oars, dull at 534d. to 6d. NEW ZEALAND. The Assassination News—Manifestations of Horror at the Attempt on Prince Alfred— Fenianism—Rumors of Troubles With the Natives. WELLINGTON, April 8, 1868. Our loyal and patriotic colony has just passed through an excitement far superior to that which the visit of the royal captain of the Galatea would have caused. People who have known our indus- trious, quiet and somewhat dull New Zealanders for years would not have thought that the mere news of the attempted assassination of Prince Alfred in another colony should make almost everybody in Auckland, Lyttelton, Nelson, Wellington, and in fact all over both islands, perfectly crazy. The first information was received at Nelson by a steamer from Sydney, but.the only thing known was:—“The Prince is shot; not known if fatally.” ‘These words were at once sent over all the wires, and in a few hours all New Zealand was in a feverish state of excitement, indignation, fear and hope. For four days the uncertainty lasted, until the Melbourne steamer to Wellington brought us the particulars of the dastardly act committed on the 12th of March. Meetings of an extraordinary character have been held all over the colony in connection with the oc- currence. Ours here-was an affair of the grandest style. Every mate inhabitant of the town, I believe, took part in the proceedings and helped to swell the number of those who voted and signed the ad- dress of detestation for the crime, sympathy for the Prince and loyalty to his royal mother, which was adopted after some very stirring speeches and for- warded to the Queen and her second son. During the meeting the town appeared completely deserted; every oMice, shop, store, barroom, &c., was closed a8 on Sundays. The demonstration was con- tinued on the following Sunday, when in every church and meeting house after the conclusion of the sermon the national anthem was sung by the whole congregation with all the power of lungs and fervor of heart of which a loyai Briton is capable. Similar manifestations are reported from every nook of the colony. Under these circumstances it was natural that the Fenian proceedings of which I wrote in my last as being expected on the west coast of the middie isiand should fall completely to tie ground. Some sort of funeral ceremony for the Peuian martyrs of Manchester there was, but of @ very tame nature, One or two of the participants were arrested and committed for trial, but their cempanions did not dare to make the least siga of remonstrance, al- though one of the arrested was ¢ priest. The news of the attempt agains the life ofthe Duke of Edin- burg had the effect that several tiousand people of- fered themseives to be sworn ia as special consta- bles, but there was no need of heir services, for Mesara, Fenians kept very quiet, The bugbear of the “hostile natko" is again haunt. ing the fancies of the peopie in Atckland and neigh- borhood. Sure signs of hostiliit are said to have been observed in ditferent place; but so fur as [ have beea abie to ascertain the ony fact is that near Tauranga a few head of cattle wee driven off by the natives. Our new Governor {s on a visit to his predecessor and on @ trip of inspection through the interior. In Auckland he received a great ation. quite differ- ently from the style in which be Weil ‘tonians treated him, and it is supposed that he will prefer living there instead of here. n this manner we lose our little court here; beside: that we re le have been cheated out of ourgrand festivities on the occasion of the Prince's vist, for tie royal cap- tain has preferred not to test the loyalty of the New Zealanders in the same wa @s that of the Syd- i neyites. ‘The effects of the last fearfal flods are slowly ing away and with renewed cofidence do we look the future in the face, The last dicial statement of the Registrar General in reged to popuiation, houses, acres under cultivation, sattle, ac., are very encouraging, and in spite of toods and gales and native wars the colony is boud to go ahead “per aapera ad astra.” THE PARK. The Commissioners of the Prk have published their cieventh annual report, oplously illustrated with cuts and maps showing he progress of the works during the year, Althouft many and valua- bie improvements have been mae, the expenditures have been small, the totalamount being but $199,204 06. Nearly a mile of ew waik has been made, many structures of rus’ work completed, including arbors, seats, bird ages, fences, tables, #0. Among the most useful af extensive of these ig the Children’s Shelter. The mky elevations north of the Scholars’ and Artists’ gaé have been added to and planted. In addition (the above may be enumerated as completed or pected a look-out at the southwest corner of the oldresorvoir, six drink- ing fountains erected, Mount Sat Vincent buildings improved for use and their grotas graded and ar- ranged for a flower garden, oameontal and booed iron work of the interior of ‘iald_-to be com- has also pleted and the encoustic tile pleted this season. The et been considerably advanced;# ravine has opened east of the Bix House, adding greatiy to the beauty af wildness of the glen; an area of about two ani® half acres, north. east of St, Vincent, for the nursery rounds for the cultivation of 4 shrubs, ea . and a greenhouse ninetyst tm length and twenty-dve in width, preyed for of propagating tropical plant Donations rare tn io the antinal ativegetante, Kingdoms made during the white mn ea and Captain N. Collins, tes Navy; C. W. Doiney, United states Consul Payal, and others, Several pieces of haween am fron are a Tigress in Cain, and a marie bg Corrs toc- mg by a lad misatoners tn thelr Tin tf Ee BROOKLYN, CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCWY CORT EASTERN OLSTRICT. The United States v% Re. Enright ana W. & Allen.—The evidence in this case was concluded Wednesday afternoon, and after symming u; of coun: sel the court adjourned until yesterday ota o'clock, when Judge Benedict delivered hig charge to the jury. He dwelt upon the importance of the case and the length of time occupied in the trial, and stated that the province of the jury was to find upom the facts, and the court was to upon ‘The law required that these bonds ahead oy — in a certain way, and they should be taken in ith prescribed forms, ance wit The question in case was, ensther the defendants faa lation of the law, and wheth tod by Mr All sit of rtitied ty him were accepted by Mr. Allen and cet as being good and genuine, and now, if ri that Enright had signed of the names of thesure- tes to them both the defendants were guilty. In con- abe remarked that it was better that a guilty that an innocent man defendants should have the Judge Benedict charged the after which the Jury returned in court at the jut ‘two o'clock with & verdict of guilty. They recom John 8. Allen to the mercy of the court. Mr, \—I ask, on behalf of Mr. Allen, @ stay of pI for twenty days to give me am oe to move an arrest of judgment. ¢ Court—I give you so long a stay as that. You must make your motion some time dur ing the latter part of the month, cata wg ot ett eee jury, our Honor please, I woul suggest that Mr. Alien bé allowed to gb on his present recognizance, In the case of Enright let the usual oot Holly made’ motion for a stay of ecdings re ra on behalf of Mr. Enright. Gnete 4 te will gpanaes ioe anenens ir. Enright was then piace tody Marshul Higgins. m ey cae i. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Motion to Admit John C. Brnine to Safi. Before Judge Benedict. Judge Benedict heard argument at noon - -terday on 4 motion previously made to release John | raine on bail. The accused, who was arrested fi | > iatter Part of 1866, on an indictment charging : with piracy on the high seas in seizing the sted: Chesa peake in the year 1863, and killing one of t) of that vessel, has been, since the time of !: confined in the Kings County Penitentiary. Various times have been set apart for the tria! of Braine; ubt the case has invariably gone over from’ one term to the other on the plea of affording the accused an opportunity to communicate with and to procure witnesses from the South deemed necessary for his proper defence, and to obtain means to defray the expense of the trial. The motion argued was to that effect, while the apparent injus- tice of so long an incarceration before trial was fur- ther urged ic Braine’s counsel. Afiidavits were read from F. A. Mallory, Secretary of the late rebel navy, and other ex-Confederate officials, setting forth the fact that John C. Braine held the commis- sionof master in the rebel navy. The District Attor- ney objected to the granting of the motion on the ‘ound that the government was always ready to try he case; that the charge was a serious one; that there was no analogy between the Jeff Davis and the Braine case; that while he admitted the prisoner had been seriously inconvenienced the government was not to blame in the metter, and he considered the subject one of serious consiggration for the court. Judge Benedict took the paj and reserved. his decision. SURROGATE’S COURT. Before Surrogate Veeder. In the Administration of the Estate of William Evan Hughes, Deceased.—This case came on for argument upon the accounting for a sum of $42,000 and interest deposited with the firm of Hurxhall & Sears, and now claimed by the next of kin of the deceased. Edwin James, counsel for the claimants, before proceeding with the investigation, applied that the amount deposited, $42,000 and interest, should be forthwith paid into court and invested under its su- perintendence, A bond had been given by Mr. Sears, the administrator, and by two sureties for $50,000, and one of these sureties now admitted himself to be insolvent. Mr. Jenkes, counsel for the administrator, was prepared to give new sureties to the satisfaction of the court, but opposed uny order as to the invest. ment of the money in the hands of thé administra. tor. He urged that the examination of the accounts ge be od = hh ir. James declin roceed with any examina- tion until the fund was evoured. tes ‘The court decided to issue a citation to the sureties when they could be fully examiued, and adjourned the proceedings for that object. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT SWINDLING.—Information was received a day or two since by the police that a firm named Ryder & Co., located at No. 397 Fulton street, had been sending circulars to dry goods firms at the West offering to sell calicoes and lustres at prices so low that it was evident they intended to defraud those who had dealings with them. A Mr, Aubery, of No. 91 Harrison street, received one of the circulars of Ryder & Co. through a dry firm the West; but was um able to find them. Suspecting the character of the firm, Mr. Aubery reported the matter at the po- lice headquarters, and detectives Videtto and. Foll were detailed to look up the firm. The officers fou Mr. Ryder and a clerk, but there were no on hand. The gentlemen were taken before we genom Folk, but they failed to satisfy that officer that they were able todo what they guaranteed to in their circular. They were ordered to leaye the city, which they readily consented to do. No churge of swindling could be proven against them. THe WOMEN’S TEMPERANOB ASSOCIATION.—The first anniversary meeting of the Women’s Temper- ance Association was held yesterday afternoon at the chapel of the Packer Institute. Tue various reports submitted showed the society to be ina pry | condition, and their beneficent workings to extet over @ large field. Addresses were made by Mr. Allen Thompson, Rev. Dr. Quyler and Rev. Dr. Bud- dington in erance of the cause of temperance. DESTRUCTION OF THE NEWTOWN CREEK BRIDGR.— ‘The rotten bridge connecting Greenpoint with Hun- ter’s Point, over Newtown creek, fell in with a crash about noon yesterday while the bridgemen were en- gaged in corning. the draw. Fortanately, all the men escaped ti wri This bridge has been in @ dangerous condition for a long time, and ita destruction under the circumstances ves to the residents of both Hunter's int. It was recently leased by Oliver Charlick, lent of the Long I#land Railroad, but by a late act of the lature its control was placed in the Supervisors of Kings and Queens counties, For the accommodation of foot travellers a pontoon bridge will be thrown across the creek for the pre- sent, and teams will have to cross the bridge at al. vary Cemetery, NEW JERSEY. and Green) Torney City. Tus Lats Svtcipg.—The description given in yes- terday’s Herat of the man who committed suicide by jumping into the water at the Morris dock at- tracted the attention of Christian Simon, who hes been in partnership with at 163 avenue B, New York. The name of was John Model. Behe eee oan ee & compositor on a 3 man evening in New York and resided at 199 East Fourth street. He loft his residence at nine o'clock on Wednesday and did not return. ‘The.Jnqnest will take place this evening. Sap RESULT OF A MISPLACED Swrton.—The Wash- ington train which left Jersey City at fifteen minutes before eight o'clock on Wednesday evening ran off the rails at Tacony, where the connection is maae with the line to West Philadelphia, Gaconen vas im the act ot on. a when the bey ran into ‘one another fashion calied railroad men “ ry PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Liat of Americans registered in Paris for the week ending April 30, 1968:—From New York—C. D. Ham. mond, Mr. D, G. Ray and wife, M. D. Bagg, Mr. and Mra. ©. W. Scofleld, H. C. Stetson, |. Hughes and family. Montreal. pan WE mond, oy