DESPERATE ATTACK BY GARRETT ON A WARDER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 284, 17 November 1862, Page 5

DESPERATE ATTACK BY GARRETT ON A WARDER.

On Saturday afternoon, a violent assault was made on one of the warders in the gaol by Henry Garrett, who is at present undergoing sentence for highway robbery. A few days previously, the warder, who is named Flannery, had occasion to

lodge a complaint against the prisoner, and he was punished for disobedience of orders. On Saturday Flannery's turn came to be on duty in the yard where Garrett was, and shortly before four o'clock the prisoner made a rush upon the warder, who, taken by surprise, received, several kicks and blows. A short struggle ensued, when Garrett made a desperate attempt to gouge ont the eyes of his opponent. The sentry on the gallery seeing this, and afraid to aim lest he should hit .the wrong man, fired his piece in the air as an alarm. This brought one of the sergeants to the spot, and with his assistance the prisoner was firmly secured. The warder has not received any injury of consequence.

THE LANCASHIRE RELIEF FUND. The brief .announcement "Distress is increasing in Lancashire" is sufficient to indicate thut the heart of sympathy will still have to mourn, and the hand of a loving charity to be strctuhed forth )'n relief. Let me for a moment realize the position of our fallow countrynica. A long continued stagnation of trade has obliged them to part with most of the articles of necessary furniture which they possessed—nay, every article that was not absolutely necessary for "present use ; and the overflowing of benevolence added to the pittance derived from this source, and supplemented by legal aid, has.failed to do more than'fan the dyingembers. Hope is nearly extinguished. The cause of the distress, the. American war, continues, and appears likely to drag on its weary blood-stained track, and winter approaches with, its untold terrors in its train.

We believe that the Government have in furtherance of the National Monument of the late Prince Albert, sought the co-operation of the different districts and sub-districts, with the object of giving an opportunity to every class to add their mite; We joyfully join our be'ovcd Queen in this testimonial of gratitude to one whose worth the nation held too cheaply ; and we are now invited to join her, as Dnehcs? of Lancaster in this labor of love. We have a noble example and a noble object.

Our Queen leads, and we, her loyal subjects, hasten to follow. Let Otago from her metropolitan abodes, to the tent of the miner in the secluded valley, stretch forth the hand to help ; and be the contribution what ifc-may, and it will not be small, the tender sympathy whidi accompanies ir. will pour a balm into the wounded heart, whose healing virtue will materially aid the more substantial evidence of charity. Let Duhedia take the lend, and the contagion of her example will spread from tent to tent, and from district to district, and the inhabitants of Lancashire and Cheshire will learn to love that younger brother whose habitation is among the distant isles of the south, but who, though at the antipodes, is not be yond the reach of the cry of distress.