31-5-1831 Times. Horrible attempt at Assassination. We regret to have to record a most atrocious attempt which was made to murder Major Carter, Inspector General of the Police, at Thurles, on Tuesday evening last. We give the particulars from a letter written by Mr. Kelly, the active and intelligent superintendent of police in that district. His letter is dated Thurles May 25th :-"Major Carter and his lady were walking together, about 200 yards from his residence, at Dovea, which is about 5 miles from this town, between 8 and 9 O'Clock last night, when he was punced upon by two armed assassins from the plantation immediately adjoining the avenue; one of them got in contact with the Major, and discharged a pistol at him, which was loaded with slugs. The contents passed through the abdomen over the hip bone from front to rear. The Major was only armed with a small sword cane which he tried to unsheath, but it was broken by one of the ruffians near the handle. The second fellow then fired, but it does not appear that the shor took effect. Mrs Carter ran screaming to the house, where Mr. Kelly happened to be at the time, and who, on hearing the shots, armed himself and ran to the place: he met Mrs. Carter half ways. On coming up there the Major lay, the ruffians had fled, not until, however, they had beaten the unfortunate object of their deadly malice most brutally about the head and face, leaving him for dead. Medical aid was procured as soon as possible, and the opinion is, that the wound is of a most serious nature, and near a mortal part. Dublin Evening Mail. Mary