The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

John BUT, a journeyman copperrmith, residing in Bruns-
wickodreet, Horsernonger•lane, was charged with attempt-
ing to murder Mary lfiff, kis mother, a woman advanced
in years. The unfortunate complainant war unable to
attend the examination, being confined in one of the
Borough hospitals, in consequence of the serious nature of
the injury inflicted upon her by the hand of her own son.
The prisoner was in the house with his mother on Sunday,
and as she was sitting by the fire he approached her gently
and drew • knife across her throat. Assistance was ren-
dered upon her crying out, while the son ran off to Horse-
monger-lane tiao!, and deutauded to be apprehended as •
murderer. On the present occasion he assented to all the
evidence against him, and was remanded.

HAMMERSMITH.
George Pearce, a stout built young man, aged twenty-
one years, was charged with having seriously 'insulted
James Hawkins, and Samuel Puddetoot, one of the sum-
moning °Ricers of the court, while in the execution of his
du47l:;• offence was committed in August last, and the
officer* have been in search of the prisoner since that period
as there were three warrants out fur his apprehension, two
for strewn of affiliation orders, and one for the assault upon
Puddefoot,

l'uddefoot deposed that in August last he held two war-
rants for the apprehension of the prisoner for neglecting to
pay the arrears of an order made at that court, and on
Sunday the 2lth of the same month be received information
where the prisoner was to be found. lie accordingly
proceeded in the evening to the Castle Tavern,
Notting - hill, where he saw the prisoner, and
afterwards apprehended him upon the warrants. They
had only gone a short distance when they were immediately
surrounded by a mob of blackguards, between fifty and
sixty persons who entirely prevented them from proceed-
ing any further. Witness kept a firm hold of the prisoner,
and they remained in the mob about twenty minutes,
during which time he received several severe blows and
kicks. The prisoner resisted as much as ho possibly could,
and endeavoured to make his escape. Witness believed the
prisoner struck him at that time, but he was not quite posi-
tive. Hawkins, the waterman on the cab-stand, rendered
every assistance in his power, and by means of main force
he got the prisoner a few yards further. The mob again
surrounded them and the prisoner most cruelly kicked the
waterman repeatedly upon the leas, until be fell eithauqed;
and witness afterwards understood that the man fainted in
consequence of the violence of the attack. The prisoner
then succeeded in throwing witness, and while upon the
ground the prisoner stamped upon his right band. His
right arm was also much injured, and he received other
kicks and blows. The primmer made his escape, and wit-
' ness was only able to apprehend him on Saturday night.
The witness added that he still felt the effects of the inju-
ries be had received from the prisoner, and he was afraid
his arm would always be weak in consequence.
James Hawkins, the waterman, said he was laid up three
weeks in consequence of the injuries be had received from
the prisoner.
Mr. Deaden observed that it was a very bad ease, and he
should punish the prisoner most severely. Ho fined the
prisoner in the full penalty of fit, or two months' imprison-
meat (or the assault upon the witness Hawkins, and he
further sentenced him to one month's imprisonment for the
assault upon the officer.
The prisoner was locked up, and Mr.Beadon aid he could
sot act upon the other warrants at present, but they would
stand as detainers against the prisoner.