The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

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Akiender /mph, • Greek seaman, was brought berms
Mr. Paget, charged with attempting to stab William
Howard, an English sailor, in Ratelit-highway.
Poliee-oonstable Brooks, No. 427 A. said that about 11
o'clock the preceding night be was on duty in katcliff.bigh-
way, and beard • great disturbance. He went to the spot
and saw • large crowd collected. Tim mob consisted of
looee women, thieves. and sailors of various nations. Many
of the sailors were armed with long knives and daggers,
and were fighting with each other.
William Howard, the complainant, stated that he was is
Ratelift-highway on Friday night about 11 o'clock, when he
bad some oyster shells flung it him by some foreign sailors,
and he was knocked down. When be got op he was struck
again, He returned the blow. The man who struck him
called a number of foreigners, among whom was the pri•
meet, who held a knife over him. and exclaimed, "111
murder you . He ran away, and fell down in the outage
of the Crooked Billet. He was followed by the prisoner,
who made as attempt to stab him, and was taken into
custody.
The primmer made • long statement, in the course of
which be denied that he made me of the knife. He had •
clamped knife in his possession. He opened it.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial.
- - - - GREENWICH.

Jobs J,Ameon. a Grasp wich pensioner, was charged as •
warrant with having thrown upon Margaret Bayley a certain
corrosive fluid, to wit, oil of vitriol, with intent to do her
some grievous bodily harm.
The prowscutrix, who exhibited • drew which had
bees saturated sod hunt with vitriol, said that
she resided at 24, Trafalgar-grove, Greenwich. Os
Wednesday last she was on her way home when •
young woman called to bar, and said • female
wanted to speak to her at the Man in the Moon
pablichoume, close by. She asked the young woman
she knew who it was that wanted her, and
she said she did not. She then went to the public-house,
and, on entering, the young woman gave her • blow on the
mouth with her fist, and another woman also struck her.
The prisoner was sitting down just inside the door, and he
instantly threw tonne fluid he had in hi. heed over her, and
on running out be again threw some more at her, and
called out to the two women to "pitch into her," saying be
bed plenty of mosey to pey for it. When she reached
home she discovered that the front of bite draws was
covered with a red fluid, which burnt holes in it. None
of the liquid touched her fees or hands, and, on taking
the dress to a ebemiet, he said the burns were =m-
aimed by oil of vitrioL She knew the prisoner personally,
and his wife had quarrelled with her about five weeks ago,
bat there bad been no ill-feeling between them since.
The prisoner. in answer to the charge, said he was &ask
at the time, and moat have been urged on by the women
to throw the vitriol.

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ler. Train said a most albominabie assault had been com-
mitted, aad it was a miracle that the liquill had eat gore
into the face of the pro...nutria, and deprived her of sight.
The depositioes were taken, and the primer wan fully
committed for trial

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