The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-01 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

Ifenru Thorndy4r, aged 24, of 15, Gardner's.row.
Bermondsey, was brought up for final examination, before
Mr. Train, charged with feloniously cutting and wounding
Charles Irving, by stabbing him in the arm and thigh.
The prosecutor, who appeared with his arm in a
sling, said that on Sunday night, the Zlrd ult., about
11 o'clock, he was at the Dog and Bell public-house,
Dock-street, Deptford, when he heard a companion, who
had gone out of the house before him, call out,
" Charley, Charley, come and help me ! I am being mur-
dered." He immediately ran out, and found the prisoner
struggling on the ground with his companion. thi seeing
him (prosecutor) the prisoner instantly turned upon him,
sod he received a wound in the left arm, and shortly after-
wards another wound in the left thigh. The prisoner made
another stab at him, but the knife only cut his trousers.
The prisoner then ran away, but on calling out that be had
been stabbed some one stopped the prisoner, who, however,
made his escape for the time.
. . .

Thomas Bch said he was about to re-enter the public.
house to join the prosecutor when the prisoner and an
old man stood at the door, and prevented him doing so.
He pushed the old man aside, upon which the prisoner in-
terfered and knocked witness down. While on the ground
the prisoner succeeded in getting his thumb into his mouth
and biting it severely. This caused him to call to the pro.
secukir to come to Lis assistance.

George Butte. • private of Royal Marines, stationed at
Deptford Dackyerd, said he heard the prosecutor call out
that he had beep stabbed, and to see if the man had a knife
in his baud. Witness stopped the prisoner as he was running
away, and endeavoured to take a knife from him be saw in
his hand, but in doing so they struggled together, and the
prisoner succeeded in getting away.
Police-constable Barrett, 224 It, said he apprehended
the prisoner as he was leaving a lodging-house at Dept-
ford at six o'clock on the following morning. On telling
him with what lie was charged, the prisoner said he knew
nothing about having used a knife.
Mr. Joseph Henderson, surgeon, of Deptford, said that
be had examined the prosecutor, and found two punctured
wounds. Ono of the wounds, on the outside of the left
thigh, was about half an inch iu depth, and the other, in
the bend i.f the left arm, a third of an inch in depth, and
immediately over an artery, which had fortunately escaped
iejurr, or the wound would have been very serious.
The prisoner declined putting Lay questions to the wit.
items, and
Mr. Traill fully committed him for trial at the next Old
Bailey Sessions.

ARREARS 1N THE DIVORCE COURT. - The court
will .it oo Toursrlay at Westminster for motions. There are
as many an 91 original cases in the lint, besides 24 standing
over by consent of the parties.

TII E A TIEN' PTED 31I'lt LER. AT ALVESTON.—At
Stratford-on• Avon on Friday, before Mr. J. B. Freer,
Mr. J. Cove Jones, Sir Robert N. Hamilton, Bart.,
K.C.8., sod Mr. Arthur Crowdy, Jobe Wagstaff
was brought up on the charge of having assaulted, with
an intent to murder on the 29th September, William
Baylis. Both prisoner and the injured boy were stable
helpers in the establishment of Mr. Joseph Townsend,
Alveston House, and the particulars of the ease bane
already appeared. Baylis appeared to he still in a weakly
state, and to be suffering from the injuries he bad received.
His evidence wax—Ou the 29th September, he was at work
at • heap of manure, prisoner came to him and said,
"There is a bother about my having killed a squirrel, which
was something like • fox. Yam vexed, let us have some
gin." They went together into the stable, and he (witness)
had three " swallows!' of gin, and then returned to his
work, when Wagstaff came to him and said. " Jack,
I am vexed ," and roe a fork into his neck. This
threw witness on his knees, and be was pinned to
the wall. Witness said, "Oh, Jack! Oh, Jack!"
When prisoner ran away witness endeavoured to get
towards the garden, and prisoner ran after him and
knocked him down with his band. He saw Mr. Hall, the
gardener, coming from the garden, when prisoner ran away,
and witness became insensible.—Mr. William Hall, gardener
to Mr. Joseph Townsend, said he found the last witness
bleeding profncely from a wound iu his neck, and slap from
his mouth. Ile laid him on a wet iu the stsbleyard, where
he became insensible. Ile sent for Mr. Nason, surgeon.—
Mr. J. J. Nsson, surgeon, of Stratford-upon-Avon, described
the nature of the injuries received by Baylis, and the pri-
soner was committed to take at hie trial at the next assizes
for the attempt to murder.

TRAGIc OcCURRENcE AT WZYSfOrTH.—Eitely yes-
terday morning the inmates of the residence of Captain
Dow, of 'indwell, Weymouth, were startled by the cries
of "Miaider" proceeding from the upper part of the rear of
the house. Upon hastening to one of the servant's rooms
it was discovered she was greatly excited, and rid that a
man hail just escaped from the window who had pounced
upon her atilst asleep and nearly strangled her. Upon
search being made, a ladder, which Lad been removed from
a house undergoing rereir a short distance off, was found
raised against the bedroom window, and it was no doubt
by this means that the man gained access to the room.
Marks of violence were found on the neck of the girl, and
the house was in a state of alum till daybreak, soon after
which it was discovered that the man who had entered the
house was lying dead at the bottom of one of the Weymouth
and Portland Ridgway cuttings near the back of the house.
He was a marine named Henry Stokes, belonging to her
Majesty's ship Black Prince, and in his flight bad evidently
fallen down the cutting, which is hewn nut of stone, and
was killed, Footmarks which correspond with deceased's
boots were visible from the ladder to the cutting. An ic-
quest was held, when a verdict in accordance with the facts
was recorded,

THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN THE TEMPLE G•R-
DPNs. —Active prepaniimeo are being made in the gardens
of the Inner and Middle Temple for the annual show of
chrysanthemums, a display which always commands much
attention, and which is justly regarded as aomething MS/.
venous iu the heart of tbe metropolis. le the Inner Temple
there is a very beautiful row of the choicest fiewara.as,pd„
inz along the whole length of Paper.buildings. They are of
all imaginable col3urs sod sizes, and the manner in which
they are •rrancril shows them off to the greatest posaib •
advantage. Ou the opposite aide of the garden., by Har-
court-building., there is another row. but they do not .how
SO well no throe oo the eastern aids on account of the
building operation. which are going on. But Mr. Broome
has reserved bin finest specimen for the northern side
of the garden, along the whole extent of which the beau-
tiful flowers have been carefully covered in. They are all
well developed mod in excellent order, so that it may fairly
be expected that the display of the present year will be
equal to any of those which have preceded it. In the Mid-
dle Temple gardens Mr. Dale has been equally sacces.ful
up to the present time, and helms raised some very splendid
specimen., which will be ready for public inspection at the
Came time with those in the loner Temple. The space which
Mr. Dale has at his command is not so large as that which
Mr. Beoome has to work upon, but be has turned what he
bas to the beet advantage, and both the gardeners may con-
gratulate themselves upon what will certainly be, nolas• the
weather should prove thoroughly unpropitious, a highly
satrsfactory show.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—
OrFNING or Tae TIIALEM VALLEY LINL —To-day this Hoe,
having been completed, and the certificate of de fitness
having been le ceived from the government inspector, will be
opened for public traffic. The line is six miles long, and
accommodates all the principal places on the picturesque
banks of the Thames.. It branches off from the South
Western Railway near Twickenham. and accommodate, in
its course Fularell. Hampton, Sunbury. and Shepperron,
bringing metropolitan railway communication within lee
than halt a mile of Hampton Court Mace. It has been
about twelve months in course of constructing, and addi-
tional trains will be rue between London, Richmond, and
Twickenham. There will he no ceremony, Mr. Scott, the
traffic nienager. awl the officials, only being in attendance
on the occasion of the public opening.