The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-07 00:00:00

THAMES.

John Git•on, • dimerteTir7air the 7th Royal Fusiliers,
and described as having no home, was brought up on re-
mand before Mr. Partridge, charged with being in possession
of two plated cruet-steeds, which had either been
stolen or unlawfully procured.
A few days mime the prisoner offered a plated cruet-
stead in pawn to an assistant in the shop of Mr. William
Nathan, a respectable pawnbroker in the Commercial-road
East. The assistant questioned the prisoner who could
give no satisfactory account as to the way he became pos-
sessed of the cruetstand. Mr. Nathan's assistant gave the
ptisorie,r into the custody of a police-constable named
Carter, who searched the prisoner at the statioo-house and
found another suet-stood node, his left arm. The name
Mathews, Esq., or Marquand, Esq., was very faintly
written is ink ander one of the dams. There were three
D's impressed an the prisoner's left side. indicating that be
had deserted three times. Carter ascertained that the mi-
niver had deserted a fourth time from the 7th Royal Fuel.
liars at WaITIOT. in August last. The prisoner was fully
described in the Rae arid Cry and Police Gamete of August
11, 1863. Carter bad oommuuicated with the Miami au-
thorities, but no one attended to claim the prisoner as a de-
serter. The officer believed the prisoner was so bad that
the regiment from which be had deserted would have
nothing more to do with him. . . .

The insouer made no defence, awl refused to give soy
somata of the way be became permed of the two cruet-
dead&

Mr. Partridge said be bed no doubt whatever the pro-
per taken from the prisoner was noise. It appeared the
primmer had deserted from his regiment four times, and
there was no doubt he was a bad character. He seotenced
Met to be impriemed for two =oaths is the House of Cor-
rection, and to be kept to bard Meer, forte unlawful pos-
session of the crast-daada. •

MURDER OF A POLICEMAN IN GLASrIOW.
About II o'clock on Wednesday evening • night oonstable
in the Glasgow polios force, inroad Robert Campbell, was
so brutally assaulted
by • man named Alexander Graham,
in a stair, sad in • clone in Stockwell-street, that he expired
about seven o'clock on Thursday morning. About twenty
minutes to It o'clock on Wednesday evening, two shop gide,
who were on their way to the house of their mistress, who
lives in Stockwell-street, were frighteeed on the steag by a
man who was sitting in the dark. They swaroed and ran
out of the close, and got the Mainland, of Campbell,
who showed them up the stair. Campbell then asked
the roan to rise; and shortly afterwards a woman
named Fullerton, who lives on the first flat, heard • noise
at the landing of the first stair, and at the same time some-
thing which she thought was a lantern struck her door.
She opened the door, and observed the constable lying on
his back, and Graham with his keen on his breast sod his
hands at his throat. She pulled the ruffian off the constable,
who was much exhausted, and then asked him to enter her
dwelling. Campbell did so, and Graham, on pro-
ceeding down stairs, said be would do for the
constable for meddling with him. After remain-
ing in the house for a short time the constable
lett, and on procealiog down stairs he was attacked
by Graham, and they struggled on the ground for some
time, the constable calling •' murder." A spit it dealer's
assistant came to the constable's aid and seised Graham,
, who was conveyed to the neutral polies-office. Campbell
wee in a very exhausted state, and after being conveyed to
• spirit shop was taken to the house of the police surgeon,
and afterwards was removed how. His forehead was
much swollen, which he said was occasioned by falling on
on. of the steps of the stair in the course of the •
He coetinned sensible for about two how, after whit be
Warr.e delirious, and expired about seven o'clock
lon Thursday morning in his house in College-street.
Demised, who joined the police in 1850, was a quiet, steady
man, and has left a widow and six children. The prisoner,
when conveyed to the police-office, seemed to be to an ex-
cited dodo through drink. He said he was • weaver re-
siding in Soho street, Bridgeton. He said he had been in
the 78th Regimei.t, has • pension, and that he had drawn
if. 12s. of prise mosey for the Indian war on Wednesday
afternoon, between 2 Rod .1 o'clock. He then indulged in
drink in several public-houses, after which he said he WI no
recollection of anything that had occurred. He was remitted
from the central police-court on Thursday to the sheriff.
THE M RDFA OF A CUSTOMS OFFICER AT
LINICRPOOL. —The Liverpool Borough Coroner yesterday
(Friday) resumed the inquiry iota the death of Mr. 'Treby,
the Custom-house officer who was so brutally murdered in
Wavertres•road on last Wednesday evening, and after some
further evidence had been given the inquest was adjourned
until next Thursday.
MURDEROUS ATTACK BY • LUNATIC. —Wonciznat,
FRIDAY EI7ZNING.—Tbis saleroom, a men named James
Barton, • gardener from Cheltenham. was charged before the '
Worcester magistrates at the Guildhall here with an at.
tempt to murder Mrs. Barnes, the wife of a cottager at 1
Kempny, near thiscity. It appears that on the 28th ult.,
the accused, who is sworn to by Mrs. Barnes. entered her
cottage, and beat her in • most barbarous manner about the
head with • hludgeoo, leaving her insensible end fracturing
her skull. He succeeded in getting clear off, but was ap-
preheoded this week in Glouceetershire, where be called
himself Lord Spencer. He is believed to he insane. end
when in custody said "be supposed he should be hung for it."
The woman was for sonic tuns In • dangerous state, but is
sow recovering. The prisoner was remanded for a few days,
Ismael. that when brought up again Mit Barites may give
evidemmagaiost him.
ATTACK UPON MR. BIWA HON. M. P.—On Tbure-
day night week bonfires blazed in different places along the
shores of the Suir, Non, and Barrow, With ing the satis-
faction of the fishermen at the probability of the salmon
fisheries being again thrown open to them. As will be seen
by the following nearly tragic occurrence, the feelings of
those who are suffering for the public good are of ••• very
opposite character. On that evening Mr. M'llabon, to
whom, as it is well known, the public are mainly indebted
for the just and beneficial measure of lost session, proceeded
to Ross, accompanied by Mr. Blake, M.P. Both gentlemen
spent the evening with some friends, lay and clerical, favour-
able to the cause. Next morning Mr. 111dahon proceeded on
an outside oar to visit a friend residing near the Tower of
Hook. Mr. Blake, who first proposed accompanying him, de-
cided owootually on not doing so, being anxious to return to
Waterford to attend the Fishery Commission, which had
not yet concluded its sittings ; and this circumstance, as the
sequel will show. probably saved both from injury. While
pureeing his journey Mr. M'Mahon was reengoised by •
weir-owsee who fiercely demanded was he Paddy M'ldahota,
sad on being answered in the affirmative he lirsoilisbed a
large iron bar and exclaimed. "Only for the couipany you
are to I'd glee you this." We may mention that the seat
which Mr. Blake would have bad was occupied by • Roman
catholic clergyman. The driver whipped his basso to full
speed to escape. The weir-owner apparently altered his
mind as to refraining from violence. as he immediately
started in pursuit of the ear, which he followed for 'wear& I
of two miles. Mr. it'llahon made the beet of his way to
Rom, and started by 'he list train es route to Lemke. being
obliged to abandon his intention of visiting several of hie
onnetituesta, not liking the bawd of travelling further
through • country abounding with owners of fixed 'neon
of !very deeeription.7ponmel Chronicle.
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_NDIA.OFFICZ, Nov. b.—Toe Qnenn has been
pleased to appoint Hairy Mille, Moo. use 01 her Mej•sty'e
counsel leveed iu the Is., to be a Jude at the High Court
el Judicature 01 Fort Witham, in Beagel.—Garear.