The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-28 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN LEICESTERSHIRE.

LEICESTER, TVZSDAT.
Abort midnight, on Sunday, the village of Snare.
Some, whisk lies between Ashby-de la-Zoack and Atha,-
' Miss, wee the nese of • moss atrocious attempt at murder,
whisk it is to be teased has ere this proved suorcesful. The
fasts, so far as they ma at present be ascertained, appear
to be es fellow :—Thwe is a swan farmer of flauestonti,
an old man, sensed Joke Fowls', who, yesterday, It is
said, was abort to stake his will. leering • large properties
of his little property to his restos, a young Elea named
Jo Aerie Fewkes. At this, ose of the old man'. ass%
who also was awed Jobs Fawkes, felt aggrieved, sad
he has boss repeatedly heard to threaten his nephew.
About half-pest 11 o'clock os Sunday sight, the pomp
man John Acres Fowhes met with Clow, the
county potions* stationed is Os village, and asked him
to p with his into his graadfather's, and bore a triasdi
y
glued ale. To this the poliesmen assented, and at the old
sea's house they &sad, besides the grandfather, es
seals of the mos was, • shopkeeper, named William
Fawkes, who was aging up with the old men. The party
were quietly Mktg • jug of ale, when, ju't about midnight,
a gun was fired apparently aloes to the window, and the
abet from whisk NM* the young man in the fan, particu-
larly 'brat the symend forehead. Re was sitting nearly
combs le we siesor about two yards sad • half from
it, sod fan Non direidy be was shot. Immediately the
pa woe land, W. Fawkes eaelaimed, "That's env Jack
that flesil." The policeman, Mani awned and missed,
rushed to the deer, but knd it fastened on the outside.
After some little delay the eord with which it was fastened
was eat, sad the °facer went into the aunt and round the
house, but could see nobody. The young man was taken up
M bed, sad • negeos called ie. The policemen west ever
to Ashby sad Wormed P. S. Platte, who, about five en
)(sudsy simaing, @pretended the uncle, Jobs Fawkes, on
• charge et sherds, his nephew. A gun end some shot
were fogad in prisoser's house, and • pair of boots whisk
t admit with some footmarks discovered soar his
f=lliesse. The eord with which the door was listened
on the outside has been identified as his property. Primmer
was • butcher, and lived about half • mile from his father's.
The yeast mea was living last night, but his recovery was
considesed to be hopeless.

DOMBSTIO DIALOGUE.
(Oteasiesed by the imperial attempt to regulate the prism
of heftiest meat M Paris.)
Bator Herebelei (limping very mush)—b&7 lore, I ham
bad as alteration with my hatcher, sad be has given me a
bilk.
Wife—Good regions I Where has he kicked you ?
fitraboseel—ls the Ant category !
(The Ant eategory of tbe imperial tariff of butcher meat Is
what Is Zoglasi Is valgerly tensed " rump steak.")

FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIN DINTINO RAILWAY
VIADOOT.—AO lawn was hold at Dinting, on Monday.
as the body of John Seidel& a railway porter, who was
*reek by arallemy engine on the Nanchister and Shedield
Viadom at Dwain', as the 19:11, and died from injuries
ranalting gram this odwursaws. Belfleld was crossing the
'Went wise a I Ora* from Redfield oame ap be-
hind, lb. driver of wWah orandsd his whistle. The f
tomato maid dem if ket engin, bed attempted to re-
MOM In trod of it, mad wail attack by One Of the buffers,
suataisiag • fesetsto of his right arm And three of his ribs.
R• dim' Blnda7. The jury Mused a verdict of " At-
diestal AWL"