The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-20 00:00:00

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On Saturday, at the Marylebone police-court,
shortly after Mr. Mad Lid, the prodding magistrate, had
taken hi Beat ape tie tooth, a was, Istentshy dressed,
named Michael Lyoos, aged 40 yews, of nainpark, Bally-
masaillan, war Dundalk, Indeed, Reiland-school teacher,
was brought up and plated in the dock, charged with at-
tempts to mauler. The piteous injared are Mr. Peter
Aileen, proprietor of Use Victoria hotel, Barking-road,
Plaistow, sod a corn merchant, Mr. James Wor-
land, ale, living a the same locality.
Prisoner, as being placed in the dock, had • very wild ap-
his hat being smaahed in and beipstiered with
load. is coat, trousers waistcoat, hands and face, were
also thickly clotted with brood.
Inspector Cox, S division, handed in the following certifi-
cate se regarded the sate of inn of the =Harem
" July 18, 1863.—This is to eerily that Mr. Jams. Wor-
land is 'Whyte; from a severe and dangerous wound in the
forehead. He is quite enable to leave this house.—Jon run
Scnnum, M.R.C.S. Royal George Hotel, Eustou-sqnsre."
The inspector added that the occurrence took plies shoetly
after the train had left Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, and
he asked hi worhipp if it was within his jurisdiction to hear
it. One of the gwUemea who wee wounded was priesot
It yea decided by his worship that he had no jurisdiction to
go on with the case, and that the prisoner must be taken to
the county (Buckinghamshire) where the offence was com-
mitted. _ _ .

From what could be gathered of this desperate encounter,
it appear' the prisoner is a schoolmaster, acid very much re-
spored in the part from whence he comes, as letters found
upon hiss would tend to prove. He had left Ballyrnarcallen
wine aa excursion ticket far a month from Ireland to
Lagos, his intention haying been while staying her, to
compete for some of the prises at Burlington House, Pie-
adilly. He travelled all night, without any symptoms of
madness ; and, indeed, up to the very moment when the
adroit Ina made, no onebad the slightest suspicion, either
from his moralist or manners, but that he had a perfect
control over himself and actions. As the 9.15 express
train was about to start from Liverpool, the pcuonar and
the two gentlemen Wired mitred a secondelsm carnage,
into which bed previoualy got an elderly lady. After the train
had started, permer, who bad • large carpet-beg, pieced
self close by the window and seemed tabs in every meditative
mood for some time. He was shortly afterwards heard to
ejaculate something rather incoherently, but almost in a
menacing sort of way. lir. Worland and Mr. ll'Lecon,
who were convening in • friendly way together, looked to-
wards him (the premier), so did also the lady, who was for-
tunately seated near the window on the opposite Ode of the
carriage to that where the prisoner was wring. Prisoner
' again relapsed into a thoughtful sort of mood, and con-
' trued so toll after the train had pared Brickley ration,
when he jumped up from his seat, and with • large open
clasp-knife in his hand rushed at Mr. Worland sad stabbed
him is the forehead, ceasing a most frightful wound. He
afterwards, as it were twisting the blade round, wee in the
act of making another "lunge" at Mr. Worland, when
Mr. Id`Leari gave him (the prisoner) a blow, and knocked
him beck on to the seat. This seemed to have had the
effect of infuriating him more, for he had no sooner reco-
vered bimetal than he came again to the attack, and with
the knife upraised was *boot to strike another blow at Mr.
Worland, when Mgr= eared him by the throat, and
clutched the knife in his heed. Here • fearful encounter
ensued, and prisoner drew the weapon through IPLean'i
band, cutting soar of the fingers to the bone. Worland,
who all this time bad not been idle although shockingly
wounded sod weak from for of blood, managed to get
behind the prisoner and throw him down. The lady in the
compartment, after screaming for assistance for some time,
tainted away. The struggle that ensued must bare been
a desperate one, for the prisoner who was shouting loudly,
endeavoured to rise arid shake the two gentlemen off, at
the same time striking and stabbing ,both wire. Fain•
nattily the oil lamp in the carriage was alight, and this en.
shied both Mr. Worland and Mr. 111'Lsan to secure the
knife-out of the prisoner's poression and to keep him down
till they arrived at Camden-town station, where, on the
ticket collector going in for tickets, be was horrified at what
be sew. The side rats, windows, and floor of the carriage
were bespattered with blood and tiopr-marks. The two
gentlemen and prisoner were also covered with blood.
Prisoner was at one conveyed to the station,
where be made • statement to the effect that
he believed the two gentlemen who wan with him were
thieves and intended to rob him. He sew them talking to
one another, and making motions towards him, and he
thought he could not do better than defend himself, if only
for his dear little ones. Mr. M•Lesn's right hand is fright-
fully out, and be is also much injured about the body. On
prisoner being searched at the station, • large sum of money
was found upon him, and • student's prise medal. his for-
tumble that no life was sac:rifted, and indeed, it may be
considered • wooder when the struggle commenced between
40 and 50 miles from London. No stoppage was made, and
no communication with the guard or eogine-driver could be
obtained.
Prisoner was removed handcuffed to be taken by Inspector
Cox to Blatchley.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH. JaLT 19.

The Wainer Castle, Indianian, arrived at Spithead this
morning from the East Indies with mibtery invalids and
time.espired men. They will disembark to-morrow, and
the invalids will be transferred to the Royal Victoria Hos-
pital at Medley.
n
Captai Francisco 8. Tremlett. inspecting officer of
training ships, paid his annual visit to the St. Vincent on
Saturday, and the officers were exercised in making and
reefing sails.
The Speedy, 2, man-vessel, Master Charles Burney,
arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Channel Wands.

TURNING THE WHIST ROD OP THE EAST GRIN
STEAD AND TUNBRIDGE•WELLS RAILWAY.

The ceremony of turning the first sod of this rail-
way—one of the group now rapidly extending over the
county of Sussex in COGIIIIIiOII with the London, Brighton,
and South Coast system—took pleas on Saturday at East
Grunted. A large party of noblemen and gentlemen
000nocted with the district assembled at the present
terminus of the branch railway from Three Bridges,
at one o'clock, and headed by a local band, and •
number of flags borne by the navvies, marched through
the quaint old village into a newly-mown meadow,
overlooking the rich valley stretching towards Tunbridge
Wells, the connexion of which important tow. with the
London, Brighton, and South West lips is one of the ob-
jects of the new railway. Among the noblemen and gentle.
men present were Load Colchester, Lord West, the Bishop
of Oxford, lion. Reguald Abbott, Sir C. Blunt, Sir Henry
Polly, Mr. Leo Schuster, Mr. Alderman Soloman, M.Y.,Mr.
F. Sleight, and many influential residents in Borax.