The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

TEE ASCENT ATTEMPTED MURDER AT

LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, T/101111DAY.
Robert and Henry Byre, who were remanded from
last week, charged with a merderoue assault sad attempted
robbery is South Castle-street, ow Thursday last (the details
of which haws bees already made public), were brought up
again before Mr. Samuel Holm', at the polies wart. The
only additionl witness was Wm. Hughes, ow whom the
assault was made, who appeared very weak sod in mush
b3dily aufferiug. Belore the prisoners ocre fully committed
for trial, the elder ewe read the following damage; alter
whisk 'bey were removed to the Brideweil:

tt Baturdey, January 26.
" V I am tadefended by any legal msn, I take this se the
"sly method left me to sommenktato the partiealars, sad
to point eat this several eireemstaaose soder which I
mennaltted the Aimee with whisk I us charged.
I do net imam to say, that any elsolunetanots
weld Imlay me la senunittisg sash a mime; bet
from the sate cif extreme wait—tho state of ritual star-
tiatims—l was in at the time, that I **steely 'maw what I
did. I had so redress. I mild get bathing te de. I tried
the desks, bat it yak". I 'peke,/ to the authorities for re-
' hot.. I wee told tis ge to tho parish. I west, sad was told
I'd be mat Mew to my own satiety I applied to my
frieads sad selatiets ; bat the friendship that szleteel is
peeeperiniZeitted dkapplossed when adversity ear* en. aad es I
the whet this nearness took piss., I wee mm e
ing the :abases from the docks, without the slightest
balm ell ebtaitiag sty mistimes for a helpless family of
minellebildesa, who had eat*. smiting ft thirty slit hears.
Segmatike, this, that I should be tempted to commit as
ellesselish I lust" It tat madness to attempt. Rot when
I Ilidadi tbe pale fame sad easelated foams of five small
Malta" tad a mother solieriag the ciressuatanses
whisk I have already tamed, my and hems* agitated—l
eared sot what hems' of me, sad I felt as if I was harried
ea to deolesetlia by seine irresistible isthmuses.
"The purport of this is to beg the magistrates to dila
with me asninierfly, sad, es OA act of mercy, tot to seamit
mefor trial, sad thee pia* me an opportunity of reforming
my thareeter, whisk I hereto, .re alleys OrldeeriPered to
preeerve from the 'lightest impropar sondem.

" With raped to my brother Wog soneerned In the ease,
I most say at be was throated by my instructions. He
did not knew the rowrequertoss of such a prospecting. He
ma produce three years' character from °easiest and trust-
worthy mitigations up to the dsy ea which the sad occorrenco
took pima
If I would now get en opportunity to join rem of the
regiments of dragoons I would willingly do so, and nets is
my istsatios whom it pleases Oad to restore sae to liberty
I would itave doaa so long since bat I
myosins leave a young and helpless family enprovided for.
" I will now soy no mere epos the subject, but beg that
the el the *tort Rey be extruded to me I never
Wen iM soy puma either is ward or deed. Neither
de I wee Mesa to de OD agate It is true my modem may
seem aloteine Y dth ere, sad the atainterested observer
Replan It olealoal la every muse of the word ; bet if
they mole feepolethd with the dreadfal Privations (the
Ihropieg debit of withal are but an outlier) which led so
to she semeisleo of the diet), they would not swore SO
SO sae. Ulm penes would go sad see my family they
weald imnesdleiely admit that this statement is sot is soy
way ameopieled.
Is eseeleeleo, I most sincerely here and beg, no tatter
what the seagletratin may choose to do with se, that they
will await my poor brother, IS It we all my fault.
H 011.1? H /trail."

Tam AIWUAL BALI. in aid -Ot—trrl'ias—aM
snare' Benevolent Isetltatles, takes plaid at Willis.
Issma es the lath lot., ender the patronage of lit Bet-
Main Hall, But., M.P., Mr. W. Lee, M.P. foe Maid-
gime, Mr. Muffle. Leese, tke president of the iastitatisa,
sal Wier distinplelted