The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-15 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

A few days ago Mr. Church, the solicitor to the South
Eastern Railway Company, attended before the magistrate
at this court to apply fur a summons against Lieutenant
Bradshaw, of the Royal Artillery, for committing a violent
asami't upon one of the guards attached to the company,
named John Richardson, while in the due execution of his
duty at the London-bridge terminus of the railway.
After hearing the guard's statement the magistrate granted
a summons, which was placed in the hands of Guest, one of
the summoning officers attached to the court, for service,
and yesterday was appointed for the bearing.
The officer, however, was not able to serve the summons,
owing to Lieutenant Bradshaw not being placed in quar-
ters, having very recently arrived at Woolwich barracks.
Mr. Church accordingly attended, and said that the com-
pany was determined to protect their servants from the vio-
lence of persons who thought proper to attack them in their
mad freaks. lie should, therefore, press the complaint,
and he had no doubt, if the officer saw the adjutant and
explained his business, that that gentleman would see the
summons delivered to the lieutenant.
Guest was then directed to proceed to Woolwich to-mor-
row morning, and endeavour by all possible means to effect
a service on the lieutenant or the adjutant. Most likely
the lieutenant would see the propriety of not giving the
authorities any further trouble to enforce his attendance at
this police-court.

ENTR‘ORDINART OCTRAGE NEAR SWANSEA.—
One of the most eseraordinary attempts either to murder,
or to inflict some serious injury, apparently for the purpose
of robbery, that we have ever known as occurring in this
district, was made on the Crumlyn Burrows, on the even-
ing of Saturday last. Mr. Steadman, a dissenting minis-
ter, residing at the Mumbles, says that on the evening in
!volition, he visited Swansea, with the intention of proceed-
ing by the last train to Briton-ferry. Being too late for
the train, be determined upon walking across the burrows.
Having been detained for some time in town, it was dusk
by the time he reached the Mile-end public-house. Walk-
ing on the towing-path of the canal, and soon after passing
the powder magasmes, a man suddenly appeared on the
ether aide of the furze hedge separatiag the towing-path
hem the common. He presently advanced to the path.
Is was dressed in a clean smock-frock and light trousers,
MAW the appearance of a navvy or excavator. He fol-
iages' Mr. Steadman, and presently joined him. They
colored into conversation, in the course of which the stran-
ger laid that he had that day been discharged from the
weeks on the Cwmbwrla tunnel of the South Wales Rail-
way; that he had left his comrades at Swansea, and did
not " remain with them to spend but was going

John Hodge, a reepectabledooking rammed man, about iO—Nesils, thence up the faleViesidt.'•After prossaiing
38 years of age, who stood remanded on various charges of within 600 or 700 yards of the Halfway Reuse, the man,
embezzling sums of money to the extent of 110/. from on some pretext, lagged a few steps behind, and immedi-
various cu.tenieri of Mr. Wm. Clayton Pope, tea-dealer, of ately afterwards advanced and presorted a large pistol from
the Pavement, Moorfields, iu whose service he was a tea- behind to Mr. Steadman's head sad geed. The latter be-
velivr, was placed at the bar for final examination. came partially stunned and till, bat recovered himself'
The cvi fence of the several witnesses given at the pre- almost immediately. The max stood over him, and he
TIOUS examination having been read over, and their several made an effort to grasp the fellow, who, however, succeeded
drppwow'lions signed in fair distinct charges, in making off, although pursued for some yards. Whether
AYsamauWire, after giving the prisoner the usual eau- the pistol was haled with ball or not, it is impossible to
tic* ailed him if be bed anything to sae. state. A considerable portion of the contents of the pistol
no prisser eseseved hie defence. was received in the face, which was very much scorched
ANNUM Wit, digs fully committed the prisoner for indeed, and covered with blood. Th.:eye was quite blood-
ttial, MI a* 'iterate were-bound over to prosecute. shot, while a large quantity of powder grains have perfor-
110W-STREET. ated the skin. The blood, Ac., was washed off at the
kin Mass, a respectable-looking man apparently about Halfway HOW!, while Mr. Michael afterwards dressed
alp= ef see, was domed before Mr. Jardine with the face. Mr. Superintendent Tate, on hearingof the out-
goings'', nu eggsnan Idarnapdanghter, Mary Ann Baker, of rage, immediately despatched officers to institute the ne-
opeimisem
.osiggianaisemit,- Westminster, a child nine eessary inquiries, although the offence was not committed
imam dd. within the municipal boundaries. The fellow has not
The pamisstels delici that about three weeks since, when since been heard of.—Swonsea Herald.