The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-27 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND THE NAVIGATION OF THE

DAN CBE.

A letter from Vienna, given in the Cologne Gazette•
says:—" The folow'og is an extract of the circular of the
Steam Navigation Company of the Danube, which woe
lately .o much talked of. It la add dto the inspectors
end captains of the company :
s We learn that foreign testes are about to wend the
Danube re far as Bel4rade, in order to e,tahlish business
relations there. If those veuels should meet with any wi-
dest by which human life is eadarger.d, you must render
them every pos.ible ■ei,taee. But, except in that cue,
the said steamers are no: to be assisted is any way, either
by allowiag them to enter our p Its et leading places, or
by furnishing them with pilots er noel, ite , even on
payment.
(Signed) Earctisox, Director.
A very marred use is to be made of 'teas in-
structions.'

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ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BERMONDSEY.
APPREHENSION OF THREE MEN.

Yesterday, Mr. Burcham, the magistrate of South.
work police court, was summoned from Chum to Guy's
Remittal, to take the deposition of a man who was supposed
to be dying in consequence of wounds he bad received in a
murderous attack which was made upon him oar the previous
evening.
It appears that on Ssturday night, about half-past nine
o'clock, Sergeant James Coldmas, No. 23 M. having heard
that a mks had bean stabbed, proceeded to the shop of Mr.
Moore, a eargeoo, residing in Greene road, Bermondsey,
where he found • man, named Patnck Griffin, • labourer,
aged thirty-five years, who resided at No. 6, Bieck
Jack-alley, near the London docks, in • state
which seemed to leave no hope of recovery. He had been
conveyed there by Mr. Barrett, the master of Marlborough-
Loon School, Grange•road. The police officer having made
himself acquainted with the circumstances of the case, pro-
ceeded toe hues in St. Thomas's.place, and apprehended
Richard Borchelt, the landlord, with two of his lodgers,
named Patrick Ryan and Abraham Borchelt, and conveyed
them to the station. Afterwards he searched the house,
and found a large black handled knife, covered with blood,
of which he took poeseetion. The three prisoners, with
Patrick and John Griffin, had been drinking ate public-
boom in the neighbourhood, when some differences arose
between them; but before they parted the quarrel between
them seemed to have been made up, and Griffin had no
idea that he wee the object of malice on the pert
of any of them. John Griffin went home with the
three prisoners to Barcall's house, and shortly after-
wards Patrick tar Rn west three, with a view if
possible of inducing his brother to return home. While he
wee there the quarrel wee renewed, when one of the pri-
mate struck him a violent blow with • brickbat or stone
which felled bins to the ground, at d while la that position
Richard Borchelt plunged the knife into his aide. By Mr.
Moore's direction the wounded man was conveyed to Guy's
Hospital.
Wan Mr. Bonham, the magistrate, attended yesterday
morning, he was met by Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk of
Southwark police-court, Sepirintendent Bleedford, In-
spector Reid, Mr. Valentine, the house surgeon, Mr. Calla-
way, Mr. Hill, aid Mr. Archer. The i limners were placed
by the wounded man's to• (hide, sod he immediately pointed
to Richard Borchelt as the assassin.
Mr. Boman then took the man'. depositions, which
were as follow :—" My name is net rick Griffi•. lam 35
years of SP, end reside at 6, Black Jack-alley, London
Docks. Yesterday evening I called on my brother, John
' Griffin, who nisi .es et 2, VI illow.grove, Willow-walk, Ber-
mondsey. We went to a beerabop, and had a pot or two of
porter. Some other persons were prevent. My brother
John afterwards went to Richard Burchell's house, and I
went to fetch him away, as he meant to have • quarrel, and
to persuade him to come away. Re would not leave. I
went a second time to fetch him away, when I wee struck
over the bead with a piece of poker' a brickbat, ore stone,
and waa tucked down. While I was on the ground
there were three persons over me beating me. Ify
brother wee present. 1 put up my arms to defend my head,
and whets I was lying on the ground I felt • knife eater my
left aide. It wee • long black-beadled knife, with a sharp
point. I seised bold of the leg of the man that stabbed me."
At this stage of the proceedings. the man fainted, and resto-
ratives were applied. When be had sufficiently recovered,
Richard Borchelt wee placed separately at his bedside, aid
identified se the uremia.

The magistrate eked Harebell whether he wished M my
anything to the &Imp.
Richard Burch.ll (to Gritßo)—Did you cot say, "I will
be the death of you ?'
Orifflu—l might hays said, " I will take your lift."
R. Burehel:—You had a handkerchief tied round your
waist when you were in the publio house—what was
that for

Griffin—l took it off my neck and tied it round my waist
to mount my liming it.
Mr. Edwin then read our the deposition to Griffin, who
attested them by kis mark.
The prisoners, who were thoroughly callous, were fins
handcuffed and sent back to prison in charge of the p Aice.

EXAMINATION OF THE ACCUSED
THIS DAY.

This morning, Richard Bushell, Abraham Bu-
shell, and Patrick Ryan, were placed at the bar before Mr.
Seeker, charged with attempting to murder Patrick Griffin,
who is now lying in a precarious state is Guy's Hospital.
Mr. Solomon appeared for the prisoners.
John Griffin, a young moo, about twenty-two, said he
was a labourer, and resided in Brown's plate, Grange-road.
His brother, Patrick Griffis, tame from the other Bids of
the water to see him on Ssturday night. That wu about
Mee o'clock, and they went to a beer-shop close by. They
remained there a short time, when he told his brother
that R chard Borchelt had severely bra.en him about five
week, ego. His brother raid if he bad been by his side at
the time Borchelt should not have served him out; and
that if he saw Borchelt he would not bes platted with him.
They went out of the beer-shop about hell past nine, and
proceeded to Richard Burch/Ws house. Witness pushed
the door open, aad este.' hint out, lasing his brother wee
there, and would rfe him righted. Richard then came out,
tack up a brick, and threw it at his bead, striking him on
the &ideal the left eye, which caused him to fell down.
Abraham Borchelt then came up, and kicked witness
while on the ground. The wife of Richard, who wu
inside the house, called oat " Stick them, stick them."
Witness was then pulissl by the legs, end ou getting up he
saw his brother, the man who is now in the hespital, lying
near the paling.. He thought he woe dead, and he feU on
him and kissed bim. Witeess was at that time covered
with blood from the wound on the side of his head, and he
was then taken away to a doctor's, where his wounds were
dressed. His brother was left behind. He slid not see any
blood or markt of violence on his brother, neither, did he
see any violence effered to him.
In crees•eaaminu•ien by Mr. Solomon, witness said that
before they went to the beer-shop they called on Mr.
Mognahan, where wltnssa lodged, sod told him they were
going to Burchell'e, to settle a dispute. ?despoiler' told
him not to go. When he was attacked at Burchell's a great
crowd had colleced, so that he could not see what they did
to his brother.

George Ansell, a lid employed at a greengrocer's, in
F,rt-street, Bermondsey, said he saw the two Griffins in
the beeratop, at had-past eight on Saturday evening. They
appeared tl be under the influence of beer. Ab ut half-
past nine, witness wza in the gerden adj3inirg Richard
flarchell's, when be saw the latter kick Patr;ek Griffin,the
injured man, with the heel of his boot several times. Ryas
also kicked ►im, and with.' saw Abraham Buechel! beat-
ing last witneu. Witness thought they had killed Patriek
Gr ; but be did not see any knife or sharp instrument
u.ed. Richard Burchell went into his how, whi:e Petrick
Griffin was on the ground, and fetched a pair of bellows,
which be struck him over the nose with. He did not see
either of the Griffins stril/44 ILL, one.

Sergeant Coleman, 23 M, produred a certificate from the
surgeon t f Oar'. Ho,pital, fettles forth that Petrick Orifiia,
the injured man, was in a very dangerous a' a r.

Superintendent Smiled here asked for a remand, when
his worship asked whether tee wan was likely to live ?
The Supir:nterdent replied that ho was n t.
Mr. Seeker, after reading owe the deposition taken In the
Hospital, remanded the primmer until tomorrow week.

APPOINTMENTS.—The Lord Chancellor has ap-
pointed Mr. Herbert Jacks:in to the vacant clerkebip io the
Registrer's office. The Lord Chancellor has eppointed the
Rev. Matthew Pwring'on, principal of Bishop Otter's
Training School, to the rs eery of Fohbourne, duress of
Chichester; the It•v. William John*, to the Vicarage of
Chalk, diocese of lt xhwer ; end the Rev. C. Hi I lee to the
•icunas of Avcobury, diccese of Ilerelord. The Queen
he, appointed the Rev. Francis Close to the deanery of
Carlisle, vacert by 11 e elcvaticn of the Very Rev. H. Tait,
Dean of Carlble, to the h'ehc;%ric of Loudon. The Queen
has appointed the Rev. Wilhom Henry 1 h irntcn to the
church of Ezthimoor, Ese moor•fore•t. Mr. Eisend Her-
'Bert Banbury hes h .en toted secretary to the Cam.
bridge Helens ty Canneito.on. Lord Palmerston has
app Anted Cheri. e Berrinztoo, Ego., to bs his second private
'secretary, via NV. LOW, Erg., promoted in due curse to be
senior clerk in the Troesuy.—Oilreroe►.

Plo Noso.—(F,om oar Romeo Correspondent.)—
Hie Holiness is fond of paying unespected visits, i la Hermits
al Ruchid, ocrasiontily, g By with a view to some
cbsritab:e or beneficent parrs,. A few days ago be sur-
prised the widow of a government tmploye, tesidirg in the
Treat eeeee quarter, with a visit of this kind. The widow,
it appears, had sent a petition to the Pope, conveying such
a pi:tare of her destitute condition and the misery of her
family that his Itiliners re,olvirt to verify the state of
affair., In order to grant her roma relief, if deserving of it.
Pio 1.1, na's commiseration was sufficiently excited by what
he saw, for be inimedi iteiy erlered the widow'. name to be
pat on the plosion list for tsee:vo anode a month, and left the
psor woman end her family overwhelmed with joy.
LATEST FASHIONABLE ARRIVAL—One of the
meet:Teri wh'ch left Southampton for London by the 11.30
a.m. train on Saturday was a live ellietttor, nearly 15 feet
biog. It came to Oa a country in &Watt India packet, tram
Oreytown. It was conveyed to town in a canoe l elf filled
with water, parUy covered over with boardieg. The canoe
was fastened rows a railway track. The alligator .1,3
streamed to the Regent's-park Zoological Gardens. It bed
eel has, fed fee same time, ■ad kept openbag its gigantic
seuth rig it emoted prey set far OE It was ca big sound
j ea a ma's bail.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

COURT OP' BANIRUPTCY.
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ILS TSNAJILSS.

The bellow,. paper menufacturer, of Cliefden Taplom,
applied for his circle...lu few days ago.
The report in Hr. Nicholson, the official assignee, showed
that the booktopt bad a torplu in April, 1854, el 3,3411. His
now own to same and enditore 21,1124, to meet whiab the
awes are retested at 13,0121. The profits bed been 12,238!.
"spume, 14031.; ferrous, &c., Vat ; psreoaal and 0_
Tate eapesue, 2.0031.; lams, 3331.; Isaviog a sett loin
open the tredisi access% of 2,'21101. Above 4,0001. of the
musses brae from interest sad diseount on bills, and by
allowances off ponds sold. The backrapt appeared to have
had large moos accommodation bill traauctions with
Messrs. G. H. and F. E. Venable', arsoustieg in total, in-
cluding murals, to Isom 10,0001. to 12.0001. The result
of the account was to leave 0. H. and F. E. Venable@
creditor" on the haskrupee mute for 1,1001.
His Honour sow gave jedgeseint. There was not the
smallest proved for the imputation of fraud made at the
titanic. It wee alleged that the bankrupt, whose dealings
had bees to the extent of ttoassads. had obtained goods to
the tr.fikg amount of 321, by false pretesete, from a
perms named Collar. There was not the slightest maid
for such a sharp. The only question was es to the class of
the otrullento—a mut important question. The court
would have bees glad to grant a first class certificate
if it Gould have diem so, Out there were features in
the ease which 'mild prevent more than a second clam oer-
Beate being (rested. He was eatilled to great credit for
DU condom sum the bankruptcy ; he had dons all in his
power to &Geist the MOSIO•111 la reeling the estate.
His books had been well kept, and notkisgwas MR to
guesswork. The only thug against Mr. Voluble*
was that he had not looked the evil in the face
soon ?sough. Had he done so, he might have succeeded in
carrying out a private unionism/oh which would have been
more satisfactory to Wended, sod would have gives a larger
dividend to the creditors. Instead of this. he had sought to
keep himself shoat by sec,coracclation bills—a wretched
sopa/hest, wrists aleays ended in failure sad misfortune,
sad had the effect of rousing the boethity of the ereditore.
It was he bad suffered • huge loss from a flood, which
swept sway great pert cf hie stock; bat this was some
pan ago ; sad had he stopped thee be might have paid 20e.
ta the pound. In 18.34, the bankrupt was 3,3001. before
the world, assenting thee his machinery was worth what it
had coat him ; but, unfortunately, this was • species of
property which deteriorated very rapidly, and a largo lees
had Lem iscarted on its realisation. he antigun, who
were peewee of inflaming is the trade, all sapromed •
favourable opinion of Mr. Vesables; and there was
no pretence toe supposing that they were actuated by say
iturr,per motive As the failure had partly arisen from
unavoidable loss sad sniefoiteine, an imamate certificate
of the woad elms would be granted, there Whig not the
shehteet groove for the imputation of fraud.
Mr. Lawman" was for the assignees; Mr. Bagley for the
bankrupt ; and Mr. Linklater for the opposing creditor.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

The October *mica of the above court wee opened this
morning by the Ridht Roanurable David Salemoes (Lord
Mayor), the Right 800. the Res ird er, Aldermen Finals (the
Lord Mayor elect), Sir Joh. Musgrove, Sir P. 0. Moog,
K y, and Bale, Mr. Bberift Meohn Mr. Sheriff Heam,
Mr. Undeerfileariff Croaky, Mr. Under Bber,if Azung-
too, tr.
The fitst edition of the calendar contains the names of
161 ptomain.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, ezpremed his
regret at the large number of prisoners for trial at the pos-
sess ruin. There wire already 161 p Moonset' mune la the
calendar, end he said that, in all probability, that weber
would be Mau sod to amyl, 200 before the grand jury were
discharged. The dhows of burglary and larceny by
servants appeared hive very much immersed; het he
was happy to find that there was only ens ease of
murder, and that there were very few charges
elev.:dries penonal injury. The sharp of murder
was one of • peculiar character, a woman mimed
Osylor having, it appeared, destroyed her life by taking a
quantity of medicine, 6 r the purpose, as she supposed, of
procuring abortioo, and by this act there was so doubt that
in law she had committed the crime of fel° de se, or seU•
murder. The hesbaod of the primer was charged with
being ea sesessory to her death, and if it should be made to
appear that be was presect, and that he counselled sad
abetted Ms wife Is taking the deadly ingredient, he would
be amenable as • priampal. and it would be their duty to
find the bill spies: him. If, also, it Maid appear that he
had purchased the medicine with the intention thee hit wife
should take it, be 'maid than be amenable.. as mossom
befog. the fast seder ordlaary sinemstooneer baths e.
potted to him that, ender the peedleolliMOlNlOlrmieglis
most owe, he weld be convicted les ea Wen art
the leek because the statute only ref. to Ness
when the principal would be nameable if la the
Made of jestme, and is tele case, if course, the venue
bMag deed, that meld art be. Ha, however, thought that
it would be better if it should he made out trc their satanic-
lien that the amain preen was pre at when the medi-
cine was takes, or that he had purchased the niedisise
with the view that his wife should tike it, that the
grand jar, should find lb. bills and leave the ques-
tion et law to be oeckled by the judges. There was
anther very serious charge against • man mused Smith,
who was eseeeed of slime's,' soother person with finest
to murder him, ant it apparel that the set wassommitted
seder the famines tan this person had aselend his
wale. This was homer, wales. dose at the moment of the
dimorery ; bet. of HUM, If the fact were SS esigemed,
it wool! be takes into ommiderstrou in the pesesteet.
The easy ruminates" cue to which he neatened
it steamy to ethyl. M 44 cue which, although it
had atone, I a good dos of Furth' 'Meatier, wee
in itself of a very simple character. The one to ridable
alluded was that of man eased Rtheete, who was Me-
anly • clerk to the Crystal Palace Company, and who wee
°lured with basis" stolen share. and appropriated them to
kis owe en, and also with I .rgieg the signataree of the
parties to whom they bettered. If it dwell be made est
UM bad, either by bin ore head or through the lostto-
sectelity of some other wane, diapered if ahem that
Imre in his custody, or that he !creed the nineteen of the
Anon se whim they bragged es the twofer of those
shams, it would be their dety t t gad the bills.
The grand jery thee nth red, and the scare pootesedod to
dispose of the bungee, of the wales.