The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-09 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER THROUGH JEALOUSY.

A young man, Merl Charlet Fmk, wee taken
before Sir P. H Dyke, cludnese, and Mears. Dashwood.
Smith, end Leven, the presiding magistrates at the Towe-
led!, Dertferd, on Saturday, on the dame of stabbing
another young :man, named Charles May, on Good Friday
last, with bleat to murder his or to do him some grievone
bodily harm. The Omer was brought up from Maidstone
gaol, when ha hue beta semsndad einos the unfortunate
ascurreace, the prosecutor being so deagerotudy injured as
to he tamable to attend to give evidence ; indeed for some time
his life was demised of. Mr. Gibson, a solicitor, of Dart-
ford, recorded on behalf of the primmer. The charge ap-
peared to be made under the following circumstance
prisoner, who is not more than twenty-three years of age, is
very respectably connected, his father being a shipowner, te-
ethe. at Guernsey, and he himself being captain of a
brig calked the Anne, belonging to Ma father. On the day
is Treece. the priamer'sveenel was lying off Gresooregre.
the primmer was at theHullTraderpublichousest
whirl is kept by • person named Minter, es whops slant
daughter the primer was psymg atteatione, and it le mid
they were gobs to be mania& The prosecutor Mb to
:Lased
another young man named Webb, both of whom
Danford, were also at the Hull Trader on that day, It
would seem that the former paid a good deed of attention to
Mies Minter, chicle annoyed the poisoner, and he made
some obsemetises to that effect. liothiag, however, tookplace
at this dm, and le the coarse of the afternoon the prisoner
imbed the tee young men sod bliss Minter and another
young woman to go on hoard his veseel, and they did so;
and afterwards rowed about the river, and returned to
Greeehithe, where they all drank together, end due; the
mane ma alums. ion took pleeebecenen the prisoner and.
and a scab maned, during which blows were .
The miaow, it appeared, left the public-home about
helf-past Mae o'clock at night to go to kis yawl, and
he wee followed by May and Webb, and they
berm joking him upon the subject of his sweet..
heart, and the primer, being somewhat the wane for
liquor, answered these eerily, and at length a light took
place between him and May; but the struggle had only lasted
a short time wham to latter pest bb hand to his breast, and
exclaimed, "I am rebind," and instantly tell to the ground.
Assistruce was procur4 and he was carried bath to the
public-hour, sad Dr. agotomb, a medical gentleman pram
tieing as Orceebiths, was sent tor, and upon exemiabg to
prosecutor he swerudeed that he bad received a very dm.
game wound in the tight breast, and the injury had appa-
teetly been billeted by a sharp-po'trod weapon. At as. the
commiesion et the we it appaseedthat the preens, made the
best of his way on board Me vessel, where be was taken into
melody en the following monies ; and on els bang taken
into the room where the proacentor was lying he at me
identified him se the man who had stabbed Elm. A smell
was afterwards made for the knife. For some time me trace
of it mould be found; but at length Sergeant Hill,
of the Kent coastabolary, upon a dm search bskg
ride in the primmer's teeth, found a knife ore.
cared in the wood-work completely covered with
blood, sad with which, no doubt, the injury had been In-
diced. The prisoner wee on the game day taken before Sir
P. H. Dyke, a magistrate foe the county of Kent, at Dart-
ford, and upon evidence being given that the proeetutor was
in tuo dangerous a state to attend and give evidence, be was
remanded to Meld/tone gaol, and on Saturday was brought
up for further examinaton. Upon the primate being placed
at to bar Mr. Wardell, the superintendent, put in a carte-
' ore which repreaseted that the prosecutor was still too ill to
&need, but was progreeniag favourably, sad would probably
be able to send in a few days and glee his evidence, sea
won this the superintendent saked for a further remand.
Sir P. Dyke observed that he was glad to ham the prosecutor
wee likely to rimer, but he bad had a most Darrow escape,
and, under the CiMlDWaritat, the only men thee could be
taken by the leach ass to again remand the grimmer. Mr.
Oilmen mid he did not hal that he was in a ptattion to
Misr say opposition to this proceeding on behalf et the Fl-
amer, and the beech then &meted that he should lc brought
• up mein in • week.

THS DERBY GOVERNMENT AND THE ROMAN
CATHOLIOB.—A enrespondeat at the Liverpool Daily Pea,
of TotarJay, eluvial= ot the part which hastiest taken by Dr,
thou the Roman whale bishop, who, pending alb etiAl for
South Lasomhire, issued thefAlowing vireolar to Waders, :
[Cottliemial.] her. dear Bir —I am directed by the
Hamm to inform you that he his ;salable hifacutation of the
intention of Lord Derby's government to make to catholic@
aq rearmed' coacessiooa in regard to spiritual aid to the
catholic inmates of mole, workhorses, &e. Your obedient
servant JOHN WALKUP., secretary." The writer MU-
neratei toe services of the liberals in the cause of
civil sad ccelealsathal freedom, and exposes the hollow.
nem of the pretence under which the catholic electors
ere asked to support Lord Derby's pram:mt. He
soya The whip are still your Birds; but you have be-
came the awry of the whips—and all for oh.' t' In your
came for a miserable mete of pottage.; you have sold rue
birthright for a vague promise of a romister ; sad you have
Waited the catholic body to do what they most have felt MI
be wrest, in order that tome little comeation may be Nada
to oathelle &Nokias is ;purer palmea." Prom what follows
it would appear that Lord Derby has bees la Aimee with
Cardinal Wisemae, for the puppet of mining the sepport of
the catholic electom gentraßy &toughest the tawdry' and
that the oardisal Mat his aid. Load Cumuli., Km of Lord
Gaimborough (a 'went coeval to the same meed), has toes
as exotedingly busy eleodouterhF gest is promoting the
same object. The writer ear :—•• He bee carried mooing
from Cardinal Wiseman to order to pave the way for the
appearaaoe of tory omadidatet Whelk town,. He has
barn Nottingham, be has bets In Birmingham.
he hes been in Liverpool, he has WWI upon yes,
sad has brought you either a letter to hiumeN
from Lad Denby, cc • {attar from Lord Derby
you; and in this letter he premiers, on madidon that th•
catbolica support his gavetnineat, to—pat the catholic. to
power P Not at all. To nuke magistrates of the ratholks f
Net at all. To give dam to the mils:dice P Not at all ;
but to place @oho& gaol chaplains in Ragland twos the
some tootle, es catholic chaplains in Irelani." Such le •
pert of the machinery that bee been brought into operation
dark mg the resent eleatioa by the conserratime.—Lirerpoof

SCOTCH Hance.—Rin o' Drecoturr.—Cones.
gent upon the Seethe, advance ia the rate of discount by
the Sunk et the maven of the Scotch basks is
Otorgint, at• held on Thursday, theoleed, in the
ineeadete, upon the table of diewmt rata :—For
hills not exceeding three aeon ' currency, 4} per cent. ; not
exowding foot meths, 6 par ant ; eM kr bilk exceeding
four mouths' currency, 6} lad 6 P. r cent.

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