The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-24 00:00:00

ATTIUIPTID MURDER IN PAWL

Great commotion was caused on Saturday in the
Faubourg St. Germain, by an extraordinary attempt at
murder in the house of the Marquise de Martainville, 72,
Rue Saint Dominique St. Germain. The Marquis de Mar-
tartrate, who died lately, left by his will legacies more or
lees Important to almost all his servants except one, Jean
11—, by name, aged 67, with whets conduct he was not
=Med. This man who Is of • violent character, seethed
his exclusion from the will to the influence which two other
eirnets, • married couple, L—, the husband footman, and
tbe wits lady'smaid, smacked oter their manta and mistrem
end be maceived bitter anima lty against them in ma-
sequarte. He frequently abused the couple, but in the
bops that his bad humour would weer off they
nods no amaplalat. On Saturday morn= this man, ming
Mesa 1— in • room on the ground door, began abusing
her. She replied somewhat dourly, and, dying into • violent
pusa, he seised • log of wood, and amuck at the women's
head, but throwing herself back in terror she only received
• alight blow. She cried out loudly for help, and her hue-
beW rushittg 'naiad to wrist the lot from the ma, bat wee
unable to do so, and received • blow on the heed which failed
him to the ground, half-stunned. Another servant, aimed
Bongs, now hurried in, and Jean drawing out • large knife
attempted to stab him, but Bone, after • dreadful =.l
domed the knife from him and broke it. Jean then
up a large wood chopper, and the three estmnts, seeing
that he was shout to attaok them with it, ran in terror
to another room and fastened themselves In. He, how-
ever, broke open the door with the chopper, and struck each
of the three with greet fury, inflicting very serious wounds.
The two men, though blood woo streaming from them, sue-
maid, after • struggle, in getting the chopper from him ;
bat he than drew forth • razor, and out Mine. with it.
lie then, still Ina data of violent fury, rushed up Maize, end
sought refuge on the rod of the house. The police having
bass seat fir arrived at this moment, bat swing Olt it would
be dangerous to follow the man oa the roof—whim le wee
walking shout in great fury, with a rum inkier band, and
crying that he would murder any one who should dare
to approach him—oonlended themselves with guarding the
different issuesof that and the adjacent houses and
seat far some drawn. Them men wended to the roof, and
two of them, who were armed with swords, advanced rano-
lately towards the man, end, in spite of his thrmts to mur-
der them with his razor, ordered him to matador. The
man, seeing that they were not to be trifled with, pat his
razor in his pocket, and gave himself up. On befog searched
three razors were found on him. Atter having been intim-
gated by the oommiseary of police of the dietrict he was sent
to the prefecture of police. Medical essistance bedeStined
for the victim., it woo found that the wounds of are
extremely gave, though it is believed not mortal ; that
those of the married couple also are Ilitiolll, espeetally of the
woman, but they do not place their lives in danger.

THE LATE CHURCHYARD DESECRATION IN CAM,
DIN-rows.—lt will be in the recollection of the reed= of
the Aspritas that some few weeks ago, in consequence of
the public indignation evinced by the inhabitants of Camden-
town at the appalling same of desecration carried on in the
burial-ground of St. Martin'irin-the-Fialds, Camdentown,
end that, too, with the cognisance of the authorities of the
royal parbh, a committee of the leading inhabitants was
formW for the purpose of putting a stop to nightly and
daily scenes of the most offensive character. So great at one
time was the excitement that it required the attendance of a
considerable number of polies to disperse the assembled and
indignant crowd, and even this was not accomplished without
some degree of violence. Thanks, however, to the exertions
of the committee, and the strenuous assistance rendered Ly
Churchwarden Cameron and the vestry of St. Pancras, the
nuisance has been done away with, and for the future the re-
mains of those who have been interred in the St. Martin's
Cemetery will rest unmolested. A portion of the surplus
fends raised for carrying into effect the laudable object has
bun devoted to the Camden Ragged School and the District
Visiting Society. At a meeting held on Friday votes of
thanks were pared to the various gentlemen who was
instrumental in putting a stop to the late proceeding*.
SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.—AbOtIt 111114014 nine o'clock on
Freda_ y evening an alarming collision occurred on the London
and North-Western Railway, near the Kenyon junction, by
whisk mayoral parsons were more or lees injured, and a can-
Minable amount of property was destroyed. A mild pu-
mp* train, containing seven or eight mutinies, left the
=.!...irne-street station at 7.16 the seine evening, for
, Bolton and other places. The trolls had not
promsdad oars than 8 or 10 miles before an accident hap-
=2,,,,,,,a. ...laftar leaving the Roby station one of toe
der broke, end falling upon the metal.,
threw the adjoining carriage off the line, and thus brought
the train to a stand. No other damage was done • and after
a detention of fully an hour the train once more ;Carted, and
while proceeding at a quick pace it ran with great force into
a disabled engine which was standing on the line near the
station. The shock was terrific, and the tender of the damaged
engine was forced upon the engine, and both ware consider-
ably smashed, es was also the engine of the passenger train.
The peseengers were thrown from their sesta, several of
them receiving eevereoontusions, and all being much alarmed.
Among the injured were Mr. Richard Barlow, painter; Mr.
Thomas Beaton, fishmonger; and a lady belonging to Bol-
ton. Several Manchester persons also received some bruises
and contusions. The guard of the train was much hart, but
the driver and fireman escaped with little injury. The stoker
sad driver of the engine which obstructed the line and caused
the accident, jumped off on seeing the train approach, and
thus escaped uninjured. It is stated that no signal lamp
was shown on the engine which obstructed the line, and to
this negligence the accident fa attributed. The line was
blocked up for several home by the accident.
THROWING STONES AT A RAILWAY TRAIN.-00
Friday last a boy of respectable aptante, named William
Taylor, aged 13 years, was charged before the magistrates at
Rochester, at the instance o the South Eastern Railway
Company, with having thrown a stone at a train on the
North Kest Railway, whereby the stoker of the engine
bad been seriouly injured. It was proved in evidence
that the prisoner wee seen to throw • large stone,
weighing nearly • quarter of a pound, which was produced
in court, at the 7.15 p.m. down train from London-
bridge, as it was pawing under the bridge at Rifillem.
The stone struck the stoker neer the left temple,
knocking him down on the msgine, and inflict-
ing a very serious wound, from which the blood
flowed copiously. The engine driver prevented the stoker
falling off the engine when he was knocked down, or, in all
probability, he would have been killed. The train was im-
mediately stopped at Menem, and the stoker sent on to
&rood, where the wound was dressed by a surgeon, but so
111600% wee the injury the poor fellow had received that it
was found sonteserf to spat= back to London is the next
train, and he bad bees 'Skit since unable to attend to his
duty. The prisoner grouted the charge, but stated that
when he threw the stone he did not intend to injure any
person. As the solicitor to the railway did not wish to
pram the more serious chairs against the primmer on account
of his respectability, Mr. Dame*, the preadiog magistrate,
Inflicted • fine of 61. and costa, of in default six weeks' int-
prisonment. The prisoner's Molds immediately paid the