The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-09 00:00:00

CASUALITE£I.

ALEXANDRIA, July B.—The Mooltan (s), which arrived at Rues
on the tith, with the China and Austndian mails, was detained
tifty hours in the Red bea by an accident to her machinery.
Mosr r VI Dro, MAT 9.—The Enterprise, of Stanley, F. 1., after
cruising off the Patagonian coast for seals and furs, entered
the Rio N. gro, 15th April, where she struck on a bank and sank;
UV. ,A 6,./.

SUICIDE FROM WESTM INSTER-BRlllGE.—Yester-
day a melancholy suicide was committed from West-
minster-bridge by a respectably-dressed man about 30
years of age. The deceased was walking over the bridge
towards the Westminster-road, when he was noticed sud-
denly to mount the parapet and leap into the Thames.
As he went he cried out Good bye, all." Assistance
was almost immediately at hand, but his body was carried
away by the tide, and could not be recovered. The name
of the deceased is not known.
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Arrimrr TO MURDER.—Yesterday, at the Dar-
lington police-court, Jonathan Woodman was charged
with an attempt to murder Percy Gibson, the manager
of the Skerne ironworks. The prisoner was employed at
the works as a labourer, and seems to have fancied that
he received some affront from another man being put to
work that day by the foreman whilst he was not. He
left the works about half-past 6 in the morning, and re-
turned about half-peat 9. Ho was then under the influ-
ence of liquor. He told a workman named Coultas. that
he would murder the manager, Mr. Gibson. Seeing this
witness some time after, he told him that if he thought
he had mentioned the matter to Gibson he would kill
him, and held up a knife. The witness went away to
find Gibson, but some little time elapsed, during
which another man saw the prisoner, whom he asked if he
had seen Gibson, and remarked, "God have mercy on him,
for I'll have none." Coahuila, seeing Gibson going to-
wards where the prisoner was, shouted to him, but failed
to attract his attention. On Gibson getting near the
prisoner the latter yelled out and rushed at him with an
uplifted table-knife, aiming a blow at his neck. Gibson
jumped back to avoid the blow, and received it on his
breast, just over the heart. The blow fell with such
vick:nee as to take away his breath, though, owing to the
bad character of the steel and the bluntness of
the top, which was rounded off, it did not pene-
trate the clothing. He then grappled Gibson, and got
him down, striking him with the weapon, which had been
bent in a remarkable manner by the blow on the breast, on
the groin. The trousers, which were very thick, were cut
through, and the shirt showed a cut, but the skin only a
slight abrasion. The prisoner followed up with other
blows, cutting Gibsou's finger and face, though only
slightly. Prisoner, who was foaming at the mouth, was
arrested by his fellow workman. Though considerably
frightened, Gibson escaped comparatively unhurt The
prisoner, on being conveyed to the police-station, remarked
to the officers—" It is queer how a thought comes across a
man. I just thought I would go down and cut his
throat. Perhaps it would have been as well for both him
and me if I had." Prisoner :vu committed for trial at
the arises.