The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-17 00:00:00

DESPREATE ENCOUNTER WITH A BURGLAR.

A diabolical attempt to kill a policeman was per-
pettated an early limn on Saturday morning, in Cowls-
tho circumstances that led to the affray are some-
what singular. It appears that police-constable Walter
Taylor, of tho Congletou borough police force, io company
with another officer. named Stanley, fell in with a drunken
man, whom they took to his house ip Rood-lane. When they
reached the man's house, between 1 and 2 o'clock on
Saturday morning, they found the man's son and his wife
awaiting his return. The son went out to fetch a pot of
porter, and, being absent rather 10n,,,er than his wife
thought necessary, she went in quest a him. As soon as
she got out of the house she saw two men jumping over
some rails enclosing a silk factory. She at once drew
Taylor's attention to them, and that officer ran up alone
and collared one of them. By this time they had got a
eonsiderable distance from the house where Stanley was,
A desperate struggle ensued between the two burglars
and Taylor ; unfortunately the latter could not make
his staff available, and in attempting to secure one
of them, the other approached him with a large open
chumkoife, and stabbed him several times in the body,
Stanley tame up just in time to luau hint
say, "I'm stabbed ! I'm dying !" He was aught in his
fellow-officer's arms, and conveyed, bleeding profusely, into
Mr. Slater's house. The two thieves made their escape.
Several medical gentlemen were called in, and Taylor's case
was at once pronounced hopeless. Some of the stubs have
penetrated the lungs, whilst others are of such a magnitude
and severity as to make it a matter of wonder that he did
not die on the spot. There are seven 'cruet* wounds, two
of them of n very dangerous nature. Five men have since
been apprehended on @widen. Meanwhile it was found
that the silk factory of Mr. Barton, in Rood-lane. near the
place where the affray took place, bad been broken into,
and two bundles of silk stolen, one of which was picked up
neer the spot where poor Taylor received his wounds. The
injured officer has not been able tc look at auv of the men
at present, and such was his precarious condition on Satur-
day that the town-clerk and a magistrate deemed it neces-
miry to take his depositions. We are glad to learn that,
from inquirien made lust, evening, his condition was, if any-
, thing, more favourable.

THE CHAMPIONRHIP.—auttsr AND MACE.—As
we stated in our last, the eel weeny of completing the stakes
for this match was gone through on Thunder, the nth inst.,
at Jam Alice's own canivausenti, the Old King ',oho, Holy-
welidane. The only pref 'varies that remained to be set-
tled, therefore, were the " where and the when." The latter
of thesedifficulties wee got over withoutmuchtrouble, stela
day has now been positively fixed ; the former preeeided
oletacles which, during the greater portion of the present
week, it was feared would be iiisurmountable. We are
glad, however, now to ho in a position to mate that, barring
accidents, there is every reason to believe the fight will be
Rot off without difficulty. Owing to the watchfulikess of the
powers that be, it Las been found necessary to fix the seen
farther afield thou ever, Ma, consequently. everyone must
room prepared fur an unusually long day ; and unic,s each
voyager possesses the at:metal of a camel we would advise
him, as he values his owu pt-ace of mind, to provide bisruelf
with such creature conduits as will enable him to support
nature ill the face of the broiling heat which way be ex-
pected. Mace lets been traiuing near Fwaffhani,
under the watchful eye of Woody, who represeuts him
to be fine as a star, weighing but little under lts t, and very
coetident. The Intent Las been training privately near
home, neater the care of dem Ilselgkiss; lie has quitere-
cover:el from his lameness. We are told lie is tit 1111 a
fiddle, and will weigh under 15 stone. There has ken but
little bethink; this week, the friends of ,lace standing out
for 2to 1, which the countrymen will not lay : anal we
doubt whether many investnieuts at any trim .1 in he made
until the men arson the ground. Life.
DEATH FROM A Haiciirr.—Ati accident, which
has terminated fatally, occurred on Thursday night lest
during the exhibition of fireworks et the a.- of the
Yorkshire gala, et Yoik. Thomas Co upland. a child
under seven years of age, was stunting ',meek; the
crowd at the time that 31r. Levi, of Sheffield, the p) ro.
techntst, was about, to discharge a rocket. Hu held
one its his hand, and bud laid inother on the platform Lear
to him, anal immediately after lie hail applied the tie" to
the one in his. hand the other hail caught lire. it is sup-
posed from the telling of n spark from the fuse. lasteret
rising into the air, it darted horizontally along the plat-
form, and struck Cot:planet on the forehead, iielatieg
wound of so serious a character that a portion of the train
rotruiled, and the poor child's face war liathed in blood.
His cloths were also sot on tire, het the C. :ace were
speedily extinguished. Medical assietauce war. pronipily
rendered, but there was nu hope of the child's reeevery, mud
it expired ou Saturday morning. An inquest was held on
the body the same day, rich it having lima shown that no
want of care hint been exhibited, and that what hail oc-
curred was a pure accidents the jury returned a verdict to
that effect.

FATAL Ex PLuMON AT BRISTOL. an mat c. t.terna-
ties was produced at Bristol un &dentey night in come-
quasar of its becoming known that a terrible boiler esolo-
sion had occurred un beard one of the river etudners railed
the Alarm. This vessel, which was orriginally it.teniled for
passenger traffic, had latterly leen employed as a tug Wet
for hauling large merchant ships from the Cumberland and
Itithurst basins to tho quays and rue verso. She was
fitted, as is usual with such bunts, with high pressure engines.
She had been employed on gAtunlay ID her onlinary *'.'CO*
tion, and having in the evening come up from the B
wells had gone to a 'wart of use quay walled the Grose,
where she Lot moored immediately under the Isles of a
large ship employed in the West India trades celled the
had on baud of her four or five men, ell
of whom, excepting one named Richard Caltwitt. were "a
deck at the time. The explosion was a terrible one.
shattering the vessel, which was iron Ludt, to atonix and
sending the fragments in all directions, some of them falling
at very great distances. The four turn who were on desk
were blown into the water, and were of course a good deal
scalded, and poor Cukott, who happened to twin the engine-
room, went down with the wreck and, nee again. All
possible assistance was rendered to the sureivor', who
were picked up by the boats of some 'hips. The body of the
deceased bad not been recovered.

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