The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

IMPORTANT DECISION IX A SMCGG,LINO

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDA%.
This morning John Borneo, purser of the European
tanhed
mAnivi.eritmcant.sttea, m..-ship
aGcohwrlden Fofle:mceugs, appearedzs
mbefferreora
against him by the Comptroller of her Majesty's Custmoat
this port. The particulars are briefly these. The Golden
Fleece left this port for Hamburg a short time since for cargo
and passengers destined for the Brazil.. She returned to
Southampton on Wednesday, and left this afternoon for her
destination. On bee return from Hamburg to Southampton
she was boarded (so usual) by the Custom-house authonties,
and the purser was asked what tobacco he had on board.
He acknowledged to a certain quantity, which he declared
was all he had. On search being made, however, tobacco
and cigars of the weight of 261 be. were found in his cabin.
Mr. Leigh, solicitor for the defence, now contended that,
the Golden Fleece wan making a continuous voyage from
Hamburg to Rio, and therefore had a right to do what she
pleased with her cargo, and the tobacco which had been
seized was held by the purser for the use of the ship.
The magistrates held that it was not a continuous voyage,
that the tobacco was concealed, thus proving a guilty know-
le4e.
The full penalty of 1001. was then indicted, which was
immediately paid under protest,

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT WooLwiell.—At the
Woolwich police-court yesterday a muanilar seaman, named
George &TM, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with
having stabbed a corporal in the Marines, named John
with intent to murder him. Chas. Blotill stated that he
was boatswain borne en the books of the Fisguard guardship.
On the previoua night, at about nine o'clock, he ram on
board the Bebe hulk, lying off Woolwich dockyard, which
vessel wee used se a receptacle for seamen belonging to
ships not yet commisaioned. Hearing a cry, he ran below,
and saw the prisoner with a bayonet in his hand, and Cor-
poral Long standing a few feet from him. Long called out,
o I'm stabbed, I'm murdered," and fell down on the deck.
The prisoner retained the bayonet, and laid that be had
stabbed the corporal, and would serve one or two others so
before the night was out. Witness endeavoured to persuade
the prisoner to give up the bayonet, se all hands were run-
ning sway from him, and at length got it from him. The
wonnded man was left en the deck till the surgeon came.
Andstant-Surgeon Cook, of her Majesty'. steam veldt l/m
dated that he was called to attend the wounded man, and
found him in a very prostrate state, suffering from the inflic-
tion of • deep wound in his left side, just below the ribs.
Had him conveyed to the hospital. The wound wen very dan-
gerous, and would most likely prove fatal. The prisoner was
then remanded fora week.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A LADY.—On Thursday
morning • tragical event occurred at 102, King's-mak
Brighton, when • lady, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Thompaon,
attempted !suicide by jumping out of the third storey window.
It appears that the unfortunate lady wanconfined only about
six weeks ago, but the infant died, and, being in a weakly
state, on Monday she came to Brighton foe etinin.re of air.
On Thursday morning she left her own nolo in her night-
dre., wart up-stairs into the noon, where her child was in
bed, took the pour little thing up whilst it lay asleep, opened
the window, and thee made a fearful docent into the back
yard below, falling • conaidemble height. She was picked up
in a date of insensibility, and was attended by two medical
gentlemen, who enetaxled in motoring partial ondious-
nem; the poor lady evincing airing *lll4m:ne of • giving
way of intellect, plainly meow:gang for the fearful norm-
renee. She at present liee in a meat precarious date. No
bones are broken. The child does not appear much hurt.
SUDDEN 1)EATII car ', CLERK IX CIIURCII.—The
mnrigation of Frothy church woo on Sunday morning last,
while the Rev. Mr. M•Carrly was performing divincservl e,
startled by the sudden ilhu nof Mr. If. Roil 01, the clerk.
who had occupied that honoorablo poet din, the opening of
the sacred edifice, and had long been a highly mapected
reeident of Seetby. Ass!. Ince war., immediately real red to
the unfortunate mon, and he was carried !ad into to adjoin-
ing house where he °spiv rat d nbre immediately. The time
and place, with the suddenness of the event, created a pro-
found sensation in the neighbourhod, Mr. Its,ften was
about ill years of age, hurl had long been !!n invalid. It la
supposed that &Anse of rho hod ans the stounAliate canoe
of death.—Cristo Patriot.

THE TRIAL OV Nliss NIADELiN SMITH.—We
learn di it the trial of Thiaa Mainline i tie charge of
patenting M. L'Angellier will Nat. •idring the sit-
ting* of the litgh Court 111111 111. pill. I:. owing to the
diflleuliies attending the iiiveatigoioin, it i.l,ohtthie that the
cese will not coma on till July. —&-etswea.