The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

Arrturr TO MURDER.

John lamb, aged SO, wee charged with abootiag at his
wife and four polittemeo, with intent to commit murder.
Mr. Boden pro...tented; the prisoner was not defended.
On Wednesday, the 6th of October last, Police-serpent
, Burrows, in consequence of information received, went to
the prisoner's residence in Poplar, weer. he was met by
the prisoner'. wife, who told him that Ler huaband
had threatened to shoot her, at which she bad
become frightened, and bad ruined out of the house
in search of the polite. Prisoner bad thereupon inti-
mated that he should about the Beat man who entered
the house. Burrows, upon hearing thin, thought it would
not be safe to alt tupt to c.pture ben ainglebanded, and went
in quest of mire aseetance. Having recured the services of
four more policemen, it woo sgreed to get a bucket of water,
and, when an entrance was effected, the water should be
thrown over him, in order, if pueeible, to prevent the pistol
going oil. Ingres' having been obtained the water wee
thrown at the prisoner, and the candle wag immediately ex-
tingulebel. Ina seconder two the report of a pistol wee
heard, and a ballet whizzed pet the atrgeant'shead. After
this the pawner ran up atsire, and was elneely pursued in
the dark by Burroweand his (prisoner's) wife, when &second
report inatently I Bowed, His capture was afterwards
effseted after a nhort struggle.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Sentence, 10 years' penal errvatutte.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LivenrooL, Dic. 19.
(Refure Mr. Justice Willer.)
ACTIori TON Ar ACI.TINO A CABMAN.

A backni y-coach driver, tamed Edwards, brought Ira
action against • Mr. Dawson, the proprietor of • public.
hones, in Ardlokk- otreet, Mimi:begin, for seranlting him, sad
so Injuring one of his eyes by a blow with his fist as to have
pm eanently rendered it sightless. On the 2nd June plaintiff
was at his wand. when defendant called his osb. He came
over to defendant's door, when Dawson began to abuse him for
not coming stoner, slammed back the door of the cab, end,
when plaintiff warned hint that if be broko the door he would
have to pay for it, struck Edwards a vieloat blow in the face,
which knocked bun down. The plaintiff also received some
other blows, sad wee altogether s, much injured that he was
confined to bed for several days. Even hie remaining eye
was ea inflamed that it wt. doubtful whether be would not
lose the eight of it.
On the part of the defence an entirely &Hermit vendee of
the affair wee given, the defendant stating that he did not
call the plaintiff name., that he wanted him to drive a person
named Gregg, but that defendant refused because Gregg was
tipsy, and that Edwards was the pawn who began the
assault by striking the defendant when the latter was getting
on to the box to drive the foe IthosielL

Vercha for •Le —lhmagee 1001.
The c.ee. beton Mr. Betas Martin were salatenetisg.

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Mr. Healey Clarke, .puke, and Mr. bowie replied span the
whole question, and pi:caved the thanka of the Dodgy Lot
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