The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-20 00:00:00

ATTEMPT AT MUBDER, SEAR HALIFAX.

A moat diabolical attack woe made late on Friar
evening upon the life of Jonathan Houldeworth, aged 71,',
shoemaker residing at Trafalgar, in the neighbourhood
Halifax, by en ill looking fellow, named John Melt
shoemaker, and living at Skircoat Moor Side, about hit
mile's dietancefromHouldsworth'e house. About 1111110.CLII
Akroyd left home, taking with him two sharp shumtake
knives. end saying that he was going to Jonathan limnb-
worth's to kill him. Akroyd found the old man by then,
getting his supper, and rushing up to him, he drew tot nie
of his knivea and made a dub at Houldsworth's throat, to
flirting a fearful gash. He then stabbed hie victim wane
cheek, and at the same time gasped his throat with Ida left
band. A woman, named Ann Thoreau', who lodged tety
the old man, seized Akroyd, and tried to pull to
away ; but he still kept hold of Houldswerth, sad tried It
drag him off the chair on which he wee sitting. The man
struggled with Akroyd until several neighbours strived, sad
conveyed the prisoner to the polka-station. Before leare;
the house, the prisoner sald,'' I have came to du it, sot
I have done it." Five surgeons were speedily in attend-
arm upon the injured man, and so serious dad they env
alder the wounds which ha had received, that thee of
them remained with him the whole night. On

Saturday morning, the prisoner was - Mira before
a magistrate, who thought it advisable to take the
depositions of Houldeworth, and he strut to he hove with
the prisoner for that purpose ; but Houlduworth had *offered
so much from hemorrhage that tho surgeona would not allow
Lim to 'peak, and the prisoner was remanded until Tuesday.
On the afternoon of the same day Houldsworth rallied a
little, and made a statement to the magicrate. The poisoner,
on being asked if he bad any question to put to tic old mu,
raid he wished to know why Houldierorth had circulate!
such scandal about his (Akroyd'a) wife, who ma redly
troubled about it. The old man replied, l• I nem did es
any scandal about her." The old man la In retetipt of retti
from the pariah, and keeps lodgers. The piMmer is •
married man ; but some time ago, in consequonce of hocus
had some differences at home, he went to lodge with Houk.
worth, and on leaving, he took away with him some Mt;
articles of furniture, ice. About three week* since HotlJe
worth went to the prisoner, and asked him to return it
property, upon which Akroyd abused him, and Created
to MU him if he did not leave. On Friday the prisoner so
heard to say to a man named Simpson that he would um&
Houldaworth, and that he (Akroyd) had purchased am
rum "co harden him on but it was not thought throb
was speaking aeriously. Since he has been in autoly,te
prisoner hes said that he wished he had need his other W
Rs he should then have succeeded in cutting Houldrwortli
head off. Am to himself, he appears very careless,
that he wishes to die. Houldiworth lies in a wery dem,
roue state.—Nanderefre Guardian.

TUE REPUBLICAN DEPUTIES FOR PARIS ASS
TM! OATU TO TUE OOTEREMENT. —The P Erin COITMOUESE

of the Time+ (second edition) writes After mats*
.pent in taking counsel and deliberating among Verb
and colleagues, it seems to be Fettled that tba
out of the five Democratic deputies for fin
refuse to fake the oaths to the Imperial G.•
vornruent. These three aro General Cavaigna•, Y.
Gioudchaux, and M. Carnal. The last is said to be
hesitated a good deal, the first lees to, but the semi
clued from the beginning Lis repugnance to submit woh
a condition. M. Darituou and M. 011ivier parent in ent

determination to accept the condition
leagues, and, as it would be unfair to presume they Z. to
with mental reservation, we euoy, I suppose, take Ma
granted that they rally to the Imperial rennet."
Several journals," says the Pays, ' at.
pounced that Maztini had made known to his friends L
intention of retiring altogether from political life. Witt
out remaining whether this resolution is Wares
. .

we think we have reason to know that it e
been inspired by the new attitude of the Note
government, which is said to have made known to this we
conspirator that England would not refuse an asylum to I:
one, but it would not allow London to continue to be eb-
bed for revolutions, which were incessantly threatening L
tranquillity of Europe."
From parliamentary returns just issued, it spiv.:
that the total sum insured on farming cock in rho on
kingdom in ISili, amounted to 71,602,370/., being an Mate
as the previous year of more than 3,443.1100/.
YORKSHIRE UNION OF MECHANICS' INSTITRI.
—The annual meeting of this union, which comprises nor
all the mechanics institutes in Yorkshire, will take am,
Huddersfield, on Wednesday, the 29th instant. In iliac
ing there will he • conference of delegates, at which serer
important matters will be discussed. The members call
together at the Queen's Hotel in the &Penult:at z.
in the evening there will be a soiree at the ridiagrads
which has been specially fitted up for the occasion, std t
which the chair will be taken by the Right lion. EulGre
ville, Kea., President of the Council, who will distribateo
prizes and certificates awarded at the recent examine':
of the Society of Arts. Amongst the noblemen and rer,
men who have promised their presence on the oceasia
Viscount Gedench, H.P.; Eiwerd Akroyd, Esq., m.r..
W. Wickham, Esq. M.P.: the Zion. and Very Rev t`o
Dean of Ripon ;R. M. Milner Esq., M.P.; Rory Pes
Eq. M.P.; J. P. B. Westhead, Esq., M.P.; 694".
Baines, Esq.; Lieutenant-Colonel Sykee, M.P.; M. D. 11:.
Q.C., Recorder of Birmingham; Sir John Bich."'"
W. E. Forster, Esq.; Rev. Dr. Booth, Chairmen of re
Society of Art.' Professor Glashier, John Brake, E+,
J. W. Childers, Ent ; G. S. Teton, Req., fie
TIIE HOTAL MAIL STEAMER PERSIA:ANC/13
FAST FASSAOR ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.-112 Ago Se
we reported the Persia'a unparalleled trip from New Sat.
Liverpool in 9 days 2 hours and 40 minutes, or to the Be.
buoy in 8 days 23 hours and 30 minutes. This elm ce.,
dared the height of perfection in steaming. end noel:L.l
at that time were sanguine in their belief that this
could not be approached et any future period. Ire c;
however, glad to chronicle another feat by this sea?
On Friday afternoon, at twenty minutes pot Oat
Persia (which started front Jersey City II I:
a.m., on the Bth July,) ptesed the Hoek Liehlktl`
in 9 days 1 hour and 15 minutes frees New lsra.4
difference of time between the two ports, together rah 7
hours detention off the bar for water, being deduced
time occupied in reachims the Bell-buoy o this owes
was 9 hours and 35 minutes, being 00 minutes ksl"
than Mr trip lot August, but shorter to the Masi'."
1 hour and 25 minute*. It will thus be seen that
the quickest passage on record between the two port'
first part of the passage was characterieed by ligh.
winds. During the last five days she experiermd
favourable weather, during which time she ran M9stl.s..
being an average Mover fourteen miles per tour. Ourtre.e,
atlantic friends, whore praiseworthy exertions h'','"f;!
redeeming the tedium of a sea voyage between the
: to.
States and the mother country cannot be too tagyl
oc
mended, must henceforth yield the palm of wequestguil,
superiority to the Cunard Company, whose hobble re's;
pnra has enabled them to produce a magniti:ent deb';
steamers only little inferior to the Persia in run of specand see-going qualities—Lir, ?Tool .Ateioe.
CANTASSING.—The hest defence of caurss.iinc-;
and, indeed, the only kind of defence that can be rfehi..
much of the old wild electioneering is, that cativewm,;"
and the wild practice. had—a tendency to keep ue
pleasant, and personal relations between class,*
everything to a matter of bookies* and calrolationom....!:
the old English element in life is swept away.
old good humour," as Clarendon calls it, which reed!,.
~,
elections so many Saturnalia in former days, whi.'h
old gentry popular, where our modern williannere
feared, and which, if once it die out, ran never be ruppbt.
A man cannot scour his county, on a hunter, t0__,.17,
without seeing mote of the people and bring hro'f"
closer relations with them, than he well could be et stn
ways. The excesses of the old election. are to besrll,:.'t
but why [Jerald everything be invent away
sonal canvassing altogether, and the solemn FM
good • chance se the hearty,!
and frank wan, not to me.:
the gentlemen of the kingdom lose the advantar •t
• personal intercoursewith the people will always pre
over rival.—Quarterly INiew, new number.