The Sun. — 1858-03-25 (London, England)

BOW-STREET.—A young man-named Godfrey Knowleg, a privat,l in the Coldstream Guards, was brought up on rem And on a charge of attempting to murder Charles Hammerton, a sergeant in the same regiment.  Late on the night of the 23d of February, Knowles, who bad been several days absent, returnsd to barracks someivhst the worse for liqu tr. He took off his boots and began throwing tient about the room, to the disturbance of the other men, who were in bed. Himmerton, beitz sergeant of the guard, remonstrated with the prisoner, who however persisted, and on being threatened with confinement in the gnat d-room, said that he did not care ; he could go to tie guard-room. H had had seven yt ars, and he would have 20 fo' Hammerton. The latter got up, and desired tvo men to dress and assist him to t Ike the prisoner to tie guard-room. Defendant then went to his kit, from whi ch, no doubt, he took t he razor which he aft erwards made use of. He left the tutus, as it to g to the guard-room, but after a few minutes returned, and, taking the sergeant unaware=, attacked him and slashed him across his breast, neck, and face, inflicting a series of severe wounds upon him. 11:1.111M, rton struggle I with him, threw him on the bed, and wear to the further end of the room to ask assistance from one of the men. It. was then for the first time perceived thit the sergeat, was wounded, for though the men hid seen the prisoner strike at 'him, they did not know that he had any weapon in his hand. He was about to renew the attack on the sergeant, when the later escaped by a window which had been opened for him by James Pemberton, one of the private-. Pemberton then went up to tee itrisouer and ordsred him to " stand." He said w•th an oath that he would cut Pemberton's throat to .. Raub rton cowed him by brandishing a musket ovar his head, and he was then seiz-d by a corporal and two of the men. An open :azor was then taken from his hand. When removed to ihe guard-room he said, " I am not at ad sorry for what I have .lone." Hammert. n, who was fainting from loss of blood, w s conveyed to the military hospital, where hr rem tined until Monday evening. The prisoner was brought to this court on the 24th February, and remanded from time to time till yesterday. Mr. James Wardrop, surgeon to the Grenadier Guards, now attended, and said that he saw HUDInerton when first b ouslit to the h tspital. Eli was then in a very dangerous state. He was now suffi ciently recovered to leave the hospital, and heir was no longer any danger, but wou d pro‘tably be some time before he wool recover his strengtn. Harnmerton, who is a fine manly looking fellow, with a t.aedsonte countenance acrd solderly t eating, and who wears a Crimean 'nett .1 with four elasi.s. c tufirmed the previous evidence as to the circumstances of the attack. Hts had n ver quirrell,d with the prisoner, who had not, as far as he knew, any previous malice, and certainly wo cause for it. The prisoner said he had no recollection of wha, had occurred. The sergeant was a fellow-townsman of his and the very last man whom he would wish to injure. He supposed it was the drink as done it."  Mr. Henry committed him on the capital charge of attempt to murder.