Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-05-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

CLERK.— On Saturday, at the Southwark Police Court, James Ilaycocks, clerk to Mr. Pritchard, acting High Bailiff of Southwark, was charged with attempting to murder Mr. John Elias Smith, managing clerk to Mr. Lilley, solicitor, 41, Blackman Street, Borough, whom he had suspected of being the cause of his losing a situation he lately held in Mr. Lilley'sestablishment.—The prosecutor said that about ten o'clock in the morning he was standing in Blackman Street, conversing with Mr. Utley, when he noticed the prisoner lurking about with something in his hand, wrapped in paper. When Mr. Lilley left him be went into his room, and shortly afterwards there was a ring at the bell, which was answered by one of the clerks, when the prisoner rushed frantically into the room, and taking a large knife from his bosom, rushed at him. exclaiming, "Take that, you villain.- Witness, however, noticed what he was about, and as the prisoner was aiming at his throat he seized him by the wrist and forced the knife from his grasp. Having locked it up in a drawer, lie asked the prisoner why he had made such a wicked attempt at murder, when he replied, " L meant to murder you, as you have ruined me."—Mr. Burcham said he should remand the prisoner till Friday next, and in the meantime the prison surgeon would have an opportunity of examining him.  THZ ATTEMPTED MI'RDER OF AN INFANT AT lIOLFIRCK.--At the Leeds Town-Hall, on Saturday, before D. W. Nell, F.sq., .1. D. Luccock, Esq., and S. B. Hargreaves, Esq., Joseph Read, shoemaker, Town. gate, Ilo!beck, was brought up for examination. charged with cruelly ill treating Nancy Read, aged five months, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. Mr Barr, addressing the prisoner, said —You are charged with cruelly ill-treating your child, have you anything to say? The Prisoner.—l am very sorry for what has been done, and will try to mend it afterwards. Its a fine bairn, and I set deal of store upon it. Mr Nell.—Why have you assaulted it in this way ? The Prisoner.—! have Mused it, right enough. Mr Nell. Why? The Prisoner.—l never did hurt it at all. I did ill-use it, right enough, and I am sorry for what has been done. It is live months old. Mr Luccock.—Why did you do it ? The Prisoner.—Because I had a mind. Mr Nell.—lt was a very wicked mind. Mr English (the chief constable).—l am informed that the child's life is insured. 'the prisoner paid Id. per week, and would be entitled to .C.. 1 on its death, lle told one of the officers that he ill-used it for the purpose of getting the Lii. Mr Barr then proceeded to take the depositions, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the scssiona.  A GREAT !lumber Of ancient silver coins have been found by the workmen employed in excavating the rock in a part of the churchyard at Dalton, in this county. They are mostly silver coins of Henry!. and Stephen, and some are supposed to be coins of the Abbots of Furness. They are all in a very good state of preservation. A 'ETTER from Italy in the Sirele says :—" At the eve of their expulsion from Italy the Austrians are redoubling their measures of oppression and cruelty. A few days since a poor woman, aged sixty-three, was whipped at Milan by order of the police, and for what crime An enormous one: she is mother of an artist who has taken service under Garibaldi.