Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-08-06 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SHRFFIKLP.-- About II O'clock OD Wednesday morning, Richard Brown, furniture broker, eee.. living in Lambeth-street, Sheffield, was apprehended by detective-officer Airey, on suspicion of having attempted to take the life of the man Linley. who was shot in the bead on Monday night, whilst bitting M the snug at the Crown Inn, Scotland. Street. A pistol, supposed to be one which was used on the °cession, from the peculiarity of the bore and the similarity between the size of the bore and the size of the hole made in the frame of glass by the ball, has been found in Isis possession. Ile was in the room in which Linley was sitting, before and a few minutes after the shot was fired. It is supp ised that the attempt on Liniey's life was made through jealousy.—Manchester Examiner. A BLIND Ilzhatsmax.—A few days ago a blind boy belonging to Sunderland, who is said to have an extraordinary passion for going to sea, induced a companion who goes on crutches to join him in a voyage front Sunderland to Ryhope. To carry out their intention they procured a coble, and having rowed out of the harbour, set sail for their destination, the blind boy acting as helmsman. For some time they had fair wind and weather, and proceeded without interruptissn ; but on nearing the Ryhispe harbour the cable mis on the sunken rock. Blind Billy, however, was not to be beaten, and after taking soundings with the crutch of his companion. and ascertaining that the I water was not drowning depth, he jumped overboard, and with assistance which catne to hand pushed the little craft to sea again, and completed their voyage. A TRAIN ON Funs.—Abut one o'clock, on Wedn::sday afternoon, no small consternation was caused in die neighbourhood of the London and North-Western Railway passenger station at Wigan, by the approach of the trails from Preston to the south. When at a quarter of a mile distant from the station, the train was brought to a staud, either the cries cf the passengers or the warning shouts of ;a Noes near the line having called the atteut.oa of the driver to the occurrence. It was then found that a quantity of luggage, which had been placr d on the top of a third-class caniage in the centre of the train, was in flames, that a portion if the top of the carriage had been consumed, and that the sine ke in large volumes filled the carriage, finding egress at the window. This state of things naturally greatly alarmed the passengers, who, by their shouts, endeavoured, fortunately with success, to alarm the driver of the engine. The persons in the compartment from which the ,woke was issuing were quickly , released; and assistanca being rendered by the inhabit-1 ants near, the hut Ring mass was removed from the tep of the carriage, spread upon the ground, and, water being procured, soon extinguished. The luggage unconsumed was placed in the guard's van, the passengers were retuoved to another carriage, and, after a delay of about half an hour, the journey was resumed. We understand that nine of the passengers received injury. It is supposed that a spark front the engine caused the condagragen.—Manchester Examiner. COWARDLY ATTACK ON THR Rioter Hush J A