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

BOW-STREET.—A yowl,' man named Godfrey Knowles, a privat- in the Coldstream Guards, was brought up on remAlid o❑ 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 had been several days abseor, returned to barracks somewh2.t the worse for liquor. He took off his boots and began throwing them about the room, to the disturbance of the other men, who were in bed. H-arainerton, beii,g sergeant of the guard, remonstrated with the prisoner. who however persiStod, and on being threatened with confinement in tile guard-room, said that he did Lot care ; he could go to t to guard-room. H bad had seven yt ars, and be would have 20 lot Hammertoe. The latter got up, and desired tvo men to dress and assist him to t Ike the prisoner to t e guard-room. Defendant then went to his kit, from which, no doubt, he took the rizor which he aft erwards made use of. He hit the room, as it to go 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. Hamm,rton struggle 1 with him, threw him on the bed, and went to the further end of the room to ask assistance from one of the men. It was then for the fist time pet ceivoil Ih ,t the serea was wounded, for though the men hot seen the prisoner strike at him, they did not know that he had any weapon in his hand. He was anout to lenew the at ack on the sergeant, when the lit er escaped by a window which had been open,-(1 for him by James Pemberton, we of the priva!e-. Pembet ton then went up to the orisouer and , Td -red him to "stand." He said with an o tth that he would cut Pemberton's throat to P,-mb rton cowed him by brandishing a musket over his ileatl, and he was then seized by a corporal and two of the men. An open razor was then taken from his hand. When removed to the guard-room he said, "I am not at all sorry for what I tiave done." Hammert, tn, who was fainting from loss of blood, was conveyed to the military hospital, where he rem tined until Monday evening. Th- prisoner was brought to this court on the 24th February, and remanded from time to time till yesterday. Mr. James Wardrop, surgeon to the Grern.dier Guards, now attended, and said that he saw Hatomerton when first brought to the h spital. He was then in a very dangerous state. He was now auth ciently recovered to leave the hospital, and there was no longer any danger, but wou d pro,ably be some time before he would recover his strength. Hammerton, who is a fine manly-looking fellow, with a handsome countenance and sulderly eariug, and who wears a Crimean medal with four class s. c unfirmed the previous evidence as to the circumstances of the attack. He had n ver quarrel', d with the prisoner, who had nor, as tar as he knew, any previous malice, and certainly so cause for it. The prisoner said he had no recollection of what 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 offnalitted him on the capital charge of attempt to murder.