The Express. — 1852-09-07 (London, England)

MURDEROUS ATTACK OX A LAROCRER.—EarIy on Sunday morning last, the quiet village of Middridge, about four miles distant from Bnhop Auckland, became the scene of a moat disgraceful attack on a poor unoffending Irishman, named Junes Boyle. The facts are these:— A party of four or five English labourers from Chapel Row, ' with two or three others, were drinking at Davison's publichouse, in that village, on the Saturday night. In the course of the night, • fight took place in the house between Mark Mooney mad some others. The party were soon after put out of the house. It appears that much angry feeling had previously been shown towards tho Irish, who, as well u Boyle, are in the employment of Mr. Newby, an eatensive farmer there. On the Chapel Row men leaving the house they proceeded at once to Boyles cottage, and knocked loudly at the door for admittance. Boyle unfortunately came out to see what they wanted, when one of the fellows inetantly stepped forward and stabbed the poor man in the abdomen with a knife, the party running off in time to escape detection. An alarm was immediately given, and medial assistance, es well as • police officer, was speedily obtained. The wound was found to be a serious one, but it is hoped, from present appearances, that it will not prove fatal. Mooney was soon afterwards found concealed (it is now thought from fear) in Davison's house, and was apprehended. Ile was, however, liberated from custody on Tuesday, on his own recognisance, to appear again on the 9th of September, as it does not seem, from inquiry, that he was even present at the time, but was coming up the village at the moment when the attack was made. Boyle was regarded as a very quiet, industrious, and steady man. The police of the district arc making every exertion to discover the perpetrator of this outrage, in which it is earnestly hoped that they will be successful.--Veireasfle Guardian.  THE mysrealors DEATH OP A WOMAN AT Sr. Apure.—During Friday a variety of rumours were in circulation respecting the circumstances attending the death of the unfortunate deceased. These rumours all tended to show that the public generally, and those acquainted with the deceased, and her connexions and associates, were of opinion that her death was not her own act. Enquiries were, of enure, made with a view of procuring evidence to throw any additional light upon the subject ; but they failed to clear up the rovatery by which the circumatances under which the deceased met with her untimely end were surrounded. In the course of the day • post-mortal's examination of the body was made, and towards the evening the deceased's miring shawl was found in the water, about sixty yards from the spot where the body was discovered. It appears that the deceased was • woman of dissipated habits, and that she and her husband have for some time lived very inharmoniously together—quarrels which usually ended in blows being of frequent occurrence. The adjourned inqutst was held on Friday evening, when the jury held a lung consultation. We understand that some of the jury wished for • further adjournment, but the majority were of opinion that if an adjournment did take place, they would probably be in no better position when they met again, and that should any ether facts be brought to light, the case could he brought before the magistrates. They ultimately agreed to return a vtrdiet of " Found drowned."