The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-04 00:00:00

PSI /11111MIAOADINABT CLIIIICAL ASSAULT

Cars Ar CAIfBAIDVS.

Tito main facts comm.trod with the a.usult Te-
as.* eemmitted by the Rev. J. Sumner Druckhuret, of
ilmegmod ere the lee. Edward I hidd, Fellow of
Mmtradeei College, and Vim of St. Gila's. Cambridge, have
sinudy Imo put.lahol. Sinew the occurrence Mr. Dodd
hos brawls do. matter baton the., Vioarliencellor, who
loraegin the wee forthwith staler the cognisance of the
Csivemity t‘oirt .4 the Hex whom it
meg in 1.4 1 oaten oe Hatturday het in the Arts
11.6 a I.ll..winr gendarme constituted the
owe : the Dimmable sad limited the Master of
Magdalen (Aka.. Nev.lne). VicaChensenee al the
the Wag Rev. Dr. Lord
lkskoo ofWonester Mew. Uvula 11a,UY Browse,
Eairminissl College, Normals Proteseor et Divinity ; the
Vverreba .trealeames home, 84 Jebob Oeikp ; the Rev.
I 4.46 rt, Mast..r of Trinity Mali ; the Rev. kart*
meteor Fellow '4 Trinitietrie-0, :he. Row. the Region's"
of tie. roverot) 111 c Trait College), r_r_oflens:
thr Ka.. Pram., Jam* of DIM/arty ;
the n es,mm We...thief el the Sex viii was moist
The Vice-Ciasorlice, se raw as Ye court was duly cos-
Mauled, impaired whether Mr. Dodd sal Mr. @catboat
wtve pigment. and being asoirered time "oedema them-
pelves I. lb. adirmeitink Mr. Dodd. The Vico-
Cbsecellor mud that hr. Dodd Itar4 put the court is
tuition, the esenalers thereof were to hear any com-
pliant& he night lam to paler spinet . Brockhunt.
Mr. lad& after some preliminary remerks, read a letter
d mmplaine he hal addremd to the Vicealhaseellor as a
hale of the proceedings:
" Magdalen College, Cambridge,
&Maw. Jen. St, lOU.
"Mr. Vice.Cheecellor,- As a resident esseilier ef this
Vniversatv I he to draw your official .death" to the fast
that a violent permed emelt, coetrary to the pour sad
good order of the saidernie body, lies bees natiently mm.
nutted inset me by another modest toombur el this salver.
site bootie to me by name as Mr. Breektioret. Deist kis
it ,1 muleace I kept dill sad andantes., and •
galas him line provocation either by sued if
gedure !Amer,' r,,llege wireanta witefeeed the eisoldt,
end thee cunt' r.. ite the circuinttances hotter then I am
The mail Mr. Rn. khurst .truck me several time, se I am
ieforml, with a horamhap, and thee dinging the instru-
ment Rpm the gr, mad, challenge,' me to do to him as be
had dace 1.. ono. ieel I am told that i•uteide the college
ipam ke bmatrd of, and gave thanks to Gad for 'haw*
aweewhipped 'hell.' I never, to the best of ley baser
Wee, spoke to Mr. Itrockhunt, or he to me, before gat
any. I have newer wroured him or dose him any beam. I
never spoke de•respectfolly or unkindly of him. I make
this complaint with great reluctance, without any imams,
and merely in diselearge of what I am told others bold to be
a public duty incumbent un me, to lay all the circum
elms, before you, that right may be dime."
net, it (centaur.' Mr. Dodd), was my complaint to you
ns ehief magistrate of this naivenity ; now what em I to
do? That the implement Mr. Brockhuat struck me with
wm really a horsewhip I am sot in a coalition to say, be-
came I thought it me duty, as a member of the academic
holy, In remain perfectly peodire. I shall offer no evidence,
but easiest remelt by saying that Mr. *althorn. indicted
upon me one at the psalms indignities one roan can put
upon senther, . .

'llleiti,i.trary -At what time war the vault com-
mitted?

Mr. Dodd—After I came net of the hall, or about a
quart.r tosix on last Wednesday week. If the college
servants who w itn,ssed the tumult are in attendsoes, I beg
that they mar he examined by the court.
The Vice-ChAncellor (to Mr. Brockhunt)—You bare
heard the ~.mpbunt ; do you plead guilty or sot guilty.
Mr. ttn,eliburst That I horsewhipped Mr. Dodd is ser•
tainly th, bat. The question is whether in this mart I
nu, be allowed to bring forward the cirewastames which
appear to in, to justify me in the course I adopted.
The t'icc-rhancellor—ls the court to underitood you to
say that you admit horsewhipping Mr. I.
Mr Drockliund rodouldedly.
The Registrar, And I understood you to my that you
aft desirous of reciting previous occurrvoces which would
eesoust for your coodoct!
Mr. Droahurst .tllow me to say at once that I shall be
glad if the court will listen to my story.
Dr. Ueblart—You have been asked whether you plead
guilty or not guil , sod you answer and say, " I admit the
Let that I ham him."
Mr. Breath • y.
Geldart--And low you ask to be allowed to state the
rircuicdanres which induced you to do so, by way of justi.
he-dam or rile, !

Mr. lirockhurst -Undoubtedly.
The Vice-Chencellor - You may do so.
Mr. Ile ckhurst- I admit the horsewhipping, and I
plead etch strong provocation as justified me, not only as
gentleman but as a cleric/roan in the mane I
pursued. I ask any gentleman actuated by the priaeiplee
id honour sod virtue, whether he would not have acted r I
did if the hollow- of his wife or daughter had been brought
into iturdion How much more reason then had I for
acting as I del when my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was
insulted. I my, I thank God I did what I did as a member
of Christ's church in the bosom of my Alms Mater. I had
wntten a volume oo the subject of the Jew code, and I
think oo one is present here but will admit that the admis-
sion of an unbaptised pence into the legialature of this
country is costrary to that code which say. that Christ is
Lewd overall. I Lammed to call on Sunday fortnight on
my respected friend—at any rate up to this transaction—
oe my respected friend Mr. }tepee?, of St. John's. Mr. Reyner
is a gentleman whose character it is well known stands
unblemished. Mr. Rayner asked me to dine in hen,
and then we bras talking about my unfortunate book. In.
Mr. Heyoer &eked me what I thought bed been
done at Magdalen but the other day. I replied that I
should not be surprised at anything in these days of inno-
catkin am! change ; and be mad that a Fellow had actually
omitted from the grace the seine al the Lord Jesus Christ,
and had rid when asked fee his reser that it was es
account of the presaged a Jew at the MIAs Hat arid
died for all area, and Lk 7.411:11 the mos who Todd emit
the name of Christ in • Wean as • college Mew
must le lust indeed ; I found that the mid=
was to Were • wealthy felleaetenmener I felt that metiers
had reached a last tut • ass fat* the reunites Ido
(or the Lord Jesus most lake satin at it y I men-
tioroid the matter to • dietleguidied member of elarek
of Eegliud, endure( the mom of pram and phase, and
hi. opines was that no ("levant isriedation could lama
the matter, that it was beyond the bonadary of the mar
With that opiniou I speed, and thee I waled cm the Vies-
Chaucellor. still concealing the muse of the peaty and his
college. I mentioned that o:pain wee fee this
blot of leprosy on the Christian church, sad the
mike recobinierek4 • quiet method of arraarenent. I
rid. We require 'lmmure. on the we band, and private
&reap:omelet on the other; that an apolcgy should heehaws
un s Lich a ould meet the gravity of the offence ; that it
should be attested by proper witneser and this sent to the
Queen, as the heed of the shush oe earth, and who, I
hoped, would pasdrie the offender. I hops you will think
that this peeves that the arm& was not the result
of gay irascibility dtemper or eervoosoem on
my part, but that what I did I dad of my
own resolute rktennimatioe. The Tioe-Charellor
said the beet way would be to call on the !anon. sad I said
I had called and cerild not make him hear; then,
ye aliontl.wekty,
minute. to R, I west to Mr. room sad knocked,
and ale should come out but Mr._ 11IPT. I wailed for
Mr. /terser to go. because I enesidred that assmalment
was a part of tbe transactioa ; that there was to be =parr
tn the of the church, but niessalment ei the
IMMO of the &Impost hem the public. I said le Mr.
e' I em • stranger, sir, to you, hut penal are le ale
whether on any moor von ever omitted the am. se the
Loot ins( moat from time college gone its the bar To
*Lit grains the ininsedinki answer Inks Num" I this
mid, • I haw. the dery on undoubted authority, sir, do you
OWNS no laver did He answered, Newer." Than I
earl, "Sheep a teemed," and nu out le link fee Mr.
P.-. sir. but weld net ftedW. All that leek pines
three.quarteni of a minute. I ritilited and
said, " Von my wg; Mr. Ramer mid ion _ ,did •
will ea eosin to Kr. Reyeet's roarer Mr. Dodd
replied, " a dear se, I should set *Mk of sea •
Hoeg, why thread we have this talk or fan sheet
it r oe mad as equivalent espreedon to that "Why," mid
M. " by sayinc mere about It. Now • bet anal lastairen sae
and range taros Raba, to whom I am seder Anse
time r I mid, tee in my. that cossidaratiou for
that Mariner who died for all should exceed all considers-
akre fur individuals., what will salt', or what will part them."
I ieformed bin ef what had taken place broom me mod the
Vicediumseellor. sad I implored hint to curator the matter,
that it might be armaged. He thou adduced a
saying. The DORM of so aad ei did so and e► rserskil say
that was the oily time I ever heard • pelves who dried es
set adder • precedent for it, arid it seemed strange. Mr. 1
Dodd then mid he was going into ball, and I sent to St.
John's. Communieg with myself, I rid, " Here is the
statement of • air, on whose truthfulnien I would almost
stake my life ignored by • man whom I have hardly ern
; I will sot limits.y friend by telling him I will go
sal do what is right" I went hack. I had • horsewhip
with me, concealed sheet my person. I seat • memage
into the ball that • gentleman desired to ase Mr. Dodd, and
then sent in my nine. The answer was, " Would sot the
morrow r I thought sot, so waited outside the screens
in the seemed court, watching the entrance to the hall.
Mr. Dudd came out very soon after, at about twenty
mates to ti o'clock. I followed him quickly
throuw,h the Kress, bailing him when about half-
way through the quedreagla I gelled kin name,
sod that ioduced him to tun mad, sad I then NW
- all delicacy being of counts rug sway—•c Now, sir, tel
me which is the liar, you oe Mr. ." The rely wan,
( Ph, I can't talk about that. mows to 17 "sm.' I put
it to any gentleman here if any man witb any reaper, for
his own character for veracity would ask any peers to go
to his morns who had just asked him whether he was a
liar or some one else. I thee drew out the whip. Hie
beck was toward. we, but I did not want to strike him
there. so struck him tithimas the ann. Of cower I was
prepared fey anything that might follow, excepting what
did follow—that the person I struck took little or so Notice,
but walked on. I have no doubt I repeated the blow, but
bow many times I cant my. When • man under lAA dr-
camases, keeps his back towards you there is no
for say delicacy, and I dispeosed with Halm=
led me to strike him on the arm at arr. The
college serrate came rushing out, to my mu twat, es 1