Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-09 00:00:00

BRUTAL OUTRAGE,

t the Guildhall, London, on Friday, ?,tkh iel M'Donough, who
hat been remanded for a vera' weeks upon the charge of assaulting
Wiliam Erenlell in the West Lo idon Union, was brought up for
further esarninalon relative to that charge. William Brendell
having, i t coins nence of ties assault, been confined to the hospital
for the last three or four weeks, atten e I cid dly and stated—l was
in the Wes; London Union on Monday, the 2)n of lac
month. I was picking ()akin, and the prisoner was sit-
ting opposle to me en the same table. rf'e se.zod ho'd
f my work, and upon my telling him net to take it,
he said. " I will let yea knew, I will take the work
whenever I think proper." I toll him ha should n thing of the
kind, and I was in the act of taking the woic b ck when ho jumped
np in a dreadful passim and aim ad a violent blow at my head, across
the tab'e, but ha only knocked o/ my ha'. He then cauf-d held of
me by the hair of my h-a I, and began pinching me with
his fist in the face with al his power, ant continued doing so
an berg as he was able. I callet for essistance, and a'thongh
here we e olivirs standing by, not one came to help me.
I felt his knuckles enter my eye; and I thought thin my
eye had been bunt by the blow. I mad, nay way to Mr. Phil
lips, the mas'cr, ant I was soon after taken to the Union, where
I have remained until to day. Sir Pater La-trle —How long have yea
been in the Union ? Witiess—kbout two years. Sir. Sir P ,ter
Laurie • And how long has the prisoner been an inmate of the Union ?
Prisoner—Se •en years. ',in S;r Pale •• Laurie —What have you to say
to this ? Pris oner—lle .s race me with ' a stick :fi st. Wi's
ness —I never di I anything of the kind. Hobert Squires said—l was
an inmate of the Union, bat I did not see the assault cons mitted. I
,aw the prisoner rise from the table in a crest passion, and krnwing
what sort of a man he was, I ran Into the yard to get so ne of the other
paupers to come in and assist in keeping him quiet. When I
returnel I found tha complainant bleeding mob about the
face. Charles Ranter sail -I did not witne.s the whole of the
assault, but I saw the prisoner strike Rrenleil in the eye wi h great
bi Bence, and I alto saw the letter leave the room with the blond
pouring from his bet •ye. Mr. Wakefield said —1 am hence sn-geon
at St. inartholmraw's Remit a. The prisoner was a imit'ed nn Mon-
day, the 20th October last, ant on examining him I found the eye
was so inja ed that the sight was comp'etely gone. Sir Peter Lanris
—in the inj•aq to the eye such as might have been inflicted by a blow
from the fist? Witness—it is, Sir Pater. cir 'eter Lanrie—This is a
very brutal wanit, and I sh til titer afore send the case for trial at the
ensting Se alone of the Central -2rianinal Court. The prisoner was
then co imitted fur trial.

DIS IRCRFITL ATTACK BY THE MILITIA ARTILLERY, AT
SUNDERLAND. —This co-ps, after being on a mon h's
at tiv barracks, wire dise nb- died last week, and dueng
the time they have been in the to mn they have committed
numerous excess's. On &inlay mordng week a number
of gunnels were so dis- r lerly in a house of bad eh irawer
that one of the g'rle ran off to the barracks to give inf .r-
Illation, and she had a bucket of water tlrovvu over her
from the guardroom. The police having cleared the mei
irons the house, they were ordered by Superi itenden'
Ginrd to follow them slang the Low-stre.it, keeping a
distance behind. On the officers turning up the Pottery
Bank, in the neighb iurhool of the barracks, they were
assailed by the artillerymen with a shower of atmes, some
of t'!em weighinz 31b or 41b. Mr. Gifford was hit r n the
head in two places, and a policeman namel Rogers was
afrack in the taw., end nearly a I his teeth knoced on'.
Mr. Francis, u rg. o , who was called in to examine him,
found the man so didgired, that altly,tigh he In ‘w him,
he had difficulty in recognising him—consi ?erable concus-
sion of the brain ensued, and although he is nisw out of
danger, he is didigured for life. Alexander Rots, a born-
bar'ier, and John Black, a gunner. who, were identified as
ringleade's. have been c,mmi:ted for trial at the next
ass;zes. Toe respectsfJe lohabitauts are glad to bs rid of
so wild and unruly a corps; and it is hoped they will Lever
again be Drought to fitinderlande