The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-25 00:00:00

Lord Abinger and his Butler,

At the Hammersmith Police-court yesterday, Samuel
Hanson, huller to the Dowager Lady Abinger, of Queen's-
gate-terrace, Kensington, surrendered to his bail before
Mr Ingham, on a charge of being drunk and assaulting
Lord Abinger.
Mr Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the defendant.

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Lord William Frederick Abinger stated that he returned
home with her ladyship feom a party about half-past 11
o'clock on Tuesday night, and on entering the ball he saw
that the defendant had been drinking. He told the defen-
dant that Jae was drunk, but he rep Lied that he was not.
Witness, supposing that there had been 0• carousal among
the servants, and being afraid of serious injury in the stables,
proceeded through defendant's room, which led iso the back
yard, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the' horses
were safe. However, when he got into the room he fouod a
female sitting on the bed, and the defendant represented he.-
. to be a friend. She gave witness her name and address, and
said the gentleman, pointing to the defendant, had brought
her there, and that she had never seen him before. Witness
then walked her to the front door, followed by defendant,
who used very foul language, and said he hated Lady
Abinger, and that he would not serve her. lie (witness)
could not tolerate such conduct, and he thought there was
not any gentleman who would either, and he requested the
defendant to follow the female, and told him that he
did not feel justified in allowing him to remain any longer
in the house. He refused, and witness then took him by
the collar for the purpose of removing him from the house,
not using any more force than was necessary. Lao defen-
dant resisted and struck him. Witness released his hold,
and struck the defendant in return. They had a severe
struggle. Wiliness knocked him down, and they had a fight.
Her ladyship being in a nervous state ho was very anxious
that there should not be any more noise than was neces-
sary, and when his servant came up ho requested him to
pacify the defendant. Witness then walked upstairs to his
room, Be was proceeding to wash himself wheu the de-
fendant entered the room, and said " I have got you both
now; I'll do for you and I'll kick her ladyship." Witness
was not then prepared for fighting. The defendant struck
him on the face and gave hid, a black eye. Witness fought
him again. The defendant used very disgusting language
towards her ladyship, tho 'witness fought away to the door
to draw him from the inside, as she could have heard every
word in the adjoining room. Witness afterwards went out
for a constable, an.: gave the defendant in charge. Witness
regretted very much to have to bileg the case to that court,
as the defendant's wife was a very respectable woman, and
had been 15 years in the service of the family.
Mr Ingham fined the defendant £3, and in default of
payment to he imprisoned 11 daye with hard labour.
The fine was immediately paid.

At the annual meeting yesterday of the share-
holders of the St. John del Rey Mining Company the re-
port presented for adoption stated that the produce of gold
at Morro Velho for the past year amounted to 476,005
octavos. The net profit realised had been £63,235 lls 4d,
and the interest that had meanwhile accrued represented
£528 4s 4d. After paying the dividertd last December, the
directors now proposed to pay £2 103 per share, free of in-
come tax, which admitted of £26.5, 135 75 being carried to
the irofit and lc n at:cu-at