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

Lord Abinger and his Butler,

At the Hammersmith Police-court yesterday, Samuel
Hanson, butler 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.
Lord William Frederick Abinger stated that he returned
home with her ladyship from a party about half-past 11
o'clock on Tuesday night, and on entering the hall he saw
that the defendant had been drinking. He told the defen-
dant that he was drunk, but he replied that he was not.
Witness, supposing that there had been a carousal among
the servants, and being afraid cf serious injuryin the stables,
proceeded through defendant's room, which led to the back
yard, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the horses
were safe. However, when he got into the room he found a
female sitting on the bed,. and the defendant represented her
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. He (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. The defen-
dant resisted and struck him. Witness released his hold,
and struck the defendant in return. They had a severe
struggle. Witness knocked him down, and they had a fight.
Her ladyship being in a nervous state he was very anxious
that there should not be any more noise than was neces-
sary, and when his servant came up he requested him to
pacify the defendant. Witness then walked upstairs to his
room. Be was proceeding to wash himself when, 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 him a black eye. Witness fought
him again. The defendant used very disgusting language
towards her ladyship, the 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 Laing the case to that court,
as the defendant's wife was a very reepectable woman, and
had been 15 years in the service of the family.
Mr Ingham fined the defendant £3, and in default of
payment to be imprisoned 11 daye with hard labour.
The fine was immediately paid.

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o annual meeting yesterday of the share-
holders of the St. John del• Rey Mining Company the re-
port rresented for adoption stated that the produce of gold
at Morro Velho for the past year amounted to 476,005
octaves. The net profit realised had been £63,285 Ils 4d,
and the interest that had meanwhile accrued represented
£528 4s 4d. After paying the dividend last December, the
directors now proposed to pay £2 lOs per share, free of in-
come tar, which admitted of £265, 13s 7d being carried to
the profit and loss account.